The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-03-11

was stripped of his habit and clothes
criminal. The clothes he was COM
PEELED to wear were SO filthy that his
overseers were ashamed to have him
seen travelling in them, and gave him,
on transfer to Parkhurst, a suit that
was less filthy.
Jews in Palestine.-While no dras-
tic reinterpretation OF the so-called
Balfour declaration is to be expected
from the British government, a pro-
Jected draft of the future constitution
for Palestine gives a certain indication
that the Zionists are not to run the
country in their own political inter-
ests. A forecast published short
time ago gave the impression that the
Balfour declaration would be inter
preted in terms that would be bitter
reading for the politically minded
Zionists. 1t seems now, however, that
this declaration will be retained; but
it promises the Zionists no more than
they were promised at first-that is,
that they will be allowed to establish
National Home in Palestine. Even
now it is not quite clear what mean
| ing this term is intended to convey;
but there is sufficient indication to
| show that the Jews in Palestine will
have equal rights with the other in
habitants, and no more than that
The system of government to be set
up will give them an adequate repre-
sentation; but they will have no more
than will the Christians and the Mos
lens.
Passion Play and Food ProbIen,.-
Plans for providing sufficient food for
visitors to the Passion Play at ODER
ammergau next summer without at
the same time increasing the cost of
living for the native population are
giving the Bavarian government great
concern. The correspondent of the
N. c. w. G. learns that there is a de-
sire to take measures to prevent a
shortage of food during the continu-
+
yet decided whether the scheme of
making special arrangements where
by Americans will furnish their own
supplies is to be adopted This pro-
posal was that there be established
large warehouses similar to those used
by the American Relief committee,
and that every American intending to
go to Bavaria during the summer be
obliged to purchase draft represent
ing the equivalent of his supply of
food while there. This scheme, it was
suggested, would leave the large num-
Der of American tourists free to do
as they pleased with respect to their
board while in Bavaria, provided that
certain quantity of supplies should
be guaranteed in advance by the
drafts.
Czecho-SIovak Relations With Vati-
can.-Speaking Of the relations be-
tween Czecho-Slovakia and the Vati-
can, M. Benes, president of the coun-
Gil, made the following, statement to
representatives of the "Prazsky Vecer-
Mix: 81 opened relations with the
Vatican in the name of the National
Council as far back as 1916, during my
different trips to Rome, through the
intermediary of four persons: M.
Loiseau, in charge of ecclesiastical
affairs of the French embassy at
Rome, Mgr. Deploige (of Louvain), the
English Cardinal Bourne and the Ru-
manian Prince Ghiki Through them
| tried to inform the Vatican of the
aspirations of the Czecho-Slovak peo-
pie in order that the powerful inf1u-
ence of the Vatican might not be ex-
ercised against us among the allied
nations. At the time of the discussion
with the Vatican in regard to the ap-
pointment of Bishops in Slovakia, the
! Vatican showed that it understood the
religious needs of the Slovaks, and
i despite some very great difficulties
aroused by this question, an accord
favorable to the Slovaks was reach
ed by the government and the Vatican.
In other questions also, as, for in
stance, the division of dioceses ac-
cording to the frontiers, the Vatican
anticipated our DESIRES
Dutch Students Initiate Truth So
ciety Work.-Impelled by the unusual
interest manifested of late by their
countrymen for all things Catholic,
Amsterdam University students have
taken up the task of disseminating the
truth by means of the printed word,
somewhat after the manner of the
Catholic Truth Societies in English
speaking countries. They call their
venture t vliegend Blade The Fly
/ ing Leaf1et." To afford to their CO.
religionists an opportunity to share
in this home missionary crusade,
they solicit from them a yearly con-
tribution of two and one half gulden.
In return they send fortnightly copy.
of t vliegend Blade to the contributor
and to four Amsterdam households to
whose members the Faith Is either
unknown or forms no longer part and
parcel Of their daily lives. To make
sure Of their leaflets being read and
Of bringing home what they wish to
teach, the young enthusiasts have
i thought out a way Of their own In.