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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-06
WASHINCTON LETTER
Atomic FaU-Out' Is q Problem
WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON-A distinguish
ed American scientist said some
thing here that strikingly recall
ed the latest Easter Message Of
His Holiness Pope Plus XII.
The scientist told the National
Academy of Science that the
problem of fall out" from atom
ic tests and its effects upon
heredity should not be taken
lightly. The Pope, speaking to
the world at Easter time, warned
against the dangers geneticists
see in the reckless handling of
the problem.
DIR. Herman ]. Muller, profes-
sor of zoology at the University
of Indiana, said attempts in
high places to deny the damag-
ing hereditary effects of radia-
tion from atomic tests has weak
ened public morale.
Al the same time, he said, AN
other widely circulated counter
claim that the heredity constitu-
tion OF all humanity is being Sc
riously undermined by our tests
of hydrogen bombs" is equally
false" and that he is led to sus-
pect that communists might be
the instigatorS of this rumor.
Professor Muller told the acad-
emy that the hydrogen tests
certainly do not undermine the
heredity of our population as a
whole significantly"
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Each individual mutation is,
however, an evil, and we have no
right to dismiss IL lightly" he
declared.
A mutation is defined as sud
den variation, where an offspring
differs from its parents in some
weII-marked characteristic.
Pope Plus noted that a sub
marine had been propelled by
nuclear energy, and exhorted
men of science and good will
"to persevere bravely and conf
IDENTIFY in their theoretical and
experimental study of the inStru-
ments and the promising materi-
ais, so as to attain a worthwhile
production of easily accessible
energy. which may be put to use
where il is needed, and contrib
ute to the lessening of the pres
sures of want and misery"
''Still, concerning what re-
search can accomplish in an am
bilious control of life" His Holi-
ness added. I'VE must again raise
Our voice of warning against the
dangers which the Science OF
genetics foresees as possible,
when that mysterious something
which is deep down in every liv-
ing thing is handled recklessly,
or subjected to a violent change
of habitat by cause such as,
for example, an increased radio
activity in the face Of a yet I'M
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Inquiry Corner


@. Hove Ue eDer had on
American Saint? If rot, tohy
not?
A. st. Francesca Cabrini mo
ther CabrinD was an American
citizen, who died in Chicago in
1917. She was born in Italy and
came to America in 1889 to work
among the immigrants. She was
beatified in 1897 and canonized
in 1916. Blessed Catherine (Ks-
teri Tekakwitha, Mohawk In
nian girl was truly an American,
but of native-born citizens of the
United States we have not yet
had a canonized saint. Only God
knows the reason, but we could
reflect on our possible share in
producing saints and in promot-
ing the cause of Americans whose
causes are being considered (e.
z. Mother Seton, Father Price,
etc.
Q. Did st. Paul eVer see
Christ?
A. And last of alias by one
born out of due time, he was seen
also By me-" says st. Paul in his
First Letter to the Corinthians
(15:8). When st. Paul was seized
by the Roman tribune to protect
him from the mob in Jerusalem
he explained: 81 am Jew, and
l was born at Tsrsus in Cilicia,
but was brought up here in this
city pupil of Gamaliel :"
(Acts 22:3) Wnen he states that
he saw Christ it could mean dur
ing his training under Gamaliel
in Jerusalem, at the time of his
conversion on the road to Damas-
Gus or during his time of retire
ment in Arabia Galatians lid.
Except for the first instance that
would mean he saw Christ after
the Ascension, lie. in His glori-
fled body.
Q. Is IL sin TO pass on couft-
terfeit money which you hare
received IN change? If you do
not you lose the amount and
that hardly seems right.
A. II would be sinful to pass
on deliberately counterfeit
piece of money. While we would
receive it in good faith we can
not give someone money which
we know to be valueless. While
this civil and moral ruling may
seem hard inasmuch as il de-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-06

