Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-27
Church and State
Readers Differ in Their Reactions to Controversy
Between Cardinal Speman and Mrs Roosevelt
Barden Bill Called Dishonest"
IT, ia Td;tor ~ Tvl,a

Barden Bill Called Dishonest"
To the Editor Of The Star:
The writer of your editorial. THE Cardi-
nails Letter. states that reaction to the let
ter will increase prejudice. 1t may, but only
among the hopelessly obtuse.
To any minded person, the Cardinals
fog -dispelling statements are fully justified
in the face of impending legislation 50 fla
gravity dishonest as the Barden bill
Indignation Is the normal reaction to q
bill land its champions) which counts in
parochial school children when allotments
are computed and then counts them out"
of participation in the allotments.
AGNES A. FRAWLEY.
Wants No Clerical Politicking
To the Editor of The Star;
May express approval of your editorial
on Cardinal Spellmans diatribe over Mrs.
Roosevelt's remarks disappearing of Federal
funds being spent for any religious denomi-
national purposes?
There are millions of young Catholics in
the United States and Europe who are
pro-Catholic but anti-clerical. We see the
pickering and chaos in Europe occasioned
by the church meddling in politics. We
want none of it here.
ELAINE GERMAINE.
Mrs. Roosevelts Anti Catholic Contacts
To the Editor of The Star:
Sundays editorial entitled The Cardinals
Letter" proves among other things that
those who vociferously demand the right of
expression of opinion should learn to be
able to take 1t when opinion is expressed
against them.
That is exactly what Cardinal Spellmans
letter proposed when. after granting Mrs.
Roosevelt the right to her opinion, he asked
how it was that she consistently espoused
issues that were anti-Catholic. How can
anyone forget her high praises for La Pas
sionaria. the self-admtted murderess of
the Spanish Civil War. Cardinal Mindszenty
she adjudged guilty of his sad fate. Also her
membership in numerous anti-Catholic
fronts proves Cardinal Spellmans case over
whelmingly. j. w. PARKER.
Church Schools Should Not Share
To the Editor OF The Star:
The Star deserves to be complimented on
its stand on the Cardinal Spellman Mrs
Roosevelt controversy of the past few days
1 am sure that many are of the same
opinion as you that the attack by Cardinal
Spelman on Mrs. Roosevelt declaring her to
be "anti-Catholic' will tend to increase
rather than diminish the prejudice that is
still alive in the country
Mrs. Roosevelt also should be compli-
mented on her stand and on her method
Of answering the Catholic leader on the
Barden aid to education bill now pending
in Congress Her opinion on the separation
Of church and state likewise are to be COM
mended. Complete separation Of church
and state is essential in this country in
order to keep peace in the religious world.
AS for the Barden aid to education bill
1t is my opinion that parochial and church
managed schools should not be given any
aid by the Federal Government. I agree
with the Rev. DR.. Robert j. McCracken, pas
tor of New York's Riverside Church, who
said in his sermon last Sunday that: IF
because of religious and UNCONVENTIONAL con-
Germ. Jews. Catholics. and Protestants es-
tablish independent schools and control
them, 1t is right and proper that they
should meet the cost of their support"
DON ROTH.