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LOUIS +. BUDENZ
4 Lesson Not Learned

ward R. Murr0w's program. the
first of a new series called Win
dowS." In this production, Amer
lean parents were represented as
being more in favor of war, arm
aments, and the building of fac
tories than in providing play
grounds for their children
Forming themselves into
gang, the children held a secret
meeting in revolt against their
parents. and banded themselves
together against the greed and
"war-mindedness" of those par
entS, The little gangsterS sent
delegation to their fathers and
mothers, declaring that the de-
mands for Fairgrounds and paci-
fism must be met or the children
would disappear forever.
Such production feeds the
Communist line - on the eve
of Geneva-to the effect that
the American nation is a war
mongering" one, and that it must
surrender completely to Soviet
demands.
The Real Mystery
The shocking affair, which
went on for half an hour, also
lays the foundations for juvenile
delinquency by encouraging that
lack of discipline which is al
ready one of the curses of the
American educational system.
The entire presentation cor
rectly drew the fire of Jack
O'Brien in the Nep York Jour
nal American of July 9. The
mystery of this production, he
writes, was not why or how
children nj & h t take to any
such Observation-Disclosures,
or what strange psychology could
portray five-to-Sixteen year old
minds as superior in considera-
tion of foreign and domestic af-
fairs to their mothers and fa-
theirs. Its mystery in our mind
how this sort of dirty dramatic
pool ever got into the TV air"
From all this we can under
stand why the Daily Worker
wants freedom" for those cap
italist' agencies that prove sus-
ceptible, especially in emergen-
cies, to a kind of thinking help
full TO the Communist line.
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Early this month, the Ohm State Journal car
ried in lis Our Readers Speak column letter
written by Senator Charles Mosher tROberlinl in
support Of his actions as chairman of The Senate
Education Committee where the proposed leglsla-
ton to re-establish film censorship in Ohio was
killed.
ON July 49, the Journal carried an answer to Mr..
Moshers letter, excerpts of which we reproduce
here.
After pointing out that Senator Mosher had
shown by the use of his words tremendous drive"
that n majority Of the citizens of the state were in
favor Of the proposed legislation, the writer got
down 10 answering specific statements in the SEN
stors letter
"t tn a most magnificent display of confused
logic Senator Mosher states in successive sentences
that Glm-licensng law which has existed in Ohio
for 40 years or almost from the very beginning Of
the industry would be utterly foreign" to tradition
and dangerous precedent &C..
- Senator Mosher has personally searched and
unearhed no competent authority relating bad
movies and juvenile delinquency Church leaders Of
all denominations, the Ohio Congress of Parents
and Teachers. the Ohio Child Conservation League,
the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police the Ju-
venile Court Judges of Ohio. etc-all of whom sup
ported the Biti-are hiandly dismissed by the 0mni
potent MIR MoSher as incompetent His authorities
The independent Theaer Owners of Ohio; the
Film Industry, etc?
3 Senator Mosher reIoices in The fact that law
has been passed for the control of filthy films
but decres censorship" These arc mere words, but
aside from the question OF the principle involved
MIR Mosher evidently believes in letting disease
take firm hold before attacking it.
"a Senator Mosher is concerned lest parents be
"ued into false sense of security" and be re-
lieved Of their responsibilities by film-licensing
law, The way are with laws regulating the sale
Of drugs and poisonS? Who does he think is behind
this Bill, but parents - like myself worried
about the dangers TO our children and exercising
our responsibility in seeking protection for them
through this law.
III was time for an aroused democratic electorate
10 defend itself from the most inSidious and dam
aging of all inyaSlonS-thal OF the morals of its
youth So thought the overwhelming majority OF
the representatives Of the people, and evidently
thought the people How thinks Mr. Mosher and
whom does he represent"
Columbus CARL A. POPP.
