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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27


a Mississippi Senator accuses
President Eisenhower Of q
naked and Illegal grab for
power"
These were some Of the COM
ments yesterday after Negro
pupils attended integrated
classes at Little Rocks Central
High School for the second day
under the protection Of Regular
Army soldiers.
Senator Clifford p. Case. Re-
publican Of New Jersey. told 3
Methodist church meeting at
Chicago that the tragedy Of
Little Rock was unnecessary
but ut may have served a USE
full purpose"
ut should be q salutary les
son to any others who might
be tempted to follow the dam
gerouS course first taken by
Gov. Orval Faubus." he said.
Protest From Russell
Senator Russell. Democrat OF
Georgia. protested to President
Eisenhower and Secretary OF
Defense Wilson what he called
the "high-handed and illegal
methods" being used by the
troops at Little Rock.
II news reports are to be be-
lieved, he said. these troops
are disregarding and overrid-
ing the elementary rights of
American citizens by applying
tactics which must have been
copied from the manual issued
the officers Of Hitler's Storm
Troopers"
Senator Eastland, Democrat
of Mississippi, said I'VE must
look to ourselves for our saliva
ton" and accused the Presi-
dent Of q naked and illegal
grab for power" in sending
Federal troops to Little Rock.
He appeared on q televiSion
program with Gov. j. p. Cole
man Of Mississippi and Repre-
sentative John Bell Williams
Democrat Of Mississippi.
Stanley, Byrnes Comment
Gov. Coleman said 1.-The Presi.
dent is beyond the reach Of the
court" He said Mr.. Eisenhower
Is answerable only to Congress
through the Impeachment
process but emphasized he wal
not suggesting that as q prac.
tical step.
Earlier Gov. Coleman tolc
newsmen that as q result Of
the Little Rock episode enc
doubt :. there are race-mixer:
who are trying to devise some
kind Of way to get these troop.
sent to Mississippi II we can bC
goaded into furnishing an ex.
cuse for it. -"
1 Gov. Thomas Stanley OF Vir.
ginia said such actions as the
use Of troops at Little Rock
ARE associated with totalitariar
societies. and not with o union
Of sovereign States"
James F. Byrnes, q Southern
Democrat who once was one Of
Mr.. Eisenhower's strongest sup.
porters. said the President ha.
given the world the impress.
sion that civil war exists"
i The former South Carolins
Governor and one-time Su.
preme Court justice told ar
audience at Marlboro County
s. c., that although the people
Of the South deplore violencG
(the) armed might of ths
United States Government can.
not change the minds anc
hearts Of the people"
Gov. Frank Clement Of Ten.
nessee said he is lone Governor
who does not intend to let Fed
eral troops march in any city
in his State.
Senator Russell, leader Of thu
Southern forces in the f1ghI
against civil rights legislation
in the Senate, said in his mes.
sage to the President and Sec.
Rotary Wilson that Little RocE
citizens had been arrested anc
denied the consideration thai
the -Supreme Court has insisted
upon for confessed Negro
rapists and murderers.
Senator Russell said in hi
message:
LAS a citizen, as q Senate
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Board, no member serves for
more than five consecutive
terms except in extraordinary
circumstances, but he may
again be eligible for election
after one year out of office. To
assure continuity, it sometimes
happens that a member serves
six one-year terms. This occurs
when under certain circum-
stances more than two members
are due to retire at an annual
meeting--in which case only
the two who are senior in con-
tinuous service are designated
as ineligible.
Elections are by secret bal.
lot
When the ten Archbishops
and Bishops elected members
of the Administrative Board
meet at the NCWC headquar-
tiers building and organize, they
appoint a number of other bish-
ops to serve as assistant chair
men of the several departments.
Still other bishops are named
advisors for various phases OF
the work within the NCWC De-
partment of Social Action.
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God. It takes money to build
and to maintain the church
building. The pastor has the
care of souls and the RESPONSE
bility of providing for Christian
education and other needs of
Christian social life. The
school buildings and the MAIN
tanning Of them as well as other
activities is the responsibility
of the pastor. While it is often
possible for these expenses to
be met by the full cooperation
of the parishioners that coop.
Grafton Is sometimes lacking.
II is unfortunate that devoted
and generous parishioneTs must
sometimes listen to remarks ad.
dressed to forgetful, selfish or
careless parishioners, but they
should try to understand the
pastors problem. Certainly no
pastor aims to overemphasize
such announcements nor to
crowd out preaching the word
of God. If occasionally such ov-
e%remphasis occurs we should
pray for a solution to the finan-
cial problem and be patient.
Send questions to Father Ed
ward F. Healey, Inquiry Cor
ner, The Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus (16) Ohio.
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The Washington Letter
80 Bishops Take Active Part
In Preparation of Meeting

