The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-12-13
SOCIALISM ENEMYf - :. UN|0N|SM
Peter w. Collins of Boston Fla>%+@ .achings
and Doctrines of Socialism
1900 People at Pro-Cathedral hear Socialism
Denounced as Enemy Of Religion, Home,
Country and Trade Unions

The cause of thu. .laboring man and
wage Garner was eloquently and logi-
cally pleaded at the Prof. Cathedral last
Monday evening.
Nothing could be more fitting in con-
nection with the Civic dedication of
the Pro.Cathedral than to have its use
donated, as it was, in order that the
great body of laborers represented by
the Trade Unions could advance their
cause and have themselves placed in
the right light before the public.
Too often has the public at large
confused Socialism with Unionism and
accused the Trade Unionists with be-
ing responsible for many atrocious
acts in connection with the destruction
of life and property.
Those who heard Peter w. Collins
last Monday evening at the Pro-Ca-
thedral declare that the Socialists who
were wrongfully carrying Union cards
were responsible for the stigma placed
upon the unions in the ranks of labor.
"The sheep and the goats" were
thoughtfully separated and it was an
inspiring moment when this noted
labor leader in the new Pro-Cathedral
of St. Mary in this city gave his au-
dience to understand that disloyalty to
God, blaspheming to religion and dis
respect for the flag never came from
the ranks of the workingman, but on
the other hand this gifted son of Moth
er Church pleaded for proper under
standing of the working mans ambi-
tions and explained how the laborer
was inherently religious, loyal, and
patriotic. ~ses... s'-'>-rs''s-.'~.
The wage Garner in Minneapolis who
heard the lecture Monday evening can
surely feel that his cause has a friend
and defender in the Catholic Church
which is the avowed enemy of Social
ism and should make him feel at home
in the new Pro-Cathedral.
Mr.. Collins was introduced by Faith
er Cleary who, in few we'll chosen
words, commented upon the Knights
of Columbus and their work in dealing
with Socialism.
Mr.. Collins spoke in part as follows:
AS one who comes from distant
city of this great nation of ours, and
comes to splendid progressive COM
munity, can assure you that there is
no apology necessary for me tonight
in saying that am glad to be here
in your great state and great city, and
I know that the people of your COM
munity during the past few months
have been especially privileged by
hearing great orations from great
leaders.
The message of Christianity and Re.
ligion by your splendid archbishop;
the message of Craftsmanship and
Diplomacy; the message of Education,
and the message of Sociology and
Journalism. Therefore, tonight my
friends, am proud as working man
and as a member of working mans
organization to come here tonight and
speak to you as working man upon
a subject that is of more Importance
to the working people than any other
subject confronting them in this Age
of Fads and Fancies. We live in what
is called an age of progress. The so
called progressiveness of our day is
not constructive progressiveness but
of progressiveness that clusters under
false standards with strange isms, and
the greatest menace confronting the
people of this nation today is the
menace of Socialism.
AS working man tonight am go.
ing to treat this subject in one of the
two ways in which it can be treated
First, we might treat it in what is
called the academic manner, but, my
friends, the reason why treat 1t to-
night as a worker is because the Ian.
guage of the university, college, and
school room is the language which is
used to hide from the worker the true
meaning of the question.
If the workers were conscious of the
abyss they were plunging themselves
into they would get away from 1t Sc
fast that they would be frightened to
again consider 1t.
Socialism is the most scientific sys
tenn of fraud in the history of civiliza
tion, because 1t pretends to thousand
different men that It stands for 9
thousand different things; but let me
tell you this. that while there may bt
thousand different kinds Of Social
lists. there is only one kind Of Social