Western World, The (Newspaper) - July 31, 1919, Des Moines, Iowa w VOL XV K OF C TO MEET IT BUFFALO Peace Convention Bluest in Order 6 History nent Prelates Army Navy The Peace of thi Knights of Columbus to Ije held i Buffalo X Y on August wil lie the largest convention from poln of numbers and amount of to be transacted Hiat the Knight of Columbus have held since foundation as a fraternal order uve 17 years ago While the annua of Uie Supremo council o the K of C as the convention usually takes two days this year so largo s the volume o business that an additional dav ha Prominent mon in the army navy and in civil life will address the rou vent Ion which will hold its first ses sion in the K of C building In Bui falo and then transfer the suss Ions to the Statler hotel there op Hayes of Now York has boca in LO address the convention Bishop Shahan rector of the Catho lic university will deliver the ser mon at tho High Mass which pre cedes every Kof Supreme coun cil meeting and Dishop Turner ot Buffalo will be he celebrant at the Mass It a expected that over one thou Band Knights from all parts of tbe United states Canada Newfound land Porto Rico Cuba Mexico and Panama will he present at the con vention year in New York City tho Knights held their prophet ic Victory convention at the height of war and this year their con vention has been styled the Peace convention to signalize the gradual transfer of Uie ener gies from war work to public work necessitated by the nations re turn to a peace basis Si large lias been the growth of tho Knights of during tie past year that numerous delegates have been added to several of the state of tlic Union and Province of Canada and other juris dictions being represented by numer ical strength in Uie convention One of the principal activities upon which the convention win decide Is the newly Launched K nf C plan for a nationwide system nf night schools Prominent educators from all parts o lh country will meet In York the week of July 57 nnd ar range a concrete program to he ure to ho 1C of C Supreme coun cil This program will include in Us scope the educational advancement of the G members of Hie K tit C such oilier of lie oral public who lo take ad van tape of the nurses the will j establish The Is to quickly assimilated course In tiral and subject A Supreme and T Si C Supremo I W will nn thr of tho Knights of Columbia William j ni tho K of C com milt eo un war and William I over seas will report The takon n in to of radicalism in this country Ku A liav tnr nn ultimatum lo early in thn year Thr con vention will ratify his declaration ant Uie K of f position The are nr of JOES MOINES IOWA tOls of Msgr and his MSEV Ami yol during the recoil pogrom by tho Ukrainians this bishop opened his churches and cathedral to shel ter to Jewish refugees In Ins prov ince of also in that of Pc and Ukraine the dm reJi PS arc tlie priests massacred and the Polish population savagely Tlic courageous of Minsk Magr LoKinski been oblig ed lo Hy disguised as a peasant The Bolsheviks have set a price of 10000 roubles on his head ROMES DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS France Favors Gov to Continue Present Mission There The French and English have both discussed the of diplomatic relations with Home Vory strong feelings wero ex pressed In Catholic Socialist anil other quarters nf ftp French her favoring the renewal of such hut Fiction the foreign ni sler noting the nnw son of Hie small but powerful art element of the Chamber obstinately refused On the othe hand the British government express ed its intention oC continuing Us ex Isting mission there MSGR BONZANO BACK SOON Apostolic Delegate Only on Visit to Return September Regarding Archbishop i1 Is It lo mors arc current Chat he will remain here nnd will re taa red hat at the next consist ory hut I am advised that he is here simply on a vacation and will return o his at Washington about Sen next MSGR OHERN BACK ector of American College Returns to Rome After in U S Ht Hcv Charles A rector of the American College In Rome returned from the United audience by the Father has left to Join the stu dent 3 at their summer quarters at Castel CATHOLICS OF LYONS Finishing Towers on Magnificent Basilica of Notre Dame de The of Lyons arc finish of the mag the four g the in a cardinal the ha 1 A SENSATIONAL STATEMENT Polish Deputy Accuses Jewish Trad era of Extortion and Profiteering In the Polish rhn for Upper Silesia M a Pole who Fat for his district In lio late Gorman a s MI sal tonal in ho accused iho traders if Poland nf extortion and He accused he Tews of being tho fono of he pnr In nnd slated thai the pros A Is entirely In hands Tin of was warmly hy a