The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-21
ne lra-Sectarians Who Recently Participated In Joint
Drive Establish Training School and Prepare to Block
Forthcoming Legislation That Might Affect Catholic
Schemes---Nants to Stampede the Army
Of Reconstruction

expenses out Of their own pockets
as they go along popery comes out
with well-laid campaign and va
rious announcements which let the
cat out Of the bag and show that
she is ready to fight such measures
with what? With the money
tolerant Protestants gave to the
Catholic War Councilp
We are practically forced to such
a conclusion when we read articles
such as the following from The De-
troit Free Press, issue for Decem-
Der 2nd:
Washington, Dec. Ito turn out
trained women workers to battle with
reconstruction problems at home and
overseas, the National Catholic serv-
Ice school was opened on Georgetown
heights near this city today, as the
latest link In the chain Of war work
institutions Of the National Catholic
war council.
| After intensive training in social,
military and welfare work, classes
Of DO women from every section Of
this country will be graduated ey-
cry six weeks to take their places
In the army of reconstruction work
ers to be thrown into Industrial cen
ters OF America, as well as overseas
and In the visitors houses and sery-
Ice clubs maintained by this war
time organization.
| Domestic science, military organi-
zation, social welfare and recreation,
first aid, bookkeeping and statistics,
home nursing, religious, social and
patriotic inspiration of war and re-
construction activities with survey
Of the field and agencies, law, Gus
toms and courtesies, are some OF the
subjects in which intensive training
is to be given.
Willingness to do hard work cheer
fully, with certificates Of good health
and character are requirements for
women candidates between 20 and 90
years, who receive tuition, board and
lodging free.
| Cardinal Gibbons Baltimore
Catholic Review, tells US that
women who have husbands serving
: across the water in the Red Gross,
Y. M. G.. A. and similar organiza-
tions need not apply. A letter OF
recommendation from the local
priest and lay person Of standing
are necessary if you would break
e into this school operated by the
: papal corporation.
!, The wary scribes for thu
i hierarchy may try to slip out Of TIN
9 dilemma if it appears that thC
d people who contributed, feel tina
o they have been betrayed but, how
n !, they can present, a sstisfactor,
Il alibi Is a puzzle to anyone who ha
: watched the Roman Catholic pa
it pers closely, for, though they d
not say SO in just that many words
s it is clearly apparent that the Ma
/ tion Catholic War council, heade,
le by archbishops, ''the highest Cath
"a olic authority in America" is to b
, the directing agency Of this Roma
Is Catholic propaganda and defensiy
Is activities and is, to put it plainly
X to succeed the Callahan-Scott rel
IT gious prejudice commission.
" We are we'll advised in this las
es assertion for Cardinal Gibbons IA
n vorite mouthpiece, The Baltimor
at Catholic Repiew, issue for Decem
ber 7th, says:
n, The National Catholic War Cour
g. ell, representing as 1t does the arch
:. bishops, the highest Catholic author
:. ity in America, was in q position
y organize all the Catholic agencies Z
ID the country for war purposes.
n. peace time the organization whic
I has been built up during the perio
Z Of the war will still be necessary
a. Catholics are to play an importai
o. part in settling the great problem
III Of reconstruction.
-
~ Through the medium Of the Gait
D. olic press and short simple pan
phlets the reconstruction commit,
,s Of the National Catholic War Coul
!: Gil expects TO give expression to ed
VI Gated Catholic public opinion
ne America on the various problem
No. which concern the wAge-earner. IT
n. most important Of these are the Ii
I ing wage, better housing condition
ne and more adequate protection again
,s- such industrial hazards as sicknei
he industrial accidents, unemployiner
IL old age, and premature death. A
~ educational campaign will also
'ol conducted on such problems
ng training for citizenship, governme
ownership Of railroads, governme
"A control Of industry, price fixing al
eu colonization.
There Is q powerful updercurre
he Of radicalism among the workil
. J classes in America at the prese
ia- time. Catholics should be alive
On. the dangers Of this movement, b
ngl they should remember that It can
~ more effectively counteracted
:. sound legislation than by destructi