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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-11
WASHINGTON LETTER
NerUe' War Reaches NeU Peak

tions advisable. An example of
this is the printing of ration
books. 1t is estimated that 200,-
100000 of these would be need
ed, and almost at once, if about
war were to come. To print these
would require more than year,
it is said. Some officials here
want to start printing and stor-
ing these books against an un-
wanted emergency. To others
here, that seems like a step a
little TOO long to be taken at
this time. 1t could easily be mis-
interpreted, they say. The gen
eral public would think the
emergency is imminent. SO, as
of now, the Office of Defense
Mobilization says it is making a
study of the time and money
needed to produce the books, but
it is not printing them.
But that's the way this war of
nerves and "jitters" is waged.
The free world is made to wor-
ry, to spend laviShly, TO prepare
in one direction. to draw back
from too great an anticipation.
to fret, to look this way and that
for the next aggression.
This pattern has been apparent
to most people for a long time.
1t is so clearly outlined now that
all must be able to see it for
what it is. And, seeing it, no one
can be justified in supporting it
to the vexation and suffering of
the whole human race.
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yeonan work for the Communist
line IN this respect. II is interest
ing to observe that they give
similar honorable mention to the
Columbia Broadcasting System,
choosing it out of all the televi-
sion agencies OF the country for
its services against Mccarthy
lte faScism. y
What should cause us to pause
and ponder. however, is the new
assault upon His Eminence, Car
dinal Spellman, accompanied by
praise of those Catholic voices"
who have joined in the chorus
against "McCarthyism." With
Cardinal SpellmaH, the lchole
Catholic Hierarchy is dSSailed.
In the same breath, those Cath
Ollie voices" which receive this
Communist acclaim for belabor-
ing the Congressional inquiries
are said TO have given the Reds
access to many Catholic work
ers previously held in check by
the hierarchy
Opening Wedge
This is a most serious matter,
for 1t indicates an expansion OF
the Communist plans laid down
in the April. 1916. issue of Polit-
ical Affairs by V. j. Jerome, Red
CommiSsar of culture. That pro
gram, TO which | have repeated
ly adverted in the past. called
for two chief moves by the con
cealed Reds: - The arraying of
the laity against the Hierarchy,
and p the stimulating of the
ProteStantS TO attacks upon the
Catholics. Nowsthe success of the
Communits-eoined cry against
any effort TO deal adequately
with the conspiracy is regarded
by the Red leaders as an opening
,oedge totodrd achievement of
the first objectiue.
This consideration is aintensi-
fled by the conclusion of Char
ney's article in which he. in the
name of the Communist conspir-
acy, places most OF the Catholic
hierarchy" in the camp of .'Fas-
cisrn.p
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TO pull down the shutters and
remain closed on the first day
of the week unless the public
interest demonstrably justifieS
their staying open by way of an
exception to the general rule.
The general rule was establish
ed by God Himself and was hand
ed down TO us by Moses as one
of the Ten Commandments: Re
member that thou keep holy the
sabbath day"
The Catholic Labor Alliance In
dramatizing the Importance of
Sunday observance is saying
in effect. that man does not live
by bread alone and that while
man is born to labor as the bird
to fly, there are limits to the
amount of labor he should be ex-
pected or permitted to perform.
Merits Commentator
The trade union movement,
aided and encouraged by the
churches, is largely responsible
for setting these limits at 40
hours week for the majority of
production workers in the Unit
ed States. This, it seems to us.
is a magnificent accomplishment
from the spiritual point of view
and one for which the labor
movement deserves the highest
possible commentator.
To our great surprise, howev-
er, a responsible Catholic per-
iodical, Pastoral Life, has re-
Gently published an article en-
titled THE Theology of Work,
in which il is stated very blunt
ly, in so many words, that the
prevailing concept of work in
the American labor movement
is basicslly al variance with
Christian theology. No excep-
tions are noted. no distinctions
made. According TO the author
of this article-Father Ferdin-
and c.. Falque of Staples, Mimi.
the modern labor movement
and its short range and long
range reforms are all concerned
with avoiding work instead of
promoting it Social justice
often means little more 10 labor
reformers than getting more for
doing less
American management is also
criticized, in passing, but not as
severely as the so-called Ca
tholc workers movements" ura-
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der which term presumably the