Jewish deputy lint by M Xor passed liy a POLISH BISHOPS MURDERED Opened and o Jewish Refugees Our MANY JEWISH CONVERTS Hundreds of Jews Being Baptized Into the Catholic Hungry will n thin nf some million inhabitant Hunt For he rows have heir from Iho ot the Israeli t in and under In rh Catholic after they The who Is deeply con declares the primary rea son which this is tho hatred of which Is led ly Jews Hla Knn thirty t his ministers out of a of nre all Jews SIX AMERICAN Several Knights of Columbu Y M C A Workers Ar Among Recipients nt the general for can has on of ilio French government the Legion to Hoarn general for rope of Iho Secretary K C Carter of Mm V M A lit France nnd Director Iavls John Foal or iif tho cam nf the Am iml Hie of tlin V in ami M I Lc aln thn sor by the of tho n rmd the non by tho Knn h rn in IK i of FROM EUROPE Day of Thanksgiving for Between Vatican and fi wiis by a royal set apart as a liay of for peace throughout the British Isles LAt St Pauls cathe dral in the king and queen by the members of the royal family attended a service of thanksgiving nt which were present the ambassadors of the allied nations Previous to this service religious ex were held on the slops of the lu a vast f people more than 50 000 took part Religious services ivero in nil the Catholic churches through out the country hi the diocese tho Cardinal Archbishop o dered that in all the churches th Blessed Sacrament he expose ou altar from the last Mass unt the evening senice that the T he chanted and er possible a solemn procession tak place At Westminster cathedral a Mass ot thanksgiving was cfl In the presence of he cardinal who assisted In the scarlet capp ot a of tho Church In the seats ot honor In the cathedra were of with his consort tho Dowager Queen Am ell c and high diplomatic official from the embassies of tho Catholic nations as well aa many of tho Cath peers and peeresses A striking feature of the at Westminster cathedral was the preached by Cardinal ho after touching on the specia reasons why he nation should offer Us humble thanks giving for the pence went on to indicate how alone the peace can be made durable Tho mon of tho cardinal Is remarkable unions the many utterances of this because it is on token of the constructive slate manshin which his Eminence lias played throughout the whole course of the war In his discourse lie car dinal said Two problems confront tho coun ry with that does not nil mil of exaggeration Owl tig to my elastic ill 1 necessarily from all questions of mere party politics ami I Khali nnt therefore bo misunderstood when I that there bns never been any demanding tlm n u attention of those who nold tlu of govern nit nt than tho prompt and of tho that sur round tho history ind tlie actual con of our raster of Ire land It Is a matter that deeply con the whole empire all tho na tion are perplexed hy ii situation they cannot Uie of his difficulty ills hopes ami atii le May Ond in III inert y speed iiy IP ail lo a whose hands the i tlie chamber ho on the A Socialist Mr Jean PM the occult policy of Mil lo the Holy See and it IIP offered to the resumption of any diplomatic relation on certain grounds that hovi over been clearly dissipated Tho that relations should bo resumed was however by M de whose name lias been mentioned in connection on occasions during the past year or two M do is by net an ardent ho IK an advanced or and some years ago voted for the complete separation of church and state But bis argument is hat di rect relations with the Vatican are to the indirect and oblique methods that characterize the of the French government at pre ent During the debate Vivian of the council intervened t say that he would nnt be to tho resumption oE the old relit lor between the Pope and the government At the conclusion of tlie debate th foreign minister M Pichon explain ed the discussion which had take Place with the Vatican in regard t the substitution of French bishops i and for tho prelates who occupied the Sees be tore the armistice Tho position tlie is he said as I lows In AlsaceLorraine the Concord is the law and wo practice the Con cordat In Prance Ibe separation o the churches and the stato Is the lai and we practice the separation of tl churches and the state The subject is discussed Jn French The Temps 1 unfavorable to any resumption o diplomatic relations and accuses tht Pontifical ot sympathies On the other hand French interests In Syria are broughl as a reason for a political demanding with the Holy See rt Pichon baa Indicated so far as policy g concerned no change Is likely to take place In n short allocution delivered by he Popo at a hold on July 3rd the Pontiff informed tho members of the