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LOUISVILLE, SATURDAY JULY 16, 1921..
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DEMOCTRATJO VOTERS AGAINST JUDGE GREGORY.
AVith tho primary drawing near tlio Democratic City anil County
Committee could eliminate ono Important contest, wliich contest Is
caused by tlio mistaken and Ill-advised course Just pivvlous to tjic
convention. L. J). Greene, candidate for County Judge, in tlio
principal sufferer because of the committee' mistaken action. At
the eleventh hour Mr. Grecno was tlio only candidate and because
of liis opuhirity with the younger typo of Democracy and inde
pendent voters the Intended selection was widely accredited. And
at this eleventh hour tho delegates knew of no other candidate.
Then in tho convention, to tho surprise of many, tho name of
Judge .lames V. Gregory was sprung, and as it afterwards developed
-many delegate had been approached by James Fiihcy, Secretary of
the committee, asking their support for Gregory. Now if there is
ono thing repulsive to lical Democracy it is "fixed" 'conventions or
"flxed" primaries, and tho remarks of Mr. Jiimcir It. DuflUi at a
meeting of tho committee and candidates Monday is especially ap
plicable to this case, Sir. Duflbi said "between Democrats absoluter
fairncKS must prevail whether In convention or primary." If Mr.
Fahoy's action In using the weight and Influence, of tho committee
working for Gregory was not ofllcial it must bo rcpudiated, mid
if It'wns ofllcial tho committee luu done n great wrong to Mr.
Greene, jind at tho same time paved the way for future wrongs.
Again, Juilgo Gregory, as tho Democratic City and County Com
mittee must know, Is unpopular with Louisville and Jefferson
county Democracy. Just four years ago Gregory in public speeches
denounced tho then Democratic administration, characterizing "the
I"ollco Department, the Sheriff's ofllce nnd other branches of tho
city and county administration as parts of a cursed political ma
chine. These bitter attacks of Juilgo Gregory "were circulated in
pamphlet form by tho Republican Campaign Committee. Ills nom
ination for County Judge would be an insult to the, jnen who com
prised tlio last Democratic administration. The. men responsible
for his indorsement at the convention owe- It to the Democratic
party to withdraw Gregory and right', the convention wrong.
ARE DREAMS TQJGOME TRUE?
REPUBLICAN
Machine Having Open and AVIdc-
spread Mutiny Right In Its
, Itanks.
Joe KIrwan, Nick Denunzio, Judge
Yiiiigluin and Matt Holt Iead
Insurgents.
Pity Poor Judge Quia Trying to De.
- fend Near Mnyor Smith's Ad-ministrtalon.
NEGROES
Alt 13 ()X AVARPATII.
icrife?
It's certainly amusing to note the
desperate efforts of tho Republican
machine organ to keep under cover
and minimize the knock down and
drag out contests going on la tho
local G O. P. ranks. The Herald
professes to bo busy keeping track
of any dissensions in tho Demo
cratic lines, and thus far has only
been able to dig up a little tilt be
tween Judge Arthur AVallace and
Attllla Cox for Chancery Judge. Of
course tho poor old Heraldi Is trying
to obey the dictates of Ches, Matt
trail all day long. This Is none
other than Nick Denunzlo, candi
date for Jailer against Searcy's man
Dover, and thus far Nick has re
fused to accept the compromises
offered by the machine bosses to let
up on his attacks. Tho old gag
methods were first used In his case
at. the convention. He was ridden
over rough shod and his friends
were told that tho machine would
mo enough negro repeaters' to beat
Xlck or any of tho other antl
uuii'hine candidates In the primary.
Thus 'far the bluff has failed to
work. Nfck Vaughan for Police
Judge. ex-AMerman AVllllam Zelser
and ' Jack Thomas for Representa
tives are also causing some worry
to the machine. Nathan Howell
and A. H. Field for Magistrate are
bucking the machine and bo Is AV.
It. Leight for Constable.
