New Britain herald., 1919-05-26
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50 Father Sullivan Asserts in Stirring Talk to Congregation

In an eloquent sermon delivered in St. Joseph's church yesterday morn ! ing, Rev. J. Leo Sullivan laid much of the blame for the spread of Bolshe- vism in this country and other coun- tries to American college professors 2 of anti-American tendencies. He cited the case of a well known Boston prod sigy who some years after receiving his s degree at Harvard at the early age of l5, was arrested in connection with May day rioting. The influence of -anti-American college men, the priest claims had it's effect on the young man and it was to this influence alone that he owed his downfall
 The sermon follows:
 It IS customary some time during this month to dwell upon the life and virtues of Our Blessed Lady, for Catholic devotion has dedicated to her this beautiful month of flowers and sunshine.
 It is a part of our Christian educa- ton, our Catholic training to honor her whom God Himself deigned to honor since he saw fit to choose her the mother of His Divine Son, made man, Jesus Christ.
 Just to introduce a little variety in the treatment of our discourse we will make a departure from the fixed method of procedure, and dwell rath- CT on the ideals which are the source of this devotion than on the devotion or the subject herself
 We will see in the course of our talk how these ideals worked out during the great war, and from a comparison with other ideals draw our own con- clusions as to their worth and adop ton as the read standard to guide our troubled times.
 Some ten or fifteen years ago cul- tured Boston, whose very atmosphere is redolent with the breath of intel lectua1 strivingS and literary accom- pIishTnents, was, dazzled with the bril- liant talents of a young man who re- cetved his degree from Harvard at the age of Is.
 This young man, son of Harvard professor, Boris Sidus, not only mas tered many languages but was &C., knowledged the mathematical wonder of those days. Algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, astronomy, geology. all these sciences were mas tered in comparatively short period by this youthful prodigy. For a time this celebrated scholar was hidden from the public gaze. The other day he appeared with all the startling sud- denness of a star shooting across the horizon, in the court room of judge in the city of Roxbury, this youngest graduate of Harvard, this idol of d great university was charged with in- sulting the American flag, with incit- ing others to riot, in one word he was convicted of being what he himself acknowledged he was, a Bolshevist.
 A few weeks ago at Boston, in the court room of a distinguished Catho- lie judge, 15 women were indicted for participation in the riots which took place on May 1 and which we all know were demonstrations against our government. These 15 women were either wives or daughters of college professors whose ideas were shaped to a great extent by the teachings and ideals of our so-called great American universities.
 Just a, year @ago when Yale college was making preparation for the day of days in a students life, graduation day, among the questions which the graduating class ok upon themselves to propound and answer was, who is the greatest man in the world today :?
 The answer which these products of an acknowledged representative Amer ican college gave to this question was so un-American, so pro-German that every prominent newspaper writer in the state, every loyal citizen, was up in arms. And well they might be for these young men were so impregnated with German educational ideals under professors openly or covertly in sym pathy with Germanys philosophy of life, that Wilson, Pershing, Clemen