Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Gasparri denies that there are ongoing discussions for an understanding, “Concordat,” as it will be called, between the Vatican and Italy. Throughout the interview Gasparri never utters the name “Mussolini,” referring to him only as “he.” The cardinal praises “him” for putting the crucifix back in public schools and restoring teaching of the catechism, exempting priests from military service, and banning the Freemasons.
Earlier this month, John Wesley Langley (R-Kentucky) resigned from Congress after being convicted of Prohibition law violations and sent to prison. His wife Katherine has now failed to gain the Republican nomination to serve the remainder of her husband’s term, defeated by Andrew Kirk. She says she’ll run again in the August primary, in which (spoiler alert) she’ll beat Kirk and then win the general election and serve two terms before losing the 1930 election.
The House of Representatives suspends in order to honor Rep. Charles Manly Stedman (D-North Carolina) on his 85th birthday. He is the last remaining Confederate vet in Congress. Dunno if there are any Union vets. The NYT will opine that “Americans of a later generation have no Civil War emotions, much less resentments.”
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