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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23
NEW ORLEANS AND THE
CON
GRESS.

Last week the Roman CORE
spondent Of the Catholic Press
Association cabled as follows:
81 have just learned on what |
know to be good authority that
the international Eucharistic
Congress Of the year 1914 will be
held in New Orleans. The date,
of course, has not yet been fixed,
but it is. probable that the great
gathering will take place in the
spring. The holding of the Inter
national Eucharistic Congress in
his episcopal city will be very
gratifying to Archbishop Blenk,
who has always manifested deep
interest in these demonstrations
of special public homage to the
Real Presence in the Adorable
Sacrament Of the Altar"
Evidently the source Of this IN
formation was not as reliable as
the correspondent thought it was
for, when this portion of the cable
letter was shown to Archbishop
Blenk Of New Orleans che ex-
pressed great surprise at the
news According to The Morn
ing Star Of that city, ellis Grace
said that during the international
Eucharistic Congress in Montreal,
there was some talk about the Sc
lection of a city Of the United
States that would meet all the re-
auirements for the holding of the
Eucharistic Congress. New Or
leans received general commenda-
ton. and His Grace declared at
that time his willingness, and even
eagerness, to invite the Interna-
tional Eucharistic Congress to
New Orleans for the year 1915:
provided that, during the same
year. an international exposition
in view of the opening OF the
Panama Canal, would also be held
in this city. For only in conjunc.
ton with such an event would
buildings large enough be erected
to accommodate the vast multi
tudes that come from all parts o.
Christendom to attend such .
congress. .
"The Archbishop said that i
was never in his mind to propose
New Orleans as the place for the
Congress in 1914, for the simple
reason that our unpreparedness il
the matter of buildings, such al
assembly halls capable of accom-
modating from 10000 to 10000
people at a time, a cathedral ant
churches which would hold from
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE.
HOW MUCH WE DRINK.

The liquor consumption in the
United States 10 enormous, writes
Father Kress in 'The Red PERIL"
For the year ending June 80, 1911, ac-
cording to the figures of the Internal
Revenue Office, 1852, 722,371 gallons
of beer were consumed, and 1874, $780,
1913 gallons of distilled liquors. There
was an increase of over 5000, 900 gal
Ions Of whiskey and of over ia, 00O,-
900 gallons Of beer owe the figures OF
the previous year; an increase in both
Of 1h gallons per capita, making 1929
gallons for each man, woman and
child in the country. Think Of the
cost of two billion gallons, or approx
mately two billion gallons of beer,
and 134 million gallons of whisky!
The annual beer bill alone amounts
to upwards of a billion dollars. Are
you surprised, then, that there are
ragged children and empty cup
boards?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23
THE MONEY SIDE OF 1T.

At a conservative estimate, says a
writer in the American Advance, the
direct cost of alcoholic drink last year
in America was $1,833,653,425 In thir-
teen days drink costs America more
than the sum total value of all fishery
products for a year-$67, 89S,859.
In twenty-five days the liquor traffic
costs more than the entire value of
all the gold and silver mined in a
whole year-$12S, 12S, 500.
In f%orty-eight days the liquor traffic
takes out of the pockets Of the Ameri-
can people more money than it costs
to run the entire United States Post
Office Department last year-$234, 648,-
926.
In ffty-six days alcohol robbed
America of more money than it takes
to u the army and navy of the
United States for a full year-$280,-
O73,62O.
In fifty-eight days liquor takes out
of the peoples purse more money than
was received from tariff duties during
the whole of last year-$314,497,O7 1.
Every eighty-one days the Alcohol
Trust transfers from the peoples
pockets more money than Uncle Sam
will need in building and completing
the Panama Canal-$4OO, OOO, 900.
Every three months drink swallows
up a tribute greater than the entire
first value of all the iron within the
borders of the United States-$419,-
IT'S, 200.
The liquor traffic picks the pockets
of the poor SO fast that in 10 days
it counts as it's spoils a sum greater
than the first value of all the coal
mined in America last year-$554,9O2,.
900.
In every 125 days the drink bill ex-
ceeds the value of all the wheat pro-
duced in a years time-$621,4 Az, 900.
Every 2O2 days the money cost of
alcoholic drink alone passes the total
figure of the nations debt-$1,0 15,-
784,338.
The nations giant waste and the
CAIeI 4dCLoI Ill LHe present nigh COSC
of living is this same drink bill, which
not only takes directly from the peo-
pie $1,S33,653,425, but by the crime,
disease and poverty it breeds compels
them to pay twice as much again, or
more than five billion altogether, for
the most part Of the scanty savings
and holdings of the poor, with not a
cents worth of valid legitimate return.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23
KSGI

