'7LUDIT 41LIREAU
No. 3294
R CULATIQN
PERTH, THURSDAY, MAY 1 1, 1967.
°BUDGET SESSION IS DECISION TIME SAYS PRIMItit THE PREMIER, The Hon. David Brand, MIA., said in his speech to the Parents and Friends' Federation of Western Australia that he recognised the great work that the schools were doing. He offered a suggestion that our schools should not only qualify students to pass examinations but that schools should bring out qualified men and women able to lead and having regard for the great value of Christian teaching and spiritual strength at this time of our history. The Thirteenth Annual General Meeting was opened by Bishop L. J. Goody of Bunbury at the South Perth Civic Centre. Present with the Premier was the Leader of the Opposition, The Hon. J. T.Tonkin, M.L.A. Mr. Brand said:
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ADELAIDE: Methodist and and Congregationalist theological students joined Aborigines in a "silent outside demonstration" the Norwood Oval before the football match of the day last Saturday. The demonstration was led by Mr. Joe McGuiness, president of the Federal Council for the advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, and the Rev. A. H. M. Ellison ( Methodist), of Magill, a former N.T. missionary. Mr. McGuiness, joint director with Gordon Bryant, M.P., of the national vote YES for Aboriginal rights committee, is touring Australia speaking on Aboriginal rights before the May 27 referendum. • Here a small Aboriginal boy admires the placard Mr. McGuiness holds during the demonstration. Placards read: "All Parliament says YES," "Australia's Catholic Bishops say YES," "The Council of Churches says YES," and "All Australians must say YES for Aboriginal rights." About 40 theological students and members of the Young Liberals and Young Labour Contingent took part in the demonstration. They handed out leaflets asking Australians to say YES to the referendum question asking that clauses discriminating against Aborigines be removed from the Australian Constitution.
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Proposal Outlined ISHOP L. J. GOODY,
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ing the 13th Annual General Meeting of the Parents and Friends' Federation, said that the Catholic Church was deeply committed primary as regards schools. He said that up till the recent offer by the Premier of Victoria there, had been nothing concrete or tangible for assistance to primary schools. His Lordship outlined the proposal of the Bishops at their recent Conference: I was particularly pleased to accept this e invitation precisely for one of the reasons Mr. Mahoney mentioned — to show that this Federation is State-wide, and that, proportionately speaking, the difficulties and the desires of the schools in the country are as great as they are in the metropolitan area. We are dealing with the straits and difficulties of 25 per cent of the children of Australia. This is not a small minority—it is a very large one — and an appreciable proportion of the children of the taxpayers of Australia. The Catholic Church, of course, is most deeply committed as regards primary schools. Although the secondary schools have their large numbers, even they have their difficulties, and I am the last one to wish to minimise them. Nevertheless, any help or encouragement, official or otherwise, that has been given from public authorities in the SEE PAGE 11
IT is not my intention have accepted the prin- Henry Bolte, I think it is fair to point out that to make a political ciple of State aid. speech, because the time, It is now a question of the peanuts to which he as you infer, is down raising more money to refers are going to cost the aisle of time—about meet this demand. I the State of Victoria ten months of time. have noted the sugges- $2,500,000. This, because Anyhow, it is not that tion of the Bishops of we are a claimant State, far away! But there is Australia and I think it gives us a greater easenot an election at this a very practical ap- ment in regard to the proach, at least acknow- position, and I have no time. There is each year in ledging that to reach 80 doubt that the Treasury each Parliament a per cent of the financial officials will advise me Budget Session in which cost of private schools regarding this in due the Treasurer of the day in any short period is ra- course. endeavours to set out to ther impractical because I want to say, too, the public what he pro- there is the need to that in the decisions poses to raise by way of raise the money. And that have been made by monies, and how he pro- we must raise money by various G o v ernments taxation or by some recently, including the poses to spend it. profitable Commonwealth GovernThey are the occa- means of our ment, there is arising, I within sions, as far asI am con- charges cerned, when any an- State. think, a greater need for For my part, I assure t h e nouncement of change Commonwealth of policy should be you that we recognise Government to more made. And we cannot very fully the problems specifically state what overlook the hard, cold of the private schools. I the future policy will f acts of politics. I know wish to see the private be. that you are all very schools continue beWe have now a Fedr ealistic. causeI think it is in our eral Education Portfolio What this Federation interest even though iS interested in is re- there may be some little —I presume a Department. I am one of those sults—how to improve problems that exist as a peace in the world, the something else to be ROPE PAUL VI WILL your of peace.the general standard of