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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
A Great Patriotic Document

was 10 be expected that all thoughtful and
reasonable people would quickly recognize tne Vaue
of the annual statement of the Bishops OF the Onted
States issued at their meeting in Washington How
could anyone help but recognize the fact stated IN
the title of the statement Religion Our Most Vital
National Asset? Who but irreligionists would DIS
agree with such declaration?
was not surprising, therefore, to note the
sources OF criticism of the Bishops clear, sincere
and patriotic statement. Those who have gwen com
fort these many years 10 communists and atheists
~ whatever sort could be expected 10 see a great
threat to what they are pleased TO call the Amer
ican tradition of separation of Church and State
Those against any and all religion would naturally
take such stand
II was disturbing. to say the least to note that
some socalled religious leaders raised their voices
in criticism, following exactly this line OF danger
To the Church-State separation tradition, Unless
these people are longer sincere IN their religion
but useful abettors OF communists and such IKE,
there can b6 but one explanation Tor thelr aeuoh'
And that is TO be found sad to say IN oigotry 10
ward the Catholic Church.
Surely by this time. the news has spread arouha
that complete separation of religion from the al
fairs of the American government rs not me uaor
tion of our Founding Fathers, Much less rs II the
tradition of American education Inc nadluon IN
America is denominatonal schools, and not class
rooms into which God may not enter lhe iear OF
giving some aid TO their Catholic feiio~countrymen
is 50 strong in some preiudiced hearts that they
are willing TO sacrifice the whole system OF Amer
lean education 10 godessness The result Is that see
ularism is defended and premium placed upon
religious training IT would take truly distorted
mind 10 find any evidence that this wat The mlnd
and intent OF the great religious minded men ana
women who made up the thirteen original colonies
and laid the solid foundation upon which TINS nanon
stands To them freedom OF religion meant JUST
that and not freedom TO 20 into hiding and keep
out OF the way.
There can be no doubt but that, like many OF
their previous annual statements The Bishops recent
one on religion as the most vital asset oi TINS I'D.
ton. will become historical in Importance. II WIN
as time goes bv exert tremendous influence upon
the thinking Of all good and honest religious and
patriotic men and women Even though the state
ment NAV not get the credit to II will he owed much
in coming greater realization Of the need OF rehs
ION in the thinking and living OF the American peo.
pie II is great patriotic document
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
WASHINCTON LETTER
Moral Principles Ignored!

in India and Japan, it does not
mean that the United States is
not concerned. Those natives of
India and Japan who are sup
porting the propaganda are re-
lying heavily upon Americans
for guidance, support and active
help.
In fact, World Conference on
Planned Parenthood which was
scheduled to end in India today
was arranged for with the help
and publicity of Americans. 1t
was publicized in America that
medical, social, biological, cul-
tural, Topographic, and econom-
ic factors of family planning in
relation to population problems
would be discussed
Those who would advance ar
tficial birth control as a means
of meeting an overpopulation
situation seem to be forgetting,
or deliberately overlooking, a
number of things.
First and most important they
are ignoring the fact that artific-
ial birth control is morally wrong
in itself and an offense against
nature They are overlooking the
fact that birth control may not
cure overpopulation problems. A
decrease in consumers could al
so produce decrease in produc-
ers Of food, just as a break in
wages may head off initiation but
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05

