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Voting- Moral Obligation, Says Pope Catholic Leaders Plead For United Europe Catholic Vanguardists Will
They are members of the Catholic Vanguard Movement recently re-established after a 20 year break due to the Fascist regime. In an official statement one of A United Europe to meet the "Even as to -day it is for those its leaders said: threat of further Communistic who hold like bsliefs to ours in "It is legal and moral to deCzechoslovakia, it may be next fend oneself, home and liberty expansion was called for by a week in Finland, next month in His Holiness Pope Pius xti. against wild revolutionary mobs, number of Catholics well known Italy and France." even with force of arms. has told Italian Catholics that in British public life. "We are not, nor do we wish "Apply Sanctions." neglect to vote in the national to be, political, partisan or miliThe Rev. John Heenan, head of Their published statements elections on April 18 "because of tary Vanguardists will always came shortly after Lord Paken- the Catholic Missionary Society, act in a moral and social way, ham, British indolence or cowardice" would Minister in charge said: "The Soviets know that in thrown but if wild disorder is of German affairs, who is also a the not very long run the democonstitute a mortal sin, and ttlat against them they will defend Catholic, had denounced in the cracies always forget the trouthey have an obligation to vote themselves." House of Lords the Red coup in bles of their former friends and M.A.C.I. (Movimento The guaranwho candidates only for It is a cold calculation. Czechoslovakia as being "Com- allies. Avantguardia Catholico Italiano) munist in name, Hitlerite in tech- "A state of emergency has aristee the rights of religion and the is strongest in North Italy, es- nique, in en. It utterly damnable is time to declare it offiand Church. pecially in Turin, Genoa, and every way." Now, Finland is cial. . . . We mould send home Milan. being approached, he said, "with the hundreds of Soviet citizens This warning was given by the Prepared. Catholics now in Great repreBritain. Sanctions the kiss of death,'' and its Holy Father in his annual asdresci One of the organisers, whose sentatives "are being invited to properly applied might help the to the Lenten preachers and the name cannot be disclosed, said in Bluebeard's mansion to inspect East to see what good self-inRoman clergy. an interview that the movement their predecessors' remains." flicted amputation from the body While the Church remains above aims to be strong as well as inof civilisation will do them. party politics, the Pope said, telligent. It is organised in Three Catholic members of the "The Communists at home are small groups whose job it is to House of Commons were among priests have a "right and duty to draw attention of the faithful know the time, manner and place a group asked by the Londcn agents of an enemy Power. They to the extraordinary importance of the next Communist attack "Catholic Herald" to comment on should be watched as the Fasof the coming elections, and to and prevent it if they can. the present international situa- cists should have been watched before the other war." the moral responsibility deriving If they cannot prevent the at- tion. to therefrom to all who have the tacks, "they must be trained Middleton Murray, well-known C'nservative William Teeling, right to vote." defend themselves and their be- member for Brighton, 'said: critic and political commentator, liefs," he said. said: "The rape of CzechoslovaAccording to Paxpress, London "Western Germany, unwilling to The organiser was confident break from the idea of a united kia is the grim and final warning Catholic news agency, any atthat in the emerof event of an the settled purpose of Comtempt by the Communists to must now see that her gency the Government would arm Germany, seize power in Italy-either at only immediate with munism to destroy democracy.. the M.A.C.I., who are in close a United Europe.future . lies the polls or by armed revolt beAs each "Unless the remaining demoliaison with the armed forma- Western country is swallowed forehand-will be fought tooth tions of the Christian Democratic up so, luckily, does the Mongo- cracies act quickly in such a and nail by Italian Catholics, who way as to prove that they are a to -day are preparing rapidly to tion date, an elite of Catholic Party. lian huge majority in the Rus- genuine brotherhood, by opposHe admitted that the group has sian zone decrease. defend their country against youths are ready, as a last resort, Those ac- ing the false fraternity of Comof way "managed to save quite a lot to use arms to defend their Red aggression. customed to Western comforts munism with the true fraternity war -time stuff." Italy's elections take place on of life. and culture increase their ni:n- of a close alliance of free socieApril 18. ority and their discontent. ties they will perish one by one." The Communist "K -plan," it is "Two can play at underground alleged in reliable quarters, calls of the awakening movements, and the Catholic in Symptomatic Rritian's Labour Government to for a rising before that date, Church brings fresh adherents to the real values coinciding with a revolution in in Europe was the The Lharacter of the Queens- well with developments over- the Soviet area from Czechoslo- recent visit by the British Lord France, and supporting Russia's opposition to Marshall Aid for land strike had changed com- seas. It is part of a plan to im- vakia. . . . Britain must become Chancellor, Lord Jotoitt-holder in every sense the !ink between of a post pletely when the Communists mobilise Australia. Europe. the new world and. the old to res- the Britishbarred to Catholics in joined in and could no longer be Government "The Queensland Constitution-to the Communists, it is reported, are justified. has a right to look after the wel- cue it from a Russia, who, by her Holy Father. The audience, fast forming partisan brigades, The Rev. Dr. P. J. Ryan, fare of the citizens as a whole. clumsiness, is helping us more which lasted half an hour, was semi-uniformed and well -armed. M.S.C., said that during an adthan we could have expected to officially described as "cordial." strike, as in every In this strike, Police in the past weeks have dress on "Authority and Freeunite." uncovered several caches of arms, dom" before a large audience in there is a third party completely Superior System. forgotten by those concernedincluding large numbers of Brit- the W.E.A.Rooms, Newcastle. the people. The Government is Stokes, leading Labour Richard ish Sten guns. "Australians will find themsel- doing the only self-respecting Party member for Ipswich, said: Catholic Actionists in Italy put ves fighting against a state of thing any decent Government "The vital thing we must prove the strength of this Communist slavery if they do not wake up can do, irrespective of party. to the world and to ourselves is army as high as 100,000. to the disrittive plan of Com"Speaking as a citizen," said that we possess a social order The Italian Council of Ministers munists in their midst," Dr. Ryan Dr. Ryan, "I am sorry the State which is firmer and superior in has already authorised an in- declared. every way Russia and crease of 20,000 men in the polReferring to the Queensland and Federal Governments are her satellitestocanwhat alost Rev. Francis Clement give. Take all ice force for the election, Pre strike, he said: "If workers in lisplaying such a lukewarm at- measures Euro- Kelley, Bishop of Tulsa-Oklato realise that mier de Gasperi, in a recent Newcastle and the rest of Aus- titude towards the problem. if pean economic homa, U.S.A., and well known in organisations going that is the way they are speech at Decce, South Italy, de- tralia think these Communists without further Australia, died recently at Oklaclared. are working for them they had to stand up to the disruptive in- must be mustereddelay.and Europe made homa, at the age of 77. fluences, then God help Auscra. "The Christian Democrats better think again. strong economically before we lia." Famous as the founder and have no intention of suffering the To Wreck Arbiration. can think of anything else." promoter of the effective "Exfate of the non-Communist par- 'The whole character of the Hugh Delargy Labour member tension" society for the propaties in the various Balkan States, strike changed when it extended or of ending up as the non-Com- beyond the Amalgamated Engi- Hungary's Catholic Action of Platting, said that a speeding gation of the Faith in the Unitup of the process for bringing the ed States, by which poor parishmunist parties of Czechoslovakia neering Union in Ipswich, which Movement Rescue Flood Western nations together in a es or districts were enabled to be seem likely to do. Labour controlled, and other federal framework-though a supplied with necessities other"If there must be battle, it is was unions controlled by Communists Victims long-term project-was the only wise unobtainable, Bishop Kelbest to fight to -day and risk joined in. practical 'step to be taken now. ley's name was primarily assoeverything, even if it costs us our "It ceased to be a justly-waged ciated with this extraordinarily heads...." struggle for legitimate gains, and Many of the tens of thousands General Morgan, former head successful work and he became Deserting the Church. became a move to wreck arbitra- of Hungarian people left home- of UNRRA's displaced persons popularly known as "Extension Communist efforts to win votes tion, to undermine the Queens- less by floods which inundated the section, called for an "iron curfrom Catholics brought a warn- land Government, and-win or Karpat-Ukraine area when the tain" both ways. "Our defence Kelley" in consequence. ing from the Holy Father on the lose-to wreck Australian indus- River Tasza burst its banks re- must be to make this same 'iron He was a graceful and witty same day. try and trade." cently were rescued by motor curtain' a barrier in both direc- writer and speaker, as Melbourne Addressing Rome tramwaymen, Dr. Ryan said that after the cars given by the Holy Father tions instead of only in one," he Catholics who heard his Catholic he said: "In 'spite of declarations Queensland Goverment made to Hungary's Catholic Action said. "We must ;et -to to deal Hour broadcast in 1938 will reto the contrary, which, perhaps, offers to the strikeres early last movement In that year he visited Food and clothes with the menace in our midst. member. circulate among you as well, the month, there was no further rea- given by N.C.W.C. War Relief But, as in 1940, by God's grace, Australia. Among the nineteen doctrine of Christ, the doctrine son to strike, but the Commun- Services were rushed in lorries to only can we re-establish our books are "The Story of Extenof truth and of faith, cannot be ists refused to return to work. the stricken people by Catholic cause, the cause of man himself, sion," "Blood -Drenched Altars," conciliated voith materialistic When men began to go back Action officials. Appeals to the as we believe in it. If we do, in the story of the Mexican persecumaxims. despite their inetructione, the faithful to offer homes to the fact, believe in it, let us not only tions, and "A Bishop Jots it "To adhere to these, willingly Communists became desperate, stranded children were made in say so, but act as though we did. Down," the story of his life. or unwillingly, and consciously or and planned to bring all Austra- every church in Budapest. After Are we prepared to die for our He served as intermediary for not, means to desert the Church lia into the strike. the first appeal, more than 500 belief ? Going as ase are to -day the Vatican at the Paris Peace and to cease to be Catholics." Link With Overseas. children were given accommoda- it will become for our cause, and Conference at the end of the If the expected Communist "It was deliberately provoked," tion. Thousands of houses and so for us, a matter of life and First World War and was concoup is attempted before elec- he said. "The strike links up many churches have been ruined death in the very near future secrated Bishop in 1924.
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Red Plot to Immobilise Australia
"Extension Bishop Dead