davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
FRENCH CLERGY
5000 PRIESTS LOST LIVES IN BAT.
TLE-BoTH SECULAR AND
RELIGIOUS.

In carefully written volume, en-.
titled ''The Church of France During
the World War;" we read the follow
ing eloquent figures:
There were no less than 5000 sec.
ular priests killed at the front, and
many more were grievously wounded
infilm and crippled
"Of those killed at the front from
among Religious, there were Eudists
25, Dominicans 20, Foreign Mission
Fathers 45, Redemptorists 3S, White
Fathers 4S, Holy Ghost Fathers SO. Ca
puchins 50, Franciscans IS, Assump-
tionists 20, Lazarists Is, Oblates of
Mary Immaculate IS, Salesians Is, Jes-
uits 1852, Trappists 5S, and among the
Brothers: Brothers of Floermel 80,
Sacred Heart 20, Marists "a, Christian
Brothers lis. Besides these dead.
there are many more wounded and
crippled ones"
We must not omit the many thou
sands of Sisters who devoted them
selves no less heroically near the bat
tlefeld and in hospitals. On one occa-
sion, to mention an instance, the
French government decorated for hero
ism at the same time AZ Sisters Of
Charity Of Nevers (where the Ven.
Bernadette of Lourdes lived and died)
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
IRELAND AND BELGIUM

Then why is Ireland not a nation
if Belgium is a nation? Why is she
not a nation if Poland is nation?
Why are the rights of the Walloons
more sacred than the rights of the
Irish? Why are the rights of the
Poles more holy than those of the
Celts? Poland has been extinct for
ages. Belgium has enjoyed inde-
pendent sovereignty less than ninety
years. In the year 1900, before the
Irish parliament was befouled by
British bribery, Ireland enjoyed leg
islative independence and had a pop
ulation of more than 100000 people.
At that time Belgium was one of the
pigmy provinces of Napoleon the
Great. But President Wilson de-
clared on January s, 1918, that unless
the sovereignty of Belgium was re-
stored the validity Of international
law would be forever impaired. Now
he insists that Article X of the League
of Nations, which perpetually denies
the sovereignty of Ireland, be ratified,
otherwise the validity of internat tional
law will be forever impaired Strange
logic which requires the resuscitation
of one nation and the strangulation of
another! Does the preservation OF
international law demand this dis
parity in justice?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
POPE THE BEST POWER FOR
PEACE-ENGLiSH PRIEST SAYS
LEAGUE WITHOUT PAPACY is
LIKE OMELETTE WITHOUT
EGGS.

In his address before the Confer
ence OF the Catholic Truth Society at
Nottingham, England. Mgr. Grosch
speaking on the worlds debt to the
Papacy, said:
We have heard something in these
days Of League of Nations which is
to bind all the peoples of the world
into one and to make future wars i'm
possible. We agree that this is the
only way of safety for the world. We
honor the men who have spent so
many months in an endeavor to form
ulate the principles which shall gov
ern it,
so far their labors do not seem to
have materialized appreciably. They
may do SO presently, and we may hear
of complete agreement upon inter
national conduct, but failure must
await on any scheme which leaves out
the only power in the world which has
ever produced a league of nations
the only power which possesses the
sanction which can dominate mems
consciences and discipline their hearts.
The Papacy is the only power
which has succeeded in forming a
league of nations, and without the
Papacy no league of nations will ever
be effective. A League of Nations
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
EASTERN, JURlST COMPARES TWO
COUNTRtES-PA PARALLEL CASES
DEMAND EQUAL JUSTICE.

Ireland is a nation, for Ireland is
larger than either Belgium, Holland,
Greece, Serbia or Montenegro. 1t is
larger than Belgium, Holland and
Montenegro combined. 1t is larger
than Serbia and Belgium combined.
1t is three times the size of Belgium,
and Belgium is the nation whose woes
reused the remonstrance OF the world,
writes Judge o. Howard of New York.
Belgium is the nation that President
Wilson insisted Germany restore to
statehood without any attempt to
limit the sovereignty which she en-
Joys in common with all other free
nations"
But why should Germany restore
the sovereignty of Belgium and Eng
land strangle the sovereignty of Ire
land? Are not the Irish people more
closely bound together by ties of com
mon blood and language than the Bel.
gians? Are they not as progressive
and enlightened as the Belgians? Are
the frontiers of their domains less
definite than the dubious borders OF
Belgium?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
ADVICE FROM AN EXPERT
that there are interests higher even
than material and economic interests.

