The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-14

shops and Bishops of Latin
America lauding "the inyalu-
able services rendered by
Noticias Catolicas, the special
services in Spanish and Portu-
guese issued by the N.CsW.C.
Press Department. The Bishop
also remarked that a featured
speaker at the Catholic Press
Association convention last
May called the N.C.W.C. News
Service ''the best Catholic
service of world coverage on
the globe"
In addition to providing
steadily expanding coverage
of current news events, the
Bishop pointed out, the News
Service applied corrective
truth in several instances to
scotch false reports regarding
the Church and its work. The
service also made special eff
forts to report developments
around the country in the i'm
tensifying campaigns citizens
are waging against obscenity
in print.
SOCIAL T
international crises, threats
to world peace, the economic
recession, labor union pro-
blems, and racial tensions
were outstanding among mat
tiers that engaged the atten-
ton and study Of the N.C.W.C.
Department of Social Action,
Archbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle
of Washington, its episcopal
chairman, reported.
In dealing with these pro-
blsms, he said, staff men,
bers Of the department. issued
several policy statements, par
ticipsfsd in many meetings
and endeavorsd to spread
knowledge Of Catholic prin-
eipIss by talks and pvbIics-
fions.
The report recalled that the
1857 Labor Day Statement is
sued by the department en-
phasized the need for high
ethical standards in the labor
movement. It stressed the
need for rank-and-file activity
for the purpose of developing
principled leadership.
Msgr. George G. Higgins, di.
rector of the department, testi.
fled before a House Agricul-
ture Subcommittee on the
matter of imported Mexican
farm labor. He called atten-
ton to serious family pro-
blems created by this pro-
gram, citing the statement
of Mexican bishops in this re-
gard.
Archbishop o'BoyIe said On
important orssnizssional step
forward was taken during the
year with the formation Of the
National Catholic Social Ae-
tion Conferences. ifs purpose
is 70 stimulate and aid Amer
lean Catholic laymsn TO vn.
deTtake organized social aefiv.
ify. Headquarters will BE- a.
the N.c.W.c. and Mssr. His.
gins Is . member Of The con.
fsrsnee's board Of directors.
Other organizational activ-
ity on the part of the director
during the last year included
membership in the National
Committee on Migratory La
Dor, the United Auto Work
ers Public Review Board, the
American Motors Clergy
Panel, and the Labor Educa-
ton Committee on the Ethics
of Collective Bargaining. He
also attended eight national
meetings of major Importance
dealing with social and eco
nomic problems,
Father John F. Cronin, SIS,
associate director, concentrate
ed his activities on problems
connected with Catholic So
cial education, the Archbish-
op said. He lectured at vari-
Gus seminaries, including the
North American College in
Rome; worked with incipient
Catholic employer groups,
and revised extensively his
1880 publication, Catholic So
cial Principles. He also con-
tinued his work with organi-
cations and individuals con-
cerned with problems posed
by world communism.
The report recalled that the
Catholic Association for In.
tsrnsfionsl Pssee had issued
policy statements on The Unit.
ed States and the Refugees;
United States Foreign Trade
Policy; and the Latin Amsrl.
can Disarmament Proposal.
The Annual Peace Award
was conferred on Father Ray
mond MCGOWAN. former d.