Sacred college that tens have been for the Ion of Catholic missions especially the former colonies RL to Archbishop nils ni to Paris the Holy Father said We sent therefore Paris i ist prelate of tho Ho ian tn loch after the interests t Catholic missions I nm ry happy to you thai owing i the spirit of fairness shown by ie personages ot the peace our hare In great part Therefore we hope ie same will bo he spirit of fairness lu tint UK into execution the Catholic ivo been not in the if human It j and On lie day tlie feast o Tyril tlic of tlic Slavs great Catholic celebration took place in in of tlie cardinal a ol Ing ami was celebrate for the of tlie Serbs Croat nnd Slovenes Tlic celebration was the of the legation of tlie United of Iho Serbs Croat a and Slovenes anil was attended hy officials of tho new kingdom and many him dredi of Slavs resident In Tlin sermon was preached by the Or Adrian on of proa test living on UK of the near east Th prescient of govern nl the celebration P lo the cardinal archbishop In li In remembrance of our c nation which you visited igo jou are to a sol lmn divine service for Iho sin I Slovenes tor and Receive on this please our thanks or all on us or your kind for tho mom try of our shall he pros Til In ill ynur prayers which lie may receive mil you nf tlie full and of our people nr your ymi 1o in In future n tion A Ci or ma ii wlr th at pence l lie of tl of prisoners of war li his appeal therip Js report oil Ii said the hostilities have conn fi an end we request tha Hie naval causes ft many people to suffer from slarva may be nnd that who nre as prisoners of tuny at least be released and thai men and nations who nn to the pres enl has as enemies on Ill other shall In thr fraternal linnets of Christian love n otherwise the trenly will tic in vain RESPONSIBILITY OF CATHOLIC PRESS Editor Must Verify All News Be De fender of Faith Not An Aggressor Mr Godfrey K S G the distinguished Catholic TO Spiritism was discussing one day tlic he in liu Propaganda of UH vice s of mien the poet Vice is the original Willie lie of bending nil ear to Its luring melody tic lo Inclined to ev ery man need not lie with in tlie ot the many a one may yield who because of or a less person il contact would have heen secure So said Mr every word he spoke on subject must be beyond repair ore hopelessly shut ered in In this the has no hear ins the Catholic press eau a Catholic editor a Catholic editor must watch for possible ma terial loss which lie may Inadvertent ly cause to individuals Tile muna Kcr of a branch office ot one ot Ihc largest national in I the daily newspapers a blind adver offering lucrative inent to a Protestant girl A Cath otic girl in the office suspected the source of the advertisement Using an assumed name she answered the advertisement claiming the sary On tlie slation on Page 2 FRANCISCAN GENERAL COMING Most Hcv Seraphine O P ECHOES FROM THE CAPITAL Rank of Admiral for Benson and Sims Noted to India Meet Emergency By Slanton Lawton providing the rank of Admiral Admiral William s Benson chief of naval operation am Rear Admiral Wil liam S Sim commanded Am 11 of the Franciscans has Vas 1 President Wilson left Home tor America to mate his recognition of services dur left America to make 1 visitation of the Franc foundations throughout the rm during the was recommended last week Iiy the bouse naval committee The higher rank for the officers requested hy President Wilson jnI carefully A score of per sons might be tempted to experiment Bith Spiritism Just for fun by an article that was intended to cause and dirl cause ono to withdraw who had already stepped across the thres hold or occultism It was in refer to a series of articles on Spirit ism that Mr was speaking heard him was He WBS a Catholic editor who was merely facing again the ghost that stalks over before him his as a Catholic writes L P Happel M A in America Perhaps indeed the responsibility if the Catholic press is not much than that which should rest upon the secular press Bat the Catholic press accepts its in full If It tailed In do BO one of our most potent arguments for the existence o Catholic papers vould be A secular press ully cognisant of its duties would Catholic press ot m if its reasons for existence The responsibility of the Catholic Is divided between the edito ial and the business conduct ot his Editorially the y is as to the source and the effect f Ihc news which he prints Oct he news is the slogan of the seen press ways and means being a nor consideration lint tlie Cath c must Hrst consider of the news and later when e has gathered it must do what few bother he must verify i every detail In this process may be sacrificed for oc The obverse