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BOSTON’S CARDINAL
HEARTY AT SEVENTY
Dean of American Hierarchy-
Reaches Three Score and
Ten in Perfect Health
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
BOSTON—His Eminence, William
Cardinal O’Connell, Archbishop ol
Boston, in anticipation of the seven
tieth anniversary of his birth Sun
day, the Feast of the Immaculate
Conception, granted an interview to
a group of newspapermen, with
whom he looked back over his ex
ceptionally busy life, and recounted
incidents and achievements that are
at once interesting, illuminating and
inspiring.
“My 70th birthday,” said His Em
inence in response to the first ques
tion, “finds me in the very best of
health, thank God. Literally, I nev
er felt better in my life than I do
today. Thirty years ago, in 1900 it
was. I made a walking tour through
Switzerland, walking day after day
for a full month, covering about 15
to 20 miles a day. A few days ago
the memory of this came back to
me, and just for my own satisfac
tion I started out after breakfast,
about 7:30, and I walked continuous
ly until 1 o’clock in the afternoon.
I imagine that I covered about 12
miles, and at the end I did not feel
the least fatigued. Not bad for a
man of 70, I think. That speaks
for itself as far as my physical con
dition is concerned.
Another Priest a Hero as
Prisoners at Auburn Riot
Bishop-Elect Albers
American Prelate
Nuncio to Ireland
Father Donald M. Cleary
Pleads Vainly With Men in
Effort to Halt Slaughter
“I am never so happy as when I
have a full day’s occupation before
me. I go through the work to the
best of my ability, and when it is
done and I close the door against
worry and find delightful compan
ionship in my books and my music.
I have no eight-hour law to observe
I work until the work is done every
single day. At the end of the day
my work table is clean. Of course,
the amount of correspondence of real
importance, and the number of in
terviews, serious interviews, often
times involving difficult problems
waiting for solution, are of such a
nature and quantity as to demand
all my time and all my effort. And
they get it without stint.”
Continuing, the Cardinal said:
‘I rise at 6 punctually and retire
if possible, also punctually, at 10:30. I
take no siesta after lunch, but a good
long walk instead, and then go back
to my workshop.”
Asked what he considered the best
and most permanent accomplishments
of his lifetime, the Cardinal said:
“Well, to my mind, the best and
most lasting achievement that I
have accomplished is the establish
ment of 100 new parishes, because by
that I have brought to 100 communi
ties spiritual aid and the facilities
which they had not had before. To
me that work alone is worth a life
time of labor, because of the im
mense comfort and consolation it
brings to thousands upon thousands
of souls.
“After that I consider my work
for the seminary also of great im
portance. Having been a rector once
of the North American College in
Rome, the work is particularly fam
iliar and very dear to me. Prepar
ing young ievites for their ministry
is a real apostolic work, and my heart
is in it so much that I have built
the permanent residence of the Arch
ie Continued on Page Ten)
The Most Rev. Paschal Robin
son, an American Franciscan and
former Apostolic Visitor to Pales
tine, who has just been named
Papal Nuncio to Dublin, Ireland,
by Pope Pius XI. Archbishop Rob
inson, who is of English descent,
was born in Dublin and cal £ e
to America before entering the
priesthood. Except when pontifi
cating at ceremonies and on special
occasions, His Grace still wears the
Franciscan habit.
Archbishop Robinson, born in Dub
lin in a literary family, studied for
the bar but gave up law for litera-
tuie. He did journalistic work on
London newspapers and then became
associate editor of the North Ameri
can Review. Deciding to embrace
the religious life, he entered Holy
Cross College, Worcester, Mass., to
study Latin and Greek preparatory to
entering the Franciscan Order. Hev.
Michael Earls, S. J., vice-president
of Holy Cross and a student with
Archbishop Robinson there, in an
interview in the Boston Traveler at
tributes to the literary efforts of the
new Papal Nuncio to Ireland much
of the current appreciation of St.
Francis and Franciscan life as dis
tinguished from the misinformation
about the subject so general a gen
eration ago.
Twelve Franciscans
Leave for Far East
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
VANCOUVER, B. C.—Twelve Fran
ciscan Missionaries of Mary embark
ed in the steamer here for the mission
field of the Far East. They were
destined for China and the Philip
pines, where their Institute is rep
resented by forty houses in the for
mer and eight in the latter country.
