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Show CATHOLICS INDORSE PEACE COMES ST. PAUL. Minn.. Aug. 9, Resolut ions indorsing the peace conference to be held In Chicago, September and 6, and recommending rec-ommending that the state and local organisations or-ganisations aftlllated with the Central Vereln send delegates to the meeting to protest against the continued shipment of munitions of war to Kurope, were adopted adopt-ed late today by the National Federation of Cermaii- American Cutludii: sot le tics. In annual convention heir. "Kvery American citizen deplores Ihe war," said President Joseph Frey of New York, "and iih America j; cit ikViih thuy should protest against any activities bv Americans which will h;iv a tendency to prolong the war. This 'ertainly is not a religion si, political or nai lonn 1 qu'Nt ion." Introducing Archbishop Hntizano of Rome. papH 1 delega te, President Krev Butigested tun I a fund of $bmu be raised and forward (.(I to Pope Honed let to aid In carrying on his work in the countries Involved in the European war. Archbishop Hunzano approved the mig-gestlon, mig-gestlon, adding that the pope himself Ih a "war sufferer." The recent report from Rome thaL An-hbfshop Ireland is t-o be made a cardinal car-dinal was referred to by several sneakers. "livery Catholic of German descent in America hopes to see Archbishop Ireland made a cardinal," declared one speaker. Reports submitted at i ho business session ses-sion tonight showed that, the federation has grown from a membership of Sl.outt, at the St. Paul meeting of 189. to a membership of I3?.uoo at the present. |