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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18
MONSTCNOR HIGGINS
A Word For Ii

States. The union is correct IN
stating that such solidarity has
not been witnessed on the labor
scene in 4 long time.
Now that the strike has been
concluded, j it is difficult to say
whether or not 1t was success
ful from the unions point of
view Both sides are claiming vic.
tory. 1t is our impression, how
ever, that the union lost the
argument substantially, If not
completely. The company re-
tainS the right TO operate plants
outside of Norwalk. In the final
analysis that was the central IS
sue in the controversy. On the
other hand, the union is at least
pretending to have scored a VIC
tory in that the company has CIV
en- assurances to the Norwalk's
strikers that ''Norwalk is whers
the company plans to remain so
far as its major operations Ii
felt hats are concerned"
Logical But mineral
Whether this consultation be
carried on through the ordinary
channels of collective bargain
ing or some other medium or
method Of labor-management CO.
operation is more or less beside
the point. The important thing
is that it be carried on in good
faith as between two sets of
equals mutually determined to
find the best possible answer to
a very difficult type of problem.
BY the same token, what this
consultation is called is also rel
stlvely unlmportant. The Ger
mans, the French, the Italians
and Spanish have a word for 1t.
We in the English-speaking
world, on the other hand, ara
compelled to fall back on awk-
ward transliterations from one r"
other of these languages-am-
biguous words like co-determin-
alton or co-management, more
or less meaningless to the aver
age reader in the United States
and, worse than that, subject to
varying definitions or interpre-
tationS.
Whether We have a word for
it or not, however, the thing
that the Hatters Union was ask
ing for in the recent strike in
Norwalk was well within the
American tradition of collective
bargaining and perfectly consist
ent, in our opinion, with Chris
tian social teaching. We cannot
agree with those who say that 1t
was an immoral demand. The
latter opinion, more often than
not. is based on the hidden
premise that free competition,
uninhibited by union interfer-
ence or any other kind of out
side" interference, should be
the guiding principle of econom-
ic life. If this were true. it would
be logical to do away with unions
and TO go back to the good old
days" of individual bargaining
even IN the area of wages, hours
and working conditions logical
bat completely immoral
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18

ferent angles,
but al ays
from the theo-
retical point OF
view. Certain
m ore or less
definite con
cluSlonS were
arrived at but
purposely stat
ed in general
/ h etical
terms. We have
been up in the
Z are fled al
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18

graph agency
of ectiveS
for the Red
conspiracy is
raising TO new
heights OF stri
d e n c y its
charges to
which | gave
attention two
weeks ago.
For instance,
in its ISSUE of
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18

This column discussed recent
ly the controversial subject of
economic co-determination or CO
management from several diff
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18
LOUIS r. BUDENZ

If you we're TO read the
Daily Worker these days, you
would be tempted TO rub your
eyes in wonderment. That tele-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-23
Back In Harness

ME- ARE more than pleased to note that
w an earnest drive has been launched
by our Central Committee of Kansas City,
United States to the lofty ranking it once
enjoyed in the Society's circles.
Several steps have already been taken
in that direction, one calling for the active
participation of the seven local Lodges in
the Croatian Fraternal Unions Diamond
Jubilee Membership Campaign, the other
for the Committees public observance on
July Is of the Society's 6Oth Anniversary.
Once potent factor in the life of the
Croatian Fraternal Union, Kansas City's
interest in the Society these past several
years has been mostly passive. There were
perhaps still are-reasons for the disin-
terest of our members there.
4 X
Whatever it was in the past that
brought CF'U activity in Kansas City to a
standstill should be forgotten. Nursing old
grudges, or continuing to believe in rum
ors long exposed for what they always were
pure and simple les-will do the Society
no earthly good in Kansas City, nor will it
benefit those so bent or inclined
The Home Office of the Society is not
interested in the past. 1t is concerned with
the future. 1t does not hold Kansas City to
task for its passiveness of the past 1t
merely asks Kansas City to cooperate with
it in the future if at all possible.
This is asking very little of a community
that was once the pride and joy of the
Croatian Fraternal Union.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-23
The ZajedniCcar