that there are interests higher even
than material and economic interests.
Brotherhood of Man. =
Third. In the present interna-
tional situation there must be re-
vival of the essentially. religious con-
viction that all men, of whatever ma
ton or race, are one great family, be-
tween the members of which must
reign good faith and that sort Of mu-
tual confidence of which our great
Hollander, Hugo Grotius, who is rec
ognized as the very founder of inter-
national law, speaks in the last chap
ter of the work, De lure Belli ct
Pacis.'
Finally, have, during the war, ex.
pressed my own personal conviction
in parliament that the world may be
saved from its complexities and diff
culties, first, in the political realm by
the very sort of admirable idealism
that President Wilson has so fittingly
expressed; second, in the economic
world by the cooperation of all or
ganized bodies and groups for domes-
tic peace, and third, in the moral
realm, and speaking from any point
of view as a Catholic, by the impon-
derable moral influence of the Holy
See"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
DEBT IS CLEARED
WHITE BEAR PARISH HOLDS JUB-
LEE Observation-Disclosures REV.
EREND ARCHBISHOP BOWLING
PRESENT.

! Last Monday evening the parish OF
st. Mary of the Lake, at White Bear
Mimi, held celebration. The occa
sion was the cancelling of all indebted
ness against the parish. An anony
nous donor had offered $4,000 on
condition that the parish would raise
the balance, $4,000, within a year
Due to the energy of the pastor, Rev
John Fahey, and the generosity of his
devoted people, more than $4,000 was
raised within month.
| On Monday evening, therefore, the
Most Reverend Archbishop Dowling,
with a number of the clergy, attended
the jubilation. Dinner was served by
the ladies Of the parish to the clergy
and the members of the executive com
mlttee. Afterwards a program was
given in the church. Mr. Earl Jackson
reviewed the history of the parish
during Father Fahey's charge, and
paid tribute to the pastors devoted
zeal and success. Mr.. Jackson then
introduced Father Fahey and Mr..
George H. Ref, superintendent of
schools, who spoke briefly. Master
Lawrence Fournelle read beautiful
tribute from the children of the par
ish school to their pastor.
Archbishop Bowling then addressed
the people in words Of gratitude and
encouragement. He spoke eloquently
of the part which our Catholic people
are called upon to play in the develop
ment Of ideals in our country. His
discourse was listened to with intense
interest. The whole audience then
filed past the Archbishop as each in
turn was presented to him by the pas
tor.
Afterwards the people adjourned to
the. parish hall where an excellent pro-
gram OF entertainment was presented
and refreshments were served to all. :,
1t was planned at first to burn the
mortgage, but the committee decided
to preserve and file it away in the
archives as a reminder to future gen
erations of the generosity of the pres
ent parisl1ioners. 49,
-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
HUNGARIAN BOLSHEVISTS

churches, but this-becoming prena,
turely known-caused such an uproar
amongst the Catholic peasants that
the government was again obliged to
climb down and to; announce publicly
that it was their fixed resolve to in
sure to everybody in the land freedom
of religious belief and of worship.
''But in order not to be baked alto
gether in their resolve, they : have
started a. tearing, raging propaganda
in the schools against religion. The
children now have lectures in which
they are taught that there is no God
apart, anparently, from the guardian
of the new idealism which Bolshevism
is supposed to create. The children
are also taught that they need not
obey their parents, and if they have
Continued on page 81
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
NOTABLE WORDS ITO CARDINAL.
MERCER IN NEW. YoRk-JuS-
TIcE AND CHARITY NEED or
- .E%.st - =, =
| WORLD NOW. : @

