Evening star., 1938-03-27
RULEBYD|CTAT0R
SEEN BY WALSH
Senator Sounds Warning in
Founders Day Talk at
Georgetown u.

Received into fellowship in the
William CASTOR Academy of Law
Senator Walsh, Democrat. of Massa-
chusetts last night warned more than
300 guests at founders day cere~
monies at Georgetown University that
III we are not vigilant we may lose
our priceless heritage and find our
selves In a totalitarian state of our
own making, ruled by legally con-
stituted but none the less all-poWer-
ful dictator"
Making unmistakably plain his lack
OF sympathy for the governmental
trend of the New Deal, the New Eng
lander referred to attempts to destroy
the independence of the courts and
make them subservient instruments
Of the State.
The Very Rev. Arthur A. OLeary,
S. j., president of Georgetown, also
conferred the honors of its Angelo
Secchi Academy CT Science upon Dr.
Karl Ferdinand Herzfeld, internation-
ally recognized physicist and head of
the department of physics at the
Catholic University. Prominent among
the invited dignitaries were the Very
Rev. Francis j. Donlan. S. j.. president
of Holy Cross College, who attended in
honor of Senator Walsh, an alumnus
and the Right Rev. Msgr. P. j.
Mccormick, vice rector of Catholic
University.
Increasing Capitalization.
In his response, Senator Walsh said
In part:
We have increased. and are stead
lily increasing. centralization of power
in the Federal Government at the
expense of the States and to a point
that threatens the integrity of the State
governments. The taxing power, con-
ferred by the people upon the Federal
Government for the purpose of raising
revenues to defray the expenses of
government and for that purpose only,
is being employed for other and differ
ent purposes, and for a so-called
redistribution of wealth and even at
times as punitive instrument The
farmers of the country are being sub
Jected to regimentation, voluntary
perhaps. consent being obtained by
means of bonuses and subsidies out of
the Federal Treasury on the one hand
and penalties on the other hand-but
regimentation nevertheless. The rapid
multiplication of bureaus and agencies
removed from popular control are
asserting supremacy over every phase
OF private business, and competition
between private industry and the Gov
| ernment continues to increase.
These are the realities that we
face today. These are not the prin-
clples and methods of democracy.
Disregard for Liberty.
1t has been abuses in the body
polite and sudden demand for imme-
diate remedial policies that have re-
suited in the substitution of the to-
talitarian state for democracy" he
admitted. But while even social and
economic benefits have resulted tenn
porarily, they have been accompanied
in most cases by ruthless disregard of
the peoples liberty.
IF these rapid and radical changes
In the fabric of our government pre-
vail" he concluded, our democracy
and our liberties are threatened Let
us turn back before it is too late"
Ambassadors and Ministers of and
the Charges dAffaires of IL foreign
nations as well as sprinkling of
lesser diplomats from others attended
the ceremony in CASTOR Hall. symbo-
lizing the international bond of the
worldwide Society of Jesus. There
were also numerous Government Off
cials, members of Congress and Cath
olic churchmen in addition to alumni
and the faculties.
Students Extend Greetings.
After the college choir had chanted
the invocation, the president of the 1Os-
year-old Philodemic Society, George
A. Dies, jr., senior, extended the
greetings of the student body. JUS
tice Harold M. Stephens of the United
States Court of Appeals for the Dis
Strict of Columbia read the charter of
the university, dating back to 1915,
granted by Congress and signed by
President James Madison. Then fol-
lowed the reading of the founders day
proclamation by the Rev. DR.. Ed
1nund A. Walsh, S. j., chancellor of
the university.
The solemn period of the exercises
scame when the Right Rev Msgr.
Michael j. Ready, general secretary
sof the National Catholic Welfare
Conference, was called upon to read
the roll of Georgetown founders AS
he called each name-Fathers An
drew White, John Altham- Gravenor,
Ferdinand and lastly Archbishop John
Carroll of Baltimore-a single mellow
note in memory was sounded from
the historic bell of old ST. Mary's
Church, the first church in Mary
land
Only once year. on founders day,
Is this relic from the Lord Baltimore
colony of 1884 taken from it's vault
in the college archives. To DR.. John
G. Bowen, assistant to the president,
now falls the annual duty of tolling
1t. The choir, under the direction of
DR.. Edward P. Donovan, next chanted
the praises of the founders in Latin.
Reads From Scroll in Latin.
In bestoWing the honors in law
upon Senator Walsh, the president
Of the university read from a scroll
' in Latin: For nearly so years since
a his graduation he has exercised many
important offices Of his own State
ana Tor the Nation. He was for many
years member of the State Legisla-
.ture of Massachusetts, and twice Gov
ernor of that distinguished common
wealth, and at present holds for the
fourth term the Office of United States
Senator. He has ever been eminent
as defender and champion of the
rights of the people and in his support
Of the church he yields the palm
to none"
DR.. OLeary reminded that the Sen
! stor had for many years conducted
seminar in American Government
at Georgetown University and that
: his own alma mater Holy Cross Col