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| Bishop McFaul. who followed Father
Roche, expressed himself as being in
entire accord with the ideas advanced
by the Western priest concerning the
Catholic press. and added that the
Catholics would never accomplish any
thing in this country until they have a
great Catholic press.
Bishop McFaul entered more ex-
haustively into the subject Of politics
than did his predecessor. I'm America
what in the name of the Lord is an
organizat ton worth without politics?"
he exclaimed.
The federation is not big grew
ance committee" he said. 1T is be-
cause we are weak -kneed and jelly
fish Catholics that we have grievances,
How does it come that man because
he is a Catholic can't get on the vari-
Gus state boards, can't be elected sens-
tors and representatives, and can't be-
come governors and presidents?"
This federation is not an embryo
political party. We have in our ranks
Republicans, Democrats, Bryanites,
Hoosierites middle-road men and mug
wumps. If we were even to hint that
we were going together and form a new
party there would be splitup imme-
diately.
But we are taking up questions Of
a social and economic nature. One Of
our main purposes is to unite the for
eign Catholics in this country. Bohe-
mian, Pole, Hungarian, Slav all will be
absorbed into the voracious NAV Of
Uncle Sam. and we will get the typical
American citizen-the grandest citizen
of the most glorious Republic on Gods
green earth.
who are to be the future Ameri-
cans? The 400 with the one little puny
child that will die before he is 81. or
the foreigner whose children are nu-
merous, robust and healthy? The an
swer is obvious. II is for US to bring
these foreigners into the unity Of the
faith that we may hand them down to
the latest posterity. 1t is for us to
make America, the youngest, also tho
fairest, daughter Of holy church"
| Following the address of Bishop Nc
Faul Joe Horn CLOUD and Nicholas
Black Elk, Sioux Indians from the Pine
Ridge Agency. South Dakota, addressed
the assembly in the Sioux tongue.
Their words We're interpreted by Father
H. Westropp,. a missionary to the
Sioux, who accompanied them to the
convention. Before introducing the
Indians Father Westropp told Of the
hardships encountered in his work.
where he frequently says mass with
cats and dogs running about his feet.
and with the altar set on an old box
or stove in log church, whose roof
excludes little of the rain,
Both Horn Cloud and Black Elk told
Of their experiences. After speaking
for while in the Sioux language, the
former with permission of the inter-
prefer, broke into English. Il am aw-
full thankful I come here" he said. II
know what l want to say but can't
get at it, I come to tell you all about
me, but can't. I want to say a lot Of
words. but it's too much for me now.
That's all I'm going to say" He was
vigorously applauded by the audience.
who understood that his heart was in
the right place. His companion was
formerly a medicine man and antago-
nized the missionaries. He compared
himself to Apostle Paul. and said he
was doing everything he could to atone
for his wickedness.