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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-14
FATHER HIGGINS
An Organization Of Economy

and trade associations of their
own choosing before we can ev-
sociations must themselves as
sumo the responsibility for, and
take the initiative in, establish
ing a system of vocational groups
or industry councils. II is also
contended by many students of
this problem in the United
States that collective bargaining,
as IL continues to expand and
mature, is a natural step in the
direction OF the vocational or
ganization of the economy.
Father Mulcahy. on the other
hand, raises certain doubts about
the assumptions -- in his own
name as we'll as on the authority
of Father Pesch. at should be
observed" he says, that to say
the employers and mployees
belong to the same vocational
group is not the same as saying
that they belong to those groups
qua employers and qua en-
ploYees. In Congress there are
representatives from the east
and west, but they are not there
precisely and formally as repre-
Sentatives of either seabc ard,
Nor must employers and en-
ployees enter a professional cor
poration Vocational group or in
dustry counciD cesssrily
through a combination Of en-
ployer and employee organiza-
tions."
II by this Father Mulcahy
merely intends 10 ssy that voca-
tional groups or industry coun-
ellis are organizations embrac-
Ing all engaged in particular
profession or performing par
er hope To get them organized
into vocational groups or in
dustry councils, and b. that
these unions and employer as
tieular service for the nation"
and that "all with the same func-
tion in society. even though they
have different interests between
themselves, belong to the same
group" we would readily agree
with his conclusion. If. on the
other hand, he intends to say
that we can develop a system of
industry councils. in a vacuum
as 1t we're. without first organ
izing workers and employers in
to unions and trade associations
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-14
Dressed Fit To Kill

Style conscious Americans have particular type
Of clothing for every conceivable occasion. Etl
uuette and fashion have imposed complicated set
Of rules governing garb and the wearing thereof
which embraces all ages, strata and persons OF
society
The demand for the different and unique keeps
apparel designers raeking their brains for new
styles Functional designing Of clothes, making
them servceable orxwner and summer wear IS
taken for granted We seldom give much thought to
clothing as life sustaining" We take that Tor
granted
Needless to say. there arc, unfortunately thou
sands upon thousands Of people in the world today,
who are going to depend American fashions,
whatever they may be; their interest is strictly
functional Their only thought is to keep alive.
This little fashion note is intended 10 remind
everyone 10 contribute as much they can to the
Bishops Thanksgiving Day Clothing Collection,
Many innocent persons will be killed by the rigors
Of winter unless VIC do something, Let us resolve
that they will not be dressed "ft to kill", If We
have anything to do with II.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-14

mind by all Americans that,
come January 20, President Els
enhower will be facing problems
as grave as those that have ever
faced any of our Chief Execu-
tives. There are heavy problems
in both the domestic and inter
national fields. and the two are
interrelated. For example, the
high taxes stem, at least in part
from the fighting in Korea and
the tenseness of the interna-
tionai situation everywhere.
As President, General Eisen-
hover will have no magical form
ula for the solution of these
problems. He will need earnest
ly the unfailing interest and
backing of all Americans-not
only to support him in his trials
but to guide and strengthen him
in his decisions.
Having cast the largest popu-
lar vote-some 60,000,000 ballots
in our country's history the
American people cannot now re-
lax their interest in public af-
fairs.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-14

FuZzlness in the minds of many people about
longknown religious tenets never more appar-
ent than in the present furore in Britain about
angels No doubt the incident merely points up the
lack of definite and clear understanding of many
religious beliefs
1t seems family wished to put marble statue
of an angel over the grave of their nneyear-od
daughter Officials rejected the marked because
there were no others like it in the churchyard. Said
the chancellor of the Chichester Church of Eng
land) diocese. IF the memorial is intended to repre-
sent the child in that higher life into which she
has passed it is hopeessly wrong and quite wrong
in the eyes of the Church The one thin9 you don't
become when you die is angel"
And then the battle was on The London Daily
Mail devoted full column front page editorial to
the matter, excorating the chancellor. Britishers
have reacted to the idea as they might have if some
one were to tell small children there is no Santa
Claus. They do not like it.
Well perhaps there is something IN what they
say Little tots have been called little angels by
admiring relatives and friends. And upon their
death they have been said to have gone to live with
the angels All of which is good. But there seems
to be little for people TO get excited over
it. and to display their ignorance of what an angel
is OF course children do not become angels when
they die and 90 to heaven. They become saints.
Angels are pure spirits who lived for time
united 10 bodies as do men This every child who
has studied the little catechism knows.
Possibly in England the word "angel" has
come to be more comprehensive in its popular use,
and the people may feel that they all going TO
be angels" some day. Let us hope So But IT may
also be we'll to keep in mind the correct teaching
of the Church the nature of the angels.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-14

