Arizona republican., 1916-08-23
CATHOLICS ARE URGED TO UNITE
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NEW YORK. August 22.-Catholic voters throughout the United States were urged at d mass meeting of the Roman Catholic Central Neretn here tonight to unite and cast their influ- ences at the polls where IL will sub serve the high and holy principles" for which Catholics stand aames r. Zipf, president of the Gonzaga Union of St. Louis. who made the appeal declared there were al least 3000000 Catholic voters in the country-"quite force, he said. flor the bringing about of proper conditions"
 That" Mir. Zipf added, |" is almost as many as the republican party boiled at the last general election. That very number places in our hands a power | to be used in works of social and civic | betterment in works or mercy and Of peace. When the Catholic arm is up 1 lifted. let 1t be for construction al | ways. but never for destruction l Mir. Zipf asserted he was not con- I tending for a religious party. but for an organization of Catholics to bring | into public life a spirit of liberty and | toleration. We must be SD organ ! ized.9 he declared. and under such | leadership that upon occasions we | speak forcibly as one man ond say to | the black hand of religou., intolera- l ton. hypocrisy, and hatred. Thou shalt not enter here; so far shalt thou go and no further
 A resolution demanding that at tha | end of the world war the pope "sa heard in the council of the nations for the securing and cementing of per | manent peace" was passed by the | American Federation of Catholic So- cieties at it's convention. It said.
 As the representative of the Prince | of Peace aad the common spiritual 1 father of so many millions among all | nations of the earth, he is the logical arbiter to whom warning peoples can turn for a disinterested and impartial
 settlement of all their differences in l accordance with the sacred principles
 of justice and humanity"
 A resolution was adopted inviting
 thoughtful attention" to statement regarding the attitude of American
 Catholics toward their prosecuted CO.,
 religionists and toward those who are not their -reiigionists in Mexico" The statement embodied in the reso- lution declared that at no time since
 the beginning of the sad outrage. against religion in Mexico has tin, church or any other body or leader af- niiated with the church Tent aid. fin
 ancial or otherwise to the stirring uI
 of strife. eithere here or elsewhere i, against any person or group claiminG
 10 be a government or even faction in Mexico.
 At no time. it was asserted have thu
 exiled Mexican prelates appealed tt
 their fellow Catholics in the Unite'
 States "to aid in revolutionary move
 ments or 10 agitate for bringing abou
 American intervention"
 The only money raised by Catholic
 in this country to aid Mexico, 1t wa added was raised and expended fo charitable purposes
 What Catholics of the United State . ask in connection with Mexico" de
 clared the resolution. is that what
 ever form of government be establishes
 in Mexico with the aid and friendship
 of our country. 1t shall grant am
 guarantee liberty of conscience am
 freedom of worship as they exist il
 our United States and which are de
 nied in Mexico by unjust laws"
 A resolution passed by the Catholi
 Young Mems National Union todd
 called upon members 'to act as uni
 in taking up preparedness" and urge = them to communicate with represen D tatives in congress fin the effort [ f bring about real preparedness" Tn n following officers of the union were re . elected:
 z President, Michael J. Slattery. Phila
 delphia; first vice president, M. . Fitzpatrick. Baltimore: second viC n president. G. R. Goterman Whining | ton. Del; secretary, Sylvester c Hauck Jr., Philadelphia; treasure Harry R Murray. Philadelphia