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Evening star., 1951-03-16
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West North East South
heart Pass Pass Dbl.
Pass 2diamonds 2 Pass 2 2spades
Pass 4spades Pass Pass
Pass
Opening lead, king of hearts.
We have in the past devoted so
much time to discrediting some of
the ancient generalities about card
playing that it is comforting, for
change, to indorse one that has
stood up through the years. 1t is the
one that cautions declarer against
having his own trumps reduced be-
low the number required for extract
ing purposes. (This, of course, is not
intended to apply to those hands
which are being played at a cross
ruff, where naturally the plan is to
make separately as many trumpS as
possible)
Today we have an illustration of
a hand in which it was suicidal for
declarer to have his trumps reduced
to exactly the number held by one
adversary. The final contract is
sound enough and the manner of
reaching it is approved. West re-
allied that it was futile to compete
when partner had announced a
trickless hand. North's jump raise
was proper in view of the fact that
partner had shown strength and he
himself had previously promised
nothing at all
The king of hearts was opened
and the suit continued. Declarer
ruffed. He drew two rounds of
trumps and got the bad news when
West failed on the second lead. He
abandoned trumps at once in favor
of establishing the clubs, but West
refused to take the first club lead.
He did take the second and per-
jc 1.ffo 70 I{F I1;~ \
round In the end a diamond had
to be lost and the contract was de-
feated.
At the end of trick two declarer
was doomed. If he drew trumps, the
heart suit would be run against
him. If he failed to draw them, the
club ruff was inevitable. 1t was at
trick two that declarer should have
taken inventory Since a diamond
had to be conceded in any event, |
what better time was there than
now to give up the trick? West will
be rendered helpless. He cannot |
profltabiy continue with hearts be-
cause the ruff can be taken in dunn
my, and trumpS extracted. ANY
other lead causes declarer no en-
barraSsment at all.
True enough. declarer would have
made the hand against a 80 trump
break, but Al split hardly can be
looked upon as a remote holding.
The crux of the situation is that the
concession of the diamond loser at |
this point does not stand to lose
anything. South would have done
well to give before it hurt.
Copyright, 1851, by Charles H Goren.)
Evening star., 1951-03-16
Points for Parents
Only By finding and dealing Uih the of
behGUior effectively change it,

Mother-Since John takes mon
ey only to buy things for other
children, ! must help him find
better ways to gain their liking
and acceptance.
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Answer tn IMPUISSANT.

insist inapt, issuant. mass, main, mast.
mathis, manus, mist, mint, miss, minus.
must, muss, pains, paints pass, past, pant,
pints, pianist. puss. punt, puma. puissant.
units, sain, satin, sinus, sist. simian. snap
snip. span, spin, spit, stamp. stain. stump,
tamp, tuna.
Evening star., 1951-03-16
SLRRUG.
By Edyth Thomos Wolloee

Mother-If I catch you taking
money from my purse again III
give you the hardest whipping you
ever had. Do you want to be q
thief and end up in prison2
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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-10-19

