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WhereDoestheCommunistParty ReallyStandRegardingtheWar?

CommunistPartymeetingsarenowbusypassingresolutionscallingfor supportfortheCurtinGovernmentandforanall-outeffortinthewar againstFascism.Theobjectsofthebelligerentshavenotchanged simplybecauseRussiahasbeenbroughtintotheconflict,yetwhatdid Communistssaythreeyearsago?

Inthe"CommunistReview,AMonthlyMagazineoftheTheoryandPracticeofMarxism-Leninism,"editedby R.Dixon,amemberoftheCentral CommitteeoftheCommunistPartyof Australia,anarticlebyR.Dixon,in itsissueofJanuary,1940,wasentitled "TheRealIssueoftheWar."

Herearesomeextracts(emphasis andcrossheadingsours):

"OnSeptember3,1939,Australiabecameaparticipantintheimperialist warthathadbrokenoutinEurope. TheGovernmentmadenopretenceat consultingtheAustralianpeoplebefore takingthisterribledecision. And yetweareblandlyinformedthatthis isawarfordemocracyagainstfascism!

undersloganssomewhatsimilartothe lastslogans,whichhidetherealcharacterofthewar.

"Thefactisthatthiswarisareactionaryimperialistwar,awarbeing wagedbythegreatimperialistpowers, Britain,FranceandGermany,formarkets,sourcesofrawmaterials,andfor colonies.

"TheBritishcapitalistclassenslave 480,000,000peoplesinthecolonies.the Frenchcapitalists70,000,000.To-day theyarewagingwaragainstGerman imperialism,tomaintaintheirworld dominationandtheirrighttogoonexploitingandoppressingthecolonial peoplesinIndia,Africaandotherparts oftheworld....

HavetheAlliedobjectives changedbecauseRussiais involved?

Wellmightweask:Whereisthedemocracy?

InfamousAims.

"Mr.Menziesclaimsthat,legally, AustraliawasatwarwithGermany fromthemomentBritaindeclaredwar.

"Thelawcanalwaysbereliedupon tosupplyargumentstojustifythe infamousandreactionaryaimsofthe capitalistclass,especiallywhenslick lawyershaveanythingtodowithit.

"AccordingtoMr.Menzies,Australia canbedragged.willy-nilly,behindthe predatoryaimsandpoliciesoftheBritishConservatives.Thosewhoknow Britishhistoryknowthatitiscrowdedwithwarsofconquestwhichareabhorrenttous.

"Andisthiswaranydifferent?

"IsthereanyjustificationforAustralianparticipationinthiswar?

"Weweretoldthatthelastwarwas wagedto'maketheworldsafefordemocracy,'thatitwasa'wartoend war,to'defendtherightsofsmall nations,'andto'maketheworldfitfor heroestolivein,'etc.

"Thispresentwarisbeingwaged

"Fromwhateverangleonemaylook atthiswaritbecomesevermoreapparentthatthegreatfinancialinterests haveeverythingtogain,forthewar willmakethemricherandmoredominantthanever.Ontheotherhand, theworkingclass,thefarmersandthe middleclass,thevastmajorityofthe population,haveeverythingtolose fromthewar,inasmuchastheywill providethecannonfodderandinthe factoriesandfieldswillbemorebrutallyexploitedandoppressedbythecapitalistclass.

"Itis,therefore,truetosaythat thiswarbetweentherulingclassesof GermanyandtheAlliedPowerstodeterminewhichgroupofimperialist slave-driversaretodominatethe world.

"CertainLabourleadersandreformisttradeunionofficials wellpaid flunkeysofimperialism,aredoingall intheirpowerto wintheworking classtosupporttheimperialistwar....

ThePositionofCurtin.

"OnMonday,November20,Mr.Curtin,FederalLabourPartyleader,ina speechintheTownHall,Sydney,on thewarsaid:

"'AustralianLabourwasunequivocallybehindBritaininherstrugglefor

Officialstatementsthree yearsagodeclaredit"a reactionaryimperialist

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war

thepreservationoftheBritishComTo,,nwealthofNationsTheuseofthe deceptivephrase,'BritishCommonwealthofNations'isanattempttomisleadtheworkingclass.Thefactis thatthisBritishEmpireisaslavepen for480,000,000colonialpeoples.

'Apartfromthis,however,isthedeclarationof'unequivocalsupport'for BritishImperialism.Themunition manufacturers,thebigfinancierscould asknothingbetterfromthereformist leaders.

"AfterstatingLabour'swarpolicy, Mr.Curtinappealedforunityinthe Labourmovement.

"Briefly,thepositionofCurtinisas follows:Towholeheartedlysupportthe BritishimperialistsinthewarandcooperatewiththeMenzies'Government

help'bringthewartoasuccessful termination.'

"Thisisapolicyofbetrayalatthe workingclass.Nevertheless,Curtin unhesitatinglydemandsthattheworkingclass itsforcesonthebasis ofthispolicy.

"OnOctober19,inanarticleinthe 'DailyNews,'Mr.Curtin,referringto thelastwar,wrote:

"'Labourmovements,disintegrated duringthewar.werenotequaltowinningthepeacefortheworkers.'

"Whydidtheydisintegrate?Because theleadersofLabourtreacherously linedupwiththeirowncapitalistic classintheprosecutionofthewar.

"Theissuesbeforetheworkingclass to-dayare:

"Fortheimperialistwaroragainst it;forcapitalismorsocialism...

"Workingclassunitymustbeestablishedonthebasisofopposingthe Mrandfightingagain=;thecapitalist class."

CatholicScientistFindsNewCure ForWarWounds

13iudyneointment,anewcurefor warwounds,hasbeendiscoveredby Dr.GeorgeSperti,DirectoroftheInstitutumDiviThomae,inCincinnati, which,thoughitwasfoundedbyArchbishopMcNicholasonlysevenyears ago,hasanestablishedpositionasone oftheleadingscientificreservecentres intheUnitedStates.

TheeffectiveofBiodynehasbeenreportedtotheWarDepartmentandthe NationalResearchCouncil.Dr.Sperti statesthatitismadeunderasecret formulaincludingyeastandliveroils.

Productioncanbeincreasedto1,000 lbs.adayshouldtheneedarise.

Mgr.Miller,Deanoftheinstitute, andDr.Spertispentseveralmonthsin Washingtonearlierthisyeardirecting plansfortheestablishmentofan OfficeofTechnicalDevelopmentto

functionundertheWarProductions Board.

Theyhadthehelpofseveralofthe country'sleadingscientistsandprincipalGovernmentofficials.,Thesum neededtocarryoutitsprogrammeis estimatedat100,000,000dollars.

Rubber,foodandnutrition,drugs, textiles,dehydratedpackaging,transportationandsubstitutematerials wouldallcomeunderitsconsideration.

Dr.Spertiwasrecentlypresented withtheCatholicActionMedalofSt. BonaventureCollege,N.Y.

"Inthebestowalofthishonour,"he saidonacceptingit,"IknowthattributeisbeingpaidnottoindividualaccomplishmentsbuttoallthoseCatholicmenandwomenwhothroughscienceareseekingtruthforthehonour andgloryoftheChurchandthebettermentrfmankind?'

ScripturalPropheciesConcerningthe

*WillitComein OurTime?

EndoftheWorld

PrivateRevelationsIdleandUseless

"StudentoftheBible,Goulburn. NewSouthWales.

TheScripturalsignsofChrist'scomingarenowbeingfulfilled.The endisathand.

Thereislittleornowarrantforthe statementtheScripturalsignsof Christ'sSecondComingarenowbeing fulfilled,andstilllessfortheassertion that"theendisathand."

FromearliestChristiantimes,particularlyintimesofgreatcalamityand distress,peoplehavethoughtthatthe SecondComingorAdventofChrist andtheendoftheworldwereatend.

Thefailureofallsuchspeculations andcalculationshasmerelyconfirmed thedeclarationofChristOurLord:-

"Butofthatdayorhournoman knoweth,neithertheangelsinheaven, northeSon,buttheFather."

XIII.,32.)

(Note.-ChristOurLord,bothas Godandasmancertainlyknewthe dayandthehour.Hedidnotknow itinthesensethatitwasnotpart ofHismissiontorevealthetimeto men;c.ActsI.,6-7.)

WeknowfromDivineRevelation thattheSecondComingofChristand theendoftheworldwillbepreceded bycertainsigns.Hence,wecanconcludethattheendoftheworldwill nottakeplacebeforethesesignsappear.Ontheotherhand,asOur Lorddeclared,noonecanforetellfrom thesesignstheexacttimeofHisSecondComing.Itisonlywhenallthe signshavebeenfulfilledthatareasonableconjecturewillbepossible.But eventhenitwillbenecessarytoguard againstthedangerofself-deception. AsSt.Paulwrotetothepeopleof Thessolonica:

"Webeseechyou,Brethren,touchingthecomingofOurLordJesus ChristandourbeinggatheredtogetheruntoHim,thatyoubenot readilyshakenoutofyourrightmind norkeptinalarm-whetherbyspirit utterance,orbydiscourse,orbyaletterpurportingtobefromus-as thoughthedayoftheLordwereupon us."(II.Thess.,II.,Isqq.)

SincethetimeoftheSecondCorningofChrist,theLastJudgmentand theendoftheworldisknowntoGod alone,speculationsconcerningthe exactdateordatesareidleanduseless.

Whileweareonthesubject,itmay bewelltoanswerthefollowingquestion:

SCRIPTURALSIGNSOFTHEEND.

Whataretheprincipalsignsorevents whichwillprecedetheLastJudgmentandtheendoftheworld?

FromthestudyofScripturetheologiansusuallyenumeratesixprincipal

signsoreventsasprecedingtheLast Judgment

111Thegeneralpreachingofthe Christianreligionallovertheearth.

InthewordsofChristOurLord: "AndthisgospeloftheKingdomshall bepreachedinthewholeworld,fora testimonytoallnations,andthen shalltheconsummationcome."(Matt. XXIV.,14:cf.Rom.XI.,25.)

(Thesewordsdonotnecessarilymean thatallmenwillacceptChristianity, northattheendwillfollowimmediatelyafterthepreachingoftheGospel toallnations.)

(2)TheconversionoftheJews:St. Paulwrites:

"Iwouldnothaveyouignorant, Brethren,ofthismystery that blindnessinpart,hashappenedinIsrael,untilthefullnessoftheGentiles shouldcomein.AndsoallIsrael

*WhenShouldChildrenbe Toldthe"FactsofLife"

turntoannouncethegreatandterribledayoftheLord,isbasedonthe prophecyofMalachias(IV.,5-6)and thewordsofChristasrecordedinMatthewXVII.,11-13).

ConcerningHenoch,thereislitlecertainty.Butinviewofthepassagein theApocalypseorRevelationsofSt. John(XI.,3sqq.)concerningthetwo witnesseswhowillappearasprecusorsofOurLordbeforeHereturns fortheLastJudgment-andsimilar passages-therehasexistedinthe Churchfromtheearliesttimesapopu- larbeliefthatEliasandHenochwill

ledbyAnti-Christreducesthenumber offaithfulintheworld.Hereare theApostle'swords:

"Letnomandeceiveyoubyany means;forunlesstherecomearevolt (apostasia)first,andthemanofsin berevealed,thesonofperditionwho opposethandisliftedupaboveall thatiscalledGodorthatisworshipped,sothathesittethinthetemple ofGod,showinghimselfasifhewere God.

"RememberyounotthatwhenIwas withyou,Itoldyouthesethings,And nowyouknowwhatwithholdeth.that hemayberevealedinhistime.For themysteryofiniquityalreadyworketh;onlythathewhonowholdethdo hold,untilhebetakenoutoftheway.

"Andthenthatwickedoneshallbe revealed:whomtheLordJesuswill killwiththespiritofHismouthand shalldestroywiththebrightnessof Hiscoming:himwhosecomingisaccordingtotheworkingofSatan,inall powerandsignsandlyingwonders; andinallseductionofiniquityto themthatperish:becausetheyreceivenottheloveofthetruththat, theymightbesaved.ThereforeGod shallsendthemtheoperationoferror, tobelievelying,thatallmaybejudgedwhohaveconsentedtoiniquity (Vv.,3-11.)

WHOSHOULDTELLTHEMTHEFACTSOFLIFE?WHENANDHOW? shouldbesaved,asitiswritten(in Isaias59,20).'Thereshallcomeoutof Sionhethatshalldeliver,andshall turnawayungodlinessfromJacob' Forasyoualsointimespastdidnot believeinGod,buthavenowobtainedmercythroughtheirunbelief,so thesealsonowhavenotbelieved,but foryourmercy.thattheyalsomay obtainmercy."Rom.XI,25-31.)

Fromthistextitmvybereasonably inferred(a)thatthemajorityofthe peopleofallnationswillacceptChristianity,(b)thatafterthegeneralconversionoftheGentiles,theJews,too, atleastingreatnumbers,willaccept theGospel.

(31ThereturnofHenochandElias: Thebelief,widelyheldbytheearly ChristianFathersthatEliaswouldre

returntopreachpenancetothenationsbeforetheendoftheworld.

ANTLCHRIST.

(4)TheGreatApostasyandthe ReignofAnti-Christ.

ThisisexplainedintheSecondEpistleofSt.PaultotheThessalonians. ThepeopleofThessalonicahadbeen alarmedbyaspuriousletterpurportingtohavecomefromtheApostles asthoughtheLastDaywasimminent.

St.Paulwritestoreassurethem, remindingthemoftheteachinghehad alreadygiventhembywordofmouth. Hetellsthemthatthe"Dayofthe Lord"willnotcomebeforethegreat apostasy(i.e.,atremendousdefection amongthefaithful)hastakenplace; norbeforeagreatrevoltagainstGod

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TheapostasyofwhichtheApostle speakscanscarcelymeanapolitical revolution,thoughitmaybeconnected withsucharevolution;forSt.Pauldescribesthewholemovementasa "mysteryofiniquity,"asatanic"seductiontoevilforthemthatareperishing becausetheyhavenotentertainedthe loveofthetruthuntotheirsalvation."

Itwillbenoted,too,thattheApostleappearstospeakofAnti-Christas adefinitehumanindividualofflesh andblood:"themanofsin,"the"son ofperdition,""twowhoopposethand isliftedupagainstallthatiscalled God,"_,showing"himselfasifhewere God,"etc.

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DISTURBANCEINNATURE.

(5)Extraordinarydisturbancesin nature.AsChristOurLorddeclared: "Andimmediatelyafterthetribulation ofthosedays,thesunshallbedarkenedandthemoonshallnotgiveher lightandthestarsshallfallfromheavenandthepowersofheavenshall bemoved.Andthenshallappearthe signoftheSonofmaninheaven.And

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thenshallthetribesoftheearth mourn."(Matt.XXIV.,29-30.)

"Andthereshallbesignsinthesun andinthemoonandinthestars;and uponearthdistressofnations,byreasonoftheconfusionoftheroaringof theseaandofthewaves:Menwitheringawayforfearandexpectationof 'whatshallcomeuponthewholeworld. Furthepowersofheavenshallbe moved.Andthentheyshallseethe Sonofmancominginacloud,with greatpowerandmajesty."(Luke XXI.,25-27.)

Thetribulationsheredescribedby OurLordwillbepartlymaterial(ex*traordinaryperturbationsofnature), andpartlypsychologicalorspiritual theanguishwhichthesedisturbances willcauseinthemindsandsoulsof men.

Itshouldberemembered(a)that thesesignsoreventsneednottake placeintheorderinwhichtheyhave beendescribed;(b)thattheendneed notfollowimmediatelyaftertheirfulfilment:"Whatdoesthephrase'then itwillcome'mean?"saysSt.Augustine,"exceptthatit'theend'willnot comebeforethattime?Howlong afterthattimeitwillcome,wedonot know.Theonlythingweknowfor certainisthatitwillnotcomesooner:' * * * *

THEGREATFIRE.

Finally,thereisaneventwhichcanii,,twithcertaintyberegardedasa signoftheSecondComingofChrist andtheLastJudgment,forthereason thatwedonotknowforcertain whetheritwilltakeplacebeforeor aftertheGeneralJudgment:

16)Auniversalconflagration.The endoftheworldwillbebroughtabout byagreatconflagrationwhichwilldestroyourplanetanditsatmosphere. AsSt.Peterwrites:

"ButthedayoftheLordshallcome asathief,inwhichtheheavens(i.e., theatmospheresurroundingtheearth) tshallpassawaywithgreatviolence andtheelementsshallbemeltedwith heatandtheearthandtheworks whichareinitshallbeburntup."(II. Peter,III.,10.)

Therefore,sinceChristOurLordhas declaredthatthedayandthehourof HisSecondComingisknownto manbuttoGodalone,sincethereis noindicationthatanyoneofthe

ScripturalsignsofHiscominghas beenfulfilled,andsincethereisnothing toindicatethattheendwillfollow immediatelyaftertheirfulfilment, thespeculationsandpredictionsof SeventhDayAdventists,of"Judge" Rutherford,andothersconcerningthe proximityoftheSecondComingof Christaredevoidoffoundation,idle, uselessandevenharmful.

SOMEPRIVATE"PROPHECIES."

ManynowlivingwillwitnessArmageddon.

Thatistheprophecy,notofScripture,butof"StudentoftheBible," Goulburn,N.S.W.

Evenapartfromtheratherpeculiar interpretationoftheBattleofArmageddon,asdescribedintheApocalypse orRevelationsofSt.John(ch.XVI.), theprophecyisworthaboutasmuch asthestatementalreadyexamined thatthe"scripturalsignsoftheCorningofChristarenowbeingfulfilled." Thenallwickedmen,theenemiesof Jehovah,thePopeofRome,the clergyandthegovernmentofthe worldwillbedestroyed.

Itwouldbeamistaketoregard wishfulthinkingasaprophecy.That youwouldlikesuchadreadfulfate tobefallthePopeandtheClergy,the ChurchandtheGovernmentsdoesnot meanthatwhatyoulikewillactually occur.

TheJudgeofthelivingandthedead willbeChristOurLord,Whowilljudge allmen-including"Judge"Rutherford -accordingtotheirworks.Andone oftheCommandmentsaccordingto whichthejudgmentwillbemade,is theCommandmentforbiddingfalsewitness,slanderandhatefulcalumny.

TheRomanChurchmaydeceivemen, bueshecannotescapethewrathof Jehovah.

The"RomanChurch"hasneverbeen guiltyofdeceivingmen;andthemen whohavedeliberatelyslanderedthe Churchwillhavetoanswertoareal andjustJudgefortheircalumniesand lies.

Yourlettercontinuesinthesame strainand,forthatreason,itwiuldbe futiletocommentontheremainderof it.

MayIsuggestinconclusionthat findoutthetruthabouttheChurch fromauthenticsources.

TheFactsofLife

"Parent,"Albury,N.S.W.

Isn'titrightforparentstotelltheir grownupchildrenaboutthefactsof life?

Itiscertainlyright.Butwhydo youspecify"grownup"children?Parentswhodonottelltheirchildren aboutthefactsoflifeuntiltheyare grownup,willalmostinvariablyfind thattheyarcmuchtoolate.Newspapers,films,magazines,street-corner loafers,smuttystories-allthesewill longsincehavegivenapervertedview ofthefactswhichtheparentsthem-

selvesshouldhavemadeknownto theirchildren.

WHENSHOULDHEBETOLD?

Howoldshouldachildbebeforeheis toldthefactsaboutsexandallthat?

Heshouldbetoldthesefactsassoon ashebeginstoshowanintelligentinterestinthem-notallthefactsat once,ofcourse,butgradually,ashis curiosityandhisneedsdevelop.

Inthismattertherearetwodisastrousmistakestobeavoided:Thefirst isthemistakeoftellingthechild nothingandthusmoreorlessleaving Don'twaituntilyouhavea PRESCRIPTION thinkofyour CHEMIST!

