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Pomerene of Ohio, and William H.

King of Utah. The commission will

hold sittings in Port-au-Prince and

will tour the island, making a first

hand inquiry of conditions there.

Secretary Denby's Letter.

Secretary of the Navy Denby under

date of July 7, 1921, wrote a letter

to Rev. John J. Burke, C. S. P., Gener

al Secretax*y of the Catholic Welfare

Council, approving of the proposal

made by the Council to send Ameri

can Catholic lay missionaries to Haiti.

"I think the lay missionaries sent

to Haiti will do a great deal of good,'

wrote Secretary Denby, "benefitini

the Haitians greatly and aiding in

realizing the true purpose of the

American occupation in Haiti. We

are in that republic confronted with a

difficult problem. Your work can go

a. long way toward helping the solu

tion."

It is estimated that about ninety per

cent of the more than two million

population of Haiti are Catholics. Be

cause of disturbed conditions in the

island for a number of years the posi

tion of the population is at present a

difficult one, and it is believed that

the American Catholic social welfare

workers will be able to do a great

deal to Improve their lot.

SHEPPARD40WNER BILL

MATERNITY MEASURES TO BE

ADOPTED TO AID NEEDY

MOTHERS AND INFANTS—BILL

IS WELCOMED.

Advocates of the Sheppard-Towner

bill, which passed the House of Rep

resentatives last week, following its

adoption by the Senate, are highly

elated at their victory. The bill

went to conference after its passage

by the House so that amendments

adopted after the Senate passed it

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Catholic bulletin. (1921). St. Paul, Minn., 1921-12-03. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn90060976/1921-12-03/ed-1/?sp=4

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Catholic bulletin, 1921-12-03.