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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-07-30
Worldly Wise

When faced with what we'll may be national
emergency, the American people take comfort
IN the knowledge they not alone in the present
conflict The policy of the State Department in
granting loans and other material aid to number
of less fortunate nations is now being proved
wise and proyident measure by the number OF votes
OF confidence and pledges OF support being ten
dered this government by the countries that have
aligned themselves with the l. S. IN this struggle
against Communism. Granted this Is not the high
est motive OF charity yet the underlying principle
might we'll be examined and adopted in the war
fare that We all must wage against the powers of
darkness As matter OF fact Christ pointed this
out 10 us and recommended IL IN a little sermons He
preached one day which is contained in this Sun
days Gospel.
He told the people the story Of man who had
been trusted with the administration of the bust
ness affairs Of a king At the approach Of the ineN
liable day Of reckoning, knowing his wasteful ad
mnistration when made known 10 the king would
result in his shameful dismissal and realizing too
that he unable 10 support himself any longer
this steward called together the debtors OF the
king. and by reducing their debts, sought 10 guar
antee place in their affections for himself that
when he was removed from office he might look
to them for help Our Lord continued rather
amazingly saying the king, informed Of the action
of the steward, commended him for his foresight
Notice that the king did lsud the unjust action
Of the steward but rather his worldly wisdom in
providing for the future
In the affairs ot the world all men are al one
In desiring security. and IL is the wise and pru-
dent man who takes The necessary measures To pro
vide for The time that Is yet TO come. How often
though this is but partial and inadequate prepsr
alton for what the future may bring Far too many
see no further than the immediate and forthcoming
needs Of the body while upon this earth forgetting
that the soul will continue TO live not for time
but for eternity II is easy TO make this mistake
and We are inclined 10 do so, because as men
we are bound down so inexoraby to material
things, both for the sustenance Of om bodies and
for the knowledge Of spiritual things. that We are
not only too apt to forget that man Is creature
composed OF body and soul and that the soul Will
continue to exist 10 receive The reward or punish
ment Of our stewardship here upon the earth
We can almost sec the pensye look the face
Of Christ as He notices that the children OF this
world are IN relation 70 their own generation more
prudent than are the children Of the light Nc are
the children Of the light who should never forget
that even cup Of cool water given in His name
Will not 20 unreWarded
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-07-30

WASHINGTON ~ The bogus
Knights of Columbus oath seems
to be making the rounds again.
Copies Of this infamous com
position and letters concerning
it are being received by mem
bers of Congress in some mum
berS.
The so-caIled oath probably
owes its wide circulation and
long survival to the fact that it
was printed in the Congressional
Record Al years ago. Ii was not
printed in that publication as be-
ing a real X. of c. oath but only
for the purpose OF proving its
falsity. 1t was printed as an
exhibit OF viscious and libelous
document circulated in a Con-
gressional election campaign in
which one of the parties was
Catholic.
Apparently people interested
in keeping this scurrilous writ
ing alive lifted it out of its
context, and employed the fact
that ii appeared in the Congress
sional Record at all as evidence
of its authenticity.
Copies of the 1913 Congress
sionsl Record are no longer
obtainable, but the division of
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WASHTNCTON LETTER
Bogus Oath Again Making Rounds

strongly the publication of the
false and libelous article referred
to which was the spurious
Knights of Columbus oath"
The Congressional Record of
January %, 1915. contains the
findings, submitted by Represen-
tative Kettner OF California, Of
committee Of Free Masons in
California, who examined the
ceremonies and pledges Of the
Knights Of Columbus. The ma
sonic committee said: "We find
neither the alleged oath nor any
oath or pledge bearing the re
motest resemblance thereto in
matter, manner, spirit. or pur-
pose is used or forms a part of
the ceremonies of any degree Of
the Knights OF Columbus. The
alleged oath is scurrilous, wicked,
and libelous. and must be the
invention of an impious and
venomous mind"
The report of the committee
of Masons was printed again in
the Congressional Record OF Feb
ruary 4, 1915. The two 1915
Records, as well as the 1918
Record which first printed the
bogus oath, are out of print.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-07-30
An Instant Need

Next month when the American Bar Association
holds its sexentyseventh annual convention in Chi
cago the group will be asked TO approve the teach
ing of the theory and practice of Communism IN
all the schools of the United States.