Rememberhegivesa "PERSONALISEDSERVICE" inallmattersappertainingto Health,PatentMedicines,Toilets,SurgicalAppliances,Etc.

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himwiththeimpressionthatsexisa sordidandterriblething.Thesecond mistake,whichisattheoppositeextreme,consistsingivingpublicandindiscriminateinstructiononsuchmatterstoclassesofchildren.Thismethodisevenmoredisastrousifthe classesaremixedclasses.

Thisadvocacyinmoderntimesof publicandindiscriminatesexinstructionissimplytherevivalunderanew labeloftheold,oldblunderofSocrates, whothoughtthatknowledgealone wouldresultingoodnessoflife.

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THEPOPESPEAKS.

Thattheoryisflatlycontradicted byexperienceandbyhistory.Let meherequotefromtheEncyclicalon the"ChristianEducationofYouth," byPopePiusXI.:

Anotherverygravedangeristhat naturalismwhichnowadaysinvades thefieldofeducationinthatmostdelicatematterofpurityofmorals.Far toocommonistheerrorofthosewho, withdangerousassuranceandunder anuglyterm,propagateasr-calledsex education,falselyimaginingtheycan forearmyouthsagainstthedangersof sensualitybymeanspurelynatural, suchasafoolhardyinitiationandprecautionaryinstructionforall,indiscriminately,eveninpublic:and,worse still,byexposingthematanearlyage totheoccasions,inordertoaccustom them,soitisargued,andasitwere tohardenthemagainstsuchdangers."

"Suchpersonsgrievouslyerrinrefusingtorecognisetheinbornweaknessof humannature,andthelawofwhich theApostlespeaks,fightingagainst thelawofthemind:andalsoinignoringtheexperienceoffacts,from whichitisclearthat.particularlyin youngpeople,evilpracticesarethe effect,notsomuchofignoranceofintellect,asoftheweaknessofawill exposedtodangerousoccasions,and unsupportedbythemeansofgrace!' ,BehindthatutteranceofthePopeis

theaccumulatedwisdomwhichcomes fromtwothousandyearsofexperience ofhumannatureinitseverymanifestationandcircumstance.

Comparedwiththeintimateknowledgeofhumannatureembodiedin theMoralTheologyoftheCatholic Church,thetheoriesofmodernFreudiansandBehaviouristsaremerely theincoherentbabblingsofinfants.

Therearesomewhowantindiscriminatesexinstructionnotbecausethey thinkitwillbenefittheyoung,but becausetheyseeinitameansofundermininganddestroyinv,Christian moralstandards.

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SOMELITERATURE.

Twoofmychildrenareatanagewhen Ithinktheyshouldknowaboutsuch things,butIamratherworriedasto whattodo.

Thedutyofinstructingthembelongsprimarilytotheirparents.Tell themsimply,clearly,inaspiritofreverence,whattheyneedtoknow.There isnothingtobeashamedofandyour naturalshynesswouldnotbeasufficientreasonforneglectingthisduty. ArethereanybooksIcouldgivethem toread?

Yes.Hereareafewpamphlets whichwillbefoundveryusefulfor thispurpose:"ThePureofHeart"and "WhybeDecent?"byDanielLord; "TipsonTemptation,"byFatherFullerton.Thesearepublishedbythe ACT.S.

Foradolescentboys,thelittlebook, "TheDifficultCommandment,"byC.C. Martindale,willbeagreathelp.For adolescentgirlsthereisabookletwrittenbyaCatholicwomandoctorand entitled:"GrowingUp."ThesebookletsmaybeobtainedfromtheCatholicbooksellers.

Foryoungpeopleabouttomarry, thereisanexcellentbookentitled, "HappinessinMarriage,"byadoctor andapriest.

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qSpecialpleafor preservationofhome life,moralsofyoung menandnegroes

Ourcountryhasbeenforcedintothe mostdevastatingwarofalltime.This war,whichistheabsorbinginterestof alltheworld,involvesunquestionably themostimportantmoralissueoftoday.Somenationsareunitedinwagingwartobringaboutaslaveworldaworldthatwoulddeprivemanofhis divinelyconferreddignity,rejecthumanfreedomandpermitnoreligious liberty.Weareassociatedwithother powersinadeadlyconflictagainst thesenationstomaintainafreeworld. Thisconflictofprinciplesmakescompromiseimpossible.

Whilewaristhelastmeanstowhich anationshouldresort,circumstances arisewhenitisimpossibletoavoidit.

VictoryandPeace

highcommendationforthefaithful practiceoftheirreligion.

Ineverydioceseprayershavebeen incessantlyoffered,askingGod'spardonforthesinsofindividualsandnations,beggingdivinemercyforall. pleadingforavictorywhichwillhave thesanctionofinfinitejusticeandfor anenduringpeacefoundedonthe loveofGodandtheloveofallmen.

PriestsandpeoplehaveearnestlyprayedthattheHolySpiritmayguideour Presidentandallwhosharewithhim theheavyresponsibilitiesofdirecting thewareffortsandofwinningthevictoryfromwhichallpeopleswillderive ajustandlastingpeace.

Inthedischargeofourpastoralresponsibility,wearegravelyconcerned abouttheworldpeaceofto-morrow.

Secularismcannotwritearealand lastingpeace.Itsnarrowvisiondoes

"Secularism Exploitation-TotalitarianismCannotWrite aRealandLastingPeace ChristianityCan"

abnormalconditionsinthelifeofa nation.

Duringthewarcrisis,freemenmust surrendermanyoftheirliberties.We askourpeopletobeunitedandpreparedtomakeeverysacrificewhich ourGovernmentdeemsnecessaryfor ajustandenduringpeacethroughthe victoryofourarmedforces.Weare confidentthattheywillperformtheir wartimedutiesgladlybecausethey knowthatourcountryhasbeenthe defender,notthedestroyer,oflibertiesandhasinthepastalwaysreestablishedthefullmeasureofpeacetimefreedom,ontheconclusionofi tilities.

OurGovernmenthasannouncedthat thewaremergencymakesitnecessary toemployanunprecedentednumberof womeninindustry.Whileweare wholeheartedlyco-operatingwithcur Governmentintheprosecutionofthe war.wemust,asshepherdsofsouls,

expressourgraveconcernaboutthe Christianhomeinourbelovedcountry inthesecrucialdays.Whenmothers areengagedinindustryaseriouschildcareproblemnecessarilyarises.Every effortmustbemadetolimit,asfaras necessitypermits,theemploymentof mothersinindustry,particularlyyoung mothers.Dueprovisioninharmony withAmericantraditionsshouldbe madeforthedaycareofthechildren ofworkingmothers.Thehealthand moralwelfareofmothersemployed;n industryshouldbethoroughlysafeguarded.Withafullrealisationofthe rolewhichwomenmustplayinwinningthewarandoftheextrememeasuresthatourGovernmentmusttake, weaskthatalltrytorealisethedangersinvolved,especiallythemoral dangers.Weurgethattherebea wholesomemoralatmospherewherever womenareemployed.

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ArchbishopSpellman,ofNewYork,andArchbishopMooney,of wereamongthesignatoriesofthestatementmadeinthename AmericanHierarchy.

Attimesitisthepositivedutyofa nationtowagewarinthedefenceof lifeandright.Ourcountrynow findsitselfinsuchcircumstances.

Evenwhilewemeethere,theexigenciesofwarhavedrivenourarmed forcesintounexpectedareasofconflictinAfrica.OurPresident,inlettersaddressedtotherulersofallthe friendlynationsconcerned,hasgiven solemnassurancethattheUnited Stateshasnodesignsofpermanentconquestorsordidinterest.Ouraim,he pledgedistoguaranteetocountries undertemporaryoccupationaswellas toourowntherighttoliveinsecurity andpeace.WeBishopsareconfident thatthepledgeofourChiefExecutive, notlightlymade,faithfullymirrors themindandconscienceoftheAmericanpeople.Thatpledgeisinfull harmonywiththeexpressionofhigh purposewhichthePresidentmadeto theCatholicBishopsoftheUnited Stateswhenourowncountrywas plungedintowar:"Weshallwinthis warandinvictoryweshallseeknot vengeancebuttheestablishmentofan internationalorderinwhichthespirit ofChristshallruletheheartsofmen andofnations."

Fromthemomentthatourcountry declaredwarwehavecalleduponour peopletomakethesacrificeswhich,in Catholicdoctrine,thevirtuesofpatriotism,justiceandcharityimpose.In everysectionofthisnationthevoices ofourBishopshavebeenheard.Their instructions,theirpastorals,theircounsels,theirappealsforprayersarean encouragementandaninspirationto theirflocks.Ourpriestsaschaplains onthewarfronthaveinspiredconfidenceinthemenwhomtheysozealouslyserve.Ourmeninthearmed forcesdeserveunstintedgratitudefor theirheroicservicestoourcountryand

Detroit, ofthe

nutencompassthewholeman,itcannotevaluatethespiritualityofthe humansoulandthesupremegoodof allmankind.

Exploitationcannotwritearealand lastingpeace.Wheregreedymightand selfishexpediencyaremadethesubstitutesofjusticetherecanbenosecurelyorderedworld.

Totalitarianism,whetherNazi,CommunistorFascist,cannotwriteareal andlastingpeace.TheStatethat usurpstotalpowers,bythatveryfact, becomesadespottoitsownpeople andamenacetothefamilyofnations.

TheSpiritofChristianitycanwrite arealandlastingpeaceinjusticeand charitytoallnations,eventothosenot Christan.

Intheepochalrevolutionthrough whichtheworldispassing,itisvery necessaryforustorealisethatevery manisourbrotherinChrist.All shouldbeconvincedthateveryman isendowedwiththedignityofhuman personality,andthatheisentitledby thelawsofnaturetothethingsnecessarytosustainlifeinawayconformabletohumandignity.Inthepostwarworld,theprofitelementofindustryandcommercemustbemadesubservienttothecommongoodofcommunitiesandnationsifwearetohave alastingpeacewithjusticeandasense oftruebrotherhoodforallourneighbours.Theinequalitiesofnations andofindividualscannevergiveto governmentsortotheleadersofindustryorcommercearighttobeunjust. Theycannot,iftheyfollowthefixed principlesofmorality,maintainorencourageconditionsunderwhichmen cannotliveaccordingtostandardsbefittinghumanpersonality.

Unfortunately,inourdaywemust wageaglobalwartosecurepeace.War isabnormalandnecessarilybringson

DualPurposeLamps

Ssomecorrespondentshaveexpressedtheviewthat"TheRecord"shouldconfineitselfto"religious"expositionsandleavepoliticsand suchlikemattersalone,itisobviously necessarytoexpoundtherightsofthe ChurchandtheCatholicpressinthis direction.Itisanissueuponwhich thereshouldbethegreatestclarity.

"AstheStateistheguardianofpublic order,sotheChurchistheguardianofgoodmorality."

WhenPopePiusXIwrotehisEncyclical,"QuadragesimoAnno,"hehad todefendhimselfagainstthecharge thathehadnorighttospeakwithauthorityonsocialandeconomicmatters.

Thechargewasnonewone.Ithad beenurgedagainstLeoXIII.Infact, itgoesbacktothe17th.century,when determinedeffortsweremadetowithdraweconomicactivityfromtheguidanceanddirectionoftheChurch."Back totheSacristy"wasthecrythenraised.Businessisbusiness,itwassaid, andlayingdownthelawineconomics :snotthebusinessoftheChurch.

Church'sMainConcern

Wecannotrepeattoooftenthatthe mainconcernoftheChurchisnoteconomics.Itwasnottosupplymen withbreadandbutterthatshewas `.ounded.Hertask,asPopePius pointsout,istoleadmentoeternal happiness.Accordingly,sheisdeeplyconcernedineverythingthatdirectlyleadstothatend,as,forinstance, instructioninthetruefaith,goodmoralityandtheadministrationoftheSacraments.Inotherthingssheisinterestedonlytotheextentinwhich theyhelptowardsorstandintheway ofeternalhappiness.

LiberalistView.

Iseconomicactivityahelporhindrancetotheattainmentofeternalhappiness?TheLiberalistschoolof thoughtwouldanswerthatitisneither. Accordingtoit,economicactivityis onething,religiousactivityisanother, andintheinterestsofeachtheyshould bekeptseparate.Eachshouldbe keptinitswater-tightcompartment. their ownlaws,whichworkintheirrespectivespheresbutwhichdonotwork -outofthem.Inthisview,religionis allverywellonSundayintheChurch, butitshouldnotbebroughtintothe office,orfactory,orshoponMonday. Forreligionandeconomicsdonotmix. Thesuccessfulbusinessmanmustbe hard-headed,eventotheextentof beinghard-hearted,whereasreligion tendstomakeaperson,ifnotsoftheaded,atleastsoft-hearted.Religioninbusinessmakesforinefficiency. Amanonhiskneesalldayisanedifyingsightinthechurch,butinthe shoporofficeheisneitheredifying norinspiring.

Church'sView.

That,initsmostextremeform,is theLiberalistview-aviewheldby practicallyallbusinessmenoutsidethe Churchandbyverymanyinsideit. Itisnotaltogetherfalse.Amongthe chaffoferrorthereisafairlybiggrain oftruth.And,ofcourse,asfarasit istrue,theChurchagreeswithit.It istruewhenitsaysthateconomicactivityisgovernedbylawsorrulesof itsown.PopePiusexpresslysaysthe samethingandasfarasthoserulesare concernedtheChurchmakesnoclaim toauthority.Shecannotchangethem anymorethanshecanchangethemathematicalfactthattwoandtwomake four.Ineconomics,whetherona nationaloronadomesticscale,there arecertainelementaryrules,whichare obvioustoeveryoneandwhichnoone canchange.Onesuchelementary rule,familiartoeveryhouseholder.is thenecessityoflivingwithinone's means,ofbalancingthebudget,ofcuttingthecostaccordingtothecloth.If theclothonhandisnotequaltothe ambitionsofthecutter,nostretchof theimaginationwillmakeitdothe job.Ifthehousewifedoesnotspend withinhermeans,ifshespendsmore thanshecanafford,nojugglingwith figureswillenablehertobalancethe householdbudget.

Inthatsense,economicsisnobusinessoftheChurch.Shehasneither theequipmentnorthemissiontoad"vise,muchlesstogiveauthoritative pronouncementson,technicaleconomicproblems.Ifthehousewifewants

t,knowhowtoincreasehermeansand howtolivewithinthem,shehadbetter consultsomeonewhohasexperience andknowledgeofdomesticeconomy. IftheMinisterforFinancewantsto balancethenation'sbudget,heshould consulteconomicexperts.Ifapersonstartsafactoryformakingnew hats,hewillsearchPapalEncyclicals invainforadvicehowtorunitsuccessfully.Forthosethingsinthemselvesareoutsidetheprovinceofthe Church.AsPopePiusputsit,"the Churchbelievesthatitwouldbewrong forhertointerferewithoutjustcause insuchearthlyconcerns."

EconomicsandFootball.

Ifthematterendedthere,theLiberalistviewwouldcontainmorethan agrainoftruth.Butitdoesnotend thereandthatiswherethebusiness manwithLiberalistviewsmakesamistake.Economicactivitymaybeout-

sidethesphereofreligionstrictlyunderstood,butitdoesnotlieoutside thefieldofmorals.Itisalwaysthe activityofahumanbeing,thepartial expressionofhumanlifeandhenceit cannothelpplayingapartinthe schemeoflife.Itmustbebrought undertheswayoflife'smasterpurpose,whichisthegainingofeternal happiness.Toputeconomicsandmoralityintodifferentcompartmentsis impossible.Economicactivitydoes notstandalone,anymorethanplayingfootballordrivingamotor-car standsalone.Aseconomicsisascience,sofootballisanartwithitsown rulesanditsownimmediatepurpose. Theartofdrivingacarisgovernedby itsownrulestoo.Arewetoconclude, then,thatfootballersandmotordriversarenotsubjecttotheauthorityof theState?Certainly,theStatehas nothingtodowiththerulesoffootballorthetechniqueofdrivingacar, butequallycertainlyithassomething tosay,ifthefootballersinsistonplayingtheirgameonHunterStreet,orif themotoristdrivesinadangerous fashion.

EconomicsandMorality.

AstheStateistheguardianofpublic order,sotheChurchistheguardianof goodmorality.Inasmuchaseconomicactivityinvolvesmoralitythe Churchisinterestedinitandclaims specialrights.Shecandeclarewith authoritywhatisrightandwrongin businesstransactions.Shecancondemnbusinessmethodsthatdonotrespecttherightsofothers.Shemay notbeabletotellthehousewifehow toincreaseherincome,butshecantell hernottoincreaseitbytheft.

The'Editorhasaskedmetoreplyto Mr.Tindall'sletteronPage9,andI admittoundertakingacontract.For evenbeforesortingoutgenuineenquiryandsincerecriticismfromvulgarabuseandcynicismoneisoverawedbyMr.Tindall'sinitialassumptionofintellectualsuperiority.Whateveroneisdsposedtosayisimmediatelyoffsetbytheconsiderationof one's"lowintellectuallevel?!This mustbeadmittedasahandicap.

TheattackonDr.RumbleIdonot proposetotouch.Itseemstobe quiteunfairtocomplainto"TheRecord."Mr.Tindallhasapparently receivedasevereslappingfromDr. Rumble.andifhewantsanymorehe

RIGHTSOFTHE CHURCH REPLYTO CORRESPONDENT

shouldwrite,toSydney.Idoubt, however,whetherDr.Rumblewillbe moresurprisedthanmyselfwhenthe Popeauthorisesprayersofthanksgivingfor"Godless"Russianvictories. ThisisreallyabadbeginningifMr. Tindallisseriousabouthisintellectual superiority,becauseitisaremark whichismerelysilly.

Mr.TindallwasgoodenoughtolectureusastohowtotreatCcanmun. ism;asonewouldexpecthewants"intellectualcriticism."Buttheobvious retortisthatweshallgiveCommunismthehigh-browlinewhentheneed arises.Thepresentlow-graderanting andmanifestinsincerityoftheComradesshouldcauseMr.Tindalltoturn hischargesof"crudepropaganda"into moredeservingchannels.Who,inthe nameofLenin,isofferingareasoned caseforCommunisminAustralia?As forthecomparisonoftheSovietand IrishConstitutions,Christianpeople wouldatleastbeimpressedbythe openingofthelatterinthenameof theMostHolyTrinity.Oddlythough itwillsoundtoMr.Tindall,thatgives agreaterpromiseofsocialrealitythan freebreadandcircuses.

Mr.TindallasksareCatholicsfreeto differfrompriestlyjournalists,etc. Theansweris:Readtheletterswe print.Therelationshipbetween "workersandrulingmoney-lendersoccupiedthelowintellectsofthe Churchafewcenturiesbeforethe giantmindofMr.Tindallexisted.It's hardtobehystericaloversuchaged matters,andhoweverhardwestudy historywehavenotyetbeenableto resolvethesocialquestiondownto thedaintypremisesofourcorrespondent. Thestuffabout"salesmanshipof religiousrelics"isjust"stuff,"PerhapsMr.Tindallwouldgiveusthe benefitofhishystericalresearches intothematter.Tocomparereligion andpatentmedicinesisquaintand unoriginal.Onemustnotbetoo

fussyaboutsmallmatterssuchasrelevanceandcoherency.Itmaybe, ofcourse,thatthereisasimilaritybetweenreligionandmedicine,butthe connectionisnotsoobviousasthat between"freethought"anddisease.