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make an accounting he hastily called in some of
those who were in debt to his master and author
lied them to write off" considerable part of what
they owed He did this of TO curry favor for
himself with these debtors to induce them TO re-
ceive him Into their houses after he dis
charged from his position; it misuse of the
property but the master, nevertheless, commended
him, "in that he had acted prudently' from the
worldly standpoint
We are all stewards in this life; whatever we
possess be it much or little, belongs not to us
but to Almighty God Who entrusts it TO care,
to be used in His cause. We come into the world
bringing absolutely nothing with and must event
ualy leave it, again enlpty-handed. Whatever
acquire" in lifetime by inheritance hard
work. good fortune is committed to us by the
Divine Master and for every bit of it must
render accounting. The Master allows us TO act
as though were indeed, owners and He forbids
dishonesty and greed and coyetousness in obtaining
our possessions" but even that to which we have
a clear title is not ours, we are to remember but
His.
II is stewards then, that we TO use,
cordng to Gods will whatever material goods
committed by Him TO A reasonable share
must go directly to His service, that is to the works
of religion; and charity is first charge upon us
for God has commanded that we love our fellow
men, His creatures To use the power of wealth TO
oppress others TO exploit the weak to grind down
the poor, to do any other injustice is terrible
abuse Of stewardship; but TO use wealth to re-
leye suffering to brighten the way of the oppress-
ed TO upft civilization is surely pleasing to Him
Who made the world and all the things that
in it.
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Our Stewardship

Stewards, such as the man who forms the sub
iect Of Sundays Gospel persons of power and
influence, not because of their own possessions but
because they have authority to administer the prop
erty of their employers They sell what belongs to
the master and buy using his funds. whatever
they sec fit the steward is the individual with
whom merchants, investors, spectators and aitor
neys transact their business and whatever personal
relations enter into these affairs concern him and
moi the actual owner of the property
Thus the steward can make friends for himself
by being generous with his masters goods or he
can make himself feared and hated by being harsh
and ruthless II his employer refranS from inter
fering with the stewards management Of the prop.
erty entrusted to his care the latter may come to
regard il as his own TO be used in whatever way
will suit the Whms or advance his ambitions
Such vas the Of the steward of the Gospel.
given free hand with the property Of his master.
he used 4 for his own purposes and to the detri
n1ent Of the master. and when he was ordered TO
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Q. Is there any Church regu-
ldtion regarding the material
10 be uSed an the UeStmentS?
A Yes. The amice and the alb
(the white helmet" and the
long white robe) are to be of
linen Cor hemp) The cincture is
to be of linen, wool or silk. The
vestments which are to be the
color of the day lie. green, red,
etc., the maniple, stole and
chaSuble should be of silk or
half-silk, of gold or silver cloth.
Q. Why Dere the Spanish
fCGtholic) colonizerS so cruel
and intolerdnt?
A. IL truly impartial study of
various colonizations were made
the Spanish colonization might
not seem worse than that of 9th
er nations. Even if we ignore
the fact that both Charles V and
Philip II proposed the conversion
to Christianity of the natives as
a prime reason for colonization,
we must admit that Spanish col
onization had many good effects.
Long after Spanish rule the peo-
pie of much of South America
and great numbers of North
Americans retain and enjoy the
culture, the language and the re-
ligion of the colonizers. The ad-
mitted cruelties and the intoler-
ance Especially in enforced con-
version of natives) of many Span
ish leaders cannot be separated
from the ancient tradition of
Spanish crusades for the Faith
nor from the peculiar problems
of any empire as vast as the
Spanish Empire was in the 18th
century At any rate it was not
the Catholicity of the coloniZers
which made them cruel or intol-
Grant, for the principles upon
which they we're supposed to be
operating we're Catholic and
carefully excluded exploitation
and forced conversion. For
thorough description of this col
onization as it affected our own
Southwest read Volume One of
Paul Horgan's The Great RiV-
er."
Q. A friend of mine insists
that the bishop Of Rome gained
supreme potUer oUer the Church
only IN the late 5th century.
A. When Christ gave St Peter
the power and authority to rep
resent him Matthew 16:18-19)
He certainly did not intend this
guidance TO stop with the death
of st. Peter His commission 10
the Apostles Matthew 28:16-20)
clearly stated that their mission
was to extend to the end of time.
