--- Page 1 --- that the Catholic Church has welcomed ! the violation of the synagogues and I given a new meaning to what is re-l Bishop Mathew's life which is more appealing than the the victims of the racial laws , demon - ! wounded . " he said , " when we hear of I The suffering the traditions of the Jewish people were ! strating that there is only one view of ! interwoven with our most intimate ap- Mathew . " which come home to us broach to our religion . " We are ! to approach the mental anguish of the I the profaning of that ancient faith . We'll Those of us who are torn by our own ! Jews in central and eastern Europe . But I science . ' This racial persecution has I At a meeting yesterday . Thursday , at snoke of the strong opposition of in suffering . " concluded Bishop Mathew . of our welcome is the measure in which I secution of the Jews , Bishop Mathew the Albert Hall . London , called under sorrows and anxieties , can begin better ! nonr. the down-trodden . the oppressed . There is no element in the Jewish of all God's children . The state of suffering has a claim upon Bishop Mathew here described how ! jews . " Charity requires that the measure ! Canterbury to protest against the per- anti-simitism among the whole strong ! Catholic communities to anti-Servitism . duty and , still more , our privilege . ' the chairmanship of the Archbishop of and in Portugal Bishop Mathew showed ' stand for the clear sovereignty of con- I sympathy with fered so cruelty . ns . We must guard the equal rights quired from us in the commandment , persecution of the Jews . " said Bishop Nations , in Latin America , in Ireland ! by men who are themselves experienced that Jewish family life which has sub- I man is destitute and friendless . We are ! Throughout the lands of the United ! There are certain elements in the Appeal . before suffering and strong against op- the steps of the Good Samaritan is our ! we all have a double duty , to be humble . unity of priests and bishops . religious faith to aid and guard the most nearly . We are bound by our 1 orevision . ' " Those who suffer can best be aided ! intense family affection in Jewish . that we are to love our neighbour . " spirit of all who suffer . To follow in ! Our Saviour . Weak as we are ourselves , compelled to this by the example of I we must do what we can to sustain the I homes . We must safeguard the life ! We must resist each fresh attack upon ! of the family wherever this is violated . ' --- Page 2 --- By DAVID GOLDSTEIN . Saviour than the Jews ; and no make faithful Catholics ? If so , apostolic work of our Church than then is there a lack of realization some of the spirit that caused the not Jews some of the sheep outside Surely the unreliability of many people are more neglected in the be made up almost exclusively of the Fold of the Good Shepherd that thing that I regret to say is sion to teach all nations whatsoever thousands of them were brought to Catholic Church in her infancy to Our Lord commanded to be taught Fathers of Sign noted recently in non-existent . No people were more by nature , as the Superior of the that there still abides in Jewry XIII , when the order went out from Him in the days of Pope Gregory he Jews . Does not the commis- fear to the heart of Our Lord and among us that needs strengthening , have lessened acoustic work among convents from the Synagogue . Negro converts does not seem to for work on our part , backed by Jews of our day to Christ , as many Is the failure to inaugurate a include the children of Israel ? Are lics to realize that Jews are apostles . of Jesus as their Messiah ? If so , Rome for weekly sermons to be de- hard to bring Jews to the acceptance Then why have we not a nation- due to fear that they would not prayer , can bring thousands of the Our Lord wants in His Sheepfold ? wide apostolate for the conversion There is a failure among Catho- nationwide apostolate to the Jews Jewish Apostolate , " some- then is there a weakness of faith our colored brethren . of the Jews ? Is it because it is Y task is to speak about the livered to Jews . ewish . --- Page 3 --- ' Es to # 0 0 0 0 --- Page 4 --- wandsoldstein . Yours truly in St. Francis not cross than change , write bunch I will also spend them . 