The resolution recommended BY the Associa-
tons standing Committee on American Citizenship
for passage by the conyening members, reads
That the facts Of the theory and practice of
communism be taught In appropriate 1orms al all
levels in all educational institutions of the United
States in conjunction with the teaching OF the
theory and practice of Government of the United
States Of America under the Federal Constitution"
The Committee went on TO state that, "the
dangers of communism could be readily understood
If properly taught, and il would be Of great value
TO the youth OF country II they could be ade-
quatey shown the difference between the theory
and practice of communism and the theory and
practices Of the Government of the United States
under Constitution
We heartily agree with the intent and purpose
of this recommendation and viii watch hopefully
for the eventual carrying out Of this ,roposal
There will be a number OF problems to be met
before this plan can be put into effect across the
nation There will be many controversies and may
be outright opposition. But hope that the prsc-
tcal difficulties viii be calmly solved and that
the youth of the nation viii be given the opportunity
to make themselves buwark against the greatest
politicalreligious evil of time
The Church has always advocated the diSsemin-
alton Of true knowledge as the great foe Of evil.
Through her teaching power vested IN the Popes
and Bishops she has been the first to battle
evil In whatever form II took by teaching the truth
and exposing falsehood
The Churchs fight against the evil of communism
goes back TO the very beginning. For almost three
quarters of century she fought this battle alone
waging il IN the face Of general public apathy
apathy which just lately has begun to be dis
pelled
If the world had learned the lessons put forth
Frn - L. a.. p1yxa I DgtxX Due
xf and our present reigning Pontin, Plus XII the
present frantic and almost astdteh battle between
stheiste communism and the free world would
never have come to pass.
While rhere is official tabulation available
we believe that already and for time, at
least IN the higher Catholic school levels in the
colleges and semnaries, in communism
have been taught We recommend nov that the
practical experience and background in this instance
that the Church has to offer will be gladly accepted
and acted upon when the proper time comes.
And may that time come quickly possible
The need is instant and demanding.
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photography of the Library of
Congress has made available to
Congressman an official explana-
tion Of how the thing got started.
The explanation contains a thor
ough reputation OF the so-ealled
oath.
Contesting tactics in a cam
paign IN which he lost a seat in
the 62nd Congress, a Catholic
candidate cited To the House
Committee on Elections the
bogus Knights OF Columbus oath
circulated against him. The fic-
titious oath was printed as a
part of the proceedings. 1t was
called "a blasphemous and in
famous liberal" and was said to
be so revolving and $50 nauSe-
ating7 that the injury done TO
the candidate, the X. of c. and
Catholics in general can hardly
be measured in terms The
successful candidate said he
believed the oath to be spur
ious." and that he tried to sup
press il. He also said he felt
1t lost him rather than gained
him votes.
The House Committee on Elec-
tions. in its report, said: THE
Committee cannot condemn too
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Mason-Dixon Line" for taking definite stands on
racial equality based on spiritual conviction in the
face Of unfavorahle community attitudes
The significance of the Catholic lnterracial
Council movement in the United States" said Mr.
Nichols. has been in making the matter of inter
racial adjustment matter of morality" He stated
that it his opinion that when the history of
race relations IN the United States is written
Of the most important chapters will be concerned
with the idea that accepting brotherhood is a
moral, ethical and spiritual principle
Guest Editorial The Catholic Observer
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Inquiry Corner
Father He0Iey

of the question of participation
of the faithful in the Mass
speaks OF the offering made to
the priest. (Mediator Del No. SIS
ff) He states: Now the faithful
participate in the oblation
in tWofoid manner. namely be-
cause they not only offer the
Sacrifice by the hands of the
priest, but also, TO certain ex-
tent, in union with him. 1t is by
reason of this participation. that
the offering made by the people
is also included in liturgicaI
worship" Elsewhere he speaks
of the purposes of the Mass:
THE first of these is to give
glory TO the Heavenly Father"
Again ne states: And besides,
a dialogue Mass of this kind can
not replace the High Mass, which
possesses its own special
dignity J" no. 1867 Near the
conclusion he adds: "A congre-
CATION that is devoutIy present
at the Sacrifice, in which Our
Saviour together with His Chill
dren redeemed with His Sacred
Blood sings the nuptial hymn of
His immense love, cannot keep
silent, for song befits the lover
and, as the ancient saying has it.
he who sings we'll prays twice.
1t would certainly seem far bet
ter to make the offering for q
High Mass and although the BEN
efits derived lie. our intention)
are known only to God we can
conclude that he will favor the
generous person.
