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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-02-01

ed the wisdom of acting upon
anything as serious and as per-
manent as UNIT as though it
were emergency legislation. In
this, they would seem to be
right.
And there seems little doubt
that UNIT would cause serious
dislocations in educational pro-
grams. Many small colleges, not
having state support, are having
a very hard time of it right now
because of Selective Service,
which is only temporary.
Every debate in Congress has
brought up the question of
whether we ought to have Seiec-
tive Service and UNIT at the
same time. That leads some peo-
pie to ask why do we have to
have UNIT when we already
have Selective Service? Propon-
ents of UNIT say it offers a bet
ter plan for preparedness than
does Selective Service. But some
observers point out that UNIT
would have little chance of en-
actment unless it we're brought
up during an emergency, and
to meet the present emergency
we already have Selective Ser
vice. UNIT is not an emergency
program, but it can only be put
through While an emergency ex-
lists.
In any event, Americans have
the right TO debate UNIT, and it
ought to be debated. If adopted
it means a definite break with
our past traditions. 1t is step
about which we ought to have
all possible knowledge before
we take it.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-02-01
Read Your Catholic Press :
Millions Wish They Could"

President, Catholic Press Association

The Catholic Press Association of the United
States has adopted its slogan for Catholic Press
Month of 1852: Read Your Catholic Press-MillonS
Wish They Could
The slogan--like all good slogans-stands alone
It needs no Interpretation establishment. But it
does prompt few thoughts
Read Your Catholic Press-Millions Wish They
Could!
Who are those millions? They are victims of
communist persecution. They live in Russia and
dozen satellite nations which have been taken
by the Reds within the past few years. These nations
even more than Holy Russia" before 1913 we're
Christian (CathoIic) nations They still Catholic
at heart. Their freedom to worship-and even to
believe in God-has been taken from them for the
time being but Christ will conquer and His people
will return to Him and His Church
But how was the freedom of the people of the
satellite nations taken from them? Not through
force alone. The truth was first suppressed Then
deceptive propaganda made to serve the cause
of antfChrist
In every nation now under Communist domins
ton the first victim of Red oppression was the re-
ligious press With it silenced and an antireligous
press cleverly edited and widely circulated among
the people to suppant it, the way was prepared for
almost complete suppression of the Church, and of
the inaenable rights of the people.
1t could happen here. The ultimate aim of com
munsm is to gain total control of the world through
force if necessary, but by subtle means If pos
sible.
In our country communism is now in popular
disavor But it still has thousands of agents who in
veiled treason are endeavoring to undermine our
Christian form OF government. They use the per
verted press to its fullest value TO destroy faith and
morals If they have their way, the time will come
when Catholics in the United States will wish they
could read Catholic Press
The Catholic Press is our nations best informed
and most consistent antagonist of communism. How
ever il is in the constructive teaching of the princ
pies of Christianity and Christian government that
it best serves its readers An informed people will
not be deceived. A people whose patriotism is
grounded In religion will not be conquered.
Pope Plus XII has said: Anything which you will
do for the good press will consider having been
done for me personally, The Catholic Press is very
close to my heart" His Holiness bestows the Apos
tolic Blessing on all who help the Catholic Press
And If the Catholic Press is helped in these days
the persons whom 1t serves-the Church and the
nation-are the real benefactors.
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A Retraction Is In Order

