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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-05-30
That Commencement Night

The scandalous conduct among college students
in recent days must be most embarrassing to the
administrations of the institutions involved The
vulgar raids by young men of college and university
age upon the dormitories of the young women sud
denly became news for the public press in number
of instances.
Deplorabe as these are, it is thought that for
the most part the sudden rash will not spread At
least it is hoped So However, the occurrances fur
nsh opportunity to remind parents and educators of
the tendency of one school to follow the lead of 9TH
ers Students persuade their parents and teachers by
merely telling them that all the rest doing IT..
Superiors, not wishing to appear more backward
than their neighborS readily give in to the argument
of the young people This go until general
practice among the schools is established before the
elders realize that the whole thing is not for the
best Until some one school dares be unpopular in
stemming the tide the others continue.
Some such situation may be found in the current
tendency among graduates of high schools to cele-
brate their graduation by allnght party 1t mat
ters not now how this got started. II is common
enough at present for the graduates to say with truth
that the "other schools are doing it," And one must
not dare be so bold in the educatve process to say
as Almighty God has done Thou shalt not :"
Instead il is better to 90 about ii indirectly by some
how getting the student to feel that he has made
the decision himself for the better procedure.
1t can only be hoped that the young people being
graduated from our Catholic high schools will lead
the way in keeping commencement exercises some
thing dgnified and beautiful indicative of the worth
while work they have just completed. Proper Joy
full observance of the occasion, yes such as class
proms banquets Seniors Mass and breakfast. But
an all-night carousal, no!
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-05-30
The Need for Unity

Every good organization must have head with
some definite authority. If there is no leader it is
readily understandable that the members would find
themselves undertaking different projects without
coordination, and hence without appropriate and
adequate accomplishments. Also, it would not take
long before various members would attempt TO do
the ruling, with separation and division resulting.
When this divided and weakened situation con-
tinues for some time, sincere members OF the par
ent organization come TO see their mistake and ask
for unity again They learn by experience the neces
sity of authority Anyone understand that an
organization which has infallible authority al
its head is one which gives its members security
which cannot help but be most gratifying The feel
ing of lack of security must of necessity come to
any group which does not have unity in its member
ship and authority in IT'S head.
II is not surprising therefore, to read continually
OF efforts made by various nOnCatholic religious
bodies to unite These efforts at union have been go
ing on for quite some years They have brought
about the coordination of efforts OF these bodies IN
many endeavors. The better results in their work
must be convincing At any rate the movement for
unity continues.
All of this is quite understandable to the Catholic.
He knows the value OF unity in religious doctrine.
He appreciates the fact that all over the world his
fellow-C atholics know and believe the self-same
doctrines He also has the spiritual security of an
infallibe head of the Church. the successor of ST.
Peter ruling the Church about which Christ said,
"The gates of hell shall not prevail against IT,"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-05-30

that, the way Moscow has used
them for propaganda, the deyel-
opments on Koje have done our
cause very serious injury in ia
pan, all the Far East, and in Eu-
rope There is reason to believe
that Red agitators referred to
these events in the Italian region
al elections.
And all this happened, per-
haps without outside inspiration,
at a time when the truce talks at
Panmunjom were at their lowest
prestige, when Moscow was
threatening us with another
blockade of Berlin, and when
American policies were being at
tackled wherever in the world
Red agitators could get hear
ing.
Russia may not want a "hot" war,
but she, clearly, does not want
peace. She seems to be counting
upon conquering the world
through disorder, confusion and
despair-despair of ever being
able to deal with Moscow.
People are prone to wiring
their hands and ask, despairing-
ly: What can we do?"
They can take decisive steps
and shake off this fatal lethargy."
That is what His Holiness
Pope Plus XII urged people TO
do when, last February, he called
the people of Rome, and through
their example the people of the
world, to a mighty reawaken-
ing" to save a world threatened
with disaster. II is the duty of ev-
cry man, the Sovereign Pontiff
said, to'"re-examine with a cour-
age worthy of the great moments
of human history, what he can
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-05-30