the nearest K of c. club would get their side of
the question And Americans still far-mnded
enough to want to hear both sides. Or, are they7
There is nothing evil about the K of c. oath
Theirs is secret society, but their loyalty is to
their God their Church and their country That
has been proven times without number.
After all, why should there be such disturbance
about the K. of c. oath Why do we not get reused
up about the Masonic secrets. Why are the K. of
C.s evil in having secrets of their own, but no
other fraterna organization seems to share the
same suspicion.
Catholics love their non-Catholic neighbors and
want to be friendly with them. But they grow
weary putting down lbelous and cauminatory
rumors and statements about their devotion to the
Church and their country
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prives the innoeent person -
money which is rightfulIy his
there is no other just remedy.
II would be unjust for him to
pass on the injustice to another.
II would also be impossible for
the civil law to permit govern
ment payment for such money
for then the way could be open
ed TO traffic in just such al
operation. The man who takes
counterfeit money is in the
same position as anyone else
who has been robbed. He must
get the money stolen from the
counterfeiter, not from someone
else.
Q. Since God knoDs whetheT
i0e sOilt be saved or lost isn't II
true to sag that zoe are predes-
tined one t0dv or another and
hdve no control IN the matter.
A. No. We believe that God
gives every man sufficient grace
to be saved and that our free
will is real and not an illusion.
1t is like the farmer who would
say that he is either going to
have crop or not, God knows.
so why bother planting the seed7
God knows Gas ALL PRESENT
TO HIM FOR THERE is NO
PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE
FOR GOD what we will freely
do, and because he knows what
we will do (Which we do not
know He knows if we will be
saved or not. st. Paul states
the Catholic position we'll: Il
urge therefore, first of all, that
SupplicationS, prayers, interces-
Sions and thanksgiving be made
for all men This is good and
agreeable in the sight of God
our Savior, who wishes ali men
to be saved and to come to the
knowledge of the truth" Ct
Timothy 2:1-4) The Council of
Trent states that while God
knows our future free choices
and the final result, we are free
and no one knows whether he
will be saved or lost. save by
Gods special revelation.
Send questions to Father Ed
ward F. Healey, Inquiry Corner,
The Catholic Times, Box 636,
Columbus (16) Ohio.
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The X. of C.. Oath

The phony Knights of Columbus oath still makes
the rounds There still people in these United
States, where there is plenty OF opportunity for
enlightenment on the subject, who believe in the
bogus K. of G. oath And there arc some who go
80 far as to publish their belief in its existence warn
ing our non-Catholic neighbors about us
This is sad As if there were not enough cause
Tor tension in this present confused world such
libelous things disseminated about good Catholic
citizens only add to the tensions II is especially
.discouraging when one considers. that call 10
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inforced by the Cominform or
gan of April Is, which whips up
the comrades of the world into
a new frenzy for universal cam
paign against the Paris agree
ments' providing for the partial
rearming of West Germany.
The second war front is in the
Far East There the Kremlin has
its eyes on Quemoy and Matsu
as the bases for the destruction
of Formosa and, eventually, the
conquest of South Korea 1t is
obvious that these islands have
no value in themselves to Red
China--no rare mineral deposits
or exclusive vegetation. The sole
value of Quemoy and Matsu TO
Soviet Power is their proximity
to Formosa as jumping off places
for the attack on Chang Kai-
Shek.
The third Red front against
the United States is within this
country and within all the other
nations still free from Soviet
domination, That is why we read
in the Cominform organ of April
Is, and in all current Commun-
ist documents, the constant in
junction to the comrades to APP
peal to "the peace-loving people"
in every land.
Msany's Address obseurely
Reported
This appeal" registers itself
by the transmission belt" meth
cd recommended by Stain. We
have such a distinguished nom
Communist paper as the Nelc
York Times obseuring the Meany
address, presenting il IN such
manner that its significance and
real contents are not brought
forth.
But there are those in Amer
lea who still wish to save this
nation. An outstanding group of
citizens - including some of
our most tried military command
ers--have come out for the
breaking off of relations with
Soviet Russia and its satellite re-
gimes. That can encourage us all
TO urge upon the United States
this policy, which would defeat
the three-front war being waeed
against us.
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tion to "the Communism of the
Moscow, Tito, and Mao Tse-tung
brands" The President of the
American Federation of Labor
thus shows that he understands
better than many of our political
leaders that Soviet Communism
is our enemy, no matter under
what guises il presents itself.
If these wise words were heed
ed, there would be an end TO
the scandalous aid to Marshal
Tito who will use our funds and
our guns against us when the
time comes to help Mother Mos
COW. Washington would also
cease inc hemming s7d hs".-';;--:z
which goes on about Red China.
A Fortnight Policy
Quite logically, Mr.. Meany op-
posed admitting Red China to the
United Nations, the glib talk of
two Chinas," and for any weak
ening in the defense of Formosa.
He pointed out that the A. + of
l.. had warned Dean AcheSon, a
year in advance of the Red at
tack on South Korea. that our
policies we're encouraging just
such an armed assault.
But Mr.. Meany saw beyond the
Far East. He warned that the
proposed Austrian 'peace treaty, .
which Soviet Russia has initial
ed after years of deliberate de-
lay by the Kremlin, has all the
earmarks of a maneuver to bring
about the disarmament of West
Germany. In general, the labor
leader called for = Fortnight
American foreign policy thai
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-06
MONSICNOR HIGGINS
Sin on the Waterfront