Joe Penner the late comedian, was famous for
number of routines but nothing served TO endear
him TO his audiences as much as his wounded cry of
'whoME?" His innocent questioning, little face
resembling one of the Seven Dwarfs, would be the
eptome of amazed disbelief as he uttered the ia
nous phrase. Hc just couldn't believe the accuse.
ton or command or question could have been d-
rected at him.
Now most of US stay-at.homes react in the same
way when we told Christs command to go
and teach all nations" was directed to US Nothing
could be farther from our minds than the life OF
a mlssionary-no matter how romantic it might
seem at times.
We have our work here where we are We 90 to
Church when we supposed to 90. We even make
added visits We say our prayers in the morning
and evening. And through the day We bless our
food We support the Church and exercise our char.
iy by loving our neighbor and sharing what have
with those who have not
But this missionary business. If we received
such information over the phone we would tell
the man he had the wrong number and hang up.
We cannot hang up Christ, though. His words
are with and the order remains the same. We
must nc says share the best thing we have with
others: Our Faith
We have Christs command sharp and clear
There is no mistake. lie means us, you and me. But
comes the question: How going TO car
Iy out lnet command Are we expected 10 drop eN~
trything and 20 to foreign country To spread
Christs doctrine? Are To leave father, mother
home and brother 10 preach in the streets? Well,
YES Some are, and do. But what about the rest
those OF us who must stay al home? Are We eX-
empted?
There is no ono exempt We must all share in
Christs work for souls We must all he missionaries
First home" misSoners, and then foreign"
We arc expected to convert those about us at
home by the most potent and effective sermon
man can give and that is a life led for Christ
The infectious peace and Joy of true child Of
God need only be seen to be valued and coveted
We arc expected TO convert those abroad those
whom we cannot nor they us, just as much as
those at home We have obligation to both IL
this poses a problem, it need not for long.
There arc generous souls burning with Christ s
zeal for souls who have taken him quite literally
and left home and mother and father for His sake.
They arc in every corner Of the world They cheer
fully assume the burden of Christs command They
are the answer TO our question.
Our message of ChrlStS peace and hope OF a
never ending love, will be taken to the larthest
end OF the earth by men and women who have FOR.
gotten all that others might know All. They ask
no more of life than 10 do Christs and OUR work
among Christs children who know Him not
Our Holy Father and our Bishop have reminded
us OF our duty to support the missoners with our
aims II is our duty-but il never be looked on as
tion it places on us Rather is il golden oppor
tunty.
Be generous on Mission Sunday
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-10-19
Steps 10 Industrial Peace