= ENERALLY overlooked to date is the
~ fact that the Zajednicar this year is
celebrating two significant miestones in
the history of fraternal journalism, the
5Oth Anniversary of the Croatian Section,
and the 25th of the English Section.
To detail the history of the Society's
Official Organ in these editorial columns is
an impossibility. No one can do justice to
fifty years of reporting in this space. It
trials and tribulatons, the many and last
ing accomplishments, of the Zajednicar
since it first saw the light of day
X X X
There are some, even to this day, who
feel that the Croatan Fraternal Union
would have prospered through the years
without the Zajednicar. In our estimation,
they are wrong, dead wrong.
Pass a ruling that the zajednicar shall
henceforth cease to be part Of the So
cety and you pass sentence on the Croatian
Fraternal Union to die a slow, but certain,
death Eliminate the zajednicar from your
life as a member and your interest in the
Society fades with it.
Abolish the Zajednicar and you kill off
the lodge system the many and varied fra
ternal activities which have made the Gro
attain Fraternal Union the twenty-fourth
largest such organization on the North
American Continent.
At this point, some will say that the
Editors of the Zajednicar must hold them
selves to be indispensable men, that the
Croatian Fraternal Union needs them far
more than it does the Supreme President,
the Supreme Secretary, and so on.
Hardly, for there will be other Editors
in the future, perhaps men, or women, more
intelligent than the ones now charged with
publishing the Official Organ.
1t isn't the Editors whom we hold to
be Indispensable It's the Zajednicar, not
personalities, which must go on, must be
improved, if the Croatian Fraternal Union
is to grow and prosper.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-23
A Great Town

THE small community of Conway, Penn
! svvania, might we'll be the envy OF
CFU Centers hundreds of times larger than
this "fly speck' on the maps of America
And not without rhyme or reason, for
Conway is the home of the Nest 1O3 quints
which for three years running have ruled
the roost as the Societys National Junior
Basketball Champions.
The first such triumph for Nest lob was
engineered at Monessen, Pa, in l9o2, the
next at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1858, and the
latest at Farrell Pa, in April of this year to
set record without precedent in the bas-
ketball annals OF the Society.
To show their public appreciation Tor
this and past accomplishments of the hard
wood nature, the members Of Conway's
Unity" Lodge $40 will tender Testi-
monial Banquet on Saturday evening, June
g. in honor of the 1854 Nest 1O3 squad
which defied the law of averages to make
it three titles in row during the Farrell
championships of still fairly recent vintage.
We are hopeful of finding ourself
around the festive board on the occasion,
for we happen to reside near Conway and
are bv far better acquainted with our
Lodge $40 and Nest 103 members there
than any other official of the Croatlan
Fraternal Union.
X X
Time and again we have visited with
our members in Conway, mostly In the IN
formal capacity of neighbor dropping in
on neighborhood friends for chat which
never failed to include words Of eloquent
praise for the Croatian Fraternal Union.
Here, in Conway, young and old work
together for the good of the Croatlan Fra
ternal Union Here there is open admlra-
ton for the Society, an admiration reflect
ed in Conway's participation in Member
ship Campaigns, Basketball Journeys, ETC.
Small though it is in population, Con-
wav's "Fraternal Heart" has no peer in the
realm of our Society, be it's ticking meas
ured in terms of recruiting new members
or that of winning basketball champion
ships to the point of monotony. Few. if any,
towns of it's size have done more for the
good of the Society Few ever will
These words of praise for our members
in Conway were not written in idle VEN.
Rather, they represent our humble salute
to truly big people domiciled in small,
but active community.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-23
Kansas City In
Campaign Pledge

Kansas City, Kans. = A
drive has been launched by
the Croatian Fraternal Un-
ions local Lodges to take
an active part in the So
ciety's Goth Anniversary
Membership Campaign.
Plans for participation in
the Campaign were aired
during the June 21 meet
ing of the Central Com
mittee of Kansas City
Lodges, details of which
will be published in the "a
jednicar shortly.
The decision to take part
in the Campaign is the first
step in the Central Com
mittee's drive to return
Kansas City to it's former
ranking as one of the Gro
attain Fraternal Unions
foremost centers of actiVi-
ty. This can be done if the
Socie tvs seven local
Lodges cooperate in all un-
dertakings sponsored by
the Central Committee.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-23
The New Film

