COLORADO GIRL DESCRtRES SPANISH TRAGEDY Contents Copyrighted by the Catholic Press Society, Inc., 1938—Permission to Reproduce, Excepting on Articles Otherwise Marked, Given After 12 M. Friday Following Issue CacMic Qirl Wm Have Part EYE-WITNESS DENVER CATHOLIC In Central City Production Qp FIRST ACTS Below: The historical Central City Opera house, sum­ mer theater capital of U. S. Upper left: Bramwell IN REVOLUTION Fletcher and Helen Chandler. Lower right: Robert Edmond Jones, 1938 producer. Spent Well Over Year in Country; Saw REGISTER' t Churches Burned to Ground; Priest 1^' The National Catholic Welfare Conference News Service Supplies The Denver Catholic Register. We Have Shot Down Also the International News service (Wjre and Mail), a Large Special Service, and Seven Smaller Services. (Miss Firginia McKay, Colorado Springs Catholic girl, has Just VOL. XXXIII. No. 47. DENVER, COLO., THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1938. $2 PER YEAR returned from three years abroad—a year and seven months of it in Spain, where she saw the Civil war on both sides, lived in cities that were bombarded from the air and by armies, saw and met leaders of both sides, and studied the problems of the nation. The following story tells some of her experiences in Spain, The article is copy­ STREET PREACHERS SET righted, with all rights reserved.) ...it (By ViRQjNiA McKay) Registorials This is a story of one of history’s crudest and strangest NEW ATTENDANCE MARK; revolutions— the Spanish tragedy! It is an eye-witness’ ac­ WAGE-HOUR LAW EPOCHAL count of how social doctrines and principles really look IN PUBLIC MORALITY in action. It is a revelation of the extremes to which humAn Father R. A. McGowan of the beings will go when fired and p lap d upon; it is a page NCW’C Department of Social Ac­ LISTENERS OVER 8,000 taken from supremest. heroism. It is a proof that this is a tion regards the new wages-hours- crusade— between- light and darkness. And it is my per­ child labor law as epochal in our legal, economic, and moral think­ A new record in attendance was Thomas’ seminary, who is accom­ sonal conviction that the Spanish struggle is really not ing, despite the fart that it is but established in the two Itreet- panied on the street-preaching tour ip ‘six of one and half a dozen of the other.” a slight step towards the fulfil­ by the Rev. Edward Leydfen, preaching missions of the state a subdeacon, reports the most suc­ I went to Spain in 1935. The ment of the demands of social jus­ Iasi week. The two bands of mis- revolution began just 12 months tice. The law can order only a cessful week in his experience in later and during this year I was minimum wage of $11 a week sioners, one in Fleming, the other the work. The average nightly at­ to learn much about the Second Camp Work for a 44-hour week in the com­ in Yuma, drew a total of well over tendance at the Fleming talks was Republic and Spanish nature. I ing year, then $12 a week for a 8,000. Among the crowd of non- in excess of 700. Last Saturday finished my summer course in 40-hour week until the seventh Catholics who gathered in Yuma it was estimated that nearly 1,500 Madrid, at “El Centro de Estudios sear, when the rate must be $16 a to hear the talks given by Father heard the addresses of the two Historicos,” endowed by the For* Girls in week for a 40-hour week. Arthur Lucy and the Rev. Mr. clerics. Rockefeller foundation. 'Then I “These are not living but dying Francis Bottler, subdeacon, were As has been their experience in decided to remain on in this lovely wages. These arc unjust wages. three ministers. In Fleming, 12 all the towns visited thus country. I worked as governess These do not give a man. at work persons signified their intention of far this year, the missioners found with various Spanish families of 11th Season enough to keep his wife and chil­ taking further instruction and en­ only respectful attention on the the aristocracy and professional dren in the life-long health and rolled in the religious correspond­ part of the listeners. The only classes and I taught English to ence course conducted by Kenrick I’p ’l The opening of Camp Montrita comfort due them as human be­ semSlance of heckling was a students and businessmen. I got at Nederland July 19 will make the ’T ings and brothers of us all in seminary in St. Louis. young man’s driving up and a general picture of the cross-sec­ down the street where the speak­ 'I 11th consecutive year the Junior Adam and in Christ. They are not The Rev. Joseph Lilly, C.M., tion