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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-25
Reds Win Friends,
Influence Americans

Nine American non-Cathoic cier2ymen Wis
tied Red Russia in March. In exchange, a Russian
group is expected to come to America in June
The visiting Russian observers will include
four Orthodox leaders two BaptiSts. Lutheran
and an Armenian
The nine American ministers in statement
reported in the New York Times said that their
"visit should be understood as first step
toward future correspondence and other ex-
changes"
The current Red leaders have taken 10 travel
with special fervor Buganin and Khrnschev
we're enthusiastically acclaimed in India, warmly
received in England and hinted for an invitation
10 come 10 America
The Russian clergymen coming to the U.s.
could he a diplomatic test. toe in the water
technique of seeing how the us, will react to
Red visitors
When the us State Department rejected Mos
COWS bid for twentyyear peace pact, the en-
shaved nations under communist control had their
hopes raised that their cause was not forgotten
Soviet propaganda will now he quick to ex-
plot the handshakes of Eden and Bulganin the
fellowship Of us and Russian etergymen, the
deep concentration of scientists at mutual study
courses
Pictures of this cooperation" will have a
telling effect on the satellite nations and dash
their hopes for ultimate freedom
Behlnd the cloak OF smiles, fellowship ana
scientific sharing, is the story of over three mil
lion people in slave labor camps the story of the
destruction of the Balkan peoples even now be-
Ing transported TO Siberia, the story of purges
terrorist police spys, and the creeping eommun
LIST advances in lndo-China.
Complacent Americans lulled by the twinkle
of the Soviet Red star, are unwittiney eating up
the vodka loaded propaganda brewed in the
Kremiin.
Before we open our doors TO welcome every
and any tool Of MoscowS regime, why can't they
open their skies TO the U.N Eisenhower proposal
to part the Iron Curtain?
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-25
WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON-An 18-year,
old youth who later enrolled in
a Catholic college performed
the first act Of heroism for
which Congressional Medal of
Honor was bestowed,
This has been brought out in
an article in the Georgetown
University Alumni Magazine,
which says the boy in question
was also the first volunteer in
the Union armies in the Civil
War.
The boy had grown TO man
hood and was practicing
physician here when he receiv-
ed the Congressional Medal
some 36 years after his act Of
heroism. He did not receive
the first Congressional Medal,
but the act he performed was
the first in date of perform.
ance for which the medal was
awarded.
DR.. Charles + Rand, born in
Batavia, NY, in 1843, was
youthful clerk when he was one
of a group discussing secession
in the Eagle Tavern of Batavia
on the night of April Is, 1861.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-25
MONSICNOR HIGGINS
1916 Crystal Clear

satisfactorily resolved by 1878,
He says it is entirely possible"
that payment by the piece or
by the hour may give way to
payment by the year for most
blue collar workers"
During the next two decades,
"all forms of featherbedding
and work restriction and other
contractual provisions rooted
in the unions desire to con-
serve a limited number of job
opportunities may well disap-
pear as issues at the bargain
ing table" Davey adds.
Strikes Virtually Obsolete
What will happen in 1875
when collective bargaining ne
gotiations break down? Not
strike, not a boycott, nor even
! a lockout, as the Iowa profes-
sor sees it. He says these will
be virtually obsolete" by
1875.
"The nearly universal adop-
ton of arbitration as the last
step in the grievance proceed
ure," DaVey notes, "haS dras-
tically reduced strikes during
the life of a union contract.
Continued improvement in this
direction may be anticipated"
Professor Davey describes
the typical working Joes" who
will make up the population of
the future he emissions in these
words: THE union member in
1875 will be better educated,
better trained, and more polit-
ically literate than his 1856
counterpart. However, he will
still be basicslly conservative
in his outlook; he will seek no
revolutionary reforms in the
system nor will he be favor
able TO a labor party per Sc.
He will be primarily interested,
as are unionlsts today, in inn
proved income and employment
security"
No Ordinary Prophet
This is the most optimistic
report we have ever read on
the future of collective bargain
ing in the United States. and
for whatever our opinion may
be worth-we are inclined to
agree with ii. Professor Davey
is no ordinary prophet. An ac-
knowledged expert on the sub
ject of collective bargaining, he
is every inch the careful and
objective scholar and is not Civ
en- to wishful thinking. When
his well known textbook Con
temporary Collective Bargain
ing was first published by
Prentice-Hall in 1851, we re-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-25
Eternal,
Fundamental Truth