Pity Is the one emotion that seems TO rise fore.
most IN the hearts of Catholics when they read of
the activities of Paul Banshard Not pity for them.
selves but rather pity for this seemingly gifted man
spending all his time and energy in such strenu-
Gus program of hate and bigotry.
The schedule of lectures and radio broadeasts
Of Blanshard Is formidable II must be firing
in the extreme to keep such schedule and sustain
the suicidal emotion of hate for so long
Blanshard has been carrying on his program
without much help, naturally from the opposition
you apply that term to the Church. In reality
the Church does not much actively oppose him
passively ignore him IL is opposition in the sense
that Gibraltar opposes the tapping Of the around
the base Of that impregnable fortress.
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their great encyclicals-only to
be misunderstood by many
Americans and ridiculed by
others as a couple of hopeless
reactionaries. Be that as it may,
Americans who are working in
the field of international labor,
in whatever capacity, ought to
learn as much as possible about
this historical "schism between
socialism and religion" on the
Continent of Europe.
innocenfs Abroad
Unless they know something
about the history of this unfor-
tunate cleavage and understand
the principles involved, they are
bound to make lot of serious
mistakes. They will be, literally,
''innocents abroad" trying to in
terpret European labor develop
ments solely in the light of
American experience. They will
underestimate the importance
of the so-called Christian unions
and will postpone, rather than
hasten, the development of CO.
operation between socialist and
Christian unions by favoring the
former and neglecting, If not
openly offending, the latter. This
is precisely what many of them
have already done-for want of
an adequate understanding of
the European situation-only to
confess later that they had made
a mistake and lessened the eff
fectiveness of their work. New
comers to the field of interna-
tional labor can avoid these mis-
takes by making careful study
o. Herberg's analysis of social
ism before they leave for the
Continent.
It should be added that Her
berg is optimistic about the
future. European socialism, he
says, lis no longer a rival re-
hgion; it has been reduced to
the rather more modest pro-
portions of program of social
and economic reconstruction" !"
Virtually all European socialists,
he says, "agree that the tradi-
tional anti-religious bias of mod
ern socialism has proved a dis
aster and must be eradicated
If socialism is to have any fu-
ture."
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So let us all take an examina-
ton in the Faith, and decide
just how we would begin to ex-
plain it to a reasonably intelIi-
gent stranger. To make the
problem really interesting, let
us suppose that he lives in so re-
mote a section of the world
that he has never heard of
Christ - perhaps in China. To
spare ourselves the task of bon
ing up on Confucius and Lao
TIE in search of analogies, let us
consider him to be Just 10 years
old.
How on earth - how, even on
earth abetted by Heavens good
wishes - can the job be done?
Are you going to begin with
the Thomistic proofs for the ex-
istence of God? Obviously not.
Are you going to assume pa
gan WEAKNESS of life, a middle
aged disillusionment as a start
ing place, along with one of
Bishop Fulton ]. Sheen's books
of apologetics? Scarcely, in
this case. Are you going to COM
pliment your student, in the
manner of st. Paul, on his altar
to the Unknown God? No; for
he has no such altar.
So where will you begin?
A missionary lately returned
from China has one answer, and
a most successful one in prac-
tice. You begin, he says, with
the virtue already precious to
that small Oriental heart - the
virtue of politeness, the virtue
of gratitude. You start with the
duty of thanking those who have
benefited us.
Deo Crsfias
Your pupil, coming of a race
that is almost ferociously polite,
has already learned to thank
his teachers, his parents, his
very ancestors for what they
have bestowed on him. He may
have thanked the last for the
gift of life itself. But has he
thanked anybody for the things
that make life beautiful - sun
light and breezes and the pleas
ant splosh of slanting rain on
the rice-fields? If not, why not?
His thrifty heart has already
learned that things have their
price: they are either bought or
presented. The most lovely
things of the world are free
words immemorialized by a
nightclub singer of the '20's who
need not enter into your disser-
tationl. Who gave them to us as
free gifts? Whoever He is who
made the daylight and the dusk;
He should be thanked, from
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ed reading for every American
having anything to do with the
European labor movement eth
er as reporter, economist, gov
ernment official, or labor rep
resentative.
The book is entitled "Juda-
ism and Modern Man" (Farrar,
Straus and Young, New York,
$4.00). The five chapters COM
prising section three show a
greater insight into the problem
of Religion and Society" and
a more profound awareness OF
the dangers of secuiarism in
economic, social and political
life than any other non-Catho-
lie publication we have read in
a long, long time.
Profound Understanding
II Herberg were a Catholic,
he would probably be written
off by Paul Blanshard and other
pesudo-liberal publicists as be-
nighted medievalist or would-be
fascist. But Herberg is a Jew
and very devout one at that.
He is also well-known progress
sive, having served for many
years as director of research and
education for the MGWU. There
are few ''intellectuals" who have
served the American labor
movement so faithfully and so
well, fewer still who can write
about it so intelligently. His
frequent articles in Commentary
and other religious periodicals
on the ethical aspects of cur
rent trade union developments
are in a class by themselves
and deserve the widest possible
circulation. II Is to be hoped
that they will eventually be
published in book form.
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ciyility, for each such daily

