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The following letter, printed in The
Chronicle, of Augusta, Ga., is self-ex
planatory and needs no comment:
"Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 10,1919.
""Editor Chronicle:
"I came across an old copy of your
paper on board ship and noted an arti
cle protesting against contributing
funds to tlie combined war service
fund, uttered by the Baptist congrega
tion, for tlie reason that the Knights
of Columbus were sharers in the fund.
"That is the church on the corner
of Eighth Street, where the kindly old
gentleman used to stand inviting us
soldiers in to have refreshments. That
old gentleman cannot be of such dis
position. It was so unlike him.
"Now I am not eligible to belong to
the Knights of Columbus, nor have I
any desire to, but if the people of
America knew what the soldiers in
Prance know they would want the
Knights of Columbus to administer the
whole United War Fund and keep out
all other organizations, which only get
on the soldiers' nerves. Hold on, just
a minuteall except the Salvation
Army, the poor, neglected 'Sals'. You
can bet the soldifers will never let the
tambourine pass without dropping a
dime into it.
"The Knights and the 'Sal' Army
were on the job every minute, though
not quite as thick as some others.
They treated the soldiers decently, not
as if they were inferior creatures hired
to do a nasty job. They tended to the
business at hand and didn't go snoop
ing around to the military police with
suspicions that there was evil in this
or that that the soldiers should be
kept away from.
"The Knights of Columbus didn't go
around shaking handB and warning the
fellows that hell
waB
wide open for
him and if he didn't repent he would
Bishop McNichoias, of Duluth, had
hardly entered upon his new work
when he sent to the American For
eign Mission Seminary at Maryknoll,
a generous gift to start a Diocese of
Duluth Burse. We quote from The
Field Afar these apostolic words:
"We are short of priests here, and
we are short of funds to prepare young
men for the priesthood, but I am en
tirely convinced that when there is
a shortage we must not hoard the
seed but Jgl&nt it. It is simply Cath
olic to have an interest in the great
foreign pagan mission field, where op
portunities for the Kingdom of Christ
are today perhaps the greatest in the
history of the Church. By giving to
a cause more in need than our own
we will win from the Lord, in His
own good time, the material means
and the vocations necessary for the
diocese. It may take ten years to
complete the burse, but 'even If it
should, with God's help I shall keep
up my interest until the work is com
pleted. Count on me to help you in
any way that I can. I shall he very
happy when the diocese of Duluth has
itB first priest ordained for your great
mission field of China.
JOHN T. McNICHOLAS, O. P.
Bishop of Duluth."
What follows is taken from a letter
recently received by the Rt. Rev. Pat
rick J. Hayes, chaplain-bishop, from
Rev. George Caruana, chaplain at the
Canal Zone:
"I am Just going to give you a small
Incident which happened at the Mid
night Mass on Christmas Day. The
altar was erected on the parade ground
against the Post school building, which
is surrounded by palm trees. A line
of electric lights was stretched around
these trees and they illuminated the
open Bpace to a good distance. The
regimental band took its position on
the Gospel side and the choir on the
other. The soldiers formed a semi*
circle from one extremity to the other,
and we had the officers and their la
dies between the altar and the men.
There Is a little hill on one side of
the ground and this was occupied by
the Catholic colored population of the
neighborhood, and they turned out
strong. The Chinese Catholic family
got in between the lines of soldiers
and a look of surprise came over every
fftce as the whole Chinese family ad
vanced towards the altar leading the
other communicants. They had such
a devout look on their faces that one
could not help feeling warmed up to
the treasurers of our Faith. I was
so glad that there were many Ameri
can soldiers present for it taught them
that the Chinese made as good Cath
olics as anyone in the world. It was
a lesson in the Propagation of the
Faith, and maybe It will produce re
suits in the near future which will
rejoice the hearts of Mgr. Dunn and
^Father Walsh. Their piety and de
votlon formed quite a contrast to the
blank and formal one of the poor Porto
fef^Mcans, most of whom had not been
to Mass since last Christmas. The
old and new Catholics are very dlffer
from each other when exemplified
BISHOP OF DULUTH TOST ART IBURSE
likely be in torment inside
hours.
