Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-09
MEXICO PROTEST
URGED BY K. OF c.
Dinner SPEAKER
j. 3. Sullivan, at Olive Branch
Banquet, Raps Attitude of
Washington Administration.

Ss0SithiS XVII HuIIiifllSlI dktO1s
Protest against the attitude of the
United States government in the
matter of outrages perpetrated in
Mexico by the warning factions was
made by jeremiah B. Sullivan, mem
sber of the Board of Federal APP
praisers of New York, at the annual
banquet of Olive Branch Council, of
the knights of Columbus, at Achtel-
Stetler's last night. He declared that
the inaction of President Wilson and
the state department in taking some
definite stand was a matter that
should be condemned by every fair
minded citizen
The speaker called on the Knights
o. Columbus, as a representative
body of Americans, to go on record
IN requesting that the United States
should demand that Mexico put a
stop to the series of outrages on life
and property, including those in
which many Catholic priests and
nuns were victims of soldiers led by
Villa, and other Mexican soldiers.
Mr. Sullivan is a native of Iowa,
Nand was one of the original Bryan
men.
In the course of his talk Mr.. Sui
Ivan called attention to the fact
that the United States has refused
10 renew treaty relations with Russia
because of determinations against
Jews. This action on the part of
our country, he said, was based
mainly on the protest of 100000
Jews in the United States. Mr.. Sui
Ivan went on to say that in this
country there are almost 15,000,000
unable to obtain any redress for
members of their faith in Mexico
who have been murdered and out
ragged, as well as Disseminated
against In laws made by the warning
parties there. He also declared that
there are two South American ma
tions where an American citizen, il
he happens to be member of the
Society of Jesus, cannot put his foot
an these countries because of the
laws there against the Jesuit order.
He asserted that this condition also
should be remedied and that all for
eign discrimination against Ameri-
cans should be abolished.
"Think Straight as to Cod
Rev. Cornelius Clifford, of Whip
pany, and professor at Columbia Uni
versity, spoke on What Catholics
Have Done for America" He talked
from the ethical standpoint, referring
10 the attitude taken by the Catholic
church in the matter of church, State
and home, and making people think
straight as to God" In the course of
his talk he said he was amazed at the
ignorance of those persons who pro-
fess a belief that the Catholic is a
person unfit for the highest confidence
as q citizen. He pointed out that
Catholics have been representative In
tn nation since it's birth and that
liberation has been their fundamental
doctrine.
Referring to the standards Of Cath
ole education, Father Clifford as
serted that they stand for the very
best in government and are basic In
the maintenance of everything that
tends to sanctify and preserve, the
home. He asserted that the Reforma-
tion was "an intellectual disaster"
and fact which Is more apparent
and more appreciated now by think
ers than at any period since the six
teenth century.
Father Clifford also said that the
most recent teachings of the intel
1ectual world show a general "redis-
covery" of Catholic doctrine. He
pointed to the most recent expressions
on biology at the great English uni
versitieS as merely rejecting doc
trines and scientific theories that We're
promulgated centuries ago by
Catholic leaders. Referring to the
Darwinian theories, he said that
they have been offset by the Men
delian theories and experiments in
plant life, made by Father Mendei.
the noted Austrian abbot, and MEM
Der of the Augustinian Order.
Other addresses were made at the
banquet by Daniel Colwell, OF New
Haven, national historian of the
knights of Columbus; James ].
Hopkins, of Jersey City, and Hubert
Rowe, grand knight of Olive Branch
Council. Mr.. Colwell renewed old
acuuaintances, as he has done on
every anniversary dinner of the local
branch of the order. Mr.. Hopkins,
who is principal of the Jersey City
High School, talked on "Oppor-
tunity," and Mr.. Rowe on the efforts
OF Olive Branch Council.
Mr.. Caffrey as Toastmaster.
James F. Caffrey was toastmaster.
He was first grand knight of OIVe
Branch Council when it was organ
lied fifteen years ago.
Between the addresses there were
several good vocal selections py
James r. Caffery and Nicholas Ty.
nan. The banquet was in charge OF
the officers of the council. consisting
of H, ]. Rowe, grand knight; Edward
]. Delaney, deputy grand knight;
Joseph W. Sharp. recording secre-
tary; Edward Moffett, financial
secretary; Otto f. Reiss. treasurer.
and Joseph A. Ward, chancellor, and
q banquet committee comprising Ed
ward j. O'Brien, chairman; John l..
Carroll James F. Caffrey. James
Taaffe. Edward f. Mcguire Cornelius
j. Curtin, Herman Borneman, Jr.,
Thomas j. Degnen, Val r. Dyer,
Frank G.. Brochu, William A. Nc
Manus and Joseph w. Sharp.