Evening journal., 1919-03-24

James y Flaharty, supreme knight
Of The knights Of Columbus has return
cd TO the East after an extended tour
| OF various KNIGHTS Of Columbus State
| Jurisdictions which took him as FAR
south as the Mexican bopder and as
far West as san Francisco. Commenc-
ing with Maryland and Virginia. he
worked westward and southwark
through Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, New
Mexico, Arizona. up TO Montana, Nc
vada, Colorado, Washington, California.
ana then back to Wyoming Nebraska,
Iowa. Illinois and the East.
The deepest impression received by
Mr.. Flaharty on his tour IS the fact
that there Is an entire unity Of desire
on the part OF. the people OF the United
States 10 have industry stabilized into
the ways OF peace.
Anybody making an intelligent sur
vey Of the Uniied States at the pres
ent time," he declared 'wlll lind that
the end Of this war disclOses conditions
akin 10 the end Of all wars-graliaca-
ton in victory less acccnluated than an
easerness 10 have things restored 10 a
peace footing.
"The present time Is no exception 10
the rule that an unrest follows in the
wake of war, even Of victorious war.
Fortunately the good sense Of the
American people insures us against
what might me truly termed the tur-
bulent conditions prevailing abroad,
even In The countries Of our associates
in the war. This makes it all the more
necessary for US 30 be on our guard
and so carefully and skillfully man
euver the nation from a war 10 a peace
basis that we shall avoid all OF the
disturbances that could arise with even
tho slightest mismanagement.
ut IS not true that there is a good
opportunity for prOpOgandists OF eX-
treme radicalism I'm this country at this
time. Certainly we are confronted With
some dinlcult problems and out Of
these difficulties opportunities for the
spread Of bOlsheVism may arise. The
Knights OF Columbus, as a nationwide
organization, are prepared TO anticipate
whatever belsheviistic movements may
be launched. Long before our country
entered the war long even, before the
war broke out In Europe, the Knights
had carried on a constructive warfare
against socialism I'm this country. EX-
perts in industrial relations toured the
country under the auspices OF the board
Of directors OF the Knights Of Columbus,
giving public addresses on the subject,
and holding public question classes 70
enlignten tie people regarding the dam
gers OF socialism.
Now, the knights Of Columbus,
through It's eighteen hundred and more
councils throughout the country, is an
agency for constructively combating
any new forces Of disruption that arise.
With whatever healthy dissatisfactions
may crop up among labor circles, the
Knights OF Columbus has no more or
less interest than any other body OF
American citizens who stand for 4
square deal all around; but the society.
TO a man. is opposed to the import and
practice Of foreign ansrchistlc doctrines
and will nght them With all the power
at its command
In his public addresses on his tour
through the south, the Middle West and
the Far West, Mr. Flaherty stressed the
need Of constructive warfare against
the forces OF extreme radicalism.
There are two ways OF meeting this
dsnger-crushing It by force OF argu-
meut and, II necessary. by physical
force or by preventing IL through con
structive action. The latter is, OF
course, the better way, and the Knights
Of Columbus are making their contribu-
ton 70 this constructive action on the
part of The nation by organizing them
selves into a great, employment-ilnding |
body. Cooperating with the govern !
ment. the Knights Of Columbus, through 1
lis councils located all over the nation, /
are daily canvassing positions for our /
men returning from overseas. This work 4
Is meeting with especial success on the !
Pacific slope. While there ! learned /
that over three thousand vacancies had
been found for soldiers and sailors
within three months Of the commence
ment Of job finding operations by the