Washington, Jan. 24.
Bishop James Cannon Jr. famed "dry" leader, departed to-day for his new diocese in Africa, Im a farewell interview Bishop Cannon blamed what he termed the Twentieth Century whiskey rebel
jehurch and the ion Catholic leaders, giving a part to Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president Columbia University' and well known as an opponent of the national prohibition lay He quoted recent anti-prohibition statements by Cardinal O'Connell of °!Boston and Archbishop Curley of jons by Catholic leaders," said Bishop Cannon, "are directly in the attitude the "Observatore Romano" and also with the bitter attack upon prohibition and President Hoover by Dr. John A. Ryan, director of the Catholic Welfare Organization."
ishop Cannon is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church United Press.
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