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31, 1920 PERTH, SATURDAY, JULY
Performance Discreditable a of Full Details Crown the to Fealty of Name the in of Father Jerger as far as happened in the matter of the deportation of the latest developmentsto this State fuller and truthful knowledge of what knowledge the Australia to deception the Catholics of Western In this issue we presentvain, but only by the narrowest margin, owing of authority the all Our last issue conveyed to according to the telegrams in the Daily atPress. proved in Jerger clothed rescuing Father methods of certain personstheir wicked designs a humble All attempts Adelaide incidents were concerned, in the light of day the scandalous he actually arrived at Adelaide. a medium of as show to before using resort priest last a as Australians, of loyalty upon to this unfortunate was done was exercised to force their sense and interpretation by those in authority. Whatever unrestrained passion and savage of militarism behind them on the scapegoat of their illimitable, State and with the weapon of this fair young comm%uwealth by making Father Jerger system Church. naval people the and of Catholic rend military ofethe entire practice under the gaping the priest into present aid their the designs to for hideous calling in and responsible object their warped Two individuals are Hughes and Pearce. Theira sole and deliberate method of putting these individuals areplain of this outpost of bigotry. By nameother unvarnished English, premeditated is in occasion, more power as Prime Ministerfor better and more any or assumed has this above and law and order. unhappily and unforunately bearing that a change normal and sense of anyone to pretence of loyalty to the Crownoutbursts of one of these individuals, Hughes, who to use, it is surely patent of Australia. By the recent devilish President would venture in the interests and provocative harangue lastis European monarch orwise the other day and his lying statesmanship, is badly needed and the Empire than probablysoany sound for who is the cans. of it, and what in the House of Representatives necessary themselves blasphemy ask calibre, and mental Minister's moment Prime present balanced in the face at the the result of the Is it too much to expect as will take stock of the situation staring Australia The local daily press people no chance cf ascertaining. Saturday at Bendigo that the the people of this state have hadas they happen. ranting hyprocitical and affairs of ? abuse to be done the daily press. How tirade of prejudice, wholesaleIts supporters are left lamenting for a truthful version What led to Saturday's themselves what to expect from the its own ends for publication. makes it clear to the Civil Servantsthe present situation in Perth are, in fact, opposed topoint instance:which an chooses .what 'news' best suits is for Government's subject, the responsible but current all circumstances secular from a the as when misrepresents the situation the papers especially The Civil Service Strike, every right to be informed, that the daily press simply information, the version published in at of which the people have last beginning to learn, week, when the must every Civil Servant? view as the public, are is by the omission of certain the Loyal Orange Lodge of Victoria, as he did last win back favor. it know, So They point. in case Government of the foul be done to views of the to falls Las mis-repreent to Hughes Minister something Government it is that when Prime of the salary 'grab' of view ; indeed it assists the of Hughes and Pearce and the is also achieved Hence of ultra -loyal supporters of the crown and decriers Co. in their denunciation of the largest monster demonthe purpose of misrepresentation a'crowded meeting of the notorious Woodfall, toSnowball outburst, one tune socomodated the to tyrannical Advance Hall warm Hughes' Town waxed Melbourne (!) by staging his play, " on the that that crowd ofa people to learn that a few days previous beguiled as a disloyalist the It can safely be surmised surprise to our readersKennedy, villiauous attacks made with who had been shamefullyemphatic come as against will D.S.O., it protest Again, J. J. favour an lost succcess as Federal Government. has seen took place to uphold Father top of having This meeting was a magnificentwas just too much for Hughes to withstand on strations that Bendigo portrayed disloyal elements. own constituency Australia," which, it was alleged, Happening as it did in the Prime Minister's therefore, of his vituperative of his narrow, scandal-mongers. Being conscious, character of Father Kennedy. the confidence of these an The craven outpouringin the minds of fanatics. regain public. to Orange had -patient the he -too all costs friends, all now his upon do ; at to whatever him pounce to for doubt thing any one opportunity be There remained only the daily Press of Australia, he took the firstas it remains to be seen. But there should not though deliberate, ranting ably by nothreg short of uncontrollable, or otherwise, the fact that poor ability, and backed soalready Hughes so completely that from Australia. Indeed, been widely read-with approval overshadow