And this is not all. In the Board
of Aldermen KIrwan and Gnau
were dropped because they wouldn't
bow to tho Searcy-Chilton orders,
and Harlan, Schardeln. and AVIllson
were dropped for some unknown
reason. To replace KIrwan tho"
machine . selected v Joseph. AV. TOr-
peytvYardmastcr'rof the LV-& N.4
railroad, as a candidate for Alder
man. Then came the laughable
part. Tho class of "patriots" who
belong to Old Glory, Sweet Liberty
and the other fanatic organiza
tions, and who are great defenders
of the ling in times of ieaoe, be
gan to address Torpey as "Brothor."
Torpey's candidacy became a joke
with his many friends and he was
"kidded" so much about being
coupled up with tho "bunk patriots"
that he Tan out at the eleventh
hour, and thus far the Herald has
failed to mention that a machine
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panying the prelate on a motor
dr've through a park when fhey
heard cries from the river. Seeing
mo gin struggling in the water the
priests throw of their coats, leaped
in and pulled her to safety.
PROSPECTS 1JRIGHTEX.
CENTENARY
Will dove of peace finally come to Ireland after her Jong and
momentous struggles for freedom?
Three of tho principal Allied na
tions, Great Britain, France and
Italy, have ofllclally .signified their
acceptance of President Harding's
invuanon 10 IlOllI a confercneo nn
limitation of ' armaments, while
China has Indicated her readiness
to participate In a conference rel
atlvo to Far Eastern affairs. Japan
fs the only ono of tho Alllea which
has not placed herself on record as
being ready to take part In tho
Washington conference, but it Is ex
pected In ofllcial circles here that
her acceptance will be communicat
ed to the United States Government.
In Government clrc'es It anneurs to
be the consensus of opinion that the
meottng at Washington will bo at
tended by some of tho most prom
inent statesmen Of tho world.
The Osservatore Romano, the or
gan of the Vatican, prints a semi
official note warmly congratulating
President Harding on tho initiative
he has taken for an International
conference on the limitation of arm
aments. The American President's
action, say the note. Is Identical
with that which Pope Benedict took
In August, 1971, when His Holiness
wrote to the Powers with the object
of ending the war, and' it adds that
tho Pope will experience the liveliest
pleasure In seeing his prayers real
ized under tho powerful initiative
of tho United States.
The Thl.nl Order r St, Frmu.ts
Founded Seven Hundred
A'eai-H.
Has Heen an Important, and Potent
Factor in AVorld's Social ' '
Regeneration.
Through Imitation or Tills Saint
Lies Every Hope of Future,
Salvation. '
THE HOLY FATHER'S LETTER.
nnd tho "Governor," "who control favorite withdrew. In the women's
and oversee Rb political activities,
but thus far the machine organ's
efforts to cause trouble In the Dem
ocratic lines have only furnished
amusement to the public, which
realizes that Ches, Matt and tho
"Governor" are using tho old stere
otyped methods to cause dissension.
If tho Herald was really sincere in
trying to dig us political fights
what a field there is right in the
Republican ranks? From present
indications the Democratic contests
will narrow down a few, but tho.
Republican troubles with withdraw
als and attacks on the machine aro
multiplying dally.
For tho first time In eight years
or since Marshall Bullitt buckeu
the machine Ches Searcy and his
aides are facing open and down
right mutiny in tho ranks, and to
top it all off tho mutiny is wiue-
organizat!oi Miss Hattlo Hoffman,
a popular young lady, who has
starred in 'ccal dramatic produc
tions, was director general of the
women's activities In the Repub
lican organization. It is said some
of the bon ton element wanted
control, and presto! the Scarcy
Chllton machine removes Miss Hoff
man without even an apology and
Mrs. Aubroy Cossar was appointed
In hor stead. Now heres the Joke.
Mrs. Cossar hns sailed for Europe
nnd Miss Hoffman's friends feel the
slight worse than ever.
