The Record Newspaper 26 June 1941

Tells" Johnston's SAUSAGES and FRANKFURTS

SouthwarkCathedral

BufritOutbyNaziBombs

St.George'sCathedral,Southwark,completelyburntoutduringarecentNaziraid,mayhavetobeentirelyrebuilt.Thewallsof whatwasonceLondon'sprincipalCatholicChurchwereleftstanding, buttheymayhavetobepulleddown,statesthe"Universe." ArchbishopAmigoestimatesthattherebuildingwillcostabout £200,000.

Incendiarybombsfallingonaninaccessiblepartoftheroofstarteda firewhichgotoutofcontrolwithin15 minutes.

TheBlessedSacramentwassaved fromtheflames.

TherelicofSt.Georgeissafe.It isoneofthefewrelicsofthesaintin existence.Itwaspresentedtothe diocesemanyyearsagobytheCarthusianOrder,andhadsincebeencarriedinprocessioneveryyearonhis feastday.

Priestsandlayhelpersriskedtheir livestosavetheCathedraL

FatherByronandFatherDonaghey climbedalongpartofthemasonryover thestreetinavainattempttoreach theburningbombs.Astheflames caughtholdoftheroofthepriestswent withtherestoftheclergyinsideto savewhattheycould. Withflamingpiecesofceilingfalling aroundthemtheyremovedsacredvesselsandotherarticlesandtrieddesperatelytosavethehighaltar.Several helpers,whoincludedsoldiers,werehit byflyingfragments.

FatherC.Cowderoy,Archbishop's secretary,foundhisclothingalight.A hosewasturnedonhim.

Theincreasingdangeroftheroof's collapse,thechokingdustandsmoke, andthe-,14wrificheateventuallydrove thefirefightersoutside.Thereallthey coulddowastowatchtheflamesdestroyinafewhoursacathedralwhich hadstoodfornearly100years.

DR.DOWNEYEXTOLSTHE COURAGEOFHISCLERGY.

ArchbishopDowney,ofLiverpool, haspaidawarmtributetothecourage ofhisclergyamidtheterrorsofwar. Havingspokenoftheirspiritofselfsacrificeinthe"dreadfulordealwhich theywerecalledupontoendure,"his Gracesays: "Somehaveseentheirchurches, schools,andpresbyterieswreckedand themselvesrenderedhomeless;others bemoantheruthlessslaughteroffaithfulparishioners,includingwomenand children;butallhaveremainedsteadfast,truetotheirsacredcallingas priest,oftheMostHigh,ofministeringtotheirstrickenflocksanddispensingthemysteriesofGod."

THESTORYOFST.GEORGE'S.

ThehistoryofSt.George'sCathedral,asreviewedbythe"Universe," isarecordalsooftherebirthof CatholicisminEnglandafter300 years'suppression:

St.George'sCathedral,Mother Churchoffar-flunkSouthwarkDiocese, oweditsinceptiontothezealofahumbleIrishpriest,Father(lateProvost)ThomasDoyle,wholabouredin SouthLondonsomeyearsbeforethe CatholicEmancipationBillbecamelaw andatatimewhentheCatholicChurch inEnglandwasstillundertheruleof VicarsApostolic.

Thesitechosenforthis,thethirdCatholicCathedraltobebuiltinEngland sincepre-Reformationdays,was,bya sortofpoeticjustice,theidenticalspot wherethefanaticalLordGeorgeGordonandhishenchmencongregatedfor theircampaigntodestroythe"Second Spring"ofancientFaithinthisland.

}lavingsecuredthesitefortheCathedralthefoundertravelledwidely throughoutEnglandandtheContinent tocollectfoundsforitserection.

Amongthedonorswerethepoorest ofthepoorandreigningmonarchsof Europe,includingtheEmperorofAustria,KingLouisofFrance,theQueen ofSpain,theKingoftheBelgians,and membersoftheEnglishnobility,boc. Catholicandnon-Catholic,someof whompresentedFatherDoylewithpreciousheirloomsconsistingofvestments andchurchplate.

ThePugintheArchitect. workwasentrustedtoAugustus WelbyPugin,thegreatestGothicarchitestofhisday,whosedesignwasa Cathedralwithsideaisles,sidechapels, chancelandatowerattheendofthe naveovertheporch.Exteriorlythe buildingwasofyellowbrickwithstone facingswhichtheaccumulatedLondon grimeofninetythreeyearshadtoned down.

Thefoundationstonewaslaid100 yearsago,atseveno'clockinthequiet ofaspringmorning,May26,1841.The ceremonywasarrangedforthathour forfearofriotsandotherdisturbances.

Thebuildingcausedasensationin London.Itwasatremendoustask forthesmallCatholicbodytoundertake,andthechurchwasoneofthe biggestinthecity. July4,1848,witnessedthesolemn

"Mycathedralhasbeenlovedby everybodyforover90years,"saidArchbishopAmigo."Icannotrebuildit. Thatwillbeleftformysuccessor." openingoftheCathedralinthepresenceofadistinguishedassembly.

Theoccasionwasnotwithoutincident;anti-Catholicbigotrywasstill rampant,andpeopleenteringandleavingtheCathedralweredelugedwith scurriloustracts.Bishop(subsequentlyCardinal)Wisemanwasthespecial preacher.

CardinalWisemanadministeredthe Cathedraluntil1851-theyearfollowingtherestorationoftheHierarchywhenDr.ThomasGrantwasappointed BishopofSouthwark,thefirstofhis line.

TheCathedralwasconsecratedby BishopJohnButt(thefourthoccupant oftheSee)onNovember7,1894.

WithinthewallsofSt.George'sseveralBishopshavebeenconsecrated,includingthepresentrulerofthediocese.

Amongitsmaterialtreasureswerethe largeWestwindowovertheHighAltar depictingthegenealogyofOurLord,a crucifixofFlemitshworkmanship, about400yearsold,whichwassuspendedoverthechancelarch,much valuablestainedglass,theveryornate BlessedSacramentChapel,thepulpit, ahexagonalstructureinwhitestone andmarblewithcarvingsillustrating biblicalscenes,baptistery,andabronze crucifixofheroicsizefromNapoleon's homeatMalmaisonattributedto Michelangelo.

St.George'swasprecededbyseveral chapels,datingfrom1773,thefirst beinginBandyLegwalk,andothers inLondon-road.

Inoneofthese,itisclaimed,was celebratedthefirstHighMassinLondonsincetheReformation,except thosecelebratedintheEmbassy chapels.Thiswasofferedin1793for LouisXVIofFrance.

DENOUNCEDTERRORISM

Afewdaysbeforethedestructionof hisCathedral,ArchbishopAmigodenouncedNaziterorisminaradioaddresstotheSouthAmericannationshisfirstbroadcastsincethewarbegan.HisGraceconcluded:

"Hitlerhastriedineverywayto terrorisetheEnglishbybombslaunchedfromtheairandtorpedoeslaunchedinthesea.Hehasdestroyedour churches,schools,convents,andhospitalsinenormousnumbers.

"Certainlyitwasnotamilitaryobjectivethatourenemieswereattackinghere,buttheirintentwastoinspirefearasgreatlyaspossible amongthecivilians.

"Hehaskilledpriestsandnuns, mothersandchildren,butthepeople havenotgivenway,andEnglandhas preventedHitler'sinvasion.

"WithGod'shelpweshallwinthe victoryandobtainajustandlasting peaceforalltheworld.Wesayin thewordsofourKing:'Putyourtrust inGod,asIdo.'"

ENGLISHCATHOLICCHEMISTS FIGHTCONTRACEPTIVESTRADE.

EnglishCatholicchemists,representedbytheCatholicPharmaceutical Guild,statesthe"CatholicHerald,"are preparingtolaunchanextensivecampaignwithaviewtosecuringlegislationagainstthetradeinimmoralproducts.

Theyareinvitingthehelpofother Catholicsocieties,appealingforfunds andaskingfortheco-operationofall chemists,ofwhateverreligiouspersuasion,whoareinsympathywiththis end.

Thehon.secretaryandtreasurerof theGuild,Mr.CharlesE.Macbeth, M.P.S.,states:"Wehavenodoubtthat thecampaignwillbesuccessfulifevery Catholicengagedinpharmacy,withor withoutwhateverqualification,gives hisfullsupporttotheGuildandallits enterprises.

"Itisdifficulttoformanaccurate estimateofthenumberofCatholicseligibleformembership,"hecontinues, "butfromtheavailablesourcesof statisticalinformationitispossibleto makeaconservativeestimateof3,0004,000.Withonlyhalfthistotalpotential membershiptheCatholicPharmaceuticalGuildcouldexertatellinginfluence allprofesionalmatters.

"Itiswellknownthatpharmacistsas abodyareapatheticintheextreme, yentotheirowninterests,anditis clearthatthisveryfactmustplayinto thehandsofanyreasonablystrong r:-,inoritywithintheprofessionhaving clearpurposeandthewilltoexecute it.TheCatholicPharmaceutical Guildhasthepurposeandthewill1.ntnotyetthestrength." Theshopfor

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"Haven'tyouforgottensomething, myboy?"saidtheverypoliteold gentleman.

"Oh,yes!"wastheblithereply.

"Fathersaid,`Iftheoldblighterrefuses,trynextdoor;'"

* * * *

Afteranightattheclub,hubbyreturnedhomelatebutmerry."Why don'tyougiveupdrinkingformy sake?"saidhiswife.

"Idon'tdrinkforyoursake','was thebriefretort.

"I'venosympathywithamanwho goesoutdrinkingeverynight!"snapnedtheladywithasniff.

"Amanwhodoesthatneedsnosyn.'. pathy!"saidhubbypromptly.

* * * *

Actingunderdifficulties,thetouring companywasproducing"TheMerchantofVenice"inasmallcountry theatre.

"Givememypoundofflesh,"demandedShylock,tryingtokeephis falsewhiskersinplace.

Backfromthegallerycametheretort:

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* * * *

Whenacitymotherwasvisitingher evacuatedson,whowasbilletedina luxuriousmansion,theladyofthe housesaidgrandly:

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"Oh,areyou?"exclaimedthemother suspiciously."blot'sshebininfor?"

* * *

Someyoungsoldiers,stationednear acountryvillage,werescrounging roundafarmoneSundaymorning. Theyhadcollectedquitealotof swagwhichmadetheirhaversacks bulge,whentheyranintothefarmer.

OneTommy,withmorepresenceof mindorcheekthantheothers,said:

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Standingoutsidethedoorofamodestlittlehouse,asmallgirlwassobbingbitterly.Akindoldladytried tocomforther.

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* Tworathersuperciliousyoungairmenwerearguingabouttheirnamesin thecanteen.

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TheCockneyshiftedalumpofbread toonesideofhismouth.

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* * *

Moreinsorrowthaninanger,the wealthyfatherwasaddressinghis work-shyson.

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"Iknow,dad,"thesonsympathised. "It'sterribletothinkthatifyou hadn'tdonethatImighthavehadto."

* * * *

Whentheymetatlunch-time,Jim hadsomenewsforJack.

"HeardaboutPercy?"hesaid.

"No;what'shappenedtohim?"

"Hegotengagedatthedancelast Saturday,andthey'regettingmarried almostatonce."

"Oh!Arethebannsupyet?"

"I'llsaytheyare!Nomoresmoking,drinking,orbetting."

* * Asthemajorinspectedthecavalry squadron,hestoppedbeforeanewrecruitandsaid:

"Now,mylad,havethatsaddleand harnessbrighterinthemorning."Turningtothesergeant-major,hesaid: "Seetoit,sergeant-major."

Nextmorningtheoffendingsaddle andharnesswereasdullasever.

"IthoughtItoldyoutoclean'em forto-day?"themajorroared. "No,sir,"correctedthe"rookie"; "youtoldthesergeant-majortoseeto it."

* * * *

Pushinghiswaythroughthecrowd, theburlypolicemenfoundalittleman utteringstrangenoises.

"Wot'sallthis?"hedemandedsternly. "Iain'tdoin'no'arm,"protestedthe littleman."I'monlyabirdimitator."

"Ho,birdimitator,areyou!"said theconstable."Well,let'sseeyou 'opit!"

TheemployerofayoungNegress hadtospeaktoheraboutoneannoy. ingfailing-ignoringthetelephone whenitrang,andallowingother membersofthehouseholdtoattend toit.

"Afterthis,Iwantyoutoanswerthe telephone,Clarice,"shesaid.

"Yas'm,"themaidrepliedglumly. "Seemssortofsilly,though.Nine timesoutoftenit'sforyou."

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Twofishingenthusiastswere"working"thelocalriver.Tomakeitmore interestingtheyagreedthattheone whomadethefirstcatchshouldgive theotheradrink.

TenminuteslatertheScotsman drewtheEnglishman'sattentiontothe factthathehadabite.Itwasavery poorcatch,buttheEnglishmankept hiswordandpouredoutadrinkfor theother.

"Ah,weel,"saidtheScotsman,wipinghislips,"IthinkI'llbaitmyhook noo!"

* *

Thecircusandfunfairwasvisiting asmallAmericantown,andoneold negrohadtakenafancytotheroundabouts.

Roundandroundhewent,never seemingtotire,untilallhismoney wasgone.Thenonlydidhedismount torejoinhiswife,whohadbeen watchinghimwithimpatienteyes.

"Well,Ebenezer,"shesaid,"yousure havespentyourmoneyandhada goodride.Butwhereyoubeen, Ebenezer,whereyoubeen?"

He'dwaitedpatientlyatthepostofficecounterformanyminuteswhile thetwoassistantsconversed.

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* * * *

AnilotofficerwasdetailedtotelephoneanurgentmessagetotheAir Ministry.

Hewasswitchedfromoneperson tothenextuntilfinallyhelosthis temperwiththeseventhpersonto whomhehadbeenputthrough.

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Despitethevoiceofthunder,the pilotofficerreplied:"Anddoyou knowwhoIam?"

"No,"saidtheairmarshal.

"ThankHeavenforthat,"saidthe pilotofficer,andhungup. * * * *

Shewascomplainingtoherdairymanaboutthequalityofhismilk.

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"Oh,yes,Ibelieveyou,"saidthe woman,coldly,"butIwishinfuture you'dseetheydon'tletallthetears gointomycan."

*

Thenewmemberoftheharbour boardwasattendinghisfirstmeeting. Theboardwasdiscussingaproposal toplacetwobuoysattheentrance,o theharbourfortheguidanceofmar. iners.

"Ibegtoproposeasanamendment," saidthenewmember,"thatoneman shouldbeplacedthereinsteadoftwo boys,asthelatteraretooyoungfor sucharesponsibleposition."

* * * *

"Bringmesomecoldporridge,"said thesoldiertothewaitress."Burn sometoasttoacinder,"headded."Fry twobadeggsandservethemona dirtyplate.Makethecoffeesothat ittasteslikemud,andbringitina crackedcupsothatitdripsdownmy chinwhenIdrinkit."

Theconcoctionscame-andthe puzzledwaitressasked:"Isthereanythingmore?" "Yes,"saidthesoldier."Nowsit downandnagme.I'mhomesick."

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Thesamethinghappenedat"Stockings,""Books,"andtheothercountersshevisited.Noneoftheassistantshadfoundahandbag.

Discouraged,shewasjustleavingthe shopagainwhenthegirlatthe "Scents"countercalledherback.

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Theoldladywasprofuseinher thanks,andassheturnedtogoshe added:"Andtothinkofallthehundredsemployedhereandyoutheonly honestoneamongthem!"

* * * *

Thinkingtotakeariseoutofthe villagerwhowasshowinghimround, thevisitorpointedtoascarecrowin afieldandremarked:

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TheAustralianLabourLeague ofYouth

D.H.,Haymarket,Sydney.

MembersoftheAustralianLabour LeagueofYouth,comprisingallsectionsofthecommunity,wereastoundedatthebiassedandsectarian attacklaunchedbyyouintheCatholicpapers.

IntheQuestionBoxSessionrecentlyIgavetotwolistenerstheinformationtheysoughtconcerningtheYouth CampheldatOceanBeach,WoyWoy, duringtheEasterWeek-end.

WhatIsaidaboutthecamp,and theAustiiiilianLabourLeagueof Youthwhichsponsoredit,wasneither biassednorsectarian.Itwasfactual andreasonable,beingbasedonfirsthandinformationandnotonsurmise andguess-work.

IfyoucanshowthatanythingIsaid aboutthecamportheLeaguewasuntrue,I0;411willinglywithdrawand apologise.

Inthemeantimeitwouldbewiseto withholdaccusationsofbiasorsectarianism-N.

*

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"THEYWEREASTOUNDED."

Theywereastoundedatyourattempts tohaveatrulydemocraticorganisation,actingintheinterestofthe youthofAustralia,cla-s-sifiedassubversive.

InanswertoalistenerwhohadaskedwhethertheLeaguewassubversive, Igavethefollowingreply: "TheCommonwealthGovernment hasnotdeclaredittobeasubversive body.Butherearetwofactswhich mayhelpyoutoformanopinionin thematter.

(1)"Aswasstatedlastweek,the AustralianLabourLeagueofYouth playedaveryprominentpartinorganisingandconductingtheYOUTH PARLIAMENTrecentlyheldatFederationHouse,PhillipStreet,Sydney. That"Parliament"repudiatedaresolutionexpressingloyaltytoAustralia andtheEmpire,andthedeterminationtoassistAustralia'swareffortin everypossibleway.Avaguelywordedresolutionwhichcouldmeananythingwasadoptedinitsstead."

(2),`TheLeaguestandsforSocialism-and,itwouldseem,foraSocialismwhichisnoneotherthanCommunismoftheRussiantype.SinceCommunismandSocialismaretotalitarian systems,theyareincompatiblewith Democracyandthelibertiesand rightswhichareinseparablefromDemocracy."

"Therefore,inadvocatingSocialism, theAustratanLabourLeagueofYouth isadvocatingatotalitariansystem whichcannotbereconciledwithour democraticinstitutionsandrights."

ThatistiereplyIgave.Isimply statedtwofactswhichseemedtome tobeveryimportant.

Yougivemenoreasonforaltering onewordofthatreply.Yousaylittleornothingaboutthetwopoints raisedinmycriticism.Apartfrom assertions,youignoredtheverypertinentargumentthatSocialism,especiallySocialismsimilartothatof Russia,isatotalitariansystem,and thereforeincompatiblewithdemocraticrightsandliberties.

YousimplyassertthattheLabour LeagueofYouthisa"trulydemocraticorganisationactingintheinterestoftheyouthofAustralia."

Butisitrezllydemocratic?Isit actinginthegenuineinterestsofthe youthofAustralia?Thatisthewffole questionatissue,anditmustnotbe takenforgrantedasifitwerebeyond question.

Inviewofthefactsmentionedin criticismoftheLeague,assurances, howeveremphatic,arescarcelysatisfactory.

* * *

ASILLYCHARGE.

Itistoberegrettedthatthereligious beliefsoftheyoungergeneration shouldbepoliticalisedtoprotect monopolydomination.

Itwouldbeverymuchtoberegrettedifitweretrue.

Butitisnottrue.Ifyoumean thattheCatholicChurchstandsforor sanctionsmonopolydomination,you aresimplytalkingnonsense.Dominationofmonopolieswascondemned

The"politicalisation"ofyouthisthe definiteanddeclaredpolicyof"Socialist'.Rusia,ofNaziGermanyandof FascistItaly.Ithasneverbeenthe policyoftheCatholicChurch.

Thatissimplyhistorical'fact.And ifyoudonotknowthat,youdonot knowwhatyouaretalkingabout.

Ifyouwanttofindtheattitudeof theCatholicChurch,youwillfindit inthePapalEncyclicalsortheworks ofSt.ThomasAquinas,orofmodern Catholicsociologists,notinthepropa- gandistpublicationsoftheLeftBook Club,orthepretentiousnostrumsof theSydneyUniversity"Labour"Club.

ToinferthattheChurchprotects monopolydominationbecauseshecondemnsCommunismorSocialismisso illogicalandsoopposedtofactthatit isunworthyofcomment.

TheChurchcondemnsCommunism andkindredformsofSocialismbecausetheyrepresenttheworstand mosttyrannicalformofmonopoly domination:namely,Statemonopoly extendedtothewholeresourcesof thecountry:thuscombiningpolitical witheconomicdictatorship,andreducingcitizenstothestatusofslaves.

* * PRIVATEOWNERSHIP.

Arewetoacceptyourvitriolicattack asanindicationthattheChurch standsagainstthepublicownership ofthemeansofproduction?

Thatislikeasking:Arewetoinfer fromanarticlewhichappearedinthe paperyesterdaythattheCatholic Churchstandsagainsttheabolitionof marriageandfamilylifeandreligion?

Forthepasttwothousandyearsthe Churchhasdefendedprivateownershipasanaturalrightofman,andas apracticallyindispensableconditionof economicsecurityandpoliticalfreedom.WhiletheChurchhasalways insistedonthenaturalrightofprivateownership,shehaslikewiseinsistedonthelimitationsandsocialobligationsofsuchownership.

WiththerejectionoftheCatholic ideaofownership,andthesubstitutionoftheLiberalistideainitsplace, cametheriseofIndustrialCapitalism.

AsaresultoftheLiberalistteaching withitsimplicationsofanunlimited rightofprivateownership,andofthe Liberalistpolicyof"laissez-faire"in economics,wealthbecamemoreand moreconcentratesinthehandsofa fewindividuals,whilethemasseswere correspondinglydispossessedanddegraded.

ThencamethereactionofdisillusionedLiberalsagainsttheexcessesof theCapitalismwhichhadbeencreated bytheirownphilosophy.Theysimplyrushedtotheoppositeandequally absurdanddangerousextremeofCommunistorSocialistTotalitarianism Liberalismdeniedthesocialaspects ofprivateownership.Communism simplygoestotheotherextremeof error,over-emphasisesthesocialaspectsofownership,anddeniestheindividualaspectsofownershiporthe rightofprivateproperty;atleast,of productivegoods.

* * * *

JUSTARRIVED.

Comingonthesceneinthemidstof thatreactionagainsttheabusesofIndustrialCapitalism,andknowing nothingwhateveroftheChristian teachingconcerningownership,you naivelyassumethattheonlyalternativetoIndustrialCapitalismissome formofCommunismorSocialism.

Thenyouinferthattherepudiation ofSocialismmeansapprovalofIndustrialCapitalism;andaskinyoursimplicitywhether"theCatholicChurch standsagainstthepublicownership ofthemeansofproduction."

Incidentally,"publicownership" meansinpracticeGovernmentownership;andGovernmentownershipofall theproductiveresourcesofacountry meansthatthesaidGovernmenthas absolute,dictatorialcontroloverits citizens-theymustdowhattheGovernmentdesiresorstarve.

Hasiteveroccurredtoyouthatthe waytoremovetheSocialinjustice whichcharacterisesIndustrialCapitalismisnottoconcentrateownership bytheCatholicChurchbeforeyoustillfurtherbyhandingitovertothe wereborn;andbeforeMarxandLeninState,buttodistributeitamongst wereborn. thepeople;bymultiplyingownership;

PartyofN.S.W.,popularlyknownas theHughes-EvansGroup.

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UNFOUNDEDCLAIMS.

bymakingindividualcitizensowners; ownersoftheirownhomesandthe owners,whollyorinpart,ofthemeans oftheirlivelihood?

A"SOCIALIST'OBJECTIVE. TheA.L.L.Y.makesnoapologyforits Socialistobjective.

Theword"Socialism"hasmany meanings,andmaycoveranything fromamoderateLabourpolicyto RussianCommunism.

WhatkindofSocialismisitthat constitutestheobjectiveofthe A.L.L.Y.?Theanswertothatvery importantquestionisperhapstobe foundinthedraftconstitution,whereinthefirstobjectofthesaidLeague isstatedasfollows:

"ToeducatetheyouthofAustralia inthespiritandprinciplesofSocialismandtoencouragetheidealsof friendshipwiththeU.S.S.R.,the world'sfirstSocialistcountry."(Article IL,par.a.)

