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CommentsontheCobhHorror

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heGovernmentoftheIrishFree Stateoffers£10,000forthebringingto ftvticeoftheperpetratorsofthehorriblemurderofPrivateAspinal,a yeu:igEnglishsoldier,atCobh(Cork) inMarchlast.TheincidentshockedtheGovernmentandthenationgen. eriii:y.AttheinquestMr.Timothy Sullivan,K.C.,said,speakingforthe ArmyandtheGovernment:

"1heGovernmentwouldnotbelieve thatthecrimewascommittedbyany soldieroftheNationalArmy,and theybelievethateverymanofevery* rankintheArmywillstrivetoclear theuniformhewearsfromtheblood ofthoseinnocentpeople.Acowardly andcrueloutragehasbeencommitted. Itisnotanordinarymurder,butan attempttopreventthepeopleofIre- landlivinginpeaceandprosperityon thebasisofthesettlementsorecently reached.

"TheGovernmenthasresolvedto makeeveryreparationforthisout- rage,andtheyknowthatthepeople ofIrelandwillsupporttheminthat resolve,andtheyhaveofferedalarge sumasarewardforinformationthat willleadtothearrestandconviction ofthosewhohavecommittedthis shamefuldeed,orwhoinstigateditor connivedatit,butquiteapartfrom anyconsiderationofreward,theGov- ernmentconsiderthatinthismatter, wherethehonourofIrelandiscon- cerned,everyIrishmanandwoman willco-operateinbringingthemur- dererstoaccountandclearingthe nameofIrelandfromastainthat wouldotherwisebeindelible.

"Nothingwillbeleftundoneby everybranchoftheGovernmentser- vicetoprobethisaffairtothebottom, andtobringtheinstigatorsandper- petratorstojustice.

MenFallingAllAroundMe Lance-CorporalBrocklebank,Brit-ishmilitaryfootpolice,SpikeIsland, oneofthewitnessesattheinquest saidhecamefromtheislandbythe launch,whichleftthereat6.30p.m. Thecathedralclockwasstriking6.45 when Therethelaunchcamealongside. wereonthelaunchapproxi- mately50soldiers,5or6women,and aboy.Witnesswascomingonduty topatrolthestreetsofthetownto seethatthesoldiersbehavedthem- selves.Thetroopswerecomingon leavetothetown,andwereallun- armed.

AskedbytheCoronerastotherare- donsbetweenthepeopleandthemili- tary,witnesssaidtheywerealwaysof averyfriendlycharacter.Hehad neverexperiencedanythinglikehos-tility.Ilehadalwaysfoundthepeo- plecourteous,obligingandcivil. ''Thetroops,"continuedwitness,"all gotonthepier,andhadstartedto walkdeentowardsthebeach.Two orthreesoldiersmighthavegoton thepassagewaywhenthemachine- gunopenedfire.Thereweretwoma- chineguns.

"Amotorcarwasstandingonthe leftsideofthepiernearthewatertrough,andIsawthreemeninit. TheyseemedtobedressedinFree Stateuniform.Therewasnowarning whatever.Iwassomewheredown thepierwhenIheardthecrackofthe gun.FirstIthoughtitwastheback fireofthemotor,car.ThenIheard thebulletswhizzingbyme,andIsaw thenhitmen. 1sawmenfallingall aroundme.Itseemedaterriblylong timetome,butthewholethingscarce- lylastedaminute.

"Roughly.Iwouldsay20people werestruck.Theyweremowndown. Thereweretwowomenwounded.I couldnotsaywhatbecameofthecar. AllIsawwastwospoutsofflame comingfromit."

Thewounded,hecontinued,were putonboardthelaunchandbroughtbacktotheIsland.PrivateAspinal wasingreatagonygoingtotheisland. ThedeceasedhadcometoSpikeIs- landinJuly,1923:hewasonly12 monthsintheservice.

"PrivateAspinalwasoneofthefirst menofftheboat,"proceededwitness. "Hehadgotabouthree-quartersof thewaydownthepierwhenthefiring began.Acomradealongsidehimwas knocked,andPrivateAspinalturned aroundandrantowardstheboat,

When1sawhimnexthewaslyingon thewoodenpier,about5or6yards fromthehead."

AnAttackonOurLibertyand Reputation.

TheLDroner,inhisaddresstothe jury,saidthedeceasedwasthevictimofanatrociouscrime.Therewas nofeatureorcircumstancethatcould showanyexcuseorextenuationor justificationforthecommissionofsuch adiabolicaloutrage.

Theparties,orsomeofthem,must havehadknowledgeofthetimeat whichthelaunchwouldarriveat Cobh.Itwasnineyearsagosince hehadpresidedattheinquistonthe victimsoftheLusitania.Herecollectedthefeelingsofhorrorandconsternationofthepeopleatthatcatastrophe.It,however,causednothing likethehorroranddetestationthat hadbeencreatedbytheterribleaffair theywerenowinvestigating.

Theoutragewasuniversallycondemned,andhetrustedthatitwould leavenoill-feelingonthemindsofthe peoplethatwouldcausethemtolose confidenceinthepresentAdministration.TheGovernmentthathadbeen entrustedwiththeresponsibilitywas, inhisopinion,entitledtothefullest supportofthepeople.Theyhad manifestedahighdegreeofbusiness capacityintheDailandSenate. Therewasnodirectevidenceasto whoactuallycauseddeceased'sdeath, butthemiscreantswhocommitted suchanoutragehadadiabolicalob- jectinview.Itwasagrossviolation ofeveryprinciple,humanandDivine tocometoCobhanduseafataland deadlyweaponononarmed,innocent

"Arewardof£10,000fortheirdetectionhasbeenoffered,butIamconfidentthatourpeopledonotrequire anysuchincentivetoinducethemto givetheirwholeheart..'lco-operation inthehuntforthemurderers.Every possiblestepisbeingtaken;theper- sonalattentionofthehighestofficers oftheStateisbeinggiventosecure thattheywillnotgounpunished.

"TheIrishnationisboundtodo allinitspowertoalleviatethesufferingsofthevictimsofthishorrible crimecommittedonIrishsoil,andthe Governmentwillseethatsuchrepara- tion'asispossiblewillbemadetothe sufferers.

BritishGenerosity.

"Themurdererscouldhavehadonly onemotiveintheirmurderousminds, thatofembroilingourpeopleina strugglewithGreatBritain.

"ThegenerostyoftheBritishna- tionintheirreferences,bothinthe PressandinParliament,tothecrime, andtheirsympathytoourcountryin thedisgraceandhumiliationwhich thisabominableoutragehascastupon us,isacomfortingassuranceofthe strengthofthefriendshipbetweentwo peopleswhichhasfollowedtheTreaty betweenthenations.

"Irealisethatnoremarksritmine couldadequatelyrepresentthefeelings oftheGovernmentandoftheDailon thisoccasion. Icanonlyaskthe Housetojoinwithmeinexpressing itsabhorrenceofthefouldeed,andin tenderingtoetherelativesofthedead. tothevictimsandtheirrelativesthe sympathyoftheIrishnationinthiswantonandmurderousoutrage." andtaw-abidingpeople.Therewas

(Note:ItisstatedbytheLondon nothingpatrioticinsuchadeed.It"DailyHerald"thatthehidingplace wasanattackonthelibertyandtheofthemurderershasbeendiscovered reputationofthecountry,anditnowbytheFreeStateauthorities.The restedwiththepeopletovindicatethecommanderofthesearchpartyiseon- country'shonour. fidentthattheywillbecapturedshort- Theoccurrencewasagrossinsultto1Y.' theirvenerableBishop.Hejoined withcounselinexpressingsympathytotherelativesofthevictimsandto theirvenerablepastor.Itwasasud-denandunexpectedoutragethat couldneverhaveoriginatedinthis country.Itmusthavebeensome foreignimportation.Everybodyjoin- edin abhorrencemarkingstrongestdisaprovaland ofsuchadiabolicaland cowardlyact.

Mr.CosgraveDenouncestheCrime MovingtheadjournmentoftheDail asanexpressionofsympathywiththe relativesofthedeceasedsoldier,and asanevidencetotheBritishnationandtotheworldoftheregretandhumiliationtheGovernmentfeltthat suchacrimeshouldbecommittedin theterritoryoftheIrishFreeState, Mr.Cosgravesaid:"Itisimpossibleto findwordstodescribethisdastardlyoutrage.Initsdeliberationandinits savageryithasnoparallel.Thesol- dierswereunarmedanddefenceless. Theywereonthemostfriendlyterms withthepeopleofCobh.Theyhave beenstationedatSpikeIslandfora considerabletime,andhaveearnedthe goodwillofalltheinhabitantsnjthe neighbourhood.Andwhentheycome ashoretospendtheirfewhours'leave amongstourpeopletheyaremown downbymachine-gunfirefromfour murderousruffianswearingarmyuni- form.

"Itisalmostinconceivablethatany civilisedcountrycouldproduceet-en fourmenwhocouldplotandcarry outadeedsofoulandsocallous.The annalsofsavagerymaybesearched, butIdoubtifanyworseinstanceof murderouscowardicecanbefound.

"Itisastainuponthehonour..)four countrywhichhasmadeourpeop'eat homeandourfriendsabroadhang theirheadsinshame.Thisterrible crimehasevokeduniversalreprobation.Allpartiesandallcreedsin Irelandhavegivenexpressiontotheir horrorattheinfamy.Theonecon- solationwehaveistheknowledge that,outsidethemurderersthemselves,thereisnocitizenwhodoesnot realiseandabhortheenormityofthe crime.

"InthenameoftheIrishpeopleI havetendereTsympathytothevic- timsoftheoutrage,andtotheBrit- ishnation.TheGovernment leave nostoneunturnedtoleingthecrim inalstojustice.

"TROUBLEBREWING."

"UnlesssomethingisdoneverysoonabouttheIrishBoundaryCommission, Iamafraidthatthemeasureofpeace broughtbytheTreatywillcomplete- lydisappear,"saysMr.CahirHealy, M.P.,inanarticlein"ThePeople.

Theillegalarrestsandlengthydetentionofsomanymeninthe*ixCountieswas,Mr.Healysays,doneinorder'. toparalysepublicopinionalongthe boundary.ThesemenwerestillBr.t ishsubjects,butthepoweroflawsad orderfortheSixCountieshadbeen transferredtoanewGovernmentin Belfast,andsoWestminsterpretended thatitwouldliketo,butcouldnot, interfere.

"ThesemenbelieveinArticleXII. oftheTreaty,thatthecontrolofthe areasinwhichtheylivedshallbedetermined'bythewillofthepeoplein sofarasitiscompatiblewithecono- micandgeopraphicalconsiderations' Andnothinghasbeendone.Theyre- mainhostages,andtroubleisbrewing. TheTreatymustbefullyhonoured."

"Ulster"Entrenched

"TherewasnoBoundaryquestion sefaras'Northern'Irelandwascon cerned,"declaredMr.ThompsonDon- ald,M.P.,atameetingofDerryLab- our-Unionists.TheyintheSixCoun- tieshadnothingtogive.Withthe 'Ulster'Parlamentfunctioningthe peopleoftheSixCountieshadgot themselvesdugin."

Mr. TyroneHarbisonhadtalkedabout andFermanaghbelongingto theFreeState,butwhataboutthe loyalistsintheFreeStatewhowanted tocomeinto"Northern"Ireland?TheyshouldsaytotheImperialPar- liament"WewilltakeDonegal whetheryoulikeitornot."The Donegalpeoplewantedtocomeinto "Northern"Ireland.Onlywhenhe sawtheUnionJackflyingintheFree Statewouldhebereadytodiscussthe questionofunitywithSouthernIre- land.

TheApostolicSee

PETER'SPREROGATIVE.

Inarecentissueofthe"Church Times,"acorrespondentraisedthe questionastowhatwastheprecise relationbornetoS.Linus,St.Peter's successorinthePapacy,bySt.John, andanyotheroftheTwelveApostles whomayhavesurvivedSt.Peter.Was hisecclesiasticalposition,itisasked, thesameasthatwhich,forexample, theArchbishopofParishasunder PiusXI.to-day?

Acorrespondenthas,favouredthe '"Universe"withthefollowing'answer:

ThebeliefthattheApostolicOrder doesstillexistcorporatelyintheuni-versalepiscopateandindividuallyin Peter'ssuccessor.surelydiffersnot merelyindegree,butinkindfromthe beliefthatitdiedwiththeTwelve. Anyhow,thecommonAnglicanbelief thatitexistsonlyintheepiscopateis clearlyonestepnearerCalvinism. PromisestoPeter.

Theevidencefortheperpetuityof theApostolicfunctionsinPeter'ssuccessormaybebriellysummarised. Pcterreceivedhisauthorityprevious- ly.and,inadditiontotherest,inde- pendentlyofthepromisetothem,in wordsofgreatersolemnityandofdeep- ermeaning.HeistheRock,the BeareroftheKeysoftheKingdom (Mat.xvi.,18,19),thesupportofthe others'faithandunity-asagainst"beingsifted"(Luke,xxii,32),the Shepherdofthewholeflock.Inthese wordsPeter'sofficeisshowntobepart oftheChurch'sconstitution,sincethe Churchisdescribedasbuiltonavia iblerock(cf.Mat.,vii,24)aKingdom withavisibleBeareroftheKeys(cf. Rev.,iii,7),mainly"supported"in faithandunitybyone-theywere quarrellingpreciselyastoprecedence -oneflockwithonevisibleShepherd (cf.John,x.161.ItistheChurchso constitutedagainstwhichthegates ofhellshallnotprevail.

TotheTwelve. Itisdifferentwiththepromisesto therest.Bythenumber12theyle- presentthe12tribes-thefaithful"Is- rael,theinheritorofthepromises,the rootintowhichtheGentilesaretobe engrafted(Rom.,xi).'Judas'place thereforebefilledbeforetheHoiy

61.4. INMENAIMM:,

Spiritcomes--hehadnotmerelydied butfallenIsomhisplace.)WhentheGentilesbegintocomein,newApos- tles,PaulandBarnabas,areappoint- edbytheHolySpiritasrepresenting them-thoughPeterbeginstheen- grafting.Eventually,however,there istobe"neitherJewnorGentile,"no nationaldivisions,themiddle-wallis brokendown,theremustbenoschism inthebody,butallmustbeone,and wefindatlasttheuniversalepisco- pategatheredinunityroundtheRock, theKey-bearer,theShepherd,theSup- porterofLimitedfaithandunity.Jurisdiction.

Twoothermethodsofsuccession wouldbepossible:bothunscriptural,bothunhistorical.

(aEverybishopmighthavein- heritedtheplenitudeofApostolic charismata.Thisisunscriptural;it wouldmakeTimothyandTitusfuil equalstoSt.Paul.Itisunhistorical. sincebishopshavealwaysbeendis- tinguishedbythelimitsoftheirjuris- diction(cf.Tit.,i,5).Moreover,ifeverybishophadpersonalinfallibility, no Historybishopcouldbecomeaheretic. provesotherwise.

(b)Asecondpossibilitymighthave beenthateachApostlehadapersonal successortohischarismata.Thisis unscriptural;nosuccessorwaselected toSt.Jamesoranyother(thecaseof Judaswasunique,seeabove).Itis alsounhistorical.Thereisnotrace of12(13,ifwecountSt.Paul,14,if St.Barnabas)successorsoftheApos. tiesinthissense-theywouldstand outclear.Thereis,however,agood dealmorethanatraceofPeter'ssuc- cessor. InA.D.96troublesaroseinthe ChurchatCorinth.St.Johnwasstill aliveandatEphesus.Towhomwasthecasereferred?ToPeter'ssuc- cessor,Clement,BishopofRome(situ- atedmorethantwicethedistance away).And,aswearetoldbySt. Irenaeus,thediscipleofSt.John'sdis- ciplePolycarp,bytheletterwhichwe stillpossess,"the whichisat Romegatheredthemtogetherandre- pairedtheirfaithandannouncedthe traditionithadsorecentlyreceived fromtheApostles."

CatholicityandNationality

By H T.sinthe"C.H.ofIndia.")

ThesixteenthcenturyReformationwaseffectedbymenrevoltingagainst theCatholicChurch.Abreachwas madeinthebigRomandam,butthe deluge.empomic,moralandpolitical,wasnotanticipated,andwhilesome ofthereformers,aghastatthehavoc, returnedtotheoldFaith,otherssat toworktopatchupthefisureswith incoherentwadsofnewandfancyre- rigions.

TherewasnoonecauseoftheRefor- mationFar-reachingeffectsarerare- lyproducedsimply;butthechief causewasnationalpride.Thecourse ofhistoryislitteredwithexamplesof theexploitationforignoblepurposes ofthemostloftysentimentsthatcan actuatehumanmindsandhearts,and evilspiritswatchedeagerlytoseize possessionoftheleadersandtheirsat- elites.So PuritanismfanaticismdisplacedFaith, purity,andthesimplelov- erofhisnativelandwasmade,hut tooeasily,theunconscioustoolofthose whosemotiveswereonlygreedandhate.DiscardingtheTruthstaught bytheTrueChurchofJesusChrist,menbecamenotonlybrutes,but worseeventhanthebrutecreation: theirworstpassionswerestirred,and wehaveaninstanceintheself-con- stitutedreformersofhowfarhuman passionscangoandwhatawfulhavoc theycanworkwhentherestraining powerofreligionisremoved.Pa- rtriotismisavirtue,butquiteother- wiseistheunintelligent,narrowand brutalterritorialsectarianismwhich lendsitselftoexploitation.

The andrelationbetweenCatholicism nationalityismisunderstoodin twoways.Theanti-CatholicaffectstobelievethatCatholicismisanti- national.Thisideahasbeeninex- citingtimesusedasameansofattack- ingtheFaith,asatthetimeofthe FrenchRevolution,thepretendedPapalPlotandthepretendedGun PowderPlot.theLordGeorgeGordon Riots.andlater,in1870.whentheIn- fallibilityofthePopewasdeclareda dogmaofFaith.Thereisyetlater exampleofthisinourowndays:as

Gospeltoallnations.TotheJews

iswasastumblingblock,who,onthe preachingoftheGospeltotheGen- tiles,contendedwithSt.Peter. Notonlyisnationalprideadeter- rentinthecaseofpersonswhosere- ligionshavebeeninextricablymixed upwiththehistoryoftheircountry, butitisoneofthegreatobetaclesstdtheconversionofourProtestantfel- low-Christiansinthepresencehere andthereofthatsamenationalspirit withintheChurch,thoughnotofit, whichnow,asintheclaysofSS.Peter andPaul,isahindrancetothework ofHerapostles.

Inthe"Month"forOctober,1922, theEditorwrote:"Thepress-fostered habitofregardingforeignnationsas homogeneousentities,animatedbya commonmindandpurpose,isacon- venientpracticeforthecarelessjour- nalist,butitservestoflattertheread- ers' objectsprejudice,andprovidesdefinite fortheirhatredorfearorlove. Thustheyspeakoftheintentionsof EnglandorFranceorGermanyasif theywereBrown,JonesorSmith;yet amoment'sreflectionwillshowhow unfairandfalse,lazyandslovenlyit istoinvestabstractionswithallthe forceanddirectnessoftheconcerte." ThereareCatholicmenandCatholic womeneverywhere.Outsideour Churchbuildingswearecitizens;but insidesomanysoulstohesaved,and asCatholicsknowwell,theonecom- pleteandsufficientSacrificeofthe Massisofferedupforthosewho,in theircivilcapacity,arechargedwiththegovernmentofthecountry,and towhomweowecivilloyalty.

NotWhollyfoolProof

LiteracyandMoralIlliteracy. toFourmurderersrecentlysentenced deathinBrooklynaveragedinage twenty-oneyearsandthreemonths. Twohadnotattainedtheirmajority. :111hadfinishedtheeighthgrade;two hadcompletedahighschooleducation. Notonecouldbeclassedasanilliter- ate,but,withpossiblyoneexception, noattentionhadeverbeenpaidtothe religioustrainingofanyofthegroup. Academically,theywereliterates; morally,theywerewhollyilliterate. Agreatstirisraisedto-dayabout thegrowthofilliteracy.Asamat- terofplainfact,thenumberofilliter- atesintheUnitedStatesisnotgrow- ing.Ithasbeensteadilydecreasing formorethanhalfacentury.But evenifthechargeweretrue,itisnot therethatthemenacetooursocial ciderlies,butinthesteadilyincreas- ingmoralilliteracyamongouryoung people,graduatesofhighschooland college.SomemonthsagotheHon.

