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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10
THE IMMIGRATION BILL.

After contest lasting twenty
wears Congress has finally had its
way and has passed the famous
immigration bill over the presi-
dent S veto. The bill, objected
TO on account OF the iteracy test
provision, has been vetoed by
three different presidents. Last
week it passed the House-over
the vetO-by vote of 287 to 1906
On Monday Of this week it also
passed the Senate by a vote Of 81
to 10.
The literacy test provided for in
the bill excludes from the United
States all aliens over Ii years of
age, physically capable Of reading,
who cannot read the English lam
"uage or some other language or
dialect including Hebrew or Yid-
dish. Any admissible alien, how
ever, or any citizen of the United
States may bring in or send for
his father or grandfather, over 50
wears Of age, his wife, mother,
grandmother or unmarried or wild
owed daughter if otherwise admis-
slble, regardless Of whether such
relatives can read.
If the past can be in any way an
index Of the future state OF i'm
migration it would appear that
Congress may yet rue the day this
bill became an effective law. Ex-
perience has shown conclusively
that many foreigners have come to
cur shores, deprived of the lnoWl-
edge required by this bill, and
have become a real asset to the
country, both they and their chill
dren. The opposition to the lit
eracy test is based on the old and
tried principle that character and
morality count more than book
knowledge when there is question
Of real and valuable citizenship.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10
PRIESTS IN AUSTRALIA
CATHOLIC BISHOPS PROTESTED
AGAINST. RULING OF AUSTRIA
LIAM MILITARY BOARD.

The British Military Board recently
made an attempt to force the priests
of New Zealand into the military serv-
ice. The latest issue of the New
Zealand Tablet to reach our country
contains the following interesting re-
port regarding the matter:
Last week the Catholics Of New
Zealand received a decidedly unpleas-
ant shock when the names Of quite a
large number Of prieStS-including
those Of the rector of Holy Cross Col
lege and one Of it's professors-fgured
notice that they had been drawn in
the first ballot under the compulsory
clauses of the Military Service Act,
and that they would be required to
enter camp in preparation for active
service in the field unless successful
appeal were lodged within a specified
time. Catholic people were further
disquieted by the ambiguous utter
ances of the Minister Of Defense
who, when questioned by press in
tervieWer on the subject, refused tC
commit himself as to the intention OF
the authorities further than to say
that the clergy would not be regarded
as "a privileged class. In no other
portion of the British Empire has
there been any attempt to dragon
the clergy into abandoning their min
istry of peace and reconciliation, and
to coerce them into imbruing their
hands in human blood and any effort
to give effect to such proposal
would certainly have been regarded as
very serious matter A deputation
representing the hierarchy Of the
Church duly waited upon the Minister
and the matter has now been def
nitely Strengthened out. The Minis
| ter informed the deputatlon that the
| authorities Of every Church would
have the right of appeal on behalf Of
| priest or minister drawn in the bal
| lot. In the case Of the Catholic
Church the right will be exercised by
| the Bishops. If it is represented tt
! the Hon. Mr.. Meyers, who is the Min
lister responsible for exemptions, thai
a clergyman ought not to be taken, he
| will act under regulation 9, and rec
! ommend to the Military Service BOarC
| that he be exempted. This rule is o.
general application
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10
HONESTY.

Mr.. Cleveland Motfatt, the writ
er, has just made an interesting
experiment. He wished to test the
degree Of honesty of the average
man and woman. For this pur-
pose he selected the names Of fifty
men and Of fifty women. He di-
vided the first number into ten
groups, comprising five each Of
the following: Business men, rich
men, lawyers, saloonkeepers,
plumbers, New York. aldermen,
newspaper men, actors, doctors,
policemen. The women. likewise,
he dividedinto groups Of ,fve,-con-
sistilg of the wives Of prosperous
citizens, actresses, stenographers,
trained nurses. teachers, business
women. working GIRLS. doctors.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10
CULTURE.

