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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, JANUARY 4, 1930
Rffi|IED SEMI-MONTHLY— $2.00 A YEAH
HAITIANS PROTEST Mission Board Allocates
OFFICIALS’ ACTS $324,000 Extension Funds
Catholics Resent U. S. j ~ ^ '
Representatives’ Ignoring j Japanese Baroness
Local Customs and Laws Becomes a Religious
(Special Correspondence. N. C. W. C.
News Service)
Underlying the violent flare-up in
Haiti and probably the fundamental
cause of unrest among the natives is
&• intolerance which some of the
officials of the Occupation, particu-
larly those of the Service Technique,
show toward the well-established
customs and long-standing traditions
of the Haitian people. No one ques
tions the excellence of the work
done by the officials of Occupation
in the field of sanitation. In the field
of public order, through the organi
zation of the Garde Nationale and
with the co-operation of Haitian ele
ments, progress has beei. made. But
even today conditions under which
the Haitian courts, especially the
justice of the peace courts, function,
are severely criticized and little has
been done to reform prison condi
tions.
The most serious situation, how
ever, seems to exist in the field of
education. Prior to the Occupation,
Haiti had already evolved a very
complicated public school system in
which there were three' types of
primary schools—the lay schools con
trolled directly by the Department
of Education; parochial schools under
the Bishops and priests, subsidized
by and entirely controlled by the
Department of Public Education, and
other schools controlled by the Chris
tian Brothers and French' Sisters, al
so subsidized and controlled by' the
Department of Education. When the
Service Technique was organized, it
embarked ’ upon an ambitious pro
gram of education, establishing at
first a few agricultural high schools.
Little ’ little under the supervision
of Dr. George F. Freeman, of Texas,
the American head of the Service
Techniaue. and a corps of Ameri
can assistants, this educational pro
gram has been entended.
The Service Technique has set up
a school system so that today there
is a system of elementary schools
throughout Haiti parallelling the
elementary school system under the
Department of Agriculture competing
with a parallel school system under
the Department of Education and the
charge is being made that the Amer
ican officials of the Service Tech
nique in the Department o’f Agricul
ture are receiving more generous
consideration in the budget for their
schools than the Department of
Education itself.
Writing in Foreign Affairs for July.
1929, Mr. A. C, Millsoaugh, recently
Financial Adviser in Haiti, made the
following significant statement:
“The policy is to eliminate and ab
sorb the Haitian schools, and to
speed up this process the latter have
been denied any material increase '
appropriations. . . . Hereafter, it is
understood, the Haitian schools are
to be denied any financial means of
improving themselves until they are
absorbed into the school system con
ducted by the Department of Agri*'
culture under the Service of Tech
nique.'’
As an instance of the lack of judg
ment displayed by Dr. Freman, Hai
tians cite the fact that hd suggested
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Bareness Kawanda. now Sister Ma
rie Thcrese, a Trappistine novice at
Hokkaido. Japan. The Baroness’
entrance’into the Convent created a
stir in wealthy Japanese circles.
She was graduated from the Peer
esses’ School, anc then studied with
the Madames of the Sacred Heart.
She became a convert to the Faith.
Thc young noblewoman’s day of
prayer and work begins at 2:30 a. m.
Dioceses of Southeast
Among 36 Dioceses and
Other Beneficiaries of Aid
CINCINNATI GIVEN
AUXILIARY BISHOP
Archbishop McNicholas Con-
secrator of Monsignor Al
bers, World War Chaplain
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
CHICAGO. — At the annual meet
ing of the American Board of Cath
olic Missions, held in the offices of
the Catholic Church Extension So
ciety here, the 38 Bishops present
from various sections of the U id
States, Porto Rico and Alaska, allo
cated to the missions the sum of
5324,000. •
This money was collected by the
local diocesan branches of the' Pro
pagation of the Faith on the CO-40
plan .which was put into operation
three years ago. As the program of
mission needs becomes more wide
spread, officials feel, the moneys re
ceived by the American Board of
Catholic Missions will exceed the
present contributions.
The Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness,
Vice-President and General Secre
tary of the Catholic Church Exten
sion Society, was continued as Exe
cutive Secretary of the American
Board of Catholic Missions.
The allocations to the various
Southern mission needs are as fol
lows:
Raleigh, $7,500; Savannah, $10,000;
Charleston, $10,000; Natchez, $5,000;
Nashville, $5,000.