IsaacSiegel.addressingaconference attheInstitutionalSynagogueiN

per"torestraincriticismagainsttheRomancommunionfordoingwhatit couldtogivethechildreligiousIn- struction."ThecriticismvoicedbyRabbiKrasswasevenmorepointed. Inhisopinion,itwasimperativethat theStatearrangeascheduleforthe publicschoolswhichwouldincludetheteachingofreligionandmorality foronehoureveryday.Thepresent systemwaspurelynegative;itex- cludedreligionbutofferednothingin itsplace,andthatillspiteofthefact thatouryoungpeoplestoodinsore needofpositiveanddefinitereligiousinstruction."Getholdofthegang- sterwhenheissixyearsold,"advised theRabbi."Donotwaituntilheis intheshadowoftheelectricchair. Thenallwecandoforhimistomake afuneralorationoverhisdeadbody." Itisnotyetclearthatapublic- schoolschedulewithaplaceforthe dailyteachingofreligionisfeasible. JudgeCrainwhoaftermanyrebuffs stillargueseloquentlyforthisplan, thinksthatitcanbearranged,and many mayagreewithhim.Howeverthis be,Catholicsaregladtoknowthattheonceunpopularposition whichtheystilldefendafteryearsof persecution,isnowsharedbymenand womenwho,althoughnotCatholics, aregenuinelyandintelligently-inter- estedinthewelfareofthechildand ofthecommunity.Noonewilldeny thattoencourageeducationisamong thechiefdutiesoftheState,orthat, asfarasmaybepossible,everyAm- ericanchildshouldbegiventhe chancetoreceivethetrainingbestfit tedtodevelophistalents.Butinfin- itelymoreimportantthanacademic literacy,whetherthetermimplies simplytheabilitytoreadandwrite,orincludesthedoctor'sdegree,ismoralliteracy.Formanyyearswe havebeenemphasisingonetothe neglectoftheother.Thatweare beginningtorealiseourmistakeisa hopefulsignforthefuture.-'America.'

ITHEROCK

THEENGLISH

MAGAZINEOFI THECHINA=mows. i intendedprimarilyforEng- lishspeakingCatholics,towhomit1 seekstoconveythemessagewhich isdailybeingsentoutbyourBinI hopsandclergyofallnationalitiesi inChina,stressingthesupreme needforEnglish-speakingPriests,Brothers,andSisters."

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whenthelastPontiffwaschargedbyYork,-saidthatasfarashecouldas- thepresswithbeingpro-German.certain,amajorityofthecriminals

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Thereareotherswho,ignoringthenowbroughtbeforeourcourtswere noteofCatholicism,finditdifficulttofairlywelleducated."Theywere dissociatetheCatholicreligionfrompublicschoolgraduates."(NewYork particularpoliticalideas,ornations,"Times,"December17,1923.) He orperiodsofhistory. agreed-withJudgeTalleyinrejecting

ThetruthisthattheChurchisnon-utterlythesuppositionthatanylarge national;necessarilyso,becauseSheisproportionofthemwere"morons."On universal.Sheisnotanti-national.thecontrary,theyweresharp,clever AttheoutbreakoftheGreatWaryoungmenandwomen,intelligent manythousandsofCatholicreligiousenoughtoplancrime,sometimeson streamedbacktoFrance,somefromanextensivescale,andtohidetheir exile,tofightandtodieforher.Wasconnectionwithcrimefromthepolice anyoneofthemlessloyaltoFranceandgrandjuries.What,heylacked becauseheworeasoutane,whichhewascertainlynotwhatiscalled"edu- exchangedforauniform?TheChurchcation." withthePopeatitsHeadisaperfect AtameetingheldattheNational communitywithnodesiretointerfereRepublicanClubinNewYork,on withtheinternalgovernmentofna-March16,1924,RabbiNathanKrass, tions,whetheritbeamonarchyoratheRev.ErnestStires,JusticeThomas rebuplic.WherevertheChurchis,C.T.Crain,andMr.MartinConboy, therethenationretainsitsindepend-eachrepresentingadifferentreligious ence,asdoestheChurchherselfandcreed,agreedthatsomethingmore Herpresenceisanaidtothenation. ThePopeisthespiritualLordover alltheworld,andtheobedienceofCa- tholicstothePopedoesnotdetract fromthelovewehaveforourcouq- tryratheritpurifiesandvivifiesthat naturalsentiment.

TheCatholicshouldbemore,rather thanless,patrioticonacocuntofhis religion.whichteacheshimthatthe civilpowerisfromGod,andthathe shouldrendertoCaesarthethings thatareCaesar's.Butthoughincul- catingandinspiringpatriotism,the Churchisnotitselfnational.Noris Sheinternational.SheisaLeague, notOfnations,butofmenandwomen, withalanguageofherown,andher childrenkneelingsidebysidetore- ceivehersacramentsareofallraces andnations.

Nationalpride,whichwasthepiain causeoftheunblessedReformation, wastheenemyoftheChurchlongbe- forethesixteenthcentury,andisstill oneofthechiefobstaclestothepro- pagationoftheGospelamongthena- tionsoftheworld.Catholichasal- waysbeentheChurchofJesusChrist, whosentHisapostlestopr.schthe

thanmereliteracywasrightlyexpect- edfromtheschool."Thelittlered schoolhouse,withallthatithas.;one forthecountry,"saidDr.Stires,"is notwholly'fool-proof."Itwasneglect- ingthemostimportantelementinthe trainingofthechild,anduntilthis elementcouldhesupplied,itwaspro-

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Underahegeneraltitleof"TheNa-persecutionbeganagainunderEliza- tionsofToday,'saysA.H.A.,intheBethin1565.Itcontinuedunderthe Liverpool"CatholicTimes,Messrs.firstthreeStuartKingsandunder HodderandStoughtonareissuinganCromwell.Thereweresomemartyr

importantseriesofvolumes,ineachdomsaslateasthereignsofWiniam ofwhich,afterarapidsketchoftheIII.andAnne.Thelastmartyrat earlierhistoryofeachState,itslaterTyburn,theArchbishopofArmagh, developmenttoitspresentpositioniswonhiscrownin1681;butthelast tracedinfullerdetail.Themostre-oftheIrishmartyrs,theDominican centofthesevolumesdealswithIre-FatherDominicEgan,givehislife land,itsauthorsbeingtheRev.R.H.fortheFaithinDublinthirty-two Murray,D.D.,aclergymanofthechs-yearslater,in1713. established"ChurchofIreland,'and Mr.HughLaw,whowasforawhile amemberoftheHomeRulepartyin theHouseofCommons.Wedonot knowwhichofthesewritersisrespon- sibleforastatementaboutthedays ofthePenalLawsinIrelandwhich one\you'dhavethoughttobeimpos- sibleevenforaProtestanthisrcrian. Wearetoldthatintheyearsatter the"Reformation"-"Whilechurch- meninEnglandlikeSirThomasMore andFishergaveuptheirliferather thangiveuptheirfaith,itisstrik- ingfattthatnotasingleRomanCa- tholicinIrelandgaveup'oh;lifefor hisfaith.Someperished-butthey perishedfortreason,notforreligion."

Furtheronwehavethestatement that:"Thepenaltiesforrecusancyim-posedonRomanCatholicswerenot

Thecauseofthecanonisationof theseIrishmartyrswasopenedtwenty yearsagoinDublinbeforeanecclesi- asticalcommissionappointedbythe Catholichierarchytocollectallavail-ableevidence.Sincethenmuchadditionalevidencehasbeens)btained bypatientresearchalloverEuropewhereverdocumentsbearingonthe PenalDaysinIrelandaretobefound. Onthelistofclaimantsforthe Church'shonoursubmittedtotheCon- gregationofRites,therearesome fourhundrednames.Theybelongto allclasses-Bishops,priests,and!ay- menandwomen,religiousofmanyOr- ders,layfolkofeveryrankfromnobles andknightstopeasantsandlabour- ers.

NamelessMartyrs. enforced.Therewaslittlereligious persecution."

Thisisthekindofthingthatmakes onereadthewordsagaintomakesure thatonehasreadaright.Weera; welldoubtifamoreflagranttravesty ofnotoriousfacteverdisfiguse.1ar. historicalwork.

AStrangeDistinction.

Firstitmustbenotedthatitis strangetofindaseriouswritermak- ingthedistinctionthatthoseCatholics whowereputtodeathunderthePen- alLawsinIreland"perishedfortrea- son,notforreligion."Allthroughthe centuriesthepersecutorshavemade thisverychargeoftreasonagainstthe martyrs.WhentheDivineK'ngof Martyrswasarraignedbeforethe RomanGovernor,whatwastheaccu- sation?

"Wehavefoundthismanpervert- ingournation,andforbiddingtogive tributetoCaesar,andsayingthathe isChristtheKing."

Andwhat'vastheoutcryoftheac- cuserswhenPilatesoughttofindsome wayofreleasingHim?

"Ifthoureleasethisman,thouart notCaesar'sfriend.Forwhosoever makethhimselfaKingspeaketh againstCaesar.WehavenoKing butCaesar!"

HighTreason.

TakethelongrolloftheEnglish martyrs.Whatwasthecrimefor whichtheywerecondemned?Hightreason,notreligion.Butthelaw haddeclaredthatitwastreasonto upholdthePapalagainsttheRoyal Supremacy;andagainthatitwastreasontogoabroadtoreceiveHolyOr dersandtoreturntoEnglandtoex- ercisepriestlyfunctions.It,astrea- sontosayMass;complicityintreason tohearMassortoharbourapries'. Soallthesemartyrs,fromthefivewho firstdiedatTyburn,andBlessedMore andFisherinthedaysofHenryVIII, clowntothatlastmartyrofTyburn, wholinksthestoryoftheEnglishper- secutionwiththatofIreland.Blessed OliverPlunket,ArchbishopofAr- magh,in1681,alldiednominallyfor treason,reallyforreligion.

TheEnglishpersecutionbeganin 1535,theIrishtwoyearslater,when theActofHenryVIII.,abolishingthePapalJurisdictionandmakingittrea- sontoupholdit,wasextendednot toallIreland,buttosuchpartsof Irelandaswereunderthepowercf theTudorKing.WithintwelvemonthstheBishopofDerrywroteto PopePaulIII.tellingofthehorrors enactedbytheagentsoftheKingof EnglandandhisLordDeputyinIre- land:

"Theykill,"hewrote,"allpriests whoprayforthePopeorrefuseto erasehisnamefromtheCanonofthe Mass,andtheytorturepreacherswho donotrepudiatehisat'thority.' Martyrdoms.

In1540beganthegeneralsuppres- sionofthemonasteriesintheEnglish Pale,orwithinreachoftheLordDe- puty'sraiders-asuppressionoftenac- companiedbythemassacreofawhole communityofmonksorfriars.After thistherewasabrieftruce,butthe

Theinvestigationhasbeenadif- ficultone,forfewwerearraigruseebe- forearegularlyconstitutedcourt, whoserecordsstillexist.Manywere executedbydrumheadcourt-martia.s, orputtodeathbyrovingbandsof persecutors.BlessedOliverPlunket wastriedandexecutedinLondon,so wehavethefullestdetailsofhis case,andmostoftheEnglishmartyrsdeclaredVenerableorBlessedby:he HolySeewerealsotriedbyrstgular courtsofrecord.ButinIrelandthis wastheexception.Therewere manymartyrswhoseverynamesars unknownorcanonlybeconjectured. Thereis,forinstance,thecaseofa wholecommunityofFranciscans,hang- edintheirowncords,whosenames areunknown,fortheir wasgiv- entotheflamesandallitsrecords perished.Thereisthecaseofapriest withhispeopleslainaroundthealtar wherehewassayingMass,inacave wheretheroofwassentcrashingdown uponthem.Thelocaltraditionof thefacthasbeenverifiedbythedis- coveryoftheirhones,buttheirnames areknownonlytoGod.

FaithorPatriotism,

Theinvestigationofthecasesof thosewhosenamesandrecordare knowntookintofullcounttheques- tionwhethertheygavetheirlivesfor theirreligionorlosttheminthefight for distinctiontheircountry'sfreedom,andthe betweenmartyrdomforthe Faithandthesacrificeoflifeforpa- triotismwaskeptclearlyinview.The Churchrecognisesthatthesacrificeof lifeforthecauseofone'scountrymay becountedaheroicactofvirtue,but itisnotequivalenttomartyrdomfor theFaith,thoughtherearecases whereundoubtedlythemartyrforthe Faithisalsoamartyrforthecauseof Fatherland.Butinallquestionsof BeatificationandCanonisation,itis theformerclaim,notthelatter,that givestherighttothehonoursofthe martyrattheChurch'saltars.Thus, forinstance,.8t.JoanofArciscanon- isednotasa"VirginandMartyr,"but asoneofthesaintedVirgins,andthe vestmentswornatherfeastarewhite, notred.

Therecordsofmanyofthemartyr- domsinIrelandtellofpatientheroism underprolongedandingeniouslyde- visedtortures.Theproofisabund- antthatthemartyrsgavetheirlives becausetheypreferreddeathtort., -flouncingtheirFaithandtheirallegi- ancetothesupremePastorofChris- tendom,oragainbecause,whenpriest- hoodandholyMasswereunderthe banofthelaw,theyhelditwasworth theriskoflifeitselftoministeras prieststothepeople,tocelebratethe HolySacrificeforthemandgivethem theBreadofLife;orbecauseaslay- menandwomentheyheldthatlifeit- selfwaswellworthriskingandsacri- ficingtohearMassandtoreceivethe BlessedEucharist,ortoharbourand protectthepriestwhobroughtItto them.

landtellusthatitisa"strikingfact" landtellusthtaitisa"strikingfact" that"notasingleRomanCatholicin Irelandgaveuphislifeforhisfaith." The"strikingfact"isthathundreds madethisglorioussacrifice.

The-AbyssofGrief FreemasonandSoulCuring. Thatthecureofsoulsisnecessary forthebenefitofhumanity,isthedeclarationofaprominentAustrian Freemason,whohasdecidedtoaban- donanti-Clericalpropaganda.

Asensationineducationalcirclesin Viennahasbeencausedbytheopen conversionofVictorZenker,former headofthe"Pioneer"MasonicLodge ofVienna,andformanyyearsthe mostpowerfulandactiveopponentof theteachingofreligioninthe'.schools ofAustria.DuringtheHapsburgre- gimeZenkerwasuntiringinhisefforts tobringabouttheabolitionofthe teachingofreligioninStateschools. HewaselectedtoParliamentin1911 onaplatformof"Liberalism"and Socialism,andbecamethefounderof anorganisationwhichdisseminated propagandaagainstreligiouseduca-tionthroughoutAustria.

Hisconversion,however,hasbeen complete,asindicatedbyhisstate- ments,publishedid'thepayer"Demo- cracy,"ofGablonz,Czecho-Slovakia.Admittingthathisformerassociates willprobablybepainfullysurprised athisaction,Zenkerdeclaresthatthisconsideration"cannotrestrainme fromprofessingtherecognisedtruth."

Thisman,whoformerlyfoughtin thefrontrankoftheopponentsofre- ligiouseducation,continuesasfollows: "Thatwhichmakesreligionsoirre- trievablyimportanttotheordinary manistheso-called'cureofsouls.' "Itisallrighttoprovidethepoor manwithfreelegaladviceormedical attention,butneitherthelawyernor thephysician,neithertheteachernor thepoliticaldemagogue,canserveasa substituteforthepriestwho,perhaps, willbeaman'sonlyfriendinhisloneliesthoursanddeepestdistress,and whofromtheabyssofbriefcanbring himbackoncemoretoawholesome participationinlife.

"Whatthoughnineoutoftenpriests ofanycreedshouldbeunscrupulous, lackinginjudgment,orshouldabuse theircalling,ifonlythetenthoneis asincereministerwhoseexampleis moreeffectivethanahundredillus- tratedlectures.Suchamanishe whoknowsthedeviouspathstoreach thehearts savesindividualsfromthegulfofbes- tiality.

"Howessentialisthe'cureofsouls' isprovedbythefactthattheFree- thinkershaveorganisedforthemsel- vesawould-be'cureofsouls.'

"Theseobservations,inroughout- line,withouttakingupmorespace, onlycallattentiontothefactthat thereisnorealantagonismbetween religionandeducationofthepeople, aridthateducationwhichhopesto bringoutthebestinthemultitude cannotrenouncetheco-operationof religion."

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Averydelightfulconcertwasgivenmentoftheirpupils,andwewhoare bythepupilsofLoretoConvent,Os-assembledherethiseveningowethe borneonTuesdayevening,May6,totreatwehavehadtoMotherGeneral's welcometheRev.MotherGeneral,whovisit.Thiswouldbeaverysuitable hadcomeallthewayfromtheGreenopportunityforusinWesternAustraIsletovisitherconventsinsunnyliatoshowourappreciatiop,inaprac- Australia.Thehallwasbeautifullyticalway,ofthegreatworkdoneby decoratedfortheoccasion.TheietheLoretoNunsbyhelpingthemto wasalargeassemblypresenttopayremovethecripplingdebt,whichis theirtributeofrespecttothedistin-enoughtodampthespiritsofthemost wishedvisitor.Tothegreatdelightcourageous.SincetheNunscame '115iall,HisGracetheArchbishop'vasheretheyhavebeenlabouringunder present,andmanyofhispriestsalsothisheavyburden,andthereseems gracedthefestivitybytheirpresence-tobenomeansoflesseningit.His Gracesaidhewassureallpresent wouldbeonlytoodelightedtolet MotherGeneralcarryawaythemost gratefulmemoriesofWesternAustralia,andwecouldnotperpetuateher visitinamorelaudablewaythanby contributinggenerouslytoremovethis heavyweightwhichshe,asMother General.hasweighingonhershoulders.ThissuggestionshouldbewelcomedbyallLoreto'sfriends,especial- lythosewhohaveentrustedtheeducationoftheirchildrentothecapable handsoftheLoretoSisters. Thereneedslittlecommenton theprogrammeofthisevening.It sufficestosaythatMotherGeneral wishestothankthechildrenforthe delightfulentertainment,andtoadd thatitisthebestofitssortshehas everseen.Inconclusion,HisGrace saidthatthoughMotherGeneralrefusedtospeakinpublictotheaudience. shewouldbedelightedtomeetthe warm-heartedWesternAustralians aftertheconcert.

Thevariedprogrammeofferedade lightfulhourandahalf'srecreationto theaudience.Perhapsthemostattractiveitemwasthedelightfullyamusingcantata."PrincessTinyTot." Muchheartyapplausewasevokedby thechild-likesimplicityandgrace with.whichPrincessTinyTotand,the heroinesoftheold-tinienursery rhymeswhohadcomeatthebidding ofMotherRedCaptocelebratethe seventhbirthdayofthePrincess,performedtheirparts.Itwouldbehard tosingleoutanyofthesejuvenileperformersforspecialmention,butthe delightfulmanner whichthefiveyear-oldchancellormarshalledinto thepresenceofthePrincessthevariousguestswhomsheaskedfor,can hardlypreventcommendation.His captivatingunconsciousnessandnaturalactingseemedtohavewonthe heartsofallpresent.Theyoungperformersdidequaljusticetotheother items.Thevocalandinstrumental musicwasabovethe-standardof schoolchildren'sperformances,anddisplayedgreatskill.Thesweetnessand flexibilityofthefreshyoungvoices camemuchintoevidenceinthepart songs.Theprogrammewasasfollows:-Address:Orchestra,"Ballet desFleurs"(ArthurMorselCantata, PrincessTinyTot;Pianogori,"Dense Negre"(CyrilScott).MissE.Joyce: HumorousGlee,"LittleJackHomer" (A.J.Caldicott):Orchestra,"Ina ShadyNook"(R.Hildreth),"Mellow 'Cello"(NeilMoret):PianoSolo,"Polonaise,Op.26".(Chopin),MissM. Breckler.A.T.C.L.:Chorus,"Water Lilies"(KarlLinders):Instrumental Trio,"Minuet"(Boccherinil,MissesR. Lake,E.Lake,andN.Riley;Piano Solo,"PreludeinCsharpMinor"(Rechmaninoffr.MissRonnieLake, A.T.C.L.;Chorus."It'sNottheTime forHush-a-by"(Peterson);"Queenof Loreto."

