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An lilnivruirw with Arrhhinhnp Mauna mounted the stairs and rang the bell at 1100 Franklin Street.' I was delighted, and I had reason to be, for I was going to in- terview His Grace, the Most Reverend E. !L I. Hanna, Archbishop of San Francisco. Very few, I reflected, had been fortunate enough to enjoy this privilege. The door opened, and I was ushered into a plain but neat waiting room. I confess I felt rather im- portant as I sat there wondering how the Archbishop would receive me, and whether or not he would prove as kind and considerate as I had always imagined him. However, as the minutes passed by, my enthusiasm seemed to flee with them, and I found myself becoming apprehensive as to my ability as an interviewer. It was in this state of mind that Father James Cantwell found me. He announced that the Archbishop was ready to see me, and led me out of the room. We soon came to a long hallway, and there he left me with the advice that I should go straight ahead. Before I realized what he was doing he had disappeared, and there I stood, very uneasy to say the least, with the Archbishop waiting for me some- where in the building. I could not understand why Father Cantwell had deserted me, and I felt as though I would never forgive him for doing so. After a few moments spent in deep reflection, I started on rather aimlessly, and finally arrived at the end of the hall. A door was open on my right, so I approached it stealthily and peered into the room. I' WAS with a feeling of expectancy that I ti .nv r sf'-fi. so Come in, came from within in a most friendly tone. My presence had been detected! I obeyed and to my great relief found myself standing in front of Archbishop Hanna. His greeting was so friendly, and the smile that bright-
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22 THE IGNATIAN ened his countenance so pleasant, that I immediately lost my uneasiness of a few minutes before. On what subject do you wish to interview me? the Archbishop asked. I shall leave the choice of a subject to you, I replied, trying to act as though I knew something about the art of interviewing. I thought that you would have something to say to the Catholics of San Francisco, something that you would desire to tell them. His hand went to his forehead, he thought for a moment, and then began. I believe that the most important thing for Catholics to understand is what we are striving for in this war, and how impossible it is to attain our end unless we have the old light and the old doctrine of the Catholic Church. We are fighting for liberty and for democracy. The story of the struggle for liberty is the most entrancing story contained in the annals of all time. It brings up before us pictures of the mighty heroes of the early ages, pictures of Washington and Lincoln and those beloved men who played such an im- portant part in our own great battles for right and for lib- erty. And we of to-day, who have taken our places in this momentous struggle, may learn from this story that which it is all important for us to realize, namely, that whenever democracy has failed, its downfall may be traced to greed. The doctrine of the Catholic Church is the only possible antidote for this consuming desire for gain. It teaches men the value of the spiritual. It brings them to a realization of the fact that the things that pass with time are naught in comparison with the wisdom that must remain forever. In short, it destroys their false ideals and reveals to them perhaps for the first time the possibility of winning some- thing the value of which cannot be measured by the stand- ard of the world. -
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