Thirty other dioceses are also list
ed for assistance. In addition the
following appropriations were listed:
Chaplains. $24,000; Mother Kath
erine Drexel. $10,000; Bay St. Louis
Seminary. $11,000; Cardinal Gibbons
Institute, $5,000; Catholic Rural Lite,
$5,000; The Josephites, $10,000; Philip-
j pine Islands, $10,000.
His Eminence, George Cardinal
Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago,
presided over the meeting^ 'Among
the members of the Board in attend
ance were the Most Rev. Albert T.
Daeger. O. F. M.. Archbishop of San
ta Fe; the Rt. Rev. Hugh C. Boyle,
Bishop of Pittsburgh, and the Rt.
Rev. John F. Noil. Bishop of Fort
Wayne.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service Spe
cial Telegraph.)
CINCINNATI, Ohio-The Rt. Rev.
Joseph H. Albers, former war chap
lain, was consecrated Auxiliary
Bishop of Cincinnati at St. Peter’s
Cathedral December 27th, with the
Rt. Rev. Francis W. Howard, Bishop
of Covington, Ky., and the Rt. Rev.
Francis J. L. Beckman, Bishop of
Lincoln, Neb., as co-consecrators.
The ceremony was attended by six
teen Bishops, including all the ordi
naries of the Cincinnati Province,
besides Archbishop McNicholas. The
Rt. Rev. Urban Vehr, rector of Mt.
St. Mary’s Seminary, delivered the
sermon.
Mrs. Anna Albers, mother of the
new prelate, was the first to receive
his blessing. She was seated with
her three daughters and her only-
other son, William II. Albers, presi
dent of the James Kroger Grocery
and Baking Company.
Prelates assisting at the ceremony
included Bishops Joseph C. Plagens,
of Detroit, James J. Hartley of Co-
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Church Bodies Urge U. S,
Probe of Texile Industry
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
NEW YORK.—Referring specifical
ly to conditions existing among tex
tile workers in the South, a state
ment issued jointly by the Commis
sion on the Church and Social Ser
vice of the Federal Council of the
Churches of Christ in America, the
Social Action Department of . the
National Catholic Welfare Confer
ence and the Commission on Social
Justice of the Central Conference of
American Rabbis urges a thorough
study of the entire textile industry
by the Federal Government. The
happiness and well-being of all who
ar: affected by the textile industry
demand such an investigation, it is
declared.
The statement, after saying that
the. three groups “join in expressing
their common concern over the seri
ous situation in the textile industry,’'
continues in part as follows
Every one who desires peace and
brotherhood founded upon justice
has. been shocked at the disorder and j
killings which have recently marked
the unrest, in the textile industry.
The tragedies at Gastonia and Marion, i
North Carolina, have appalled alii
who accept the respective ethical i
teachings of our religions. Right and j
wrong m such conflicts cannot be de
cided by violence. To attempt to|
bring peace by bludgeon and bullet
to the disorganized industrial life of
the textile industry is contrary to
every sound rule of morality. We
condemn'such a course unqualifiedly.
"The unrest in the textile industry
and the tragedies in some mill cen
ters have arisen not only from the
economic confusion in the industry
as a whole, but also from faulty con
ditions in the relations between em
ployers and employees. That the
hours of labor are longer and wages
lower than in most industries and
are below the standard which the
public conscience deems right, is
generally acknowledged.
“The tragedies, the unrest and the
underlying faulty conditions, com
bined with the well-known economic
difficulties which the industry faces,
compel us to urge a thorough study
of the entire industry by the federal
government. We strongly reinforce
the recent resolutions passed by sev
eral Southern ecclesiastical bodies
calling for such a study. The happi
ness and well-being of all who are
affected by the textile industry ob
viously demand it. To deal with an
economic situation such as this,
where forces appear 'as yet beyond
individual or group correction, is, in
our judgment, plainly the duty of
wise and just government.”
C. P, A. ANNOUNCES
ESSAYCONTEST
Five Hundred Dollars in
Cash Offered by Literary
Awards Foundation
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
CHICAGO. — Five hundred dollars
in cash will be offered as prizes in
a National Essay Contest to be con
ducted under the Literary Awards
Foundation of the Catholic Press As
sociation during the calendar year
1930, it was announced here this
week by J. H. Meier, publisher of
The Catholic Press Directory, and
Secretary of tire C. P. A.