One of the many pieces of evil
dence - documents are relative
ly few because of the persecution
of the Church-which indicate
the supremacy of the bishop of
Rome from st. Peter on is the
letter of Pope st. Clement of
Rome (90-99 ADD. His letter to
the Corinthians settled a queS-
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witch hunts" and spy ScareS,
and the whole business would be
speedily forgotten, This was evi,
IDENTIFY an instruction to the com,
radeS to see that the incident
was pooh-poohed out of exist
ence@
But only four days later, the
Daily Worker finds it necessary
to return to this topic. This time
il does so for an apparently
strange reason - to defend the
NetU York Times and to protest
against censorship" of that in.
fluential newspaper.
The Question in Peoples Minds
II will be recalled that
Charles Grutzner of the Times
was mentioned by Burdett as a
Communist Of Brooklyn Eagle
days. and that Senator Eastland
charged that dispatch by this
correspondent from Korea had
interfered with our operations
there. The Communist organ
makes this the occasion for stand
ing up for Grutzner and also for
speaking out against criticism of
the Times.
This is a peculiar phenome-
non-if not looked into a little
bit further that Moscow'S
mouthpieee in this country
should be so concerned about
freedom" for this great non
Comm mnnist newspaper, The
Times is surely powerful enough
TO stand on its own feet. Ii has
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VASHINGTON LETTER
Needed: A Moral Basis

about competition and an arms
race, and more about the fact
that mo person in his right
mind would chose to unleash an
atomic war.
This is based upon several
considerations Two important
ones are these: First, it is said
that one type of hydrogen bomb
is capable of releasing such a
huge quantity of radioactivity
that, drifting round the world,
its "fall.out' and effects would
be sufficient to kill everyone.
Second, if an aggressor used an
other type of bomb lone not so
certain to kill him along with
his yictim), he stands in sure dan
ger of being visited with a re-
taliatory attack by the one he
struck against. That would be Grip
pling, if not fatal
That puts great deal OF stress
on the phrase no person in his
right mind.
Who is in his right mind"
who deliberately starts an ag-
gressive war? 1t would seem that
an aggressor would have to be
''insanely" angered, or "insanely"
covetouS, or ''insanely" jealous
of another nation to wantonly at
tack it.
And what about dictator who
sees himself slipping, and
knows he's going to lose every
thing anyway?
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WASHINGTON - The meeting
of the Big Four at Geneva has
been made the occasion in some
quarters for new appeals for a
ban on nuciear warfare.
The reasons put forward have
made it clearer than ever that
any attempt TO control today's
vastly destructive weapons must
have moral basis, to offer any
reasonable hope for success.
Among the latest appeals is
one joined in by nine prominent
scientists, who warned that the
continued existence of mankind"
was threatened by the hydrogen
bomb, II was quickly pointed out
that this warning was not new,
Authorities on such matters re-
called that as early as l947, long
before the hydrogen bomb was
mentioned publicly, scientist
had warned that, with greatly
perfected weapons" an atomic
war could put mans survival in
jeopardy.
II could also have been noted
that even before that His Holt
ness Pope Plus XII told the
world that destructive arms of
unpre edented violence were
capable of bringing about "a dan
gerous catastrophe for our en-
tire planet" of causing the total
determination of all animal and
vegetable life and of all the
works of man over vast areas.
But today there is less talk
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SO, it is like saying; Nobody
would start modern nuclear
war, except under the conditions
which have always prevailed
when aggressive wars we're start
ed"
In his 1854 Easter address,
Pope Plus XII said
"We ask. For how long will
men insist on turning their backs
on the salutary light of the Res
direction, seeking security in
stead in the deadly blasts of new
weapons of war? For how long
will they oppose their designs of
hatred and of death to the Di-
vine Sayiour's precepts of love
and His promises of life? When
will the rulers of nations realize
that peace cannot consist in an
exasperating and costly relation
snip of reciprocal terror, but in
the Christian rule OF universal
charity, and particularly in jus
tice voluntarily applied rather
than extorted, and in confidence
that is inspired rather than ex-
acted?"
His Holiness also asked when
it will come about that the
learned ones of the world will
turn the wonderful discovery of
the profound forces of matter
exclusively to purpose of
peace?'
Soon, il would seem, if men are
in their right mind.
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MONSIGNOR HIGGINS
Out of Context

when the Socialists controlled
national labor movement.