Some will devote themselves to
teaching in schools and others to the
care of sick and orphans in hospitals,
dispensaries and sylums.
AUBURN. N. Y.—Another Catholic
priest has become a hero in.a prison
riot.
He is the Rev. Donald M. Cleary,
one of the chaplains at Auburn
Prison here where 25 long-term
prisoners started a riot December
11th in an effort to gain their free
dom. The rioting started with hand-
to-hand combat between prisoners
and guards and ended only when
National Guardsmen had tear bomb
ed the jail and surrounded the walls.
Eight died in the riot, one of them
Principal Keeper George R. Durnford.
The other seven were prisoners.
The prisoners captured the warden,
General Edgar S. Jennings, and held
him as hostage several hours. Father
Cleary was one of those who pleaded
with the men to abandon their hope
less attempt to gain freedom and
give up the fight. The story of
Father Cleary’s heroism, is told by
the warden in the following words:
“Later they became more threaten
ing and soon Father Cleary came up
bravely under their guns and started
to plead with them. He asked them
in all decency to drop the effort to
escape, which was doomed to. fail- |
ure.”
One of the mutineers, however, re- i
plied that the riot had gone too far ;
for the men to recede.
After the rioting subsided. Father i
Cleary was quoted as describing his j
visit to the cellhouse in the follow- j
ing words: '
“I knew most of those boys and I
knew if I had a chance to reason
with them they would see how their
foolish attempt would bring only
death and failure. And I knew they
wouldn’t fire on me.
“When I got to the door of the cell-
house and started talking to them,
however, I could see that they were
still full of hope that their desperate
attempt would succeed. They were
sure, and told me so, that the authori
ties would be forced to let them out,
because they had the warden and
those guards there, shackled and
helpless.
“As far as I was concerned they
were very gentle and made no
threats. Four or five of them gave
some indications of weakening after
I had talked to them through the
door, but the leaders argued them
out of it.
“Apparently they suspected a gas
attack was coming, because three or
four of them, behind the door, fixed
handkerchiefs over their faces.
“I remained at the cellhouse fog
about ten minutes, telling them that
the riot couldn’t possibly succeed and
urging them to surrender and, save
any further bloodshed.
"As far as I could determine there
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MONSIGNOR RUIZ
DISCUSSES PEACE
Apostolic Delegate Answer
ing Rubio Recalls Calles’
Admission of Right of Peo
ple to Amend Laws
MONSIGNOR ALBERS
AUXILIARY BISHOP
Chancellor of Archdiocese of
Cincinnati Elevated to
Episcopacy for That See
Cardinal O’Connell Recalls
Noted Persons He Has Met
Asked concerning men he has met
during his lifetime and who have
impressed him, Cardinal O'Connell
said that he had known all of the
Presidents since McKinley personal
ly and rather well, and mentioned
among the other impressive charac
ters he has known, Tom Reed of
Maine; Senator Hale, also of Maine;
Major Higginson; James J. Storrow;
Prince von Buelow, once chancellor
of Germany; Prince Ludwig Ferdi
nand of Bavaria, and M. Tardieu, the
present Premier of France.
“In the ecclesiastical world.” His
Eminence said, “there are three men
whose memory I shall never forget.
Each impressed me in his own way as
being of the very first rank. Of these
I have no hesitation in placing first
my own predecessor, Archbishop Wil
liams.
years brought a calming equanimity
that, it seems, nothing could dis
turb.
Continuing, His Eminence said that
men seeing Archbishop Williams in
his later years thought that he was
stoical, cynical, too aloof. In reality
said the Cardinal, he was none of
those, and “to those who understood
him he had the loftiest and most no
ble character.”
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
WASHINGTON—The Very Rev.
Msgr. Joseph H. Albers has been
named by the Holy Father to be
Titular Bishop of Lunda and Auxi
liary Bishop to His Grace, the Most
Rev. John T. McNicholas, O. P.,
Archbishop of Cincinnati, according
to word just received at the Apostolic
Delegation here from Rome. Bishop-
Elect Albert is Chancellor of the
Archdiocese of Cincinnati and pastor
of St. Louis’ Church. Cincinnati.
Monsignor Albers was born in
Cincinnati, March 18, 1891, and
studied for the priesthood at Mt. St.
Mary’s Seminary of the West. Fol
lowing his ordination he was for six
years secretary to the late Arch
bishop Moeller of Cincinnati.
