Detroit evening times., 1945-11-21
Reprinted From The Tablet Catholic Weekly.
Published in Brooklyn NJ
The Tablet S Response to
The Department of State
Continued from Yesterday
TABLET RESPONSE
Dear Mr.. Hand (:


XXTE ARE grateful you the response to the letter
numberless other people have awaited to the
municaon of five weeks communication that has been
reprinted in daily papers all the country.
I'VE particularly pleased note that the department
is fully of the political social and religious complexities
of the situation in Spain and giving close and careful atten
tiOn to all aspects of the mater This feel
will result not only in barring the ostng of anChrstan
revolutionary regime the country but will likewise
bar to the of rule which is qudatng and mprisonng
thousands of Christians in the Baltic and Balkan countries and
from which have received tremendous almost unan
mously favorable reaction
NTY not say. however that in answer to query
4'A to why the state department seemed to
desire present Spanish regime the
grounds that it reflects the attitude of the American
people, your is inadequae? May briefly
discuss authorities for what called the American
view which view said to mott, attitude toward SPAIN
"1-You authorities the Fortune poll of 1897
which showed that - per centa minority of Americans
polIed Loyass IL per the
nationas also that Gallup poll of 1916 unfaorabe to
Spain and General Franco. Here difficulties:
"A-Is the policy of the state department based on the
Fortune Gallup pols If then 1t should he possible
abolish department representatives abroad If
these polls to moate policy then their ballots Stain
Communism should complete reversal of our
present American policy toward Russia You undoubtedly
l3 1915 which 81 per of the American daily
press condemns Russia and another l3 cent manfes in
another unriendncss the Soviet Dictatorship
"B-The questions asked by the Fortune and Gallup
poll, in 1887 1915 in refe-ence to spain totally
different than conclusions Mr. Russell asserted. The
first poll Loyalsts and the second anti
Franco but neither asked question relating To the
United directly interfering in the affairs of Spain and
polls Catholic sentiment which
frankly declare itself against bloody regime which
persccutes religion.
"C-s really professional to cite these polls author
all the times they have been Incorrect
particularly the Gallup poll in the last presidential election
"2-Your quotation from Mr. Roose, e,elt-n which the
former president passed Mr. Churhl tribute to spain
assisting the Ac equally valueess In the first place
dead should government and in the second
place in reference to spain Palestine Communism
presidency other questions the late president
can quoted occupying hut several positions A.
suredy the signature on Charter. the demand
any number of Other promises
both orally and writtenare being dismissed almost
without courtesy.
VHIE on this subject of America" relation,
Albert Einsen soliciting contributions for placing adNrr
nfammatory dishonest appeal Congress
Coffee seeking for petition to Congress asking
relations he broken with spain Mr. Einsen is a refugee
whom this country years hack offered haven from
seCution Europe. One would think he should be satisfied
with and would leave political and religious
Nerbage of the refugee Imagine this fellow telling
their duty intgang campaigns against
He asks for the drive and reports
supported by the veterans of the Abraham Lincoln B
broke statutes and have been exposed
"a a Communist agency.
Or Einsten closes his letter with appeal for two
Spanish Communists who have been arrested in Madrid charged
with crime As read his communication note appeal
5000000 Christians being prosecuted he
Baltic countries and behold in today New York Times
article asserting thousands and thousands in Poanda
try fought orbeng incarcerated by the Reds DO Fin
stein Coffee others of this group ask relief for these
afflicted Christians? Are these ,oube opponents Of fascn
and nazsm concerned at all with Red ascism and deta
torships whose 10 liberty and democracy the
Baltic Balkan countries familiar with? In passing,
offer this quotation from address delivered on Palestine
Coffee last week indicative oi the prudence
diplomacy idcalSm and peaceful intentions of the man: I
hell with these secret private arrangements with the
Arab maggots. | smell OIL
SsVN CLOSING say. government well return
i to the policies o its founders and leave To each nation
the right select its head For Intervention in .er
nations affairs should he kept within We should lot
what would have other nations do
The United States should have part interest
group whose record is stained with human blood and
whose support America and from out-andout