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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-04-23
JOHN STEGERWAlD ELECTED
CATHOLIC Is CHOSEN PRussIAN
PREMlER-NoTED LEADER OF
CHRISTIAN TRADES UNIONS TO
PRESIDE OVER THE CABINET.

John Stegerwald, great Catholic la
Dor leader, has been elected Premier
of the Prussian Parliament. He has
championei the cause of the working
classes for many years, advocating a
reform of the social conditions in ac-
cordance with Christian principles
The conservative elements, COM
prising the representatives of the
Catholic and Protestant churches, are
now in control of the Prussian Parlia-
ment All measures designed to pre-
vent religious instruction in the
schools, which have been advocated by
the Socialist group, will therefore be
rejected.
Mr. Stegerwald is selfsmade man.
The son of poor parents, he was born
in small village in South Germany
and apprenticed to the carpenter
trade. While working as journey
man he educated himself, with great
self-sacrifice, and even managed to
take course of political economy in
Munich University. Later he became
First Secretary of the Union of Wood
Workers, and soon afterwards became
one of the leaders of the Christian
Trades Union movement.
Toward the end of the war he was
appointed Food Administrator of Ger
many, and after the revolution he be-
came the first Minister of the Nation
al Welfare Department.
His task now is to form a pro-
visional business Government, all at
tempts so far to constitute coalition
Cabinet having failed because the So.
cialists declined to cooperate with the
conservative groups.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-04-23
ANOTHER COLLEGE WINS
ST. MARY's, OAKLAND, WINS CAL
IFoRNiA DEBATE.

Defeat of the Senate Debating So
ciety of the University of California
by the Literary Society of st. Mary's
College, conducted by the Christian
Brothers at Oakland, has added to the
prestige of Catholic college debating
societies. This success is strikingly
manifested by Georgetown's recent vic
tories over Princeton and Yale, giving
our schools legitimate claim to SUI
periority for the year both east and
west
The ST. Mary's victory was won in
defending the thesis: Resolved, that
candidates for President and Vice
president of the United States should
be nominated by universal system
of direct primaries Since the recent
presidential primaries held in many
states, the question is one that has
been discussed considerably in Cali
fornia.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-04-23
MARQUIS LAGERGREM
NOTED SWEDISH CATHOLIC WIS.,
ITS WASHiNGToN-WAS FRIEND
OF LATE CARDINAL.
(By N. c. w. G. News Service.)

(By N. c. w. G. News Service.)
The Marquis Claes Lasergren of
Sweden, for many years the only Scan
dinavian papal chamberlain. and one
of the foremost leaders of Catholic
thought in country that numbers
only $500 Catholics among 100000
people, is among the distinguished
visitors to Washington, where he is
renewing acquaintances with friends
he made in America many years ago.
The Marquis Lagergren has come
from Rome, where he was summoned
by His Holiness to take care of the
party of the King of Denmark on the
occasion of that monarch's visit to
the Holy See. He is accompanied by
his son, Claes Lagergren, Jr., who
was made a papal chamberlain at
Rome father and. son being the only
Scandinavians who now have the dis
tinction of being members Of the papal
household.
Marquis Lagergren is convert and
married an American wife, a Catholic,
who died few years ago. He was
made member of the Pope's house
hold thirty-three years ago. On that
occasion the reigning Pontiff, Leo
XIII, asked him about his plans for
the future and he declared that he in
tended to spend his time in Rome.
The Holy Father urged him to return
to his native country where he de-
clared he could render great service
to the Church and for many years he
has been active in endeavoring to pro-
mote Catholic interests in that coun-
try, where he has large estate near
Stockholm.
The Marquis was personal friend
of Cardinal Gibbons and translated
"The Faith of Our Fathers" into his
native language.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-04-23
METHOD|sTs DROP PLAN

Some American Professionals had
planned to establish a Methodist
Episcopal church at Saint Quentin,
France, but as the news of this plan
had aroused the protest of the Prot
estants of the Reformed Church of
the town, the Metholists have given
UP their original intention, and have
just announced to the Protestant Com
mittee of the Union that they will
present the building, which they had
already bought, to the Reformed
Church.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-04-23
IRISH SCHOOL CHILDREN
OUT OF A POSSIBLE 100000 Chill
DREN IN IRELAND DUE TO AT.
TEND CLASSES, ONLY 100000
HAVE ACTUALLY REPORTED
FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS,

