The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-10-28
Archbishop Glennon Sees in the
Change Of Public Sentiment a
Check to the Evil.
Abuse of Lax Laws Has Only Served
to Make the Direful Results
More Apparent.
The Catholic Church Solving This
Problem in her Schools
and Colleges.

Archbishop John ]. Glennon Of st.
Louis is among the first, IL not the
first Of the Catholic hierarchy, to ex-
r1ess the conviction that the tide is
turning as regards the divorce evil in
the United States. He sees In the
growing sentiment against divorce an
effective barrier to the spread Of an
evil which he classes as one of the
three great questions which confront
the country today. In an interview
al the home of Miss Eliza jenkins,
Roland Park. when asked what were
the principal problems that con-
fronted the Catholic church in Amer
lea, he replied:
There is no predominating prob
lem confronting the Church alone at
this time. but as a part of the nation,
responsible with the other forces for
good within our nation, we are con-
fronted with the three grave ques-
| tions at this time: the social question,
the marriage bond and education.
Discusses Socialism.
"By the social question ] mean So
to Socialism because Socialism is op
posed to the Church but because it's
| opposition is TO the institutions of our
| Government, the home and society as
whole, which If allowed to go un
checked would endanger not only the
| Church but the Government as WE'LL
"Do you consider he was asked.
chat Socialism has made any great
headWay in the last 10 or Is years."
"Its greatest progress has been cs-
| tablshed along the lire of n more even
distribution of its propaganda, OF a
closer relationship with the labor un-
ions of the country and the attraction
either by the Socialists to their num-
bers or to their principles Of large
number of discontented people who
have been attracted to their tenets by
their mental attitude toward their own
|
'Of these. which would you consider
TIE most significant? he was asked.
"The closer relationship to the labor
unions and the temptation which con-
fronts the Iaboring men, when discon-
tented, to turn to their propaganda AZ
a panacea for the ills of their cOndi-
| that might hn +"
Does the end of this problem seem
ncar?"
"rhere are too many elements Of tho
situation to bear a prophecy upon the
end. The nation as a whole must
meet the situation and the clements OF
the nation must lend their aid. In
answer to your question / would say
that the masters of industry as en-
ployers of large numbers have the
problem to face as well as others. but
would not say the responsibility was
too far"
Turning to the problem of divorce,
Archbishop Glennon took a much
more optimistic view Of this.
Secs Tide Against Divorce.
81 think VIC have reached the turn
ing point in divorce and that we have
accomplished even q part of the jour-
ncy Of return to d condition of more
discriminating divorce laws, applied
without laxity and a more humane
conception Of the wrong which d.
vorce perpetrates upon the home.
"This has been due in great meas
ure to public sentiment, which is now
Enthusiastically opposed to the scandal
of frequent divorce. The people as a
nation are taking Il healthier view OF
marital relations and with the con-
tlnued increase Of the number OF d.
vorces are more fully realizing Its
dangers, and are becoming more in
sympathy with the movement for the
correction of the evil.'
Upon the subject of education
which Archbishop Glennon regards ar
! the third and last OF the grave prob
, lens confronting the country, he did
! rot desire to be quoted at length.
Il A Word on Education.
I'VE of the Catholic Church are try