The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-29
Alfred E. Smith M Ans1Uer To Charges
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ments with baseless islanders. From boyhood I was taught that a Cath ollie priest was under the divine injunction to teach all nations the word of God. That includes the di- vine Commandment, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour
 Mgr. Carroll Defends Smith
 Mgr. Thomas G. Carroll, Chan sellor of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, char acterized Father Coughlin's attack on MT. Smith in his address at the Hippodrome on Monday evening as absolutely unwarranted." He said also that Father Coughlin had not observed the usual proprieties of visiting priest by obtaining officials to speak here.
 After referring to MT. Smiths record as a legislator and gover- nor, and his work in the interest of the people of this state, Mgr. Carroll declared:
 "I like Father Coughlin very much, but I think he made an awful mistake in attacking Gov ernor Smith in his home city, where he is so beloved and ad- mired.
 Father Coughlin ought to re- member that as 0 clergyman he has a rather privileged forum, which is accorded him by his po- sition whether he accepts it as such or not, and that forum is not the place in which to attribute sell fish notions to anybody"
 Mgr. Carroll could not say whether Catholic church officials would refuse to sanction Father Coughlin's appearance here in the future as speaker at a public meeting such as that at the Hip podrome, where an audience of nearly 1000 repeatedly booed re- ferences to Mir. Smiths attack on President Roosevelt's monetary policy and "baloney dollars" The question would be one for Cardinal Hayes to decide, he explained.
 At the chancery it was said that Father Coughlin did not ask per- mission of church officials to speak here, as is rule when Q visiting priest is to speak at Q religious functon and a matter of courtesy when he is to take part in activ- AliSo AoI (OAllISlCu WILL ~LIlC church.
 Late Request Made
 The diocesan authorities first learned of Father Coughlin's plan to speak here through the newspa- pers They then called the matter to Father Coughlin's attention and suggested that he should have ob-. served the proprieties: by. asking permission. Late last week Father Coughlin asked permission, it was made known at the chancery, but the officials of the church neither gave nor withheld their consent.
 It was soon after Father Cough lin, in an address at a communion breakfast on April 2S,1931, show cred praise upon Mayor James l.. Walker that Cardinal Hayes made a ruling that the Cardinals con- sent must be asked for any speak CT to address a Holy Name gather ing.
 Referring to that occasion, Mgr. Carroll said Father Coughlin had injected political issues into what by it's very character was a non- political and purely religious cele- bration."
 It was made clear by Mgr. Car IOlI llldL dlfltE SOuSHllIl Ildu NlO- lated no church rule by speaking at the Hippodrome, but that he had failed to observe a custom dic- tated by courtesy.
 Father Curran On Labor The Rev. Edward Ladge Curran, president of the International Ca tholic Truth Society and editor of the magazine Light, repudiated Fa- ther Coughlin's attack on the American Federation of Labor. Fa- ther Curran, who is pastor of St. Stephens Roman Catholic church. Brooklyn, sent a telegram to Frank Morrison, secretary of the federal tion, in which he said:
 "As Catholic priest. president of the International Catholic Truth Society and editor of Light, I ab- solutely repudiate the attack made by Father Coughlin last night against the American Federation of Labor.
 "The American Federation of Labor was doing things for the bettterment of labor in this coun- try long before Father Coughlin was ever heard of. If Father Cough lin were a true friend of labor he would employ union labor alone in his printing, and in all his other activities.
 "The American Federation of Labor deserves the gratitude of every American citizen for it's struggles and it's sacrifices in the past and present. Father Coughlin did not speak for the Catholic church or for the Catholic priest hood when he referred to the American Federation of Labor.
 May God bless the cause of unionism in this country" Priest In Good Faith In an interview at the Hotel Warwick, Father Coughlin said he had been informed by James H. Rand, IT,, vice-chairman of the Committee for the Nation, and others who arranged the Hippo drome meeting, that the diocesan officials here had knowledge of his plans to speak.
 "They told me they had ap- reached the Archbishop of the Diocese and they assured me they had obtained permission-that is not the word. They assured me that the officials of the diocese speak,"
 Father Coughlin declared he would not speak in diocese not his own without the approval oi it's officials. He declined to com. ment on Mgr. Carrolps statement on the ground that it would be un- ! ethical, adding:
 "I will not be guilty of violation of the gentlemanly proprieties. have not seen any of the officials of the diocese, and have not talked, by telephone or otherwise with any"
 When Father Coughlin's atten- ton was called to a statement that he had violated a rule of the church, he replied:
 "The statement also has beer made that the world was flat"
 Father Coughlin asserted that he would not think of speaking ir 1 Chicago or Philadelphia on behalf 'of the president without the sane