School statistics recently received
by the American Committee for Ire.
land, reveal the terrible conditions pre-
vailing among the children, of that
country. Out of a possible 100000
due to attend classes only 100000
have actually reported for the past six
months. Authorities agree. that the
main cause of this failure to. appear is
due to the poverty of the parents.
Many families burned out of their
homes have left their towns in search
of shelter elsewhere. Sometimes they
have not found it, and are wandering
the roads.
Lisburn lost 800 children out of 500
in this way from it's schools Hun
dreds of other towns similarly wrecked
have a like story to tell.
Another contributing factor to the
lack of attendance is the prevailing
nervousness throughout the country.
There have been many cases of school
children shot in the streets or along
country roads. Then of course there
remains the grim fact that many are
hungry. Once the poorer classes of
children in the cities we're fed by the
corporations. They received a hot
meal in the middle of the day. That
has had togcease with the stoppage Of
the crown grants.
1t is primarily for the children of
Ireland that the American Committee
for Relief in ireland is asking the
American people to contribute $10,240,-
600. Already the response has been
good throughout the d. Urited States,
and there have been many messages
of good will as well as contributions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-04-23
SANG FOR HARDING
PAULIsT cHoRIsTERS GAVE PRI-
vATE CONCERT FOR PRESIDENT
AND WIFE.

President Harding and Mrs. Hard
ing heard the famous Paulist Choris-
tiers in a private concert of four num-
bers at the White House Thursday
afternoon of last week, and afterwards
received them, shook the hand of each
and thanked them for their singing
The concert was given in the beau
tiful East Room of the White House.
Only President Harding and Mrs.
Harding, accompanied by attendants,
were present besides the choristers
and officials of the organization. The
accompaniment was played by Miss
Anne Wolcott on the gold" piano,
which was a gift to Miss Alice Roose-
welt during the presidency of her
father.
President Praises Singers.
Following the concert the President
complimented Father Finn on the ex.
cellence of his choral organization and
declared that he had never heard a
more delightful concert.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-04-23

Do we find in the Bible proof that
priests receive special powers through
ordination?
In writing to Timothy, Saint Paul
says: Neglect not the grace that is
IN thee, which is given thee by the
imposition of the hands of priesthood :"
Again: Il admonish thee that thou
stir up the grace of God which is in
thee by the imposition of my hands"
Then Saint Paul urges Timothy to be
cautious whom he admits to the Sac
rament of Holy Orders. Impose
hands not lightly on any man." Com
plete evidence that special power is
granted to priests is found in the
words which Christ used when He
commissioned His Apostles: ITO Me
is given all power in Heaven and on
earth. AS the Father hath sent
Me, so l send you. Whose sins you
shall forgive they are forgiven them"
This indicates that Christ sent His
Apostles with power as He was sent
by His Father 1t is this that Saint
Paul means when he says: 1--WE are
the dispensers of the Mysteries of
Christ and to us is given the ministry
of reconciliation
Will you kindly tell me the correct
way to address a vicar-general who is
not preIate?
There is no title that so appeals to
both priests and laity as Father"
Nlcars-general are priests therefore,
they will be pleased to be addressed
as Father" Vicars-general usually
have the title and dignity of Monsig-
more, and may be addressed by that
title.
Can you tell me if the dispute about
Catholic Sisters and the Red Cross has
been settled, and how?
1t is very doubtful if such dispute
ever existed. Some under-officers of
the Red Cross may have given decis-
ions that appeared biased; but when
the matter was referred to the real
and superior authorities of the soci-
ETY. the affair was quietly and definite
ly settled. The Red Cross contains no
determinations against Catholic Sis
tiers, nor did it ever manifest any pref
udiced attitude. Catholic Sisters are
welcomed into the ranks of the Red
Cross; their noble services in the
past have been duly and publicly rec.
ognized; they can and do work with
the organization and they retain their
religious standing and all that goes
with their religious life The Sisters
must, of course, meet the professional
requirements of the Red Cross; the
Sisters must be trained, graduated
and certified nurses.
Please give the words used wher
the Sign of the Cross is made on the
forehead, the lips and the breast al
the Gospel?
No words are spoken when the Sigr
of the Cross is made in the above
manner. The signing with the Gross
in that way is symbolical that we must
believe the Gospel of Christ, must de
fend it by our words, and must cher
ish it in our hearts.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-04-23
THE CID's ASHES TO
REST IN CATHEDRAL

