The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-11
NEW JERSEY DRY HEAD IN ATTACK
 ON CATHOLICS

Another attack on the Roman Catholic Church by the Anti-Saloon League was made yesterday when it's New Jersey superintendent, the Rev. James K. Shields, in a statement ar- raigning Gov. Edwards for his stand on National Prohibition, asserted that '9O per cent. of the effort, sac rifice and votes that have put over prohibition-and will sustain it-have come from non-Catholics."
 Following the declaration that ''the Anti-Saloon League packers are 100 per cent. American and not the $50 per cent. class,' the Rev. MT. Shields continued:
 'HThe people to whom Gov. Edwards is appealing are chiefly foreign born, from Continental Europe and Ireland. Wherever there is ignorance or vice or lawlessnesS there will be found people who back Edwards.
 ''In speaking contemptuousIy as he does of the Anti-Saloon League, MT Edwards is slurring the mighty hosts of American Protestants for whom the Anti-Saloon League is the spokes- man and the fighting right arm in the battle against the most vicious forces in American life.
 ''The Anti-Saloon League has al- ways D0ch COnlIoIISu py I0pT6S6Hld- tives of Protestant Christianity; it has, been financed chiefly by Protes- tant church men and women and, as an expression of the patriot purpose of this loyal class of American citi- zens, it has achieved the greatest vic- rounds in second setto. Young Multi gan and Frankie Ryan will furnish tory for morality, civic decency and patriotism the world has ever known"
 Referring to Gov. Edwards's speech in Atlantic City last Saturday night in which the Governor charged that William H. Anderson was aiming at religious feud, the Rev. MT. Shields said:
 From that safe retreat (AtIantic City) Gov. Edwards attacks the Anti. Saloon League, glorifies Cardinal Gibbons and attacks American Prot | estantisrn, which, by co-ordinating it's l forces under the leadership of the Anti-Saloon League, has written Pro- hibition in our fundamental law. This is a question of American. | ism, not of religion" MT. Shields con. | tinued. "I am not arraying Protest. | ant against Catholic. I know some Catholic prelates are opposed to Pro hibition and are always ready to lent T their names to the support of tht 1 liquor traffic, but, on the other hand there are multitudes of Catholics wht are bitterly opposed to liquor and tn, liquor traffic.
 After quoting Cardinal Mannine who limp the liquor traffic fo high crimes,'' and that sturd fighter, Archbishop John Ireland who, MT. Shields said. "aligned him self with the plans and the purpose of the Anti-Saloon League in hi condemnation of the American saloon MT. Shields added:
 1 "I could fill a newspaper with state ments of like character from Catholi prelates."
 When the statement of the Rev. MI Shields was called to the attention o Gov. Edwards last night, he said:
 "I am a Protestant, I was born
 Protestant and I expect to continue t
 be a Protestant; but will not permi i to go unchallenged attacks on tn august Catholic church by the spokes
 men of the Anti-SaIoon League C
 New York State or the State of Ne7 1 Jersey. No attempt inN this day an
 generation to array the Protestar
 body of this country against our Cath
 oIic fe1low-citizens should be made
 the name of Americanism.
 "When the people realize what tn: original fanaticism means they wi
 wake up. The Anti-Saloon Leagu,
 having put it's conception of the per
 sonai habits proper to Americans i
 the Constitution, may next attemr
 by manipulation to write it's particula
 brand of sectarianism into the Const
 tuition. The Anti-Saloon League I latest attack on the Roman Catboli A Church does not make this at all un