Benedict XV, Pope (Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa), 1854-1922
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1854-11-21 - 1922-01-22
Biography
Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in 1922. His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Washington to Petrograd - via Rome, 1917-10
Item
Identifier: 2006.003.1.2.72
Scope and Contents
Reprint from The Masses of an editorial by Max Eastman. "When war was declared we called for some proof that it was a war for democracy...When Russia appealed to the Allies to declare for a peace upon the wise and democratic basis of 'no punitive indemnities, no forcible annexations, free development for all nationalities,' and the President [Wilson] echoed the British government in a flat refusal to consider these terms....If you believe in rule by the majority enroll today in The People's...
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Publication: 1917-10