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Czechoslovakiahasearnedthe distinctionofbeingthefirst countrytoconvictapriestof "treason"becauseheallegedly appliedthespiritualpenalties laiddownintherecentstatementbytheHolyOfficeonCatholicscollaboratingwithCommunism.

"OsservatoreRomano"termed theincident-whichmaywell becermeacausecelebre-anexampleoftheoutrageousmiscarriageofjusticepractisedin Communistcountries.OtherobserversinRomeandthroughout thefreeworldvieweditasa clearindicationofweaknesson thepartofthePragueregime.

InVaticancirclesitwasremarkedthatthesentenceappearstobetrayfearsonthepart ofthePragueregimethatthe sanctionsimposedbytheChurch "mayhavetheireffectamong thenotinconsiderablenumber ofCommunistswhohavenotyet becomeindifferenttothematernalcallsandwarningsofthe Church."

Sofar,onlytheCommunist versionoftheincidentsleading totheconvictionofthepriestis available.Thatthisversionmay omitimportantdetails,orthat thewholeaffairmaywellbea frame-upstagedbyCommunistagents,becomesapparent throughPraguedispatchesquotingaprominentchurchmanas sayingthatpriestshavebeen warnedtobewareofCommunistswhomightcometothem pretendingtobeCatholicsseeks ingsacramentalministrations.

TheCommunistversionisas follows:TheRev.AloisFajstl,e priestinSobraniceineastern Bohemia,wascalledtogivethe LastRitestoa67-year-old woman,ZofiePaclicova,who wasgravelyillofpneumonia. Inanswertohisquestions,she admittedmembershipinthe CommunistParty.Thepriest toldherthat,accordingtothe HolyOfficedecree,Communists andtheirsympathisersareexcommunicated,and,onthese grounds,refusedtogiveherthe LastSacraments.Thewoman sent,throughherson,hermembershipcardbacktopartyheadquartersandthenthepriestadministeredtheLastRites.The womanrecovered,andtestified againstthepriestinthetrial.

FatherFajstlwassentencedto eightyears'imprisonmentand tenyears'lossofcivilrights.In pronouncingsentence,thejudge declaredthatanypriestwhorefusedreligiousrightstoapersonbecauseofpoliticalparty membershiporloyaltytothe State,isintheserviceofan enemypower-theVaticanaimingtodestroythepeople's democraticregulationsofoar State."

PressreportsfromPrague statethatFatherFajstlrefused totestifyinhis"trial"onthe groundsthathewasboundby confessionalsecrecy.Thesame dispatchesquoteChurchspokesmenasvoicingsuspicionofthe wholething,because,ontheone hand,areallymilitantCommunistwould"hardlysummon apriest,while,ontheother,a realCatholicwouldneverdenounceapriestinpublictrial,

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Whateverthetruefactsinthe casemaybe,Vaticancirclesdenouncethesentenceofthepriest asaninadmissibleandunheard ofmeddlingoftheStateina strictlyreligiousmatterandexpressedfearsthatitmayopen anewandevenmoreviolent chapterinthepersecutionofthe ChurchbytheCommunistregime.Therearealreadyseveral, hithertounconfirmed,reportsof newarrestsofpriestsonsimilar "charges,"andrumoursoffurtherviolenceinSlovakia,where Catholicssoughttoprotecttheir priestsagainstarrest.Communistpapers,continuingtheirviolentattacksontheChurchand theVaticaninparticular,treat theirreaderstostoriesof"sinisterplots"byan"Organisation X"whichtriesto"provokecivil war'inCzechoslovakia.

Rehashingstorieswhichhave madetheroundsinCommunist publicationsforseveralyears, thePraguepapersaccuseHis EminenceFrancisCardinal Spellman,ArchbishopofNew York;theVeryRev.JohnB. Janssens,GeneraloftheSociety ofJesus,andMsgr.GiovanniB. Montini,PapalUnder-Secretary ofState,ofbeingleadersofthe "Vatican'sfifthcolumn,"whose attempts"havebeenfoiledby theeternalwatchfulnessofthe people'sdemocraticgovernment."

AnotherPraguepaperterms thesentenceofFatherFajstl "decisiveprooftotheVatican thatwearenotafraidofitsdecreesandthatweshallbemercilessinthedefenceofour people'sregime."

Thatthethreat'softheCommunistregimehavefailedto shake,inanyway,theloyalty andobedienceoftheoverwhelmingmajorityofpriestsin Czechoslovakiabecomesclear throughdispatchesquoting Churchauthoritiesassaying thatoutof8,000priestsonly12 haveincurreddisciplinarypun-ishmentbecauseofrefusalto heedtheinstructionsoftheir Bishops.

Ordersbytheregimethat priestsmustdisregardtheHoly Officeexcommunicationdecree havebeendefiantlyrejectedin atleastoneCzechoslovakdiocese,Praguereportsstate,The ApostolicAdministratorofthe DioceseofLitomericein,NorthernBohemiaissaidtohavereplied,ineffect,thatthesignature pearedoverwhichtheordersaporderswasillegibleandthatthe constitutean"interferenceininternalChurchaffairs, withacommissaractingin purelyreligiousmattersclearly outsidehiscompetence."

SovietRake-Off

BASLE,Switzerland,Aug,4. -(NC)-Ninetypercent.ofall contributionsmadebyadherentsoftheschismaticOrthodox ChurchinSovietRussiagoesto theStateasatax,accordingto informationreceivedbythe "BaslerVolksblatt,"localCatholicdaily.Theclergymustkeep acarefulrecordoffundsreceived.

PARIS,Aug.13,-AbbeJean Boulier,deniedtheprivilegeof sayingMassafternextSeptember14,lecauseofhispersistent associationwithpro-Communistgroups,andbecauseofthe encouragementhehasgiventhe CommunistregimeinCzechoslovakia,hasmadesubmissionto ecclesiasticalauthoritiesandthe privilegehasbeenrestored.

Returningfromamonth'sstay inCzechoslovakia,heaskedfor anaudiencewithBishopRuggeroBeausart,VicarCapitular ofParis,andwasreceivedyesterdaymorning.Heassured BishopBeaussartofhisfidelity tohissacerdotalvows,andfollowingatwo-hourinterviewthe Bishopremovedtheban.

AnotherFrenchpriest,Abbe MarcelGrangier,oftheLyon Archdiocese,alsorecentlydeniedtherighttocelebrateMass andtowearpriestlygarbbecauseofhisactivityasaspeakeratCommunistmeetings,has calledattheresidenceofHis EminencePierreCardinalGerlier,ArchbishopofLyon,foran audience,accordingtopressdispatches.TheCardinal,however,isawayfromLyonforseveraldays.AbbeGrangier's nameoftenappearedalongside thatofAbbeBoulieronposters advertisingCommunist-sponsoredmeetings.

Bothofthesepriestshaveappearedfrequentlyatmeetingsof the"RallyforPeaceandFreedom"(RassemblementpourPaix etLiberte),apro-Commudist organisation.

PopeAids

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QUITO,Ecuador,Aug.13.-

Afterbeingburiedforfourdays undertheruinsoftheCathedral atAmbato,theRev.JuanBautistaPalacioswasrescuedand foundstillalive.

FatherPalacioswasinstructingsome60schoolchildrenin catechismwhentheearthquake crumbledthecathedraland buriedallalive.BesidesFather Palaciosonlyamotherandher twochildrenwereextricated alive.Asupportingarchfell acrossthepriest'sbody,shieldinghimfromthebigstonesof thecrumbledbuilding.

Helphasarrivedherefrom manyquartesrstoaidthethousandsinjuredintheunprecedenteddisasterandthemore than100,000renderedhomeless andlackingfood.HisHoliness PopePiusXIIhascabled5,000 dollars,itbecameknownhere. Giftsinidenticalamountswere alsoreceivedfromHisEminence FrancisCardinalSpellman, ArchbishopofNewYork,and WarReliefServices-National CatholicWelfareConference, Earlierreportsstatedthat11 churchesoftheAmbatodiocese hadbeendestroyedandsixof its23priestswerekilled.Other reportsnowidentifysomeof thesechurches.Demolished churchesinAmbatowereidentifiedasthoseofSantoDomingo, SanFrancisco,LaMerced,and theChurchofSheJosephite Fathers.

4Thereisnothingtrulyvalu- ablewhichowlbepurchased withoutpainsandlabour.Addison.

"SaltOfTheGood AustralianEarth"

FollowingthearrivaloftheEasternStates Y.C.W.delegatesonSaturdayaRetreatwasconductedatAquinasCollegeonSunday.OnMondaymorningMasswascelebratedatSt.Mary's CathedralbyRev.Dr.E.Sullivan,whoalsoreada messagefromHisGracetheArchbishop,whowas unabletoattend.ThefirstsessionoftheConferencewasfollowedbyacivicreceptionatnoon.

"IwelcomeyouthismorningdoingsowastheCatholicworktothisCathedralfortheopening ofyourSixthAnnualNational Conference:IwelcomeparticularlytheChaplainsanddelegateswhohavecrossedtheContinenttojoininthisConferenceandtoaddtheircontributiontothesuccessoftheConference,whichIhopeandpray willgiveaddedimpetustothis magnificentapostolateinour midst-theYoungChristian Workers'Movement.

"Livingasyoudoto-dayinan atmosphereofsecularism,the dangerofevilinfluenceisvery realandmenancing.Australia islargelyanationofcitydwellers,inwhichover50percent. ofhertotalpopulation,andtwo outofthreeofherworkers,are distributed.Livinginsuch closeandcontinuouscontactthe industrialworkerispeculiarly allergictohisenvironment;the hazardsandpitfallsofmodern citylifeareboundtohaveunfavourablereactionsonhisreligiousandmoraldevelopment.

"Thisispreciselytheproblem that Founder,confrontedyourvenerated CanonCardijn,when helaidthefoundationsofthe YoungChristianWorkers25 yearsago.Howcouldthefaith ofthousandsofChristianworkersbesafeguarded,andhow CouldthatFaithbebroughtto bearonpaganenvironment?It wasa tionweightyproblem,thesoluofwhichwouldgofarto givefuturestabilitytothe world.Foritisawell-known factthatinthisdemocraticand industrialworldofours,the workingclasstakesonanever increasingimportance.Theextenttowhichthisinfluential sectoroftheworld'spopulation isimbuedwiththeprinciplesof theGospelwilldecideinlarge measuretheextenttowhichthe Societyofto-morrowwillbe Christian.Tothefounderof yourMovementitbecameadundantlyclearthatifthewarfare againstthepowersofevilshould becarriedintothecampofthe worker,theonlyonecapableof

DevotionByStealth BUDAPEST,Aug.4.-(NC)-Unknownpersonsleaveflowers eachdaybeforethelargerelief inthewallnearthefrontentrancetoSt.Stephen'sBasilica here.Therelief,commemoratingthe38thInternationalEuchartisticCongressheldatBudapestin1938,showsCardinal Pacelli,thepresentHolyFather, blessingthecrowdsasPapal Legate.

erhimself.ThatthisYoung ChristianWo{kers'Movement wasprovidentiallyraisedtomeet apressingneedisborneoutby thefactthatitisoperatingtodayinovertwentycountriesof theworld,andhasbeencalled bythePope"themostperfect typeofCatholicAction."

"Goforward,then,mydear YoungChristianWorkers,with courogeandconfidence,placing yourreliance,notonmerely humanwisdom,butuponthe wisdo,mandpowerofGod.The secretofyourpowerliesfirstly inyourownself-development, bywhichyoubecomemasterof theskilfuldirectionofothersby whichyoubecometheirleaders. Youhavetheadvantagesof youth.Youhavevigourand energy.Youarefilledwiththe spiritoftheage.Youpossess thecouragetodareandcarrygreatenterprisestoasuccessful conclusionuponyourlusty shoulders.But,aboveall,you havethegiftofFaithtoenlightenyou,andthegiftofgrace toupholdyou.Ifthetruth alonecanmakemenfree,then theCatholicChurch,whichis thepillarandgroundofTruth, istheMagnaChartaofall men'sliberties.

"Youhavediagnosedthe natureandcauseofthedisease whichthreatenstodestroyourcivilisation,andyourecognise thatthecureisnottobesought intherealmofpoliticsonly. Theremedyisinyourhands;be notunfaithfultothetrust.You alonehaveasureguide.Amidst theconfusionofthetime,you neednotbeconfusedbythe baleofvoices,foryouhavea DivineVoicetoassureyou,You havenoreasontobedazedby falselightsorconfusedwith vaintheorieswhenyouhavethe supremelightoffaithtomake thewayplain,andtheprinciples oftheCatholicChurchtomake yourfootingfirm.Thefuture oftheAustralianworkerliesin yourhands.Youarethesalt ofthegoodAustralianearth,the substancethatcanleaventhe wholemass.Betruetothe noblecallingofYoungChristian Workers.BetrulyCatholic, andyoumustofnecessitybe trueCatholicActionists.God grantthatyoubenotunfaithful tothetrust.

"Youarethesaltoftheearth. Butifthesaltloseitsflavour, wherewithshallitbeflavoured."

BLESSINGSAND DIPLOMACY

Thefirstletterthiseveningis from"HolyRoller,"SouthPerth, whowritestoaskwhywedo notendtheCatholicAnswer sessionwiththewords"God blessyou,"orsomethingsimilar, asisthecommonpracticewith Protestantministers.

A.:Thoughitisoursincere wishthatGodmayblessand guideallwholistentothissession,wedonotusethewords suggestedbecause,firstofall, thisisnotaChurchService,and secondly,becausethereissuch varietyanddivergenceofopinionamongthelistenerstothis sessionthatthephrasemight seemtosomeinsincereoreven tosmackofhypocrisy.

ThenextletterisfromMr.M. Gill,ofKondinin,whoisnotat allpleasedwithme.Hewrites:

"DearFatherPerrott,-BeingaJesuit,youmustbea diplomat."

A,:Letmeassureyouthat whatyoumeanbydiplomacy hasnoplaceinthe"Catholic Answer."Wetrytogive,as clearlyaswecan,theteaching oftheCatholicChurchandfind nonecessityfordiplomaticevasionsorhalf-truths.Thevery subjectyouraiseisproofof this.

AMATTEROF MISQUOTATION

Youwrite:

"Now,to-nightyouwere discussingthequestionofthe EnglishorAnglicanChurchas

notbeingCatholic.Nowtry toexplainportionofyourown answer.Yousaid:'Atthe timeoftheReformationthe AnglicanChurchkeptthe wordCatholicintheCreed.' Howcanachurchkeepsomethingwhichitneverhad?If youhadsaid'adopted'Imight haveunderstood,buthowcan onekeepathing,whetherit beanarticleoraffirmationof faith,ifonedidnotpossessit originally?"

A.:Itisnevergooddiplomacy tomisquoteanotherwhenheis inthepositiontoprovedefinitely thatyouaremisquoting.Ihave beforemethemanuscriptofthe broadcastof12thJune,which youwillfindprintedinthe"Record."TheactualwordsIused were:"Suddenlyanotherreligiousbody,whichsweptaway muchthatChristtaughtwhen onearth,cameintoexistence.It adoptedthesamecreedasthe CatholicChurch,butobviously hadtogiveadifferentmeaning tothewords.ThewordCatholicmeans'universal.'"Yousee, Mr.Gill,thattherewasnoquestionoftheAnglicanChurch keepingwhatithadforitdid notexistbeforetheReformation. Youmustrememberthatbefore thetimeoftheReformationsocalled,EnglandwasCatholic, andinthesamewayasthatreligionispractisedto-dayin everypartoftheworld,Englandwasoneofthefairest jewelsintheCatholicChurch, andsogreat,forinstance,was thedevotionofEnglishmento theBlessedVirginthat,inthose days,shewasknownas"The DowryofMary."

ProtestantBishopsBefore Augustine?

Youcontinue. "WhatoftheEnglish Church?Didnotyourown saintlyAugustinecometo EnglandandchristianiseKent, notEngland,andmeetBishops andpriestsfromNorthern England,whohadalready beenconvertedbysaintly monksfromIona?"

"ItisnottheCatholicAnswer,butthecommonknowledgeofhistorywhichtells bothyouandmethatSaint Aldenhadhismissionmuchly establishedandworkingin NorthernEnglandwhenAugustineandhisbandofforty arrivedtoconverttheKentish people.ThereforeNorthern Christians,notknowingofthe Pope,owednoallegiance-to him,butwereGod-fearing andGod-lovingjustthesame. AllthatHenrytheEighth,by thatname,didwastoputthe peoplebackwheretheywere, priortoAugustine'sarrival."

A.:Mr.Gill,youmustbecarefulnottoconfusetheCatholic ChurchinEngland,beforethe Reformation,withtheChurchof EnglandorProtestantChurch whichcameintoexistenceatthe timeoftheReformation.You arenowstrivingtoprovethat, beforetheadventofSt.Augustine,thereexistedanEnglish ChurchwhichowednoallegiancetoRome,thatAugustine cametobringEnglishCatholics underthedominationofthe HolyFather,andthatHenry VIIIsucceededinthemarvellous achievementofbringingtheCatholicChurchinEnglandback toitsoriginalfreedom.You

theseearlyBishopsinEngland beeninrevolt,hadthatChurch deniedthe.authorityofthe Pope,theywouldneverhave beeninvitedtobepresentatthe Council.Youcouldnotimagine agroupofProtestantBishops to-daybeinginvitedtoattenda generalcounciloftheCatholic Churchandsittingwiththe BishopsofItaly,France,America,Germany,Spain,Ireland, Africa,India,China,andother countries.Thereasonbeing thattheyarepolesapart,not onlyinnotacknowledgingthe authorityoftheHolySee,but inthedoctrineswhichthey teach.

Itwasintheyear596that PopeGregorysentSt.Augustine toEngland,givinghimauthority

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wholeworld."St.Anselm, ArchbishopofCanterburyinthe 11thcentury,accusedofdisobedienceanywhodidnotobeythe Pope.In1154aBishopofthe Church,inEnglandwaselected tothePapalThrone.

Thereareto-daytwodistinct setsofBishopsinEngland:there wasonlyonesetbeforetheReformation.To-daywehave CatholicandAnglicanBishops.

Whichofthesesetsisthelawful successorofthosewhoforso manycenturieshadacknowledgedtheauthorityofthePope,had laiddowntheirlivesratherthan abandonthefaith,Whohad offeredupinthebeautifulcathedrals,nowinProtestanthands, theHolySacrificeoftheMass?