absence Mannix has Dr. Archbishop's of mind the by certainly in the full intellect awful were embittered less and Czars become to two personality him (these to wonderful the instructions proclaim. ghost seem tolerant citizens thatvenomous able-it did its best-to apparently to his and Pea'rce's purpose. Nor does Dr. Mannix's West Australian was well land as decent about from pillar to post, seems to satisfy his of sectarianism in this fair a better and in Australia being buffetted to the situation, with what result last Monday's still author the was with body dealing Jerger's not in Government, gloss Father its peglect orr), added mental Government but a People's have misgivings coucerning knowledge of what was " going daily -Press, the hirelings of every Nationalist " organ-so why Press does ? From the and Catholic with fortitude to ft It is a daily paper-a the will. good do-as peace should of We can consequently look mouthpieces of public opinion and by Catholics demanded, in the interests solace and desire abound. of the Empire, and to an inglorious end to any which in expected, fountain is more generous spirit encourage their leader and his of the Realm and the preservation thanks be to God, is an inexhaustible if not openly as bigoted, cunningly However, the virtue of Hope,of fatuous and false notions regarding the safety and whose supporters who, !" galaxy governed personal welcome finish to the present are so steeped in religions prejudice and hatred " this grand young land This is according to our own Government whose principals suicide by their silent acquiescence. Thus is educated in Perth in their youth. were sisters his political of to Perth. one early least in and at satellite (Pearce) with Father Jerger and his sister that both Father Jerger as we, were actually schooled At this stage we wish to state have informed us that they, people many whilst knowledge, -
VOL. XLIV
PRICE 3d
Away Spirited Father Jerger
No. 1983 (New Series)
OF PERTH
Statement by Father Calliatua SUPERIOR OF THE PAS SIONIST
ORDER IN AUSTRALIA.
the past twenty-seven years, I have known Father Jerger for him say anything disloyal. during that period I never heard con against him and he was False accusations were made on this head ii ra Senator Pearce's reasoning man is what but without a trial. Father trial; fair a Jerger wants peculiar. This got a fair trial? the War Precautions Act ever of his o one by on informed Jerger) was The fact that he (Father that he is guilty. P W this Minister of Defence Senator Let is convincing proof to he Judas? by betrayed was (7 Christ guilty because alleged to have been given by one of his produce the evidencelet him remember that a letter is not Jerger's) own, and authentic. until proved to be that were the Parliamentary papers that There is not one point in Wales Legislative Assembly Sout:i New the of table the on ed cannot prove to be false. the held he Sir Robert Garrett, when that Sir Robert I pointed this out to 11th. last. My impression is not be o at Sydney about June to Father Jailer. ItMr.could favourable was Hughes refuse report ran's he received. Why did table of the H the wise from the evidence on Jaeger Father of place this evidence in favour of Did Secretary to the Minister In June, 1919, Mr. Trumble, at Father Jerger's any written evidence eon Letters Board. wrote to me stating that him before the Aliens Jerger at H posal could be placed by were sent to Father 4th. inquiry, the of fig favourable evidence morning the suppressed. On Camp; but they were he had any written Jerger was askedheifwhen it was suppressed? 5th. August, 1919, Father"No." could How deuce, and he answered say at Bendigo, "Some may me Mr. Hughes said last Saturday was innocent.".. I a= fair trial, and that isheinnocent, was he that and Jerger had not a that Father Jerger those who know Pearce. no better than that of Senator had been Mr. Hughes' logic is evidence on which Father Jerger evidence) the was but (Mr. Hughes) said theProtestant all; at evidence Divine Lord ported had not been gave evidence against Our co -religionists. Those who his co-religionists. by a was given principally to leave Evidence, continues Mr. Hughes, forced, and compelled smuggled, in been since letter had the who is alleged to have written heard Father This same priest, who told me that he had never I Es es wall as knows ing Father Jerger, statement. Mr. Hughes make any disloyal not smuggled, forced, or compelled to leave of his own front the this said priest was to went and chaplain, it the old country He enlisted as anthearmy war was ended he remained will; and when his own request. trivial thing and Senator Pearce athat this p It may seem to Mr.aHughes fair trial. Let me tell them of the -one is It deport a man without man. laws of God and should be eondernned is contrary both to the man no that justice mental principles of refuse not did He omniscient, still h Although Almighty God is himself. He also gave Eve a His the opportunity of defending a hearing before delivering Even Pontius Pilate gave Christ Jeers. to the by tannfailla. and internment was accomplished 'IVA be shell about by the same Mears; brought was ,. deportation 'Weft with honour.
