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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24
oLNEY's STARTLING DECLARATION.

Richard Olney, retiring president Of the Massa-
chusetts Bar association, at its annual meeting
December II, said:
The melancholy and undenable fact is that
we are distinguished among the nations of the
earth for widespread lawlessness and for contempt
of the laws of God" That is to say, the Ameri
can people are without faith and live as if God
we're not. Let us pause here and think back.
There have been two centuries in the worlds
history VIGOROUSLY atheist and destitute of faith
The first was the beginning of the Christian era
when the gods were abandoned, their worship neg
lected, their temples closed and their priests ban
ished. For the alteration Of the gods, Neroism-
the worship of the Emperor-was substituted fol
lowed by state of society so fearful as to be alb
soutely incredible if positive proof not sub
mitted for our examination The degradation of
society was appalling; social life, as we read in
Quo Vadis was carnival of cruelty and sensual
ity, and around the neck of the expiring empire
were wound in succession those nonstrous human
pythons, the bloodthirsty and barbaric Emperors,
Tiberius, Cayula, Nero, Claudius and Domitian.
That awful condition has been written of by
two witnesses: one who lived in that day, and saw
those things with his own eyes-the Apostle Paul
who described them in pathetic and fearful rep
resentaton in the first chapter of his Epstle to the
Romans.
Against the torrent of cruelty and Eeentious-
ness Roman law was raised, as a barrier in vain
ST. Paul warned his Roman converts that the world
cannot be made better by law that the decompos-
ton of peoples morals follows the ignoring of
or the entire forgetfulness of God, whom" adds
the Apostle, the nations once knew, and then left
him."
The other witness was altogether unrestrained
by any feelings of modesty; he gloats in bringing
out all the denominations of that awful first cen
tury. Satan sat upon the affairs of the world, and
Satan was the god the world then worshipped
That first century foretod the decline and fall of
the Roman Empire.
And what of the other century? In the eight
zenith century, all the continent of Europe
falkland with it Christianity-was by common
consent renowned. And we say this because his
tory is witness to the truth of it. In the eight
zenith century, France, openly, positively and de
liberately, renowned religion and faith; bias
phe1ned God; desecrated her churches and her al
tars, cast out the Virgin Mother and her Son. Jesus
Christ, and raised up on the affairs of her cathe-
dras, a prostitute-the symbol of the goddess OF
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24
A LETTER TO SANTA CLAUS.

Dear Santa CLAUSE has been many years
since l have written to you, many, many years in
deed, as measured by mans life, and yet 1 have
often thought of you in your far-away home, amid
your toy shops and ! have always thought of you
the best and kindest and jolliest old saint in all
the world. have noticed since / was a boy that
your personal appearance has not changed very
much, though | have of course noticed that you
have become much more numerous than you used
to be, and have sometimes felt that you have lost
some of the efficiency which marked your opera
tions of thirty or forty years ago. In my wander
ings about our busy world, | have noticed places
where / know your dear feet have never trod. l
have been in some of the big cities, where children
huddled together in small, dirty and dingy
apartments which they call home, and | do not be-
lieve your presence has ever brought JOY to the
hearts of those little ones. | know that some of
these "homes" are so far out of your beaten paths
that it is almost impossible for you TO get around
to them; l know there are no great big chimneys
with open fireplaces through which you may enter
these places, and l know that the stairways and
Railways are so very narrow that you could not
carry your pack of toys through them But even
in these homes you are loved most dearly, and the
little ones there never speculate on what you will
leave them, but only whether you viii be able to
find them in their out-of- the-way places.
Knowing these things, Dear Santa Claus l do
not ask you to give me any temporal gift which in
few days / would forget or throw aside but
have greater gift to ask. And [ know that you
can supply that gift out of your storehouse OF
good things. You have been my friend through
the heat of summer and the cold of winter; you
have given me strength TO bear the brunt of many
battles in the world, and you have comforted me
when things were not going the way [ would have
them go. For these things, of course [ feel most
deeply grateful, and l would ask you not to forget
me in the eventide of my life
I would ask you to make me and all the other
men in the world feel that we are partners with
you in spreading good cheer throughout the world.
We all know that you cannot possibly find all the
stockings that are hung up on Christmas eve. And
we know that those stockings which hang in the out
of -the-way places if filled with the things which
the loving children want, or with only part of the
things. will add to the sum of human happiness,
oh, so much Ny deep deep wish is that not one
dear loving child will be overlooked. That l know
is your wish too. SO I ask you to come to me and
to all the other grown-ups and fill us with your
generous spirit, turn our thoughts away from our
selves to those about and open our eyes and
hearts and-yes, our pocketbooks- we may
help you in making Others happy. If you will but
bring that gift to US feel that there will be
mighty few children who will hang up their stock
ngs in vain.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24