"The Knights of Columbus saw to it
that the boys had smokes and choco
late as long as they lasted and tlu
fellows who had just one pay day
since going over were not denied be
cause they were broke.
"The Knights of Columbus were
man's men, every one of them, good,
wholesome, likeable fellows. I hope
some day to again visit Augusta.
Thousands of the Pennsylvania boys
will never come back. I got nicked
in Argonne Forest October 2nd, ma
chine gun bullets in right shoulder and
arm. Learning to write left-handed.
"Give my best to Big Leo at 'Home
Folks'.
Yours truly,
"(SERGT.) SAMUEL J. TITUS.
Co. B. 109th Inf."
KNIGHTS OVERSEAS NEED
ATHLETIC SUPPLIES.
General Pershing's announcement
that the A. E. F. would conduct Olym
pic Games in Paris In May or June an.'
that he had invited commanders of all
tlie Allied armies to send contestants
to compete with* American soldier
athletes appears to have stimulated in
terest in sports amongst the soldiers.
Although the Knights of Columbus
have shipped immense quantities of
athletic outfits, the supply of certain
articles appears to be running short,
and Knights of Columbus headquart
ers here this week received oy cable
an urgent call for medicine, "basket
volley and soccer balls, also punching
bags and indoor baseball equipment.
All this will go forward in mediately.
Knights of Columbus secretaries
overseas are equipping gymnasiums
for the benefit of soldiers intending to
compete in the Olympic Games.
by these two races. So I say again
that there 1b a great hope for the
triumph of our Faith in China."
The thousands of Catholics in this
country and abroad who have read in
The Field Afar during the past year
the travels of the Maryknoll Superior,
will welcome the promised appearance
of these letters in book form. They
will be entitled, Observations In the
Orient, and are expected from the
press about Easter.
Fr. Spenner, S. M., of Yokohoma,, is
deeply interested In the story of early
Christianity in Japan. He is accumu
lating notes that will prove most valu
able, and deserves more of a backing
than he can possibly get in Japan it
self. Lately, while in Sendai for a
short rest, Fr. Spenner was conducted
by Bishop Berlioz to the tomb of a
distinguished Japanese named Hase
kura Rokuemon, who served as am
bassador to the Pope In 1613. As they
were looking at the Inscription the
keeper of the place, a bonze (a pagan
priest), said to the Bishop. "This
man died a Catholic, his sons also,
and his grandsons, who were martyred.
A cross should be set on his tomb."
Fr. Spenner has relatives at Day
ton, Ohio.
Militarism To Rule
London, Jan. 25.—Lord French is
today the absolute ruler of Ireland,
which practically has been turned in
to a Crown colony, says the Dublin
correspondent of the Daily News, and
continues:
Two very serious changes affecting
Nationalist Ireland are said to be in
contemplation, if they have not been
actually settled upon. They are the
abolition of the honorary magistracy
with the placing of the entire adminis
tration of summary ustice in the hands
of salaried magistrates, and the en
forcement of the oath of loyalty upon
all persons receiving emoluments
from Government funds.
At present the oath of loyalty is
demanded only from civil servants
other than post office servants, but the
enforcement of the new proposal
would bring in such men as univer
sity professors.
This course, if it is attempted, will
be most bitterly resented. Viceroy
French, however, Is credited with fa
voring it,, his view being that almost
anything can be tolerated except dis
loyalty to the Crown.
No interference need be expected
from Downing street, as, before going
to the Peace Conference, Lloyd George
washed his hands of Ireland and gave
the viceroy carte blanche.
Sympathy
for
Ireland.
Irish Is Voiced fn
State Senate1—Jefferson City, Mo.—
Senator McCullough of Knox intro
duced a joint resolntion in the senate
last week expressing the commenda
tion and sympathy of the Missouri
General Assembly for the Irish who
are trying to establish
a
republic in
E I I S
Chinese Missionary
Father Waldron, of St. Paul, Has
Joined Irish Mission Society—Work
to Be Centered in Conversion
of
(Catholic Bulletin.)
