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changed one landlord for an
other. They receive a salary
with a promise of profits but
that's all.
The peasants are beginning
10 realize what's happening.
In the early months of the
regime they had absolute
faith in their beloved Fidel.
They didn't care about Cas-
tro's broadsides against the
us, or about Cuban trade
missions scurrying to all parts
of the communist world or
about the Invitation to
Khrushchev to visit Havana.
NOR WERE THEY concern
ed about Castro's suppression
of free speech and free press
and political opposition. They
simply wanted to own a piece
of land so as To produce
enough food to support their
families. But months passed
and FideI failed to give them
the land.
Now they are not sure of
their Fidel. For instance, i'm
mediately after he seized the
American-owned King ranch
In Cuba, some 500 poverty
stricken peasants moved onto
the property. Castro's men or
dered them off, telling them
that this was a State-owned
cooperative farm.
THE PEASANTS refused to
bulge, saying that Fidel had
Continued on Page 81
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Democratic Nominee

Last week the Democrats chose their nominee
for president.
Senator John r. Kennedy swept TO an overwhelm-
ing victory. az he had predicted. and apparently had
his wav on the Vice-Presidential candidate as well.
IN PASSING, it might be an interesting study TO at
tempt TO substantiate the opinion that the Masss-
chusettes candidate was not really the delegates true
choice in view of the decisiveness of his victory. But
that is not our purpose here.
Senator Kennedy said in his acceptance speech:
"Mv decisions on every public policy will be my own
AS an American, a Democrat and a free man"
THIS should SET the record straight once
again on how a Catholic may serve his country obJec-
lively in any capacity. The Senator's l4-year record
was invoked to confirm this statement.
Kennedy also said: u hope that no American,
considering the really critical issues facing this coun-
try. will waste his franchise by voting either for me or
against me solely on account of my religious afflll-
atom
This affirms a point made often in recent months
BY Catholic leaders and writer's. AS we enter the cam
paign it is well to keep it in mind.
1T WOULD BE WRONG for Catholic to vote for
candidate SOLELY because he is Catholic, just as it is
wrong to vote against such a person solely for Religious
reasons.
Catholic voters are not priest-ridden. Priests and
Catholic laymen will vote for both parties. Catholics
will rot vote for John Kennedy SOLELY because he is
Catholic. Catholicism will naturally enter into our
feelings about him. but whether we vote FOR or
AGAINST him will be determined by many consider
atoms.
DURING THE MONTHS to come, all our people
should make it clear to our ~neighbors that Kennedy
does not get our vote automatically simply because
he is Catholic.
On the other hand. if we favor his candidacy we
will not be bluffed out of voting for him just to avoid
the charge that we are unduly influenced by our
common religious faith.
BUT BEFORE WE make a final judgment, we
shall await the elaboration of the Republican Con-
vention, see what their candidate has to say, compare
it with the platform of Senator Kennedy, Then in
November, we shall make our choice according to the
dictates of our Individual consciences as to what will
benefit our country. CAT.
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The Yardstick
,..4 aes4s
Public Versus
Private Spending
by Msgr. George G.. Higgins

TO being sold to individuals.
PRO FESSoR eALsRAiTH
wasn't the first economist to
say were spending too much,
proportionately spe &,
In the private sector of our
economy end too little in the
public sector. Many of his
professional colleagues have
said substantially the same
thing, but Galbraith said it in
such a way as to attract the
attention not only of eco
nomists and other social
scientists but of thoughtful
citizens In all walks of life.
The publication of Gal
braiths book IN 1858 started
a national discussion or de-
bate or this issue of public
versus private spending. More
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tainly the Founding Fathers
of America created a mar
velous working arrangement
under which the proper bal
ance can be sought with con.
fident hope that it will, in
each PARTICULAR case, be
found.
In seeking that right bal
ance. Catholics, Protesta n t S
and Jews must work together.
Otherwise, they leave open
the way for se~cularism and
i%rreligion TO reign.