Observation-Disclosures half
of all those who attended the
annual general meeting of the
Archbishops and Bishops of the
United States just held here had
an active part in preparing for
it.
There are in the United
states . total of 2l3 members
OF fhe Hierarchy, including
four Cardinals, 81 Arehhishops
and l7s Bishops. OF these 17e
attended the meeting Just held
sf the Catholic University OF
America, and some 80 of them
had . hand in the preparations.
The 80 Cardinals, Archbish-
ops and Bishops included the
members of the Administrative
Board of the National Catholic
Welfare Conference, those who
helped to prepare the state
ments which the meeting adopt
ed, and those who were men,
bers of a score of committees
and conferences that reported
during the sessions.
Appointments to these var
ious groups seek not only to
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-11-22
FIR. Healey's Inquiry Corner
HOn Does Church Decide
When Marriage Is Valid?

with the law of God. There can
be a true case de. the decision
that a previous marriage may
be invalid) only If the evidence
so indicates. Money has moth
ing to do with the decision. The
final outcome of a marriage
case, once accepted by the
court. rests with the evidence.
Repeated and readily available
evidence proves that the mod
est stipend requested mot de-
manded in hardship cases. does
not even meet the expenses of
the special office, etc. required
for this work. 1t also has been
proved that many cases favor
ably decreed have been cases in
which no stipend was given and
that many cases have been dis
missed where the stipend was
available. People who allege
that money is a factor are
speaking from personal preju-
dice without any evidence what
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rent crisis a little bruised, per-
haps, but a much stronger and
a much better labor movement.
MEMBERS MUST SACRIFICE
This presupposes, of course,
that the rank-and-file members
of the labor movement are pre-
pared to do their part-which
brings us to our third and final
point, namely that the current
crisis in the labor movement is
basically a moral and religious
problem.
IL the average union member
is unwilling to make the sacri-
flee involved in attending un-
ion meetings and playing an &C
tive role in union affairs, there
is something wrong with his
spirit of dedication. He doesn't
have the proper motivation.
The problem of how to sup.
ply the right kind of motivation
to the average trade unionist is
a real stickler, but unless this
problem is solved, there is a
danger that we might wake up
some day with a trade union
movement of 80 or 40 million
members which will not have
much of a soul.
This would be a great trag-
edy not only for the working
people of the United States
but for the nation as a whole.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-11-22
The Yardstick
Could Labor Unions Stand
Probe If Delayed?
BY Msgr. George G. Higgins

dramatic the extent of cor
ruption in the labor movement
at the present time.
Corruption in the ranks of
organized labor is limited to a
relatively small group Of I'M
ions and union leaders. It is not
d general disease.
II is not something that per-
vades the whole labor move
ment. Nevertheless it is suffic-
itently extensive that had it con-
tinued for another decade with
out public notice and without a
determined effort on the part
OF the labor movement itself
TO correct the situation, the
cause of trade unionism in the
United States might have SUI.
fered irreparable harm.
This is what we said, in eff
feet, to the many Europeans
from all walks of life who asked
for our opinion about the Nc
Clellan hearings. Without CIV
ing a blank check of approval
to the Senate Investigation and
while maintaining the right to
criticize the Committee If its
investigation gets out of line,
we said we thought the Come
mittee, UP to this point, had
done a tremendous service to
the labor movement.
Secondly, we are now even
more convinced than when we
left for Europe that AFLCIO
president George Meany - who
incidentlly, is highly respected
in Europe-has taken the right
stand with regard to the prob
lem of labor racketeering.
If he and his colleagues had
ducked the issue of corruption,
il they had refused to cooperate
with the Senate investigation,
or if they had compromised
with the racketters the labor
movement would have been in
very serious trouble.
AS it is, there is every rea
son to believe that under the
courageous leadership Of
George Meany, the labor move
ment will come out Of the cur
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PRESS FREEDOM NECESSARY

PRESS FREEDOM NECESSARY
AS indispensable as is free
dom of expression to us as citi-
zens, it is no less indispensable
to the Church in carrying out
her mission to preach the gos-
pei. The content of mans
knowledge of God derived
through the use of his native
powers has been immeasurably
enriched and perfected and has
been given certainty by the rev.
elation made by God to man
through Jesus Christ. This
knowledge has been attained
not through mans effort, but
through the goodness and mer-
cy of God. It is accepted by an
act of faith made with the help
of divine grace. Of this deposit
of revealed truth the Church
is the divinely appointed GUS
todian.
Without an unfettered means
of communication, the teaching
office of the Church is sorely
hampered. She counts among
her special blessings in our own
country the important and fruit
full Catholic press.
Because freedom Of the press
is . basic right to be respected
and ssfesUsrded, II must be
understood and defended not as
license, but as true rational
freedom. The kind Of uneritieaI
claims for the defense Of lib
erty. which so often have been
made in our day actually places
that liberty in jeopardy. For
this reason we feel THAT light
must be thrown not only on its
meaning, but also on its limits.
To speak of limits is to indi
cate that freedom of expression
is not an absolute freedom. Not
infrequently it is so presented.
It is alleged that this freedom
can suffer no curtailment or
limitation without being de-
stroyed. The traditional and
sounder understanding of free
dom, and specifically freedom
of the press, is more temperate.
It recognizes that liberty has a
moral dimension. Man is true
to himself as a free being when
he acts in accord with the laws
of right reason. AS a member OF
society his liberty is exercised
within bounds fixed by the null
tiple demands of social living,
In the concrete this means that
the common good Is to be serv-
ed. It will entail, among other
things, a respect for the rights
of others, a regard for public
order, and a positive difference
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-11-22
Making Marriage Click
Money Talks 1t Can Tell
Your Attitude to Life
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