Mr.Tindall'smoralisingaboutadvertisingleadshimintosomeconfusion.Hewouldlikechemiststopublishhonestfindingsaboutpatentmedicines,butrealisestheycan'tverywell inthefaceoftheabsurdlibellaws (I'mnotsureonecanlibelanAspro, butnomatter).Butforallthat,he seemstofinditscandalousthatCatholicchemistsarenot"conspicuous"in thematter.Allofwhichleadsonto theafter-life,whenquackmedicine anddoctorshavefailed.Then,says Mr.Tindalltriumphantly,wecan KNOW.Theanswer,ofcourse,is thatweknownow,andthechiefadvantageofthispositionisthatweare enabledtoactinsuchawaythatthe subsequent,completeknowledgewill notappeartohavecometoolate.

Therestoftheeffusionisadvocacy forsocialisationoflandrentsandabolitionoftaxation.TheChurchgetsa fewincidentalkicksaboutstanding forthesanctityoflandrentsandinterestmongers.Francofoughtfor commercialspeculations,etc.Nothing canbedoneaboutarbitraryassertions whicharecontrarytoascertainable facts,excepttodenythemNegamus. Webelievethatsocialisationofland wouldbecontrarytonaturallawand henceanti-social.

Inconclusion,Imightbepermitted to'offerMr.Tindallashredofadvice. Theeasiestargumentintheworldis perseveration.Childrenspecialiseinit "Youdid.Ididn't.Youdid.I didn't.Itsonlydisadvantageis thatitdoesn'tgetanywhere.Ifafew corroborativefactscouldbeadduced, thenMr.Tindallmightbowlusoutor giveusaninnings.Untilsuchtime wemustjustdodderalongdownour lowintellectualgrade.

FatherLalortoBroadcastOver Stations6PRand6TZ

EVERYSUNDAYEVENINGFROM7.15--7.45. COMMENCINGMARCH28th.

Inresponsetoademandwhichhasbeengrowingforyears,, ithasbeendecidedtoinaugurateaCatholicSessionovertheair. ThiswillfollowalongthelinesofRev.Dr.Rumble'sSession from2SM,Sydney,andtheCatholicHourinMelbourne.

AcommencementwillbemadeonSunday,28th.inst.,from 7.15to7.45p.m.,overStations6PRand6TZ,andsubsequently eachSundayatthesametime.Itishopedlatertolinkupwith anotherStation,thusincreasingtherangeofthepresent"hook-up."

TheCatholicSessionhasbeenorganisedandfinancedbythe CatholicSocialGuild,aneworganisationforCatholicmen,aiming tohaveCatholicprinciplesofSocialJusticeappliedinthesolution ofeconomicandotherproblems.andistobe.knownas"TheCatholicAnswer."

"TheCatholicAnswer"willbeconductedby.FatherLalor, who,priortostudyingforthepriesthood,wasawell-knownand popularradiopersonalityinthisState.

"TheCatholicAnswer"willcoverthewholef.1c1ofCatholic thoughtanddoctrine.fromdirectlyreligiousma,terntosubjects ofcurrentinterestonwhichCatholicteachinghasabearing.It ishopedthat"theCatholicAnswer"willeventuallydevelopalong thelinesofaQuestionBox.andsoproveusefulinremovingprejudiceagainsttheChurchbyprovidinginformationandanswering thedifficultiesofnon-Catholics.Butatthecommencementitwill beconfinedtoyettalkaboutmattersofCatholicbeliefand teaching.

Catholic

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*HEADQUARTERSANDCLU-ROOMS: BankofN.S.W.Chambers,65St.George'sTerrace (nearSherwoodCourt)-Rooms:7-10FirstFloor

CALENDARofACTIVITIES

EVERYTHUWIDAY:AlldayExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament,commencingwithMassat8a.m.,andconcludingwithBenedictionat5.45p.m.

EVERYTUESDAY:C.G.M.weeklyDance.heldinCecilBuildings,SherwoodCourt.

PRAESIDIAMEETINGS:

QueenofYouth(General),Tuesday,7p.m.Room7

QueenoftheArts(MarianArtsGuild),Monday.630pm.Room9. ReginaPacis(WarWork),Monday,6.30p.m.Room7.

MARCH

Monday,22:ShorthandClasses,5--6.30p.m.Room9 Dramatic,8p.m.Room7. ChoirandOrchestra.Room9. 8p.m

Tuesday,23:ShorthandClasses,5-6.30p.m.Room9

DancingClasses,CathedralHall,8p.m.

Wednesday,24:Dressmaking,6--9.30p.m.Rooms7-9

Thursday,25:EXPOSITIONALLDAY. REHEARSALFORCONCERTATASSEMBLYHALL.7.30.

Friday,26:ShorthandClasses,5-6.30p.m.Room9. CONCERT,ASSEMBLYHALL.8.15pm

Monday,28:ShorthandClasses,5--6.30p.m.Room9.

Tuesday,29ShorthandClasses,5--6.30p.m.Room9

DancingClasses,CathedralHall,8p.m.

Wednesday,30:Dressmaking,6-9.30p.m.Rooms7-9

Thursday,31:EXPOSITIONALLDAY.

APRIL

Friday,1:ShorthandClasses,5-6.30p.m.Room9

Home'Crafts

MARIANARTSGUILD

ThethirdmeetingoftheGuildwas heldintheCathedralHallat8.30p.m. onSundaynightlast,March14,when between60and70memberswerepresent.

TheChaplain,FatherLalor,wasindisposed,and,unfortunately,wasunabletobepresent.

ItwasannouncedbytheGuildPresident,MissMaryMoir,thatthemeetingscouldnolongerbeheldonSundaynights,andafterashortdiscussionashowofhandswastaken,and itwasunanimouslydecidedtohold themeetingsinfutureonthesecond Fridaynightofeachmonthat8p.m., eitherintheClubRooms,theCathedralHall,orelsewhere,aswillbeadvertisedin"TheRecord"fromtimeto time.

Thegreatermajorityoftheitems chosenforournextconcert,taking placeonFridaynightnext,the28th. inst.,intheAssemblyHall.wererun throughlastSunday.Appreciation wasshownbythemembersofthe Guildwhowerenotparticipatinginthe itemsoftherateofprogressmadeover thelastfewweeks.

Althoughthereisstillalotof"polishingup"tobedone,theprogramme promisestoprovideexcellententertainment-forourpatrons.Theeveningconcludedwithsupperandcool drinks.

ThenextmeetingwillbeheldonFridaynight,April8,at8p.m.

Girlsseekinginformationaboutthe CatholicGirls'Movementshouldring B6950,orcallinattheClubRooms duringlunch-hourorofanevening.

SocialCaltudiA

April6,1943:CardEvening.St.Patrick'sSchool,WestPerth.

"Songof Bernadette"

Filmed CatholicGirlto StarasSaint

Girls,haveyouheardaboutour HomeCrafts?No,wedon'tmean makingpotholdersandpincushions; wehavelotsofinterestingthingsto do.Youcan'tbuypictureframeswell,canyoumountapicturewith passepartout?Now,ifyoujustcome up,we'llshowyouhow.Perhapsyou likeindoorrockgardens.Haveyou evertriedtobuyone?Theyarevery expensive,sowhynotsaveyourpreciouspenniesbymakingone?

TheClubwantstoholdaJumbleSale inaboutthreemonths,anditwillbe theworkoftheHomeCraftsectionto makeitasuccess.Socometoour meetingandhelptomakethings.You'll behelpingtheClubandlearningall thewhile.Bringwithyouallthose knick-knackswhichyouhavehoarded inthebottomdrawer,andjustseeif wedon'tmake'emsaleable!

CONCERT

Ticketshavebeendistributedamong thegirlstodisposeof.ALLMONEY orsurplusTICKETShavetobehandedinonMONDAY,MARCH22.

Ifanygirlwantingextratickets comestotheClubRoomsbetween12 and2shemaygetthemfromMollie LalororHeatherHarper.

Don'tforgetchildrenwillbeadmittedhalf-priceatthedoor.

Exposition

"Iwaitedforyoubutyoudidnot come."

Ifyouheardthatfromyourclosest friendyou'dfeelveryashamed.Well, thatmustbejustwhatOurLordis thinkingintheChapelonThursdays whenyoudonotcomeuptoseehim.

"Iwaitedforyou ." Remember,girls,thisChapelisyours ineverysenseoftheword,andnoone ismorewelcomethanyou.Sodon't forgettocomenextThursdayandpay alittlevisit.Expositioncloseswith Benedictionat5.45p.m.

FearsthatHollywoodwillbotchthe exquisitestorythatFranzWerfelgives in"TheSongofBernadette"maybe, inpart,atleast,allayed.Thecaptainsofthekliegshavebeenwiseexceedinglyinpickingtheactresswhois toplayBernadette.JenniferJones, whoisPhyllisIsley,ofTulsa.Oklahoma,islikethis:"SheisanexemplaryCatholic.Shewasprefectof theSodalityofOurLady,andisafine, lovableandbeautifulcharacter.She nevermissedaRetreatwhileshewasin schoolandwouldabsolutelynotattendmoviesduringLent."Happily, shewonthepartoverotheractresses whomsuchanencomium,toputit mildly,wouldsurprise.Itremains, ofcourse,tobeseenhowshewillcarry thepart;HollywoodmaystillsentimentalisethestronghistoryofBernadetteandLourdes.Butthestartis right-BernadetteandherloveforOur Ladywillbeunderstoodandappreciatedbyatleastonememberofthecast. Hollywoodwilldoastrangeandwelcomejob,ifaudienceswhoseethefilm catchthesameunderstandingandappreciation.

ShorthandClasses

Ourshorthandclasses,whichcommencedrecently,areprogressingfavourably.That'saniceofficialwayof sayingit,isn'tit?Nevertheless,it's true.Uptothepresent,theoryhas provedmorepopularthanspeed,but wehopetoseethespeedwritersturningupinlargernumbersbeforelong. Remember,girls,eventhoughyou don'tneedshorthandnow,andhave noimmediateincentivetoworkupyour speed,afterthewarthingsarelikely tobeabitunsettled,andthebestjobs willbetothegirlwhoseshorthandis fastestandmostaccurate.TheC.G.M. isofferingyouanopportunityofimprovingyourknowledgeandspeed,or ofstartingrightatthebeginning,and really,it'sworthyourwhiletaking advantageofit.

Asyouwillseebyourcalendar, whichwehopeyouread,theclassesare heldintheClubRoomsonMonday, TuesdayandFriday,from5p.m.to6.30 p.m.Theory,MondayandFriday; speed,TuesdayandFriday.Anddon't say"It'snogoodmegoing.Idon't leaveworktill5."That'snoexcuse. Comeassoonafter5asyoucan,and makeupforthelostminutesbya littleextradiligencewhenyouarrive.

Hearne-Davis

NuptialMasswascelebratedbythe Rev.Dr.J.T.McMahon,assistedby Rev.FatherMurphy,atSt.Columba's, SouthPerth,onTuesday,March9, whenDorotheaAgnes,elderdaughterI. ofMr.andMrs.J.F.L.Davis,of York-street,SouthPerth,becamethe brideofBombadierRobertHearne, youngestsonofMr.andMrs.W.M. Hearne,ofCoode-street.SouthPerth. ThemusicoftheMasswasrendered bytheChildren'sChoir.Thebride, escortedbyherfather,woreatrained gownofslippersatin,cutonclassical lines,withmarquisetteapplique,acirculartulleveil,andcarriedasheafof frangepaniandtuberroses.Shewas attendedbyhersister,Constance,and PegPallister.frockedalikeinrosepink satinhackedcrepe,withshorttulle veils,toningbouquetsandtopknots. Doug.Hearne,brotherofthebridegroom,actedasbestman.andTed Davisactedasgroomsman.

SubsequentlytheRightHon.Mr.J. C.Willcock,M.L.A.,presidedatthe receptionatMr.Paterson'sdining rooms,whereover100guestswerereceived.

Thebrideandbridegroomarewell knowninallCatholicaffairs,andthere wasalargeattendanceatthechurch.

Waddell-Keogh

OnFebruary21,atSt.Mary'sChurch, Kalgoorlie,theRev.FatherNolanofficiating,therewasabeautitulandimpressivecelebrationofNuptialMass, whenMargaretKeogh,onlydaughter ofMr.andMrs.C.J.Keogh,became thewifeofArchWaddell,secondson ofMr.andMrs.A.Waddell,ofBoulder.MembersoftheChildrenof Maryalsoreverentlytookpartinthe ceremony.Thebride,whowasgiven awaybyherfather,lookedlovelyin hersoftgownofmeshvoileandbeautifullonglaceedgedveil.Shewas attendedbyEstaCroci,whomadea charmingbridesmaidinpaleblueembroideredorgandie,withtop-knotand tulleveiltomatch,whileMr.W.Waddellablycarriedoutthedutiesofbest man.Whilethebridalpartyretired tothevestry,thegloriousvoiceofTeresaBrennanfilledthechurchwith song.

Thecouple,beingverypopular,the brideasanurseintheKalgoorlieGovernmentHospital,andthebridegroom inmusicalcircles,itwasaverylarge partywhichlaterassembledatthe homeofthebride'sparentstohonour theusualtoasts,etc.Thedutiesof chairmanwereablycarriedoutbythe Rev.FatherNolan.Mrs.C.J.Keogh, assistedbyMrs.A.Waddell,senior,receivedtheguests,theformersmartly dressedinnavyandthelatterinnavy andwhite.

ThebridalpartylaterleftforPerth toenjoyashorthoneymoonbeforethe bridegroomreturnedtohisdutiesin themilitaryconcertparty.

Doyouwishtohelpeducateapriest forworkinWesternAustralia?RememberSt.Charles'SeminaryEducationFundinyourwill.

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boon-verysoonbecauseself-preservationisinstinctive-you'lllearnall thedodgesinmessthatgetsyounice hotfood,teathatisn'ttoostrong,and thecutsthataren'tnearlyallfat.

Soon.too,youalmostgooutofyour waytosalutesomeone.foryou'llbeginquitequicklytorespectthat strangethingyou'veheardcalleddiscipline,andwhichyoubelievedwasreservedonlyfordelinquentboysand front-linesoldiers.Andifthemales youhavetosalutearenottheones you'dchoosetogotoadancewith, you'llcomfortyourselfwiththefact that,afterall,it'stheuniformyouare saluting.Anyway.theysalutevou, too,don'tthey?

You'llfindyourselflookingbackon civilianlifenotwithregret,butwith somelittledisdain.You'llwonder howyoucouldeverhavebeenbotheredwiththathandbagandallitsrubbish-andallthosenick-nacksyou gatheredaboutyouasindispensables. You'llgrowtoliketheorderlinessof yourlife,theneatnessofyourappearanceinuniformandthesmartmanner inwhichyoucarryyourself.You'll growtolovetheeasycamaraderieof yourfellows,thebusy-nessofyourlife. Itmaytakeyoualittlewhiletograsp thepurposeofitall'youwill,of course,sneeratredtapeandweirdformalities.Butyou'llcometC.respect

MOSTREV.DR.A.J.GUMMER.

ThefirstanniversaryoftheconsecrationofHisLordshiptheBishopof Geraldton,MostRev.Dr.A.J,Gummer,occursonthe19th.inst.,the FeastofSt.Joseph.Formerlyparish priestofOberon,intheDioceseof Bathurst,N.S.W.,Dr.Gummerwas consecratedintheBathurstCathedral ofSS.MichaelandJohnbyArchbishopGilroy,ofSydney;BishopO'Collins,ofBallarat,andtheBishopof Bathurst,MostRev.Dr.Norton.He arrivedinWesternAustraliaon March24lastyear,andwasenthroned inSt.FrancisXavier'sCathedral, Geraldton,onPalmSunday. Admultosannos.

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Quitesoonyou'lldevelopanintense prideinyourjob,inyourself,inyour unit.Andwhenyougetyourfirstfew days'leaveyou'llbesurprisedatthe thrillofpleasureyou'llgetoutofsimplethingsthatonce,incivilianlife, boredyou.

Infact,you'llbeastrangegirlif, afteronlyafewweeksincamp,you won'tbewonderingwhyyoudidn'tenlistlongbeforeyoudid.

It'sagreatlife-andausefulone.

Goodluck!

Soyouareenlistinginoneofthe Women'sServices,eh?

Nodoubtyouareabitexcitedatthe prospect.Probably,too,youarehopingthey'llnotsendyoutoofaraway fromhome-andtheboy-friend.

Andyouarewonderinghowyouare goingtolikelivinglikeasoldierin camp,havingtotakeordersfromfemalecorporalsandsergeantsandhavingsmartlytosaluteofficers,bothmale andfemale.

Ofcourseyou'vehearditsaidthat you'llnothaveaminutetoyourself, thatyou'llneverbeabletocallyour soulyourown,thatyou'llgetsickof thesightofsomanywomen.You've alsoheardhowawfulitistohaveno spacebutabedandalockeramong lotsofotherbedsandlockers.And theboreofhavingtoputeverything outofsightasiftopretendthatyou haven'tabelonging.

Still,despiteallyou'veheardtoput youoff,youaregoingonwithitand you'reenlistingasafullprivate.

That'sfine!Theofficejobdoesseem soinconsequentialwhenthereisreal warworkwaitingforyoutodo.You 'naveashrewdidea,too,thattheuniformwon'tloot,toobadonyou.Altogether,it'sallratherahitofadventure.

Well-let'santicipateabit.Let's forecasthowyouaregoingtoreactto uniformandrealmilitaryregimentation.

Forthefirstfewdaysyouaregoing tofeellikealostsheep-averyhelple=slittlelambinaworldofpredatory wolves.Andwhenlightsgooutwhetheryouarereadyornot-you'll probablyfeellikehavingagoodhowl thereinthedark.Butyoureally won't,becausethehorridwomanin thebedonyourrightwillhearyouandthatboldhussyofalassinthebed onvourleftwillhearyou.Unless you'vebeentoboarding-school,dormitorylifewillmakeyoupineforyour

cosylittleroomathomewhereyou canbeasuntidyasvoulike.

Thenthere'smessing.Atfirstyou'll nearlyalwayshelast,andsoyou'llget mostofyourfoodcold.But,somehow,youhaveanappetite,andsothe coldteaandthecoldeggsdon'tseem quitesobad.OicoursetheServicedoesn'tcareahootaboutyourfigureandyou'llmissoutterriblyifyou leavewhatyou'vealwaysbelievedwas fattening.

Thenthere'sparade.You'llfeel yourcheeksgettinghotattheway quiteordinarygirlsshoutordersat you.There'snosuchthingas"Wouldyoumind,MissJones?"

You'llfindyourselffeelingterribly lostnotbeingabletocarryahandbagaroundwithyou.Andifyou stuffallthoseoddsandendsintoyour fewpocketsyou'llprobablybetoldyes,told!-togotoyourdormitory hutandemptythem.

Standingtoattentionwheninthe presenceofsuperiorofficersishardto getusedto.You'llprobablyfeelquite madwhenyouhavetosalutesome girlwhomyoujustknowyou'regoing tohate.

Butwhenitcomestosalutinga youngmalesimplybecausehe'sanofficer,youfindyourselfwonderingwhat's happenedtochivalry.

Thefirstfewdayswill,withouta doubt,beverytrying.You'llsurely wishyourselfbackattheofficewhere eventhemanagingdirectorsays "Pleasetakealetter,MissJones."And homewillseemsoveryhomeyincomparison.

Ifyoudon'tdevelopahatredofthe wholeoutfitduringthefirstfewdays, andwishyou'dneverjoinedup,you willbeanalmostuniquerecruit.

Andthen,quitesuddenly,youbegin tolikeit.It'sstrange-butthereit is.Withinaveryfewdaysyoubecomeadjustedtoyournewlife.The girlsoccupyingthebedsateachside ofyourownturnouttobereallynice.