Afterthesingingof"QueenofLoreto,"HisGracetheArchbishoprose tospeak.Hesaidhewashereina doublecapacityto-night.First,asa memberoftheaudience,topartakein theLoretoOsborne'swelcorqgto MotherGeneralawdalsoasspokesman totheMotherGeneral.Hehadused allhiseloquencetotryandpersuade hertosayevenafewwords,butthe usualgentlenessandmodestywhich arethecharacteristicsofreligiouslife hadwontheupperhandandthushis episcopalauthorityhadbeendisregarded.ThebigjourneyWhichher interestintheworld-widespreadInstitutehadcausedhertoundertake meantagreatdealtotheLoretonuns. Herwonderfulpersonality,gentleness, broad-mindednessandunlimitedculturehavealreadycaptivatedthe heartsofallthosewhohavecomeinto contactwithher.WeinWestern Australiaaretobecongratulatedin havingsuchapersonalityinourmidst thisevening.HisGracealsosaidthat itwasaverygreatjoytohimtobe askedtoexpressMotherGeneral'sap- preciationofthechildren'swelcome whichtheydisplayedinsuchawholeheartedwaybytheirdelightfulentertainment.Shewasdelightedwiththe musicaltalenttheygaveevidenceof thisevening.ComingdirectfromLoretoAbbey,Rathfarnham,Dublin, whichissorenownedforitsmusic,a commentlikethismeansagooddeal, Itisalsowellworthmentionthatit hasgivenMotherGeneralverygreat joytoseethatsamespiritexistingin LoretoOsborne'schildrenwhichwas tobefoundinalltheotherprovinces shehadvisited.Wewhohavewitnessedthischarmingentertainment areabletojudgeforourselvesthe greatsimplicityandrefinementwhich arecharacteristicsoftheLoretoNuns, andoftheexceptionalgifttheyseem topossessofimfsartingittotheir children.TheSistersaretobecongratulatedonthewonderfulachieve-

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Thursday,May8,aeuchreparty anddancewasheldinSt.Mary'sHall. Theattendancewasverysatisfactory, andtheeuchreevenlycontested.The ladies'prizeswenttoMesdamesHutchesonandWard,andthegent'sto Rev.FatherMossandMr.JackWyley.

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BytheTrans-Australiantrainafew daysago,Mrs.P.Cashentookher departureforAdelaide,wheresheintendstomakeher'futurehome.Kalgoorliecanillaffordthelossofsuch anearnestworkerasMrs.Cashen, whotakeswithherthegoodwishes ofallwithwhomshehadbeenbrought incontactduringhersojourninKalgoorlie.

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Alawsuitgoingonnearly400years wassettledatFreiberg,Saxony,recently,whenthecircuitcourtgave judgmentforthemonksofSt.John, savingtheOrderfromaheavyburden onitsexchequer.Theissuebetween themonksandthevillageofFreibergsdorf,nearFreiberg,involvedresponsibilityfortheconstructionofanew churchtoreplaceSt.John'schapel,de stroyedduringtheThirtyYears'War. Eachpartysaidthattheotherwas obligedtoerectthenewchurch,and evidencedatingasfarbackasthe year1300wasbroughtforward.The costmustbebornesolelybythevillage.

Reportsthatanagreementhad beenreachedbetweentheVaticanand theItalianGovernmentforthesettlementoftheRomanQuestionhaveno foundationinfact.RelationsbetweentheVaticanandtheItalianGovernmentrecentlyhavebeencontinuouslyfriendly,buttherehasbeenno newdevelopmentwhichwouldwarrantthereportscirculated.Rumours whichweregivengreatprominence, particularlyinLondonnewspapers,had itthattheGovernmentwouldsurrenderthewholeofVaticanHillto thePope,givingthisterritorythe statusofanindependentsovereignty, andwoulderectapalacefortheaccommodationoftheCardinalsinreturnforthesurrenderbytheHoly Fatherofthescatterelpropertiesin whichtheChurchdignitariesarenow housedinRome.Accordingtothese rumours,theindependenceofthePapacywastobeguaranteedbytheLeagueofNations.

InthewholeofRussia,saysthe PrincessAlmedingen,inalecturedeliveredtotheNewmanSocietyofthe UniversityofBirmingham,recently, thereareprobablyonlyaboutseven Catholicpriestsnowatlarge.PresumablytherestareinexileorinSovietprisons.ThePrincessalsoeays thatRussiacannotlivewithoutielj gion.Concerningtherevivalofreligion,inheropinion,thatmustbecarriedoutbyRussiansandRussians alone.

Thefinalproofofthemiraclesat Lourdeswouldbetheircessation,says.. FatherFrancisWoodlock,S.J.,agreat authorityontheshrine.Hethinksit probablethatatimemightcomewhen themiracleswillceaseforaperiod andthencontinue.This,hethinks, wouldbethelastanswertounbelievers.Thesickwouldbethere,and thewaterandthecrowds,butnothing wouldhappen.Thiswouldprove conclusivelythatthemanifestations arenottheresultofanythingbutthe supernatural.

Aproposedamendmentoftheschool lawsofMississippi,theeffectofwhich wouldhavebeentoabolishprivate schools.wasdefeatedbyanoverwhelmingmajorityintheStatelegislature. Theamendmentwastabledwithouta recordvote.

Stratford-on-Avon,thebirthplaceof Shakespeare,hasaCatholicMayorfor thefirsttimeinseveralcenturies.On theSundayaftertheelectionsthe newly-electedMayorandhisofficials attendedMassintheChurchofGregorytoprayforGod'sblessingon theirwork.

"Themostremarkableofliving Slays."isCaptainFrancisMcCullagh's descriptionoftheMostRev.Count AndrewSzeptycki,aBasilianmonk. whohasbeenUniateArchbishopof Lembergsince1900.HewasimprisonedinturnbytheTsaristGove7nment,theBolsheviks,andthePoles.

Nearlyahundredpriestsofvarious religiousOrdersparticipatedinaBig LondonMissionduringLent.Before commencingtheirtasktheygathered atSt.George'sCathedral,Southwark, wheretheywereaddressedbythe Bishop.Theyworethehabitsof theirOrdersandthescenewasparticularlyimpressive.

WiththeraisingofMonsignorHayes andMonsignorMundeleintotheCar. dinalate,therewillbe66men-thee::of

"Aversiontomanuallabourhas-becomeadisease;thereistoomuchof the'whitecollar'dispositionamongst us. Fortheonemanwillingto workwithhishandstherearehundredslookingforpettyclerkshipsand shopappointments.Yethonestwork withthespadeorplough,themason's trowel,thecarpenter'schisel,orthe hammerofthesmith,workwhichis carriedonintheopenandinsightof all,isthemostancientandsacred,as wellasthemostsalutaryofhuman avocations"--BishopFogarty,ofKillaloe.

ThelateMr.EdwardMartyn,of TulviaCastle,Co.Galway,leftestate valuedat20.422.Amonghisbequestsare£5,000totheBishopofGaleayforcharitablepurposes;£3,000for anewCathedralinGalway;£2,000to theSocietyofSt.VincentdePaul; £2,000totheSuperior-Generalofthe ChristianBrothers;£1,000totheProvincialoftheDiscalcedCarmelites: £500toHolyCrossCollege,Clonliffe: and£500toAllHallowsCollege.He lefttheresidueofhispropertytothe ArchbishopofDublintowardsanew CathedralinDublin.

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Intheimportantcollectiveletter addressedtothefaithfulofFrance, thepublicationofwhichwasannouncedinarecentcabletotheN.C.W.C. NewsService,theCardinals,ArchbishopsandBishopsofFranceannounce inthefollowingtermstheirintention offoundingDiocesanAssociations:

"ThePopeisnotcontentwithacceptingDiocesianAssociations;hebeseechesus,withoutcompellingusabsolutely.to'try'them.Inthefaceof 'histouchinginvitation,weshallnot hesitate.ConfidentintheHolySpirit which,accordingtocircumstances,assiststhesuccessorofPeter,weshall giveunanimousandfilialobedienceto thedesiresofPiusXI.astohisorders. Godwillblessourimmediatesubmissionandwillleadus,wefirmlyhope, toward'thefullandentireliberty whichtheChurchclaimseverywhere.'"

DevotiontoCountryUrged.

AfterdefiningthelovewhichCatholicsshouldgivetheircountry,the Bishopswrite:

"Bedevotedtoyourcountry,respectingtheauthoritywhichcomes fromGod.Naturally,iftheauthoritiesshouldordersomethingwhichwas irreconcilablewithyourreligion,you shouldrememberthosewordsofSaint Petertotheapostles'Itisbetterto obeyGodthanmen.'Buttoresist whenitordersnothingwhichiscontars.tothepublicwelfareandChristianconscience:whenitpromulgates lawsfavourabletomaterial,moralor religiouswelfareathomeorabroad wouldhetoresistGod.Therefore, whenathome,orabroad,itendeavours-todefendtheinterestsofFrance, lendtoauthorityYouractivehelp andheitsauxiliariesanditsfinest supporters."

Thelettermakesthefollowingallusionstothecomingelections:

"Youarecalledupontovote-Vote! Unlessyouarefacedbycandidatesto whomyoucannotgiveyoursuffrage withoutsubscribingtoprinciplesof disorder.anarchyandimpiety,donot abstain.Toabstainwouldmeanto leavethefieldfreetotheforcesof evilwhosevictorywouldmeanthedestructionofsociety.'Itispermitted tonoone,'wrotePiusX.totheBishop ofMadrid(February20,19061,toremaininactivewhenreligionorpublic welfareareatstake.'Votewell.We toldyoufouryearsago:'Godwillde-

mandanaccountofourvotesasofall ouractions.Theelectoraldutyis allthemoreamatterofconscienceas thegravestinterestsofthecountry, andofreligion,dependuponitspro, perorimproperfulfilment.'"

TheBishopspointoutthatpatriotismdoesnotmeana'hatredofforeigners,itisaloveofpreferencewhich assignsfirstplace,intheheartsofcitizens,totheircountryandtheircompatriots.Thisloveinnowayexcludescharitytowardothermen.

"TheidealforChristianswouldbe toseeconcordreignamongallpeoples.Butinternationalpeacewhich, likeanyotherpeace,istheworkof charity,isfirstofalltheworkofjustice.Paxopusjustitiae.If,intheir relations,peoplesdonotrespectthe lawsofjustice;if,openlyorcovertly theyrefusetheloyalandintegralexecutionoftreatiesdictatedbyjustice andsignedbythem;if,afterhaving offendedthisroyalvirtuetheydonot consenttotheexpiations,reparations andguaranteeswhichitdemands,it llecomesimpossibletore-establish peace,for-outsideofjusticeveritable peacecannotexist.Thiswasstated insubstancebyPiusXI.when,ina recentEncyclical,heaskedChristendomtoacceptinternationallawasit wasunderstoodandexplainedinaccordwiththeGospelbySaintThomas ofAqumn.

SpecialWarningstoCatholics.

InthecourseofthelettertheBishopsalsogivesomespecialwarnings toCatholics.Theydenouncedivorce asoneoftheprincipalmenacesofdecadenceissocietyanddeclarethatif Franceistoescapedepopulationshe mustheattachedtotheChristiandoc- trine:

"Weapplaudallworkstheobject ofwhichistofavourlargefamilies, grantthemprivileges,diminishtheir burdens,buttheevilwillnotberemediedeffectively,itsrootswillnotbe destroyeduntilideasarerectified, untilegotismisovercomeandmorals regenerated.Thisreformcanbe broughtaboutonlybyreligion."

TheBishopslikewiseemphasisethestrictobligationforparentstosupervisetheeducationoftheirchildren, andurgethemtoplacereligiousscienceaboveallothers-Theyexpress thewishthatinthenearfuturethe Catholicschoolsmayshareintheresourcesandotheradvantagesaccorded tothepublicschools.

AnImportantCongress

CATHOLICANDORTHODOXTHEOLOGIANSANDPRELATESTO DISCUSSREUNION.

ArrangementsforaCongressofCatholicandOrthodoxtheologiansand prelatestoconsiderthequestionofa unionbetweentheCatholicandthe Orthodoxchurches(saystheCatholic NewsService)weremadeatameeting heldinOlmutzduringthepastweek. TheCongressistobeheldfromJuly 31toAugust3- Itwassaidatthe OlmutzmeetingthattheHolyFather planstosendaspecialrepresentative totheCongress,andassuranceshave beenreceivedthatmanyofthedistinguishedprelates.eandscientistsof theCatholicandOrthodoxbodiesin Czecho-Slovakiawillattend.

ThepreliminarymeetingatOlmutz washeldundertheauspicesofArchbishopPrecan.Previouslyquestionnaireshallbeensentouttoanumber ofprominentecclesiasticsaskingforsuggestionsastosubjectstobeconsid/ erectandmethodsofprocedure.Among thosefromwhomanswerstothequestionnaireshadbeenreceivedarethe Greek-RuthenianArchbishopSzepty- ckiofLwow;FatherO'Herbigny,PresidentoftheOrientalInstitutein Rome:FatherGrivec,Professorofthe LiublanaUniversityinJugo-Slavia; andFatherDvornik,ofParis.Based onthesuggestionsreceivedandupon discussionsincommitteemeetings,a tentativeagendafortheconsideration oftheCongresshasbeendrawnup embracingthefollowingfivesubjects:

1.EasterndoctrineontheconstitutionoftheChurchandtheprinciples ofUnion.

2.Thedutiesan'ipowersofthePatriarchate,fromstandpointsofhistory,dogma.andcanonlaw,withspecialreferencetopossibilitiesofUnion.

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necessitytohavingherowncurrency."

ThestatementwasmadebyMr. DarrellFiggis,T.D.,atBlackrockLiterarySocietyinalectureinwhichhe dealtwithIreland'screditandher financialrelationswithEngland.

Hesaidthematterwastherealeconomicstructureofthecountry,andif itcouldbedevelopedtherewouldbe anautomaticanswertoagreatmany politicalproblems.

DealingwithTreasurynotes,he saidthatuntilthenumberincirculationintheFreeStatewasknown,the FreeStatewouldneverknowhowit stoodeconomically.TheTreasur3notesthatcametoIrelandwere boughtbyIrishcredit.England manufacturedthem,Irelandbought them,andourcreditoughttobe heequallygoodforthesoundminting ofthem.

"But,"hesaid,"wedonotgetas manyTreasurynotesasourcreditis goodfor,becausethemintinginEn.landisgovernedbyacertainconsiderationwhichdoesnotincludethe FreeState."

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4.TheApostolateofSS.Cyriland Methodius,suggestedasthemost readilyavailablemeansofbringing aboutUnion.

5.Socialwelfareworkandcharity toaidRussianemigrants.

AskforMassinSlavTongue.

Someprogresshasbeenmadetowarddrawingupaprogrammeforthe varioussessions.ArchbishopSzeptyckiwillreporton"TheUnionist QuestionattheLastEcumenicalConned";FatherD'Herbignywilldiscuss "AttemptsatUnionBetweentheAnglicanandOrthodoxChurches";Dr. Dvornikwillspeakon"TheChurchof ConstantinopleattheTimeofthe SchismofPhotius";andDr.Zivkovic ofZagrebwilldealwith"Unionism AmongtheJugo-Slays."

Sub-committeearealreadyworking outthedetailsofsuchmattersasprovidinglodgingsforthosewhowillattendtheCongress,andaneffortisbeingmadetohavetheGovernment grantspecialtransportationfacilities forthem.TheForeignMinisterof Czecho-Slovakiawillbeinvitedtoattend.Apetitionisbeingdrawnup addressedtotheHolySeeaskingthat ecclesiasticsattendingtheCongressbe givenpermissiontocelebratetheMass intheSlavlanguage.

IrishCurrency

Mr.FiggisonEconomics.

"Ibelievemyself,andIhavefor sometimeheldtheconviction,thatit isoftheveryfirstimportancetoIrelandthatweshouldhaveourowncurrency-asound,honestcurrency,and IbelieveIrelandwillbedrivenoutof

goodssenttoEngland;thesecondthe cashreceivedinreturn:-

1913-472,000,000;£57,000,000. 1919-E174,000,000;£132,000,000. 1920-i203,000,000;£160,000,000. 1921-£127,000,000;£93,000,000.

Hesaidthatineachinstancethe differencewasinfavourofIreland.In 1921adeflationhadoccurredandthe valueofthe£hadgoneup.AccordingtoBritishBoardofTradeofficial figures,inaparticularninemonthsthe FreeStatesenttoEnglandgoods valuemorethan£31,000,000;received £19,000,000,andhereagainthebalance wastoourcredit.

"Onthefigures,"hesaid,"Ireland oughttobeabletoprintonherown creditthesamenumberofnotesasshe nowhasgot,bearingtieFreeState mark,andonabasisofthatcurrency sheoughttobeabletobuyanEnglish poundatlis6d."

Ireland.hewenton,stoodinthe positionofacreditornation,butwas buyingataprofittoGreatBritain, ourdebtor,thetokenswhichshemanufactureswithouttheleastregardto Ireland.

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QUEENSLAND

HisGraceArchbishopDuhigwas oneofadeputationrepresentingtheLandandBuildingCommitteeofthe UniversitySenatethatwaitedonthe Acting-Premier(Mr.W.N.Gillies)recently,tourgetheneedofcommencingUniversitybuildingsatanestimatedexpenditureof£600,000.HisGrace saidthatQueensland,which,inother respectswasregardedasthemost progressiveportionoftheCommonwealth,wastheonlyStatethathad noterectedbuildingsforUniversity purposes."Itmaybesaid,"stated theArchbishop,''thatmoneyspentin Universitybuildingswouldnotbereproductive.Theanswertothatis thateducationisoneoftheforemost factorsintheprogressofanation.To retarditsdevelopmentwouldbeto putthehallmarkofinferiorityonour people.IftheGovernmentunder. takestosupplymoneyfortheproposedUniversitybuildings,theerection ofaffiliatedcollegesissuretofollow, andthusmuchworkwillbeprovided forthosewhootherwisemightbeunemployed.Bythegenerosityofthe Stateithasbeenpossibletoconduct theUniversityasacompletelydemocraticinstitution,opentothesonsand daughtersofeverysectionofthepeople.Theerectionofthenecessary buildingswill,therefore,beintheinterestofallourcitizens."Mr.Gillies promisedtogivesympatheticconsiderationtothematter.

hasbeensubscribed.Whencompletedandfurnishedthechurchwill costover£4,000.

Referringtothequestionof"Unemployment,"inhisaddressatKedronrecently,hisGraceArChbishop Duhigsaid:"Iliveintheverycentre ofBrisbane,andwhenIamathome Ihaveadailyexperienceoflistening tothestoryofmanywhoareinreal need.Myhomehasbeenturnedinto akindofLabourBureau,andIfear Ihavebecomerathertroublesometo employersandfirmswhenIwritelettersonbehalfoftheunemployedwho callonme.ThepeopletowhomI applyaremostconsiderate.Neither withmenorwiththem,isthereevera questionofclassorcreed,butagenuinedesiretohelpthosewhoarewilling towork,butwho,unfortunately,are forcedtopassmanydaysandweeks andmonthsunemployed.Iamfrequentlyinterviewedbymothersasking forhelpfortheirlittlechildren,becausetheirfatherisoutofwork.Of courseoneissometimesdeceived,but Ithinkthatistheexceptionrather thantherule.Ourworkingpeople haveashighacodeofhonourastheir fellowcif!ens,andwhentheyneed helptheyareprettyhonestinexplainingtheircase,thoughinsomeinstances,itishumiliatingforthemtodo so."

Asplendidnewchurchistoreplace thememorialchurchraisedto''The LittleFlower,"atKedron,whichwas ruthlesslydestroyedbystormashort timeago.ArchbishopDuhiglaidthe foundationstoneofthenewchurchrecently.Whencompleteditwillbea beautifulmemorialchurch-thefirst monumentto"TheLittleFlower"in Queensland.Thefoundationstone wasplacedontopoftheoriginalone laidbytheArchbishoplastyear.The firstchurchwasdestroyedbyacycloneaboutthreemonthsago,and sincethen,suchisthedevotionofthe clientsof"TheLittleFlower,"asum of£1,800,incashandpromises,towardstheerectionofthenewchurch

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Mary's.ThenewCathedralwasstartedin1866. Approximately000,000 hasalreadybeencollectedandspent onitsconstruction.Inresponseto ArchbishopKelly'sappealMr.Barry, thewell-knownSydneysolicitor,has contributed£100totheRollofHonour,andofferstomakeit£200if50 otherswillsubscribe£100each.ArchbishopKellyannouncesthathehas beenpromised£100eachfromthe onlysevenpeoplehehassofarapproached.