Many articles have appeared of
late in the magazines on the sub
ject Of culture, its real nature and
value. President Lowell, Of EIar-
ward, while expressing nothing
new, sums up the subject in these
words: "Culture denotes rather
an attitude of mind than a specific
amount of information. 1t implies
|enjoyment Of things that the world
has agreed, are beautiful; interest
In the knowledge that mankind
has found valuable: comprehen-
sion Of the principles that the'race
has accepted as true. F"
Before the elective system Of
studies took possession OF our
American colleges, education was
always considered to have cul-
tural value. The object proposed
to itself by the average college
was to awaken in the mind of the
student those latent faculties that
make for appreciation Of the good,
the true and the beautiful. Tech
meal subjects were presented for
their material worth: a thorough
knowledge of the classics with
auxiliary subjects was expected
to broaden the mind and to lay
deep the foundation for genuine
culture. Hence it is that the col
lege graduate Of the old school
was familiar with the best
thoughts Of the great men of all
times. His classical training
placed him upon so high a plane
that he claimed intellectual kim
ship, even il remote, with the mas
ter minds of the ages. He might
have specialized in some one line
OF human endeavor, but he wore
his culture as a mantle on all oc-
caslons. He was always a gentle
man.
Present day educational tenden-
cleS, however, incline to technical
development alone rather than to
specialized training for a livcli-
hood and culture for the higher
enjoyment Of life. The result has
been tremendous advances in the
material world Of science and in
ventlon but a lamentable scarcity
OF men who can appreciate the
beauties Of life outside Of their
own profession. Formerly the
lawyer, the physician, the banker,
the man Of affairs, was also a
scholar; today, outside Of his own
profession, the world may be a
closed and sealed book to him.
Whatever may be said for OF
against the modern method of
strictly technical education it
would still seem true that a cul-
tured mind is far preferable to
the most overwhelming success in
the business or professional world.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10

Nobody, father
Il cannot believe it. 1t must be
some priest or other
Il have never spoken to priests,
monks or religious brothers. You
have forbidden me, and | have obeyed.
You know that l never tell lie
Did you speak about this to Miss
Verdolet?"
mo, did not mention it to her nor
to anybody else. You are the first to
whom l tell it.
But has, perhaps, one of your lady
friends cnticed you to this abyss by
false allurements and promises?"
No, dear father. YOU yourself have
been the cause OF my vocation
Germaine was silent fer a moment
as if she was afraid to continue; then
she added tenderly:
1T is now some three years ago
since | WIS walking With Miss Verde
let in the country. We came to a
solitary road when | saw a crucifix at
short distance. When we came
near to it | looked up to the cross and
saw that the figure of Christ had been
taken off; it was lying OH the ground
broken in pieces. [ understood that
sacrilegious hands had been at work
My friend sat down on a heap Of
stones, whilst I carefully gathered all
the pieces of the broken image. /
laid them on a large fiat stone, and
tried to join them together and re-
store the profaned statue | was
nearly ready when Miss Verdolet sud
denly sprang to her feet and loaded
me with horrible reproaches. When
she was quite close to me she broke
into a satiric laugh, snatched sudden
ly at the fragments Of the figure and
threw them up in the air one by one.
I felt pain and sorrow in my soul
which | cannot describe. 1t is true |
had not the courage to utter a word
Of protest, but from those scattered
fragments arose a light which illumi-
mated the Utmost recesses Of my SOUL
Germaine looked at her father, but
he remained silent. Then she con-
| tinued:
''The remembrance Of this sacri
legious offense against Christ has
| never been effaced from my thoughts
and continually I beseech Him to
| make me suffer the greatest pain, in
order that a ray Of light and faith
may also shine on you, and that you
also may know and love Jesus, as
| love Him now
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10
LACK OF ZEAL.

