THE HOLY SEE AND PEACE
POPE'S RIGHT TO TAKE PART IN
CONFERENCE.
(Received February 16, 2.30 p.m.)
LONDON, 15th"'February.-' Mr. M'Kean, in the House of Commons, submitted an amendment regretting that no reasoned reply had been cent to the Pope's Peace Note, and also regretting that a secret treaty had been concluded with Italy excluding the Holy See from the peace negotiations. This, he said, was demoralising to Catholic soldiers and sailors. _ ! Lord Robert Cecil denied that the Government was committed to an antiPapal policy. ■ The King had replied to the Papal Note, expressing his appreciation of ite lofty intentions, and promising the closest' President Wilson had also replied. Lord Robert Cecil added, with regard to the treaty with Italy, that the Government had merely agreed that if Italy objected to Papal representation, we should support the objection. Only belligerents would'be entitled to attend the Peace Conference.
The amendment was' negatived without division. . • ■:
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Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 41, 16 February 1918, Page 8
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