Catholic Labor Alliance, the As
sociation of Catholic Trade Un-
ionistS, and the various Catholic
labor schools are included.
Christian worker movement, the
article states. are quite often as
vitiated as non-Christian in the
present liberal cast of society.
There is little difference between
the Catholic worker movements
and Protestant In America in this
respect. They too often take prin-
ciples of modern liberalism as
their starting point, and this can
always be detected by their con-
cept of work as something evil
that has to be overcome"
ST. Joseph As q Symbol
The humble Catholic" is con-
trasted by Father Falque with
the Liberal" Catholics who want
laws of special privilege for
their unions and bullying mobs"
and expound the dignity of work
"aS the nobility of picketing."
The humble Catholic" we ara
told, still looks to st. Joseph
as a symbol Of the nobility of
work. They see him not as a
loud-mouthed unionist, bringing
the force of political social legis-
lation' to bear in his defense, but
as the patient provider, work
ing with his hands in labor of
love"
Father Falque'S unrestrained
indictment of the American la
Dor movement and the so-called
Catholic worker movements of
the United States is the most
weeping of the kind we
have ever read in q Catholic pub
lication. Obviously it is much too
serious to be allowed to 90 un-
noticed. 1t is almost impossible,
however, to reply TO the article
effectively, for it is difficult to
know specifically what Father
Falque is really driving at. His
accusations are all expressed in
general terms. With the excep-
tion of poor st. Joseph, no in-
dividual or organization is men,
toned by name, no concrete ex-
ampies are cited. On the other
hand. he seems to be saying
that ST. Joseph, were he living
in 20-the Century America, would
be opposed to the letter and the
spirit of the social encyclicals.
Not One Kind Word
Again. Father Falque seems to
be saying, by implication at least,
that the 40-hour week is at var
lance with the Catholic philos-
ophy of work. If this is what he
really intended TO say. there isn't
. single theologlan in all of Chris
tendon who would agree with
him. Finally. he seems 10 be
saying that the American labor
movement and the so-calIed Ca
tholic worker movements of the
United States are socialistic. If
this is what he really intended
TO say, his definition of social
ism is obviously different from
that which is used IN the social
encyclicala.
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Q. Many people feel that #
the Catholic Church GAINS more
potUer there mil be prosecutions
here in the United States What
can t0e ons1Der7
A. First of all the Inquisition
was not primarily form of in
tolerance or persecution. High
ly emotional accounts, colored by
national and religious prejudice
have recently yielded to histori-
cal study While there were
great abuses the Inquisition was
set up at the request of the civil
power for definite purposes,
mostly revolving around good
order in the country. The Ca
tholic Church did not invent,
encourage or direct the Inquisi-
ton and often protested sharply
against abuses and finally
brought about its dissolution.
other countries claiming to pro-
tect civil order caused many
more to be killed because they
were Catholics than the InquiSi-
ton condemned. If the United
States were to become predom
inantly Catholic the same toler-
ance for dissent would be shown
as in Catholic Ireland, whose first
president was teStant.
There have been intolerant &C
tions on the part of men of all
religions and an honest examlns-
ton of history shows that the
two thousand year record of the
Catholic Church does not suffer
by comparison with any
Q. Could you name some ca
tholic men toho ,oere note d
scientists?
A. Quite often the achieve
ments of career men are deter
mined by opportunities present
ed to them and by the extent of
their God-given talents. A man
of great talent may be brilliant
scientist and yet be so intellec-
tually blind as to be an atheist.
For that reason it is well to re-
member that for every unbeliev-
er who has achieved something
or benefited mankind there are
many Christian men. Not all the
men called Catholic Scientists
are necessarily good Catholics.
but they generally indicate that
a Catholic background in no way
hinders true research or pro-
gress, Among such great names
are; Andre Ampere (1775-1836)
founder of carbohydrates;
Roger Bacon, Franciscan (1214-
1294) Father of Experimental
Science; Claude Bernard (1813-
1879 Psychologist; Louis Braille
1909 1882: Alexis Carrel (1873-
1944), William Caxton (1422-
149D, Rene Descartes; Calico.
Gutenberg, Lamarck, Mendel,
Pasteur, Schwann, Volta and
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try. II has
been distribut
ed among the
members o 4
that conspiracy
and seriously
stu died by
them for the
last several
weeks Every
one genuinely
set upon op
sin the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-11