In accordance with a time-hon-
ored custom, President Taft has
issued a Thanksgiving proclama-
ton designating Thursday next,
November %, as Thanksgiving
Day and calling upon his country
men wheresoever they may So
journ to join Gin appropriate
Inscriptions Of praise and thanks
to God for the good gifts that
have been our portion, and in
humble prayer that His great
mercies towards us may endure
In the preamble to this proc
lamation he says:
"a God-fearing nation, like
ours, owes it to its Unborn and
sincere sense of moral duty to
testify it's devout gratitude to the
All-giver for the countless benefits
it has enjoyed. For many years
it has been customary at the close
Of the year for the National
Executive to call upon his coun-
trymen to offer praise and thanks
to God for the manifold blessings
vouchsafed to them in the past
and to unite in earnest suppliance
for their continuance.
"The year now drawing to a
close has been notably favorable
to our fortunate land. At peace
within and without, free from the
perturbations and calamities that
have afflicted other peoples, rich
in harvests so abundant and in.
dustries SO productive that the
overflow Of our prosperity has ad.
vantaged the whole world, strong
in the steadfast conservation OF
the heritage of self-government
bequeathed to us by the wisdom Of
our fathers, and firm in the re.
solve to transmit that heritage
unimpaired but rather improved
by good use, to our children anG
our children's children for al
time to come, the people of this
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23

His Eminence Cardinal Merry
del Val, Papal Secretary of State,
has declared that he does not wish
to be held responsible for the cor
rectness of the news cabled to the
members of the Catholic Press
Association of the United States
by it's Roman correspondent. His
Eminence has authorized a denial
of the statement given to the pub
lie at the close of the Catholic
Press Convention held in Louis
vile last Septmber that this cor
respondent is endorsed by him
and works under his personal
supervision. On that occasion we
were informed that the Papal
Secretary of State would guaran-
tee the accuracy of the news
cabled to the Catholic Press Asso-
citation. This certainly would
make the service Of such a CORE,
spondent invaluable if the news
furnished were of any great gen.
eral interest; but now it would
seem that this correspondent has
no better means Of obtaining re.
liable information Of an Official
character than any other of the
numerous correspondents who
write for the American papers.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23
DRUNKENNESS AMONGST
CHILDREN.

There r those who decry temper
ance movements and who have been
in the habit of supporting their opinion
by referring to the absence of drunk
enness in France and some other coun-
tries where such movements are fee
BILE or scarcely known at all. But time
has been proving that this view is
wrong. In France the evil of intern
perance has been terribly on the in
crease for some years, and according
to statistics 1t has assumed appalling
dimensions. In Russia, where, as in
France, no strong temperance agita-
ton has been kept up, drunkenness
has become a vice amongst children.
The British Consul in Moscow has
reported that the Town Council re-
Gently made an enquiry into the cause
of drunkenness, and it was ~ascertained
that of the adults who are addicted to
drink, ninety per cent. contracted the
habit when they were at school. Out
of 1874 school boys in the Moscow
province from the ages Of eight to
thirteen years, 1882 or sixty-six per
cent. have taken to drink, and out OF
10,404 girls Of the same ages, 4,733 or
forty-five per cent. also take intoxi-
eating liquor too freely. The moral
reformer has been aroused to action,
but he should have been moving long
before. The figures given by the con-
sui r a revelation of a shocking state
of affairs.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23

