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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-11-16
Watching Our Reputation

II should be embarrassing to Americans 10 have
the reputation OF our country in other lands come
back TO us, realizing that much that is said about
is true In South America for instance, they think
of us as the pagan Colossus up north. They resent
much OF the filth that is sent down their way in
printed form and in the movies There is always the
implication that we as nation are quite adept at
material things. but somewhat slow al others.
Americans may we'll reply that ii is their mater.
ia gigantism that is the salvation of the world to-
day; or in another sense the very reason for its
troubles. We could probably present a pretty good
argument In defense Of what other nationals criti-
cize in After ALL do they really understand us?
For that is what they tell us of themseves--that
we do not understand them and their customs.
However. there may be reason for us to ponder
and then about some of the criticisms leveled
against us A little self examination can be profit
able. The other day daily newspaper in far Off
India made comment about President Truman'S ap.
pointment OF ambassador to Vatican City II
wrote OF the wisdom OF the step and expressed the
belief that the action would eventually increase the
Presidents stature. But here is one statement of
the Indian daily which could be annoying to Amer
leans America is still the stronghold of that Prot
estant fanaticism which may cast mere suspicious
glance at BuddhiSts or Moslems or other heather
but denounees Rome as the scarlet woman and
will have truck with her" These are strong
words, and they come from the conservative Indian
Express of Madras We could we'll resent them
Is America stronghold of Protestant fanati-
csm? We do not think so. Our separated brethren
all around our American neighborhoods are our
good friends They kind and charitable to us.
They and we cooperate in civic projects. in welfare
and in cultural cndeNors.
But how did we get the reputation of being "the
stronghold OF Protestant fanaticsm in the eyes OF
nonCatholc daily paper in India?
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through such distortions and
falsehoods, of the most scurril-
Gus kind, that clutter up The
Daily Worker" is his query.
Something of similar thought
was expressed by several of
those attending my address to
the Greater Portland Council Of
Catholic Men on October Is.
But, the reply is. the Reds do
make gains, are making them
now, and precisely through such
methods. The Big Lie technique
of the communists, dictated orig
inally by Lenin, and accompan-
led by the turning of definitions
on their heads, is intended to
whip up the hatred of the com.
rades. That oiUes them. the driue,
since atheist communism is
religion" of hate, TO carry these
thoughts and arguments of The
Daily Worker and other Red di-
rective organs out into the non.
communist tDorld. What the of.
ficial Red paper thus creates will
be found in the most unexpected
non-communist places.
Continuous Campaign
The arrest of Gus Hall, lead
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pie will hold fast to that instru-
ment which has been bequeath-
ed TO, them as the palladium of
their liberties-the Constitution
of the United States-and fear
and distrust the man who would
touch that ark with profane
hands, the permanence OF our in
stitutions is assured"
The author of these words was
the late Cardinal James Glib
bons, then Archbishop of BaIti-
more, which See at the time EN-
braced this Capital of the Unit
ed States. They were set down
in an introduction to his book
"A Retrospect of Fifty Years"
This work was a collection of the
Cardinals essays and sermons.
The distinguished Churchman
wrote this part of his introduc-
tion with particular relation to
the last essay in his book. It.was
entitled Patriotism and Poll
tics" and in 1t he asked "::s there
not set of maxims and opinions
that fulfill the office of guides
to the masses in their political
life?" Answering this question
himself, the Cardinal proposed
the following means:
First, The enactment of strict
and wholesome laws preventing
bribery and the corruption of
the ballot-box, accompanied by
condign punishment against the
violators OF the law
Second, A pure, enlightened
and independent judiciary to in
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is being done by the family today-and always at
much lower temperatures
The onslaught of winter affords us all the op-
portunlty of pleasant variation in our smalltalk
Hot can be changed to cold" ''phew-w.w' gives
place to "br-r-rr" and sweating like horse" be-
comes shaking like a dog" All complaining viii
be done from within several layers of heavy,
conducting material, of course.