WhichofthesesetsofBishops continuestoteachwhatthepreReformationBishopstaught,the realpresenceofChristinthe BlessedEucharist,thehonour duetoMarytheMotherofGod, thevenerationandinvocationof thesaints,theexistenceofpurgatory,theinviolabilityofthe marriagebond,thesacredobligationsofthemarriedstate?If youanswerthatquestionyou

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willieethattheProtestant Bishopshavenoclaimwhatsoevertosaythattheyarethe successorsofthosewhowentbeforeandfollowedafterthegreat St.Augustine,thattheProtestantChurchisinnowaylike totheCatholicChurchofthose earlydaysofwhichyouspeak, eitherinitsteachingoritsconstitutionalset-up.

WHEREORDERS

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Butyoucontinue: 'Remember,too,sir,the Bishops,priestsanddeacons whocastofftheRomanyoke stillremainedconsecrated,orderedandmade," A.:Yes,itisperfectlytrue thattheyremainedvalidlyconsecratedBishopsandproperly ordainedpriestsanddeacons, but,ifintheadministrationof thesacramentstheydidnothave theproperintentionofgiving theSacrament,thosewhomthey consecratedwouldnothavebeen realBishopsandthosewhom (ContinuedonPage15.)

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calmlysaythatthisiscommon knowledgeofhistory.

Permitmetogiveyouvery brieflythefactsofthesituation whicharetobefoundinany reputablehistoricalworkofthe period.ThoughitisverycommonlybelievedthatPopeEleutheriussentmissionerstoEnglandabout170A.D.,itisknown forafactthatthefirstelements ofChristianitycametoEngland fromtheContinentofEurope, whereallChristiansweresubjecttothePopeinspiritualmatters.Weknowalsothatinthe year314A.D.,thatis,200years beforeSt.Augustinesetfootin England,EnglishBishopswere presentattheCouncilofArles inGaul.TheseBishopsmust havebeenincommunionwith Rome.TheCouncilwasheld undertheauthorityofPope Sylvester,whosenthislegates totheCouncil,ThesePapalrepresentativeswerereceivedby theassembledBishopswith everymarkofrespect.The wordswithwhich,attheopeningsessionoftheCouncil,the Bishopsgreetedthelegateswere: "IntheunityofourMother,the CatholicChurch,wesalutethee, mostgloriousPope,withthereverencedue."Surelywithsuch factsbeforeyou,youcannot hold'thattheearlyChurchof Englandwasnotincommunion withRome. NoMr.Gill,thepre-AugustineChurchinEnglandwasthe workofmissionerswhocame fromlandstrulyCatholic,where theHolyFatherwasacknowledgedtobethesupremespiritualheadoftheChurch.Had

overalltheBishopstheninEngland.Varioussectionsofthe countryhadbeenconvertedby missionersfromdifferentlands, Oldthese.menwereinthebeginningunderthejurisdictionof theBishopswhohadsentthem orgiventhempermissionto evangeliseEngland.Intime, someofthesemissionerswere consecratedBishops,andthere existedinEnglandseveralseparatesections,equivalenttodioceses,asweknowthemto-day. Itwastounitealltheseunder oneheadinEngland,aswellas tohastentheconversionofthe restofEngland,thatAugustine wassent.Hedidnotgototry tobringrebelsbackunderthe jurisdictionofthePope,butto uniteinonethescatteredbut loyalsonsoftheCatholic Church.Theinstructionsgiven toSt.AugustinebythePope wereclear."Wegiveyouno authorityovertheBishopsof Gaul,butasfortheBishopsof Britain,wecommitthemtoyout care,thattheunlearnedmaybe taught,theweakstrengthened bypersuasion,theperversecorrectedbyauthority."Youmust admitthattheCatholicChurch inEnglandwasfromthevery beginningsubservienttothe authorityofRomeinspiritual matters.Thatithascontinued tobesountothisdayisonly tooevident,In735thevenerableBedewrote:"ThePope bearspontificalpoweroverthe TennisRacquetsReatrung

pertsatWimbledonSportsDepot. IIBonMarcheArcade.

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ENPATherearesomeoutstanding examplesinEnglandofprofitsharingandco-partnership,and abriefglanceatsomeofthem willbeinstructive.Taylor'sof Batley,inYorkshire,illustrates forusthatwherethereisgoodwillagreatdealmaybeaccomplished.

Mr.TheodoreTaylor;now99 yearsofage,inauguratedprofitsharinginhiswoollenmillsalmost55yearsago,andsince thencloseon£2,000,000has goneinprofit-sharingdividends totheworkers.Theemployees number1,600,and,atpresent,as aresultofprofit-sharingdown theyears,80percent.ofthe totalsharecapitalofthebusinessisownedBytheemployees.

Mr.Tarorhimselfinsists:

"Thereisnofirm,largeorsmall, whichcannotwithadvantage adoptsomeformofprofit-sharing.Itgivestheworkergreater incentive,giveshimapersonal stake. Icouldhavebeen amillionairetwiceoverto-day withahugemansion,avillain theSouthofFrance,etc.

ButIdon'tregretanyofthat.

Ilikeasimplelife,andbestof all,myemployeesaremy friends.Theyworkwithme, notjustforme."(C.f."WorkingTogether,"N,Z.,Sept.-Oct., 1948.)

Thesecretofthesuccessof Taylor'sthenisthespiritof goodwillandco-operationon bothsides,but,perhaps,the chiefessentialistheemployer's willingnesstoforegohisown chanceofgreaterprofits.

Ithinkthatisthereason,too, whytheretailstoresfirmof JohnLewishasbeenrunning profit-sharingsuccessfullyfor over30years.Thisfirmhasa capitalof£11,000,000,andits employeesnumber11,000.Its schemeiswellinadvanceofthe generalrunoflargeprofit-sharingconcernsinbothBritainand Americainrespectofthelimitationoftheinterestpayableon capital(theaveragerateisa littleunder41percent.).All 4 profits(afterallocationtoreserves,etc.)aredistributed amongalltheworkers-manag-ersandmanagedalike-inpro- portiontotheirpay.

ENGLISHINTEREST

OtherfirmsinEnglandwhich aresuccessfullyworkingprofit- sharingandco-partnershipare Vauxhall,BryantandMay,

Clarnico,Rowntree,andTriplex

Glass.Thoughtheactualnumberoffirmsandemployeesis small,yetthecharacterofthe firmsissufficientguaranteeof theimportanceofprofit-sharing orco-partnership.Moreand morepeoplearebecomingimpressedbythepossibilitiesof suchschemes. Indicativeofthisinterestis thefactthatboththeLiberals andConservativesplaceprofitsharingandco-partnershipas oneofthemainplanksintheir politicalplatforms.TheConservativesintheir"Designfor Freedom"state:"Itisacommonplacetostatethatanindustrialundertakingshouldbea partnershipbetweencapital, managementandlabour.Itisa hardfactthatinthemajorityof industrialundertakingsnosuch partnershipexiststo-day. Taxationrelieftobothworkers andemployersmightwellbe antedwherebothsidesare preparedtoimplementschemes ofco-partnership."TheLiberal report,"PeopleinIndustry,"publishedrecently,wouldimposealegalobligationonall industrialconcernsaboveacertainsizetoinstituteaprofit- sharingscheme.Italsodesires "positiveencouragement"toemployee-shareholdingandtheestablishmentofconsultativemachinerywithworkers'representationontheboardofdirectors.

ECONOMISTS'VIEW

Letustrytocometosome conclusionsaboutprofit-sharing andco-partnership.Ibelieve thattheseschemeshavesomethingofinestimablevaluein promotingindustrialharmony, thoughtodescribethemasthe panaceafortheindustrialillsof societywouldbeimprudent,becauseoftheverydiversityof theschemessofaxoperated.

Economistsquaeconomicsare nottoofavourablyinclined. "TheEconomist,"forexample, ontheoccasionsithasreferred totheseschemes,isinclinedto besceptical.Typicalofthese commentsisintheeditionof March26,1949:"Whateverplay theremaybein.theeconomic determinationofwages,inthe long howeverrun,theworker'sregard, calculated,dependson whatheisworth.Ifhisshare oftotalreturns istoencroachonthatofriskcapital thenriskcapitalwillbepro-

tantodeterred;andunemploymentwillfollowassurelyas fromanyotherover-pricingof labour."

Buttheeconomistswere wrongahundredyearsago whentheyarguedthereduction ofhoursoflabourfrom12to 10hoursperday"astheindustrialist'sprofitwasmadeinthe lasttwohours."Andeven

"TheEconomist"admitsthat"it isarguOlethatthegainihintangibles-thesenseofresponsibilityandsolidarity,thenew realityinfusedintojointconsultation,thereleaseofenergies hithertoonlygrudginglyusedwould,whentranslatedintoincreasedproduction,morethan makeupforanyinitiallossto riskcapital.Theargumentis respectableandcanbesuppor-tedfromtheexperienceofpioneerfirms.Butitsweightasap- pliedtoindustry,ingeneral,is amatteroffaith," Englishtradeunionistsseem tohavebecomemuchmoresym- patheticoflatetotheseschemes. Theyhavechangedagooddeal fromtheantagonismofsome yearsago,when,forexample, in1923and1925theT.U.C.condemnedco-partnershipasdesigned"tomisleadworkersand preventtradeunionsolidarity" Theexperienceofwar-time whichbroughtaboutproduction committeesandworkscouncils, etc.,hashelpedtomoderate theirviews.

TOWARDSVOCATIONAL ORGANISATION

Profit-sharingandco-partnershipschemeshavenotbeen numerous,aswehaveseen; therehavebeenmanyfailures; butthesuccessofcertainfirms inworkingsuchschemesovera longnumberofyearsiscausing moreandmoreindustriestoexaminetheseideasmoresympa-thetically.

Weareaveryyoungindus- trialnation,soIsupposeweshouldnotexpecttoomuch,for intruththereissolittleupon whichtocongratulateourselves. GreatBritainisfaraheadofus inregardtoindustrialdemocracy,notsimplyinregardto profit-sharingschemes,butin regardtotheotherelementof co-partnership,namely,joint consultation.Theworkingpar-tieswhichhavebeensetup in ductionvariousindustries,theprocommittees,theworkcouncils-allthesethingsIbelieveareelementsmakingfor vocationalorganisation.

POORAUGURYFORFUTURE

leadOurcountryshouldgivethe totheworldinregardto industrialrelations,butforthat toberealisednotafewhearts willhavetobechanged.The FederationofIrishManufacturershasdeclared(1948):"The Federationrecordsitsmostvehementobjectiontoanysugges- tionthatarighttoparticipation inthemanagementofindustry

beacquiredbyorgiventothe workers."Thetoneofthatpro- testisapoorauguryforthefuture.Someofourtradeunion leaders,also,withtheiroutmodedphrasesculledfromthe propagandaoftheearlyyearsof theIndustrialRevolution,could usetheservicesofseveralalchemiststobringabouta"cormutation"intheirbehalf.

THINGSOFTHESPIRIT

Itisonanewspiritprevail- ingthatonemustrelyforthe future.Untilaspiritofmutual trustandpartnershipprevails, thewagecontractwillbethe chiefsafeguardofsociety.It, indeed,willalwaysbefundamental,evenshouldprofit-sharingandco-partnershiphelpto modifyitinsomecases.But becausesomanyofusareborne alongonthewavesofavarice,

suspicion,andpower,thewagecontractwillbeformostmen theirsheetanchor.

Profit-sharingandco-partner-shipinvolveanappealtothe thingsofthespirit,andthemore theGospelofOurLordinfluencesmenandwomen,themore Ibelievewillindustrywelcome suchschemes,PopeLeoXIII. atthecloseofhisgreatencyclical,"RerumNovarum,"used wordswhichareasapplicable to-dayaswhenhespoke."For thehappyresultswealllongfor mustbechieflybroughtaboutbytheplenteousoutpouringof charity;ofthattrueChristian charitywhichisthefulfillingof thewholeGospellaw,whichis alwaysreadytosacrificeitself forothers'sake,andisman's surestantidoteagainstworldly prideandimmoderateloveof self."

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ShanghaiTragedy

SHANGHAI,Aug.6-(ByRadio).-Slowlyaccumulatingreportsdepictatragedyofappallingdimensions-involving manyCatholiccommunities-as aresultofthetyphoonthat sweptlastJuly25throughone ofthemostdenselypopulated areasintheworldandcoincidedwiththeyear'shighesttide. Aminimumof15,000drowned inanareawithina60-mileradiusofShanghai.Privatewelfaregroupslackresourcesand facilitiestoorganisedesperately neededreliefworkforthevictimsofthedisaster.Foreign missionpersonnelhas,sofaras isknown,escapedunharmed.

TheChineseCatholiccommunityofLiutun,nearNanhwei,30 milessouth-eastofShanghai, sufferedextremecasualties,with 60percent,ofthetown'sresidentsreporteddrowned.

Thousandsperishedinthe stronglyCatholiccentresnorth ofChangshu,50milesnorthwestofShanghai,alongthe southbankoftheYangtseRiver.

TheislandYawusha,justoutsidethemouthoftheYangtse, hasbeensweptclearofinhabitants.Thesamefateisfeared forthelow-lyingislandof

Wangsha,where2,000Catholics lived.

Thepeakofthestormandthe hightidehittheseregionsinthe middleofthenight.Thesea wallscrumbledandthemudwalledhousescouldnotresist theimpact.IntheDioceseof Haimen,China'soldestBishop, theMostRev.SimonChuKaimin,mournsheavylossoflife andgreatpropertydamagesufferedbyhisflock.

TheannualYangtsefloodsare alsocausinggreaterthanusual miseryhigherupalongthe YangtseRiver.OneBishop writes:"ThousandsandthouAndsoffamiliesarewithout shelter.Thenumberofthose appealingforhelptothemissionsiscountless.Wenotonly lackthemeansofdistributing alms,but,becauseofstaggering taxes,themissionworkisthreatenedwithutterruin."

TaxationandpersonneldifficultieshereinShanghaithreatentocausetheclosingofseveralwelfareinstitutions.The taxationmeasuresareapplied generally,withoutanydiscriminationagainstCatholics.The threeCatholicuniversitiesat Peiping,Tientsin.andShanghai willreopennextFall,alsomost ofthemissionschools.

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tem,Russianinterferencewould beprobableifnotinevitable. "Quotidiano"answersthatRussiaalreadyhasastatusinPalestinebecauseshehasassumed theroleofprotectoroftheOrthodoxchurchestherewhich wereformerlyundertheCzar. UptonowtherightsofChristianity,asathirdpartytothe dispute,havenotbeenseriously regardedbytheLausanneCornmission,thepaper'states.

TheAmericanrepresentative onthePalestineConciliation Commission,withheadquarters inLausanne,Switzerland,the papersays,issuggestingasolu Liontotheinternationalisation problemwhichcloselyfitsIsraeli aspirations.Theyarebelieved tocallforJewishcontrolofthe areawithinternationalsupervisionlimitedtotheshrines only.ThepaperdoesnotidentifytheAmericanrepresentativeinLausannewhosuggested thesolutionitcriticises.

"Allthingsconsidered,"the editorialsays,"theUnitedStates seemstobetryingtofavourthe Jewswithoutputtingitselfin tooevidentcontrastwiththe U.N.declarationofDecember 11,1948,callingforU.N.control ofJerusalemandthesurround ingareas,whichitapproved."

Thepapercharacterisesthe U:S.argumentsforchangeof positionasweak.Oneargumentisthataninternational Jerusalemwouldnotbeaneconomicallyviableunit.Thishas beenrejectedaswithoutfoundationbyChristianspokesmen intheHolyLand.Asecond argumentissaidtobethat underaninternationalJerusa-

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Whenthearrestofthegrou wasreportedbytheCatholic andsecularpresssometimeagc thenumberofmissionarieswa placedat70.ThegroupisheadedbyBishopBonifaceSauer O.S.B.,headoftheAbbeyNul liusatTokwon,Korea.

Thegroupwasreportedlyar restedonchargesof"plotting' withtheSouthKoreanGovern menttooverthrowthenortber regime.

diocesedestroyedwastheCathedralofAmbato,whichcrumbledandburiedalivesome60 childrenandthepriestwhowas givingthemcatecheticalinstrdclion.

ArchbishopCarlosMariadela TorreofQuito,whoservesas ApostolicAdministratorofthe Ambatodiocese,whichwas erectedonlylastyear,wentto thecitytoofficiateatfuneral servicesforthefaithfulwho diedinthedisaster. HecalledonCatholicAction

organisationstoextendtheGovernmenteverypossibleco-operationinprovidingshelterand careforthehomelessandinjured.Unofficialsourcesstate thatasmanyas6,000werekilledand100,000weremadehomeless.Noestimatewasgivenas tothenumberofthoseinjured.

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RobertBrucesaid,"Thebest laidplansofmiceandmenoften gohaywire";orwasitBurns? Anyway,I'minclined'toagree. IfeverIsawamagnificent visionnearlywreckedbyabally fifthcolumnist,itwaslastnight attheClub.Iwishwecould getridofthatmansomehow.

MaybeIhadbetterstartatthe beginning.ItwasJoe'sideahehadbeenreadingsomevery authoritativebookaboutsocial questionsandwhatnot,and,as heputit,itquiteopenedhis eyes.Infact,toquotehisown words,hewasterrificallyimpressed.Itseemsthatthisbook wasallaboutCommunism,and howitthreatenstheChurch, andhowunlessCatholicsgetup anddosomethingverysmartly we'llallbebackinthecatacombs.AndasIsay,thismade aterrificimpressiononJoebe-

Acause,likealltherestofus,he hadalwaysthoughtthatAustraliansweretoohard-headedto fallforbunklikeKarlMarx wrote.Butanyhow,thisbook showedthat,inhisownwords, "Itcouldhappenhere!"Idon't thinkIcouldgiveanybetter proofofthewaythisbookjerkedJoeoutofhislethargythan totellyouthatinnexttono timehehadtalkedthewholelot ofusintoformingaClubtodo somethingaboutCommunism. NotaNationalGuardorany- thinglikethat,youunderstand. Joepointedoutthatwecould bestservetheChurchbyacting asasortofBrainsTrust,workingoutwhatshouldbedone,so thatotherswouldhavesomethingtoguidethem. Well,weheldthefirstmeetinglastnight,andbutforone thingitwouldhavebeenater-

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ASSISI-(ByAirmail).-Thethirdannualnationalconventionofecclesiasticalassistantsto ACLI(ChristianAssociationsof ItalianWorkingmen),hasconcludeditsthree-daymeeting here.Some200priests,diocesanassistantsfromthewhole ofItaly,SicilyandSardinia,attendedthesessions.

Themeofthemeetingwasthe intensificationofthecampaign forACLI'sobjectives:improvementofworkers'conditionsand achievementoftruesocialjusticebymeansofadvancingCatholicsocialteachinginthe fieldoflabourunionism.