tive campaign
against I h e
growing prac-
tice of unneces-
Sunday
W ork. Neigh
borhood groc-
cry stores, del
icatessens, au-
tomobile Serv-
agencies,
and similar eS-
i alb Ii shments
are being ask
ed by the CIA
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-11
MOASICNOR HIGGINS
Theology Of Work

The Chicago Catholic Labor
Alliance. through the medium
of its excellent monthly publi-
cation. is carrying on an effec-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-11
LOUIS F. BUDENZ

Now in my hands is the May
issue of Political Affairs, offic-
ial theoretical organ of the Com
munist conspiracy in this coun-
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Just Among Ourselves
Passing Comment cen.id.r.s or tneensidsr.ss

Scripture tells us of man who looked at his
image in mirror, then went his way, and presently
forgot what manner of man he was. He probably
forgot, too, what manner of men we're all about him
in the world For it is by his view of himself that
man is likely TO form his view of all other
Evening star., 1954-06-24
Loyalty Board 70 Hold
Hearings in Europe

A Civil Service Commission
loyalty board is going to Europe
to hold hearings on the loyalty
of about 80 American citizens
who work for international or
CARNATIONS.
. The State Department, in
making this announcement yes
terday. said it was easier and
cheaper to send the loyalty
board to Europe than to bring
the employees back to the United
States.
The board under the chair
manship of Pierce j. Gerety, a
Fairfield Comm attorney, will
head first for Rome, then prob
ably go to Paris and Geneva.
AS the result of White House
orders issued more than 19
months ago, all United States
citizens working for interna-
tional organizations must face
the same security checks as citi-
zens working for the Federal
Government. When the inveSti-
gators turn up derogatory in
formation. the employe is en-
titled to a hearing. The loyalty
board during its European tour
will conduct such hearings to
test the Americans loyalty to
the United States.
Evening star., 1954-06-24
Bursting Bombs
Ignored by Flyers
In Aberdeen Area
By The AssoeIassd Press

Civil Aeronautics Administra-
tor F. B. Lee had some hair
raising words yesterday for pilots
who ignore a prohibition against
flying over or near the Army
proving ground around Aberdeen.
Md.
ut seems obvious that pilots
who have been violating the
danger area don't realize what
may be sharing the air with
them," Mr.. Lee said, and listed:
High explosive bombs, prox-
Imity-fused bombs or photo-flash
bombs s. high explosive rockets.
ripple-f fired rockets, smoke rock
cts and guided missiles anti
aircraft firing radar-con-
trolled weapons"
Mr.. Lee said he was issuing
the warning because the Army
had Informed him that six pri-
vate planes and a commercial
fight had come into the danger
area in recent days.
The danger area is marked on
charts issued to pilots.
Evening star., 1954-06-24
Toledo Broadcdster
Accuses FEC Aide
A0f Smear Attack
BY the Assoeioted Press

Edward Lamb. Toledo, Ohio,
publisher and broadcaster, ac-
cused Federal Communications
Commissioner John C. Doerfer
yesterday of a smear attack In
tended to strangle him economi-
cally.
With his lawyer, former Dem
ocratic Attorney General j. How
ard McGrath. Lamb went before
the Senate Commerce Commit
tee to protest against Commis-
Sioner Doerfer's reappointment
to the FEC.
= Mr.. Doerfer, a former chair
man of the Wisconsin Public
Service Commission, was ap-
pointed in 1858 by President
Eisenhower to fill an unexpired
term on the FEC ending June
80, and now has been nominated
= for a full 7-year term:
Year OF 1naCLlOn.
/. Mr.. Lamb testified that after
: nearly a year Of inaction by the
. FEC on his application for re-
u. newal of a TV license at Erie,
. Pa, he was advised last March
: IL that the commission had in
= formation charging he had been
"a Communist party member.
Sworn as a witness at his own
- request, Mr.. Lamb said that
; never directly or indirectly, had
. he been associated with, men,
. ber of, a contributor to, or a SYM
. pathizer with the Communist
.party.
. He said that at least six times
= since 1916 he has made sworn
: denials to the FEC of any Com
=muniSt affiliations and the COM
mission has never accused him
=of perjury.
= I'D like them to try it," he
: said.
Mr.. Lamb maintained he was
=being made the victim of "a
=planned scheme of economic
.=strangulation, operated by John
.Doerfer," and accused Mr.. Doer-
=fer of "a So-called crusade
against me as a Democrat"
- Mr.. Doerfer declined any COM
:s=~ment after the hearing, telling
.3%newsmen he will reply when he
:@teStifies tomorrow.
-sss -s%s DOerfer Plans Reply.
49, 49, At the outset of today's hear
ing, Chairman Bricker, Repub-
.-sss1ican, of Ohio read into the COM
.--Knittee record letters from Wis
:.=:.cconsin's two Republican Sena-
tors, Wiley and Mccarthy, in
::::norsing Mr.. Doerfer's reappoint-
-S1nent.
.:ss sssS Senator Wiley said Mr.. Doerfer
has my warmest Endorsement,
@7and praised what he called Mr..
Doerfer's splendid record" of
public service. Senator Mccarthy
wrote that Mr.. Doerfer is a we'll
known Republican whom he
would be pleased to see reap
pointed.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Ben Blues Wife Injured
When Dog Runs Away
BY The Associated Press