Weather is everywhere and there will always be
people there to complain about it. Before any of u.s.
though. take up this seasonal pastime we should
give thought to the many who will be playing
the game of "hot and cold" in earnest. Their COM
plants will not be prompted so much by lack of
comfort as by the desire for survival
There countless tens of thousands of people
just like ourselves who like warm homes and warm
clothes to keep out the cold. Many of them
grandfathers and grandmothers too old to work.
Many little children unable to do anything but
expect their parents to provide shelter from the
cold.
Many of the Korean war victims and European
refugees will die this winter if our charity does
not clothe them. If we let the burning fire of
Christs charity die out in our hearts il will surely
die of that most freezing cold that chills mems
souls.
Let the warmth of our bodies and homes be
matched by the ardor of our charity by contrbut-
ing from our abundance to the Bishops Drive for
clothing Nov. 1925.
Let's make things hot for the Cmmunsts by
keeping the homeless warm this winter.
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For some time Just plain filth has been found
frequently in Columbus newspaper columns
Even people concerned admit the situation Refer
is not necessarily made here To the unWar-
rsnted display of murder trials, nor to the sensa-
tionalism with which they are reported Complaint
is made, however against the outright sordid stuff
found frequently the pages of newspapers
going into homes. This sort of thing ought to elicit
real storm.
Is il not TO be expected that newspaper would
have high and noble purpose? Should it not show
the way in educational cultural, uplifting and in
sprationsl endeavors in the community it serves?
With tremendous possibilities for good, 1t is most
disappointing, for instance, TO find a newspaper
picking out statements OF the Pope that could
its sensational policies II is extremely exssperstng
to find that the Pontiffs words sometimes
twisted or deliberately misinterpreted All of this
goes on when there have been so many statements
of the Holy Father we'll worth giving TO all news
paper readers statements trenchant with instruc-
tion, full OF leadership in a world seeking true
peace and giving clear analysis of current evils
Another example will be al hand this week The
Bishops of the United States, meeting in Washing
ton, will issue what is known their Annual State
ment. With each passing year this statement takes
of great value to all True it will not be in the class
with yellow sheet journalism But il will be instruc-
tive and helpful to all far-minded Americans. 1t
is almost bet that the Bishops statement this
week will not be given the space il deserves.
II is not to be concluded that our newspapers
do not publish worth while material. Some of them
have quite commendabIe columns and features The
complaint is against those which give constant and
generous space to sex stories, to risque and sug-
gestive pictures, and TO the sensational in news
Why sell this sordd stuff?
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LOUIS r. BUDEZ
Big Lie Method Still Works

ing Red who jumped bail after
conviction, is referred to by our
New Yorker and furnishes a
good illustration. Although Hall,
convicted of conspiracy, outrag-
cd the American sense of JUS
tice by rushing off secretly to
Mexico, The Daily Worker repre-
sents his arrest there as "a VIC.
lation of asylum for political
prisoners" But Hall, one of the
organization leaders of the Red
conspiracy here, was using the
soil of Merico for SubUerSive
t0ork in the United States. How.
ever this may be, we may expect
shortly TO hear and see state
ments and articles by non-com-
munists, or supposed non-com-
munists, along the lines laid
down by the Red official news
paper and directive-giver.
This will constitute part of the
continuous campaign to win the
release of the IL conspirators
convicted at the Foley Square
trial. But it has other aims. One
of them is to tutn the case of the
Red ldsOgerS who we're sentenc-
ed for contempt by Judge Harold
Medina for their hoodlum con-
duct during the Foley Square
trial.
The Daily Worker says as
much in its editorial of October
"a on "Re-Hearing for Lawyers.
Declaring them Courageous 1t
goes on to say: Public indigna-
ton at these highhanded pro-
ceedings has been on the in
crease The savage Jail sent.
ences against the Foley Square
lawyers was just as much a part
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Something To Be
Thankful For

The time for our national counting of blessings
Is here again and all Americans who celebrate
the day will pause to thank Almighty God for His
bounty and protection throughout the year.
Among all the things we will be thankful for
on next Thursday-our homes, our families, our
prosperity and our safety--one of the greatest
causes of gratitude is one that is not readily sp.
parent 1t is just the fact that there is such thing
Thanksgiving Day"
Thanksgiving Day is much more than day of
rest and feaSting 1t is day of reaffirming our
belief in all-powerful Creator from whom all
blessings flow. The atheist agnostc cannot ceIe-
brate this typeally American holiday He does SO
at the price Of making himself nypocrite.