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when would be ,'..-membered vessels again came into Aust waters. Mr. Edwards said a rumour that been circulated to the effect had issued Federal Government of structions to the commander Australian fleet that the des the men Mr. Edwards addressed for the men Huon should come to South the Nestor. Parcels The Huon might be of the "Daily tralia. to and about 100 copies on board. The to assist the Government Herald" were placed Photographs deportation. its out Jerger. party saw Fr. the Mr. vessel and of the It was pointed out bywan were taken of wards that the seamen crew. rumour the emphatically subsequently deny been published to the Mr. Edwards said firm as ever in had as that the men were the stewards had refused that ship the work to not decision Jerger any food. their Father give The board. on while the priest was from the stewards Seamen's Action Endorsed. informed that the said, was now at delegate that he was Afrika, captain they, with the The steamer wa, to carry out Australian and it was pos- stated Parliament and to do whatever crew, had men were determined Members of the South Seamen's the Outer Harbour, members of theFather the warning was branch authorities would atJerger, and Federated the SENSATIONAL DEVELOPpossible. threat, that the of with in their sible Party sympathy on refuse Port tempt to place Father Jerger ADELAIDE. MENTS the Labour would at of TO crew held possda Members the JOURNEY meeting that a everything at issued discussed the on Union FATHER JERGER'S a re- board of it. The committee would were doing the State Parliament AT ADELAIDE. as pleasant as if Father Jerger were put on Monday carriedmeeting duty sojourn were his Adelaide and make is vessel time, That the of week lunch at last anchorage. captain subject the follows:-This the press at on to as hoard wait went was it solution we Advocate). sible. result The Since The Nestor (From the Melbourne Cross, Ade- greatly incensed. As a meeting of just what happened. the seamen on the and put the facts before him. then on the (says The Southern wharf shortly congratulates It was rumoured on Tuesday devel- arranged to hold a mass was also expected to arrive the fine stand they ahave Queenscliff to Leigh Creek, Fri- got away_ from thewhen new and sensational de- KhyberHarbour to -day, and in view that Father Jerger was to be the priest Nestor onrefusing to protest at the Trades Hall on mass Fr. Jerger was taken from then Adelaide Barracks. Those laide), a has sail with regard and to in North a.m., to 11 the in at after _occurred taken Mitcham, great by up the gulf on Wednesday another roadstead trial: opment and manned the fair a was at Governit Adelaide express to Jerger's friends off the trail, and out of communicaevening, had board that day has on he fact Hughes put until the has the attempt of the deport Father meeting in the Botanic Park on was be placed on board the steamer Fr. into opera- porteewe will stand by the same, and of attempts to puthave of his whereabouts and coolie crew endeavourson might the men put theirof threat crew. all failed. Information board. ment and military to without a fair Sunday afternoon; also to apply to the amade sympathisers which the Nestor that ber, which has a coolie official, tion with him, to put the priest owing to the alertness of went union corpus to the tion, asgoa result crew that it be a recommendation Adelaide Charles Jerger, C.P.,Rumours to The habeas support of were they been available every day, writ prominent trades statement. further. himself a for that no who the in branches sal could that trial. other added of Mr. John Wren, for the release of Fr. Jerger. duty open the of Edwards to and 14th Mr. Court. refusal (erring the personal effortsproceedings in order realised that the drastic Merchant us." in Adelaide on Julyto this Supreme Frank Condon (secre- would be as well for the seriou to set the judicial the held a mass current Monday even- evening Mr. ON THE was-underAct-a to be fully ofAt its meeting on seamen off the Nestor were Port Adelaide Trades action he was to be removed the 16.