A check for $300 will be the firs-,
prize for the best essay on the sub
ject “Catholic Colleges and Catholic
Leadership, and $200 will be award
ed as the second prize for the sec-
OI jd best essay on the same subject.
The contest is open to any student
or graduate of a Catholic college in
dre United States. Only two prizes
will be awarded in this essay con
nect, and. to make the awards at
tractive, the amounts were fixed by
the Executive Board at $300 and $200.
These prizes are being offered un-
der. the Literary Awards Foundation,
which was established to stimulate,
encourage and reward Catholic writ
ers and literary workers. The plan
^ r, °dtain 500 Life Members of the
C. P. A. and io use the fund thus
realized to make awards annually
for the best books on various types,
for the best short stories, poems, es
says, and other forms of literature.
The Life Membership fee is $100.
Thus far, 130 Life Memberships have
been obtained, but. when the full
number of 500 has been raised, the
annual prize money will be in the i
neighborhood of S2.500. I
Among the Life Members thus fai
listed are members of the American
Hierarchy, pastors of churches and
their curates, universities, semi
naries. colleges, academies, high
schools. Catholic men and women,
catholic publishing firms and church
goods houses.
The 1930 essay contest will be in
charge of the Literature Bureau of
the Association. The members of
this committee are the Rev. Wilfrid
Parsons. S. J., editor of America,
New York, chairman; Richard Reid,
editor of The Bulletin, Augusta. Ga.,
and John F. McCormick, business
manager of The Commonweal. Nevt
York.
The^ number of words to be con
tained in the essays and the rules
and regulations governing the con
test will be announced later by the
Literary Bureau.
P. J. Sulii^ati^la
to Sex&yjn Seniite
Wyoming Republican Leader
to Fill Unexpired Term of
Late Senator Warren
Patrick J. Sullivan, the new United
States Senator from Wyoming. With
Mr. Sullivan’s appointment to suc
ceed the late Senator Warren, the
number of Catholics in the Senate was
increased from six to seven.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
WASHINGTON—Patrick J. (“Pat”)
Sullivan, Senator from Wyoming ap
pointed to fill out the' unexpired
term of the late Francis E. Warren,
is a Catholic and a good one—but in
this city of doubt and incredulity he
is having a difficult time proving it.
Senator Sullivan believes the rea
son for all the rumors about religion
is his stand in last year’s campaign.
A resident of Wyoming for forty
years, the Senator has been a Re
publican leader for thirty of them.
Although Mr. Smith was of his faith,
he did not feel, when the former
Governor of New York was nominat
ed, that he should be disloyal to the
party he has served so many years,
and consequently he worked for
Hoover. Apparently, it was incon
ceivable to some people that a Catho
lic would not vote for another Catho
lic. and the stories began to be cir
culated.
Senator Sullivan was born in Ire
land, and came to the United States
as a youth. After a short period
spent in New York, he bought a
ticket to, Rawlings, Wyo., with all
but five dollars of his capital. Ar
riving in Rawlings, he engaged in
the sheep business. He has four
daughters, all of whom were edu
cated in a Catholic college, and is
the uncle of Father . Florence Ma
honey, S. J.
When it became definitely known
that Patrick J. Hurley had been se
lected for advancement from the post
j of Assistant Secretary of War to that
of Secretary, inquiries were made
by the secular press concerning his
religion. Some newspapers stated
definitely that he was a Catholic.
As some doubt still remained, and
as numerous questions were being
ANTI-CATHOLIG AIQ
SOUGHT FOR BILL
Federal Education Measure
Sponsors Make Alliance
With Fellowship Forum
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
WASHINGTON — The authors of
the Robison-Capper Bill for the es
tablishment of'a Federal Department
of Public Education have enlisted the
cooperation of the Fellowship Forum,
the strongly anti-Catholic weekly
published here, to secure support for
their measure.
In a joint letter appearing in the
current issue of The Fellowship Fo
rum, Senator Capper and Represen
tative Robison appeal to the readers
“to call this very important matter to
the attention of your Church, Lodge
or Society and have it thoroughly
discussed and acted upon.” They also
state that they would appreciate it if
the readers would “prepare and have
signed” petitions favoring the Bill,
mailing these petitions to the office of
The Fellowship Forum in Washing
ton.
