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Communism's 3 Main British Health Objectives in Ireland Act Immoral The Communists in Ireland jeetives: (1) The Trade Unions; ment; use your suffrage with dehave three main objectives-the (2) An Dail, and (3) the Chil- liberation; as the Workers with the Unions, so you with the Dail; trade unions, the Dail and the dren. youth-said Father Paul Walsh, '['hey have other objectives: -nan it with men you can trust. the And you, Parents and Teachers, Guards, 0.F.M., preaching in the Fran- The Army, the ciscan Church, Wexford, recently. Town and City Councils, the watch your children Prepare In view of contemplated Com- any, though it be asked of me, Communists were certainly ac- University, the Press. But those them specificially for their bat- monwealth national health ser- nor will I counsel such.... Whattive in Dublin, Cork, and the Six three are their present main ob- tle with the temptations of Com- vice legislation, it is of interest ever home I enter . I will munism; teach them, day in, day to reproduce the following letter, keep silence Counties, he said. jectives. thereon, counting docout, its blasphemous watch to hate workers, Therefore, which Father T. J. Agius, S.J., such things as 'sacred secrets.' " Father Paul, wkho was continuing a series of Lenten Lec- your Unions-guard them, man trines, warn them of its special contributed to a recent issue of (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 14th. tures, said: "In the press you will them with men you can trust; for niethods of approach, as surely the "Universe." London Catholic edit., Vol. XV., p. 198b.) see references to French Com- once Communism comes, your and as urgently as you teach and weekly: Jealous and Suspicious. munists, Italian Communists, Unions are gone forever. And warn your little ones about imA medical man, in his profesIt is quite clear to the mediAmerican Communists, English ion, voters, watch your Parlia- purity. sional capacity, has and can cal profession that Mr. Bevan in Communists. These are distinchave one only loyalty and that the National Health Service Act All tions without a difference. towards his patient. shows himself jealous of this rethese men have one horrible By the law of nature, and the lationship. And his preliminary are they thing in common: recognised code of medical draft regulations on the unemtraitors to their own fatherland;i ethics, Christian as well as ployment and sick benefits, rethey are men who are prepared pagan, the doctor is bound to quiring the insured person to to sell their own peoples into the welfare of his patient by "answer any reasonable inquiries seek the domination of foreign a by the Minister or his officers, power. as to the advice given by the "Let us, if you like, use the medical practitioner," show that term 'Irish Communists'-but let Rev. peen counthe Minister of Health is suspiciceiect that into pet to (Stories of the late 1St. us also be quite clear as to what Monsignor Flanagan, whose un- try. ous of doctor and patient. the term really means. It means timely death was announced last Mr. Bevan by the National Verbal Battle. men of Irish blood and birth who wee!, still feature as items of Health Service Act wants to asMgr. Flanagan is now in Ausare the paid agents of the Com- world -e ide interest. sume absolute power over every The fol- tria on a similar mission. lie munist State Russia. It iowine account of his trip to Aus- will be consultant on youth proof doctor and surgeon in the 'land, means Irishmen who take their tria has just come to hand): and absolute mastery over every blems to the commander in the orders from the Kremlin in Moshospital or nursing institution he 1..S. zone. cow. It means Irishmen who "BOYS' POWN" FOUNDER IN may at any time wish to seize. Visiting Austria will not be a AUSTRIA. are pledged to the destruction of new experience for him: he was Coercion. Irish freedom, who are pledged ordained at Innsbruck in 1912. By his regulations he wants to to the foreign enslavement of the 10a neither would nor could 'Mgr. Flanagan worsted coerce doctor a and patient to reIrish people. devise a youth programme such Communist reporter during veal to him, or to his minions, a "The leaders of the Commun- as that which hat made 'Boys' verbal battle at a press conferthe "sacred secrets" which no ist Party in Ireland are working Town' a perfect example of de- ence in Vienna. on his arrival (lector may tell, and no human for the downfall of this land. mocracy in miniature," Mgr. were, according to a B.U.P. rebeing can compel to reveal-exThis very night a handful of dis- Flanagan told a Communist re- port. cspt where there is danger to gruntled and ambitious Irishmen porter during a verbal battle at During a heated discussion on the patient himself (such as in are jockeying for position end a press conference in Vienna re- the part political parties play in cases of lunacy), or to the com"The Catholic Times" Austrian playing for power In the day cently. munity (as in contagious disyouth movements, a rewhen the Communist System of tells the