The sun., 1910-05-03

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To rHH EDIroR OF TEE sUS-Sly; Am
very much impressed By the letter and QUO
laii0na of Mr.. Rrving Wlnal0w In your issue
of Friday. II commends itself 10 the serious
considaration Of every American Who be-
lisves still In the Lord and the Law.
n ls high time that the Catholics Of the
United States should make % tAeiF sssads
definitely that Theodore Roosevelt IL no
friend ol the Catholic Church any more than
be IL the friend Of MethOdiam. He tried
20 carry tho Vatican In his train upon his
triumphnl Journey through Europe. and
he failed because the Vatican Understood
that bic daslrs 70 have an audience with
Pope Plus K arose entirely from his am
bitiOn 10 BE- the political leader In America
Of Catholics and Proteatants alike.
Everything which Mr.. Roosevelt has
done IN tho past 10 show frisndshlp toward
any Catholic o. Catholics he has done N
order 70 secure votes for himself. A.
10 religion. be has hOns at all Of any kind
Ra idea Of what . republic should be is
an shaolutsly -iFrsligiOus- republic. ana
IA hh speech delivered ct the sOrbonns
be Joins hands farvently with the anti
religious Republic Of France. In the midst
Of an the twaddls and platitudes about
mNlMNNN MMA NAAAAN8AMAN RAA " 49, 49,
stand out IN this discourse conspicuously
present or oonsplcuously absent. A. 10
the latter look for the name Of God In an
address which comprises the whole duty
Of man II does not occur once
IN Mr.. Rooaevelt's model republic of
model citizens God h le't out.
Duty TO the State and duty 10 himself are
the two new commandments 10 the citizen.
upon which are hung the Law and the -up
10 date prophets According 10 Mr..
Roosevelt and according TO the men Who
govern France to-day. and who seek 10
destroy all religion, the past means What
Mr. Roosevelt calls the dark thraldom Of
tho Middle Ages Light and civilization
have come. they claim, from an emancipa-
ton Which throws on the yoke and casts
down the burden of ChFiaisndom. and lives
only for that hRmaniiaFianlam which y
leading France 70 destruction and spread
Ing socialism. q false socialism. IN England
and America.
when Mr. Roosevelt speaks Of gloomy
blRotry. which he considers 10 have been
the chief factor In the downfall Of 90 many.
many nations. ws Catholics know What be
means
Every antl-Cathollc calls the Catholic
Chureh's unsvervinG standard and IN
changing ideals -biEotTy. and when loyalty
10 the Lord and His Church have made
nation riss up against nation they have
always denounced the Church. because the
Church will neither concs6s nor temD0-
rive She "a therefore always 10 blame'
Mr.. Roosevelt concludes hls speech by
laudinR the present Government Of France
and predicilng = Gres, future for The nation
~ l.. ~. ~ -
and uplifting Of mankind
We American Catholics know what this
teaching and uplifting' have been In
Frane,N We have heard the cry ~ The
teachinS ssower II faut tuer Dieu'- let
~ beware 0f the aAR who isi,ii iaofs dsh-
Reroua than The atheist fanaticsl doe not
indeed rave about killing God. but whose
whole scheme Of government and of citi-
zenahip b based upon doing withOui Him.
Az AMEaicAS CATHOLIc.
NEW ToRH. May I.