St. Paul has joined hands with Ire
land in helping to extend tlie cause of
the Irish mission to China. Several
months ago Rev. Paul Waldron, pro
fessor in tlie St. Paul Seminary, left
this city to take up work in the cause
of the Chinese missions.
While waiting news of his new work,
we have just received a letter from
Father Waldron informing us that he
is still at' St. Columban's Mission
House in Omaha, Neb. He tells us
that he is actively engaged in spread
ing a knowledge of the new work and
in arousing sympathy and interest
in it. He adds that some of
the missionaries expect to leave for
China this year, but that he will re
main working for the cause in this
country for some time longer.
Father Waldron was born in Agha
more, County Mayo, Ireland, June 29,
1888. His preliminary 6tudies were
made in St. Mary's College, Rath
mines, Dublin, and in St. Jarlath Col
lege, Tuam, Galway. He made his
course in philosophy and theology at
St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, and
was ordained in June, 1914. He took
one year post' graduate course on the
Dunboyne. In September, 1915, he
joined the faculty of the St. Paul Sem
inary in this city where he was pre
fessor of moral theology.
The new seminary for the missions
in China was opened in Ireland in
January, 1918. It came into existence
as a result of the remarkable move
ment that began towards the end of
1916, when a number of priests in Ire
land volunteered for mission work in
China. They banded themselves to
gether to form a society which would
devote Itself to China alone. This so
ciety was canonically erected in the
Diocese of Galway in June, 1918. After
two years' existence the society now
numbers thirty priests, seventy-two
students and more than one hundred
nuns who have volunteered for this
mission. Recently a house of the so
ciety has been established in the
United States, in the Diocese of
Omaha.
A monthly magazine, The Far East,
is published in Omaha in the inter
ests of the Mission. In general the
work of the society in this country is
to try and get American Catholics in
terested in the. conversion of China.
This is done chiefly in two ways: by
bringing the Mission literature to their
notice, and by organizing a Crusade
of Prayer, which aims at getting as
many Catholics as possible to offer
prayers for the conversion of China.
To accomplish this some of the priests
of the society, including Father Wald
ron, visit various centers and endeavor
to make the work known. No ap
peal is made for money, but interest
in the magazine, which now has a cir
culation of twelve thousand, and in
the Crusade of Prayer, is the sole ob
ject of the work.
WAR TAX BILL READY
Measure Submitted to Congress
for Final Action.
Raises Six Billions in 1919, War Ex
cess
Profits and Incomea Bearing
Bulk of Burden.
Washington, Feb. 7.—The confer
ence agreement on the long delayed
war revere bill has been submitted
to congress. The American people are
presented with their prospective fed
eral tax budget for 1919 and ensuing
years—something over $6,000,000,000
this year and $4,000,000,000 the year
after, subject to the revision of future
rates expected to be undertaken by the
next congress.
The conference report, presented to
the house by majority leader, Claude
Kltchin, is now regarded as assured
of adoption by both house and senate
and of approval by the president. It
thus provides the future American tax
yield, which now is about $4,370,000,000
besides this year's tax levy of about
$6,000,000,000 further treasury needs
to be raised by bonds and other means,
are estimated by the treasury at about
$12,000,000,000.
Senate Viejv Generally Prevails.
Except for slightly increased war ex
cess profits rates for 1919 and corpora
tions Income tax rates for 1920, vir
tually all the rates as revised in the
bill passed by the senate are approved
by the conferees and remain in the
final conference draft. Like the orig
inal house bill and the senate's revi
sion, the bulk of the taxes are levied
on war excess profits of corporations
and on incomes, individual and corp
oration. Rates of the senate on trans
portation, beverages, cigars and tobac
co, amusement admissions, club dues,
luxuries, and semiluxuries, stamp and
special taxes, all substantially were
adopted by 'the conferees, while the
house rates on estates and Insurance
were reinstated.