mere clVlllIys 1Or eacn Sucn oally
gift.
The immense advantage of
such a starting place, according
to the nissioners who have used
it, is that it Immediately in
PRODUCES the youngster to the
necessary habit of prayer
to His Creator and prayer of a
very high order which, in his
spiritual life, he need never out
grow.
For the prayer that little
Wang or Chin is uttering it iden-
tical with that glad-hearted
''Deo gratias!" that members of
the merry monastic orders of
the Church shout as they awaken
in their cells. The small Christ
ian-to-be begins to practice daily
thankfulness to God for the
things he sees and feels. Then
he can be led on to learn how
many unguessed things he may
be thankful for, as well. He
will learn his debt to Our Lord
for those beautiful posthumous
gifts He left us known as the
Sacraments.
Trials as Gifts
Chinese Catholics introduced
to the Faith by this route see
all living as loving exchange
between God and his children,
whom he will not leave bereft
of what they need. When a
hard-pressed Chinese student
asks, How shall ! eat if ! did
not join the Communists who
control all the rice and issue all
food cards?" the missionary can
ask, did you eat yesterday?
Yes? Did you say thanks for
that, or think is was your due?
The same God who fed you last
night will not abandon you now"
Sometimes, in such times of
persecution as the present, the
Loving God sends trials as gifts,
and even martyrdoms: but mar
tyrs become saints only insofar
as they believe in and cherish
the Love that has chosen glory
for them instead of slothful ease.
But many of the small Chinese
boys who learned to look up at
the sky and say sirnple, Thank
You," as their first prayer have
passed on up the grades to the
postgraduate step of bearing
witness to the Faith: they are
willing martyrs today.
Some of us are consistent beg
gars at the altar. We humble
many a please" and a rare
Thank you" We offer thanks
for only the extraordinary fav-
or, the windfalls of our lives.
We do not, as one of the saints
aimed to do, murmur 10000
cries of Dec gratias a day"
But thanksgiving has been
proved in practice, in at least
one section of our earth, to be
a firm and beautiful foundation
stone for Faith. And it has this
virtue, as a habit: that it forces
us to count the numerous bless
ings of every hour which might.
otherwise. be forgotten in an
unlovely toll of the miseries or
deprivations from which we
think that We are, suffering.
Deo gratiasl
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WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINCTON LETTER
UNIT Violates US. Tradition

WASHINGTON - Universal
Military Training is still con-
trary to the American tradition.
And it is still a very debatable
issue, and ought to be debated
we'll.
This reminder would seem to
be necessary, in view of some
remarks made by Senator Rich
ard B. Russell of Georgia, chair
man of the Senate Armed Ser
vices Committee, in introducing a
UNIT bill in the Senate. He said
we are "at a crossroads in his
tory where the desirability of
universal Military Training is no
longer debatable matter"
Proponents of UNIT may be
expected to utilize every argu-
ment, oratorical and otherwise,
that they can possibly command.
At the same time, it is to be
hoped that they will not attempt
to blind the American public to
the fact that this is a serious
Step-and that to take it repre-
sents break with what we have
stood for up till now. 1t is es-
pecially to be hoped that no
one will attempt to create the
impression that it is unpatriotic
to debate this proposal.
UNIT, it should be understood,
is not the same as Selective Ser
vice, or the draft. Selective Ser
vice recognizes the existence of
a critical emergency and calls
up men between certain ages
for active military service. How
ever, 1t is not intended that this
compulsory service be demanded
after the emergency has passed.
On the other hand, UNIT is not
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-02-01
RICHARD PATTEE