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England'sLoss

ThedeathofCardinalHinsleywillbemournednotaloneby hisownflockbutbytheEnglishnationatlarge.Althoughonly eightyearsintheSeeofWestminsterandsixyearsaCardinal, HisEminencerapidlybecameanoutstandingfigureinpubliclife. AtypicalEnglishcharacter,theCardinalidentifiedhimselfin countlesswayswiththenationallife.HecametoWestminster withthebackgroundofaneducationalistandamissionary,and thesetwocharacteristicsmarkedhisbriefapostolatesharply.As amissionaryofsimplefaithyetgreatfearlessness,hisdesiretorestoreEnglandtotheunityoftheFaithwasmostpronounced. PerhapshisoutstandingachievementinthisregardwasthefoundationoftheSwordoftheSpiritmovement,whichrepresenteda courseofcollaborationwithnon-Catholicsunprecedentedsince theReformation.

IntheheldofeducationtheCardinalhadtocontinuethe struggleofhispredecessor,CardinalBourne.Inthelastthree years,despiteanincreasingawarenessamongtheintellectualsof theneedofreligionineducation,asurgeofsecularismwasworkingup.In1940theCardinalwarnedthenationthatthesoulsof thechildrenshouldnotbethebattlefieldofpolitics."Justprior tohislastillness,however,theattitudeoftheTradeUnionCongresshadbroughtthematterneartoitsclimaxandHisEminencegaveasternreminderthatCatholicswouldfightfortheir schools.

CardinalHinsleyalsorealisedprofoundlythegravitywith whichthesocialquestionwasfraughtfortheChurch.Manyof hispastorallettersareremarkablefortheirexpositionofthemind oftheChurchontherelationsbetweenCapitalandLabour.Himselfofworkingclassorigins,theCardinalwasabletosharethe labourer'soutlookwithsympathyandadeterminationtoseejusticeprevail.Someofhisutterancesontheobligationsofwealth wereindeedtrenchant.

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Butitwastheadventofthewarwhichshowedthefull statureandcharacterofArthurHinsley.Duringthethreeyears ofcarnagewhenEnglandstoodinthemostdeadlyperil,theCardinalbecameagreatnationalfigureandgreatlyincreasedthe Church'sprestige.Hegavesplendidanduntiringservicetothe Alliedcauseinaccentsnonecouldmistake.Nomorefervent patriotcouldbefoundinthelengthandbreadthofEngland,and hespokeoftheevilthenationwasfightingintermsofsimple strengthgreaterthananymanofhisgeneration.Hishighsense ofdutyandhisprideinhisfellow-countrymenwasaractorbeyondcalculationinthemaintenanceofBritain'smorale.

Butaboveallitistheloveable,kindlynatureofthegreat Churchmanthatwillberemembered-agenuinehumanisminspiredandennobledbytheChristianvirtuesandthespiritofprayer. Ifheservedhiscountrywell,heservedhisGoduncomparably. Nothingabouthimwassoconspicuousashischarity,manifesting itselfinatolerationandkindlinesstowardsall,andreapinginreturntherespectandadmirationofmenandwomenofalldenominations.UnpstentatiouslyhedemonstratedthattheOldFaith wasascompatiblewithnationalfeelingandtraditionastheProtestantismwhosegripontheEnglishpeople.hesaw,wasdecayingintopaganism.Hewillheremembered,perhaps,asthemost intenselyEnglishCardinalsincetheReformation.Mayherest inpeace.

FeastofSt.Patrich ArchbishopPresidesatSolemn HighVassinSt.Mary's fatherDonnelluPreocheeOccasional Sermon

Owingtopresentwarconditions,thecustomarycelebrationonSt.Pat tick'sDaywere,forthesecondsuccessiveyear,restrictedtoareligiousobservance.ASolemnHighMass,presidedoverbyHisGracetheArchbishop,wassunginSt.Mary'sCathedral.TheMasswaswellattended,theoccasionalsermonbeingpreachedbyRev.FatherDonnelly.

SolemnHighMasswassungbyRev. FatherMcGillicuddy,withRev.Father DonnellyasdeaconandRev.Father O'Farrellassub-deacon.Rev.Father RaffertyactedasM.C.HisGracethe Archbishopwasassistedatthethrone byVeryRev.Dr.KennedyandRev. FatherWallace.

ThemusicoftheMasswassungby theBoys'Choir,underthedirectionof Rev.FatherLynch,MissMargaretHanleypresidingattheorgan.The KyriewasfromtheMass"IsteConfessor,"for4voices,byPalestrina;the GloriawasinGregorian,whiletherest oftheMasswasRefice's"MissaDom enicalis."ThemotetattheOffertory wasDr.EdgarFord's"LaudateDom. inum."AttheconclusionoftheMass, "St.Patrick'sBreastplate"wassung tothetraditionalIrishmelody.

Rev.FatherDonnelly,preachingthe occasionalsermon,pointedouthow thepassageoftimedimsthefameof thosewhowereesteemedgreatinhistory.ButitwasnotsowithSt.Patrick,whosenamewouldliveforever inthegratefulheartsoftheIrishpeople. FatherDonnellyrecalledhow Patrickhadbeentakeninyouthasa slavetoIreland.Herehewasunconsciouslypreparinghimselfforhishigh vocation,byprayerandintimatecommunionwithGod.Finally,heescapedandreturnedhome,butthevoice oftheIrishpeopleseemedtocryout tohimtoreturn.Becomingapriest andaBishop,hecamebacktoconquer.BeforehisdeathanentirekingdomhadyieldedtotheGospel,and hesawtheChurchwhichhehadfoundedabouttobecomealighttothenationsofEuropeandthemotherofa hostofsaints.Continuing,thepreachersaid:

"Manyandgloriousarethethoughts whichspringtolifeontheFeastofSt. Patrick.Werecallthegreatness whichPatrickgavetheIrishnation. Thatnationsawhergoldenageof scholarshipinfreedom,thehallowed ruinsofherhomesoflearningto-day bearwitnesstoagloriouspast.She sawhergoldenageofsanctitywhen herintrepidmissionariescarried Christ'sgospelofcharityaboutthe earth.Andinbondage,inanagony prolongedandterrible,anagegolden inthesightofGod,thegoldeneraof hermartyrdom.Itwastheprovidence ofGodthatthisnationwhichwasrebornfromtheshacklesofapagancult withouthindranceorbloodshed,should yetbescourgedandcrucifiedforHis sake.ItwasHiswillthatthispeople whohavepractisedsofaithfullythe virtuesofpurityandcharity,should followtheMasteralsoinHishorrors andinHissufferingsandcarryher crossthroughbloodandtearstothe desolationofherCalvary.Butthe ideologyoftheIrishracewasfullof thephilosophyofJesusChrist,and theystruggledonindefianceofevery tyranny,consciousthroughitallthat thereisatriumpheveninfailureand thatfinalvictorycomesnottothe powerthatcaninflictmostbuttothe nationthatcansufferandendurethe longest.ItisnotthattheIrishpeopleareapostlesofhateandwar,for wholikethemhavecarriedChrist's wordofcharityabouttheearth.If thecenturiesofherhistoryarefilled withconflict,itisonlybecauseofher loveofpeace,itisonlybecauseshe realisedthattherecouldbenopeace betweenrightandwrong,betweenjus-

tice andandoppression,betweenliberty slavery,untilthewrongwas righted,untiljusticewasaccomplished, untilfreedomwaswon!'

Nearly1,400yearshavepassedand gonesincePatrickpassedfromearth toheaven.Empireshaveflourished andgonedown,entirecultureshave vanishedintooblivionandwarsand persecution,andacrueleconomicsys- temhavewroughtmanyachangein thelandPatrickloved.God,inHis mysteriouswisdom,permittedthesons anddaughtersofthenationtobescatteredtotheveryendsoftheearth. ButastheIsraelitesofold,wandering insorrow,clungtotheArkoftheCovenantasthecentreoftheirlife,so,too, didthebanishedIrishclingfirmlyto thatwhichisgreaterthantheArkof theCovenant,theTabernaclewherein Godisenthroned.Andfortifiedby thestrengthofnations,theexilesplant edheCrossofChristinplacesasfar

Exposition inthe.Ci±

ExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament isheldeveryThursdayintheChapel oftheCatholicGirls'Movement,Bank ofN.S.W.Chambers,65St.George's Terrace,nexttoWarwickHouse,A cordialinvitationisextendedtothe Catholicpeoplegenerallytopaya visitduringtheday.ExpositioncornmencesafterMassat8o'clock,and concludeswithBenedictionofthe BlessedSacramentat5.45p.m.Those desiringtodosomayplacetheir namesontherosteroutsidetheChapel.

apartastherollingprairiesofAmericaandthevast,openplainsofAustralia.ThedispersaloftheIrishis oneofthewondersoftheworld.We donotrecallittoarousebitterness, Godforbid!No,welookbackonitas oneofthegloriesofourChurch,for theeffectofthatdispersalonthehistoryoftheChurchisbeyondcompu- tation.TrulyitisacaseofGodusing theweakonesoftheworldtoconfoundthestrong.Weseeastream ofbroken-hearted,poverty-stricken exilesfleeingfromtheircountry,as helplessfromaworldlystandpointas Christ'sfirstapostles.Yetlookat theresult!Strongwiththestrength ofGod,theyhavebuiltnumberless homesfortheirCreator,waysidechurches,mightycathedrals,conventsand schools,allcentresthatinfuseasoul intothematerialsideofthelifeof nationsandvivifyandupliftit.

Beproud,then,oftheFaithhanded downtoyouasaresultofthesweat andtoilandbloodandtearsofyour Catholicforbears.Realisethatif someofthemcameheretoAustralia wearingtheconvict'sstripes,itwasno reflectioneitherontheirloyaltyto theircountryortheirGod.Praythat withGod'sgraceyoumaybetoyour gloriousreligioneverloyalandever true.AndleteachrecurringSt.Patrick'sDayservebuttodeepenyour loyaltyandincreaseyourloveandv affectionforSt.Patrickandforeverythingthathisgloriousfestivalrepresents.

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(Lettersshouldbeasbriefaspossibleand,evenwhereanom-de-plume isemployed,mustbearthewriter's nameandaddress.asatokenofbonafides.Nonoticewillbetakenof anonymouscorrespondence.)

NATIONALPATRON.

Sir,-AlthoughofIrishdescentand wellawareofthedebtAustraliaowes totheIrishandSt.Patrick,Ifeelwe shouldmakeatleastasmuchofthe FeastofSt.FrancisXavier-ourNationalPatron-atleastuntiloneofour localsgoesandgetshimselfcanonised. Bythewaywhathasbecomeofthe CauseofMotherMaryoftheCross?Yours,etc., NATIONALSENTIMENT.

Maylands

THEN.C.R.M.

Sin-Withoutapology,Iwishtoreplytomysternandseverecriticand saythatIamalittleconversantwith manybroadcastsandencyclicals,even to"RerumNovarum,"whichshould hehailedasa"Nobel"Prizewinner.I wasonlyaboy,butcanwellremembermydearparentsreadingitoutof the"Messenger."Ithinkmostof thesegreatlettersappealforpeaceand goodwill:somelatter-dayonesask thatfreeaccesstorawmaterialsshould bethelotofallnations.I,asaproducerofrawmaterials,Iknowvery wellthatthisisveryfarfromafact.

Takewool,forinstance,ifforeign buyerswereatthesales.Ionlyattendedone,andthepriceswentup outofallproportionsatanothersale. Therewasa67percent.dropequal valuewool.Wouldtheforeignmills getthislatterpricedwoolcheaper? Certainlynot.Ihaveampleproof thatsomeAustralianwoolhasbeen knowntochangehandsfivetimesbetweenhereandanEnglishport.

- Now,Sir,ifasmallfactarofsome ismcouldnotdosomethingtostop this"banditry,"nowonderthegreat Leosaidthepositionwaslittleshortof slavery(mostcitypeoplehaveno conceptionofthemajoritylifeonthe landunderpresent-dayconditions).

No,Sir,ifprivatetradingconcerns willnotconformtojustmethodsof disposingwithourrawmaterials,itis rightthatPiusXIIshouldbeheard andajudgeappointedtoseejustice done.Consideringwhattheaverage primaryproducerhasgiventothepeopleduringthepast30years,heshould nothavetowalkoffhisfarmandacceptanold-agepension,asmanyhave done.Ourhopeiscertainlyinthe N.C.R.M.Maythenextgeneration offarmershaveabetterchance.I thinkpeggedpricesforvariousgrades ofallproduceshouldbeadopted.If thereisashortage,itcan'tbehad. Whenthereisplentyallshould,get theirshareatthestatedprice.Thankingyou,Mr.Editor.-Yours,etc., E.J.PERGANDE.

"THERECORD"-ASTUDY OFHUMANNATURE!

Sir,-Believeme,I'vetriedhardto findsomespiritualinspirationinyour paper,butI'mappalledatthelow intellectuallevelandcrudepropaganda of"TheRecord."QuitealotofCatholicsnodoubtdeplorethepetty criticismof(Communism, onlya censusoftheiropinionscouldbetaken.

Forstiff-neckedprejudiceandspiritualcattiness,Rev.Rumbletakesthe prizewhenheattacksCommunism. I'mwonderingwhathewillsayifthe PopeandCardinalHinsleyauthorise prayersofthanksgivingfor"Godless" RussianVictories.

Revd.Rumbleisreducedtoarguing withinsolentandemotionalbackally Communists,becauseitseemstobehe couldnotdebatetheissuewiththe moreintellectualCommunistsafter thepatternsofShaw,PrittandBeatriceWebb.

Idonotdoubtthegenuinenessof theletter,buthis"SobSister"reply (February111toawomanmarriedto

aCommunistbullyisacaseinpoint, andintendedtovillifytheentireSoviet.Itisaclumsybitofpropaganda,soothingtouneducatedCatholics,infuriatingtolowbrowCommunists,andamusingtointellectualCommunists.whoseearnestdesiretoimprovethesocialorderdoesnothappentocoincidewiththePope'snotions,who(ahem!)cannottakesides -notevenwithFranco.

Ofcourse,thereareCommunistbulliesandCatholicbullies,too,butwhy notencourageanintellectualcriticism ofCommunism?Printsidebyside theConstitutionoftheSovietandthe ConstitutionofEire,andcallforreaders'comment.

AreCatholicsFREEtodifferfrom priestlyjournalists?Wouldtheydare thefrownsbywritingin"TheRecord"?

Rumble'santi-Communismisabout onthesamelevelastheanti-Catholicismofthosewhothinkallnunneries arebrothels.Couldyou,asEditor, bemorehistoricalandlesshysterical thanheontherelationshipbetween workersandrulingmoney-lenders?

Correspondentscommentingonadvertisingshouldread"YourMoney's Worth"and"OneHunditdMillion GuineaPigs,"byStuartChase Advertisingisapeddler'spropaganda,to sellgoods,distinctfromthesalesman-hipOfreligiousrelicsandpolitical notions.Patentmedicinesarenotoriously"puffedup"byunverifiedclaims, andlikereligion,therearenoGodgivenNeonsigns50milesupinthe stratospheretosaywhichistrueand whichisaracket.Heretheprofit motivestudiestheanxietiesandcredulityofthesick,whilstthelawoflibel forbidsanycompetentbuthonest chemistfrompublishinghisfindings. Businessisbusinessyouknow.Even Catholicchemistsarenotconspicuous inmoralisingaboutmedicines,hut thereisalwaysthisconsolation:When

thedoctorandthequacknnedicin.;fails, thenwecanKNOWwhichoftheafterworldtheoriesisright,butnotlief "Commonsense'wouldbemoresensibleifheadvocatedthepunishment ofallfinancierswhoequippedthe enemy,anddemandedthesocialisation ofallrentandinterestaswellasthe conscriptionofworkers."Gosh!"I canhearyousay:"WeCatholicsstand forthesanctityoflandrentandinterestmongers.FrancowonourcommercialspeculationsbackinSpain, whichverynearly-"Ah,well!Catholicleadersareonlyhuman.Their fussabout"Godless"Communismisa fearcomplex,butstrictlyspeaking theologicalquibbleshavenothingto dowithsocialarithmeticthatissound.

LikethearistocracyofEngland, America,GermanyandJapan,they wouldhatetodisgorge,toseetheland rentsbecomeNationalrevenueand thetaxationofficeabolished.You cannotlendmoney,controlnewspapers andtaxthepeopleintoconfusionand debtinacountrywherethecommon peoplesocialisethelandrents,and compelunproductivelandlordsto work.That'swhatIstandfor-the socialisationoflandrentsandtheabolitionoftaxation.I'mnotaCommunist.

CanyoudistinguishbetweenFascist Totalitarianism,"Godless"Communism -PaganandChurchifiedMonopoly Capitalism,andtheSocialisationof LandRentsinashortarticle?

Thisletter,Isuppose,istoolong andtoounflatteringlycandidforpublication.Isubscribeto"TheRecord" asastudyofhumannature,alsoIsuspect,I'mbuttingmyheadupagainst astonewall-heartsofstone,too. Whathaveyoutosay?-Yours,etc., TINDALL.

11haveaskedMr.Gilberttotryand dosomethingaboutthiseffusionin "WithoutApology.''-Ed.)

DeathofCardinalHinsley

EnglandBereavedof GreatChurchmanandPatriot

ThedeathwasannouncedfromLondononthe17th,inst.ofArthur,CardinalHinsley,ArchbishopofWestminster,attheageof78.TheCardinal, whohadbeenseriouslyillwithheart troubleforsomeweeks,diedathis countryhomeinHertfordshire.

ArthurHinsleywasbornatSelby, Yorkshire,in1865,andreceivedhis educationatUshawCollege.Laterhe madehispriestlystudiesattheEnglisn Cci'egeinRome,wherehereadabrilliantcourseinPhilosophy,andsecured hisDoctorateofDivinityandalsothe DiplomaofPhilosophyfromtheAcademyofSt.Thomas.Inaddition,he heldtheBachelorofArtsdegreefrom theLondonUniversity.

From1893-97,HinsleywasaProfessorathisAlmaMater,andwassubsequentlyappointedheadmasterofSt. Ilede'sGrammarSchool,Bradford, whichofficeherelinquishedin1904to takepastoralchargeofSuttonPark. Aftersevenyearsoffruitfullabourhe wastransferredtoSydenham.In1917, MonsignorHinsleywasnamedaDomesticPrelatetoPiusXI,andwas madeRectoroftheEnglishCollegein Rome.NineyearslaterMonsignor [TinsleywasconsecratedTitularBishop ofSebastopolis,andin1930waselevatedtotheArchbishopricofSardes. Atthesametimehewasappointed ApostolicDelegatetoAfrica,wherehe alreadyhadseveralyears'experience asApostolicVisitortothemissionsin Britishterritory.ArchbishopHinsley wasfurtherhonouredbyPiusXIin 1936.whenhebecameaCanonofthe BasilicaofSt.Peter's.

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ARCHBISHOP'SENGAGEMENTS.

March21-11a.m.:ConfertheSacred OrderofDiaconateatSt.Mary'sCathedral.

March25-9a.m.:Ordinationtothe SacredPriesthoodattheChurchif theImmaculateConception,Dardanup.

March29.-8p.m.:Attendannualgeneralmeetingandelectionofofficers oftheDiocesanUnionoftheHoly NameSociety.

April18(PalmSunda;).-11a.m.:PontificateinSt.Mary'sCathedral.

April22-24:HolyWeekceremoniesat St.Mary'sCathedral.

April25(EasterSunday).-11a.m.: PontificateinSt.Mary'sCathedral. May9:CanonicalVisitationandConfirmationatSt.Mary'sChurch,Men redin.

May16:CanonicalVisitationandConfirmationatHolyCrossChurch, Cunderdin.

May23:CanonicalVisitationandConfirmationatSt.Joseph'sChurch, Kellerberrin.

ThestudentsfromSt.Charles'Seminary,Guildford,willattendtheceremonyofOrdinationtotheDiaconate atSt.Mary'sCathedralonSunday, 21st.inst.,at11a.m.

