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NO. 2.982:
SIXTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
Reconstruction Division Wants Catholic Help )3fficial Tribute to Social Justice Crusade SEND US SUGGESTIONS WITHIN the Department of Labour and National Service at Canberra, a special "Reconstruction Division" has been set up by. the Commonwealth Government to make research into the policies that should be pursued in economic, social, The director of the Reconstruction and political reconstruction. Co-operation with ComResearch is Dr. H. V. Evatt, M.H.R. monwealth Departments is ensured by the functioning of an Inter Departmental Committee, while special collaboration has been arranged with the State Governments. In addition to the investigations being carried on by the official bodies, various specialised research is being undertaken by the University and other bodies of experts. The scope of the Reconstruction Division's work is, however, very wide and the co-operation of every body interested in national reconstruction is being An official invitation has been sent to His Grace the sought. Archbishop for Catholics to co-operate in this vital national work, and a fine tribute to the constant endeavours of Catholics in this direction is made. "The Division (of Reconstruction)," writes the Secretary, Dr. Ronald Wilson, "feels that the Catholic Church and its organisations have a large part to Ow in this great task of Reconareetion, the need for which has been increased and accentuated by the present war. We know that the Catholic Church is already continuously interested in that task; the receat focus of Catholic attention upon Social Justice and the social encyclicals is plain evidence of that interest. Division "The Reconstruction wants your help and that of all The first your organisations. task is, while not neglecting our share of the war effort, to foster at every opportunity, interest in and discussion of our Reconstruction problems. Church leaders and church newspapers and journals are in a position to circulate Recon-
struction ideas throughout the Out of the intercommunity. est in and discussion of our problems are bound to come conviction as to policies which should be pursued. The Division is interested in all such policy suggestions and will give serious consideration to them as they come to hand."
HIS is obviously a matter of the highest moment and one which
lightly. On the contrary there is a distinct obligation on the Catholic community at large to lend unstinted co-operation to the Government. Commonwealth And to do this they are in a For over fifty unique position. years the Church has cried out against unjust political systems and oppressive social conditions. Catholics have, in the social Eacyclicals of the Popes and author-
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tion, has broken down and left us in intellectual bankruptcy. We This is not somebody else's must return to a political philaffair. It is yours. If you have osophy and the keynote of this is studied the matter at all, write an acceptation of some theory of If in and tell us your views. the nature of man. For society you have not, discuss it with your friends, and let us know must be made to fit man. Both what conclusions you reach. Capitalists and Communists have All communications are to be tried to squeeze the nature of sent to the Editor, "The Reman into their own stuffy cuncepcord," Box A35, G.PD., Perth. tic ns of society. They have not mil, failed but they twisted and itative elaborations by their Bis- warped the shape of Man in the hops, the solution of the world's effort. ills. But to a large extent the So to -day we have the amazing principles from which we must pos.tion that Catholic co-operaproceed are insufficiently known tion in national reconstruction is and studied, and no comprehen- being sought. And we should sive plan has been presented be proud to seize the opportunity, showing precisely how they may for not only will our intelligent be applied in practice to our na- efforts redound to the credit of tional problems of all kinds. the Faith but may make all the There is now no further excuse difference in the future national for dalliance. A goal is in view. development of Australia. On The structure is being planned the other hand ,if we fail to make and Catholic social thought can a contribution to this research, and must help to mould the des- we will have no one but ourselves tinies of our country according to to blame if the post-war reconthe laws of God and right reason. struction is conducted along antiUntil very recent years the Catholic, or even anti-Christian, community at large was not lines. aware of the clear, vital thinking With the approval of His that had been expended by Catho- Grace the Archbishop, therefore, lics on these problems. Where "The Record" formally invites it was known it was glossed over Catholics, as individuals and as or ignored. Even the Catholic organisations, to send in to this thinkers became depressed and office any suggestions or plans sceptical of the sincerity of gov- they may have to offer that would ernments to implement radical be likely to help in the work of reforms. reconstruction. But the stress of circumstan\Vhen a proper response has ces has brought matters to a been made to this appeal, His head. Political leaders have Grace the Archbishop has signibeen forced to realise that they fied his intention of setting up a can no longer resist the universal committee which will carefully will to freedom in order to pro- examine all suggestions submitEither ted, collate them and finally draw tect sectional interests. they will shape the future or be up a comprehensive report emengulfed by it. But even as they bodying the concrete plans of arrive at the crossroads they are Westralian Catholics for the poliaware of their own confusion of tical, financial, economic, cultural thought. Which of the thousand and educational changes which roads leads to a sane to -morrow? xve deem essential to have made One thing is obvious above all in the post-war years. This reThe political business of port will then be forwarded to else. "proof by error," of experimenta- Canberra. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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