7 St. Joseph's Franciscas College Hinsdale all . rate of your animals . If the to Father Senator . the amount due on the prestige and favor . H.S. A. boulance . dablas herewith embraced does Send it to miss his ears . Boston . Mass apostolate to the man in the street Please sent me Catholic campaigners for April 25-19.38 . astor P.O. Stat . ostensive family as a strong Catholic campaigners for Christ box d . --- Page 5 --- davian origin , inflamed popular despatches to his paper , reprinted Pavolachi Krouchevan . of Mo ) . in his book . One of the mob . its campaign of hate . Its editor ensued . " The grim details are feeling against the Jews and in- meat prepared for the family Kishinoff . Bessarabia , carried out given in Michael Davitt's calm . Orgy of Outragi 1 violent , anti-Semitic organ in to the shed and remained there A terrible orgy of outrage campaign of hate The 1 ersecute nited to violence with articles daunot go so far as the I evidence of Semitic ritual sacri- there . The Jews therefore were conducte This part of incoenate biestmo . will scenes being re-enacted . rew . found in the kitchen the rapei . of Fran . cudd this other realised first and " I-were laid to take with similar nonsense that is Michael Davitt deals with the rages though on a larger scale . they organised themselves into certain 1961 William and Maria mas centre whatever haven of safety their the congestion and misery already # " the streets , though it Race , " etc. In 1903 , a boy was passed from destruction of nra mises of Jews with sums and ems incredible , yet the con- undertake agriculture . " That the r. Putting it on a stick them . The mob fought its seized on by the newspaper as nare put hidden some twenty termified throughs . he says an infounded ascertio marg in the m . before . ine sho . aloft ; crying : " Here are the evide . be de byrant , life as Throughout 1891 similar out- designed , in the fact against sistence . illiterate weekly paper . ' so ! tered . One episode may be taken 0 . not employed against them . meat prepared for the family I histo . book . view will not work the land is 1855-9 . lunde catholics . were trapped . " Men who tries fission . souise impuls . may interest . nains of a Christian child . " # nothing " routine and fanatics " Discribed as labourers 0 0 province s an extra solit . whom hate has dispossessed of women and girls with a few 43 living herty to murder , massacre and and of the the demolition of houses tol- 1934 fortunate Jew being carried on # nsei . relevant 1907 08 protect their wives , sisters appears . illiterate week emporary scene shows , as the and Kiev . Seventy thousand " The editor , or to the land , on fair terms , he has neight . to b . ceptio . airva ; Crusade Against the Hated use for they too , are singled strong Catholics can swim . murdered and a girl committed from the and t folts . bing . T noting and attractive able arm . ero ? The editor and staff of the Race . " etc. In 1903 , a boy was # land , on tour terms , he has I claim to reason . Even in Whenever he has obtained said nothing . designed in the Ion 100-odd . He refuses to do so in Rusi- cultural colonies in the province i- frew . dinner . " Putting it on a stick mu"der . ofvis . several nudham . is so . speech areput . imor . " Crusade " gained the Haterl # # Catherine records has been proved her te firsto . fience to their seventy thousand . Whatever he has obtain headed "Death to the mw dared to papired the riot . cultural colonies in the province and era . branc . nosia . headed "Death . unoting and and " ivesi . and raw re mounted the roof and held psycholic ti . 343 little pers . women and girls with a few Few found in kitchen than nteresti . ience .t . strong . indrial nothing . Rooti ered and a girl committee # sampled the mob has Race-date . Against the of vill . of me irridism . emarker founset . in the same effect against exporary scene shows they organised as a very intro ortunate Jew " being carried to pseu . nosia . roisin nises of Jews with sticks and summour's format in strife uvancesily . In command with similar nonsense that is claim to reason . --- Page 6 --- found that the capital for purchasing the control of the industrial machinery of the 3,000 people who were in the clutches of those parasites , and succeeded in extract- lending and Hire-Purchase , two pernicious evils completely controlled by Aliens . B. BURNS-Hon. Sec. & Treasury . During the past five years we provided free legal advice for upwards of however small , will be grate received , acknowledged , and treated as confidential . We decided to attack the Alien penetration problem from this angle and due country was provided at the expense of our poor through the medium of Money- J. Byrne . Hon . Treas. & Sec. If you are in agreement with our aims we solicit your aid . A subscription , have reduced their number by 50 per cent. most noticeable in Industrial and Commercial undertakings . After investigation , we ing them from their clutches . For the past ten years our country has become a prey to Alien penetration , to the opposing of the granting of Moneylenders' licences in the District Courts , we Vice-Presidents . N. O'Duffy , W. Kennedy Robert Holland . G. GRIFFIN-President . association . b. Burns . crumlin . g. Griffin . president . Dear Sir , Yours truly . 