Evening star., 1953-11-15
Archbishop Urges
Social and Economic
Reforms for Peace

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The Most Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle. Catholic Archbishop Of
Washington, yesterday called in
ternational economic and social
reform a prerequisite to world
peace.
In addressing the 26th annual
banquet of the Catholic ASsocia-
tion for International Peace at
Trinity College. he singled out
the United Nations. the Inter-
national Labor Organization, and
the Point -Four program as effec-
tive ways to build a peaceful
world.
II think it would be fair to
say that the U. NJ, in spite of its
imperfectionS and in spite of
Soviet obstructionism, is, hum
anly speaking, the last hope Of
international peace" he said.
The Archbishop noted, however.
that revision of the U. N. charter
might be in order because 1t
gives the great powers "a status
above the law"
He called the ILO Giving proof
of the fact that it is possible for
the nations of the world to CO.
operate with one another on be-
half of the international COM
mon good-an effective antidote
to the enervating virus of de-
featism and despair"
Positive Approach Urged.
He advised Catholics to "as-
sumo their rightful share of re-
sponsibility for the successful ad-
miniStration of every worthwhile
program in the field of inter-
national cooperation in
Spired more by the positive love
OF. God and neighbor than By a
sterile hatred of Communism"
The Archbishop praised the
association for its "diligent and
highly intelligent efforts during
the past quarter of a century to |
promote the more effective ap-
plication of this great principle
Of human brotherhood in the
political, social and economic in
stitutions of the emerging world
community of nations"
The association presented it's
annual Peace Award to the Most
Rev. Raymond A. Lane, superior
general of the American Foreign
Mission Society, Maryknoll. N. Y.
Bishop Lane hailed the work
of 100000 Catholic missionaries.
who, he said, last year cared for
so million destitute or dependent
persons.
Agency Called Improper.
He urged that the United
States divorce it's technical as
sistance programs from the mill
tary defense activities of the For
eign Operations Administration.
He called the Foreign Operations
Administration an improper
agent both psychologically and
politically for this important 7
program" He urged the pro-
gram be returned to the State
Department which had admins
tered it under the Democrats.
Among those at the banquet
were CASTOR Tessier, president |
of the International Federation
of Christian Trade Unions; DR..
Jose R. Chiriboga, Ambassador
of Ecuador; A. B. Speekenbrink,
economic minister of The
Netherlands; Helmut Sigrist, of
the German Diplomatic Mission;
the Most Rev. John j. Wright,
Bishop of Worcester, Mass, and
the Right Rev. Howard j. Car
roll. general secretary of the
National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference.
AT business sessions following,
DR.. Raymond F. Mccoy, of
Xavier University, Cincinnati,
was elected to his third term as
president of the association. !
Named vice presidents were
Miss Jane Hoey, retiring director |
of the Bureau of Public Assist
ance; Charles McNeill, of Day.
ton. Ohio, and Sister Thomas
Albert of Albertus Magnus Col
lege, New Haven, Conn. Also
elected were the Very Rev.
George G. Higgins of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Confer
ence, executive secretary; Austin
Ivory of Alta Vista Gardens, Md,
treasurer, and DR.. C. j. Nuesse,
dean Of the School of Social
Science, Catholic University, as
SiStant treasurer.
The meeting was to continue
today following celebration Of
mass at 9:30 am. in the college
chapel by the Rev. John F.
Cronin, of the National Catholic
Welfare Conference.