SincetheA.L.L.Y.,accordingtoits draftConstitution,standsforSocialismasitsmainobjective,and,inthe sameparagraph,speaksofCommunist Russiaastheworld'sfirstSocialist country,itwouldseemthatthepar- ticularbrandofSocialismatwhich theLeagueaimsisCOMMUNISMOF THERUSSIANTYPE.

Yetyouhavesolittlerespectforthe intelligenceofAustraliansthatyou speakoftheLeagueasa"trulydemocraticorganisationactingintheinterestoftheyouthofAustralia."

* * * * CONFUSINGTHEISSUE.

ItisthesameSocialistobjectiveof theAustralianLabourmovementto whichispledgedeverymemberof theAustralianLabourParty.

Eitheryouarespeakingwithyour tongueinyourcheek,orelseyouare completelyignorantoftheobjectives oftheAustralianLabourParty.

TheAustralianLabourPartydefinitelydoesnotstandforSocialism oftheStalinbrand,orfortheidealsof friendshipwiththeU.S.S.R.OrganisedLabourinpracticallyeveryEnglish-speakingcountry,Australiaincluded,hasrepudiatedRussian"Socialism"asananti-workingclasssystemandhascondemned"Socialist" Russiaforitsshamelessaggression againstFinland.

ThereisonlyoneParty,themembersofwhichappeartobepledgedto thesameobjectivesastheA.L.L.Y., namely,theallegedStateLabour

ThisSocialistobjective,weclaim,will eliminatethewickedcontrolofthe people'swealthforprofit,whilepeoplestarveamidstplenty. Claims,howevervociferous,arenot nearlyasimportantastheirfoundationandtheirlogicalimplications. Hitlerclaimsthatheisthesaviour ofEurope,butitdoesnottherefore followthathisclaimisjustified.It evenremainspossiblethatmanypeoplewouldprefertoremainintheir presentpositionratherthanaccept thatsortofsalvation.

Now,theclaimthatSocialismofthe kindsponsoredbytheA.L.L.Y.will solvetheSocialQuestionisquiteunfounded.ItsimplysubstitutesState

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monopolyforprivatemonopoly;and byconcentratingownershipinthe handsofthePoliticalPower,givesthat Powerdespoticcontroloverthewhole lifeofitscitizens.Themassesofthe peopleremainproperty-lesswageslaves;exceptthattheyarenow slavesofthePoliticalPowerinstead oftheprivateCapitalist.

"WEPROUDLYCLAIM."

Weproudlyclaimthatthesocialisationofindustryandfinancewill renderthepeoplegreaterpersonal ownershipofthemeansoflife. Mostpeoplewillbeinterestedinthe wisdomandjusticeofyourclaims ratherthaninthepridewithwhich youmakethem.Prideandfoolishnessoftengotogether.

Incidentally,itiscontradictoryto speakofsocialisationasrendering greaterpersonalownership.IfownershipbesocialorvestedintheState orCollective,itisdifficulttoseehow itcanbepersonal. Weregretfullynotethatyourattempt tomisrepresenttheaimsofour organisationsavoursverymuchof theTotalitarianismwhichyoucharge againstothers.

WhereandhowhaveIattemptedto misrepresenttheaimsoftheA.L.L.Y.?

ThatisaquestionIwouldlikeyouto answer.

Whileyouareaboutit,Iwonder whetheryoucouldgivemeanyinformationastowhatbecameofthe YoungCommunistLeaguewhichwas quietlydisolvedbeforetheAustralian LabourLeagueofYouthcameinto existence.

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WHATISASUBVERSIVEBODY?

DoestheCatholicChurchconsiderit subversivetointerestyoungpeople inanorganisationthatisstrivingfor improvementsintheeconomicconditionsofyouth.

Onceagain,youbegthewholequestionatissuebyassumingthattheprogrammeoftheA.L.L.Y.willresultin animprovementoftheeconomicconditionsofyouth.Sincethatisthe verypointwhichischallenged,you havenorighttotakeitforgranted.

TheCatholicChurchdoesnotcondemnanorganisationwhichisreally democraticandChristianinprinciple, andwhichwillinrealitybetterthe conditionsofyouth.ButANYorganisationwhich,throughmistaken ideasaboutdemocracyandsocial order,orunderpretenceofworkingfor democracyandthewelfareofthenation,underminesreligionandChristianmorals,andpreparesthewayfor godlesstotalitarianslavery,isrightly regardedassubversive.

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THEA.L.L.Y.CAMP.

IamenclosingacopyoftherulesgoverningtheYouthCampheldatWoy Woy. Therulesaregoodasfarastheygo but,eveniftheywerefaithfullyobserved,theywouldnotrefutewhatI hadtosayabouttheCamp. Incidentally,thesaidruleswere printedbythe"ForwardPress,"175177Campbell-street,Sydney.The"ForwardPress"printedthe"Tribune," the"CommunistReview,"andpracticallyeverythingofimportancepublishedbytheCommunistParty.It wasconfiscatedbytheCommonwealth Government,whentheCommunist Partywassuppressed.

Theserulesarepolicedbyacommitteeincludingrepresentativesofthe campersthemselves,amongwhom aremanyofyourownChurch,and Ifeelsurethatthey,aswellas membersofotherdenominations, feeldisgustedatthesuggestionim-

PriestPleadsfor LawtoStopLoan Sharks

Apleaforenactmentoflegislation tocurbloansharkswasmadebythe Rev.GeorgeA.McDonald,S.J.,ofSt. Louis,Americandirectorofmen'sparishSodalities,beforetheCommitteeon BanksandBankingoftheMissouri Legislature.

"Inmyeightyearsstudy,research andworkingwithpeopleinthelower incomegroups,"heasserted,"Ihave hadnumerousoccasionstoobservethe ruin,miseryandslaverytowhichthe practicesofunscrupulous,greedyand criminal-mindedloansharkshavereducedsomanyofthepoorandignorant.Ihavewitnessedtheirpractices inmanypartsofthecountryaswell asCanada,andaspersonaldirectorof ourcompanyhavefirsthandexperienceofmanycases.Ibelievethe mosteffectiveremedyofsuchconditionsiseducationofthepeople.

"Insomeplacestheunscrupulous andunregulatedand'beyondthepale ofthelaw'loansharkshavebeenroutedbytheeducationofthecommunityandtheestablishmentofcredit unions,asinNovaScotiaandtheProvinceofQuebec.

"Sodalitiesandparishes(throughout the'UnitedStateshavediscoveredthat thecreditunionistheanswertothe recognisedneedforsavingsopportunitiesandlegitimatecreditneedsatreasonablerates.Credit=loutarethus reducingthenumberofvictimsof usuriouspractices.

"Butmostofthevictimsofloan rackateersarenotidentifiedwith groupsthatcouldprotectthemselves byorganisingcreditunions.Forsuch theonlyhopeofprotectionisthrough legislation.Manystateshavegiven themsuchprotectionbythepassageof lawswhichworksoeffectivelythat legitimateandhonestloancompanies canoperatesatisfactorilytoallconcernedandthedishonestoperators havetoseektheirvictimsinother greenpastures."

FatherMcDonaldsuggestedareasonablereturnofinterest,elimination ofvaguephrasesthatleaveloopholes forsubterfuge,sharppracticeandevasionby"legalcheaters,"andeliminationofsalarybuyingandwageassignments.

pliedinthefirstparagraphofyour article.

InanswertothatIwouldliketo observe,(1)ThatIamnotnaive enoughtobelievethatathingmust bebeyondsuspicionbecauseCatholics (goodorbad)areassociatedwithit; (2)ThatwhatIsaidaboutthecamp wasbasedonfirst-handinformation, andnotonsurmiseandguess-work. Wetrustthattheseunwarrantedattackswillcease.

Ifthestatementoffactsandtheir implicationsconstitute"unwarranted" attackstheywillnotcease.

Intheinterestsofthepublic,these factsshouldbemadeknown.

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BankofEnglandGovernorduringlastWar IndictstheBankingSystem

SomeHushedUpFactsAboutMoney

BOOKonmoneybyamanwho wasagovernoroftheBankof Englandfrom1910to1919-who wasadirectorofaleadingarmament industry(Vickersi.Armstrong)for twenty-twoyears-andoftheLondon AssuranceCo.tillafewmonthsbefore hisdeath,in1939-suchabookshould arouseinterestandcuriosity.Yeta reviewerinoneofourdailieshasactuallydismissedthebookasplatitudinousandwantingindefinitereform proposals.

Thetimeispastforcoveringup inthisfashion.Forthoughitis asmallbookof80pages,coming fromsuchanauthorityitismore likeaMillsbombfortheBanking System!

Insimpleandintelligiblelanguage itmakessomanyassertionsheretofore regardedasextravagantandincredible -and,ofcurse,imprudentanddangerous-thlit.Idoubtifitwouldhave beenpushedtwenty,oreventen, yearsago.Perhapsitisthewarthat islettingsometruthemerge!

IsThereaConspiracy?

Manyofourshrewdfellow-countrymenstillprotestthattheyfindithard tobelieveintheexistenceofaworldwidemoneymonopolywhichhas strangledindustry,fomentedworldwars,andaimsinthenearfutureto rivetitsshacklesevenmorefirmlyon a"federalunion"ofwar-wearypeoples. Well,thisauthoroughttoknowwhat heistalkingabout,andheisonlyreechoingthewordsofthelatePope PiusXIwhenheassuresusthatitisa fact.

"Themoneysupplyandthemanagementofthemoneysystemarealmost entirelyoutsidethecontroloftheGovernmentandareoperatedbyanoutside,individual,sectionofthecommunity,workingforprofitandpossessingavirtualmonopolyoflending credittothecommunityathighinterest-acreditbasedonthecommunity'sownmoney;thisindeedbeing theonlymeans,undertheexisting system,ofdistributingsuchcreditas maybeavailable,sothatgoodsmay continuetochangehands,andsothat thoseinneedofmoneycanborrow.ne useofit,providedtheyare'creditworthy'borrowers.Aboveandbeyond thiswediscoverthat,intheprogress oftimeandthroughourownbasecarelessnessandignorance,wehavepermittedthemoneyindustry,bythe veryvirtueofitsbusiness,gradually toattainapoliticalandeconomicinfluencesowideandpowerfulthatit hasactuallyunderminedtheauthorityoftheStateandusurpedthepower ofDemocraticGovernment."(p.62.)

RememberthePopesayingthatwe almostcannotbreathewithoutitspermission!

Nowtheauthorwrotethisbookas asortoftestamentduringhislastillness,havingnoaxetogrindandno desireexcepttocontributetothewelfareofhumanitybytellingwhathe knewtobethetruth.

Andthethingsthathetellsus, thoughtheymaystillbenewtomany, areonlythingsforwhichmanyofus

SIGHTTESTING

"ECONOMICTRIBULATION."

London:John Lane,TheBodleyHead,80pp.Cloth. Price5/-net.

ReviewedbyREV.P.COFFEY,PhD., in"TheStandard."

Rev.PeterCoffey,Ph.D., S.T.L.,B.C.L.,hasbeenProfessorofLogicandMetaphysicsat St.Patrick'sCollege,Maynooth (Eire'shistoricecclesiasticalinstitution)since1902.

BorninCo.Meathin1876,he wasordainedin1900,andlater studiedPhilosophyatLouvain,takinghisdoctoratein 1905. Astheauthorofseveralstandardworks,andaregular magazinecontributor,Dr.Coffeyhasawidereadingpublic.

havesoughtpublicityinvainduring thepasttwentyyears. Herearejustafewofthem:that thebankingsystem"isactivelyharmfultotheState,createspovertyand unemployment,andistherootcause ofwar"(p.12);that"theexpertshave hopelesslyfailed"(p.20)thatwe need"acompletechangeintherelationshipbetweenthesupplyofmoney andthesupplyofgoods"(p.26)that since"productionisdependentonthe purchasingpowerofconsumers(the producer's'firstconsiderationshould bethecapacityoftheconsumerto absorbhisproduction,andnot,firstof all,thecapacityofhisworkstoproduceatthelowestpriceandto thehighestpossibleprice"(p.29) that,asregardstheso-calledGoldStandard,"itwasneverremotelypossible (andneverwillorcanbe)toexchange thenoteissueforanequalnumberof sovereigns"'(p.31);that,asregards theorthodox'Inflation'bogey"the wordReflationwascoinedinorder thatorthodoxeconomistsshouldnot havetheirdelicatedigestionsupset bybeingmadetoeattheirownwords" (p.33);that'soundfinance'"means nothingatall"and"ismerelyasort ofbankers'sloganadoptedtodisguise theinjusticesofthecreditsystem" (p.33);thatthissystem"entailsthat thereshouldexistatalltimesademandforcreditandcurrencywhich normallyexceedsthesupply,andprescribesthatthereshouldbenoreform andnolegislationwhichmightdeprivethemoneyindustryofthenaturalandinterestedadvantageofits monopolyorofitsexistingpolicy"(p. 34,blacktypemine);thatthedisastrousboomandslumpTradeCycle,so farfrombeingan'unaccountablephenomenon'isoneofthe"greatfeatures ofthepresentmonetarysystem. (whosecontrollers)growrichuponthe upsanddownsoftrade,andarelargelydependentonvariationsandchangesofthepricelevelofcommodities" (p.35);that"theexchangebroker lives,notuponexchange,butupon movementsandalterationsofexchange"(p.41);that"themerchant bankerlivesuponexportsandimportsandhaslittleinterestinhome productionorthehomemarket"(p. 41)that"mankindto-dayiscapable ofproducingfarmorethanmankind canconsume"(p.49); andyet"we areconfrontedwiththeundeniable factthatthechaoticstateofthe worldisduetotheinabilityofconsumerstouse theworld'sability toproduce (because)theconsumer hasnotenoughofmoney! that (therefore)thehealthandwelfareof theindividual,thehappinessofthe community,thecontentmentofthe nation,andthepeaceoftheworld,are mainly,ifnotentirelyamonetaryproblem."(p.60).

PressCampaign.

Now,pleasenoteespeciallythatlast statement.Ithasbeenrepeatedin varyingtermswithgrowingfrequency andinsistenceforthepasttwenty years.Andithasbeenconsistently ridiculedbythe"orthodox"pressas themerestock-in-tradeof"money cranks"! However,eventhepressis beginningtobecareful;itactuallyadmitsnowadaysthatthebankingsystemcan,anddoes,createandcancel

ourmoneyandsocontrolourmoney supply.

Otcourse,theobviousreasonwhy moneyiskeptinshortsupplyisbecauseitscontrollers"profitbytheindebtedness"(p.51)ofthepeopleto thesystem,andtheyhavesofarsuccessfullyinsistedonimposingtheir own"rulesofthegame"onpeoples andgovernmentsalike.Possiblythe astronomicalfiguresoftheworld'sactual"indebtedness"(tothefinancial bookkeepingandaccountingsystem) show-ifonlybythemanifestimpossibilityofoureverliquidatingthemthatthebookkeepershaveoverplayed theirhand.

Thatiswhyallmenwantthecontroldecentralised,wantitresumedby thepeople'srespectivegovernments, andwantitarlministeredinaccordancewithlawsthatwillmakemoney subserveinsteadoffrustratinghumanco-operationinproductiveindustry.

"Wedonotallowbrewerstodictate ourlicensinglawsnorthehourof openingpublic-houses,anymorethan weallowmotoriststodecideourspeed limitsortodictateby-lawsfortne pedestrianortodecidethepriceof petrol"(p.51).

TheCounter-Offensive.

Verywell,then.LetourGovernmentatleastbegintoexercisesome controloverourmoneyandcreditar,' banking,intheinterestofthewhole people.Butlettherebenomistake aboutthis:thatanyandeveryattemptatgenuinereformwillbeup againstanexceedinglycleverandskilledandunscrupulousworld-power,a powerthatwillnothesitatetooffset everysucheffortbysponsoringsham reforms.

WritingforEngland,ourauthorsays that"althoughitissimpleandobviousenoughtosuggestthatthetime forconstructivereformislongoverdue, thisisaproblementailingwaragainst adictatorshiporfinancewhichholds thekeypositiononthebattlefront andthepowertocutoffessentialsup-

"THEECONOMIST"ON JUSTINTEREST.

".Itwassuggestedlastweek thatforgenuinesavings,the Governmentshouldofferabout 3percent.

"Therewouldbenojustification whateverforthepaymentofso higharateoncreatedcredit.

"Normally,whenabankcreates creditbymakinganadvanceon goodsecurity,itisperforming thenecessaryandvaluable functionofturningilliquid wealthintoliquidcredit,andit isentitledtothegoingrateof remunerationforthatservice.

"Butinthecircumstanceshere envisageditwouldbethecommunitycreditthatwouldbe liquefied,andthecommunity, representedbytheExchequer, wouldbeentitledtorequire thattherateofinterestshould menomorethanthecostof handlingthefunds-say/per cent.,perannum.London

"Economist."

4,d,IPNIINhPdNP4P4YaPO#.1,4sP.P.I.+PsI.OdKIJNP4 pliesatthenextthreatofattack"(p. 61).

Meantime,itisuptothepublicto getinstruction,enlightenment,and directiononatleastthefundamental requirementsofasanemoneysystem, whicharenotablylackingintheone thathasbroughtsuchmiseryuponall thenations.Thepublicwillgetmuch foodforthought,andnoplatitudes,in theeightypagesof"EconomicTribulation."

TheEnemyis

WEareallstrivingtoshowa cheerfulfacetotheworld, andwearedetermined,with God'shelp,thatourcauseshallprevail.Nevertheless,anxietygnawsat ourhearts.Wewonderwhatwillhappentoourchildren,ourwives,orhusbandsifbombsfallinourdistrict. Ourthoughtsareconstantlywithour menintheForcesfacingthefierceonslaughtsoftheenemy.Newsmay comeatanymomentofthedeathor woundingofsomeonedeartous,and ourchieffeelingisoneofhelplessness atatimewhenwewantsopassionatelytobeupanddoing.

WhatCanWeDo?

FurusontheHomeFrontourduty isclear.Wecanbesthelpourcountry,andthosewhoarefightingforus, bycarryingonwithourdutiesinfactory,workshoporoffice.Governmentposterstellusthatourresolution,ourcourage,andourcheerfulness willbringusvictoryanditistrue thatwemustberesolute,courageous, andcheerfultotheend.Butthis shouldnotbethelimitofourefforts tohelp.Resolution,courageand cheerfulnessaremightyweapons,but thereisoneweaponwhichismightier still.

Thatweaponisprayer. Wemustworkandfightasifeverythi.sgdependeduponus,butwemust prayasifeverythingdependedupon God.

Prayeristhefirebywhichalone wecanforgethesteelofourresolution.OnlywiththehelpofGod canwekeepthathopeandfaith inultimatevictorywhichcanensureourcheerfulness.Godalone cangiveusthecouragenecessary tofacethesorrows,thedangers, andthedifficultieswhichliebefore us.AndGodwillgiveusthis faithandcourageifweaskHim foritbyconstantandpersevering prayer. Prayeristhesimplestthinginthe world.

Itisaweaponwhichcanbewielded byeveryman,womanandchild. Prayerisallpowerful.ChristHimselfhastoldusthatifwekeepHis Commandmentswemayaskanything wewillanditwillbegiventous.God isforeverurgingustotalktoHim andtellHimourneeds.Hetellsus againandagainthatprayerisall powerfultosecurethosethingswhich aregoadforus.Godwouldnotthus urgeustoaskHimifHewerenotpreparedtogive.

Ifwewantjusticetoprevail wemustturnconstantlytoGodin prayer.Ourcauseisjust,butwe mustpraycontinually,andwemust obeyGod'sCommandmentsifwe wantourprayerstobeheard.Itis becausemenhavenotobeyedtheCommandmentsthattheworldisinsucha stateofdisorderto-day.Togain peacewithjustice,therefore,wemust turnagaintoGod.Wemustkeep HislawsandpraytoHimconstantly forthepeaceandjusticewedesire. Makeeachdayadayofprayer.

Godhaspromisedtoanswerour prayersifweshowourloveforHim bykeepingHisCommandments.If wewantGod'scontinuedprotection andhelpwemustmakeeachdaya dayofprayer.Godisallpowerful. Theworld,ourselves,andeverything elseinitbelongtoHim.Hecanand willgiveuseverythingweneed.But wemustaskHim,andwemustthank Himwhenourprayersareanswered.

Ifsomeoneofferedusfood,warmth, shelterandclothingonthesimpleconditionthatweaskedhimforthemwe wouldnotneglecttodoso.Ifwedid notaskwewouldhavenoonebutourselvestoblameifwewerecoldand hungry.Well,wewantjusticetoprevail,alastingpeaceandaworldin whichallmencanlivehappilytogether.Wewantthesafetyofthose deartous.LetusaskGodconstantlyforthesethings. ItiseasytospeaktoGod.

Ifwewishtospeaktooneofour fellowmenwehavetogotohim,but Godisalwayswithus.Hisearisfor everatourlipswaitingforourgentlestwhisper.Heknowseverydesire ofourhearts.GodistheKingof Kings,andyetHeismoreaccessible tousthanthehumblestofourfellow men.TellHimyourneeds,your hopesandyourfears.TalktoHim asyouwouldtoyourdearestfriendasindeedHeis.Youcanspeakto Himanywhere,andyourprayers,if theycomefromyourheart,maydo moregoodthanthelongestbattleever fought. GodisAlmighty,allloving,all kind.Ask,then,forallyouneed. Praythatallmenmayknow,love andserveGodandthatjustice andpeacemaythusbeestablished ontheonlyewefoundation.

atOurGates

UnitedprayertoGod. Withthisknowledgeofthepower ofprayerwecanseewhatatremendouseffectitwouldhaveifeveryman, womanandchildinourEmpirewere tojoinindailyprayerforhelpinour presentstruggle.Weinviteevery man,womanandchild,therefore,and weinviteYOU,touniteinsayingas oftenasyoucaneachdaythefollowingsimpleandperfectprayer: GlorybetotheFather,andto theSon,andtotheHolyGhost; asitwasinthebeginning,isnow, andevershallbe,worldwithout end.Amen.

WesayGLORYBETOTHE FATHER inthisprayertoremindusthatGod istrulyourFatherandthatHeloves usasHismostdearchildren.We cannotmeasureHisinfinitegoodness tous.Hehasgivenusallthatwe have.Life,intelligence,thepowerof thought,thegiftoffreewillandour immortalsouls:allthesecomefrom God.ItisGod'spowerwhichcreated, andkeepsinbeing,thegloryofthe heavens.Hesendsusthesunshine andtherain,andgivesusthefruitsof theearthbywhichwelive.Hewill giveusallthingsweneedifweask Himforthem,andifweswourlove andgratitudebykeeping Commandments.

WesayGlorybetotheFather,AND TOTHESON toremindusthatGodtheSon,bythe exampleofHislifeanddeath,taught ushowtoobeyabsolutelythewillof ourFatherwhoisinHeaven.ByHis lifeofobediencetothewillofHis Father-obedienceeventothedeath oftheCross-ChristOurLordrestored toustheopportunityofgainingthe HeavenwhichGodcreatedforus,but oloch tbytherefusal our firstparentstoobeyHislaws.

WesayGlorybetotheFather,andto theSon,ANDTOTHEHOLY GHOST toremindusthatitistheHolyGhost whogivesuslight,strength,andcouragetofollowtheexampleofGodthe SoninobeyingthelawsofGodthe Father.ItistheHolySpiritwho givesuslightandstrengthtochoose good,toavoidevilandtoovercome temptation,andso,whenlifeisover, tocomeatlasttoperfecthappiness withGodinHeaven.

