The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-05-17

these were from Alsace-Lorraine and
one was Pole. There were no fig
ures at hand for the self-governing
dominions. 1t was stated that the re-
sponsibility for eXpelling or interning
German missionaries rested with the
Dominion Government.
Zionist Movement-Giving his
views to Catholic paper during the
week, Cardinal Bourne of London, like
every one else, seems greatly infiu-
enced by the menace of BOlshevism.
He says that the Allies should con-
clude a speedy peace with Bulgaria
and support the new king there, if
BOlSheViSm was to he checked; and
for the same reason he advocated an
instant recognition of a JugoSlav
kingdom, it's confines to be determined
later He has already expressed HIM
self at one with all the inhabitants of
Palestine in thinking the idea of
Zionist state for that country an i'm
possible one.
Pope Is PIantiff.-Another lawsuit
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gard to Catholic bequest. 1t is in
Ireland this time; and the plaintiff is
no less person than the Pope him.
self. The case will shortly be heard,
and the question involved is legacy
of $4,000 bequeathed by a Mr. Moore
to PiuX X or his successor in the
Papal Chair Ito use and apply at his
sole and absolute discretion in the
carrying out of the Sacred Office, the
receipt of His Holiness or of the
Cardinal Secretary of State to be suf-
; ficient discharge to the trustees The
will is disputed by certain members Of
the family, who first declare the leg
acy is one upon trust, and demand to
. be appointed it's trustees; and if this
| is admitted, will dispute the validity
of such trust.
Teachers In France.-In France the
economic problems arising from the
: war; press heavily on Catholics. For
? example, the teachers of the Free
5 Schools, who have already suffered
e much for Christian education, are now
? reduced to serious straits owing to the
g smallness of their salaries and the
/ increased cost of living. Cardinal
p Maurin, Archbishop of Lyons, has
:. placed in the hands of the Diocesan
+ Director of Education the sum of ST.
p 600 to be used to aid the most neces.
o sitous cases and the Cardinal appeals
n to Catholics to remember in their gen.
o crosby those who sacrifice themselves
q to maintain the Christian education
4 of the young. In doing this the Cardi.
nal has set good example, and has
deserving class, borne with quiet hero
: ISM
= False News ltem.-Says a CORE
:, spondent the wires have sent abroad
- an account of what scamp has called
y in Italy "a meeting of $50 priests in
., Naples calling on the Church to per
l nit them to take wives Several of
| the anti-religious papers in Italy have
:, taken up the fellows Item of news"
i The truth is, no such meeting took
place in any part of Italy. On March
. 81 the Association of the Clergy of
Naples held one of its usual meetings
to discuss the high cost of living and
problems of professional kind, such as
b. do clerical societies from time to time
i in every diocese in the world, and
presto, a blackguard's pen published
, in a BLACKBOARD journal a fabrication
of kind which, to Catholics, anyway,
e is of a particularly repulsive kind. Nc
need to say any more on such a
5 subject.
I Lie About Vatican.-The most re.
e cent story, circulated for the purpose
d of bringing discredit upon the Papacy
t suggests that the Pope gave his for
V NAL approval to the Austrian attack
/ on Serbia in July, 1914, and that in
/ doing so His Holiness was moved by
f friendship for Austria and hostility
/ toward Serbia. The absurdity of this
charge becomes apparent, when it is
remembered that it was precisely at
r that time that the Holy See signed
: with Serbia a concordat, wherein, in
e consideration of the most excellent
+ disposition of Serbia toward the
/, Church, the Holy See consented to the
: insertion of clause, establishing a
S certain control by the Serbian Govern
y ment over the nomination of Bishops,
/. and the ALLEGATION of priests. The rea-
d son for the insertion of this clause
o was VIGOROUSLY the insistence of Ser
t bia on her right to prevent the infil-
l. tration, designedly or innocently, of
S Austrian political agents under the
t guise of ecclesiasticS
Church In Athens-And what is the
G position of the Church in Athens? An
= Athenian tells us of the respect shown
to the Catholic clergy by the govern.
ment and people, even though in the
: capital of Greece there are but 1000
Catholics BY the State and by the
3 people (who are overwhelmingly Or.
: thodox) post of dignity is given to
. the Catholic Bishop equal to that of
: the Orthodox prelate. To every State,
military and municipal function the
: Archbishop of Athens and the clergy
are invited to honor the occasion by
their presence. In the administration
OF the Church no one interferes with
fIN A III soI