The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-03-23
CATHOLIC FEDERATION NOT
TO HOLD CONVENTION THIS YEAR
Executive and Advisory Board Will
Meet in Summer.
Federation Places Itself at Dispose
of National Catholic War Council.
English Catholic Federation to Repre-.
sent American Organization in Pro.
test of Campaign Against Pope
Benedict,

lis Federation of the United States
met in Chicago, March 6, and decided
to dispense with the annual Federation
Convention this year, but in lieu
thereof a meeting of all the members
of the Executive and Advisory Boards
and of the various National Commit
tees will be held some time during
the summer. All affiliated societies
are asked to coordinate their activi-
ties by placing themselves under the
immediate direction of the Catholic
War Council, of which Right Rev. p.
J. Muldoon, Bishop of Rockford, ILL.,,
is chairman.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Present conditions would seem to
render it inadvisable to call a Ma
urgent business matters or patriotic
interests, and all Catholic activities
relating to the whole-hearted spirit of
our government, as we'll as the fur
therance and protection of all Cath
Ollie interests and in any manner per
tanning to or connected with our war
problems, have been contided by the
Hierarchy of our country to the Ma
tional Catholic War Council, under
the supreme direction of the Most
Reverend Archbishops, therefore be it
resolved that the Catholic Federation
of the United States abandon the
holding of it's annual national conven-
ton during the present year.
In lieu of such convention, how
ever, there shall be convened at such
time and place as may be designated
by the National President and Score
tary and the Chairman of the EXecu-
tive Board meeting of the National
Officers and Executive Advisory
Boards and the Boards of the Stand
ing Committees of Federation, to con-
slider any and all matters pertaining
to the welfare of Federation. Be it
further resolved that the Catholic
Federation place itself at the disposal
of the National Catholic War Council
for any service it may be honored
with by said Council, and that all fed
Grated societies be urged to co-or-
dinate their activities by placing
themselves under the immediate di
rection of the said War Council
National Secretary Anthony Matre
made report of Federation activities
since the Kansas City Convention and
of the protests filed with the "Satur-
day Evening Post" "Red Cross" and
other papers and magazines for pub
fishing articles offensive to Catholics.
A cablegram from the Confedera-
ton of England was received, asking
the Federations' cooperation in call
ing the British governments attention
to the campaign of Misrepresentation
against the Holy Father, Pope Bene-
dict XIV, to the serious detriment OF
the Allies cause, and to protest in
the name of Catholics against the con-
tinuance of this campaign. The mat
ter was referred to the Chairman of
the Archbishop's Commission, His
Eminence Cardinal O'Connell, and the
following cablegram was sent:
"The Catholic Federation of Eng
land is authorized to represent the
Catholic Federation of the United
States in the protest to be filed with
the British government calling atten-
ton to the campaign of misrepresent-
alton against Pope Benedict XVI