Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-06-18
CATHOLICS WAR ON FAIR

A resolution calling upon all Cathc- lies not to take part in the Panama Pacific exposition because of the ap- pointment of former Mayor Ernesto Nathan Of Rome as the official repre- sentative of the Italian government, was unanimously adopted last Satur- day afternoon at the third annual re- union of the Laymen's League for Re treats and Social Studies at New York.
 More than 1000 men and women of the Catholic faith, standing in the big wooded glade running down from the shrine of the Sacred Heart, on the side Of Mount Manresa, Staten Island, heard the resolution read. These men and women were from homes in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Penn sylvania and Massachusetts that dur ing the last four years have been send ing fathers and sons to Mount Manresa for spiritual instruction. Among them were the leaders of many Catholic or gan,zations, which may be expected to take action on the Nathan case before the exposition opens.
 The introduction of the resolution had a special place in the program Immediately after the Rev. Father T. J. Shealy, s. J., had welcomed those attending the reunion he gave place to J. V. Judge, vice president o; the league. Having referred briefly to the institution of the retreat and the success that had attended it, MT Judge struck straight at the object o. his address.
 There is before us now he saiG "a question touching the life of oul holy church and the responsibility resting upon the head of it. It would seem that through all the ages thc Holy Father has been subjected to the most humiliating insults.
 Let m call your attention to an achievement of the government of the United States that has excited the admiration of the world. The Atlantic and Pacific oceans have been joine2 0y a great canal. In honor of the ac complishment an exposition has been formulated by the people of our West ern coast. It is to be held in San Francisco and is to be called the Pan ama-Pac:fic exposition. Every country the world has been asked to send l representative to it.
 q am sorry to say that the grea nation of Italy, country which is imbued with the spirit of our church, las assumed to send as it's repreSen
 ative a man who has frequently, un- -es:tatingly and insinuatingly insult ed our Holy Father, He has used the office of mayor of Rome, at the very gates of the Vatican, to insult the Pope. We have prepared a resolution. protesting against the appointment such a man and calling upon all who 5eIieve in their church to take no part in this exposition. I ask you to ap- prove it with loud 'yes'.'
 The resolution was read then. Ii describes S.gnor Nathan as "an un- principled enemy of religious liberty and therefore against the spirit of our constitution" and also as per soma non grata to the sixteen million Catholic citizens of these United States
 It is understood that the New York chapter of the Knights of Columbus, comprising forty three councils in Manhattan and The Bronx, have taken similar action regarding the appoint nent of SignOr Nathan. No official announcement, however, has been made of the chapters action. No ac- tion on this subject was taken last month at the annual meeting of the state chapter. The national body will meet in St. Paul ;n August and a reso iutiOn condemning Signor Nathan and asking Catholics to boycott the expo sition will be introduced there.