7 plane road . Protection . --- Page 7 --- shop of Detroit , declared that helpful for all of us to remember tions which I would place in this exploit the simplicity of emotion - al Jews . In regard to two publica- ost distinctively Christian is most effectively within the limits against the Jews and declared that just as there are professional second category , it is gratifying versive propaganda . In connection moreover . that each group can act the " moral precept which the ve our neighbor , " the Most working differently to keep their rages perpetrated by the Nazis . with this last point it will be viti-Semitism , Archbishop Mooney publicly to express our admiration to the heroic courage of those play , and all of us have to be in- opponents of Anti-Semitism who this meeting efforts us occasion for one group to tell another what we do to eradicate it or to keep it from spreading ? Obviously the Anti-Semitism accomplish little ; tent on fostering sincere good it should do in the matter is gen- moral and social evil of Anti-Sem- to note that prominent Jewish reason and experience indicate , lices for personal profit or sub- responsibility here falls chiefly on people - and many sympathetic ference prove , to my mind at received by them . Reason and ex- op Mooney . The Archbishop stayed the out- who in the last days of the War- of its own membership and that eaders of my acquaintance are resistance to their murderous op- east , that mere demonstrations of itism , open or covert , what can aw ghetto led a forlorn hope in our own instinctive , or inherited rejudices , and on developing an Christians as well - from being Social Civil of Anti-Servitism . will on examining and repressing Catholics cannot participate . We Once we are aware of the erally futile and oftimes positively the Christian majority , although who would exploit these preju- Condemning the exploitation of he vicious activities of those attitude of alertness against are spiritually semites ! " Gathering the Jewish minority has a part to fharmful . " It is a movement in which declared : pressors . ' 6- --- Page 8 --- Father of the Universe selfishness and racial passions . who , in times of their agony and how the Catholic church and her true on the part of those men and women followers in the exercise of charity deathly dangers , have experienced could rise above all narrow and arbitrary limits created by human intimate testimony of the gratitude --- Page 9 --- 1961 . 0 0 0 0 --- Page 10 --- Irish Republican Army ... " relied ( for their equipment ) upon and Company in the West , and Moscow in the East . " And , account for the Irish Revolutionary Government . The financial change his opinion as to the ' Irish Patriotism ' of Mr. ' Briscke . collapse of France , the headquarters of the " French " Grand Orient , Portuguese-Jewish father ) has been in the news . After the pre-occupied with events in Ireland . " do the English ever suspect considerable sums which came to them from the United States , Consul about persons who interest you . He had not received the that Briscoe did indeed play an important part in his life ; he was York , the son of an Irish mother and a ' Spanish ' - presumably Republican Army , whose memory Count O' Kelly evokes , we admit he news as Mr. de Valera's native country ( he was born in New journeyings of Robert Briscoe cannot be denied ; they were ind since as Irish minister in France he probably has access to document , which was seized recently , and which may , perhaps , the re-opening of this wound in the Empire's thank ? " is Mr. Cotty's through the American Express Company , who had opened an list which we sent earlier , although he has my previous corres - Baile Atha Cliath , Saturday , September 26 , 1931 him assassinated . Since the question of Robert Briscne interests Count O'Kellv. to Moscow , faithfully , and at once , and would ask them to examine should he do so , we will be surprised if he does not find there Since the outbreak of the war , Eire has been as much out of the various visits which I have made , I