Morally Acceptable
Conditions in America are diff
ferent A good Christian can be-
long to most American unions
without such membership involv-
ing any moral compromise. For
this reason the Bishops Of the
United States have never advo-
Gated the formation of Christian
unions here. They have, on the
contrary, often given their en-
dorsement to our major trade
union groups. 1t is the rare UNI
ion convention which does not
have Catholic bishop, often o
Cardinal, give an invocation.
1t is against this background
that American Catholic social
writer's have generally endorsed
the closed shop as a morally ac-
ceptable practice. The late Mon-
Signor John A. Ryan wrote in the
Catholic Encyclopedia: Insofar
as the closed shop is necessary as
a means to reasonable conditions
of employment, it will not be
immoral, as against either the
nonunionist or the employer"
Theol0gians and social writer's
have not opposed this view, al
though some may reject the clos
ed shop for economic or pruden-
tial reasons.
Guilds Were Closed Shops
1t does not seem reasonable
TO assume that the Holy Father,
In attacking current evils, would
have in mind custom which
American theologians have found
morally acceptable. The closed
shop is not even current prob
lem here; it was outlawed by the
Taft-Hartley Act. Nor could the
Holy Father mean that the right
to job is so absolute that it is
exempt from any and all social
controls. The guilds, so often
praised in papal social writings
as models of social organization.
were closed shops.
In conclusion. it would seem
advisable to point out that theo-
logians generally use three con.
texts to clarity the meaning of
official papal statements: the
context of the document: the his.
torical context, including the oc,=
caSion which provoked it: and
the broad context of the tradi-
tional teaching of theologians
and moralists.
Assumption Logical
Following these canons of in
depreciation, trained theologian
would hesitate to say that the
1852 Christmas Message of the
Holy Father was intended as
condemnation of the union shop
or the closed shop in the United
States, While the text of the
message is not entirely clear, we
may assume that His Holiness
was opposing the closed shop on
ly in the circumstances tn which
he refers.
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Inquiry Corner
Father HedLey

tion of discipline in spite of the
fact that the Apostle st. John
was still living and was much
closer to the scene. St. lgnatlus
of Antioch (117 ADJ, St Irenae-
us of Lyons (180 ADD represent
early tradition in accepting the
bishop of Rome as supreme lead
er of the church. Pope Victor
(189-198) called meeting of bish-
ops and settled the controversial
question of the observance OF
Easter, threatening excommunl-
cation for those who did not con-
form. Pope Stephen (254-35D
acted in like manner with the
bishops of Africa regarding bap-
tism by heretics and his authori-
ty was clearly recognized by
their leader, St. Cyprian.
Q. Quite by accident dis
coUered that Udludbte camera
qiUen to me By q hunting COM
pdRs0a last sotater soaS never
paid for - IN fact I'pe discover
ed that he has numerous unpaid
accounts around tolOn. Do l
haze an obligation TO pay for the
camera or return 1T?
A. Since you acquired the cam
era in good faith and it was not
stolen there would seem to be no
obligation in justice to do any
tking. The obligation in juStica
lies with the man who gave it
to you. A number Of circumstsn'
ces might enter in TO change the
situation, but it would seem that
in charity you should do some
thing to see that the man who
sold the camera is not deprived
of his due, even if you are not
strictly bound. If you come to
know that the man who gave it TO
you is not likely to pay at all
and he is Tor beeomes) known
as bad debtor you might we'll
return the camera to the store or
pay for it. If any such move
would iniure the reputation of
your generous" friend you might
return it to him and tell him
frankly that you do not feel at
ease in conscience keeping some
thing without clear title to il.
For final answer you should
explain ell the circumstances to
your confeSsor and follow his di-
rection.
Q. What is the meaning Of the
dbbreUidtionS I.H.S., LN.RI., X.
p?
A. I.H.S. is the appreviation
for the name of Jesus from three
of the Greek letters for the
Holy Name. LN.R.L is the ah-
breviation for the words inscrib-
ed over the Cross. Jesus of Naz-
areth, King of the Jews. KIP. is
the abhreviation for the name.
Christ, from the first two Greek
letters of that name.
Send questions to Father Ed
ward F. Healey, Inquiry Corner,
The Catholic Times, Box 836.
Columbus 16) Ohio.
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essary to join totalitarian organl-
zations in order to secure work.