Judging from all Of tho above
ono would think that the Herald
was really overlooking some nasty
faction lights in tho ranks, hut the
real, real trouble that is worrying
Ches, Matt and .the "Governor" is
the negro question, and the poor
old machine organ wasn't oven al-
Mireild.' Matt J. Holt, a Clean and . u tn montlnn thnt nishnn fiari'
active Republican, whom the Her-a distinguished colored divine from
aid dare not attack, Is fighting the Chicago, was hero lecturing In tlio
Searcy-Chilton machine tooth and jntrr0St8 0r -vilson Lovett, the. n-
nail, and questions the right of the Kro candidate for Legislature
machine to select a hand-picked RnI1Mt Sco(t( ,i. 1Uachlne white
ticket in a rump convention. Mr. nominee. The Chicago colored
Holt is a candidate for Judge Of the niuhon nlsn throw ft lmnmpmnir
Criminal Court against Judge Bur-,jnto the ranks ot the ncpubllcans
covin, the machine selection. An-'i,y advislnc the -necroes to desert
pther of the u. u. iv uiu uui
whom the Herald will not even
refer to Is Joseph R. Kirwan,
President of tho Board of Alder
men and candldato for Sheriff
against Gray, tho machine selection.
Those that know Joe KIrwan. and
he is widely known, know him to
be a. clean and aggressive tighter
,n.i Ma nwnrri In the Board of Al
dermen mado bis friends with tho
puldlc, but not with the maciime.
In tho phone ordinance flght Mr.
KIrwan "bucked" tho near Mayor
and Searcy-Chilton machine when
they advocated the gougo raise of
the telephone companies. Further
more ho questioned the right of
Joe Lawton, tho Ctty Attorney, to
address tho Board bt Aldermen
advocating the raise of the Tele
phone' Company, hen ho should
havo been representing the people
and opposing the raise. Lawton Is
the machlno candidate for Common
wealth's Attorney,
Also denying lite ngni or ne.
Mass nnd the "Governor" to say
Just who and who shall not run
for office on the Republican tlckot
are Attorney WllllfmV Earl for
judge of the Crhiflnapourt nnrl
Les c. Roberts ?of Sheriff . Next
cotH Attorney Lkwrlmco Speck
ntann. -who refuses '-tohow- to the
rilw of the mch!ne and the
Hernia boycott, announcing- for
Couaty Jtd against THchr, tH
nwchina nelson, Ntt come the
antintwhine candidal who 13
rtlrriaK P wot troflblo; than a
w rincw Jn kkto tar Jolll;
flht it could v en on hto1
the Republican party If Lovcttl
doesn't get a fair deal In the pri
mary. The audience adopted reso
lutions, defying the machine to beat
Lovett by unfair method and an
nounced that the negro men and
women of the Tenth ward com
prised 90 per cent, ot the voters
In .that district. Furthermore one
of the colored gentlemen addressing
tho audlerice said that Scott, tho
machine nomine', sewed buttons on
pants for a living, while Lovett
was nn educated man and could
better represent. Louisville, nnd his
district. Tho negroes are wild In
their enthusiasm for Lovett's can
didacy, and It's a safe bet that the
Republican League is now working
ovortlme in trying to dig up enough
Frankfort pentitentlary residents
and dead nogro8 to beat Lovett In
the primary. Watch that fight, but
dont' watch the Herald for any of
the particulars.
Tho candidacy of Judge Huston
Quln. who proposes to desert the
Court ot Appeals bench, is not prov
ing tho strong card tho machlno
hoped, and! the -fact that Quln has
to defend near Mayor Smith- and
the present "reform" crowd Is not
exactly calculated to put much
"pep" or confidence in him. (As
long as the Judi;e could run on 'his
spotless reputation and his; esnoussl
of the Blue Sunday Laws all would
bf wellt IBu't here comes a snoe,
and the snag was furnished by
Sarcy ft Co, l Indorsing the
Smithy adnvtotatraUon at. the Rh
pubVica Marrmio4a. Jttdpw Qafa
In hi oTvaiirn rteeebei will hare
tb dftfeiwrl the. Kej-rfone. police, the I
"hick" 'ilremcn and tho greatest
lire loss in Louisville's history, tho
dirty streets and alleys, and the
protection and encouragement of
tho vicious and gambling negro by
the present "reform" ndntinlstrn
tion." AVhat a Job that will bo for
Quln and' what a picnic It will bo
for Overton Harris, the Democratic
nominee, to pin Quln down to an
swering Just what ho thinks on the
ibovoooaplodukii.'tlw'lIlKheirttJrx
rate m ttie country.