approached the Russian Evidently Briscoe's relations are extensive : Kuhn. Loeb Dail Eireann , Tigh Laighean , which has played so prominent a part in all the French revolutions , it immediately . This is to let you know that I did not lose sight structuated by ' Public Lectures ' , delivered for propagandist pur- heads of the Communist Party in Ireland , and reads as follows : ' As to Michael Collins Commander-in-Chief of the Irish " My dear Sean , 4 Harbour row , to death . because he was considered too moderate , and who had cobh . of this business . Having that you are well , and expecting to see poses . final comment on the Irish question . Mr. Sean Dowling , I have just returned from a trip to London , and amongst Yours , etc. , Robert Briscoe it immediately . a member of the extremist faction who condemned the Irish leader of this business . the Archives of the Police in Dublin , he should apply their role played by the financiers , who sport with the world , in rou shortly . Yours , etc. , Robert Briscoe letter addressed by Briscoe to Sean Dowling . one of the the various visits which I have made , I approached the Russian pondence # promised me that he would submit the question He promised me that he would submit the question you shortly . --- Page 11 --- Grace Archbishop Mannix spoke forcefully in condemn- on Jews . tortured , and no race had suffered The Founder of our religion was a all decent people that there should tianity as handed down to us had come through the Jewish nation . taint of this desirable form of Jew. and His Mother was a Jew- Paul Society at their Festival meeting at Malvern , his nation of anti-Servitism in this country and in Europe . he had mentioned Jews . he would were prepared to attack openly the be in this community people who him . and he hoped that amongst seen the hand of so-called Chris- U.N.R.A. appeal was " for all peo- ple , whether they were Catholics . suffering Jewish people . Europe to the extent that the unfortunate ess . Yet so-called Christians were Catholics and real Christians no Christians . Jews or of any other had suffered badly and had been thought his distress was shared by like to take the opportunity of Jews had . And in that could be ready to raise their voices and In the course of an address to the St. Vincent de secularism would be found . These people seemed to have saying how distressed he was he their hands . perhaps , against that forgotten that all we had of Chris- Australia was very distressing to any exhibition of anti-simitism in sectarianism " belief , " he went on to say that , as All he wished to say was that After pointine out that the suffering people . tians . "DESPICABLE FORM OF 1930s Attacks . Archbishop . Denounces . --- Page 12 --- the green and to parade up Fifth be like . They participate in and distinctive traits or traditions . No taken a big part in the economic Irishman would forget , to wear of Cork , Limerick , and Waterford , are not afraid to pay their re- example of what Americans should tradition , which no true American There was a permanent Jewish their religion . group of American citizens who low-citizens remember with pride ber , the Jews of Eire have not Eire , where there are two large Here , then , is a large and loyal challenged . And yet , our Irish fel- each city having a Jewish con- The 7,500 Jews of Eire are only cial , cultural , and communal life . Their loyalty to America is un- here until about the year 1655 . have never heard or seen any trated in Dublin , the capital of and four small synagogues , some American Irish worry about his from pointing to them as a fine ple of Ireland with the 10 lost that Rabbi Isaac Halevi Herzog . munity of the Irish Free State in number , live in the Irish cities and to give faithful observance to shopkeepers and tradesmen . and civic life of the country . Very their country of origin . It is now an honored American Avenue on St. Patrick's Day . By of Dublin from 1919 to 1925 , and By reason of their small num- gregation and a rabbi . chief rabbi of the Jewish com- a very small part of the popular- contribute to almost every area . of American civic . economic , so- five charitable organizations , and It is also a matter of interest Coming back to the American tion which numbers about 3,000 , - 1232 but this existed for only some Irish Jews . chief rabbi of Palestine since 1936 , and large . the American Irish are of Jews , ranging from 40 to 350 settlement in Ireland as early as 60 years . Jews did not again live sions . Most of them are small