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people q uhy III famine areas en-
trusted to Catholic relief agencies
/ At the same time. he repre-
scented the Vatican in treating
with the Soviet government re-
lgarding the interests of the
church in Russia.
In 1929. Father Walsh was
called upon to perform another
mission for the Vatican, this time
in Mexico. He was to negotiate
with the government there fol-
the termination of the conflict
between church and state The
mission proved successful in 9
matter of months.
/ Both experiences increased
Father WalSh's interest in the
implications of communism
throughout the world. He stud
lied the Russian language, liter
Iature and political history. He
also began to accumulate a Rus
sian library. now rated as one
of the most complete in this
country.
Lectures to Army
| During the war, Father Walsh
was called upon to lecture on
international relations at &c
Army camps and officer train
ling schools. He also served as
Idirector of language and area
studies at a specialized training
school set up by the Army al
Georgetown.
i After the war, he lectured al
the National War College here
and at various training camps
This was in addition to the II
years he put in as a lecturer
for the FBI's National Police
Academy in Washington.
In 1945 and 1916, DR.. Walsh
served as consultant on the staff
of the United States chief Of
counsel at the Nuremberg trials
He gathered material and stud
led documents relating to Nazi
persecution of religious groups
Upon returning to this coun-
try, he was appointed to the
Presidents Advisory Commission
on Universal Military Training
whose report, "A Program fol
National Security" was published
in May, 1947.
Father Walsh spent part OF
l947 and 1913 in Japan to study
educational and religious con-
ditions there, returning to the
United States by way of Europe
He then was chosen to serve on
the Presidents Committee on
Religion and Welfare in the
Armed Forces. AS late as 1852,
he still was giving considerable
time to this assignment.
The highlights of Father
4 Walsh's life, as Sketched by
speakers at his golden jubilee
formed an impressive back
ground for his remarks on that
occasion. An important part OF
the creed he had learned through
the years was this:
Man was not created for the
state: on the contrary, states
are instruments, not ends in
themselves. Any government
that thinks otherwise has lost
the reason for its existence"
Stresses Need for Power
The guest of honor declared
that the Russian Revolution sis
now transformed into a mes
sianic drive for world domination
in the image of Marx, Lenin
and Stalin." He termed it 1.-THE
most important single political
upheava' since the fall of the
Roman Empire"
On another occasion, Father
Walsh said: "War can be averted
only by the one argument Russia
Irespects-power. All other ap-
peals are futile"
Father Walsh's experience in
World War l convinced him
that future wars might be pre-
vented by a strong and enlight-
ened foreign policy administered
by men with special training. In
this war he served as assistant
educational director for the Stu
dent Army Training Corps in
New England.
Upon his release from military
duty he returned to Georgetown
and founded the School Of For
eign Service in February, 1919.
He served as the schools regent
until his retirement in June, 1855.
After that date he remained as
regent emeritus and vice presi-
dent Of the university.
Father Walsh's capacity for
work was enormous, and even
his hobbies had an educational
quality. While building UP the
new school he found time to
I'll numerous outside engage
ments and to collect books and
religious works Of art.
During one period Of his life
he sought relaxation in perfect
ing a model train system for the
young sons Of an instructor in
the school.
Enlarges Project
Friends said Father Walsh
demonstrated an engineers ca
pacity for planning in detail, as
well as an artists fair for dra-
matte effect. From year to year
Father Walsh and the small fry
enlarged upon the Christmas toy
until they had a creation that
excited the wonder Of the neigh
borhood.
I Upon these occasions, Father
Walsh would lay aside the cloth