New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-13
CATHOLICS PROTEST TO
MRS. HEARST AND HACC|N
Petition Them to Allow Miners
at Lead, So. D., Sunday as
a Day of Rest.
DECRY HOSTILE PRESS
American Federation Urges
President Wilson to Protest
Against Despoliation of
Portugal Churches.

Portugal Churches.
Milwaukee. Aug. 12.-Socialism, immoral
dances. anti-Catholic press reports and
the action OF mine owners in Lead. s. d.,
were sharply criticised to-day in the
adoption Of resolutions during the session
OF the American Federation OF Catholic
Societies.
Delegates representing the three million
Catholic members OF the various societies
voted unanimously to telegraph Mrs.
Phoebe A. Hearst, Of Pleasanton, Cal.
mother OF William Randolph Hearst the
New York publisher. as chief owner or
certain mining properties in Lead; to
wire J. B. Haggin, OF New York. "a pres
ident of the same, and to F. j. Guer, or
Lead, superintendent, emphatically pro-
testing against the conditions In Lead.
which, the federation claims. impedes the
work Of religion and which has caused
Bishop Joseph f. Busch to be exiled from
the see city Of his diocese.
In his speech yesterday Bishop Busch
said the miners we're not allowed the
benefits Of Sunday rest. and that. when
he protested TO Mrs. Hearst ana other
mining holders, he was subjected to SUCH
criticism that he was forced 10 move from
the seat OF his diocese. AS a result OF
this speech the social section OF the com
mlttee on resolutions favored making
protest. and the convention favored the
move.
Eyery suggestion by the various sec
tons OF the resolutions committee was
adopted without protest until commit
tee commended the good work OF pup
licatidns like The Common Cause, the
Live issue Central Blatt and Social
Justice published in the interest OF so
clal reform" The mention Of these papers
brought n score Of objections from pup
fishers. editors and friends of various
other periodicals. After spirited debate
the resolution suggested was adopted oy
a narrow margin.
Fiqhts Papers Belittlins Church.
The report OF tho national committee
on public morals. read by the chairman
Edward Feeney. OF Brooklyn, dealt en-
.irelv with anti-Catholic publications Mr
Feeney told OF the work OF the commit
tee I'm It's attempts 10 suppress the pup
llcation and distribution Of American pup
ucations which belittled Catholicity, and
the exclusion OF an Italian publication
from H.. malls OF the United States. The
rcnor, was referred 10 a committee.
Ths convention decided to petition the
President and Congress asking that the
United States make vigorous protest
against the despoliat.on OF the Church
properties I'm Portugal subject ~hich
was brought to the attention OF the con-
vention by the Rev. Joseph Husslein'
s J., OF New York city.
Labor Unions Endorsed.
The report OF the social section OF the
resolutions committee was made by Chair-
man +. w. Immekus, OF Pittsburgh. and
vent on record as favoring the labor
unions so long az they did not mix In poi
itlcs. and exerted their influence only
toward the betterment Of the WORKING
men from a working standpoint.
Juvenile courts. laymens retreat move
nent and a training school for federation
secretaries met with the approval OF the
convention. The colonization idea ana
the establishment OF permanent or
SANITATION found favor while white Save
traffic and the divorce evil were con-
demned.
Graduation exercises Of public schools
and UNCONVENTIONAL churches were criC-
cised In the report OF the educational
committee, as presented by the Kew
Monsignor Patrick J. Supple. OF Boston
The resolutions proclaimed the inherent
r,eh, Of the Catholic child 20 Catholic
education. and warned ali parents ana
Guardians 10 give their charges n thor
ough Catholic education.
State Aid for Catholic Schools.
An appeal for state aid OF Catholic
schools was voiced In the resolutions as
was the admittance OF Catholic books ana
u,orature I'm public libraries. Eugenics'
mr. sex hygiene. and the Idea OF central
ization OF educational agencies were U.s.
| couraged. ,.,,u
Home and foreign missions, religious
care OF prisoners, Sunday observance
the Catholic encyclopedia and an inter-
national Catholic Federation were Ia
vored by the convention by unanimous
vots when the Rev. Monslgnor NJ. j.
Iavelle. OF New York City, presented
the report of the religious committee
Rishop McFaul. of Trenton. \. j.. IN
an address this afternoon declared that
the women Of the nation should rise
against white slavery" He advocated
the boycotting of stores which employ
girls at such low wages as to force them
10 lead an immoral life. The Bishop also
characterized the tango as an immoral
dance -.
The formation OF national Catholc
women's league received an unexpected
blow to-day when the women delegates
voted not 10 form a league. but to remain
members of the American federa''oi VI