country have Astounding cause for
contented gratitude"
The people Of the United States
have every reason to be grateful
to Almighty God for the prosper
ity with which He has blessed the
nation during the past year. There
is scarcely a section OF the coun-
try where a bountiful harvest has
not rewarded the efforts OF the
husbandman. The opulence OF the
land and the fruits of industry
are being poured in lavish
abundance into the marts OF trade
and the homes of the people; IN
the business and professional
worlds there are not wanting "
dences Of that thriving activity
which is indicative of peace and
contentment; the working man IS
receiving for his toll a recompense
which, as a general rule, is com
mensurate with his legitimate
needs. Here and there, through
out the country, there are, 1t IS
true, evidences of industrial I'M
rest and discomfort with existing
conditions, but these r largely
the result Of the ill-advised efforts
made by a certain class OF reac-
tionaries who, under the plea OF
bringing about a political and IN
dustrial millennium, would better
the conditions Of the tolllng
masses by a social revolution
which would work irreparable
harm to the best interest OF the
nation. The people as a general
rule have not taken kindly to the
specious promises of these SELF
STYLED saviours Of the country
whose theories have proved I'M
practicable wherever an attempt
has been made to put them into
opration.
America is prosperous, her peo'
pie are content and the outlook
for the future is bright and lnvlt-
ing. The nation has reason, there
fore, to be thankful to God for HIS
gifts and benign protection. The
people should and do recognize
the wholesome influence OF rellg'
ion enforcing and sanctionlng
sound principles of morality and
due regard for the rights OF the
individual and the welfare OF so
ciety. This reverence for religion;
as a foundation and guarantee Of
national prosperity should fill ou1
hearts with deeper sentiments o.
gratitude to 'the giver Of every
good and perfect gift" and MAKE
us more fully conscious Of the
responsibility that rests upon u
of giving to the world the lofty
example Of individual and ma
tional integrity which is expected
Of those who enjoy the large
measure Of civil and religious
liberty which is the heritage o
every American citizen.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23
THE NEW SPANISH PREMIER

King Alfonso of Spain has
entrusted the Government to
Count Romanones who succeeds
the late Jose Canalejas as Prime
Minister of the Kingdom. The
new Premier is one of the pillars
Of the dominant Liberal party in
Spain. According to "America,' -
Count Romanones "is no longer
the anti-clerical Minister Of JUS
tice of by-gone days; for, in the
words the Universe, his position
has made him see that not one in
100, 900 dissents from Catholicity
in Spain. He admits his mistake
and affirms that the religious
question actually does not exist,
that the Liberal Ministry has
exasperated mems minds without
cause, and that the party should
abstain from all sectarian radi-
calism. His speech in Santande1
in the middle Of September was
noteworthy. I'VE have come,' he
said, from a very dangerous state
Of excitement to the most com.
plete calm and almost absolute
Indifference to the so-called re.
ligious question: the Bishops, in
their protests against the Associa.
ton bill, are like men living afa1
off; the danger they fear does not
exist"
Notwithstanding this, Count
Romanones praised Premier Cana
lejas for the just and pruden-
manner in which he dealt with the
religious question, asserting tha-
the conflict between the Church
and State must be settled in sucl
a manner as "to recognize thu
absolute supremacy of the civi
power" Judging from this, it i
not unlikely that the new Premier
will follow in the steps Of hi
predecessor who met such an in
glorious fate at the hands of al
assassin last week. It remains t.
be seen what use Romanones will
make of the great opportunity o
doing a signal service both t,
Church and State in Spain by hi
Church and State in Spain opene'
up to him by his acceptance Of tn
Premiership.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23
DRINK AND THE ARMY.

