New Britain herald., 1916-08-24
LIBERTY
 WANTED IN MEXICO
M. C. U. Urges America to En-
 sure Freedom Of Worship

3s New York Aug. 24.-The great lyentions of the American Fedora
 of Catholic Societies-to be s|s own hereafter as the Catholic 8H Iteration of. the United States-and
 Young Mems Catholic Union sed yesterday.
 erhaps the most important action
 zen was when the executive com
 tee of the federation gave women
 the organization the right to form Fection of their own for special #za vice-a project which had few
 ends and many opponents among
 men at the beginning of the con-
 ,tion.
 |g n final session at the Hotel Van rbfH, the Young Mems Catholic |S lon, without a dissenting voice, put 3HH@elf on record as to Mexico in the s Towing words:
 s# That inasmuch as the constitution
 the Republic of Mexico was 7 @a 1111ded after the constitution Of the 8 tied States, and that it's fundamen- S principles are based on the fact #at every man is a freeman, and that
 shall enjoy the right to worship
 d as his conscience shall dictate, #at in the final solution of MexicO's az azz ernaI affairs the gOVernnen of the 3@ rited States shall insist (because it
 Il be the most important factor in ##e reconstruction of Mexico1 that the
 sf1ts of all men to worship God ac-
 rdfng to the dictates of their own x &nscience shall be preserved and un- ssturbed.'
 @To further emphasize it's non- B1ftica1 character, the Union in
 nded the following in the list of
 sofutionsg
 z#%SWe oppose the election of any
 ndidate for public office who so- 6fts support because of his religious |#71iations, and we earnestly solicit Ne support of all patriotic Americans < join with us in opposing any party, Mction or individual who violates the
 onstitution of the Unted States by bp1ying the religious test to any can-
 dates for public positions" Z 'sWe Do Not Attack Wilson, # Michael J. Slattery of Philadelphia, Resident of the union, said to news bper men:
 ''We do not attack President Will Bon on the Mexican question and we #ge nothing for or against MT. #ughes All that we ask is that when #e right time comes this government ball see to it that men of all re- gious faiths be protected in their #eedorn of worship in Mexico" Mir. S1attery was reelected presi- #Bnt and Bishop Hayes was selected # spiritual director. The next annual nnyention will be held in Philadel- #nia
 The triumph of the women in their @ght for separate organization came @ the nature of a big surprise. When #l #les battle opened Tuesday some of Me influential clergy professed to see S the plan a, menace to federation #antralization. Only two favored it; Sae majority seemed indifferent. 8 Within half an hour after the ex- #cutfve committees decision was an- Aounced the wornan's section of the Alteration was well along the road to Srganization. The chairman is Mrs. lara Conboy of New York, secretary Ind treasurer of the Textile Workers bnton. and the secretary, Miss Cath srtne Germ of Hot Springs, E. c.
 The closing hours of the Federation tonvention of Cathedral College were harked with brick action and Just a Ettle friction. The friction developed Liter Col. Patrick Henry Callahan lf Louisville, chairman of the Re- Egious Prejudice Committee of the E<nights of Columbus, had made beech, in which he said!
 'eMuch attention has been paid to he fact that there are approximately 8. 900 900 Catholics in this country, bo1It ene-sixth of the entire popula- fon. I have great faith, great con- 7denhe in the other six-sixths, and want to pay them the compliment nf saving that they have been very tolerant"
 CaIIsethe Statement ''Silly."
 Joseph T. Brennan of Boston, vice president of the federation, sprang to his feet and exclaimed:
 with every respect for the learn ing of the gentleman, it is nothing short of silly to make such statements in the presence of Catholics"
 Gaining recognition by the chair. MT. Brennan continued:
 "The organization which the gentle man represents in the next year will spend $50, 900 for the distribution of Literature and the support of publio speakers for the sole object of com batting the attacks of these persons and organizations whose vicious at Jacks upon the church and it's mem bers have become matters of public scandal, and have resulted in the greatest injury to Catholics. So fal as permitting us to enjoy the Iiber- ties and freedom of institutions i! concerned, would remind the gen tIeman that a Catholic loses none ot
 the rights or the duties of citizenship
 because of his faith.
 "Religious prejudice exists to sucI
 q great extent that certain pOHtica
 parties have supported candidates fo,
 public office because of the promise
 of those candidates that they woult
 keep out of government employ per
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