NATORIA

ThedeathoccurredunHolySaturdayatLoretoAbbey,St-Mary's Mount,Ballarat,ofMotherMaryXavier(Yourelle).MotherMaryXavier wasoneofthepioneerbandwhocame, toAustraliafromRathfarnham,Iieland,nearly50yearsagotofoundtheInstituteoftheBlessedVirginMary (LoretoNuns).ShewasthenappointedMistressofNovices,andlater becamethefirstSuperiorofLoreto Convent,AlbertPark,Melbourne.The latteryearsofherlifewerespentin Mary'sMount,Ballarat.MotherMary Xavierwasinthe76th.yearofher age,andthe60th.ofherreligiouslife. -R.I.P.

HisLordshipBishopPhelanrecentlyblessedthenew.churchofSt. Mary's,nowbeingerectedatMatira, atacostof£9,000.£2,000wasreceived.HisLordship'soccasional speechwasbrief,owingashesaidto physicaldisability, * *

Priortohisdepartureonahealth visittoEurope,BishopPhelan,of Sale,wasentertainedatdinnerat "Raheen"byhisGracetheMustRev. Dr.Mannix,andamongthosepresent werethesuffraganBishopsofthePro wince,theBishop-electofGoulburn RightRev.Dr.BarryI,membersof theDiocesanCouncil,representatives oftheSaledioceseandreligiousOrders,andclergywithwhomtheBishopofSalehadbeenactivelyassociatedinMelbourneandelsewhere. Thehonewasexpressedthatthetrip wouldprovebeneficial,andthathis Lordshipwouldreturngreatlyherefittedinhealth.HisGracethe,Arch. bishopofMelbourne,hisLordshipthe BishopofBallarat(RightRev.D". Foley),hisLordshiptheBishopof Sandhurst(RightRev.Dr.McCarthy, theBishop-electofGoulburn(Right Rey.Dr.Barry),VeryRev.J.Lonergan,Adm.,andalargenumberofthe clergyandlaitygatheredatPortMelbournetoseetheOrmondedepart. ThegreatworkperformedbyhisLordshiptheBishopofSale,theRight Rev.Dr.Phelan,hasnotonlyendearedhimtotheCatholicpeople.huthas alsogainedhimtherespectoftheionCatholicsofGippsland.Thisfeeling wasreflectedintherecentAnglican SynodsittinginSale,whenaresolutionwaspassedsympathisingwith BishopPhelaninhisseriousillnesF. andtrustingthathisvisittoEur.-.-pe wouldheinstrumentalinrestoring himtohealth.

SpeakingonAnzacDay,atSolemn RequiemHighMassinhisCathedral, BishopO'Farrell,CM,ofBathurst, commentingontheaftermathofthe warsaid:Thebitter,cynicaltragedy ofitall!Itiswellthatthosewhom wecommemorateto-dayhavenotliven toseetheiridealsandtheirhopesand thepromisesmadetothemdashedto pieces.Forto-day,yearsafterthe warthatwastoendallwar,wehear ofalltheoldpreparationsbeingmade againforwaranddestruction,only onamoreawfulandterrifyingscale AtreatyonwhichGod'sblessingwas notinvokedhasprovokedmorebitternessthanpeace.Theoldcausesof wararestillatwork.Theoldselfish interests,theoldcompetitivestruggle ;ortradeandmoneyandpowerand marketsandspheresofinfluencestill goeson.Emperorsandkingsand autocratshavemostlypassedaway, andtheoldaristocracyhasbeenal. mostbledtodeath.Butanewauto.-n-acyandanewaristocracyhavearisen.Thewarmadehugeprofitsand enormousfortunesforsomewhoare to-daytherealrulersoftheworld. Moneyistheworldpowerofto-day.It iscalledhighfinance.Itissoulless; itiscallous;itisinternational;ithas nocountryandnopatriotismitis un-Christianandofteninhuman.Governmentsarehelplessbeforeit.The commonpeoplethinktheyruleindemocraticcountries,buttheydonot, nordotheirGovernments.Theyare allofthempawnsinthehandsofthe highfinancethatinfluencesthepress andthepoliciesofGovernments,and a-hichhaspowertomakepeaceor war,asitlikes:whichlaughsinmockeryatleaguesofpeaceandleaguesof rationsalike.Andasforthelandfit forheroespromisedtoourbraveAustraliansoldiers,lettheshell-shocked sl-atteredwrecks,lettheenfeebledand strickenmenandwomenandchildren,theaftermathofthegreathorror,leftpenniless:letthemaimedand crippledsoldiersbeggingalmsinthe streetsofAustralia'swealthiestcity to-day:lettheunhappysoldiers,placedonlandselectionswithimpossible burdens:letthethousandswalking hungryinquestofwork:letallthese, andmore,hethewitnessoftherewardgivenbyanungratefulnationto herbravestsons.Andwasitforall theoursoldiersdied?

SOUTHAUSTRALIA. SixCatholics,besidesMr.Denny (Attorney-Generalwerereturnedat theSouthAustraliangeneralelection. Mr.ThomasButterfieldhasbeenappointedMinisterforLands.Heisa nativeofVictoria,53yearsofage,and hasbeenanardentLabouritefor manyyears.Hewasfirstelectedto theStateParliamentin1915.Mr. M.O'Halloran(BurraBurrahasbeen nominatedaschairmanoftheRailwaysStandingCommittee.Theother CatholicmembersareMr.J.C.Fitzgerald(PortPirie),Mr.A.A.Edwards(WestAdelaide),Mr.J.O'Connor(Flinders),andMr.P.Reidy. HOBART.

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Averyenjoyabletimewasspentat themonthlysociallastFridaynight, agoodnumberofmembersbeingpre. sent.Awelcomevisitorwasthe Rev.FatherLynch.MissMuriel Hegartypresidedatthepiano,and dancingwasindulgedin.Roarsof laughtergreetedFatherLynch'srecitatian,"TheShave,"andalso"A BushChristening,"byMissSheila Wilson.Otherswhocontributeditems totheevening'senjoymentwerethe Rev.FatherO'Callaghan,theMissesE. Hardwick,L.Dunne,andD.McComish. Advantage,wastakenofthegoodattendancetoholdameetingtodiscuss themovementnowonfoottoacquire atenniscourtjustadjacenttothe CatholicGirls'Hostel,fortheuseof Clubmembers,anddelegateswereappointedtoattendtheTennisCommitteemeetingsoftheCatholicGirls'Hostel.withwhomtheClubwillwork withthisobjectinview,anditis hoped.therefore.intheverynearfut. ure.thattheClubwillhaveacourt ofitsown.Thereareanumberof enthusiastictennisplayersamongthe members,andthemovementisevokingmuchinterestgenerally. Loversofliteraturewillbepleased toknowthatBrotherRyanisgiving alectureintheClubbeforetheendof June,thedateofwhichandparticularswillbeadvertisedinduecourse. Committeemembersandofficersare remindedthatacommitteemeetingis beingheldonWednesday.21st.inst. Ladies'Auxiliary:Mon,May19. Mrs.W.DwyerandMrs.Fletcher: Tues.,20,Mrs.M.CoganandMrs.Day. idson:Wed.,21,Mrs.MaxwellandMrs. Penny;Thurs.,22,Mrs.Ashbyand Mrs.Ford;1"ri.,23,Mrs.Bogueand !slimsLloyd:Mon,26.Mrs.C.Cogan andMrs.Conway:Tues..27.Mrs.WilliamsandMrs.BondTaylor:Wed., 2S.Mrs.KeenanandMissHall;Thurs., 29.Mrs.DaveyandMrs.Ashby;Fri., 30.Mrs.AllansonandMrs.Crock.Any ladyunabletoattendontbecedays willpleasefindasubstitute.

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SOCIETYOFST.VINCENTdePAUL

GENERALMEETING.

ThegeneralmeetingoftheSociety washeldatSt.Brigid's,WestPerth, onSundaylast.Ontheadviceof VeryRev.FatherFagan,itwasdecidedthatthesermonandBenediction oftheBlessedSacramentshouldprecedethebusinesspartofthemeeting, andthisarrangementresultedina greatimprovementontheprocedure followedinthepast.

Themembersandpasi;hionersgenerally'weredelightedwiththemost appropriateandbeautifulsermon preachedbyRev.FatherButler,which willsurelyhaveabeneficialandlastingeffectonallthosewhowereprivilegedtohearhim.Wehopethat FatherButler'swordsofinstruction, commemorationandadvicemaymake thepresent,membersmorezealousand infuseintothemgreaterloveforthe society,andinspiresomeatleastof theparishionerswiththeinclination tojoinandassistincarryingoutits workofChrist'scharity.

AfterBenedictionhadbeengiven, themembersadjournedtotheParish Hall,andweretheregivenacordial welcometoWestPerthbyVeryRev. FatherFagan,whopresidedatthe meeting.Heencouragedthememberstocontinuesteadfastintheir adherencetothefundamentalobjects ofthesociety,andtoquickentheir zealincarryingoutitsworkofChristiancharity.TheVeryRev.Father alsostronglyadvisedthatarepresentativeorrepresentativesshouldbe senttotheTriennialCongresstobe heldinMelbourneinNovembernext, asitwasessentialthatthesociety hereshoulnbekeptinactiveandpersonalcontactwiththesocietyinthe otherStates.Healsostressedthe importanceofthedelegateordelegates attheensuinggeneralmeetingcommunicatingtothemembersherethe benefitderivedbythemfromtheirattendanceattheCongress.

ThereportsoftheConferencesand Councilsofthesocietyshowedthat theyarediligentlycarryingonthe work,andthatthemeetingsarebeing wellattended.

ThereportoftheDirectorofHospitalandInstitutions'VisitationShowedthatthisdepartmentofthesociety'sactivitiesisbeingwelllooked after,regularvisitshavingbeenmade t'alltheinstitutions,includingthe HomeoftheLittleSistersofthePoor.

ThePriesthoodBursaryFundisin asatisfactorycondition,thereceipts sofarequallingtheexpenditure.

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OntheeveningofEasterWednes day.April23,areceptionwasheldat theresidenceofMr.andMrs.E.T. Russell,59Chelmsford-road,Mt.Lawley.theoccasionbeingthecomingof ageofVeronicaCatherine.onlydaughterofMr.andMrs.M.McGann,of Roy-street.Mt.Lawley.Thebeauti fulborneanditsspaciouslawnswere aglowwithelectriclightsandChinese lanterns.anddecoratedwithstreamers:thecolourschemebeingvioletand palegreentoharmonisewiththe frockwornbytheguestoftheevening.Dancingandgameswereindulgedin,interspersedwithelocutionary andmusicalitem:.Thesuppertables wereartisticallyarranged,Vshape,on thelawn,andaboutsixtyguests,mostlyformerschoolcompanions,satdown topartakeofthedelicaciesprovided. Rev.Fathercrow-leypresided.andin afew.appropriatewords,expressed hispleasureinbeingam-ngthose whomhehadknownfromchildhood. andwhohadgrownuparoundhim. 4'IiewaspleasedthatMissMcGannwas withthornagainafteranabsenceof oversixyearsinSydney.MissMcGannrespondedonherownbehalf. andthankedFatherCrowleyforhis congratulationsandkindlyreferences toherparentsandherself.Shealso tookoccasiontothankthosepresent fortheirlovelygifts,andheraunt anduncle,Mr.E.T.Russell.forthe loanoftheirbeautifulhome.Mr.J. Boswell.averyoldfriendofthefamily.proposedthehealthofMr.and Mrs.McCann,towhichVasterGerard McGannresponded.Thehoursflew quicklyby,untillongaftermidnight. whenthehappygatheringdispersed amidstfelicitationsandexpressionsof sincereappreciation.

ThePresidenturgedeverymember whocouldpossibledosotoparticipateintheLaymen'sRetreatatthe Monastery,fromtheevenim;ofMay 31st.tothemorningofJune3rd.He paidatributetoFatherButlerforhis neautifulsermon,andurgedthememberstoendeavourtoliveuptothe highidealsenunciatedbyFatherButler.ThePresidentaskedthatany memberwho,maybevisitingMelbourneduringthelatterpartofthe yearshouldendeavourtomakehis visitcoincidewiththeCongress,asthe greaterthenumberofrepresentatives attending,thegreaterwouldbethe measureofbenefitthatwouldaccrue tothesocietyinthisState.

Themeetingclosedasiththeusual prayers,whichwererecitedbyFather Fagan.

H.A.C.B.Society

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Thefirstmeetingofthenewly-electedDistrictBoardwasheldinthe HibernianHall,Murray-street,Perth, onWednesday,May7th,1924,at8 p.m.Bro.J.P.Doheny,D.P.,inthe chair.Alsopresent:SisterA.J. Coffey,D.V.P.;Bros.G.Creighton, D.Treas.;J.McMahon,D.W.;M. Cooney,b.G.;J.Cawley,P.D.P.;J.j. I3endon.R.D.T.;'I'.J.Hynes,J.Edwards,Rev.J.Lynch,andtheDistrict Secretary.Correspondencewasdealt with,andaccountstotheextentof £1636s8(1werepassedforpayment. Itwasdecidedtoorganisemetropolitanbranchesofthesocietywitha viewofincreasingthemembership, andalsotorequesttheco-operationof thepriestsinthevariousparishesto kindlyassisttheBoardofficersinobtainingincreasednumericalstrength. AttheA.D.meeting,hisGraceArchbishopClunegraciouslypromisedthat personallyhewouldhelpineverypossiblewaytofurtherthe-interestsof thesociety. Acommitteehasbeen appointedfortheaboveorganisingobjective.

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Editor'sNoteBook

WenoticeinouradvertisingcolumnsthattheAnnualCatholic13all isdrawingnear.Thissocialinstitutioniscomparativelynewinourmidst. Still,judgingfromthepatronageaccordeditinformeryears,wehaveno hesitationinsayingthatitisthemostpopularsocialeventintheyear ofCatholiclife.ItisalaudablethingforCatholicstodisplaynotonly theirsolidarityinthereligiousarena,butalsointhesocialworld.We arenotbeingsapart,andhenceourdevelopingofoursocialsense.From whatcanbegathered,thisyearwillheatotaleclipseofpastfunctions- thatisthecommittee'sobjective,andthat,wetrust,willbetheresult.It isourdutytostandbythissocialdisplayjustasmuchaswedoindemonstratingourstrengthinotherspheres.

PerhapstherewillbesomepeaceinChinanowthatSunVathen's stormycareerhasclosed.Hehadaremarkablepersonality,andarestless soul,anditcanbesaidofhimthathesacrificedmuchtorelievehisnative landfromthegripofanoppressiveandout-of-dateMonarchy.Hewasthe firstofhiscountrymentogivetheemancipationmovementadefiniteshape. ButtheCelestialmindhasyettoemancipateitselffromthethraldomand hypocrisyofChinesetraditions.SunVatSenpursuedhisidealdoggedly andconsistently.Buthewas,likemostgreatreformers,notdestinedtosee itsrealisation.Anothertime,andinanotherday.somefutureChinaman withhiscourage,andmaybehissel'-sacrificeandselflessness,willfinishhis work.Hewasatleasthonest.

RamsayMacDonald'slatestassurance,givenintheAlbertHall,London.toademonstrationofLabourWomen,thathewasaconvincedandunbendingNationalist,andrespectednationaltraditionsandcharacteristics, shouldsteadythenervesofthosepoliteladieswhokisspoodlesandpekinese,andeschewbabiesandperambulators,andwhowentroundcanvassing theelectorsforvotestodefeathimasacut-throatBolshevik.Heisprepared toletthemrushintheirownwaytothecemetery,andsolong.astheybehavethemselvesanddon'tlettheirpoodlesandpeidnesebiteanyone,severelytothemselves,knowingfullwellthattheirracemustsoonexhaustitself.

AnotherPoliticalSurprise

TheissueoftheGeneralElectionsinFranceculminatesintheresigna- tionofM.Poincare,whohad,inhisdirectionofFrenchaffairs,practically assumedtheattitudeofadictator.Hewasundoubtedlyastrongcontrolling figurein.Frenchpolitics,whatheisdestinedtoremainthefuturealonecan unfold.AtpresentpublicopinionoutsideParisisverymuchunsettled.It hasbeensaidthatPariscarriedtoobigahead,thatFrenchpublicopinion wascentralised,andthatParisdictatedtheGovernment'spolicy.Thegen- eralelectionshasupsetthisopinion,ifithad,atanytimeinrecentmonths, ageneralacceptance.Theresultsarenotreassuring,andM.Poincareand hiscolleaguesresignonthe1st.ofnextmonth.Whatremainstobedone forthecontinuance-ofthosenegotiationswiththeMacDonaldGovernmentontheRuhrquestionisonlyamatterjustnowfornebulousconjec- ture.Thecrystalofpoliticalnecromancyshowsmerelyopalineflickers. Onemaygazeinto'theintenselyinterestingprism,butonlytodrawaway- withblinkingeyesandtheconfession"Ican'tseeanything."Theop- ponentsoftheexhaustedPoincareGovernmentpretendtobepleasedwith theresults.Thehopeisstronginindustrialcentresthatthehighcostoflivingwillbereduced-thattaxationwillbelessened,andpublicexpenditure reduced.ButwiththedeefatoftheGovernmentthevalueofthefranc hasfallen.AgreatcontributingfactortotheriseinpriceswastheinvestmentoftheRuhrandthestubbornresistanceofGermanlabourtobecomethemuletocarrytheburdenofreparations.Vestedinterestsin Germany,andvestedinterestsinFranceandelsewhere,areprettymuchof thesamekidney,andareresponsiblefor.thetransitionsinGovernments everywherewherethepeopleenjoytheprivilegeofafreefranchise.Con- servatisminFranceisjustmerelyexperiencingthatjudgmentofPublic OpinionwhichsenttheCoalitionGovernmentofBritainintothewildernessandwhichinthiscountryhasmanifesteditselfinrecentStateelections PSemphaticallyasinFranceandEngland.Thetruthisthebulkofpub- licsentimentinallcountrieswheredemocraticinstitutionsarehasitssource inthecottagesoftheworkers,andnotincommercialandfinancialhouses. Politiciansasarulefailtograspthatfact,andGovernmentsrelyupontheir defenceforcestocarryouttheirmandates.Thereisnogreatsympathy onthesideofauthoritywiththisvolumeofpublicsentiment.Itonly getsahearingwhenitisautomaticallyorganisedbyachinggrievancesthat becomearticulateattheballotboxThecommonpeopleoftheFrenchnationarelikethecommonpeopleofallnationsexperiencingtheaftermathof

thgirpredecessorsafterthefallofParisandthehumiliationoftheirna tionalpride.Thecostofwarhastobemetbythedefeatedinvariably,bat defeatedGermanyuptothepresentstubbornlydodgespayment.Mostly, perhaps,becausetheGermanGovernmentisstilllargelyatthemercyof financialinterests,who,protectingtheirbankbalances,endeavourtoshits whatshoi,ldbetheirburdensontotheshouldersoftheGermanworker. TheundoubtedunrestprevalentinEuropeto-dayisattributabletothe wretchedselfishnessofGovernmentsthatleantoogenerouslytothe-big financialinterestswhichkeep.andsustainthem,andforgetordisregard thosegrievancesinthehomesofthecommonpeoplewhichareconspirators againstthepublicpeace.ThedefeatofM.Poincarehasbeenbrought aboutbyarevoltagainstthosedomesticburdensthataremakingthe homesoftheFrenchpeasantry,andthecottagesoftheFrenchindustria:ist,placeswherewantandmiseryarebeginningtoshowtheirhaggard faces. Aclimaxhasbeenreachedandasettlement-gofthereparations questionseemstoberemote.Mr.RamsayMacDonaldmaynotnowworn overther'eniiforalunchwithM.PoincareatChequers.