A prominent Catholic writer has
been placing structures on the
growth and development Of the
Church In this country. DIR. Aus
tin O'Malley, the we'll known pub
licist, seems to think that the
Church In America is Oh the down
grade when there is question of
increase in numbers. As Right
Reverend Bishop Caneyin, of Pitts
burgh, has shown, leakage in the
Church III this country is some
thing that cannot be proved at all.
The contrary seems to be nearer
the truth.
DR.. O'AIalley also speaks of a
lack of zeal for souls on both
sides OF the sanctuary rail. " In
this also he appears to have shot
beside the mark. A review of the
progress Of the Church in this
country during the past hundred
years will easily disprove any lack
OF zeal on either side Of the sane
tuafy. The vast increase Of Cath
olics, of institutions of all kinds
under Catholic patronage, and the
thriving condition of, the Church
at the present time, all 90 to show
that zeal has been manifested on
both sides Of the sanctuary. Nor
will his assertion stand under the
light OF the present. Everywhere
throughout the country the
Church is showing amazing
growth. During the past ten
years new dioceses have been
formed, many churches have been
erected, new schools are to be
found III every diocese, new par,
ishes to take care Of the overflow
from larger centers, and an impos.
ing number of charitable institu-
tions for the poor, the orphan, the
sick and the aged. Communities
OF Sisters are growing ever more
numerous, the clergy is vastly
stronger numerically, and its infill-
ence. is felt in ever increasing
force throughout the nation. All
this result is due to zeal and not to
mere chance.
Perhaps Dir. O'AIalley attributes
a lack of zeal to the fact that we
have not yet succeeded in convert
ling all or the greater number o1
our fellow country men. Well, ths
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10
Bishop on Preparedness
RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY,
URGES MILITARY TRAINING.

Right Rev. Bishop Thomas ]. Sha-
han, D. D., rector Of the Catholic Uni
versity of America at Washington, en-
dorses the propaganda OF compulsory
military training for young men in
Catholic universities, colleges and
schools in the United States.
Preparedness" is the subject of
the Bishops conferences with lead
ing clergymen, educators and laymen,
and the work will go forward until a
military course is included in the cur
riculum of all Catholic educational in
situations.
1--WE believe in universal military
training for the youth of America
When the world war is over the Unit
ed States with its vast wealth, indus
tries, raw materials and ability to feed
the world, will be subject to attack.
We will need protection, and the only
way to have it is to train our young
men"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10

Speaking OF the litcracy test the
Minneapolis Tribune remarks
The literate "crook' is infinitely
more dangerous to American cit
izenship than the illiterate one.
Evolution from ilIiteracy to liter
acy is a simpler and surer process
than evolution from wickedness
to righteousness. OF the two we
shall do better with raw material
that brings an honest purpose and
neglected mind than with raw ma
terial that brings a vicious spirit
underlying a Schoolcd brain.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10
DISEASES OF DEGENERACY.

Recent studies OF our vital statistics
have revealed an alarming increase i'll
the diseases of degeneracy, which has
made it necessary to take an inven-
tory of the moral, mental and physi-
cal stock of the people. From the
very best information on the subject
it is believed the United States con-
tains the following number of adults
and children suffering from insanity,
feeble-mindedness idiocy, epilepsy,
tuberculosis, yenereal diseases, deaf
ness, dumbness, blindness, physical
deformity, pauperism or criminality
for which alcoholic beverages are
largely Responsible:
Insanity, 100000; feeble-minded-
ness and idiocy, 10000; epilepsy, 75,-
600; deaf and dumb, 100000; blind,
$4,000; physical deformity, 100000;
tuberculosis, 500,000 venereal dis
eases, 100000; paupers, 100000; and
criminals, 100000.
Besides the aforementioned de-
generates, there is still a large army
Of mental and moral perverts, whose
qualifications fall far below the high
standards of good citizenship as re.
suit of drinking habits.
The disorders of development
among children from parental intoxi-
cation vary greatly in character. They
range from moderate enfeebement of
mental and physical growth to the
lowest grade Of jdiocy and monstroS-
ity. According to DR.. W. G.. Sulli-
van, fifty-fve per cent of the children
of alcoholic mothers are stillbOrn or
die before attaining their second
year, while many of those who sur
vive are epileptics, predetermined, in
sane, or suffer from some peculiar
form of mental or physical degen-
eracy, which places them in that large,
but sad army of erratics and degen-
crates
Bezzola found that thirty-five out of
seventy idiots were conceived during
the wine harvest of fourteen weeks,
i'll which the Swiss carouse, while the
remaining thirty-fve idiots were con.
eeiyed during the rest of the year.
Leppich claims that he has observed
ninety-seven children who were con-
ceiyed at the time one or both par
ents were intoxicated only fourteen
of whom were born without notice
able defects. DR. w c. Sullivan re-
ports seven authentic cases of this
character, and scores of. other emf
nent physicians make similar observa-
lions which are beyond question or
dispute.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10
Rev. Ignatius Smith, O. P.
HOLY NAME SOCIETY NATIONAL
DIRECTOR.