-The PLACED serious of such that on any July most tary of put JERGER AssociaEvening, deportation; FR. A. to Workers' Jerger Friday Mr. Shipping if Fr. with a view outside ing the Waterside It had been decid Labour Council) and and NESTOR. not to' work the boat was known. Mr. cognised.immediately as- their articles are State fence, for the vessel being Adelaide carried a reso- and 'meeting, and decided to all had met him though still tion of Port they risked heavy penalties, the seamen inter- but nothing definite submit after the that its members Woodsford Seamen Refuse Work. the territorial limits,waters board. In doing this had decided to get in unions concerned the followin of Parliament, the previous Tuesday in the lution to the effect coal They members On Wren. Labour Starke, any by fair. to load very Australian Led or Justice and intended to Labour cool Mr. in South English. and was very to refuse it was Trades that would the adoption:-"That who fact according with for application Nestor, The haseas the touch of the solution for a writ of Sydney, Gulf, was on the high viewed the captain of States, and recommend to the Trades and vessel which is being usedcitizen hear the application of the High Court, for from ,deport Father Jerger, of Councils in the variousseaport Fun- to the law. Their action, therefore, Justice Poole attended to two work, to purpose of deporting anycitizen officers were pre- beas corpus, he was removed Friday Night.-Mr. the country by the Blue Councils of Australia tha has all unions engaged in warn that consider- made it mutiny, and it remains Brigadier -General Antill andhad his Melbourne to Queenscliff at 1.30 out ofliner shipping our unless case, aroused the Australia might will put Nestor it of they for an order nisi. Smith, that the event of Father Jerger or outcome is head nel The so Mr. Denny the trial. and who open what K.C.. Harbour and was for fair seen Wren, a be Mr. Outer given deporteee the John any application at been if the at the sent. After p.m. Mr. for able interest (Continued on Page 2). The Nestor remained expressed the hope companies thatby them their action order, and said he would hear be. which is fighting morning. The decision Honour granted thecorpus afternoon resolution also of the group Father on Monday. Jerger, at once on Saturday Waterside Federation carried away firemen on the anchorage allandSaturday the writ of habeas 11 o'the release of with friends at Ade- of the seamen and that is still there. Real- that the in promptly left would Sunday, Nestor they and o'clock.-The touch afternoon the situation Saturday Morning, 11 The seamen then and there as- got into Mr. A. A. Edwards, previous if any attempt ising the seriousness of Owen) came Fr. Jerger was not on board. stopped the boat and put Fr.' laide, including friends watched the not man the steamer on the master (Captain clock. the authorities to consult made to put the priest boat M.P. These the were border afternoon and sured Mr. Wren that, ifwould the the work, in among from stop way ashore anxiety immediately In the railway all the Father Jerger was board caused much Jerger on board, they and officers, the agents for the vessel. captain, city. bethe to passengers, anchor. was to and the would have the trouble evening a conference the held Fr. Jerger taken in a motor to Ballarat, agents military authorities took who were hopeful that express captain, of the Adelaide matter Eventually a the tween Saturday, 11.30 o'clock.-The As it. on work and to placed averted. be Co."' there refused and men would Wills The morning the George to the Customs launch. escort Fr. Jerger. At 10 o'clock on Thursday got away from on (Messrs. acForce were found to11.30, From fact, the Nestor Father Jerger the authorities to decide what the at Semaphore. police of the South Australian was detrained at Mitcham. without met the Nestor, at however, tion would have to be taken in conveyed to the bar- wharf He was put on a launch, which This was in con- he was anchorage, guard. he the At military there a board. under Museum to board the matter. Fr. Jerger was put on of the court. racks at the rearonofNorth Terrace, the huge vessel was Itobserved Mr. John subsequenttravention of the order On Saturday morningVictoria Art Gallery, come to a standstill. to the boat, which lay motionless and arrived Jerger had Wren, there just as the Prince Father who came from that The-crew immediately refused towork and transpired ly statue the trial for open an roadstead. unveiling the at getting was in aboard assist sea. Wales put out at of been car deportathe motor authoriby against went protest to was held his grandfather. Apparently the FederalThey took. Father Jerger,Harbour, accompanied a wire Sunday.-A great meeting and the meet- to Mr: trouble. Outer Edwards despatched had been aroused in Adelaide, and him of the ties anticipated de- to the tion. Intense excitement to by Mr. A. A. Edwards, M.P., the deportation without trial. Jerger, accompanied by to Mr. Wren, notifying Father Jerger. Father ing passed motions hostile of was barracks at the others who are using their influence the writ of habeas in Adelaide a from for arrival tectives, him application to the of IS to Port in the case. Museum Monday.