bring on a depression.
And, even if birth control were
any kind of a cure for overpopu-
lation, there is no evidence that
it is the only one, or the best
one, or a good one. Just off hand,
one can recall such suggestions
as the reclamation of waste and
marginal lands and the permis-
sion of people to migrate from
crowded countries to less popu-
lated portions of the earth. In In
dia itself there are vast areas
not now fertile and here there
is no crowding.
But granted that the artific-
ial limitation of families offers
some alienation of the popula-
ton problem-it is still immoral.
Are nations going to solve, or
attempt to solve, their Other
problems by expedient methods
whether they are moral or
rot? If they are, who is going to
trust such nations? How are they
going to trust themselves?
And We will never combat
communism by adopting this pol
icy Quite the contrary. The activ-
lties of communism are based or
a completely pragmatic outlook
on life. If we seek and apply So
lutions regardless of The fact
that they are immoral, we will
be playing into the hands of the
communists.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON-The recrud-
escence of birth control propa-
ganda suggests some sebering
thoughts.
There is every evidence that
birth control advocates are en-
gagged in an intensive drive to
advance this practice as an anti
dote for the overpopulation prob
lem in India and Japan. No doubt
they hope success there will
help their propaganda in coun-
tries with long Christian tradi-
tions. In none too indirect way,
birth control is advocated as
means of fighting the rise of
communism in these areas.
To put forward the artificial
Limitation of families as the first
factor in fighting overpopulation.
and an important factor in fight
ing communism, is indeed an in
dication of that secularism
against which the American
Bishops have repeatedly warned.
Such advocacy ignores the moral
principles involved. ONE is
prompted to wonder If the same
attitude is to be taken in meet
ing other large problems of the
day-war. peace. the integrity
of peoples and races. the binding
force of treaties and contracts.
md so forth.
Because the ioudest agitation
for birth control is now heard
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05

replace II. IL is wiser for them
TO accept capitalism and to or
ganize within the system to pro
tect and advance their interests,
relying on their economic
strength by functioning primari-
ly through their unions. They
can expect little from the gov
ernment. The only desirable lee.
islation for the workers is that
which offers protection TO their
labor market by restriction OF
immigration and which restralns
government agencies, such as
the courts and the police, from
encroaching upon or hampering
such union activities as strikes,
pfcketing. and boycotts. The
workers ought not to demand
more positive legislation from
the government; the unions are
the agency upon which the work.
ers must rely for positive gains.
Therefore. according to Volun-
tarism. such legislation as they
need can be obtained more read
lily by opposing or supporting in
dividual candidates of the two
major political parties than by
organizing separate labor par
ty.
Confused coIlsefisisr'
Voluntarism was basically a
philosophy of group individual
ism"-the native product of an
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
RICHARD PATTEE
East West Relations

down and the fuel crisis every
where accentuaed. II is an irony,
to be sure, that Polish coal is
necessary in order to produce
guns and cannon which might
ultimately be used against Poles
as the allies of the Soviet I'M
ion. With the burden as fright
full as it now is for the United
States, is it conceivable that we
are ready to furnish all West
ern Europe with everything il
needS--not merely what it tcnnts
and which it obtained in more
normal times from the East?
Politics. Economics Clash
If the answer is affirmative.
then we ought to reconcile our.
selves to permanent arrange
ment whereby America will
supply Europe with these arti-
cles above and beyond the move
ment of ordinary trade. This
Is one of many cases in which
politics and economics clash. II
may be politically wise and Judi
cious to Strangle eastern Euro
pean countries as much as we
can until the collapse of their
economies serve as an entering
wedge to pry them loose from
Soviet servitude. But at the same
time we are applying the same
screws to the western European
countries whose fate is bound I'D
with ours and whose suruiudL
we are trying by all means pos
isble to aid. The contradiction
is not always grasped and the
cry for economic strangulation
IN the name of politics may be
Just one more step in the direc-
tion of saddling our own coun.
try with burden which we are
not prepared to bear indefinitely.
! should suppose that there
must be some formula-there al
ways are formulae for things
like this-whereby products that
are not directly strategic can
be imported and exported on a
larger scale.
The tragedy is that practically
everything today is strategic. The
bar of soap used to wash the
workmsn's hands that produce
an alrplane might conceivably
go down as strategic. On the
other hand, If Eastern Europe
does obtain certain things sus-
ceptible of conversion into the
sinews of war, by the same token
the products the West buys from
Poland or Hungary or Rumania
serve the same purpose and the
operation more or less cancels
itself out.
A little less emotion about
the whole matter and a little
more recognition of the facts of
international economic life on
this point might well be in or
der.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
Rebuke To Sin