S A N A
In­
habitants of China—House of So
ciety in Omaha.
CARDINAL LUCON WHO CLUNG TO
RUINED RHEIMS SHOWS PRESI
DENT \VILSON THE WRECK OF
GREAT CATHEDRAL.
An Associated Press dispatch, dated
Jan. 26, gave the following account of
President Wilson's visit to he devas
tated regions of France:
President Wilson today made his
first trip to the battle front and dev
astated regions, visiting Chateau
Thierry and Rheims. At the close of
a tour that took him through a dozen
razed villages, ending in the ruins
of the historic cathedral at Rheims, he
made this comment
"No one can put into words the im
pressions I have received amongst
such scenes of desolation and ruin."
Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, Ad
miral Grayson, and a very small party,
Mr. Wilson left the Murat residence
early this morning. The party mo
tored first to Chateau Thierry, where
iunch was taken on board a waiting
(rain. The Party then proceeded by
motor to Rheims, passing through
many ruined villages and along the old
fighting lines, where evidences of com
bat are still to be plainly seen.
The first fighting ground was
reached as. the party neared Belleau
wood, immortalized in the history of
the war by the. gallant fighting of
American marines. The motor cars
turned off the main roads and crawled
through back lanes to bring the Presi
dent close to the ground where the
fighting took place.
Looks at Belleau Wood.
The country folk in that neighbor
hood are striving to reclaim their coun
try from war's desolation. The farm
ers were plowing the shell cratered
fields as the President stood beside
the graves of 100 or more American
boys who gave their lives at that point
and looked across the strategic valley
to Belleau wood, a mangled mass of
tree trunks and underbrush, but now
a national monument to the marines,
after whom the French Government
have named the place.
Then Mr. Wilson drove up the hill
over which the American troOps
smashed the crack Prussian divisions
mustered there to crush the "green
horns" and where the advance on
Paris was cflecked. This was near
Chateau Thierry. Mr. Wilson saw the
ruins of bridges over which the Amer
icans thrust back the enemy line at
this nearest point to Paris and the
shell marked houses which survived
the battle of those memorable days.
Before going to the cathedral he
passed through the streets of a desert
ed city which was once the home of
115,000 people, but where less than
5,000 are now eking out an existence
among the ruins. He visited Red Cross
canteens where hundreds of destitute
persons fed night and day, and the
hospital, where the sick and Injured
are cared for.
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Cardinal Shows Cathedral.
Cardinal Lucon, Archbishop of
Rheims, who stood steadfastly by his
charge for four years, during which
time scarcely a day passed without a
German shell hurling death into the
city, met the President at the fence
of rough boards which now excludes
curiosity seekers and incloses the rub
bish into which this most historic edi
fice has been reduced.
The Cardinal conducted Mr. Wilson
to the nave of the cathedral, where in
1914 the Germans, during their short
occupation of the city, placed their
wounded, and then, being forced to
evacuate, burned their men to death
by incendiary shells that fired the roof,
but did not damage the vault.
All over the flagging, worn smooth
through the years by millions of feet
bringing Frenchmen to an hour's de
votion, were piled heaps of rubbish,
remnants of statuary and frescoes, and
fragments of columns and sculptures
which were accounted the most per
fect and complete examples of Gothic
art.
Snow Falls on Floor.
As the President and the Cardinal
stood together looking upward, while
the prelate briefly recounted the story
of four years of constant destruction,
they looked straight' through to the
clouded sky. The snow flurry that was
covering the bare ruins of the city
outside also was laying a blanket upon
the inside of the cathedral.
The chalky stone of Champagne, of
which the cathedral was built, is scal
ing off from the effects of German
fire, and the falling snowflakes were
mixed with an almost constant drop
ping of fragments. Pausing a moment
before the scene of the crucifixion
above the north door, and before the
painting of the coronation of the Vir
gin over the central door, Mr. Wilson
silently viewed the destruction wrought
upon those materpieces by the burn
ing of the scaffolding when the Ger
mans set Are to the roof of the edifice.