result of the two sys- who would like to see The Pope noted that Pope pointed out that done?" he asked. given for money more PORTUGAL TO FLY education for the peo- tems, that they continue his pilgrimage to Fati- "no one rejects peace in The Pope answered ple, for their children, because, in a direct and education, if it must be ON MAY 13 TO PRAY ma will be part of the principle. Whoever earmarked, but the his own question by not only for the schools an indirect way, they deliberof the 50th would reject it celebrations THE IN FOR PEACE which they represent provide security for us. State itself be allowed anniversary of the ap- ately would make him- s a y ing unquestionably but for all the people of And I am not sure that to spend it in its own CHURCH AND IN THE paritions of Our Lady self the enemy of man- yes, and expressed the Western Australia and a little competition is way within its own W 0 R L D, PARTICU- to the children of Fati- kind." hope that new proposals State and according to Australia. And conse- not good, anyhow! for negotiations will be Despite efforts annimany its own requirements. LARLY IN VIETNAM, ma and the 25th accepted. "We still wish quently in order to do to secure versary of the consecra peace, the But as most of the money AT THE SHRINE OF that how can they finto hope that new propoPope tion of the world to the continued, unforwhich has been given ance it. OF Immaculate Heart of tunately "we see for- sals for negotiations for LADY Federally has been ear- O UR His Lordship (Bishop midable obstacles aris- an honourable settleMary by Pius XII. FATIMA. marked for specific purL. Goody) has placed It is recognised that poses—scientific, etc.— ing not only in the way ment of the conflict emphasis on the prob- even though there is the He told the enthusias- of peace . . but also in which would ensure the He will return to there still remains the lem today and has out- money forthcoming, the tic crowd in St. Peter's the way of the stability freedom of both conRome the same day. that he intended to pray of the peace which ex- tending parties may not lined in some detail the problem of training tea- problem of the primary difficulties. and it is chers, and obtaining and secondary requireThe Pope revealed his for both the peace of ists at present." The be rejected but rather Pleasing, let me say, enough of them is also ments of private schools intention to make the the Church and of the ideal of universal con- be studied and accepted, that I can come along a difficulty. I can assure to be found from the pilgrimage of prayer to world, saying: "We cord, he said, "seems to encouraged as they can today as Premier, and you that the Govern- Treasury of the State. the Portuguese sanc- have much at heart the vanish in an unattain- by impartial mediation that Mr. Tonkin can ment (and I do not I am hopeful that in tuary at a general audi- inner peace of the and provided with aucome as Leader of the speak in any political the years ahead we will ence on May 3 in St. Church . . . we are able dream." guarantees Asking if the world thoritative OPposition, at least ac- sense—I am here repre- not find ourselves con- Peter's Basilica. Al- anxious that the gener- must despair and give for the good of the enynowledging that there senting the Government trolled e d u cationally though the news of the ous leaven of the Ecu- in to a "sceptical fatal- tire people of Vietnam is no longer the deep- today, Mr. Tonkin may from Canberra, because trip came without warn- menical Council be as- ism" and "renounce the of both regions and for .seated difficulty exist- be it tomorrow) recog- I still believe in the ing, there had been ru- sured in the wholeness great, impelling duty of the ordered and peaceing regarding this mat- nises these difficulties. I Federal System, but I mours in Rome for of the authentic faith. averting in time the im- ful balance of all Southter. can only say that we re- believe that Canberra months that the Pope in the unity of charity mense disaster of a 'sci- East Asia." Up to some years ago cognise these difficul- is too far away from had been contemplating and ecclesial discipline. entific' war," But what can be done the Pope no way could be found ties, because the finest Western Australia. I such a trip. in the fervour for apos- centred his attention on in the meantime, the around the want to say, too, that prejudices schools and the best The Pope said he wa> tolic expansion for the the Vietnam war. Pope asked. and the deep bias of textbooks do not mean we in this changing age making His answer was that, the one-day salvation of the world -.Should we be concertain people when — Federations such as a great deal without visit to Fatima partly at and in the sincere tent with attempts, sr although losing not talked of State aid. one properly trained tea- yours —have very diffi the insistence of the search for an ecumeni- far fruitless, to put an trust in men he turns to And SO. as has already chers, temperamentally cult decisions to make bishops of Portugal, but cal rapprochement with end to the conflict in the "goodness of God, said, in each State, been I am just wondering p Gov- suited to the job. articularly to pray all those who bear the all of us in anxiety and Who is our Father," to ernments , irrespective In the effort which if we all don't find the "once more, and humb- name of Christian." Vietnam which grips pray for divine interof their political SEE PAGE 11 lir ly and ardently, in facolour, has been made by Sir As for civil and social sorrow, or is there vention.
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