Final arrangements have been made
for the transfer of the bodies of the
Cid and his wife ximena from the
Municipal Building to the Cathedral
in Burgos, Spain, where they will be
buried in the center of the nave. The
ashes will be placed in metal urn
covered with massive slab OF marble
inscribed with the name of this elev-
enth century national hero of Spain
and that of his consort,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-04-23

If we practically believed in the
presence of our guardian angels there
would be more ladies and gentlemen
in the world. DR.. Austin O'MdIley.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10

seek concurrent reductions in railroad
wages and freight rates.
Alfred p. Thorn, general counsel for
the association, will report the result
of his informal conferences with men,
bers of the Interstate Commerce Com :
mission. in which he is understood to
have obtained the views of the COM
missioners on the plans of the executives
to cut operating expenses in order to
yield to the insistent demands of ship
pers and the Harding Administration
for lower transportation rates.
1t was believed In some quarters that
Mr.. Thorn received assurances from the
commissioners that no general reduction
in freight rates would be authorized un-
less the roads succeed in their efforts
to reduce substantially their labor bills.
The Eastern presidents are expected
to name an early date for the thirty
day notices of wage cuts to be sent to
their employees. The conferences with
employees representatives will be ar
ranged after the lapse of the thirty day
periods. Meanwhile the Bureau of
Eastern Railway Information will have
completed the gathering of statistics on
living costs and wage rates in other in
dustries, upon which the roads will base
the reductions sought 1t is believed
that the wage disputes in their entirety
will come to a head before the Railroad
Labor Board in Chicago in February.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
Union CLOAKMAKERS
Vote FOR A STRIKE
VIII Contest Return to
Piecework System and Cut
in Working Hours.
TO WALK OUT MONDAY
Workers Have BIG Fund
and Say They Can Raise
$3,000,000 More.
3,400 SHOPS AFFECTED
Manufacturers VIII Be Forced
to Terms Inside of Month.
Is Assertion.
3,4O0 SHOPS AFFECTED

The cloal1makers' unions, with a
membership of more than $4,000, have
cast an almost unanimous vote to
Strike, it was reported last night The
balloting has been going on since early
in the week and the actual result will
not be announced until to-day. The
workers have risen against the de-
cision Of the employers to put many
employees on piecework basis and
reduce the pay of others by cutting
down the number of working hours a
week. The strike is scheduled to begin
on November A.
Both New York and New Jersey
workers will be involved in the walk
out 1t is known that the unions al
ready have sufficient funds with which
TO start the strike and it was said
last night that they are prepared to
raise S3,O0O,000 more to keep it going.
Financial support has been offered by
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America A total of 3,400 shops
will be effected by the strike in New
York alone.
James Heller, a member of the joint
board in charge of the counting Of the
ballots, was quoted as saying the cloak
makers expect to bring most of the man
ufacturers TO terms within a month.
I'VE expect that within two weeks
1000 manufacturers will make applica'
.tions for settlement with the strikers
and that 240 manufacturers connected
with the Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manu-
facturers Protective Association will ig-
more the attitude of the others and hole
out against u.s." Heller said.
Heller said also that in the event tn,
manufacturers start a national figh
against the unions the employees will bt
prepared to meet them.
From Joseph Schlossberh, general sec
rotary OF the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers OF America, ii was learned that
that organization is prepared to offel
moral support to the strike and to com,
forward with funds when needed. H
said the entire membership Of his organ
1zatton is In sympathy with the motives
behind the strike of the cloakmakers.
1t was said last night that the EN-
F'StS az PIcpdilHb " lteerdte 10 pro
vide strike strength sufficient to stanC
a national fight and that they are get.
ting ready to lock out 100000 worker.
throughout the country.
"A. E. Lefcourt, spokesman for the
members of the protective association
defended the piece work system and the
move to return to it yesterday by saying
that it means a lowering of prices and
that the manufacturers are ready to
guarantee the decrease. He was an
swered by Benjamin Schlesinger. presi-
dent of the International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union, who retorted that
the cost of labor amounts to only about
fourth of the wholesale Price and that
return TO the piece work system win
have little effect OIL retail prices.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
THANKSGIVING DAY PR,
CLAIMED.
PRO-

