The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-01-26
BUTTE, MONT.

! ~ a IcIIldl hdDly 6Dlc duul eS
oy Blshop John c. Carroll of Helena
relative to the situation in France will
regard TO the church. and applaudeC
I5ilm to the echo. Other speeches wer,
hedFu on the subject. and the meeting
culLi minated III q motion being carried
TO nave suitable resolutions drafted
Soicing the protest of Butte citizens
against the action of the French gov
ernment.
from the convening of the meeting
oI Mayor John MacGinniss, until
l>lerica was sung by the audience
az the final number. scarcely n person
left the theatre. 1t was a sniendid trib.
ule TO the broad-mindednes of Butte's
cltlZehs. and Indicative of the high re-
saro with which justice. liberty and
me proper protection of religious SEN
! tlnent is regarded in the greatest
I copper CITY on earth. On the stage
! WIN Bishop Carroll and AIavor Nac-
! Gllhlss We're all The Catholic clergy Of
III. CITY ana many prominent citizens
Al'ef calling the meeting to order.
mayor MacGinniss said: al baya heen
! tiol!oIed - by having been asked to pre-
>Iuc at meeting called. without re-
/ spect 10 race or creed. to express dis
/ approval Of actions in France which
Zen to impede the wheels OF p~Os-
Ies% III their civiiizine courgc around
tie world. This meeting will be ad-
dressed by speaker who knows thor
ouShIy what has been ana is heiD Q,
oohe in France. and h. any lavnap in
the audience who desires "a voice his
Opinions. Later. it is expected that ,-n,
| VIII Iut your sentiments in tangible
! IoI'n bN drafting resolutions 10 be sent
10 the French minister at Washington
the American ambassador in Paris and
uculariy wish TO impart l77ovledee Of
the sentiment in Butte. now nra-
sent one who needs no introduction of
Butte, John P. Carroll"
ne mayors words were greeted
win ringing annause, which was. ,e-
doubled When Bishop Carroll arose to
speak.
The bishop said. in part:
II is great pleasure to me-" said
Bishop Carroll in beginning. ''to ap-
pear hetore this magnificent audience
on hehalf of liberty, common human
ny. our civilization and our Christian
Nv Tor the@e and these alone are the
req sons that in7Del us to meet i'm this
public place. If the Injustice that has
been done by the French government
were aimed only at the Catholic church
9nd its reverend head, we might have
Vo'eed our sentiments in our churches.
and there might have min gled our
tears and our prayers. But the French
government not only aims 10 destroy
TIE Catholic church but has confscat-
ed t1e D"Opertv OF a nrivata corpora-
tfnn. Il lp7s aiD1ed blow a. common
CNriSfia0fiy and common humanity.
and is st~i-ine 70 e-rAngla the very
III 'ngs which gave France her far,a.
Therefore. our protest must be p,iblic.
end must go forth to the world show
ing thHt We. as AmeTican citizens. will
not allow the ri~htS Of our humanity
and t'-H rights Of ali humanity to be
tra '1oled unon.'
Bishop Carroll closed his nastArIy
effort with IN aDpeal for the American
peopla To rise up ""ainst the travesty
on gorerTlD'aHt. The poue he said.
SHOULD BE- given all svmnathv and en-
cour" cement in his stand against op-
pression.
France has n way tn right her
wrongs" he said "thropah the ballot
boy. and in the United States" he de-
clared. 'everv citizen should always
pronerly exercise his right of suffraee.
- that good men might co-7tirre al the
he7d OF Tire aove~7mant" He smoke
words Of praise for President Roose-
Welt. and said he was greatly pleas se1
that Nsv svor MaoC'inniss and Butte citi-
zeps had determined 20 expose and root
out every vestiee OF corruption.
let all know that We demand that
all the oppressed under heaven be Civ
en- tho "ieft to Worship as thnv see fit.
according - the dictates of their con-
srierce. Let rs send our prote@i 10 the
American amblssador in Paris. the
French minister in WASHINGTON to he
president cf 'he United States the
president Of the French republic. and
70 the minisfer Of public worship in
France. Let him know what We think
nf his assaults on our common Chris
tianitv ard oomr'0n humanity
'It must fe Dlea~nre TO all as it is
TO me-" said Mayor MacGinniss in in
Producing the newt sDe2ber "to note
that the same spirit which took fo"m
10 utter . pro est in behalf of the
Jews of Russia at @
meetinr hers come. tire ago he's &C.
this meeting TO utter another
protest against the action Of the
French government and to demons
into operation i'm the United states to
protest against injustice. Public opin
ion is a great thing and. remote though
we NAV be from France and her gov
ernment. still our protest may be f8c-
for in the general protest against the
intustices there"
Rev. S. c. Blackiston of St Johns
church was next introduced.
He stated that he had studied the situ-
alton in France. but was deeply indebt
ed to Bishop Carroll for giving him so
much more information concerning it.
Every honest man. he said. protested
p eainst the coniscation OF property of
tht church by the French government. |
Let honesty, justice and fraternity be |
meted out, and let American princi- |
pies be practiced so that every man
may worship God according to the die |
tates of his conscience"
Mr. Blackistons remarks were hear !
tilv applauded.
Various citizens present were asked if |
they wished to speak. and able re-
sponses were made by P. ]. Brephy and |
P. ]. Geraghty Both voiced sentiments
hat met with the hearty approval of |
al present. Following their remarks
/ motion was made by J. II. Lynch that
committee of nine be appointed, of
which the mayor was to be chairman,
10 draft resolutions of protest. The mo-
ion was unanimously carried. The
mayor then asked that America" be
sung before the meeting adjourned, and
,is request was complied with by every
person present.
In consequence of the mass meeting
ield act the Broadway theatre a COM
nittee composed OF Mayor John Mac
1inniss. Judge j. ]. Mediation, D. ].
Iennessy, P. ]. Brophy. James H.
n oort,f Ief hnr,