At the great banquet rendered Car.
dinal Mercier in, New York recently,
Justice Bowling uttered the following
notable words:
This great country which has re-
vered you for, what you have done, has
come to love you for what. you are.
But these great demonstrations of af-
fection- which have met you every
where are not entirely for the. Prince
of the Church, the scholar, or the pa
,triot. What has stirred the imagina.
ton of our people is the man of faith,
courageous as the lion which is the
emblem of Flanders, as inshexible as
a Columbus, chivalrous as a Bayard,
but relying for the triumph Of the right
on the goodness and mercy of God
This is the type Of leadership which
the world Graves for today, and sadly
needs. Back Of the marching victori.
GUS hosts are sinister forms in con,
,stantly growing numbers, which are
no longer shadoWy but very real and
threatening. 's. .s..'., !.
The horrors of this war have given
occasions for some, of the most beau
;tiful examples of sacrifice and hero
ism the world has ever witnessed. But
with some it has only served as a stin
ulus to create fresh scenes of violence
and slaughter. The forces which have
saved humanity from political slavery
must continue allied to save it from
social anarchy And this cannot be
accomplished by formulas or phrases
but it must be done By first remedyins
any just causes for complaint and ther
by the most unfinching maintenance
,of authority, both spiritual and hui
man Justice and Charity "-thes'
are the means by which to attain tn.
desired end. .s. ,,s.ss.. ..1,s I.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
A VALIANT PRIEST
.cHAPE AIN p BABsTi SEMI TO FORT
LOGAN, COLO

= ~ = 81,
/. Capt. julius J., Babst who enlisted
in the regular army as a chaplain
shortly before the great war and who
served nine straight months in the
trenches, has been stationed at Fort
Logan, lear Denver. He was wound
ed while in France. ~. -..s.
Captain Babst wears many citations
for bravery-two distinguished serv.
ice medals for action at Chateau
Thierry and the Meuse-Argonne, a sill
'ver star citation, general orders al
Chateau Thierry. a eroix de guerre
with palm at Chateau Thierry and a
gold star croix de guerre. at Mon1
Blanc, besides a victory medal with
five bronze stars for participation il
five major engagements
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
SIXTY YEARS A PRIEST
REV. D. M. sAlNToURENs, o. p,
is FOUNDED SISTERS OF THE
PERPETUAL ROSARY.

On Sunday October 26, at the Do
minican Monastery of the Perpetual
Rosary, Camden, Pa, the Rev. d. NJ
Saintourens, O. P, celebrated the
fftieth anniversary of his religious
profession. Owing to the advanced
age of the venerable priest, who is in
his eighty-fifth year, and also owing
to his failing health, the celebration
of his golden jubilee was conducted
quietly at the monastery.
Father Saintourens was ten years a
priest before he embraced the aus
terities of religious life and was
clothed in the Dominican habit.
Since his admission to the Order of
st. Dominic fifty years ago his entire
labors have been centered on the
foundation of cloistered community
of nuns who might recite the rosary
without a moments cessation in
honor of the Immaculate Mother of
God and for the welfare of mankind
After many years of trial and inde-
fatigable devotion, Father Saintour-
ems finally obtained the permission of
his superior and the appreciation of
the Holy See to found the Dominican
Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary.
From a small beginning in France,
this branch of the Dominican Order
has spread through Belgium and
now contains a number of large con-
vents in the United States. The
Camden monastery, where the vener-
able founder is awaiting the setting
of life's sun, is the headquarters for
the Perpetual Rosary.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
MARSHAL FOCH
EGENERALs .FocH PRAYs AT LoUR.
DIES AND MAKES The STA
~. TIoNs.

Marshal Foch' has again, been paying
Ia visitto the country of his birth, the
Landes., He was received at Tarbes
by. the prefect, the Mayor and the Mu'
|nicipal Council. During his visit he
iss staying with his brother, who still
lives in Tarbes.s
On a recent Sunday the Marshal at
TENDED a Solemn Mass. of thanksgiving
sung in the Cathedral by the Bishop
Of Tarbes, and afterwards dedicated a
monument to, the dead of the country
lat which the widows and orphans were
present
On the following day the great gen
eral paid private visit, to Lourdes
He remained long in the grotto wrap
lped in prayer at. the feet Of Our Lady
and afterwards visited the Basilica and
| the = Church Of the Rosary. He also
made the Stations of the Cross UP the
mountain with deep devotion.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
THE POPE AND THE LEAGUE