We should all rejoice and be ever-thankful, es-
pecially on this day. November %, that we as a
nation know there is God who disposes all things
and emphasize this conviction by setting aside day
which to thank Him.
Catholics will join with their fellow citizens in
this day of thanksgiving. We invite all to join
with us to make il a day of Mass thanksgiving.
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compliment that anyone can pay
to the strength of a man or an
Institution.
Egypt, q MoSlem country, is
not afraid to exchange Ambassa-
doris with the Vatican. England,
a country with a firmly estab-
lished Church of which her king
is titular head, is bold enough
to set up diplomatic representa-
ton in Rome. France, once so
fearful of the Faith that she
suppressed converts and scat
tered their inmates, has plucked
up sufficient courage to accre1it
an Ambassador to the Holy Faith
er. The China of Chang Kai-
Shek, pagan country with some
Protestant leaders, also dared to
set up an Embassy in Rome.
Communist Compliment
But it is not that easy for
certain other states in the mod
ern world: for Russia or Com
munist China, for Tito's Yugo-
slavia or the puppet Polish gov
ernment. The Soviets view the
Church, in every land they oc-
cupy, with q fear out of all pro-
portion to her apparent temper
al strength.
Communist rulers in Russia
and the satellite states cannot
take the Holy See casually. They
cannot temporize with Rome as
they do, for instance, with Mecca,
allowing Moslem Soviet citizens
to make the pilgrimage in order
to save trouble. They cannot give
the Roman Catholics within their
borders the cynical, halfhearted
tolerance they sometimes allow
members of the Orthodox
Churches: no matter how few
the valid Roman Catholics may
be, every Communist leader sees
them as a menace to be destroy
ed at any cost.
The Communists pay one
Church and only one the COM
pliment of such an unremitting
and passionate opposition. And
this, according to those priests
who understand the devious
workings of the human soul,
may be a heartening thing. Pas
sions can be turned inside out.
The reverse side of hate is love.
And Saul was not the only zeal
out enemy OF the Church in the
Church's history who became
Jealous Apostle of the Faith.
Here in America there is to-
day a noisy and violent move
ment to prevent the diplomatic
recognition of the Vatican. 1t,
too, springs from fear-the fear
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of the frame-up as the sentences
against the communist leaders"
intimidation Campaign
Now the public mitigation"
to which the Reds refer is al
ways their otOn campaign to bom-
bard the Supreme Court or any
other agency nth intimiddtions
t0hich no ordinary citizen could
get dtody tUtth. 1t is their organ
lied system of letter-writing and
name-calling which they do not
hesitate to bring to the doors of
the Supreme Court, and which
they are now urging in their dec
laration that ''the pressure of
the people can still be of tre-
mendous effect.
Attack, Always
There is even more to this story
than that. Since the facts are
not SO obviously against the COM
munists and their conspiracy,
they do not rely upon defense
but dltodyS upon attack. Guss
Hall is pictured, therefore, as an
advocate of peace" who was franz
ed for seeking to win peace be-
tween the United States and So
Wet Russia. He is the victim of
the American warmongers and
imperialists." That may seem
grotesque since Hall was con-
victed of conspiring against the
government of the United
States and aggression is the
chief characteristic of his mas
ters in the Kremlin. But by this
method the Reds are enabled to
put netD passion into their peace
pact" driUe, iphich actually rec
ontmends complete surrender to
Stain.
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that sub-continent. The British
and continental Catholic papers
have published the text in its en-
tirety and heralded it as one OF
the really great statements to
be issued in recent years by a
national hierarchy. Douglas
Hyde, former British communist
editor but now a regular con-
tributor to The Catholic Herald
of London, concludes that this is
precisely what Catholics needed
to counteract the absurd accusa-
ton that we have been indiffer-
ent to the legitimate interests
of Asia and have never given
out anything authoritative re-
garding the rightful hopes and
aspirations of Asia'S millions.