When ono considers tho coming
campaign it can readily be seen
that there are only one or two es
sentials necessary for Democratic
success. Tho first is to let Mr.
Harris go-right out and carry the
fight to Quln, Searcy & Co., calling
a spade where it Is a spade, etc.
The first duty however, will be for
tho Democratic City and County
Committee to eliminate some of tho
present primary contests, eliminat
ing Judge Gregory whoso mistaken
candidacy can Bo charged first to
the City and County Committee di
rect. One or two, other races can
be adjusted, and If there are any
real contests left (not considering
iiww ror Mayor as a contestant)
then let's have a primary that will
stand out as a model for fairness
und nn expose of the Searcy-Chilton
fiasco. There is no gainsaying the
fact that the peoplo aro with the
Democratic party this time, and tho
present committee can retain that
confidence and support in Novem
ber. Hardly a week passes without
some citizen is shot or assaulted
by a Keystoner, last week L. Karem
being assaulted by a policeman.
&everal witnesses testifying that the
policeman was soused. That there
may bo some grounds for this fact
Is shown by Mr. Karera's statement
that he had to insist on his own
irrest to get the matter lwifore the
authorities. This week a wild
youth' is shot by a policeman, who
was in citizen's clothes and In a
soft drink stand two or more miles
away from his own neighborhood.
Between highwaymen's and Key
stoners' Wild AVest ahooting esca
pades the lives of our citizens are
constantly in danger. Right here
wo want to mention, though, how
"Governor" Burlingame and his
Board of Safety discouraged -target
practice of one of the comedv cona.
Patrolman McDonnell, of the "Point,
In full uniform and full other
wise, had his badge tacked to a
fence post and was taking pot shots
at It to prove his aim, when he
was stopped, by citizens who
claimed he was missing his mark
and making It real dangerous for
thorn. The board in passing on the
case never complimented the offi
cer for his "diligence, but Judging
from past performances will re
Instate him as a detective in the
near future.
IRELAND
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De A'alera and Peace .Delegates
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Lciivo DubllrQe Meet Lloyd
,ticrxe.
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commander-in-chief of the Irish
Republican army, and Richard Mul-
cahj-i, chief of staff, will not attend
the London conferenco In the Sinn
Fein delegation. The delegates, I
am advised, will be De Valera and
Arthur Griffith, in company with
two of the Southern Unionists who
participated in the Mansion House
conference here Sir Maurice Dock-
rell and Sir Robort AVoods.
All.Ireland-Js-propar-lng-4o.-colj
orate tho big victory of th truce.
irm,, ,,v,rf, ,.,', ,, , ,T Nevertheless there Is general recog
Hopes England AMU Abandon UsoUltlon that everything for peace de-
AA1TXESSED DIG VARADE.
Force to Overcome National
Right.
pernls on the London conferenco
The fear of the members of the
Irish , Republican army Is that Pre
mier Lloyd George will hedge at
tho last moment and will trim his
nromlRp.s. T.hrfo tVio iWoi, t
Sntlsfnctlon Felt by tlio People of publican army chiefs have hail a
Dr. AVm. B. Dohorty has returned
from a visit to his son. Dr. AV.
Brown Doherty, In New York City,
and on the Fourth of July wit
nessed the great procession of the
many divisions of tho American As
sociation for Recognition of the
Irish Republic. To tho Kentucky
Irish American Dr. Doherty said:
"From 9 o'clock ot 2 o'clock tho
friends ot tho Irish Republic
marched men, women and chil
dren by the thousands on Fifth
avenue from Elshth streot to Cen
tral Park, carrying banners em-
blamatic of American and Irish free
dom. The sidewalks wore lined
with cheering thousands. At Cen
tral Park, rousing and invigorating
speeches by brilliant orators and
tho reading of tho Declaration of
Independence marked the end of a
memorial day with tho largest pro
fession In the cause of Irish free
dom ever witnessed in New York.
I-Manv of those who witnessed the
enthusiasm displayed, like myself,
could not fall to believe that the
spirit of the Irish people for free
dom Is undying and unconquer
able."
CHICKEN GALORE.
England Over Uultimato
RESULTS.
