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NO. 3,008.
All Must be at Place "NOT TOO BUSY TO HONOUR of Dut/ and Service Army Minister's Striking Address JESUS CHRIST"
AUSTRALIA CALLS FOR VIGOUR AND COURAGE
MEN OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES NEEDED IN PUBLIC LIFE cherished rights-freedom of worship. Mr, F. Forde, the Hon. Minister for the Army, was present at the evening In the Totalitarian States such funda-
Prime Minister's Stirring Appeal "Men and women of Australia! This is the gravest hour in our history," was
the solemn warning sounded by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) in a national broadcast immediately following Australia's declaration of war on
meeting of the Holy Name Society in mental rights had been stolen from The Totalitarian State the people. Middle Park on Sunday, January 11, and, after Benediction, addressed the was the god, and men were made to members at their seventh annual meet- bow to it or to spend their lives in con- Japan. centration camps. Here in Australia ing. Dr. F. McAree, as president of "The call is to you for your courage, the branch, acted as chairman, and we had freedom of worship, but if we your physical and mental ability, your welcomed Very Rev. G. P. Clery, were to keep that and other fundamen determination that we, as a inflexible for to light tal rights, we would havi O.Carm,, Mr. Forde, and other visitors. My Australia had no quarrel to nation of free people, shall survive. The spiritual director, Rev. E. J. them. to you is in the name of Austraappeal Nugent, O.Carm., in presenting the an- pick with any other nation, but she lia, for Australia itself is at stake in nual report, congratulated the mem- had no choice and no desire to act dif- this conflict-" The ferently than as she had done. bers on the fact that despite the unfor the willing appeal this stirring In settled conditions of war time an aver- manhood of Australia had taken up and whole -hearted co-operation of the age monthly attendance of 452 was arms because the safety of this fair nation in whatever measures the Govmaintained throughout the year at the land was threatened by aggressor na- ernment found it necessary to introsociety's Mass and Holy Communion. tions. duce in the interests of national safety Let No Man Be Idle. The report revealed that the sale for Australia was at war; then let no -no matter how drastic, no matter the year of Catholic papers reached the dislocating to civilian life as we remarkable figure of 26,850. This work man or woman in Australia be idle. how previously known it-the Prime had been inaugurated by the H.N.S. in Great things had been done in speed- had expressed his faith in the pathe first year of its establishment, and ing up production of armaments and Minister and munitions. These workers in the fac- triotism of the Australian people, is now conducted by a press squad of firm confidence that his call would the Legion of Mary, formed from mem- tories, both men and women, were his not go unheeded. bers of the junior section of the society. heroic in their self-sacrifice and their For over two years now Australia anxiety to do the job well and thorMR. F. FORDE'S ADDRESS. has been at war, but with battlefields Austhat oughly. They were proving Life. and National Catholics distant the tentralians on the home front could be thousands of miles regard Mr. Forde, addressing his audience the conflict dency has been to on as Australians fighters just as great as fellow-members of the Holy Name necesfield of battle-second to none the as something remote; something Society, complimented the men on the the sitating, of course, the large muniover. of beautiful church and on the large at- world recruitment the production, tions Catholics should take their part in He had with tendance at Benediction. the various public activities, like young men for service oversea heard it said that Middle Park's all Let Catho- the fighting forces; but as something A.R.P. organisation. branch of the Holy Name Society was the workers take greater interest, also not touching directly upon the even the strongest, numerically, of all bran- lic civilian life. their unions. It was not right tenor of Australian ches in the Commonwealth, and he in Now, all feeling of remoteness is that Catholics should be mere passive felt that such must be the case after launched her atJapan When past. members. They should take an active his experience in the church that evenThey were fighting to up- tack in the Pacific with such dramatic interest. ing. He was pleased to be present and treacherous suddenness, war was the freedom of the democratic nawith them, for although he was a busy hold recognised the right to uphold tions, man, he was not too busy to associate in democracies-the right of organised sent were very much indebted to him himself with them in worshipping God unions to uphold the claims and for attending, and for delivering such and in honouring the Holy Name of tradefundamental the working right of the an inspiring address. In the course He had found, wherJesus Christ. fight for better conditions. In of his remarks he paid a tribute to the ever he went throughout Australia, class toGermany unionism such trade Nazi that the Catholic people were being has been destroyed, and if it is to sur- work of Mr. Forde and his colleagues, and expressed the hope that when the given a lead and an inspiration to betin Australia, if life is going to be day came for peace conferences, Auster and higher things by their priests vive War. must win this we living, worth tralia would be represented by Mr. He considered the priesthood of Auswar, only the win not we must But tralia was doing wonderful work and but the victory also. We must have Forde and others imbued with the Mr. F. Mcsame Christian ideals. building is in the for it work, valuable representative men in public life Mahon seconded Prior Clery's proup of such organisations as the Holy as men imprinciples, men of Christian which was thanks, of vote Name Society that produced better bued with the ideals of the Holy Name posal of the Christians, better men, better Austra- Society, men who will help build a passed with loud and prolonged aplians, pledged to honour God and all new order which will be based on the plause. witA very pleasant function concluded lawful authority. They had Order laid down by Jesus Christ. with presentations to Mr. J. Barry, renessed in the church that evening Vote of Thanks. tiring executive member, and Mr. F. that very beautiful act of worship, Prior Clery, in proposing a vote of Westaway, secretary for three succesBenediction of the Blessed Sacrunent; all Mr. said that pre 'post thanks to Forde, sive years. of man's one exercicnd they had -
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brought nearer to Australia's shores than it had ever been before. "No part of Australia is invulnerable," warned the Prime Minister. "Therefore no part of Australia will be permitted to immunise itself from the duties and responsibilities which the war with Japan involves. We are all endangered. We must all be at the Neither place of duty and service. fighting nor working must be slowed or stopped." The weeks that have passed since December 8, 1941, have not lessened our danger; rather, as the battle area has widened and crept closer to our northern shores, it has been intensified. Australian territory in New Guinea has already been attacked; Australian shipping in Pacific waters is being subjected to continuous haz-
ards; far-reaching decisions affecting Australian co-operation with the other allied nations have been reached, and Australia finds herself called upon to play a vital role not only on the battlefield, but also as a centre of supply in the Pacific war. To fulfil this role successfully, Australia iscalled on for a stupendous effort and the Government is faced with the colossal task of organising and regulating the country's material resources, manufacturing processes and distribution of labour so that the maximum results will be achieved. In bringing about the change from civil to war production on the extensive lines now found imperative by the Federal Government, great changes will be made in our peace -time manner of life. Orders already issued restricting the use of petrol and other materials of a vital defence value, and the freezing of stocks of tools and an increasing number of other articles, have necessarily caused inconvenience and perhaps even hardship, but the Prime Minister and the Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) have appealed to every Australian man and woman to co-operate, not tardily or with a bad grace, but at once and cheerfully in these measures which are so vitally necessary for their safety, and to resist with all their strength any movement which is anti-Australian in intent or designed in any way to hinder the vigorous prosecution of the war. Mr. Beasley has said that all activities of the Supply Department have (Continued on Back Cover.)
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