Last week /
e x a m in e d
b ri e fly the
pro b e m of
United States
propag a n d a
abroad a n d
p o in ted out
that one of
I h e m a joT
W e a KIN e S S e s
of our propa-
ganda effort is
the fact that
we r e f u S e
even to racnp-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-02-01
GRETTA PALMER
Christians Say
Dec Gratias!
GRETTA PALMER

1t is an old
cliche of the
schools til a t
you n e v e r
know a thing
well until you
know how to
teach it t o
someone e lse
and to a
someone pre-
ferably young
er and duller
than you.
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w i'll Her
b erg, former
staff member
of the interna-
tionaI Ladies'
G a r m e n I
Workers un-
ion, has just
publ i S h e d a
very important
book. Parts of
it ought to be
m a d G reuulr
Evening star., 1952-02-03
|AnnuoI Cord Porty Is Slated
BY ST. Thonaos Church Guild

Mrs. Rowland Marshall, Mrs. Rob-
ea,t EaVes, Mrs. Herbert Jukes,
Mrs. Levin Allen. Mrs. Ralph Mul-
ligan, Mrs. Rupert Mohler, Mrs,
Harry Siebert. Mrs. Grace Streit,
Mrs. Forest Royal, Mrs. Donald
Merritt, Mrs. Andrew ]. Hawkins,
Miss Frances s. Fallon. Miss Mar
garet Frazier, Mrs. Rufus Roll,
Mrs. Wingrove BathOn and Mrs
C. Malcolm Havener.
Tickets are being handled By
Mrs. Morey, 1861 Crescent place
NV. They naay also BE purchased
in the parish house on Church
street. Players have been requested
TO bring their own cards. score
cards and pencils
As an innovation this year. high
score winners win be given the
privilege Of choosing their prizes
from 4 collection assembled for the
party.
Evening star., 1952-02-03
Hebrew Or CUP
Opens Drive

| The first Ia i series of tess
land meetings planned BY the
washington Chapter Of the
american Friends sof Hebrew
University for the purpose Of re-
lcruiting additional members win
lbe given at 8 pm. Wednesday at
the home Of Or. and Mrs. A. s.
fSchWartzman, 2829 Woodland
drive NV.
Established in 1925. the univer-
1sity was located on Mt. Scopus
now in Arab territory. and the
buildings and equipment are MO
longer available for use Of the
lISraeliS. y
At present the institutions ape
Eproximately $500 students are
attending classes being held In
lmef1asteries, cellers or former gov
lernment Offices Id Jerusalem. &
Mrs. William Chase Of 680I
IBrookyille road Is Ia charge Of
1.-THE membership drive here.
Evening star., 1952-02-03
|Sisterl1oods Plan
Joint Meeting

a joint meeting pf the six local
IsisterhDods afiliated with the Ma
tional Women's League of the
United Synae eosues viii be held at
1880 pm. tomorrow ID the Adas
Israel synagogue. Connecticut ave-
nue. and Forter street NV.
MRS. Pearl Kratlss of New York,
new national vice chairman of the
Torah Fund, win be the principal
speaker. mrs Kraiss Is also i
member ofl the national executive
board or the 1lIornel1s League. II
] Mrs. Philip Espidstein: president
of the Adas Israel sisterhOod. win
conduct the neetins. which win
be opened with 4 PRAYER BY mrs.
i. n. Levitt 81 Richmond. presi-
dent of the seaboard Branch Of
the league. 4ss
Evening star., 1952-02-03

