The Washington herald., 1921-09-21
MUST COUNTERFEIT
MENACE TOPEACE,.
SAYSM.J. SLATTERY
Declares Agitators Flood
Mails With Dangerous
Propaganda.
CABLE SENT POPE
Bishop of Cleveland Gives
Welcome to Delegates
AT Convention.
CABLE SENT POPE

Purposes of the Ku Klux Klan.
which he declared, ARE menacing
the peace and security Of Cotholics
and threatening to tear down the
great democratic institutions Of the
United States" must be counter
acted by the National Council of
Cathslic Men, according to Michael
J. Slattery, executive secretary.
who spoke yesterday afternoon at
the opening session Of the first an
nual convention of the organization
at the New Willard Hotel.
We must be prepared to coun-
teract this program of hatred and
intolerance" Slattery declared. "Tn-
tolerance and bigotry stalk brazen-
faced throughout the country, and
the cowardly insults we are sub
3ected to from time to time are
sapping the courage and energy Of
Dur people.
Sees Pernfcious Innuences. -
The mails are being flooded with
the most dangerous sort of anti
propaganda; agitators are at Work
In every community in the United
States, subtly undermining the con-
hdehce of our non-Catholic fellow
citizens attacking openly whenever
they dare, but in secret or In open.
the most pernicious influences are
conspiring against the peace and
security of Catholics" Slattery
added
The best way 20 meet the agita-
tors is to be prepared" the Right
Rev. Joseph F. Busch. bishop of st.
Cloud, Mimi, declared.
The movement to ban immoral
motion pictures from the theaters
was urged at the meeting. Some of
these pictures, II was reported. have
been removed from several we'll
known theaters through the efforts
of the National Council Of Catholic
Men.
Gable Greetings to Pope.
By unanimous vote the follow
Ing cablegram was sent to Cardinal
Vatican. Rome, Italy:
The National Council of Catholic
Men assembled in their first annual
convention at Washington send re-
: spectful greetings Of filial homage
to his holiness. Benedict XIV, and
pledge their whole-hearted loyalty
press their appreciation and graft
tude for the fatherly concern on be-
half Of his suffering children
throughout TIE world expressed in
the memorable allocution delivered
by his holiness last Christmas, in
which he 50 strikingly summarized
the causes of present-day unrest
and suffering.
ssDr1r,fSf-o fhafr FaffhFr,I
Grafton to work for the alienation
of all these evils and the upbuiIding
of Catholic life, they humbly ask
his apostolic blessing for them
selves and for all their brethren OF
the United States"
Urges Personal Service.
President Harding will receive a
message of good wishes from the
delegates, according to a resolution
adopted.
The Right Rev. Joseph Schrems,
bishop Of Cleveland. who made the
address of welcome. charged the
delegates to continue in their work
Of rendering their personal services
10 the Catholic Church and the
country. Several attempts have
heen made, he said. to organize
Catholic men into a strong organi-
cation. but the majority Of them
have failed. He wished the Ma
tional Council of Catholic Men sue
cess in its future work
A short talk was given by the
Rey. Tho6as Burke. of New York,
IN which he urged all Catholics to
UNFOLD their religion. Judge P. G.
M. HaIIy. of Detroit, Mich, was
siected chairman of the convention.
Directors Give Reports.
= Reports were given from follow
ing: Charles I. Denechaud, treas
urer. representatives from the do
cesan councils; Daniel J. Ryan, d.
rector Of the National Catholic
welfare Council Bureau Of Histori-
cal Records; Justin McGrath, direc-
tor of the National Catholic We'll
fare Department of Press and
publicity; and the Rev. R. A. Nc
Gowan, assistant director Of the
National Catholic Welfare Council,
-napartment of Social Action