The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-03
Michael OFZanagnn
 Suspension PrODeTl
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tions in attempting to answer the questions put to him by the Montreal audience that 1t was found necessary to discontinue the meeting"
 To return to the letter, it is stated therein that when Father OFlana- gan first came to this country in 1921 he was at that time met by a of Cardinal O'Conneu and spoke on the same platform with the new Cardinal Mundelein. That is simply past history. Is 1t not a sharp contrast to mention those facts and then let it be known that now, when Incomes to Water bury, he will be met by a commit tee of Protestant ministers?
 Waterbury is q peace loving com munity. It is matter of just pride that its citizens of all creeds live together in community of spirit that is not equaled elsewhere in our commonwealth. The population is sixty-hve per cent Catholic. Why bring a man into our midst who is by the church to which he belongs and whose public ap- pearance alone will be nothing short of an insult to so many local mem bers of the Catholic church as well as being the occasion of sowing seeds of discord and classification? If the local committee of the North Ameri- can Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy wish to bring to Water bury a man to lecture in favor of the Spanish loyalists by all means let them do so but at least out of respect for the fair name of Water bury let him be man who is not sailing under false cololE who is in good standing with the organization to which he belongs and in the community whence he halls.
 Faithfully yours,
 REV. EUGENE P. CRYNE,
 Thursday, June 3, 1897.
 P. S.-The above letter was writ ten Wednesday evening. This morn ing received a cablegram from the Most Rev. Edward Doorly, bishop of in reply to one sent him asking the status of Father O'Flana- gan. Bishop Doorly is the bishop and the ordinary of Father O'Flana- gan and by his own admission his superior. The cablegram reads: Rev. Eugene Cryne,
 Waterbury, Connecticut,
 T repeat Father O'Flanagan was 1925 by my predecessor. not withdrawn.
 Signed,
 BISHOP OF ELPHIN."
 am also enclosing a most inter- esting letter received this morning from the headquarters of the Knights of Columbus where I had made inquiries. It speaks for itself:
 June 2, 1887.
 Rev. Eugene P. Cryne, IL. D.,
 St. Patrick's church,
 50 Charles street,
 Waterbury, Connecticut.
 Dear Father Cryne: Relative to our telephone conversation last night about Rev. Michael O'Flanagan, I am furnishing you herewith data which we have in our files at the supreme office.
 OF1anagan has been brought to this country by the North American Committee to Aid Spanish democ- racy and the Medical Aid Bureau for Spanish democracy, two outfits which have been active in recent months promoting the communist motion pictures Spain in Flames" and Defense of Madrid" These two pictures are produced by Amkino, the American branch of Sovkino, of- ficial Soviet propaganda agents. Through the efforts of the Knights of Columbus, the sponsoring of these pictures became a rather dangerous for the two committees. The pictures were banned in several states as result of our activity and Governor Earle of Pennsylvania who Is not a Catholic, stated, We Penn sylvanians are not interested in the propaganda of government large y made up of communists, syndical- lsts and anarchists, who butcher priests" Thus, the more recent move of these two committees is the Spon- soring of O'Flanagan. As you already know, Michael O'Flanagan is a sus- pended priest from the diocese of Elphin in Ireland, in spite of the fact that he poses as a priest in good standing. The technique he is using In Waterbury, of sending teJegran1s to the local sponsors claiming he is in good standing, is similar to the technique he has used all over the country.
 Archbishop Curley of Baltimore recently cabled the bishop os Elphin who replied that Father OFlana- gan'S faculties have not been re- stored and he is still suspended priest"
 O'Flanagan also claims to be a member of the DeValera government but last week Father Henry Dillon, assistant professor of Sacred Scrip ture of St. Bernard's seminary, Syra- cuse, N. r., received the following cable from Ireland, Father OFlan- agan not a member of our govern ment."
 I also have in my files a telegram from the Irish legation in Washing ton, D. C., which states, Have no information as to employment of Rev. Michael O'Flanagan. His name does not figure in our civil service list"
 Previous to his arrival in this country, O'Flanagan lectured and joined with the Irish lefJists in striving to prepare the way for an Irish Soviet. The attempt to pawn him of on the American people as a legitimate Roman Catholic priest is a diabolically clever trick and again emphasizes the fact that the communist and radical clements in this country must resort to subter- fuge in their attempts to put over their program The activities and lecture tour of O'Flanagan in this country are featured in the official communist organ, "The Daily Work err"
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