Q. Wig do ace say lead us
not into temptation" in the Our
Father? Could God LEAD us IN
to temptation?
A. In Gods providence we are
guided through our lives through
Gods power and His graces. AS
a loving Father He calls us to a
special vocation and gently calls
us to follow Him. There may be
some shadow of resemblance be-
tween this reference to leading
and the Good Shepherd Who
calls his own sheep by name
and leads them forth" John
1879 In following this call we
realize that there will be tempta-
tions in addition to those we
would ordinarily suffer, and we
pray Our Father and Our Leader
to protect us from all of them.
The emphasis then would not be
on leading us into temptation
but upon leading US. st. James
q:13) states. Let no man say
when he is tempted that he is
tempted by Cod"
Send questions to Father Ed
ward F. Healey, The Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus Cl6l Ohio.
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LOUIS F. BUDENZ
Our Duty To Ourselves

form organ, is to defeat the
plans of American imperialists"
and to draw Cuba nearer TO the
USSR and 1.-The countries of the
peoples democracy" ~ that IS,
the Red-ruled satellite regimes.
Our attention is sharply di-
rected again TO the obvious con-
cluSions that in Soviet Commun-
ism we are dealing with an OPP
p0nent which will not cease its
activity by reason of one set
back in any part of the world.
And this applies above all to
Latin America. where military
bases against the United States
would be a prime Soviet asset,
Slchsl Perspective Essential
There are many moves to be
made in defense of Latin Ameri-
ca. but one stands out: The ne
cessitg of ojelping the contest
for this hemisphere In a global
perSpectiUe. This leads imme-
diately and above all TO the ur-
gency of the passage of the nom
partisan resolution, introduced
by Senators Jenner and McCar-
ran, for breaking off all rela-
tionS with Soviet Russia. That
act would at once put into prop
er focus the false appeals to
peace and trade" which Com
munists are making everywhere
to advance Soviet penetration
and aggression.
Our duty to ourselves requires
that there be much more support
evidenced for this resolution
than has vet come out of our
American communities and nor
NAL American organizations.
No one who understands Red
tactics can be blind TO the fact
that America is having difficult
Is in deciding upon such a need
ed basic policy because Of false
issues raised by Communists and
their friends.
Communist Domestic Plan
The Daily Worker Of July 13
hands out honors to Joseph and
Stewart Alsop and, in effect. TO
certain writer's in the New York
Times. for their assault on the
cult of the paid informera This
is precisely item number 2 in
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vorite books of the year 1858,
"are UNDERSTANDABLE slow to ad-
NIT that the time has come for
their departments to shrivel
away. "Trade-unionism," he cites,
designed to bargain with own
ers and perhaps to overthrow
Capitalism, continues long after
the occasions of its usefulness
have disappeared"
The present writer is unable
to agree with Father Gilby's
premises and, consequently, un-
able to accept his conclusion.
Our principal disagreement re-
wolves around his restricted def
milton OF the purposes of trade
unionlsm.
Actually, Just Beginning
Trade unionism In the English
speaking countries of the world
was not designed originally. nor
is il designed today, merely 10
bargain with owners. much less
to overthrow capitalism. Trade
unionism. even in England but
especially in the United States,
was and is designed to 90 be-
yond the narrow limits of collec-
tive bargaining into an expand
ing system of labor-management
cooperation for the common
good of particular companies and
industries and the common good
OF the economic system as
whole.
The fact that this goal has not
yet been achieved does not
mean that trade unionism has
outliyed its usefulness, nor does
it mean that the goal has been
abandoned or is impossible of
achievement. On the contrary,
the record will show that trade
unionism, far from having out
lived It's usefulness, is just begin
ning to come into its own. While
the ultimate goal Of an organized
labor.management partnership in
the interest Of separate COM
panies and industries and OF the
economic system as whole Is
still to be achieved, We seem 10
be moving in the right direction.
The future is anything but dis
couraglng.
Two recent examples may be
cited in support of this con-
clusion. On July II 1t was an
nounced that one of the coun-
try's largest millinery manufaS-
turers had completed arrange
ments for a union loan of $780,
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@. Under lUhdt conditions may
married couple break their
Uoips tas happened IN recent
pears sChea q husband left has
l0ife 10 enter a nlondsterg)2
A. There are three parties to
the marriage VOWS, the married
couple and God. The married
couple may never break their
VOWS. If both agree. God through
His representative may accept
one or both for a religious yoea-
ton. Just as the Church may
permit separation of a married
couple when conditions are in
tolerable land sometimes civil
divorce with the understanding
that there can be no other mar
riage) so separation may be per-
mitted for religious vocation.