Before commenting briefly on
this epoch-making pronounce
ment, something else occurs to
me. In the various fields of
Catholic thought and action on
which we are all called to have
views and make known our posi-
ton, have often reflected that
it is a great pity that there is not
available more frequently the
pastoral letters, collective state
ments and other official docu-
ments emanating from the ma
tional hierarchy of the various
countries. We have, of course,
the Papal statements - usually
in convenient pamphlet. form -
and familiarity with them has be-
come reasonably widespread. But
there is a wealth of material hid
den away in the stream of ma
tional pronouncements b eing &
made all over the world.
Permanent Value
In Europe, recently, / noted
the comment that one of the
most satisfactory sources of prac-
ticaf suggestions for putting the
social doctrine of the Church to
work could be found in the series
of statements from the Czech
and Slovak hierarchies before
the last war. But try to obtain
theml / have made the effort
and it is literally impossible to
find them anywhere, even in the
original language. In every
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Let's Make Things
Hot For Them

The sudden change in the weather. heralded BY
snow flurrles and icy underfooting. sent Central
Ohioans scurrying for their heavy coats and wooIen
gloves and all the other items used as standard in
suation against the winters cold. The "old man"
IN each family has renewed his acquaintanceship
with the coal scuttle and dirty flues and can be
heard Tumbling like bass tea kettle as he resumes
his early morning duty of Fireman lst Class"
NO matter how cold It gets. we can still count
on having the severity Of the weather beittled BY
Uncle Mort and Grandpa who both remember &C.
complishing whale OF . sight more work than
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RICHARD PATTEE
Heed The Hierarchy

European country on such mat
ters as education, social action,
the lay apostolate, Catholics in
political life and the like, the
Bishops in any number OF extra
ordinary important documents
have orientated and instructed
their people. Some, to be sure,
are applicable to the specific
area to which they were original
ly addressed; others have both a
wider applicability and a more
permanent value, for the cir
cumstances of one land are often
strikingly like those in another.
Radical Solutions
The Australian ent
ought to be known to Catholics
everywhere. The historical an
alysis of what has happened to
Asia and, by the same logic, to
Australia is masterful. It sum-
marizes in three points the whole
sweep of Asiatic development
over the past six years and
places the continent in its new
setting: u Heretofore the Ash
attic nations, in the majority of
cases, were controlled physically
by Europe or America, from the
Philippines to Ceylon and con-
temporary Pakistan, and this oc-
cupation shielded a country like
Australia from the realities of
Asiatic misery and poverty; p
Europe's political domination
was the result of Asia's political
weakness as well as Europe's
military strength, and that too
has disappeared; 81 Asia has al
ways been economically too weak
to dream of anything like aggres-
sive expansion.
Today Asia is becoming strong
er politically, despite the ma
tionalistic insanity now sweep
ing Iran and other portions of
the continent. Economically it
cannot fail to become more pow
erful as time goes on. The ex.
istence of economically depress-
ed countries, under weak gov
ernments unable to find a peace
full solution to such difficulties,
can easily lead to the type of ag-
gression for which Japan was re-
sponsible. Today there is no bull
wark to protect anyone against
such aggrandizement.
The Australian Bishops mince
no words in discussing Aus
tralia's faults, her all-white pol
icy, her selfishness in the face of
need, and the moral implications
of her will to maintain q small
European population at a high
standard of living amid raven
ously hungry world. The solu-
tons proposed strike at the root
of the problem. They should be
meditated by all Catholics to
whom these problems pose q
definite moral obligation.
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GRETTA PALMER
In Hatred, Hope

men feel when they are con-
fronted by Something which may
threaten all their pleasant illu-
sions and even demand a violent
self-sacrifice from them. The
men who sign angry petitions
and send them to Washington
are honestly afraid of the results
of sending an Ambassador to
Rome: their terror speaks in ev-
cry quivering line of their pro-
nouncements. Of what are they
afraid? They are afraid to come
too near the Pentecostal Fire;
they are afraid of being singed
by Faith.
