New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
Catholic Y. M. u.
Pledges Support
To Irish Freedom
Eleven Resolutions Are
Passed at Final Session;
Archbishop Hayes Is Re.
elected Spiritual Director

The Catholic Young Mems National
Union ended its forty-fifth annual con-
vention yesterday at the Hotel Van
derbilt. Eleven resolutions were
adopted unanimously. One of them
Pledges the union, of which Archbishop
Hayes is spiritual director. to the
cause of Irish freedom. 1t follows:
I'VE declare ourselves in full accord
with the aspirations of those who by
centuries of sustained struggle and
sacrifice have struggled to defend the
sovereignty of the Irish nation. We
declare that we recognize in that strug-
gle the conflict for recognition Of the
great principle of common Justice,
1--WE believe that the spirit of a per-
secuted people who seek neither re-
venge nor gain, but the mero yindi-
cation of principle in the assertion
of which they have ever been ready
to sacrifice life and all the beauties
of life, is spirit that the world should
encourage and defend.
1--WE further declare that if the only
white nation in the world now held in
slavery shall be compelled to continue
IN subsection to foreign and despotic
domination the war just concluded
must be justly characterized in history
as a war for the continuation of force.
To Young Men of Ireland
Therefore, in the name Of the
Catholic young men of America, whom
we represent, and in the name of the
thousands of our brothers who gave
their lives to protect the rights of
small nations, we extend to the young
men Of Ireland our assurance of a full
knowledge of their aims and of our
sympathy with their ideals. We assure
them that their dead who died for Ire
land shall have our prayers and that
their living who still struggle for her
shall have our support"
The convention demanded in another
resolution Immediate readjustment"
Of chaotic economic conditions" say
ing that unrest and discomfort would
remain in the land until the remedy
was found and applied. The prosecu-
tlon of profteers was "insisted upon"
in this resolution.
Two other resolutions dealt with
loyalty to the Pope and to the United
States. They follow:
Reaftirming our spiritual fidelity to
his holiness Benedict XIV, we, the
members of the Catholic Young Mems
National Union, in convention Assem-
bled, August 23d and Gath, in the City
of New York. extend to him our sim
cere fluctuations on his genuinely al
truistic attitude in the recent war
when, though weighed with grief
through the unspeakable sufferings of
his faithful children in snany lands, his
invaluable services were rendered for
mankind in a manner commensurate
with those of our brethren in the faith
exalted Office, we unite our prayers
with those Of our brethren in the faith
all over the world that our church may
be divinely favored by long and fruit
full pontifcate of the present holy
father.
Pledge to America
1--WE pledge to the hierarchy of these
United States of America the energetic
cooperation of our national body and
its individual units to the prof lection
and extension of the various phases of
the progressive programme of social
Gus sequence of the recent war"
intendent Of Schools in The Bronx,
urged the delegates to emphasize the
responsibilities of citizenship in their
educational work. in order to combat
radical tendencies.
Archbishop Hayes was reelected
spiritual director of the union
Michael j. Slattery, of Philadelphia,
was reelected president, and T. j..
Thornton, of Philadelphia, secretary
treasurer. Edward R. Reagan, of New
ark, was elected first vice president,
and Charles L. F,wart, of Providence,
second vice president.