Evening star., 1938-10-17
CATHOLICS FIGHT
INDECENT READING
Campaign Is Discussed as
Eucharistic Congress
Is Opened.
Ey the Associated Press.


NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1.-Two
members OF the Catholic Hierarchy
said today the problem Of indecent
motion pictures has been solved but
the fight against indecent literature
is just beginning.
Bishop John F. Noll of Fort Wayne.
Ind, chairman OF the League for
Clean Reading. said q national COM
mittee was appointed at the recent
meeting Of bishops and archbishobs
in Washington to clean up the maga-
zine racks"
He said his organization intends to
cleanse at the source of publication
rather than remove the magazines
from the racks"
The drive, he said, would be against
magazines glorifying crime or crimi-
mails, emphasizing "ultra-sexy stories.
presenting indecent illustrations and
carrying immoral advertising"
Bad Pictures Decline Seen.
Archbishop John J. Cantwell of Los
Angeles. member OF the Executive
Committee of the Legion of Decency,
said Of the indecent motion picture
problem:
1T was merely misunderstanding
OF the mind of the American public
by the producers. AS soon as the peo-
Pile showed they didn't want indecent
pictures, the producers quit making
them
The only pictures the board had 10
censor recently, the archbishop said,
were those from abroad hostile to
our democratic government"
Communism Hit.
Catholic leaders Of the Nation gath
cred today for opening the eighth Ma
tional Eucharistic Congress, while
Bishop Joseph Schrembs of Cleveland
in an interview blamed the sad con-
dition of the world" upon the influence
OF communism and OF men trying tic
grasp power
The bishop expressed satisfaction,
however. in the religious and political
freedom enjoyed by Americans
In the so-called totalitarian state"
said Bishop Schrembs, the people are
cogs in a machine without liberty
or self-expression.
Il attribute the sad conditions Of
the world. which is living in a maze.
to the influence of communism and
Of men trying to grasp power and
rule by force"
Analyzes HitIer's Climb.
He said that in Germany Chancellor
Hitler, playing on the popular pulse,
got the people behind him by raising
the question of national honor. He
warned that no dictatorship could last
long.
Noon today signified informal open
ing of the congress greatest religious
gathering in this city's history. with
IA of the country's le archbishops
expected, along with 85 Of the "a
bishops and about 400 monsignori.
Attention centered upon arrival OF
George Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago
legate Of Pope Plus xI, whose special
train was due at IL.
Plans then called for movement
Of the procession through streets mass
ed with the curious and devout to
old st. Louis Cathedral
After elaborate ceremonies there q
period of rest was arranged for the
cardinal. prior to a reception at City
Auditorium tonight.
Postmaster General James A. Farley.
representing President Roosevelt, and
Gov. Richard w. Leche Of Louisiana
were scheduled speakers at the re-
ception.
Tomorrow the cardinal will formally
open the congress with a solemn high
pontifical mass at q uturgical altar
built in City Park statium, equipped
to seat $4,000 persons.
More than 100000 men, women and
children are expected to march in
the foot procession which will mark
the end Of the congress on Thursday.