Soviet and other dictators have
their imitators today in more
than one nation.
Again the Pope mentions as
a burden of conscience" con-
troll by unions of access to en-
ployment." Clearly this would be
true in parts of modern Europe.
In some countries unions are
heavily affected by theology and
politics. 1t would be a moral
problem were a man forced to
join Marxist union in order
to secure work.
Because of this, European
Catholic social writer's have gen
orally opposed the closed shop.
Likewise, Europeans have form
ed separate Christian unions
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The toLtoeOing statement lOdS
prepared By the NCWC Social
Action Department as q COM
mentdfy on the follol0ing para
graph from the 1852 Christmas
Message of His Holiness Pope
Plus XII:
"ConscienceS are today also
afflicted By other expressions.
Thus, for example, against the
wiH and conuictions of parents,
teachers are prescribed for their
children. Again, access to emf
ploynaent or TO places of labor
is made 10 depend upon regis
station IN certain parties or IN
certain organizations lohich trace
their origin to the labor market.
Such determinations are indicd-
tiUe Of wrong concept of the
proper function OF labor unions
and of their essential purpose,
lohich is the protection of the
interests OF the tOage Garner
mithan modern society, Which
has become more and more an
onynoltS aud collectiOiSt."
The subject is of current IN
tereSt IN uiep Of the fact that
udriouS proponents of So-cdtted
right to- l0ork legislation haze,
on SeUeral occasions during the
past gear, mistakenly cited these
words of the Holy Father IN
defense of their position.
In his reference to unions in his
1852 Christmas Message, the Ho-
ly Father wrote against back
ground of current problems.
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Thus, he men,
I'll o n S party
membership as
a condition of
employment. 1t
is we'll known
that only Com
m u n i sts can
obtain the key
j 0 b S in Red
c o n { + 0 | led
countries. u n
d e I MusSolini
and II [ Ter it
was often nee
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$ hru gged off
the whole ex
pose made by
{ he Columbia
b r o a dcaSting
S yste EN- $ re-
porter that he
had been a So
Wet espionage
agent, The Red
organ held that
everyone W a S
tir g d" of
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The strange case of Winston
Burdett, apparently, will not die
down in the peoples minds as
easily as might have been expect
ed
AS stated last week in this col
mn, the Daily Worker on July /
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No; il does not matter what schemes are offered
or considered II matters. only that people who
know that this human crisis is in Gods hands, turn
by prayer. and sacrifice. and renewal of virtue,
10 lmplore His infinite mercy and power TO shape
The outcome according to His will
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-11-10
SORORITY WORKS ON
 T-B CHRISTMAS SEALS

A brief business meeting was held by members of Beta Sigma Phi sorority Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Thomas Skillrnan. Balance of the evening was devoted to ad dressing T-B Christmas seals.
 Several events were sched- uled. including the preferen- tial tea for rushees on Nov eimIber 13; the ritual of jewels and pledge ritual on Nov. P at the home of Mrs. Gail Bag ley; and a public card party at the Ell1s CluIbrooms on Nov emIber 19.
 Members were reminded to bring a handkerchief for their secret sister to the next meet ing. In that manner each mem Der will know who has been her secret sister during the past year.
 Possibility of arranging a style show in the spring was discussed as a means of rais- ing money for the sorority's share in the renovation of St. Michael's Cathedral.
 Members also decided 10 bring to the next meeting ar ticles for a box to be sent to Arctic Village through the Business & Professional Wo- mems Club.
 Hostesses for I.he evening were the Mesdames Elsie Phil lips and Walter Trent.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-11-10
Daily Sifka Sentinel & Arrowhead Press
 Thursday, November 10, 1855 Page Three

talked with Mir. McKernan of the Fish and Wildlife in Juneau and he has a plan to establish board made up of Alaskans. fishermen and oper- ators to discuss regulations and to try to reach an annie able decision in the taking of herring in Southeastern Alaska waters. at.
 Personally I feel that we have made progress. As far as | can learn now is the first time that the reduction plant have ever recogniz- ed an organization of fisher men and have offered to com> promise our differences.
 Myrth B. Sarvela, Secretary
 Northern Fishing Vessel
 Owners Association, Inc.