l AUCH has already been written on the
wi subject of the Society's new film,
"This Is Your Croatian Fraternal Unlon!'
And yet, in spite of continued appeals
for a wide showing of the work, all too
few Lodges or Central Committees have
made requests to screen the film in their
areas. This does not speak well for an
undertaking which was to play an impor-
tant role in publicizing the varied facets of
the Society in this, it's long awaited 6Oth
Anniversary Year.
Of the 16mm variety, the film is
sound, technicolor production which can be
run off in less than an hour. Expertly
worked in are memorable scenes depicting
daily life at the Societys Home Office in
Pittsburgh, shots taken during the 1858
Gary, Ind Junior Order Nest 10 Summer
School, and clips made approximately a
year ago on the occasion of the Annual
Picnic staged on the grounds of our Chill
dren's Home at Des Plaines ILL.,, all narra-
ted in the English language for the benefit
of the younger set.
There is no charge for the usage of the
film, although the Society does require that
Lodges or Central Committees showing
same insure it for 81 900 90 when returning
it to the Home Office.
Required to screen the film is either
Bell-Howell or RCA protector, the rental
cost to be underwritten by the group spon-
soring it's showing. Also suggested is that
the screening be done by licensed oper-
ator, someone versed in the business.
We have seen This Is Your Croatian
Fraternal Union!' at least dozen times.
In fact, we narrated the film. However the
work would ring the bell just as loudly
with us had another party been honored
with narrating this very moving tribute
to great American fraternal institution.
Our Lodges and Central Committees are
hurting themselves by not booking this
film, for it can do them world of good in
their campaigns to interest new members
IN joining their-and our-ranks
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-23
Cleveland 100%
Behind Campaign

Cleveland, Ohio = The
Croatian Fraternal Unions
Goth Anniversary Member
ship Campaign is being
widely publicized every
Sunday morning over the
facilities of Cleveland Ra-
dio Station WV, $50 KC.
Boosting the drive over
the airwaves is John BIZ
rek's "Croatian Radio Pro-
gram" heard from 8:15 to
1000 AM each Sunday.
Bro. Birek is donting the
the time for these Cam
paign plugs and invites
a new speaker every week
to cover some phase of the
Society.
The speakers have been
bringing out many facts
that are unknown to the
rank and file and hundreds
are learning much weekly
about the Croatian Frater-
nal Union.
AS reported in the Zajed-
nicar last week, the So
ciety's 60th Anniversary
Campaign has Jagged in
recent weeks to the point
where the Home Office at
Pittsburgh is g e n uin ely
concerned. While there are
a number of reasons for
this drop in recruiting in
terest, most Of them trace
able to the economic unrest
in America, there is still
time to reach the Campaign
goal of 5000 new members
before the drive ends on
November 30, 1854.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-23
Indians Admired
Frederick Baraqa
Launch Drive To
CanOniZe Bishop

Cleveland, Ohio - We
read with a great deal of
interest the story which
appeared in a recent issue
of the Cleveland "Plain
Dealer" reporting progress
in the aim of the American
Slovenes to win Sainthood
for Bishop Frederick Bar
aga. a.
One reason for our in
terest lies in the fact that,
if this comes to pass, it
will probably be the first
time in the history of the
Catholic Church that any,
one of Yugoslav origin, or
parentage, has been canon
lied. Another reason is
that the good Bishop Bar
aga did most of his mis-
sionary work among the
Indians up in the country
where l was born-Michi-
gan's Upper Peninsula. 1t
is the land made famous
in the poem "Hiawatha"
by Longfellow. The coun-
tryside is still known as
"Hiawatha land"
Bishop Baraga was born
in Slovenia in 1895 and
came to the United States
in 1881, when the Indians
were anything but friendly
to the white settlers. The
Bishop began his great
work among the Lake Su-
perior Chippewa Indian
tribes in 1888 and was the
great friend of the Indians
during his entire lifetime,
which was spent in that
part of the United States.
Frederick Baraga was
appointed as the Bishop of
the Marfuette, Michigan,
Diocese in 1853 and served
in that capacity until his
death at the age of 73 in
the year 1868.
A bust of Bishop Baraga
was erected by the Cleve-
land Slovenes in the Yugo-
slav Cultural G ar d e n S,
which are located at the
entrance to Rockefeller
Park at East Boulevard
and st. Clair.
John Badovinac, Pres.
Pioneers" Lodge 663
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-23

in the Summer of 1914, the Croatian Fra
ternal Union of America started on War
Bond Sales Campaign of it's own, with the
goal in mind to sell sufficient number
of "E'' Bonds for the purchase of two heavy
bombers. This meant selling no less than
S60O0OO.O0 worth of ''E'' Bonds, task of
the first magnitude. When that drive was
over, your Society had disposed of more
than 81 900, 100000 in those Bonds. Great
are our people! Great is their Society!
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-23
DELEGATES To Visit Historic Shrine