a Talmud Torah . ' Smaller groups . observant Roman Catholics . spects openly to the Irish Free Irish , however . I cannot refrain 000 . Most of the Jews are concen- one impugns his loyalty to Amer- State , to honor Irish traditions , American Irish Beach Us A Lesson few are engaged in the profes- had previously been chief rabbi from 1925 to 1936 . tribes . --- Page 13 --- Mr. Donnellan should get the opinion not and very naturally take a profit in racial persecution should be the last of Christians who would profiteer and at Ennis , said that the Fianna Faili ! easily enough-among what peoples are mankind to raise a voice against any against a whole race of people . As a presentations of the highest ; and they WM. P. FENNELL . entemptsine Jews : Jews who will risk intolerance and bizotry in the Norths , Catholic Irishman I am ashamed of the I selves , we might to be thankful for leader of Clan na Talmhan , speaking squeeze and corner commodities ? Or take the worst of us as samples of the grouping , to say the least of it , is due are good Turks . ' Not so with the there not Irish Catholic and Protestant their money where a Christian would were . starting out in business for our- another were both Jews . Yours , etc. , and so bitterly under religious and Dear Sir - I note that the deputy land grabbers . ' land and money arabbers ? And are these commercial virtues - when I they are Christian ? Are there no poor ! Jews . ' Men and the bad among us . Jews , no hard-working Jews , no honest : We , as a people who suffered so long other creed . And why the Jews ? Are proportion to the risk-il it comes off ? to malice . Intelligence or ignorance , or I best . They take the lowest of us as and Fine Gael parties were working if Mr. Donnellan has got a grievance ! the bad not easily found ? but they grouping of words . I am even more ashamed when they , One wonders if this unfortunate raise their ugly heads in the South . who is the patron saint of my trade Mutual Friend . " says : " For it is not , Kilmer . Hill o' Down , Tews . The money grabbers , and the commanded us to have love one to answered . Charles Dickens , speaking through and He who was his apprentice and Greeks . This is a bad Turk , but there I for the same class of people - " that of the Christians who work for the the mouth of Riah . ' a Jew in " Our as with other peoples . ' Men say ' This say : ' All Jews are alike . ' MR. Donnellan . In a country where we are , as it in Christian countries , with the Jews' is a bad Greek but there are good them before he likely them by a mean Mav I remind Mr. Donnellan that he Jews or the tradesmen who deal with their enterprise . co , Heath . say : ' All Jews are alike . ' that he --- Page 14 --- lory of Ireland about a century neo cemetery at Ballybough-a relic of ' the 18th century-Mr. Shillman ! land . By " Bernard Shillman . Distributed by Jason and Son , resent . Anher Theatre fades out in In his chapter on the old Jewish' author's conjecture that the second A Short History of the Jews in Ire- father Myles v. Ronan . P.P. wellian period that the Jews struck A Jew . having a visit a short who compiled an ecclesiastical , his- root here and established the first ting that of a Christian penal times . Mr. Shillman quotes quotes a strange extract from A curious anecdote is recalled in ! for more than five centuries until . Yonehal . It was during the firm - After that unfriendly reception ! ( Gorzia ? ) a Portuguese Jew who ine light of a valuable postscript b cashel , as his authority . Archbishop Dr. John Brennan Archbishop of neighbourhood not appearing to synagnable in Marlboro Street . The 10/6 ) . Fasper Brennan . " The " Francisman . Dublin synagogue in Crane Lane . f but were again expelled over the synagogue stood on the site of the little was heard of Jews in Ireland . other purposes : " the people of the Two hundred years ago they had a Brenap died long before Garcia's the grave of a Jew . ' though they ! was a notorious priest-hunter in in 1583 . a few became Mayor or consider it a sacrifice to plunder " a book on Irish travel pub- from over the sea " bringing gifts to rurlough O'Brien . King of Munster ime ago to a Christian friend in confusing the Archbishop with day . The author is apparently would be very scrupulous in viola presence of Jews in this country . this connection . astonished Israelite that the body While in no sense an exhaustive ! found him in the act of repairing 1962 " five Jews came to Ireland , lished early in the " last cen- verted into hearthstones and