Inthisprayer,therefore,weglorify GodtheFatherwhoissoinfinitely wiseandgood,andsopowerfuland readytohelpus.WeglorifyGodthe Sonwhohasshownusthewaytotrue peacebyHiscompleteobedienceto HisFather'swill.WeglorifyGod theHolyGhostthroughwhomwereceivethelight,strengthandcourage tofollowt'ampleofChristuur Lord.

Whereveryouarethen,usethis prayeroften.Itisaperlectprayer. Ifyouhavesomeothersifhpleprayer ofyourown,usethatalso.Butpray constantly.Prayforourmeninthe Forces,forthedyingandthewounded,andthatjusticeandicewillprevailintheworldthroughtheknowledgeandloveofGod.AskGodto blesseachoneofus,ourhomesand ourcountry.Pouroutyourloveand praiseofGodinthesimplewordsof thisperfectprayer:

GlorybetotheFather,andtothe Son,andtotheHolyGhost;asit wasinthebeginning,isnow,andever shallbe,worldwithoutend.Amen.

(Printedbyarrangementwiththe LeagueforGod,London.)

L.CHARLESWORTH, Dip.D.S.

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TheSyrianBattlegroundSinceTheIncarnation

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haveseenhowthefortunes ofSyriaduring2,000yearsof recordedhistoryWittup, layerbylayer,phasebyphaseleading uptoanEvent-theIncarnationof Christ,OurLord.Firsttheageless, originalmassofAsianthings,halfconscious.Thestirringofthatmass bytheEgyptianarmiesmarching through.Thenthecoming,strangely fromthedesert,orIsrael.Assyria hadmoulded,crushed,levelled,still furtherpreparedthatground-andin theprocessseeminglyextinguished theflameofJewishhope.Butthrough theactofPersiaitreturned.Then Greecefloodedin,beneficent,life-giving,absorbingeverythingexcept Judah.Thenunityandfulnesswere accomplishedunderRome.Theworld wasonewhenChrist,OurLord,was borninSyria.

ThisistheclimaxalikeofSyria's andoftheworld'shistorythatthe Wordwasmadefleshanddwelt amongstus.ForthirtyyearsChrist livedunknownamongthehillsofGalilee.Thenforabriefthreeyearsof publiclife,Christpreachedfromthe Syrianhills;lake,shoreandvalley weretroddenbytheSacredfeet,multitudesArefedfromHismouthand Hisheds.There-.vas:tphaseof transienttriumphwhenthecrowds wouldhavemadeHimking,withthe tenaciok4JewishmemoryofthesplendourofIMvid,Solomon,andtheMachabees..ButthePharisees,whosenarrowspiritofformalismhadarisenout oftheBabyloniancaptivityandwho hadrebelledagainstthelashofthe Machabees,wereconspiringagainst theSonofMan.Thedaycamewhen theytrappedHim-thoughHelay downHislifeofHimself-condemned Himwithperjuredwitnessesand hangedHimonatreeclosebythe city'swalls.Thesacrificethatwas toredeemallmankindwasconsummated.ButthelifeofJesuswasnot ended,northehistoryofSyria.For fromthatSyriancaveliecameforth ofHisownpowerfromthedead,and fromaSyrianhill-topproclaimedthe foundationofHisChurchandascendedintoheaven.Truly,asMr.Belloc exclaimed:"Ifallthisbebutablind sequence,neverwaschancemorelike design!"

ThefirstfruitsofChrist'slifeand deathweretheSyrianharvest.The immediateappearanceoftheChurch wasaSyrianthing;thewholeofthat earlystory,theApostolicfoundation, themissionaryjourneys,standsin Syria,radiatesfromSyria,returnsto Syria.Itisheldinthequadrilateral ofSyrianplaces,AntiochandJerusalem,fromnorthtosouth,Damascus, andtheseacoastfromeasttowest.

Soon,however,theChurchbeganto manifestitsastonishingcharacteristic ofuniversality.ItwenttotheGentilesarilbesides,itworshippeda Man-bothideasbeingodioustothe Jews.DuringthesameperiodaquarrelarosebetweenJudahandtheRomanEmsEirewhichendedinthesackingof17iisalemandthedispersalof theJewsthroughouttheMediterranean.ButitisRomeandnotJudah thathasperished.Theothertwo things-theChurchandtheJewish problem-persist.Thencameintoexistencesidebysideonthemorrowof Calvary,andto-day,aftertwentycenturies,thefateofeitherisnotresolved.

ThefourthcenturyaftertheIncarnationsawthetransformationofthe RomanEmpireintoChristendom.The governmentwasofficiallyChristianat thattime,andafterthreemorecenturiesthewholeEmpirewasconvertedtotheChurch.Syria,duringthese years,assumesanewimportance.Politicallyithadalwaysbeenthebastion betweenEastandWest.Itsgeographicalconformationhadmadeit thepassage,squeezedbetweenthedesertandthesea,betweenAfricaand Asia:whileitlookedoutoverallthe commerceoftheMediterranean.But totheRomanEmpireitwasofanew significance.Paradoxically,itselfOriental,itstoodthenasabastionof WesterncivilisationagainsttheOriental.FortheEuphrateswasnow theeasternboundaryoftheRoman Empireandthedirectionwhencethe onlyseriouslyhostileaggressionmight beexpected-fromPersia.

EvenmoreimportantlySyriawas thecentreandsymbolofallChristian things-thesourceoftheFaith,the sceneofChrist'slifeanddeath,the nurseryoftheChurch.

CommencingwithConstantine,and continuingforthreehundredyears,

wasamilitaryefforttosaveWestern civilisation.Sidebysidewithitand withnolessviolenceorimportance, wentthestruggleforreligiousunity againstheresies.Theseallhinged upontheIncarnation,upontheissue ofwhetherChristhadbeenseenhere onearthandhadbeentrulyasweare. IftheenemiesoftheFaithhadwon thebattle,theverycharacterofour civilisationwouldhavebeendestroyed,andwewouldhavebeenasIslam isto-day.Theheresies,however, Arianism,Monophysitism,werestemmed,andwhilethequestionswere stilldebatingtherearoseanew enemy,Mohammetanism.Itcame withasuddennessthatisunparalleled andinexplicable.Itwasnotanew religionbutamovementbasedoncertainfundamentalsoftheChristian doctrinesimplified,chieflybythedeminnuillilitilliii1011111111111111illii.11111111111111111111111111111111111111U.

nialoftheIncarnation.Itsstrength layinmakingaspecialappealthrough aselectionofthosedoctrineswhich themenofthetimecouldsavour.It wasanappealtotherelaxationofthe intelligenceandofrestraintoverthe appetitesofman.SyriawasswallowedupbythehordesfromtheArabiandesertsaswellastheAfrican sideoftheMediterranean,theAegean, andlatermuchmore,chieflySpain. RuinfollowedupontheMohammetan advance.Itwasmaskedbythegloriesoflearningandartincertaincentres,butruinitwasnonetheless,as isapparentto-day.Islamdestroyed theforestsanddriedupthewatercourses.WhateveritdidwasaccomplishedwiththeoldRomanChristian citizenship.Ofitselfitdidnothing butgradualdestruction.Despitethis anditsownessentialinstabilityin government,Islamremained.Then IslamandSyriacameunderthedominationoftheMongolbarbariansfrom theAsiannorth,whomto-daywecall theTurks.Theirchiefeffectwasto interferewiththecustomofpilgrimagetotheSepulchreinJerusalem.

Thuswasinspiredthelastrallyof ourracefortherecoveryofSyriafrom themenofthedesert.TheChristian Westawoke,andtherefollowedfor twocenturiesthetriumphandcharge, thedoggedreluctantretreatofthe Frenchchivalry.Mightycastlesarose andtheFrenchprincipalitieswere formedtoholdAsiaoffforahundred years.ThenattheHornsofHattan weChristianslosttheEast.Islam hadconquered.Thenthereisnothing untiltheGreatWar,whenanattempt atanewworldwasmade,butitwas afeebleattempt.Syriawasartificiallydivided.InthenorththeFrench powerwasatissuewithIslam;in thesouthEnglandattemptedinthe teethofIslamtore-establishtheJewishState.To-dayEnglishandFrench arelockedinwhatmustbeadecisive ifreluctantbattle.Whateverthe issueofthestruggle,itiscertainwe havenotheardthelastofSyria.

FRANCEPUTSCLOCKBACKIN EDUCATION.

AsteptakenbythenewFrenchgovernmentmustbeconsideredbyCatholicsoutsideFranceasa"turningback oftheclock,"declaredVaticanRadio incommentingonthefactthatthenew MinisterofEducation,M.Carcopino, hasreversedadecreeofhispredecessor. VaticanRadiorecalledthatonFebruary7thestationsaid:"ItisnotclaimedthatFrancehasundonealltheevils ofthepast;shehas,however,turned herstepsintherightdirection."

Thereferencewastoaneweducation decree.

Anewdecree,datedMarch24,reversedthedecreeoftheformerMinister,M. Chevalier.Religionisagaintobe taughtoutsidetheschools,andthelI hours'religiousinstructionhasbeen removedfromthecurriculum.

"IfthenewMinister'sdecreeremains inforce,"saidVaticanRadio,"it meansthattheCatholicsoftheworld whohadhopedforgreatthingsfrom thenewregimewillbedisappointed.It willalsomeanthatFrance'srenewalof thespiritwillbeinevitablyretarded."

VaticanRadiosaidthattheChevalier'smeasurewasrescinded"attheinstanceofinfluenceswhich,though powerful,canbesaidtobeoutofsympathywiththetruespiritofFrance."

"PastorHall"tobeScreenedinPerth

FILMOFPARTICULARINTEREST TOCATHOLICS.

Theannouncementinthepressin FebruaryofthisyearthatPastorNiemoller,world-famousleaderandchampionofGermanProtestants,wasa converttotheCatholicfaith,wasreceivedincredulouslybymanywhoappreciatedthesensationalcharacterof thenewsandwhohadlearnttodistrustsecularpressreportsonreligious matters.However,inMarchcame confirmationinaNCWC(Catholic) NewsServicecablefromGeneva,the PastorspecificallyrequestingaCatholicburialincasehediesinprison.

Thefilm,"PastorHall,"whichopens aseasonattheTheatreRoyalonFriday,July4,shouldthereforebeofparticularinteresttoCatholics,asitis claimedtohavebeeninspiredbythe lifeofPastorNiemoller.

Actuallyitisbasedonaplaybythe CommunistErnstToiler,andthough thereisasuggestionoftheheroic Pastor'scasehistoryintheplot,itis garnishedwithsuchluridincidentals thatonehesitatestostressthesimilarity.Inoneinstancethe"blessing-of abortionwouldseemtobesuggested asanadequateanswertoNazipromiscuity!However,thefilmmaybe recommendedtotheadultaudience.

WORLD'SOLDESTFRANCISCAN DIES.

TheoldestFranciscanintheworld. 94-year-oldFatherLeonardReich. 0.F.ISICap.,hasdiedattheseminary ofSt.Anthony-on-Hudson,Rensselaer, U.S.A. ABavarian,hewenttotheUnited Statesshortlyafterhisordination68 yearsago.Heretiredin1934after holdingseveralimportantposts.

FatherLeonardsaidhisMasssitting downforthepastfiveyears,byspecialpermissionfromRome.

EFFORTTOSTAMPOUT"WAKES"

"LaVerdadCatolica,"officialorgan oftheCiudadTrujilloArchdiocese, Peru,hasappealedtotheclergyand laitytohelpinstampingoutfuneral "wakes."

Thepaperdescribesthemasa"monstrousmixtureofthesacredandprofane,ofprayerandsin,equallydetestedbygoodandconscientiouspriests andbytheauthorities,whoseein themanoccasionfordisorderand crime."Suchcustoms,itstates,grow outofignoranceandthriveonthe toleranceofthosewhooughtto"nip theminthebud."-NCWC.

FORMERU-BOATCOMMANDER.

"ItisNiemollerorI,"saidHitler.

(ThenameofMartinNiemoller,leaderoftheProtestantConfessionaloppositiontotheneopaganismofthe Naziregime,hasbecomefamous throughouttheworld.LikeCardinal Faulhaher,Niemollerhasstoutlywithstoodpressurebroughttobearupon him.In1937hewasimprisonedfor "misuseofthepulpit."Thecourt freedhiminFebruary,1938,buthe wasimmediatelyarrestedbytheGestapoandthrownintoaconcentration camp.Accordingtoreports,hewas placedonhalfrations,wassentenced todoubleheavylabour,solitaryconfinement,rock-breaking,road-building, andditch-digging.Butheremained firm.)

WIDOW,DAUGHTEROFLATE BAVARIANLEADER,CONVERTED.

Thewidowandtheeldestdaughter ofKurtEisner,Presidentofthe BavarianSocialistGovernmentformed in1918,havebeenreceivedintothe CatholicChurch.Theceremonytook placerecentlyatCambridge.Mine. EisnertookthenameofFreiaMaria Aloysia.Herhusbandwasmurdered in1919.

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TheboysoftheChristianBrothers' HighSchool,Highgate,presentedtheir annualconcertonJune24toacrowdedaudienceinHisMajesty'sTheatre. Theentertainmentcommencedwithan overturebytheorchestra,followedby theboys'choirsingingsweetlytheNationalAnthem,a "Lullaby,"by Brahms,and"ThisTreasuredLand." Ahumorousrecitation,"Dave'sGas Producer,"byMasterJohnFall,was wellreceived,aswasthephysical drillbyGradesIIIandIV,whichfollowed.Forthescena,"TheCrewof theNancyLee,"theboysappeared dressedassailorsinwhiteandblue sailoroutfits,anddancedthesailors' hornpipe.MasterVincentFinnegan nextpresentedavocalsolo,"Duna," byMcGill,andreceivedgoodapplause forhissweetrenderingofthisbeautifullittletune.Ashortsketch,"The Inheritance,"showedtheactingabilityofMastersThomasGibbins,Kevin Woodthorpe,WilliamPotts,andDesmondConsidine.Thestagelights weredimmedandtheeffectiveuseof abluespotlightgavethenecessaryeerieatmospherefortheentranceof theghost.TheEight-handReelwas performedbythedancingclass.Drill withIndianclubs,andthefollowing item,parallelbarsandpyramids,by thegymnasticclass,receivedgreatapplause.Aftertheintervaltheorchestraagainplayed,andwasfollowedby choralitems,"GodBlessAustralia" and"WeBeThreePoorMariners." Theboyswerestrikinglyattiredin whitewiththeschool'sblueblazers andcolours.Theirsingingwassoft andsweetandacredittotheirteacher, Rev.BrotherHodder.

MasterAlbertMurphy'srecitation waswellreceived,afterwhichGrades IIIandIV.entertained.MasterPhilip Slatteryactedasannouncer,andwas veryclearlyandwellspokenforsuch ayoungboy.MasterGerardAcklandreceivedgreatapplauseforhis violinsolo,asdidalsoMagerLaurie Finneganwhenheaddressedtheaudienceonhisyouthfulambitions.MasterBrianThompsonprovedhimselfa goodmimicwhenheimitatedarooster.fowlyarcisounds,thebutcherbird, williewagtail,dove,eagle,magpie,the lion,thewhinneyofahorse,andthe kookaburra.Tiereceivedatremendousovation.TheseYoungboysthen recited"ThatYellowDog,"afterwhich thedancingclass,dressedasnegro minstrels,renderedminstrelsongsand dancedgracefullytothetuneof -SwaneeRiver."PhysicalExercises, byGradesVandVI,andMatwork bytheTumblingSquad,waswellapplauded,afterwhichselectedvoices gaveasweetrenderingof"TheVale ofAvoca,"aneverpopulartuneby Moore.

Theone-actplay,"RoryAforesaid," waspresentedbyex-studentsofthe College.ThepartofRoryMacColl, anoldroguishHighlander,wasvery wellplayedbyFrankColreavv,and MattSmithgaveanexcellentperformanceasDuncanNfacrallum.Tames Farrell,astheCourtOfficer,Patrick WhiteasMacintosh,andTamesCarr astheSheriff,playedwellintheirrespectiveparts.Thefinalitemwasa displayonthevaultinghorsebythe membersoftheGymnasticClass,who wentthroughtheirperformancewith skilfulease,withRev.BrotherKiernanincharge. AmongthosepresentwereMr.and Mrs.Slattery,Mr.andMrs.Bignell, Mr.andMrs.McShane,Messrs.Michael 11.Gallagher,Waldron,Moyle,Kevin McGrath, O'Donnell:Mesdames Michael,A.Cunningham,F.Earle,W. Lyons,A.Fenn,E.Smith,Glauclen, Scurry-,W.Smith,Faulkner,McDavitt,Hodge,McDavitt,Considine,Birch, Kieran,O'Donnell,Jeffries,Morrison, Cochrane,Pethick,F.Jackson,P. Lynch,Easton,Waldron,P.Ryan, Moyle:MissesC.Lyons,N.Kenny, SilviaForbes,andM.Dore.

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BASEDONTHEHEROICSTANDAGAINSTTHENAZIREGIME BYPASTORNIEMOLLER.

Starring

PenniesfromHeaven

Howitpours,pours,pours, Inanever-endingsheet! Howitdrivesbeneaththedoors!

Howitsoaksthepasser'sfeet!

Howitrattlesontheshutter!

Howitrumplesupthelawn!

How'twillsigh,andmoan,andmutter, Fromdarknessuntildawn. Ratherdepressing,what!Andyet whoamongstusdoesnotharbouran almostpersonalaffectionforthepest?

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nottheduckingbutthedeceitto whichwereallytakeexception-and quiteanothertowatchthestampede fromthesnugdepthsofastationary sedan.Thedrummingofthedrops ontheWindscreeniscalculatedtoproducepoetyinoneforwhom"steady soakingrain"isbutacomicspectacle.

Thesedaysmostofusspendsomuch ofourtimeinartificialsurroundings thattheconjuringtricksofcitymagic sometimesreallytakeusin.Forone thing,ourslavishdependenceupon merewaterisskilfullycamouflaged. Thecity-bredyoungsterwhoapparent. lycancommandanendlessstreamof thecolourlesstastelessliquidbythe twistingofatap,isindangerofaccountingitvaluelesstoo.Littlewonderthatweallcontracthydroprobiain someformorother-evenifitberestrictedtothehighlycompetitive sphereof"liquidrefreshment." Ouraversioncanbeseeninthe small-talkalwayscurrentatthisseason.Ruefully,wehopethatthefalls willpenetratewellinland,andasthe childinthetrolleybuspolishesamudspatteredshoeonourtrouserlegwe reflectthattherainswerebadlyneededanyhow.

Iwonderhowmanyofusarereally seriousinourappreciationofaheavy downpour.Immediatepersonalconvenienceisfarmorelikelytobeuppermostinourminds.Yetanabundant supplyoffreshwaterisamatteroflife anddeathtoman.Temperature,no matterwhatpartoftheworld'ssurface,hecancopewith,butwithout rainheiscompletelyundone.Aterribledeathwithinaveryfewhours faceshim.Andvet,sodivorcedfrom realityisourmoderncitylife,we cynicallypassoverthisabsoluteessential,theoverwhelmingingredientof thehumanbody,merelyasmoney forthefarmer'spocket.

Forthemanonthelandtheraindropsareindeedpenniesfromheaven, buttheymeanpoundstothecommun. ityingeneral.Asbloodistothe body,soisraintotheeconomicorganism.Thevaststructureofour secondaryindustrieswhereinanever increasingnumberofusfindourlivelihoodisultimatelybasedonprimary products-whosecontinuedmultiplicationweowetoseasonablerains.Thus therecurrenceofthewetweather shouldbeapledgetousofcontinued fertility,afurtherleaseoflife.

Thisyearoursolicitudeforthewelfareofthecountryhasaterrible, ironicnote.Foritisnowimpossible tobandythecustomary"goodforthe crops"withoutbeingtragicallymindfulofthetensofthousandsofprime fruitwastingonageneroussoil.This yeartherainsarecalleduptodestroy.

ApassageintheBishops'Statement, "JusticeNow!"brandsthecrimeas"a sincryingtoheavenforvengeance," anddemandsamoreequitabledistributionofwealthinthecauseofthe commongood.

"Thegreatsurplusesoffood whichhaveaccumulatedinvarious spheresoverthepastfewyearshave givenrisetothegreatscandalof foodwhichhasbeengiventousby AlmightyGodbeingallowedtorot, whiletherearefamilieswhodonot obtainenoughtoeat.

"Solongasthisiniquityisallowedtocontinue,itcannotbemaintainedthateverypossibleeffortis beingmadetoensurethatworking classfamiliesaregiventheFamily Wage.'

Wilfred LAWSON

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Boardwiththeobjectofascertaining whetheritwouldnotbepossibleto increasetheconsumptionofapplesby permittingofthembeingexchanged torwheatbyconsumersinthewheat areas. Therewasnodoubtthatthescheme wouldbeofverygreatbenefitnotonly tothegrowerofapplesbuttothe growerofwheatandalsototheState, asitwouldmeanthatafargreater proportionofourfruitcropwouldbe aisposedofandthehealthofourpeo- plewouldbenefit,inadditiontoit beingofadvantagetotheStatefrom aneconomicpointofview.

Unfortunately,areplywasreceived fromtheAustralianWheatBoardin whichitstatedthattherepresentationshehadmadehadreceivedvery fullconsideration,buttherewasno powerunderthewheatacquisitionregulationswhichtheboardcouldinvoke toapproveofthearrangementsuggestedbyhim. Suchafiascoawaitsalikethemost commonsensesolutionorthebrilliantly-conceivedscheme-thesystemitself standscondemned.Thisaspect,and thealternative,isplainlyfacedin paragraphs66-69of"JusticeNow!"

"Aslongasthereisasurplusof wheatinAustraliaandinsufficient breadforlargesectionsoftheworkingpopulation,aslongasfruitisallowedtorotonthegroikdwhile manysectionsoftheAustralianpopulationhavenotthepurchasing powertoobtainit,thewagesystem standscondemnedasan401iffective methodofgivingtoworkel-s'families thatshareinthewealthofthenation towhichitsproductiveresourcesentitlesthem."

Thealternative,oneperfectlyinline withChristiandoctrines,istosubstituteasystemwherebythegreatmass ofworkersaregivenashareinthe profits,thecontrolandthemanagementoftheindustryinwhichthey work.Inotherwords,tore-establish ownershipthroughoutthenation,to make"privateproperty"afactandnot acloakformonopoly.

Distractedamomentfromthe"total war"ofmodernbusiness,manywill considerthisobjectiveonlylong enoughtorejectitasUtopian-pennies fromheavenindeed.Itistooreminiscent,perhaps,ofthatFatherwho rainethdownalikeuponthejustand theunjust,theprovidentandtheimprovident.

But,becausetheworldly-wiseindividualistwillpaynoheed,thisisno justificationfortheStatetojeopardise thenationalinterest.Andtheplain truthis,notonlythatourproductsare unfairlydistributed,butthatourcapitalresourcesarebeingwantonly squandered. Wecomplainofthe"greatdead heart"ofthecontinent,butunderour presenteconomywearefailingtohusbandthosefertiletractsthatcan comparewithanyintheworld.We complainofalackofrain,buttake littletroubletoutilise,byirrigation, whatwedoget-sothat*allythe desertsgrow.Wedreadtheenvious evesoftheAsiaticstothenearnorth, butitisacriminaldefeatismtolessen thefearofinvasionbydepreciatingthe prize.Itislikeimplern-aktingthe WhiteAustraliapolicyby'bleeding herwhite.

Thushas"exploit"cometohavea sinistersignificance,meaningnotto developbuttodestroy.Itistimewe stoppedlookingonthiscontinentasa vastfruitmachineonwhichwemay gambleforfortuneswithwhichtoretire.Ifitisevertobeahomeforour peopletheymustcometolovethesoil itself,andtheywillnotdothatuntil itistheirveryown,untiltheindividual hasarealstakeinthecountry.Withoutthiswidespreadownershipthe rootsofpatriotismcannottakefirm holdofthesoil.

