The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-13
CATHOLICS DISCUSS
ECONOMICS
SAY MORALS ARE DECAYlNG -
POINT OUT EVILS THAT EXIST
IN UNITED STATES.

Milwaukee, Aug l2.-The socia
service conference, in conjunction
with tho American Federation 0
Catholic Societies in convention her
held It's first meeting this afternoon
Five hundred delegates and seyera
| thousand others listened to addresse
on various phases OF economic ques
tIons. Bishop F. j Muldoon of Rock.
ford, ILL.,, presided.
Labor in the Mines" was the top
ic Of an address by Bishop Joseph +
irsch Of Lead S. ID. He gave Z
brief sketch Of the conditions of tn,
miners in the Dakotas and chargcC
mine owners with obtaining minina
properties through the ranke3t
ia to convert labor he said and in
states and said that even bloodshed
and murder marked the trail OF
land grabbing" in which the veal .
thy owners iLlulgcd He also charged
owners with controlling local. state
and federal officers of that section
Of the country.
"rhc only way to convert capital
81 to convert labor" he said, and in
order to do the latter he suggested
ian Of =, 'nt h,.I 81. .i,,.,
mems labor union. Through social
ism and other oppression discomfort
try. but he saw remedy in the
Catholic church
Laughs at BLACK Hand"
Frank Duffy of Columbus, Ohio
general secretary of the United
brotherhood of Carpenters and JOIN
ers of America, spoke on "Apprentice
ship and Industrial Education" He
scored the private industrial schools
and said Labor unions always would
oppose them because they did not fit
mechanics for the work of the world
lie did favor. however, public schools
for industrial training. Apprentice
ship he said was Il thing of the past
Social work among the Italian i'm
migrants was touched upon by the
Rev. Salvatore Cianci of Grand Rap
ids. Mich lie scored the press of
America as unfair in ii dealings with
the Italians. He said the Italians were
accused Of crimes which belonged to
other races and laughed at the idea
Of black hand" organizations. He
urged night SCHOOLS, greater home
work and more fairness
toward the Italian as the means CT
him a desirable citizen.
Limit the amount of income pro-
iucing property that an individual |
may possess, is the solution of all |
economic ills, suggested by Joseph !
J. Doveney of Cleveland. Some per-
sons have too much money thus caus-
nG ali our economic troubles" said |
lc. His solution for this was to set
/ limit OF 100000 for each individual
md yet retail the present system Of
private ownership.
Ireland Defines "Evil."
Mr. pevenoy believed that under
lis system manufacturers and mer-
hants would find no encouragement
O build immense places. Rather af-
cr they have reached the limit of
wealth permitted them, they would
refer to devote their time to improv-
ng the condition Of other men.
>nowine in advance that their wealth
5 to be limited, they will prefer to
ny high wages, and share with them.
lr. Dcvenay calls his system ind
idualism.. He is the foe of sDial-
SIN.
Archbishop Ireland. addressing the
onNcntion tonight. declared that the
vi today in America is the decay
( religion, and, in necessary Sc
ucnco the decay of morals. In both
lstances the cause OF the decay is
he enforced secularism of the state
'hoolS. Others than Catholics. heed
II observers and intelligent thinkers.
Omit the evil, admit the cause and
i've the alarm. | trust the awaken
lg common sense and patriotism of :
le American people to discover thN
'm"iE. Meanwhile in telling the evil =,
nd the cause, my right hand on my
'nsctcuce, | rank myself among the
'ucSt and most loyal Americans.