While matrimony is a sacrament
and married people certainly can
become saints, there are greater
opportunities for sanctification
in religious life. While il is an
unusual choice the Church recog-
nizes the right OF the parties to
take this step. so long as there is
no injustice done lie. so long as
both parties agree, and the chill
dren are provided for, etc.
Q. The report about June Hd-
rer planning TO remarry and
gre up her faith did not sur
PRISE ne, bit someone asked
tUhy she Ia diUorcee) aoas eUer
permitted to enter a conUent.
A. We should be slow to Judge
other peoples motives. 1t is un-
fair to assume that the movie ac-
tress in question was not sincere
when she entered the Church or
when she sought admission into
the convent. While it is extra
ordinary for a widow (and more
so for a divorcee) TO seek entry
or be accepted into a convent,
there are some religious COM
munitieS which admit them.
There are no statistics available
as to the number of such persons
who persevere and make deVout
religious. but one unhappy case
such as that of this Well-known
actress is given wide publicity.
The Church gives permission for
separation (and in certain cir
cumstances for a civil diyorce)
and divorcee whose marriage
failed in spite of her best efforts
may find a useful, happy and
holy life in religion. Do you de-
ny the possibility? Would you
deny all such women the oppor-
tunity2
@. Is ii better TO haze a High
Mass offered or to haze ftue Loo
Masses
A. The Mass has infinite value
but its application to man is con-
ditioned by his actions. Pope
Plus XII in a thorough treatment
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the Communist domestic pro-
gram, following up THE menace
of McCarthyism' and, in turn, by
an all-out assault on the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
In numerous official state
ments the Soviet fifth column
has indicated that general order
of attack. The statement on The
Anatomy of McCarthyism," in
the June 1853 issue of Political
Affairs, as we'll as Against En-
emy Infiltration' in the October
1852 number of that official the
oretical Red organ, are outstand-
ing illustrations of the plan.
This plan is to destroy "McCdr-
thyiSlnD and all Congressional
inquiries. to d'-ire off the iestneSS
stand oil paid stool pigeons
and to discredit the FBI, ipllich
tedS described as more brutal
than the CzariSt police.
In Defense OF Ex-communisfs
Since the Alsops in their col
umn of July 4 specifically ex-
empt me from the paid inform
er class as we'll they may do
in view of the 1000 hours / have
given the FBI without remuners-
tion ~ can speak out more
boldly on behalf of the other
ex-Communists under attack.
These men. such as Paul
Crouch and Manning Johnson.
have been required TO testify
over and over again for the gov
ernment about the Soviet fifth
column and those under ifs in
fluenee. They have had what
ever normal avocations they
could have pursued interrupted
in such 4 fashion that they could
not follow them. The government
had q duty to protect them IT.
nancially. since II drew upon
them in such a way as 10 absorb
their time. The petty amounts
they received as compensation
do not even deserve discussion
Ii the average community lead
er wants to save the United
States. it is incumbent upon him
10 follow George Sokolsky's lead
and speak out Immediately IN
defense Of the erCommunisfs
,eho haze aided the government.
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ers can understand that II they
arise FULLY 10 thiS occasion, the
tides can be turned.
Events in Guatemala have
demonstrated that Soviet pene-
tration is not invincible. II
Americans remain content with
that. however, they will become
sadly disillusioned about Red
probing into Latin America. The
Cominform organ of June Ia,
which has Just arrived ia this
country, advised the Commuu-
lists of the world that Cuba is an
other kremlin target. The agen-
ey the Stalnites are using there
is the so-caIled Peoples Social
isl Party Of Cuba.
First, Divide
AS is always their custom, the
followers of Moscow are seek
ing TO take advantage Of dissatis-
factions among certain groups
of the people in order to link
them up with adherence to the
Soviet Union.
According to Joaquin 0edoqa,
organizing secretary of the Peo-
pie S Socialist Party. a whole Sc
@of activities has been initi-
ated with this end in view, Unit
ed front committees are being
set up throughout Cuba. agiia-
ton is being carried on among
students and professionals as
we'll as among the sugar work.
ers. Even municipal and pro.
vincial divisions of the United
Front have already been set up.
The object of all this movement,
Ordoqul writes in the Comm