Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-29

classes are taught, but it would be
a mistake to entirely neglect Span
ish.
Is an Out -of-DooTs Man.
The head of the Catholic church |
in the southwest is not a large man |
He has the tanned |
and healthy complexion Of one who
has lived out of doors. He speaks
earnestly and plainly and interest
ingly, ..
One of the good sisters, solicit
Gus less the archbishop be kept
his rest too long. came to the door
and paused imperatively. The
archbishop was speaking of Ire
land, and as the reporter stirred
guilty under the stern glance of
the sister, the archbishop reas-
sured him with a gesture and in
dicated to the sister it was all right,
that it was not yet time to eject
the newspaper man.
No Bitterness; Only Pity.
He had no specific solution to Of
fer for the settlement of Erin's
problem. There was no bitterness
in his expression-just an appar-
ent admiration for the Irish and
pity at their plight,
When it was suggested that the
problem was one that affected the
Catholic church, he quickly de-
clared that it was a problem that
affected the whole world for in 1t
was involved the principle OF
whether a people is entitled TO ilb-
,4 - eli hEnTL1Gnt To
a more powerful nation.
There are 10000 Indians in the
archdiocese of Santa Fc, Arch
bishop DAGGER said. For these the
church has built many schools.
The Indian he said has always
| been one of the most interesting
charges in the state. Among them
will be found many educated IN the
government schools and in schools
through the east.
Opposes Free Text Books.
referring again to the problem
of education, Archbishop DAGGER
stated that he is opposed to free
text books in the schools of the
state.
with the state in need of money
I and the taxpayer heavily burdened,
| | believe the 100000 or there
abouts that it is contemplated 10
spend for text books should DC
saved. 1--WE tried the same thlng
in our schools and it did not
work" he declared. 49,,
| "What are the prospects for the
church in New MeXico?' the arch
bishop repeated in answer to a
question That depends on Wheth-
er YOU are an optimiSt or ,pessi-
mist. / believe l am an optlmlst
and therefore l am hopeful Tor
many things.
eve are gradually increasing the
number of churches and schools
There are many little out-ot-the-
way places where you would eX-
pect to find nothing, but you can
find a school"
To Establish Paper.
The establishment soon of the
| Southwestern Catholic, to be pup
| lished in weekly form from the OIL
fices of the Catholic PUBLISHING
company now being built at santa
Re. will will mean a step forward
| for Catholicism in the southwest
| Archbishop DAGGER believes. 1t VII
fill a long felt want for the l4o,'
600 Catholics of this state, he de-
clared. At the present time there
is no Catholic paper between Den
yer and Texas, he pointed out.
Here<the archbishop, who was
tired from his journey and some,
what ill., blinked once or twice ane
smiled not without a sign of graft
tude. as his visitor reached for MI
| hat. For a moment before de
| termined step was heard through
the door and down the hallway
| And after good night and eX
pressions of appreciation for TN
! privilege Of the interview, the re
| porter hurried out.
He drew up short as he cam'
up even with the footsteps and
voice said with good-natured deter
4 minajQn: o,
81 was just coming to put yo'
out"
Il anticipated as much, SISTER