ORDINATIONTODIACONATEAT ST.MARY'SCATHEDRAL.

HisGracetheArchbishopwillconferthesacredOrderofDiaconateon JosephDepiazzi,atSt.Mary'sCathedral,onSunday,March21,at11am.

OnThursday,March25,atthe ChurchoftheImmaculateConception, Dardanup,Mr.Depiazziwillberaised totheSacredPriesthood.

ChristianDoctrine AnnualInspection

TheDiocesanInspectorofSchools, Rev.FatherMurphy,B.A.,L.Ph.,wm commencetheannualinspectionofthe schoolsinthemetropolitanareathis west

MAYPROCESSION

TheannualMayProcessionwilltake placeatSt.Columba's,SouthPerth, at3p.m.onSunday,Hay2.Acordial invitationgoestoallmembersofthe ChildrenofMaryandparishsodalities. ThisyearSouthPerthishopingto haveasmanymeninuniformaspossiblemarchingintheprocession.

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MARCH,

3rd.Subiaco:FortyHours'Prayer (19th.-21st.).

4th.Norseman:OneDayofExposition.

THELATECARDINALHINSLEY.

NominatedtosucceedCardinal BourneintheSeeofWestminsterin 1935,hewascreatedaCardinaltwo yearslater. CardinalHinsleywasaneloquent preacher,withafinevoice,genialdispositionandrarediplomaticgifts.He waskeenlyinterestedinsecondaryeducation.Heexhibitedgreatsympathyinworkers'aspirationsandwasa championofthenatives'rightsinAfrica.HebitterlyopposedtheItalian invasionofAbyssinia.

OLDROSARIES

Wehavebeenaskedtoappealfor oldorbrokenRosaries,forwhichthe ownershavenofurtheruse.Owing tothelackofsuppliesofreligiousobjects,themenintheForcesareoften obligedtogowithoutRosaries,Missals,etc.TheSistersoftheCarmeliteMonastery,Nedlands,haveoffered tomendoldorbrokenRosaries,which willbethendistributedtothetroops. Rosariesandotherpiousobjects maybeleft-

c/oCatholicWelfareOrganisation, ChurchOffice, VictoriaSquare,Perth.

TheCentralCatholic Libraru

BooksaddedthisweektotheLit. racy "CherryHeart°UsTravels."

Overfortyyearsago,CherryKear. tonmadehisfirstvisittoAfrica.Since thenhehastravelledmanythousands ofmilesinsearchofanimalsandadventures.Ithasbeensaidofhim thatnoonehasseensomanyanimals sincethedaysofNoah,andhere,in hisownbook,isthegrandassembly ofalltheanimalshehasknownand alltheadventureshehasencountered.

Toreaditistotravelwell,inthefascinatingcompanyofthefamoustravellerandlecturer,tothemostdistant cornersoftheglobe.

WarintheSun.ByJ.LHodson.

Thosewhoareinterestedinthetruth aboutwar,andaboutthiswar,will findagooddealofitinthisbook.In over200,000wordsHodsondescribes hisjourneybyseatoSouthAfrica,his flighttoCairo,hisperiodswiththe EighthArmyintheWesternDesert, withtheNavyintheMediterranean, andwiththeR.A.F.inEgyptand Libya.HewaswiththeEighthArmy duringitsoffensiveintheautumnand winterof1941:hetookpartinabombingraidonCreteinaWellington,he spentaweekinTobruk,hewason acruiserintheMediterraneanwhen theGalateawastorpedoedandsunk justbehind.InFebruaryoflast yearhelefttheMiddleEastforBurma, andarrivedinRangoonaboutten daysbeforeweblewthedemolitions. HeleftRangooninduecourseinthe lastR.A.F.convoy.Hiscriticalquestioningeyehasnotoverlookedmuch. Acarefulperusalofthisbookwillrevealtothereadersomecauses,atall events,foroursetbacksinBurmaand Libya,andourdifficultiesinIndia.

TheseRootsGoDeep.ByUrsula Bloom.

Thisisthestoryofthreegenerations andoftherootsofafamilygoingdeep intothesoilonwhichthatfamily livedandlovedandst.fferedandjoyed.

StabintheBack.ByHerbertAdams.

ThisisaCrimeClubnovel,inwhich spiesandmurderarecombinedsoeffectively,that,inthewordsofthepublishers,"youwon'tputitclowneven tolistentothenews!"

Booksandmagasinesforthetroops maybeleftat"TheRecord"Office, 450Hay-street,Perth,fordistribution bytheC.W.O.

TheMeynells

THEIRLITERARYATTAINMENTS.

OneofthelatestLondon"Tablets" toreachtheseshoresreportsthatWilfridMeynellcelebratedhisninetieth birthdayonNovember17.Douglas Woodruffcomments:"Fewmenintheir oldagecanlookattheirshelvesand reflectonsuchanumberofgoodbooks whichtheyhavehelpedbringintothe world.ThevisitortoGreatham(in Sussex)whoseesavastwallofbooks beforehimistoldbyhishost,'There hastobesomeprincipleofselection, andsothosearebypersonalfriends.' Itisajustifiedboast,theproofofsvm'pathiesveryCatholicandveryhumane."

WilfridMeynellhasbeenaneditor, publisher,essayist,poetandliterary critic.Hehascontributedtosuch periodicalsasAcademy,Atheneum, ContemporaryReview,NineteenthCenturyandtheSaturdayReview(English).For18yearsheeditedthe WeeklyRegister,whichhebeganat therequestofhisfriendCardinalManning.Throughapoemandanessay submittedtohisreview,MerryEngland,hediscoveredFrancisThompson in1888.Meynellfoundthepoetsellingmatchesinordertopayanold debt:hetookhimintohishouse, whereheandMrs.Meynellnursedhim hacktohealthandhelpedhimto breaktheopiumhabit.FrancisThompsonspentmostofthenext20years,as longashelived,eitherwiththeMeynellsorlivingnearby,andthiswasthe periodofhisgreatestwork.Wilfrid wastheeditorofthepoet'scollected works.

AliceMeynell.whomarriedWilfrid in1877,wasfiveyearsolderthanhe. Shehadbecomeaconverttothe Church10yearsbefore.Theyhada largefamilyofeightchildren,andcollaboratedactivelyfor30yearsonWilfrid'svariouspublishingventures.She herselfwastheliterarylightofthe family,excellingasapoet.Sheseldomwroteanythinginverseoressay whichlackeddistinction.TheMeynellfamilywasself-supportingand neverwell-to-do,buttheywerelavish intheirhospitality.AliceMeynell diedin1922.HerdaughterViolais alsoanauthorofnote.Hermemoir ofhermotherisperhapshermostdistinguishedwork,butshehaspublished anumberofvolumesofpoetryand shortstories.

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AllenquiriesconcerningAdvertisementsshouldbeaddressedtothe ADVERTISINGMANAGER,"THERECORD,"450HAYSTREET, PERTH,WestAustralia.'Phone:B6950andB9141.

TheLegionofMaryAcies

AnnualReunionofAllActiveand AuxiliaryForcesatSt.Mary'sCathedral, onSunday,March28,at3p.m.

"IAMALLTHINE,MYQUEEN,MYMOTHER,ANDALLTHATIHAVE ISTHINE."

Gospelstorywhichmustbefamiliar toallofus,namely,theincidentwhere Christreturningfromthesplendours ofThaborhadhealedtheboytormentedbytheDevil,whamtheA2estles hadbeenunabletocure.Totheir humblequestion,''Whycouldnotwecasthimout?"Christmadethesimplereplyinthosememorablewords, "Thiskindisnotcastoutbutby prayerandfasting."

Justtwelveyearsagowhentheworld wasstrugglingforexistenceinthe throesofaneconomicworldwarand theworkingpeople,especially,were feelingthedisastrouseffects,ourlate HolyFatherwasurgedtoissuewhat wasoneofhismostwonderfulEncyclicalsinthenatureofapleatothe wholeworldtoprayandtodopenance inorderthatAlmightyGodmightend theturmoilofthetimes,andavertan evengreatercatastropheofwhichthe PopespokeinthesameEncyclical whenhesaid:"Woetomankindif God,thusspurnedbyHiscreatures, allowsinHisjusticefreecoursetothis devastatingfloodandusesitasa scourgetochastisetheworld.Itis necessary,venerablebrethren,that withoutfalteringwe'getupawallfor thehouseofIsrael'thatwelikewise uniteallourforcesinonesolid,compactlineagainstthebattalionsofevil, enemiesofGodnolessthanofthe humanrace.Forintheconflictthere isreallyquestionofthefundamental problemoftheuniverseandofthe mostimportantdecisionproposedto man'sfreewill.ForGodoragainst God,thisoncemoreisthealternative thatshalldecidethedestiniesofall mankind,inpolitics,infinance,in morals,inthesciencesandarts,inthe State,incivilanddomesticsociety.In theEastandWest,everywherethis questionconfrontsusasthedeciding factor,becauseoftheconsequences thatflowfromit."

Fromthesewordsisitnotquite cleartoushowplainlythelateHoly Fathersawtheapproachingcatastrophewhichhassincesweptoverthe world,andiftherewasnecessityfor suchawonderfulEncyclical-awonderfulpleaforprayerandpenancein 1932-howmuchgreateristhenecessityforsuchprayerandpenancetoday,whenweseethedreadfulchaos whichhasbeenbroughtaboutbythe sameforcesofevilwhichwereresponsiblefortheunfortunatecircumstancesprevailingatthattime,andwhich urgedthelateHolyFathertomake thiswonderfulplea.

Unfortunatelyto-daywefindmany peoplewhoratherjeerandjibeatthe manwhospeaksoftheDevilorthe powerwhichhewieldshereonearth, andareinclinedtolookuponhimas beingsubnormal.Theyseemtoforget,orrathertheydonotwishtoremember,thatthesameevilspirits existintheworldto-dayasinthe timeofChrist,whentheytriedto temptevenChristHimself.Thesame spiritswhichwereadaboutinthat

IfonlyweasCatholicswouldtryto realisethewonderfulpowerofprayer andpenance,Iamsurethemajorityof uswouldbemostanxioustodoour partindrivingthesevilspiritsnot onlyfromtheboyreferredtoabove, butratheroutoftheMysticalBody Itself.Ifonlywewouldtrytorealisethepowerofthatbeautifulprayer ofMary'sown-theRosary-howmany moreofuswouldsayit,notonlyonce aday,butmanytimesaday?Onehas onlytoreadbackthroughhistoryto learnofthemanymiracleswhichMary haswroughtthroughherRosary,perhapsoneofthemostnotableisthat oftheever-memorialBattleofLepanto.

Whenwereadofsuchmiraclesand theninourownweakhumanwayhave somefaintrealisationofthepowerof theRosary,wearenotsurprisedofthe amazingprogresswhichtheLegionof Maryhasmadeinthisdreadfulwarfarewhichisbeingwagedagainstthe forcesofevil.Whenwehearand readofsuchprogressandofthemiraclesachievedthroughtheLegionin thebattlefieldofLife,surelywe,as Legionaries,mustconsideritoneofthe greatestprivilegesofourlivestohave beenallowedtojoinMary'sdivinely appointedarmy.

AsamemberofthatArmy,andone whohashadtheprivilegeofmaking contactwiththemajorityofourforces inthisoutpost,itiscertainlymost gratifyingandextremelyencouraging toseethespiritthatexistsintherank andfile,notonlyamongsttheactive members,whoareoursoldiersinthe battlefield,butalso,andindeed,especiallyamongsttheAuxiliarymembers,themunitionworkers,whoare therealdrivingforcebehindthescenes.

Itistobehopedthatall,without exception,willtakeadvantageofthe opportunityaffordedthemonSunday, March28,at3p.m.,ofassembling atSt.Mary'sCathedralforourgreat annualparadeonceagain,toshowour loyaltytoourdearQueenandMother, andtogiveHerthegreathappiness ofhearingHerworthybandofsoldiers saythesebeautifulwords:

"Iamallthine,myQueen,my Mother,andallthatIhaveisthine.'

Children'snovels,illustratedbooks, andallkindsofstorybookssuitablefor JuvenileSectionofourCatholicLibrary,arewanted. E.

CATHOLICTENNIS ASSOCIATION

Nodoubteveryonewillbepleasedto learnthattheAssociationistoconductanothercombinedtennisdayat RobertsonPark.Itwillbeheldon Sunday,March28,andasusualtwelve courtshavebeenreservedforouruse. These"annualdays"havebecomegreat socialfixtures,andarelookedforward tobymany.Ifyouhavenotyetparticipatedinany,makeupyourmind nowtocomealongonthe28th.To reachRobertsonPark,youcancatch No.13,14,15,or16tram,alightat Fitzgerald-streetandwalknorth,or catchNo.22tram,alightatFitzgeraldstreet,andwalksouth.Thecharge fortheafternoon'splayisveryreasonable,andthecourtsareexcellent.Don't forget,comealong!

St.Kevin'sClub.

VisitofHighgate:Membersofthe HighgateClubturnedupingoodnumberslastSundaytotakepartinthe secondofaseriesofinter-clubsocial afternoons.Despitethehumidweatherconditions,theplaywasmostinterestingandnodoubtenjoyedbyall participants. Afurthermatchwith Highgatewillbearrangednextmonth.

OutingtoSt.Joachim's:OnSunday, March21,wearetotraveltoSt.Joachim's,VictoriaPark,totakepartin asocialdaywiththeirmembers.It isquitesometimesincewevisitedthis popularclub,andwearelookingforwardtoplentyofsetsofspiritedtennis.Members,don'tforget,youare allinvitedtoattend.

M1158 Telephones- L1460

CatholicTeachers' Guild

CHAPLAININSISTSONPERSONALHOLINESS.

AttheGuildmeetingonSaturday morning,13th.inst.,theChaplain,Rev. FatherMurphy,pointedouttomembersthatthegloryofGodwastheaim andobject,theendandpurpose,ofthe CatholicTeachers'Guild."Allyour efforts,allyourlabours,allyouractivities,"saidthechaplain,arefor JesusChrist,theModelofteachers. Andbecauseyouwishtoworkfor Christ,yourfirstdutyistoendeavour toequipyoursoulsandmindswiththe virtuesandqualitieswhichJesusChrist expectsanddemandsfromthosewhom Hecallstobeapostles.Thetaskof becomingChrist-likeisnotaneasyone: itmustbeundertakenwithbrave,generousheartsforthesakeofHimwho isoursalvation-JesusChristCrucified. Itisnoteasytostriveafterholinessin aworldwhichpreacheswithathousandvoicesamaterialisticphilosophynoteasytodens-oneselfandtakeup theCrosswhentheworldscoffsand sneersattheveryideaofpenanceand self-denial.AschildrenofAdamwe havetofacetheunpleasantfactthat wearechildrenofa"fallenrace,"havingastronginclinationtoevilandthe purposeofourexistence-thepraise, reverenceandserviceofGodcanbe achievedonlybyconstantlyfighting theevilinclinationswithinus.Manis inadisturbedstateofequilibriumstillapreytohispassionsasindicatedbySt.Paulinhisfamouspassagein thevii.chapterofhisEpistletothe Romans-"thegoodwhichIwill,that Idonot,buttheevilwhichIwillnot, thatIdo."

St.Kevin'sBranch.

Therewasaverygoodattendanceof memberspresentatthemeetingheld on March11.Bro.Brownpresided. DuringtheeveningMrs.Broderickand Mrs.McCann,twonewmembers,were welcomedandinitiatedintothebranch. Themainitemdiscussedatthemeetingwasthespecialefforttobemade bymemberstointroducetheHibernian Societytoparishioners,withaviewto enticingthemtobecomeinterestedin thismostbeneficialsociety.HolyMass istobeofferedforthelateBro.P.Mitchell,atadatewhichwillbeannouncedlater.

PATERSON'SSUPPLYSTORES

123CLAREMONTCRESCENT, SWANBOURNE'Phone:F2571 GROCERANDGREENGROCER. DeliveriesfromNedlandsto MosmanPark.

SubiacoYoung Men'sClub

By J.

TheS.C.Y.M.hadaverysuccessful meetingonMondaynight.Thirty membersattendedtoparticipateinthe games.

Wewereunfortunateinlasingthe cricketmatchtoSubiacoP.B.C.They wonby3wicketsand4runs.Atthis matchoneoftheS.P.B.C.executive, Mr.Fisher,paidtheclubahighcompliment.Mr.Fishersaidthatthe S.C.Y.M.wasthebestteamofboyshe hadmet,andforthisreasonhepresentedacupforthebestall-roundplayer. WeareverygratefultoMr.Fisherfor thisgesture.

Theclubalsohavetwogoodfriends inMrs.MonehanandMr.Power.These twokindpeopleloanedusasetof dartsandasetof"bobs."Wewish toextendourthankstothesetwogenerousclubadmirers.

Twonewmembers,inB.Millerarid N.McGee,werewelcomedintotheclub. B.Millerhasbeenassociatedwiththe C.Y.M.inBoulder.Wehopetosee thesemembersatourmeetings.It wasalsopleasingtoseeourpastpresident,B.Ryan,atthemeeting.We hopehewillattendasoftenaspossible.

Theclubintendstoholdasocialto windupthecricketseason.Watch thiscolumnforthedate.Atthis socialwewillpresentthebestplayers withcupsfortheirexcellentplay.

HelpusbuildupagreatChildren's Library.Don'tletthesilverfisheat uppagesofthatcharmingstorybook youhavefinishedwith.Senditin totheCentralCatholicLibrary,86 Pier-street,Perth.

The

Buttheexampleandsufferingsof Christactasastimulustoeveryeffort forthecultivationofvirtues.InadditionwehavethevisibleChurchestablishedbyChrist.Itsteachingmakes ourfaitheasier;itslegislativeauthoritymakesthetaskofthewilleasier whileitprovidesuswithnumerous sourcesofgraceinthesacraments,sacramentalsandindulgences.Theextenttowhichweapplythesefruitsof Redemptiontooursoulsisthemeasure ofourspirituality.Sowehumblyremindourselvesthismorningthatwe arechildrenofa"fallenrace."Recognisingourweakness,weturntoChrist withaferventprayerandfirmresolve tostrivetomeritthegracesandbles,ngswonforusbytheRedemption. Thefoundationandfirstprincipleof spiritualityisinknowingourselvesand inrecognisingthatoursufficiencyis fromGnd.Withprayerfulconfidence, then,youmayhopethatGodwillbless thisGuildofCatholicTeacherswith theblessingofsuccesswhichyoudesiresoearnestly,andyouMaydareto hope,too,thatintrialsanddifficulties theGuildwillhavetheconsolingencouragementofthatDivineassurance: "MvGraceissufficientforthee."

ThenextmeetingoftheCatholic Teachers'Guildwilltakeplaceat8 p.m.onThursday,March25,atBacton House.ThespeakerwillbeRev.J. Doyle,S.J.,whowilldiscussthe"ChristianPrinciplesofEducation."Agood attendanceisrequested.

PUBLICDRAWINGS.

ThedrawingsofCharitiesConsultationsareheldinpubliconceaweek, usuallyonMondays,inthePerthTown Hall,atnoon.TicketsintheNo. 147aCharitiesConsultationarenowon sale.Thefirstprizeis£1,000.

MAGAZINESHOP.

506HAYSTREET. (FewdoorsfromIrwinStreet). LENDINGLIBRARY,LOTTERY AGENCY,ANDBOOKSOFEVERY DESCRIPTION. PRICESREASONABLE.

ANNUALMEN'SCOMMUNION.

TheinnateCatholicityofthemenof theEasternGoldfieldswasmanifestin themagnificentassemblyonSunday morninglast,ontheoccasionofthe annualCommunionandbreakfastheld atSt.Mary's,undertheauspicesofthe HolyNameSociety.