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the
Blessed Virgin Mary is perhaps OF all her feasts the
most dear to Catholic hearts More than the others
this feast directs attention to the potessness of soul
of Our Lady: il pays tribute TO her sinlessness,
and that from the first moment of her conception,
The dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the
Blessed Virgin is not to be confused with the virgin
birth of Our Lord as it sometimes is II has always
been the teaching of the Church that Mary alone OF
all humankind was preserved free from even the
stain OF original sin. This precious privilege came
to her because of her destiny to be the mother Of
the Savior of the world 1t could not be otherwise;
for how could second person Of the Blessed Trim
ity true God and true man, come into this world
through an instrument that had been at one time
subject to sin?
OF course Mary's preservation from original SIN
was but the beginning of her continued lifelong
snlessneSs Her heroic virtue, her purity, kindness
her burning love of God and of all His children
her humility in tremendous privilege and honor
all serve TO point up her heart full Of grace God
cwelt with her not only IN the person OF her DIVINE
Son but also did He dwell in her heart through the
fulness of His grace and her full cooperation with
It,
There is something about devotion TO the I'm.
rnaculate Virgin which far from being source Of
discouras cement and hopelessness to souls STEPPED
in sin gives them courage TO turn from It, Although
Mary is so privileged and superior IN virtue she Is
not thereby so far from the sinner that he gives up
hope of ever amending his ways. On the contrary
she Is his one great source of strength against weak
ness St Ignatius has said: How contemplate IS
the earth to me when contemplate heaven" SO
also how distastefu must sin seem to soul that
spends some time regularly in meditation upon the
spotiess purity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception be
comes therefore constant rebuke to sinful
world But that sinful world can save itself from
universal strife, unrest and economic distress by
turning to Mary, learning from her not only how
to avoid sin but also obtaining through her the
grace and courage to keep on the way TO virtue
and peace
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maintain diplomatic relations
with China while Chinese are
killing British as well as Ameri-
cans in Korea.
1t seems to me that the pure
ly trade side of this business
requires a few comments. True,
there is certain amount of
economic activity East and West.
Denmark recently announced
that ii would make delivery of
a ship to the Soviet Union for
which it had contracted. Aneurin
Bevan has pointed out that trade
with the Eastern bloc would
serve as one of the ways of cas-
ing the economic burden and
getting out from under depend
ence on the United States. We
may leave aside for the moment
the political implications of I'm
dependence of the United
States" while considering briefly
the purely economic angle.
East Compliments West
II is a truism. about which II
is hardly necessary to deal in
detail, that East Europe compile
ments the West. The cleavage in
politics is producing the acutest
economic ills. Without exaggera-
tion it may be sustained that the
iron Curtain is the cause of the
outpouring of money and materi-
ais by the United States. II all
trade is cut off not only for so
called strategic materials but for
all products OF whatever kind,
this means in practical terms
that for every ton of coal that is
not imported from Polish Silesia
to A western European country.
the United States will have to
make it up elsewhere.
II may be highly desirable to
curtail all trade with Poland as
long as she remains satellite.
But Polish coal is indispensable
for Britain and for many other
countries of the West. Without
it the supply for factories now
being devoted to the production
of war materials will be cut
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
HVUTHF LURNER
When Does A Rosary
7s4 Lose Its Blessing?