During the World War, Monsignor
Albers served as a chaplain. He was
appointed Chancellor of the Cin
cinnati Archdiocese in 1924. but in
1926, went to Rome to pursue a two-
year course in Canon Law at the
Appollinaire, from which he received
the Doctorate in Canon Law. In 1928.
he returned to Cincinnati and re
sumed his duties as Chancellor.
(Continued on Page Ten)
WINNER OF NOBEL
PRIZE IS CATHOLIC
Prince Louis Victor Gets
Award in Physics, Although
But 37 Years of Age
PHILIPPINE DISPENSARY ‘
MEMORIAL
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
NEW YORK.—The dispensary to be
established at Mindanao. Philippine
Islands, by the Catholic Medical Mis
sion Board is to be named the Mona
han Memorial Dispensary, it has been
announced, since the fund was do
nated to the Medical Mission Board
for this specified purpose, the dona
tions amounting to $2,500. This sum
will be used to provide equipment
and supplies for the dispensary, ac
cording to the wishes of the donors.
(By N. C. W. C- News Service)
WASHINGTON. D. C.—In an inter
view granted upon his arrival in New
York, on a visit to the United States.
Pascual Ortiz Rubio, President-elect
of Mexico, gave the impression that
he considers the religious controversy
in Mexico as a closed issue.
The President-elect of Mexico said,
in effect, that there would be no dif
ficulty in this respect, as long as the
Church obeys the laws and respects
the provisions of the Constitution as
it is doing now.
This interview came to the atten
tion of the Most Rev. Leopoldo Ruiz
y Flores, Apostolic Delegate to Mex
ico, in Mexico City. His Excellency
immediately transmitted the following
telegram to the N. C. W. C. News
Service here;
N. C. W. C News Service:
“The statements made by the
President-elect of Mexico, Mr Pascual
Ortiz Rubio, in which he refers to
the religious conflict and which he
made to American newspaper report
ers at New York, seem to me to be
very opportune but incomplete. He
said ‘the arrangement between the
Church and ifie Government is alto
gether closed because the Church has
accepted the laws that are in force.’
“There is no doubt whatever but
that the arrangement that has been
reached should be considered closed
but the fact should not be attributed
alone to the tolerance or the con
descension of the Church, but chiefly
to the official statements of President
Portes Gil. In that statement I rec
ognized the basis that was necessary
for resuming worship and for work
ing legally and peacefully for tue
amendment of the present laws. From
the beginning, everything that has
| been done in arranging the conflict
l has been done on the basis of mutual
good will and thus the result that
has been attained must be attributed
to both parties to that conflict and
not to one party alone. The ac
ceptance of the laws on the part of
the Church does not signify the ap
proval of these, but only a tolerance
made necessary by existing condi
tions accepted in accordance with the
rules of Catholic morality but with
out signifying that the Church gave
up the right which she has to seek the
solution of this conflict through the
amendment of the laws. I believe ,
that this explanation is necessary in
order to avoid the scandal and mis
understandings which might arise ior
Catholics, if we attribute the arrange
ment solely to the condescension of
the Church, and especially, if we de
scribe this condescension simply and
unconditionally an acceptance of the
laws- Sight must not be lost of the
fact that in the official statements of
the Apostolic Delegate, it was clearly
stated that worshin would be resumed
in accordance with the laws in view
of the official statements that had
been made by the President of the
Republic, and I deem it to be my
duty at this time to express my grati-
iniprpst wliirh the
“He was the noblest character I
have ever had the privilege to know.
I think the most gruelling test of pa
tience and faith in humanity is to
find that those upon whom you have
relied, whom you have trusted, have
deceived and disappointed you. Arch
bishop Williams bore the test with i
nobility of soul worthy of a saint. 1
have never known him to act froih
purely selfish motives. He always
gave full credit where credit was due.
and where discredit was due he said
as little as possible. Though by na
ture quick tempered and brusque, the until I can neither see nor do more.'
“The greatest intellect I ever met,”
Cardinal O'Connell continued, “in
other words the man of the highest
mental gifts, was Leo XIII.
“Leo XIII was the statesman Pope
and the philosopher as well. His
successor'. Pius X was the most se
rene, holiest man that I ever met.
Saintliness beamed from his face.