ALBANY, Nov. "a proclamation des-
ignating Thursday, November "a, as
Thanksgiving Day was issued tonight
by Gov. Miller.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
STARVING MILLIONS WILL DIE
IN RUSSIA, DECLARES GORKY
Relief Measures Fail to Dam Catastrophe, Says We'll
Known Writer-Hoover's Organization, Even, He
Regards as Observation-Disclosures All Powerful.

but a drop in the bucket. Only by
some great action like that OF America
can anything be achieved. One must
despair when France refuses to assist
and gives transparent pretexts for not
assisting, and when Germany herself Is
stripped bare and other lands only SPEAK
about helping"
NJ. Gorky found impressive words TO
testify to the strength of the Bolsheviki.
"Bolshevism is powerful, not because II
is an idea. but because it is an ener-
getic living force with muscles and
warm blood" he declared. To-day
Russia is without opposition to Bolshe-
vism simply because. as every child
knows, only the strongest can govern
Russia is to-day Bolshevism's strongest
factor, and will remain so. Russia
needed a violent shaking up. She has
swallowed her medicine.
"Bolshevism has been good for the
Russian people because II made their
shaking up thorough. The peasants
have the final power. but the Bolshe-
Wiki have very capable organizers and
these. working together, give them an
una Ssailable position"
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
ROADS ORDER RAILS
FOR USE NEXT YEAR
Cut in Prices Brings Carriers
Into Market-Steel Out
put Is Increased.

The rate at which railroad inquiries
for new steel rails are coming into the
market shows that the recent cut from
SAT to $40 ton in the price has urged
the carriers to make ready for next
years requirements. The New York
Central is feeling out the manufacturers
on an order for 100000 tons with a
possible maximum of 100000 tons: the
Pennsylvania Railroad is considering a
quota of 10000 tons. and the Norfolk
and Western, one of 10000 tons. The
Iron Age, in this weeks survey of the
market, states that the United States
Steel Corporation has recently booked
orders for 10000 tons of rails. Plans
for car purchases also are being worked
out by the railroads. which point
toward increasing activity by builders
in the next few weeks.
"Steel production in october was
1.616,000 tons OF ingots," says the IRON
Age, "by the thirty companies report
ing, or more than double the SO3,376
tons produced by the same companies in
July. The October increase over Sep
tember steel output was 81 per cent,
whereas pig iron output In october was
but % per cent. more than in September.
The Steel Corporations schedule this
week represents 81 per cent. OF capacity.
Though the upward turn in production
came in July. further price defation on
the present movement Is recorded for
this week. The Iron Age composite for
finished steel now stands at alba cents
a pound. or less than 81 per cent. above
the average for the ten years before
the war; The stabilized war period.
composite was 3.549 cents and the
August. 1920. composite 1857 cents
pound"
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Nov 9.-The iron
Trade Repieto of to-day will say: mo
mentum recently acquired by the iron
and steel industry has reached the point
where production Is being maintained at
recent maximum level and further slight
progress is being shown depite OBJ
structing factors, Of which freight rate
uncertainty is paramount. Recessions in
some lines of demand are being offset
by gains in others AS a result the gem
eral undertone is more cheerful and the
outlook appears more promising. The
United States Steel Corporation has
pushed up its operation to SO per cent.
of its ingot capacity"
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
PAY CUT ANNOUNCED
BY CHICAGO PACKERS
Action by Four of Big Five
Will Have Effect Through
out the Industry.
MEN TO CONSIDER STRIKE
Meetings of District Presidents
From All Over Country to
Be Held Next Week.

