mmigrants at
ports of St. John and Halifax and intermediate points. Care of
foreigners (leakage).

2. _Colonization_?

3. _Young Men's Association_--on Y.M.C.A. lines. Young Girls'
Association--on Y.W.C.A. lines--Girls' homes.

6. Committee on "Public Charities."

_Children's Aid--Orphanages--Free
Kindergartens--Day-nurseries--Juvenile Courts--Preventive and curative
work_.

7. Committee on "Labour Problem."

_Labour Unions--Living wage--Child labour--Care of girl-workers, etc_.

N.B.--The great point to elucidate in these matters is: _Must we, and
how far can we, co-operate with non-Catholic bodies_? This is a very
important point, far reaching in its consequences.

8. Committee on "Resolutions."

"The resolutions are to embody the fruit of the collective experience
and deliberations of the Congress. They will remain then as the
profession of Catholic conviction and go far to create public opinion
on the questions of the day." (Fr. Plater.)

And indeed, public discussion awakens new thoughts, gives various views
of a topic, suggests practical conclusions, expedient measures. It is
the crystallizing process of all the activities of the Congress.

III--_After the Congress_.

The good results of a Congress are made permanent by the establishment
of:

1. _A permanent Committee of Clergy and laity_--who meet occasionally
to stimulate or check activities of the body at large.

2. _A Vigilance Committee_:

(a) _On legislation_.--To watch and initiate legislation--for different
Provinces.

(b) _On press_.

(c) _On social work_.

3. _Bureau_.--Clearing house--where "expert knowledge and effective
presentation" are to be found. To this bureau should be attached a
priest who would specialize in social work. He could be helped by an
efficient secretary. His would be the energy that would carry to the
various organizations life and power. The "Volksverein" in Catholic
Germany was a model in this line of work.

* * * * * *

"_Praesentia tangens . . . futura prospiciens_" is a motto which
translates well the lofty ideal Catholics should have before their eyes
at this turning point of history. Although we stand amid the ruins
accumulated during four long years of war and are confronted by
distressing after-war problems in every order of human activity, still
we raise our heads in hope and look beyond the crude realities of the
present