Rainisadepressingphenomena, isn'tit!

MORFESSE-JOHNSONWEDDING.

Itisonlytooapparentthat"the causeofthecommongood"isnothing butameaninglessphrasetothose whosegreedseekstoretainevermore ofthenationalwealth.Farmoreingenuity,foresightandruthlessenergy isdevotedtopreventingworkingclass familiesfromreceivingtheirjustshare ofthefruitsofproductionthanin helpingthemtoobtainevenamere subsistenceincome.

Whosoeverdoesmakeanattempt toremovethepresentanomalies,is soonerorlaterconfrontedwitha Sphinx-likeenigma.Sometimeago theMinisterforAgriculture,realising thedifficultyassociatedwiththeshippingofourproducts,approachedthe AustralianAppleandPearMarketing BoardandtheAustralianWheat

MissAudreyJohnson,daughterof Mr.andMrs.Johnson,ofHobartstreet,NorthPerth,wasrecentlymarriedtoMr.ArthurMorfesse,sonof Mrs.MorfesseandthelateMr.Morfesse,of137Townsend-road,Subiaco. Thebrideworetraditionalwhitebridal outfitwithafulltrain,andcarrieda bouquetoftuberroses,whiteroses,and gardenias.Herbridesmaid,MissMary Carlow,woreblueSwissorganzaand carriedabouquetoffuchiasandgladioliwithpinktoning.Mr.JimCoffey wasbestman.Afterthewedding, whichtookplaceat5.30p.m.,areceptionwasheldatthehomeofMrs. Morfesse,137Townsend-road,Subiaco, afterwhichthebridalcouplelefton theirhoneymoon,thebridewearinga frockofcactusgreenleopardskinwith blackaccessories.

ST.PATRICK'SEXSTUDENTS' DANCE.

TheseconddanceheldbytheSt. Patrick'sOldBoys'intheNorthPerth TownHallonJune19,wassuccessful ineveryway.Mr.Reg.Trainoracted asmasterofceremonies,andMrs. Hughes'orchestrasuppliedthemusic. Thecommitteeresponsiblecomprised: MesdamesDans,Hughes,Doyle,Hebbard,Sharpe,Dillon,Boylan, S. Jones,Fergusson,Rodan,Brookes, O'Connor,Eaton,Lyons,Hodge,Har. ris,McGinnity,andFitzpatrick;Miss Niland,andMessrs.Dans,Morten, FitzpatrickandFirth.

AmongthosepresentwereMr.and Mrs.Dans,Mr.andMrs.Hughes,Mr. andMrs.Fitzpatrick,Mr.Firthand MissJ.Firth,Mr.andMrs.Brady,SergeantandMrs.Harris;MesdamesM. Wright,McGregor,F.Boylan,T.Richardson,Harring,Ryan,Lainke,Corr, Graeme,Montgomery,Maher,F.Stockford,B.Doyle,R.Gorman,S.J. Smith,Coverley;MissesV.Johnston, P.Johnston,W.Sharpe,L.Temby, J.Hughes,M.Hughes,B.Wheeler,C. Hoyne,L.McGregor,V.Crock,I.Boylan,M.Carter,P.Sumc,F.Casey,E. Casey,T.Edwards,1;.Fitzgerald,A. Fitzgerald,M.Fitzgerald,J.Fitzgerald,M.Lee,B.Lee,V.Ramsay,B. Brookes,E.Fergusson,McDonald,J. Hebbard,N.Byrnes,D.Jackson,D. Sweet,B.Sweet,W.Smith,E.Fergusson,G.Monck,L.Watson,11.Guelfi, L.Moore.P.Varian,R.O'Brien,G. Hopkins,JJ.Hopkins,A.Darcy,R. White;..,iessrs.D.Johnson,V.Medley, H.Jermy,W.McDonnell,J.Murphy, G.Broome,J.Walsh,J.Wright,C. McGrew,RFergusson,FFergusson, W.Newell,H.Leslie,J.Poole,D. Crock,J.Sullivan,J.D'Arcy,H.Annal,W.Doyle,E.Richardson,W.Owen, P.Ryan,R.Gee(H.M.A..SHobart),B. McGinnity,J.Hughes,P.Bracken,V. Bracken,BBracken,H.McEwan,L. Fitzgerald,M.Anderson,R.Lowe,'M. Fleming,W.Ramsay,D.Gee,G. White,V.Rawlings,J.Chandler,E. Black,H.Hayden,J.Meyer,J. Hayes,J.Monck,A.Wilson,D.Smith, J.Hughes,N.Millman,A.Shelsbury, P.White,P.Adams,V.Pownall,Reg Craig.

CATHOLICWOMEN'SSEWING GUILD.

OnWednesday,June18,theCatholic womenofHighgategatheredinthe HighgateParishHalltoinspectthe contributionsoftheCatholicWomen's SewingGuild.ThisGuild,formed undertheauspicesoftheCatholicWomen'sLeague,aimstoestablishasewingguildintheparish,toextendthe membership,andtoprovidenewarticlesofclothingforthemembersof 'theSt.VincentdePaulSocietytodistribute.,TheGuildfollowsthelines ofthoseinIrelandandNewZealand, whereeverymembercontriubtesat leasttwogarmentsperyearandpays amembershipfeeofIs.Mrs.Maxwell, PresidentoftheCatholicWomen'sLeague,outlinedthegoodworkclinein othercountriesbytheCatholicWomen'sSewingGuild,andstressedthe importanceofprovidingnewclothing totheTraedypoor.Mr.Colbert,PresidentoftheCentralBranchoftheSt. VincentdePaulSociety,upheldMrs. Maxwell,andoutlinedsomeofthe taskswithwhichtheSocietyisfaced intherileoPropolitanarea.Thedisplay includedmorethanahundredgarments.

Duringtheeveningseveraltalented localartistsgavecontributions.Miss PatMulcahygaveanIrishdance,and MissJosephineKierandancedthe HighlandFlingandtheSailor'sHornpipe.Bothweredressedtorepresent theirrespectiveparts.MissCecilia Reithgaveahumorousrecitation,and MissM.Buggeyrendered"TheLast RoseofSummer."MissMarjorie Wyndhamaccompaniedtheartists,as wellasgivingseveralpianosolosduringtheevening.MasterJimmyisaai gavebrightswingmusiconhispiano accordeon,andwasasistedbyviolin. istHymenNissen.Thelatteralso played"DannyBoy"verywellandreceivedagooddealofapplause.

Amongthosepresentwere:Mrs. Hough(presidentoftheC.W.L.,Highgate),Mrs.O'Sullivan(vice-president), Mrs.Slattery(organiserandassistantsecretary),MesdamesEarl,J.Ryan, Mrs.Thomas,Dore,Burford,M.P. Ryan,O'Connor(president,Maylands C.W.L.),Mrs.Child(Maylands),McGann,Hurley,Lees,Boswell,Lynch, Thompson,McGuire,Marsh,O'Dea, Carr,Moyle,Felton,Martin,Gorman, Looney,Flanagan,McCaul,Hannan, Lynch,Noonan,Seage,Charles,McGillicuddy,Fitzpatrick,A.Morris,Miller, McNamara,J.O'Dea,MarkSmith,F. Till,Carrington,MissesDillon,Freeman,Thomas,P.Ryan,M.Wyndham, BIRTHNOTICE.

Gartland.-OnMay19,toMr.and Mrs.CedricGartland-ason(Michael). AtSt.JohnofGodHospital,Subiaco.

OfGeneralInterest

SOCIALCALENDAR.

June27:Cardevening,St.Joseph's Hall,Subiaco. July1:XaverianBall,Geraldton TownHall.

July2:St.Joseph'sConvent,Fremantle,AnnualBall,TownHall,Fremantle. July5:CombinedSocieties'Fortnight. lyDance,St.Joseph'sHall,Subiaco. July9:Socialevening,ParishHall, Highgate. July17:HighgateCatholicBall,Parish Hall,HighgateHill. August1:CatholicPatrioticBall,GovernmentHouseBallroom.

B.L.Thompson,H.Walsh,Morris, Riley,T.Russell,Frawley,Lane,C. Coffey,A.Coffey,K.Herlihy,Ahern, Chesson.

HIGHGATEBRIDGEPARTY.

Acommitteeofladiesheldtheir secondbridgeandcardeveningon Tuesday,June17.Thefunctionwas agreatsuccessandeveryavailable tablewasoccupied.Thecommittee responsibleincludedMr.Mosley,MesdamesCahill,Murphy,Fitzpatrick. Prendergast,and0Sullivan.These eveningsarebecomingverypopular, andaretheonlybridgeeveningsheld inHighgate.Thenextonewillbe heldonJuly29,intheParishHall, Highgate.Asocialeveningisalso bookedforWednesday,July9.

CATHOLICPATRIOTICBALL.

TheCatholicPatrioticBallwillbe heldatGovernmentHouseBallroom onFriday,August1. Arrangements areinthehandsofacommitteeconsistingoftheladies'auxiliaryofthe CatholicWelfareOrganisationandrepresentativesfromthevariousex-students'associations.Youngladieswishingtomaketheirdebutatthisfunctionshouldcommunicatewiththe ChurchOffice,VictoriaAvenue,Perth, assoonaspossible,andleavetheir name,addressandtelephonenumber ifany).Theywillthenbeadvised ofthearrangementsinconnectionwith rehearsals,etc.

REVIVALOFIRISHPEASANT DRESSWANTED.

Peoplesawpicturesofbeautiful Irishcolleens,butwhentheyvisited Irelandtheyweredisappointedatnot seeingthem,saidBishopFogarty,of Killaloe,attheannualbreak-upentertainmentofSt.Flannan'sCollege, Ennis.Thereasonwas,hesaid,that theIrishcolleenhadspoiledherselfby throwingoffthecolleen'sdress.PraisingtheTyroleseandSpanishpeasant dress,hesaidtheywerenotexpensive, butwerecolourfulandaninspiration.Ifonlysomeartistwoulddesigna suitabledressfortheIrishpeasants itwouldbringmorecolourintotheir lives.

FAREWELLPARTY.

Amostenjoyablepartywasheldon MondaynightatMrs.Forrestal'sfiat inWestPerth,bytheVictoriaSquare OldCollegians'Association,tobid"au revoir"tooneoftheirmembers,MollieSmith,whohasreceivedanappoint. mentinCanberra,andleavesthis Stateshortly.OnarrivalMolliewas presentedwithashouldersprayof creamroses.Gamesandcompetitions wereenjoyedbyallpresent,arunning totalbeingkeptofthepointsawarded, whichresultedinfirstprizebeingwon byMrs.Walkermeyer,whilethesecondprizewenttoMissMegoung.A daintysupperwasserved,afterwhich thePresident(MissMarjorieWyndham),onbehalfofthegirlspresent, andsomewhowereunabletoattend, presentedMolliewithafountainpen, suitablyinscribed,andthankedher fortheinterestshehadtakenandthe workshehaddonefortheAssociation, especiallywhenholdingtheofficeof assistant-secretarylastyear.Mollierespondedinashortspeech.

Amongthosepresentwere:MesdamesMurphy,ForrestalandWalkermeyer;MissesMegYoung,RonMurphy,DorothyBrennan,EthelBlankensee,GwenCampbell,NellieCatchpole,MaimieKeating,AudreyRodan, EileenMathea,CarmelKeating,WinifredMills,JessicaMcGinnis,Ronnie Smith,MollieSmith,andMarjorie Wyndham.

KALGOORLIEBALL.

PattySakadakis,bothinwhitesatin suits,wereeachpresentedtotheMayoressofKalgoorlie,Mrs.R.G.Moore, byMrs.Sheehan,afterwhichthey rancedthePrideofErinWaltz.The debutanteswere:MisesCarmelMoran, DorothyScott,MaryO'Loughlin,Agnes Miller,EileenMann,LornaHancock, PatriciaMann,FayTurner,JoyceCunningham,NancyDoogue,Dorothy Rear,NoreenSmith,PatriciaWildy, DorothyKellyandMaryDoogue. Amongthosepresentwere:Mrs. HiltonHearle,DulcieKelly(Sydney), Mrs.Bird,PhyllisClements,LynHicks, MarjWheezer,LimaYoung,Roma Summers,Mrs.T.P.Byrne,JoyPope, JuneHicks,PatClausen,PatSmith, NonaPearson,Mrs.H.Conolly,Mrs. H.Buckman,andMrs.JackBurkett.

GILBERTANDSULLIVANSEASON.

TheprincipalsoftheGilbertand SullivanOperaCompany,whichopens atHisMajesty'sTheatreonSaturday next,includesomenewcomersand comeoldfavourites.

IvanMenzies,ofcourse,iswell known,asisGregoryStroud,Evelyn

TheSt.JohnofGodAnnualBall washeldintheTownHall,Kalgoorlie, onWednesdayevening,June11.The debutantes,whowereprecededbytwo small"pageboys,"NellSheehanand

IVANMENZIES, astheDukeofPlazo-Toro,intheGilbertandSullivanOpera,"TheGondoliers,"whichcommencesitsseason atHisMajesty'sTheatreonJune28.

Gardiner,RichardWatsonandBernardManning.Sincehislastvisit here,RichardWatsonhasappearedin oneraatCoventGarden.Inaddition hereplacedat24hours'noticethe Zurichsinger,Rothmullen,in"The BarteredBride."Tojoghismemory hewrotecertainlinesonhishands, orinhishat,andonvariousproperties roundthestage.

AcharmingnewcomertoPerthis ViolaWilson,atitian-hairedScottish lassfromPaisley.AfterconcertplatformappearancesinEngland,Miss WilsontouredSouthAfricawiththe CarlRosaOperaCompany,andonher returntoEnglandbecameaSavoyard.

BoxplansarenowopenatNicholson's,wheredetailsoftherepertoire mayalsobeobtained.

PERSONAL.

Musicloverswillwelcomethe"Aran Lullaby,"whichwascomposedbyRev. Dr.PercyJones,withwordsbyJohn O'Connell.Rev.Dr.Jonesistheson ofawellknownGeelongbandmaster. HewaseducatedbytheChristian Brothers.LaterhewenttoPropagandaFideCollege,Rome,andAll Hallows,Dublin.Hestudiedforthree yearsinthePontificalSchoolofSacred MusicinRome,gainingaDoctorateof GregorianChant.Heisanaccomplishedpianist.ThelullabywaspublishedbyAllanandCo.,Pty.,Ltd.

FriendsofMrs.G.Burnett,of4 Hooper-street,Perth,willregretto learnthatsheisatpresentinSt.John ofGodHospital,Subiaco.

AlsoinSt.JohnofGodHospital,Subiaco,areMrs.J.Burke,ofThompsonroad,Fremantle;Mrs.M.Darcy,61 RailwayTerrace,Perth;andMissTeasieHoran,ofWestLeederville.

Mr.J.Fogarty,ofArmidale,ishome againafterhisrecentstayinhospital. Averyenjoyabletimewasspentat thehomeofMr.andMrs.J.McIntyre duringtheweek,theoccasionbeinga farewelldinnertosonTom,whoisnow intheR.A.A.F.,andwillcontinuehis trainingintheEasternStates.

Mr.GinoMagini,of87Derby-road, ShentonPark,andMr.LaurenceMacksey,ofMaylands,arebothinSt.John ofGodHospital,Subiaco,wherethey aremakingsatisfactoryprogress.

Mr.J.O'Donoghue,Stateorganiser fortheNationalFitnessCouncil,resumeddutyatthecouncil'sofficeon Mondaymorninglast,followinghisrecovers-fromaseriousillness.

Mr.S.J.McCarthy,ofGreenmount, isatpresentinSt.JohnofGodHospital,Subiaco,wherehisconditionis improving.

ReportsfromtheVaticanRadioannouncethedeathoftheDukeofVerana,thelastdescendantofChristopher Columbus.HediedinMadrid.

Mr.J.P.Butler,ofBoulder,isona shortvisittothePerthmembersof herfamily.

FriendsofMissE.Donnelly,of232 Bulwer-street,Perth,willregretto learnthatsheisatpresentinSt. JohnofGodHospital,Subiaco.Miss Donnellywasone-timeMatronof PerthHospital.

MissPetaGull,ofNorseman,isalso inhospital,recoveringfromanaccident.

Mr.L.V.O'Hararecentlyreturned toPerthfromSingapore.According toMr.IO'Hara,horseracingisbooming inMalaya

Mr.P.Dolan,ofDudleyandDwyer, Ltd.,isatpresentholidayingatNarrogin.Hewillreturnto'Perthduring theweek.

FriendsinPerthhaverecentlyheard fromPrivateArthurHillard,formerly foremanof"TheRecord,"whoisat presentservingoverseaswiththeA.I.F. Twoothermembersof"TheRecord" staffarealsowiththeForces:Mr.R. DewarisalieutenantwiththeA.I.F., andMr.C.Williamsisanofficerinthe Navy.

BAKER-FARRELLWEDDING.

Rev.FatherCarolynofficiatedatthe weddingceremonyonJune9,when MissBettyFarrell,ofSawyer'sValley, wasmarriedtoMr.ReginaldBaker,of Coolgardie,inSt.Mary'sChurch,Kalgoorlie.MissPeggyBaker,sisterof thebridegroom,wasbridesmaid,and Mr.PhilBaker,brotherofthebridegroom,actedasbestman.Thereceptionwasheldattheresidenceof thebridegroom'sparentsinCoolgardie.

THEHOLYFATHER'S FEASTDAY

VeryappropriatelytheFeastofSS.PeterandPaul,which fallsonSunday,iscelebratedthroughouttheCatholicworldas thefeastdayalsooftheHolyFather.Specialsignificanceattaches thisyeartotheobservanceofthisdaybecausethePapacyispassingthroughperhapsthemostanxiousperiodinthetwentycenturylonghistoryoftheApostolicSuccession.Theseourdays arecomparableinChristianeyesonlytothoseshatteringyears whentheRomanEmpire,whichhadbeentheprovidentialinstrumentofGodforthespreadoftheFaith,wasconvulsedbythe barbarianinvasions;orwhenthehorrorofIslamandtheTurk camefromtheirhowlingwildernessesandthreatenedtoengulfthe civilsocietyandtheFaithofChristendom.Theworldhasnever seenacivilormoralauthoritysoimpassionedwiththedesireof peaceastheRomanPontiffs.Throughallhistorytheyhavebeen theuniquepeacemakers,yetthePopesthemselveshavealways beenharrassedbywars,heresies,andstrifeofallkinds.Thatthe Churchisabletopreserveserenityofsoulandhenceclearvision andsoundjudgmentatsuchperiodsisduetoitsrelianceonthe prophecyandpromiseofChristOurLord."Intheworldyou shallhavedistressbuthaveconfidence,Ihaveovercomethe world." * * * *

Nonetheless,theHolyFatherneedsconstantlythesupport oftheprayersoftheuniversalChurch.TheChurchwillnever fail.ItsindefectibilitywasguaranteedbyitsFounder,Jesus Christ,andbytheabidingpresenceofthe-HolyGhosttotheend oftime.YetGod'scompassionismorereadilymovedandHis mercyquickenedwhenthewholeChurchprayswithonevoicefor theVicarofChrist,insuchtimesofcosmictragedyaswelivein to-day.ItisasolemndutytoprayfortheHolyFather,but evenmoreitisthespontaneousmanifestationofloveandloyalty whichthechildrenofChrist'smysticalbodyshouldhavetowards theircommonfather.Butloveisnotmerelyanemotionalaffectionoradispositionofthemindandwill.Trueloveisessentiallypractical."Ifyouloveme,keepmycommandments."Hence thereisneedforCatholicstohemindfuloftheirobligationtolend alsofinancialassistancetotheVicarofChrist.Thisaidisknown ratherliterallyasPeter'sPence.Itmustbeobviousontheleast reflectionthatalmosttwoyearsofwarhavemadetremendous humanitariandemandsuponthePapaltreasury.Atalltimesthe HolyFatherisdispensingpracticalcharitytoalleviatethesufferingsofpeopleofeveryraceandcreed.Sometimesitisthevictimsoffamine,ofearthquake.floodorfire;sometimesitisthe victimsofreligiouspersecutionsuchastheJewsthroughoutEurope,butchieflythevictimsofwarcalluponthePope,fortheirs isthemostpoignantgrief.Widows,orphans,refugees,subject peoples,prisonersofwar,withoutmoneyandoftenwithoutfood, numberingmillions,looktothePapacyforsomealleviationof theiranguish.Theymustnotlookinvain.

TheHolySeedoesnotdiscriminateintheadministrationof thereliefwhichitisabletobringtothesestrickenpeople,for Christiancharityofitsnatureissupernaturalinoutlookanduniversalinitsapplication.ThustheHolyFatherhassentahundredpoundstothisStatefordistributionattheHarveyinternment camp,underthestrictconditionthattheremustbenodiscriminationregardingnationalityintheapplicationoftherelief.SimilarlytheHolySeehasprovidedthemoneyandcomfortsforBritishprisonersofwarinItalyandelsewhere.Sincenow,however, allEuropeisengulfedinwar,theproblemofreliefisgreatlyintensified.Thenumberwhohavebeenleftdestituteisverygreatand thetotalattheendwillprobablyhethegreatesteverknowninhistory,whilethemassofthosefreetoassistthemwillprobablybe thesmallest.ItisthereforeobviousthattheCatholicsofAustraliaandofallcountriesnotdirectlyaffectedbythewarmustredoubletheirgenerosityonthisoccasion.Thereisverymuch moreinvolvedthanthemerelyhumanitarianquestionofprovidingfood,clothing,andshelterforthewarvictims;forinthehands oftheVicarofChristthesematerialthings,likethemiraclesof Christ,serveaspredisposingfactorstothereceptionofFaith,of grace,andoftrueresignationtothewillofGod.Thepractical mercyandcharityoftheHolyFathermusttendtoremindmen thatGodandHisVicararenotindifferenttohumansuffering,but areinthefrontrankofthosewillingandabletoalleviateit. Thussomethingofthespiritualbitternessandmoralreactionof warisstemmed,andmenmaycometoseethatthehandswhich offerthemthebreadofmercyholdalsothekeysoftheKingdomof Heaven.

ARCHBISHOP'SENGAGEMENTS.July2:ReceptionCeremonyatPresentationConvent,MosmanPark. June29:CelebrateMassatNorthamJuly2:ReceivedebutantesatAnnual MilitaryCamp. Ball,Fremantle.

DEATHOFFATHERHENRY MORENO,O.S.B.

ONWAYTOSPAIN.

AcablegramfromtheSanatorium atDurban,ScuthAfrica,receivedat NewNorciaonMondaylast,communicatedtotheBenedictineCommunityinitswonted,soberstyle,the sadnewsofthedeath,onthe19th. inst.,ofFatherHenryMoreno,ofthe saidCommunity,andbrotherofthe celebratedcomposer,DomS.Moreno, alsoofNewNorcia.

Deceased, wasinhis50th.year, hadbeeninverypoorhealthsince 1937,andlastyearheaskedandobtainedleavetoreturntohisnative Spaininthehopethatitscolderclimatewouldagreewithhim.

NotuntilearlylastAprilwashe abletoleaveAustralia.Butthesea voyagewasfarfrombeneficialtohis health.and,onarrivingatDurban,he hadtolieremovedtotheSanatorium, whichtheAugustinianSistersconduct there.Thisalarmingnewsreached NewNorciaonMay27.

Threeweekslateracablegramannouncedthathewasnotexpectedto live,andjustaweeklaterthefatal

FEASTDAYOFTHEHOLY FATHER.

newsarrived.Mayhissoulrestin peace.

FatherHenrycametoAustraliaasa professedmemberoftheBenedictine CommunityofNewNorciainDecember,1908. Herehedidallhistheologicalstudies,madehissolemnprofession,andwasordainedpriestbythe lateBishopTorres,ofNewNorcia,in September,1914.Hismanyyearsof parishworkintheDioceseofNew Norciaandhistwoyearsintheservice oftheGeraldtonDiocesewerecharacterisedbyamostunselfishdevotionto duty,especiallyonbehalfofthesick. Neitherlongdistancesnoruntimely hourswereeverconsideredbyFather Henrywhenthesickrequisitionedhis help.