A bill has been introduced into Congress by
Rep. Emmanuel Celler of New York embodying
President Trumans program designed TO Eu-
ropes critical population problem by admitting
300 900 refugees German-descent expeeeS and fugl-
tives from Communism at the rate of 100000 year.
The bill known in the Senate as s. 3l09 and
in the House of Representatives as HR 1876, would
offer immediate American leadership by helping
solve the great human problem OF today-surplus
populations and could eonceiyably affect the flu
ture, not only of own country for the better,
but that Of the entire world
Because the continuing exodus of refugees from
Soviet dominated zones into Western Europe has
served to intensity population pressures that
an out growth of the last several decades of de
preston, blocked emigration and war, the passage
of this bill is vital,
Since l945 Germany has had TO absorb 7s000 900
expelees as a result of the PotSdam agreement. To
this number has been added 100000 refugees from
the Soviet Zone and almost 100000 refugees from
Satellite countries.
Austria is oyerburdened AT the present time with
100000 expelled Volksdeutche and some 10000
refugees Despite the fact Ialy'S brthrate is lower
than that of the United States she now has 100000
people than her present economy can hope
TO sustain. The problem is equally grave in Greece
and in the Netherlands.
The rapd-fire spread of Communism throughout
many countries after the last and is direct
result of the terrifying plight of these homeless
starving people
These bills would enable America to share with
other nations in solving this problem-the solution
Of which is basic TO the peace and freedom of the
entire world.
Your Congressman and Senator are busy with
many other matters and may not act on this unless
you ask them to do with your own good reasons.
Write them today. Urge your neighbors. your fellow
workers. the members of your clubs and societies
TO do the same
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-05-30
WASHINGTON LETTER
The Heart OF The Problem

and must do personally, as his
own contribution to the saving
power of God, in order to help a
world which is started, as it is to-
day, on the road to ruin"
The Holy Father did not want
anyone to be miSled concerning
the enormity of the job to be &C
complished. 1T is an entire
world which must be rebuilt
from its foundations" he said,
transformed from savage to hu-
man; from human to divine, that
is to say, according to the heart
of God"
His Holiness was speaking of
the need for love of neighbor,
with all men our neighbors. "Of
what value would be disputa-
tions on justice, on charity, on
peace" he said, "if the will we're
already resolved to flee sacrifice,
if the heart were determined to
remain in icy solitude and if
none were to dare to be the first
to break through the barrier of
dividing hate to hasten to offer
a sincere embrace?
"The heart of the problem of
peace is now of the spiritual or
der" his Holiness said.
Pope Plus XII will mark his
name day-the Feast of st. Eu-
gene-on June 2. The 76-year-old
Pontiff has been Bishop for 35
years, is world famous as a dip
lomat, linguist, scholar and
priest, and has probably met and
talked with more people from
more different parts of the world
than any other person in his
tory.
The world would do well to
listen to his counsel.
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terested persons wondered just what Jack was
learning in college when they heard of his latest
ploits Just as often they criticized the officials of
the colleges for permitting such things to happen
Lately though the daily press has carried re-
ports of current that is sweeping the campus
es of the nations universities and colleges which
only be labeled as shocking To all right thinking
people 1t is manifestation of moral degeneracy and
something that cannot be condoned and passed over
unnoticed the offenders undisciplined.
All those interested in the future of America
and the welfare of young people can take pride
in the fact that two Ohio Institutions, religious af
filiated colleges, Capital University in Columbus
and Otterbein College in Westerville, took immedi
ate and sensible action in quelling the current
"craze" when it hit their campuses
The officials and many of the students of those
two colleges wasted time in seeing the offenders
brought to task and in making that such activ
ity would not take place again.
Capital and Otterbein have done themselves the
students and the country great service in point
ing the way to the correction of this current abuse
of right and privilege.
They deserve every compliment and commenda-
ton.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-05-30