SANTA MONICA, Calf, May
11.-Mrs. Ben Blue, wife of the
comedian, is in Santa Monica
Hospital with severe injuries
suffered when her Russian wolf
hound started after another dog
and she neglected to let 60 Of
the leash.
It was disclosed yesterday that
the accident occurred last Thurs
day while Mrs. Blue was walking
her dog Vodka in Beverly Hills.
A spokesman for her husbands
studio. NBC, said it happened
this way:
When Vodka lunged forward
Mrs. Blue was slammed into an
iron gate and knocked uncon-
scious. Although neighbors
gathered around they were un-
able to approach. Vodka growleo
a warning every time they tried.
After 20 minutes police arrived,
controlled the animal, and Mrs
Blue was taken to the hospital.
She suffered a skull laceration
requiring IA stitches, a broken
knee and a severely wrenched
toe.
Evening star., 1954-05-11

Tuesday, at Toot Shor's. F..
Milton Berle to Hollywood and
Las Vegas. Cary Grant here
Monday, en- route to France for
ALT Hitchcock's Catch a Thief. +"
). Johnnie Ray and Jane Kean
a new combo. :. The Les Mac
Mitchells called him Gordon Les
lie. Eddie Fisher, Julius La
Rosa, Joni James, Tony Bennett
and Carol Charming celebrate
Brad Phillips fourth WINS
amy tomorrow.
Miniature gavels, lettered
Point of Order" In penny ar
cades. Russia bidding for
Mexican beef. Toscanini's
daughter-in-law, Cia, ailing. :. i.
Eddie Davis, jr., recuperating,
appendectomy. The Jack
Greens (Vaughn Monroe's mgr)
named her Janet Ellen. Louis
Armstrong-Mills Bros. MY
Walking Stick. a Decca click.
The Morton Downey, jrs.,
expect an October stork. .
Widowed Dorothy Kristen joins
Andre Kostelanetz in five con-
certs. Anita Colby decorative
hostess on TV playhouse. .
Junior Prom committee balloting
on queens.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Ed SulIivon's
81 So NEW YORK
By Ed Sullivan

ance against the British Empire
stars. He is just as impressive
a speaker.
I asked him what he'd most
enjoyed in England. "A trip to
the grave Of Thomas Gray" he
said. 81 just sat there. in that
little churchyard and did q lot
of thinking"
Mccarthy Stevens matinees
flattening movie receipts. Z.
Greer Carson and Buddy Fogel-
son to Europe. Greer says he's
feeling fine. The Buddy
Thorpes, Jim's son, expecting in
August. :. Lex Barker and Lana
Turner mixing night club fash
lights. Gloria Swanson back
from Chicago. The Josie
Couture. who won the No. Fifth
Ave. talent contest, is A. j.
Balaban's daughters Josie. /.
Ben Hogan's clubs in golf shops
next week. . Imero Fiorentino,
ABC-TV's lighting director, mar
rying the switchboard girl. Carol
Hamer. Victor Borge to be
fall guy" at Circus Saints and
Sinners. May 81. :. The Andrew
Feinmans Edith Piaf's attor-
ney) named her Patricia. d.
Influx of buyers booming Broad
way business.
X
Helen Hayes presents diplomas
at Professional Childrens Schools
commencement, June 4. /.
Bob Christenberry's daughter,
Sally, and John Arden a two
some. Jan Murray, who be-
comes a daddy next month, also
renewed on TV. Jimmy De-
maret, Jackie Burke, jr., DR.. Cary
Middlecoff and Doug Ford to be
feted by Concord'S Ray Parker,
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Arctic Task Force Sends
Advance Party 10 Thule