Westonia,Goomalling,Trayning, Pithara,andDalwalinu,asalsoNorthampton,oftenwitnessedhisgreat readinesstosacrificehisowncomfort andhealthinfavourofhispeople.The churchatKonnongorring,thepresbyteryandchurchatPithara,andthe conventatDalwalinustandasperpetualmonumentstohisuntiringzealas aparishpriest. Hisdeathhasbeenthemorekeenly feltatNewNorciabyreasonofits havingoccurredsofarawayfrom home.However,theCommunityare happytoknowthathewasattended bythegoodOblateFathersandAugustinianSisters.

QUARANTORE

JUNE.

Sunday. 5th.OsbornePark Forty Hours'Prayer(27th.-29th.). JULY.

Sunday. 1st.St.Patrick'sHavelockSt., andLesmurdie:OneDay ofExposition.

SPECIALCELEBRATION

ATTHE CATHEDRAL.

TheFeastDavofHisHolinessPope PiusXIIwillbecelebratedthrough. outtheArchdioceseonSunday,29th. inst.AtSt.Mary'sCathedral,High Masswillbesungat11a.m.The occasionalsermonwillbepreachedby VeryRev.E.Kennedy,D.D.,Adm. St.Mary'sCathedralChoir,under thedirectionofRev.A.Lynch,will rendertheMissaPontificalisNo.2 (Perosi),andattheOffertory"Oremus proPontifice"(PragliaI.

7.30p.m.,EveningDevotions:A RedemptoristFatherwillbethe preacher.HisGracetheArchbishop willpresideandwillgivePontifical Benediction.Themusicatevening devotionswillberenderedbythecongregationandtheCathedralChoir,and willinclude"TuesPetrus''(Praglia), andaspecialhymninhonourofthe HolyFatherinEnglish.

IntheSchools:DuringtheOctave oftheFeastofSS.PeterandPaul (29thinst.),eachschoolandcollege willhaveitsownformofcelebration inhonouroftheSuprernfr-Pontiff. Thechildrenhavebeenbusyforsome weekspastpreparingtheirannual SpiritualBouquetforHisHoliness. Superiorsofschoolsareremindedthat detailsoftheschoolBouilitstshould beinthehandsoftheArchbishop's SecretarynotlaterthanJuly4.

EIREBANSBOOKONNAZI PERSECUTION.

"ThePersecutionoftheCatholic ChurchintheThirdReich,"abook ofauthoritativedocumentaryevidenceofNazipersecution,produced byBurnsOates,Catholicpublishers, hasbeenbannedinEire.Thebook wasrecentlyreviewedfor"TheRecord"byMr.R.P.Byrne.

TheEireMinisterofDefenceseized acopysenttoanaddressinDublin undertheEmergencyPowersOrder, 1939.

Questionedonthesubjectinthe DailbyGeneralR.Mulcahy,theMinistersaiditwasnotinthepublicinteresttohavethebookonsalein Eire,asitwasdirectedagainstoneof thebelligerentsintheEuropeanWar. e........................................

CATHOLICFOPRAT1R19cOTI.CBALL

TheAnnualCatholicBall,which thisyearisbeingdevotedto patrioticpurposes,willbeheld atGovernmentHouseonFriday,August1. Youngladies wishingtomaketheirdebutat thisfunctionshouldcommunicatewiththeChurchOffice, VictoriaAvenue,Perth,orring B9141.assoonaspossible,and leavetheirname,addressand telephonenumber(ifany). Theywillthenbeadvisedof thearrangementsinconnection withrehearsals,etc.

THELATEMRS.W.DUFFY.

JuneCelebrationsatHighgateHill

ImpressivesceneswerewitnessedduringtheannualSacredHeartfestivalcelebrationsatHighgatethisyear.TheNovenadevotionsattractedpackedcongregationsmorningandevening.TheFortyHours' AdorationwhichfollowedtheNovena,concludedwiththeannualEucharisticProcession,inwhich1,500marched.

.-rHEmagnificenttraditionssurroundingtheSacredHeartfestivalcelebrationsatHighgate Hillwerefurtherenhancedthisyear. ThroughouttheNovena,whichbegan ontheeveofCorpusChristi,the churchpresentedamostimpressive sighteacheveningandatbothMasses eachmorning.Themostedifyingfeatureofthecelebrationswasundoubtedlythenumberwhoapproachedthe altarrailseachday.Duringtheeleven daysoftheNovenaandtheForty Hours'Adoration,4,500Communions werereceived.Specialprayerswere offeredforthemenoverseas.

Onthemorningofthefeastitself, Rev.FatherDwyer,C.SS.R.,conductedtheHolyHourandrenewedthe consecrationoftheparishtotheSacredHeart.

FortyHours'Aporation.

OnFridamorningtheFortyHours' Adoration'commencedwithSolemn

andRev.FatherRaffertyassub-deacon.

TheprocessiontravelleddownMarystreetandintotheConventgrounds. Intheschoolpavilionanaltarhad beenbeautifullypreparedbytheSistersandchildren.Nearly2,000knelt beforethepavilionasHisGrace broughttheBlessedSacramenttothe altar,whereBenedictionwasgiven.

TheSistersandtheChildrenofMary combinedtosingtheBenediction music,andalljoinedinhymnsinhonouroftheBlessedSacramentasthe processionmovedintoHarold-streeton thereturnjourney.Theconcluding prayersoftheFortyHoursandBenedictioninthechurchbroughtthe ceremoniestoaclose.

Anoutstandingfeatureoftheprocessionwasthereverentanddevotionalfervourwithwhichthehymns weresungandtheprayersrecited alongtheentireroute.

TheparishofMaryImmaculate, Waverley,Sydney,wasthrownintoa stateofmourningonSundaymorning, June15,whenitbecameknownthat oneofitsmostoutstandinganddevotedparishioners,ofoverfiftyyears' residenceintheparish,hadbeenunexpectedlycalledtoreapthereward ofhersaintlyandpracticalCatholic life.OnSundaymorningshewas preparingforearlyMass,aswasher life-longcustom,whenshebecamesuddenlyill.ShehadjusttimetoreceivethelastSacraments,andthen passedpeacefullyaway,quiteconscioustotheend.

MR.LEORYAN'SSONSMISSING OVERSEAS.

AmongthenamesintherecentcasultylistfortheA.I.F.overseaswere includedStaffSergeantR.E.Ryanand PrivateL.D.Ryan,sonsofwellknownsportsmanandsportscommentatorandwriter,Mr.LeoRyan,excricketer,ex-footballer,andSporting Editorof"TheRecord."

Staff-SergeantRaymond Ernest Ryan,theelderofthetwobrothers, waseducatedatSt.Malachy'sChristianBrothers'College,St.George'sTerrace,Perth,andbecameafullyqaulifiedaccountantin1936,gaininghisAssociateofAustralianInstituteofSecretariesthreeyearslater.Ileadoptedaccountancyasaprofession.He

DuringtheFortyHours,therewas aconstantstreamofadultsandchildrencomingtopayhomagetotheir EucharisticKingenthronedonthe altar,whichwasbeautifullydecorated bytheSisters.

OnSundaytheMissaCantataatten o'clockwassungbyRev.FatherHussey. ThemusicatthethreeMassesduringtheFortyHourswasGregorian, andbeaubdullyrenderedbythegirls fromtheSacredHeartConvent schools.

Procession.

Thefina46ceremoniesbeganat3.30 onSundayafternoon,withtheannual EucharisticProcession.

Longbeforetheappointedtimethe churchwaspackedwiththeChildren ofMaryandthemembersofthe women'sSacredHeartConfraternity. Thefrontseatswerereservedforthe HolyAngels,whoactedasflowerstrewers.Theypresentedabeautiful sight-eighty-fiveofthesmallergirls fromtheschools,dressedinwhite,with whiteveilsandredcloaks.

HolyNamemenandtheboys fromtheChristianBrothers'SchoolassembledoutsidethechurchandformedaguardofhonourtogreetthearrivalofHisGracetheArchbishop.

At3.30p.m.,astheLitaniescommencedatthealtar,theheadofthe processionmovedofffromthefront egtesofthechurch.TheChristian Brothers'boysheadedtheprocession, andwerefollowedbyseveralhundred membersoftheSacredHeartConfraternity.TheHolyNamemencame next,marchinginfours,andreciting theRosarytogether.Membersofthe L.C.Y.,makingtheirfirstpublicappearanceintheuniformofthemovement,marchedundertheirbannerbehindthemen.ThencametheChildrenofMary,whosesingingwasa featureoftheprocession,andafter themcametheHolyAngels.Several visitingpriestswalkedimmediatelyin frontofthecanopy,whichwascarried byprefectsoftheHolyNameSociety. Altarboysformedaguardateachside ofthecanopy. HisGracetheArchbishopcarried theBlessedSacrament,andwasassistedbyRev.FatherLalorasdeacon,

Rev.FatherJamesMurtagh,assistanteditoroftheMelbourne"Advocate,"whoisgoingtoWashington, U.S.A.,whereheistotakeupaDeanshipattheCatholicUniversity,was farewelledbythemembersofalldepartmentsoftheAdvocatePress. FatherMurtagh'sbrightandlovable personalityendearedhimtoallofthem -afactfeelinglyattestedatthevaledictorygathering.Onbehalfofthe variousstaffs,apresentationwas madetoFatherMurtaghbyMr.P.I. O'Leary.FatherMurtagh'sstayin theUnitedStates-oneoftwoyears' duration-willbespeciallydevotedto asociologicalcourseandinvestigation,andtoastudyofjournalisticand typographicalmethods.Hewillalso, intheinterestsofCatholicAction, familiarisehimselfwiththelatest radioandfilmdevelopments.

LATEFATHERR.P.DENNY.

Oneofthemostwidely-known priestsinAustralia,Rev.FatherR.P. Denny,diedinCalvaryHospital,Adelaide,onthe10th.inst.,attheageof 67.RichardPowerDennycamefrom awellknownCatholicfamilywhich hasfoundapermanentplaceinthe historyoftheState.Theonlysurvivingmemberofthefamily,Captain theHon.W.J.Denny,Me.,one-time editorof"TheSouthernCross,"soldierofthelastwar,andformany yearsmemberofParliament,heldMinisterialposts,includingtheofficeof Attorney-General,ingeveralGovernments.Hislatesister,MissM.Denny, wasanotedmemberoftheStateEducationDepartment;hehimselfenjoyedawidereputationasscholar,writer, andlecturer,andinthe38yearsofhis priesthoodintheArchdioceseofAdelaide,hehasservedwelltheinterests oftheChurchandthewelfareofthe people.

INMEMORIAM.

AITKEN.-Inlovingmemory of Jack,whowasaccidentallykilled, June27,1940,lovedsonofMr.and Mrs.H.Aitken,brotherofAllan, Ron,ArthurandNeville,brother-inlawofCarmel.R.I.P.

Mrs.DuffyhadbeenamodelCatholicmothertohertenchildren,seven boysandthreegirls,fourofwhom predeceasedher.Twoofhersonsare zealousandefficientChristianBrothers,theRev.BrotherP.L.Duffy, PrincipaloftheChristianBrothers' College,St.George'sTerrace,Perth, andRev.B.A.Duffy,Vice-Principal oftheChristianBrothers'College, GregoryTerrace,Brisbane.Hereldest son,Mr.W.Duffy,isaprominentbusinessmaninLismore,andiswell knownin'CatholiccirclesinNew SouthWalesfortheactivepartwhich hetakesineverythingconnectedwith Catholicactivities,notonlyinLismore,butalsointheStategenerally. Hersecondson,thelateMr.Leo Duffy,B.E.(Sydney)andl`.(..B.A. (NewYork),diedin1935. Hewas outstandingasascholarandbusiness man,andwasGeneralAustralianManagerforeightyearsforthefirmof Johns,Mandeville,Incorporated.Two ofMrs.Duffy'ssonsareengagedin businessinSydney,andherhusband anddaughterareresidinginWaverley.

Itwouldbedifficulttodojusticeto themanyoutstandingqualitiesofmind andheartofthelateMrs.Duffy.From herearlyyearsshewasremarkablefor herdeepfaithandpracticalpiety, whichwereasourceofedificationand inspirationtothemembersofherfamilyandtoallwhohadtheprivilegeof beingacquaintedwithher.Toher belongedtheuniqueprivilegeofbeing thefirstAustraliagirltobeenrolled asa"ChildofMary,"andthereforea leaderandmemberofthepioneer bandofthatgrandCatholicorganisationwhichhasdonesomuchtospread devotiontotheMotherofGod. Nothinggavehergreaterpleasure thantoshowtoherfriendsthefirst bluecloakwithwhichthefirstAustraliangirlhadbeenclothedinSydneyoversixtyyearsago.

Inadditiontoherwonderfulfaith andpiety,Mrs.Duffywasremarkable forherpracticalcharity,whichwas generouslyextended,notonlytoall parishactivities,inwhichshealways tookaleadingpart,buttoeverysufferingindividualwhomshehaditin herpowertoassist.ThelateMrs. Duffywasamodelofallthatisgood andnobleinaCatholicwomanand mother,andwefindthefruitofher holyandedifyinglifeandexamplereflectedinthetrulyChristianlivesof themembersofherfamily.Shedied inhereightiethyear. Tohersorrowingrelativesand friendly,"TheRecord"extendssincerestsympathy.R.I.P.

LATEMR.MARTINBARRY.

OnJune5last,afterabriefillness, thedeathoccurredofMr.Martin Barry,of74Edward-street,Bondi,New SouthWales.ThelateMr.Barry waswellknowninthisState,having beenattachedtotheNarroginandAlbanybranchesofthePoliceForce, andwaslaterInspectorofPolice.An exemplaryCatholic,hewasPresident oftheHolyNameSocietyinSt.Patrick'sParish,Bondi,whereherep ceivedtheLastSacramentsatthe handsofRev.FatherMcElligott.He issurvivedbyhiswife,Mrs.Ellen Barry.

waskeenlyinterestedinarmylifeand joinedthemilitiainJanuary,1939.At theoutbreakofwarhewasoneofthe firsttogointoKarakattaCampasa warrant-officer.Hewasappointed staff-sergeantintheA.I.F.,andsailed awaywiththefirstconvoy.Heis presumedtobemissinginCrete. Hisbrother,PrivateLawrenceDesmondRyan,wasalsoeducatedatSt. Malachy'sChristianBrothers'College, Perth,wherehewasprominentin sport.Interestedinsportingjournalism,helatercoveredcricketandfootballforvariousnewspapersandplayedatthesametime.Hejoinedthe A.I.F.thefirstdaythattherecruiting officeopened,andispresumedtobe missinginCrete.

APAGANINIYARN.

SOVIETLIESREFUTED.

Somanylegendsafflictthememory oftheworld'sgreatestviolinist,NicoloPaganini,thatafewanti-clerical stonescanbethrowninforgoodmeasure.

Sovietanti-religiouspublications havebeentakingtheoccasionofthe recentcentenaryofPaganini'sdeath totellhowthepriestskepthisembalmedbodyfromfindingagrave afterhisdeath;howduringlifehe spurnedaPapaldecoration;howthe clergyruinedhisgloriousviolinby insistingitbeplungedintoholywater tobeexorcisedoftheDevil.

Inarecentissueof"Osservatore Romano"thesepicturesquebombs wereexploded.Paganiniwasrefused aChristianburialapparentlybyamisunderstandingastohisgenuinerepentance,ashislifewasanythingbut edifying,buttheVaticanauthorities aidedinhisreinstatement.Delay mayhavearisenashediedatNice, beforetheeraoftelegrams.

AsforthePapaldecoration,heresnectfullybeggedforitandprizedit highlywhenaccorded.Theyarn abouttheviolinwasapparentlyinventedforgoodmeasure.

CorbettCroninWedding

AsusualCoganscanoffer youfor1941,thefinest RAINCOAT and OVERCOAT rangeintheState.Eachand everygarmentofhighclassmake -priced,though,forpopularselling.Itcostsnomoretobesmart whenyoushopat

COGANS

HAYSTREET,PERTH.

OnTuesday,May20,at8a.m.,in St.Patrick'sChurch,Katanning, Rev.FatherByrnecelebratedNuptial MassattheweddingofMarion,eldest (laughterofMrs.andthelateMr.E. M.Cronin,of"ParingaMount,"Katanning,toArthurCorbett,of"Kooline"Station,Onslow.Friendsofthe bridedecoratedthealtarverytastefullyfortheoccasion,andsoftorgan musicsuppliedbyMr.GordonBeck madeapleasingbackgroundforthe ceremony.Thebride,whowasaccompaniedtothealtarbyherbrother, Tim,lookedverycharminginapale pinklacefrock,anklelength,withtiny strawhatandveiltomatch.Shecarriedanivoryprayer-bookwithribbons andspraysoforangeblossom.She

wasattendedbyhersister,Una,who woreapalebluetaffetahoodedfrock, whichanautumntintedshoulder spray.Thedutiesofbestmanwere ablycarriedoutbyMr.Bern.Kelly, cousinofthebride.Ataquietrecep. tionlaterinthemorning,Mrs.Cronin welcomedafewfriendsandrelatives at"ParingaMount,"where,duringa pleasantlyinformalmorningtea,the bridecutherweddingcake,madeby MissJoyWalter,hercousin.The usualtoastswerehonouredandmany congratulatorytelegramsread.Later thehappycoupleleftbycarfortheir honeymoon,thebridewearingablue woollenensemblewithblackaccessories.Mr.andMrs.Corbettintendto maketheirfuturehomeat"Paringa Mount,"Katanning.

FREMANTLE

ST.JOSEPH'SCONVENTBALL.

ThefinalentertainmentforSt.Joseph'sEx-Students'Balltookplaceon Fridayeveninglastatthe"Rendezvous,whereaverysuccessfulcard eveningwasheld.Thereweremore thanonehundredpersonspresent,and bridge,rummyandeuchrewereplayed.Attheconclusionofplay,the ballpresident,MissDorothyTangney, presentedtheprizestoMrs.Farrelland MissGrady,Mr.BradyandMr.Kevin Kellyforbridge,toMrs.McGillvrayfor rummy,andMrs.Hunterforeuchre. Theadults'ballwillbeheldonJuly 2,thatisonWednesdaynext,andit ishopedthatasmanyaspossible willbepresent.Donationstowards thesupperwillbereceivedatthehall onWednesday. Agrandchildren'sballwillbeheld onThursdaynight,sothatitisparticularlynecessarytohaveagoodsupplyofcakesandnoveltiesforthe youngfolk,sothatanycontribution, nomatterhowsmall,willbevery muchappreciated.

Despitethedifficulttimes,itisexpectedthattherewillbeaverylarge attendanceatbothfunctions,andas theproceedsareforsuchaworthy cause-tohelptheSisterswiththeir charitableandwelfareworkinFremantle,thecommitteeisanxiousthat thereputationofpreviousyearsbeupheld.

KALGOORLIE

MassTimeTable.

St.Mary's:7a.m.,8.30a.m.,10a.m.

ConventofMercy:8a.m. ChristianBrothers'College:9a.m. CorpusChristi. ThereceptionofHolyCommunion byagreatnumberoftheparishioners onlastSundaywasaworthycommemorationoftheFeastofCorpus Christi.ThroughoutthedaytheBlessedSacramentwasexposedforadoration,andfrequentvisitsweremade bytheparishioners.Eveningdev)tions werefollowedbyaprocessionofthe BlessedSacrament,andtheceremony concludedwithBenediction.

Wagin

ANNUALGENERALOOMMUNION OFMEN.

"AsMr.CorriganandIdrovedown fromNarroginthismorning,wewere thrilledwiththebeautyofthissunny day.Theearlymorningsunandthe songofthebirdswasafittingintro- ductiontothisimpressiveandinspiringfunction,"saidMr.J.Monaghan, ofNarrogin,inproposingthetoastof "TheHolyNameSociety"atthemen's CommunionBreakfastinWaginlast Sunday.

Over90menwereattheCommunionandBreakfast.DuringtheMass VeryRev.FatherHaugh,0.M.I., preachedanimpressivesermon,the menrecitedtheirHolyNamepledge beforeCommunion,andthanksgiving prayersafterCommunion,andspirited. lysangthreehymnsduringMass.

Acupofteawasreadyimmediately afterMass,andthenthementook theirplacesattable.Theprayerfor thePopewasread,andthenthechairmanannouncedamessagefromHis GracetheArchbishopconveyinghis blessingandgoodwishestothegathering.Thisnewswasreceivedwithapplause,anditwasdecidedtosenda wireofthankstoHisGrace.

Inproposingthetoastof''TheHierarchyandClergy,"Mr.V.Keating,of Dumbleyung,said:"Ouriregardand devotiontoourhierarchyandclergy wouldbeoflittlevalueifitwerenot intheformofpracticalco-operation." Thenthespeakerwenton4ooutline theneedforeverylayintobean apostleofthefaith.

FatherHaugh,inacknowledgingthe toast,statedthatinthiswarCatholic menwereoutstandingforbravery.He listedsomeexamplesofdecorations wononthefieldofbattle,anddeclaredthatCatholicsarebehindnonein patriotism.

FatherRyan,supportingtheremarks ofFatherHaugh,thankedtheproposerofthetoastforhisfinesentiments.HealsothankedFather Haughforhisservices,andthemembersoftheDiocesanUnionwhohad sokindlytravelledfromPerthon Saturdaytobepresent.

Strikingforitshumour,encouragement,andmanlyCatholicitywasthe speechofMr.P.Critch,inreplytothe toastof"TheHolyNameSociety."He saidhewouldreturntoWaginatany timehewasinvitedtodoso,ashe woulddoanythinginhispowerto promotetheH.N.S.

Mr.F.Cawley,givingthetoastof "TheDiocesanUnion,"inwellchosen wordsverygraciouslythankedthem forcoming.Thistoastsoaptlyproposed,wasspiritedlyreceived.Mr. T.Clune,ofKatanning,brieflysupported,andannouncedthatmanywould rememberthatthisdaywastheanniversaryofthedeathofaformerbelovedpastorofWaginandKatanning, thelateFatherDoddy.

Mr.E.le13.Hendersonrepliedto thetoasttotheDiocesanUnion,and inhisquietandsincerewaymadea mosttellingappealtothewmentobe loyaltotheFaith,andtousethe II.N.S.asameanstotheirownsanctificationandforhelpingtheirbrother Catholics.HesaidthatJapwasmovedbythedevotionofthemenin church,bytheservingoftheMassby men(acustomhewouldliketoseeall HolyNamementakingup),andby thecrowdofmenwhohadtravelled sofartobepresent.Hethenproposedatoasttotheladies,whoarrangedthebreakfast,andtheyoungladies whowaitedattable.

Mr.M.Foley,thesecretaryofthe DiocesanUnion,greatlypleasedallthe localmenbyhiscompliments,and musthaveencouragedthembythe factshegavethemaboutthevitality oftheH.N.S.towhichtheybelonged. Thesocialspiritamongmembersin thecountry,impressedhim,hesaid.

Mr.Morgani(treasureroftheDiocesonUnion)humorouslyremarked thatitwashisjobtopointoutthe faults,andhehadpreparedaspeech onthoselines,butonseeingsucha grandgathering,hehadscrappedhis preparedspeech.

Mr.E.Luscombetoastedthe"Visitors,"andsinceitwaspastmidday, thespeakerconfinedhimselftoafew suitablesentiments.

Mr.C.Durackthoughtfullyproposed thetoastoftheChairman. AfterthebreakfasttheDiocesan Unionheldameetingwiththeexecutivemembersofthefollowingbranches:Wagin,Katanning,Dumbleyung, Kukerin,LakeGrace.