commonly said to be by the
more emotional apostles of free
enterprise. For all practical pur-
poses, economic individualism in
the old sense of the word no
longer exists in the United
States except as a meaningless
slogan in full-page advertise
ments on the so-called American
way of life.
In other words, ours is very
highly organized economy. We
are not a nation of isolated in
dividuals competing with one
another in the marketplace ac-
cording to the sterile formulae
of 18th-century economics. We
are a nation of people banded to-
gether for mutual protection into
a complicated network of eco
nomic organizations from the To-
cal to the national level. This
goes for employers even more
than for workers, in spite of the
fact that we hear a great deal
more about unions (Which cover
less than a third of the working
people of the United Statesl than
we do about $4,000 trade as
sociations listed in the most re-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-05-30
INQUIRY CORNER
Is A Lie EUer
Justified?

A. It has always been the
teaching of the Church that the
eighth commandment forbids
any statement that is contrary
to the truth. A lie is always q
sin, regardless of circumstances,
and the only difference between
a so-called white lie and another
is in the degree of seriousness.
st. Thomas Aquinas says, "A lie
is of its nature evil, as bearing
on undue matter. For as words
are naturally the sign of thought,
it is unnatural and undue to sig
Nifty by words what one has not
in his mind" It may be neces-
sary or charitable to conceal the
truth or give an evasive reply to
children or to the sick some
times, but a plain direct lie Is
always wrong. To use this evil
means, forbidden by God and
all Christian tradition, is to say
in effect that we know better
than God what is necessary. Of
ten it is false kindness to con-
ceal the truth e.g. allowing
dying man to come to death un-
prepared is not charity but emo
tional blindness to true love.
Q. If it is sOrone to believe in
dreams tOhy did God tell people
things in dreams as zoe read in
the Old and Net0 Testament?
A. 1t is superstitious to guide
our actions by dreams. Supersti-
ton means attributing to some
thing a power which it does not
have. Dreams are of themselves
simply imaginingS or thoughts
of our own mind operating while
we are asleep. Judgments made
by our mind while awake, based
upon Gods law and sound ad-
vice, are much more reliable.
The Scriptures tell us that
dreams have deceived many,
and they have failed that put
their trust in them" 0eviticus
24:26; Deut. 1910; Jer. 23:22).
Dreams have been used to reveal
things to men as in the dreams
of Jacob, Solomon, Daniel, st.
Joseph and st. Paul. When they
come from God, however, He
makes their supernatural charac-
ter evident.
Q. WnS st. PetrorilId the
daughter of ST. Peter?
A. Although her name and
friendship with st. Peter led to
this belief it is now reasonably
certain that she was not. A de-
scendant of Titus Flavius Pc
tronius, Aurelia PetronilIa be-
longed to the imperial family of
the Flavians. The emperors YES
pasian, Titus and Domitian, were
her relatives and contempt
raries. She died a martyr late
in the first century. Her feast
day is May 31St.
Send questions to: Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus (16), Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-05-30
WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON - The free
world is bracing itself for a
worsening of East-West relations.
These relations have been deter
iorating steadily in recent weeks
and it is not expected that the
trend will be reversed to any
great degree this summer.
This does not mean that hot
war" is looked for. 1t does mean
that Moscow is expected to press
every propaganda advantage -
and it has many-to utilize ev-
cry implement that will advance
the cause of communist world
domination. In fact, it begins to
look like Soviet Russia feels sure
that it can accomplish its end
purpose - world domination ~
without resort to war. At least
without resort to war involving
herself directly.
Not only events, but the reac-
tions of our public officials re-
fleet the seriousness of the situa-
ton. Addressing the closing ex-
ercises of West Points sesqul-
centennial celebration, President
Truman felt called upon to tell
Russia that the democracies are
winning the war against aggreS-
sion, and to warn her that an
atomic artillery piece has been
developed and tested in this
country land will have to be
reckoned with in the future"
II is altogether likely that
Russia already knew about the
new field gun. II is evident that
she is not ready on coneede the
Presidents first statement.
The disorders in the prison
er-of-war camp on Koje island,
Korea, seem to have done us no
good anywhere. Many believe
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-05-30
RICHARD PATTEE
Spain And The Arab