Msgr.LiugiCivardi,national ecclesiasticalassistantatgeneral headquartersinRome,whopresidedovertheconvention,emphasisedthedutyofthepriests torecalltheworkingclasses fromthedistantpathswheretheyhavewanderedinsearch forthejusticeforwhichthey hungerandthirst."Wemust showthem,"hedeclared,"that thishungerandthirstcanbe satisfied,andevenbetterso,on theshoreswhichtheyhaveleft andoverwhichwavesthebannerofChristtheRedeemerof labour."

Tpeprincipalspeakerwas FerdinandoStorchi,national presidentoftheorganisation,andmemberoftheChamberof Deputies.Referringtotheestrangementoftheworkers which,hereminded,wasdescribedbyPiusXI.as"ascan-

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dal,"Mr.Storohiplacedbefore theprieststheproblem "whether,perhaps,theworking classeshavewanderedbecause theyhavenotfoundusamong thosetoshowthemtheright way."

Thespeakerdeclaredthat ACLI'sobjectiveistobeaninstrumentofserviceforthe workingclasses,whichseeksto accompanyandassisttheirupwardmovementbydemonstratingthattheChristianwayof lifeistheonlytruewayand Christiansocialprinciplesthe onlysoundlastingoneson whichtobasetheirefforts.

ACLIseeksitsobjective,he said,fromwithintheranksof workingpeoplethemselves ratherthanbyteachingorimposingdoctrinesorpracticefrom outside.

Thoughitwasrealisedthat manythingsremaintobeaccomplished,therewasanoteof generalsatisfactionovertheachievementsoftheorganisation duringthefivedifficultyears sinceitsestablishmentinAugust,1944.

Theorganisationto-daynumbersoverhalfamillionmembers.Servicestotheminclude nearly400technicalcoursesfor vocationalimprovement,132cooperatives,asocialassistanceorganisationcalledthePatronato, andvariousreligious,cultural andrecreationalactivitiessuch aslectures,conferences,summer campsandtravelprojects.

Lastyear,theorganisationcontributedsubstantiallytothe defeatofCommunismintheItaliannationalelections.Since thenithasbeeneffectivelyactiveinthecampaigntoestablish afreelabourmovement (LCGIL),asoposedtothe Communist-dominatedCGIL.

ThePatronatodoesnotadministergeneralrelief,butfacilitatestheobtainingoflegiti- matebenefitsofinsurance,compensation,medicalandlegal servicestowhichworkersare entitled.Itisrecognisedby thegovernmentasalegalagent foritsmembersinsuchmatters andmayeveninstitutelegal proceedingsforthem.

During1948thePatronato handled844,825separatecases ofsuchassistance.

Morethan16,000personsattendedthe394trainingcourses whichwereconductedduring 1948.Someofthesecourses aremaintainedfornormally employedmembersandothers forunemployed.TheMinistry ofLabourhasrecognisedand subsidisedcoursesgivenforthe unemployed.

sit riflesuccess.Wemetupat Peggy'splace,becauseshehasa verynicefrontsitting-worn, whichisparticularlysuitablefor thissortofthing,becauseifthe bodyiscomfortablethemind hasfreeplay.Wehadplentyof refreshments(nottoomuch,you understand;wedidn'twantit justtobeaparty,merelytoput everyoneatease),andJoetook thechair.Therewereabouta dozenalltold,andIcantellyou Joemadeussitupandtakenotice.WhenhesatdownI couldsee destinyquiteplainlythatthe ofAustraliarestedon US,and,likeeveryonepresent, Iwaspreparedtogiveofmy verybestinthislifeanddeath struggleforfreedomfromthe tgedMenace.ThenJoecalled forsuggestionsaboutwhattodo.

Petemadethefirstsuggestion. HesaidthatJoeoughttobe president,andIoughttobesecretary,andthatfortherestthe meetingsshouldbeasinformal aspossible,sothatwecould reallygetdowntobusiness.I saidthatinthatcaseItwouldn't benecessaryformetokeepany minutes,buteveryonedisagreed. Joepointedoutthatitwasvery necessarytohaveourdeliberationsonrecord,soastobetruly effective.Eventuallywecompromised,agreeingthatIshould keepminutes,butinformally,so tospeak,likethis.ThenJoe askedif suggestions.anyoneelsehadany

Mostofthechapssaidthat theirideaswererathertoostiff toputupataninauguralmeet-ing-theypreferredtowaitfora while,untilwereallygotgoing. Cathysuggestedthatweought tohaveabadgeofsomesort,but thiswasruledoutasbeingtoodangerous.ThenGeorgegotupandthetroublestarted.(Imust explainthatGeorgeisnot, strictlyspeaking,oneofthe gang.Helivedinthecountry untilamonthorsoago,and hasn'treallybecomecivilised yet,sowemustn'tbetoohard onhim.)

Georgesaid:"Imovethatwe starttheproceedingseachweek bysayingtheRosarytogether."Youcouldhaveknockedus downwithafeather.Ofcourse, weallknowhowvaluablethe Rosaryis,butthewholeatmos- pherewaswrongforthissortof thing.Thisissupposedtobea DiscussionGroup,notaprayer meeting,Jimsaidso.

ButGeorgepersisted."It'sall verywelltotalklikethat,but itwillonlytakeafewminutes, andwearen'tgoingtogetfar withouttheblessingofGodbe- hindus.Afterall,wearesup- posedtobeonthesideofGod, whyshouldn'tweshowit?"

"Butwedo,"saidJoe,"'WereallpractisingCatholics.Ithink itwouldbebetterifweallsaid theRosaryprivately,say,inthe Churchbeforecoming,orsomethinglikethat."

ThenTommyhadagreatidea. "I'vegotabeautifultranslationof tus,"the"Veni,SancteSpirihesaid."Thatwouldseem tofillthebillbetter."

ButGeorgeinsisted."I've nothingagainstthe'Veni,'"he said,"butIthinktheRosaryis betterforus.It'smoredemocratic,morefamiliar."

"That'sapoint,"saidJim, "butitdoesn'texplainwhywe shouldclutterupaseriousdiscussionwithalotofprayers.It isn'tasifweneedtoremind ourselvesofwhatweaimtodo.

IthinkaHailMaryatthebeginningwouldbeplenty,andI'mnotevensureaboutthat. Whatweneedinthisoutfitis notasuperficialpiety,buta sober,solid,practicalrealisation ofwhatwemustdo,andareally viriledeterminationtodoit.We don'twan!thistolooklikea meetingoftheGuildofSt. AgnesforCatholicschoolgirls." Weallapplaudedthis,andit

shutGeorgeup-atleast,itdid foraminuteortwo,andwhen hegotupyoucouldseethathe wasturningabitnastybecause we'dthrownouthisideaso unanimously.Somefellowsare likethat,

"Didyoueverhereofajoker calledGuzman?"heasked.Joe thoughthehad,butcouldn't placehim.

"He'sabitofanauthorityon thissortofthing,"saidGeorge. "Hiscountrywasoverrunbythe enemiesoftheChurchnotso longago,andheledthemovementtogetthemout."

"Reds?"queriedAnne.

"Redwastheword,"said George."Theybroughtred ruintothehouseholdofthe Faith.Theywereaverynasty anddeterminedbunch;had plentyofsmallarmsandatrig ger-happydisposition.They didn'tlikeanyopposition,andtheydidn'tgetmuch.Theyhad controlofthecountrybeforepeoplerealisedwhotheywere, andthentheymadeitveryuncomfortableforresistancemovementsinthezonetheyoccu- pied."

"Germany!"Jimwhisperedto Peg. "ThisguyGuzmantriedto formaresistancemovement,buthefoundithardgoing.Hegot anucleusallright,buthe couldn'tgetthepeoplebehindhim-theyweretoolazy,tooindifferent,andoftentooafraid, AtlasthebeganaskingOur Ladytogivehimacluehowit couldbedone."

"Weneedtotrainspeakers- notethatdown,"Joewhispered tome.

"OnedayOurLadyappeared tohimandgavehimthatclue," Georgewenton."Shegavehim theRosary.Hedidn'tlaughor makeexcuses;hetooktheidea up,anditmadeaslightdifference.Innexttonotimehehad achievedwhatyearsofeffort hadfailedtodobefore.The Catholicsralliedanddrovethe AlbigensesoutofSpain("Domi- nicGuzman,"saidJoe),andthe Moorsafterthem.Wecando thesame."

"Yes,that'sallright,"said Joe,"butsevenhundredyears agoisn'tthesameasto-day. Thenthe Catholic,peopleweresolidly eveniftheywereignorant,anditonlyneededsomethingtoorganise,toco-ordinate them.Thatwasabattleofarms, butwehaveabattleofideasandonlynewandstrikingideas haveanyhopeofmakinganimpression."

"Yes?"saidGeorge."Well, Iwouldntknow.ButIthink perhapsOurLadywould.At Fatimashedidn'tmentionbeerpartiesandhigh-browdiscussion."(George,bytheway,has allthebiasofawowser-it wasn'tabeerpartybyalongshot.)"ShedidmentionpenanceandtheRosary.I'mnot proud.Ifit'sgoodenoughfor OurLadyit'sgoodenoughfor me."Thenhesatdownand didn'tspeakagain-obviouslyin ahuff.

Istillthinkthereoughttobe somewayofgettingridoffellowswhodon'tobservethedecenciesofdebate,butconcentrateontryingtomaketheir opponentfeelaheel.

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littleboy,whileclaspinganobviouslittlegirltoherbosom. Thisincongruity,ormaybeit wasthetendencyoftheyoungstertogivetheaudienceandthe crowdinthewingsasuccession ofcheekygrins,causedagreat dealofhilarityinthehighly tenseandpoignantlastact,but

thenthree-year-oldactorshave alwaysbeenascarcecommodity.AdelioZagonara(Goro,the marriage-broker)andAugusto Romani(Bonze)playedtheir partsexcellently,andhelpedto make"MadameButterfly"a memorableperformance.

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Puccini'smovingdramaofmaterials.Surelyafewpounds Japanisoneofthehighlightsof theItalianOperaCompany'srepertoire.Perhapsitmaysound unfairtosaythatitisapersonaltriumphratherthanatriumphforthecastasawhole, becauseafterallPuccinicentres everythingaroundthetitle character,andnooneelseever getsanopportunityofraising aroundofapplause.NeverthelesssIcannotbutfeelthat morecanbemadeoftherole ofPinkertonthanwasmade byAldoFerracutionThursday night.Againsttheexquisite movementsandgesturesofRina Malatrasi,thegaucherieand over-actingofthemaleleadremindedonerathertoovividlyof theold-fashionedmelodramas. ThecharacterofLieutenantPinkertonisadmittedlyintendedto beadistastefulone,butnotan amusingone,andattimesIwas movedtolaughter,particularly bythenail-biting,hair-tearing anticsinthelastscene.

AnotherfaultIfoundwasthat thetwovoicesthatcarriedleast well,PinkertonandSharpless, wereconsistentlyplacedwell backonthestage,wheretheir qualitywaslost.Thestageat HisMajesty'sisverydeep,and thiswasprobablyoverlooked whenthesetswereplanned.And whileonthesubjectofthestaging,Iwouldliketoaddmyplea tothatofacontemporarycritic thatsomeonedoalittlerepair workontheback-drop.The sceneinwhichButterflyand Suzcukifloataboutthehouse decoratingitwithflowersalso degeneratedalittleintothe ridiculousthroughthelackof

Ihavebeengrumblingso muchIfeelashamed,becauseI cametopraise,butthereason Ihadtogetthesegrouchesoff mychestwasthattheoperaas awholewassobeautifullydone. Theorchestrawasdelightfully andsympatheticallyhandledby MaestroWolff-Ferrari,andthe playersrespondedmagnificently tohisinspireddirection. Thestarofthenightwas,of course,RinaMalatrisi.Both asanactressandasaprimadonnasheisallthatPuccini couldhavedesiredforhisChoCho-San.Ineverygesture, movementandfacialexpression shewastheessenceofthepart, andhersuperbcharacterisation wasmatchedbyavoiceofliquid puritywhichleft,onewitha feelingofcompletesatisfaction aftereveryaria.Itwouldbe difficulttoimagineabetterportrayalofthecentralcharacter thanwesawonThursdaynight.

AsafoiltoButterfly,Wilma Whitney'sSuzukiwasexcellent, andtheirduetinthesecondact wasbeautifullymatchedin tone.

LeoPiccioliactedwellthepart oftheAmericanConsul.His movementswerepurposefuland hemadeaconvincingjobofthe role.TheonlyfaultIhadto findwasthathewassometimes toofarbackwhenhewassinging,andhehasavoicewhich, thoughofpleasingquality,does notprojectweal

Itwasratherdifficult'toadjustone'sthoughtsasButterfly sangfervidlyofherson,her

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Thedisjointednatureofthe actionoftheoperaisaninitial handicapforthesingers,and

onewhichwasaugmentedon Fridaynightwiththefaintingof SignorinaMinachiandtheconsequentabandonmentofthe sceneinwhichitoccurred.

Thecentralfemaleroleof LeonorawasadequatelysustainedbyMercedesFortunati,who broughtapleasingappearance andawide-rangingsopranoto anexactingtask.AsManrico, RafaelLagareswasheardto bestadvantagetodate,andthe temptationtoplaytothegallery withthetime-wornmelodies wascreditablyresisted.However,asregardsacting,itisall (Continuedinne.rtcolumn)

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Headandshouldersoveranythingpresentedtodate,"Rigoletto"wasineverywayamemarableperformanceonSaturdaynight,Heretherealgenius ofVerdi,bothinmusicand stagecraft,isconvincinglyrevealed,theonevyingtooutdo theotherinunity,strengthand cohesion.

everyintensedemandofaneminentlyrewardingdramaticand musicalexperience.

MarioBasiolahasthepartof thehunch-backedfoolatthe courtofthelicentiousDuke,and onecannotconceiveofanyone elseofthepresentcompanyin therole,nor,forthatmatter,of amoresuperbpresentationin dramaandvoice.Itisapersonaltriumphofthefirstorder forBasiola,andeveryoneinthe theatre,includinghisfellowartists,recogniseditassuch.It isahardchoicetomake,butit seemsthathisRigolettosurpassedhisScarpia,unforgettable asthatwas.Artistryreached fullterminthesecondact, whereRigoletto,realisingthe deceptionpractisedonhimand theseductionofhisdaughter, turnsfromhisformalclowning tofury,tenderness,despair,and allthegamutofemotionsofa heartuntruetoitself.Theclimaxisreachedwhenevenhis revengegoesastrayandhis daughter'smurderedbodylies beforehim.Fewwillforget themaddened"Miafiglia!"that wastornfromhisheartinthat terrificfinale.Basiola's"Rigoletto"willberememberedin morecitiesthanPerth.

"Rigoletto,"however.wasnot, like"Tosca,"aone-manshow. Thereweremany-goodthingsof consistentlyhighquality.To thepartofGilda,RinaMariosa broughtgreatexpressivenessand sympathy.Butthereisatimidity,animmaturity,a"small girl"qualityabouthervoice whichisnotpleasing.Forall that,hertechnicalequipmentis allonecouldasire,andheractingdoesnotsufferbycomparisonwiththeothers, RodolfoMorarosubstituted forAlvinoMiscianoastheDuke, andhistenorisoneofthebest voicesofthecompany.Furthermore,hehasexcellenttaste, whichmanifesteditselfinhis handlingofthepopulararias. Thesewe,notsungaspieces extraneoustotheactionofthe Opera,butnicelyintegratedto thetoneandmoodofthepassageswheretheyoccur.Hence wasconveyedanairofnaturalnesswhichisacriterionofhigh art.

Intheminorroles,Plinio Clabassimadeanextremelyimpressiveoutragedfather,and onewasnotsurprisedthatthe cursesissuedinhisrich,telling bassveryshortlybefellthevillainsofthepiece.

AugustoRomanowasabusiness-likeassassin,whoseprofessionwasnotundulydisturbedbyfastidiousnessoverthe selectionofvictims, Theorchestra,underManno Wolff-Ferrari,wasequalto

Theoutstandingperformance oftheeveningwasDoraMinarchi'sAzucena,Howeverunkindlyonemaythinkofher Carmen,allisforgivenandforgotteninhertriumphalportrayalofthehate-consumed gypsy.Thepithoftheplotis revealedbyherinthesecond actwithadramaticpowerand vocaldeclamationthatwillnot easilybeforgotten.Later,towardsthedenouement,sheexcelledwithLagaresinthelovely "Ainostrimonti,"andbrought downthefinalcurtainwitha mostgrippingclimax

ThemellowbaritoneofFerdinandoLiDonniwasadmirablyadaptedtothepartofthe CountdiLuna,Someofthe bestsingingoftheOperamust becreditedtohim,especiallyin thelovely"Balendelsuosorriso," Heardforthefirsttimewas PlinioClabassi,amanofimmensestatureandofavery pleasingbass.WilmaWhitney madeasatisfyingInes.

"IlTrovatore"isrichingood choruses,andthemostwas madeoftheseopportunitieson Fridaynight.TheAnvilChorus wasexcellentlyrenderedin English,andtheSoldiers'Chorus failedonlyfromlackofnumbers.Off-stagethe"Miserere" wasextremelyeffective,and throughoutSignorWolff-Ferrarihadhisinstrumentsunder superbcontrol.

Idon'tknowofwhatvariety theprompter'svoicemaybe,but heistobecongratulatedonits volume,whichcouldbeheard alloverthetheatre,

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Dancing:8-30to1-30p.m.

Admission-6/-notax

BUSTOPERTHANDSERPENTINEAFTERBALL

SaluteToYouth

WewelcomethedelegateswhohavecomelongdistancestotakepartintheSixthNationalConferenceofthe YoungChristianWorkers'Movement,nowinsessioninour capitalcity.Ourwelcomeisthemoresincerebecausewe areconsciousthattheisolationofourpositionintheWest, whilelargelygeographical,fartranscendsmaterialconsiderationsinitseffects.Onthataccountthereisreasonall themoretobejustlyproudofwhathasbeeninitiatedand maintainedbyourowndiocesanyouthgroups,considering thelackofcontactsandourrelativesparsityinthegeneral population.InanageingnationsuchasAustralia,itis indeedhearteningtowitnessthegenerousandenthusiastic heartofyouthintentupontheregenerationofallthings inChrist.Afranticamountofnonsenseiswrittenabout youth,butweoughttorememberthatagreatdealof theorganisedpaganismofourtimeswasaccomplishedby pervertedandill-directedyouth,andthattheyoungpeople alonecanunraveltheknottedskeinoftheirpeers.

