Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1918-10-26
National Catholic War Council En-
tertains Visiting English
Bishops.
Urgent Problem With Which the
knights of Columbus
Have to Deal.
Bishop Julien Guest of the Knights
of Columbus of New
York.
INTERESTED IN OUR SOLDIERS.

On Thursday, October II, Bishop
Muldoon, Chairman of the National
Catholic War Council, and Bishop
Hayes, Chaplain General, were pres
emit at a luncheon rendered by the
New York committee of Catholic
laymen to the Right Rev. Frederick
William Heating, Bishop of North
hampton, England, and Monsignor
Arthur Stapleton Barnes, of Lon
don, England, who are in this
country primarily to convey the
greetings of the hierarchy of Eng
land to His Eminence Cardinal
Gibbons, on the occasion of his
episcopal jubilee, and who are also
deeply concerned with the measures
taken and to be taken for the spir-
itual safeguard of American SOL
diers, especially Catholic soldiers,
when quartered in England or on
leave
The luncheon, of which Adrian
Gselin was Chairman, and at which
we're present group of the most
notable New York Catholics, was an
informal welcome to Bishop Heating
at the outset of a sojourn which
will probably extend to a month,
during which time visits will be
paid to the members of the HER
archy in different parts of the
United States. 1t was noted in the
course of the speeches that this, so
Tar as is known. is the first time
a delegation charged to formally
represent the English hierarchy has
visited the United States. Bishop
Hayes offered the assurance that
this mark of respect to the ven
Grated head of the American HER
archy was highly gratifying to the
American people, and Bishop Null
doom, speaking in the name of the
National Catholic War Council,
thanked Bishop Heating, represent
ing the English hierarchy, for
fall that had been done for Ameri-
fcan soldiers in England
On the following day Bishop
Heating and Monsignor Barnes, ac-
companied by the Rev. John j
Wynne, S. j., editor of the Catholic
Encyclopedia, after a visit to the
Knights of Columbus headquarters
for overseas work, were present by
invitation at a meeting of the Elk
ecutive Committee of the National
Catholic War Council. Mgr. Barnes
urged upon the committee the ne
cessity of distinguishing between
the English and the French aspects
Of the soldier problem. There are
at all times a considerable number
of American soldiers in England for
one reason or another, and because
Of the stringent military regulations
communications between Paris and
London is very much more difficult
and less expeditions than between
New York and London. Thus In
order to be able to communicate
with the knights of Columbus head
quarters in Paris before leaving foi
America Mgr. Barnes had been
obliged to spend two weeks In
completing papers giving him Per
mission to travel to Paris, where
ne spent one night. Twenty-Five
| signatures were necessary before
this journey could be undertaken.
In view of the certainty thai
when peace comes millions Of
American soldiers will have much
time upon their hands, and will be
subjected to influences that have
not been dealt with on the Other
side of the Atlantic with the same
| frmness that has been shown or
this side. Mgr. Barnes urged, and il
this his position was endorsed by
| Bishop Heating, that the utmos
consideration should be given t.
what may be very soon the mos
urgent problem with which the
Knights of Columbus will have t.
deal. The visitors were assured b.
the Chairman and members of thu
Executive Committee that every eff
! fort would be made to conform Il
their wishes, as the determination
of the National Catholic War Coun
ell is that the knights of Columbu
shall labor for the spiritual ant
physical welfare of the American
soldier wherever he may go.
On Friday, October IS, Msgr
Julien, Bishop of Arras, arrived II
New York, also on his way t
Baltimore, bearing the greetings o
The French hierarchy to Cardina
Gibbons. AS with all of the othe
Bishops in the area of army occu
patton in France, Bishop Julien ha
uOGu VI 6fCat bCAR W thC MI ~
Of Columbus in the field, and tn
Director of Overseas Service il
France has sent in advance o
Bishop Julien's coming full report
Of the obligation the Knights work
ing in France were under to tn
Bishop himself and to the mem
Ders of the hierarchy whose envo
ne is. Therefore upon his arriva
In New York and before proceeding
20 Baltimore Bishop Julien was en-
lertained at dinner at the Waldor
by the Knights of Columbus. W. J
Mulligan, Director of the Knight
Of Columbus Committee on Wa
Activities, presided. Bishop Juliel
was accompanied by Msgr. Bau
drillart, probably the most cele
brated scholar and publicist of con
temporary Catholic. France, Abb
Flynn and Able Klein. A heart
welcome was rendered to the dis
tlnguished visitors by Directo
Mulligan and william p. LarkiE
Director of knights of Columbu