The Chinese Reds might be
thought to desire an end TO the
fighting, since they, and not the
Russians, are suffering the loss
es in men. But people in a bet
ter than usual position to gauge
the workings of the communist
mind say this is not the case.
The struggle in Korea, they
point out, gives the Red dicta-
tors of China an excuse for liqui-
/ dating their adversaries at home.
II offers to both Moscow and
Peking, at least at home. a flsm-
sy cover for the persecution of
religion and the expulsion of
foreign" missionaries.
If the Reds in Russia and Chi
ma do not want to put an end
10 the struggle in devastated
Korea, President-elect Eisenhow-
er cannot bring peace by his uni
lateral efforts. He is to be com
mended for trying, and he de-
serves to be supported with pray
ers that he may succeed.
But it should be borne In
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-14

best of our knowledge, II IS
the only full-length analysis in
English of the voluminous writ
ings of one of the greatest of all
the l9th-century scholarly pio-
neers who prepared the way for
the social encyclicals of Popes
Plus XI and Leo XIII. We rec
ommend IL highly
This writer was particularly
interested in Father Mulcahy's
concluding chapter on the 'vo-
cational organization of the
economy"-commonly referred
to in the United States as the
Industry Coupcil Plan. It's brief
analysis of Father Pesch's teach
ing on this all-important sub
ject is worth the price OF the
entire book
In certain respects, however,
this concluding chapter of Faith
er Mulcahy's timely treatise rails
es more questions than 1t an
swers. This is particularly true
with respect to this discussion Of
the role of existing unions and
employer associations in bring
ing about the functional organi-
zation of the economy"
Certain Doubts Raised
II would be fair to say, think,
that the overwhelming majority
of those who have written on
this subject in the United States
take il for granted that existing
unions and employer associa-
tions land similar associations of
farmers and professional peo-
ple) are the building blocks of
the so-called vocational groups"
or industry councils advocated
BY Pesch and. later. by the so
cial encyclicals.
They take for granted, al that
workers and employers must
first be organized into unions
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-14
One Little Candle

:" at a patriotic meeting of 100000 citizens
iammed into the Los Angeles Coliseum one starless
night suddenly the chairman startled the throne:
Don't be afraid now. All the lights are going
out
In complete darkness he struck match
All who can sec this little light say Yes
"A desfening roar came from the audience
SO shines good deed in a naughty world
But suppose everyone of Us here strikes light
Faster than il takes TO tell nearly 100000 pin
prcks of flame flooded the area with light-the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-14
INQUIRY CORNER

@. Did Christ eUer tell us to
pray for the dead?
A. Christ said that He came
not to destroy but to fulfill the
Old Testament, and prayers for
the dead are mentioned there.
1T is a holy and wholesome
thought to pray for the dead
that they may be loosed from
their sins" q Machabees 12:46)
We have evidence of purgatory
and mans need for help there in
the New Testament as in ST.
Peters first letter (3:t8) and st.
Paul's first letter to the Corin-
thians (3:15). Every Christian
acknowledges our duty to pray
for each other, and we find the
example of st. Paul praying for
the departed soul of his fellow
laborer, 0nesiphorus q Tim
othy 1:16). Christ's teaching is
clearly indicated by the Scrip
lures and Tradition. The New
Testament itself states that
there are many things taught by
Jesus not recorded (John 20.30;
21:25), and everywhere assumes
that the living teaching Church
speaks for Him.
Q. Wig do zoe not dItDnyS get
tohdt zoe pray for? Is 1t not con-
trddiction of ChriSt'S promise,
ASK, and it shall be giUen you"?
(MattheW 7:7)
A. liz child asks for razor
blade and we refuse it, we do
not betray his confidence but
preserve it. God knows what is
best for us and He always an
swers our prayers. He may not
give us precisely what we ask,
for He gives us often what we
need rather than what we want.
ASK, and you shall receive, that
your JOY may be full" John
6:24). Often too we do not pray
properly. God does not promise
magic favors merely through a
motion called praying. We must
pray with attention, with child
like trust and with persever-
ance. st. James points out res-
son for unanswered prayer:
''You ask and you do not re-
ceive, because you ask amiss,
that you may spend it upon your
passions" Games 4:3).
Q. Who ,0as st. Cypradn? Was
he colored7
A. Saint Caecilius (CeclD Cy-
prian was Bishop of Carthage
from 249 to 258, when he was
beheaded for the Faith. He was
born in Carthage and was an
African, whether colored or not
nobody knows, and enjoyed a
good education. He was a pagan
until his middle thirties, but
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-14

