Father M. Weis, Secretary to Bishop Peter Joseph Baltes of Alton, issued the statement that the Freeman's Journal is no longer a prohibited paper in the diocese. The Bishop himself will make this declaration during the retreat to begin Oct. 6. Kersting offers his congratulations. There will be one point in the Bishop's declaration which will not satisfy the readers of the Journal, and that will be his statement that the interdict was revoked for no other reason than that the paper showed a change toward the better. All of the Journal's readers know and could swear that the paper contained nothing against faith and morals either before or after the papal notice. Since all consider the Bishop's action as being unwarranted and as being dictated by caprice and passion, they will not be satisfied by his declaration. Kersting asks for all of the back numbers of the Journal which he missed. :: I-2-c A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.