Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-08
CATHOLICS ASKED
TO NOT PATRONIZE
FAIR AT FRISCO
Layn1en from Several States
FERN q .hs appointment
Insult to Church Here.

NEW YORK. June S.-A resolution
calling upon all Catholics to take no
part in the Panama. Pacific exposi-
tion. because of the appointment of
former Mayor Ernesto Nathan, Of
Rome, as the official representative
of the Italian government, was unan-
imously adopted yesterday afternoon
at the thifd annual reunion of the
Laymen's League for Retreats and
Social Studies.
More than 1000 men and women of
the Catholic faith, standing in the
wooded glade running down from the
Shrine of the Sacred Heart, on the
side of Mount Manresa, near Fort
Wadsworth. Staten Island. heard the
resolution read. These men and
women were from thousands of
homes in New York. New Jersey,
Connecticut. Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania, that during the last
four wears have been sending fathers
and sons to Mount Manresa for spir-
itual instruction. Among them were
the leaders of many Catholic organt-
cations. which may be expected 10
take action on the Nathan appoint
ment before the exposition opens.
Monsignor Lavelle, rector of st.
Patrick's Cathedral and vicar-general
of the New York diocese of the Catho-
lie Church. stated positively yesterday
that the church would pass no official
boycott against the San Francisco Ex-
position.
The whole contention, said Mon
signor Lavelle, hinges upon the ap-
pointment of Nathan.
Italy is a Catholic country, and
this faith has known no more bitter
enemy than Nathan. His appoint
nent was an insult to the Catholics IN
this country. We should not have OBJ
iected to a non Catholic, but were dis
appointed TO see such an opponent
appointed.
so far as an official boycott against
the exposition being declared, | can
say positively that there Will be
none. The Catholic Church does not
do things that way. II boycott
were enacted it would be against the
appointment itself, and not against
the institution for which the appoint
ment was made
The Essex Federation of Holy
Name societies week ago Yesterday
passed resolutions along the same
lines as those adopted yesterday at
staten Island. Copies of the resolu-
tions were sent TO New jerseys con-
gressional representa- tives.
Answers to the Essex county pro-
test regarding Nathan were received
here on Saturday from Congressman
HamiH. Scullv and Townsend. Mr..
HamiI and Mr.. Scully declared their
intention to Immediately take action
toward an investigation of the mat
ter. Mr.. Townsend said he would
send the resolution to the committee
or Panama affairs.
Three years ago the Holy Name
societies of the Catholic diocese of
Newark. representing more than lOO,-
600 Catholic men. sent joint protest
to the Italian government against
the manner in which Nathan, then
mayor of Rome had acted toward
Pope Plus and the other Vatican au-
thorit'es. Mayor Nathan had short
time before figured as leader in an
anti-Catholic demonstration at Rome.
AIavor Nathan was informed of the
protest sent from New Jersey. He
imrediately made a reply in which
he bitterly assailed the Catholic of
New Jersey. declaring that their ac-
tion was an interference in a matter
which did not concern them.