SHRINE The home of Betsy Ross, above, will be
among the historic hrnes Delegates to the Croaan Fra
ternal Unions 9th Convention will visit in Philadelphia in
September of 1855 So will those Field Workers who
750 Points during the Societys 1854 Diamond Jubilee
Membership Campaign and attend the 1855 Convention
Honorary Delegates. Tradition credits the making of the
first American "Stars and Stripes to Betsy Ross in the
home you above, and many patriotic and romantic
stories have written and told relating to this figure
in our Nations history.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-23

the regular per diems for
three days, which are pre-
scribed by the elected Dele
gates for themselves.
Forward, then, with the
motto, that it is a great
honor to be a member of
the Croatian Fraternal Un-
ion, but a far greater trib-
ute to be one of it's build
ers,
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-23
YESTERDAY
q f.
AND TO-DAY
11th ConventiOn-1912
Part No. 21

The 18th Convention of
the National Croatian So
ciety, today's great Croatian
Fraternal Union of America,
was held September 9 to
September "a, 1912, in
Grossman Hall Clater Moose
Hall), Kansas City, Kansas.
The first part of that'long
gathering, which lasted 16
days, was covered in last
weeks English Section. To-
day we resume our coverage
of the 1912 sessions.
One Delegate arose to re-
port that although his Lodge
numbered more than 700
members, only 80 actually
belonged to the NCS. Su-
preme President H a ] die
promised that the Home Of
flee would look into the mat
ter and take steps to correct
the situation.
Before submitting his re-
port to the Convention, Su-
prefe Medical Examiner DR..
]. V. Grahek requested the
ladies present to leave the
hall. 1t seems his report was
of such a nature that he felt
the fair sex would be en-
barrassed if they were to
hear what he had to say.
Among the many items of
interest in his report was
one calling attention to the
fact that of all deaths noted
409o were due to consump-
ton and tuberculosis.
Don Nike GrSkovic as
Editor of the Zajednicar,
was severely criticized for
articles in the Official Or
gan which devoted too much
space to history Of the mid
die ages and religion and
very little to the cause of
the laboring man.
A Resolution was read
from California Lodges de-
manding a division of the
NCS into districts, with each
district to have it's own tras-
ury and enjoy certain rights.
The Delegates voted against
the demand as bordering on
a virtual division of the NCS
itself.
Next came discussion on
a Table of Rates for the So
ciety. Quite a few Delegates
wanted to submit tables of
their own, each claiming
that his setup would solve
the problem of adopting
adequate rates.
After the usual wrangling,
Petar Pavlinac's Table of
Rates was adopted by a vote
of 1O1 to 95. This table in
sured members from ages
16 to so years. Many Dele
gates, fearing arguments
when they returned to their
homes, fought strongly a
gainst the idea of printing
the roll call vote in the Con-
vention minutes and argued
that the votes of the Su-
preme Board were largely
responsible for passing bro.
Pavlinac's table in the end.
After some of the most
heated debating which high
lighted this Convention, the
Delegates inserted sections
in the Bylaws calling for
the Supreme President to be
located at the Home Office
and one providing that the
Supreme Medical Examiner
had to be a resident of Pitts
burgh. Also approved was
a section providing for a
Legal Counsellor.
For the first time in the
history of the NCS, sugges-
tions were made for the cen
tralizing of Sick Benefits,
but the Delegates ruled
against the idea on the
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-23
BY v. 1. Mandich, Campaign Chairman