THOMAS 1). CLAIRE.
Funeral services of Thomas D.
Claire, retired insurance man and
a Colonel on Gov. J. a AV. Bock
ham's utaff, who died Saturday after
noon of heart disease at his home,
110 AVest St. Catherine street,
were conducted Monday morning at
Sacred Heart church, ot which he
was a pioneer and faithful member.
Mr. Claire" had been 111 ot heart dis
ease for several months, and tho
heat was given as a contributing
cause. Born in Ireland, seventy-ono
years ago, he came to Louisville in
his young manhood and lived, an
active and useful life. Ho served
with various insurance agencies and
took an active parf in politics. He
was also active in work of the
Knights ot Columbia, hawing held
jnemlrhlp In Council No, 390 tor
Bkaay year. He M survived by hU
special order transmitted through
tho countryside to hold the organi
zation Intact.
Dublin .Sunday night experienced
ft' rnlaxntlnn nt flm .fnrmm- rlct.l lfj
' clpline, but after midnicht there
PREPARES FOR-CELEBRATION, wo prolonged outbursts of ma-
ichlno gun fire. It could not be
. ascertained whether tliero were any
' casualties, I was privileged to nt-
"I will be in London for a con- tend",t,,,le "'"" of the Irish
Sion'nTvT T"UniiW '-.Sn'rmeK oTSTr.sTgS
Eanonn Do Valera." I erals were held and finishing
This, telegram to David Lloyd touches given to tho truce prenara
George, Prime Minister, was read to Hon. A number of staff officers
the House of Commons Monday i waited outside to take dispatches to
evening amldflt wild cheeifei from the their commands In the country dis
members, trlcts.
Tho Irish delegation to leave Dub-! According to the war regulations
tin Tuesday, accompanying Presi- nobody can travel more than twenty
dent de Valera, will include Arthur miles In an automobile from the
Grifnth, Robert Barton and Austin point of registration, but yestordny
otack. teveninir cars wprp trnitlnc nt tlio
Mr. Barton, who has Just been re- doors fo convoy tho courle's to the
leased from a British prison, is a four corners ot Ireland. The driv-
wickiow landowner. Formerly hie ers of the cars were supplied with
was In the British army and now he two, specia1 permits, both signed by
Is Minister of Agriculture of tho Gem Sir Neville MacReady. corn
Irish Republic. mander-ln-chief of tho British
Mr. Stack Is thev Republican Min- forces, giving clearance through all
Uter of Home AfTalrs. Ho has been the lines of the Crown forces. Gen.
Imprisoned several times, and on MacReady was .made rtwaro of the
one occasion' mado a sensational ternut tho couriers took to the corn
escape from Manchester Jail. mandants or the county battalions
It Is the wish of the British Gov- of tho Republican army and their
ernmeni ma, tne oeiegation be Its nupose Is to "cease flro" from Mon
guests, but It Is believed In official day at noon, when the treaty be
clrclea that the Irishmen probably comes effective No flghfing must
will prefer to live independently, t continue, but trenching must pro
Optimism reigns in officialdom ceed as usual and also the making
that the conference will he oro- ot dugouts. The messaees oIho In
ductive of peace. It was stated eluded the following:
that negotiations probably will last I "Tho moment you should receive
over n period of several months-and a communication of tho breakdown
that the Irish delegation likely will of the London conferenco proceed
bo Increased by financial and legal with the usual hostilities."
experts, as y"lntrJcato financial and I The cars left In the darkness at
delicate constitutional points havo, midnight so their movements In the
The parishioners ot St. Paul's
church, Jackson and Kentucky,
never looked forward with more
Interest to their annual reunion and
picnic which will be held next Tues
day, atternpon and evening on tho
spacious grounds adjoining the
church, There will be the usual
amusements far young and old, hut
the feature that should draw .peo
ple from, all parts of the city will
be tho tried chicken dinner and
supper, of which there will be a
plenty and then some. This reunion
is held for the benefit of St. Paul's
church and to help advance the
excellent work now progressing un
der the direction of the zealous pas
tor, Rev. Fathe Eugene Donohue.
who was for many veai3 stationed
at tho Cathedral. To many the
ehangds and improvements made by
Father Donohoe will be an agree
able surprise. The ladles of the
parish have been working hard for
Mils- event and promises all a cor
dlnl reception and. a chicken feast
they will long remember.