ton, financed and encouraged
by the American occupation au
thorities, pointed up once moro
the extraordinarily delicate sit
uation of how to combat Soviet
domination without risking war
The charges and counter-charges
that seemed to distinguish the
recent election campaign in the
United States emphasized in like
manner the arxiety and confu-
sion of public opinion.
The problem is posed in rel
atively simple terms: Can we fol-
low policy that looks forward
to some form of "co-existence"
and write off the occupied coun-
tries as a permanent loss to the
Soviet Union? Or can we in some
manner keep alive the spirit of
resistance without holding out
to the crucified peoples the
promise of taking up arms to
strike down their oppressors? If
we reject the first thesis as to
tally untenable since it would
be the most intolerabIe abdica-
ton of principle and violation
of everv dictate of charity, then
how can we avoid falling into
the second error which would BE-
preventive var?
Our national candidates touch
ed on this point, but il remains
to be seen o what degree such
expressions were merely plous
hopes or simply means of as
surfing votes among ethnic min
critics in the United States. Sew
en- years after the late holocaust.
we are still extremely vague and
uncertain about what can be
done realistically and practical
ly to extend encouragement and
aid to the victims of satellitism.
Soviet Weakness No Theory
There was time when mes
sages and pamphlets were let
loose over occupied territory in
the hope that the inhabitants of
Poland. Czechoslovakia and Hun
rary would understand that they
have not been forgotten. II
would seem that a constructive
s~d effective policy must be
based on several premises. The
first. it seems to me. is that We
must never assume that the So
vet Union is immune from the
law of diminishing returns Of
dictatorship.
Actual and eventual Soviet
weakness is no theory, ii is be
ing revealed every day and the
basic problem is how to exploit
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-14

of their own choosing and then
encouraging h eSe so called
'class organizations to assume
the leadership in developing
system of industry councils, we
would be inclined to disagree.
Unresiis'ie. Possibly Dangerous
Such a theory, it seems to us,
is unrealistic and might even
prove to be dangerous. II exist
ing unions and employers asso-
Citations are not to be used as the
building blocks of the vocation
al organization of the economy"
how-in practice as opposed to
theory are the vocational
groups or industry councils ever
going to be organized? Who is
going to organize them?
Father Mulcahy also seems to
reject or to underestimate the
Importance of collective bargain
ing as the natural grass-roots
method of preparing the way for
the establishment of vocational
groups or industry councils. His
own point of view is hinted at
in a footnote in which he quotes
with disapproval the following
excerpt from the writings of a
contemporary American econom-
list, Abram l.. Harris: "A corpor-
ate reorganization of industry
might we'll begin as a matter of
voluntary agreements between
some powerfully organized work
ers and employers. just as Pesch
supposes" Commenting unfavor-
ably on Harris statement, Faith
er Mulcahy observes rather
bluntly that Harris should not
be criticized so much as those
proponents of vocational groups
who have promulgated this con-
cept."
In our opinion. there are only
two realistic answers to these
questions: either the industry
councils will not be organized at
all, for lack of initiative at the
grass roots. or they will be or
ganized from the top down by
the government. If the govern
ment organizes them, without
reference to existing unions and
employer associations, the prob
ability is that the government
will also control them, and the
last state of our economy will be
vorse than the first.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-14
RICHARD PATTEE
Eastern Europe