angry at another disreputable fellow and shoots
or sabs him unto death. The plea Is put up IN his
defense of emotional insanity" This plea had
its origin in fiction, framed to meet stupidity
in the laws inherited from England. Accord
ing to the civil law of Europe, man finding any
one in "flagrante deictu," that is, too inmed
ately intimate with one especially dear to him, was
supposed not to have possession OF hfs senseus-
and if without going to search for weapon, but
with whatsoever instrument happened to be at his
hand, he slew the betrayer of his peace, the civil
law held him harmless-considering him too mad
dened to be responsible for his acts.
But according to English law. transcribed into
the statutes of the American Union, the aggrieved
man was not supposed to lose his self-possessloh
for minute His remedy was to sit down and
count up in pounds shillings and pence, the price
of the comfort he had been deprived of by the
poacher on his private domain; and to sue him for
damages as is done today in Great Britain and
Canada. Modern law books tell us this com
mon law as distinguished from the civil" These
books, and their authors, do not state the facts.
The Common law" or claws of the commons of the
peace" had their origin in the south of France,
towards the close of the tenth century Their glory
was developed in the eleventh century, all over
Frnace. But in those Claws of the commons, of
which Ives of Charities was the great exponent this
principle of the civil law in regard to the supposed
temporary madness" of an outraged man was per
fectly preserved
The common law was carried to England by the
French Normans, but it underwent much modifi-
cation The aggrieved party could now challenge
the wrecker of his peace and of his home to deadly
combat, that is, to duel, mounted foot,
he could sue him for damages, but he could not
murder him. The challenger had always the choice
of weapons. As interpreted, practically, by Amer
lean juries the first instance, we believe, has yet
to be found in which wronged husband, father,
or brother who avenged his family honor has not
been found insane" as the law requires for YER
diet of not guilty The Insanity" plea is a sub
terfuge. The meaning is, that American jury
will condemn man who protects the women of
his family from the incurson of the unprincpled
prowler. and that thus wronged is supposed
to be irresponsible for his actions, in the presence
of the scoundrel that has wronged him. But right
here we would ask IF the woman tempts and
seduces the man, as often happens why murder the
man?'
Again why carry the plea of insanity into every
case where the murderer happens to be rich
influential mans Is it only the politician and
the well-to-do who become insane when about to
commit murder.
The fact is, the jury system in our republic is
becoming screaming farce, and the knife the
gun, laugh at the scaffold and the penitentiary.
too loose moral code in regard to marriage, the
family, and the sanctity of human life, has in
creased disproportonatey the sale of the stilleto
and the pistol
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24

before the stove with a book, and will INST
walking when there is no skating, we will f;n5 "
selves exhilarated in body and mind. And W., J''
skating is possible it will be found the bar5;, us
exercise And not even football can conpara ~. VI
hockey as game requiring quick wits and q ...
body.
Hockey has never attained the popularity +, i.
serves in the United States The Canadian.
the game, and they play it almost universally a.,
the many variations of the game offer the VIA.
scope of fun to be had by ALL Bowling. aItbonoI
indoor game, furnishes to many the required o-,
else to keep them in first-class physical eond;+;
Then, too, the gymnasiums with their baste4.r
floors furnish the required exercise for few D.,
to maintain bodily vigor and to be free from o,,l
and other infirmties to which the flesh is heir .
door exercise, whether in the form of some gor..
or just plain walking, is essential It is easier >.
keep good health than it is to regain it once #
gone, and outdoor exercise is an important fa,,..
in keeping it.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24
WINTER SPORTS.

One of the very ancient philosophers announced
it as his opinion that a man must either take
physic or exercise, or he will soon be sick That
seems TO be true today it was In the day,
agone, but the modern man has learned that the
exercise is by far the preferable way of main
tanning physical health Of course, a great ma
iority of take their exercise by proxy for they
watch baseball games in the summer and football
in the fall, and they sit by their own fireside in
winter waiting for spring to open up, so they can
get out again in the open air. The season is upon
us now when most of are prone to remain In
doors. We know, of course, that we ought to get
out but we feel disinclined to brave the cold We
all rather tend to mollycoddle ourselves when the
winter is upon us. But the season offers quite q
many pastimes any other although in Utah the
real winter season is rather short. However ii we
can overcome the desire to spend the long evenings
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24
CARD FRoN BIsHoP sCA--LAN.

I feel 1t my duty protect Catholics and the pub
&c generally from fraud and imposition by notifying
them from time time that person bearing the
and gar5 OF a priest sister, else, is
authorized permitted 10 solicit collect in this
diocese for any purpose whatever connected with the
Catholic Church without having from permission
sn writing, bearing my seal and signature Should
anyone be found engaged in doing this unlawful
work collecting without such document he or
she the may be should be regarded by all as
q fraud and an imposter. L. SCANLAN,
Bishop of Salt Lake
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24
TO DIR SUBSCRIBERS.

