Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-14
SESSIONS IN THIS ey
GERMAN CATHOLIC
DELEGATES URGE
FEWER STRIKES
Recommend Drastic Measure
Only After Arbitration Boards
Fail to Right Grievances.

The convention of the German Cath
olic Central Society of America met ir
st. Benedict's Hall, in Barbara street
this morning, after attending mass al
st. Benedicts Church. The convention
was opened with a prayer by Father
Brune, of Alton, Iowa.
1t was voted that in all German
Catholic churches in the United States
there should be a celebration of the
feast of st. Boniface, the patron saint
of the German people, and that there
be- also public observances.
A motion to organize st. Joseph 80
dalities in all German parishes was not
adopted, because it is strictly parish
matter. and it is for the different par
ishes to decide whether they want a
sodality.
Father Kaemper, of the resolutions
committee. advised a change in the
method of the resolutions to be intro
duced at future conventions, and IN
this matter to copy the custom of the
great "Catholic Day. organization In
Germany, nancy, to have all resolu-
tions prepared before the meetings,
and to divide these resolutions into four
distinct classes, some to be printed SO
delegates could study them and discuss
each intelligently and each member OF
every society to give any ideas tnat
may occur to him during the year TO
the central bureau, which Is TO eolt
and print the suggestions. A resolu-
tjon in accordance with Father Kaem-
per's suggestions was adopted.
Pledge support to Leo Homes
Father Max Wurst introduced reso-
luton reciting the loyalty of German
American Catholics to the Holy Father'
and promising to aid the Pope IN IMAM
cial affairs, and recommending annual
pilgrimage to Rome to pay honor 10
him.
A resolution urging all Catholic So
cieties to act favorably on these sug-
gestions was adopted.
A resolution pledging financial ana
moral support to the Leo homes IN
New York and Galveston and the
Sailors homes in the different Amerl-
can ports was adopted.
AT this point Bishop Vincent Wehrle'
of 3ismark, North Dakota, entered the
hall. The delegates arose and he was
escorted TO the stage and welcomed
by President Oelkers. Women in the
gallery applauded.
A resolution reciting that a pure
Catholic press was valuable and that
there lis danger, especially to the young,
In 'yelllow' newspapers, was adopted.
Several delegates said Catholic papers
and periodicals should be subscribed
for and read by Catholic people.
The establishment of parish libraries
and the careful supervision of the book
lists for libraries was advocated
The woman Suffrage aucstion.
A resolution recommending that in
future the visiting women to Catholic
institutions be instructed In the true
ideals of womanhood from the Chris
tian social economics view was adopt
ed. This was the way the woman
suffrage question was disposed of by
the convention.
Father Schmaud, 8. J., of Buffalo,
made a report on education, the family
and education. He emphasized the ne
cessity of parental supervision of the
education of a child. He said the pa
rochial and higher schools under Gath
olic auspices were the only safeguard
of moral education. The lack of the
teaching of social political economy
from a Christian standpoint in other
schools was deplored, and he said that
Catholic men of means should aid in
establishing good schools Domestic
science was recommended for girl pu-
pills, so they would learn housekeeping.
The German language should be fos-
tered In the school as at home.
Bishop wehrle's Address.
When the bells of st. Benedict's
Church rang the Angelus at the noon
hour, Bishop Wehrle led in the prayer.
He then addressed the convention, CIV
ing a description of the limits of his
diocese, and the work done in it." We
want Catholic population in North
Dakota" the bishop said. 1--WE already
have many German Catholics. The
great Northwest should be populated
and we ought to urge Catholic people
to go there"
Joseph Matt, chairman of the resolu-
tions committee, read a series of reso'
lutions 1t was alleged that the AS
sociated Press Association gave plenty
of anti-Catholic news and distorted i'm
portant Catholic news AS to the socia,
question 1t was recited that social re-
form study courses and lay exercises
as arranged by the Central bureau dur
ing the last year, would be of great
beneflt to Catholics, and an extension
Of the work was recommended. Catholic
men of wealth were urged to helI
poorer men to study cfal-economiC