A Valentine theme win be car
rieu out at the annual benefit card
party to be sponsored hy the Par.
ish Guild of ST. Thomas Church
on February Il Ia the west ball
room Of the Shorehana Hotel.
Mrs. Lewis Sidney M0rey 4
chairman Of the committees II
charge Of the event.
Two Cabinet wives Mrs
Charles +. Brannari, wife Of the
Secretary Of Agriculture. and Mrs
Jesse M. Donaldson. wife of thu
Postmaster General win preside
|at the tea table which will Ne dec
orated with red roses ana scarlet
tapers In silver andelabra.
ASSISTING Mrs. Morey with ar
Erangenerlts are Mrs. Buchanan
Merryman. Mrs. w. Z. Beale. Mrs
EB. Laurist0n Hardin. Mrs. james
III. Turner, Mrs. Albert Cou'
sins, Mrs. Charles r. Thompson
Evening star., 1952-02-03
Mrs. Houghton
Dinner Speaker

Mrs. Hiram Cole Houghton,
president Of the General Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs. will be
guest speaker at the annual Feb
Iruary dinner meeting of the WASH
lington Wellesley Club at 6:15 pm.
tomorrow in the headquarters Of
the American Association Of Uni
Iversity Women, 1884 I street. NV.
Mrs. Houghton, who returned
last week from Q 25-day air tour Of
South. America. sponsored by the
General Federation, win talk on
the subject, Inter American Co
operation and Goodwill"
Evening star., 1952-02-03

Inner Wheel-Friday, 1918 pm, May
r, noEer ,Hotsi Valentine nnchDon
ioso s% 3.,'a 3d. sSas johns fsriss Ha sis
sixteenth street NV; speaker, Harry
y; Anslinger.
es:v1 tes:s es::: 4 RsH 'T:
Speaker. Prof. David j. BfsndenbaTs..
toIisns ana sinHfas Professonal Maitsrs
istiSn1fomorrow, go ON. Ezecntiys
chnsetts is''e avenue NV. tuesday. IL
an: AmsEicanism, Committee Adams
possshz psasssshs NAshcoces sssp.er sS oneefs ne
SSls Sas H9sD'a s slss9sssi sfsasssi Danes; James
Td Taesdas. 80 0u p.n,. Frsnsss Scot
GssRess, esEssy FAM e cAsgifhE sassss
Security TUESDAY HoI:n Dm SSGsf
defense proGrsm. Tuesday, Abisail
Endiectt. Ssis Bslisvae terrace, NV,
I@s RInsa @sdnesdas Ws asn Tinsston hss an' snSF amor
gram: ThuTsday, II ,a.in:, LI6rarisns'
ter. with Mrs. Carlos 3. Campbell, 1907
South Arlingto1 Ridge road. Arlins.on:
Hetsel sse Oh Chapter, e cehaptsr a House. morn:
Liberty Chapter. Chapter HOUSE. Bat:
Chapter. chenoweth room, Chapter
House. business meeting. followed BY
meeting with Margaret Whetten Chaps
rial Chapter. with Miss Mabel Bailey.
1929 Columbia road, dessert luncheon:
speaker. Mrs. Howard g@ochsr BEG satur.
ter, Chapter House, Joint meeting with
Descendants of 'f6 Chapter.
Evening star., 1952-02-03
IAAlW Dinner
In Alexandria

