The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07
CATHOLICS URGED TO
BOYCOTT EXPOSITION
Appointment and Reception
Here Of Commissioner
Nathan Stirs Ire.
WAS NET BY FREEMASONS
Condemned by the Pope for a
Speech lie Made as
Mayor of Rome.

A movement has been started in certain
sircles Of the Roman Catholic Church to
boycott the Panama. Pacific Exposition
because OF the appointment by King Vic
tor Emmanuel OF Italy OF Ernesto Nathan,
former Mayor OF Rome, as Royal Com
missioner to take charge of Italy's exhibit
at the fair. Catholics everywhere are be-
ing urged by the sponsors OF the move
ment not to participate In the exposition.
not to support or encourage II In any way
and not to attend.
Signor Nathan aroused the antagonism
Of Catholics by his writings and speeches
when he was Mayor and .on one occasion
was bitterly denounced by the Pope be-
cause OF his ''blasphcmous Ideas and
words"
The Laymen's League for Retreats and
Social Studies. a strong Catholic organiza-
ton. OF which Cardinal Farley Is honor
airy president and OF which the honorary
vlce-preseidents arc Bishop. Mcdonnell OF
Brooklyn. Bishop McFaul OF Trenton and
Bishop OConnor OF Newark, will consider
at It's annual reunion to-day at Mount
Manresa, Fort Wadsworth Staten Island.
a resolution In which Signor Nathan is
called an avowed enemy of the Catholic
Church, notorious for his insults to the
Pope and therefore an enemy to every
member OF the Catholic Church through
out the world.
II calls upon the 5000, 900 Catholics in
the United States to resent his appoint
ment as representative OF the Italian Gov
eminent by taking no part In the exposl-
ton. Copies of the resolution II passed
will be sent to President Wilson and the
officials of the exposition.
America. a Catholic paper which Is the
organ of the Jesuits. In It's last issue edi-
torially calls upon all Catholics to>boycott
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pointment.
Opposition on the part of Catholics to
Signor Nathan Is not new. In public
speeches he has frequently attacked the
dogma Of the Immaculate Conception and
in 1910 the Pope denounced him.
In 1910 Italy was preparing to cele-
brate a year later the fftieth anniversary
Of the proclamation OF the kingdom Of
Italy. The church declared n year Of
mourning. and on September 20. 1910.
Nathan, who had then been Mayor for
three years delivered an address in which
he condemned the action OF the Vatican.
Three days later the Pope wrote a letter
TO Cardinal Resplghi condemning Nathan
for the speech in which he had aimed
directly at our spiritual Jurisdiction de-
nouncing with impunity to public con-
tempt even the acts OF our apostolic
ministry
Signor Nathan arrived in New York on
May 20 and was received by a delegation
OF Masons lie went to Washington and
is now In San Francisco.
Americas editorial says in part, after
describing Signor Nathans reception when
he landed:
Have no part with the exposition. Lend
II no support. Give II no encouragement
This is the attitude OF many Catholic
societies and many individuals the coun-
try over. Make 1t your attitude.
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College In Rome. which was to have met
in San Francisco. now refuses to go
there.
Catholic colleges should not send ex-
hibits. Individual Catholics should even
refuse TO look in on the exposition. This
should be their resolve. and they should
make II known to the directors OF the ex-
position, to Congressman and Senators
and railroad directors.
Nathan may come to outrage our feel
ings; but n sense of dignity, an apprecia-
ton of the fitness OF things, reverence for
our religion. our priests. our Bishops. our
Holy Father, will surely Keep us from
giving him countenanCe."