Evening star., 1916-08-22
Urged to Aid Civic Retirement.

alton, were taken up Tor action.
Urged to Aid Civic Retirement.
A women's session of the federation
was a feature of the morning program.
At this session Bishop P. J. Muldoon
of Rockford. Ill. urged about 200 dele
gates to join every state, county and
city civic movement in their communi-
ties.
Don't stand back and say: We
Catholic women are not wanted and
won't get a fair chance, he said My
own experience is that people of other
beliefs not only are fair to US Cath
olics. but are most anxious for us to
join with them in their work for the
general good. 1t is only too true.
am sorry to say, that we Catholics
have not done our part in social service
work.
join every movement for the pub
lie good and express the Catholic soul
that is in you and show your COM
munity that Catholic thought Is the
real, complete. balanced thought not
Unless Catholic women Join civic
movements we will see socialistic,
atheistic or at least merely humani-
tartan principles in operation in this
country.
Makes Similar Plea.
who presided at the women's meeting.
made a similar plea. Are we Catho-
lie women going to sit quietly BY
she said, land allow the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association to forever
usurp the Christian name In association
welfare? We must do work of even
higher character, whatever the sacri-
Ace. IL Catholic womanhood is ever to
Interpret Itself to the American mind
and make manifest It's claim to su-
periority Let us open our clubhouses
and our league houses to our young
"At the present time there are some
a. 900 girls members OF the Young
Women's Christian Association. holding
office or casting a vote. instead OF nay
influence let us surround them with
Catholic influences. Let us invite them
earnestly to come to us not in patron-
izing way, but in a friendly. hospttable
way. Let us make Of them members or
Analysis of Teutonic Mind.
Successes of the central powers in
the European war were attributed to-
day by Rev. F. Betten. S. j.. to the
ability Of the Teutonic mind to assimi-
late knowledge. in an address before
the German Roman Catholic Central
Verein, on knowledge Is Power"
How is it that the central powers
have been able not only to maintain
themselves, but even to conquer wide
countries from their enemies? Was it
muscular power that made 1t possible? =?
Was It money? No, because both in
abundance were represented in the
armies of the allies. 1t was the Ger
man head, the German brain. or rather
what was and Is in this head and
brain"
Father Betten appealed for more edu-
cation among Catholic Germans in this
country.
Bishop Currier of Cuba, addressing
the German delegates on Mexican af-
fairs, said:
Everything that is dearest to the
heart of Catholics in Mexico has been
desecrated by ruffians. Our government
is fraternizing with Villa and Carranza
and is causing our church great In
Justice"
The delegates adopted resolution
asking the passage of the Kern-McGfl
licuddy federal employees compensation
bill, and copies were telegraphed to
President Wilson and to the minority
and majority leaders in the Senate.
Minimum Wage Issue Discussed.
Establishment Of . minimum wage
for all workers was discussed last