may never Several Important parishes a diocese are vacant Tiie tilling is a matter of news for the secular press Idles There may be a fairly ae There ma try His has been delayed by the war will take liin to more than 100 Franciscan mona and lie will preside at the provincial chapter ot the Santa Bar Bara province of the order ing the The rank of Admiral United states navy was last held by George Dewey and conferred upon that officer by a special act of congress in rec of his services for his vic tory at Manila Hay As the rank was bestowed upon him personally It ceased at the time of his death JOAN OF ARC BELL Thc Pa on admiral Is a A new liberty hell named Joan ot lar re was recently cast and hung in Admiral Benson will retire on ac the cathedral nt France and I of nest September He fhen tho peace terms were I Is a prominent Knight oe this bell proclaimed the glad tidings The bell weighs twenty tons AM CHAPLAINS KILLED IN WAR French 2 L H Crosses and 4 D S Sixtyfive American chaplains were killed nnd In the great war according to Major Thomas J Dick son the senior chaplain of the Am erican expeditionary forces Major figures show thai twentythree Distinguished Service Crosses were awarded to chaplains ns de Guerre to H four icv i o ar CroT T c ion of of lonor and Is often heard before tne meet ings ot the councils at Washington In U s to Lead World Because of which have arisen In the last few years America has presented to her the opportuni ty of taking the Lead in higher educa tion said Philander P Claxton com missioner of education in an inter view The wraith of American lions can he indicated by the fact that Columbia a of Xew me of I a la 5000 while Oxford Britains an seat of learning lias only ap proximately Ta rol ot l APOSTOLIC DELEGATE TO CHINA The Holy See Will Send Representa tive to China as Requested The Vatican intends to carry out its to scad an Apostolic delegate to China as requested y that country six months ago This project was blocked by which claimed tor itself tile of Catholic interests it Msgr PIsan will go to China next autumn the Holy Sens ol to a reporter The secular press i ble Us the conjecture or tin rumor i Catholic press must wait until bishop announces his selections The secular press j working income of this class of insti Never before In the history of the country has there been such a de mand for education The rea sons for this are not hard to find At the present time men with sci or technical training are re quired fnr rehabilitation o Eu rope am the pioneering and upbuild ing of Hie Asiatic countries Tills demand will last a great while and opportunities abound for the employ Need National School is so Rreat rewards si has to offer Ih master nd GREAT PATRIOT DIES Buffalo Postmaster Turned Over His Salary of a Year to War Activities Announcement of death ol Postmaster J Meyer of Buffalo N Y Sunday July in ramo as a shock io his wide circle of r not been In sood as April hut had visited bis n the federal only ten days In lOli Mr Mever was appointed by President Wilson Ing the period of the war he s I example to officeholders under government by lil as J 000 a n Cross Knight of Colum ns am connected with war I lime HIS Meyer was crint d Ihc honorary degree of f of 1 was n meinl of of anil d generously toward various chii ahl In the city secured and Catholic editor must con it may have Tills the tirst of Article and bear me on have Br Hut the Catholic must his What fleet the have unon llu The answer lo this inn may strip the discussion nf turn which the Catholic can tn his columns of its a Popular Hut her Is for tlie Catholic editor An nia lo itro i he a that paper The editor hack r Ms remit issues He C1 in waring tnr first Ille results o official surveys in his They a oii lo sociological won for Ills paner viv r i rr sal nr a Khr iim him M nf tlir s ilr 1 ii Our in t by Ilu UUO X In Mil and h of In 1017 led to f of h litk her p lent to Bombay l L ilev F X UNIVERSITY OF LILLE r h university of regular life The library vnt from Hi mall thaa Tlie what wir is sity nf 10 i Noted Prel The ltv I s T i aca have been ordered lo lo the system in j diocese placed under Hi I of the Xew York prov ince of th Jesuit order Father McDonnell Is nl present in while Fuher recognised as one of the re n thi states is now at Cr Mass nil won scores of while serving as er Si sins church Washing rml M the library o the DIo of RESTORE LOUVAIN UNIVERSITY One Hundred and and Will Help lla Lib Resto the f f the members of the me planned to milk the the university cud it International iv or Moke Smith to cr Ir I fifty tr Hike f gn appeal has he the Hie of no statesaciinst the hill eret and I m of lo different s 11 el u vs
