Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 190, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 December 1933 — Page 8

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PARISH PRIEST'S WORDS AROUSE NATIONAL ECHO The Rev. Father Coughlin Is New Figure in American Political Scene. Tb* statements of Father Charles E. Coughlin, Detroit's "radio priest.” base made him one of the most controversial figures in today's political scrne. The following storv is the first of Iso describing Father Coughlin, his -sganiration. and methods. Coo wight. 1933. bv United Press) rtO/AL OAK. Mich., Dec. 19. An American phenomenon—the utterances of a parish priest amplified into a voice heard and read throughout the nation—has emerged from a small one-story frame church set back from the main highway here. It is the voice of the Rev. Father Charles E. Coughlin. His words go far beyond the limits of his shrine of the Little Flower, reach millions of persons, and lift him to a controversial pinnacle. His followers have apropriated his opinons as their own. They have amplified the importance of his policies with a rapidity unequaled outside of America. They have made him an influence on public opinion. They even have provided him with a broadcasting system over which he can speak his views without fear of censorship. The beginning was simple. Once Father Coughlin had a parish of some thirty members and a little frame church for which he acted as janitor as well as priest. He slept in the sacristy. Now an imposing $750,000 stone shrine is b?ing built; he keeps a staff of approximately 100 clerks busy answering his mail. Vast crowds rally when he speaks. And this change occurred in seven years. The janitor-priest phase was as recent as 1926. Bishop Gallagher sent him to found a church fourteen miles out Woodward avenue from Detroit. While caring for his tiny parish the idea of broadcasting occurred to him. Two years ago Father Coughlin organized his own network, now

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numbering twenty-five independent stations, and the $8,003 weekly bill is paid for through contributions. On Jan. 11, 1931, the priest delivered a sermon on “Prosperity” that drew him immediately into the maelstrom of controversy over policies and theories of the greatest American depression. In it he came out in forthright opposition to the Hoover philosophy and denounced the treaty of Versailles as “unmoral.” The popular reaction to Hoover policies, which was to demand a "New Deal” the following year, evidenced itself then when literally millions of letters poured in commending and criticising Father Coughlin's stand. He got letters at the rate of 400.000 a week. Many prominent Catholics because his enemies and many noted nonCatholics counted themselves his friends. Father Coughlin felt this was an encouragement to continue his fight. He denounced the men who directed the collapsed Insull utilities empire, although friends warned him not to. He engaged in a rough-

and-tumble battle over the responsibility for closing the Detroit banks which precipitated the national banking holiday. He traveled last month to the sidewalks of New York to defend President Roosevelt against the criticism of Alfred E. Smith, and throngs battled to crowd into the theater where he spoke. His position in the monetary controversy was such by that time that the New York newspapers devoted thousands of words to presenting his remarks. Two morning newspapers, opponents of the policies he advocated, each printed about 2,000 words of his speech.

The City in Brief

TOMORROW’S EVENTS Kiwanis Club, luncheon. Columbia Club. Twelfth District Legion. luncheon, Board of Trade. Purdue Alumni Asiociation, luncheon, Severin. Lions Club, luncheon, Washington.

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NORTH SIDE FORUM TO HEAR SOCIALIST \ National Head of League Here Tomorrow. Arthur G. McDowell, national chairman and industrial secretary of the Young People's Socialist League of America, will be the guest speaker at the North Side Forum at 8:30 tomorrow night at Woodman's hall. Bellefontaine street and Riviera drive. “America. Land of Opportunity and Broken Premises” will be the subject of his address. Mr. McDowell, a resident of Chicago, attracted nation-wide attention a few years ago when *he led a fight against the suppressive tactics of authorities at Pittsburgh university, from which he was expelled for activities as head cf the University Student Liberal Club.

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.DEC. 19, 1933