The Archive · 1939

Christmas Words Bring Praise

Vatican City Applauds King George's Speech M. Daladier Commended

Vatican City, Dec. 26.

Warm praise was reserved today by the "Osservatore Romano," semiofficial Vatican newspaper, for the Christmas Day speeches delivered in Paris and London by Premier Edouard Daladier and King George respectively, and for President Rosevelt's initiative in appointing Mr. Miron Taylor his personal representa-dive to the papal court.

"It would be difficult to think, the newspaper stated "of a more human and generous address to all those who are plunged in mourning, sullering and anguish, than the speech delivered by Premier Daladier.

"For everyone, even the enemy, he had words of great understanding...

"The sentiments voiced by the French Premier contribute greatly toward strengthening the invincibility of spirit which constitutes the greatest power of the French nation."

Eulogising King Georges simple yet strong address, the "Osserva lore Romano" emphasized particularly that part in which the King asserted:

"The war fought by the Allies is nothing but a war of good against evil"

The Vatican newspaper also reproduced today, in its first holiday issue, the full text of the message sent Pone Pius XII by President Roosevelt, voicing the wish to appoint Mr. Miron Taylor as his personal delegate to the Vatican—

Havas.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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