ton for their tireless work
in behalf of the Croatian
Fraternal Union and it's
Junior Order.
AS the Jubilee Campaign
progresses it is clear that
more and more names are
added to our list of pros
pective H o n o r ary Dele
gates. 1 feel safe in predict
ing that Roselle Sertich,
Detroit, Anna r e 8 cic,
Cleveland, Sylvia Niksic,
Pauline Stotz, Gary, Bar
bara Shaginaw, Pittsburgh,
Julia Stropin, South Chi
cago, Anne Perovic, Euc-
lid, Katherine Trdina, Et-
na,a well as Ely Predovic,
Cleveland, Juraj Boljkovac,
Schumacher, Ont, John Ju-
risic, Ely, Mimi, Michael
SLENDER, Montreal, Que,
Matt Zoretich, Monessen,
Pa, George M ali &C,
Cleveland, Ivan Yuran, Du-
quesne, Pa, George Kocsis,
Omaha, Nebr., John R. Mi
kan, Rochester, Pa, Mich
ael Stubljer, Steelton, Pa,
Michael Golub, Farrell, Pa,
and John Narancich, st.
Louis, Mo-, and many 9TH
ers are in line for this hon
or before the conclusion of
the Campaign.
Cleveland Aims High
I am pleased to announce
that from amongst these,
bro. John Birek, the Direc-
tor Of a radio program in
Cleveland, has reached the
half way mark in his goal
for Honorary Delegate
ship. Proposers in our
Cleveland Area Lodges
have recruited over fifty
new members, representing
over $4,000 in new insur-
ance, during the Campaign
so far.
l am certain that bro.
Birek will be announced as
our first winner in this
race, but that in flying to
the finish he will find a
great deal of competition
and will be called upon to
use all his available re-
sources in staying on top.
We believe also that
when our Clev an d
Lodges, which are working
in behalf of bro. Birek,
have reached the set goal
of 100 new members and
100000 in new insurance,
they will not stop, but con-
tinue to squeeze the last
possible recruit from the
bottom Of the proverbial
barrel until the end of the
Membership Drive.
Campaign On Always
1 am anticipating that
the names Of our radio
hour directors here in
Pittsburgh, bros. M ar X
Vinski, Anthony Brajdic,
and Matt Gouze, will be
among those on our Hon.
orary Delegates list, since
to our knowledge each is
working hard and keeping
the statistics on their Cam
spaigns a dark secret until
the very end.
At this time I wish to
extend, in behalf of the
Diamond Jubilee Campaign
Committee, my heart felt
congratulations to the pro-
posers, recruiters and
builders of our organization
for a splendid job so far. I
will feel very fortunate in
deed if we can boast of at
least twenty-five Honorary
Delegates at the 9th Con-
vention.
In addition to the regular
,>-I x,,IsoL AI@-> D>11
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-06-23

NOlleloh III
and who were at the helm
of our Society during the
past four years.
l will likewise welcome
the Delegates of the 9th
Convention, who were Sc
lected by the membership
of the Croatian Fraternal
Union, as representatives
of this membership, who
will, with their votes, i'm
prove the letter and con-
tent of our Bylaws for
future activity of the So
ciety.
These Delegates will
also, with their votes, ap-
prove or disapprove the
work of the present ad-
ministration and likewise,
with their votes, select a
new administration for the
next four years.
To Select Themselves \
In opening the 9th Con-
vention, | will greet and
shake the hands of one par
ticular group of Delegates
to the Convention, Dele
gates who selected them
selves, and these will be
our Honorary Delegates to
the 9th Convention.
When my thoughts wan
der to the future and dwell
upon this great event next
year, I can pick out the
names of people who are
undoubtedly in line for this
honor, such as John Birek,
Cleveland, Ohio; Joseph
Stanovich, Hamilton, Ont;
John Stanfel, Des Moines,
Iowa; Mary Burma, Van
couver, B. c.; George Ba-
Itch, Indiana Harbor, Ind;
Michael Batch, Johnstown,
Pa; Joseph Rukavina, Et-
ma, Pa; Vince Crnich,
Butte, Mont; Michael Iii
janich, East Chicago, Ind;
Ivan Babic, Aliquippa, Pa;
Frank Yelenich, Crested
Butte, Colo; Stanko Spe-
har, Hamilton, Ont; and
many others who at this
early stage are we'll on the
way to success.
Truly A Signal Honor
You will ask, how could
someone select himself as
a Convention D e l e g a t e.
You will find the answer to
this question in every issue
of our Official Organ publi-
Ching our current Goth An
niversary Diamond Jubilee
Membership Campaign.
It is true that these Hon.
orary Delegates to the next
Convention will not be
given a vote with which to
resolve the problems of the
Society, but they will, with
their vigorous and fervent
diligence during the cur
rent Campaign, demon
strate to us their great love
and reverence for our So
ciety, the greatest frater-
nal, humanitarian and cul-
tural institution Of the Gro
atian people in the entire
world.
Regular Delegates to the
9th Convention must be
nominated for candidacy in
their own particular Lodge
during a meeting on e
month and compete for the
Delegates position against
other nominees the follow
ing month. Our Honorary
Delegates, however, choose
themselves for this honor
and compete only against
themselves and their re,
sourcefulness for the glory
of attending a CFU Con.
vention.
More Entered In Race
1t will be with a particu.