VOL. XI GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON. D. C., MARCH 19, 193.0 No. 22 Today, the feast of St. Joseph, the NICHOLAS IORGA faculty and student body joined with GEORGETOWN’S DEBATING TEAM WINS the rest of the Christian world in be¬ J VISITING LECTURER seeching God to preserve religion in CLEAR VICTORY FROM PRINCETON 4 — persecuted Russia. These services c President of the University of were in accordance with the encyclical Debate Subject, “Resolved, That the Kellogg Peace Pact Is a Sound l Bucharest Guest Speaker in issued by Our Holy Father, the Pope. Basis for the Foreign Policy of the United States.’’ Lecture Series—Addresses Au¬ An assembly was held in Gaston Hall f at 10:30 at which the Rev. Edmund dience in French. A. Walsh, S.J., Regent of the School On the evening of Sunday, March 16, the Georgetown Philodemic Society defeated of Foreign Service, spoke on Russia. Princeton University in a debate on t*he subject, “Resolved, That the Kellogg Peace Last Friday evening, in Gaston Hall, Pact Is a Sound Basis for the Foreign Policy of the United States.” Representing Dr. Nicholas Iorga, President of the Georgetown and defending the negative were Mr. John C. Hayes, ’31, of Illinois; Mr. University of Bucharest, delivered a Bernard J. McQuaid, ’31, of Massachusetts, and Mr. John F. Lynch, Jr., '30, of New most interesting lecture on "Russia, Old FR. WALSH WRITES Jersey. Comprising the visiting team and supporting the affirmative were: Mr. J. M. - and New,” as the third discourse of the Tunnell, of Delaware; Mr. E. D. Lucas, of India, and Mr. J. G. Vancise, of New winter series of lectures on Russia in¬ FOR NEWSPAPERS Jersey. The debate was held in Gaston Hall, approximately four hundred persons augurated by the Rev. Edmund Walsh, being present. The vote of the judges was four to one. S.J. The speaker was introduced to the Pamphlet Being Quoted Orig¬ Major John D. Kilpatrick, U. S. A., audience by Father Walsh, who gave a inally Prepared for Informa¬ presided as chairman of the debate. The brief resume of the life of Dr. Iorga, tion of Clergy—Published by judges were the following: William S. LAWYERS CHOOSE who is internationally known both as a Catholic Near East Welfare Benson, Rear Admiral, United States statesman and an historian. Navy (retired) ; Hon. George E. Martin, DEBATE FINALISTS Dr. Iorga began his address, which was Association. Chief Justice, Court of Appeals, District delivered entirely in French, by telling of Columbia; Hon. Frederick L. Siddons, Benitez Wins Third Prize De¬ the audience how deeply he felt the great In view of the present world-wide in¬ Associate Justice, Supreme Court, Dis¬ honor that was bestowed upon him, who, terest in the Russian Communists’ war trict of Columbia; Hon. George S. Hat¬ bate—Stakem Second—O’Reil¬ being neither an American, nor a Rus¬ against all religions, certain newspapers field, Associate Judge, United States ly and O’Neil Other Con¬ sian, had been requested to speak about have obtained from the Rev. Edmund A. Court of Customs Appeals, and the Hon. testants. Russia to an American audience. He Walsh permission to reproduce his copy¬ Robert J. Mawhinney, Solicitor, United then launched into the main topic of his right review of the facts and proofs of States Treasury. The mathematical mind has always had discourse, the comparison of the ancient the Soviet campaign against the Deity and Both teams divided their plans of attack an affinity for law and there is nothing history of Russia to that of the present all religions. quite definitely among their members, each strange in the fact. Clearness of head day. He said: “It is a common error This review was compiled by Father man bringing out his own aspect of the and the logical faculty are the prime to neglect the past, and yet it is impos¬ Walsh and published by the Catholic Near case. An incident of the debate that requisites in both. They are the qualities sible to interpret the present without East Welfare Association, of which he is brought something of levity to the discus¬ which alike solve the abstruse problem and delving into the past. We shall choose President. Its original purpose was to sion was the telling of a joke by Mr. shine in the argument in banc or the nice then, some of the most eventful happen¬ act as a medium of instruction for the Lucas, of Princeton, and using it to illus¬ refinements of equity. If any proof of ings in the past history of Russia, in clergy, concerning the situation in Rus¬ trate his points. As a result, the anecdote the connection is needed, it is well af¬ order that they may aid us, in under¬ sia and the reasons why the Holy Father was brought up again several times by forded by a reference to four magnificent standing the present.” Of the Russian asks for prayers on Wednesday, the 