AWordinSeason

"ItoldaninfluentialLondongathering,'saidMr.A.G.Jones,Minister forMinesinQueensland,recently,"thatAustraliawasdestinedtomanufa.. tureitsownrawmaterials,andthatshedeclinedtocontinuebeingawood andwaterjoeyforothercountries."Wefancywecanhearthegrowing generationofAustraliashoutingfromalltheStatesoftheCommonwealth. "That'sthestufftogive'em."IftheAustralianonlyknewthevalue hiscountry'splaceintheEmpire,andhadmorenationalprideinhishear' hewouldnotwanttobeawoodandwaterjoevforothercountries,ever. withintheDominions.Whenhewillshakeoffhismentallazinessartsi ceasetrustingtheadministrationofhisaffairstotheotherchap,whodoe, notcareacontinentalabouthisfuturedestiny,andisonlyconcernedir aggrandisinghimselfandtheinterestsherepresents,therewillheadi-placementintheconditionoftheAustralianasawoodandwaterjoeyfor others.Butuntilhedoesthinkforhimselfanddoesbecomeactivelyillterestedinthecommercialandnationalaffairsofhiscountry,forwhichhsfoughtsowellintheGreatWar,todeliverfromtheallegedaggressihn aforeignpower,hemustcontinue,andwillinevitablyremaina"woodand waterjoey."Hewouldn'tlikeanyonetoswankuptohimandtellhim thathewasasortoffactotumforothernationalities,hewouldprobably smitetheanyoneonbothcheeksanddisfigurehiseyes,buttheplainfact istherenevertheless,muchthoughhewouldresenttheimpeachmeift.Let Australiansbegintounderstandthemselves,andceasegullingthemselves withthesi:kly,slobberingsentimentalboshpouredoutonthem-sofrequentlybyprofessionalflatterersatbanquetsandcivicreceptions,political andcommercialleg-pullerswhoallthewhileareaimingatkeepingthem "woodandwaterjoeys,"andtheircountryahappyhuntinggroundforthe outsider:whentheydo,nothingonearthorunderitshouldbeabletoset alimittothemarchoftheircountryamongthenations.

SanctifytheHome

Thecivilisedworldhasbeencarefulandtroubledaboutmanythings forseveralyears,especiallysincethewar,andnotwithoutreason,forsocial lifehaslostitbalance,andthereisconflicteverywherethroughouttherul ingnations.Thereisneitherpeacenorsecuritybecauseofsearandrumoursofwars,dissensions,quarrels,murders,incendiarisms,disrespectfor authority,tumults,anduprisingsthatthreatentoparalysetradebring aboutwant,suffering,famine,pestilence,anddeath.

Althoughthenationshavebeenbusy,legislating,holdingpeaceconfer. ences,appointingcommissions.andorganisingeveryformofsociety,peat doesnotappeartobeinprospect.For,likeMartha,theydonotcoin:pre.- bendtheonethingnecessary.

Tosettlethisgreatquestion,andrestoreailthingstoastateoforder andhappiness,theonethingnecessaryisthatthefamilyreturntothe habitofaChristianlife.Andthisistheonlymeanstotheend.Estab lishorderinthehome,andthemuch-neededresultmustnecessarilyfollow. Forthefamilyistheunitofsociety,whichiswhollydependentuponitfor itsexistence,itsgrowthanddevelopment.Sothatcivilsocietyisthesum andsubstanceofdomesticsociety.

ForthistruthwehavethehighestauthorityonChristianDo.trine, inthenotedEncyclicalofPopeLeoXIII.,issuedtotheworldsome.33 yearsago,whereintheHolyFathermadetheunqualifiedstatementthat "societycanonlybehealedbyareturntoChristianlife."

LetthefamilyreturntoChristianrule,andChristianprinciples,and peace,willsoonberestored.Sincethefamilyistheintegralpartofwhich allcivilsocietyisacompound,itnaturallyfollowsthateachpartorunit madeperfecttendstowardtheperfectionofthewhole.Hence,ifallfamiliesofwhichcivilsocietyisacompoundcouldbemadeperfect,thewhole bodyofcivilsocietywould'becomeperfect.Sanctifythefamily,andyou sanctifysociety.

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Hislegionoffriendsthroughoutthe StatewilllearnwithregretoftheillnessofRightRev.MonsignorBourke. TheMonsignorhasbeenapatientat St.JohnofGod'sHospitalforsome weeks.

* FatherO'Connor,C.SS.R.,willopen aMissionatMaylandsatthe10o'clock Massto-morrow(Sunday).

RetreatforLaymen. TheannualRetreatwilltakeplace attheRedemptoristMonasterycommencingonthenightofSaturday, May31,andconcludingonthemorningofTuesday,June3.Monday.the 2nd.prox.,willbeapublicholiday, andthatfactshouldenablealarge numberofmentoparticipate.The VeryRev.FatherMurray,C.SS.Ris veryanxioustohavearecordattendancethisyear,particularlyofyoung men.Itisthoughtthatthepopular ideaisthatan.extraordinarydegree ofholinessisrequiredtoqualifya mantoenterthisRetreat.Thatidea isentirelyerroneous.Theordinary Catholicmanisthemanforwhomthe Retreatisheld.Itisnotatalldifficulttodo,andwehopethatallthe availableaccommodationwillbe'used. InorderthattheVeryRev.Rector mayknowwhatarrangementsare necessary,intendingRetreatantsare requestedtohandintheirnamesas soonaspossibletotheRectoratthe Monastery,ortothePresidentofthe SocietyofSt.VincentdePaul,from whomallinformationmaybeobtained.

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Th;attentionofourreadersisdirectedtoanadvertisemeatofthe?remutationConventHighSchool,CottesloeBeach,whichappearselsewhere inthispaper.

TheCatholicWomen'sImmigration AuxiliarywouldbethankfulforreadingmattertosendtoGroupsettlers. Booksorpaperscouldbeleftatthe ImmigrationOffice,Murray-street

Theusualweeklymeetingofthe YoungIrelandSocietywillbeheldin St.Patrick'sSchoolroomonMonday, May19th,whennominationofofficers forensuingyearwillbetaken.Membets,botholdandnew,arekindlyrequestedtoattend.

CongratulationstoMr.P.J.Mooney onhisappointmenttotheLaboursecretaryshipvacatedbyMr.Pantonon hiselectiontotheAssembly.The genialPeterhasmanyfriendswho wishhimgoodluckandapeaceful careerinhisnewoffice.

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TheSistersofSt.Joseph,Jarrahdale,desiretothankkindfriendsfor donationstowardsproposedOratory. Weconfidentlyanticipatethatths.y havemanyotherfriendswhowill doubtlessmaketheprojectanaccomplishedfact,andSendeventhewidow's mitetowardssograndacause.

Mrs.M.Dunn,ofWellington-street, Perth.andMaddington,leftlastThursdaybythes.s."Diogenes"forhernativeland,Scotland,toholidaythere forafewmonths.SheisaccompaniedbyhertwodaughtersKathleenand Ella.Alsotravellinginthepartyis Mrs-Dunn,asister-in-lawtoMrs.M. Dunn,andafriend,Mrs.J.Sullivan.

* SaystheNewZealand"Tablet,"of April17:"VeryRev.Archdeacon SmytheandRev.FatherReidy,from theLandoftheWattle,spentabrief holidayinPalmersconrecently.They areontheirwaytoIreland,andcame acrosstoNewZealandenroute.The Tesstravellersdidnotactually'Lose theirheartsinMaoriland',butthey wereverymuchimpressedwithall theysaw."

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Geraldtonappreciatesitshavinga Ministerforits.representative.ArepresentativegatheringofcitizensattendedaCivicreceptiontenderedto Mr.J.C.Willcock,M.L.A.,inhonour ofhisbeingelevatedtotheMinistry. "Thetown,"saidtheMayor(Mr. FrankGreen),"hasneverbeforebeen sowellrepresented.Theynowhad fourMinisters,whichincludedMr.J. M.Drew,anditcertainlylookedasif hewasgoingtobereturned."

1evM.Bruceshouldbereadywithhis note-bookandpenciltoabsorbthelatestinformationfrom'thereturnedtravellers.YoungAussieissuretohave somenewideastodistribute"free, gratisandfornothing."Havinggot toBuckinghamandtarriedforawhile intheRoyalpresence,theyshould comebackmostimportantyoungcitizens.

ThefuneralofthelateMr.John JoycetookplaceonFridayeffternoon last. AnativeofCountyGalway, Ireland,.thelateJohnJoycecameto Australiaintheearlyniceties,and wasconnectedwiththeminingindustryfromtheearlypioneeringdaysuntilafewyearsago,whenhetookup hisresidenceinFremantle.Thecortegelefthislateresidence,20Goldstreet,SouthFremantle,andproceededtoSt.Patrick'sChurch,wherethe Rev.FatherHayesconductedtheservice,thencetotheCatholicCemetery, Karrakatta,wheretheremainswere laidtores.:.TheRev.FatherO'Neill officiatedatthegraveside.wherea verylargenumberoffriends,had gathered.Deceasedleavesawife, threesons,andtwodaughtersto mournhisloss.--RI.P.

TheRev.FatherPlanas,0.S.B.,the popularpastorofSouthernCross,has anentensiveparishtoadminister.His firstandthirdSundaysaregivento theCross,whilsehissecondSurtday findshimatWalgoolan,wherehesays MassatthehomesteadofMr.Ds O'Leary,the"Bushier"'friend.His fourthSundayhegivestotherequire. mentsofhissmallflockatWestonia. Shouldthemonthhefavouredwitha fifthSundayFatherMagaspaysa visiteithertoBullfinchorMarvel Loch,thoughitispossiblethatthe increasedactivityatBurhridgewill claimhisattentioninthenearfuture. HisweekdaysarespentattheCross, wherehisingeniousmindanddeft hands,coupledwith'ceaselessenergy, haveworkedwondersonthebarren hillwherethepresbyteryissituated.

RqqrnofSirlamesConnolly

SirJamesConnolly,ex-AgentGen. eral,isatpresentintheStateonprivatebusiness.Heaccordedtoarepresentativeofthe"WestAustralians" aninterview,whichwereproduce,becauseinmanyrespectsitisinteresting initsreferencestothepersonnelof thenewGovernmentsinBritai,iand inthisState:"HowdoesWesternAustraliastand inLondon,financiallyandcommercially?"thereporterasked.

Mr.W.Kelly,whoabout1910was anactivememberoftheLeonora BranchoftheH.A.C.B.S.,andinthat yearrepresentedhisbranchatthe Subiacoconference,isnowengaged infarmingpursuitsatCarrabin."Bill" wasattractedtoWestoniaintheearly daysofitssettlement,andsharedits upanddownfortunes.Bothheand Mrs.Kellyhavealwaystakenaprominentpartinchurchmattersinthat district.

\Vegratefullyacknowledgehaving reecivedfromMrs.II.Stevens,ofNo. 2Loftus-street,Claremont,asetof boxingglovesfortheboysatClontarf Orphanage.Theyweretheproperty ofherdeceasedsonHerbertWilliam, andthemother'srequestisthatthe boyswillgivehimathoughtsometimesintheirprayers.Wearesure theywill.\Vearewaitingforthe footballs,oranyotherwinterevening gamesthatwillhelptokeeptheyoung chapssmiling.

AchatwithMr.J.Macfarlane, M.L.C.,onthefutureof.thedairying industryinthisStateisworthwhile. Thebutterindustrybecomesapro. blemwhentheuniniatedhearsthe genialM.L.C.outlinethemanyfeaturesinconnectionwithitscommercialisation..Hehasjustreturned fromaconferenceintheEastwhich mettoconsiderwaysandmeansof stabilisingtheindustry,andiscrammedfullwithinformationonthesubject.Heispreparing,weunderstand, areportonthematter,anditshould beinterestingtothoseintheindustry.

TheY.A.L.Boys'touristsarehaving agoodtimeintheColdCountry,and arecrammingthemselveswithinformationandthegoodthingsprovided bytheirentertainers.Wearesure tohearsomethingmoreofthebonds ofEmpirewhentheyreturn.Stan-

oftheloans.Comparingtheiotations byNewSouthWalesandWesternAustraliaforthetwoyears1922-23,the averageinterestreturnswere,respectively,£53slldand£419s6d,adifferenceinfavourofWesternAustraliaof 4.5percent. Replyingtoafurtherquestionasto theprobableeffectinLondonofthe adventofaLabourGovernmenthere, SirJamessaid:-"Inmyopinion,the mereadventofaLabourGovernment willhavenoeffect.Muchdepends,of course,onthe,actionsofanyGovern. ment,LabourorLiberal.IfImay ventureanopinionontheonlydeclarationofpolicybythePremier whichIhaveread,thatheintends,to balancerevenueandexpenditure,I shouldsaythatthatislikelytohelp thepositioninLondon.Icandidly admitthatouryearlydeficitstooka gooddealofexplainingaway,especiallywhen,atloanflotationtimes,other Statesemphasisedthefactthatthey hadcreditbalancesontheiryear's workings.Havinghadthatexperience,wasverypleasedtosee'Mi. Collier'sstatement,andIamsureit willhaveabeneficialeffect.Apart fromthat,however,Mr.Collier,Mr. Angwin,andotherLabourMinisters previouslyinofficehavethereputationinLondon-Ithink,deservedlyofbeingexperiencedandsoundadministrators."

"WhatoftheLabourGovernmentin Britain?"askedtheinterviewer.

upwithagoldmedal.Thepoints gainedbythefirstthreeschoolswere,: BridgetownConventSchool,17;GreenhushesStateSchool,10;Bridgetown StateSchool,9. Inthefinalsforthe75Yardsand 100Yards,MasterB.Ryan(BridgetownConvent)finishedsecond.He wonthetongJumpandtheHigh Jump,alsothe220lardscompetition. The8.60yardsracewaswonbyMaster Etteridge,oftheBridgetownConvent School,withMasterConnell,afellowschoolmate,third.

War-WastedGermany

"WhenIrelinquishedtheAgentGeneral'sofficelastNovember,"repliedSirJames,"Igavefourinters'ittlastoyourLondonrepresentative, whichfullycoveredthedifferent phasesinthatregard,andIdonot knowthatIcanaddanything,except toemphasisetheopinionIthenexpressedthatWesternAustraliastands exceptionallywellinLondon,particularlyinthefinancialworld.That mayseemaboldstatementtomake regardingwhatisspokenofasthe CinderellaState,andremembering thatbetween£11,000,P00and£12,000,. 000hasbeenraisedontheLondon marketduringthelastfourorfive years.True,about£2,000,000ofthat wasfortheredemptionoflocalloans raisedinAustralia;but£'l,000,000withintheshortperiodnamedisanenormoussumtoberaisedbyasparsely populatedStatelikeWesternAustraliainonemarket,London.Rememberingthatfact,itmayappearincrerliblethatWesternAustraliastillstands wellontheLondonmarket.Ibase myopinionastothisonthefactthat intheyears1922-24WesternAustralia raisedloansmorecheaplyinLondon thanNewSouthWales,Victoria,and SouthAustralia,whichwentonthe Londonmarket,andcheaperloans eventhanthoseraisedbytheCommonwealthitself."

"Thetroublewiththeaverageman inEngland--andthisapplieslargelyto theStatesmenalso-isthatheknows verylittleabouttheDominions,especiallyAustralia.Butinregardto thepresentPrimeMinister,weare fortunate.Heisprobablythemost travelledPrimeMinisterBritainhas everhad.Mr.RamsayMacDonald hasvisitgdnotonlyeveryDominion, butalmosteverycountryintheworld -andtoAustraliathatmeansagood deal.InregardtotheSecretarytor Colonies,theDominionswerefortunateinhavinginthatofficeamanof suchloftyidealsandwithsomeknowledgeoftheDominionsastheDuke ofDevonshire,whomitwasmy1rivi. legetohaveknownintimatelyduring mylasttwoyearsasAgent-General. Itisalsomyprivilegetobe"apersonal friendofMr.Thomas,and,judging frommyknowledgeofthepresentSecretaryofStatefortheColonies,and moreparticularlyjudgingfromhispublicutterances,sinceheassumedoffice, IthinkitwasfortunatefortheState thatMr.RamsayMacDonaldallotted theportfoliotoMr.Thomas.He undoubtedlyhastheEmpire'sinterestatheart;\hehasseensomeofthe Dominions,though,regrettably,hehas neverbeentoAustralia Buthis wideknowledgeofEmpireaffairsis surprising,andheiswhole-heartes1in hisdesirefortheunityoftheEmpire andthedevelopmentoftheDominionsandColonies."

Bridgetown

thePassingoftheMiddleClass Americanwritersaregivingfirst handinformation,gleanedonthespot, oftheawfulmiserytheGermanpeoplearesilentlyenduring."Lawyers, engineers,scientists,artists,teachers, evendoctors,cannotsupportthemselves.Smallinvestorsarenobetter offthanprofessionalmen;pawnbrokersaloneareflourishing,forthescientistsanddoctorsare,bringingtheirinstrumentstotheirshopsthatthey maybeabletobuybread.Thesex.vicesofintellectualsarenotindemand,astheircontributionstosociety arealuxurywhichthepeoplecannot affordtopurchase.Hencetheselearnedfolkaredriftingintobetterpaid butlessculturaloccupationsoflabour intheworkshopsandfargisteads. EverywhereinGermanythisshiftis goingon.Onedayseesthescientist workinginhislaboratory;thenext dayheisatthefactorybenchinoveralls.Thefateofthechildrenisappalling.InMunish40percent.ofthe babiesbornin1923died,asagainst12 percentin1922.InAix-la-Chappelle, acitycomparativelywellsupplied withmilk,invalidsandnursing mothersareentitledtoahalfpintof milkperday,butchildrenovertwo yearsofagehavenoclaimtoany; whileinBreslaunochildoverayear receivesadrop.InChemnitzthe questioningof1,300schoolchildrenrevealedthefactthat400hadnobreakfast;900broughtonlyapieceofdry breadforlunch;1,000hadamostinadequatedinnerthenightbefore.Manyhadnoteatenin24hours.

SirJamesmadeacomparisonof flotations.InJuneoflastyearWest* ernAustraliawentonthemarketfor aloanof£3,000,000,at4Jlpercent.,at £95.Sixweekslater,whenthemarketwasstillbuoyant,Victoriaissued a£9,000,000loanat5percent.,at£99. Victoriahadanundoubtedadvantage inthatherswasaredemptionloan inwhichitinvariablyhappenedthat existingholderstookupfrom70to90 percent.oftheissue.Notwithstand ingthis,theWesternAustralianloan workedoutaninterestreturnof£414s 9d,whileVictoria'sinterestreturnwas £5Is,adifferenceinfavourofthe WesternAustraliantaxpayerof6s3d percent.,whichwasnosmallamount onthesumsmentionedovertheperiod

TheAnzacDaysportsgatheringfor children,organisedbytheBridgetown Sub-branchoftheR.S.L.,wasthisyear asinthepast,amostsuccessfulgathering.Littleonesweretherefromall partsofthedistrict-wellover500in number.Theynevermissedachance tojoininanyamusementthatcame theirway,butwhenonthemark,prior toarace,theirfaceshadadifferent look,oneofdetermination.They wereouttowinifatallpossible.The programmeputthroughwasalengthy one,comprisingracesforthemere babetothechildabouttoleaveschool, andthecommitteearetobecommendedforthefinewayinwhichthey handledtheprogramme.Therewas nolossoftime.Priortoeachchampionshipventthecrowdwerecleared fromtheground,andthisgaveeveryoneanequalopportunityofwitnessingtheevents.Thecommitteedid theirbesttoseethateverychildon thegroundreceivedapresent,and450 packagesoftoysweredistributedto thesmallerchildren.Inaddition,to thesegifts,and£12distributedinprize money,351b.ofpeanutsand401b.of lolliesweregivenaway.Intheeveningapictureentertainmentwasheld intheInstitute,whenallschoolchildrenwereadmittedfree.