to tury . From this it appears that the vicinity of Ballybough Bridge . his house . Examining the improve- sea . " This is the first record of the chillaney . " ments , he perceived near the provotion # We have understand by fireplace a stone with a Hebrew shows that as far back as the year ! tombstones inscribed with Hebrew record of the Jews in Ireland , Mr. to other . inscription intimating to the Ballybough until stolen to be con - ' a reference to Garcia characters were more numerous at ! Shillman's little book is a notable of his father was buried in the work . It breaks new ground , reflects subject down to the present day . An diligent research , and carries the his house . Examining the improve entry in the Annals of Inisfallen ! present Abbev Theatre issues , but it Lundymes Mr. Smithman found him in the act of Yanairius Gorzia ? ) , a Portuguese Jew who prenan died long before Garcia's author's conjecture that we seem --- Page 15 --- is happening in Palestine and we should not reject them . make little " They should not be judged harshly than most people , and , therefore , they Jews coming here cannot help what succeed , perhaps , better than others . This country is big enough for " I hope that Australians will receive all eligible immi- Jews are hard workers and more tained their traditions in the face of places , especially the British Isles and others , but in spite of any faults they ing here , whether they be Jews , Ital- are great people who have main- ians , Germans or Indonesians . industrious and clever in many ways What I am thinking about is the I Jews , about whom they appear to be They have their faults , of course , like in spite of many recittable things to say one harsh word about them . the unfortunate Jews these days , " that are happening in Palestine . The their language in speaking of the every difficulty and great sufferings . ' of them or speak harshly of them . grants with open arms and give them a proper welcome . they ought to be welcome . We are reading a great deal about " I appeal to the people to give a prepared to do all we reasonably Europe generally , " said his Grace . new-comers and help them to become can't to help them . and be good citizens of Australia . " For my part I find it very hard welcome to any decent people com- Many people could well moderate people to be considerate towards all in the recent war . We should be Australians . Everybody knows how they suffered Archbishop Mannix at the " La V. continued Dr. Mannix . need of charity . very jealous . But this is not to their discredit . victims of the war . I appeal to the help that we can get from other We should help war victims all Dr. Mannix Counsels we can , especially the worst treated Decent People " " If they are prepared to come here considerably more than seven or , " Should Welcome good citizens . 20.2.47 . 1961-000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 A Great eight million people . # fortune . --- Page 16 --- provaganda for the rapidly Z " But first . I'll kick you out of , New York correspondent of the Free Palestine , " wants to tear Tasked Mr. Hecht if he did not written . He spoke proudly of his and Chicago bad boy , wet " Fell you something . " he said . hands' than the English . This time . ' the Irish rebellion as with present- propaganda I know exactly what to I playwright Ben hec history has more blood on their in Palestine to blow up British country yelling for a Jewish national though it won't be Jewish hand . ' the American Government to assist arsenals , wreck British jails and rob I hare until I have just seen a picture is Rorn . " " He is as preoccupied with ! election . Then they run around the except during the month before an of inventive spoken as well as to what I write , but you can't please who fight unarmed minorities . Mr. Hecht is the co-Chairman of " I freely admit that the Jews have It will be the blood of the English can see that . I tell the terrorists to Hecht had a British audience this I tried to remind Mr. Hecht that in Europe is a bit of a novelty tr alestine . " he told me yesterday . scar von have left on Ireland . " attempted to ask a question . but Mr. course . " he snapped . " Any child she has to sleep in an hotel named British banks . " When I'm writing themselves those heroic fellows . time and he had plenty to say Palestine , and we are going to get I am . I am an American . The Jew " Look at Ireland , " he said . " They subjects' I found him to be a master ! understand why all Jews are not as Irish heroine is