The universal need for penance
remains and those excused or
dispensed in a particular Inc
stance must look for another
equivalent penance. Escaping
penance is not Catholics objec-
tive and these exceptions he ac-
cepts for himself or for others
forgetting the need of daily TAX
ing up our cross and following
Christ.
@. Wtll you please list some
place TO tDhtch old JetOelrp, etc.
could be sent TO be used in max
ing chdlices?
A. The Propagation of the Faith
Office, 246 East Town Street,
Columbus {16), Ohio, accepts old
gold and jewelry of this kind to
be used in making chalices for
home and foreign missions.
Communications or packages
containing such material should
be addressed to the director,
Rev. James Kulp.
@. Sometimes the hdrdShtpS of
life make ii seem too cruel to
bear. Why does God torture us?
A. Saint Paul stated: But If
we are sons, we are heirs also:
heirs indeed of God and joint
heirs with Christ, provided, how
ever, we suffer with him that we
may also be glorified with him"
Romans BID Hardships exist in
the world because of original sin,
and because this is a temporary
state in which God PERMITS
evil in order to prove our love
for Him. AS st. Paul adds in the
same chapter (8:2425): "For
how can man hope for what he
sees? But If we hope for what
We do not see, we wait for il with
patien"e. God does not torture
us, but if we use the graces that
come to us we can be happy in
spite of the physical and moral
evil which sometimes seems to
surround us. The Life of Christ
and His mother, reading of Sac
red Scripture and lives of the
Saints are strongly recommend
ed to show how to bear sorrows.
Q. Who tUds st. Nicholas?
A. st Nicholas was Archbish-
Cr of Myrs in Asia Minor in ths
fourth century. Noted for the
goodness of his life and special
affection for children he has
come to be regarded as patron
saint of children. There were riu-
merous legends about him, in
cluding a number of medieval
miracle plays. He is the origin
al Santa Klaus" and the tradi-
tional Christmas gifts for chill
dren are in many countries re-
ceived on his feast day, which
is December 9Th.
Send questions to Rev. Edward
f. Healey, Inquiry Corner,
The Catholic Times, Box 636, Co.
lumbus (16), Ohio.
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epoch which has gone with the
wind of wars and depression.
"Laissez-faire economies" says
Norman Thomas, has yielded
supremacy even In America to
a high degree of confused col
lectivism J" This confused
collectivism" will not remain
confused" indefinitely. nor can
il be expected to yield to the
ineffective discipline of the So
called welfare state. II will eli
ther be reorganized from with
in the system itself by the ap.
plication of a philosophy of
group cooperation beyond the
limits of collective bargaining,
or il will be disciplined and or
dered by the machinery of cen
tralized government
The majority of labor econo-
mists tand notably the ex-Socisl
ists) have already concluded that
the latter development is not to
be expected,
Loose corporsfism
II is our contention that many
segments of the american labor
movement, for better or for
worse. are gradually being com
mitted Gin fact, if not in the
ory) to this system of loose
corporatism."
Those who deny that the labor
movement is committing itself,
however gradually and tentative
ly. to the philosophy of the
Industry Council Plan are con
strained to agree with Daniel
Bell labor editor of Fortune,
when he says that the labor
movement has no philosophy
whatsoever. They are content to
say, as Richard Lester of Prince
ton University puts 1t, that col
lective bargaining is and will
undoubtedly continue to be the
central core of trade unionism
in this country"
AS long as our standard Of
living improves and widespread
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
INQUIRY CORNER

