The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
CATHOLIC PRESS NEEDS SUPPORT OF CATHOLIC
PUBLIC,

John Ayscoush" is pen name Of an English novelist
whose works known throughout the English speaking
world He is Rt Rev. Mgr Francis Bickerstafe- Drew
and convert to the Church since 1878 His position in
the literary and religious world is that anything he
has to say in reference to public religious other
ers commands the attention of the millions of
English and American readers who are familiar with his
novels IN an interesting contribution the London Uni
verse this venerable preate speaks follows regarding
the necessity of public support of the Catholic press:
The voice that speaks from the Seven Hills beside the
yellow Tiber has sent its sound into lands insisting
on the Apostolate of the press every Catholic ear
is listening But the message cannot in the nature of
things be to the Christian press alone 1t implies
correspondence of the Christian public Duty is never
like the leaning tower of Pisa all side Political
nostrums change and fall but the of demand and supply
will work In spite of u.s. Force feeding not possible
outside of prisons and readers large The apos.
olate of the Catholic depends not on the Catholic
press alone but the reasonable cooperation of the
Catholic public This precisely what the Catholic pbc
does not seem alert to comprehend. press however
soidy good cannot maintain itself vogue by it's own
weight Writers presuppose readers That the Catholic
writer's are there we believe is proved. the Catholic
readers keep them going. The Popes wise and solemn
reminder of mperious duty to the public upon which
every press must depend and is to those by whom
Catholic press must be provided"
FOR THE GERMANS U. S. MEANS UNCONDITIONAL
SURRENDER
The ongegged German retreat specialist is functionng
In way that is highly satisfactory to the Allies. The
newspapers also to find nothing criticize
in his mastery efforts. They continue to boast of the
great elasticity of their battle line which is capable
indefinite stretching without permanently swapping They
do not OF course explain why tremendous quantities
supplies and thousands of prisoners to the
every day while the line is squirmng and twisting like
wounded snake This left civilians and soldiers
to figure for themselves All is we'll apparently with
them while the Kaiser and his six sons retain whole
SKINS The enemy is repused at all points where at
have been made to penetrate the Hndenburg
rer To say otherwise, matter what the facts are
would be ese majestic in respect great name of the
line we'll as to the Kaiser
But Haig has buckled the line in the and
idly making his of keypoints of the
German Defense Cambria and Douai It requires des-
perate efforts the part of Hindenburg to stay even
temporarily for the purpose of saving his supplies and
munitions, the onward of the enthusiastic allied
columns. The great coal city of Lens is enveoped and
is sure spoil of those who fighting to restore it to
it's
From the North Sea Switzerland there is no sector
of the line temporarily safe to- the Germans The
southern and middle parts sorey by
and American PRESSURE while at the extreme southery
ensive fall to the lot Americans alone to
break through into Asace Lorraine and have the
glorious privilege of handing back to France the German
spoil of 1871.
So rapidly has the situation changed within the past
week that there is possibility of collapse of the
Teuton armies in the places they now occupy. final
desperate stand by Won Hndenburg Ludendorf may
seem to them preferable to continuance disas-
trous retreat Either horn of the dilemma is extremely
percus and eventually the result will be the same
absolute and inevitable defeat For them U. S. spells
unconditional surrender