gets a raise, Nom seems to love
him more. Money means do
ing as ! please" it means be-
ing an adult. Adults have mon
ey, he reasons, or they control
it.
Some, especially the unloved
child, hang on to money for the
illusion that it gives of adult
hood, of self-sufficiency. The
dependent child may then give
all of his money to his mother.
1t is a language which tells of
the deep impulses and needs
of an individual.
A lonely housewife needs
more money than the happy
one. Rejected she needs the
reinsurance that spending
can give. Money tells secrets.
The wanton use of money is Of
ten recourse to a childish hab-
it which few OF us unlearn.
When a girl loses her fiance
or if he fails to make the foot
ball team, stable as these
youngsters are, they often fool
ishly 60 on some spending jag,
using savings which took years
to accumulate. Only some
Christians develop a complete
dependence on Our Lord in ev-
cry phase Of life,
The way one uses money re-
veals our needs. Some try to
buy friends with ia poor
purchase. Some use it and hun
ger for a sense of security, of
belonging, of being loved.
Some continue to work through
conflicts of the past still un-
resolved. What often seems to
be random, purposeless spend
ing is a refuge from the harsh
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-11-22

What to write about in this
column as we reluctantly get
back to the old routine after
travelling in Europe for ap-
proximatcfy two months?
A welcome.home letter from
Father Dennis Geaney, who
served as guest columnist for
us during our absence from
Washington, suggests a logical
topic. "You will notice" he
writes, THAT in my several
guest columns | kept away pref
~ much from the trade union
picture and stuck to indignation
and other general topics of that
mature.
Consequently you can 60 full
. 1team ahead on the happenings
In the American labor move
ment during the past few
months. In fact ] am sure your
readers are waiting for just
that"
Our readers may or may not
be waiting for a column on the
subject of labor racketeering.
But, in any event, here's the
way the labor situation looks
to us as we take a fresh look at
II after being cut off from our
regular sources Of information
since the first of September
First of all, we are even more
convinced than when we left
for Europe that the Senate in
vestigation OF labor rscketeer-
ing was a godsend. That is to
say, it's a blessing to the labor
movement that the investiga-
ton come in 1857 rather than
ten or Is years from now.
The labor movement is rea.
sonably we'll able TO handle the
situation today, with the assist
ance of the government. Frank
~ speaking. however, we are
not so sure that the labor move
ment would have been able to
clean house effectively il the
investigation had been delayed
for another decade.
COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP
In saying this, we do not
mean to exaggerate or over
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soever. Any informed good
Catholic knows that "What God
has joined together let no man
put asunder" and that the law
of God and the good of souls is
the chief concern of the priests
who deal with marriage cases.
@. For the family rosary does
everyone have to have . rosary
in his hand. I have to corral the
little ones at various times and
50 cannot hold the rosary tool
A. Except for an unusual sit
uation leg. a man driving a carr
it is ordinarily required to have
the rosary in hand to gain the
indulgences. The situation you
mention certainly comes under
the exceptions to the rule and
undoubtedly you could gain the
indulgences simply by having
the rosary in an apron pocket
or somewhere on your person.
It is presumed that the one
leading the rosary has the rosa
ny in his hand.
q. Why does the pastor talk
about money 50 mveh7 Why
cant he preach the word Of God
and give Us . rest from de-
rnsnds for money and fvnd.rsis-
ing psp-taIks? .
A. The pastor has the care of
the house and the service of
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-11-22