it effectively. Obviously this de-
pends in large measure on the
staying power of the western
community. Patience, perhaps,
is the most fundamental element
VIC need and it is not the SUI
preme virtue of the western
states.
Hugh Seton-W Watson. the distin-
guished British specialist on
Eastern Europe, in his East Eu-
ropean Revolution" says: Every
year of peace is a gain for hui
manity in that it is a year saved
from war. The gain can be of
real value to the West provided
that the situation in Eastern
Europe is carefully and con-
stantly watched, in order that
every weakness, every crack in
the monolithic structure, may
be exploited to press back So
Wet influence"
Maintain Spiritual Contact
To extend to the occupied peo-
Piles promises of liberation in
the immediate future is to hold
out to them promises that simp-
ly cannot be kept. We have al
ready had something of this in
the rash but gallant promise of
Great Britain and France in
1899 to Poland-an offer of as
sistance that could not be full
filled. To tell the Poles and the
Hungarians that within a given
future the Soviet yoke will be
removed is to raise their hopes
too high too soon.
II can probably be assumed
that the Soviet Union will not
engage in open war against any,
one unless 1t suits its purpose
at precise moment. Nothing we
do short of formal attack would
provoke the Kremlin; nothing
we do not do would placate the
directors of Soviet policy if war
seemed desirable solution to
the situation. If this is true, it
would appear that an indefinite
period of undermining and the
exploitation of every crack in
the Soviet armor is the only con-
ceivable answer at present.
The maintenance of spiritual
contact with the peoples behind
the Iron Curtain is fundamental,
else the ultimate reunion with
the West will be sterile. One
need but remember how Cathol-
icism was kept alive in Great
Britain in the grim days of the
persecution. The valiant priests
out of Douai, who so frequently
met martyrdom in their home
land to keep the faith alive,
might serve as one example of
the sort of thing that can be
done when terror and inhuman-
ity reign One suspects that far
more will be accomplished to-
ward assuring the Soviet-domin-
ated peoples of the reality of our
attachment to them, and our un-
derstanding of their plight,
through the instrumentality of
religious forces than through the
purely political efforts that the
western governments are now
engaged In.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-14
FATHER HIGGINS

Father Rich
ard Mulcahy.
Sd. of the I'm
iversity of San
Francisco is
author of the
new book The
f on o M icS
of Fl Hetnr ich
PeSch Henry
Holt and Com
p a n y, N e W
York;. To the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-14

Certainly y
there is no sim
gle issue more
pc lie kin g
than the pol
icy to be fol-
lowed toward
the su b j e ct
peoples of east
ern Europe.
The discovery
in Germany of
local organiza
tions for fu-
cl n
d eStin ac-
, 1952-04-28
Martinique Velo-C Club
Schedules Cycle
Races for July 1914

Port Of Spain: The Velo-
Club Martiniquais will be
holding q series Of cycle races
in Fort-de-France on July 18th
and 18th under the patronage
of the Project Of Martinique,
it was announced BY Louis S.
Law, Executive Secretary Of
the Caribbean Interim Tour
ism Committee. The chief
prize to be competed for IS d
Sevres china vase donated BY
the President Of France and
the competition will be named
Grand Prix du President de
IA Republique Franchise
Cycle clubs throughout the
Caribbean are invited to taj-el
part and i is hoped to make
this event a truly ntra-Csrib-
bean event. Secretaries IF.
clubs may obtain the rules Of
the contest and other particu-
lars by application to Mon
sieur a. Boisson, President du
Velo-Club Martiniquais, ID
Rue Blerac, Fort-de-France.
Martinique.
, 1952-04-28
Mrs. Ann Hollund
Gives PdrtY for HATS
Committee Members

Mrs. Ann Holland, chairman
Of the Hands Across the Sea
Scholarship" Committee, gave
q party for the members who
served with her In carrying
out the several programs to
raise funds. These include the
Fun and Fashion Show held
at the "Comanche' and the
Dance and Floor Shows at the
Prosperity Plantation Club
recently.
IA buffet style supper was
prepared with baked Virginia
Ham, patties, potato salad,
cheese, to name just a few Of
the items, in addition to an
assortment of drinks.
Under soft lights the guests
danced, everything from the
Jump" to the old fashioned
z steps, together with some
Glowing that provoked laugh
ter from $50 until 2::30.
Simmonds orchestra fur
nished music for the occasion.
Everyone spent an enjoyable
evening and thanked Mrs. Hol-
land as they left.
Assisting Mrs. Holland were
Mr.. Holland and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cyril Marshall.
, 1952-04-28
Temporary Bridge for
Vehicles Being
Instulled O~verLugoon

