The Lake County times., 1922-03-14
INSPECTORS
SEEK WRITERS
Of 2LE:T'T|'ERS 7 I
Priest Gives Postal Authorities
What May be Valuable
Clue Yesterday

Postal inspectors and department Of
justice agents from Cincinnati today
are seeking the identity Of the writer's
responsible for two death letters re-
ceived last week by Reverend Benedict
Rajcany. pastor of ST. Johns sIavish
Catholic churcn. Robertsdale, as the
elimination Of a long parish struggle
70 oust the clergyman from his pas
torate after rectorship OF 25 years.
Father Rajcany. whose life has been
threatened. 1t IS believed. because OF
his staunch stand t6 continue the
teaching OF English in his schools and
the maintenance in the school iurricula
OF American standards and traditions
against the wishes Of a powerfully or
Eanized clique whom he characterizes
as "oolsheviks and mooashiners" yes
terday gave federal agents a valuable
clue when he pointed out the difference
in the language Of the two murder
notes he received.
TWO DIALECTS USED.
One he asserted was written in
dialect peculiar only in the western
the other evidently had been aritten
by a native OF the eastern part for it
was couched III phrases common alone
70 that part Of the old empire
This is in Itself valuable discovery
and combined with tho almost cate
gorical knowledge the priest has OF his
Pensioners should provide g COM
psratively easy solution to the prob
lem. according to the federal men
A survey Of Hammond parochial
schools in foreign districts yesterday
revealed that all were complying with
the state statutes making It prohibit
tive TO conduct elementary school
classes in any language but English.
BARRIERs TO ASSIMILATION.
Parish priests admitted that many
foreigners often demonstrated against
complete exclusion OF the mother
tongue in the education Of their OFT
spring The parents seem to cling 20
a unshaNeable belief that sooner or
later the native tongue will be resur-
rectsd as the common language of vast
stretches OF America and that old
country traditions and customs will be.
revived here This unacceuntable
sentiment may spring from the com
parative freedom of the foreign press
OF the unassirllilable alien population
To satisfy this desire OF foreign born
parents to have their children reared
not altogether ignorant of the land of
the papas and mamas, many Of the
schools are teaching the language ma
tive to the parish before class hours.
FILLING THE VOID.
At st. 1Iary's Polish Catholic church
in East Hammond classes begin at
O'Clock with one hours training in the
native tongue.
At St. Casinir's church. North Side
Hammond. classes in Polish con-
Quoted for ono-nslf hour before regu
lar school hours. The same is true of
st. AdaIbert's church. Robertsdale. ana
at st. Andrews OF wesu Hammond.
Father Benedict Rajcany, however.
in his church. hnds insurgent min
ority irreconcilable TO anything but an
out-and-out policy OF none Americaa-
ism. He Is determined to quash this
unDatrioeic arbitrary swift even at the
sacrifice OF his life
II may aid him to present here for
the Derusal of the recaleitrant coterie
= verbatim copy OF the Indiana state
statutes covering this point. It fol-
lows:
THE LAW.
"All private and pafochial schools
and all schools maintained IN connec-
4ion with benevolent institutions with
in this state. which instruct pupils who
hsve not completed course OF study
anufvalcnt TO that prescribed for the
erst eight grades OF the elementary
.obools of this state. SHALL BIZ
srATrrzFTr IS THE ENGLISH Lang
1-AGE ONLY and the persons or OIL
Gers shall have taught IN them such
branches OF learning as the advance
mant or the pupiis may require ana
M person Or officers "a control direef.
Quoting Section 65Sl " page w Ae's
az 1919. Burns Annotated statutes