"Inmanyfamilies,twomeals,one offriedpotatoesandtheotherofboiledpotatoes,isallthatcanbegiven togrowingchildren.One-sixthofthe childrenintheelementaryschools havesomeformofhungerdisease. Hundredscannotgotoschoolbecause ofweaknessorlackofclothesand shoes.Intheirphysicaldevelopment. boysofanaverageareretardedat leasttwoyearsingrowth,andgirls oneandahalfyears.TheProtestantChurchesdeclare,too,that2,500,000childrenarestarvinginGermany. thatinfantmortalityhasincreased21 percent.,andthebirthtatehasdecreased50percent.inmanyplaces; that,atthelatestating,therewere 4.000,000unemployedworkmen,arse 3.500,000workingonlypartt:.ne,while thehighestunemploymentdoleon whichtheworkmanmustsupporthimself,hiswife,andchildren,is39cents perday.Atthesametimethecost oflivingistwicewhatitwasbefore thewar.Housingconditionsare hopeless,andlargefamiliesareoften crowdedintooneroom;hence,disease israpidlyspread.Doctors'prescriptionsareuseless,sincethemedicines cannotbebought.Manywomenare themselvesinsuchapitifulcondition thattheyarenolongerabletorealise thesufferingsoftheirchildren."With thelaityinsuchdirestraits.itisno wonderthattheclergyandreligious aresufferingacutely.Thesearemainlydependentuponthesupportoftheir parishioners.Nowstarvationanddiseasestalkthroughtheland,andonly 10,000outof60,000,000oftheGerman populationarewealthy,andtheirrichesaretheunholygainsoftheusurer andtheprofiteer.

ThisyeartheWilmottSchoolChampionshipShieldfelltotheBridgetown Conventbyreasonofthesplendidper. formancesofMasterB.Ryan,who gained13points,securingtheshield forhisschool,andtheJ.H.Smithgold medalforhimself.RonGray(BridgetownStateSchool)andG.Dearle (GreenboshesStateSchool)claimed secondplacewith6pointseach.The R.S.L.presentedeachoftherunners-

TheTasmanianGovernmenthas goneoutofthestateshippingventure. whichprovedsuchagreatlossfinancially.ThesteamershavebeentransferredtothePatrickSteamships,Limited.ThetwoStatevesselsengaged IntheInterstatetrade,viz.,theMelbourneandPoolta.havebeencharteredbythePatrickSteamshipCo.,which hastheoptionofpurchase.Theofficersandcrewofthevesselsarctos takenoverbythecompany. t

* a TheSenateoftheUniversityofGlas gowhasawardedtheHerklessPrizetc SisterMaryGilbert(MissM.Doyle),of NotreDameTrainingCollege,astbmostdistinguishedgraduateinArts (M.A.)oftheyear1923.SisterMary GilberttookFirstClassHonoursin EnglishLiterature.

AMemorableDayatToodyay

CONFIRMATIONANDOPENIN9OFNEWPRESBYTERY,

Sunday,May11th,wasadaythat willbelongrememberedintheCatholichistoryofToodyay.Inthefirst placeHisGraceArchbishopClune, D.D.,C.SS.R.,visitedthetownforthe purposeofconferringtheSacrament ofConfirmation.Inthemorningat 10o'clockMassnearly100candidates presentedthemselvesandreceivedthe SacramentatthehandsofHisGrace, assistedbytheRev.FatherMcBride. Thesecondfunctionofthedaywas onetowhichallthoseinterestedin theCatholicactivityofthedistrict havelonglookedforward.Theold presbyterythathadservedtheparishpriestsofToodyaysince1857had longceasedtobeadequate.Last yearthenewbuildingwascommenced, andwascompletedafewmonthsago. Itnowremainedtohavetheopening ceremony'fittinglycommemorated. ThiswasperformedbyHisGrace,and beginningat3o'clock,waswitnessed byalargenumberofpeople,both localresidents,andvisitors.ProminentweretwolocalmembersofParliament,Mr.Lindsay,M.L.A.,andMr. V.Hammersley,M.L.C.Apologies werereceivedfromanumberofthe clergyandothersinvitedwhowere unabletoattend.Atintervals throughouttheafternoontheConvent orchestrarenderedmusicalitemsthat weregreatlyappreciated.

Theparishpriest,theRev.Father McBride.introducedHisGrace,and welcomedhimtoToodyay.Hereferredtotheoldpresbytery,theservice ithaddoneforover21generations,its dilapidatedstateformanyyears,and theconsequentneedforapup-to-date buildingFatherMcBride'sremarks weresupportedbythesecretary,Mr. W.Wing,who,inaddition,stressed thedutyoftheparishionerstoprovide afittinghomefortheirpastor,inordertomitigate,tosomeextent,the greathardshipsincidentaltothecare ofsowideandscatteredaparish. Mr.Lindsay,M.L.A.,alsospokein support,andexpressedhispleasureat beingpresentattheceremonyand meetingHisGracetheArchbishop-He thenreferredtotheprogressofthe districtofToodyay,andexpressedthe hopethatsoontheywouldhavemuch closersettlementintheirbeautiful hillsandvalleys.andconsequently moreprosperity.

Belowappearsthelistofdonations tohandtowardsthenewpresbytery debt:IlisGraceArchbishopClune,£1010s; Mr.andMrs.B.M.Connor,£20;Mr. McArdleandfamily,£5;Friend,£3; Rev.FatherCallan.£22s;Monsignor Verling,£22s;Rev.FatherDunne,£2 2s;Rev.FatherMcMahon,£22s;Very Rev.FatherFagan,.£22s;Rev.Father Moloney,£22s;VeryRev.DeanKiely, £22s;VeryRev.FatherMoss,£3; Rev.FatherCreagh, 2s;Rev. FatherO'Gorman,£1;Rev.Father O'Malley,£1Is;Rev.FatherLynch, £1;Rev.FatherMcKeon,£1;Very Rev.FatherMurray,£1ls;AFriend, £1;Mrs.Staunton,£1;Mr.W.G. Byrne,£22s;Mr.andMrs.Wing,£5 Is;MissN.Jones,10s:Rev.Father Masterson,£1Is;Mrs.McCafferty,£2: Mr.M.Byrne,£1Is;Rev.Father O'Donnell,£33s;Mr.T.Anstey,£1Is; Rev.FatherO'Neill,£22s;Rev. FatherMcBride,£55s;Mr.andMrs. IV.Slater,£55s:Mr.Geo.Lawler,£1 Is:Mr.Lindsay,M.L.A.,£22s;Mr JackCarter,£22s;Mr.V.Hammersley,M.L.C,£1Is;Mr.andMrs.E. T.Russell,£22s;Mr.andMrs.Mackintosh.£1Is:AFriend,2s;Mr.McDonald,lOs6d:Mr.Turley,lOs6d; Mr.Bannon,lOs6d;Mrs.M.Chitty, £55s;Mr.Carmandv,lOs6d;Mr.J.H. Lawler,10s;DonaldsonandCollins, £1ls:"Paddy,"5s;ConCampbell,5s; AFriend,2s;Mr.FredCork,Is;Mr. andMrs.Coonan.£1Is;Mr.M.Lloyd, Sc;Mr.E.Beard,10s;Mr:PatLaw. ler,£2:Mr.andMrs.Costello,£22s: Mr.Blencoe,10s6d;Mr.Elsinor,lOs 6d;Mr.andMrs.Denis,11Is:Mr.Cassidy,lOs6d;AFriend,10s;Mr.and Mrs.Jervois,10s:Mr.J.McPherson, £1Is;Mrs.D.McPherson,10s;Mr.W. Phelan,£1;Mr.J.O'Sullivan,£1ls; Mr.Faust,10s6d;Mrs.J.Geary,5s: Mrs.W.Murphy,2s;AFriend,3s6d: Mrs.W.Donegan,10s;Mrs.J.M. Scally,Is;Mrs.B.T.Murphy,10s: Mrs.J.Molloy,10s;Mrs.C.Lawler,ls: Mrs.JohnBuckley,10s;Mrs.Thomp2s.Total,1130Os6d.

QUEEN'SPARK

HisGracethenaddressedthegathering.Tiementionedthegrowthof Toodyayandtheneedforadequate churchbuildingstocaterforthewants ofthepeople.Hewouldliketomake specialreferenceheretotheworkof theToodyaySistersofMercy.Their schoolbuildingswereamongthemost up-to-dateandbestappointedinthe Diocese,andwereoneoftheornamentsofthetownanddistrictof Toodyay.TheConventSchoolwas opentoall,anddidgreatserviceto thepeoplpinthatitprovidedfor theirchildrenintheirownlocalitythe bestofeducation.Thetimewasnow quiteopportuneforanewpresbytery, andtheonetheyhadnowwasabeau;,.. tifulbuildingandworthyoftheparish.Hehadmuchpleasureindeclaringitnowopen.

Thevisitorsthentooktheopportunitytoinspectthebuildingfromthe inside,andlateritwasblessedbyHis Grace.

ThePresbyterystandsonthesame spaciousgroundsasdiditspredecessor.andisabeautifulsix-roomed brickbuildingwitheverymodernconvenience-electriclight.telephone, wideverandahs,garage,etc.The handsomefurniture,whichmakesthe comfortcomplete,wasgenerouslydonatedbywell-wishersofthepopular pastor.Thankstotheactiveinterestand untiringenergyofthesecretaryofthe church.Mr.W.Wing,andhiscommittee,agoodstarthasbeenalready madetoclearthenewliabilitiesofthe parish.Thedebtnowamountsto £1,306forthenewbuilding.£210on thepriest'scar,and£100foralterations tochurch-atotalof£1,616.Onthe groundattheopeningabout£60was subscribed,andthetotalamountnow inhandis£125.

Father veryspeciallywishes tothankallthosewhobytheirgenerousdonationshaveassistedtohelp onthework,andallwhomadethe openingceremonythegrandsuccessit was.Specialthanksinthisrespect areduetotheladieswhorendered materialassistanceinkindlyprovid. ingafternoontea.

C.Russell,Welshpool;halfsovereign, M.Taylor;saladbowl,EBirch, Queen'sPark;child'sset,A.Smith, Cannington;oilpainting,A.Smith, Cannington;butterdish,M.Bishop, Queen'sPark;pairoffowls,A.Hogan, Cannington;pairofbantams,E.Keegan,Queen'sPark;boxofperfume, Mrs.Pyke,Queen'sPark.

ChoirStall:BoxofchocolatesD. Coupar,Queen'sPark;shavingoutfit, Seventy,Cannington;blackcushion, MissTaylor,Queen'sPark;copperkettle,D.Foley,Perth;cigarettes,P. Fell,Queen'sPark;jamdish,G.Taylor,Queen'sPark:handkerchief,P. Gibbs,Cannington;halfsovereign, Mrs.Shakeshaft,Cannington;electric lightshade,MissKennedy,Canning. tondollandcot,E.East.gannington: hamandgeese,Taylor(geese),and Brennan(ham);comb,Mr.McNeil,

Queen'sPark;largejardiniere,N. Cantwell,Queen'sPark;smalljardiniere,Tprmsky;holypicture, Warren,Welshpool,whitecushion,Miss Gildea,Cannington.

Newdegate

Averyquietmarriagetookplacein St.Joseph'sChurch,Wagin,onSun. day,27th.ult.Thecontractingpartieswerebothstrangers.Thebridegroom,Mr.AH.Cuff,arecentarrival fromEnglandtoNewdegate,whohas madegoodontheland,wasjoinedin wedlocktoMissBridgetCassidy,who arrivedinWaginfromCountyCork, Ireland,onthemorningoftheceremony.ThepartiesmetinDublin previously.TheyspentthehoneymooninNarroginbefore-eturningto theirhomeinNewdegate.

Aeuchrepartyanddancewillbe heldintheMemorialHall,Queen's Park,onnextMondayevening,May 19th.TheSt.Joseph'sChoirarethe organisers,andareleavingnothingundonetogivetheirfriendsandpatrons apleasantevening.Cashprizesfor ladiesandgentlemen,goodmusic,and daintyrefreshmentsaresomeofthe.attractionstobringtogetheralarge crowdonthe19th.Theproceedswill bedevotedtotheorganfund.

Toshowherappreciationforthe workofthechildrenduring,therecent EasterFair,thePresidentoftheChildren'sStallentertainedthechildren ofSt.Joseph'sSchoolattheFireBrigadeHall,Queen'sPark,onthe10th. inst.Overseventychildrenaccepted thekindinvitationofMrs.Pyke,and didfulljusticetothemanygood thingsprovidedforthem.Beforethe shadesofeveningclosedaroundthem thehappypartydispersedinjubilant mood,anddeterminedtobattlefor theirstallwhentheclariqncallwouirl resoundagain.

Thefolloiwngisacompletelistof theprize-winnersduringtherecent EasterFair:-

RefreshmentStall:Fruitdishes, MissTwoney,Perth;silkhandkerchief,II.Cleal;ten-shillingnote,M. Kennedy,Cannington;doll,Mrs. Burns,Queen'sPark;tablecentre,Mrs. Holden.Kenwick;potplant,M.O'Mullane;Armadale;tinoftea,Mrs.Rive. Kenwick;pairofoilpaintings,Nurse Delaney,Queen'sPark;weddingcake. MissTwoney,Perth;bagofchaff (guessing),G.Taylor,Queen'sPark; doll'shouse,A.Cooper,Queen'sPark; goldmountedsovereign,M.Cole, Queen'sPark. Children'sStall:Panelpainting,B. Johnson;tablecentre,R.Barron,East Cannington;d'oyleys,A.Fennell, Queen'sPark;asortedperfunr,E. Russell.Welshpool:inkstand.J. Byrne,Welshpool;chocolates,Mr.Mc. Ivor,Queen'sPark;handbag,Mrs. Hopkinson,Queen'sPark;marbles,B. Byrne,Welshpool;lady'shandbag, MissRive,Kenwick;jardiniere,D. Hooper,Queen'sPark;boxofchoco lates,Mrs.Dyson,Cannington;teaset. G.Flynn,Cannington:largepictureof PopePiusX.,W.Shakeshaft,Cannington;pictureof"LittleFlower,"A. Wilkinson,Queen'sPark;largeturkey,

Amusements

OnSaturdaynext,May17th,the spectacularUniversalSuper-Jewelproduction,"Merry-GceRound,"willbe givenitspremierereleaseatthePrince ofWalesTheatre.ThecastisheadedbyMaryPhilbinandNorman Kerry,andincludesGeorgeSeigmann, thescreen'sgreatestportrayerofvillainoustypes,GeorgeHackathorne, CesareGravina,andSpottiswoodeAitken.TheactionofthisgreatphotoplaytakesplaceinVienna,andthe storydealswiththeromancebetween alittleorgangrinderinthefamous Prater,andasonofthenobility.Well knowingtheantipathyofthepeasantryforpeopleofhighrank,theyoung Countposesasanecktiesalesman,and despitethefactthathismarriagewith acountesshasbeenarrangedbythe Emperor,hebecomesdeeplyenamour edofthislittlelowborngirl.After pleadinginvainwiththeEmperorto bereleasedfromaunionwiththe Countess,hedecidestorevealhisidentitytothelittleorgangrinder,buther trustingloveawakensinhimtherealisationthathetrulylovesher.Throw. ingasidehisoriginalintentionoftellingherofhiscomingmarriage,he makesknownhislove,anddecidesto withdrawfromthelovelessmarriage arrangedbytheEmperor.Accordinglyhemakesknownhisdecisionto theEmperor,whorefusestoallowhim tomakeamesalliance.andhereluctantlyyieldstohisleader'scommand Howthetangledskeiniseventually straightenedoutmakesamostcompe;. lingandenthrallingstory.Thevau devilleportionoftheprogrammenil' beprovidedbyFredKeeleyandivy Aldous.whowillcommencetheirthir.1 andfarewellweek.Theywillfeature byrequestamostsuccessfulnumber. "WhistlingJim,"andFredKeeleywill performhisfamous"Inebriate"grotesquedance.Newpatterandcatchy songswillbeincludedintheiroffering.Asupportingcomedyandnoveltypicturewillhescreened,andthe entireprogrammewillbeaccompaniedbythePrinceofWalesOrchestra de-LuxBoxplansareatthethe-- 4eas,Lihe:seA22221,andclaysales forstallsforSaturday t.areat theboxoffice.

AtthematineeonSaturday,at,the PrinceofVales,anamateursinging competitionwillheconductedbyFred KeeleyandIvyAldous,forchildrenup totheageof14.Anykindofsongis permitted,withorwithoutfancydress. andthemanagementwillpresenta prizetothewinnerandrunner-up. Competitorsmustpresentthemselves atthestagedoorat2o'clocksharp onSaturdayafternoon.

IrishNationalforesters

mmenseClearanceofNewSeason'sMerchandise

atBOANS

LateArrivalofWinterForcesPricesRightDown

BoasGreatBargainAnnouncementsEveryDay

BOANSLIMITED,UniversalProviders

WELLINGTONandMURRAYSTREETS,PERTH

BrianBoruBranch:OnTuesday eveningnex,,t,at8p.m.,FriendlyAssociationRooms,Fremantle.

HughO'NeillBranch:Thuisday eveningnext,atRp.m.,Room34, fradesHall,Perth.

Membersareexhortedtoattend theirbranchmeetings,andtoendeavourtbintroducenewmembers intothesociety.

SPECULATINGONSPIOULATIONS

OneofthebestindoorsportsisspeculatingonwhatyouwoulddoifFortunesuddenlyshoweredgoldintoyour hands,orlap(ifyoubeawoman).It -"r1":"grdr'-tririt-itr.,41.49;. suddenacquisitionofwealthisnotso liabletocarryyou,offyourfeet.Thus, onehassettheirheartontheacquisitionofanicelittlecottage,witha garden.Havinggotit,theywanta car(soastogetawayfromit).And havinggotthesetwo,theywantto seetheworld,orAuntJinnyoverin Victoria.Whichalltakemoney.Now entertheGoodFairy,inthedisguise ofapostman,withaletter,whichperhapsbearsyourownhand-writing,addressedtoyourself!Itistheresult slipoftheR.S.L.MonsterArtUnion. Quitecoollyyouopenit,foryouhave neverhadanyluckatthesethings YoulookdownthenumbersWhat isthis?Youblink,tremble,andstare again.Youhavedrawnthefirst prizeof£3,500!Dreamsbecomerealities:yougetyourhouse,yourcar, andtrip.Andthelotcostyoujust twoShillingsandsixpence!TheArt UnionwillbedrawnonJune23,and thereare738prizesaltogether,ina distributionof£15,000. Tickets,2s 6deach,atallagents,orbysending twoself-addressedstampedenvelopes toStateSecretary,R.S.LPerth.

operativepool'spriceat5sOldper bushel,basedonLondonparody.

Potatoes:Withadecideddropin theVictorianmarket,thelocalmarkethasremainedsteadyat£815sto £95sperton,accordingtoquality, andwedonotlookforanybetter pricesintheimmediatefuture. FarmerssendiaLproducetoauction touswillfacilitatebusinessbyalwaysforwardingthenumberoftrucks andnumberofbagsloaded.Ifthisis advisedinadvancewewillbeonthe lookoutforsame,andfarmersmay restassuredonreceivingthebestattention.

Theabovesocietyconductedagrand concertintheHibernianHall,Perth, onThursday,May1st.,underthepatronageandinthepresenceofhis GracetheArchbishop.Anexcellent andvariedprogrammewascarried throughofvocalandinstrumental items.andthepupilsofSt.Patrick's Boys'Schoolrenderedchoralitemsin ameritoriousway,andgaveagymnasticdisplaywhichreflectedgreat creditontheirinstructor,Mr.Sid Kelly.SoloistsincludedMrs.Clear, L.A.B..MissesV.HattonandMary Baldwin.L.L.C.M.,Messrs.Roxbyand Ginivan,allofwhomacquittedthemselvesintheirrenditionsinahighly creditablemanner.whilecornetsolos byMr.McCormack(thebandmaster oftheClontarfBand),andviolinsolos byMissM.Lynch,werewellworthyof theappreciationwhichtheaudience gaveinamarkedway.Messrs.N. CunninghamandJ.Tobin,versatile comedians,suppliedcomedy,andtheir turnkepttheaudienceinhighhilarity rightthrough.Theirwitandhumourwascleanandpraiseworthyfrom starttofinish.Apresentationofa "Beleek"chinateaservicewasmade toPastHighChiefBro.M.Mitchell byhisGracetheArchbishop,atthe requestoftheHighChiefRanger,as amarkofesteemofBro.Mitchell's servicesinthemanyofficeshehas worthilyfilledinthesociety. HughO'NeillBranch.

MembersoftheHughO'NeillBranch arenotifiedthatonandafterMay14, untilfurthernotice,Dr.Officerwillbe actingforthebranchmedicalofficer, Dr.Holland,whohasbeencalled awaytoEnglandonatipsinesstrip. ForthcomingMeetingil. ExecutiveCouncil:OnMonday eveningnext(May19th),at8p.m..in Snigg'srooms,Perth.

