Evening star., 1933-11-30
.c0UGH[|N 1oFIGHf I
SMITH TO FINISH
Declares He Is Not "Hedg.
ing" in Monetary Poll
Cies Battle.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
d TR OFT, November 30.-Rey.
Father Charles E. Coughlin TODAY re-
Iuseo 10 retreat from his position in
the controversy with Alfred E. Smith
precipitated by an address at New
York earlier this week, In which he
attached Smith for his opposition to the
welt.
Declaring that Il am not hedging at
all" Father Coughlin reiterated his
assertion that Smith visited the office
OF j. P. Morgan in an attempt to ar
range Tor loan for the building Of the
Empire State Building in New York
Although Bishop Michael j. Gala
CHER OF the Detroit Diocese, Coughlins
ecclesiastical superior, said he did not
believe that "Mr Smith is a tool Of Mr..
Morgan or that his attitude on the
money question was Influenced by
favors received" he added that Father
Coughlin was justified in concluding
from the report he received that Mr..
Smith approached Mr. Morgan for
financial assistance"
Taking Orders From Pope.
In statement Wednesday Father
Coughlin said Now that Alfred Smith
and Msgr. Belford pastor of the Church
of the Nativity at Brooklyn, N. " have
practically painted me as a radical and
the latter has painted my bishop as be-
ing more radical than /, why don't they
complete the trinity and put the Pope
in our class? He is the man from whom
We are taking our orders"
Bishop Gallagher yesterday said that
he planned no steps to restrain Father
Coughlin from pursuing the controversy.
NO heresy has been preached" he said.
Father Coughlin in his addresses is
advocating the principles set down by
Leo XIII and Plus X He is perfectly
justified in doing that"
In his reiteration Of his New York
remarks about Smith Father Cough!in
enlarged upon them to add the state
ment that in opposing the monetary
policies of the President, Smith has
written his own obituary notice in lin
ing up with the philosophy of the
Morgans."
Declared Banking Minded"
He again voiced a belief that Smith
| Is the outstanding Catholic layman of
this country but added that ALFRED
z. Smith is banking ninded-he can
not wriggle from the rock which he
has cast upon his own head-a letter
which he published insinuating that
President Roosevelt and those who are
supporting him in attempting to free
this Nation from the financial slavery
! which, consciously or unconsciously,
the Smiths, the BaruChS, the SpragueS
and the Warburgs are supporting
namely that the President is a crackpot
and SO am T.
Father Coughlin announced his deter
! n11natton to carry on campaign
! against the men who he said, Because
they hold and control money are able
also to govern credit and determine its
allotment"
Il have gone so far and intend TO
go still further" he said. "in pointing
my finger at the very individuals who
concentrated wealth and who welded
link by link, the economic chain which
has bound us to the floor Of helllsh
poverty"
Refuses to Remain Silent
He continued: Should a Cathol
priest remain silent when the finance
structure of this Nation and of L
whole standard world has not only m
erably failed to function but has be
a direct cause Of impoyerishing m.
lions and of threatening the civiliz-
ton which is ours?
For entering into the contest t.
secure financial freedom for the people
of this country, and as matter of fact
for the people of the world, stand
accused today by an eminent cleric and
likewise by an eminent statesman of
making a soapbox use of my pulpit and
Of interfering in matters that do not
pertain to a priest.
Il suppose II Jesus Christ appeared
upon the streets of New York, not only
to commiserate the poor, but to encour-
age them to drive the money changers
out Of the temple, certain scribeS and
pharisees perhaps a high priest or
tWo-would re-enact sordid history
attributed to Annas and Caiphas'
Does anybody doubt for a second
that the citizens of this world have been
victimized by the international banker;
that wealth has been accumulated into
The hands of the few; that currency
and credit have been manipulated"