The Dickinson press., 1917-05-12

PEACE AND WAR WILL
BE SUBJECT OF DAVID
GOLDSTEIN ON MAY 18
Arrangements have been completed
lby the Dickinson council Of the
knights Of Columbus for. the free lee
ture by David Goldstein Of Boston, on
Peace and War, which is to be held
at Elks' hall on May 18th, at 8
o'clock.
It is announceds that Mr.. Goldstein
will deal with his subject under three
headings, giving the causes Of war
and the way to establish peace in our
domestic, Industrial and governmental
relations. MI. Goldstein will make
plain the Christian attitude on these
three phases Of his subject, while he
exposes the false teachings of radi-
Gals.
What causes. family disruption?
What solution do Catholics offer for
divorce and it's kindred modern evils?
What causes the industrial conflicts
of our time? How would Catholics
establish industrial peace?
What is the aus of war?
Does the European war prove
christianity to be a failure?
What is needed to establish and
Ito maintain an enduring peace Of
nations?
What has the Church done for in
ternational peace? What can she
do today?
Does obedience to the Pope in
matters of faith and morals conflict
with the patriotic duty of Catholics
to their country?
Is there a higher form of patriot
ism than that taught by the Catho-
lie church? These are some Of the
questions Mr.. Goldstein will answer
in his address at the lecture May
Is. His arguments are said by his
friends to stand the tests Of righ1
complimentary.
Catholic faith, having been baptized
on May 81, 1905, which was two
years after he resigned from the
socialist movement. Mr.. Goldstein's
fearless, fair and uncompromisine
attitude in defense Of Christian prin.
ciples against the assault of oppon.
ents has at length won for him 6
very high standing in the community
in which he lives. And it has wor
for him thousands of friends in the
many cities, where he has Spoken
throughout the United States anc
Canada. Mr.. Goldstein has the dis
tinction of having been selected by
His Eminence William Cardinal o.
Connell, Archbishop of Boston, as thu
layman to present the Catholic view
of sociological problems in 1907 ant
year after year since that time. H.
is sent to the annual conventions o:
the American Federation of Catholi,
Societies each year to represent Bos
ton.
The announcement that Mr.. Gold
stein is to speak in his home cit,
is q guarantee Of a packed house
In reporting the opening of the Com
mon Cause Forum last season tn
Boston Journal says:
t"Catholics and socialists by tn,
thousands flocked to Franklin Uniol
hall last night. to hear David Gold
stein, a convert to the Catholic faith
} tell of his journey from socialism
to the church. Although the hall wa
filled, 5000 others in front of tn
building clamored for :. admittanc
until long after 9 o'clock, when the.
were finally convinced that not an
Iother person could be admitted"
. Mr.. Goldstein's sound %reasonin!
and convincing logic is said FIRE
quently to arouse the ire of his OPP
'ponents who invariably flock to hea
and quiz him, despite the attempt
of the national officers of the so
I. cialist party to get their member
to "ignore Goldstein and ask him n
Questions" The Press reports tina
"they come with the hope of caus
ling embarrassment to the speaker
but in every instance Mr.. Goldsteil
has met the enemy, disclosed thel
tactics, and completely defeated them.
In answer to a California socialis
who made an attack upon Mr.. Gold
stein he replied, in part: "The charg'
Il of being a professional turncoat ha
in fact no slenderest thread to hol'
on to. My record is simple. I hav
! not changed from one organization
Ito another or back again. I nav
been associated with but one trad
union during my life as a journey
man-that, is the Cigar Makers In
%ternational Union Of America, o
(which I am still a member and il
which I am proud to say l hold
~26-year-old card. I have been as
ISOLATED with but one political move
ment-I resigned from the socialis
party twelve years ago, after q tn
tile attempt to induce it to repud
late its immoral teachings. I hav
been connected with but n church
1.-The Roman Catholic church-int'
(which I was privileged to enter tel
YEARS ago last May the twenty-first
Moreover, am not turncoa
with regard to my religious convic
tions. ] am but a belated follower Q
.r. loo, T ord Paino q CathO1i