There arc still disturbing elements in the ranks
of labor This is in no way meant to indicate that
tbs leaders of Americas great labor organizations
have not done tremendous job in cleaning out the
subversives in their midst The recent report for
instance that separate group has been set up on
racial basis speaks highly for the good labor unions
that would not permit this evil element to rule.
Nevertheless there are still unSaVory things going
on in the unions. and the labor leaders themselves
do rot like them This Is true OF any organization
as great as is that OF labor. The whole process IS
not ono OF easy and quick change sinner is not
suddenly saint A bad habit Is not changed with
out long and constant effort
This very thought was evident in some OF the
deliberations OF the Catholic Conference on Indus
trial Problems held in Columbus last week. The
need OF a ongrange plan was stressed. Authorities
understand quite we'll that only in such system as
that OF Hitler or Stain could there he sudden
change of our economic structure. And no one
wants that sort OF method adopted However, every
one must admit that the change to better economic
system will have to come about gradually and with
the aid Of much and effective education. The In.
dustry Council plan urged by Catholic authorities
has already been proved workable. 1t will take a
long time TO bring about such system everywhere.
II is inspiring to note the conStancy with which
our Catholic leaders in this field keep hammering
away at good solid principles The great disappoinl.
men might be in the failure OF some OF our Catholic
unionsts TO be just as constant in their determna-
uon TO keep their unions free OF ali Red, proRed,
pink feowtraveller influence Louis Budenz recent.
y warned of the success OF the continued efforts OF
these undesirable influences in unions ranks This
warning could well be taken by every union man,
making him realize that he must never neglect union
meetings that be must be constantly alert TO let his
voice and vote be registered against any SubverSNe
influence. No matter how tired he gets OF meetings
and such like. he must remember that the Commun.
ist zealo is never tired So also the ordinary union
man--who is always the good honest man-ean be
the effective force IN bringing about harmonious
settlement of difficulties with management. This
good man. working with the same type of men IN
management can do most toward bringing about
the realization Of some such solution to America
economic ills as the Industry Council Plan.
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scene it is the scoundre and the publicity seeker
that gets the spotlight But it is still the good solid
American citizen that is the backbone of the nation,
The quiet hard-working people who 20 about their
daily labors conscientiously, who are honest and
charitable in their dealings with their neghbors,
who would feel ii disgrace to disobey the laws of
the community Of the naton--these are the citi-
zens who the bone and fiber of the United
States, or OF any nation.
Correspondingy, il is this same sort of person
that is the greatest huwark for the good of the
Church, for advancing the of Christ among
souls The Catholic who conscientiously obeys the
Commandments of God and of the Church, who lives
life of virtue and honesty without any pretense to
honor and show, is the who is Of most value to
the Church. Every parish is made up Of lot Of
such people They are the reables upon whom their
pastor call with confidence. They are the men
and women doing the real work for Christ and keep
ing out of the limelight while doing it.
No one denies that there must be leaders, or
ganizers and such like. But it is the woman who
sits down quietly in her home to Tecte the Rosary
while she rests" that brings Gods blessing upon
herself, her home and her neighbor 1t is the man
who never speaks vulgar blaSphemous language
among his fellow-workers that is silent rebuke to
those who do. 1t is the honest conscientious work
men who stand dam against the tide of those
who shirk their duty, who soldier on the lob"
In thousand and one ways, it is the faithful
and loyal Christian who is the most effective preach
CT of the teachings Of Him Whom he follows. Ac-
tionS still speak louder than words and the man or
woman who lives and acts in accordance with the
wishes of Christ is the most effective apologst the
Church can have Of course, teachers and preachers
are necessary but it is the one who shows by living
that is the best teacher This is why the lives of the
saints most valuable to those who would be
steady and constant in living as Christ wants them
to live The saints the great witnesses TO Christ,
and those who are quietly living according to the
laws of God and His Church arc the saints Of to-
day.
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those opposed to communism.
Accompanying their new often
SlVe in the labor movement
which has to be stressed over
and over-Stalln's agents in this
country began in late Septem.
her additional propaganda pres
sure in many other fields. That
iavorite Red front, the NATION
AL COUNCIL OF ARTS. SClEN-
CES. AND PROFESSIONS, has
become very busy again. even in
vading New Yorks Town Hall
on September % with a meeting
TO advance Stains peace cru
sade.
How coeky the communists
feel at the present moment can
be noted from the open parlici-
patton of Lester Cole-one of the
Hollywood Ten who went to Jail
for defying CongresS-and of
Howard DeSilva and j. Edward
Bromherg in the renewed activi.
ties of this notorious communist
created group. Both DeSilVa and
Bromberg, who occupy high posi-
tions in the radio and television
world. have been identified as
Communist Party members and
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both have refused To tell Con
gress whether or not they are
Reds.
Another Big Lie
One of the big ideas which
the Red conspiracy is seeking to
get out in its labor propaganda
also in this work among the
artists and PROFESSIONALS the
VIEW OF SOVIET RUSSIA AS
A MODEL TO THE NATIONS.
In the Daily Worker of Sep
tember rs, the directive is given
to spread the following aSserta-
tion: "lt has never been de-
spite all forgeries to the con-
trary a Soviet doctrine that
socialism can be imposed on
ether people by force or inva-
sion. The Soviet Union has never
uttered single word assuming
to itself what is called here tie
position of world leadership
which is the fancy way of de-
scribing world domination"
Now. the character of this Big
Lie can be shown by thousands
of documents, including the De-
eember issue of the Cominform S
organ. In that publication, dedi-
Gated to Stalin's birthday. the
Soviet dictator is hailed as "the
leader of the working peonle of
the world" He is greeted as the
light and hope Of peoples the
man who has regenerated the
world he whose cause is in
yincible.
Sloppy Thinking
Rut the communists count on
The absence of a reply to their
false propaganda, intelllgentls
and consistently made. Those
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-10-19
RICHARD P4TTEE
How Italy Did 1t