The Intermountain Catholic goes into nearly every
Catholic this diocese. It's circulation in Mon
tana- Idaho. Colorado, Wyoming. Nevada and many
other states very large. Only reliable firms and
business advertise the paper. All subscribers
will find II their advantage when about TO invest
purchase or consult business matters read
the list advertisers. We not only recommend,
but ask for them the patronage of all readers.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24
UNDER WHICH FLAG, PoLoN1Us?p

Victor Berger, the Socialist orator. Is homes,
enough to admit that Christianity and Socars,
cannot mix; the one antagonizes the other. And
he is right. A man cannot be Christian and
MARKHAM Socialist at the same time. Socialism
that is the Socialism of Carl Marx preached IA.
day in the United States is, in its fundamqrt,
principles, and in practice and theory the enemv
of Jesus Christ our Lord, and the foe of Chris,
tianity. "Jesus of Nazareth exclaims lledf a,
dead How can dead man meet the living issue,
of today. Let US speak of someone or something
that has an interest for living men. for today
With all its fanfaronade and altruistic profes
sions, Socialism is the crosses materiaIsm, and
because it is such, it is a most dangerous nno
walton among large class of our people who have
lost all interest in another world and in the life 10
come. When, therefore men like Bishop Spadng
and the Rev. E. l. Goshen attempt by mixing &c.
cialism with Christianity, TO reconcile Socialism
to the church, the melancholy result must be to
stultify their own Christian professions and their
ordination VOWS by making their churches local
centers for anti-Christian propaganda.
Socialism publicly proelaims It Is concerned
only for the things of this world it is strictly of
the earth, earthly. and its orators, down deep
their hearts, have only contempt for the ordained
preacher who processes to preach the doctrines Of
Jesus Christ in the temple and the teachings Of
Marx and La Sale in the hired hall
The preacher who expects Socialism will change
human nature for the better is not unlike the
mother who expects her boy, when he grows TO
mans estate and has vote, to change the face Of
the political world. Her boy, from a political
point of view, is the same as his mother He has
all those great qualities of innocence and gentle
ness, and love of truth and honor taught him by
his mother and sister. A visitor from our nearest
planet who knew no more about our affairs than
this fact, and the fact that our economic and pO-
liticsl affairs were sorely in need of improvement
would come to the conclusion that as soon as this
loveable boy grew old enough to vote, the mil
lenium of our reconstruction would begin. But
convinces us that nothing of that kind
happens. The boy grows to manhood in hundred
thousand homes. casts his first ballot but alas the
citadel of graft and corruption does not instantly
crumble.
The walls of Jericho stand firm, because The
boy has been transformed in the very act of voting
He has multiplied himself and has become the
boys" one hundred thousand of whom vote to
turn the rascals out" while the other hundred
thousand vote to let the rascals stay where they
are, for experience has taught them that the ras-
Gals who want to get In are no better than the
Gals who don't want to get out 1t viii take much
arguing to persuade us that the Socialist rascal
will be any Improvement on the Democratic and
Republican rascals who now govern us.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24
CORRESPONDENTS SOLICITED.

The Reverend Clergy are requested to send to THE
1NTERMOUNTATN CATHOLIC news contributions
OF interest to their respective parishes
(Entered in the Postofce at Salt Lake as Second
Class Matter)
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24

It can't be possible that the pictures Of the
hobble nowadays will look any funnier fifty years
hence than the hoop variety does now.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24

man. He doesn't seem to understand that the
women want to vote.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24

The discussion of the revision of the football
rules at least helps the sporting editors to fill an
aching void
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24

Remember when you thought 20 cents pound
was a ruinous price for steak" asks Chicago
paper. No; we're not centenarian.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24

Published Salt Lake City, Utah, every Saturday.
by The Intermountan Catholic Publishing Company,
Se7 Salt Lake Security & Trust Building, 81 Main
street $500 year in advance
The Intermountain Catholic is continuation OF
The Colorado Catholic, established 1884
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24

Notwithstanding Thanksgiving is past. we shall
be thankful if the reported drop in prices will just
fall in our neighborhood
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24

If you had just cut that last summers vacation
about week, there might be a little more for the
Christmas presents that are pressing now
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24

mo exchanges" advertise the stores. Yes. that
means Christmas presents, too.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24

Still, we have heard no complaints as to the
high cost of living from Santa Claus.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24

The decline in the cost of living, however, has
not seriously affected the man looking for work
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24

much, he hunts up a genealogist to find some ar
cestor upon whose performances he can lay CLAIM
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24

1t is alrpost too late now to shop early, but you
may still shop % early as you can.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

Subscribers removing from one place to another
and desiring papers changed should always give for
ne1 as well nresent address.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-24
REMTTTANCES.