AnaccountoftheEucharisticprocession,heldthesameafternoon,will appearnextweek.

TOODYAYMASSTIM!'TABLE.

June29:Wongamine,8.30a.m.: Toodyay,10am.

TheRighttoProperty

IFitcanbeshownsatisfactorily thateveryindividualhasaright toproperty,thenitobviously devolvesuponthesocialsystemtowe thateachhastheopportunityofusing thatright.

TheDefinitions:

Arightmeansmerelyajustclaim ortitletoanything,therationalbasis forwhichcanbederivedfromman's natureasanindividualorsocialbeing. Thuseverymanhasarighttomarriage.Manisincompletewithout

(For''TheRecord,"byH.G.)

woman-theonlypurposefortheir beinghe'sandshe'sisthattheymay uniteandreproducetheirkind.Now sincetheacceptedwayofdoingthis isthroughmarriage,everymanhasa righttomarriage.Hemayofhis ownvolitiondeclinetousethatright, butexceptinmostexceptionalcases, noothermaytakeitfromhim.And indeedthenumberofthosewhovoluntarilyresigntheirrightwillalwaysbe small,becauseinasensemarriageis essentialtoman'scompleteness.It springsfrostafundamentalneedof hisnature.

Similarlyeverymanhasarightto provideforhisownchildren.This resultsnnonlyfromthechild'scompletedependenceonitsparentsand itsinabilitytofendforitself,butalso becauseinthemostintimateofsenses aman'schildrenarehisown.He hasastrongerclaimtothemthanhas theState.

Likewiseeachmanhasarightto preservehisownbodilyhealthintact, becauseitisnecessaryforhiscomplete being.Inhumanesocialconditions arethereforeaviolationofthisright.

Asafinalexamplemaybegiven therighttowork.This,liketheprecedingone,isderivedfromman'sright tolive.Undernormalcircumstances amanmustworktolive,unlessheis intheunsatisfactorypositionofliving oncharity.Thereforehehasaright towork.

Nowitisunjusttotakenonoticeof therightsofanother.Ifitcanbe shownthateverymanhasarightto property,thenanysystemwhichdoes notfacilitatetheuseofsucharight isunjust.Butwewillgofurther thanthat.Wewillshowthatpropertyisessentialtoman'scompleteness,andthereforetheStatewhose dutyitistopromotethewelfareof itssubjects,shoulddefinitelyencouragementoownership.Notonly shoulditnotpermitmentobecome propertylessagainsttheirwill,butin :ircumstancesinwhichtheyarebeginningtoacquiesceinsuchastateof affairs,itshouldredoubleitseffortsto preservethemfromsinkingintosuch asub-hunrncondition,becausethe StateistheguardianoftheCommon Good.

What,then,isthispropertyto whichweclaimmanhasaright?Propertyisthenownershipofgoods,which forthepurposeofthisanalysiscanbe dividedintotwokinds-production goodsandconsumptiongoods.The latterareallthosegoodswhichhave reachedtheirfinalstageofproduction andarereadyforthefinalactofconsumption.Personalaccessories,food, householdfurniture,evenhousesand motorcarsmaybeincludedinthis category.Nownoone,notevenKarl Marx,questionedtherightofaman tocallhisownthosecommodities whichheconsumes.Itisoverthe questionoftheownershipofproduction-goodsthatcontroversyarises,and itistothisclassofgoodsthatweshall restricttheuseofthetermproperty.

Production-goodsarethosegoods whichenterintotheprocessofproduction.Thereforewhenwesaya manhasarighttoproductiveproperty,wemeanhehasarighttothe ownershipofthemeansofproduction ofwealth.Nowwemustfurtherdefinewhatismeantbytheproduction ofwealth.Manlivesinthisworldby thetransformationofhisenvironment soastomakeitmoreserviceableto hisneeds.Thatspecial,conscious andintelligenttransformationofhis environmentwhichispeculiartothe peculiarintelligenceandcreativefacultyofmanwecalltheproductionof wealth.Withouttheproductionof wealthmancannotexist.Therefore tocontroltheproductionofwealthis tocontrollifeitself.Becausemanis aresponsiblebeing,hehasarightto fendforhimself.Thereforehehasa righttoproperty.Buttoreturnto thedetailsoftheargument:

Therearethreealternativesocial orderslookedatfromtheaspectof property.Theremay,indeed,bea combinationoftwoorallthree,butit willprobablybefoundthatonewill predominate,givingthesocietyin questionitsdecisivecharacter.These threealternativesare:

(1)Theconcentrationofthemeans ofproductioninthehandsofafew. Thisischaracteristicofthecapitalisticsystemunderwhichwelive.In England,itissaid,sixmenownLondon,one-tenthofthepopulationown nine-tenthsoftheproductivewealth. HereinAustraliaseventy-ninemen controleitherdirectlyorindirectly thegreaterpartofourproductive wealth.Inthe1933Censusoutof 3,000,000workersonly500,000were classedasindependentowners(500,000atthesametimewereunemployed).Butwhenitisrememberedthat thegreatmajorityofthesehalfmillion werefarmersdependingfortheirlivelihoodonbanksandothercompanies controlledbytheaforesaidseventyninemen,itcanbeseenhowbyfar thegreatermajorityofworkingpeople undercapitalismbelongtowhatis knownastheproletariat(i.e.,propertylesswage-earners).InW.A., outofafactorypopulationof24,000, in1937.38,1,200wereclassedasindependentowners.Butagainhow manyofthesecouldreallybecalled independent-howmanyweremerely managersformorepowerfulinterests, Astheyearsgobycapitalismwithits trusts,mergers,andcombinesbecomes moreandmoremonopolistic.

"Thechoice,"saysGeoffreyCrowther,editoroftheLondon"Economist,"''isnotbetweenindividualcompetitiveenterpriseandcentralisedorganisationbytheState;itisbetween centralisedcontrolbytheStateand byprivatetrust."

(2)Thesecondalternativeistosay thatnomanshallownanyproperty; thattheearthandthefulnessthereof belongstoeverybody.Thatiswhat hascometobeknownasCommunism.

Norcanoneoverlookinpassing anotheralternativeofcapitalism,viz., Socialism,underwhichallcontrolof themeansoftheproductionistransferredoutofthehandsofafewcapitalistsintothehandsofafewpoliticians.Inpractice,however,Socialism,likeCommunism,rarelyeverappearsinapureform.Iteithertends toswingtotheextremeleftandadopt theguiseofthatformofCollectivist Socialism,knownasBolshevism,oris reducedtothemoreinsipidkindthat weknowsowell,whichhasbeenable tofitsobeautifullyintotheLiberal Parliamentarysystem.

13)Thethirdalternativeisthewider distributionofproductiveproperty. Thisalternativehasscarcelyeverbeen seriouslynotedinsocialtheory,and yetitisprobablyatthebackofevery man'smind,ashowhewouldliketo solvethesocialproblemforhimselfat anyrate.Thissilenceishardtoexplain.Surelyitisanobviousalternativetoeitherafewmenowningall thenropertyornomanowningany property.

Nowifitcanbeshownthatneither ofthefirsttwoalternativesarecapableofprovidingadecentsocialorder, thensurelythethirdisworthtrying onpurelyutilitariangrounds.But furthermorewhenitisestablishedthat aredistributionofpropertygivessome sortofsecurity,sufficiency,andindependencetotheworker,thenobviouslyhehaswhatintechnicalparlanceiscalledamoralrighttoproperty,i.e.,itisnecessaryforhismaterialwell-being.But,ashasalready beenintimated,theargumentwillgo ftirtherandendeavourtoshowthat somecontroloverthemeansofproductionisnecessarytothenatureof man-inotherwordsthathehasan intellectualrighttoproperty,and thereforenotonlyisastateinwhich propertyiswidelydistributedthe mostprosperous,butitisalsothecnly naturalformofsociety.

TheDefectsof'Capitalism. Itshouldscarcelybenecessaryto pointoutthatcapitalismisbreaking down,ifithasnotalreadydoneso, andinanycaseithasfailedtoprovideadecentstandardoflivingforthe majorityofthosewhosufferunderit. Onlyafewofthereaosnsforitsinevitablecollapsewillbegivenhere,and itshouldbenotedthatallthesedefectsareinherentinthesystemitself, i.e.,theycannotbeeradicated.Fundamentally,too,capitalismisbasedon afalsephilosophyoflife,namely,that theraceistotheswiftandthatthe possessionofwealth,onceattained,

THEPOETSWILLTRIUMPHIN THEEND.

entailsonlynegligibleduties.Trle, astheironicalMussolinionceremarked,therearesomefallenand woundedwhomtheRedCrosswill eventuallypickup.Togiveonlya fewofthereasonswhycapitalismis unstable:

(1)Becauseofincreasingmass-productionformass-consumptionfinancedinthemassthroughthenational andinternationalissueofjoint-stock capital,moreandmoregoodsare beingproducedbyfewerandfewer workmen,and,therefore,thereis amadrushfornewindustriestoabsorbthenewunemployed.Artificial creationofwantsbyadvertisingfills thegaptosomeextent,butgradually saturation-pointwillbeapproached.

BythisIdonotmeanthatasuperefficiencyinproductionwillbeattained,butratherthatproductionand marketswillbecontinuallydisorganised,withconsequentrecurringcrises inthebodyeconomic.

(2)Becausecapitalismisdependent onexpandingmarkets,itneedsanexpandingpopulation,andyetthepopulationisdwindling.Why?Because inmostcasespeoplewillnotreproduce themselvesintothepovertyandinsecurityofthepresentage,andalso becausetheyarekeyeduptoanartificialstandardofpleasure.

(3)Becauseitisbasedonacontradictoryexploitation.Theaimofthe capitalistisbiggerprofitsthrough higherpricesandlowerwages,with theresultthattheworkingmanisunabletopurchasetheproduct,anddepressionfallsonthesystem.

(4)Becauseitpromotesclasshatred. andnoonewillstandindefinitelythe uncertainhand-to-mouthexistenceexperiencedtinderit.

(5)Becauseeverydayitlastsnew talesofintrigueandtrickeryonthe partofthecapitalistlordsare broughttothesurface.

Theseareonlyafewofthereasons whycapitalismcannotprovideadecentsocialsystem.Lackofspaceprecludestheirdevelopmentandthecitingofmore.Inanycase,capitalism standscondemnedbyeveryworker whohastoendureit.AsKarlMarx pointedout,itbeganbytheexpropriationandexploitationoftheindependentowner,anditistoomuchto expecttheleopardtochangeitsspots.

DefectsofSocialism. Besidesdenyingman'sfundamental righttoproperty,Socialismhasother defects.Notablyitimpliesacompletedependenceonthestate,andthe growthofanunwieldlybureaucracy.

Despite,too,theanti-Fascistcrusading oftheSocialists,italsoimpliestotalitarianismandlossofliberty.The idealsocialisticstate,whereallwork togetherinharmony,isimpossiblebecauseoftheflawsinhumannature.

Compulsionmustthereforeplayan everincreasingpart.Notehowthe CollectivistexperimentinRussiahas failed,notsomuchinitsplanasinits psychology.Aswassaidbefore,life underSocialismimpliescompletedependenceontheState.Theworker, manandwoman,toilsuntilheorshe isnolongerfittowork.Thenheattainstheidyllicconditionoflivingon aStatepension.Gradually,too,the Statewillcometointerferemoreand moreinprivatelifeandinthefamily circle.YettheStatewasmadefor man,notmanfortheState.Finally, theSocialistmovementinAustralia wouldprobablybeaccompaniedbyall theterrorsofaRedRevolution.The moremoderateformofSocialismis driftingfurtherandfurtheralongthe roadtowardstheestablishmentofthe ServileState,ofwhichmorelater.

DefectsofCommunism.

Thethreeclassicalargumentsgiven byAquinasagainstUniversalCommunismare:

(1)Thereisnoadequateincentive forworkwhenallgoodsandalllabourproductsareheldincommon.

(2Undersuchconditions,chaosand confusionwouldnecessarilyarise.

(3)Suchconfusionandstruggling forgoodsonthepartofeveryone wouldleadnottouniversalpeacebut tobitterstrife. Inreality,therefore,itcanonly functiononauthoritarianlines,and mustappearassomeformofSocialism.

Finally,theestablishmentofCommunisminvolveshostsofpracticaldifficulties.Forexample,whatwould bethepositionofapoverty-stricken Statebesideawealthierneighbour? ItisobviousthatCollectivistRussia willneverbeabletoobtainthepure Communistideal. (TobeContinued.)

Letusbegratefulthatto-daypoetry hastendedtobecomemoreandmore realisticinitstreatmentofthemodern world,butletusbeequallygrateful thatbyitsverynatureitcannever loseholduponthefundamentalvirtues -thethingsofwhichalldictatorslose sight,therebyerringfundamentallyand profoundly.

NogreatState,forinstance,wasever builtthroughhateandfraudandoppressionandcruelty.Noendever justifiedsuchmeans.NoStatewas evergreatsaveinitsindividualsand intheinnerlifethatmadethesegreat. Unleashedhateandlustofconquest are,afterall,historically,nonewthing. Bombsandmechanisedarmiesmaydestroytheworld.Theycannotdestroy whatthepoetsmean,andhaveever meant,bytheholyspiritofMan.This, andthejoyinthis,iswhatpoetshave everfound"aramparttothemind." Thisisindestructible,byphysicalassault,bytherampantlie,byallbasenessandtreacheryandallextremetorture.

Thosemethodswillbeusedagainst itinvain;andwheniteventuallytriumphs,asitmostsurelywill,itwillbe thepoets-thoseimpractical.idle dreamers,whocannotinventhighexplosives,orconstructaStatelikea concentrationcamp-whowillhave beenitsinstruments.

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THE MOMENT,

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InMemoryofSt.Francis

I.

Introduction:ThePerthTertiaries oftheThirdOrderofSt.Francisdesiretomakeknownthroughoutthis territorythelifeandworksoftheir greatFounder,andcommencingwith thisweek'sissueof"TheRecord,"will presentinserialform,thatmostattractivestoryofSt.Francisfromthe bookbyRev.FatherLeopolddeCherance(translatedfromtheFrenchby R.F.O'Connor.)

IN1871ParisfellundertheGermanheel.ItisonceagainundertheGermanheel.Whata strikingparallelisthissees:ofyesteryearwiththatofto-day.Our leadersreiteratetheadmonitionsof FatherLeopold,madein1S70:

ToGovernments:"Whenwillyou comprehendthatthereligiousbodies arethegreatestmainstayofthecountry,thattheyanswertothemostsacredneedsofconscience,and,inthe opinionofanauthor,hardlytobe suspectedofimpartiality,theydirect humanactivityintoacanal,'theconstructionofwhichisamasterpieceand itsbenefitsinfinite.'(Taine)."

TothePeople:"Christhastakenpossessionoftime ourconfidencereposesupontwopromisesoftheDivine Master,theonetoPeter,theotherto St.Francis.First,"ThouartPeter,and uponthisrockIwillbuildmyChurch, andthegatesofhellshallnotprevail againstit;"secondly,"Iwillbless thosewhoshallprotectthyOrder,and cursethosewhoshallpersecuteit;and thytriplefamilyshallsubsisttothe endofages."

Speakingtohispeoplejustpriorto theRevolution,FatherLeopoldadded: "Wecannotdisguiseitfromourselves,thepresentisfullofmenacesand thefuturebigwithperils.TheRevolutionhasitseyeuponus,andwe knowthatithasthesanguinaryinstinctsofthetigerandallthehatred ofSatan:itisthirstingforChristian blood!Itravesofnothinglessthan theextinctionoftheChurch,andfirst ofalltheabolitionoftheteachingcongregations,toreformsocietyonanew modelwhichistheantithesisofChristianity....WilltheGovernmentsallow ittore-enacttheinjusticesof1766and thesaturnaliasof'93?Willtheylend awillingeartothevoiceofpassion orrathertothatofexperienceand soundreason?

Forthemthewholethingreduces itselftoaquestionofequity.What, infact,isaconvent?Andwhatdo weseethere?Acourtyardsurroundedbyaporticowherethecriesand cravingsoftheouterworldarehushed;agalleryhungwitholdpictures, geographicalmaps,atableofthemonasteriesoftheOrder,athousandmemorialsofearthandheavenassimple astheyaretouching;narrowcells, adornedonlywithacrucifixandafew piousimages;infine,menorwomen theoccupationofwhoselivesisto loveandwhosepassionistoimmolate

RacingSelections

BY"THEHAWK" CANNINGPARK.

Saturday,June28,1941. (BeforeAcceptances.)

MaidenJuvenielHandicap:Squatter,1;HighKick,2;DinnerBag,3; RealTreat,4.

MaidenHandicap:Agrion'sJoy,1; Smokian,2;Oredanus,3;LadyBanger,4.

CanningHandicap:Moorianty,1; Ditty,3;Eridon,3;Roundabout,4. CanningPurse(FirstDivision) MadamMurphy,';SteelGem,2;High Monk,3;HowieWing,4. CanningPurse(SecondDivision): Bundamba,1;Moined'Or,2;Lympian,3;Momalong,4. WelterHandicap:Byronic,1;Tetradive,2;StarLad,3;Amatol,4.

TrottingSelections

RICHMONDPARK.FREMAN"I'LE.

Saturday,June28,1941. WA.Breeders'Handicap:Earl Whips,1;Wilfred'sWonder,2;Coney Mavista,3. RichmondHandicap:LenaMcFee, 1;MissSilver,2;MayHope,3. FederalHandicap:P'ulwill,1;JulianWilver,2;EdwardStretta,3. JuneHandicap:Willo'theWisp, 1;CloudyRange,2;King'sGuide, NationalHandicap:MasterWhips, 1;Denver'sLast,2;Percy'sSon,3. Members'Handicap:LibyanLady, 1;PrinceMavista,2;PleasantBoy,3.

themselvestoGodeitherintheholocaustofprayerortheself-devotionof fraternalcharity,withoutanyother hopethantheausterejoyofsacrifice andtherewardonHigh-thatis whatyoufindineveryconvent,a peacefulasylumofwhichLacordaire couldsay,"0lovableandholyhouses! theyhavebuiltaugustpalaceson earth;theyhaveraisedsublimemausoleums;theyfashionedforGoddwellingsalmostdivine;buttheartand theheartofmanneverwentfurther thanthecreationofamonastery.'"

Wecanappreciatethepassionate ardourbehindtheeffortofFatherLeopold,whosetaboutthetaskofwriting hisbookintheyear1870,whenthe Revolutionwasthunderingatthe gatesofFrance,forthedeathless Satan,cloakedinaNewOrder Nazism Marxism isbackagain, gate-crashingthroughtheuniverse withhisage-oldpurpose.

InbringingthelifeofSt.Francis prominentlybeforeyou,wedoitin thehopethatthoseCatholicswhofeel themselvesmerelydriftingalong,may, throughtheknowledgeofourgreat Saint,feeldrawntowardshimandhis Orderandultimatelyembraceit. AssisiinUmbria.

Wedonotknowanycountryat oncemoreradiantandmorepicturesque."Ithasthewildbeautyofthe Alps,itsfrowningsummits,itsforests, itsravines,wherefallthewide-resoundingcascades,butwithaclimate thatpreventsperpetualsnow.Nature therewearsanaspectasgentleas grand;inspiresanadmirationdevoid

ASSISI.

"Naturetherewearsanaspectasgentleasgrand."

ofterror;andifeverythingmakesthe Creator'spowerfelt,everythinglikewisespeaksHisgoodness."-Ozanam.

Oldtownsperchedupontherocks likeTreviandSpello,ornestlingin thevalleyslikeFolignoandBevagna, allstillcrenelatedandfullofclassic andreligiousmemories,proudofsome saintwhoseremainsorsomeChristian artistwhoseworkstheyguard,challengeyourad'm'irationinpassing. Soonyoudescryinthedistancethe windingTiberdescendingfromthe abruptdeclivitiesofMonteComero anticoursingthroughfertilemeadows.

ThuswouldUmbriastrikeyouwith itsmildclimate,itsvariedbutalways

CATHOLICTENNIS ASSOCIATION

Followingwerethepositionsof teamsinthevariousgradesatthe conclusionofthethirdroundofmatches: Men'sDivision.

"A"Grade:

ThenextmeetingoftheNewman SocietywillbeheldonTuesday,July 1. ThelecturerwillbeRev.Father McBride,whowillspeakon"Justice now!"(theBishops'Statement).

CENTENARYOFNEWMAN'S CONVERSION. The"OsservatoreRomano" andthe"NorthItalianReview" havebothprintedarticlesto commemoratethecentenaryof CardinalNewman'sconversion, reportsVaticanRadio,which addsthattheCardinal'swritings areespeciallypopularinItaly.

HOCKEY.

InAlGradeAirForcedefeatedSt. IldephonsusOldBoys,4-0,thegoalhittersbeingYoung,HardyandMilner. InA2-Grade,OldWesleyansdefeated OldAquinians,4-1.Forthewinners thegoal-hitterswereDavey,Cover, DickandFoster,andforAquinasRippon.

RACING.

ThemeetingonSaturdaywillbeat CanningPark.Theprogrammeofsix racesincludestheCanningHandicap, carrying£90instakemoney;aMaiden Juvenile,MaidenHandicap,aWelter, andtwodivisionsoftheCanning Purse.

BYEASTERNSCRIBES.

TheprospectsofCheeryJack,Australia'sNo.1hurdler,winninganother GrandNationalcertainlyareimproving.Iaminclinedtogivehimmore chancenowthanwhenweightswere issued,andwesawthehurdlefieldat fullstrength,butIdoubtwhetherhe willbeabletoholdHarley,Bureaucrat orOurBoy,whoareyounger.-"Ascot." NewZealand'schampionthree-yearold,Kindergarten,willarriveinSydney-onJuly25inchargeofhistrainer, R.Bagby.-"TheClubman."

TROTTING.

ThenextmeetingatGloucesterPark willbeonJuly5.Theprogramme listedis:ABreeders'Handicap(i100), 1mile3furlongs;andaDividedHandicap,of£610,1mile5'furlongs,for horseshandicapped2.21andbetter.

THISWEEK'SPRIZE.

TheLotteriesCommissionisrunning aspecialsweepontheCanningHandicap,whichwillbedecidedonSaturdaynext,June28.Thefirstprizeis j100,andallticketswilllaterhave achanceofwinning£6,000inthefinal drawoftheNo.95CharitiesConsultation.Getyourticketsearlyandmake sureofthem.

St.Mary'sNo.1 St.Joachim's Highgate St.Mary'sNo.2 St.Brigid's

Nedlands Columba St.Anthony's "B"Grade:

Theresians St.Mary's HighgateNo. 1 St.

enchantingsites,itspoeticgenius,its antiquetraditions,andsimplebuthospitablemanners. Tothenortheastofthevalley,atfiveleaguesfrom Perugia,inthemidstofthisincomparablymagnificentscenery,upona slopeoverlookingtheentirelandscape,risesAssisi-Assisithepearl andqueenofUmbria,thecelebrated resortoftouristandpilgrim,andin morethanonerespect,theequalof RomeandLoreto,since gloriedin beingthecradleoftheSez'aphicPatriarchwhoselifewearewriting (Nextweek:"FrancisisRorninthe StableatAssisi.")

DistrictBoard.

On16th.inst.,adelegationfromthe DistrictBoardvisitedSt.Patrick's Branch.Therewasagoodattendance ofmembers,andthesocietywashonouredbythepresenceofthebranch chaplain,Rev.FatherDonnelly.One newmemberwaselected.Thebranch madeverygoodprogressduringthe yearfromamembershippointofview, 13newmembershavingbeeninitiated. Thebranchhadlostbydeathseveral oftheoldmembersofthebranch. Generallythebranchisinagood solidposition. Thenamesof69benefitmembersare nowontheactiveservice(military) list,apartfromthoseincompulsory trainingcamps.