CHICAGO, Nov. 8 (Associated Press) -
A general cut In wages of packing house
workers was forecast to-day when four
OF the Big Five-Armour & Co., Swift
& Co, Wilson & Co.. and the Cudahy
Packing Company-requested their en-
ployees to consider. in the plant coun-
cils. a reduction in pay to be made ef-
fective soon. No definite amount was
mentioned. and officials said their con-
ferences had not determined the size of
the reduction to be sought.
Norris & Co.. the only one OF the Big
Five that has not established employees
councils, was expected to make any re-
duction that the others may agree upon.
The Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen Union of North
America took strike vote recently in
which a substantial majority authorized
Cornelius Hayes, International president,
to order a walkout II he was unable to
reach a satisfactory agreement with the
packers.
The Big Five contend, however, that
only q small portion of their men are
union members and that a strike would
not seriously affect their plants. The
closed shop never has been recognized
in the industry.
me strike vote followed terInlndtlOn
of the period of Federal arbitration es-
tablished during the war and under
which Judge Samuel Altschuler, ap-
pointee of the Secretary of Labor, kept
peace in the packing industry until Sep
tember Is. when, the packers having
refused to renew the agreement, his con-
troll ended.
Arguments of the packers for a wage
reduction were presented to-day by
Louis f. Swift. president of Swift & Co.
in letter to members of the various
plant assemblies.
1--WE regret that we must at this time
The New York herald., 1921-11-10

ask you to present an unpopular sub
ject to your workmen through your as
sembly," Mr.. Swift wrote, but trust
that the members of your organization
realize that we want them to suffer as
little hardship as possible from the
hard times that have befallen the COM
pany.
1T is only because OF the greatest
necessity that We bring up the need of
further substantial reduction in ex-
penses so that we can meet the COM
petition of other concerns operating on
much lower labor costs We have been
doing all that we can in this direction.
but unfortunately wages form such a
large part of our expenses that 1t now
becomes necessary to consider an early
reduction of wage rates.
TT must be apparent to you. to your
foremen and to your workmen that this
step has TO be taken.
''If investors would be unwilling to
put their money into the packing busi-
ness, we should have to curtail opera
tions, causing more unemployment, and
thereby injure our workmen. ourselves
and the general public"
1.-THE packers action Is no surprise 20
u.s." President Hayes said when told of
to-days action. And the packers are
going to cut wages regardless of what
Lne plant assemblies OeClue.
Hayes announced that district presi-
dents from all packing house centres in
the country would meet here next week
to consider what action shall be taken
under the strike authorization recently
voted.
The present scale of wages in the in
dustry ranges from 45 cents an hour for
common labor-which includes so per
cent. of all men employed-to a maxi
mum of so cents for the highly skilled
floormen. Semi-skilled trades are paid
from 45 to So cents killers from So to
65 cents. and hide removers from 70 to
70 cents an hour.
Packing plants are working with re-
duced forces. One company which nor
mally employs 100000 men has 35. 900 now.
Besides the Big Five plants here the
proposed cut would affect all Of the
principal packing centres outside of Chi
cago. including Sioux City, Kansas City,
Oklahoma City. Fort Worth. East st.
Louis. st. Paul. Denver. South Omaha
and st. Joseph.
The New York herald., 1921-11-10
TO DECIDE ON PLANS
FOR RAIL WAGE CUTS
Eastern Presidents Will Con-
fer To-day About 80 Day
Notices to Workers.

The date on which the railroads en-
bracing the territory north of the Ohio
and east of the Mississippi will propose
further reductions in the pay of al!
classes of employees will be decided to-
day at meeting of the Eastern Presi-
dents Conference in the Metropolitan
Club, Fifth avenue and Sixtieth street.
This will be followed by meeting Of
the member roads of the Association %
Railway Executives in Grand Central
Terminal at which discussion is ex-
pected to centre upon the problems con-
fronted in carrying out the decision
reached in Chicago on October IA to
The New York herald., 1921-11-10

Special Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by The NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin, Nov. o.
"In my opinion the greater part of
the starving 35.0O0.o00 Russians will
die" Maxim Gorky. well known Russian
writer and journalist. declared on his
arrival here from Moscow. 1t will be
recalled that NJ Gorky was head of the
All-Russian Famine Relief Commission
previous to its reorganization recently.
II am utterly sceptical about the
various relief measures and the way
they are being managed" he continued.
They are only little acts-not enough
to dam UP the catastrophe. Mr.. Hoover's
organiza tion Is altogether insufficient,
and he mas not yet succeeded absolutely
in protecting the transport system as 1t
was expected he would in Samara- He
safeguarded his food relief shipments
from the Bolsheviki. but neither he nor
any one else has the power TO ward of
the robber bands in the region traversed
by this line.
What other countries have done Is