since his earliest studies of the
waterfront" Mr.. Raymond says,
Father Corridan has been ham
mering away at the theme of
employer responsibility for the
rackets that were running the
port" t" The basic problem on the
waterfront, in the opinion of Fa-
ther Corridan, is not crime nor
is it law enforcement. The prob
lem is how to regulate and con-
troll the excess supply of casual
labor on the docks and how to
eliminate the so-cslled shape
up.
The American Federation Of
Labor, having expelled the of
Tending union, is determined to
solve this basic problem. But the
AFL cannot solve it without the
wholehearted cooperation of all
the employers on the waterfront.
The time has come, then, for the
AFL'S counterpart - the New
York Shipping Association - to
discipline the offenders in its
own ranks, and to join hands
with the AFL in a common eff
fort to solve a problem which
dishonest affiliates of both or
CARNATIONS have perpetrated AZ
the expense of the workers and
the consuming public.
We have brought up this
question of employer RESPONSE
bility for the waterfront scandal
not to excuse or to justify the
sins of labor, much less to ex-
cuse or justify the whitewash-
ing of these sins by the friends
of labor, but merely to round out
the picture. The record will
show that labor's sins in con-
nection with the waterfront prob
lem have been publicly exposed
a thousand times in recent years.
The same cannot be said about
the sins of the employers on the
New York docks. For one thing,
the sins of labor were sensation
ally dramatized, but the sins OF
management were hardly even
limited at in the movie ION the
Waterfront
For The Record
The some lack of balance has
characterized the handling OF
this problem in the general
press. Even more significantly,
the very book review which oc-
casioned this column, while
rightfully deploring the sins OF
labor and criticizing any attempt
TO cover up or to rationalize
these sins, does not even men,
tion the fact that both Father
Corridan and Mr. Raymond are
OF the opinion that Iabor's sins
on the waterfront have been no
greater than the sins of many
of the employers and, in sense,
have been oecasioned by the
greed of these employers.
Incidentally, our own fairly
extensive files on the waterfront
problem would seem to indicate
that the number of individual
Catholics and the number of
Catholic publications which have
vigorously criticized the offend
ing union on the New York wa
terfront, far exceeds the number
of those who have in any way
criticized the offending employ
ers. Furthermore these files re-
veal nothing at all that would
even suggest that any individual
Catholic or any Catholic publi-
cation has insisted, in the words
of the aforementioned review,
that wrongs, so long as not per-
petrated by employers, should
be ignored" II is important.
think, that this fact be cited for
the record.
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the subject of
a new book by
a veteran jour
naliSt. Allen
r a Y m o n d
entitled Nv a
t e r ( r o n I
Prize t" We
are interested
at this tim e
not so much in
the book itself,
W h i C h o (
course, is we'll
worth reading,
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| a ra ( / o n on
American for
eign policy. In
his address TO
the American
S ociety of
Newspaper Ed
tors, Mr.. Meany
placed himself
and the legiti-
mate a b o r
movement in
direct opp0si-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-06