Whileitwouldbefollytoattemptplacingoldheads onyoungshouldersortostifletheperfervidambitioningsof youthbyexcessiveexternalcontrols,itisclearthatthe YoungChristianWorkers'Movementhasdevelopedunder wiseandliberaldirection.Thatbrashidealismofthe younghasbeentemperedandguidedintoasaneandprac- ticaloutlookonlife.Thisisevidentfromtheintegration ofcentralCatholicidealswiththeruderealitiesofpresentdaysociallifeinAustralia.EverypositiveproposalemergingfromtheConferencecentresaboutmarriage,home-life andthefamily,whetherbywayofrestrainingcorrupting andcorrosiveinfluences,orbyconservingandextending whatiswholesomeanddesirable.That,afterall,isour basicproblem-howtostemthedryingupofthelifewells ofthiscountry.Thespiritualintegrityofyoungmen,their moralmaturity,theharmoniousdevelopmentofthewhole personalityhingesuponmarryingyoung,marryingwisely, andmarryingtheirown.Ifthereisaneconomicobjec- tionofweightinthepaganviewofmarriage,theYoung ChristianWorkersaimtoremoveitbydirectaction.All strengthtotheirarms!

Thetechniquebywhichthealreadyimposingresults achievedbytheMovementhave1:),enattainedisthedownto-earthmethodofCanonCardijn,knownas"TheInquiry." Itskeynoteis"See,Judge,andAct."Appliedtotheques- tionofmarriage,wemayobservethatthefidelityofthe Y.C.W.tothismethodhasbroughtaboutanimpressivein- tegration.Itisclearthatthechiefpracticalobstaclein thepathofmarriageto-dayisthelamentablelackofhousing.HencetheY.C.W.launchesitsownco-operative housingsocieties,whichwilllendtoyoungmenonadvantageousterms.Butahouseisnotofmuchusewithout furnishings,whichatthemomentarewellbeyondthe financialreachofthenewly-marriedyoung`worker.So theY.C.W.venturesintoco-operativetradingsocieties, whichwillmakeitpossibleforitsmemberstostarttheir marriedlifeonaveryfavourablebasiseconomically.Nor, ofcourse,isthespiritualbasisofmarriageoverlooked.Pre- CanaandCanaConferencesprepareyoungpeopleinaprac- ticalwayforthetaskbeforethem.Thesearesplendid auguriesofyetgreaterthingstocome.IftheY.C.W. continuesfaithfulandresolute,itmayinourdaymould theNewYouthwhichwillbuildaNewikustraliainChrist.

CastledareJunior Orphanage

ANNUALFIELDDAY.

TheannualFieldDayforthe CastledareOrphanagewillbe heldonSunday,16th.October. Anenergeticcommittee,representingthevarioussocieties andotherfriends,hasbeenformedandanextraendeavouris beingmadetomakethedayone oftheoutstandingeventsofthe year.

AmonsterArtUnionisbeing runat6d.aticket.Firstprize isagent'sorlady'sbike,valued over£20.Secondprizeisa Manchesterparcel,andthird prizeapairofducks.Tickets are6d.each,andbooksmaybeobtainedfromRev.BrotherMcGee, Cannington,CastledareOrphanage, orGeorgeYounes, basement,49WilliamStreet,Perth(underT.A.A.)..

Anurgentappealforjamjars isbeingmade.Thesecanbe leftwithGeorgeYounes.Donationsinmoneyorgoodsmay beleftwithanymemberofthe committee,orsentdirecttoRev. BrotherMcGeeatCastledare. Furtherdetailsofarrange- mentsfortranspott,etc.,willbe publishedin"TheRecord"from weektoweek.

ORDINATION

OnSunday,September4th., 1949,atSt.Mary'sMonastery,Ballarat,Victoria,Rev.Kevin JohnHickeywillbeordainedto thesacredpriesthood.Kevin, anex-studentofSt.Joseph's, Subiaco,andC.B.C.,Perth,is thesecondsonofMr.andMrs. L.F.Hickey,63McKenzieSt., Wembley,andgrandsonofMrs. E.Salter,407FitzgeraldSt., NorthPerth.

PELLEGRINI'SNEW ADDRESS.

ElsewhereinthisissuePellegriniandCo.announcethatthey haveopenedtheirnewpremises at820HayStreet,Perth(3 doorsfromKingStreet). Thefirmextendsacordialinvitationtoallfriendsandcustomerstoinspecttheirnew store.

Mr.RonJohnson,managerof thePerthbranchofPellegrini andCo,(W.A.),Ltd.,andMr.P. Carey,branchmanagerforKalgoorlie,havejustreturned fromtheEasternStates,where averysuccessfulconferenceof managersfromallStatesof Australiawasheldatthecompany'sheadofficeinSydney.

Mass.TimeTables

SCARBOROUGHPARISH.

Scarborough:8am.

NortnBeach:FourthSundayin month,7a.m.AilotherSundays,9.15am. BELMONTPARISH.

TheArchdiocese

Archbishop'sEngatements.

September1: PresideatReceptionandProfessionceremonies,St.Joseph's Convent,Fremantle.

September8: 4p.m.:ConfirmationatClontarfBoys'Town.

September18.

3.30p.m.:ConfirmationatSt. Brigid'sCollege,Lesmurdie.

September23.

Preside'Priests'Quarterly Conference,ChapterHall, VictoriaSquare.

September26-30.

AttendPriests'Retreat,RedemptoristMonastery,North Perth.

DailyMissal

August.

28th.,Sun,:Massofthe12th. SundayafterPentecost.2nd. prayerofSt.Augustine.3rd. prayerofSt.Hermetis.4th. prayerforthePope,Creed PrefaceofTrinity.

29th.,Mon.:MassoftheBeheadingofSt.JohntheBaptist,2nd.prayerofSt.Sabina,3rd.prayerforthe Pope.

30th.,Tues.:Mass"Dilexisti." 1st.prayerofSt.Roseof Lima.2nd.prayerofSS. FelixandAdauctus.3rd. prayerforthePope.

31st.,Wed.:Mass"Osjusti." 1st.prayerofSt.Raymund Nonnatus.2nd,prayerfor thePope.

September.

1st.,Thurs.:MassfromtheCommonofAbbots.2nd.prayer oftheTwelveMartyredBro-thers;3rd.prayer"Acunctis." 4th.prayerforthePope.

2nd.,Fri.:MassofSt.Stephen, King.2nd.prayer"Acunctis."3rd.prayerforthe Pope.

3rd.,Sat.:SaturdayMassofOur Lady-"Salve."2nd.prayer oftheHolySpirit.3rd.prayerforthePope.Prefaceof OurLady.

FORTYHOURSDEVOTION AUGUST.

SUNDAY4th-COTTESLOE:FortyHours' Prayer(26thto28th)and BRIDGETOWN:Onedayof Exposition. SEPTEMBER

1st-PINJARRAandNARROGIN:OnedayofExposition. 2nd-QUEEN'SPARK:Forty Hours'Prayer(9thto11th), andBEDFORD,PARK:One dayofExposition.

3rd.-GUILDFORDandSHENTONPARK:OnedayofExposition.

CATHEDRALPARISH AMissionwillbeconducted bytheRedemptoristFathersin St.Patrick'sChurch,Havelock Street,andSt.FrancisXavier's, WindsorStreet,EastPerth,commencingonSunday,4thSeptem- ber,andendingonSunday,11th. TheMissionwillcommencein theCathedralonSunday,11th September.Parishionersare askedtonotethesedatesandto keepthemfreefromallother engagements.Youarealsoaskedtobringyourfriendsalong.

AFAMOUSRESCUE. Perseus,afterrescuingthe chainedmaidenAndromeda fromtherock,marriedher,accordingtothefable.TheNo. 498CharitiesConsultationisno fablebutabigreality.There's afirstprizeof£3,000forthe luckywinner,Buyatickettoday.

44BEREAVEMENTNOTICE44

Mrs.Taylorandfamilywish toTHANKSistersofMercy, York,FatherCasey,andMother Ligouri(VictoriaPark),for kindnesstoourlatefatherand grandfather.

FORSALE

Belmont:7.45am.

Rivervale:'7.30and9.30a.m.

Carlisle:830am.. ROCKINGHAMPARISH.

Sept. 4th.:Rockingham,10a.m. 11th:Rockingham,8.30a.m.

VICTORIAPARK. MasstimesatSt.Joachim's Church,VictoriaPark,havebeen alteredto7,8,9,and10am.on Sundays.

Comfort:That'swhatyou'llsay aboutthisMt.Lawleyhome. Nicelocality,highoutlookit'severythingyouwantfor convenienceinhomelife. Fiverooms,garage;tastefully furnished.Only£3,500.Be suretoinspect. HomoandLand:Manychoose th13sortoflife:openair,a fewacres,quietseclusionfrom therushandbustle.Parkerville,14acres;oldhouse,but lookattheprice.£1,100 takesthelot.

Week-EndCottage:Freedom frombusinesscares.Delightfulhillsspot;nearbus.Neat littlehouse,almostnew;2 rooms,s.o.,bathroom,sewerST.MUNCHTN'SCHURCH, age.£1,050buysit. GOSNELLS. Convenience:Thosewhowant FromthefirstSundayinSep-everythingattheirdoorcan tember,7.30a.m.and9.30a.m, haveithere.Tramstops withinastone'sthrow.Piano, Refrig.,allgowiththisgood classhome.£4,200.

ST.MARY'SPARISH, GUILDFORD. EverySunday,8a.m.,Guildford. MorleyPark:9.30a.m.(except4th.Sundayofthemonth). Guildford,8a.m.;MorleyPark 8a.m.;MaidsVale,9.30a.m. ANovenaInhonourofthe MiraculousMedalwillbegin nextSunday,28th.inst.,atSt. Mary's,Guildford,at7.30p.m.

CompleteHome:Refrig.,sewingmachine,fan,cleaner,3wirelesssets handyareincludedhere; location;brick,tiled;7 rooms.£2,900inall.It'sLovelyHere:FloreatPark wouldsuitanyone,andthis delightfulmodernhome,inits pleasantsurroundings,isall youcoulddesire.Fullyfurnished.£4,750forareally DEATHS 44 niceresidence. ModestJ.W.B.:Afive-room BREDAHL,CarlJulius.-Onhouse,inaveryhandyspot. August3rd.,1949,athislateMaylands,withinreachof residence,AvonTerrace,train,tramandbus.These York,lovingfatherofMrs.daysahomefor£1,550de- Taylor,grandfatherofJack,servesanotherlook, Lindsay,MavisandMervyn.LikeHorses?Withthismodern SacredHeartofJesus,havehomegoesfourblocksanda mercyonhis'soul, stable.Ifyoulikeriding thisistheplace.Wellbuilt house,5'roomsofattractive design. £2,400.

MORRIS,WilliamJoseph-On August16th.,1949,athisresidence,29CharlesStreet,Northam,darlinghusbandof Harriet,anddearlyloved fatherofGeoff,Ideleen,Min (Mrs.Toohey),Bill(deceas-ed,RA.A.F.),Paul,andMary (SisterM.Olivera). SweetJesus,havemercy.

HENRY.-OnAugust23ather daughter'sresidence,68Third Avenue,Mt.Lawley,Mary, relictofthelatePatrickJohn Henry,dearlybelovedmother ofWilliam,CecilandGladys (Mrs.AlfWatt),fondmotherin-lawofEdie,MayandAlf, anddevotedgrandmaofMargaret.

RequiescatinPace.

MORRIS,WilliamJoseph-On August16th.,1949,athisresidence,29CharlesStreet,Northam,thedearlylovedfather ofMinandJackToohey,and dearestgranddadofStephen. SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.

WILLIS.-OnJune8th.,1949,at Burtway,Perth,Mildred, dearestmotherofDorothy, fondmother-in-lawofLloyd. R.I.P.

WILLIS.-OnJune8th.,1949,at Burtway,Perth,Mildred, dearlybelovedsisterofMrs. DoraRowbottom(Perth), ThomasandPatrickDriscoll (SouthAustralia),andloving auntofJohn,Joy,andMar. garetRowbottom. Mayperpetuallightshine uponher,

44INMEMORIAM44

DOWLING.-Ofyourcharity, prayforthereposeofthesoul ofThomasDowling,whoseanniversaryoccurredon27th. August. Mayperpetuallightshine uponhim,andmayherest inpeace. -Insertedbyhislovingwife, Lena.

SULLIVAN.-InaffectionateremembranceofJohnArthur Sullivan,whodied23rd.August,1947.

TURLEY,Patrick.-Ineverlovingmemoryofourdearhusbandandfather,whopassed awayatCollie28th.August, 1948. SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul. -Insertedbyhislovingwife andfamily.

ACCOMMODATION.

Youngmarriedcouple,immediatelydesireself-containedaccommodation.Pleasereplyto Box846,thisoffice,or'phone B78'72.

£1,000House:Justoutoftown. Mixedconstruction,butit's gottheroom.Nearbus,at Queen'sPark. HealthFirst:There'snothing betterthanKalamundawhen you'reill.Modern,attractive,ahill'sretreat.Small, butverynice;furnished,too. Extrahouselettotenant£1 week.£2,000forboth. WilliamStreetShop,£175: Here'sachancetostarta business.Gents'Hairdress- ing.Givenawayat£175. Bunbury:Hairdressing(gents'). Thissoundsgoodforonly £400.Writeforparticulars.AlbanyOpportunity:Some luckybuyerwillsecurethis. Fivemilesfromthetown,275 acresoforchardlandandhousefor£1,650.AnEstate Opportunity.It'sSpringTimeintheHills!Therearemanyenquiriesnow forhomesinthehitlgNow's thetimetosellyourproperty. Sendparticularsto-dayto

J.ALEXANDERHUNTAND

YOUNG,TheEyesofRealEstate. 81St.George'sTerrace.B8816.

EXCHANGE.

Modernbrickandtheresi- dence,4rooms,sleep-out,garage,telephone;nearSt.Mary's Churchandschool,Leederville: exchangefreeholdsimilar,Nedlands,Claremont,Cottesloe, Swanbourne.RingBJ2055.

FORSALE

HASSELL'SBARGAINS:Lat estnewenamelwoodandgas Stoves,Mettersenamelwood stoves.Giffhornswithpoltshed steeltops,enamelfluepipes, stovesfitted,tradedinorrepairedasnew.RingB6307,Re- builtstoves,wood,from£4; gas,95/-;EarlyCookers,£7 15s.SinksandCupboards,4ft. pinedrainers,testedporcelainsink,cupboardwith2drawers, 2doors,£11/10/;greenor creamterrazzodrainer,£12 15s.;cupboard,4ft.,£515s;Oft., £612s6d,orallsteelcupboards,£15.Stainlesssteel sinkand'drainerandcupboard, £1910s;4ft.6in.,£2015s;5ft., £2215s,Seeistobuy.10 and12gall.Coppers,14gauge, lifetimestands,allsizes,enamel basins,63s.,onpedestals,white, creamorgreen,£815s;English Tiles,6x6,white,31/8yd.; cream,35/3;green,47/2.HASSELL'SHAVENAILS,EVERYTHING,cornerWellingtonand Queensts.Also36Pier-st., nearHay-st.

SaluteToYouth

WewelcomethedelegateswhohavecomelongdistancestotakepartintheSixthNationalConferenceofthe YoungChristianWorkers'Movement,nowinsessioninour capitalcity.Ourwelcomeisthemoresincerebecausewe areconsciousthattheisolationofourpositionintheWest, whilelargelygeographical,fartranscendsmaterialconsiderationsinitseffects.Onthataccountthereisreasonall themoretobejustlyproudofwhathasbeeninitiatedand maintainedbyourowndiocesanyouthgroups,considering thelackofcontactsandourrelativesparsityinthegeneral population.InanageingnationsuchasAustralia,itis indeedhearteningtowitnessthegenerousandenthusiastic heartofyouthintentupontheregenerationofallthings inChrist.Afranticamountofnonsenseiswrittenabout youth,butweoughttorememberthatagreatdealof theorganisedpaganismofourtimeswasaccomplishedby pervertedandill-directedyouth,andthattheyoungpeople alonecanunraveltheknottedskeinoftheirpeers.

Whileitwouldbefollytoattemptplacingoldheads onyoungshouldersortostifletheperfervidambitioningsof youthbyexcessiveexternalcontrols,itisclearthatthe YoungChristianWorkers'Movementhasdevelopedunder wiseandliberaldirection.Thatbrashidealismofthe younghasbeentemperedandguidedintoasaneandprac- ticaloutlookonlife.Thisisevidentfromtheintegration ofcentralCatholicidealswiththeruderealitiesofpresent- daysociallifeinAustralia.Everypositiveproposalemerg- ingfromtheConferencecentresaboutmarriage,home-life andthefamily,whetherbywayofrestrainingcorrupting andcorrosiveinfluences,orbyconservingandextending whatiswholesomeanddesirable.That,afterall,isour basicproblem-howtostemthedryingupofthelifewells ofthiscountry.Thespiritualintegrityofyoungmen,their moralmaturity,theharmoniousdevelopmentofthewhole personalityhingesuponmarryingyoung,marryingwisely, andmarryingtheirown.Ifthereisaneconomicobjec- tionofweightinthepaganviewofmarriage,theYoung ChristianWorkersaimtoremoveitbydirectaction.All strengthtotheirarms!

Thetechniquebywhichthealreadyimposingresults achievedbytheMovementhavebeenattainedisthedownto-earthmethodofCanonCardijn,knownas"TheInquiry." Itskeynoteis"See,Judge,andAct."Appliedtotheques- tionofmarriage,wemayobservethatthefidelityofthe Y.C.W.tothismethodhasbroughtaboutanimpressivein- tegration.Itisclearthatthechiefpracticalobstaclein thepathofmarriageto-dayisthelamentablelackofhousing.HencetheY.C.W.launchesitsownco-operative housingsocieties,whichwilllendtoyoungmenonadvantageousterms.Butahouseisnotofmuchusewithout furnishings,whichatthemomentarewellbeyondthefinancialreachofthenewly-marriedyoungworker.So theY.C.W.venturesintoco-operativetradingsocieties, whichwillmakeitpossibleforitsmemberstostarttheir marriedlifeonaveryfavourablebasiseconomically.Nor, ofcourse,isthespiritualbasisofmarriageoverlooked.Pre- CanaandCanaConferencesprepareyoungpeopleinaprac- ticilwayforthetaskbeforethem.Thesearesplendid auguriesofyetgreaterthingstocome.IftheY.C.W. continuesfaithfulandresolute,itmayinourdaymould theNewYouthwhichwillbuildaNewAustraliainChrist.

CastledareJunior Orphanage

ANNUALFIELDDAY.

TheannualFieldDayforthe CastledareOrphanagewillbe heldonSunday,16th.October.