Thefactthatthereisawaron shouldnotdetermembersfromendeavouringtoincreasethenumerical strengthofthesociety.Itiseven moreimportantnowthaninnormal timesthatthesocietyshallnotbecomestagnant.Sofar,inmost branches,therehasbeenafairlygood inflowofnewmembers,butwemust keepatitcontinually.

St.Malachy'sBranch,Highgate. Atthemeetingheldon18th.inst., therewasafairattendanceofmembers.ClearanceinrespectofBro.A. J.MacPhersonfromGeraldtonwasaccepted.AfterthemeetingonWednesdaynextthememberswillbeentertainedatBaddinten,amodified formofBadminton.Membersare askedtoattendingoodnumbersto testoutthisBaddinten.

OurLadyHelpofChristians,East VictoriaPark.

Thevice-president,13ro.Ramsay, presidedoverthemeetingheldon June14,whichwaswellattended.One newmemberwasinitiated.Alarge numberattendedthesocialatthe PerthFireStationonWednesday, 11th.inst.,andallagreedthatthe eveningwasmostenjoyable.Owing tothepetrolrestrictions,thetripto NewNorcia,arrangedforSunday, June29,hashadtobecancelled.The nextmeetingwilltakeplaceonTuesday,July1,andwillcommenceat7.30 p.m.

COLLIE

SundayMasses.

St.Brigid's,Collie:7.30a.m.and10 a.m.

June29:Buckingham's,8.30a.m.

PINJARRA

CONCERNINGSENOR SUNER'STHEORY

TissaidtobeSenorSerranoSuner's theoryofEuropethataGerman victoryisdesirableinorderthat GermanymayactasEurope'spoliceman.Thenationsallhavetheirespecial nationalcontribution.Ontheother handtheyareincurablyquarrelsome, andinthisageofthebombingaeroplanetheirquarrelsomenessisaninternationaldanger.Thereforeitisthe lesserevilthatthestrongestofthem -Germany-shouldbeestablishedas theirelderbrother,acceptingthemissionofkeepingthepeacebetween themandallowingtheminthatpeace eachtolivehisownlife.England, heargues,unableandunwillingtoplay herselftheroleofmaster,hasbuta contributionofsterilitytooffertoEurope,forwhatshecallsthepreservationoffreedomisinrealityhutthe perpetuationofsuicidaldivisions.

SenorSuner'stheoryisnotinitself, itmustberecognised,apreposterous one.

ForgenerationsFranceplayedthe partofmasterofEurope,whenshe wasEurope'sstrongestpower. A largepartofourpresenttroubleshave comefrorrjherattempttocontinueto playthatrolewhenshehadceased tobeEurope'sstrongestpower,and inanyeventthereisnoprospect, whatevertheturnofevents,that France'4/11-.againbeagreatpoweria ourlifetime.Therefore,asPopeZacharysaidtoPepin,"meliusessetillti..n regemvocariquipotestatemhaberet quamiliumquisineregalipotestate maneret."Inotherwords,sinceGermanyalonehasthepoliceman'spower andsincethepolicingmustbedone bysomebody,ithadbestbedoneby her.

YettheanswertoSenorSunerisobviouslyHitler.

ItmightbeagoodthingforEurope iftherewereaGermanyreadytoplay thepartofEurope'spoliceman.But itisobviousthatHitler'sGermanyis bynomeanswillingtoconfineitself tosucharole.Indeed,notonlyisit notapoliceman;itistheveryoppositeofapoliceman.Apoliceman onewhouseswhateverforcemaybe necessaryinordertomaintainlawand order.Hitler'sGermanyusesits forcestodestroylawandorder. Farfromreconcilingthe nations,itsetsthemoneagainstanother. Farfromenforcingsomeobjectivecode ofinternationaljustice,itexaltst..nd dethroneswithcompleteopportunism, and,ifitbepleadedthattheseactions arebuttheactionsofaPowerwhich hasnotyetfinallyestablisheditselfin power,andthatitwillbemorejust whenitismoresecure,thenwecan butanswerwiththemoreserious chargethatthefundamentallawby whichEuropelivesandalonecanlive istheChristianlawandthatHitler's regimeisinconfessedoppositionto thatlawn

WhenandifthereexistsinEuropea ChristianGermany,thequestionwhat roleinZw-opeanlifeshouldbeassignedtothatpowerisaverydifferent question.

ThetruthisthatSenorSuner,little thougheitherofthemmaycaretobe toldso,hassomeofthesamevicesas havemanyofourdoctrinaireliberal planners."Security"is,ifnot"mortal'schiefestenemy,"atleastafriend tobegreetedonlywithgreatsuspicion. Itisdoubtfulifitcaneverbeattain. edinthislife,anditisveryeasyindeedtopaytoohighaprice'forit. Thosewhotalkoffreedomtalkcontinuallyaboutfreeingusfromthisand freeingusfromthat,andHitler,too, isquiteasreadytotalkaboutfreeing usfrommanythings.Heiswilling indeedtofreeusfromeverythingexceptfromHitler.Norhavethose whomakesecuritythesoleendofpolicyanyanswertohim.

If,inourpassiontoavoidconflict, wearetohavebutoneauthorityand onehierarchyintheworld,thenit matterslittleifthosewhoadvocate theseschemesareinthefirstplace benevolentormalevolent,iftheycall themselvesdemocratsorcallthemselvestyrants,callthemselvesprogressivesorcallthemselvestheenemiesof progress.Theendisthesame.As Dr.Rauschningpenetratinglywrites, "Thosewhoregardthemselvesasthe forcesofprogressareintruthforces ofretrogression....Thereisnoescapingfromthisconnexionbetweenprogressandmodernbarbarism."

ForManisacreaturebornbothto exerciseauthorityandtobeunderauthority.Heisnotfullymanunless inhislifehecanbebothmasterand servant.Howcanthatbe?Itcan onlyheifinsocietyavarietyisad-

eternallessonwithwhichthewholeof Christianhistoryisfilled,thatGod movesindeedinamysteriouswayand thatbothvirtueandvicearefrequentlytobefoundinsuchplacesas fromouryearsoffolly,investedby theyareleastexpected. Inthesetestingdaystheresuddenly strikesussomeoldandsillyphrase

chancewithameaningdeeperthanits authoreverintended.Sonow,as wewitnesstheoverwhelmingfollyof overweeningpower,rushingtoitscertaindestruction,wecanrepeatwhat thelastweekshavemadeintoa phraseoffinalpraiseandsay"the Greekshadanameforit."That namewasHybris.-"TheTablet."

" theanswertoSenorSuner." mitted,avarietyofdifferentorders, differenthierarchies,differentauthorities,sothatinoneaspectofhislifea manmayruleandinanotheraspect serve.

CatholicEurope,asopposedtoother continentsorasopposedequallyto state-worshippingLutheransandkirkworshippingCalvanists,hasalwaysrecognisedthetwoordersoftheChurch andtheState,eachpossessedofreal authorityinitsownsphere,theofficersofeachsubjectsintheother sphere.Ourwiseancestorspreserved asimilarrichnessofdiversityinthe multiplicityofoursecularlife,and theywerepreparedtoacceptlikemen theinevitableriskthat,humannature beingwhatitwas,therewouldfrom timetotimebeconflictbetweenthese

variousauthorities.Wehavetomake asimilarchoiceto-day.Wehave quitedeliberatelyandwithnoexaggerationtochoosewhetherwewould rathergoonbeinghumanbeingsor not.

For,imperfectlythoughsomeof themunderstand,theofferofcomplete securityisbutthebaitwithwhich somewouldtemptustoabandonour fullhumanity.

"Ahumansociety,"toquoteDr. Rauschningagain,"canbemaintained withoutcompulsiononlysolongas thereexistswithinitagenerallyacceptedpictureofman."Thereexists nosuchgenerallyacceptedpicturetoday,andtherefore,howeverhighthe humanitarianhopesofthedreamers, thereisnoalternativebetweentyrannyandtherecaptureofacommonEuropeanphilosophy.Thereisbutone philosophythatEuropeeverhasheld incommonandthatsheevercanhold incommon-thephilosophyofthe CatholicChurch."Issuchapicture ofmanpossible,"asksDr.Rauschning, whoisnothimselfaCatholic,"without divinedirection?"

Wedoliveindeedinstrangetimesintimeswhennonebutthefoolwill eventrytoforetellfromwhichdirectioneithergoodorillmaybeathand forus.Wealltelloneanotherhow viletheGermansare,andthosewho lovedistinctionsexplaintotherest thatthePrussiansindeedarevile,but thattheSouthGermansarenomore thanfeeble.Theirfaultisonlythat theyhaveallowedthemselvestobe ruledandbulliedbytheGermans.I amnotconcernedtodenythedegree oftruthinsuchgeneralisations.But itisatthesametimebothcomforting andsurprisingtofindthatascleara pictureoftheconditionsnecessaryfor there-creationofChristianEuropeas anyshouldhavebeenpaintedinthese daysbyDr.Rauschning,aPrussian ProtestantConservativefromtheBalticcoast-amemberofthatveryclass whichwehadalwaysbeentaughtto lookonasEurope'smostunflinching enemy.

Atthesametimeitisasdistressing tofindhowmanythereareinhow manyCatholiccountriesofEurope whonotonlyfailintheirdiagnosis, butwhoevenseemignorantofanyobligationtomakeadiagnosisatallthepoliticiansofLaodicea,thesummitofwhoseambitionitistopreserve neutralityatArmageddon.Fromall thisIdrawnolesson,Paveindeedthe

lawintotherealmofpoetry.

ingtheoldbyheartthatgraced"Fish onFriday."

Lord,wasthereneedofabitterthorn

Topierceherheart, Shewhoiswitheredandweakand worn

Andbrokenapart?

Whyisthenightsodark,andnosky

Tobrightenher, Whenyouknowthatittakesbuta littlecry

Tofrightenher?

AlateranthologybytwoCanadian 13asilians,FathersCrowleyandVeil, givesthisfurthernote:"Feeney,Leonard,S.J.,lecturer,poetandcritic.

FatherFeeneyhasbeencalledtheAmericanChesterton.Atpresentheis literaryeditorof"America.'"

Andtheirselectionishispersonal poem,whichhasfounditswayinto somanypapers:-

Solon,Plato,SocratesWheredoesyourvauntedlearning stand?

Mygrandfatherwasaschoolmaster

InIreland!

AndOrpheus,thoupoorlutanist, ForallthywindylyreplayedMyfatherwhistledalittletune

Andhewonabettermaid!

Thereissomethingintriguingabout itscavalierchallengetoancientvalues. Hisforbearshadtheirowncivilisationandarenaissanceisagoodbackingforsuchagaycavil.

Inthatlate,excellentanthologyeditedbySisterLouiseandknownnow intwohemispheresas"OvertheBent World,"wecomeononeofhismost vividefforts:-

Incrocusfashion,sunlight-wise,

TheBodyofOurLord Slippedthroughthestone-boundsepulchre, Streamedthroughthesoldier'ssword. Withbonesablazeandfleshaflash

Andhairsetflyingfree SoshallIcometoyou,lovedones, Soshallyoucometome.

Thisbusyjournalistandmanof partshasfoundtimetowritea"Life ofMotherSeton"whichwillappealto NewZeaalndreadersbecauseour country,thoughsmallerthanhisgreat, generouscontinent,hasknownpioneer valour.

"FishonFriday"madeforhimhere manysilentfriends.He,anAmerican,canconnoteandappreciateracial traits,unnoticedbythefirstgenerationbecausenaturaltotheirflesh andtotheircountry.Acertaindetachmentcausedbytransplantation alwaysmakesthecolonialview-point interesting.

Thereisanessayinthisbookthat withlovingpenetrationisanalmost perfectexampleofthepointthatIam tryingtomake,and,hopingtofind anechoofitinhisnewestvolume, Isoughtforacopyof"You'dBetter ComeQuietly"tofind,asproofofversatility,interestofanotherkind.

Ittreatsofspiritualsubjectswitha kindofholyhomelinessthatisIrish; areleasefromconventionthatisAmerican;andsomethingotherneither racialnornational.Heseesinthe specialisedneckofthegiraffe,inthe specialisednoseoftheelephant,the infinitehumourofGod.Theowland theostrichare,iflookedatinthat light,heavenlycaricatures.

Again,hecallsinscientificknowledgetoglorifyGodbypointingout thatinthehumaneye"inaspacenot largerthantheheadofapin"there aretwenty-onemillionlittlemirrors, andinthehumaneartherearetwentyseventhousandhapstringstodifferentiatesoundfromsound.Mostofusdo notknowourselves.Wetakethe miraculoushumanstructureforgranted. Heisconsciousalwaysoftheneed oflawinthespiritualasinthephysicalsphere:

"Asceticismisthelawofrestraint; itformsusintoonenaturewith others.Mysticismisthelawof abandon;itleavesusfreeinthose stratospheresofthespiritthatlie abovetherulesofperfection.But therecanbenostratosphereuntil therehasbeenanatmosphere,perfectlyblended,uponwhichitcan restitsfragilityandfromwhichit candrawupitsairyindependence." Thatisafinecomparison.Thepossibilitiesofthestratospherehavethe samefascinationforairmento-dayas thePacifichadforexplorersand MountEveresthasforclimbers;but itsheavenlycalmhastobewonto throughwhorlsofair. Inanotheressayheelaboratesthis themeandcarriesonthispassionfor

"TheimpatienceoftheSaintwith thetheologianorofthepoetwith thephilosopherisunreasonable.We areconstitutedinanimperfect state,andlogicmustcorrectlove andkeepitfromgettingoutofhand.

Themysticneedsthedoctorofdivinityandthedreamerthedialectician."

Astar,headds,needsthedisciplineof theuniverse.Thephilosopherfinds thepartfromthewholebutthepoet findsthewholefromthepart.He uses,asillustrationofthatlast,ThereseofLisieux,whomadeherstudythe childhoodofJesusandwasmadesaint forthatalone.

Manywillbeamusedbyhisessay onpunningandwillrelishhisreaction tothesoundsofnames.Hegivesthe palmforthemostmusicalnameto FatherCyrilMartindale,andforthe mostfriendlytoLauraBenet.His ownnamehethinkssing-song.PerhapsAmericanshaveaspecialsensitivitytoeuphoniousnomenclature whichmakestheuseofmiddlenames frequentthere.

WhetherheisintheempyreanexplainingtheTrinitytoThomasButleroronshipboardquirkingatthe anticsof"tourists,"theauthormakes noapologyforowningapointofview. Heisnodiplomatist,servinghisown popularity.

HisPegasusinsomeofhislighter versehasasatiricgambade.,Heknows Americanadolescenceinallitsphases, and"Lankyladsandlasses"'havein himanindulgentbutnotablinkered interpreter.Anoutspokenandat timesfieryliterarycritic,he/lisinthe UnitedStatesmuchthesaMemanaas P.I.O'LearyforCatholicreviewsin Australia.

AliceMeynellsaidonceofKatherine Tynanthatherespecialqualitywas tenderness,butnoproseofhersisso tenderasthispassagefrom"Fishon Friday":-

"TheGrandparent-Grandchilduse of'asthore'isthemostsacredofall. Itisawordofritual,thelove-cry ofatribe,thecallofthebloodoverleapingageneration. Itmakes vocableanact,notoflovealonebut ofloveandfaithfusedintoonevirtuewhichwecall'hope'andwhich werightlysethighestofalloperationsofthehumanspiritinitspresentconditionofprobationandexile.

IfKingDavidhadwrittenhis psalmsinIrishhewouldhavecalled hisRoyalGrandchild'asthore'"; orasthesewordsonthesmallacolyte attheFrenchconvent:

"Therewasinhisexpressionthat heavenlysheepishnessthatsmouldersintheeyesofthestupidwho knowsnosin.Hewasthecowwho lookedatlittleJesusinthestalland borrowedenoughintelligencetolove Him."

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TheWorldofSport

AnswerstoLastWeek's Questions.

1.TomHalesrodeeightwinnersoftheAustralianCup.

2."Hacking,"infootball,isintentionallykickingorattemptingtokickanopponent.

3.Onawindyday,thebails falloff,justasthebowlerdeliverstheball.Ifthebatsman hitstheballandheiscaught byafieldsman,heisout.

4.E.Bartle,atMoorefield Course,rodesixwinnersanda secondatameetingheldin March,1930.

5.Intennis,ifaplayer,inan endeavourtopreventhisrunningintothenet,jumpsoverit, helosesthestroke.

ThisWeek'sQuestions.

1.Whatisthegreatestweight allottedtoaracehorse,onany metropolitanracecourseinAustralia?

2.Footffliall:Ifyouwerethe fielduinpire,whatwouldbe yourdecisioninthiscase:A playerinwardingoffanopponent,ptsheshimwithopen handsintheface?

3.Acompetitorcomplained thatwhenhewascompetingin acaper-tossingcompetition,the handleofthecabercameoff. \Vhat'swrongwiththatstatement?

4.Atennisplayerhitstheball whichhitstheumpire'schair beforefallingintocourt.Who getsthepoint?

5.Aracehorsehasbeendescribedas"asilverchestnut." Whatis"asilverchestnut", .fr4,41,1141,044P4141,11.410#4,00.0000,1000.04,40.4,41,6

Brieffets.

Eachweekthereissomesurpriseresult.LastweekSubiacoprovidedit bydefeatingEastPerthinagreat game.

"TheDerby"atthePortprovided thebestmatchoftheseason.Fifty pointsinarrearsatthecloseofthe firstquarter,itseemedthatOldEasts wereinforabadbeating,butthefamousBluesfoughtbackingrandfashion towinby11points.

SwanDistrictsistheunluckyclub ofthecompetition.Inallgamesbut one,ithasplayedwelltobebeaten inthelaststagesofplay.IthadClaremontanxiousalmosttothefinalbell.

AtLeedervilletheCardinalsmaintainedtheirundefeatedrecordathome. Perthmadeagoodshowing,butwas notquitegoodenough.

EastPerthappearstohaveropedin agoodoneinO'Loughlen.Against Subiacoherovedsuperbly,andhis kickingofeightgoalswasthefeature ofthematch.

THEALCOCKCUPCOMPETITION.

Aquinasv.Guildford.

TheAlcockCup,1941,seriesofmatcheswasbegunonJune18,when AquinaswaspittedagainstGuildford GrammarSchool.TheSecondsfrom theseschoolsprovidedthecurtain raiserforthemoreimportantencounter,anditprovedaworthyopening matchfortheseason.Theweather wasidealforfootball,andalthough theW.A.C.A.groundwasheavyafter therecentrains,itwasfirmerthanwas anticipated.Thefirstmatchwasverykeenlycontested.Whilsttheplaywas neverofaveryhighstandard,the keennessoftheplayerskepttheenthusiastsoftherepresentativegather. ingofspectatorskeyedtothefinal whistle.Aquinaswonbythreepoints, thescoresbeing:Aquinas,4.5;G.G.S., 3.8.

J.McKenna,B.Maloney,P.Banting, R.ReillyandA.Hollandwereconspicuousthroughoutforthewinners.

Asthe"Firsts"filedontothefield commentscentredontheremarkable differencesinweight.Guildford,with mostoftheirlastyear'srunners-up teamback,weremuchheavierthan theyouthfulAquinasteam.NeverthelesstheCollegeladsprovidedasensationalopeningquarter,scoring3 goals3behindstoGuildford'sone point.Thiswasallthemoreremarkablebecausetheirstarperformer,Jim Bourke,wasoutofactionfromthe bounceoftheballwitharecurrence ofankletrouble.InthesecondquarterGuildfordforwardsprovedtooformidablefortheonposingbacksandran upascoreofeightgoalsoutofeight shots.ThereafteralthoughtheCollegiansworkedhardtomakeupthe leewayandfoughtbackbrilliantlyin thesecondhalf,theydidnotquiteget there,Guildfordrunningoutwinners by15goals7behindsto12goals8be. hinds. BertRigg,inthecentreposition, strovevaliantlytoavertdefeat,Tom Cullityandhecomingundernotice timeandagainforbrillianthandling andleadingout.Amongsttheothers whodidwellwereRegCooper,Terry Bourke,BrianLawrence,andAlban Travers.Theteam,ifsmall,isfast andshouldgiveagoodaccountofitselfastheseasonadvances. NextMatches.

GamesfornextWednesdayare:

Aquinasv.Hale,atSubiaco. Scotchv.Guildford,atBassendean.

BOXING

LIFEOFBOBFITZSIMMONS.

tospeakaboutonthefight,sonothing buthisrecordwouldbeinjured. Tohisdyingday,BobFitzsimmons regrettedthatlapse.Hedidn'tfight hisbestagainstHall,andallowedJim totakethedecision.Nothingmuch wasthoughtofitatthetime-asa matteroffact,nothingwassuspected, forJimHallwasaveryfineboxer. ShortlyafterwardsFitz.sailedfor America,disgustedwithwhathehad done,anddeterminednevertodoit again.Therecordstands-notasingleblotappearsinhisrecordfromthat incidentonwards.

ArrivedinAmerica,Bobrealised whathewasupagainst.Hehadno money,andwhateverreputationhe hadasafighterinNewZealandand Australiaheknewwouldhelphimbut littleinUncleSam'sland.Inshort, hewasstartingfromscratchagain, buthehadaworldofconfidenceinhis ability.

Forweekshelivedincheapboardinghouses.Afunnylookingchaphe was,withhistop-heavyshoulders,and legsofthespindle-shanktype,his small,redfaceandbaldpate.Inhis shoddysuit,withthecoatstretchedalmosttoburstingandhistrousersmuch toobaggy-forthosedays-helooked anythingbutagreatfighter.

However,hesecuredafightwith AustralianBillyMcCarthy,who,severalmonthsearlier,hadputupawonderfulfightwiththeNonpariel,Jack Dempsey.Hewasknockedoutby theNonparielin28rounds,aftertakingterriblepunishment.

Now,McCarthywasofthetypewho wanttoloafwhentheyhavemoney.

HewaspersuadedthatFitzwas"a lemon,"andsoheneglectedhistraining. Theywerebetting3to1 against Fitzsimmonsthatnight,andwhenhe cameintothering,wearingcotton trunksandanoldsweater,thoselib. eraloddslengthened.Bobwasso obviouslynotafighterthatfightfans begantofeelsorryforhim!What couldheexpecttodoagainstthebigbonedsquare-jawedrockofamanlike McCarthy.

Itdidn'ttakeBillylongtofindout thatBobwasanythinginthewide worldbut"alemon."Bob'sintroduc. tiontohimwasaterrificright-hand smashthatbrokehisnose!Likethe gamemanhewas,however,McCarthy keptchargingattheshiftingsidling Cornishman,firingawaywithboth hands,whileFitz.,smilingalitlteto himself,asthoughatasecretjoke, fairlypunchedhimfullofholes.McCarthystooduptothebatteringas longashisstrengthheldout.Hewas asgameastheymakethem,butfinally intheninthround,Bobbeathim down.

HadBillynotmadesuchawonderfulfightwithDempsey,thisvictoryof Bobmighthavepassedunnoticed. NowitwasseenthatFitzwas"the goods,"andhesuddenlyfoundhimselfindemand.Anoffercameto fightoneArthurUpham,whohadbeen winningfightafterfight,butBobtoyedwithhimandknockedhimoutin the5th.round. HisnextfightwaswiththeNonpareilJackDempsey. (Continuednextweek.'

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BeforeBobleftforAmerica,he foughtJimHall,andifonemaybelievethechroniclersofthosedays, RubyRobert,forthefirstandonly timeinhislife,"foughtacross." Therewere.perhaps,whatmaybe termedextenuatingcircumstances.He hadmadeuphismindtogotoAmerica,buthehadnomoneyandnoidea wheretogetit.OnDecember17,1889, heknockedoutDickEllisinthree rounds,butthemoneyhereceivedwas hardlyenoughtopayhisdebts.Things wereprettybadwithBob,whenan offerwasmadetohimtofightJim Hall.Itlookedalife-saver,forno oneelsearoundSydneysidewould faceBob.NowHallwasabig,clever hard-punchingfellow,butbynomeans amatchforBob.SoitwasexplainedtoFitzthathecouldhavethefight ifhewouldagreeto"takeadive."At firstherefused-itwasn'tinhismakeuptodoathinglikethat.Thenhe begantothinkitover.Hewantedto gettoAmerica,andnootherwaywas opentohim.Therewasnobetting

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THEPRIESTHOOD

ByMOSTREV.AMETOGIO.