Ruins of statues lie about the side
door, and the great rose window, said
to be the most beautiful in the world,
where Field Marshal von Moltke in
1870 sat and watched the sunset, is
shattered by shell fire until it looks
like camouflage set up by the roadside.
As they left the Cathedral the Car
dinal gave the President a stained
glass panel from one of the windows
taken down In time to save it. The
panel is unscarred. It is circular and
about three feet in diameter. It shows
a figure of the Saviour done in many
colored glass of the early centuries.
From the cathedral the President
drove to view the ruins of the town
hall, a spacious specimen of the Re
naissance style of architecture, and
the Palais Royale, an eighteenth cen
tury edifice. These two, with the
cathedral comprised the most cele
brated historical memorials of Rhiems,
and not one has escaped.
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Situation ii Ireland
Getting More Serious
A Revolt Due at Almost Any Time
English Ministers Take the
Situation Seriously.
Cable dispatches to New York re
port a serious turn of affairs in Ire
land. It is said that a 'revolt' and
bloodshed is imminent if the tenure is
not relieved in one way or another.
The situation is so serious that Pre
mier Lloyd George is returning to Lon
don'earlier than he had expected for
the special purpose of attempting some
sort of temporary settlement until the
Peace Conference has been concluded.
Meanwhile the early release of the
Sinn Fein prisoners still interned in
England, including Prof. Edward do
Valera and the Countess Markivizc, is
demanded by all the public bodies in
Ireland, and if this demand is not
complied with, anything is liable to
happen.
John Dillon, leader of the Irish Na
tionalist party, says that while he can
understand the violent feelings and
the general animosity against the
British Government, which enabled
the Sinn Fein to sweep the country
in the recent election, he has been
deeply convinced all along that the
policy of the Sinn Fein is .bound to
end in defeat' and disaster.
Under the influence of disappoint
ment and exasperation over the weak
ness and treachery of British states
men the Sinn Feiners in reality are
playing into the hands of the enemy,
he declares, and doing precisely what
the military party and Sir Edward
Carson desire.
"Personally I can accept no atom of
responsibility for the policy they are
preaching," he adds, "nor for the lead
ership which for the time being the
majority of the Nationalists have ac
cepted.
"I
do not think this is the proper
time for comment on the real signifi
cance or the result of the recent elec-.
tion or the methods by which the re
sult was achieved, but I feel bound, in
view of much that has been said, to
place on record the fact that it is ab
surdly at variance with the truth to
accept the result of the election as
anything approaching a unanimous de
cision by the Nationalists of Ireland,
or t'o consider it a verdict that the
Irish people favor the objects of the
Sinn Fein."
Another False Report—Dublin, Jan.
20—Regarding the published state
ment that agreat collection of ancient
Irish MSS. had been destroyed in the
the Louvain library, the Fransicans
in Dublin state that so far as is known
there were not many Irish MSS. in
Louvain and these were of little value,
being simply copies of the originals'
in Ireland. The report was given
space in the English and American
press during the past two years.
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Regarding the published statements
that a great collection of ancient Irish
MSS. had been destroyed In the Lou
vain library, the Franciscans In Dublin
state that so far as known there were
not many Irish MSS. in Louvain.
The library in St Anthony's, Lou
vain, was disturbed during the Napo
leonic invasion. A considerable por
tion of it was preserved and trans
ferred to Rome, and in the year 1870
retransferred to the Franciscans, at
Merchants' Quay, Dublin, where they
still are.
A considerable' number of MSS.
were also dispersed amongst various
libraries in Belgium, including the
great Brussels library, the collection
in the latter including the celebrated
Mooney MSS., largely used by Father
Meehan in "The Rise and Fall of the
Irish- Franciscan Monasteries." The
Franciscans never went back to Loo
vain after the Napoleonic invasion.
They saved all they could. There
were possibly some Irish MMS. In Loo
vain.