Indifference our Menace
There is only one enemy whom
we, as Catholics, need really
dread: religious indifference in
America. The lukewarm threaten
us because they tempt us to soft
ness and security; indifference
can be caught. But opposition
and persecution, passion and ami
mostly are bracing things. The
Inter-Nuncio Antonio Riberi of
China said, when he was expell-
ed to Hong Kong a few weeks
ago, IF the persecution of the
Faith in China does not last too
long, it will have been the great
est possible help to spreading
the Faith"
We are not asked, as Ameri-
can Catholics, to risk martyr
dom today. All that we are meet
ing with is a tide of confused
anti-Catholic bigotry on the part
of men who seemed, a few
months ago, to be our friends.
We are discovering that all the
bland sermons preached on in
ter-faith Christianity from Prot
estant pulpits-aimed at toler-
ance on their terms, not ours
we're predicated on the notion
that we might all get together
and shake hands in the passion
! less and unthinking area of in
differentism. Let the non-Cath-
olic American leaders be re-
minded that there is Man in
Rome who is able to speak to us
er cothedrd and they will raise
a storm of noisy and irrevelant
protest against acknowledging
the very fact that He still lives
and reigns.
And that, / submit, is one of
the healthiest indications of
spiritual vitality that has ap-
peared in this. our nearly God
less day. For men who take the
trouble to hate the Church, and
to organize campaigns against
the Church, and to hold all-night
sessions attempting to combat
the Church, are in the spiritual
conditions of so many Sauls.
about to mount a horse and turn
his head towards the city of Da-
mascus.
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terpret and enforce the laws.
Third, A vigilant and fearless
press that will reflect and cre-
ate healthy public opinion;
such a press guided by the laws
of justice and the spirit of the
American institutions, is the or
gan and the reflection of ma
tional thought, the outer bull
wark of the rights and liberties
of the citizens against the usur-
patton of authority and the i'm
justices of parties, the speedieSt
and most direct castigator of
vice and dishonesty.
Fourth, The incorporation in
to our school system of familiar
lessons embodying a history of
our country, brief sketch of her
heroes, statesmen and patriots,
whose civil virtues the rising
generations will thus be taught
to admire and emulate.
Fifth, A more hearty celebra-
ton of our national holidays
Sixth, The maintenance o.
party lines is an indispensable
means for preserving political
purity.
ITO jurists and statesmen"
the Cardinal added, ''these con-
Siderations may seem trite, ele-
mentary, and commonplace. But,
like all elementary principles,
they are of vital import. They
should be kept prominently in
view before the people, and not
obscured in a maze OF wordy
technicalitieS."
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" WASHTNGTON LETTER
Words Written IS Years Ago By
Catholic Patriot Timely Today

WASHINGT0N-(NC) --Thirr
ty-five years ago, one of the fin
est patriots in the whole his
tory of the United States wrote
something which has great9
timeliness in these days of trial,
at home and abroad. AS mes.
sage of inspiration and hope for
the American people it can
hardly be surpassed.
There are few Americans Iiv-
ing now" he said, who can re-
member the things which / can.
| followed Mr.. Lincoln's dead
body in procession when it was
brought to this city; have seen
every president since his death.
and have known most OF them
personality | was grown man
and priest during the Civil War
when it seemed as If our coun-
try we're to be permanently di-
vided. Very few people now liv-
ing have seen the country in
such distress as have seen Ii.
But / have lived, thank God,
to see it in wonderful prosper
ity and TO behold it grown into
one of the great powers OF the
earth. Younger men may trem-
BILE for the future of this coun-
try, but ] can have nothing but
hope when | think what we have
already passed through, for | can
see no troubles in the future
which could equal, must less
surpasS, those which have afflict-
ed us in bygone days.
IF only the American peo-
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In all of the
fervid, angry
Protestant pro-
tests against
an American
Embassy at
the Holy See a
single emotion
is hearteningly
evident. 1t is
the emotion of
fear. For fear
is the highest
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RICHARD PATTEE

I We no
comprehensive
report of the
e x t e n t to
W h i C h the
A m e r / c a n
Catholic press
has comment
ed on the re-
cent collective
statement of
the Australian
B i S h o p s
regarding til e
c o m m u n
ist menace for