Consideringthedepletionthrough warandothercausesofthemanpowerofthedistrictduringthepast year,itcameasaverypleasantsurprisewhenalmosttwicetheexpected numberpresentedthemselvesatthe TableoftheirHeavenlyFather.

TheAdministrator,Rev.Father .trolan,celebratedMassandpreached aneloquentoccasionalsermontothe crowdedcongregation.HecongratulatedthemenontheirmarvellousdisplayofFaith.

AfterMassthemenadjournedtoSt. Mary'sHall,wheretheannualCommunionbreakfastwasheld.Members ofBoulderandCoolgardiebranches andvisitingmenoftheArmedForces werealsoinattendanceandwelcomed.

AnapologywasmadeforthenonattendanceofRev.FatherMorrison, whowastohaveaddressedthegathering.Amessagereceivedlaterfrom Rev.FatherMorrisonexplainedhisinabilitytoreachKalgoorlieowingto transportdifficulties.

Duringthefunctionthefollowing toastswerehonoured:"ThePopeand theKing,"proposedbyRev.Father Tarolan:"TheHolyNameSociety," proposedbyJ.Hannan,andseconded byR.Boylan;"TheHierarchyand Clergy,"P.J.Russell,respondedtoby Rev.FatherCarmody(Boulder) "MembersoftheForces,"E.Heenan, M.L.C.;"Australia,"F.Walsh;and "AbsentFriends,"J.Teahan.Rev. FatherCarolanexpressedhisgratitude tothecaterer.andespeciallytothe ladiesoftheparish,whoassistedher willingly.

Personal.

Sub-Lieut.C.Keough,ofPresidentstreet.isexpectedhomethisweekafter almostayear'sabsence.HeisanexstudentofC.B.C.,andgainedhisB.A. degreeaftermatriculatingfromthe localCollege.

Rev.FatherNolanhasrecentlybeen appointedanAirForceChaplain. ChildrenofMary. MonthlyCommunionat7o'clock Mass.MembersoftheSodalitywill holdtheirmonthlymeetingonSunday nightnext,March21.

Tennis, St.Mary'sTennisClubmembersand friendsacceptedtheinvitationofMiss

NancyCarrollandattendedasocial atherresidenceonSundayevening lastafterdevotions.

C.B.C.SwimmingCarnival.

TheCollegefirstannualswimming carnivalwasheldonFridayafternoon lastattheOlympicPool,andproved amostsuccessfulfunction.Anumber ofparentsandotherfriendsoftheboys andtheirteachersattended.P.McGinnisswasseniorchampion,E.Bartlejunior,andB.Trembathmidget. TheRedteamscoredthehighestnumberofpoints. FollowingaredetailsoftheChristianBrothers'Collegefirstannual swimmingcarnival:

100Metres,Under16Championship:

C.Hammersley,1;P.McGinniss,2.

25Metres,Under11Championship:

G.Ashe,1;R.Trembath,2.

100Metres,Under15Championship: J.Holt,1;T.Hammersley,2.

Diving,Under16:B.Steele,1;R. Green,2.

Diving,Under15:R.Green,I;C. Maynard,2.

25Metres,Under12Championship:

A.P.Hefron,1;K.Hastings,2.

25Metres,Under12ChampionshipB: F.Hugg,1;B.Brenton,2.

25Metres,Under12Championship

C:G.Ashe,1;R.Trembath,2.

50Metres,Under14Championship,

A:S.Rakich,1;B.Maher,2.

50Metres,Under14Championship,

B:J.Holt,1;J.Reid,2. Wading,Under11:Blue,1.

Wading,Under10:Blue,1.

25Metres,Under13Championship

A:J.Turkich,1;D.Cocks,2.

25Metres,Under13Championship

B:A.Schoppe,1;R.Kenworthy,2.

25Metres,Under13Championship

C:J.Corbett,1:B.McGinniss,2.

Diving,Under14:E.Bartle,1;R. Green,2.

Diving,Under13:J.O'Connor,1; J.Turkich,2.

PassionFruitRace,Under14:Red,1

PassionFruitRace,Under12:Green, 1.

50MetresBackStroke,Under16:

N.Whiteman,1;P.McGinniss,2.

25MetresBackStroke,Under13: R.Marshall,1;J.Turkich,2.

25MetresBackStroke,Under14:

G.Waters,1;F.Casserley,2. Diving,Under12:R.Maynard,1;P. Hefron,2.

Diving,Under11:R.Trembath,1; 0.Salmon,2.

Diving,Under10:B.Onions,1;L. Whitely,2.

25MetresBreastStroke,Under13: J.Turkich,1;J.O'Connor,2.

25MetresBreastStroke,Under14: F.Casserley,1;E.Bartle,2.

25MetresBreastStroke,Under12: P.Hefron,1;K.Hastings,2.

50MetresBreastStroke,Under16: J.Holt,1;C.Conway,2.

25MetresRelay,Under12:Red,I.

Relay,Under14:Blue,1.

Relay,Under16:Blue,1.

HorseandJockey,16and13:Green, 1.

HorseandJockey,15and12:Gold,1.

Horseandjockey,14and11:Gold,1.

UnderWaterSwim,Under16:Green andBlue,adraw.

UnderWaterSwim,Under14:Red,1

UnderWaterSwim,Under12:Red,1

InvitationRace,Boys,HighSchool: F.Jacobson,1.

Inter-teamRelay,50metres:Blue,1.

Pointsscoredbyteams:Red,175; Blue,154;Gold,110;Green,92.

Champions.-Senior:P.McGinniss. Junior:E.Bartle. Juvenile:P. Hefron.Midget:B.Trembath.

Thefollowingwerethejudges:LieutenantCorbett,PrivateR.Zapelli, Mr.A.Cahill,Mr.W.Steele.

TOLET.

Mother,withnicehome,wouldlike company;wouldletFurnishedSingle Room;lightrental;refinedperson: VictoriaPark.ApplyV.P.,"Record" Office.

CatholicWomen'sLeague, TheBoulderbranchoftheCatholic Women'sLeaguehelditsmeetingon Thursdaylast,whenitwasdecidedto resumethefortnightlycardparties.It hasalsobeendecidedtoassistthePrisonerofWarFund,andfunctionsfor thisobjectaretobeheldshortly.A rosterofthosewillingtoassistatthe localsoldiers'buffethasalsobeenprepared.

HolyNameSociety.

Averygoodattendanceofmembers wasreportedatthemonthlyCommunionoftheAllHallows'BranchlastSundaymorningat7o'clockMass.

AfterMassthemajorityofmembers journeyedtoKalgoorlietoattendthe annualCommunionbreakfastofGoldfieldsCatholicmen,whichwasheldin St.Mary'sHall.Arrangementsfor thebreakfastwereinthehandsofthe membersoftheKalgoorliebranch,and theyaretobecongratulatedonthe particularlylargeattendance,including manyservicemen,andtheexcellence ofthearrangementsgenerally.

Personal.

PoliceSergeantCarmodyandhiswife havereturnedhomeafterholidaying atthecoast.

MissGwenMaroneyrecentlyleft Bouldertotakeupanappointment withtheCommonwealthPublicService inPerth.

Wagin

MASSTIMETABLE.

March21:Kukerin,9a.m.;Lake Grace,11a.m.

March28:Dumbleyung,9a.m.; Wagin,11a.m.

April4:Wagin,Sa.m.;Arthur River,10am.

April11:Wagin.Sa.m.;Dumbleyung,10a.m.

April18: LakeGrace,9 Kukerin,11a.m.

014 DEATHS

014

IIOLBERY.-OnMarch9,1943,atSt. JohnofGodHospital,Subiaco,Mary Ann,dearlybelovedwifeofRobert Wilson,of58Harborne-street,Wembley,andformerlyof55Northwoodstreet,Leederville,andlovingmother ofEthel(Mrs.F.Gibbons,Werragul,Victoria),Vera(Mrs.J.E. Smith),Annie(Mrs.R.Nind),Mavis (Mrs.G.Stokes,Wagin),andSadie Mrs.J.B.Horsley).

RequiescatinPace.

MAHUN.-OnMarch9,1943,atSt. JohnofGodHospital,Subiaco,Mary Anne,lateoftheWembleyHotel, Wembley,widowofthelatePeter MichaelMahon,andlovingmother ofJohn(Nedlands),Maurice(Boulder,andWilliam(Geraldton).

RequiescatinPace.

PRENDERGAST-OnFebruary19, 1943,atSt.JohnofGodHospital, Geraldton,MaryAnn,wife of. Richard,motherofMrs.PatLynch, Mrs.JackGiles,Mrs.RoyGiles,Mrs. FredSimpson,Leo,JackandJoe Prendergast.

÷ INMEMORIAM PP

CROSSETT.-Inlovingmemoryofmy dearhusband,whodepartedthislife March20,1938. MaytheSacredHeartofJesushave mercyonhissoul.

-Insertedbyhislovingwife,BedeliaCrossett.

SCOTT,Walter.-Sacredtothememoryofourdarlinghusbandand father,whomGodcalledhomeonthe 15th.March,1939.Restinpeace. Tomeetinheavenaroundthe throneofHimwhodiedtosave, Bethisourhopeouranxiouscareto meetbeyondthegrave.

-Insertedbyhislovingwife,daughtersandsons.

WANTED.

SoldierswifewouldlikeFurnished Room;usekitchen:ownlinen;good Catholichome,closecity.Applythis office.

NELSON&SONLIMITEDMARKETREPORT

NELSONANDSON,LIMITED,reportasfollowsfortheirsaleofWednesday,March17,1943:

Suppliesofeveryvarietywereheavy withtheexceptionofTurkeys.There wasafirmdemandatrecentvaluesfor everythingexceptingDrakes,forwhich theenquiryisdullandpriceseasedat least2s.perpaironlastsale.The fewTurkeysavailablesoldwell,though mostoftheGobblerswerelarge-framedbirds,lightincondition.

QUOTATIONSATPERPAIR:

COCKERELS:Prime,12,"-to13/-; extra,to13/9;good,9/6to11/-;medium,6/-to8/6;small,downto5/-,.

April25:Dumbleyung,9a.m.; Wagin,11a.m.

May2:Wagin.Sa.m.:ArthurRiver, 10a.m.

May9:Wagin,8a.m.;Dumbleyung, 10a.m.

May16:Kukerin,9a.m.;Lake Grace,11a.m.

May23:Dumbleyung,9a.m.; Wagin,11a.m.

May30:Wagin.8a.m.;Dumbleyung,10a.m.

a.m. 3111,11, 111101.1,11.gl,II,ill.illullllunpUlu,q

TrottingSelections

By"TheHawk."

ATGLOUCESTERPARK.

FremantleClub'sMeeting.

WestAustralianHandicap:Vantage, 1;Kato,2;HappyBint,3. CollingwoodHandicap.Locanda Gold,1;RedWalla,2;MissSilver,3. EssendonHandicap:BaronAntique,1;LuluGold,2;LittleSheik,3. FitzroyHandicap:DavidDixie,1; EarlWhips,2;ShandonRibbons,3. FremantleTrottingCup:SilverEmblem,1;LouisAgain,2;StormCloud, 3. CaulfieldHandicap:TennesseeWood, 1;BayBeauty,2;AdmiralPronto,3. St.KildaHandicap:RedRunner,1; LuluMick,2;LadyLizzie,3.

ROOSTERS:Heavy,6/-to8/-;W.L., 4.6to56.

HENS:Good,11/3to12.medium, 7-to9,-;small,downto5/-; 4/-to6/-.

DRAKES:Prime,11/6to12/-;good, 10'-to11/-;medium,8-to9/-;young downto6/-.

DUCKS:Prime,7/-to7/6;medium, 6-to6.'6;small,downto5/-;aged, 5-to9/6.

PIGEONS:1/3perpair.

TURKEYGOBBLERS:Good,65to72-;medium,45/-to60,'-;young. 32to35

TURKEYHENS:Good,30/-to 32/-;medium,18/-to22/6.

EGGS:StandardNewLaid,1/11; mediumhen,1/9i;Pullet,1/81;Cookinggrades,7d.adozenlowerthannew laidrates.

ADDRESS:MetropolitanMarkets. Perth.

ThreeUnpleasantWordsinthe OfficialUsageoftheChurch

"Heretic,Schismatic,Infidel' AllAreCharacterisedByAdherence ToPartialTruth

Itissometimesobjectedthatthe Thurchusesunpleasantwordstodesignatethosewhodonotagreewith herindoctrine:heretics,schismatics, infidels,andthattheuseofthese wordsclearlydemonstratesherconvictionthatshealonepossessestruth whereastheseothersprofessnothing buterror.

Anetymologicaldictionarywould tellsuchcriticsthatheresyisaGreek

Stilllessduesthetermschismatic mean"erringallalongtheline."In fact,onthelipsoftheChurchtheterm cananddoesonlyrefertoonewho haspreservedthewholeCatholic Truthinitsintegrity.Forwhatisa schismaticsupposedtohavesplitup? NottheCatholicdoctrineforthenhe wotildbetermedaheretic)butonly thevisibleunityofChristendomby refusingtosubmittoitslawfullyconstitutedauthority.

Aschismaticisthereforeonewhose faith,whoseholdonChristiandoctrine, isintactbutwhofailsinobedienceto theauthorityappointedbyChristto preservethatfaithinthebondof unity.Thismayimplythathishold ontheCatholictruthisprecarious. Itcertainlydoesnotimplythathe holdsnotruth;itimpliesagainthe verycontrary.

TwoRindsofTruths.

Thewordinfidelor,inmorebasic English,unbeliever,is,onthecontrary, byetymologyatleast,merelynegative. Byitselfitonlysignifiesonewhohas

AnglicanMinisterclaimsSoviet hasmademajorconcessions toReligion

CautionNeededinAcceptingData

SomeIndicationsthatMilitantAtheismisontheWane "Christendom,'forMara,1942(quotedbytheInformationServiceofthe FederalCouncilofChurchesofChrist inAmericaforNovember28,1942),the Rev.P.I.T.Widdringtonenumerates thesemajorconcessionstothecause ofreligionashavingbeengrantedby theSovietGovernmentsince1930;

1.Therestorationofcivilrightsto theclergy.

2.Suppressionofblasphemousplays andfilms.

3.AbolitionofthetestfortheArmy andCivilServicewhichpenalised membersoftheChurch.

4.Revisionofthemanualsusedin schoolsandtheexcisionofscurrilous andoffensiveattackonreligion. Christianityisnowadmittedtohave playedapartintheearlystagesof Russiancivilisation.

"Studiedmoderation-inthetreatmentoftheUniatandOrthodoxchurchesinformerPoland.

6.Legalisationofthemanufacture andsaleofobjectsconnectedwithreligion(e.g.,ikons).

7.RelaxationoftheLabourDisciplinarylawstoenablethefaithfulin thecountrytokeepthegreatfestivals.

S.Restorationoftheseven-dayweek withSundayastheuniversalrestday.

9.Re-openingoftheshrineofthe IberianVirgininMoscow

10.Removalofthenotoriousand truculentatheist,Dimitrov.fromthe staffofbroadcasters.

11.PermissiontoPolishregimentsto havetheservicesofRomanCatholic chaplains,andthereleaseof150RomanCatholicpriests,Sovietcitizens, fromprison.

12.AtacitunderstandingthatOrthodoxclergywhoserveassoldiers mayministertotheirfellowOrthodox atthefront.

13.Appointmentofanumberof teachersfromtheseminariesofthe WesternUkrainetoprofessorshipsin Sovietuniversities.

14.SuspensionofthevastpublishingundertakingoftheGodlessUnion.

15.Thephrase,"theroleofreligion,"isnowfoundinSovietnewspapers.

ProfessorN.A.Timasheff,ofFordhamUniversity,expressesthebelief thattherulersofRussiareachedin 1937.38the"uneasyconvictionthat religionwasstillaformidableforce." HelenIswolsky,writinginthe"Commonweal,"notesadefinitetrendtowardsmorespiritualconceptions amongSovietwriters.Whilethe dataabovequoted,particularlyNo. 11,shouldbeacceptedwithcaution, therearesufficientindicationstowarrantasurmisethatthemilitantantireligioustideisbeginningtoebb.

GOODQUEENBESS-Heretic.

wordwhichmeanspickingandchoosing;thatschismisanotherGreek wordmeaningsplittingortearingup; andthatinfidelisaLatinwordwhich meansonewhohasnotthefaith.'

Thesearethecorrectdefinitionsof theonlywordswhichtheCatholic Churchofficiallyusestoqualifythe menwhoareoutsideherfold.Shecalls themmenwhopickandchooseamong thedogmasoftheChristianFaith;or menwhohavesplittheChristian Unity;ormenwhodonotholdthe ChristianFaithatall.Whereinall thisistheimplicationtobefoundthat alltheseerringmenwallowincompleteerrorandarenotinpossession Ianytruth?

PickersandChoosers.

Nowhere.Butrathertheverycontraryimplication.Forwhatarethe hereticssupposedtohavepickedand chosenfrom?FromtheCatholicdoctrineswhichtheChurchofcourseregardstobe,eachandeveryoneof them,true.Butsurelyifyoupick andchoosefromasetofdoctrinesthat lireeachoneofthemtrue,itistrue doctrinesthatyoupickandchoose.

Ahereticthereforeisamanwhohas pickedandchosensometruedoctrines, leavingoutsomeothers;onewho holdssometruthsbutdeniessome others.Andthisisthemeaningof thewordinCatholicTheology.Catholicsthendonotsayormaintain thatahereticholdsnotruthatall. Theyimplybytheverynamethey givehim,thecontrary,thathedoes coldsometruth.

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notsomething,namelytheChristian Faith.Itdoesnotbyitselfinany wayassertorimplythathehasanythingelse.

TheVaticanCouncilaffirmedthat therearetwokindsoftruths:the truthsthatareascertainablebythe naturalreasonwhichistheprivilegeof allmen,andthetruthsthatcanonly belearnedfromdivinerevelation,and whicharethereforeheldonlythrough faithinthatrevelation.Thissecond setoftruthsisthustheexclusivepossessionofthebelievers.Butthepossessionofthefirstset(whichisfar frombeingunimportantsinceitincludestheknowledgeoftheonetrue GodandofHismostessentialattributes)isfullycreditedbytheCatholicChurchtoallmenofgoodwill.

Aninfidel,therefore,anunbeliever, mayhaveofthesetruthsascleara knowledgeasanyCatholichas,nay hewillhavethatknowledgeifhebut seriouslyreflectsandisofgoodwill.

Catholicsdoindeedholdthatinfidelsdonotpossessthesupernatural truthsascertainableonlythroughfaith. Butthisthe"infidels'wouldbethe veryfirsttoacknowledgesincethey rejecttheChristianrevelation.But Catholicsgrantthematthesametime possessionofallthenaturaltruths whichareattainablebythatnatural reasonandgoodwillwhich,farfrom beingtheprivilegeofthe"believer" alone,belongstoallthosewho,being men,seekinearnestnessthesolution ofmen'sproblems.-"Lightofthe East.-

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Therecanneverbeacaseforthe typeofcomicsthatglutthejuvenile bookmarketsatthepresenttime.They meriteverydiatribehurledatthem.

heverybestofthemcanclaim nothingesthetically,fortheyaregearedtoattractthemostilliterate,and theyaresocheaplypreparedinformat thattheycanachievenodistinction.

Butthenumberofprintedarticles attackingthisterriblescourgeofthe comicbooksuggeststhatweshould takethoughttodecideonthemosteffectiveantitoxin.Itisneverpossible toseeanevilevaporateaftermerely talkingagainstit.Onemusteither, withconsiderableeffortandexpense, eradicatedisastrouseffects,orbefarseeingenoughtopreventthescourge fromgainingastranglehold.