Canada, too, has developed
some splendid insights in this
matter, and there is much
that Americans can learn
from our northern neighbor.
ARCHBISHOP HURLEY
concluded by saying that JUS
tice requires that we give
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Sum and Substance:
Cuban Peasants Begin
To Mistrust Fidel
bv FIR. John B. Sheerin, esp.

of the Cuban people, the
Christian Democratic Move
ment joined enthusiastically
in the great national work of
renewal, and praised and fer
vently praises the positive ac-
compliShments of the Revo-
luton: a restoration of ad-
ministrative honesty. concern
for the impoverished classes,
the redemption of national
sovereignty, etc"
TODAY, HOW r, the
Christian Democrats In Cuba
have turned against Castro
because The fruitful creative
impulse OF the Revolution has
become more and more dark
ened by some negative as
poets which have clouded the
picture
One of the worst aspects of
the present situation is the
treatment of the peasants.
Castro promised them that
they would become owners
of the land on which they had
been working previously for
starvation salaries. In the new
Cuba, according to the rebel
leader, the land-owning peas
ants would be well-fed.
BUT he HAS FAILED to
live up to his glowing prom
ises. He has been turning over
appropriated lands to the
State, which operates them
as cooperative farms. The
peasants have simply ex-
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q. Why is a priest allowed
70 bar members of the Negro
race from parish social setivi-
ties? How about love thy
neighbour
A. The greatest virtue of all
is charity, as you state. There
seems TO be a growing tenden-
cy to deny it TO the hard
pressed pastor of souls (See
The Church and the Suburbs
Greedy If he is a builder
he is called mercenary and if
he does not build he is called
lazy The modern pastor is eX-
pected to be an expert in
many areas of administration,
organization and service as
we'll as in theology and spir-
itual matters. In VARYING de-
Rrees IT has always been so
since St. Paul stated that the
priest should be all things to
all men, The priest as such
cannot be identified with any
special group (e.g, manage
ment or labor, Republicans or
Democrsts) but he must be in
terested in Christian social
principles in the areas Of
commerce, industry and poll
tics. Similarly the priest
must be concerned with racial
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er of MethodiSm, was born in
Epworth, England, in 1908,
and became a priest of the
Church of England in 1923.
The birthday of Methodism
is usually given as May "a,
1888, at a prayer meeting in
London, but a list of rules
was first drawn ZIP for his
followers in 1889. The branch
OF the Church of England was
not recognized as a separate
church legally until 1884, but
American begi innings had
been initiated as early as
1860. The Protestant Church
es of America" by John A.
Harden is divided into three
parts. Major Protestant De
nominations treated at some
length, Minor two or three
pages and Statistics mem
bership, church giving, etc..
Send questions to Father
Edward r. Healy, Inquiry Cor
ner, The Catholic Times, Box
$50, Columbus is, Ohio.
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every man his due, respect
his life and all its powers
and expressions, his right to
worship, to eat, to earn, to
own. TO marry and heget and
educate, to enjoy liberty of
soiourn, movement and as
ISOLATION"
But. Archbishop Hurley
added, justice alone is not
enough. Something else is
necessary to make happy
harmony possible in any ma.
ton that something being
charity, love. And this love Is
the peculiar quality of the
City of Cod and must be
vividly reflected in the pc.
litical community"
To show forth that love Is
a prime duty of every rellgs
Ious person.
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recently the scope of this dis
cussion has been expanded to
cover the broader question az
to what our national pur-
pose" really is and what it
ought TO be.
THIS CONTINUING discus
sion about our national pur-
pose" cannot help but serve
a useful purpose-if it is car
RED on effectively and with
out partisan rancor or bitter
ness. But there's the rub.
Even at this preliminary
stage of the debate there ls
some reason to fear that be-
fore long it will degenerate
into a name-calllng contest.
This would be a very unfortu~
nate turn of events.
The lead editorials in the
June 20 and 81 issues of the
Wall Street Journal are a
good indication of what we
may be in for once the debate
begins to pick UP steam.
