The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15
PRIEST SPEAKS ON
CATHOLIC PRESS
Catholic Americans Re-
minded of After War Diff
fculties By MOnSignOr
WATERVILLE
Correspondent: Mvs. william e.
Rooney. 100 Dwight st.
Telephone 8.847B


Waterville, Feb. 15-"There will
be SERIOUS difficulties, very serious
difaculties after this war, and un-
less we twenty-five million Catholics
Of America wake up and read our
Catholic papers and be we'll
informed, we are not going to solve
them" Such was the theme Of the
Very Rev. John Lawrence Fin
merry, o. r., Preacher-G General Of
the Fathers Of the Dominican Or
der, specially appointed Preacher
General by the Pope, at st. Mi
Chael's church yesterday.
Playing present day Catholics for
their lack Of militant spirit in de-
tending and explaining their faith,
and lack Of information in meeting
present day problems, the Preacher
General urged all Catholics to read
the Catholic Transcript.
There will undoubtedly be bigotry
and persecution in some form after
this war. After the last war, when
We thought that the example Of
her0lc Catholic chaplains on the
battleflelds, the devoted service Of
our Sisters to the sick and the dy-
ing, and the life-blood Of many OF
our Catholic soldiers would make
democracy and equality prevail in
our blood, we were surprised to find
all sorts Of intolerance and bigotry,
CHING the labor situation here in
Waterbury as an example Of the
present Indifferent attitude Of many
people toward their leaders and Of
thets lack Of interest in labor I'M
ions and labor problems which will
affect their future, Father Finnerty
revealed how surprised certain
working men were upon discovering
how Q few men controlled the la
Dor policy Of thousands Of factory.
workers and how cleverly Commun-
lists worked themselves into ONCE
wheso they could dictate terms to
thousands Of uniformed laborers
who unwittingly voted them into
power, and support them by dues.
Who could fail to notice how Red
radicals In office urged and sue.
ceeded In getting people to strike
on oil sorts Of flimsy pretences In
order to weaken American produc.
ton while Russia was an ally Of
Germany, our enemy, and how rare
these strikes became after Germany
attacked Russia, who then needed
and continues to need our produc.
ton. These Reds are still in power
and after this war, they are going
to give us plenty Of real trouble;
and unless we wake up, become
better informed and attend our
own labor schools we are definitely
not going to solve this menace
which lies hidden behind the pres
emit relatively quiet labor situation.
The situation in Spain likewise
was not understood clearly enough
by our countrymen because they did
not read the other side of the story,
the side not given by the secular
press. Franco was called rebel.
Americans contributed generously
in supporting the Liberals, who
were controlled by Red Russia, to
suppress Franco and his army; but
these same Americans who had
been duped, are now delighted with
SPANS neutrality while America
invades African invasion which
would have been fraught with the
greatest Of difficulties and the sac
rif1ce Of many more American SOL
Gers had not Frances Spain de-
Eberately remained neutral. The
=zxBe Of Americas ignorance was
q Some measure due to the failure
Of Catholics to read the Catholic
Press and influence public opinion.
The Catholic Press was constantly
aware of this masked deception by
the Reds, or the so-called Liberals.
The PreacherG General reminded
Catholics that they had lifelong
duty after receiving the Sacrament
Of Confirmation to firmly defend
Catholic teaching Of faith as well as
It's moral principle on other prob
lens of life. Many people outside
the Catholic faith are sincerely in
terested In knowing what the church
really does teach and they want
first-hand information from the
Catholic layman himself. The place
for q layman to get clear informa-
lion and clear reasoning on all
phases OF LIES problems Is from
Inc Catholic Press, especially the
Catholic Transcript.
WaterviIle, Feb. Is - 1iss Bertha
lady, Of the waterbury Visiting
Nurse Association will be In charge
u a Well Child Conference We'd
nesday afternoon from l:l6 TO 2:45
o'clock AZ 6prague school gymna-
sum. All mothers are urged 70
BRING their children for check-up.
Splash Party
The girls OF Troop No. ~ VIII
laold 4 splakh party this evening at
Crosby nigh school pool. Mrs. An
.hnny DlBlasi. leader win DC ~
large. All girls must have written
5efmlaEl0n from their parents 70
axe naFt Ia this sport.
G. Y. q. re Nest
The Catholic Youth organlxauon
4 81. Michaeis church viii meet
81 religious instruction tomorrow
Ignning at 7 o'clock. A social hour
Hlll follow the meeting.
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