The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-30
ARCHBISHOP HAYES
REBUKES CRITICS
Describes Protest Over Flag
Incident as Case Of Church
BOlshevism.
NO APOLOGY TO MAKE
Denies Cathedral Authorities
Connived at Outbreak
Against Union Club.
no APOLOGY TO MAKE

Archbishop Patrick j. Hayes made
public last night long statement IN
reply to the protest of number OF
prominent Catholics against the at
tack on the Union Club on Thanks
giving Day by Irish sympathizers, IN
which he declares that he has neitper
apoloey to make nor regret TO eX-
press to very small group of Catho-
lies who. in violation OF the most ele-
mentary rule of ordinary politeness
among wellbred people, have seen nt
To address me through the medium OF
the public press"
The letter to the Archbishop, whlch
was published in all OF the New YORK
newspapers Sunday morning, was
signed by sixty Catholics, among them
SCHUYLER y. Warren. Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew Dougherty, Mrs. John o.
Agar. Mrs Ernest Iselin. Adrian lse-
lin G NJ Borden. ]. l.. Redmond ana
4 A McCreery. 1t protested particu-
larly against what it termed the IN
fusion OF politics into the Cathohc
church OH the Irish question. Yes
terday morning the newspapers pub
nshed letter from Alfred }. Ta!iey'
Assistant District Attorney. on oenaii
Of the Catholic Club. protesting
against the action of the sixty Catho-
lies IN writing the original protest.
what He Cam Overlook.
Archbishop Hayes's statement declares
that while he is willing to pardon thelt
.lacls of GOOD breeding he cannot over
lools the more serious breach OF Cath-
olic etiquette and discipline.
.-r54se IN advised people" the state
ment says. "are guilty Of as nice piece
OF church Bolshevism as ever eNpeo'
TO look upon again"
The Archbishop says that the disorder
hv a crowd on Thanksgiving Day be-
fore the Union Club was a serious
breach OF the law of the land, but tha'
tho protest to the head OF the oloces'
through the n, lium Of the press oy
few catholics most of whom l. thousi
Arcbhishop. never heard Of before --i'
serious breach OF the law oil 'h'
church.
81 am slow TO believe" says the Arch'
hishop's statement. that all OF the sign
ers OF the letter fully appreciate th'
awkward position OF Ignorance OF th'
,u,da noentals OF Catholic principle sno
nractlce they have been placed in by the
lnspirer OF the protest wen khoWi
meddler and muddler, whose JOY IN rnt
seens 10 be the whirlpool of petuiah'
anger with rush 10 the press on th'
slightest pro,oca,ion.
ou.,tion Centuries Old.
",rbe Irish question cannot be DIS
r,tss.a surnmarily BY shouting irish
nolitIcs Centuries old In time racla
and religious in character problem io'
English statesmen. especially since Glad
stope,s dav: pressing for solution IN the
,rbaaval OF the world because OF democ'
racv.s onward march. l should be
,er1 sorry figure as an American citi'
zen and as a Catholic prelate' lrrespeo'
tive of my Celtic blood. we're not pro
foundly concerned ard sympathetic VIII
rraiapd.s love for freedom and her strig'
ole bv every lawful means to obtain H.
go much for the protest. Now as 70
.Ao urfortunate occurrence itself on
Thanksgiving Day.
"r absolutely decline 10 admit that the
Catholic Church. or It's present mead III
S.v York. or any one connected with
,be cathedral Is in any shape, manner
ar form, responsible for the lawless con-
duct that took place before the Union
club on Thanksgiving Day Therefore
no apology will be made by me ofiiciaHy
or personally TO any one or any group
cannot conceive Of any fairminded ciu-
zen who irnagines for moment that
Tho Catholic Church would approve or
connive at lawlessness OF any kind. and
especially the deplorable incident OF last
Thursday.
"Just as the right Of the Union Club
TO display any hag on its own premises
is beyond question and guaranteed by
civil law, so also the right OF the Cork
mems Association 10 come TO the cathe-
dral and pray for the repose OF the soul
OF the late Lord Mayor OF Cork II
equally beyond question and guaranteed
BY ecclesiastical law.
Psychology OF Crowd.
"The British flag has adorned on
other OCCASION recently the Union Club
and other buildings in the neighborhood
OF the cathedral without any interfer-
ence from large cathedral congregations.
mostly OF Irish blood What happened
on Thanksgiving Day Is locked as 10 in
ceptlon, swaying power and responsible
ity In the mysterious realm OF the
psychology OF the crowd.
Speaking OF flags. I can recall that
not long ago there would have been \
very strong purely American sentiment
in this city against the British flag fly
ing in New York on the anniversary OF
the evacuation OF the British troops
which Thanksgiving Day happened TO be
ut might be interesting to add that
for many years a strict regulation has
been In force excluding all flags except
the American standard from tho conse-
Grated walls. within and without. OF ST
Patricks Cathedral The Corkmen'
Association carried TO the portals OF the
Cathedral tho American flag and that Of
the Irish republic The latter was not
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