Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-14
AFTER BUTTERW0RTH.
Catholics Ask His Removal From the
Worlds Fair Commission.
He ATTACKED THE ROMAN CHURCH
The Clubs All Over the Country Will Unite
in the Demand.
1T MAY AFFECT FOREIGN EXHIBITS

! The Catholic clubs throughout the United
! States have decided to move in harmony IL
a demand for the dismissal of ex-Congress
man Ben Butterworth who is at present
Secretary of the National Commission OF
the Columbian Exposition. The Columbus
Club, of Pittsburg, will meet this afternoon
and will adopt a series of resolutions de
manding Mr.. Butterworth's removal ano
condemning his language at q recent Hebrew
club dinner at Chicago in which he re-
! fiected on the Catholics of Italy and the
Pope of Rome. The Columbus Club, Of
Chicago, yesterday adopted similar resolu-
tIons. The Catholic clubs and societies OF
New York, Philadelphia and other cities,
have signified their determination to take
the same action. Prominent Catholics of
Pittsburg believe that the commission
will obey the general demand made
and will remove Mr.. Butterworth.
Words That Caused the Trouble.
The language Objectionable to the Catho-
from the Chicago Herald:
"As to Italy," Mr. Butterworth said, "what
the church leaves the army takes. If owned
Italy," he continued, "I'd hold an auction
and invite all Americans and I'd sell 10000
crucifixes and 10000 madonnas and LOCO
churches and I'd establish schools in their
stead" And then he said that Italy was
awakening. "The power of the weak old
man," said he-"I speak it as reverently as I
can-is waning"
A. V. D. Watterson, President of the
Columbus Club of Pittsburg. was seen last
night. He said he had called the meeting
for tomorrow. He had not. he said, yet
prepared any resolutions on the subject. but
he will prepare them in the morning. They
will condemn Mr.. Butterworth in positive
language, and will call on the President
to remove him. Mr. Watterson said:
"Mr. Butterworth was employed by the
Government to go abroad to secure exhibit
for the Worlds Fair. He was the author
lied representative of our government. He
was being paid by our government. Italy,
with the other foreign countries will re-
spond to the general call for exhibits and in
view of the fact, Mr.. Butterworth's attack
upon the Catholic Church: comes with de-
didelv bad grace from the representative of
the United States Government.
'T recently travelled through Italy," Mr.
Watterson went on. 81 visited every large
CITY in the country. I found that the Italian
Government has robbed the church of $780,
100000 They have built railroads and
other enterprises out of the church money.
They spent the money which came to them
easily with lavish hand. The railroad
stations have been built with an utter dis
regard for the cost and other improvements
have been made with the same utter disre-
gard for the cost.
An Unpr -voked Attack.
s'The sighting reference to the Pope as
the weak old man. was also unprovoked,
and cannot be justified bv any explanation
which Mr.. Butterworth can make. I am
really sorry for Mr. Butterworth. He is an
able man and made good representative
in Congress- but our society, as well as
other societies Of the kind throughout the
country, will act firmly and positively with
his case"
Mr.. Butterworth is one of the able men
of Ohio. He is of Quaker ancestry, and is
famous for his positive opinions. He
served in Congress for nearly quarter of
century. When the famous Mckinley bill
was under consideration he condemned the
measure, and then refused to be candidate
for reelection from his district, that of
Cincinnati, o.