Word: gasparri
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...great sensation of the week was the letter from Pope Pius XI to the Papal Secretary of State, Cardinal Gasparri, suggesting plans for an early Ruhr peace. The Pope backed the suggestion, emanating from U. S. Secretary of State Hughes, for an international conference to fix Germany's capacity to pay reparations. He also suggested that the Ruhr occupation should be withdrawn progressively as guarantees for payment from the Germans became effective. The Pope expressed some surprise that his suggestions were received unfavorably by the French Government, which considers the Pope's message an attempt to undermine...