The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-03-01
Blanche Walsh SIandered.

n My by yellow editors is the sin o
bearing false witness against you
neighbor held in contempt. NJ
reputable writer on a secular newspa
per will offer adverse comment on any
piece of news unless he is certain thai
tie information before him is accur-
ate. Catholic writer's especially should
feel the responsibility attached to their
employment, which corresponds with
that OF the teacher and the person ex-
ercising the offices of holy church.
Hence any transgression in their field
of duty is doubly offensive to morals
and correct journalism. If SANDER be
the result of publication of falsehood,
Willingly or unwittingly, the injury
should be repaired at once and the per-
son slandered placed in the proper light
/ before the public.
| One of our Catholic cotemporaries in
! the middle west has upon it's staff a
bright Photographer, yet person who
handles all subjects with the reckless
ness of a free lance. Taking up a
yellow story about Blanche Walsh, in
which is interviewer a Brahman idol
set up in the boudoir of the actress, the
Photographer jumps at the conclusion
that Miss Walsh has renowned the
faith of her parents and adopted the
one taught by Buddha. And this is the
results:
Blanche Walsh, the actress, has be-
come Theosophist and has statue
of Buddha in her room. Angels and
ministers of grace. defend us! Think
of the daughter of Fatty Walsh, the
Tammany politician as Theosophist.
Now Fatty" Walsh was not men
toned in the yellow story, and had
nothing to do toward influencing his
daughters apostasy, assuming that she
had renowned the Christian faith.
Fatty Walsh, who died year
ago, was just as good Cath
Ole as the paragrapher who contemp-
tuously calls attention to the Tammany
politician. His name in connection
with the paragraph does not add to its
humor if humor was intended. There
fore the conclusion is fair that the
had it in" for Fatty"
Walsh.
Blanche Walsh was in Salt Lake City
last week and appeared at the old the
ater. Among her people are two young
men, pious Catholics. who took lodg- |
ings with Catholic family during the
engagement of the actress in this city. |
These young men, with a good deal |
Of feeling, Indignantly resented the |
charge that Miss Walsh has espoused |
Buddhism, or Theosophy, or any other |
pagan belief: but on the other hand |
that in profession and
spirit she was a model Catholic lady |
and grand character. These young
men could account for the yellow
story on no other hypothesis than the
iaily attendance of a Hindoo mas
eur, who supplied the place of French
maid in the equipage o. stage life.
That the Hfndoo carried his idol with
linn did not alter his value as a skill
I'll hair dresser, and his mistress paid
10 attention to his devotions, but all
owed him the liberty of conscience
he enjoyed herself.
1DNAoiC -hioS w Assn JOOk Hef DEPART !
re from Salt Lake she was inter-
iewed by Herald reporter. She con-
inced the newspaper man that the
tory concerning her change of faith
ias absolutely false. Il was born
'atholic," said the artist, and 1 have
ever abandoned the church. In the
faith 1 hope to die"
The Catholic paper that first pub
shed this SANDER against our core {
zionist of Inc stage. is one of the
est in the country. In language its {
ditor so well employs in the discussion
religious and secular topics, a re-
FACTION should be made as graceful as
he offense was coarse. The same bint
pples to such papers as copied the
Objectionable paragraph.