nauseated . because kill British troops . I don't expect day Palestine . And on these two I waving a hand to direct me to be Free State . Most of them didn't live think his advertisements were an film , and that it was made in were always looked down upon in ! tician . But we want the Jews is Many times during what pur- Ightine mad . Some people chief called " The Adventures . " where the me . I don't know him very well , and Palestinian really , or even a polio everybody . " incentive to plain murder . " " Of I brought the conversation round York newspapers exhorting terrorists . The Cromwell Arms . ' That in Ireland before the rebellion . who ' the whole world anti-British , if with Palestine . ' They have always Palestine , and we are do . " he said . " I just talk , aroused ! them there we'll embark on an " They don't want to come . " he T.OOK AT IRELAND " America until they secured their Irish ! silent . " I am a few-s are continuous recent advertisements in the New indvertising woman and their British make to whether Mr. Hecht advocates with Palestine . They have always Britain does not get out . " stations , from a few-T cannonning done what the British told them , very to be " an interview . # it , but the moment they got the League , and writer of the natorium anti-British nlav . " A Fla Palestine , a we are going to get ald . " They are like the Irishmen ! as far as " I can see he is ; palestine . " he York newspapers exhorting terrorist . " The Adventures was made in country yelling for a Jewish national as far as I can see he is no " thenoundon' statement to come . " he --- Page 17 --- located in Palestine , should be a condition to the the 13th century , too , the humble sons of St. which espoused the programme of " partition with And to-day , while the conflict between Arab and few rages " in debate before the council of the points , both agreed unanimously that " the safe- springs from the earliest century . Hundreds of its surrounding districts . ' And on last Good Special Committee on Palestine , which investi- sanclified by the presence of the Saviour . Since under international trusteeship " as the most able guarding of the Holy Places , buildings and sites Friday in a second encyclical . " Redemptoris tion by " sinful and worldly entertainments . ' of men-stained with the Cross-marched across method of meeting the special problems presented preserve the Holy Sepulchre and all the places encyclical " In Multiplicibus . " called for the inter- November . 1947 , adopted the majority report . rations , there is danger that the interests of the nationalisation of the Holy City of Jerusalem and reearding the final solution of the problems of problems may be forgotten . Francis of Assisi " have stood armed guardians at Land occupies a unique position in the world . ' Europe in the Crusades and died in the wilder- pilerims . " and ( b ) guarantees against their profana- Nostri . " the Supreme Pontiff set forth the points Palestine . Last October His Holiness , in the It is noteworthy that the United Nations' 2 . The safeguarding of the Holy Places with The United Nations , as long back as provident activity . " called for a vote before U.N. , those voting for The concern of Christians for the Holy Land ' years ago the import of these sanctuaries in their recommendation to place the City of Jerusalem gated the problem on the spot , in 1947 , submitted which are to be the objectives of Catholic efforts in regard to a settlement in the Holy Land . spiritual lives was manifest when wave after wave economic union . " That report also set forth a grant of independence-since Palestine as a Holy Christians in the ultimate solution of Palestine's these shrines-and 1,500 of them have fulfilled 4 . Conservation of the rights which Catholics has voiced the concern of the Catholic Church effectively vindicated . ' by Jerusalem . " have acquired during many centuries in Palestine . their sacred trust in the blood of the martyrs . two reports : and , while these differed in many which " meriting so well from their past . should which are alien to their sacred character . continue , as is their right , their salutary and ( a ) " free access and tranquil sojourn for nesses of the Near East in their arbour to its surroundings . 1 . An international regime for Jerusalem and Consequently when the matter was finally 3 . Liberty for Catholic institutions in Palestine and which successive Popes have " solemnly and # # these are : TWICE in the last six months the Holy Father problems may be forgotten .