The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-28

Bannon, Judge Frank p. McEyoy,
Rev. James M. Coughlin, chaplain
of Sheridan Council, Rev. John
Dial, Spiritual Director Of The Aqu-
mas Study Club, and District Depu-
ty John d. Robinson.
Because of his own personal ILL
ness and illness in his family State
Deputy William. j. Shea Of Man
chester was unable to be present
last night.
Father Hogan delivered a stern
indictment of employers Of the
present day who do not provide a
living wage. He pointed out in a
talk, entitled 1.-THE Catholic Front"
that the means to combat the pop
ular front" Of communism Is af-
forded every Catholic by working
for the principle Of the "nving
wage"
Father Hogan
Father Hogans talk fairly bristled
with hard facts on the present-day
situation Of this country as it Is
viewed by supporters of communism.
They find fertile soil, he pointed
out, among the common people and
it Is on this very same soil that they
must be fought If we are to save
the country from Goddess and ir-
religious rule.
Point after point was proved by
Father Hogan in his exposition on
the dangers of communism and
how it Is fostered by the greed of
employers" He declared that the
position Of the Catholic Church in
the present crisis is as it has always
been down through the ages, not
defensive but offensive.
In stirring statement he de-
clared that the finest things In
history" have come from this same
Church and cited the pages of his
tory to prove his claim. He also cit
ed the fact that despite the form
of government the Church has gone
through 1000 years Of progress
| fighting for principles that give to
each and every man equality and
liberty.
Even the change to the express
sion, popular 'front.'" has been
adopted by the communists to aid
their fight to gain control in this
country, because it is an appeal to
the masses. The fight must be car
ried on the same ground, Father
Hogan averred, If the cause Of COM
munism Is to be weakened.
Judge Swift
Preceding him Judge Swift in typ
ically legal fashion drew up a case
for the return to the days when
parental authority constituted the
framework Of our American social
life. Judge Swift Is a Supreme Di-
rector of the knights Of Columbus
and paid several tributes to the Or
der in the course of his remarks.
He also paid glowing tribute to
the McGiyney family and referred
to the unprecedented fraternal oc-
currence in this one family, native
to Waterbury. From the Rev. Mich
ael j. McGivney, founder OF the or
der, down through Monsignor
Patrick and Monsignor John j., the
present Supreme Chaplin, the
speaker declared that Waterbury
had much to be proud Of and he
himself was happy to visit the city
Of their birth.
A tell-tale list of figures was cited
by Judge Swift to show the course
that crime is running In our land
today. The age-line, he, said. has
dropped in 20 years from 80 to %
years. Everywhere, he said, it Is
clear that crime is rampant among
the young. 1t can all be traced back
to the home and the problem today
Of Catholics and Catholic organiza-
tions like the knights of Columbus
Is to raise the home to the high
standards Of bygone years.
The home, the school, and the
church were the three cures for
crime cited by Judge Swift with the
influence Of the home declared to
be the necessary one to reestablish
today.
Address Of Welcome
In his brief remarks Lieutenant
governor Frank Hayes said 1t was
not necessary for him to welcome
such distinguished guests to Water
bury because II they knew Water
bury they would know that they
were always welcome here in this
city. He also paid tribute to the
Catholic Action movement of the
local knights Of Columbus as exem-
plified In its annual banquets.
Grand knight Charles ]. Bannon
introduced the toastmaster and ex-
tended thanks for the council to the
guests and committees.
The musical end of the program
was under the directino OF Professor
r. r. Harmon. Joseph Lezotte was
the solist OF the evening with in
strumental music being furnished by
the Women's String Ensemble UNI
der the direction Of Mrs. Robert F.
fRtvk FL