Notice has been sent to the United
States army posts that hereafter off,
GERS and enlisted men who are absent
from duty on account of disability re-
sulting from drunkenness or any other
form Of dissipation will forfeit their
pay for the period bf such absence.
Note will be made in the daily sick
reports whether disability results from
activity in line OF duty or from some
discreditable cause. These entries are
to be made by company commanders
and surgeons, and when findings of the
two agree they stand as final. The
new disciplinary measure was pro-
vided for in the army appropriation
bill passed by congress at the recent
session.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23

Last Monday, Thomas E. Wat
son of Georgia, the notorious
reviler Of the Catholic Church,
and editor and publisher of
the Jeffersonian magazine, was
indicted by a federal grand
jury on the charge of sending
improper matter through the
United States mails. The charges
were presented in connection with
articles which appeared in the
magazine under Watson's sigma
ture bitterly arraigning Catholi-
cism. These articles were char
acterized by the grand jury as
"obscene, filthy, and improper, to
be spread on the court records.
This may be 'tthe beginning OF
the end" of Watson's career as a
maligner Of the Catholic Church.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23

Bishop Burt, whose animus to-
wards the Catholic Church was
shown at the Methodist Confer
ence in Minneapolis last May made
another vicious attack on the
Church at a meeting in st. Paul's
Methodist Episcopal Church in
Toledo not long ago. He declared
that the Catholic Church is spa
gan in every attribute, idolatrous,
ignorant and full of superstition.
On this, as on the former occa-
sion, he was taken to task very
severely. The Right Reverend
Bishop Schrembs Of Toledo made
a spirited reply in which he
showed that Bishop Burt's state
ment was entirely devoid of foun-
dation in fact. His reply was
read in all the churches in Toledo
on the following Sunday. Not
withstanding the Bishops protest
a committee of the Protestant
ministers Of Toledo prepared reso-
buttons approving the conduct of
Bishop Burt. They were not
adopted, however, for, when the
report Of the committee was read,
the Rev. MI. Speer of the Central
Christian Church said: CHOW
that the committee has had the
satisfaction of writing the resolu-
tions, I move that they be burned.
Such resolutions do no good. Nc
controversy Of this kind does any
good" The motion was carried
and no formal approval was given
to Bishop Burt's unprovoked and
vicious attack, It seems that
Bishop Burt cannot profit by ex.
p~erience. His periodic explosions
do no harm to anyone but himself
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23
$4,000 to 10000 at a time, and

lS,UUU TO 2U,UUU at a time, and
other immense structures needed
for occasions Of this kind, as well
as all the civic improvements now
in progress, in view Of the new
era daWning upon Louisiana with
the opening of the Panama Canal,
render our city for some years at
least, wholly at a disadvantage
and unsuited for the bringing to-
gether of such a vast concourse of
people as gathered annually for
the Eucharistic Congress-"
In view Of the foregoing it is
highly improbable that the Eu-
charistic Congress for the year
1914 will be held in New Orleans.
It is very unlikely that those in
charge Of it would select any city
for it's meeting-place without first
consulting the Diocesan authorities
whose consent and whole-souled
cooperation would be necessary to
insure it's success. Ii Archbishop
Blenk invited the Congress to
New Orleans and the invitation
were accepted, there is no doubt
that it would be as great a sue.
cess as it has been in other places
but in view Of the fact that he has
not done so we are justified in
concluding that, for the present
at least, it cannot be definitely
stated that New Orleans will be
honored as the meeting place Of
the international Eucharistic Con
gress two years hence.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23

Have you been mindful of the
needs of the holy souls during the
month now drawing to a close ?
How many Masses, Co%mmunions,
rosaries, prayers and other good
works have you sent up to the
throne of the Most High in their
behalf? It is not yet too late
to atone for past negligence in
this regard.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23

DR.. William J. Fischer, the
well-known Canadian literary
critic, said, after reading DR.,
Roche's "Around the World
that ''no novel could have afford
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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23

Owing to the fact that Thurs
day of next week is Thanksgiving
Day we are obliged to go to press
a day earlier. Correspondents
will please make a note Of this
and send in their communications
for the next issue not later than
Monday evening.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1912.

Now is the time to send in your
renewal to The Catholic Bulletin,
whether your subscription has ex-
pired or not, and take advantage
Of our Grand Premium offer.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23
THE APPEAL AND THE
MENACE.