An advance party of the 1st
Engineer Arctic Task Force,
made up of 10 enlisted men and
one officer, left Fort Belvoir, Va,
yesterday for Greenland to test
equipment and techniques in the
Arctic as applied to construction
in ice and snow.
The advance unit is bound for
Thule Air Force Base, Green
land. It will establish camp,
process and overhaul equipment
so that all will be in readiness
when the main units arrive. The
main body is scheduled to leave
Fort Belvoir on June 3, and II.
The task force is the first to
proceed to Greenland as a unit,
and it will support and COM
mand. all engineer forces there.
1t will number 80 enlisted men
and four officers, who have been
picked for their skill and pro-
flciency from a group who VOL
unteered for the five-month tour
OF Arctic duty. The commander
is 1t. Col. Arthur H. Lahlum,
and the executive officer 1t.
Col. E. G. HeSSelbacker.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
News Of Music
Combined Choirs Present
Program With BriIIiunce

peal is to the senses alone. It's
technical excellence lies in its
dramatic timing and in its care
fully contrived. frequently daz-
cling sororities. 1t is orchestrated
to the hilt. and magnificently.
Everything in it is dramatic.
Even the lyrical Psalm 1877, on
which much of the opening is
built. is converted into q dra-
matte utterance.
The, text. drawn and ADAPTED
by Sir Osbert Sitwell from ap-
propriate Biblical passages, be-
gins with the prophecies of the
destruction of Babylon and the
lament of the Children of Israel.
Belshazzar's Inflated dinner
party is presented as a really
awesome debauch; following that
monarch's sudden demise, the
work ends with the children
making a joyful. and very large
noise, ostensibly to the Lord.
My guess is that this very
worldly oratorio is about as pious
as "Salome." Samson and De-
lila" and other lurid works based,
in some way, on the Bible. What
ever its intention, it is surely
Walton's most ambitious work to
date, and perhaps his most i'm
pressive.
Mr.. Duncan sang the baritone
solo passages with effortless con-
troll. great beauty of tone and
purity of diction. In his haste
to get on with the drama, WAL
ton neglected to give his soloist
anything comfortable or lyrical
to sing; and with a singer like
Mr.. Duncan at hand, this seemed
rather waste. A set piece, like
an aria, would certainly not have
fitted the composers scheme. AS
a dramatic experience, the per-
formance was stunning.
In choosing his program, Mr..
Galloway was wise to use only
music, which demands a large
ensemble. The brilliance with
which the music was projected
Is tribute to his virtuosity as
a conductor and as a musician.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
News Of Music
By Robert Evett

The Cathedral Choral Society and
Galloway. conductor. symphony or
symphony. Soloist: Todd Duncan.
baritone. baritone. In In washington Cathedral; a;
HSlst vaseE e5uta Snssr senSts SH M NH
Thou Me? Schultz; The Parable Of the
SoWer. Schultz: BelshaZzars Feast,
William Walton.
Last night, Paul Galloway led
an enormous complement Of mu-
sicians-the Washington and
Cathedral Choral Societies, the
boys of the Cathedral Choir. the
Washington Chamber Chorus
and an augmented orchestra-in
a concert of music singularly ap-
propriate to the exploitation OF
such massive means. The COM
bined choirs had been fused and
disciplined into a huge, flexible
precision instrument; the Or
chestra sounded magnificent, and
the ensemble was carefully and
delicately balanced.
The concert opened with "The
Hymn of Jesus" by the English
mystic Gustav Hoist. Drawn
from two Catholic hymns and
from an almost pagan apochry-
phal book of the Bible, the work
is curious blend of the austere
and the sensual. It is a monu-
mentally conceived and executed
movement, building from climax
to climax to an ultimate seren-
ity; utilizing the widest variety
of choral infections without
losing clarity of line; sweet with
out being weak. Mr.. Callaway's
sensitivity to this kind of music
yielding a performance very
near perfection.
The Hoist was followed by four
liturgical pieces by Heinrich
Schultz. the 17th century Ger
man master, who introduced so
many elements of Italian taste
and practice into the music of
the Lutheran church.
Chosen from the large body
of Schultz 'Symphoniae Sac
rae" the pieces are character
lied by a wide range of texture.
The first, a Latin setting Of
David's Lament for Absolom. is
an extended aria for solo bass
voice, four trombones and or
gan continue.
Todd Duncan sang the work
with ease and power; Richard
DirkSen's sensitive realization of
the continue and the excellent
instrumental balance would have
made for a perfect performance.
Unfortunately much of the work
is in a low register, where the
voice must lose much of its lu-
minosity. The other works used
contrasting choral and instru-
mental combinations.
There was a highly chromatic
and richly nter-pointed set
ting of the Lords Prayer, a
vigorous setting of some lines
from the Acts of the Apostles
and a charming treatment of
1.-THE Parable of the Sower."
None of this music was really
fast, and some of it seemed
long, perhaps because of musical
and textual redundancy.
The climax of the concert was
William Walton's rhapsodic and
rather rowdy oratorio "Belshaz-
zar's Feast" This Is music more
Of texture than Of line. It's ap-