II was on Pentecost that the Apostles lorti-
fled with strength and knowledge by the Holy
Spirit began To carry out the mission entrusted
to them by Christ of winning all nations TO
Him. baptizing them as He had told them, lin the
name of the Father and of the Son. and of the
HOLM Spirit"
Hence the Church devotes the firsl Sunday after
Pentecost to paving reverence to the Holy Trinity,
that profound truth, yveied in mstery, but over
whelminp in its reality: the foundation truth OF
Christian doctrine. For in the Holy Trinity we
recognize and acknowledge one God IN snfee
Divine Persons the Father, the Son, ana the
Holv Spirit distinct and equal and yet one ana
the same God, eternal sknowing, all-powerfuli
infinitely perfect
Our human understanding is not capable oi
vr7snng this mystery. no matter what terms are
used to describe it, but by bringing faith TO our
assistance we come within the embrace OF that
st,tnendous truth and are uplfted by IT into
the realm of eternity "fn the name OF the fathef'
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit we are
bsptized and signed for our eternal destiny; not
in the name of empires or worlds, or clNillzd-
tions or systems or atoms or ideas, profound ana
majestic as they may be. For any and all OF theSe
will inevitably pass, while we, with all our hu'
man weaknesses and laillneS, nave Wlthh US
soul that will live forever.
Meditation upon tho Holy Trinity must ol
necessity he dominated by feeling of awe,
reflected in the words of lsaas and ST. Paul
which form Sundays Epistle selection:"O the depth
of the riches of the wisdom and OF the knowledge
nj Cod How ncomprehensibe are His judgments
and how unsearchable His ways! For who mas
known the mind of the Lord, or who has been
His counselor"
: Tncomprehensible indeed is the meaning OF
the HOLY Trinity; incomprehensible, too, is the
sublime fact that through the Holy Trinity we
have been created, redeemed and enlightened, so
that dignity is conferred upon us that is both
exaIting and frightening. What a charge is upon
each nf MS to he worthy of this human dignity IN
ourselves, and to show proper respect for the
human dignity of our fellowmen! What re-
sponsbiy is upon to remain in the friend'
ship of the Holy Trinity, and not to cut ourselves
off by mortal sim
That the allpowerlul Trinity may protect us;
that the al-holy Trinity may sanctify us; that
the aIl-wse Trinity may clarity our understand
ing Of what is right; such should be our prayer
for ourselves as we join in paying reverent hon
or to the foundation truth of our religion.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-25
MONSiGNOR DeBLANC
Changing Times

finally the rubrics. One, then,
certainly never laughs at a lit
urgist. Incidentally, it always
impresses me that with only
three years TO prepare the Cos
pei and to organize world.
wide, never-ending Church and
with all the rush, Christ always
found time TO go apart and
pray.
We must so improve com
munity life that every individual
feels that he is part of life
outside and a vital unit in
some larger group. Again it's
the liturgy. AS wise doctor
with just the right prescription,
st. Plus X becomes one of the
very greatest popes of all times.
Sense Of Belonging
The next most effective anti.
dote for insecurity is cooper.
alton. Labor organizations have
done it through their unions.
Married couples can do it with
true marital love, with larger
families, with family clubs.
with volunteering their time to
help the Church, the schools.
All must discover a sense of be.
longing to community.
In wartime we have this
psychological unity within. All
feel so well integrated that
suicide rates drop precipitous-
ly. To feel needed and import.
ant, to have a cause and pur.
pose, makes life worth keeping.
In the new city suburbs, as in
rural neighborhoods, mutual
aid is being revived. There is q
spirit of community. Less de-
mands now are being made up
on the mate for emotional SO.
curity, for friendship, and for
dependence in time of crisis.
Tools and Hope
We may curse the changes Of
our day, and some we must
curse, some change. Those
which are inhuman, unchristian,
we try to change. Many of the
changes. however, are a chal-
lenge and an opportunity. The
life of stable peoples in the
past had many great family
blessings; but often associated
with that life we're want, mis-
cry. Illustration and resigned
defeat.
Poor as our moral standards
are, in many respects they rep
resent a higher level of liturg.
ical life of Christian virtue, of
adult Catholicism, of human
sympathy, of understanding, of !
human needs than most former
ages.
Our religion and our society
give us tools and hope, we need
only courage to apply them.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-25
Better Not Get Tired
OF This Problem