Though he never pretended to great
statesmanship, nevertheless he was in
a certain sense even a greater states
man than Leo XIII. He cared little
for diplomacy as it is practiced in the
diplomatic world. His arm was a
rugged, simple honesty, administered
with the gentleness of Christ.”
“With strength still vigorous, thank
God, willing to face whatever the fu
ture holds in store for me, my faith is
as firm as a rock, my confidence in
Providence is secure and strong.” His
Eminence concluded. “Each day I
look up to where the Eternal Light
shines, and in that light I shall walk
BY M. MASSIANI
(Paris Correspondent, N. C. W. C-
New Service).
PARIS. —The French scholar who
won the Nobel Prize for Physics this
year, Prince Louis Victor de Broglie,
belongs to one of the great Catholic
families of Paris, many members of
which have become illustrious in the
fields of politics and letters. Four
have been members of the Academie
Francaise.
Abbe Paul de Broglie, ex-naval of
ficer. entered the priesthood after
serving his term in the service, and
became a professor at the Catholic
Institute of Paris. He published nu
merous works of apologetics and his
tory of religion. A brother of the
one just honored. Maurice Due de
Brogiie, stood first among applicants
upon entering the Naval School and
graduated with first honors. He_ is
a member of the Academie des Sci
ence. He is the author of univer
sally esteemed works on new radia
tions; Rayons X. Rayons Gamma, etc.
Prince Louis Victor, winner of the
Nobel award, is 37 years of age. At
first he specalized in the study of his
tory but was attracted to mathematics
and physics. %
His discovery of the mecanique
ondulatoire which permits the syn
thesis of two opposing systems and
which won for him the Nobel prize,
was confirmed during the past year
by English and American savants—
Messrs. Davisson. Germer and M. G.
P. Thomson. The discovery is of
great importance to the future study
of physics.
fication for the interest which the
question of the reporters shows the
American people to have in the solu
tion of this conflict which, in the
opinion of that people, has not yet
(Continued on Page Tent
Reds Loot Chinese Missions-
Government Troops Mutiny
(By N. C. W. C.-Fides News Service)
SHANGHAI. — South China, parti
cularly the Provinces of Kwangtung
and Kiangsi, is in the grip of a veri
table reign of terror, with Com
munists looting and murdering at will
and mutineering soldiers of the Nat
ional Army blazing a trail of blood
and ruin from Pukow northward,
presumably to give the Communists
aid by not molesting them, accord
ing to advices received here by Fiaes
Service and other correspondents.
A telegram from the Rt. Rev. John
A. O’Shea. C. M„ of Philadelphia.
Bishop Coadjutor of Kaneliow,
Kiangsi Province, sent to the head
quarters of the Lazarist Mission in
Shanghai, reports the cities about
Kanchow in the hands of the Com
munists and the situations as “seri
ous,” Bishop O’Shea’s telegram, dat
ed November 30, reads:
“Government troops are leavirfg the
area and we are unprotected. Ap
peal tc the Nationalist Government at
Nanking to prevent the troops from
leaving. Ask the assistance of the
American and French authorities.”
Further efforts by the local head
quarters of the mission to com
municate wtih Kanchow have been
unsuccessful. The American legation
at Peking has been informed of
Bishop O'Shea’s plight, and has re
quested the Nanking Government to
take steps to have the troops remain
there for the protection of the Ameri
can missioners. This request, how
ever. has not as yet been answered.
(Note: Cable advices reaching
Washington subsequent to this des
patch state that the Chinese authori
ties have now ordered the troops back
to Kanchow.)
A report from Amoy states that the
Communist Army, which, in reality,
is nothing but a bandit horde has
been ravishing and looting the coun
tryside for weeks, and last Sunday
entered Kanchow, where it partici
pated in an orgy of murder, slaying
about 100 Chinese merchants.
The American mission in Kanchow
is staffed by /ibout 18 priests and Sis
ters. all of whom ere in the gravest
danger. Whether they were harmed
in Sunday's attack has net been
learned.
Earlier reports from Fides Corres
pondents in the affected area pre
dicted the present outbreak. On" dis
patch. stated that the revival of. Com
munist activity in the vicinity of
Canton (regarded as one of the most
important cities in all South China'
had resulted in widespread killing and
pillaging. Twenty-four Spanis'r
Dominican missions in Fukien, the
report continued, had been destroyed
and three priests and nine Sisters
were captured, but later released un
injured.