without the Pope is an omelette with
out eggs-not very real and not very
sustaining.
"Shut the Pope out of the councils
of the nations and you shut out the
only moral force which ever has or
ever can unite the people of the world
The Pope was excluded from the
Hague Convention, and. the Hague
Convention has proved disastrous
failure. The Papacy is an expert in
forming a league of nations. 1t has
done it before; let it try again. A
Clemenceau, c Wilson, even a Lloyd
George might learn something from
Ithe Papacy.
This land of England owes all that
is best and noblest in her to the in
fiuence of thousand years of Roman
ecclesiastical government. No one
who wishes to know need remain ig-
norant of England's debt to the
Papacy.
And now one final word. The
Papacy stands before the world today
a vigorous survivor amidst almost uni
versal ruin. The spirit Of social dis
order and hostility to all lawfully con-
stituted authority threatens nations
and society. The Papacy remains as
a principle of order, the immovable
rock of right and freedom and of JUS
tice.
Let the statesmen of the world and
the peoples of the nations acknowl-
edge it's power and seek it's guidance
as the heaven-sent teacher and GUS
todian of the moral law, AND the ma
terial and social problems which con-
front the world will solve themselves" ;"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
URGES CALM COOPERATION TO
QUIET ECONOMIC UNREST
DUTCH CATHOLIC L e A D E r
POINTS WAY IN CRITICAL Pc
RIOD OF REIMBURSEMENT.

The following statement made by
Monsignor w. H. Nolens, leader of the
Catholic party in Holland, and repre-
sentative of the Netherland govern
ment at the international labor con-
ference in Washington, is of especial
interest - -, =.
Monsignor Nolens says During
the present critical period of readiust-
ment which the world is passing
through, | believe that certain great
healing forces are vitality necessary:
First. In the realm of economic
life, it is obvious that some under
standing must be reached between
caDital and labor. The peace OF ma
ton depends upon nothing more than
the calm cooperation of all the i'm
portant factors in the economic situa'
ton. That peace cannot be main.
tanned if improper consideration and
influence are accorded to any one
class in the population.
Second. In the realm OF social life
there must be a recognition of the fact
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
CATHOLIC MAYOR DEAD

A great loss to the Catholic cause
is the, death of Sir Daniel McCabe,
late Lord Mayor of Manchester, Eng
land, which occurred recently in Lon
don, at Queen Alexandra's Military
Hospital. Sir Daniel had been i'll for
some time, but the last reports were
good and a recovery was expected
when the end came and he passed
away peacefully, fortified by the rites
of Holy Church, He was a public man
of great worth to the Catholic cause,
widely known and well respected
throughout Lancashire.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
FOR NUNS GRAVES R
MORE THAN. 1000 MARKERS TO
HONOR DEAD RELIGIOUS

Quartermaster General Wood has
sent the first allotment of markers,
for the graves of the nuns who
served in the Civil and Spanish-Amer.
lean Wars, to Mt. ST. Mary's College,
Indiana The Sisters there received
81 in number
According to Mrs. Jolly 2,200
markers will be made, blessed and
placed on the graves of the nuns Of
the battlefield.
War OF. 1912.
The Ursuline Sisters of New Or.
Jeans will also receive recognition
from the United States government
for their services in the war, of 1872
This order turned into hospitals all
their. schools and converts during the
period of war. So great was their
|service to the United States army at
,this critical time that Andrew Jackson
visited their house to express his
|thanks and the thanks of the United
States.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
RECEIVES LAST DEGREE
CARDINAL HoNoREOs BY, scATHo
Lie UNIVERSITY.

Cardinal Mercier, On the eve. of his
departure from the United States, re
ceivedS the honorary degree of Doctor
of Sacred Theology from the Catholic
University Of America. The interest
ing ceremony took place on Wednes
day morning, October 80. in the par.
lor of the residence Of His Grace, the
Most Rev. Archbishop Hayes, in New
York. iii the presence of a small abut
distinguished gathering. ~
The Catholic University was repre-
sented by. its distinguished president
the Right Rev. Bishop Thomas j. sha
han, who delivered an appropriate ad
dress TO Cardinal Mercier
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
100000 SOCIAL CENTER
BOSTON PLANS LARGE CIVIC
!. !: BUILDING. r