Father John Corridan. Sd,
who was dramatically portray
ed last year in the prize-winning
movie ION the Waterfront" is
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-06
LOUIS y. BUDENZ

President George Mesny of
the American Federation of La
Dor has earned the ire of the
Communists by his April % dec
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-06

known margin of biological se.
curity'
The annual bulletin of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
reports that persons under 18
years of age constituted the fol
lowing percentages of persons ar
rested for various crimes in the
United States in 1854, as follows:
Robbery, 1877 per cent; bur
glary, 40: larceny, 43.6; auto
theft, 576; embezzlement, 2.2.;
receiving stolen property, 26, and
forgery and counterfeiting, Sc.
In what age bracket would you
place a youth? Some people
think of a youth as anyone under
Il years of age.
In recent hearings conducted
by the House Armed Services
Committee there have been fire.
quent references to youth"
without specification of the age
limits meant. Inquiries develop
ed that the witnesses were talk
ing about boys II to 10 years of
age There's nothing official
about this, of course. 1t simply
meant that when witnesses spoke
against the youth draft plan"
they objected to the draft OF
boys under 10 years of age for
six months of active service to
be followed by TIA years of re-
serve training.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-06

Yes concluded Farmer CorntoSsie), good many
Of us imagine that we polite when we only
cowardly and a good many of us fancy that we are
alert and efficient when we are only making AFRO.
CANT fools of ourselves The age of gadgetry gives
us new means of covering eowardiee and of ex
pressing arrogance But with without gadgets, We
are the exponents Of the fact Of original
sin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24

not forgotten his wallet, his trousers,
his car keys or his list Of things to do
today, and steering him toward the ga
rage or the bus, are among the principal
charitable works Of a good wife.
The value Of the wife as reputation
builder should not be overlooked. It is
she who informs the neighborhood Of
the excellent qualities Of her husband,
minimizing any unlikely defects. AS far
as can be learned, the proper techniqueS
for bolstering mans reputation among
his neighbors has never been included
in the high school or college home eco
Monies course.
These are but two Of the things which
could be cited. There are many, others
pointing out the good movies which one
should see to enrich the mind, infallible
discovery of stores at the other side Of
town which are featuring bargains, en-
phasizing the physical benefits Of social
dancing-but space denies full listing.
One thing seems certain, that the wife
is more than housewife or homemaker.
One doubts that she has even found time
to read about the British press reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
Everybody Can Help

As President Eisenhower said after
4 tour Of flooded New England, all Ameri-
cans have an opportunity now to pitch
in and help" the victims Of the North
casts worst flood disaster. Federal, State
and local governments are rushing aid
Of special kinds, but only the Red Cross is
equipped to give large-scale organized
assistance to the men, women and chill
dren OF the ravaged communities. The
personal needs of the sufferers must take
precedence over bulldozing, renovation
and reconstruction. WaShingtonians can
take part In this humanitarian work by
giving generously to the local chapter Of
the Red Cross.
The national organization Is seeking
% million for emergency Hood relief.
Unlike Federal funds, there are no re-
Etrictions on the use Of Red Cross money,
provided 1t goes to abate the suffering
Of human beings in the zone Of destruc-
ton. Millions will be needed to provide
food, clothing, medicine and emergency
shelter for the victims. The quota to be
raised here is $4,000. Let's raise this
relatively small sum quickly. Donations
Of any size may be sent to the District
Red Cross Chapter, 2025 e street
Northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24