Money is an infinitely COM
pick subject. There is a story
of a priest who visited a cou-
pie with FIVE children: ages one
to five. He thoughtfully gave
each child a new crisp one dol
lar bill. The three year older
held the money in momentary
ecstasy. His eyes were widely
opened. He pressed the green
back to his lips and pronounced
%reverently the single word:
JESUS. No one doubts what
really rated in that family.
Money means different things
70 different people at different
ages. II almost always has
great emotional significance.
Children generally learn the
meaning of money from the inn
portance given ii around the
home. Money for many means
that they are loved, it may
mean self-sufficiency, respect,
power, strength, success, worth,
adulthood.
To have money may some
times mean that one will be
forgiven for traffic violations,
for crudeness and even crimes.
The meaning money has for the
individual will determine what
he will do with it in the future.
MONEY TELLS SECRETS
To a child money may mean
that when he is bad an allow
ance will be withheld, when he
is good money will be given
him, when his parents feel
good they are generous, when
they are in a bad mood they
pinch pennies.
When Nom overspends, Pop
develops a tantrum. When Pop
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utilize the highest degree par
ticular talents and experiences,
but also to give widespread rep
resentation to the work of the
Bishops. t.
The membership of the
NCWC Administrative Board
is a case in point. Ten Arch
bishops and Bishops are elect
ed at the general meeting to
constitute the membership of
this board. The four American
Cardinals are members ex of.
ficio. The elected members
meet later at the NCWC head
quarters and organize, choos-
ing a chairman. vice-chairman,
secretary and treasurer, and
naming individual members as
the episcopal chairmen of the
various NCWC departments.
But the election is for one
year. When the ten members Of
the board present their reports
AZ the next annual meeting,
the term Of each member is up.
According to established pro-
cedure, and to provide for ro-
tation on the Administrative
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@. In spite Of everything and
everyone believe | must mar.
~ The man | love. He has 81.
ways been q Catholic and he was
married by the priest but his
wife divorced him and msrried
some man out Of the Church.
He says he must be married in
the Church but the priest who
listened to our case said that !
should marry someone else and
implied that my husbands case
would take too long and TOO
much money TO solve.
A. All marriage cases should
be presented to the pastor and
(f necessary to the priests of
the Diocesan Tribunal. The
Church seeks happiness for ev-
eryone and if a marriage case
can solve a personal problem
the priests in the parish and
in the marriage court are de-
lighted. The marriage court
however must act in accordance
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reality of an adult world-rec-
ognizable also in %adolescents
of SO or so years old.
Listen When Money Talks
TO a child money may be his
means of buying his longed for
emancipation from his parents,
as wives sometimes work to be
independent of their husbands.
Money tells a tale. Sometimes
when a youngster leaves home
and seems to prefer paying
board elsewhere he is awk-
wardly expressing his desire
to accept responsibility and
may be torn between going
forth into a new life and his
desire to remain at home.
IL a child is earning a wage
and shares some adulthood he
should generally have more
voice in the family council and
more freedoms. If his early
emotional needs were success
fully met, the usual conflicts
of adolescence will quickly SUBJ
side, for money in itself is gen.
orally not the problem; con-
flicts, Illustrations, dissatisfac-
lions, deprivations are.
To understand children par
ents must first examine their
own attitude toward money,
must learn their child's
status at school, in social life,
with his rivals. Recognize his
failures, his successes. ~Investi-
gate how he spends his money,
on whom and for what he uses
it. Weekly allowances must be
carefully considered.
Too much money is worse
than too little money. Money
does speak. Too few listen;
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-11-22
SUPRE IA COURT
RECOGNITION

RECOGNITION i
This recognition of limitations
has been given statement in
recent decisions of the Supreme
Court of the United States:
"We hold that obscenity is not
within the area of constitution
ally protected speech or press"
(Roth v. United States, n S.
CT. 1904, Alberts VS.. California,
n S. CT. 1304-June "a, 1850
The decisions touching on this
subject are encouraging to
those who have been deeply
concerned over trends that
threatened to destroy the tradi-
tional authority exercised by
the State over expressions and
displays of obscenity.
Contrary to this trend, the
Count has held that there is
such a thing as obscenity sus-
ceptible of legal determination
and demanding legal restraint;
that laws f%orbidding the circu-
lation of obscene literature are
not as such in violation of the
Constitution; that the Federal
Government may ban such pub
locations from the mail; that a
state may act against obscene
literature and punish those who
sell or advertise it. The deci-
sions r~easserted the traditional
conviction that freedom of ex-
preston is exercised within the
defined limits of law. Obscen-
ity cannot be permitted as a
proper exercise of a basic hui
man freedom. Civil enactments
as well as the moral law both
Indicate that the exercise of
this freedom cannot be unre-
strained.
Ideally, we could wish that no
man-made legal restraints were
ever necessary. Thus, restraint
on any human freedom would
be imposed rather by ones own
reason than by external author
ity. In any case restraints best
justification is that it Is i'm
posed for the sake of a greater
freedom. Since, however, indi-
viduals do act in an irrespon-
sible way and do threaten social
and moral harm, society must
face its responsibility and ex-
ercise its authority. The exigen-
eies of social living demand it.
Continued Next Week.
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