Persons interested in education who
have studied the Robison-Capper Bill
declare that it is but the Curtis-Reed
Bill in another form. They say. how
ever, that in asking for a Depart
ment of Public Education and not
merely a Department of Education, it
has the effect of making opponents of
the measure appear as enemies of the
public schools.
The joint letter, headed by the
caption, “Robison and Capper Appeal
to Patriotic and Fraternal Forces.” is
as follows:
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“Fellow Countrymen:
“Americanism’is face to face with a
crucial test of its determination to
function for the benefit of mankind
in general and our own children in
particular. And Patriotic Fraternal-
ism MUST play a large part in the
decision. Your support and coopera
tion will be greatly appreciated.
“We have introduced in both the
Senate and the House of Represen
tatives a Bill which provides for the
establishment of a National Depart
ment of Public Education, with its
Secretary a member of the President’s
Cabinet. We seek broader opportuni
ty for the childhood of this Nation, >
by guaranteeing to every boy and
girl under the Stars and Stripes, re
gardless of race, creed or color, at
least a Grammar School education. It
we succeed, the deplorable illiteracy,
now so manifest on every hand, will
be abolished and intelligence soon
enthroned.
“May we not prevail upon you to
call this very important matter to the
attention of your Church, Lodge or
Society and have it thoroughly dis
cussed and acted upon? Many relig
ious and patriotic societies, lodges and
other organizations have already en
dorsed this measure. We are anxious
to have as many more as is possible.
“We would likewise appreciate it. if
you would also prepare and have
signed petitions favoring the Robison-
Capper Free Public School Bill, and
mail same to 339 Pennsylvania Av
enue, Washington, D. C. Plans are
being formulated to lay before Con
gress at least ten million of these sig
natures and you’ll certainly want
your community jto have a part in this
Monster Appeal in behalf of the
childhood of America. As these pe-
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Eucharistic Congress Opens
May 8 at Carthage in Africa
BY M. MASSIANI
(Paris Correspondent, N. C. W. C.
News Service)
PARIS.—Sixty French bishops have
announced their intention to partici
pate in the International Eucharistic
Congress at Carthage, Mav 8-11, and it
is estimated that 2,000 priests of their
dioceses will attend.
Italy promises a large number of
pilgrims, and Spain also. Some will
come from far-off Australia, and the
Archbishop of Sydney, where the last
Congress was held, hopes to be pre
sent^ An. entire liner filled with
tourists is expected from America.
Plans already are on foot for adequate
representation from Central Africa,
and envoys will come from China and
India.
Since a great number of the tourists
will be lodged at Tunis, the usual
tramways . will be supplanted by
trains to insure speedy communica
tion between the two points. Work
has already commenced on the
tracks.
Wealthy Mussulmans and Jews have
placed their villas at the disposal of
the eemmitteo in charge. A prince of
the family of the Bey of Tunis has
offered his residence.
As it would be impossible for the
cathedral to contain more than a frag
ment of the congressists. the princi
pal events will be held in the am
phitheatre. Tile closing procession'
will be from the Primatial to the
amphitheatre.
C1 n Tuesday. May 13. an imoressive
ceremony will occur at Bone.' in Al
geria, about 1G0 miles west of Carth
age. Solemn homage will be render
ed to St. Augustine before the cathe
dral on the site of ancient Hippo,
episcopal residence of the illustrious
apostle of Africa.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Many Catholic
members of the Women’s Overseas
Service League will attend the Inter
national Eucharistic Congress al
Carthage May 8-11, before going to tht
Leagues tenth annual convention in
Paris May 25 to 30, according tc
officials of the League, the national
headquarters of which are here. The
low convention rates for the sea
voyage will hold good for those sail
ing early to attend the Congress,
Miss Mabel City, transportation
chairman, has announced. She adds
that a number of Catholic delegates
and their friends are planning to take
advantage of this fact.
Founded at Atlanta, Georgia, in
July, 1919, the League now has 54 units
in the United States. Its membership is
limited to women who have certifi
cates of honorable discharge, or an
equivalent, showing that they served
overseas during the World War period
with the Army or Navy Nurse Corps,
the American Red Cross. Knight of
Columbus, National Catholic War
Council. Salvation Army, Y. M. C. A,
Y. W. C, A., or similar organizations.