The Chicago Tribune, identified on
its masthead as THE worlds greatest
newspaper" has surrendered-not uncon-
ditionally, but almost. It has decided to
modify its 75-year campaign for ortho-
graphic reform. Henceforth, II it has
any occasion to use the word at all, the
Tribune will not use orthograflc in place
of photographic. It will no longer talk
about frate instead of freight, or tariff
instead Of tariff.
The Tribune, also identified on its
masthead as "The voice Of the Middle
West" rests its decision on desire to
spare school children (including sopho-
mores, instead Of sofomores) any needless
confusion in learning to SPELL" This is,
Of course, commendable motive and
removes any suspicion that the Tribune
merely does not wish one of its readers
to be at a disadvantage should he or she
be chosen to answer 1.-THE $4,000 Cues
ton" For while the Tribune never fooled
around with such money winning jaw
breaker as Observation-Disclosures
it has done some strange things in the
name of fonetic, or rather phonetic,
style.
And tho school children, as we'll as
others, may welcome the Tribune's sur
render, as far as 1t goes, it must not be
considered thoro defeat. For "the
worlds greatest newspaper" will continue
to use tho instead Of though and thoro
instead Of thorough. The "voice Of the
Middle West" is not thru by any means.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
Housewife VS.. Homemoker

The British press has reported that
American women are unhappy about
being designated housewives, and would
prefer to be called homemakers. And as
an outgrowth Of that, poll conducted in
the United States indicates that the
women who manage Americas households
either are Indifferent or are too busy to
notice the fine shade of difference be-
tween the terms.
One has long felt that neither term
is descriptive, and that recourse should
be taken to the simple term wife, which
Webster, in his excellent book, describes
rs "a married woman" Both "house" and
"home" are much too limited to describe
the wife. They pass too euphemistically
over her varied works.
One of these, and extremely impor-
tant to the efficient operation of the
world, is that Of starter. Printing the
husband with coffee, making sure he has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
To Run Another Day

The admirers Of New Jerseys Gov
ernor Robert B. Meyner, and they are
considerable in number, have made no
secret Of their belief that he Is good
prospect for spot, perhaps the top spot,
on some future Democratic presidential
ticket.
Governor Meyner has done nothing to
discourage this estimate. He emerged
from political obscurity little less than
two years ago to become New Jerseys
first Democratic Governor in a decade.
He has worked diligently at his Job in
Trenton, and has also managed to become
one Of the country's more active speech
makers.
But II Governor N1eyner has national
political ambitions, he is in no hurry to
take the plunge. The New York Times
reports that the Governor has decided
not to make bid next year for q place
on the Democratic national ticket, and
this is an interesting straw in the political
wind. Governor Meyner's decision to run
another day, II he runs at all, could very
well mean that he takes dim view Of
his own party's chances next year against
an Eisenhower-led Republican ticket.
And this makes sense, for the No. 2 man
on a losing ticket is apt to find himself
among the forgotten men when the time
for another nominating convention rolls
around. How many people can remember
the name Of Adlai Stevenson's running
mate in 1852?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
IVjroinio Mental Care

/ read in The Star an arti-
Gle on the care Of mental
patients In Northern Virginia
while awaiting admittance to
State hospitals. These condi-
tons are about as good as the
rest Of Virginia's inadequate
mental hygiene program. Vir-
ginia In 1858 ranked 37th
among the 48 States in over
all mental care. It's UNDER
manned State hospitals could
brag Of only one physician for
every 267 patients, one nurse
for 148 mentally Ill, and one
attendant for every SO in
mates. Contrast these figures
with the ones for an adequate
ly run hospital. These figures
are one physician for every
1853 patients; one nurse for
every 81 inmates, and one at
tendant for every IA mentally
Ill. Our State hospital for the
colored in Petersburg has
1881 patients. This hospital
has 10 doctors. none Of whom