Anenergeticcommittee,representingthevarioussocieties andotherfriends,hasbeenformedandanextraendeavouris beingmadetomakethedayone oftheoutstandingeventsofthe year.

AmonsterArtUnionisbeing runat6d.aticket.Firstprize isagent'sorlady'sbike,valued over£20.Secondprizeisa Manchesterparcel,andthird prizeapairofducks.Tickets are6d. obtainedeach,andbooksmaybe fromRev,BrotherMcGee, Cannington,CastledareOrphanage, orGeorgeYounes,basement,49WilliamStreet,Perth(underT.A.A.).

Anurgentappealforjamjars isbeingmade.Thesecanbe leftwithGeorgeYounes.Donationsinmoneyorgoodsmay beleftwithanymemberofthe committee,orsentdirecttoRev. BrotherMcGeeatCastledare.

Furtherdetailsofarrange- mentsfortranspoit,etc.,willbe publishedin"TheRecord"from weektoweek,

ORDINATION

OnSunday,September4th., 1949,atSt.Mary'sMonastery,Ballarat,Victoria,Rev.Kevin JohnHickeywillbeordainedto thesacredpriesthood.Kevin, anex-studentofSt.Joseph's, Subiaco,andC.B.C.,Perth,is thesecondsonofMr.andMrs. L.F.Hickey,63McKenzieSt., Wembley,andgrandsonofMrs. E.Salter,407FitzgeraldSt., NorthPerth.

PELLEGRINFSNEW ADDRESS.

ElsewhereinthisissuePellegrinia'hdCo.announcethatthey haveopenedtheirnewpremises at820HayStreet,Perth(3 doorsfromKingStreet). Thefirmextendsacordialinvitationtoallfriendsandcustomerstoinspecttheirnew store.

Mr.RonJohnson,managerof thePerthbranchofPellegrini andCo.(W.A.),Ltd.,andMr.P. Carey,branchmanagerforKalgoorlie,havejustreturned fromtheEasternStates,where averysuccessfulconferenceof managersfromallStatesof Australiawasheldatthecompany'sheadofficeinSydney.

MassTimeTables

SCARBOROUGHPARISH.

Scarborough:8am. NortnBeach:FourthSundayin month,7a.m.AlotherSundays,9.15a.m. BELMONTPARISH.

TheArchdiocese

Archbishop'sEngagements.

September1:

PresideatReceptionandProfessionceremonies,St.Joseph's Convent,Fremantle.

September8:

4p.m.:ConfirmationatClontarfBoys'Town.

September18.

3.30p.m.:ConfirmationatSt. Brigid'sCollege,Lesmurdie.

September23.

Preside'Priests'Quarterly Conference,ChapterHall, VictoriaSquare.

September26-30.

AttendPriests'Retreat,RedemptoristMonastery,North Perth.

DailyMissal

August.

28th.,Sun,:Massofthe12th. SundayafterPentecost.2nd. prayerofSt.Augustine.3rd. prayerofSt.Hermetis.4th. prayerforthePope.Creed. PrefaceofTrinity.

29th.,Mon.:MassoftheBeheadingofSt.JohntheBaptist.2nd.prayerofSt.Sabina.3rd.prayerforthe Pope.

30th.,Tues.:Mass"Dilexisti." 1st.prayerofSt.Roseof Lima.2nd.prayerofSS. FelixandAdauctus.3rd. prayerforthePope.

31st.,Wed.:Mass"Osjusti." 1st.prayerofSt.Raymund Nonnatus.2nd.prayerfor thePope. September.

1st.,Thurs.:MassfromtheCommonofAbbots.2nd.prayer of thers;theTwelveMartyredBro3rd.prayer"Acunctis." 4th.prayerforthePope.

2nd.,Fri.:MassofSt.Stephen, King,2nd.prayer"Acunctis."3rd.prayerforthe Pope.

3rd.,Sat.:SaturdayMassofOur Lady-"Salve."2nd.prayer oftheHolySpirit.3rd,prayerforthePope.Prefaceof OurLady,

FORTYHOURSDEVOTION AUGUST.

SUNDAY4th-COTTESLOE:FortyHours' Prayer(26thto28th)and BRIDGETOWN:Onedayof Exposition.

SEPTEMBER

1st--PINJARRAandNARROGIN:OnedayofExposition. 2nd-QUEEN'SPARK:Forty Hours'Prayer(9thto11th), andBEDFORDPARK:One dayofExposition. 3rd.-GUILDFORDandSHENTONPARK:OnedayofExposition.

CATHEDRALPARISH

AMissionwillbeconducted bytheRedemptoristFathersin St.Patrick'sChurch,Havelock Street,andSt.FrancisXavier's, WindsorStreet,EastPerth,commencingonSunday,4thSeptem- ber,andendingonSunday,11th. TheMissionwillcommencein theCathedralonSunday,11th September.Parishionersare askedtonotethesedatesandto keepthemfreefromallother engagements.Youarealsoaskedtobringyourfriendsalong.

AFAMOUSRESCUE. Perseus,afterrescuingthe chainedmaidenAndromeda fromtherock,marriedher,accordingtothefable.TheNo. 498CharitiesConsultationisno fablebutabigreality.There's afirstprizeof£3,000forthe luckywinner.Buyatickettoday.

÷BEREAVEMENTNOTICE+

Mrs.Taylorandfamilywish toTHANKSistersofMercy, York,FatherCasey,andMother Ligouri(VictoriaPark),for kindnesstoourlatefatherand grandfather.

Belmont:7.45am.

Rivervale:'7.30and9.30a.m.

Carlisle:830am.. ROCKINGHAMPARISH.

Sept. 4th.:Rockingham,10a.m.

11th:Rockingham,8.30a.m. VICTORIAPARK.

MasstimesI St.Joachim's Church,VictoriaPark,havebeen alteredto7,8,9,and10a.m.on Sundays.

ST.MUNCHIN'SCHURCH, GOSNELLS.

FromthefirstSundayinSeptember,7.30a.m.and9.30a.m.

ST.MARY'SPARISH, GUILDFORD.

EverySunday,8a.m.,Guildford.

MorleyPark:9.30a.m.(except4th.Sundayofthemonth). Guildford,8a.m.;MorleyPark 8a.m.;MaidaVale,9.30a.m. ANovenainhonourofthe MiraculousMedalwillbegin nextSunday,28th.inst.,atSt. Mary's,Guildford,at7.30p.m.

FORSALE

Comfort:That'swhatyou'llsay aboutthisMt.Lawleyhome. Nicelocality,highoutlookit'severythingyouwantfor convenienceinhomelife. Fiverooms,garage;tastefully furnished.Only£3,500.Be suretoinspect.

HomgandLand:Manychoosethiisortoflife:openair,a fewacres,quietseclusionfrom therushandbustle.Parkerville,14acres;oldhouse,but lookattheprice.£1,100 takesthelot.

Week-EndCottage:Freedom frombusinesscares.Delight- fulhillsspot;nearbus.Neat littlehouse,almostnew;2 rooms,s.o.,bathroom,sewerage.£1,050buysit.

Convenience:Thosewhowant everythingattheirdoorcan haveithere.Tramstops withinastone'sthrow.Piano, Refrig.,allgowiththisgood classhome.£4,200.

CompleteHome:Refrig.,sewing machine,fan,cleaner,3wirelesssetsareincludedhere;handylocation;brick,tiled;7 rooms.£2,900inall.

It'sLovelyHere:FloreatPark wouldsuitanyone,aridthis delightfulmodernhome,inits pleasantsurroundings,isall youcoulddesire.Fullyfurnished.£4,750forareally niceresidence.

ModestJ.W.B.:Afive-room

BREDAHL,CarlJulius.-Onhouse,inaveryhandyspot. August3rd.,1949,athislateMaylands,withinreachof residence,AvonTerrace,train,tramandbus.These York,lovingfatherofMrs.daysahomefor£1,550de- Taylor,grandfatherofJack,servesanotherlook. Lindsay,MavisandMervyn.LikeHorses?Withthismodern SacredHeartofJesus,havehomegoesfourblocksanda mercyonhissoul, stable.Ifyoulikeriding thisistheplace.Wellbuilt house,5roomsofattractive design.£2,400.

MORRIS,WilliamJoseph.-On August18th.,1949,athisresidence,29CharlesStreet,Northam,darlinghusbandof Harriet,anddearlyloved fatherofGeoff,Ideleen,Min (Mrs.Toohey),Bill(deceased,R.A.A.F.),Paul,andMary(SisterM.Olivera). SweetJesus,havemercy, HENRY.-OnAugust23ather daughter'sresidence,68Third Avenue,Mt.Lawley,Mary, relictofthelatePatrickJohn Henry,dearlybelovedmother ofWilliam,CecilandGladys (Mrs.AlfWatt),fondmotherin-lawofEdie,MayandAlf, anddevotedgrandmaofMargaret. RequiescatinPace.

MORRIS,WilliamJoseph.-On August16th.,1949,athisresidence,29CharlesStreet,Northam,thedearlylovedfather ofMinandJackToohey,anddearestgranddadofStephen. SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.

WILLIS.-OnJune8th.,1949,at Burtway,Perth,Mildred, dearestmotherofDorothy, fondmother-in-lawofLloyd. R.I.P.

£1,000House:Justoutoftown. Mixedconstruction,butit's gottheroom.Nearbus,atQueen'sPark.

HealthFirst:There'snothing betterthanKalamundawhen y..u'reill.Modern,attractive,ahill'sretreat.Small, butverynice;furnished,too. Extrahouselettotenant£1 week.£2,600forboth. WilliamStreetShop,£175: Here'sachancetostarta business.Gents'Hairdres:,- ing.Givenawayat£175. Bunbury:Hairdressing(gents'). Thissoundsgoodforonly £400.Writeforparticulars. AlbanyOpportunity:Some luckybuyerwillsecurethis.Fivemilesfromthetown,275 acresoforchardlandandhousefor£1,650.AnEstate It'sOpportunity.SpringTimeintheHills! Therearemanyenquiriesnow forhomesinthehills.Now's thetimetosellyourproperty. Sendparticularsto-dayto J.ALEXANDERHUNTAND

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OFYOURLOCALBRANCH.

SevendaysspentinaterritoryasvestasYugoslaviaare clearlynotsufticientspaceof timetoallowofanyverydetailedsurveyorappreciationof thecoentry.Nonetheless,even insoshortaperiodthetraveller mayobtainmemorableglimpse ofBolshevismintheraw.This not particularlydramatic spectaclesomuchasoneofinfinitesadnessandden....it consistssimplyinthecalculated useoftheweelsonsoflunge andterra'uponaEuropean people,inordertoensureitsacceptanceofamalignantformof Wormy,mademyfirsthaltinYugoslaviaatZagreb.Fromthere movedon.ccessivelytoSpainto,Ragusa,Sarajevo,andLlubljana,spendingatleastthe daylighthoursineachof ese centr..Tohaveremathined longerwouldhavebeendesirable,butdifficultforanybut millioneire,sincethedinar,the effectivepurchasingpowerof whichislittlemorethanthatof theychof toexch.ged at teof200 thepound sterling.Tohaverecourseto unofficialratesofexchange wouldbeinjudiciousinacountrywhere'speculation"isacapitaloffence. UndertheAustrianEmpire, andtheTriuneKingdom,Zagreb wasalivelyandelegantcity; nowithaslittletoofferbut squalorandwant.Theshops, theoverwhelmingmajorityof whicharethepropertyofthe Stateorthetradesunions,are copiouslysuppliedwithflagsand slogans,butotherwisevery empty. Haberdasheriesand ironmongersofferascantystock ofgoodswhosequalityisasrepulsiveastheirpriceisunreasonable;veatemptor.No tradesman ca inthefreeworld wouldthinkofretailingsuch wares.

FOOD-OFASORT.

Thegroceryco-operativesare innobettercase. Peering throughaherbaceousborderof windowdecoration-hammers andsickles,Titophotographs, tricolourstreamersandredstars ecanseelittleelsebutpaprikaat1,000dinarsperkilogram,andshelvespiledhigh withdismalproductcalled "VitaminJam,"which,once tasted,lingersinthememory. Duringthelastfourmonths the',hasbeenonemeatallocatimid,bynomeansuniversally honoured,ofaq.rter-pound perrationbook.Fish,atprim, isprocurable.Theunprivileged -thatistomy,allthoseoutside Tito'shierarchy-subsistona sparsevegetariandiet,althoUgh eventhisisnowthreatenedby theGovernment'scampaign against"lculakspeculation." aBorba's"venomousv.iations thisthemebode

peopleseemburstingwith senseofLivelinessandenergy whileZagrebmakenanimpressionofslovenlyunkempt:nese, Apathyanddejectionarethe keynote;inacafeitisasrare toseeasmileasitistohear voic.raisedtoordinaryconversationalpitch.Cafesin Yugoslaviaseemalwayscrowdtheirclientelealways mainlyworkingclass,butthis io. isnotsomuchduetogregar instinctsasrathertothe0P.site.Wherethreeormorefamiliesarecoralledintoonemoderatelyshedflat,cafesrepresent theonlysubstituteforprivacy,

ofthepropagandaispitched wellbelowtheordinarylevelof humanintelligence;itspoweris thatofomnipresenceandinescapability.Averyfavourite sloganisTileienos ritovi"-"Titoisoursandwe areTito's."Thisissurelythe authenticvoiceoftheNurembergrally. Tite'scourtphotographermust be bossyman.Thiswriter observedmorethanadozen differentportraitsoftheMarshalatvariouspointsofvantage.Sombtimesheissternand militaryinhisfloriduniform, sometimesone.eshimgrave

showsalitttlepre-warspirit; here,thenaturalgaietyandeta. ganceoftheRagworthasnotYet beenentirelyobliteratedbyPresentconditions.Thecityhas, furthermore,beenleftcomparativelyunb.mirchedby Communisthoardings,andits shopsdocontainamediumof consumergoods.althoughat highprices.Howevergreat theirMarxistindifferenceto,or distasteforhistoryandbeauty, theCommunistsarenotblindto thelureofforeigncurrency, andtheyhavethereforeleft Ragusaintact,astheirshoPwindowtotheTouristWest.

finallyhanded sentpersecute. allies.Brigs terto"The cessionofthe Mihailovicwa heftytothe UNNOTICED

Onthere whenitis ertohavean. tionswithY thereisnota sent-these verymuchto earlyamong feelingof

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Advertisersforall theirrequiremelts.

finallyhandedovertotheirpresentpersecutorsbytheirformer allies.BrigadierMaclean'sletterto'TheTimes"ontheoccasionofthemurderofGeneral MihailovicwasgivenwidePublicityintheCommunistPress.

UNNOTICEDMASSACRES.

Ontherestrictedoccasions whenitispossibleforaforeignertohoveanyseriousconvenelionswithYugoslays-la.,when thereisnotathirdpersonpresent-theseconaiderationsare verymuchtothefore.ParticularlyamongCatholics,thereis afeelingofi.lationfromthe

ONLYBEGINNING.

TheChurchinYugoslaviais nowinthesecond,.intermediate,stageofpersecution,The overtureofterror,andslaughteroftheclergy,initiatedduringthepartisancampaign,and continuedduringthe'Liberation'period,culminatedinthe arrestandimprisonmentof Mgr.Stepinac,whoisnowthe nationalherooftheCroats.At thismoment,theCommunistsdo notappeartobereadyfora wholesaleattackuponreligion, andarecontenttodevotemost oftheirenergiestothepausalsationoftheyouth.Theirtacticsarethoseofpiece-mealencroachment:inoneplaceapriest willbeimprisonedonnamefakedchargeofcollaboration;in another,convent,monastery, ororphanagewillbeclosed; whileinyet thirdpressure willbeputuponavillagesoviettoexpeltheparishpriest. Thislackoffullstandardisation inanti-religiousmeasuresgives groundstobelievethatOZNA, theeffectiverulerofthecountry,maybeactinguponageneraldirective,withwidelocal powersofdiscretion.ThedisputebetweenTitoandtheCominformhasnot,todate,inany wayalleviatedthefateofthe Catholics;they,andtheStalinistCommunists,arearrested withferociousimpartiality.

WEMAYHELP.

Inthisfamilyquarrelbetween rivetgangsofMarxists,the sympathiesofCatholicsarein nowayengaged.Theyarewell awarethattheywouldreceive anidentical"Gleichthaltung" fromeitherfaction.Tothis, however,thereisoneimportant provisotobetakenintoconsideration.Theveryexistenceof Tito'sregimeisatpresentcon tingentuponeconomicaidfrbm theWesternPowers,anditis, therefore,maintain,withinthe powerofBritainandAmerica tosaveChristianityinYugoslaVillfrommartyrdombytheuse ofeconomicpressure,ifthey choosetodoso.

BETRAYALUNFORGOTTEN,

- SHADESOFHITLER.

ConditionsinSplitdo.tdiffermateriallyfromthoseprevailinginZagreb.Theshops arejustasempty,thepeople Justasill-cladandmournfulIn appearance.Althoughst..erse considerablerarity, theyd nyhowof curio

or to cityonthepartoftheinhabitants.TheYugo..vahave learntthoroughlyoneofthei1r. lessonsofBolshevism,thatof mindingone'sownbusinessand avoidingsuperfluousknowledge. Theregime'stalentforcoarse .1f-advertisementisverymuch inevidence.Oneveryside Tito'sphotogenicfeaturesconfrontone;thathardpairofeyes, setin5peach-fedfeminineface, boretheirwayisltother.esses ofone'sconsciousness, Most

andseriousinhorn-rimmed spectaclesathischess-boardor hisornateworkingdesk;while forlightermomentsthereare rathernauseatingpicturesof Titounbendingwithchildren, puppies,orkittens.Pictorial displayandslogansarenotthe onlyformofpublichomage.actedbytheregime,however' even smallchildrenareparaded bytheirschoolmistress.tosing

toeacrificeatleastsothours weeklytothestudyofMarxLeninism,undertheguidanceof asemi-illiteratecommissar.

EQUALITY-INMISERY.