-The hearing Mr. Wren cruised around the Nestor in a but receiving no reply spoke Adelaide the of rear learnt car with the the telbphone.notHebeen showed that adjourned till Wednesday. It is reported that re- Adelaide in a motor Enquiries on Monday speech with Fr. Jerger. Nestor had treated Fr. through him to the Out- Father telegram on board. It launch, but could not get still the conveying the of was of that object Jerger passengers the the captain, the crew, and river. But they did is understood that he is locked in lie was seen several ceived by, Mr. Wren. into touch er Harbour by opposition he dines at Jerger with exceptional kindness and courtesy. Mr. Edwards next got not count on meeting the chartroom, although Commandantat(Brigtimes walking on deck. State of the launch which the recrew the saloon passenhad ;with the he from the which letter of a who To meal hours with was part public Antill), purpose. made the aboard on Wren for put -General adier he Tuesday.-Mr. Wales* was engaged gers. When as follows:the military offiwas with the Prince of While their surprise the crew of the launch ceived from Fr. Jerger, and which reads That Saturday afternoon or her people. time Hospital. deportee. Australia was comthe Keswick who against take the to crime at Woodling), no declined pre. soldier I am "I have committed talking to a matters, as cer (Major to do so, told the master AND IS than any of my accusers. and of course, complicated and the Prince was My conscience is much clearer to take the cler- missioned the responsior jury decide between meThey Mr. Edwards stepped forward desired that judge not was Owen) he it Australian any that let to (Captain by spirit. pared and Commandant Harbour that health see in the Outer to me the him BY break to with to informed gyman rested bility those who seem determined they have only succeeded in disgracing knew Father Jerger was in Adelaide. road. Consequently theA the deportee did not escape, pointMANUFACTURED IN AUSTRALIA have done their worst, but Australia, a country to which they do and that he desired to get permis- train or of such was commissioned. event the launch in putting police that preand out the ing in their position, including sion to speak to him The number of police officials, not belong, in a false light." to the been sence of a military guard. repliu(tnhilerrUsetelF%)arwolliriedSub-Inspector Fraser, went which Fr. Jerger has lately and launch, but tprIndintliable the In these whirlwindwasjourneys in Police, un- General looked surprised, The delay to the Harbour Commonwealth Outer of desire composed cautions Act. made to take the guardYates. They carry openly batons and loaded ed that although he didinnotMr. Ed- no attempt, it is understood, was caused much feeling among Nestor on as Jerger obstacle known handany Father person of whom, it is der a place is always some to place to who made prisoner, his passengers, the their observe the overawe to to at had Nestor lay to travel revolvers, with which North AdelaideBarracks one of these wards' way, he which board while thewaited reported, were not anxious had she until owing cuffed while on the journey. hisAt prisoner so brutally that one of the instructions from Melbourne, on They no person wharf: three miles outside the ter- with the clergyman The board stewards, it of a minis- were to the effect that father. Hughes policemen treated handling barbaric steamed nationality. such his to against placed they excepthere and taken soldiers on duty remonstrated was insolent in his reply to the soldier, was to see the reverend also limits. have ritorial Mr. believed, is to on the steamer. ter of religion. The policeman Mr. Edwards also wired to serving the man with meals, The soldier is at present under of the Labour their prisoner at the quay- tion firemen are who thereupon knocked him down. Police guarding the person of Fr. Frank Tudor, Leader of While the Nestor was Representaheld a while the seamen and House One of the Commonwealth firemen the in and arrest. Party seamen the prisoner:side the to a reply in their resolution determined reaffirmed still they which Jerger is reported to have publicly said The instructions are to put you tives, and not receiving at the telephone. meeting, day not to man the ship until the de"We are only obeying orders.have powerful friends, and we can't spoke to him through ar- their decision of the previous him of Father Jerger's Nestor to sea with portee is taken off. on the Nestor at all costs. Yoir were to not to take the not to be sym- He told him warned asked specially and board. on We Adelaide, risks. in gentleman any to a rival afford to take the Federal the reverend as a dangerous German, belonging Place the facts before pathetic, but to regard you Church that stopped at nothing."
the Commonwealth throughout the same course and would adopt immediately. put it into operation and T. ButMessrs. A. A. Edwards Wren, Mr. John Mr. P., terfield, M's went R. Dugan, and a photographer Tuesday. to the Outer Harbour on on
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