ONE OF THESE editorials
badly confuses the issue of
public versus private spending
by making it appear that
those who favor greater
spending for public goods and
services are dangerous "liber-
ais" bent on doing away with
private enterprise and sub.
stituting some form OF col
lectlvism In its place. The
other editorial goes so far az
to suggest that all of this talk
about our national purpose"
is inherently dangerous.
Indeed" the Journal warns
its readers, lone of the diff.
culties with the whole dis
cussion is that it so easily
turns to collectivism. Once
you abandon the idea that
our national purpose is, as
always, best expressed in the
maximum freedom of our in.
dividual lives. you almost
necessarily start advocating
compulsion. There isn't any
other choice. What is so
strange in the light of our
past, and so frightening for
our future, is that so many
people - including intel
lectuals-are quite prepared
TO choose collectivism."
THIS IS A frivolous answer
to the urgent question as to
how much of our national in.
come, roughly speaking,
should be spent in the public
sector of our economy and
how much in the private Sec
tor. In answering this ques.
ton, the Journal would have
been entitled to say, if If
wanted to. that those who
favor an increase in public
spending at the present time
are misguided or mistaken.
Continued on Page 81
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Still Being Captured

Thsi third week in July has been proclaimed nv
President Eisenhower as Captive Nations Week.
STATISTICS TELL us that in 1889 out of a world
population of 81 billion the Communist empire num-
bered ITO million souls.
But as of 1853 there are 965 million people under
Communist rule out of a world population of 2.6 bill
lion. In other words, the Red Empire has increased over
five times In size in 20 years.
THIS FACT was made even more striking in a
February issue of the Chicago Daily Tribune by the
use of colored maps showing how the red Communism
dominates the world. OF particular concern is the
plight of the nine captive nations: Albania. Bulgaria,
Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Hungary. Latvia, Lithuania,
Poland and Romania.
The capture of other nations by Russian power
and intrigue is not over. 1t can and will continue un-
less we are aroused TO stop it.
CUBA Is A current example. We all see how the
Communist line is making a chaos out of a land tied
to us by geography and religion.
In Guatemala a few wears ago a Communists coup
was prevent bv the loving people of that
country. The influence of the Church was instrumental
in bringing if about.
But in Cuba, ii would seem that the leaders of the
come from outside.
THE INFLUENCE of public opinion and pressure
must never be understimated. The manifesto for Cap
tive Nations Week appeals to Americans to be aware
of the vital Importance of our allies in Communist
dominated lands in the worldwide conflict with the
forces of tyranny. Further, it asks us to pledge our
selves to helping all captive peoples IN their struggle
for freedom. a
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-07-22
Inquiry Corner
Can Parish
Bar Negroes?
by FIR. Healey

Justice and the practice of
Christian charity between the
races. In trying TO please the
extremists in any of these
areas he would be forgetting
his priestly character. In his
efforts to work out Christian
patterns for interracial social
activities ne must consider
the environment. OF course he
can make mistakes in these
difficult decisions, but the
principal work of the priest
is no; the correction of social
problems. In what we might
call the fringe areas of his
priestly work (e.g social ac-
tivitles such as dances, bingo
parties, picnics) he must try
to work for the common good
of all souls in his care as he
judges best. II you think he
is wrong. pray for him. In the
matter of Mass and the sac
raments any discrimination
could not be justified.
q. When did the Methodist
Church begin? Where can I
find information on the vari-
Gus Protestant churches, their
origin, teachings, etc?
A John Wesley, the found
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-07-22

Two years ago, in his
thought-provoking book,
The AffIuent Society. eco
nomist John K. Galbraith
of Harvard University
said that we must find a way
to remedy the poverty which
afflic.s us in public services
and which is in such increas-
Ingly bizarre contrast with our
affluence in private goods"
The meaning of private
goods" in this context is oh
vious, Public services would
include schools, hospitals,
slum clearance and urban
redevelopment. sanltati ton.
parks, Fairgrounds, museums
and "a thousand other things
that do not LEND themselves
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has be refully cultivated
in re- lrs in the propa-
ganda )AU Protest
ants a.. Other Americans
United for Separation Of
Church and State.
