Evening star., 1937-01-27
COMMUNISM HELD
SELF-CONDEMN|NG.
Archbishop CurIey Would
Teach Facts to Halt
Spread in U. S.

Declaring that the facts Of commune
ism carry their own condemnation,
Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Arch
bishop of Baltimore advocated the
teaching of these facts at meeting
last night in the willard Hotel Of
the Convert League Of the Catholic
Daughters Of America. The meeting
marked the launching OF a national
crusade against communism by the
league.
ST would have the Godlessness and
the stupidity of the whole thing taught
to my children so that they would
know communism for what it Is" the
Archbishop told gathering of women
which overf1owed into the corridors
outside the meeting room. Il want you
to know the facts of communism.
want you to know all about it. I want
you to know what it means; the facts
are their own condemnation and !
want you to know them"
The prelate minced no words in
condemning communism and warning
his hearers to be on guard against its
spread in the United States. He gave
the addresses of headquarters in Wash
ington which he charged are spread
ing communistic teachings and ntera-
ture.
Church Ruin Held Aim.
Communism, he warned, aims at
utter destruction of the church and OF
all religion; it is synonymous with
atheism. Communism. he said, "is
carrying on in the political and eco
nomic fields in America" The strike
is its weapon, he said, and communism
advocates strikes and demonstrations,
followed by strikes and arming the
demonstrators and ultimately the So
cial revolution"
He denounced recognition by the
United States of Soviet Russia, de-
claring that in spite of the promise
there would be no activity carried on
against the Government of this coun-
try, communism is a thousand times
better organized in the United States
than on the day We recognized Russia. y
Archbishop Curley referred to COM
munism as "this heresy," saying that,
while through the history Of the church
there always have been hereSies, never
before have men done what they are
doing today-carrying on a universal,
international campaign in support OF
q heresy against God himself"
Every Country Affected.
tn .ofarrad to Korl Mary as the
man who formulated the material
istic concept that there Is no such
thing as morality founded on belief,
and declared that this concept Is the
fundamental principle of COM
munisn."
The philosophy of Marx and
Lenin, he said, is not merely
philosophy with communism, "it is a
guiding principle which enters into
every phase of human life and is the
basis of government control in the
Soviet Republic of Russia"
And this communism" he said,
has extended beyond the limits OF
Russia to every country. There Is
not a country under the sun today
which is not feeling the effects OF
communism"
He declared that although Com
munists talk about the need for i'm
proving the conditions of the worker,
1.-The Communist who is a real Com
munist is not interested in the vel
fare of the worker" If the wages Of
the workers were to be increased a
hundredfold, he said, communistic
activities would go on just the same,
because the true aim of communism
is not the improvement Of the work.
ing man but the overthrow OF gov
ernment and religion.
Better OFF Dead"
Archbishop Curley attributed the
willingness of the II men now on
trial in Russia, among them former
Washington newspaper correspondent,
ito confess to any charge that Is
brought against them to the fact
that "they are better off dead than
alive in Soviet Russia and they know
It,"
The meeting was opened by Miss
Florence M. Winter, chairman, There
was a message of welcome from the
grand regent of the league, Miss
Augusta Uhl. The program included
brief addresses by Rev. Edward H.
Roach, chaplain of the District court
Of the league, and by Rev. A. j.
Burggraff, c. S. P, spiritual adviser
Of the organization.
More than 1000 courts Of the
league will participate in the crusade
against communism, it was announced.
These courts are located In the
United States, Canada, Puerto Rico
and the Canal Zone.