MENACE.
The suicide Of Wayland,
founder and owner Of the Socialis-
tic paper known as "The Appeal
to Reason has served to call at
tention to the fact that he was
also the prime mover in the estab-
lishment Of that anti-Catholic
sheet known as "The Menace
which was so industriously circu-
lated throughout the country
prior to the late election.
According to a recent number
Of "The Live ISSUE" a weekly
paper published in New York to
combat Socialism, Wayland did
not wish to use The Appeal as a
medium for exploiting his anti
Catholic bigotry, and so he organ
lied The Menace for the purpose
Of carrying on his warfare against
Christianity and especially against
the Catholic Church.
In support Of this statement
The Live Issue quotes from the
correspondence Of Julius P. Nc
Donough of St. Louis, Mo-, who
was offered the editorship Of The
Menace when Wayland launched
it. In these letters McDonough
says:
II have not seen a copy Of The
Appeal since last May, so I know
nothing Of the special edition
against the Catholic Church. This
surprised me considerably, as I
did not think that Wayland would
| attack the Catholic Church again
through The Appeal. He tried it
once before, but Catholic readers
Of The Appeal resented it in such
a pronounced way that Wayland
started The Menace at Aurora,
Mo-, in order to fight the Church
through it. [ presume you know
that it was the cold Hoss" who
started that anti-C Catholic sheet
and who stands by it today"
Somewhat further along, Mr.
McDonough states:
"Wayland offered me the
editorship Of The Menace when
he first started it, but I declined
I transacted some business for il
and did a little research work fol-
it, however, in Kansas City"
In another communication, Mr.
McDonough declares:
II was just as well known in
Kansas City as correspondent fo1
The Menace as for the Appeal. In
fact, I interviewed Bishop Thomas
Lillis as Menace correspondent
and my story can still be read in
the back files Of The Menace.
"As representative of The Men.
ace and Appeal, I was well known
to the Rose & Gates Engraving
Company, Of Kansas City, Mo.
who did all the work for The APP
peal, The Coming Nation, anc
The Menace. All the instructions
for the making of cuts for The
Menace came to Rose & Gates
through me, and most Of those
that appeared in The Appeal anG
The Coming Nation in my time
], In view Of the fact that The
Menace and The Appeal are con
Quoted by one and the same per
son, and for one and the same
cause-Socialism-it is abou'
time, says The Live Issue, to GU
into the circulation that The Ap
peal has among persons who con
denim The Menace. The Menace
and The Appeal are Stances
twins. Socialism is the hgamen'
| that unites them.
That Wayland made a forum,
by these newspaper ventures j
, evidenced by the statement of T
Barnes, Tax Assessor Of Pottel
!, County, Amarillo, Texas, who, il
! a letter written on April s, 1912
] declared that Wayland had $50,
600 worth Of taxable property il
that county. Evidently he dit
not practice the socialistic doe
trine which he preached
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23

Let us ask Of Mary to obtain for us
from the Holy Ghost the gift of Divine
love, for then all the crosses of this
life will seem sweet to us.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23

Entered as second class matter, Jam
uary IL, 1911, at the post office, st.
Paul, Mimi, under Act of March 3, 1879.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-23

REV. JAMES M. REARDoN, Editor.
B. P. KoLEsKY, Advertising Manager
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-25
County Treasurer
Makes Statement

wish to notify all farmers W ho
are owing the county for seed
furnish and against whom there
are seed liens, that as fast as pay
ments are made | will issue a
receipt for the money the day the
money is received, and just as
soon as possible thereafter the
seed lien will be released.
The rush of work in the treas
urer's office for the past two or
three weeks, in getting out the
delinquent tax list. has not al
lowed for time to release the seed
liens that have been paid to date,
but from now on this matter can
have more attention, and / do
not anticipate that there will be
much if any delay in releasing
the seed liens as fast as paid
Farmers can rest assured the
matter will be taken care Of to
their entire satisfaction.
II. II. ALDRICH,
County Treasurer.