tween Spanish-Arab relations and
those prevailing with other Eu-
ropean states. The recent inter-
view of General Franco and Port
ugal's Prime Minister Oliveira
Salazar at Ciudad Rodrigo-the
first in many months between
the two Iberian leaders-marked
a considerable advance in His
pano-P Portuguese collaboration.
1t also stressed a fact that Is
slowly becoming clear to every
one except the professional anti
Francoites and the more obtuse
among those fearful of soiling
their hands in contact with a
non-democrat: the absolute indi-
visibility of western European
defense.
Doesn't Make Sense
Portugal as charter member
of the NATO and recipient of
Marshall aid represents nothing
at all, aside from its seacoast
and adjacent islands, unless
Spain is included. A hostile
Spain cancels out Portugal in
stantly since the latter's entire
land frontier is with Spain. The
Iberian peninsula is a single
unit. No political effort to separ-
ate one country from the other
makes any sense in the strategic
or military endeavor to create n
strong barrier in the extreme
southwest of Europe.
II would be a serious mistake
to underestimate the sagacity of
present-day Spanish diplomacy.
Any ruler who, through sheer
verbiage, was able to keep the
Axis at bay during its years of
victory can be expected to come
up with some significant diplo-
matte moves. The time may come
when Madrid will be the princi-
pal channel for effective contact
with the Arab world.
Old Arab Hand
Spain has a tremendous ad-
vantage over the rest of Europe
in this rapprochement. Her sew
en- centuries of intimate contact
with Islam have left a sort of
spiritual affinity that is unde-
niable. Her proximity to Africa
gives her an insight into the
mind and spirit of that continent
that is denied the rest of Europe.
The number of her colonies in
Africa is insignificant, and she
can well afford generous pol
icy toward the Protectorate
whose troops during the civil
war were so loyal to the National
cause. Moreover, the present
Spanish chief of state Is an old
Arab hand, possessing a deep
and profound knowledge of North
African advantage not to be
despised in this day of delicate
negotiations and dealings with
the Arabs.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-05-30

among themselves and with the
government on behalf of the COM
mon good of society as whole.
"This is an era" Mr.. Patter-
son says, "of transition from
rugged individualism to recogni-
ton of social responsibility, and
it is incumbent on group leaders
to set high example. 1t is by
enlightened leadership Of group
activity that America can find
the road between the unbridled
individualism and the all-power-
full state"
Christian In Inspiration
The purpose of Mr.. Patterson's
book is to suggest practical ways
and means by which the admin
istrative officers Of trade associa-
tions can exercise this "enlight-
ened leadership" more effective
ly as time goes on. Some of his
conclusions are undoubtedly open
to question, but the general tone
of the book is admirable and its
underlying philosophy of labor
management-government cooper
alton in behalf of the general
welfare is thoroughly Christian
in its inspiration.
Men like Patterson and Javits
and Klein and some of the other
enlightened business representa-
tives who have been referred to
in recent issues of this column are
the hope of the future. Their
writings are an encouraging in
dication that we are heading in
the direction of the Industry
Council Plan more rapidly per-
haps than We think we are. May
their tribe increase.
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tunity to deprecate Spain and its
ruler, admits that recent events
confirm the growing influence
and interest of Spain in one of
the most sensitive parts Of the
world today: the Moslem world
stretching from Morocco to In
donesia.
The present visit to the Arab
nations of Alberto Martin Artajo,
Spain's Foreign Minister, is be-
ing hailed in Madrid as one of
the major achievements of Span
ish diplomacy since the conclu-
sion of the war. While Britain is
involved in the Egyptian contro-
versy and France is at odds with
the native government in Tunis
and Morocco, Spain is reaping a
harvest of good will and cordial
ity that places her in unique
position among the European
powers. Undoubtedly General
Francois regime has wished to
point up what is perfectly evil
dent - that Spain holds a place
in the esteem of the Islamic
states which the rest of Europe
has long since lost.
The announcement regarding
the liberalization of the protec-
torate regime in Spanish Nor
occo constitutes another element
in this deliberate policy of Gre
ating an entente cordiale with
one of the most strategic areas
in the world today.
Prime Msneuvers
Some European papers, es-
pecially the Swiss, are speculat-
ing that perhaps Spain is seeking
to cut out for herself a place as
mediator between the Western
powers and the Arab govern
mentS. If the Spanish govern
ment we're to achieve tangible re-
suits in terms of the diminution
of the tension now existing, 1t
would increase immeasurably its
claim to consideration on the
part of the Western powers.
Spain is engaged at the mo-
ment in a number of diplomatic
maneuvers of the first import
ance. Emphasis is being laid, in
visible form, on the contrast be-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-05-30
INQUIRY CORNER