The Rev. DR.. 1gnatius Smith, o. p,
S. T. LIZ, has been appointed the
national director of the Holy Name
Society for the United States. Father
Smith succeeds the Rev. John 7. Nc
Nicholas, o. P, who has been called
to Rome as the Assistant Master
General representing the English
speaking countries. In the discharge
of his duties as national director,
Father Smith will be the editor Of the
Holy Name Journal and director OF
the national headquarters of the So
ciety in New York. AS lecturer and
eloquent preacher, Father Smith al
ready enjoys a national reputation.
He has, during five years, made the
strongest appeals to Holy Name men.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10
A SOCIALISTS EXAMPLE
DAUGHTER OF FRENCH SOCIAL
IsT BECOMES A NUN.

Germaine Jaures, the daughter OF
the French socialist deputy and perse-
cutor of the Church, has left the pa
ternal home and has taken the veil in
a convent.
The Unita Catholica publishes the
last conversation between father and
when she made her resolu-
ton known to him.
One day Jaures asked his daughter
whether she had already thought OF
making a choice of life.
Germaine smilingly replied: i
trust you will leave me free in the
choice | have made. AS u good IA
Their you will not force me to take a
young man against my will.
Have you found one already con-
tinued JaureS.
Yes, father"
And who is he? Tell me-
He is one who is superior to all
Others" the girl replied.
Jaures was moved and was dlscon-
certed by the firm tone with which his
daughter spoke. She knelt down at
his side and continued calmly:
Father, | wish to dedicate myself
to God-and take the VEIL
AS the father did not reply for some
moments, she lifted up her eyes and
saw that he had grown pale as death.
Terrified she rose to her feet, but
Jaures succeeded in mastering his
emotion, and calmly asked: How
long ago did you form this resolu-
tion?"
Three years, father"
Three years; and who has put this
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10

AS an exchange remarks, there
is need for a law by Congress
legalizmg the interstate shipment
Of altar wine, and taking this
matter ont Of the hands Of the
States. Otherwise trouble will
arise here and there, as happened
in Kansas the other day, when
Senator Montce refused to ac-
quiesce in an amendment exempt
ing wine for sacramento and
medicinal purposes. He based his
opposition on his Interpretation
Of the Webb-kenyon law.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10

The St Paul carnival of 1917
has gone down into history. The
various leaders and promoters
are to be congratulated on the
able efforts put forth TO make it
not only hotter than last year, bat
also cleaner. Several features
could have been improved, but on
the whole it was a great advance
for the better.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10

When DR.. Eliot was president
Of Harvard University he applied
advanced theories Of the elective
system of studies. He proceeded
Oh the assumption that the in
terest" of the student was a suffi-
cient guide in selecting his studies.
This principle, which seems OPP
posed to the best development of
the pupil, is to be applied by the
General Education Board in its
new program.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10

Home study Is perhaps the most
conclusive test Of i boys serious
ness Of purpose. 1t is only by the
exercise Of his own will to study
at home, away from the associa-
ton Of a teacher, that boy gains
that control over himself, that
ability to do unpleasant but neces-
sary things, that sense Of person
al responsibility 50 necessary to a
successful life.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10
PROHIBITION ON THE IN
CREASE.