Inmostofthetownswhich visited,miseryseemedtobe fairlyevenlyspread,although withlocalvariations.InSerajevo,forexample,itispossible tobuyapairofboots,whiletftis isimpossibleinSplit.InSerajevo,ontheotherhand,the housingsituationistheworst imaginable,sincethecentreof thetownhasbeenleftasfiatas itwas-whewtheGermanobombeditandtheenormousnew edificeswhichlinetheroadto thestationaredevotedexclusivelytotheuseofthemilitary andmilitia.Mom.,alone,

andtheonlyescapefrommore immediateclaustrophobia.If Titoshouldlivetocompletehis extensiveprogrammeoffactory andbarrackbuilding,itistobe hopedthathemaysparealittle timetotheneedsofYugoslav workers. WhateverdebasementTito mayinflictonhercitiesand theirinhabitants,Yogoderte's countrysiderematnsumquem itsvariegatedbeauty.Thejour-aneveninghymninhonourof neyfromdowrytoSplitoffersTito.Oneengineer,engagedin anextraordinaryseriesofcon-importantconstructionalwork, trastsinnaturalloveliness.Thetoldmethatbewascompelled AlpinevalleyoftheDravagains adistmchonallofItsown throughitspreponderanceof oakandchestnut.Therolling plainofZagrebhasafineand generoussweepwhichCobbett wouldhavegreatlyappreciated, muchashemighthavedeplored theveryevidentlackoflivesto.ormanures,andtheuplanddesertofstoneoftheDinaricmassifmustbewRhoutparallelinEurope.Here,formore thanhundredkilometresinwardsfromtheDalmatian Coast,stonesaresothicklyel.taredastoallowofnoVegetationexceptinganoccasional scruboakorheathtree,These tonespresentsosingularand orderlyanappearanceastosubgestthattheyconstitutecrop, tobecultiatvedandharvested likeanyother.This"phenomene karstique,"astheguidebookdescribesit,comestoahaltonly m3toweringcliffsoftheAdriaticseaboard.

TheWesterntravellerinYugoslasense ofvia

mustoftenbeawareof a .realitywithregard tohimself.Awell-dressed foreigner,withhisexit in hispassportandhisintourist luncheoninhisstomach,cannot butfeelhimselfsomekindof ghost,insulatedfromthelife whichgoesonaroundhim. Whathasheincommonwith theshoddyclothing,withthe spar.mealsofpotatoescoveredwithameagresauce,with theconstantbutunpredictable menaceofOZNA?Thesethings arebeyondhisexperienceand hiscomprehension.Thisisone ofthereasonswhichmakeit' difficultfortheoutsidertoachieveanyfullcommunication withYugoslays.Thereisanotherthin*aswell.Yugoslays areapttotreatWesternerswith acertainreserve.Itmustbe rememberedthattheirlastdirectcontactwiththeallieswas atthemomentwhenMr.RandolphChurchillwasLiaison OfficerwiththePartisansat Ragusa,andwhenBrigadier Macleanwasstillcementinghis personalfriendshipwithMarshal Itmusttakeatleast fiftyyearsbeforetheYugoslays canforgetthewayinwhich theircoun votsmanipulated duringthewar,andtheywre

AsthegunsofRussianImperialismare trainedonthemartwhotriedtoapehis master,Stalin,wefindYugoslavia'sCatholics filledwithmixedemotions.Theyfeel sympathyneitherfbr.Marxistspersecuted byTito,norforTito-istssoontosuffer Marxistrevenge.Theyknowthatthe swordofpersecutionwillstillbesharpand ready,whoeverwieldsit.Theyknow,too, thatitkillsonlythebody.

theguidanceof Therollingasemi-illiteratecommissar. safineand idhCobbettEQUALITY-INMISERY. appreciated, ayedeplored ckofliveandtheupoftheDinafthoutpare,formore °metresinDahnatlan thicklydosnovegetaoccasional tree.These gularand ceastosubtubeacrop, harvested "phenomena debook ahaltonly oftheAdLER. donotdifthosepreTheshops thepeople mournfulin bete strungraritY. anyshowof oftheIngoslayshave ofthefirst sm,thatof businessand knowledge. forcoarse verymuch everyside auras pairofeyes, mlnineface, therecesses ass. Most

Inmostofthetownswhich ted,miseryseemedtobe fairlyevenlyspread,although withlocalvariations.InSerajevo,forexample,itispossible toboyapairofboots,whilethis isimpossibleinSplit.InSerajevo,antheotherhand,the housingsituationistheworst imaginable,sincethecentreof thetownhasbeenleftasfiatas waswhentheGermansbombeditandtheenormousnew edificeswhichlinetheroadto thestation.edevoted.clusivelytotheuseofthemilitary andmilitia.Ragusa,alone,

TheWesterntravellerinYugoslaviamustoftenbeawareof asenseofunrealitywithregard tohimself.Awell-dressed foreigner,withhisexitvisain hispassportandhisintourist luncheoninhisstomach,cannot himselfsomekindof ghost,insulatedfromthelife whichgoesonaroundhim. Whathasheincommonwith theshoddyclothing,withthe sparsemealsofpotato.coveredwithameagresauce,with theconstantbutunpredictable m.aceofOZNA?Thesethings arebeyondhisexperienceand hiscomprehension.Thisisone ofthereasonswhichmakeit' difficultfortheoutsidertoachieveanyfullcommunication withYugoslays.Thereisanotherthingaswell.Yugoslays areapttotr.tWesternerswith acertainreserve. be rememberedthattheirlastdirectcontactwiththeallieswas atthemomentwhenMr.RandolphChurchillwasLiaison OfficerwiththePartisansat Ragusa,andwhenBrigadier Macleanwasstillcementinghis personalfriendshipwithMarshalTito,Itmusttakeatleast fiftyyearsbeforetheYugoslays canforgetthewayinwhich theircountrywasmanipulated duringthewar,andtheywere

AsthegunsofRussianimperialismare trainedonthemanwhotriedtoapehis master,Stalin,wefindYugoslavia'sCatholics filledwithmixedemotions.Theyfeel sympathyneitherfarMarxistspersecuted byTito,norforTito-istssoontosuffer Marxistrevenge.Theyknowthatthe swordofpersecutionwillstillbesharpand ready,whoeverwieldsit.Theyknow,too, thatitkillsonlythebody.

restofChristendom,ofthelonelinessofGethsemane.Exceptingforoccasionalleakogesofinformation,thepersecution-of theChurchgoesnearlyunrecorded.Thefactthatapriest wassentencedtonineyears' forcedlabourforrefusingto breaktheconfessionalsealsome sixweeksago,withinZoneBof theFreeTerritoryofTrieste, wasnottakenupattheSecurityCouncil,inwhosejurisdictionthisareanominallylies,and isalmostunknovmintheWest. ThemartyrdomofgrooPsof Universityor whohave beenshotforencouragingtheir fellowstoattendMass,the wholesaleexpulsionsfrom schurlsanduniversitiesforsimilaroffences-mesahappenings havegoneunhonoured.

SEEDOFCHRISTIANS.

Itshouldnotbethought,however,thatYugoslavCatholicsare givingwaytodespair.Therefitthecase.Thegraceof theHolyGhost,asonsomany occasionsInhistory,iscommenemoteWiththepersecutionof theChurch.Everypriestwith whomspokehadthesame storytotell,ofconversionson ascalewhichapproachesthe miraculous,andoftheretortto activeworshipoflonglapsed Catholics,inquantitiesnever Previouslyknown.Atevening MassonAscensionDayinRagusa,thereweremorethantwo thousandfaithfulpackedintoa smallishchurch;ataSunday morningMasstoHobli.aIsaw acongregationofwelloverthat number,inspiteofthemenacingpresenceofplain-clothes policemennearthechurchdoors. Atearlyweek-dayMassesin Splittherewereupwardsof fortypeoplepresent. AttendanceatMassentailsa definitedegreeofpersonalrisk. Forstudentsandformembete oftheYouthFront-thatisto soy,fortheyoungg ati towhoseloyaltytheCommunistsconsiderthattheyhave prescriptiveright-theriskis verYgraveone.Formembers oftheParty,discoveryispunishedbyimmediateexpulsion, andoftenbyothersanctionsas well.Thisappliesequallyto techniciansandcivilservants, althoughnotinsorigid de-

Thesefewimpressionsdono morethantoscratchthesurfaceofthetragedyofYugoslavia,andareofnecessity y inadequate,iceitisalmost impossibletodescribetheflavouroflifeunderCommunist regimetothosewhodonotknow itatfifsthand,sofarapartis itfromEuropeanexperience. Theyareintended,however,to leadtoonequestion,whichhas b.ngreatlytroublingtheconscienceofthe centwriter: havewe,BritishCatholics, showntheactivesolidarityropeourbrothersEasternEurope whichtheyhaveanabsolute righttoexpectofus? Are we,byoursilence,acquiescing intradenegotiationswhichslay resultinfoodbeingexported fromaetarivngcountry,andin theconfIrreelioninpowerof regimeexprdnlydedicatedto thedestructionofourfaith?

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VIEWPOINTI ONEDUCATION

Afriendofmineoncestartled mebysuggestingthatitwould beagoodthingifallschools, colleges,anduniversitieswere tobecloseddownfortwenty years,sothatpeoplecouldhave achancetothink.Thereisan aciditybehindthissuggestion whichbitesattherootsofavery knottyproblem-thatofhitting uponapropermethodofeducatingtheyoung;andiftheremedyissoviolentthatitthreatenstokillthepatientaswellas thedisease,atleastithasthe meritofdirectingattentionto theneedforradicalchangesin ourpresenteducationalset-up.Whatsanctionisthere,forexample,apartfromusage,forpersistingwithacurrieulum whichsaysthatchildrenshall learnEnglish,History,Geography,Mathematics,andScienceforallthedaysoftheir schoollives?Canwebesure that itthesearethethingswhich isbestforchildrentolearn?

Doessuchknowledgemakefor happinessandwisdom?Canwe evenbecertainthatchildren willneedallorpartofsuchmentalequipmenttoenablethemto "geton"intheworld?Have youeverstoppedtoaskyour- selfhowmuchofthestuffyou learntinschoolhasbeenofuse toyouincarryingoutyouroccupation?

That'lastquestion,ofcourse, isonebelowthebelt.Itsavoursofdishonesty.Itisnota fairquestion;but,nevertheless, weoughttoaskitofourselves, evenifweobjecttohaving someoneelsefireitatus.

Buttheutilityaspectof.education-anaspectwhichappeals tousthroughourpockets-is notaviewofeducationIwish topress.Istickwiththetheoristsin cationmaintainingthateduoughttofitamanfor thewholeofliving.WhatI amnotatallsureofiswhether thetypeofeducationwepursue inourschoolsiscalculatedtodo justthat.Iftheschoolisa placeforpreparingchildrenfor lifeintheworldbeyondthe school,canweacceptwith equanimitythepropositionthat English,History,Geography, etc.,areasufficientpreparation forlife?

Iknowthatextra-curricular activities'areencouragedbythe StateEducationDepartments, Thisisthesortofstatement uponwhichacriticwithPope's giftforsatirewouldpouncewolfishly.First,Iimagine,he wouldwanttoknowwhyany worthwhilethingswereoutside thecurriculuminsteadofinit; inotherwords,insteadofhavingextraactivities,whynotrevisethecurriculum?Thenhe mightmakeawkwardenquiries astothemannerinwhichthe extraactivitieswere"encouraged."Finally,hemightmeditateembarrassinglyontheextraordinaryingenuityofteachers whocouldmakethehoursof thedaysoelasticastoembrace notonlyanormalfull-timecurruculumbutextraworth-while activitiesaswell.

mendedforthelaymanwho seekstofindoutwhatconditions arelikeinourschools,andwho hastheenergyandgoodwillto joinhiseffortstothoseof otherswhoareinterestedin betteringthoseconditions.He willbeshownwhatroadto travel, WhileI agreement treatise,I

aminsubstantial withMr.King's made,asIreadit, somemarginaljottingswhich actasmodificationsofhisviews. Ithink,too,thathemisseda vitalpointwhen,afterexposing theinadequaciesofoursystem, hefailedtocriticiseinanyway theadministrationwhichfor yearshasallowedtheseinadequaciestopersist.Heprefers, democratically,tolaytheblame atthedoorsofeachandevery oneofus;andwhilethisview hassomethingtocommendit,is itnotpertinenttoaskhowfar wecancarrythisfinetheory, implicitintheideaofdemocracy,thatitisthepeoplewho govern?Inpracticeisitnot thegovernment'whichgoverns?. Caneveryindividualbecontinuallychargedwiththeresponsibilityoflookingafterthis andthataspectofgovernment? Amangoesabouthisdaily work,andhasenoughtodoto doitwellandattendtohisown wantsandthoseofhisfamily.I meanimmediatewants.If thereisalargerwant,suchas educationalreform,itshouldbe thedailybusinessofaspecial groupofmentoattendtoitgovernmentmen.Thusthe electorhasarighttoexpect goodgovernment,thebestgovernmentpossible.

IthinkMr.KingandIwould clash,too,onthematterofpri- vateschools.Heseemstobe oftheopinionthattheyought notexist.Iwouldliketodwell onthismatter:butitistoobig tocome'atsquarelyat theendofanarticle. Iwill makeonlyoneobservation.The privateschoolsaretheonlyoneswithboardingfacilities.Isit notlikelythatchildrenwould bebettereducatediftheylived attheschool,insteadoftrying topickupeducation,piecemeal, forfivehoursaday,ononlyfive' daysoftheweek'?Ifweadmit this,thentheremustbethe strongestreasonsfortheretentionoftheprivateschoolsystem.

THANKS

TheSistersofMercy,Victoria Square,wishtothankallthose whohelpedtomaketheFatima Playthesuccessitwts,andto apologisetothosewhoweredeprivedofseatingaccommodation.

Thesumof£3315s.wascollectedtobesenttotheHolySee forthe"StarvingChildren" fund.

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LEF.DERVILLE.

Thegeneralmeetingwillbe heldonMondaynight.

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Social:ACarnivalDancewill beheldintheParishHallon Friday,9th.September.

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HighgateRally:28th.August. CombinedClaremont,Nedlands, FremantleDance,MyolaHall, 2nd,September.

FREMANTLE.

Atthenextgeneralmeeting, onSeptember6th.,inSt.Patrick'sHall,theFremantleN.C.G.M.willdiscusstheformingof asoftballteam.Allgirlsinterestedinthissportareasked toattend,aswewouldliketo seethisactivity'take"aswell asourothershave.

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Thesecretary,Sr.F.Murphy, hasreturnedhomeafterseveral weeksspentatWiluna. Membersonmedicallistare remindedthattheirfeesmust bepaidbytheendofthe monthtoenablethemtobeon thelistfromthebeginningofthe nextquarter. Onourlastmeetingnightour badmintonteamplayedSt. Mary'sNo.2,thelatterproving toostrongaftersomeclose games.

RETREATATGOOD SHEPHERD CONVENT.

TheSistersoftheGoodShepherdConvent.Leederville,will gointoRetreatonAugust26th., andnovisitorswillbereceived untilafterSeptember4th.

RACINGSELECTIONS

Saturday, August 27, 1949. (BeforeAcceptances.)

BrisbaneHandicap:NeCede,1; TudorWench,2;Chinki,3; ThirdPrince,4, HobartHandicap(1):Kareme, 1;SandsofDee,2;Silver Stream,3;LucyConstance,4. HobartHandicap(2):Flying Panto,1;HarriTweed,2;Two Johns,3;BattleLight,4.

Thursday,

Conductedby DEGUSTIBUS

ONEDUCATION

Afriendofmineoncestartled mebysuggestingthatitwould beagoodthingifallschools, colleges,anduniversitieswere tobecloseddownfortwenty years,sothatpeoplecouldhave achancetothink.Thereisan aciditybehindthissuggestion whichbitesattherootsofavery knottyproblem-thatofhitting uponapropermethodofeducatingtheyoung;andiftheremedyissoviolentthatitthreatenstokillthepatientaswellas thedisease,atleastithasthe meritofdirectingattentionto theneedforradicalchangesin ourWhatpresenteducationalset-up. sanctionisthere,forexample,apartfromusage,for persistingwithacurriculum whichsaysthatchildrenshall learnEnglish,History,Geography,Mathematics,andScienceforallthedaysoftheir schoollives?Canwebesure thatthesearethethingswhich itisbestforchildrentolearn?

Doessuchknowledgemakefor happinessandwisdom?Canwe evenbecertainthatchildren willneedallorpartofsuchmentalequipmenttoenablethemto "geton"intheworld?Have youeverstoppedtoaskyour- selfhowmuchofthestuffyou learntinschoolhasbeenofuse toyouincarryingoutyouroccupation?

Thatlastquestion,ofcourse, isonebelowthebelt.Itsavoursofdishonesty.Itisnota fairquestion;but,nevertheless, weoughttoaskitofourselves, evenifweobjecttohaving someoneelsefireitatus.

Buttheutilityaspectof.education-anaspectwhichappeals tousthroughourpockets-is notaviewofeducationIwish topress. Istickwiththetheoristsinmaintainingthateducationoughttofitamanfor thewholeofliving.WhatI amnotatallsureofiswhether thetypeofeducationwepursue inourschoolsiscalculatedtodo justthat.Iftheschoolisa placeforpreparingchildrenfor lifeintheworldbeyondtheschool,canweacceptwith equanimitythepropositionthat English,History,Geography, etc.,areasufficientpreparation forlife?

mendedforthelaymanwho seekstofindoutwhatconditions arelikeinourschools,andwho hastheenergyandgoodwillto joinhiseffortstothoseof otherswhoareinterestedin betteringthoseconditions,Hewillbeshownwhatroadto travel, WhileIaminsubstantial agreementwithMr.King's treatise,Imade,asIreadit, somemarginaljottingswhich actasmodificationsofhisviews. Ithink,too,thathemisseda vitalpointwhen,afterexposing theinadequaciesofoursystem, hefailedtocriticiseinanyway theadministrationwhichfor yearshasallowedtheseinadequaciestopersist.Heprefers, democratically,tolaytheblame atthedoorsofeachandevery oneofus;andwhilethisview hassomethingtocommendit,is itnotpertinenttoaskhowfar wecancarrythisfinetheory, implicitintheideaofdemocracy,thatitisthepeoplewhogovern?Inpracticeisitnot thegovernment'whichgoverns? Caneveryindividualbecontinuallychargedwiththeresponsibilityoflookingafterthis andthataspectofgovernment? Amangoesabouthisdailywork,andhasenoughtodoto doitwellandattendtohisown wantsandthoseofhisfamily,I meanimmediatewants.If thereisalargerwant,suchas educationalreform,itshouldbe thedailybusinessofaspecial groupofmentoattendtoitgovernmentmen,Thusthe electorhasarighttoexpect goodgovernment,thebestgovernmentpossible.

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ContinentHandicap:Yodarran,1;SirDare,2;Enwoola,3; Agrileta,4, MelbourneTrial:Kareme,1; Trehair,2;ErrandBoy,3;Ne Cede,4.