@. Why are Protesta'sts Tebdp-
tized tOhen they enter the Cdtho-
lic Church?
A. Since baptism can be re-
ceived but once those who enter
the Catholic are baptized only if
they have not been previously
baptized. Most converts are bap-
tized conditionally, however, be-
cause there is often some doubt
about the necessary conditions
for this vital Sacrament. The
form is: eff you are not baptized,
| baptize you :" If the first
Baptism was valid, the condition
al Baptism is not needed. In
many cases we are morally cer-
tain that the people have never
been baptized validly, because of
defect in intention or in the &C
tual administration.
Q. Would ii not be more redS-
enable and Christlike for the
Church to permit divorce in cer-
tain cases as all modern states
do?
A. The Catholic Church pro-
hibits divorce because Christ
prohibited it. st. Paul compares
Christian marriage to the union
of Christ and the Church Ephe-
SLAMS 5:24). A married woman is
bound so long as her husband
lives: i" while her husband
lives, she shall be called an
adulteress if she be with another
man" Romans 7:23) land if she
depart that she remain unmar-
ried, or be reconciled to her huS-
band" Il Cor. I'D. Christ clear
ly taught the nature of marriage
as it was from the beginning,
cancelling the exceptions God
had permitted in the law of
Moses: Therefore now they are
not two, but one flesh. What
therefore God has joined togeth-
er, let no man put asunder"
(Matthew 19:4-8). The same truth
is made clear in st. Marks Cos
pei (10:t1-12), in st. Luke's
Q6:18), in Romans (7:2) and /
Corinthians (7:39). 1t is not reas-
enable to cancel the natural
bond that is so necessary for
mans life on earth and for his
happiness. 1t is not Christlike to
weaken the sacred bond and the
Sacrament by granting divorces
to some. The few genuine cases
where Christian sacrifice and
prayer cannot make the mar
riage succeed should not lead to
the acceptance of divorce and
remarriage. Marriage is not an
invention of any government but
has its origin and its basic rules
in the natural law, as all people
have found who experimental
with exceptions to Gods rules.
Q. Is not lie sometimes just
fed? mean a a0htte lie, as for
erdnlple to the sick, to children,
or to those tOho haze no right to
knoU.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-05-30
FATHER HIGGINS
Hope OF The Future

cent directory of the Depart
ment of Commerce.
Good Social Philosophy
The nature and the purpose
and the crucial Importance of
trade associations are analyzed
very effectively in a new book
entitled Association Manage
ment"--the only publication of
its kind which has come to our
attention in recent years. CHar-
per and Bros. $500. The au-
thor, John c. Patterson, knows
the subject of trade associations
inside out. for he was formerly
Assistant Director of Public In
formation for the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers.
Patterson's social philosophy
is very good. He wastes no time
lamenting the demise of old
fashioned individualism, nor does
he pretend that we can ever hope
to 60 back to the good old days"
of Adam Smith. He recognizes
the fact-and states it with per
feet equanamity in the very first
sentence of his book-that "the
organized group, rather than the
individual, has to a large extent
become the working unit in
American democracy" Unions
and trade associations, in other
words, are here to stay. With all
their faults and imperfections,
they should be regarded not as a
necessary evil, but rather as the
building blocks of better social
order. Their influence for good
is potentially very great. proyid-
ed they learn to subordinate
their own selfish interests to the
general welfare and to cooperate