PRODUCEMARKETREPORT.

TheWestralianFarmersLimited, Wellington-street,Perth,reportunder datethe14th.May,1924,asfollows: WheatenChaff:Themarkethas beenlightlysupplied,andthemajorityofchaffcominginhasonlybeen f.a.q..butthismorningmarketf.a.q. toprimetouched£75spertonforexceptionallywellcutchafffullofcolour.Severaltrucksofcowchaffarrivedinadamagedcondition,and theseweresoldfrom£415sto£5lOs perton.

OatenChaff:Therehasbeenpracticallynooatenchaffcomingonto themarket,withgoodenquiryat about£5lOsto£51.5spertonfor f.a.qtoprime.

Oats:Oatsupplieshavebeenshort, withf.a.q.samplesat3s4dto3s.5r1 perbushel.Onetruckofexceptionallyheavyoatssuitableforseedpurposesredised3s9dperbushel.This markethaseveryindicationofre. rainingfirm.

Wheat:Thelocalmarketforwheat hasbeenfullysuppliedwithmillrejects,andafewtrucksoff.a.q.which havefetchedupto4sIldperbushel. ThemarketiskeptfirmwiththeCo.

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anddissatisfaction,andbelievesthatteliligeat,andwarliketoconstitute morewarsareinevitable. anation.WehavenotonlytodeThetaskthisgentlemanofHisMa-feattheirarmedandorganisedforces jesty'sarmyhassethimselfiscarriedinthefield.buttodisplaysuchan outinamannerquiteunliketherom-overwhelmingstrengthaswillconancingofJulesVerne.Hegrantssim-sinceallourantagonists,especially plythattherecentwarwasabrutalthoseofthegoverningclass,ofthe andunnecessarilybloodyaffair.Heutterimpossibilityofresistance" saysthatifthenextgreatwarcomes Supposewescrutinisethispointof evenassoonas1950itwilldemon-view."Thepurposeofwaristomake strateasmoothnessofoperationandatreatyonadvantageousterms." aperfectionofsystemthatwillmakeAbsolutelytrue. Anationhasde. theWorldWarof1914-1918appearsires,eitherdesignsonterritory,or primevalandcrudebycomparison.Herightsitwishestoupholdforitself. attributesthechangetomoreintelli-itsdiplomatstakethematterup.Dis. gentapplicationsofscientificknow.cussionsandnotesleadnowhere.An ledgetowarfareandtomoreintellec.ultimatumensues.Warfollows.The tualreasoningastothepurposesandobjectofthewaristosupportthe methodsofwar. wishofthenation.Thearmiestake Ishallsnotattempttowriteac:iti-thefieldtobendthehostilewilltothe queofhisbook.IshallnottrytowilloftheirownGovernment.There reviewithere.ButIshallendeavourwasatimewhenafewvictoriesby totellsomethingofthepresentas-armiesinthefieldcouldaccomplish pectsofwarintheworldto-layasthisresult.likethevictoriesofWashtheyshouldbeseen,leaningratheringtonandGatesandGreene,likethe heavilvattimesuponincidentscitedvictoriesofMarlboroughandWolfe bytheBritishColonel,andalsodraw-andNapoleon.Theruleswouldfind otherappositeexamplesfromotherthemselvesdeprivedoftheirfighting sources. forcesandwouldacquiesceinthe

"Theprinciplesofwarareeternal,"enemy'spolicy.Tostrikeatthe saysthestrategists,"andonlyapplica-army,toachievethe"tacticalannitionsvary."Andsotheystudythehilation"oftheenemy'sarmy,which past.Butwhathasthepasttoteach?

Moltke,whomovedagainsttheFrench sorapidlyandeffectivelyin1870,cmployingtotheutmostandforthe firsttimeinhistoryextensivelythe newlydiscoveredtelegraphandrailways,aidswhichsciencehadbrought tothewarriors,lookedbackuponthe AmericanCivilWarof1861-1865and contemptuouslysaid:"Twoarmed mobschasingeachotheraroundthe country,fromwhichnothingcanbe learned!"Raisingtroopsonlyas theywereneededandfittingthemfor battleprincipallyonthefieldoflye: tleitself,trainingcommasesssslike

foreseestanksthatwillgoinsubmarines,orevenunderthewaveslike submarinesandlandonhostileshores; heforeseesraidersparalysingindustry intheheartofanationwithlaughing gasorteargasandthreateningwith moredeadlytoxicsifthestubborn willdoesnotbowbeforetheinvader. AnAmericanchemistpredictstheuse ofsoporificgasesthatwillaccomplish thesameends.AnEnglish4scientist predictselectricalmeansofstopping everyelectricalinstrument,andsothe possibilitiesaccumulate.

Thewarfareofthefuturemaybe directedatpeoplepreviouslydeemed non-combatants,butitsmeansand measuresofbringingthemtoreason amicablyneednotbehorribleorbrutalorbloody.Allofthisispartofthe visionofthefuturewhichtheBritish Colonelhas.WhenH.G.Wellsgrew fantasticaboutafuturewarinthe air,hesawonlydestructionandterror;NewYorkinruinsandsoon. Whenthemilitarygentlemangazes intothecrystalglass,guidedbyhis intelligenceandareasoningimaginationinsteadofbyfantasticSocialistic alarms,heseesafiner,acleaner,afittertypeofwarforintelligentmenEthridgeColby,in"America."

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tacticalauthoritiestellusistheohjectofthebattle,tosweepitfromthe fieldwasthemeansofdestroyingthe hostilewill.Butyoucannotsweep modernarmiesingreatmodernwars fromthefieldsoeasilyasyoucould thesmallprofessionalarmiesofthe eighteenthcentury.By1871the militarymenhadseenhowevenaSedanwouldnotbringanationtoits knees;theentirecountrymustbe subdued,notnecessarilyconquered. butsubdued. characterofmodernrepresentativeanddemocraticgovernments makesthewillofthenationpracticalGrantinthecostly.S'ciloolofexperi-lysynonymouswiththewillofthe enceinaction1.4theexpenseofwast-people.Thesoldiersofthepasthave edtimesiThlwastedlives,theCiviloverlookedthisfact.Theyhave 'Cartaughtexactlyhowthingsshouldsoughtthe"tacticalannihilation"of notbedoneinanalmostinnumerabletheenemyarmy--notnecessarily varietyofinstances.And'thenthesoughttokillordestroyit,forthere WorldWarof1914-1918.Aftertheisagreatdifferencebetween"annihilafirstperiodofmanoeuver,markedbytion"and''tacticalannihilation,"and thesplendidoperationsofLudendorffhavegraduallysettleddowntoweararoundTannenberg,andthefailurestingitoutbysnipingoffindividuals theGermanthrustintoFrance,thehereandthere,andbykillingsoldiers combatantswenttoschoolonthefieldbythethousandsinoffensivesto"limofbattle.Theylearnedentrenching.itedobjectives.'Whattheyhave Theyattemptedoffensivesandfailedreallybeentryingtodohasbeento topenetratesufficientlytobreakwormtheirwaygraduallythroughthe throughpreparedpositions.Thenfieldforcesandtoattackthenational theywentcrazyoverartillery,andwilloftheiropponentsbymerelyin thoughttosmotherhostileoppositiondirectmeans.Yetcasualtylistsare byweeksofpreliminarybombard-sometimesasinspiringastheyaredement,onlytofindthattheshellstheypressing.Theysometimescreateenhadsentovertoannihilatetheenemythusiasminthenationalcauseinstead hadsocompletelydestroyedroadsandofdepression,asmanyarecruiting shatteredterrainthattheirweightyofficerinLondonhastestified.Insupplytrainscouldnotproceedtosteadofbeingatfaultsolelyonacpushtheadvantagehome.Thencountofitsindirectionofmethod, theymultipliedmachineguns;theythestrategyhasperhapsbeenatfault inventedorganisationforattackandbecauseitwasimpossibleofsuccessful defenseindepth;theytriedouttheachievement,oratleastimpossible preliminarywithdrawalfromforwardwithoutenormousunnecessarylossof lineswhenanattackstartedagainstlives.Whydothestretegistsnot them;theyexperimentedwithtanksstrikeimmediatelyattheoneswho andpill-boxes.andcamouflage,andmakethewar,insteadofatthosewho surpriseattackswithoutbombard.wageit?Whydotheynotstrike ments;attemptedtodisorganisethestraightatthewillofthehostilegoyenemyadministrationandsupplybyernmentitself,insteadofwastingtheir sendingbombingsquadronsoverthetimeontheinoffensivesoldiersatthe lines;theysoughtunderthepretextfront?Thatisthesuickestandthe ofreprisals,toweakentheenemycivi-leastbloodywayto"makepeaceon Tianmoralebybombinghisresidentialadvantageousterms.-Thatisthe andmanufacturingdistrictswithex-waytoconvincethem"oftheutter plosivesandwithpropagandaleaflets:impossibilityofresistance."And inshort,theydraggedthelongwarColonelFuller,withtechnicalskilland outuntilthegrowingnumbersofAm-scientificprediction,tellshowthismay ericantroopspresentedadecidedad-hedoneinthefuturewithouteven vantagetoonesideandthefreshnessbotheringto"defeattheirarmed'and andthevigourofthoserecklessbutre-organisedforcesinthefield,"asMclativelyuntrainedladsfromtheUnit-Clellanthoughtxvouldbenecessary edStatesbroughtvictorytotheAlliedwiththeConfederacy,asthePrussians Command.Andallthewhilethewarin1870-1871didbeforethey-foundthey ofattritionwasgoingon.AllthehadtobesiegeParisandoccupylarge whilethe"ironring"wastryingtoportionsofFrance.TheColonelforestarveGermanyout.Allthewhileseeshugesubmarinesthatwillpass thelivesofsoldierswereexpendedoniinderahostilefleetcarryingtroops thebattlefieldinabrutalandbitterandtanks;heforeseestanksthatwill struggle.Ifinafuturewarwecouldspeedaroundhostilearmiesthrough, avoidanyoftheprotractedagoniesofcloudsofsmokeandattackthelegit;. theAmericanCivilWar,oravoidanylatorsinsession:lieforeseesaircraft oftheunnecessarymonthsofthethatwillcarryhugebodiesofmen WorldWar,anotableadvancementandchemicalstostupefyortemporao mighthemade ilyincapacitate,thepopulation;he

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Thedevelopmentofwaterpowerin Ireland,inootedforyears,hasatlast becomeaquestionofpracticalimportance.Nofewerthanthre.:schemes forharnessingtheriverLiffey,flowing throughDublin,hasbeenpreparedby differentgroupsofcitizens,including leadingCatholicsincommerceandthe professions.NowSiemens-Schuckertwerke,thegreatBerlinelectricalfirm, hascomeforwardwithaschemetodevelopelectricalpowerfromthe-fiver Shannonfortheneedsofthewholeof SouthernIreland.Thisconcern,which hasexecutedseveralhydro-electricalschemesinvariouspartsoftheContinentofEurope,issatisfiedfromaclose examinationofexistingdata,madeby theirrepresentativeonthespot,that electricalpowerinsufficientquantity andatalowpricecanbeprocured fromtheShannontomeetthepresentandprospectiveneedsofthewholeof theSouthofIreland.Theywillhave untilSeptembernexttosulamitafull anddetailedscheme.Intheeventof theplansofthefirmbeingaccepted theyundertaketoemployIrishlabour tothefullestpracticableextent,and touseIrishmaterialswherereason. ablypracticable.TheShannonis longerthantheThames,butasre- gardsindustrialornavigtionpurposes itisvirtullyderelict.

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Idealfootballweatherprevailed duringtheweekprecedingSunday, 11th.inst.,thedaydestinedtoseethe firstmatchof1924inthebloomAssociation.YetonSundaythemorning brokedarkandthreatening,andafter threeo'clocktorrentsofraindeluged thefield.OntheNewNorciaOval, Berkshire(captainedbyR.Lanigan), andSt.Ildephonsus'1st.XVIII.,contestedthehonourofthefirstwin.Jim Clune,theCollegecaptain,ledouton tothefieldateamstrongerifanythingthanlastyear's;sohoperan highastotheultimateresult.

Thematchcommencedat2.10.Berkshiresecuredpossessionimmediately. andafterafewminutesregistered theirfirstscore-apoint.SIC.then demonstratedtheirefficientquickstab system,instilledintotheteambytheir zealous,untiringcoach,BrotherChanel.FromBenporathtoLonergan, andthentoMalone,andapointresulted.Fromthekick-offBerkshire secured,andhavingthebreezeslightly intheirfavoursooncarrieditdown intotheirter;itory.Thencametheir firstgoalfromthebootofJerryDix.

AgoodknockoutbyJimCluneresultedinafineopening.Baldwinsecuring,passedtheballtoJimClune.who fromalongdistance,notchedapoint. Hennessygettingpossessionafterthe kick-off,passedtoMalone,thenceto BaldwinandJimChine.Thelatter. fromafinemark,putS.IC.inthelead withasixer.AfewminutesafterwardsLonerganraisedthetwoflags, andwiththisthefirstquarterclosed. Berkshirecouldnotraiseanyscore duringthesecondquarter,although havingtheballintheirterritoryrepeatedly.Collegehadpossession, however,forthegreaterpartofthe time.Althoughnumerouschances offeredthemselves,onlytwomajors wererecorded,thesecomingfromthe bootsofJimCluneandJoeO'Halloran.Thelatter,thoughmakinghis firstappearanceasaruckman,displayedmarkedabilityinthatdepartment.Intheoddquartersheserved asastalwartdefender.JerryClune, withhischaracteristicdashes,A.Urquhart,withhis,timelysaves,andJ.Malone,wereconspicuousthroughoutthis quarter.

Afterthelongspell,playwasagain resumed,butitwasatthisjuncture thattheelementsplayedfalsely.Rain poureddownintorrents,andexcept fortwoorthreebriefspaces,continued throughouttherestofthematch.Althoughmarringverygoodplay,this didnotdamptheenthusiasmofeither team.Noticeablefortheirsolidwork inthisquarterwereB.Tierney(Berk- shire),C.Clune(SIC.).andT.Fitzgerald(Berkshire).Thelastmentionedplayer,byhi:quickturnsand dashessavedhissideinmanyacritical duringsituation.Fast'playprevailed thisquarter,andonlyonegoal andthreepointswerescored.The latterweretoBerkshire.andthe major,fromVestyByrne,wastothe creditofS.I.C.

Thefourthquarteronlyservedto increaseCollege'slead.J.Cluneand Benporathbothdirectedtheball throughthetallsticks,whilstfontpointsalsoservedtoswellthetotal. AlthoughR.Lanigan,Burnett,and Harrisonmadevaliantattempts,Berkshirefailedtoscore.andthegame endedwithCollege,7goals15behinds; Berkshire,1goal4behinds. JimClunewasresponsibleforthree ofthese,whileBenporath.Lonergan,Byrne,andO'Hallorancontributedone each.J.Dixwastheonlygoal-kicker forthelosers.

Itisdifficulttopickoutthebest playersina'gameinwhicheverypersonparticipatinginthegamefulfilled theservicerequiredofhim.Perhaps JimClunemaybeclassedasthebest ofthe36,butYin-andJerryClune. J.andW.Malone,Baldsyin,Byrne, andHennessywerenotfarbehind,and M.Campbell,Benporath.O'Halloran. andUrquhartalldidtheirworkvery capably.Tierney,R.Lanigan,P. Kelly,Fitzgerald,Burnett.andAmcbergcombinedinavaliantattemptto avertdefeat.butwereunsuccessful. MooraandRovers.theothertwo teamsintheAssociation,contestedat Mooraamatchwhichresultedina winfortheformerteamby5goals. NextSundayCollegeandRovers meetinMoors,whileMoorsandBerk-

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Anaccountofthematclisplayed byVictoriaSquarev.St.Joseph's,Fremantle,andHighgateHillv.Iona,ap pearedinlastweek's"Record."The followingarethepointsforSt.Brigid'sv.Loreto,Osborne:-Doubles.-A's.Osborne.10points;B's,Osborne, 5points.Singles.-lst.A's,Osborne, 10points;2nd.A's,Osborne,10points: 1st-B's,Ostiorne,5points:2nd.B's. Osborne,5points.Total,Osborne, 45points.

SwissProtestantTributeto Church

'('heCatholicpaper"LeCourierde Geneve,Berne,quotesthefollowing passagefromanarticlepublishedina ProtestantreviewbytheProtestant pastorofSiebnenintheCantonof Schwytz:

"Whenonehaslivedalongtimein aCatholiccountry,wheneachday oneseesCatholicfaces,hearsCatholic language,andbreathesaCatholicatmosphere,oneunderstandsthatto formulateajudgmentonthepresent stateofthingsitisnotsufficientto havestudiedthehistoryoftheReformationandCounter-Reformation.To havebeenincontactwithafewCatholics,tohavereadoneortheother oftheirpapers,istounderstandthat itisanillusiontothinkthatsoonthe -peopleswillawakentoshakeoffthe yokeofRomeandassemblejoyously withusinthebosomofthepure Gospel.

"No,theChurchisnotahousein ruins,butapowerfultreewhose strong'rootsstrikedeepintopopular sentimentandwhich,inanimperish ableyouth,holdsitsheadproudlyabovethestorm. ."

SpeakingofthePope,thepastor adds:

"Whatisthepresidentofaparo- chialcouncilorofaGermancons'storyinthefaceofthePopeofRome?

"Yes,thisorganisationisworthyof admirationwhichpermittedPiusX., thesonofhumblepeasants,apoor countrypriest,torisethroughalldegreesofthehierarchyanddespiteall prejudiceofbirth,conditionandeducation,tobeseatedonthehighest throne9nearth.Whataspiritofdiscipline!TheCatholicChurchisaccusedofrigidityanditissaidthatit isnolongerofourtimes.Ithink,on thecontrary,thattheCatholicChurch isrightjnseekingthesalvationofher authorityandobedience.cmfwvcypn ownnotinfreedomofconscience, butinauthorityandobedience.

"TheCatholicChurchoffersitsadherentsasure.fixeddoctrinewhich, perhaps,doesnotmeetthetasteof theday,butwhichisnotoutofdate. Thepastcenturieshavetriedit,the centuriestocome guarditunchanged.

"ThesublimeideawhichCatholics formoftheirChurch,theirunshakeableconvictionthatinthatChurch alonetheywillfindhappiness,thathe alonehasthepowertoremitsins,this isthesourceofherpower."

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CatholicismandAnglo-Cathicism

BeforeJesusChristcameonearth religionwasanationalinstitution.The reliigonoftheEgyptians,Persiaqs, Babylonians,Greeks,andRomanswas national;theyallworshippedthenationalgodsinthenationalway.Even theJewishreligionwasnational,but, accordingtomanyaglowingpassage oftheOldTestament,agreatchange wastotakeplaceinthisrespectwhen theMessiascame.ZIewouldestablishauniversalkingdom,Hewould rulefromseatoseaandfromthe riveruntotheendsoftheearth;all kingswouldadoreHim,andallthe nationsoftheearthwouldserveHim. JesusChristhimselfforetoldthat HisGospelwastobepreachedinthe wholeworld,thattheywouldcome fromtheeastandthewestandfrom thenorthandthesouthandsitdown intheKingdomofGod,andthatpenanceandremissionofsinswouldbe preachedtoallnations.InHisfinal chargetoHisApostlesHecommandedthemtoteachallnations,tomake disciplesofallnations,topreachthe Gospeltoeverycreature.Allthat believedandwerebaptisedwouldbe saved.TheApostlesweretobewitnessesuntoHimeventotheuttermostpartoftheearth.Andsothe middlewall,ofpartitionwasbroken down,thereligionofJesusChristwas notanationalreligion:itwasareligionforallmankind;itwasauniversal,aCatholicreligion.

