self sacrifice could not be met with
outside of our acting brotherhoods and charitable organizations. . . .
But, what we need more is _co-operation_ between these various units in
view of solving the complex social problems, especially in our cities.
This suppresses neglect and over-lapping, gives efficiency with the
least waste of energies. "Blend organization and co-ordination with
the greatest amount of local autonomy and individual initiative": this
is the sole aim a Congress has in view. There, and there alone, lies
the solution of our problems.

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_Tentative Programme of Congress_.

I--_Preparation_.

The remote preparation for such a great and important undertaking,
would consist in what we would term "an educational campaign." The
initial difficulty, the greatest obstacle would be to overcome the
general apathy, the want of interest, _vis inertiae_. This could be
done by the Catholic press, lectures, sermons, etc. It may take time
to wake up our people from their slumber, but the faith is there with
its latent energies, and we can count on them. The forces are there;
they only need an occasion to call them into play.

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The _immediate preparation_ would consist in the appointment of a
_small but strong organizing committee_. Agitation without
organization is useless. On the choice and activities of this
committee depends the entire success of the congress.

The various activities of this committee would be:

1. _Decide on Name_.--Congress, . . . Conference, . . . Catholic
Social Service Meeting, etc. . . . This seems of no importance; but,
in fact, it often goes a long way in interesting the public and warding
off prejudice.

2. _Decide on
Place_.--Winnipeg--Regina--Edmonton--Calgary--Saskatoon--Vancouver.

3. _Decide on Delegates_.--Mode of selection,--clerical,--lay. It is
very essential that a meeting of that kind should be thoroughly
_popular_ and _representative_.

4. _Decide on Speakers, Language_.--(One or several sections.)

5. _Decide on Programme_.--This is really the essential work of the
organizing committee. In drawing the agenda, emphasis is to be laid
upon problems of immediate necessity:

_Defence_ and _construction_; defence against the enemies' activities;
_strong constructive policy_ with a wide scope for all energies: these
are the two poles on which revolve a good programme.