The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-16
K. OF C. OPENS BITTER WARFARE ON B0L Organization in Peace Meet ing Plans to Fight Red
 Menace. EDUCATION TO BE
 "CASEYS" WEAPON Many Councils Already Are Pledged to Support
 Project.

The results of the Knights of Co., lumbus Peace Convention, held in Buffalo last week, are being felt in terms of intensified activity in every jurisdictfon of the Knights of Colum- bus represented by delegates to the convention. With appreciation from the Church, in the form of cablci praise from Pope Benedict KY, and with the cordial encouragement of the State, in the form of testimonials from Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Roosevelt and Ad- miral William s. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, the Knights launch their warfare on BoIshevisrn and all extreme radicalism-this war fare to take the form of a natioh- wide educational system destined to make for improvement in the lot of all taking advantage of it. The 1900 councils of the K of C. in this country are being rapidly brought into line as focal points for the educational campaign The Knights voted s5O,OO0 to provide for the initial functioning of the scheme. which was perfected by the K-C ed ucationaI conference held in New York two weeks ago, the plan being the embodiment of the advice of some of the nations best known edu- cators.
 The course of studies. which will be available to the 500, 900 members of the K. of c. and others at a low fee sufficient to pay operating e4- penses. will include: Accounting, banking and finance, marketing, for eign trade, management, business law, commercial correspondence pri- vate secretaryship, junior clerkship, filing and personal development, lan- guages. Industrial courses to be of ! fered include: Airship construction, auto mechanics, motion picture oper- | ating, electrical trades, jewelry mak- | ing, plumbing, industrial relations | employment management, printing 1 Ithography, decorating, welding, ven- tilation, heating and civil service. l Stress is laid upon the course in | citizenship. which will be founded upon the Declaration of Independence | and the Constitution of the United ! States-their theory and practice and | application to everyday life. The | courses in citizenship will be modified ! to suit the needs of different locaI- | ties.
 l Teachers will be chosen from men ! of standing in every community and
 the text books will be the bo@t avail | able. The schools will be made as
 self sustaining as possible by the | charging of small fees to the stu | dents.
 The Knights have consulted with 1 labor leaders in all matters affecting l unionized trades and they have re-
 ceived promises of the most cordial 1 cooperation and constructive ad- vice.
 A central bureau is being establish 1 ed and its headquarters will either
 be in New York or New Haven, the
 national headquarters of the k. of c.
 This will be the strategic center of
 the K c. warfare on Bolshevis.u. | and at this office will be received
 the reports of progress that will de- 1 terTnine the modification or eXten-
 sion of the program at present de- | termined upon.
 This educational campaign was tha
 principal achievement of the k. of
 c. peace convention. But many other | important matters were disposed of. The Knights went on record as fa- l voring complete independence for the ! Irish nation, the resolution to this
 effect being passed amid great en- 1 thuSiaSln.
 The s5O,OO0 appropriated for this
 campaign makes over S6O0,000 O.
 their own funds which the Knights
 lave contributed to what is called | AmeTiCanisTn.
 The Knights also went on record
 at their convention as ready to CO., | operate with all authorities. state and l municipal in investigating prof1teering
 with the necessities of life and they 1 adopted a resolution calling for rigid l suppression of immoral motion pie | tures The Knights will run their | education work, a purely civilian l enterprise, so that 1t will harmonize | with their camp school and employ l ment work.