A temporary bridge is being
Installed over the Lagoon in
.Christiansted. The primary
purpose is to facilitate move
ments to and from Radio Sta
ton WIVI which will be
officially opened soon.
Shortage Of Municipal rev
enues made it impossible for
the installation Of a perma-
nent structure which would
cost around $4,000. The foot
path will be moved to one side
and the Temporary bridge will
permit only passenger cars
and light pickup trucks.
Buses and heavy trucks are
forbidden. It is also forbidden
to remove sand from that
area without permission. Ac-
ton will be taken to enforce
these regulations.
The Public Works Depart
ment started work an the nro-
jet this morning, which
should be completed BY
Thursday.
, 1952-04-28
Stution WIVI May
Broadcast May 4;
Official Opening 18th

Reports indicate that Radio
Station WIVI, the Voice Of
ST, Croix, may 60 on the air
for the official opening of the
Charles HARDWOOD Hospital on
May 4th. This report has not
been confirmed, however, as
special permission would have
to be granted BY the Federal
Communications Commission.
It is reliably reported that
the official opening date will
be on Saturday, May II.
, 1952-04-28
Public Works Worms
Potable Wuter for
Domestic Use Only

The potable water drawn
from public MIGRANTS is free
to persons who want it for
domestic use only and the Adj
ministration IS planning to
crack down on those who cart
il away by truck and carloads
for sale and to be used com
, 1952-04-28
CothoIic Schools in
US. Reuch -Four
Million Enrolment

The Roman Catholic church
es have record enrolment of
over 100000 students repre-
senting an-increase Of IS per
cent il the last ten years, a
survey by the New York
Times showed recently.
The Times report showed
that for the first time the Ca
tholic elementary schools have
exceeded 100000 while the
secondary schools are above
soc, 900. The Catholic support
ed institutions of higher
learning have combined en-
rollments Of 35O, 1000. The in
crease is expected to continue,
estimates by school officials
placing the 1860 Catholic
school and college enrolment
at 5000, 900.
Teacher shortage in these
schools are found to be as
acute as in the public institu-
tons, the report noted, and
thus Catholic officials are
turning more and more to lay
teachers to fill the gap. A total
Of 1O9,118 teachers are EN-
ployed; of this number 97,068
are religious. In the United
States there are 1879 Catho-
lie schools, divided as follows:
8,845 elementary, 1926 second
airy and 378 unspecified.
Many c~urricular changes are
taking place in these schools
programs are being revised
and modernized.
The relationship between.
Continued on page A.
, 1952-04-28
Chuirrnun Brown
Writes Cong.M urdock
On Bill H.R. 1888

Chairman Omar Brown OF
the Organic Act Committee
has written to Congressman
John r. Murdoch, chairman Of
the House Insular Affairs Com
mittee Of the House Of Repre-
senta6ves urging him to do all
iii his power to stop the for
warding Of Bill 1898, intro
duced by Congressman
Bentsen.
& have had the great pleas
ure Of meeting you personally,
as you will recall, when the
Virgin Islands delegation com
prising Of members Of the Or
ganic Act Committee of the
Legislative Assembly and
Mainland Virgin Islands lead
ers appeared IN your Office
about the middle of last year.
We feel, after the discussion
with you on this occasion, that
the people Of the Virgin Is
lands can count on you as a
friend to assist us in time Of
need in preventing any unfair
treatment that any legislation
might impose on us. With this
in mind, we urgently solicit
your support IN preventing
the futherance Of H.R. 1898 as
it is now written.
The attached letter to Con-
gresham Lloyd IN. BentSen, a
member Of your Committee
and sponsor Of this undemo
cratic so-called clean bill"
will reveal to you the portions
Of this Organic Act to which
&WWatNMZ
we take vigorous exception.
We ask you as Chairman Of
Committee, which has ju-
risdiction over the affairs Of
the Virgin Islands and in
CONTINUED on page a
, 1952-04-28

mercially.
The Public Works is plan
ming to post warnings for such
persons who abuse this right
hat they will be subject to
ine andIor imprisonment.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
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