Many persons say they are tired of the iuve-
nile delinquency problem, which they assert is
cyerraed. They had better not be.
Moro than 10000 children IS years of age or
younger we're arrested by police in the Z, S. last
year FBl Director j. Edgar Hoover reported
The report presented for the first time de-
tailed statistics as TO the rate in which youthful
offenders are becoming involved in serious in
fractions of the law The figures were compiled
from police departments in l,477 cities.
A total of 8O.122 children under Is were ar.
rested in 1855 compared TO 65,S4l the year be
fore. This was the sharpest increase in any age
bracket
twenty-five children were charged with muir.
der and five with negligent manslaugher. as
against i3 and four, respectively, in 1854
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-25

UniverSity'S Institute of Fee
nomic affairs, Davey attempts to
predict the shape Of things to
come in industrial relations 20
years hence. His crystal ball in
dicates that by 1916 we shall
have made phenomenal prog
reSs in the field of labor-man-
aeement relations.
Davey's article is of such inn
portance that, for the benefit
of those who like ourselves do
not have ready access 10 the or
iginal, we are going to summar-
ize it here in considerable de-
tail. Our summary is borrowed
with due acknowledgements
and thanks, from the May 5 is
sue of the AEL-Cl0 News, the
very informative and extremely
well edited weekly organ of the
united labor government
Collective Bargaining
by 1876 Davey writes,
trade unionism and the insti-
tuition of collective bargaining
will be so generally accepted
as an integral part of the in
duStrial relations framework
(even in most areas that are
currently not unionized) that
the union security issue will be
largely of historical interest"
Collective bargaining will
continue TO be the chief instru-
ment for improving the union
members economic position
during the decades ahead, he
predicts.
Most troublesome issues in
collective bargaining" Profes.
sor Dacey says, should have
been largely resolved by 1878.
Foremost among these is the is
sue over requiring union mem
bership as condition of hir-
ing or as a condition for con-
tinuing employment
II Professor Davey's predic-
tions come true. the current
controversy over the guaranteed
annual wage will also have been
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-25

viewed 1t as the best available
study in its field. After re-read-
ing the book several times dur
ing the intervening years, we
are still of this opinion-Only
more so.
d. We also feel the same way
about his recent article on the
future of industrial relations in
the United States. In our 0pin-
ion, the optimism which he ex-
presses in this article is likely
to stand the test of time. To be
sure, there is always the possi-
bility that he will have to eat
his words if he is still among
the living in 1875, for anything
can happen in 20 years. But as
of today, the odds would appear
to be in his favor.
In spite of all the wrangling
over right-to-Work legislation
and other controversial matters
in the field of labor-manage-
ment relations, the Professors
optimism seems TO be well
founded. Thanks to the good
sense and the good will of the
majority of labor leaders and
employers. collective bargaining
in the United States has reach
ed a state of maturity which
would have been thought impos-
Sible 20 years ago. Barring
completely unforeseen develop
ments, there is every reason TO
assume that proportionate de-
gree of progress will be achiev-
ed during the next two decades
Anti-Pessimist Vaccine
Needless to say, this is not to
suggest that we shall have ar
rived at Utopia by 1875. Some
of our old problems will still
be with us 20 years from now,
and we shall undoubtedly have
a lot of new ones TO cope with.
That's life. Meanwhile, Profes-
sor Davey's optimism is just
what the doctor ordered as
springtime vaccination against
the quadrennial virus of pessi-
mism that temporarily satur-
ates the atmosphere once the
presidential campaign moves
into high gear.
If the vaccination takes" ii
will help labor and management
to keep their sense of humor,
and of balance, during the
height of the campaign. II
should also prevent their being
mesmerized by their own pessi-
mistic predictions about the
dismal fate awaiting our econ
omy. our nation and our tired
old world ii the wrong" side
wins the election.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-25
Inquiry Corner
Heales

