The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-24
Catholic Thought And Opinion
By REV. JOSEPH F. DoNNELLY

mighty, the Maker of the, universe, will, through the instrumentallty of this great and intelligent people, bring us through this as He has through ali the other difElculties of our country"
 THE PRESIDENT
 ASKS FOR PRAYERS
 Defending our country today so many people lean so heavily on guns and tanks and planes and pass over lightly the tremendous power, of prayer. That, however, is not the tradition of America. It is not the mind of the Commarder-in- chief. Repeatedly the President has called upon the nation to turn to God for His help in our struggle. Thanks giving Day he has appointed as @ day of prayer, 0 day when he has requested that the nation both in private and public offer thanks to Almighty God for His goodness and beg that He will bless with success our defense of the high ideals upon which our nation was founded.
 PHILIP MURRAY, CATHOLIC
 What sort of @ Catholic is the President of the CTO, Philip Mur- ray2 It would be disastrous to dis sect the religious lives of a few Catholics" in public life, but not so MT. Murray.
 Shortly before the opening Of the recent national convention of the CIO MT. Murray made a three day retreat with @ large group of men at the Jesuit retreat house in Anna. polls. The impression that he left with all about him was deeply edi- flying. Mfr. Murray is one of those Catholics in public life whose lives are a credit to the Church, whose lives reflect an appreciation of Cath olic moral principles, who are strict ly faithful to their religious duties and who do not measure out their service to God but who, on the con- trary, look for opportunities to serve as, with MT. Murray, his daily at tendance at Holy Mass during Lent,
 AS President of the Steelworkers of America MT. Murray Is a thor oughly sincere and honest fighter for the rights of his men and a hard and persistent bargainer. In five years his Stockholders have been built to membership of 100000 workers and in an industry where disastrous strikes were traditional and injustices were plentiful, he has effected harmonious relations be- tween labor and management and today the Steelworkers are perhaps the most satisfied workers In the country.
 NEGRO AT PRINCETON
 The Daily Princetonian recently printed letter written to the stu dent body by young Negro student. The letter in which he frankly and honestly states his position con- cludes with paragraph which has both a literary and an eternal value. It reads as follows:
 eff you discriminte against me because I am uncouth, can become mannerly. If you octraci2e me be- cause I am unclean, I can cleanse myself. If you segrate me because I lack knowledge, can become edu- cated. But if you discriminate against me because of my color, can do nothing. God gave me my color. have no possible protection against race prejudice except to take refuge in cynicism, bitterness and hatred"
 Trace them back to their sources and we shall find that most of the problems of the Negro have their origin in the injustices and dis criminations of what is falsely called white supremacy" Nationally, however. we know that the essen tial dignity of man arises not from the color of his skin from the Fatherhood of God. White, Black or yellow every man is a child of God with an immortal soul, a fact which if thought seriously on would awaken in men a great willingness to do their duty to their colored brethren,