The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-06

annual meeting of the Diocesan Bureau of Social Service and the Waterbury Council of Catholic Women. The speaker was Rev. Bernard Grimley, D. D., eritor of the Catholic Times of London and his topic. one never before present. ed with so much detail in this city and an enlightening one to many who have read only one side of al very awful state of affairs in a once wholly Catholic country, was "The Spanish Conflict"
 Against Communism
 In . short space of time Father Grimley presented a picture of people deprived of their schools, churches, and possessions one hum dred years ago, fighting today to restore to it's country its religion and wrest it from the power Of communists and anarchists. That such people who are fighting against the present Loyalist government, which Father Grimley stated is "bad" government and are con- stantly repulsing the spread of the "red" menace are necessarily Fas- cIsts is an erroneous idea. The term "Fascism" he said is applied loosely to those who react and oppose com- munism.
 10000 Killed
 Father Grimley, who spent his seminary days in Spain, and who since 1925 has returned to Spain all of dozen times, declares that his facts are not distorted ones. He chided the American press for it's acceptance of the unreliable news despatches. that have been coming from that country. His, Father Grimley's, facts, come direct from that country, and through Vatican sources. Hitherto figures of those slaughtered by the Reds have not been known, but he stated last night and the present issue of Com mon veal" also uses these figures that from three areas the appalling figures are, from the Madrid area, 6O,0OO, from Valencia, 30,000 and from Barcelona area 50,000. Also, the speaker stated that four months ago Vatican sources declared the number of religious killed in three areas was 15,700, these including many bishops. That is to say, Father Grimley, explained, one third ot the religious in Spain have been slaugh- tered.
 Is Not Civil War
 "rhere is not a civil war in Spain" Father Grimley stated. He said tnls might be constructed as a revolu- tionary statement but nonetheless 1t was true, The war is international he declared, the Russian communists against Spain. Father Grimley Salo that General Franco wanted one Spain with national existence freedom to practice the Catholic religion. with a system, perhaps similar to that in the United states, either a monarchy or republic, ac- cording to what would be thought best.
 The Catholic church in Spain was not the rich corporation often pie tured. Father Grimley stated. There is a most general ignorance con- corning this, he said. On the con- trary. he explained that since the confiscating of church lands Ill 18sS. the religious had to resort to all sorts of work, outside of relig1- ous life, to manage to live. Their salaries were miserable and ir1- adeuuate, and when the religious or ders started to build up again, schools, Seminaries and churches, they had to do it without state aid. The Spanish government today IS openly anti Catholic, he stated.
 Horrible Crimes
 Some specific cases of horrible crimes, the truth of which, were brought to England to Father Grim ley by Spanish refugees, were re- lated. He spoke of the riddling of Calyo Sotelo, who in his stand against the government as it exists said three times, You Shall Not Succeed" The tactics of the Popl- lar United Front" were outlined by Dr. Grimley. He spoke also of the "shadow cabinet, the Catholics deprived of active representation ln the government, anarchy spreading from Moscow, and eventually Gen. eral Franco in an effort to bring the country from it's state of chaos, rising in rebellion with his army The speaker stated there are 240.- GOO Spaniards in Franco's army with many thousands non-Spanish. When Franco started his war against the existing conditions rifles and fire arms were provided in enormous numbers to rabble and riffraff, the speaker declared. Then the order was to shoot your class enemy. The night firing went on endlessly he said. The idea was, as he explained, the elimination of the bourgeoise and the capitalist.
 The sympathies of the general public and the press with the pres ent government, he said, is due to the paucity of the real facts. One example of erroneous statements IS that the Basques are anti-Franco. As a matter of fact, Dr. Grimiey said, at least more than sixty tholi- sand of the Basque people are solid lY UeIlulu 0CAlCldl T ldAiOO' AOAAN" ing his talk Dr. Grimley answered several questions from the floor.
 Previous to the address by Rev. Bernard Grimley, the meeting ot the council was held. Miss Kathryn w. Hayes, chairlady, presided. Rev. Eugene P. Cryne, welcomed those attending and spoke briefly of the bureau activities. While last nights meeting was the fifteenth annual one, he said, actually the bureau and council have been in existence 16 years, and during those years $43, 900 has been contributed with an expenditure of $300,000. Total expenditures for the year 1886 were S4S,716.36. On releif $27,226.73 was expended, and for children's care Sl4,241.71 was expended.
 Miss Kathryn w. Hayes was re- elected for her fifth term as chair