DIR. Helen D. Bragdon. general
director Of the American AsSocia.
|tion Of University Women. win be
the guest speaker at the annual
Fellowship dinner Of the Alexan.
|dria Branch. AAUW. to be held at
II pm. Tuesday In the Aiexan-
|drian Room, 1925 Prince street.
DR.. Bragdon will discuss The
Role Of the University Woman in
the World Situation To-day.
she is the AAUW's representative
ION the United States National
Commission for UNESCO and has
Just returned from meeting OF
the commission In New York.
Another guest at the dinner
win be DIR. Maria Gesine Stronk
Eof the Netherlands. holder of an
EAAUW international fellowship.
|Dr, Strollk at present Is doing re-
search at the Institute of Health
lin Bethesda.
The evenings events win In.
lclude presentation Of q check
from the Alexandra branch to.
1.-THE fellowship fund. Mrs. Richard
lLowie Is chairman Of the groups
Fellowship Committee.
Mrs. w. Nell Franklin Is In
charge Of arrangements for the
Idinner.
District Branch Program
Miss Mary Anderson. former di-
rector Of the Women's Bureau Of
the Department Of Labor, win
speak to the Washington Branch
lof the American Association Of
University Women following .
business meeting Of the group at
l8 pm. tomorrow in the branch
conference room, 17S5 MaSSachu.
setts avenue NV.
Miss AnderSon's autobiography.
las told to Miss Mary Winslow, was
recently published by the Univer-
lsity of Minnesota Press. Miss
lWinSlow, q longtime friend and
lco-worker OF Miss Anderson's ip
the Department Of Labor, also will
speak at the meeting.
Miss Essie Key Rasmussen.
chairman Of the Fellowship Fund
COMMITTEE. win preside.
Evening star., 1952-02-03
Business and Professional Clubs

| Special Libraries Association, Distric
h Chapter-Tuesday; $3.50 pm, geograph!
nseticut avenas. dinner msetins: speaker
H DR.. Walter w. RistoW.
WOmen's Taffic Association--Tuesday, 6:4l
Ess RRss' sisass ass aess H.'zaa zrrsnss
ssrSDfinist Club 81 Mashington--.:wednes
msetins; speaker. Miss Bess Tarm7n
Power Co; speaker, Miss Mary i
zsnta Club Of washiastsn-
sionsr r. JOssp6 Denehus. "Di'trae
Community Clubs
lsilvef spring Wemen's Club-Tomorrow
board ' d FEE ps1eessra. a Wsdnssdsy, a Wood Wood
side Methodist Church, SS14 Georgii
avenue. Silver SPRING anniversary pro
Jni1srsisS fn dRa YPsSas0niw P.rF iwon.n's c,sb-ro
| bytsrisn in; Church. tiS 80 regular nneetins
sDssfsr css SsD, il ss Essa
meeting, with Mrs. r; y. caldWell
1917 North Harticrd ,,,t street; NsI,,;s; Wednss,
House, general meeting; speaker. Andr,
yacxssns, Bslgian, ]. Embassy. urop'
4
/ row, IL am, social section. Tuesday
| 10 am. Spanish class. Tuesday, $3.50
/ pm, drama section, theater party q
New Arena Theater, Ninth and New
| York avenue N. w. Wednesday, 9:4t
an, music section. Thursday 10 am
/ French section. THURSDAY, Ii a.m
| Spanish section. Thursday, 2:3O pm.
art section. Friday. $50 Pm, souar'
Junior Weman's ' club sf chevy Chase
Tomorrow, 9 pm. garden section. vii
road, Woodacres, Nd: speaker. Mrs
| e. l.. Tolson, jr., Flower ARRANGE
ment." Tuesday. I pm. bowling sec.
ticn. silver SPRING Bowling Alley. Wed.
nesday, 9:15 PM. bridge group, Will
i Mrs. G. Gardner Shoemaker, 69l3 Ayl
lane. Bethesda. Thursday, $50 pm.
drama section, Csthay Restaurant, 624
Il street NV, dinner followed b,
theater PARTY at Arena STAGE. Friday
/ Sis pm, married couples. bridge sec.
/ tion, with Mrs. James y. Moulton, 210f
Belvedere drive, Silver Spring and Mrs
L Kenneth D. Demaree, Pook's Hi
lTakoms PARK Women's Club-Tuesday
1890 pm, Takoma Park Presbyteria,
Church. speaker. Or. Leonard "; Elstad
EWOman's Club Of WoOdside-Wednesda