of Spanish life. I knew Catholic Daughters of Denver usually an individual living wage professor of Scripture at St. ers’ stand was located with the workers and servants. I traveled even. Congress should have ad­ cut-out on his car wide open. He alone—always in third class. I have conducted a camp for girls in was the son of a, non-Catholic Colorado. Since the year of its journed this year shame-faped,’' jotted down the ideas obtained founding in 1927 the organization says Father McGowan in the Com-' minister. The non-Catholic mayor from servants and working people of the town prevented a continu­ has made the sumiher camp for motiKeal. Cathedral High -their attitudes and ideas and re­ girls one of its major activities. Yet even as much as this is ance of this disturbance by stand­ actions to their employers. I lived ing in the center of the street. In February, 1927, the Junior epochal, he argues. The govern­ in boarding houses and kept house Catholic Daughters of America ment now holds that the wage Plans Course in The reactions of the towns­ for myself and got a general idea formed a Denver unit under the needed for health, efficiency, and people were very favorable. Over­ of standards of living and prices. leadership of Mrs. Joseph C. the general welfare of the workers heard on the street corners were From this I concluded that skilled workers were well paid and that Hagus. Mrs. T. A. Triplett was ap­ is of interest to it and to alf the the following conversations: pointed chairman and Mrs. Harvey people. It seems to recognize that Home Science “I think this is a very fine unskilled labor was paid very poorly. There are a gi-eat many J. Smith was named chaplain. That the little it is doing is only a thing.’’ summer, 30 girls, chaperoned by step. “No use asking those fellows servants in Spain. ’The lower Cathedral high school will open middle class family has one, the Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Smith and “Dr. John Ryan was advocating a complete domestic science course any questions. They answer them Mrs. Mason. Welsh, were taken om all. You can’t stick ’em.” sparkling-eyed Catholic girl and the South has produced some upper middle class employs from such a law more than .30 years ago. next school year, it was announced fine actresses. Miss Thorne’s fans three to four, the wealtn from five an outing to Lookout nxountain. The Bishops’ Program of Social by school authorities this week. “It is very fine. I am glad they from the Old South will be in The day was occupied in hiking, (Turn to Page U — Column i) A cannot understand why she didn’t to eight or ten. Every car has a Reconstruction right after the war One-half of the third floor of the cast of Victor Hugo’s famous get the part of Scarlett O’Hara in chauffeur and he is well paid. baseball, and other games. Follow­ advocated it. The NRA was, it is the Logan street building of the melodrama of Old Spain, Ruy the movie production of Gorpe I observed the Church and her ing dinner, the girls returned to true, a kind of wages-hours-child school plant is being remodeled Bias, as the Old West is revived in Il’il/i the Wind. She was long con­ (Turn to Page 2 — Column S) Golden and enjoyed a swim in the labor law but without effective this summer for the new class the famous Opera house at Central sidered for the role before Norma Golden plunge. ‘ sanctions. Now the government and stoves, ovens, and cupboards City this week-end. She is Adele Shearer was finally selected. With that outing as a beginning, recognizes the obligation at last, are being installed. A teacher Thorne, who will have the role of Miss Thorne got her start on Mistaken for Msgr. Lane, Nun Reveals the camp project rapidly took and for violations will punish up who has had experience in the Casilda. Robert Edmond Jones’ the stage at St. Catherine’s acad­ shape. 'The following summer, to $10,000 fine and for a sec­ course will supervise the cooking. i production of Ruy Bias, July 16 emy, in New Orleans, where one 1928, the organization opened its ond offense al.so six months in An expert dietitian will give ad­ to 30, will be the feature of the of the nuns encouraged her in first camp, located at Ensmont, prison. It establishes the right, vice to students of the class on ITFII1S1IIJ5S seventh, annual play festival in the her dramatic ambitions. Latar Maryknoller Martyred with Mrs. Harvey Smith as chief as well, to sue for back payments well-balanced meals, proper food picturesque mining town, which she worked up to the lead in the counselor.