!, "A systematic campaign and drive by
the Knights of Columbus for one mil
lion dollars, to erect a Catholic Civic
and Social Center building in Boston
Fenway, is now being organized and
will very soon be launched.
j The project of erecting this much
needed Catholic building for moral
educational and social purposes has
been before the people for the past
three years, with the result that one
hundred and thirty-ffve thousand dol
lars have been subscribed. His En-.
inence Cardinal 'Connell was the first
to give his approval and substantial
support, and he is greatly interested
in the project. s.t
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
Government and Welfare Work

| the oustings order sdeclaring that the
question was of such large proportions
It demanded a. statement of the condi-
t1ons which such move would invite,
We are opposed to any attempt to
institutionalize the activities hereto
| fore conducted by the so-called War
Welfare societies." the Knights told
Secretary Baker. The men in the
/! service welcome a relief from war
supervision and military methods.
They welcome the relief and willingly
| respond to the services of civilians to
whom they owe no special duty or
military Difference and obedience. 1t
is relief from the restraint of official
supervision for them to receive a
touch OF home life and neighborly as
slstance within the camps. Ready to
leave the service if so ordered. we
nevertheless wish to record our protest
against the proposed new policy and
feel that the action of Congress in
refusing funds asked for these DUP
poses by the War Department, the
very willing contribution of the public
Tor the maintenance Of this work by
the welfare societies; the hearty re.
sponse and appreciation of the men in
the service, the very inherent con-
trast between military rule and disci
pine and recreational and education
al work at the hands of friendly civil
lans, all speak against the taking over
OF this work by the army as one of its
regular functions"
Mr.. Bakers Reply. 80. ,-
Mr.. Baker, in a letter TO the X. of
C., acknowledges the interest which
the Knights of Columbus dislraved in
their desire to have the soldiers well
fare in the future looked after. He
says: Il quite agree with you that
so much of the program as relates to
leisure time at least should be con-
Quoted in such way as to induce q ,
feeling of ease and comfort among
the men, approximating as nearly as
possible the conditions of home life,
atmosphere and spirit. We hope to
accomplish this by the employment of
carefully selected men and women.
who, because of their training during
the emergency, as representatives of
the affiliated organizations, or be-
cause of their natural ability and in
terest, are qualified to carry on well
fare program as employees of the War
Department. - --....
In contemplating the end of emer-
gency, turn with gratitude to you and
your able associates, who so willingly
accepted the responsibility placed un.
der the Knights of Columbus. l ex-
tend to you the appreciation of the
War Department, and the thanks Of
every man of the service who came in
contact with your representatives in
the field
You are requested to continue your
work with the troops in France, Ger
many, Siberia, Panama Canal Zone,
Hawaiian and Philippine Islands and
Alaska, for further period of three
or four months, or until such a time
as the army is in position to under
take the responsibility. The War De-.
partment in the future, ais it has in the
past, will feel free to call upon the
Knights of Columbus for advice, coun-
sci and active assistance wherever the
need develops.
Cordially yours,
{. "NEWTON D. BAKER"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
KING DtCORATEs PREL ..TE

Following a luncheon given by the
Belgian ambassador to King Albert of
Belgium in New York on October 25,
His Majesty conferred upon Archbish-
op Hayes the decoration Of the Grand
Officer of the Crown.
This royal insignia was, bestowed in
grateful recognition of His Grace's
Esplendid work as. Chaplain-Bishop of
the United States army and navy dur
ling the war.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
QUEEN MADE DOCTOR

The. honorary degree Of Doctor of
Letters was conferred on Her. Maj
esty, Elizabeth, Queen of the Bel
gians, at Trinity College, Washington
D. c., on October 81. The ceremony
was, held in the presence of a distin-
gllished gathering of representative
officials of Church and State. The
coincidence is remarkable that the
pioneer Catholic College for women is
the first Catholic College in the coun.
try to confer degree on her majesty
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
CARDINAL MERCER LEAVES

Cardinal eMercier saida goodby to fthe
United States Wednesday, night of last
week and boarded train from New
York for Ottawa. He sailed from Que.
bee Saturday for Belgium where he
wishes to be, for the general elections
|on November Is. He was the guest of
the Canadian government during his
stay In the Dominion: !. is3'z.3 y
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-08
OVER TRt TOP

j At the. banquet in Pittsburgh last
week which marked the close Of the
.@.drive'". for 100000 for the Catholic
Charities of the diocese, it was an
tnounced, amid loud applause, by
James j. Flannery, general chairman,
that the, total received and promised
was $763.31S.59, with every indication
that grand total Of $S00,0oO would
be reached.