ADistinguishingMark. Catholicity,then,wasalwaysadistinguishingmarkoftheChurchfoundedbyJesusChrist-Christianswere taughtfromthebeginningtoprofess theirfaithintheCatholicChurch. Whenheresiesandschismsarosethey wereeasilydistinguishedfromthe ChurchfoundedbyJesusChrist.They wereparticular.sectional:shewasuniversal.Catholic.Schismsandsects weregiventhenameoftheirfounder: theywereDonatist,Arian;orthey tooktheirnamefromsomedoctrine whichtheypreached,liketheMonophysites;orfromthecountrywhere theylived,liketheCataphrygians: theChurchfoundedbyJesusChrist wassimplytheuniversal,theCatholic Church.Allthroughhistoryithas beenthesame.InthesixteenthcenturyLutherans,Calvinists.Protestants separatedfromtheChurch,whichalwaysremainedsimplyCatholic.Sometimesasectwouldgiveitselfthename ofCatholicandApostolic.butthe worldinsistedoncallingitIrvingite. WhentheEasternChurchwentinto schismitmaintainedthatitwasthe wholeCatholicChurch,butstillit calleditselfandwascalledbyothers theOrthodoxChurch.WhenHenryVIII.andElizabethsetupanewform ofreligioninEngland,itbecame knownastheChurchofEngland.An activesectionoftheChurchofEng- landcallsitselfCatholic,anditwould givemuchititcouldinduceothersto dothesame,butthemostthatthe worldwillconcedetothemistocall themAnglo-Catholics.Thesimple nameofCatholicisreservedforthe old.historic,universalChurchfoundedbyJesusChrist.

BishopGore'sProtest Inthepast,Anglo-Catholicshave frequentlyprotestedagainst"theexclusiveandarrogantusurpationofthe nameCatholicbytheChurchof Rome."ThelasttodosnwasBishop Gore.whodevotedtothisthemea courseofsermonsdeliveredlastAdventintheGrosvenorChapel,May- fair,London.FatherF.Woodlock, answeredhiminacoursepreach- edatFarm-streetlastJanuary.This coursehasjustbeenpublishedby Longmanswiththetitle''Constantinople.Canterbury.andRome."Father Woodlockhasnodifficultyinshowing thattheBishopisneitherCatholicnor consistent.TheCatholicdoctrine abouttheChurch.isquiteclearand precise,anditisfoundedontheteach- ingofOurLordHimself.TheChurch isthepillarandgroundoftruth.As theApostlesandtheirsuccessorswere commandedtoteachallthetruths containedintheGospel,soallwho heardthemwerecommanded,under painofdamnation,tobelieveallthat theApostlesandtheirsuccessors taught.Hewouldguaranteetheirteaching.Hewouldhewiththemin theirteachingtotheendoftime,the powersofevilandoffalsehoodshould neverprevailagainstHisChurch. Thosewhoheardtheirpreachingheard linn:thosewhodespisedthemde- spisedHimandtheFatherwhosent Him.IfanyonerefusedtoheartheChurchandpreferredhisownprivate

judgment,hewastobetreatedasa heathenandapublican.

FlatRationalism:

ThisisverydifferentfromDr. Gore'steaching.Accordingtohim thereisnosecuritythattheChurch oftheNewCovenantmaynotgo wrongastheChurchoftheOldCovenantwentwrong.Againandagain theevidenceshowsthatithasdone so,hesays-Throughoutlifeithas beenaprinciplewithhimthat"toacceptecclesiasticalauthorityinthe faceofthebestjudgmentofhisown reasonwouldbeanimpossibletreasonagainstlight-"ThatisnotCatholicdoctrine;itisnotevenorthodoxProtestantism:it'sfiatrationalism.BishopGoreclaimstheright tofollowhisownprivatejudgment againstthejudgmentoftheChurch, butifanyofhishearersventuresto followhisownprivatejudgment againstthatofsomeAnglo-Catholic leaders,hethreatensthemwiththe judgmentofChrist!

Oneoftheplainestthingsinthe NewTestamentisthatJesusChrist taughtwithauthorityandrequiredin HishearersabsolutefaithinandsubmissiontoHisteaching.Ifanyteacherwaseverauthoritativeanddogmatic,JesusChristwas.Andyet Dr.Gore,whoclaimstobeaChristian Bishop,andwhoundoubtedlyisan ableman,tellsusthatChrist"plainly desiredthateverymanshouldthink forhimself":thatHe"wasstrangely adversetothedogmaticmethod,"and thataccordingtoChrist"meresubmissiontodogmaticauthority"wasa spirittohediscouraged.Truthto say,CatholicismandAnglo-Catholic- ismarepolesapartevenonfirstprinciples.

G.K.C.UnderFire

Mr.G.K.Chestertonaddressedthe SouthLondonCatholicParliamentat itsmeetingrecentlyon"TheCasefor SmallProperty,"andgaveitashis opinionthatthe.tendencynowadays wasforCapitalismandSocialismto combine.

Itdidnotseemtohimtomake verymuchdifferenceinthelong1un, hesaid,whethertheCapitalistswere inpowerortheSocialists.Theresult ofeitherwouldhethatforthegreat massofthepeopletherewouldbeno property,andthatafewpeoplewould holdorcontrolagreatdealtoomwn propertyandpossesstoomuchpower.

"Theyarebothartsofthisvast tendencytoconcentratecapital,and thereforetodestroyproperty;todestroythepersonalexperienceofthe ownershipofpropertyinthevastmass ofthecitizens."

Therealoppositiontothisconditionofaffairswasaproposaltoreversethetendency,saidMr.Chesterton;toattempttoscatterproperty againuntilwehadalargenumber(.4 smallowners.Thatdidnotmeanto saythereshouldbeamathematicaily exactequalityintheamountofpro- pertyeachmanowned,butitwould bethenormalthingtoexpectevery mantoownsomeproperty.

TurningtheTide

Thewholeargumentforsmallpro- pertystoodorfellbytheideathat therewasnowayofstoppingthepro- cessoftheconcentrationofproperty ingreatlumps.Theanswertothat wasthattheexistenceofsmallpro- pertywassustainedbyamoralatmosphere.

Thewholeideaoftheprocessofre- turningtosmallpropertywasarev,.r- sal.Weweregoingbackonsome- thingwehadalreadydone.Wewere admittingthatwehadmadeamis- take,andthatwewerenowrepenting. Thepresentmaterialistic.world,however,maintainedthatitwasimpos- sibletorepent."Youcannotgo backonthepast,"itwassaid. "YouandI,"saidMr.Chesterton, "donotholdthatfatalisticphilos- ophy.Mostofus,Iimagine,donot, forinstance,despairofreversingthe spiritualtideof400yearsago,andit willbeveryextraordinaryifwecan- notreverseaprocessofonlyahun- dredyears."

NoRushtotheLand.

Replyingtoanumberofquestions, Mr.Chestertonsaidhehadneverpro- posedthatweshouldallbepeasants. Theownershipofpropertydidnotinitselfinvolvegoingbacktotheland, thoughitwastruethatthesocialin

qinctgenerallytoldpeoplethatthe moderntownwasabloatedandanun- naturalthing.

Mr.Chestertonwouldnotagreewith aremarkthatthepeoplewhoworked underthepresenteconomicsystem werebetteroffthanthesmallpro- pertyownersinOleoldCatholicdays, who,foronething,itwasurged,had noamusements.Thedifferencebe- tweenthepeasantsandthepeopleof themodernworldwasthatthepea- santsamusedthemselves-,whilepeople to-dayweredoingwhatthepeopleof Romedidinherdecadentdays-they werelookingonatcircuses.

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Omnipotencelovestheinferinalprayerthatwellsnutfromthehead,but fromthatbetterreceptacle--theheart. Butitshouldbeshrined,whenitmay, inpurestprose.Thehighestformof humaneloquenceisnotgoodenough forprayer.

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St.Teresasaidthatitcametoher thatshehadbeengoingoutafterGod intothethingsoftheworld,andthat allthetimeHewaswithinhereslight enshrinedwithinacrystal.Shesaw thatshecouldbetakenoutofherself byunselfishnessandintoherselfby humility,andcouldatoneblowlay lowthedemonofselfishnessandthe arch-fiendofpride.

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PURGATORY.

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EXERCISINGTHEWILL

Thereisonlyonewaytokeenthe willactive,andthatisbyexercising it.Thewillislikethemuscles,for eventhefinestofathletessoongets outofconditionunlessheexercises.A manoughttodoeveryday_,omething thathedoesnotcaretodo,justfor thesakeofexercisinghiswill.That sortofexercisekeepsitincondition, readyfortheharderthingsoflife whentheyoccur,and.abovealepre. paredforemergenciesthatmayspring up.Thedoctrineofprepareinessis muchbetterunderstoodnowthanit wasatthebeginningofthewar.It

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FRIENDS?

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DEPENDENCEONGQD.

ThefishermenofBrittany,asthe storygoes,arewonttoutterthissime pleprayerwhentheylaunchtheir boatsuponthedeep:'Keepme,my God;myboatissosmall,andThy oceanissowide"Howtouchingly beautifulthewordsandthethought! Mightnotthesamepetitionbeutteredwithasmuchdirectnesseverymorningandeveninginourdaily life?"Keepme,myGod,keepme fromtheperilsandtemptationsthat throngaroundmeasIgo,sohelpless. sopronetowander,soforgetfulof Thylovingkindness.I.emtossed toandfroatthemercyoftheworld: Iambuffetedaboutbyshamadver- sityanddrivenbeforethestoemof griefandsorrow.ExceptThoudcst keepme,Imustperish.Keepme, myGod,forThyoceanissowide;the journeyissolong,andthedaysand yearsaresomany.InThee,0Lord. doIputmytrust."

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AFTERTWENTY-FIVEYEARS

(ByRoseMartin.)

Ascendingthestairstohisoffice,the doctorwassurprisedtofindhimself time;itwasonlythreeo'clock.The wfflkhadbeenstrenuouslately-possiblyhewasnotquitesoyoungashe hadbeen,say,twenty-fiveyearsago.

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AtthattimeDoctorLeroytolahimselfthatitwasfurnishinghimwith experience.Ilemeanttospecialise presentlyinsomethingorother,believingthatspecialisationwastheonly waytoobtainwealthandfameinhis profession,butitwaswelltohaveex- perienceingeneralpracti-tefirst.

ThedoctorandMariehadearlybecomeengaged,andshehadsweetly agreedtowaittillhecouldafforlmar- riage.Buthewouldnotletherwait long.Sotheymarried,andhemoved hisofficetoabetterlocation.But thepoorfoundhimout,andtothem hecontinuedtogivemuchtimeand sympathy,thoughclinicsweredoing goodworkandbecomingmoregeneral- lyattended.Astimepassedthehope ofspecialisationdiedhard,butdied atlast.Thedoctormadeagood enoughliving-Marieandthebabies werewellcaredfor,foritwasastrug- gleHehad-neithermoneynorlei- sureforthenecessarystudyaildre- searchrequiredinspecialisation.

Now,aftertwenty-fiveyearsofstrenuouslabour,DoctorLeroyto.dhimselfthat,asfaraswealthandambition went,hehadnotmademuchofa showing.

Mrs.Latourwaswaitingforhimin theoffice.Verylovelyshewas, charminglydressed,hercheeksand hairartisticallytouched.DoctorLe-

ofastepinthewaiting-room.Itwas youngLang.Thedoctorlookedat hisshoulder,announcedthatitwas doingfine,dressedandre-bandagedit. "Nocharges,"hesaidalmostgruffly, whentheboyfumbledinatepockets ofhisshabbycoat."Thatdidnot amounttoanything."

Leroyglancedathiswatch.Mrs. Mooreshouldbeherenow,butitwas herhabittobelate.The'phone rang.ItwastheGreysoncase.He mustgoatonce.Hehoped,ifother patientscame,theywouldwait.Miss Ameswouldnotbehereto-day.It washerafternoonoff.Hetelephoned Marie,andlefttheoffice.

Thegirlintheplaiddresstookoff herhatandpattedthepuffsofbait overherears.Shewasafine,strong typeofbusinessgirl,butthecity smokehadinjuredherthroat.

"I'vebeenherenearlyanhour,"she saidcrossly.

Mrs.Mooreleanedbackintherock- ingchair,herefacewhite,strained, Cross.

"Iwasalittlelateformyappoint- ment,butthedoctorissuppisedto beherefromthreetofive.Heshould havewaited."

Aboyoften,sittingAtthetable, kickedthelowerpartofitviciously.

"Keepstill,Joe,"reprovedhismother,irritably."Readsomeof those(magazines.Athomeyouarealwaysreadingwhenyoushouldn't."

Joepickedupthemagazineand turneditspageswithaboredair.The motherwatchedhimwithsomean- xiety,Shehopedhewasnotgetting feverish-hisflushedracelookedalit- tlelikeit.Anarmfracturedinseveralplaceshadgivenmuchtrouble.

Thedoctorhadsaidtheboymustbe keptquiet.Hewastolookatthe armthisafternoon,soheretheywere intheheatoftheday,andthedoctor apparentlyhadforgottenallabout them.

Astepsoundedontheofficestairs, aslow,tiredstep.Everyheadlift- ed,everyeyeturnedhopefullytothe door.Surelythedoctorwascoming atlast.No,justanotheroatient,middle-aged,obviouslyill,rathernice- lydressed.Youwouldneverhave knownhertobethecharitypatient shewasexceptforhermeeknesstow. -'hesankintothenearestchair,glanc- edatthecloseddoorofthedoctor's

doctorwasnowinhisoffice.Mrs. Stearnsanswered,"No,'andsaidthat itwasnotlikelyhewouldreturnnow tillhisusualnighthour.Thenshe calledthedoctor'shome,thatshe mightobtainpositiveinformationfor thepatientsinthewaiting-room.

PresentlyMrs.Stearnscametothe door.

"Mrs.Leroysaysthedoctorwas calledearlythisafternoon.Heis workingonaspecialcase,whichwill requirehispresenceprobablyforsome timelonger.Hewasto'phoneher whenhehadfinished,andshehasnot heardfromhimyet.ThatmeansYe cannotbeheresoon.Mrs.Leroy suggestedthatanyoneherereturntonightorto-morrowmorning."Mrs. Stearnspausedandglancedatthe facesabouther-cross,tired,hot,then continuedslowly,apparentlyaddressingthemotherwhofannedasleeping boy,"yousee,thecaseis-amother andherfirstchild."

Asthoughatamagictouchthefaes changed.Theywerekindly,interested,sympathetic.Personalillsandirritationswereforgottenbeforethe stupendousmiracleofanewlifeanda newmother.

"Wemayaswellgohome,"Joe's mothersaid,andstoopedtoawaken theboy."IknowDr.Leroy.He willstaytilleverythingisallright. Oneofmyboyshadpneumonialast winter,andhestayedrightwithhim, notingeverybreathandpulse-beattillthecrisiswaspassed,atmidnight."

"Thatwasgoodofhim,"andMrs. Moore'sfacewasalmostpeaceful."I amgladheisstayingnow."

"Hemustbeverykind,andthe girlinplaidputonherhatwithouta glanceinthemirror.

Astrong,well-balanced--haracter, hers.Efficiently,cheerfully,shewas shoulderingherwaythroughlife.Al- readyshehadtouchedonmanyofits big,hardthings;kindnesssloehellto heoneofitsbiggestandbest.

Thecharitypatientsaidnothing, butshewasrememberingall:hatthis doctorhaddoneforher.Shewould certainlypayhimsomethingwhenshe returnedtowork-shefeltalmostable now.

AttheGreysonflatthestrainof waitingwasalmostunbearable.Young Greysonhadcomehomeearly,andr:e- asedhismistake-heshouldhavebeen laterthanusual.Hefeltnow'hathe wasrapidlylosinghismindunderthe strainofanxiety,combinedwiththequestionsofLa'smother.

abattle--wasnotthatbetter?Could hehavefoughtsohardforthattiny babylifeto-dayifhehadnotheldit doublypreciousbecause-ofGod'sgill, asoul!Oh,wellforhimthat,after twenty-fiveyearsofservice,heheld thesamebeliefsandideals(minushis conceit)astheyoungmanwhobegan workaquartercenturyago.Furhim stillthejoyofseeingineverysufferer heservedOnewhohadsufferedfor them,hearingwithinhissoulaVoice divinelysweet: "Inasmuchasyouhavedoneitunto these,theleastofMybrethren,you havedoneituntoMe."

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"Doyouknowanythingaboutthis DoctorLeroy?"sheaskedsharply. "Tomeheseemsratherold-fashioned. Whydidn'tyougetsomeyoungdoe tor?Iunderstandimprovementsare royhadknownheraschild,girl,andPrivateoffice,andwassilent a.beingmadeallthetime,and,ofcourse, notlungagoabride.Shewasweal- Thegirlinplaidstirredrestlessly, thy,andhehadonlyafewwealthy "I'msotiredkeepingstillaaddoing patients.Yetnowashesawherhisnothinglikethis.Itmustbefive lipstookasternset. o'clockbythistime."

"Well?"hequestionedtersely. Thenewcomernodded.

"Ithoughtperhapsyouhadrecon "Yes,itisjustfivenow.Haveyou sideredmatters?"shesaidsweatiy.beenwaitinglong?" sayIhave,"sighedthegirl."All Thedoctorshookhishead,andtheofushave." womanturnedtogo,herairandeiannerexpressive,somehow,ofmartyr- "Probablysomeurgentsummons,' suggestedthewoman."Ofcourse, dominagreatcause,whileinreality itstraitor. thedoctorwillreturnassoonashe can."

DoctorLeroymadenoefforttode Heshouldshowmoreconhideras fainher;hestoodgazingmoodily fromtheofficewindow.Allhislifetionforpeoplewhohaveappoint- hehadheldfasttotheoldFaith,menus,"Mrs.Mooresnappedtartly. "Urgentcasesaregenerallyquickly.finknowingittrueandstrongandgood, butmorethanoncerecentlyithadfished.Anyway,withhiscartiecould stoodinthewayofmaterialadvance.comebackhere,andthen,ifnesessara, ment.Wastherepossiblytruth:nreturntohisurgentcase." theclaimofapessimisticfriend--Le- Theboylookedup,aflusaofinter- estinhisheavyeyes- royhaddeniedithotlyatthetape-- thatCatholicdoctorscouldnotaflain "Perhapsthecar'sbeensmashed." "Perhaps,"agreedMrs.Mooreina successintheprofession?Indignant- lyhehadcitedWalsh,O'Malleyofto;tonewhichinferredthatitwasexact- day,Pasteurofyesterday,eveninevillywhatthedoctordeserved. France. Theboyyawned.

itistheyoungfellowswhohavemod,rnmethodsattheirfingerenLa" Greysonralliedtothedoctor'sdefence.

"LillikesLeroy.Itisareliefto andpeoplenowandthenwhoarenot inarush,onthedeadrun,allthe time.Moderndoctorsareratherinclinedtotreatpeopleasmachines, andarelikemachinesthemselves.Leroyisgentle,careful,notabitexcitableorfussy,andLilissomewhatnervous."

Itwasoveratlast.Outofanight ofblackness,aplaceofhopeandfear. ofmingledjoyandpain,LilGreyson cametriumphanttothesafehamhour oftheyounghusband'sarms.And soonherownarmscradledtheirson. Leroydidnotrealisehisfatigue'al- tilhewentouttothecarwhichhad stoodsolongbeforetheGreyson home.Itwasalwayslikethat.la suchbattlesheputforthallthesk.11 andforceandenergyathiscommand. Whenthestrainrelaxedhewaslant terablyweary.Nowhemustdrop intotheofficebeforehecouldgoho:ne

Duringthenextfewhourspatients "Why,Joe,youaresleepy,'his wouldbecomingtotheoffice,butifmotheraccused."Itisniceandcooltorest.Onlyagrey-eyed,grey-faced theGreysoncasecalled,hewouldhaveoverbythewindow.Youcouldyoungmanwaitedforhimthere. togoatonce.Ratherapitysuchstretchoutonthefloorthereandhave "Hadahardday,Doc.?."heques- caseswerenothandledexclusivelybyanap.' tioned,natingtheother'stiredlace. hospitals.Thefacilitiesandequip-

Joeflushedwithembarrassmentat Thedoctorhesitatedwhilecertain inentweresuchanaid,andeveryem-theideaofamatureperson,tenyearsmomentsoftheclayseemedtostand ergencywaspreparedfor.ButLilold,needinganap,andhismotherbe-outlikethe"closeups"ofmovingtic- Greysonhadahorrorofhospitals,antscamemoretactful tures;EllenLatour'sface,LilGrey- 1strangedoctorsandfaces.Therewere "Thatpositionisbadforyourarm.son'sgladblueeyes,thesuspensewhen stillsomefewpeoplelikethatintheIfyouliedown,itwillbearestforit."twoliveswereindanger,therelict atlastwhentheyweresafe.

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