TWO THINGS about POAU
should be kept carefully IN
mind. First. POAU does not
represent most Anne rican
Protestants. Second what
POAU says about Catholic
attitudes is almost invariably
in error.
When the truth is known,
Catholics, Protes tants and
Jews find themselves in gen
eral agreement on separation
of church and state.
Nobody wants church-state
union.
Nobody, on the other hand,
wants hostility between gov
eminent and religion.
WHAT EVERY sens Bile
person wants is mutually
helpful cooperation between
the two, each keeping to its
proper sphere.
Questions do arise about
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spheres. But reasonable citI-
zens can hammer out the
right answers on the anvil of
calm discussion.
The best single statement
! have seen of this whole
problem recently came from
the Catholic archbishop of
Durham, South Africa.
Archbishop Denis E. Hur-
ley. IN a sermon in his cathe-
dral, said that the division
of authority between church
and state is human liberty's
greatest safeguard. He put
the matter in these words:
THE spiritual ruler is de-
MED political force. SO he
must rule by moral persva-
sion.
THE political ruler rs de-
nied spiritual sovereignty, 50
he must bow his head TO q law
higher than his own.
Political rulers have often
found This . frustrating bust.
ness, and many an honest
man has gone To me sslIows
because in The name Of God
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EDITORIALS
Jesus Grandmother

According to a tradition that dates from $50 AD-
Joachim and Anne, who were to be the parents of Our
Lady. had been childless for so many years they were
considered unworthy in the sight of God. The ancient
Jews looked upon a barren marriage as a disgrace and
sign of divine disapproval.
EVEN JoAcHiMs gift to the temple was re-
jected and as a result he intensified his prayers, fast
ing. and other acts of penance. Anne did likewise and
begged God to deliver her from childlessness.
God heard her prayer and she and Joachim
brought into the world that most project creature the
Blessed Virgin Mary.
VEN THOUGH we know so very little about
Saint Anne, whose feast we celebrate next Tuesday,
she has enjoyed great popularity in Catholic devotion.
She is the patron of women IN labour and also of un-
married women, who wish TO change that state.
Catholics on the North American continent have a
special reason for generating Saint Anne because her
shrine at Beaupre, t~wenty-miles east of Quebec City,
is one of the most famous in the world.
THE HRlNE OF AIN Anne de Beaupre dates
from 1853 when a French Canadian was miraculously
cured while building a chapel IN her honor. This
shrine is often called the "Lourdes of America" and
has been visited by millions of pilgrims.
All this is by way Of saying that the life of Saint
Anne shows once again that with God all things are
possible if only we have faith and will allow Him
to work His wonders in us. - A
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dirty while eating Some
times he wants to be helped,
sometimes to eat by himself.
This again is not a whlm but
normal behavior.
Be sure the child has the
right tools to eat with-short
ones, straight ones. Let him
drink when thirsty if it is
within reason. If you give him
a new liquid let him try it
first. If he rejects it mix it
with other acceptable ones.
Expect him TO vomit OCCASION
ally. This again is normal for
a youngster and it adds to his
comfort.
IF A CHILD is forced to eat
spoonful by spoonfuls there is
an almost automatic traction
of the stomach. In time this
becomes a habit. Remember
there is no food that is indis-
pensable each one can be
replaced. If he refuses a cer-
tain food in one day, do not
serve it the very next day. He
will merely refuse it again
and again. Wait a few days, A
few weeks.
Do not offer several new
foods at the same meal. He
has to adapt slowly to new
things. Do not show him the
new food in a large quantity.
This seems to brighten chill
dren and makes it easier for
them to refuse it.