AdelaideWelter(2):Clover Valley,1;GallantDuke,2;Sanopian,3;Prana,4. AdelaideWelter(1):Silver Lining,1;Lissadel,2;Trehair, 3;Kalamunda,4,

TROTTINGSELECTIONS

Breeders'Handicap:Lytham, 1;

Dandalup,2;Narlarda,3. WestoniaHandicap:Sheikson, 1;GeneralHeather,2;Druggist, 3. SouthernCrossHandicap: Arrowood,1;LadyMandalup,2; Lawn'sDaughter,3. YilgarnHandicap:Bingen's Hope,1;Dalanda,2;Royal Cloud,3. MetropolitanHandicap:BarungaPrince,1;Dallingwood,2; Desmond,3. KarleeHandicap:Meadow Chief,1;MardonGirl,

Iknowthatextra-curricular activitiesareencouragedbythe StateEducationDepartments. Thisisthesortofstatement uponwhichacriticwithPope's giftforsatirewouldpounce wolfishly,First,Iimagine,he wouldwanttoknowwhyany worthwhilethingswereoutside thecurriculuminsteadofinit; inotherwords,insteadofhavingextraactivities,whynotrevisethecurriculum?Thenhe mightmakeawkwardenquiries astothemannerinwhichthe extraactivitieswere"encouragbd."Finally,hemightmeditateembarrassinglyontheextraordinaryingenuityofteachers whocouldmakethehoursof thedaysoelasticastoembrace notonlyanormalfull-timecurruculumbutextraworth-while activitiesaswell.

Mr.A.King,oftheDepartmentofEnglishintheUniversityofW.A.,compiledafew yearsago(1944)aninteresting pamphletentitled"ParentsIn SearchofEducation."Inithe presentsareadableandhighly instructivereviewofpresentdayeducationinthisState,togetherwithconstructivesuggestionsforitsimprovement.Itis apamphletmuchtoberecom-

IthinkMr.KingandIwould clash,too,onthematterofprivateschools.Heseemstobe oftheopinionthattheyought notexist.Iwouldliketodwell onthismatter;butitistoobig atopicto atsquarelyat theendofanarticle. Iwill makeonlyoneobservation.The privateschoolsaretheonlyones withboardingfacilities.Isit notlikelythatchildrenwould bebettereducatediftheylivedattheschool,insteadoftrying toforpickupeducation,piecemeal, fivehoursaday,ononlyfive' daysoftheweek?Ifweadmit this,thentheremustbethe strongestreasonsfortheretentionoftheprivateschoolsys- tem.

THANKS

TheSistersofMercy,Victoria Square,wishtothankallthose whohelpedtomaketheFatima Playthesuccessityeas,andto apologisetothosewhoweredeprivedofseatingaccommodation. Thesumof£3315s.wascollectedtobesenttotheHolySee forthe"StarvingChildren" fund.

PAVINGCONTRACTOR.

ExpertinBitumenandGravel Construction.

-lstimatesandSpecificationsFree TOMMURPHY, 251Hamen3leyRoad,Subiaco. 'I'hone:W1570.

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ResultFirstWeeklyJudgingWith PhotosOfWinnersWillBePublishedIn"TheSundayTimes"Next Sunday,28th.August

ALSODETAILSOFCOMPETITION

2;Red Sol,3. DundasHandicap:PrinceTingle,1;BarristerLad,2;Radiant Warrior, .11.141,10.4.04.4.4.00441,04.4.04411.44.04.4.4.

THEY.C.W.NATIONAL CONFERENCEOPENS ARecordOfSolidAchievement

PriestsandeageryoungmenfromeveryCapitalinthe CommonwealthconvergedonPerthduringthecourseoflast weektoparticipateintheSixthNationalConferenceoftheYoungChristianWorkers,whichcommenceditssessionsintheTheatretteoftheChristianBrothers'onMondaymorning.

ThedelegateswerewelcomedatadanceinNedlands onSaturdaynight.Sundaywastakenupwithaone-day RetreatatAquinas'College,givenbyRev.FatherJ.Hogan.

Thefirstsessionwasoccupiedbythereadingofreports fromtheNationalCouncil(TerryBarker),andtheMelbourneandPerthDiocesanCouncils(NoelMurphyand RogerRyan).Highlightsfromtheformerareoutlined below:-

TheConferenceexpressedprehensive.Itwashopedto concernattheprevalenceofob-havethispositionamended,parsceneliteratureandarticles,andticulerlyinreferencetomore theNationalExecutivehadmadeclear-cutdefinitionsof"ob-

butasameansofenabling youngmentomarrywithChristianidealsandtofoundand rearfamiliesinthelightof Christianprinciples.

Amongthepracticalproposals putforwardwastheincreasing ofapprentices'wagesto50s,for acommencement.Itwasfurthercontendedthatpercentage increasesduringtheir"time" shouldbebasedonthejourneymen'swagesandnotonthebasic wage.

Sketchingtheservicesprovid-edbytheMovement,itwasnotedthathospitalandhomevisitationofthesick,especially amongyouth,wasundertaken.

InQueenslandandVictoria specialattentionwasbeingpaid toyoungimmigrants,forwhom

Society,withacapitalof £100,000,abouttolaunchoperations.Itwillprovidefurnitureandhomerequisites.

Itwasnotedwithsatisfaction thatvocationstothepriesthood continuetoberecruitedfrom theranksoftheY.C.W.,and thatassistantsforthePapuan Missionshavebeenfound amongitsmembers.

"NewYouth,"theY.C.W. monthlypublication,nowdistributes11,000copies.

VisitingChaplains:

Rev.FatherF.Lombard(GeneralChaplainandMelbourne DiocesanChaplain).

Rev.FatherJ.Brasier(Co- burg,Victoria).

representationstotheCommonwealthGovernmenturgingthe settingupofaCommonwealth CensorshipCommitteeonLiteraturesimilartothatwhich operatesregardingfilms.

Itaskedfurtherthatthetransmissionthroughthemailsof certainobscenematterregisteredatthePostOfficeasperiodicalsbeprohibited.Ittranspired,however,thatnoofficial actioncouldbetakenasthe PoliceActsofthevarious Stateswerenotsufficientlycorn-

BABY COMPETITION

£50INPRIZES

ResultofFirst Week'sJudging VICTOR PENROSE CHILDSTUDIES SECURED

18T.,2ND.,AND3RD.

[NTHEUNDER1$MONTHS 1ST.

INTHE15MONTHSAND UNDER3YEARSECTION. 3RD.

INTHE3TO6YEARSECTION.

BESUREYOUENTERA VICTORPENROSE PORTRAIT BA4296FORAPPOINTMENTS.

scene"and''disgustingnature" -terms,theinte4retationof whichwereatpresentleftto thediscretionofstipendiary magistrates. Resultshad,however,been obtainedbyindividualactionrelatingtoadvertisers,anditwas hopedthat associatedamalgamationwith Youthcommittees wouldenableabroaderfrontto bepresented. Amongthecampaignscon-

materialassistance,accommodationandcompanywerefound. Attentionwasalsobeingpaid legedyoungpeople.

Tooffsetthecasualandmisguidedmatterofsex-education, theY.C.W.inVictoriaprovides adolescenttrainingcourses,comprisingsixlecturesgivenby priests,doctorsandcompetent laymen.200youthshadavailedthemselvesofthisservice.

Pre-CanaConferencesforen-

FatherG. Quilter (BrunswickWest,Victoria). Rev.FatherL.Roberts(Glen- elg,SouthAustralia).

Delegates:

FromMelbourne; TedLong(NationalPresident),TerryBarker(National Secretary),NoelMurphy(DiocesonPresident),BillDavies (DiocesanOrganiser),David Burke(Editor,"NewYouth"), BrianWaldron,JackMitchell, JohnMonk,BillConnell,John McGrath,LeoFyfe,MickBlizzard,JerryMahon,Arthur Jones.

FromTasmania: PeterOldfield,MervynWilliams,JohnDunne.

FromSouthAustralia: LesWilliams,DennisEaston,

FromQueensland: GerryGallagher (Diocesan President).

FromNewSouthWales: BillClegg.

W.A.Representatives: Rev.Dr.E.Sullivan(DiocesanChaplain),TerryDaly (DiocesanPresident),Roger Ryan(DiocesanSecretary).

REGULARSERVICEOF ITALIANSHIPSBETWEEN ITALYANDAUSTRALIA.

1PrepaidsforMigrants-ReturnFares.Specialconcessionsfor FamilyGroups.

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Passportvisaforpassengers travellingtoItalyobtained.

Rev,Dr.Sullivan(PerthY.C.W.DiocesanChaplain)reads theArchbishop'smessageofwelcometotheInterstate DelegatesafterMassatSt.Mary'sCathedral.

ductedbytheY.C.W.onana-gagedcouplesandCanaConfertionalbasisduringtheyear werefeaturedspiritualandeconomicproblems,Thecampaignon"Baptism"soughtby actualdemonstrationandinstructiontobringhometoyoung workerstherealandeternaleffectsofthisbasicChristiansacrament. Campaignson"MyFuture," "Wages,"and"Savings"aimed toexaminethepresentstateof employmentamong young workersandtheirambitionsfor betterment.Theseinquiries wouldbethebasisforaction. Itwasnotintended,however, merelytoincreaseincomeand encouragethriftforitsownsake,

encesforthenewly-wedshad provedtheirworthinseveral States, Perhapsthemostimpressive contributionoftheY.C.W.tothe solutionofnationalproblems liesintheirco-operativehousingsocieties.InMelbourne theyhaveenrolled1,500members,and900havebuiltorare buildinghomesthroughtheir agency.Twonewsocietiesare inthecourseofformation,and itishopedtoexpandtoall States.TheCo-operativeSocietyprovidesthefinancefor youngpeopletobuildhomes. Inconjunctiontherewith,they haveaCo-operativeTrading

DelegatestotheY.C.W.ConferencephotographedatAquinasCollege,aftertheone-dayRetreat,whichprefacedthedeliberationsoftheConference.

Rev.

THEFLIGHT

FROMWORK

Ourstatesmenproclaim,more urgentlyandinsistentlythan everbefore,theimminentthreat ofincreasedandperhapsacute privationifwefailtoearnour livingandpayforourimports, anddonotceasetgproducetoo expensively.Withalltheir warningsaboutthedownhill paththatthecountryhasbeen following,thereisacontinual messageofhopethatoursalvationdoes,evenyet,liewithin ourownhands.Whatisthe greatobstacle?

Itisthegrowingexperience andhardeningbeliefofmany observantandhonestpeople amongallclassesthatthereis creeping,indeedthattherehas crept,intoourlandarealdisgustforwork.Onewitnessto thisstateofaffairspresentsitselfintheformoftheGovernmentexhortationstowork,the searchfornewincentivesina conditionofpracticallyfull-employment,restrictivepractices, thepressingdemandsforshorter hoursandhigherwageswithout relationtoincreasedoutput,and soforth.Thattherehascome uponusaspiritof"flightfrom work"cannotbedeniedevenby thosewhodonotwishtocriticiseitinfact.

Whatthematerialistically mindedmembersoftheworking masseswantto-dayismoney andpower.Andinthismaybe theyarenotextraordinarilyunlikethose,ormanyofthose,who alreadypossessthesethings, thoughpossiblytheydonotrealisetheconsequencesoftheir possessionasfullyassomeofthe presentholders.Inspiteofthe slogan"equalopportunityfor all,"alittlequietreflectionon thenatureofmanandsociety willshowthatitisintrinsically impossibleformorethanacomparativefewtobe"incharge" inanindustrialsociety;andthe moretheState(perforceor otherwise)entersintoindustry, andthelessfairlydistributed thosesavingsare,sowillthe numberofthose"incharge"

growfewer,whiletheirpower anddictatorshipwillgrow greater.Yetinallthisfightforequality,moneyandpower,andin allthis'dislikeforwork,the souloftheworkingmanisstrivingaftersomethingthatis,asa matteroffact,obtainable.He doesnotseethedetailsofthe distantvision,notbecausethe visionitselfisdull,butbecause hismindisencrustedinthedark fogofmaterialismwhichpreventshimfromseeingthetrue valueofhimselfandhisworkas Godseesandvaluesitandas Godhasrevealeditinthegloriouslybrightandsimplelightof theChristianfaith.Whatthe workingmanisstrivingafter mostprofoundly,andmostrightlyistorealisehisownpersonalityinallthathedoesandin allthesacrificesthathemakes. Hedoesnotseethedetailsof thisvision.Indeed,heishardly awareofitsexistence.Butnone thelessitbeckonstohim,becauseGodhasimplanteditin hissoul.Theworkerhasbeen createdanindividualhuman person,capableofunlimitedlove andsurrenderwhileheyetremainshimself.Inaword,he wantshisworktobe"devoted" yetsuperblypersonaland worth-while,andnotdictated, impersonalormechanical.

loveandworshipofthecreature totheCreator,anditsrewardis thedazzlingexaltatonofthe humanpersonbyGod."He humbledhimself,becoming obedientuntodeath. For whichcause,Godalsohathexaltedhimandhathgivenhima namewhichisaboveallnames," (Phil.ii.8-9.)

Wemustbeconvinced,against ourlower,andmaterialistically darkenednature,thatwehay* beenmadetoworkandtocarry ourcrosshereinorderthatit mayinduecoursecarryusto thebosomoftheFather."If anymanwillcomeafterme,let himdenyhimselfandtakeup hiscrossandfollowme.(Mt. xvi.24.)Christianityteaches thatyouarestupidandwasting yoursubstanceifyoudonot work.Here,asinallthings, Christisatwarwith"the world."ThosewhofollowHim willwin;andtheywillbe"the workers."

Muchmoremightbesaidon thistheme,butletusturninsteadtoamoredifficultthought, thoughnotthereforenecessarily lesstrue.

EightyPerCent.OfthePopulatiot areAfflictedwithSomeFormof SpinalDefect,thatisthecauseof somuchNervousness,Indigestion Headache,Rheumatism,Menta! Weakness,andothergraveand dangerousDiseases.

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Now,theredoexistschemes formakingtheworker'staskless mechanicalandmoreinteresting,anddoubtlessmanymore willbethoughtofastheworld producesmore,andprovided thattheworldisnotplunged intoaseriesofdevastatingwars, whilemachmightbeaddedconcerningthemechanisticageof theconveyorbelt.Butinthe verynatureoftheindustrialsys_ temtheseschemeswillberelativelyartificial,superficial,and incapableoftouchingtherootof theproblem,becausetheywill nottouchthedepthsofthe worker'ssoul.Atoncethenwill beseen,andmoreclearlyperhapsasweproceed,theworker's needofunderstandingandliving inthelightoftheChristianrevelationaboutthevalueandimportanceofhiswork,Hiswork shouldbeforhimselfbotha sourceofstrengthtobecome moreofthemanthatGodcreatedhimtobeandawell-spring ofjoyfulconsolation,liftinghim upintothelifeandloveofGod whichChristcametogiveinan evergreaterabundancetothose whowouldmarchHisway. What,then,shouldtheChristian sayaboutwork? Letusbeginbylookingatthe modelofperfectmanhood;so perfectthat"hethatseethme seeththeFatheralso."(Jn. xiv.9,)Andwhatdoesthis modelshowus?Hespentmost ofHislifeworkinginacarpenter'sshop,whichisanextraordinarythingwhenyourememberthatHehadcometo evangeliseandredeemthe world.Humanwisdomwould suggestthatHecouldhavebeen moreprofitablyoccupied,both forHisownsakeandforthe primaryendthatHehadin view.Butover-ridingallthings wastheonevitalobject:"Ido alwaysthethingsthatplease myFather."(Jn.viii.29.) Whichonly,ofcourse,throws thequestionback.Whydidthe Fatherselectthismanneroflife fortheSon?And,ofthemany repliesthatcanbegiven,we maybeabsolutelycertainofthis one.AlmightyGodknewthat thevastmajorityofmenwould havetobecarpenters,plumbers, "workers."AndHewantedto showthemunmistakablythat Heplacedanabsolutelyhigh valueupontheirwork,inso muchasitwastobecarriedout withthemindofobedienceto Hiswillandtheserviceofa man'sfamilyandhisfellowmen.ObediencetoGodandHis Providencehasavaluesurpassingthewisdomoftheworld.In itiscontainedthesurrenderin

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AllthatGodhasmadeisgood. HeisnottheAuthorofsin.And allHiscreationisandmustbe somehowanimageofHimself, forHecanthinkofnothingpositivethatisnotcontainedin somewayintheinfiniteplenitudeofHisBeing.Now,man isthenoblestofHiscreatureson earth,andthereforeresembles Himmostclosely."Letusmake mantoourimageandlikeness." (Gen.i.26.)ButinGodall elsepresupposesHisPaternity, "ofWhomallpaternityin heavenandearthisnamed." (Eph.iii.15.)

Andhowwellthispaternity hasbeenbroughtoutinthehistoryofthehumanrace!Its resemblanceiswrittenhighin thestoryofeveryworthyfather ofafamilythroughitsmarkof givingandproviding,ofhanding onaninheritance.Itistobe seen,too,inthewidersphereof onegenerationsavingandprovidingforthenext,thatinthe nextitmaybecomeasimpler thingtoliveadecenthumanlife inpraiseofGod,Such,surely, hasbeenthemotifinChristian economics,asitwere,linking onefamilywithitsdescendantS, onegenerationwithitssuccessor,onecenturywiththatwhich followsButitbecomesmore impossibletocarryonthistraditioninproportionastheimpersonalStateoverplaysits handandassumestoomuchof theroleoffather,orasmaterialisticgreedconsumestoomuch fromcurrentproduction.

Again,too,thisnoteofpaternitywastobeseenintheold Christianideaofsocialstatusor statesoflife,thehigherbeing stewardofGod'sgiftsforthe lower.Thefactofsocialdifferencesinstatuscanneverbeeradicated,howeveroftentheir namesor'membersmaybe changed.Itisinthenatureof thingsasGodmadethem,Who didnotchoosetomakeallmen equalintalentorfortune.Todayweusetheword"class"insteadof"status,"andfortune haspassed,andwillpassagain, toadifferentsetofmen.But thesadthingisthatwiththe lapseofChristianthoughtand thefailuretorecognisetheobligationsattachingtoownership, classco-operationandindustrial unityhaveturnedintoclass-war onascalethatnopreviousage haswitnessed.AridsoGod's imageinmaninthisrespecthas growndim,andwithitsincreasingdimnesshaslessenedthe happinessandcontentednessand stabilityofman. Politicalandindustrialdemocracy whomLettheworkers,among pleaseGodweareall numbered,takecheerfromthese words.Butasrealitiestheywill onlybringuscontentifwe fashiontheirmeaninginthe lightofChrist.

midnightbythebrandistexecutiveonAugust15th.,theFeast oftheAssumption.Duringthe24hoursover 6,600Rosariesweresaidbythe leadersandthecongregation.OurLady'sstatuewasbeautifullydecoratedbytheBrigid- ineSisters,andtwospotlights, inadditiontothemanycandles, werekeptalightoverthewhole 24hours.TheH.N.S.wereassistedbytheBrigidineSisters, SacredHeartSodality,Children ofMary,LegionofMary,N.C.G.M.,andY.C.W.Leaderswere providedfromalltheseorgani- sations.AttheRosaryhour from7.30to8.30p.m.,over400 parishionerswerepresent.Throughoutthe24hourstwo leaderskneltnearthealtarrails. andrecitedtheRosary,assisted bymembersofthechurch.They wererelievedeveryhalfhour,

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Therecentpublicationof "StudiesinCatholicAction," bytheAustralianNationalSecretariatofCatholicAction,gies oneanexcellentopportunityof discussingtheworkofthisimportantbody.ANSCA,asitis popularlyknown,hasaworldwideinfluenceandrepresentsa majorachievementofAustralianzealinthecauseofthe apostolate.