general confession but he IL
expected to tell only the prfn-
cipal or habitual sins, so If he
remembers some sin that he
forgot to mer tion there is no
need to do anything about it.
If the general confession, how
ever, was necessary by reason
of bad confessions then the
penitent would have to confess
all mortal sins since his last
good confession and il he for
got one would have to mention
it in his neat confession. The
confession would be good of
course, but all mortal sins must
be submitted to sacramental
absolution when they are re
membered.
Q. HoW does otrl 90 tbout
entering the otofster? Also. hon
can zoe really tell If Christ is
calling as TO that state IN the
religious life?
A. In the matter of any vo-
cation the first person TO con-
suit is the confessor. If for
some reason or other such
consultation does not prove
satisfactory or conclusive it
would be well to seek further
advice in an interview with
the pastor in the rectory or
with some other priest or re-
ligious. If a girl is consider
ing particular community
she might well write and ar
range an interview with the
superior of that community or
her representative. The life of
member of strictly en-
closed community probably il
more difficult - at least the
adjustment that must be made
is greater - but the presence
of a true vocation from God
makes any vocation easy and
attractive. Too often vocation
is rejected before the person
considering has investigated
the life of a religious or sought
advice as TO her suitability for
that particular way of life. The
postulancy and novitiate offer
opportunity for conscientious
testing of a vocation and en-
trance into these training
states is designed to help the
individual and community
settle the question of vocation
as well as to assist the indi-
vidusl in getting adjusted to
the community.
Q. Does anybody liUe on Mo-
lokqi ercept the lepers lohon1
Father Damien SerDed?
A. Yes. Molokai is an island
of the northern Pacific group
included in the territory OF
Hawaii. It's area is 26l square
miles and il is fifth in size
and population of the eight
large islands. The leper colony
is on the peninsula, projec-,
tion of land on the northern
end of the island.
Send questions TO Father Ed
ward F. Healey, Inquiry Corr
ner The Catholic Times, Box
$50, Columbus (16) Ohio.
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Tor long time. But, as 1 Saiu,
I'm progressive. Now ! am re-
sisting television!'
In some degree, in some facet
of our personalities, we are all
change resistant. We are crea-
lures Of habit. of attitudes.
Routine is comfortable, the fa
miliar is safe. But like it or not,
we must build our future in
world of change.
Worlds Greatest Security
The watchwork of psychology
and sociology today is adjust
ment." Life is no longer auto
matte. A world of change is a
world of adjustment. In a So
ciety of invention, rapid trans
port and cultural explosion,
mans way of life must remain
flexible.
His religious principles never
change, but almost all else
does. There is a safety in cling
ing to something sure and last
ing in the past. True religion
is the greatest security in the
world.
II we stay close to the fam
lily and the neighborhood, then
we can live within fearly well
established boundaries and we
have a certain security. But if
one leaves home and the past
for military life, TO get job,
to find new home, he is
tempted beyond his depth. Then
only the mature can adjust.
The sense Of worthleSsness that
possesses one who gets lost
from the group is overwhelm-
ing. This is one of the most
common causes of neuroses.
The Right Prescription
With change so daily, We
now have to train youth to feel
secure within themselves. st.
Plus X masterfully, prophetical-
ly points to the liturgy. And by
liturgy | do not mean holy
water fonts or longer surplices
for priests. The core of the lit
urHy is the Mass and Sacra-
ments, next the Sacred Scrip
lures, then prayers and chants,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-25