Continued on Page 81
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he dared 10 say 10 his prince:
Thou shalt NOT
Spiritual leaders have
sometimes yielded to the
temptation to Usurp and ab-
serb the political kingdom
-. Them the spiritual lead
ey who had hoped TO run the
political kingdom like q priest
ended up by running the
Kingdom of God like a pclifi.
clan.
THE tchureh-ststel duality
is, without doubt the great
est safeguard of human l;ber-
~, although God knows it is
not easy TO observe il faith
folly in every detail, 70 give
the proper balance Of loyalty
TO The city Of God ard the city
Of man :.
No, it is not easy, but GER
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petite. Each part of the body
is related to the other.
The digestive tract, how
ever, is especially connected
with the nervous system. A
great JOY, sorrow or fear af-
fects the appetite of anyone,
but especially the child. The
adult can express himself,
and so relieve his emotions.
The child does not have that
facility-he is swamped with
emotions.
THERE ARE INSTANCES
where this conflict between
child and mother have been
80 injurious to the child that
1t Was necessary to separate
the two for a period of weeks
or even months. Consistently
the child's appetite would re-
turn after the separation and
after being allowed a new
freedom to develop at his own
pace.
This conflict can be avoid
ed. The child should eat in an
atmosphere of ease, serenity
and gaiety. If not, the food
could do more harm than
good. The desire for food is
not a whim = it is a need,
and when the child needs it
he will seek ii.
TRY, HOWEVER, to give
him what he likes, in the
quantity he likes. IF possible
let him sometimes eat by
himself. Expect him to get
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Castro is asking for
trouble. 1t won't be long
before he gets it and
when II comes, he will
find it awfully hot to
handle. The United States has
been patient and forbearing
in It's attitude for many long
months but Congress will I'M
doubtedly give the President
the power to put the squeeze
on Castro by cutting the sugar
quota.
Moreover, he can call upon
the other American nations
to take joint military action
under the Caracas agreement.
Under that pact, the Ameri-
can nations can take military
action "in the face of a com
munist threat" That Castro's
regime is q communist threat
is only too obvious.
IN THINKING about the
troubles in Cuba, it's neces-
sary to draw a clear distinc-
tion between the good social
revolution that swept Castro
into power and the repre-
hensible Marxist regime that
has emerged from that revo-
luton.
| would venture to say that
most Cuban Catholics support
ed the original revolution. Gu
ba's Shristisr Demo cratic
Movement, on June 4, 1860,
said: Like the large majority
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Making Marriage Click
Child Will Not Eat If
Conflict Exists With Mother
by Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

my child, though not sick,
refuses 70 eat. We trY little
persuasfiens, and tell him
stories. fiatter him, but
sometimes he sxasperstes me
and | slap him. Each meal
now LASTS about ar hour.
don't know what 70 do"
Mrs. n. @.
The problem could be
one of conflict between
you and the child. This
conflict may have been
repeated day after day
until it has become a habit.
Perhaps it started when the
child was forced TO eat faster
than he wanted to or was fed
In the midst of noise or ex-
element or In an uncomfort-
able position. He may have
been forced to eat what he
disliked.
THERE USUALLY is an
emotional problem with a
child who has the habit of re.
fuslng food, Eating is just
about a child's first contact
with the world. And his
mother is mainly the one who
is around during feeding
time.
The child is drawn toward
food of necessity. But if he
feels neglected, if he loses a
feeling of security. the emo
tlons set in and he loses ap-
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If Catholics, Prot e S t
ants and Jews are not to
be forever talking at
cross-purposes, one thing
that must be clarified is
church-state separation.
Speci fieaIly Jews and
Protestants must realize that
Catholics do not oppose
church-state separation, but
favor it.
INDEED THE history of the
Catholic Church is in large
part a recital of the Church's
agonizing struggle to free re-
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ligion from
the grip of
political rul-
ers-to give
to Cae S a r
only W h a t
b e ongs to
Ca e sar, so
that to God
can be Civ
en- what be
| o & $ o
Eod
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