Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-20 | Page 2 | Murphy Urges Catholics to Back Reds in War

Murphy Urges Catholics To Back Reds in War ATLANTIC CITY N N. N J. J Aug 20 AP The AP-The The Knights of Columbus militant enemy of of communism communism had before it Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- a a. a plea by Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy that Catholics and other Christians join in aiding Russia during her war with Germany In e q speech before the fraternity's fraternity's fraternity's fra fra- ninth fifty-ninth annual con conn convention v nt n Just Justi e a Murphy asserted constituted a greater menace to the church than did communism and that helping Russia Rus Rus- Russia sia sla at this time wouldn't mean embracing her political and economic economic eco eco- eco eco- doctrines doctrin s. s 1500 1590 Hear Appeal Fifteen hundred delegates representing representing representing rep rep- resenting m members of the the Catholic order ch cheered ered loudly Tuesday night when Justice Murphy Murphy Mur Mur- phy said We stand against communism but we should not permit this to blind us to our own awn interest and to the major fact that the great and immediate th threat eat to our position position position tion and standing as a great nation nation nation na na- tion in nazi Germany with its inordinate ambitions its hated I philosophy and its superb organization tion After weighing communism and at length the jurist said that neither was acceptable to the people of the United States But he added we we know know- that with its superior competence competence com competence com com- and perverted intelligence its extraordinary energy a and d missionary missionary missionary mis mis- zeal its profound belief belie in racial superiority and destiny its fanatical intolerance and above all an aU its tremendous military power and skill is by far the greater menace to free nations and free institutions It is at at present the real rea men menace ce Cites Religious Curbs The jurist said it Jt w was abundantly clear that under nazi pazi rule no no religion re re- re- re ligion lIgon would remain free and that any con concessions thus far made to religious religious' bodies have been made solely for reasons of convenience and opportunism Paul V. V McNutt federal se security security ur ity administrator spoke of the German conques conquests as evil forces loosened upon the world from which no nation and no people are sate safer safe J He pictured Americans as rely ely awakened d and heroically r responding s to the Uie danger