Itsoriginsdatebacktothe early'thirties,whenagroupof youngUniversitystudents,inflamedbythevisionofBeRoc. Chestertonandtherest,formed themselvesintoamilitantCatholicbodyknownastheCampionSociety.Theexceptional brillianceandzealofitsmembersgavethisgroupaninfluencefarbeyondtheseeming possibilitiesofitsnumerical strength.Warmlysupported fromthebeginningbythatgreat Churchman,Dr.Mannix,ArchbishopofMelbourne,itwasinstrumentalinhavingaconcrete memorandum.presentedtothe BishopsofAustralasiaatthe SynodofSydney,inSeptember, 1937.TheirLordshipsdecidedtosetupCatholicActionand entrustedthetaskoforganisationtoacommitteeofBishops, undertheChairmanshipofDr. Mannix.

Anenormoustasklayahead.

CatholicActionwastotallyunknowntothegreatmajorityof Australians,clergyandlaity alike.Therewerenoleaders availablewithexperienceinthe practicalworkingofaCatholic ActionMovement.Thetask wasoneofthecompletereorientationoftheCatholicmind towardsthenewapostolateurgentlydemandedbythePope.

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retariattoactasitsmainadministrativebody,withtheresponsibilityofadvisingtheBishopsonpolicy,providingthem withinformationrequired,and passingontheirdecisionstothe variousMovementsthatwould besetup.TheSecretariatbeganeducatingclergyandlaity throughoutAustraliainthenew ideasbymeansofawealthof magnificentpublications.The widespreaddistributiongavean earlyindicationofthefertile soiluponwhichtheywereto work,Gradually,experimentalgroupsweresetupandthe generaloutlinesofCatholicActionmethodssuitableforAustraliadefinedandconstituted intoformalMovements.At presenttherearethefollowing Movements:

(a)YoungCatholicStudents' Movement(Y.S.C.),existingin 156girls'andboys'schools.

(b)TheYoungChristian Workers'Movement(Y.C.W.), formedin186parochialsections andembracingover7,000members.Asignalhonourwas paidtheorganisationrecently whenitsNationalSecretary, Mr.FrankMcCann,wassentby theGovernmenttorepresent Australianyouthat'theInternationalConference.

(c)TheNationalCatholic Girls'Movement(N.C.G.M.),establishedin166sections.

(d)TheNationalCatholic RuralMovement(N.C.R.M.),the firstandlargestoftheMovementssetup,functioningin270 parishgroups.

(e)TheNationalChristian Workers'Movement(N.C.W.M.), whichisyetintheexperiment- talstagesandconfinedthe ArchdioceseofMelbourne. EachoftheseMovementshas beenestablishedwithaNa-

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tionalexecutiveunderthechairmanshipofamemberofthe EpiscopalCommittee,andpublishesitsownregularpaper, Leaders'Bulletin,s,andspecialisedbooksandwpamphlets.However,theSecretariatcontinues toinfluencethemthroughitscoordinatingfunction,byrecommendingtotheEpiscopalCommitteethelimitsoftheiroperationandbypreparingappropriatesolutionsforpracticaldifficultiesofdevelopmentwhich arisefromtimetotime.

Mostvaluablefruitofthe methodadoptedbytheSynod ofSydneyinestablishingCatholicActionistherelativeease withwhichapriestorlayleadercannowunderstandanyof theseMovements,becauseof theverydefiniteanduniform fundamentalprinciplesdiscoveredandelaboratedbytheSecretariat."StudiesinCatholic Action"isabrilliantexpositionoftheseprinciples,andwill certainlybecomeastandard text-bookinallEnglish-speakingcountries, AMISSIONARYPROBLEM.

Thehardfactsofleakage. smallnumbersatdailyMass. desertedDevotions,mixedmarriagesandthelikearegraduallybringinghometoeventhe mostoptimisticpastorthefact thatthereissomethingwrong withtheworld.Thelaity, overwhelmedbyworldevents andthepaganterrorsoftotalitarianStates,confusedbythe broadstandardsandincreasing lackofasenseofsininthe worldaboutthem,joininthe generallament.Forallof these,"StudiesinCatholicAction"isaprovidentialbook.It setsoutthemindoftheChurch onthemodernproblemasexpressedbytherecentPontiffs intheclearestpossibleway. Practicalconcretemethodsof apostolatearedefinedandproposedastheonlyavenueofescapefromthedestructiveforces threateningourFaithandour verycivilisation.

Theproblemisstatedasbeing essentiallyamissionaryone:

"Here,thenisthesituation. Inalmosteverycountryto-day thereisarelativeminorityof keenandrelativelywell-informedChristians,Thereis,on theotherhand,arelativeminorityofpeoplerigidlyopposed totheChristianidea,Inbetweenliesthemass,usuallyinert,lackingconstructiveideas, easilymisled.Whowillwin thismass,Christorhisenemies?Thatisto-day'sprobleminFranceandAmerica,as wellasinChinaorChile.Will themenofGoodwillfindwhat theyareseekingintheChurch, orwilltheybeledoffintothe wildernessbyfanaticsand scoundrels?Thatiswhywe mustalwayshaveinmindthese masses,beeagertoliftthem up,togivethemlight,toenablethemtosavethemselves byknowingthetruthandfollowingit,

"Wemustnotfailthemasses."(p.ii.)

Thechallengefiringthevisionoftheauthorsisthatwhich confrontedtheapostles.

"Wetakeupthetaskofthe earlyChristians winning overapaganworldtothe startlingandnovelrevelationof thepersonalityandmessageof Christ."(p.30.)

Onlythosewhoregardthis

basicproblemofourtimeswith theeyesoffaithcanpossibly understandtheinsistenceofthe recentPopesonCatholicAction. TheexistenceoftheSecretariat; theveryworthofthisbook, standorfallonthetruthor otherwiseofthisfundamental proposition;thatPriorityOnefor apriest,afterthedispensation ofthesacramentsandpreaching,istheworkofCatholicAction.Theslowandpainful progresswehavewitnessedat timesresultsfromtheinnocent blindnessofsomanymenof goodwill.Howaptarethe wordsofPopePiusXI.quoted bytheauthor:

" Thatitisdeartothe heartofChristisclearfromthe manifestandcontinuousDivine assistanceinfavourofCatholic Action,Fornotonlydoesit progress,butitprogressesin spiteofdifficultiesandofmisunderstandings beforeall elsewemustpraythatwemay beunderstood."

Thegreatvalueofthispresentbookisthatnootherpublicationweknowofputsthe problemanditssolutionmore realistically.Theindifferent andtheantagonisticmayremainsuchafterheadingit,but withthisdifference,theywill nowunderstandwhattheyare talkingabout.

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theyordainedwouldnothave beenpropersacrificingpriests. Thuswouldtheconnection, whichyouaresoanxioustopreserve,bebroken.Againinthe ceremonialofconsecrationand ordinationtheessentialform wassochangedthatitceasedto betheforminstitutedbyChrist.

Onthatscorealsowouldthe successionbreakdown.Nolawfulsuccessioncanthereforebe claimedfromthoseBishopsand priestswhoweremisledatthe timeoftheReformation,orwho wereweakenoughtoembrace whattheyknewwaserror.

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Youask:

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istypicalofthewayinwhich youacceptastruewhathasbeen publishedwiththedeliberateintentionofbringingdiscrediton theChurch.IfIreadinthe paperinthemorningthatthe ArchbishopofCanterburyhas saidthatChristhadnotdiedon CalvarybutthatHehadbeen spiritedawaybefore.deathby theApostle§,Iwouldatonce discreditth4reportandattribute thestatementtosomejournalist outforsensationalheadlines.I wouldrefusetobelievehehad saidsuchathinguntilIhadhad itonthemostreliableauthority.

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CardinalArchbishopMichael vonFaulhaberwasneverin chargeinVienna.HewasconsecratedBishopofSpeyerin 1911,wasChaplaintothe forcesduringWorldWarI, transferredtotheArchiepisco- palSeeofMunichandFreisberg in1917,andcreatedCardinalin 1921.BeforeandduringWorld WarIIhedefiedtheNaziauthoritiesonseveraloccasions,and whenNazipoliceVIuniformoc-

cupiedthefrontbenchesofhis Cathedral,tointimidatehim,he continuedtodenouncetheunChristianlawsoftheNaziParty. Perhapsifyousentmesome morereliableinformation I mightbeabletoshowyouthat youareunderafalseimpressionaboutthisgreatman.CardinalTheodoreInnitzerwas ArchbishopofVienna,andifhe haddoneanythinglikewhatyou suggesthewouldimmediately havebeenrelievedofhisresponsibilities.Writingtothe Bishops,clergyandlaityof Germanyin1939,thePope, whenspeakingofthewayin whichCatholicandChristian termswerebeingdeprivedof thespiritualandsupernatural meaningbytherulersofthat land,said:"Thepastorsand guardiansofGod'speoplewilldo welltoactwithvigilance againstthislootingofthesanctuaryandthisworkofconfusingminds."TheCardinalof Vienna,whohadbeenbutfour yearsinofficeatthattime, wouldbethefirsttoseethat suchinstructionswerecarried out.Hecertainlywouldnot havegiventheleadinmaterialisingtheSermonontheMount.

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A.:IhopeIhavenotkept youwaitingforyouranswer, Mick,butinjusticetoothersI musttakelettersmoreorlessin theordertheyarrive.The blackoutwhichweenduredhere inPerthaddedfurthertothe delay.Ihopemyansweristo yoursatisfaction.Upbringing andearlytrainingareresponsibleformosterrors.Youhave beenbroughtupinanenvironmentinwhichyouhavebeen repeatedlytoldthattheChurch ofEnglandistheonetrue Church,orpossiblyabranchof it.Youhavereadandheardof theyokeandburdenofRoman domination,untilyoulookon submissiontotheauthorityap- pointedbyChristassomething evil.Iknowyouaresincereand ingoodfaith,butyoumustnot allowyourselftobeblindedto facts.Youmustnotacceptas trueeverythingyoureadin newspapersoranti-religious magazines,butrathergotosuch sourcesaswillprovideyouwith facts.

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NEWYORK.-(NC)-Theimpressivespiritualresultsfrom thephenomenonofthe"weepingVirgin"intheLublinCathedralwereemphasisedbyBishop PeterKalwaofLublinina statementinwhichheatthe sametimedeclaredthattheincidentcouldnotbeestablished as"miraculousandsupernatural."Thefulltextofthe Bishop'sstatementhasbeenreceivedbytheInter-Catholic PressAgencyhere.

theirunusualinfluenceinarousinganddeepeningthereligious lifeofmanypeople.Thisisattestedbythemanyconversions whichtookplaceatthistime,by thebesiegedconfessionalsinour Lublinchurches.IfGodwanted toobtainonlythatresultbythe eventswhicharetakingplace beforeoureyesinLublin,even sowewouldowethegreatest gratitudetotheHolyMotherfor thefavourwhichsheshowedher children."

"Spiritualresultswhichwe witnessinconnectionwiththe recenteventsintheLublinCathedraldeserveemphasis," BishopKalwasaid,"namely,

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asidefortheannualdedication oftheparishesofthedioceseto theImmaculateHeartofMary. TheCatholicsextonsofthecathedralwerereportedassaying thattheimagebegantobleed underitslefteyewhileshedding atearofwaterfromitsright eye.Whenthebloodwaswiped awaybyapriest,itwassaid, anotherdropappearedtotake itsplace.

Thephenomenonrevolved aboutaportraitofOurLadyof CzestowchowaintheLublinCathedralwhichreportedlyshed tearsofbloodontheSundayset

DespiteGovernmentcensorship,newsofthephenomenon spreadlikewildfirethroughout Polandandevokedaspontaneousdemonstrationoffaithwhich almostfrightenedtheCommunistauthorities.Withinaweek closetohalfamillionpeople, somecorningonpilgrimages fromfaroffplacesandhadfiled throughtheCathedraltogaina glimpseoftheportrait.Thecure oftwoblindpersons,a73-yearoldwomananda12-year-old girl,wasreported.Thousands milledaroundthecathedral square,andonepersonwasreportedcrushedtodeathinthe scrabbletoenterthechurch.

Church'sAttitudeTo SocialProblems

FRIBOURG.Switzerland,Aug. 8-(NC).-Sharpdifferences overhowmuchstressthe Churchshouldgivethesocial problemto-daywereexpressed attheroundtablediscussionby Catholicintellectualshere.MembersofthepanelwereDouglas Woodruff,editoroftheLondon "Tablet,"ArnoldLunn,British convertandwriter,P.J.S.Serrarens,generalsecretaryofthe InternationalFederationof ChristianTradeUnions,and FatherBouchenski,Dominican educatorandphilosopher.

Mr.WoodruffandMr.Lunn contendedthatanattemptby theChurchtocapturetheworkingclasshasleditintotalking tothemassesasiftheirmaterialconsiderationswerethebeallandend-alloftheirexistence.

Mr.Serrarensstoutlydisagreed,declaringthatChrist taughtustoaskfor"ourdaily bread."andinsistedthatthe modernsocialproblemsmustbe answeredbytheChurchby spellingouttheteachingscontainedinthegospels, Mr.Woodruffstatedthatthe

CatholicChurchofthe20th.centuryhasbeencharacterisedby anattempttorecapturetheproletariat.Hefelt,hesaid,that theChurchshouldnotallowitselftobecomeassociatedwith meresocialremedieswhichby theirnaturecouldonlyleadto statecontrolandtotheexercise ofpowersinoppositiontothe verythingwhichtheChurch strives.

SupportingMr.Woodruff's views,Mr.Lunndeclaredthat thisagehasbuiltforitselfa disgustingidolknownasthe commonman,whereasthereare otherstobesavedbesidesthe proletariat.Therealspiritual crisis,Mr.Lunninsisted,liesin thefactthat"Catholicshaven't gotanyguts,"whileeveryCommunistisapropagandistforhis party. Mr.Serrarensdeclaredthat theChurchhasthedutytopromotesocialjusticeaspartofits obligationto,promoteandsafeguardhumandignity.

FatherBouchenskiclaimed thatmanyChristiansaresufferingfromaninferioritycomplex andarelookingforacompromise.

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Infaceofthistremendous demonstrationoffaith,theCommunistauthoritieschargedthat theclergyhadinventedthe storyofthemiracleinorderto "sabotagetheeffortsfora people'sPoland."Theassertions wereaccompaniedbythreats thatthepriestsresponsible wouldbetried.

Amostnotableconversionin connectionwiththephenomenon,theInter-CatholicPress Agencyherereports,wasthat of500JehovahWitnesses,who arrivedatthecathedralheaded bytheirbishop,madeaprofessionoffaith,andwerereceived backintotheChurch.

NewChurch InJapan

KANAZAWA,Japan,Aug.4. -(NC)-Plansareunderway herefortheerectionofachurch whichwillserveasamonument tothememoryofthefamous feudalgeneral,TakayamaUkon, whowasexiledfortheFaith anddiedinthePhilippinesin 1615.Hewasoncearesidentof Kanazawa,andanassociation heremadeupofnon-Christians aswellasChristiansandsupportedbytheHeirarchy,isseekingtopromotehisbeatification. TheGovernoroftheprovince hasdonatedabellforthe church.

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SilenceOnRed PersecutionDeplored

NEWYORK.-(NC)-Regret atthesilenceofthegeneral pressoverthe"liquidationof theUkrainianCatholicChurch inWesternUkraineandCarpatho-Ukraine"hasbeenexpressedinalettertotheNew York"Times"herebyBishop JohnBuchko,VisitatorApostolic fortheUkrainiansinWestern Europe.

someoftheUkrainianCatholic Bishopsandtheplaceswhere someofthosestillalivearenow beingheldintheSovietUnion. OnlyafewweeksagotheCatholicPressrelatedthatthevoices oftheimprisonedBishopsare reachingtheirfaithfulthrough pastoralletters.smuggled.to themthroughunderground channels.)

WritingfromRome,the Bishopsaid:"Thetragicfateof JosefCardinalMindszenty(PrimateofHungary),andArchbishop(Aloysius)Stepinac(of Zagreb,Yugoslavia)iswell known,aswellastherecent persecutionofArchbishopJosef BeranofPrague,Buthardly anythingisknownofthefact thattheentireUkrainianCatholicHierarchyhasbeencompletelyliquidated.SomeBishops aredead,othersarestillsufferingintheSovietcamps,where theyareassignedtohard labour."

"ThecruelhandoftheSoviet felluponthem(theBishops) duringthenightofApril11, 1945,"BishopBuchkorelates. "Allofthemwerearrestedon thesamenight,andwithina shorttimehundredsofpriests andfaithfulaswell.

"Convenienttoolsweresoon found,who'dissolved'theUkrainianCatholicChurchassuch andmadeitapartoftheRussianOrthodoxChurchunderthe leadershipoftheKremlin-dominatedPatriarchofMoscow.

(TheCatholicPresshasrepeatedlyprintedstoriestelling ofthepersecutionoftheUkrainianCatholicsatthehandsofthe Soviets.Ithasreportedthearrest,deportationanddeathof

"HisHolinessPopePiusXII, inhisfamousencyclical,'OrientalesOmnes,'calledtheattentionoftheworldtothemartyrdomoftheUkrainianCatholic ChurchundertheSovietregime, andappealedtoallChristiansto prayfortheUkrainianCatholics.

LONDON,Aug.4.-(NC)Msgr.JohnClarke,SeniorCatholicChaplaintotheBritish Army,solemnlyblessedthenew ColoursoftheIrishGuardsin thepresenceofKingGeorgeVI inthegardensofBuckingham Palace.

TheQueenandQueenMother attendedwiththeregiment's Colonel-in-Chief,LordAlexanderofTunis.