Rernittances sho1ld be made by postoffice or eE
press money orders drafts or registered letters
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-24
BAILEY SPEAKS TODAY.
Texan VIII Attack Postal Savings
Bank Bill as Unconstitutional.

The Senate will return to a discussion
of the postal savings bank bin to-day. at
which time Senator Bailey. OF Texas. will
attack the pending bill on the ground that
It is unconstitutional. Meanwhile, the Re
publican leaders Of the Senate are busy
trying to compose differences with a view
of obtaining the passage of some form OF
bin that will be satisfactory to President
Taft. and still command sufficient num-
Der of votes to pass.
Senator Burton is at work on an amend
ment which he believes will harmonic
conflicting opinions. 3 provides for the
investment of the funds deposited with
postmasters. first, in government securi-
ties.
Should there not be a sufficient amount
Of government bonds to absorb the de-
posts, as is regarded quite probable. the
funds will be invested in approved State
and municipal bonds. and If any surplus
should remain. the amendment directs the
deposit of it IN banks which are to fur
nish approved State or municipal bonds
as security.
The two amendments that are making
all the trouble for the bin are Senator
Roots. which directs that the funds be
invested only In government bonds, and
Senator Shoots. which provides for their
deposit in banks near the respective pos
tai repositories.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-24
STERLING BILL PASSED.
House Adopts Amendment 10 EN-
pIoyers' Liability Act.

House Adopts Amendment 10 EN-
pIOyers' Liability Act.
The Sterling bill. amending the employ
ers' liability act, was passed by the
House yesterday. 1t provides that no
action be maintained under this act IN
lessed commenced within two years from
the day the cause OF action accrued"
1t further provides that IAN action may
be brought In a circuit court OF the Unit
ed States in the district Of the residence
of either the plaintiff or the defendant. or
in which the cause of action arose, or In
which the defendant shall be found at
the time Of commencing such action. The
jurisdiction of the courts of the United
States under this act shall be concurrent
with that OF the courts OF the several
States"
IN explaining the bin. Mr.. Sterling said.
in part:
In considering the advisabilny of
amending the employers liability act II is
important to understand that the purpose
Of Congress in the passage Of this act
was to extend further protection to en-
ployes. The effect OF decisions of cases
so far adjudicated under this act has
been. in general, to recognize the true in
tent Of Congress, and to extend and make
more ample the right TO recover damages
for death or injury to interstate serv-
ants"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-24
INTERSTATE BILL DISCUSSED.

Attorney General Wickersham was be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Committee
of the Senate again yesterday for two
hours. He went over nearly every phase
Of the bill to amend the interstate com
merce. It is expected the bill Will be
reported to the Senate late this week or
early next week
1t is reported the bill will be substan-
tally in the form the President and the
Attorney General desire st.
Much time was given to discussion OF
the jurisdiction conferred on the conf
merce court created by the bill. Senator
Cummins, of Iowa. objects to the langu-
age employed in the bill, holding that it
gives a broad court review even ex-
ceeding the jurisdiction now enjoyed by
the United States Circuit Court. Senator
Aldrich is contending for the language
as it appears in the bill Senator Cum
Minis win undoubtedly carry his opposl-
ton into the open Senate.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-24
OCEAN MAIL BILL IN.
Senator GaIIinger Explains PrOvi-
sIOns Of Subsidy Measure.


sIOns OF Subsidy Measure.
The ocean mail subsidy bill made it's re-
appearance in the Senate yesterday. SEN
ator Galinger, Of New Hampshire. is the
author Explaining the bill. which en-
bodies the principal features Of the Hum
phries bin, reported in the House on Mon
day. Senator Gallinger said, in part:
1T is an ocean mail bill only. proposing
nothing beyond the establishment Of
regular postal lines to South America.
China, Japan. the Philippines. and
Australia. 1t Is practically identical with
the bill that passed the Senate without a
division on March %. 1905. except that the
present bill makes special provision for
mail lines to the Isthmus of Panama
The Panama Railroad Company now OPP
crates one line from New York to Colon,
but there is no regular American line to
the Isthmus of Panama from either our
South Atlantic or our Gulf seAports.
There is a provision in the bill which
was contained in the former bill, that If
there are two or more lines to South
America from Atlantic coast ports, one of
these lines shall stop. going and return
ing, at two ports Of the South Atlantic
States south Of Cape Charles, thus giving
the Southern manufacturers and other
producers direct access of their own to
South American markets"