vice president of Italian Catholic
Action, and one of the promot-
ers- Of the recent meeting in
Rome TO organize Catholic men
all over the world. He is the
founder and inspirer Of the
Civic Committees and it is pre-
ciseiy here that there hes cer-
tain anomaly. The committees
were established in 1948, prior
to the April elections. There is
a national center in Rene and
each diocese and parish is or.
ganized into local committee.
Each local committee is subdi-
vided into smaller area groups
and the countryside also is split
up into tiny administrative un-
its. Each local and diocesan civic
committee consists of represen-
tatiyes of all branches of Cath
olic Action as we'll as the va
rious social, economic and civic
organizations in the community
that are of Christian inspiration
the st. Vincent de Paul So.
ciety, credit unions and coopera-
tives, confraternities and the
like.
Committees Sole Interest
The committees are not offic-
tally or Enthusiastically linked
to Catholic Action. They are not
dependent in the least on the
hierarchy; nor, on the other
hand, tied up with the Christian
Democratic Party. Their pro.
gram insists that their sole in
terest is to assure the fullest
political participation of people
and the assurance of the COM
mon good regardless of any par
ticular political label The con-
fusion arises, obviously from the
fact that DR.. Gedda personally
is responsible to the hierarchy
in so far as he is president of
Italian Catholic men and not re-
sponsibIe to the Bishops in his
capacity as president of the Civ
ic Committees.
In the recent local elections,
the committees devoted their ef
forts to three things: y absen-
teeism, )2 the struggle against
Marxism and 81 the avoidance of
dangerous divisions among those
who oppose communism. The re-
suits were apparent. Not only
were hundreds of communist
municipalities cleansed Of Marx
lists, but the proportion of voters
taking part in the elections was
extraordinarily high. In some
cases ii actually reached 30 per
cent - an almost unbelievable
percentage for any country ex-
cept in the kind of forced cleo
tions that flourish behind the
iron Curtain,
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H4SHINGTON LETTER
Tito Tries To Blame
His Troubles On Pope

abroad who have all the good
will" in the world toward the
Yugoslav people, but feel no rea-
son or obligation whatsoever TO
extend similar good WIZ to-
ward the tyrannical regime that
claims the right to speak and
act in the name of the Yugoslay
people,
Marshal Tito is too intelligent
4 man not TO know that he, and
he alone, can bring about that
change for the better in public
opinion abroad, which he seems
to crave so much. He knows that
the Vatican did not have to make
the slightest move to "under-
mine" Yugoslavia's position. He
knows where the real grayedig
gers of Yugoslavia's reputation
can be found. He knows, and he
need not be told. Why public
opinion abroad is against" him,
and why his regime has received
so much "unfavorable publicity"
One may say that Marshal
Tito realizes the need of doing
something in order TO improve
his country'S position abroad.
But it passes comprehension
what he expects to achieve in
this direction by resorting to the
old trick of shifting responsible
ity to the Vatican.
Surely, the Marshal does not
expect those governments that
render him material aid for
reasons Of political eXpedience
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-10-19

E4SHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON - Newspaper
reports from Yugoslavia state
that Marshal Tito has made
speech in which he accused the
Vatican of undermining Yugo-
slavia's position in those coun-
tries where we are seeking the
help we need"
In other words Yugoslavia's
dictator tries to make his people
believe that the Church in Rome
is responsible If their eountry's
reputation in the free world is
below par
To students Of history such
charges have a very familiar
ring. Marshal Tito did not re
veal any particular originality in
blaming the Vatican for under
mining Yugoslavia's position.
Such accusations have been the
stock-in-trade of dietators for d
thousand years.
Whatever Marshal Hto's spe-
cific motives may be for making
such speech at the. present
time, he is obviously bothered
and disturbed by lack of good
will" toward his regime abroad,
On the other hand, he feels the
need of such good will" because
he could use its existence as a
powerful argument at home
which would fortify his internal
position.
The Marshal, OF course, care
fully camoullages the fact that
there are a great many people
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temporal goal. They need ex-
pend no spiritual energy on
self-improvement, for their task
is to improve" the world by
making it agree with them. They
therefore show an astonishing
vigor as apostles-particularly
when they are trying to destroy
a Faith that disapproves their
purposes. Those who have elevat-
ed some social program into
religion show a bitter hatred
against the followers of a true
religion-a hatred that has ele-
ments of fear.
Consider a pamphlet issued re.
Gently by the Planned Parent
hood League of Massachusetts
and signed by Florence Cloth
ier, Md, president. 1t contains
what purports TO be letter sent
to them with a contribution of
money from woman whose
name is not divulged. This is a
portion of the letter:
Il was brought up to be very
strict Catholic. | sincerely be-
lieved in my religion up until
three years ago. In our religion,
to be able to receive commun-
ion, you must 60 to confession
first and tell your sins to the
priest and receive absolution. l
did so and when asked if ] pre-
vented children, | told the truth
and said | had gone to a birth
control clinic | told the priest
that | was sick girl and wasn't
very capable Of taking care of
the two children | had, without
depending on someone to come
and help me. | didn't get any
absolution and ] have never
gone again to try.
In the eyes of God | don't be-
lieve | am SHINING | have
two lovely children and trying TO
be healthy enough TO bring up
the two | have now properly GER
tainly isn't a sin There are
many Catholics that are certain.
~ for this Planned Parenthood
but Just won't vote for il. They
don't seem to know the right
facts. They think it Is the same
thing as abortion or sterilization
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LOUIS II. BUDEM
The Reds What Now?