Q. A friend Of mine says
that the priest lotth his Roman
collar, UeStmentS etc. imposes
n-Seriptural barrier be-
t,oeen himself and the people
He says that the potoer and
authority of the priest should
not depend upon uniform.
A. The individual priest fol-
lows the law and practice of
the Catholic Church in his
clothing and in the vestments
he uses. Christ gave power and
authority to the Church to bind
or loose, to make decisions re-
garding the application Of
Christian principles and prac-
tical matters of discipline and
ceremonial. (Luke 1915; Mat
thew 28:16-20. | Corinthians
14:34-40 etc. Further the
Scripture which describes in
detail the vestments of the Old
Testament priesthood expects
no less verence for the
greater priesthood of the New
Testament. st. Paul writ eS,
For every high priest taken
from among men is appointed
for men in the things pertain
ing to God :" (Hebrews SID
and this whole letter shows
reasons for the Christian ira
dition of respect for the priest
hood. While the Church laws
and customs vary from time to
time the priestly clothing and
vestments are more justifiable
than any other uniform for
they aim to remind man of the
divine power and authority
resident in the bishop or priest.
Just as the army or the judi
ciary uses uniforms to point
out and kee> clear the dis
tinction between the individual
person and his office so does
the Church. The uniform can
not make the man but it is a
wholesome reminder.
Q. Who a0dS Don BoSco"?
A. ST. John Bosco, founder
of the Salesian Society, was
born in Piedmont in 1915 and
worked as diocesan or secular
priest in Turin. He was especi-
ally noted for his work with
and his influence in establish
ing canters for housing and
training difficult or delinquent
young men. In 1912 he found
ed his Oratory for housing and
training young men and poor
boys who were in need of a
home He also founded a con-
gregation of nuns dedicated to
similar work among girls. He
died in 1888.
Q. If one makes a general
confession for q Dhole lifetime
aud holds nothing back deib-
erdtely tohat should he do If
he remembers things later that
he left out?
A. A general confession
made out of devotion need not
include every sin for it is re-
viewing and renewing sorrow
for sins already confessed. At
some important turning point
in a persons life he makes a
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came popu-
lar, | decid-
ed that | must
resist tn i s
medium b e :
C a u S e it
W o u d kill
C o n c e + t s.
TIL en- came
radio and /
fought that
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-25

leading Opt.
mist for the
year 1856. AS
suming the
risky role of
prophet and
seer in r re-
cent issue of
Ch a n G e
m a & azin e,
published by
New Y ork
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-25

Fritz Kreisler is reputed to
have said, II have been a fool
all my life. But a progressive
one. When the phonograpb be-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-25

Harold w. Davey, professor
of labor economics at Iowa
State College, is hereby placed
in nomination as Americas
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-25

The local telegraph operator
burst upon the scene with the
word that President Lincoln had
called for $4,000 volunteers. A
man named Glowacki began 10
circulate a muster. roll, and
young Rand, standing TO his
right, was the first to sign it.
He thus became a private in
Company X of the 18th New
York regiment and the first of
the Northern citizen soldiers,
the Georgetown magazine as
serts.
Two Old Muskefs
On July 18, 1861, during the
Battle of Bull Run, Private Rand
and a companion named John
Cross, never again identified,
apparently, stood their ground
when their regiment, trapped in
a murderous fire, made a scat
tered withdrawal to the rear.
Standing alone, armed with
only two old Harpers Ferry
muSkets," the youths covered
the retreat of some 500 com
rades. An officer said later
that he never saw, nor heard,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-28
.SIum-Blieht Program
In Georgia Approved

The Housing and Home FL
nance Agency has announced
approval of the workable pro-
gram of brownsville. Ga, for
elimination and prevention OF
slums and blight.
Such approval makes the COM
munity eligible to apply for GER
tain types of Federal assistance
in undertaking its urban renewal
program.