Immediately,theideaofasubstitute willsuggestitself.Butnoonewants merelytofindasubstituteforthe comicbook,forthatwouldbenosolutionatall.Asubstitutewouldnecessarilyretainmanyoftheunbecoming featuresofthebook,cheappaper,poor typography,grotesquecolouring,inferiorsuccinctnessofstyle.Whatisrequiredissomethingbetter,whichwill besoattractivetothechildthathis predilectionforthecomicbookwillbe overpoweredbyhisdesiretomeetthe realityingoodwriting,throughwhich hewillrecognisethedeficiencyof FlashGordonandhiscohortsandlead otherstoseethatsuchtalesare wretched,flimsystuff.

Thedutyofbringingaboutthis awarenessrestsonbothparentand teacher.First,theymustfaceseveralrealities.Weareallnaturally lazy,andnoonecandenythatthe comicbookmakeseverythingsopictorialthatnothingneedbeachieved bytheindividualbeforehecanenjoy it.Itrequireslittlereadingability, andwithouteffortachildcangetthe gistofanentirepage.Itisbutnaturalthatonewhohasreveledinthe luridpicturesofthecomicbookwill becontenttolimithisreadingtothese

magazines.Evenhissubsequentschool assignmentswillmakelittledemand uponhim,forthecomicshaverespectednogreatnessinliterature,andeven thecollegianwillfindbooksonhis levelreducedtotheignominyofthe comicstrip.

Thecounter-attacktobelaunched againstthesebooksmustbeginearly, anditrequiresworkonthepartofthe parentfirst,andthenoftheteacher.A childshouldnotbeguidedthroughhis firstbookswhenhecomestoKinder-

garten.Heshouldknowbeforehand thewonderfulsecretsthatcanliebetweenbookcovers,butthishewill neverknow,orrarely,throughhisown efforts.Givenabook,achildwill merelyscramblethroughit,caught nowandthenbysomebrightcolour; andthisdividendthecomicbookpays inprofusion.

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lowcalibreofJohnny'stalkandac- tions,andspendtimetryingtoexter- minatetheeffectsofhisinferiorreadinghabits.Fiveminutesdevotedto preventionwould,perhaps,obviatea year'seffortatcuring.

Equallyimportantistheroleofthe teacherintheearlyyearsofthechild's schooling;butnothingcanbeaccom- plishedsingle-handed.Shemusthave somehelpfromthehome,ifnotac- tive,atleastpassive.Parentsmust listentoMaryorBerttellendlessstoriesofthewonderstheyarediscovering,theymustbewillingtohavetheir childrenusethepubliclibrary,and theymustremindtheirlittleones whenbooksaredue,forchildrendo forget.Markingacalendarwhichoc- cupiesaprominentplaceinthehome isaverysimplemeansofdoingthis. Soonchildrenwillmarkthecalendar themselves,forthereisanattractive. nessaboutanassumedresponsibility.

seetheexcitedlookupontheangel whoisskippingthrough'AChild's BookofPrayers,"ortheonewhois usinghiswingsforanumbrellain"CanticleoftheThreeChildren,"onlymaturitycanhelpachildtoseethewonderfulrealityofLaurenFord's"AgelessStory."

Immediately,nodoubt,willbeheard theuproarabouttheexpensivenessof children'sbooks.Itistruethatan individualbookofthistypecostsmore thanadime,butinthescaleoftrue valuesthecostofchildren'sbooksis small.Andforthosewholivewhere thereisatax-supportedlibrarythere canbenoexcuse.Foreverypublic libraryhasatreasuryofchildren's books,anditwouldnotbeabadidea formoreofourCatholicpeopletotake advantageofthebenefitsforwhich theypay.

Againtherewillbethequestionof time.Manyparentswillclaimthey aretoobusy;yettheywilllamentthe

Combatingthecomicsisnotsosimpleabattlethatwecanfightmerelywiththeslogan,"Lettheteachersinstil goodreadinghabits.-Itisoneof thetragediesofteachingthatoften subjectmatterbecomesmoreimport- antthantheindividual.Itisnotunusualtofindteachersofchildrenintent onhavingthemacquiretheartofreading,andskillinfiguring,andthemasteryofhundredsoffactswhichthey earnestlydesirethechildtoretainat leastuntiltheexamhasbeenpassed. Infact,teachersareoftensoabsorbed inteachingasubjectthattheyfailto realisethatthechildrenarelivingindividuals,expressionsoftheFather's love,createdwithacapacityforrealisingtheChrist-lifewithinthem.It isthisveryinnerlifethatisnotonly endangeredbythecomicbooks,but alsodisturbedbymuchofthenoiseand confusionandinconsistenciesinovercrowdedcurricula.

Ateacherwhoisgoingtoaidinthe fightagainstcomicsmusthavetwo characteristics.Shemustknowchildren;andshemustknowchildren's hooks.Shemustseeeachchild,in thewordsofGerardManleyHopkins, assomeone"whomeitherbeautybright inmouldormindorwhatnotelse makesrare,"becauseoutofthemillion possible,thissoulhasbeenchosenby Godtobe.Ateacherwhoknows that Christplaysintenthousandplaces, Lovelyinlimbs,andlovelyineyesnot his

Somedelightfulchildren'sbooks whichareanantidotetoComics

TotheFatherthroughthefeaturesof men'sfaces willbezealousinestablishingcontact betweensoulsandtruth.

Oneteachercannotrightalone;anentireFacultymustbeorganisedagainsttheenemy,anditmustbeindeliblyimprinteduponthemindof eachteacherthatitisinknowingthe 'oh child,andthenknowingbooks,that shewillbeabletodomostforthe youngreader.Ateachercanmakea booksoattractivethatachildwillnot restuntilhehasreadtheentirestory.

IoncesawaboysoengrossedinFelix Salten's"Bambi,'thatwhenoneofhis henchmanofferedhimthelatestissue of"Superman,"hesaid:"Leaveme alone.Whowantstoreadthatjunk whentheygotabooklikethis?"It wasateacherwhohadluredthis formercomic-bookeaterintotryinga newdiet,becauseshehaddiscovered hisinnateloveforanimals.

Parentsandteacherswhohavenot vetexploredchildren'sbookshavedelightedexperiencesinstoreforthem. Oftenachild'sbookissowonderfulin contentthatthereadercanhardly waittoshareitwithsomeoneelse.A teacherwhocomesacross"MaryPoppins"forthefirsttimeshouldfindalmostaself-portrait,andeveryparent willrecognisehimselfinsomephaseof Mary'sexploits.Andthisisabook thatchildrenlove.Nocomicbookcan lureachildawayfromMr.Wigg,filled withlaughinggas,sittingupontheair closetotheceiling,entertaininghis

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youngfriends,MichaelandJane,with theirnurse,MaryPoppins. Thispicturesquegovernessisthe mostwonderfulcombinationofloving indulgenceandstrictdiscipline.Jane andMichaelknowtheimplacableness ofMaryPoppinswhentheyoverstep bounds,buttheyarealwaysaware thatsheholdsthekeytoeveryquestionthatpopsintotheirminds.Parentswillloveherresourcefulness,and childrenwillbefascinatedwiththe mysteriessherevealstothem.Comics, however,colourful,fadebeforethe glowingpersonalityofMaryPoppins.

Andtherearecountlessothercharacterswhowillholdchildrenspellboundifonlytheyareintroducedto them.Nochildeveroutgrowsthe tantalisingcharmof"Winniethe Pooh:"andmanyanadultneverbecomesaccustomedtothewonderof meetinginMilne'sinimitablebookfor ChristopherRobinhisnext-doorneighbouramongthedelightfulcharacters whoarePoohbear'scompanions.Picturetheprivationofchildrenwhomeet asecond-gradeteacherwhohasnever heardofPooh.Andtherehasbeen suchateacher!Perhapsthereare countlessothers.Howcancomicsbe offsetwhenthereissuchalackofliteraryappreciationinoureducators?

Forsheerfun,ateacheroramother shouldreadthe"500HatsofBartholomewCubbins"toherchildren,or laughwiththemovertheirrepressible "Madeleine"andhernurse,MissClaval, asshegoesfastandfaster.Bookslike thesegivechildrenasatisfactionwhich theydonotfindinthecomics.The storyresolvesitselfwithoutleaving theminanexcitedstatewaitingforthe heroinetoberescuedfromtheboiling rapids.

Aschildrengrowolder,theirreading tastematures,andtheyneedeven morecarefulandinterestedguidance. Thecomicbookprobablyfindsitslargestaudienceamongchildrenfromthe fourthgradethroughtheninth,becauselittlehasbeendonetofosteran awarenessthatthereexistsarealmin whichthechildcanbeprince,pauper, Indianchief,pioneer,orplainTommy Riggsnextdoor.Thesearethechildrenwhomusthaveexcitement,either vicariousoractual,andtheycanbecomeentrancedwiththestoriesthat havebeenwrittenforthem.Boyslove "Salute,"thestoryofahorseonwhich theymightride;girlslivewithSusan whenshegoespioneeringinOregon. Herexperiencesmake"SusanandArabella"muchmoreenchantingthan -JennietheHairbreadthGirl"can everbe.AndKerstiandAndriesare twocharactersfromthepenofHilda vanStockumwhochallengethemost enthusiasticdevoteesofthecomics.

Adiscussionofchildren'sbookscould goonindefinitely;itisanalmostinexhaustiblesubject.Inthisparticulardiscussion,itisofferedasapowerfullystrongantidoteagainstthepoisonofthecomicbook.Itwillnot eradicatetheevilcompletely,forthere willalwaysbesomewhosereading abilityissocrippledthattheycannot achieveahigherstandardthanthatof thegrotesquelypictorialandweirdly impossiblethrillers.Buttothechild whohasdiscoveredrealmsofgoldin wellwrittenbooks,comicswillbecasuallythumbedasthingsthatexistbut donotoffermuch,Infacttheymay evenbe"chucked"asidewiththesame impatienceshownbyaneighth-grade boywhodiscardedthecomicrendition of"Bambi,"saying:"Thesethingssure ruingoodstuff!"

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"ThenextdayIwasabusingtheCatholicsinconversationwithmysister when,tomysurprise,sheseemedinclinedtodefendthem.Iaskedher howwasitpossibleforhertothink wellofthemafterallourmotherhad saidagainstthem.Shereplied:'But doyounotknowthatthatbookof mother'swasallalie?'SaidI:'I believeeverywordinMariaMonk's "AwfulDisclosures,"'Mysisterwas quiteirritatedandsaidemphatically: 'Iknowthatthe"Disclosures"areall lies:sheherselftoldmeso.'SaidI: 'Whydidshewriteit,then?'Inorder

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Anieceofminewhohasafriend whoisadeep-seadiverbyprofession andastratosphericflierinhisfree time,saidtome:Doyoubelievein dreams,uncle?"

"Dreams!"remarkedhersister,almostcontemptuously,"Ineverdream."

Nowtherewehavetwogoodexamplesofloosephraseology:"Doyou believeindreams?"Believein:that mightmean(1,believethatthereare suchthingsasdreams;justlike"believing"infairiesorghosts;(2)believe thatdreamshaveameaningandare ofrealimmediatesignificancetothe dreamer;(31believetheyconcernthe dreamer'sfuture.

Nuw,inreplyto(1),thepersonwho states:"Ineverdream,"isabadwitness.Thestatementoughttobe:"I neverremembermydreams,ordreaming."Fewpeople,forinstance,rememberalltheysaidordidwhendeliriousthroughfever,orwhenunder ananaesthetic;yeteveryanaesthetist, mostdentistsandsurgeons,scoresof nursesandthousandsofwitnesseswho havebeeninhospitalwardscantestify tothe"carryingson"ofpatientsunder theinfluenceofgasorether.The patientveryrarelyrecallshiswordsor antics,butseveraldozenpeoplecould truthfullyretorttohisdenialofsuch behaviourortalk'Oh!butyoudid!"

Withregardtothesignficanceor meaningofdreams(2,immediate;3, future):alldependsonthesourceor causeofthedream.Thedreammay beduetoexternalcausesorinfluences:tolight,heat,cold,noisesandso on-anyofwhichinfluences,being dimlyrecognisedbythealmostunconsciousmind,can,throughassociation,beworkedupbythesubconsciousmemoryintoaphantasy.ordreampicture,thatmaybepleasant,indifferentornightmarish.

Instancesofeachcouldbeeasily supplied.Totakebutoneexample: thepartialfallingoffofthebedclothesleadstoreductionofthetemperatureofthebody.Thisisfaintly apprehendedbythesemi-conscious mind:thebodyfeelscolder;coldsuggestssnow,freezing,ice;thesubconsciousmemoryassociateswhatithas storedfromreadingorexperience withregardtocold,andthentheimaginationconstructsapictureofall thatisassociatedwithcoldandsnow andice:anexpeditiontotheArctic regions;beingchasedbywolvesor polarbears:beingrescuedbyEsquimaux;spendingweeksinaniglooand livingonwhale-blubber,andfinally beingrescuedbyagrandsonofNansen.whoismarriedtoScott'sdaughter.

Andallissoveryvivid.Thereis oftenawonderfulverisimilitudein (lreams:andwewakeup,tosaylater: "Ihadadreadfulnightmarelast night."

Eventheposition(athebodyduring sleepcancausemalaise,owingtointerferencewiththecirculationofthe blood:e.g.,lyingtoolongintheone position;havingthenapeoftheneck pressedfortoolongonalumpypart ofthepillowandthuscheckingthe blood-supplytothebrain,etc.-just asinourwakingstateweexperience "pinsandneedles"throughremaining intheonecross-leggedpositiontoo long.

Freud,andstillmore-hisdisciples, draginthegratuitoustheorythat dreamsareduetosexobsession.

Internaltrouble:Thismaybephysicalormental:(a)Physical:forexample,agrowingdisease,thepainor troubleofwhichdoesnotmanifestitselftouswhenweareawakebecause theconsciousmindisgivingitsattentiontomoreimportantmatters;(b) Mental:duetoworriesortheuseof hypnoticdrugs,etc.

Now,regardingthequestion:Are dreamssignificantconcerningourfuture?Iknowthatwiththeancients, dreamshadaninterestbasedalmost solelyonthelinesof"fortune-telling." HencetheBookofVersesofthe Chinese;theDreamTabletsofthe Babylonians,andAristotle's"DeDivinationeinSomniis"-butnoneof thesehadmuchmorevaluethanour modern"Mabel'sDreamBook"(prewarprice,2d.-nopurchasetax).

Afew,averyfew,dreamshavebeen duetodivineinfluence;butthesewe mustrecogniseashavingmorethan evennationalinterestorpurpose.Not manyofus(touseaPaulineeuphemism)canclaimtobeJosephsorDanielsorGuardiansoftheDivineChild.

Butwhatofthemodernpsychologicalinterpretationofdreams!What ofthetheoriesofFreudandJungand Adler?

Well,whatofthem?I,forone,refusetobelievethatthebulkofthe humanracerankswiththetypeof patientswhoconsultpsycho-analysts. Theexplanationsgivenabovewithregardtothecausationofnormaldreams aresufficientlyreasonabletosatisfy thecuriouswithouthavingtodrag inthegratuitoustheorythatdreams areduetosex-obsession.

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Reportsofananti-CatholiccharacterfromBrazilwhichhavecirculated freelythroughoutGreatBritain,were describedas"completefiction"byRev.

A.P.Dutra,apriestattachedtothe officialBrazilianMissionthatrecentlly arrivedinLondon.FatherDutras specialworkistomakeastudyofCatholicisminEngland.

InterviewedbyapartyofCatholic pressmenattheMinistryofInformationheadquartersinLondon,Father Dutra'sattentionwasdrawntothe seriouseffectsofrecentanti-Catholic reportsfromBrazil.Oneofthese (givenpublicityinaB.B.C.news broadcast)allegedthearrestofthe SuperiorofaconventasaNaziagent afteroneofthenunshadbeencaught intheactofcommunicatingwiththe enemythroughawirelessinstalledin theconventcemetery.Anotherstory reportedthatArchbishop"Costa,"of SaoPaulo,hadaskedthePresidentof Braziltosuspendpro-Axispriests.

Ofthestoryofthenunssyping, FatherDutraquotedthreefactswhich hadbeenestablishedandpubliclyannouncedbytheArchbishopofSao Paulo.Thesewere:(1)Thereisno Germanconventintheplacementionedinthereport;(2)therearenoGermannunsatallthere;and(3)the storywasa"completefiction."

UtterlyFalse.

Ofthesecondreport,whichhasbeen widelypublishedbothinBritainand inCanada,hesaid:"Itisutterlyfalse. ThereisnoArchbishopofthenameof costa,theArchbishopofSaoPaulodid notsendatelegramtothePresident, and,inanycase,thePresidentdoes nothavethepowertosuspendapriest fromtheexerciseofhisfaculties."

ThemainmessageinFatherDutra's talkwasontheneedforabolishing misunderstandingsbetweenBritain andBrazilandthesubstitutionofa closerfriendship.Inhisturn,hereferredtofalseanduninformedpropagandaputoutbyBritainwhichhad done"immense"harminBrazil.PointingoutthatBrazilwas90percent. Catholic,hesaidthat,asanally,his countrydesiredcloserculturalrelations withBritain,andhementionedthatbeforethewartherewasapowerfulanti-

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Stronglydeprecatingthisviewpoint, headded:''Theneedto-dayistoestablishbypressandradiothosecontactswhichwillwipeoutmisunderstandingsandbringacloserfriendship betweenBrazilandBritain,onewhich willoutlastthewar."Helaidparticularemphasisonthepointthatit wasnecessaryforBritaintoappreciatethereligiousaspectofBrazil.

"Immenseharm,"hesaidlater,"can be,andisbeing,donebyfalsepropagandaandbypropagandawhichdoes notunderstandtheCatholiccultureof Brazil.Manypeopleoverlookthis cultureandimaginethattheLatinAmericancountriesareuncouth.This isnotso.Wemaybepoorinhigh finance,butwehave,thanksbeto God,arichspirituallife."

TributetoBritishAmbassador.

FatherDutrapaidtributetothe BritishAmbassadortoBrazil,Mr.Noel Charles,sayingthathewasfullycognisantoftheneedforcultivatingthe Catholicleadersofthecountry.Though notaCatholic,headded,hewasheld inhighesteembytheCatholicBishops, anesteemwhichheobviouslyreciprocated.

OfallEuropeancountries,Father DutraheldthatFranceexercisedthe greatestinfluenceinBrazil.Ithad foryears,hesaid,sentthousandsof priestsandthousandsofbooks,andit hadunderstoodthatBrazilwasno longeramissionarycountry,butone havingarealcultureandadeep spirituallife.

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DearCornerites.-Duringthecoming weekwehavethegreatFeastofthe Annunciation,precededthedaybefore bytheFeastofSt.Gabriel,theArchangel.Thisgreatdaycommemorates thatwonderfulhistoricalmoment whenOurLadyconsentedtobecome theMotherofGod,andwhenOur Lord,theWordofGod,wasmade flesh.Itwasadayoftremendous importanceforus,sinfulchildrenof Adam.ForonOurLady'sconsent hungthefateofusall-whetherwe weretoremainalienatedfromGodor toberedeemed.Justasweallsinned inAdam'sdisobedienceandpride,so wewereallgiventheopportunityof salvationinMary'shumilityandacceptanceofGod'swill.

ThisFeastshowsusclearlythe greatnessofOurLady,andtheunique partshewascalledupontoplayin the ofthehumanrace.On thatdayoftheIncarnationshebecamenotaloneHisMotherbutours also.Itwasnotmereaccidentthat Maryshouldhecalled,throughallthe Christianages,OURLady.