THIRD ORDEH EVENT.
to be settled.'
- It appeared Monday that conver
sations between President De Valera
and the , Prime Minister would re
volve around the granting of do
minion status to Ireland upon con
dition that tho Sinn Fein demand
for the establishment of" an Irish
republic would 'be abandoned, There
was u disposition to believe how
ever, that onco tho conference was
under way, some means of smooth
ing out present difficulties would be
found.
Dennis O'Connell. Dublin corre
spondent, sent the following cable
to ihe American' press on Monday:
"Ireland hopes' that tho time is
not far distant when she, ono ot the
oldest ot the European nations',
may take her place among tho free
peoples ot tho world." This" state
ment was given to newspapermen
Sunday evening by Eanwinn Da
Valera, President of the Irish Re-
-pu-bllc. He added." "Should! our
hope come to fruition, Europe and
all humanity "will hear' with, pro
found' reliet thaf the ue of force
to overcome the national right of
Irlaad has -been abandoned: oner
laeven
WiarW,.jHI. WOtT JOHMketa Clatm !. rntnrU -iriMrfOo mti
m4 a fcrother and aWar. the tatter military -power of toe world."
two itr Ireland. j learned that Michael OoJHns.
country regions could not be traced
Cheoring crowds', numbering
many thousands of London's Irish
men and women, greeted Eatnonn
de Valera and the other members of
the Irish peace delegation on their
arrival at Euston Station, London.
Tho Irish Republican flags waved
and Irish songs weer Bung while
London policemen cleared tho way
tor tho men who havo been fighting
Great Britain for three years. They
were escorted to automobiles and
whisked' to the Governor Hotel
which will he- fhelr headquarters
during their stay In the British cap
ital.
Daniel O'Callahan, Lord Mayor of
Cork, is reported by the Central
News to have arrived In Cork from
tho United States,.
Next October 2, 3 and 4 aJI Fran
ciscan Tertlarles of the United
States will convene nt Chicago. 111.,
In a grand national convention.
Under the special guidance of tho
Holy See, with the approval and
blessing of His Excellency the Most
Rev. John Brnzano, Apostolic Dele
gate to the United States; of tlio
three Most Reverend Ministers Gen
eral of the three ibranches of tho
Franciscan order, and ot the Most
Rev. Georgo A'. Mundeleln, Arch
bishop of Chicago, tho Franciscan
Friars of the United States are
planning to makiethe first national
Tertiary convention, which Is to
commemorate the seven hundredth
anniversary of the founding of tho
Third Order, a memorable event.
There are two Convention Boards
wtlh .headquarters at St. Angus
tine's Monastery 5045 Laflln street,
Chicago, which will attend to all
matters of tho doming convention.
MOURX HIS DEATH.
RESCUED KV PRIESTS.
Two priests. Jumped Into the
Schuylkill river Saturday at Phila
delphia and saved a young girl
from drowning' while Cardinal
Dougherty c',ood on the bank ready
to give aeeietAnee. The Rev.
Joeepli A, WMtaker, Chancellor of
the arehweeem ot Philadelphia,
and the Rot; Geonge Caruana, sec
retary to the Oarddnal, were acsom-
Charlefl H. Bennett, stricken at
Gethsemane, where ho was making
the retreat with tho Knights of Co-
tumhus. died Monday morning at
Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital,
For many years Mr. Bennett was
active In the Knights of Columbus.
He was associated with tho Cohan
Specialty Company, C59 South
Fourth street, and was Interested in
other concerns.
Funerel services wero hold AVed
nesday morning at St Paul's
church, Rev. Father Donohoe cele
brating tho requiem high mass,
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
Now Albany Council, Knight ot
Columbus met Thursday night at
Castle Halfi-, Oak and Vincennes
streets, when memorial exercises
were held for the 4ate Michael J.
