ITALY AND THE HOLY SEE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1971, 30 January 1914, Page 8

ITALY AND THE HOLY SEE.

Count Delia. Torre, president of t.h< Catholic Popular Union of Italy, is generally regarded' by his fellow-coun-trymen as an' authorised interpreter, of tile view's of tho Holy Father oil..public questions affecting Italy, .uid tho speech, which bo delivered on December (i at the close of tho Social Week 111 Milan was.in consequence looked forward to with great interest. Would lie.' it Was asked, confirm the Archbishop of, Udrno's statement as\ to tho lines on which a solution of the Ho-pinn problem.; may.be reached ? In .effect ho expressed approval, of Mgr. Rossi's pro-' pasal. saying .that settlement could be arrived at by action on the art of the State., without, its civil .sovereignty being in any way compromised, Tho now aspect of the question is much discussed in Italy, a,pa, that i-t excites tho anger of tho.ant.irclerieai.s goes without saying.. Questions- on tho subject havo been. .nskwl. in Parliament, and thero is much anxiety. to know* how tho Government.. will respond to the overtures of the Archbishop and tho Count So far .Signer ftiolitti has given no definite .indication of the Government's attitude, but : 4 ; proiidunco.m.cnt on the .poKw. tliey intend- to pursue cannot be long delayed. Tliey l.iavo_ aii'opportunity'of_ rendering on inestimable service to Italy. It is, however, doubtful whether thoy will seize it, ,