NotrueCatholiccanbewithouta deeploveanddevotiontoOurLady. Non-Catholicssometimesaccuseusof worshippingHer.That,ofcourse,is absurd.WeworshiponlyGod.But wecannotpaytoomuchhonourtoher "aboveallwomenglorified'byGod Himself.Herinterestinhumanity didnotendwiththePassionandResurrectionofHerSon.Indeedit onlythencommenced.Justasthe HolyGhostcameupontheApostles inthepresenceofOurLady,soever sinceShehasbeenthemediatrixofall graces.Sheisthechannelthrough whichallthemeritsoftheSacred Heartflowtouspoorfeeblemortals, assistingourfumblingefforts,makingoursoulsholyandpleasingtoGod, andleadinguseventuallytotheVision ofHisGlory.

HolyMary,MotherofGod,prayfor ussinnersnow,andatthehourof ourdeath.Amen.

AUNTBESSY.

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Dear"Kay,"-MayGodblessyou I,,t-(ourremembranceofourlittleones inthebush!Idon'twonderthatOur LadyofPerpetualSuccourandthe LittleFlowerheartheprayersofa generousheart.Idosohopeyourintentionregardingyourhusbandwillbe grantedalso.Withgoodfriendslike youaboutoursuccessthisyearisalmostaforegoneconclusion.NonethelesswemustnotrelaxandespeciallyduringLentIhopetohearfroma lotofoldfriends.

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Yarloop.

DearAuntBessy,-HereIamagain crawlingupHill-street!Itisabit roughinplaces,butIkeepgoing.I seeby"TheRecord"thatDr.McMahonhaswrittenupthelifeofBishopSalvado.Itshouldbeinterestingtoread.Imustgetabook.I usedoftenseehimintheseventies whenhecametoPerth.Hewould sayMassattheCathedral.People usedtosaywhatafineman,andwhat abeard!Myfatherusedtotellusa lotabouthim,too,ashelivedatthe MissionwhenhecameoutfromSpain forawhile.Irememberseeingthe Brotherswhentheysometimeswould gotoPerthwithtwobullockteamsof managumandwool.Theyusedto campforthenightatthesideofthe Guildford-road(nowcalledAscot), abouthalfamileaboveRivervale

Station,tobereadytostartearlynext morningforPerth.Twoorthreeof themenwouldcomedowntomyparent'splaceforwaterfortheirtea. Fatherwouldenjoyachatwiththem. ashe,too,wasSpanish.Isuppose wewillgetitallinthebook.Iam enclosingpostalnotefor6s,andkindlysendmeabookandputtherest intheLemonadeBottle.Well, Cheerio,tillmemeetagain.

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DearGrandmother,-Iwassogladto hearfromyouagain,andmanythanks toryourhelpwiththeBusbies.I'm sureyouwillenjoyDr.McMahon's book,whichweshallposttoyouif coowillsendusyourname.I'msure youcouldhavegivenhimalotof reminiscencesofvalue.Whataprivilegetohaveknownthosesaintlyold pioneers.Isometimeswonderifour youngpeoplehavethesamedeep spiritofFaithandcourage.Perhaps iftheyhadtofacetheearlydaysthey wouldrisetotheoccasion.Bythe soundofyourletteryouarewelland vigorous,andpleaseGod,youwillremainsoformanyyearstohelpus withtheBusbies.

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DearDavidandDenis,-Itwasagreat thrillformetohearfromyoubothsuchanicelong,newsyletter,too.The prickcardshavebeensentalong.HelpingtheBushiesisagrandresolution forLent,andmotherisquiteright aboutthedutiesoflittleCornerites.I hopemanyotherswillfollowyourgood example.Youmustbeindeedlonely withoutyoursisters(whatlovely namestheybear!)andyourDaddy. Buttheyareallingoodhands-your sisterswiththegoodNunsandyour DaddywithGodandOurLady,Starof theSea.Youaredoingafinejob, David,andIhavenodoubtyouarea real"man."Sopleasedyouaregoing toSt.Louisandlikeyourteachers.The JesuitFathershavealsobeenvery goodandkindtoyourpoorold AUNTBESSY.

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A"ThirdRepublic"MayBeInStoreForSpain

FollowingGeneralFrancosrecentrestorationofparliamentaryforms,underthetitleoftheSpanishCortes,the Editorhassuggestedmysettingdown somepersonalviewsonSpain'spresentandfuture.

Thereweredoubtlessseveralmotives forthecreationofthenewbody,but Itakethemainonetobethis:GeneralFranco'sregimepridesitselfon itsfidelitytoSpanishtradition;the Cortesareavenerableinstitution; thereforesomethingwhichcanbe giventhetitleofCortesshallbeestablished.Thebodynowcreated,with membersnotelected,butpickedby theGovernment,theSyndicatesorthe Caudillohimself,willhavenolegislativefunctionsandshouldbelittlemore effectivethanPrimodeRivera'sNationalAssembly.

HistoryoftheCortes.

ThehistoryoftheCortesofthe variousSpanishkingdomsgoesback tothetwelfthandthirteenthcenturies.Allofthem,evenaslongago asthat,wereinonerespectoranother moreadvancedthanthebodynow created.

Asearlyas1188,thetownssent theirrepresentativestotheCortesof Leon,andtheserepresentativeswere notnominatedfromabove,butchosen bythetownspeople.TheLeonese andCastilianCorteshadtechnically nolegislativepowers,butindirectly theycouldensurethepassageoftheir laws;andinCatalonia,which,time andagain,hasshownitselfthemost progressivepartofSpain,Peterthe Great,attheendofthethirteenth century,pledgedhimselftoconvoke Cortes,consistingofthreeEstates,at leastonceyearlyandtopassno statuteswithouttheirspecificapproval.Longbeforetheunionofthe Kingdoms,theCortes,withtheirtraditionalThirdEstate,cametotypify theindependenceofthepeopleand theirrighttobeheard.

Itisunlikelythattherevivalofthe name,underpresentconditions,will doanythingtoalterthecourseof eventswhichseemslowlytobeshapingthemselves.

ThirdRepublic.

Whatarethoseevents?ThedevelopmentsinSpainmostlikelytofollowthedefeatofHitlerandtheliberationoftheenslavedcountriesof Europeseemtometheestablishment ofaThirdRepublic.

Werethereactionwhichisknown tobegatheringforceinSpaindirected merelyagainstthePhalangists,one

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mightpredictacoupd'etatandthe formationbytheirrivals,theTraditionalists,ofaGovernmentwhich, afteraninterregnumunderGeneral Franco,wouldrestoretheMonarchy.

GENERALFRANCOHitler'sdefeatcannotbutmeanthe endofhisregime.

Buttherevulsiongoesmuchdeeper thanthis.

Fiveoutstandingreasonssuggesta ThirdRepublic:

1.

Theremust,aftertheWar,beatremendousworld-reactionagainstdictatorships,whennationswhichalready seeintowhatmiserytheambitionof dictatorshasplungedthemarefree toactastheywill.Itmaybehoped thatthepacific,prudentandbenevolentregimeofDr.Salazar,whichhas accomplishedsomuchforPortugal, willbeallowedtocontinuetoshape Portugueseprogress.Butthatthe Spanishdictatorshipwillsurvive, whenitsleadershavetalkedwith suchbellicosityaboutasecondEmpire,haveupheldaggressionintheory andinpracticehavebeenasaggressiveastheyhavedaredishardlyconceivable.

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Quiteapartfromthat,inthevariousspeechesmadeduringthelasttwo years,GeneralFrancohasranged himselfquitedefinitelyontheside ofHitler.Hehasacceptedgiftsand decorationsfromhim,assertedthat hisopponentsarealreadydefeated, andproclaimedthesuperiorityoftotalitarianismoverdemocracybothin themilitaryandintheeconomic sphere.Further,hehasencouraged Spanishsoldiersandairmentogoand fightforHitleragainstSovietRussia. Hitler'sdefeatcannotbutmeanthe endofhisregime.

3. Internally,Spainisalreadyinthe gripofreaction.whichprobablyonly conditionsbeyondhercontrolprevent herpeoplefromtranslatingintodeeds evento-day.Historyshouldhave preparedusforthis.Foroversixty

years,fromtheendoftheNapoleonic WarsuntiltherestorationoftheMonarchyin1874,thecountrywasatthe mercyofthependulum.Thenacompromisebetweentheparliamentary partiesbroughtittorestanduntil 1923Spainenjoyedaneraofpeace, and,despitecertainsetbacks,ofmarkedprogress.Butthe"pronunciamiento"ofPrimodeRiverastartedthependulumagainanditsoscillationshave beenmoreviolentthanbefore.Six yearshavepassedsinceitlastswung totheRight,forhalfofwhichperiod therehasbeenabsoluteruleoverthe wholecountry.Thoughthesixyears ofPrimodeRivera'sregimewerevery

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muchlessrepressivethanthoseof GeneralFrancohavebeen,theywere sufficienttoproducethereactionwhich broughtintheRepublicin1931. 4. Ifmaterialr April,1939,has rapidlyasthe haveallowed,t reconstructionhas 14negligible.Indee moniesthathave edratherintends enmityofthede conquerors.Pot' beenheldinvery releasedonlyin Andtherehave blotsonthe re, ,ifJulianBesteir farfromdeath--a rouslystayedin thecitytotheco tionofPresident intoSpanishhan France:the dep. MenendezPidal-farSpain'sgreate fromthePreside Academy.Liber tellectualsarein alienatedfroma couldperpetrates Leavingaside tentwhichprevai notlessenedbyh torelievewhichh asmuchaspossib controlledpress andgroupsofpeo interestinther regime.Chiefa Catalonians,who amodifiedauton andRepublic.an resttilltheyregai underaThird. RepublicinApril, bytheCatalan-12 SanSebastianin nearlysevenyears Ionianshadnot usetheirownla evensevererrep bysemistarvation, heelsofaferocious theywerethelose pectedtoproduce It See' AThirdRepubli almostinevitable. lieforestalledifs

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muchlessrepressivethanthoseof GeneralFrancohavebeen,theywere sufficienttoproducethereactionwhich broughtintheRepublicin1931.

4.

Ifmaterialreconstruction,since April,1939,hasbeenproceedingas rapidlyastheabnormalconditions haveallowed,theprogressofmoral reconstructionhasbeenslight-almost 414negligible.Indeed,manyoftheceremoniesthathavebeenheldhaveseemedratherintendedtoexacerbatethe enmityofthedefeatedtowardsthe conquerors.Politicalprisonershave beenheldinverylargenumbersand releasedonlyinthesmallestdriblets. Andtherehavebeensomeindelible blotsontheregime;theimprisoning ofJulianBesteiro-old,frailandnot farfromdeath-afterhehadchivalrouslystayedinMadridtohandover thecitytotheconquerors;theexecutionofPresidentCompanys,whofell intoSpanishhandsafterthefallof France;thedepositionofRamon MenendezPidal-nopoliticianandby farSpain'sgreatestlivingscholarfromthePresidencyoftheSpanish Academy.Liberals,Catalansandintellectualsareinturnpermanently alienatedfromaGovernmentwhich couldperpetratesuchactsasthese.

Leavingaside'thegeneraldiscontentwhichprevailsinSpain-anditis notlessenedbyhunger,Britishefforts torelievewhichhavebeenhushedup asmuchaspossiblebyaGovernmentcontrolledpress-anumberofclasses andgroupsofpeoplehaveaparticular interestinthereturnofademocratic regime.Chiefamongthesearethe Catalonians,whotastedthesweetsof 4e.amodifiedautonomyundertheSecondRepublic,andarenotlikelyto resttilltheyregainatleastthatmuch underaThird.Thecomingofthe RepublicinApril,1931,wasprepared bytheCatalan-RepublicanPactof SanSebastianinAugust,1930.after nearlyseven\TarsduringwhichCatalonianshadnotbeenallowedevento usetheirownlanguageinpublic.An evensevererrepression,accompanied bysemi-starvation,andcomingonthe heelsofaferociousCivilWarinwhich theywerethelosers,canhardlybeexpectedtoproduceanythingless.

ItSeemsInevitable.

AThirdRepublic,then,seemstome almostinevitable.Itmightpossibly beforestalledifstabilisationwereat-

temptednowbyarestorationofthe monarchy-thoughtheeventsof1931 holdoutsmallhopeofsuccessforsuch acourse,and,inanycase,General Francohassaidthatakingcanonly comewhenthenationisgenuinelyat peace.Thequestionthatarisesis ratherthis:Willthefuturebringdemocraticliberalismorextremism?RepublicancoalitionorPopularFront? 1931or1936?

Itcannotbedeniedthatsignsof thetimes,especiallythepsychological factor,favourthelatteralternative.In "NotesandComments"forJuly24the suggestionismadethatthe"traditionalintemperance'oftheSpaniard inpoliticswillmilitateagainstanythinglikeacompromise.Thatisonly toolikelytobecorrect.Ifitproves so,weshallprobablyseearepetition oftheexcessesofthePopularFront's supportersduringtheCivilWarandan advanced-left-Wingregime,controlled ineffectbyacoalitionofextremist groupsandUnions,eventuallysplittingasunderandplungingSpaininto anewcivilwar.

Butthereareindicationsofthepossibilityofa"justomedio,"whichso manyhaveforsolongdesired.First, ifthepost-warethosinEuropeisanticlictorial,itshouldalsobepacific;war willcertainlynotbeintheairasit wasin1936,andnoGreatPowerwould wishtointerveneinSpanishaffairs. exceptpossiblytoprevent.bloodshed Second,itisjustpossiblethatSpain willhavelearnedherlessonfromthe terribleeventsofthelastdecade, whichproceededsolelyfromrejection ofthesolutionbyagreement.Third, thereisalwaysthechancethatSpain mayatlastgetwhatshehassosorely needed,andnotyetfound-agreat leader.

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Weknowthatpatrioticmothersare generousingivingtheirsonstothe gefenceofourcountry.Weexpress theirconcern,andours,aboutyouths ofeighteenyearsofagewhoarenow tobecalledtothearmedforces.We hopethatspecialmoralsafeguardswill shieldthem,sothattheymayserve theircountrywithoutmoralblemish.

Weexpressourdeepestsympathy toourBrotherBishopsinallcountries oftheworldwherereligionispersecuted,libertyabolished,andtherights ,fGodandofmanareviolated.Since themurderousassaultonPoland,utterlydevoidofeverysemblanceofhumanity,therehasbeenapremeditat,A andsystematicexterminationofthe peopleofthisnab(n.Thesamesatanictechniqueisbeingappliedtomar., c:herpeoples.W..feeladeepsi.nse ofrevulsionagainstthecruelindignitiesheapedupontheJewsinconqueredcountriesandupondefencelesspeoplesnotofourfaith.Wejoinwith ourbrotherBishopsinsubjugated Franceinastatementattributedto them."DeeplymovedbythemassarrestsandmaltreatmentofJews,wecannotstiflethecryofourconscience.In thenameofhumanityandChristian principles.urvoiceisraisedinfavour ofimprescriptiblerightsofhuman nature."Weraiseourvoiceinprotest againstdespotictyrantswhohavelost allsenseofhumanitybycondemning thousandsofinnocentpersonstodeath insubjagatedcountriesasactsofreprisal;byplacingotherthousandsof innocentvictimsinconcentration camps,andbypermittingunnumbered personstodieofstarvation.

Thewarhasbroughttotheforeconditionsthathavelongbeenwithus. Thefullbenefitsofourfreeinstitutionsandtherightsofourminorities mustbeopenlyacknowledgedandhonestlyrespected.Weaskthisacknowedgmentandrespectparticularlyfor ourcolouredfellowcitizens.They shouldenjoythefullmeasureofeconomicopportunitiesandadvantageswhich willenablethemtorealisetheirhope

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andambitiontojoinwithusinpreservingandexpandinginchangedand hangingsocialconditionsournational heritage.Wefullyappreciatetheir manynativegiftsandaptitudes,which, ennobledandenrichedbyatrueChristianlife,willmakethemapowerfulinfluenceintheestablishmentofaChristiansocialorder.

WerecallthewordsofPopePius XIIinexpressinghispaternalsolicitudeforthecolouredpeopleofour country.Inaletteraddressedtothe AmericanBishopsontheoccasionof the150th.anniversaryoftheestablishmentoftheAmericanHierarchy,His Holinesssaid:"Weconfessthatwefeel aspecialpaternalaffectionwhichis certainlyinspiredofheavenforthe negropeopledwellingamongyou:for inthefieldofreligionandeducation weknowthattheyneedspecialcare andcomfortandareverydeservingof it.We,therefore,invokeanabundanceofheavenlyblessingandwepray fruitfulsuccessforthosewhosegenerouszealisdevotedtotheirwelfare."

("SertumLaetitiae"-1939.1

Wesendourcordialgreetingstoour BrotherBishopsofLatinAmerica.We havebeenconsoledbyrecentevents whichgiveasincerepromiseofabetterunderstandingbyourcountryof thepeoplesofMexico,Centraland SouthAmerica.Citizensofthese countriesarehoundtousbytheclosest bondsofreligion.Theyarenotmerelyourneighbours;theyareourbrothersprofessingthesamefaith.Every effortmadetorobthemoftheirCatholicreligionortoridiculeitortooffer themasubstituteforitisdeeplyresentedbythepeoplesofthesecountriesandbyAmericanCatholics.These effortsprovetobeadisturbingfactor inourinternationalrelations.The traditions,thespirit,thebackground, thecultureofthesecountriesareCa-

NoticeTo Parents!

Moregirlsarebeingtrainedfor Businessnowthaneverbeforein thehistoryofourCollege.

Thismeansthatthenumberofyounggirlswithreliablequalificationsis goingtobegreatlyincreased,andthosewhohavehadnotrainingwill beplacedatamoreseveredisadvantage.

Whatareyourdaughter'squalifications?Haveyoumadesurethat sheiswellequippedtoearnherownlivinginthefuture-tobeindependentofthesupportofherparents?

TheCityCommercialCollegeprovidesanidealcoursefurallyoung ladiesdesirousofqualifyingforentryintotheBusinessworld.

Underourguidancetheaveragegirlinoneyear,oftenless,qualifies inShorthand,Typewriting,Bookkeeping,BusinessEnglishandLetter Writing,BusinessArithmeticandBusinessPrinciples.AllthesesubjectsareincludedinourJuniorSecretarialCourse.

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tholic.WeBishopsareanxiousto fostereverymovementwhichwill strengthenouramicablerelationswith theRepublicsofthiscontinent.We expressthehopethatthemistakesof thepastwhichwereoffensivetothe dignityofoursouthernbrothers,their cultureandtheirreligion,willnotcontinue.Astrongbondunitingintrue friendshipallthecountriesoftheWesternHemispherewillexerciseamost potentinfluenceonashatteredpostwarworld.

Weurgetheseriousstudyofthe peaceplansofPopePiusXIIwhichinsistthatjusticebeinspiredbylovefirst,loveofGod,andthenloveof everyhumanbeing."Thecommand ofloveamongindividualsfoundinthe 'aidBenedictXV,"differsin norespectfromthatwhichshould reignamongstatesandpeoples" "PacemDei,"BenedictXV,1920).If wearenottohaveaChristianpeace, thenweshallbegivenonlyarmistice andweshallbegintopreparefora thirdworldconflict.

Weconcludebyurging,again,unceasingprayers:theprayerofallprayersbypriests,theHolyMass:prayers

addressedtotheBlessedVirginthat shewillintercedewithherDivineSon formercyonawar-blightedworld.We askthatTuesday,Decembereighth, theFeastoftheImmaculateConceptionofOurBlessedMother,thePatronessofourcountry,besetasideas aspecialdayofprayerfulsupplication. Initsobservance,thepriestsandfaithfulofeverydiocesewillfollowthe timelyinstructionoftheirBishop.We recommendtherecitationoftheRosaryincommon,bothinourchurches andinourhomes.Wetrustthatthe childrenofourcountrywill,inresponse tothemanyappealsofourHoly Father,offertheirinnocentprayersto Godforpeace.Letusallunitein prayingforavictoryandforapeace acceptabletoGod.

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