An act was recently proposed
in the Minnesota Legislature to
prohibit the sale or possession oil
Intoxicating liquor within the linn
its of the State. The bill (section
g. reads: "'Thc manufacture,
sale, barter, gift, disposition, or
the furnishing, or keeping or hav-
ing Ill possession for sale, barter,
gift, disposition, or the furnishing
OF Intoxicating liquor of any kind,
in any quantity whatever, except
For sacramental, mechanical, scien-
tific, or medicinal purposes, shall
be forever prohibited within this
State from and after the first day
of January, 1920.'
There is little doubt but that the
prohibition wave has now assumed
colossal proportions. Everywhere
throughout the country state leg
islatures are considering the mat
ter, and, as a rule, the considera-
ton has been favorable to the abol-
ishing Of the liquor traffic. The
movement is not confined to one
church denomination or to people
of any particular ancestral tradl-
tons: it is nationwide and sweep
ing. Many Of the Catholic clergy
have allied themselves with the
movement, especially since the
state legislatures seem willing to
except wine to be used for sacra-
mental purposes.
TO make the matter more I'M
portant several bishops have come
out openly favoring or~encourag-
ing the abolition of all liquor traf-
fic in this country. Among them
may be mentioned Bishop Rhode
Of Green Bay, Wisconsin, who re-
Gently favored a referendum vote
on the subject. The recent utter
ance Of Right Reverend Henry
Granjon, Bishop of Tucson, Ari-
IONA, is most cnlightenlng, since
that State was the storm center Of
the fight for and against the sa-
looms. Bishop Granjon declares
emphatically that the prohibition
movement i'll that State was never
directed against the Catholic
Church, and adds, so far as Ari-
IONA is concerned, the thought Of
sighting or making little of the
Catholic religion never entered
their minds.
With reference to the need OF
prohibition to stamp out the sa-
loon, the Bishop says: II cannot
but stand in favor Of prohibition
in so far as, and precisely because
it appears to be the only available
means at present to stamp the IN
Ispeakable saloon out OF existence. -
Answering the objection of those
who claim personal liberty III the
matter, he says: "After every
thing has been said pro and con,
so long as our constitutional re-
ligious rights are not trespassed
upon, we as Catholics, children OF
the saints, may we'll afford to join
the crusade of our times, and let
our example shine before the
world, that God. and His Church
may be glorified. -
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10
Senior Bishop of World
ARCHBISHOP GRASELLI is ED
EST BY BIRTH.

BY conservation James Cardinal Glib
bons is the senior bishop of the world,
inasmuch as he was consecrated in
July, 1868; but Archbishop Graselli is
the senior bishop by birth, for he was
born. January 5, 1927, and consecrated
bishop in 1874.
In every way the aged Conventual
is a remarkable man. In his early
manhood he must have been man of
gigantic stature; even in his Goth year
he is one of huge frame. He is a
linguist English and the
other languages Of Europe come easy
ID him. What an active life has this
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10

Admiral George Dewey, the
hero of the battle Of Manila Bay
IN the Spanish-American war, who
died at Washington in his eight
eth year recently, several years
ago, it IS said, fatty turned down
oveFtures made to him by the
Guardians of Liberty, an anti
Catholic organization, who had
succeeded i'll getting General Mel
son Miles over~to their side.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10

The Central Bureau Of the Cen
tfal-Verein Of st. Louis, Mo-, has
issued a pamphlet on Catholic
schools. 1t is a reprint of an arti-
Gle contributed by Right Rever-
end Bishop Shanan to the New
York Sun. 1t explains clearly
and briefly the reasons why the
Church insists Oh Catholic
schools. The pamphlet may be
had free Oh application to the
Central Bureau.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10

Congress has finally succeeded in
passing the immigration bill, with
Its literacy test, over the presi-
dent S veto. 1t will now become
the law Of the land with applica-
ton to foreigners who seek the
shelter and protection OF our
shores. The press generally has
opposed this literacy test.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10

Recent state vital statistics re-
veal notable decrease i'll the size
OF families in North Dakota. Last
week the State Board Of Health
recommended that the present leg
islature pass a law giving bonuses
10 parents raising large families.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10

The stream Of life flows ever on
ward without pause. AS You glide
along its course give your fellow
men occasion TO remember you
rather by kindly word or deed
than by snarl or injury.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10

The more narrow the mind the
more fanatical is the man. Mar
rOW-mindedness and fanaticiSm
have caused most Of the religious
wars i'll history. In private life
they Wreal havoc on ever side.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10

Official letters from the Bishop
will always be read to the congre-
cation in English, and all COM
munications to the chancery office
must be in that language.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-10
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1912.

\ broad mind is never too broad
to fight in a good cause, but It is
ever too broad to stoop to the ig-
noble depths of envy and jealousy.