The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-06-01

<. OF G. Building Dedicated by Car |
dinal Andrieu-1is Eminenee Lauds
America "A Archbishop Glennon and
Col. p. II. Callahan Declare We Are
Fighting for the Preservation Of Civ.
illzatlon.
Washington, May 14.-At the dedica.
ton of Knights of Columbus building
somewhere In France" recently, his
Eminence, Paulinus Cardinal Andrieu,
oficiated, blessing the building and de-
livering an address, in which he paid
glowing tribute to the American PEG.
pie and expressed his gratitude for the
splendid work which the Knights of
Columbus, representing the Catholics
of America, are doing in behalf OF
Uncle Sans soldiers.
The new building, which is in charge
Of Field Secretary John c. Dawson of
Laporte, Ind, is one of many which
the Knights of Columbus will erect on
foreign soil. Secretary Dawson is one
of the fourth contingent of secretaries
that went to France, and since he has
been there he has visited several Am.
erican camps and has talked to the
soldiers. He writes that the American
army men are greatly interested in
the recreational facilities which the
knights of Columbus afford them, and
that the officers are cooperating in
every possible way with the knights
of Columbus war workers..
The exercises which marked the
dedication of Secretary Dawson's
building were in charge of regimen
tai commander whose name cannot be
given because of censorship regula-
tions, but the interest which he mani
tested in the event is indicative of the
regard in which knights of Columbus
work is held by those who are in close
contact with it.
During the course of his address
Cardinal Andrieu said: "Should l not
find here, surrounded by townspeople
of the better class; by artists whose
talent is as clever as it is gracious;
by officers of the American army and
of the French army as we'll; by priests
whose attitude has always brought out
! in bold relief the close alliance of re-
ligion and patriotism should I not
find here a family interesting on any
account-young men to whom may be
applied the words spoken to one of
our kings when he was still an infant.
Sir, thou art beautiful as hope.
You are soldiers conscious of yoss.r
duty and willing to do your duty to
! the very end, that is to say, until the
destroyer of international right be rem
dered incapable of disturbing the fu-
ture peace Of Europe and Of the world.
"You are Americans, sons of a
grand republic, which is governed by
| leaders eminent in the temporal as
well as in the spiritual order, and I
am delighted to convey to her an en-
thusiastic greeting on the occasion Of
this festival, because she is the coun-
try of intelligence, the country of
| thrift, the country OF liberty, and when
necessary, the country of heroism.'
Fighting for Humanity.
Archbishop Glennon, in introducing
Col. P. H. Callahan, chairman of the
knights of Columbus Committee on
War Activities, at luncheon given
recently by the City Club, of st. Louis,
said that the cause for which America
is fighting has undergone revolu-
ton since the phrase make the world
safe for democracy" was first spoken
by President Wilson, and that there
has come the realization that the
fabric of civilization is being de-
stroyed and that Eve are now fighting
with our backs against the wall for
humanity"
"Since the magic word democracy
was spoken by our President" said his
Grace, 1--WE have come to see the pur.
pose Of the fight in broader sense.
We are fighting for more than democ.
racy, we are struggling for the pres.
ervation of our civilization. The
stories of frightful crimes against wo.
men and children, although exagger-
ated, no doubt, in some instances, are
in the main true, and there has come
to us even a broader term than civil
ization. 1t is humanity we are fight
ing for.
"a citizen army, such as ours, only
arises in holy cause, not for money,