Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-25
Subversive Forces
Face Catholic Fire
In New textbooks
Program Due to Affect
More Than 5000, 900
School Children
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Catholic Church modified It's
educational facilities in the United
States today for warfare against
subversive activities.
Responding to an appeal from
Pope Plus XII, church leaders out
lined a program for instructing more
than 100000 Catholic school chill
dren in enlightened, conscientious
American citizenship"
The program was announced here
last night in a pastoral letter by
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of Phila-
delphia and the archbishops and
bishops who met here in October
when the papal communication was
received.
The leaders said they were "seri-
ously alarmed by the spread of sub
versive teaching and by the audacity
of subsersive action in our country"
More Comprehensive Books.
Catholic University, it was ex-
planned, will compile more compre-
hensive textbooks to present prin-
ciples of democracy and citizenship
to Catholic school children.
This charge solemnly approves
the American hierarchy's traditional
position of answering allegiance to
our free American institutions" the
letter said
To carry out the injunction of
the Holy Father, it is necessary that
our people, from childhood to ma
ture age, be ever better instructed
in the true nature of Christian de-
mocracy. A precise definition must
be given to them both of democ-
racy in the light of Catholic truth
and tradition and of the rights and
duties of citizens in representa-
tive republic such as our own. They
must be held to the conviction that
love of country is virtue and that
disloyalty is sin.
Enlightened Citizenship.
ITO foster this Christian concept
of citizenship, the bishops in their
annual meeting have charged the
Catholic University of America to
compile at once a more compre-
hensive series of graded texts for
all educational levels. On the foun-
dalton of religious training. which
is the distinctive characteristic of
our schools, these texts will build
an enlightened, conscientious Amer
lean citizenship.
I'VE, therefore, entreat all the
faithful of every walk in life to
unite in this Catholic crusade for
better citizenship, which will bring
to every individual wider oppor-
tunities for sound social education.
Through its own proper agencies,
the Catholic University will put be-
fore the people its financial plea,
which we earnestly indorse. We
trust that all will respond gener-
ously to the appeal of the Holy
Father and thus enable our univer-
slty to render to our country the
priceless service of a more enlight-
ened and vigorous Catholic citizen
ship"
Revolutionary Forces.
Pope Plus told the church that
revolutionary forces were at work in
the world and that a constructive
program of social action" should be
adopted. He said Catholic Univer-
sity must give special attention to
the teaching of civics, sociology and
economics.
In statement accompanying pub
LEGATION of the pastoral letter the
Most Rev. Edward Mooney. Arch
bishop of Detroit, said that although
the program was of Catholic origin,
he hoped it would not be consid-
cred an exclusively Catholic under.
taking.
Such studies are needed all
through America today to arm and
armor the minds of youth and null
lily the current influences which
tend to undermine democracy in
this country" he said.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr Joseph NJ
Corrigan, rector of Catholic Uni
versity, viewed the project as edu-
cation in the fundamentals of free
DOM
An announcement from Catholic
University said the project would
affect ultimately 100000 pupils who
attend nearly 10000 parish grade
and high schools, as we'll as colleges,
academies and other higher institu-
lions. In addition, it was said the
teaching services of $500 religious
and lay instructors in elementary
schools, and 10000 professors and
Instructors in biober institutions