Evening star., 1939-08-25
Catholic Youth
Makes Appeal
Against War
America Is Urged
To Stoy Out Of
Europe's QuorreIs

With an urgent plea against par
ticipation Of American youth in any
European war, the Catholic Student
Mission Crusade today ended its
four-day .11th national convention
at Catholic University.
Msgr. Edward A. Freking, national
secretary Of the crusade, in a
strongly worded appeal, urged the
1000 delegates not to think it their
duty as Americans to settle Euro
pean quarrels.
Democracy isn't working too well
In the United States" he said. I'VE
ought to learn to solve our own
problems, not try to settle theirs"
Adoption Is Unanimous.
The delegates unanimously adopt.
ed a resolution to promote the
principles of Catholic justice in the
interests of peace and ito dis.
courage and rebuke" war propa.
ganda. The idea that economic
prosperity depends on war and the
doctrine of extreme nationalism
were cited as the types of propa-
ganda at which the resolution was
aimed.
There are forces of propaganda
right here in Washington and in
New York." said Msgr. Freking,
which are ready to be turned loose
upon the public"
Resolution Against Communism.
Another resolution adopted con-
demned Communism and urged the
reading of Catholic publications to
keep alert to the Communistic prop
aganda and aware of sound Catholic
doctrine. The motion condemned
the secular press as generally guilty
OF a conspiracy of silence" against
the horrors perpetrated in Russia
and Mexico and some parts of Spain.
Msgr Freking said he had been
asked to lead a movement setting
up American youth as conscientious
obJectors" to War. He said, however.
ne had decided against it as not be-
ing within the province of the Cruz
SADIE.
Archbishop Francis j. L. Beck
man OF Dubuque, chairman of the
national executive board of the
crusade, urged the group to support
the missions with prayer and sacri-
fice."
Inc delegates approved resolutions
OF acknowledgment to Pope Plus
XII, Peter Cardinal Fumasoni-
Blondi, cardinal protector of tho
crusade; Archbishop Amleto G.
Clcognani, the apostolic delegate,
and others.
Election Was Spirited.
Election and installation of the
new members of the executive
board at the business session TODAY
apparently was preceded by some
hlgh-poWered politics yesterday and
Lass night.
Il enjoyed the campaigning even
into the wee hours of this morning
said Msgr. Freking with a smile as
he introduced the new members.
Some people asked me if got anv
sleep at all"
Two Washington representatives
were among eight successful candi-
dates for election to the crusade's
Executive Board They were Daniel
w. McCallum, jr., of Georgetown
University. named by the college
group, and Brother Timothy Dona-
hoe OF the Society of the Atonement.
High school delegates to the con-
vention elected George Thoma of
Dayton, Ohio, and Miss Mary Vir-
gina Kohl OF st. Louis, Mo-, as their
representatives upon the board for
the coming year. Miss Margaret
Anne Mask of Notre Dame College
Baltimore, and Frank Shields of
Detroit, Mich, were named as sec
ond members for the college and
seminary groups.
Representatives for the veteran
group will be Aloysius C. Clemens
OF Baltimore, and Miss Margaret
Schmidt of Milwaukee, Wis.