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ST.THOMASAQUINAS,obliged underhisvowofobedienceto preparetheessaywhichwould qualifyhimtoreceivethedegreeof DoctorintheUniversityofParis,was undecidedinmakingtheselectionof hissubject;hissoulwascompletely filledwiththeideaofGod,andhe hadnoloveotherthantheloveof God,nothoughtforanythingelse thanhisGod,Whomhewaslaterto proclaimasthesingleprincipleoflife.

Inhis"SummaContraGentes"he teachesthateveryinvestigation,not onlytheologicalbutpurelyphilosophicalaswell,shouldbedirectedtowardGodbecausetheultimateendof theuniverseistruth,andsinceGodis truthandourCreator,ouronlypreoccupationshouldbetoserveHim withloyaltyandtofulfilscrupulously ourdutiestowardHim.

Unabletodecidewhatsubjecttoselect,St.Thomas,aswashiscustom, hadrecoursetoprayerandbeganto recitethepsalm"Benedic,anima mea,Dominum,"knownalsoasthe "HymnofCreation."Whenhereachedthewords:"Thouwaterestthe hillsfromThyupperrooms:theearth shallbefilledwiththefruitofThy works,"hestoppedandmeditated.For theSaintthatverseisanentireprogrammeoflife,aruleofconductfor himandforallwhoinonewayoranotherarecalledtofollowthewayof virtue,todisseminatewisdom,orto directmenspiritually.

Accordingtotheinterpretationof St.Thomas,thehillsrepresentthose whoaredevotedtoteaching,Doctors andMasters.Thehillsriseevento theskies;inlikemannerpriests,every day,risetotheheightsofheavenin theHolySacrificeoftheAltarandfor thisreasontheyshouldwithalltheir diligenceconsecratethemselvestothe fulfilmentoftheirsacerdotaldutiesin thevineyardoftheLord.Thehillsare brilliantlyilluminatedbythelightof thesunandrepresenttheprieststo whomithasbeensaid:"Youarethe lightoftheworld,"alightwhich comesfromtheGod-Man,fromHis Gospeldiscoursestransmittedtoour ChristianculturethroughtheApostles, throughtheFathersandDoctorsofthe Church,throughtheBishops,and throughallthosetowhomtheknowledgeoftheLordhasbeenentrusted. Thehillsarenaturalfortresseswhich wehavefordefenceandprotectionin hourofdanger,andinlikemanner thepriest,thedepositoryofthedivinescience,hasthedutyofprotecting himselfandothersagainsttheerrorsof theintellectandagainstthefalsetendenciesofatheisticsciencewhichobscuretheunderstandingandpervert thewill.

Lookingatitinthisway,thetraditionoftheCatholicpriesthoodisa mostglorioustradition;anditsglory isnottobeconfusedwithvainostentationbutistheimperishablegloryof thepastorwhoknowshowtokeepthe faithstrongandferventwithinthe boundariesofhisparish.Astheresultofthepriest'sworkthemoral healthoffamiliesispreserved,the goodnessofyouthisstrengthenedand menmadevigorousandindustrious. Peoplelivegoodlivesanddieinthe practiceoftheirreligionandtheydo this,generationaftergeneration,for centuries.Thisisthetrueglory,the onlylastingglory,theonlyglorythat neverperishes.

Thehillsarewateredbytheclouds. Itistheslowperiodicalrainswhich fructifyandgivefertilitytotheland, therainswhichfallfromtheheavens.

ThePsalmistgivestestimonytothisin thefollowingwords:"Theearthshall befilledwiththefruitofthyworks." Thepriestshouldunderstandthathis successdependsonsomethingfrom above,somethingthatissublime,divine,andnotfromanyhumanfactor.If heknewonlylettersandsciences,physicsormathematics,andwiththis alonewassatisfied,hewouldnothave theesteemofhispeople.If,onthe contrary,hedevoteshimselfwithfull ardourtohisvocationandlearnswell thesacredsciences,theology,dogmatic andmoral,SacredScripture,ecclesiasticalhistory,patristictheology,apologetics,hewillalwayshaveathandthe meansthatarerequiredtocultivate andmakefruitfultheearth,thatis, tonourishsoulsandtosavethem.

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Eusedtodreamaboutaweird, unearthlyapparitionwhom wecalled'themanweshould marry,"saysawriterinthe"Catholic Ladies'Journal."Herepresented,in fact,anythingbutaman.Hewasa clotheshorse,clothedtosuffocation withallthevirtueswecouldreasonablyattributetoamale.Hewas nothinglikeanymanweeverpossessedinthefamily.IndeedIbelieveweshouldhavebeenverybored hadweeverbeenobligedtoknowa manevenfaintlyresembling"our futurehusband,"foranymanlikehim wouldhavebeenaninsufferableprude, prig,andawalkingprejudice. Wewereveryyoungthenandmost ofourleisureanddaydreamswede. votedtolistingwhatwewantedof life.Therewassomuchwewished for-plentyofmoney,lotsofclothes, startlingbeauty,andtravelunderthe mostluxuriousandromanticconditions.

Asusual,ofcourse,lifedidn"tgive usall(ifany)ofthesethings.The boyswemetwere-justboys.Those whoaskedustomarrythemwere oftenrefused.Ourgirlishdemands diedhard.Ourlocalladssmoked, sometimesusedroughlanguage,had littleornopolish,weremostlypoor, generallyunculturedanddressedatrociously.Innowaydidtteyresemblethosevirtue-encasedclothes-horses wedreamedourgirlishdreamsabout.

Becauseofthismanymarriagesthat mighthavetakenplacedidnot.The boysdispersed,sometomOryinthe city.Alotofthegirlsweredestined tobeoldmaids,still,nodoubt,dreamingtheirdreams,stickingfasttotheir girlishwants.

Thenonedaytherewasastirinthe dovecots.Jeantoldusallatour clubteathatshehadbeengrosslyinsultedbytheboyshehadjustturned down.Itappearedthattheworm hadturnedandbittenthefootthat trodonit.

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Evidently,wegathered,jackhaddeliveredhimselfofavehementdiatribe somethinglikethis: "Youarelikemostofthepicture-fed girls.Allyouthinkofiswhatyou whathemay wantfromyou.It'stake,take,take; neveroncedoyouaskyourselveswhat youcangive.Andafterallwhat righthaveyoutodemandanything? Wemenhaveourdreams,too.We wouldliketomarrybeautiful,talented, accomplishedandculturedgirls.We mayevenwishtomarrygirlswith moneytohelpwiththestruggleof makingaplaceintheworld.Butmen gettofacerealitiesprettysoonand realisethatdreamsgetthemnowhere exceptintotrouble.Andsothey cometoearthandfacefacts.Actuallywhenitcomestomarriagethey makefew,ifany,demandsoftheir futurewives.Andwhathavethose wivestogiveanyway?Scarcelyany ofthemaretrainedforhome-making. Practicallynonecancook,adecent meal.Theirlooks,figuresandclothes are,atbest,ordinaryandartificial.Yet suchwomendemandamantobeimpossiblyideal,perfectandtolerant."

"Andthen,"saidJean,asw%listened inbreathlessindignation,"hethanked meforrefusinghim!"

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Ourindignation,however,dieddown, Buttheincidentwasnotforgotten. Ithadbeenafirst-classlessontousall andtheremusthavefollowedaperiod ofsoul-searching.Therewasnoticed intheclubasurprisinginterestinthe domesticarts.Cooking,entertaining, dressmaking,weresuddenlydiscovered tobestimulatingsubjectsforstudy.A studycirclewasformedtogivethe girlsanunderstandingofworldpoliticsandeconomics.And,gradually, moregirlsbroughtboystoourmeetings. Theefficacyofthesemethodsisprovedinthenumberofengagementsthat haveybeenannouncedsince"theincident."

RANDOLPHKNAPP M.O.O.A.,N.S.W.

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youwillgetahundredfoldrewardfor yourgeneroushelp. AUNTBESSY.

DearAuntBessy,-Enclosed1/6for theBushiesfrom, THE'LITTLEBUSHIES,STONEVILLE.

DearLittleBushies,-Thankyou verymuchforsavingyourpenniesup fortheBushies.Iwasverygladto getthemthisweek,forsuchalotof otherCorneritesforgottosendmeanythingatall. AUNTBESSY.

DearAuntBessy,-Thisismyfirst lettertoyou.IaminFirstStandard atschool,andIhopetopassintosecondstandardattheendoftheyear. IhavebeensavingstampsfortheCornerandwillsendthemalongwhenI haveenough.Ihaveabrotherinthe ArmyandanotherintheAirForce. Theyhavenotgoneoverseasyet. DOREENWAKEFIELD.

DearDoreen,-Nowthatyouarea memberoftheCorner,Ihopeyouwill writeinoftenandtellmeallthenews. Ishallbeverypleasedtohavethe stampswhenyouhavesavedenough, aseverylittlehelpsonthegoodwork. AUNTBESSY.

THE£100OBJECTIVE.

EverytimeaMassissaid,thePrecious BloodishonouredinthespecialmannerappointedbyChristHimself.

DearCornerites,-Tuesdayushersin thenewmonthofJuly,importantto Catholicsbecauseitisthemonthof thePreciousBlood.Everytimea Massissaid,thePreciousBloodishonourediiithespecialmannerappointed byOurDivineLordHimselfwhenHe institutedtheSacrificeoftheMasson HolyThursdaynight.Hehadcome onearthtosaveusandopenthegates ofHeaven.ButHealsocametoshow usthewaytoliveinordertoattain eternalsalvationandthemessageof Hislifewasagospelofpeaceandbrotherhoodamongmen.Hepointedout tothosewhoflockedroundHimto hearHimpreach,thathatred,covetousness,angerandrevengeweremortalsins;thattherecouldbenopeace onearthwhilemenrefusedtogiveup thesesins.Hepreachedagospelof justiceandcharity,andinrecent times,inthechaosofaworldatwar, thePopehasnotceasedtostressthe samemessage.TheHolyFatherhas repeatedlypointedoutthattherecan benopeaceintheworldifthetreaty atthecloseofthewarisnotbasedon justiceandchaCty.Apeacedictated byhatredandrevengewillonlybethe breedinggroundofstrifeinfuture years.Hehasurgedustoprayfora justandcharitablepeaceanddailyin theMassweraskofOurLord"graciouslytograntpeaceinourdays."DuringthelastWorldWar,whenPope Benedictwatchednationsfightingon thebattlefieldofEurope,andwitnessedthedestructionanddevastationof prosperouslands,andtheslaughterof thousandsonthousandsofpeople,he wroteaprayertotheSacredHeartand OurBlessedLady,beseechingthemto grantpeacetotheworld.Inthe courseofthatprayerhewrote,"Thou WhodidstshedThyPreciousBlood thattheymightliveasbrothers,bring mentogetheroncemoreinlovingharmony."Now,whenthewarisspreading,wemusthaveamoreintensedevotiontoOurSaviourintheHoly Massandpraythatpeacewillcome soon,apeacebasedonjusticeand charity.

AUNTBESSY.

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DearAuntBessy,-Enclosed10s.for theBushies,inhonouroftheSacred Heart.OurBlessedLady,andSt.Joseph,foraspecialintention.

PARISHIONER,QUEEN'SPARK.

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Ipromisedtoletyouknowevery threemonthsjustwheretheappeal stood,andthisissueof"TheRecord" bringsustotheendofthesecondperiodandthehalf-yearmark.We shouldhavehalfoftheobjectivein handnow,butactuallyweareonlya littlemorethanquarteroftheway thereandhaveonlyf288s.forthis year'sappealsofar.Thismeansthat duringthenexthalf-yearweshallhave tomaketheotherDOinadditionto thebalanceofthishalf-year'samount. Thismeansextraworkandmoreeffort butwhenthecauseissuchaworthy oneIknowthatyouwillallgivealittleextrahelp.Inpastyearsthe amountraisedhasbeenasmuchasten timesmorethanthe£100,butowing tothewarandthemanyothercauses whichcallforyourhelptheBushies' objectivehasbeenreducedto£100. Dotrytosendasmalldonationsoon, andifpossiblesendalittleregularly. Thosewhocannotdothiscanwritein foraprickcardandcollectpennies fromtheirfriends.Thisisaneasy wayofhelpingtheBushies'Cause,and willdomuchtobringinthe£100by theendoftheyear.Further,Iwould liketoaskthosewhohaveprickcards outstanding,especiallythoseoutstandingformorethantwelvemonths,to sendtheminsoon,sothatweshallnot fallshortofourobjectiveattheclose oftheyear.

LEMONADEBOTTLE.

"CureD'Ars"ofPortugal

EntersSocietyofJesus

Byspecialwrittenauthorisationof hisHolinessPopePiusXII,theRev. FranciscoCruz,82yearsold,andfor morethan58yearsapriest,hasentered theSocietyofJesus.Hisreception intotheSocietytookplaceintheJesuit SeminaryofGuimaraes,NorthernPortugal,recently.

FatherCruz,whowasbornatAlecchete,acrosstheTagusRiverfrom Lisbon,madehistheologicalstudiesat CoimbraUniversitybeforethechairof theologywasdiscontinuedfollowingthe overthrowofthemonarchy.Hiswork duringthelast46yearshasconsistedof visitingprisonsandhospitals.

Thesimpledetailsofhislifestory givenopictureoftheimportanceand influenceofthispriest,whoistoPortugalsuchafigureastheCureofArs wastoPrance.FatherCruzisknown, atleastbysight,toalmosteveryPortuguese.Foralmostalifetimehehas constantlyvisitedprisonsandhasbeen incontactwiththepoorestandmost unfortunateofthecountry'sinhabitants.Onthesevisits,hegivestothe inmateswhatevermoneyorgoodshave beenpresentedtohim.Hetalksto eachprisonerpersonally.Inthehospitals,hismethodisthesame.Going frombedtobed,hesaysafewsimple wordstoeachperson,andifhehasanything,heleavesalittlegift.

WheninLisbon,helivesinapartof anancienthouseputathisdisposal byaCatholicfamily.Butmostofhis lifeisspenttravellingaboutfromtown totown.Longago,hewasgivena passforallthePortugueserailroads, andevenathisadvancedageheperseveresinhiscontinuousroundoftowns andvillages,remoteandnear.

DevotedtoHisPoor.

In1925,theCardinalPatriarchofLisbonwantedtonominatehimCanonof thePatriarchalSee,theancientCathedralofLisbon.Thepriestshowedhis characterinasimplereply,whichlater becamefamousaftertheCardinalallowedittobepublished.Heexplained thathewasentirelyatthedisposalof thePatriarch,andwoulddoanything askedofhimbuthecouldnotaccept withoutfirstraisinghisvoiceinfavourofthepoorsoulswhohadbeenaccustomedtohisvisits.

"Ihavealsogreatconsolation,"he wrote,"ofaidingthereverendpastors inthedutiesofpietyandothercharges oftheholyministry,goingeverywhere tobring,asfarasmypowersallow,the helpsofreligiontothosepersonsto whomitisnoteasytoreachinany otherway."ThePatriarchlefthim tothetaskstowhichhehadgivenhis life. Almosteverypersonhasafavourite storyaboutthecountry'swell-lovedfigure.Manyofthesetalesarelegendary, andservethepurposeofshowingthe placeheldbytheoldpriestinthe imaginationandaffectionsofthepeople.Itiswellknownthatwhenthe KingofPortugalwaskilled,andhis son,Manuel,drivenintoexile,Father Cruzwasoneofthefewpriestswho walkedthestreetsunmolested,partly becausehehadprotectorsamongthe humblepeoplehehadbefriendedand amongtheex-convictswhoseloyalty tohimwouldhavetakentheformof violenceifheweremadetosufferin anyway.

Theorderwentoutthatnopriest couldwearasoutaneonthestreet,a customoldtoPortugal.FatherCruz compliedwiththenewlawbytying hissoutaneupwithapieceofstring.

Ifitfelldown,asitoftendidinhis wandering,itwasanaccident,and FatherCruzcouldnotbeaccusedof floutingthelawoftheRepublic.

TalesofHisTravels.

Concerninghisjourneyings,there aremanytales.Onetellsofanew andover-carefultrainconductorwho insistedonseeingFatherCruz'strain pass.Thepriest,whooftentravelled aboutwithouthispass,didnothave itthistime,andtheconductorputhim offthetrain.Theprieststoodonthe platformwonderinghowhecouldget toLisbon.

Thesignalwasgivenforthetrain togo,butitdidnotmove.

Afteralongwhile,someonespotted FatherCruzstandingforlornlyonthe platform,andaskedwhathewasdoing

there.Heexplainedthathehad beenejectedfromthetrainfornot showingapass.Thefriend,animportantpersonage,saidthathewould fixitupwiththeconductorifhe wouldhurryupandgetonthetrain. Nosoonerhadthepriestclimbed aboardthanthetrainstartedwithout anytrouble.

AnunoftheOrderofSt.Dorothy tellsthathecametovisitoneofthe Sisterswhowasneardeath.Askedto giveherhisblessing,hegaveit,addingthathewasblessingherforalong andusefullifetotheserviceofher Lord.Anothernun,whowasnursing thepatient,wassufferingfroma slightcold,alsorequestedhisblessing. Hegaveit,andsaidthathewasblessinghersothatshecouldendureGod's Will.Thefirstnun,thoughvery closetodeath,quicklyrecovered,and isnowdoingmagnificentworkat Evora.Theothernun,however,becameill,andneverleftherbedagain.

Inadditiontohisvisitstoprisons andhospitals,FatherCruziskeptbusy bytherequestsofthosewhowillgo toConfessiononlytohim.Whenhe celebratedhis80th.birthday,theCardinalPatriarchofLisbonservedthe reveredpriest'sMass.

PRIEST-SCIENTISTCOLLECTS THOUSANDSOFINSECTS.

With3,439sheetsofbotannicalspecimens,severalthousandinsectsanda largenumberofmineralsandrockfragmentsinhisluggage,FatherDutilly, 0.M.I.,hasreturnedtoWashington fromhistenthscientificjourneyinto theArctic.

PopePiusXItenyearsagoasked theBishopsintheFrozenNorthto appointapriesttocollecteverything thatwouldhelptodeterminehow plantlifebeganinthosepartswhich hadbeencoveredwithice.Theychose FatherDutilly,whoisaresearchassistantattheCatholicUniversityofAmerica.

Sincethenhehasbeenmakinghis collectionsfromLabradortoAlaska andpreparingthemfortheVatican Museum.Onhislatestjourneyhe covered12,000milesbyairand3,000 bytrain.HeaccompaniedaBishop onanepiscopalvisitation.

IntheFarNorthhewasabletocollectspecimensallnightin"daylight." Oneofthesightshesawwasanisland composedofalternatelayersoficeand earth.

OnVictoriaIslandFatherDutilly celebratedMasswiththechalicewhich PopePiusXIgavetothemissionof ChristtheKing,themostnortherly missionintheEasternArctic.-"Universe."

LUXEMBOURGBISHOPISIN PRISON.

Mgr.JosephPhilippe,IS.C.J.,Bishopof Luxembourg,isinaGermanprisonaccordingtoastatementbyCardinalHinsleyinamessageHisEminencebroadcasttotheLuxembourgpeople.

"ThemessagewhichIamaskedto sendtotheCatholicsofLuxembourgis thatwhichIamsureyourownBishop wouldwishtoconveytoyoufromhis prison,"saidtheCardinal.

"MaytheblessingofourRisen Lord,whichHegavetoHisdisciples whenHeappearedtothemafterHis triumphoverthedeathanddarkness ofCalvary,restuponallyouHisfaithfulfollowersinyourcountryforthe momentinvadedandoppressedPeace betoyou.

"ThePeaceofChristcanneitherbe givennortakenawaybytheforcesof evil.Rightmusttriumphovermight.

Thoughthehourisdarkthelightalreadydawns.Notfardistantisthe fulldayofdeliverancewhenthelife andindependenceofLuxembourgwill berestoredandsecured.Ourstrength isinthejusticeofthecauseofChristianfreedom."

BishopPhilippe,spiritualleaderof theDuchy's300,000Catholics,is64. HewaselectedCoadjutorin1935and succeededtotheseeafewmonthslater. -"Universe."

CHINA,

CHANGEDCHINESEDRAGONTO TIGER.

Dr.ChangShan-Tse,famousCatholic painterofChina,whohasdiedatthe ageof62,wasknownasthe"Tiger Painter"becausehemadethetiger ratherthanthedragonthemotifofhis artisticrepresentationsofthenew Chinesespirit.

AcourtierintheChineseImperial Courtandadiplomatwhentherepublicwasformed,Dr.Changspentmuch timeandmoneyintheU.S.A.,exhibitingandpaintinginaidofhiswarstrickencountrymen.

Dr.Changandhiswifewerebaptised twoyearsagobyBishopYu-Pin,thenativeBishopofNanking,andlatertouredtheworldwiththeBishoponbehalfoftheircountry.-"Universe."

MILANORDINATIONSDROPBY SIXTY.

OrdinationsfortheMilandiocese havedroppedfrom100to40ayear, saysRadioVatican.Therearenow only900prieststolookafterthesee's 3,000,000Catholics-oneforevery3,300. Ayearly"DayofthePriesthood'isto beheld.

PORTUGAL'SRISINGPRESTIGE PRAISEDBYRADIOVATICAN.

Portugal'snewactsofco-operation withtheChurchwerenotedbyVatican Radio,whichspokeofthegreatcontributionDr.Salazar,thePremier,has madetotherisingprestigeofhiscountry.

PortugalhasgrantedtotheChurch thefreeexercisesofitsmissioninPortuguesecolonies;recognitionofmissionaryschoolsasofficialinstitutions; paymentofexpensestomissionarypersonnel-Bishops,priests,nunsandbrothers-includingjourneystotheirmissions;freetreatmentformissionariesin hospitals.

DEADLYSNAKECRAWLSONTO ALTARDURINGMASS.

Adeadlysnake,abitefromwhich wouldhavemeantdeathwithinthe hour,crawledontothealtarandfirmly entwineditselfroundthechalicewhile aSalesianmissionarywassayingMass inapoorHinduvillageinIndia. Thepriesthadtokeepperfectlystill untilanativeplayingafluteatthe sideofthealtarluredthesnakeaway andwasabletokillitwithaknife. Thepriestwaswarnedofitspresence bytheserver,atallHindu,whotouched hisarmyandwhisperedforhimtokeep stillandbreathesoftly.Thesnake glidedunderhisoutstretchedhands,pushedtheConsecratedHostfromthe paten,touchedthechaliceseveraltimes withitstongueandthenfirmlyencircledthebase. KilledonAltar.

Thecongregationwatchedfearfully astheserverandotherstriedtocoax thesnakeawaywithasaucerofmilk andthenwiththeflute.WheneventuallyitrelaxeditsgripandslidtowardstheEpistlesideof,thealtar,a nativecutitintwoandthetwohalves rolledontothefloof.TheMasswas thencontinued.

ASalesianmissionm-rAastoldthe storytoarepresentativeofthe"Universe."

MASSANDPRAYERSFORCREW OFGERMANBOMBER.

London.

AtalltheMassesonSundayinan EastMidlandstownprayerswereasked fortwodeadGermansandoneseverelyinjured,statesthe"Universe."

TheywereallCatholics,andmembersofthecrewofanenemybomber broughtdownontheoutskirtsofthe townintheearlyhoursoftheprecedingFriday.

MasswasofferedonTuesdayforthe