who attend courses on the tech
nlques Of communism will be
equipped to give such answers.
II is TO be hoped that other col
leges will follow the example of
Fordham.
How imperative. is this educa-
ton can be understood when we
appreciate further that the COM
munists also RELY ON GER
TAIN SLOPPY T HINKlN G
among those non-communists
who tend toward appeasement.
Thus, in the Freeman Magazine
of October %, we are informed
that four months after the Kor-
can War started former Vice
President Henry Wallace wrote
to Alfred Kohlberg Il certainly
do not believe that preSent-day
China is in the arms of Russia.
If il we're, we would be in very
dangerous position.
This statement, so far from
fact in regard TO Moscow-Red
China relations, is carried
through much of our secular
press and into our secular maya
zines by those who think as the
former Vice President does. Ap-
parently, the SLAUGHTER OF
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES in
CHINA, always the mark of Stall
mite rule, and the scores of doc
uments, in which the Chinese
communists declared and still de.
clare their alteration for Stain,
count for nothing with these.
gentlemen. Those who, through
ther studies on Red techniques,
know about these documents are
the ones who can offset these
fictions of the appeasers.
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DR.. Gedda in the magazine
Collegamento, criticized with con.
siderable severity the Christian
Democratic party for its inertia
and, above all, for provoking
ministerial crisis Immediately
after victory in the recent local
elections all over Italy. To Dr..
Gedda it was strange that a par
ty which had just won an elec-
ton should fall victim to a form
liable internal crisis. The article
calls upon Civic Committee
members everywhere TO close
ranks and urges them to feel
ranks anr urges them to feel
free TO make use of the right OF
criticism with reference to the
direction OF Christian Democrat
lc affairs.
indicative of Importance
The secular press in Italy re-
acted Immediately to the article.
II Messaggero interpreted it as
meaning that Gedda proposed to
make the committees over into
q political party to replace Chris
tian Democracy. The Gazetta del
Popolo of Turin was alarmed
that Gedda was undertaking TO
take Catholic Action into poll
tics and establish a new political
party. L'0sservatore Romano
was calm about it all and called
attention to the exaggerated re-
action to Gedda's views.
The violent reaction to the
statement demonstrates the ex-
traordinary Importance of the
Civic Committees in Italian poll
tics today. Interest in their actlv-
ity for the outsider lies in the
manner in which they operate as
an expression of Catholic partici-
patton in national political life.
There is, to be sure, a certain
amount of confusion, both as re-
CARDS DR.. Gedda himself and the
precise status Of the commit
tees vis.a.vis Catholic Action
and the Christian Democratic
party.
DR., Gedda is the president of
Mems Catholic Action, former
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The apostoiate is an important
Catholic duty--but it is not the
only Catholic duty. A great deal
of our energy is TO be directed
into warfare against the self;
a great deal more is, properly,
reserved for prayer and medita-
tion. Even the Understanding
priest is not dispensed for long
from the reading of his Breviary;
the Church would take a very
dim view of a lay apostle too
busy at rounding up converts to
attend Sunday Mass.