story. eases). Sent out by the U.S. Govern- porter who had been questioning Russia, strange, inhuman, dia Apart from this, no man has, the Priest identified himself as a bolical and foreign, will be im- ment to advise on youth pro- Communist. Then Mgr. Flananor can, give authority to know blems in the American zone of posed on the Irish people. Such "sacred secrets." "Jealous and Suspicious." occupation, the famous founder gan told him: The National Health Service "I speak very specially and of Boys' Town expects to stay "Now, don't get angry with urgently to the younger men; be- there for about two months to me, but you have asked for it all the means within his power, Act, therefore, is immoral. To carry out his obligations tocause it is on their decision that -investigate, study and suggest." and l sin going to tell you. You exclusive of every other considwards his patients, the doctor this thing will turn: Communism i'he !aission which Mgr. Flan- lumin unists have a programme eration. in Ireland means Russia in Ire- agan, founder of America's Boys' of frustration. You neither would From time immemorial, the must be free from all interferevery ference from "higher authority" land, means the end of the Irish Town, undertook to Japan last nor could devise a youth pro- Hypnocratic Oath makes way of life, the end of Irish free- year on behalf of the U.S Gov- gramme such as that which has medical man promise: The regi- (such as the Paymaster who redom, the end of the clean an ernment was evidently success- made Boys' Town a perfect ex- men I adopt shall be for the bene- gulates even the qualities of the splendid and sacred things for ful. ample of democracy in minia- fit of my patients, according to medicine to be used)-and the which Pearse and Connolly died." my ability and judgment, and patient must have the 'right and Several child welfare statutes ture. alggested by the have priest "Your philosophy doesn't per- not for their hurt, or any wrong. the "real" opportunity to choose Two Cities. mit a good home life," added I will give no deadly drug to his own doctor There are Communists most Mgr. Flanagan. "It is built on New Bishop of certainly in Cork City; and there frustration." are Communists most certainly He was told by several Aus1 am morally cerin Dublin. trian reporters that all three Armidale tain there are Communists in one Austrian political parties were other Irish city as well; ants "teaching hatred their through In St. Stephen's Cathedral, youth have serious reason to believe Brisbane, clubs." as secretary to that there are Communist agents Archbishopwhere, Mgr. Flanagan said he would Duhig, he had often in my own province of Connacht. celebrated Mass, the Most Rev. have thought that after Europe s "What about the North? In Edward J. Doody, DD., was tie recent experience with.. such the North the Communist Party April 26, consecrated as the fifth teaching, politicians would learn is active and well -organised, Bishop of the Diocese of Armi- that "it is a great mistake to use a club as a political cloak to cast working in the open. About three dale. weeks ago the English CommunHis Excellency the _Apostolic over a child." ist Party held a National Con- Delegate (Archbishop..; Panico) Practical Suggestion. gress in London. At that Con- performed the ceremony, with He suggested that political gress Ireland was represented by His Eminence Cardinal Gilroy youth movements that prove deWILLIAM STREET, PERTH. two Irishmen: Edward Menzies presiding. His Grace Archbishop trimental in training children Menzies is Duhig preached. and Malachy Gray. might be beaten by setting up a Committee Member of the were non-partisan competitive Co-consecrating prelates pro- Presentation of Debutantes to His Grace the Archbishop Communist Party in the Six His Lordship Most Rev. John jects to persuade youth away by at 8.45 p.m. is 'the Chairman, Gray Counties; Toohey, Coadjutor -Bishop of better education methods. Maitland, and His Lordship BisHe was told that in Austria TICKETS: 10/6 Single. Plan of Campaign. hop Andrew Tynan, of Rock- political pressure was often placDancing: 8.30 p.m. to 1.30 a.m. "The Communists in Ireland hampton. ed on families to ensure that have a plan of campaign. They Clergy and laity of the Arco - their children enrolled in one Booking opens at Embassy, 9 a.m., May 4, 1948 had it in 1942 when, like the diocese of Brisbane were pre- political club or another Tickets at Nicholson's, Pellegrines. Embassy, and loyal Irishmen they are, they in- sent in great numbers to witness Author of the now famous stantly obeyed the command the consecration of Dr. Doody, phrase: "There is no such thing N.C.G.M. underground; go to from Moscow who, as parish priest of Nam- as a bad boy," Mgr. Flanagan reADMISSION BY TICKET ONLY. and they have persevered in that bour, one of the largest rural peated it to reporters whe,, he At this mo- parishes in Queensland, achieved passed through England on Ilia plan ever since. ment they have three main ob- general popularity. way to Austria.
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EMBASSY BALLROOM