Parrell, who for years had been a
leading member of tVe order In
Southern, Indiana, V
In an appeal to Franciscan ter
tlarles, Father Cuthbert, O. S. F. C,
says: "Tho Franciscan order 'has
from Its Infancy considered HRrf.f
especially commissioned by God to
oppose tho selfishness and luxury
of the world." Never was tho
work of the devoted men and wom
en who belong to this pious confra
ternity of greater Importance than
oday. Never has It promised
arger results. For selfishness and
luxury have once more, as In
Francis' time, become abomlnablo
vices of the social body. To oppose
a barrier to this insidious plague,
iu uiicck uie spread or rrlvolous li
cense, has become an Imperative so
cial' necessity. But tho brave work
must be dono by men and women of
the wtotfd. Here Is the splendid op
portunity for tho members of the
Third Order. "tf'or. says Fathoc
Cuthbert, "St. Francis founded his
order for all whoso souls revolted
against the corruption and sin of
the time, and when ho extended his
order eo as to embrace men and!
women living In tho world he cre
ated a hostile camp in the midst of
the world Itself to do battle with
the social immorality of a degen
erate age."
The century of SU Fraicis was
like our own, a time of great social
dlsturance and discontent. There
were feUds and fierce civic rivalries
which drove men like Dante Into
exile. There was vulgar luxury nnd
display of finery and ostentatious
wealth bedde squalid poverty. There
vras hard-heartednessi toward jUhOi
poor and contempt for thole 6T
jowly station. And as 1n our day,
the latter reacted by following re
formers who promised relief
through means tho ohurch was
obliged to condemn. To a society
thus rent asunder St. Francis ap
pealed, not as an ordinary social
reformer would, by criticising tho
evil tendencies, but rather by point
ing out a higher Ideal, namely pov
erty. He hlmselt espoused poverty
and filled the hearts of others wltht
the same lofty love for her. Thus
did ho become the great social re
former of his time. And the Third
Order came Into being becauso
numerous men and women who
could not leave the world earnestly
desired to realize tho Ideal of the
Poor Man of Asslssl. It has been
well said that this movement "was
a great social reformation; It led
men forward to heaven by making
the wav on earth strnlghter and
more like unto heaven. It dealt
not with general abstract principles,
but with the actual iacls of tho
world the civic feuds, the Intenso
selfishness, the luxuriousness and
effeminacy ot the thirteenth cen
tury." AVe speak of our aco a the age
of democracy. Hut the age which
prides itself on being such Is also
tho age of fierce industrialism; the
ago which saw the rise of the
sweatshop, the beginning of child
labor, the work of mothers in fac
tories, and tho grinding of the
wage-earner under the heel of cap
italism. The labor union and much
needed social (legislation are only
beginning; to do away with tho
worst evils of a distinctly Industrial
civilization. But all attempts at so
cial reform will he without avail
until men realize the needs of so
cializing, not the means ot produc
tion, not even industrial society,
but the Individual. Becauso St.
Francis and his Third Orderr-accomplished
this they 'became a so
cial psset of priceless value. Ex
isting poverty, teaching charity," St,
Francis and his followers brought
about social Justice. The Abbe
Monler In his "History ot St.
Francis" quite correctly claims:
"The Third Order may be said to be
one of the greatest efforts ever at-'
tempted for introducting more Jus
tice among men. Thoy (the Ter
tlarles) changed the then existing
social order In favor of the weak
and humble."
No wonder Pope Benedict hopes
for an awakening, of the Third Or
der from, the coming centenary ob
servance. Referring to the, evils of
our day which he desires to see
overcome, he says in his pronounce
ment: "If we consider carefully,
there are at present two passions
prevailing In this incredible per
versity of customs the unbounded
love of riches and an unquenchable
thirst for pleasure. Thenco the
shame ot our ago, that while pro
gressing unceasingly In tho con
veniences and comforts of life,
nevertheless In what concerns tho
duty of living uprightly, which is
far moro important, It Booms' eager
to ihurry hack to the -corruption of
paganism. And In truth tho more
men lose sight of the eternal goods
prepared for" them In heaven the
moro aro they attracted toward
the perishable, ones, and once ther
are sinfully bent toward earfhv
every virtue In them easily become
d
(Oeattasaa on Filth Paa,)
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