19th. the various sides to become almost an legal debaters—O’Neil, Benitez, O'Reilly revolution, Dr. Iorga said: “It is not Today a copy was sent to all the priests in issue of the subject. easy to explain the astonishing fact of the United States. The context of the and Stakem. Last Wednesday, March 12, ( (Continued on page 8) 1930, the Law Clubs of Georgetown Uni¬ Continued on page IO) pamphlet has been taken practically ver¬ batim by the papers that are printing the versity School of Law conducted the third story. Father Walsh, of course, had the trial debate of the' school year. To date booklet copyrighted. Quotation is per¬ FATHER COYLE, S.J., this triai, a criminal prosecution, was mitted by courtesy, but publication rights the most enlivened and interesting; a MASK AND BAUBLE are reserved. reference to the speakers conclusively The four main reasons why Pope Pius SIGNALLY HONORED proves that. If the Moot Court and its WORKING ON PLAY XI asked prayers for Russia on March atmosphere was ever calculated to damp 19th are as follows : Head of Chemistry Department any wit, logic, or legal talent, it is wholly “Richelieu” to be Staged at Here Chairman Chemical agreed now that O’Neil, Benitez, O’Reilly (1) Communism, which is the con¬ and Stakem made a complete renovation. Wardman Park—Frank Wol- trolling political philosophy of the pres¬ Foundation Committee—Stud¬ Mr. Bill O’Neil of Wisconsin, repre¬ ent Soviet government, demands the ies the Construction and Equip¬ pert and William McLarney, abolition of all religious belief and prac¬ senting the Carroll Law Club, and Mr. Property Manager and Stage tice in every territory where Communism ment of Laboratories. John J. O’Reilly of New Hampshire, rep¬ Manager Respectively. obtains the mastery. It requires a com¬ resenting the Gould Debating Society, ad¬ plete liquidation of the “God-idea,” The Chemical Foundation has the pleas¬ vanced very strong arguments for the The Mask and Bauble Club has within whether expressed by Christianity, Juda¬ ure of • announcing the publication of prosecution in a true lawyerlike fashion. the past few weeks put into effect plans ism, Mohammedanism or, in short, by any “Laboratory Construction and Equip¬ Mr. Jaime Benitez of Santuce, Porto for the fulfillment of its main public form of belief which admits the existence ment,” the anxiously-awaited report of Rico, representing the Pierce Butler Law functions of the year. Until this time the of a Supreme Being. the committee which was appointed by Club, and Mr. Thomas Stakem of Mary¬ club’s activities had been confined to the (2) The present Russian government the National Research Council to make a land, representing the White Law Club, members themselves. The proceedure at has repeatedly declared its intention to thorough study of this subject. defended this trio of bank robbers ac¬ the weekly meetings has generally been extend integral Communism to the entire The committee, consisting of S. M. cused in the Moot Court room of the of a twofold nature. One, the discussion world, the United States included. The Dennis, Cornell University; C. R. murder of an innocent bystander. After and criticism of current drama by indi¬ Soviet Constitution, abolishing nationality Hoover, Wesleyan University; S. W. a wonderful display of sound logic and viduals in the club; the other, the staging and the modern concept of the state, pro¬ Mattern, McKinley High School, Wash¬ legal talent on the part of each individual of a scene or short one-act play with at¬ vides for the extension of its political ington, D. C.; J. N. Swan, University of counsel, the court decided the argument in tendant criticism by the Moderator, Mr. jurisdiction over all lands and peoples. Mississippi, and Rev. George L. Coyle, favor of the defense. The judges of the T. J. Stokes, S.J. The latter activity has And it is not permissible to separate the S.J., Georgetown University, were ap¬ contest were Mr. John E. Lasky, former been of some considerable aid to the mem¬ religious from the political and economic pointed in November of 1924. Ever since United States attorney, Walter M. Shea bers in that the criticism enabled them content of Communism, which must be their appointment they have been con¬ and Martin F. O’Donoghue. After to learn something of the rudiments of accepted as an indivisible system. scientiously collecting, under the direction awarding the decision of the case to the acting. (3) The anti-religious program, consid¬ of Rev. George L. Coyle, chairman, the defense counsel, the court declared Mr. The first and most important of the ered as a prime tenet of Communism, has valuable information which is presented Jaime Benitez the outstanding speaker of club’s recently undertaken activities is the been executed consistently within Russia clearly and precisely.