The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-08-27

| Request is misunderstanding to
the Ostdeutscher Morgenpost, the Pope
has refused to grant the appeal ad-
dressed to him by a convention of
Polish priests in Upper Silesia. About
40 priests met at Koenigshuette, where
| they drew up an appeal to the Pope,
alleging that they and their, people
were menaced by German interests,
and begging the Pope to take upon
himself the special protection of the
Polish clergy. Among the other things
asked for was the appointment Of an
Apostolic Visitor with plenary juris-
diction, and for the removal of the
Polish clergy from the ecclesiastical
| jurisdiction Of Cardinal Bertram,
Prince Bishop of Breslau.
Pope's Quiet Joke.-The new Arch
bishop of Birmingham, Mgr. Mcintyre,
has revealed joke which the Holy
Father made to him in Rome. 1t ap-
pears that Mgr. Mcintyre was re-
lHetant to accept the burdens of Office
of Metropolitan Archbishop, and
feared that the Holy, Father might
send him away from his beloved Bir-
mingham to some other diocese.
When he was received in audience at
the Vatican, on his appointment to
the archbishopric, the Holy Father
consoled him with the reflection that
he was to stay among his own people.
And" the Holy Father is reported
to have said with smile, "Birming-
ham will be better name than Oxy-
rhyncus" was the name of the
titular archbishopric assigned to Mgr
Mcintyre while auxiliary of @Birming-
ham.
Urged to Seek Help of cathoIics.-A
remarkable article appears in the
official journal of the Belgrade Gov
eminent, the "Samouprava," by a
Serbian professor, DR.. D. Arandjelo-
vich, in which he points out that if
the peace and consolidation of the
new Southern Slav Kingdom is desired
there must be cooperation and friend
ship with the Catholic clergy of Gro
alta and Slovenia. "This is not pos
sible of course he says, cas- long as
one is content to assume that the
Catholic clergy are hostile to the State
that they are devoid of patriotism
and that they keep their focks in ig-
norance of the truth. Unfortunately
Serbs and advanced Croats have
often committed this mistake AS a
matter of fact, we have only to look
at the Polish, the German, the French
land the Irish Catholic priests to re-
lalize how whole-heartedly patriotic
they can be-"
Trouble in Africa.-A serious per
secution of native Christians has brok
en- out in the Niger country in Africa
Who is behind the persecution is not
quite clear, but it is established thai
in a number of cases it is the pagan
, parents who are putting pressure on
their Christian children A number
of instances are reported of heather
parents flogging their sons and daugh
tiers because of their refusal to re
nounce Christianity and return to the
worship of idols. Sir Hugh Clifford
the governor of Niagara, who is a we'll
known Catholic, is on an official visit
to London. Speaking of what has been
done in that country, Sir Hugh says
i Slavery and serfdom, as local insti
buttons, have been abolished. Traffic
in human cattle, as an article Of mer
chandise, which, since it gratified
alike the avarice, the love of power
and the sporting and adventurous
instincts of the ruling classes, was of
old their favorite local industry, has
been effectively and finally suppress.
! ed
i Catholics Prominent in British Pub
lie Life.-For the first time since the
outbreak of the war the Superior
Council of England of the Society of
st. Vincent de Paul has held it's an
nual conference in the diocese of
Southwark, when Sir John Knill pre-
sided, supported by Cardinal Bourne
and the Bishop of Southwark. The
conference lasted two days, and on the
second day, which was Sunday, all the
members attended Mass at ST. Georges
Cathedral, Southwark. A point of in
i terest raised during the discussions
was that Catholics should offer them
selves in larger numbers for election
on public bodies. Bishop Amigo said
!. that in South London there are al
: least three Catholic Mayors, and thai
; there are Catholics on every Borough
Council and Board of Guardians. The
Bishop added that when attending 6
, civic function in the Guildhall of the
City OF London recently, he met three
| Aldermen of that city who were Catho
: lies, and whose homes were in the
) Southwark diocese.
Rights of Family Upheld in Reich
stag.-Recently the Reichstag dis
, cussed the question of the formel
Cadet Schools and other Institutions
! the closing of which was ordered BY
the Peace treaty. The plan. of tn,
German government is to convert these
! institutions into educational estab
, lishments for the children of parents
of moderate means, especially those
: who were victims of the war, prison
Iers of war, inhabitants of occupied
: or separated territory and Germans
! living in foreign countries. One insti
i tuition would be established for girls
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