Evening star., 1936-09-27
COUGHL|N REPEATS
BULLETS REMARK
Quotes Pope Plus xI on De.
Tending Peace "by
Force"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, September 26.-.
In the face of criticism from prelates
of the Catholic Church, the Rev.
Charles Z. Coughlin tonight reiterated
his assertion that "if and when" COM
munism becomes effective in America
and the ballot proves useless, he, "as
one American" would mot disdain
using bullets for the preservation" Of
American liberties.
Newspapers, he said in a radio ad-
dress, instead of printing his indict-
ment Of modern capitalism" had
sought to "becloud the issue" by pub
fishing the statement of an "anony-
nous prelate" in Rome and Of Bishop
John T. McNicholas of Cincinnati.
In support of his stand, Father
Coughlin quoted from Pope Plus XII
that unless what he called the evils
Of modern capitalism are removed,
"the peace and tranquility of the
Nation cannot be defended except by
force"
Speaks In Stadium.
Father Coughlin spoke from glass
inclosed tower erected at the Philadel-
phia Municipal Stadium before a
throng of his followers gathered for a
mass meeting. The program called
for an address direct to the crowd i'm
mediately after the broadcast.
Also on the program, William
Lemke, Coughlin- n-backed Union party
candidate for the presidency. described
President Roosevelt and Gov. Landon
as gold dust twins" and coupon
clippers" one 1.-The head end and the
other the tail end of Wall Street."
In addition to Bishop McNich-
olas' statement Of yesterday, Bishop
Schrembs of Cleveland. hitherto a
supporter of the Michigan priest, said
today that Coughlin's terming Presi-
dent Roosevelt "anti-God in a speech
at Cincinnati this week was "a harsh
statement, not justified by the facts"
The 'anti-God" charge was made
in the course of an attack upon the
restriction of crops as "unchristian
and radical" Asserting he was re-
iterating the statement made in Gin
cinnati, Coughlin said tonight:
Contrary to the precepts of sacred
literature the New Deal inaugurated
a policy of destory and devastate. con-
trary to the scripture. which says in
crease and multiply'-and that is the
philosophy that they hand to the
farmers Of America in the hope Of
producing prosperity"
Opinion on Devalued Franc.
Turning to the devaluation Of the
French franc, he said that Secretary
Morgenthau and the fiscal head Of
France and Great Britain had got to-
gether with the international bank
ers to fix the value Of the franc at
% to the dollar.
Does not the Constitution pre-
scribe that Congress shall have the
right to fix the value of foreign
coins?" he asked.
The world is weary" he said OF
the shutting" of gold back and forth
between the nations. Always. he con-
tinued, this has been "harbinger of
war" and q forerunner of revolution.
He predicted war within IL months"
The priest challenged" the Repub-
lican and Democratic candidates for
the presidency to answer once and for
all the question why. If Congress Is
given the right to coin and regulate
the value of money. that power was
not taken from 1.-The broken-down
Federal Reserve Banks"
That challenge" he said, will not
be taken up because they are sham
battling their way through the cam
paign."
Father Coughlin descended from
the radio tower to renew his remarks
to the crowd directly. He donned an
overcoat and adjusted a microphone
hung over his shoulders, similar to
the transmitter used by telephone
switchboard operator.
Mentions "Lunatic Fringe"
Asserting that christianity places
the individual above the state, he said:
I'VE members Of the National
Union for Social Justice have been
called part of the lunatic fringe. !
wonder If that philosophy has any
thing lunatical about it or anything
fringy about it.
They have also called us crack
pot radicals. It's an honor to be iden-
tilted with crackpots who still -
support the Constitution which guar
antees our freedorn
The priest asserted that the "evils Of
modern capitalism" were the causes
Of communism.
The evils" he said. were: Pay
while you work and starve while you're
idle" and that my boy friends of the
Federal Reserve banks issue all the
money"
Wages, he said. should keep pace
with the increased productivity of the
workman resulting from improved ma
chinery. He called for Q minimum
living annual wage" Of $1,000 for
married man with children.
Capitalism ION Death Bed"
THAT evil must be eradicated from
modern capitalism or it will commit
suicide" he said of his first point.
"As long as it retains that cancer
within its corpus, it's on its death bed"
He said it was necessary that smart
capitalists get together and say: Gen.
tlemen. here's the problem. and here's
the solution. We must pay the laborer
not on the basis of how long he
works-we must pay an annual
wage"
The present financial SYSTEM" he
said, was "un-C Christian and un-
American adding that the New Deal
had removed the autonomy" of the
commercial banks.
President Roosevelt has rubbed
out the corner banks as an AL Capone
would have done," the priest said.
AL he's done is carry out the COM
mands of the gangsters down in
Washington-I refer to the Federal