Evening star., 1941-11-23
Capital SideIights
By Will P. Kennedy.

Representative Thomas A. D'Alesan-
dro of Maryland paid tribute the other
day TO the triple celebration of the Sui
plcian Order-the Booth anniversary Of
the founding of the society, the 150th
of the arrival of the Sulpicians in Mary
land and the l50th Of the founding Of
ST. Mary's Seminary. instituted for the
training of priests. The Sulpiclans were
brought to this country by John Carroll,
first Bishop OF Baltimore, who was a
cousin of Charles Carroll of Carrolton,
who survived all other signers of the
Declaration of independence, and
brother of Daniel Carroll a Signer
of the Constitution. Representative
D'Alesandro also noted that Father
Gabriel Richards came to the United
States to join the Sulpician Seminary
faculty, but was sent as a missionary 10
Michigan. There he set up in Detroit
printing press from Baltimore and car
ried on educational work as well as his
missionary duties. He established the
University of Michigan and was the only
Roman Catholic priest ever elected to
Congress.
The boasts of various States Of the
Union are being voiced loud and long
these days in Congress. Representative
E E. Cox of Georgia quoting former
Gov. John M. Slaton, said that Georgia
prohibited slavery while slaves were
being sold in Faneuil Hall; prohibited
rum before the Volstead Act; contributed
more money TO the Revolution than any
State except Massachusetts,. and when
assessed $50 soldiers sent 5000" He add
ed that Georgia had the first State
supported university, the first orphans
asylum, the first manual training school
and the first women's college"
Ex ~
The voice of the dead was called upon
to testify in the House during the ship
arming legislation. Representative Edith
Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts called
attention to a speech made nearly %
wears ago by her late husband, Repre-
sentative John Jacob Rogers. on March
/, 1917, regarding the arming of mer-
chant ships, in which he pointed out
That they could be armed without send
ing United States soldiers to foreign
shores. He emphasized 'our unpleas-
antness with France during the years
1898 to 1900 is one of our proudest chap
ters. We then had only four or five mil
lion people, yet we faced without fear
without bravado, Napoleon coming on
the scene as a world factor. We did not
declare war, nor sever diplomatic rela-
tions. but protected our commerce, our
rights and our lives against the aggres-
sions of France. We built new Navy
for the purpose. The frigates United
States. Constellation and Constitution
all date from that period, although their
renown dates primarily from the War
| of 1872. But during the unpleasantness
with France We engaged in "a hostile
encounters upon the high seas with
vessels of the powerful navy of France. ."
He also cited the act of March 3, 1889
when break with England threatened
| over the vexatious question of the bound
airy between the State of Maine and Cam
| ada. This was settled by the Webster
Ashburton treaty of 1912. He called
attention, likewise, to the threat arising
| from the Venezuela controversy with
Great Britain in 1895, when "by the dis
| play of stalwart and courageous states
manship, the United States was able
without conflict, to carry a point it re-
rarded as fundamental