ThreR.en,ra
NO. 2,900.
PERTH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1935.
PRICE THREEPENCE.
HOW THE NATIONS IGNORED THE POPE
)r, Mannix on the Present Conflict
" 1 AM AGAINST A TRADE WAR"
At a Communion Breakfast at Richmond, Victoria, on the Mel13th. ult.. . His Graces Dr. Mannix , Archbishop of bourne, gave utterance to some forcible and striking opinions m conflict. His Grace was apon the present Italo-Abyssinian plauded by the large gathering when rising, and loudly cheered at the close of his arresting address. "In 1915 I was against a trade war, and I am against a trade war now, whether the aggressor be Italy, England, France, or any other nation. The Treaty of Versailles left Italy with no possibility of expansion of territory ,and Italy, rightly or wrongly—has taken the opportunity of making war on the unfortunate Ethiopians. What has hapepned in the case of Italy will, unless I am a false prophet, happen before long with Germany.
Celebration of Kingship of Christ STRIKING SCENE AT H.A.C.B. SOCIETY'S GENtRAL COMMUNION
500 Members Approach Altar Rails
The Annual General Commt.- duties prevented them from being nion of members of the Hiber- present. nian Society in theddetropolitanDistrict President's Address. Suburban area, was held on SunThe District President, on risday last, the Feast of Christ the ing to address the gathering, was King, at St. Mary's Cathedral, at greeted with hearty applause._ In a special Mass celebrated at 8 extending a very hearty weiconie o'qlock by_Rev. Father Kennedy, to all there present, he had in the Chaplain of St. Patrick's Branch. first place to apologise for the At 7.30 members started to - con- unavoidable absence of His in front of the Cathedral gregate The Archbishop said he was Pope was mixing himself in poli- Hall and from then until 7.45 Grace the Archbishop, whose liraid sometimes that they were tics, and was an ecclesiastical motor buses continually arrived :ming to the end with the autocrat. In the very same way and unloaded their freight of 7eadful things happening all there were people to-day saying Hibernians to participate happy They could only that the Pope should have stopi)out them. great spiritual function. their in .ope for the best. A lamentable ped the present war. If the Pope about five hundred memAt 7.40 ar was taking place to-day, de- could have done so, the war bers marched in procession to s)ite their boasting and all the would never have taken place. Of beautiful Cathedral, and prothe .oble words that were said a course, the Pope knew his own a most inspiring spectacle vided years ago. In the war of work, and his powers and limitaunmistakeably manifested and 1914, 60,000 Australians laid tions, and it was not his business. the virile Catholicity of the Soown their lives. The war was without an invitation from the Inside the Cathedral this ciety. ,opposed to end Nvar for all time. contending parties, to pronounce of Hibernians, in concourse large rd make the world fit for heroes a verdict upon the dispute. Had their beautiful regalia, was a :olive in, but in a few years they he given a verdict without all the sight both elevating and edifying. sere hack again to the old say- facts of the dispute before him, BREAKFAST. tgery of 1914. The conflagra- he might please one section. hut tion had not yet extended, but it he might do an injustice to anAfter Holy Mass, the members ,eerned that they were gradual- other section. However, the adjourned to the Stirling InstiSlipping back to where they Pope had not been invited to artute, where Mrs. O'Connell had 'tood in 1914. He had hoped bitrate. a very appetising breakfast ready 4c1 prayed that there would be for them, and to this they did The Pope and the Versailles justice. The newly appointfull Treaty. ed District President, Bro. John Many appeared to have forgotMR. O'C. D. 0.MAHONY, The SociFinnegan, presided. ten what happened when the of the National Directory. President ety was honoured by the prequestion arose of setting up a of General duties at the Cathedral that sence of the Chaplain I.eague of Nations—and, despite the Society, Rev. Father J. morning prevented him from all its failures, he hoped the LeaDunne, and the Rev. Father J. honouring the Society with his gue would continue to work. Rev. Father Dunne W hen the question of setting Lp Russell, the National President presence. t he League was considered, the (Bro. O'C. D. O'Mahony), the was representing His Grace at He referred apPope was not invited to take a National Treasurer (Bro. T. J. that function. tlynes), and the National Secre- preciatively to His Grace's inters eat on the tribunal. It was tary (tro. W. A. Brown) ; Mr. est in the Society, and expressed agreed that whoever else was inP. Wallace, representing the the members' most sincere thanks H. vited, the Pope should he excludSociety of St. Vincent de Paul; to him for the wonderful assistFor his part, nothing had ed Mr. Edgar Henderson (Newman ance that he had already given to en him greater pleasure in the c ourse of his long life than th.' Society), Mr. Healy (Irish Na- it. Also present with them for tional Foresters), Pro. Frank the first time were the officers of the Pope had nothing whatef.rer Lyons (C.Y.M.S.), Miss K. Bros- the National Directory, which to do with the Treaty of Versailnan (C.Y.L.C.), Bro. E. Need- had been allocated to Western 4›. If the Pope had been on the (Celtic Club), Mr. Australia for the next three ham, 1 :dy at the time he would B. C. Hagarty (W.A. Catholic years. The members of the Sodoubt have been overruled, but Lawn Tennis Association), Mr. ciety in this State appreciated the world would hold him reP• R. Jackson, Mr. Marshall very much the honour that had. sponsible for the tragedy of the no more Crosby, and Bro. Goldie, a visit- been conferred on Western Ausunjust and iniquitous treaty. The ot been war, but his hope had South Australian member of tralia in that regard, and were bad, was very ing exclusion Pope's :ad not fulfilled, and his prayer very fortunate in being able to glad very the was that he Society. had he but been He had heard. OISO hoped call upon three officers of the was, Archbishop His Grace the and prayed that if nothing to do .with the treaty. var O'Mahony, calibre Bros. of attend, to unable ly, talking were about peace unfortunate People occurred 'lain out of Australia should re- between Italy and Ethiopia, and undertake to and Brown, Hynes to celebrate having his to owing it. Pontifical High Mass, and had the responsibilities of National the peace of the world, but he did What of the Pope? These were now the ,i'lanY were not think there would ever be appointed the Chaplain General office. saving, why did not principal executive officers of the the world until they dehim. in to peace represent ‘ 1e ,Pope stop the Wh en, war? heard Rev. Father Gorey, C.SS.R.. Society throughout Australia and these people talking Jig stroyed the Treaty of Versailles 'vas His Grace the a more made arranRev. Father Lynch, wrote New Zealand. equitable and and reminded :ertain stages very forcibly of Archbishop had appointed the their that regret expressing on Page (Continued 13.) of th-e deveIRev. Father Dunne, parish priest ,it1)Intient some years Irish Some ago. mat of Maylands, to be the Chaplain time that thewere constantly sayGeneral of the Society, and in r)e,tie: If he Pope should interthis, too, the Society had been HAVE TAKEN OVER THE did most fortunate. tii°?Icluncement so, and made a Father 1'9unne to agree was well known to them all for with ite;r,views. i would, of course. 175 GOIDERICH ST., PERTH. his ability, his efficiency, and his ifi ltuern ;.but, on the other hand. For Tariff Particulars apply to the SISTER IN CHARGE. priestly zeal, and his appointtheve said something different 'Phone: 133554. (Coninued on Page 12.) w°111d at once say that the
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