Q. When does d rosary lose
It's blessing?
A. An undulgenced object los
es its blessing only by being de-
stroyed or sold. A rosary may be
repaired or given away without
losing the indulgences, as it is
only by outright sale or total de-
struction that the indulgence is
lost.
@. Innocent horses, slaves of
men all their ItUes, die IN agony
in great stable fire. Is there no
reconpense? Do you perceive
dtoine justice In thiS7
A. The problem of physical
land moraD evil in the world is
not restricted to animals. Inno-
cent people also suffer. For ami
mails, however, there is no etern-
al life after death, wherein earth
ly' sufferings have their reward
if patiently endured. Animals
lack the mental and spiritual re-
sponsibility of men, so they have
no capacity for heaven and the
enjoyment of the vision of God
Their lives are generally mixed
with contentment 0acking the
spiritual conflicts of NAM and
pain. The pain can be explained
only by a disorder in the world
due as we know to Original Sin.
Unconsciously we often think of
animals as though they suffered
in human way. They do not.
God certainly has more care for
everyone and everything than
we do. so we know He is not be-
ing cruel in PERMITTING evil
to befall animals. He certainly is
not bound in justice to protect
them from all such evil. Like all
non-rational creatures they are
put here to serve man, and being
non-rational have no rights or
duties strictly so-called.
O. Is it true that Catholics Of
Spain may eat meat on Friday?
If so, t0hy?
A. Although all Catholics are
bound by the law of abstinence,
which is a law of the Church,
there are exceptions. Some are
excused (e. z. because of sick
ness) and some are dispensed (e.
z on civil holidays. The Church
is endowed by Christ to bind"
and to loose" according as the
good of souls is served. (Matthew
1919 Because of Spain's heroic
efforts against the infidels (e.
e. Lepanto) the Church granted
an indult releasing Catholics
there from some abstinence
days. According to the recent
statement of this privilege Ode
Bulla Criciatae in Hispania, 1929
by Pope Plus XI it is to be ap-
piled only under certain eondi-
tionS. II grants exceptions to
Friday abstinence on all but GER
tain designated days Fridays
of Lent Ember Fridays, Vigils).
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in a more or
less surr e p IL
tious form, car
ry on trade re
lations W it h
eastern Europe
and even with
the arch ogre,
the Soviet I'm
ion. It is a part
of the a m e
mind that finds
it particularly
n a US e a ting
{ h a { Gre a {
Rritain should
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05

u n { a + ism, as
the concept is
un derstood in
I h c speeches
and writings of
Gompers, takes
[ h c position
that capitalism
is so strongly
in / c n ched
that the work
ers ought not
to attempt TO
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05
FATHER HIGGINS

Business unionism" is one of
several more or less accurate
synonyms for what Gompers re
ferred to as "Voluntarism Vol
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-05

There is a periodic demand
from many quarters in the Unit
ed States to chastise those out
of-line western Europeans who,
Evening star., 1952-05-17
Mrs. Swanson Wins Title
With Garrison Finish

Mrs. I. w. Swanson, one down
with three holes to play, wen all
three holes and the Army Navy
spring match play championship
over Mrs. w. r. Laird, 2 up, in
the final yesterday.
Mrs. Swanson also won gross
medal honors in the tournament.
There was a playof for net medal
which went to Mrs. c. F. Warren,
101-24-77 over Mrs. Clare Pas
sink, 103-19-82.
Mrs. r. L. Hutchison's 81 minus
I28 handicap strokes for a net 60
won the Mckay Memorial Bowl
in the sixth annual tournament
|honoring the late Mrs. James G..
Mckay yesterday at Washington
Golf and Country Club.
Gross honors went to Mrs.
George H. Bailey, jr., with an IS,
round that included only 27
puts. Other net winners were Mrs.
Henry Riley, 86-15-71; Mrs. H.
M. Nelson, 94-23-71; Mrs. E. L.
Duties, 95-22-73; Mrs. R. D.
Washburn, 97-24-73 and Mrs. w.
r. Harris. 103-28-75.
Evening star., 1952-05-17
| Graham { CasfeIIani Draw
Hurts Neither's S Reputation
By the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, May 17.-Except
for a few slashes around the eyes
nobody got hurt.
That's the story of last nights
Madison Square Garden bristling
10-round draw between Rocky
Castellani of Luzerne, Pa, and
Irish Billy Graham Of New York's
East Side.
Graham came out with two cut
eyes and Castellani had a mark
over his left eye. But their repu-
tations remained undamaged.
The kid from the hard-coal
towns is more firmly established
as an improved middleweight.
I Graham. loser of a bitterly dis
puted split decision to Kid Gavi-
Ian on a welter title bout last Au-
gust. remains the ranking con-
tender in his own division.
A crowd of 1894 fans (paying
$18,38O welcomed boxing back to
the Garden. They booed when
Judge Frank Forbes voted for Gra-
ham Sal and cheered Judge Art
Aidala's SAL ballot for Castel-
lani. When Referee Ruby Gold
stein called it 4-4-2 and all even
with six points each. there was
no argument.