Vatican City, Feb. 19.
The Conclave which will select the successor to Pope Pius XI will be split into two camps, one Democratic and liberal and the other inclined io favour the totalitarian powers, Church circles reported today.
The arrival here of Dennis Camdinal Dougherty of Philadelphia and George Cardinal Mundelein of Chi-cage today was expected to bolster the Democratic group. The Americans, particularly Cardinal ' Mundeloin, are expected to play a leading role in the Democratic camp.
The totalitarian group comprises chiefly Italian and German Cardinals who believe the Vatican should adopt a more friendly policy toward the authoritarian states in view of the threat of a major armed conflict in Europe.
Between these two leading groups there is a party of Cardinals who will strongly urge the election of an essentially "religious" Pontiff, thereby seeking to eliminate any possibility of the Vatican becoming embroiled if an "ideological war" breaks out in Europe in the near future—United Press.
"Opinion is gaining strength in Jepanese officialdom in Shanghai," the correspondent continues, "that the bases of operations of the Chinese terrorists in the International Settlement and the French Concession should be raided by the Japanese in ^ase the foreign authorities fail to demonstrate their ability to control them effectively."—Reuter.
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