The Record Newspaper 03 December 1942

Japan'sExpansionistAmbitions

inEasternSiberia

ManyDifficultiesConfront RussiainitsDefence

Tojo

BySIRPAULDUKES.

TheStalin-MatsuokapactofneutralityofApril,1941,wasalesssensational eventthattheStalin-Hitlerpactof August,1939,butitseemsasifitmay leadtosomewhatsimilardevelopmentsforwhichitwouldbewisetobe wellprepared.Thetwopactssecured Russianneutralityintheeventofwar withBritainandAmericaonthepart ofJapanandGermanyrespectively.On theRussiansidetheagreementwith Japanappearedatthetimetobean astutemovedesignedtodivertJapaneseattentionfromRussiantootherdirections.ToRussiaatthatmoment

Soviet'sIntensePre-Occupationinthe West OffersFavourableOccasion

ofJapaneseattackinAsiainevitably increases.

recognitionoftheSoviet-People'sRe-

publicofMongolia''-bothunderstrong EversincethetreatyofPortsmouth,protestfromChina-agreatgapwas JapanhasregardedanotherwarwithdrivenintowhatusedtobeTsaristdoRussiaaseventuallyunavoidable.Herminions.ByittheRussiansareoutambitionswerealwayswideandhaveflankedinadvance,andwiththeseiznotdiminishedwiththeyears.InureofthenorthernhalfofSakhalin, North-easternAsiatheyarenolesswhichwoulddoubtlessbeoneof thanthecontrolofEasternSiberiaupJapan'sfirstattemptedmoves,thedetoLakeBaikal,which,withtheriverfenceoftheSiberianseaboardandits Lenatothenorth,andvastsandyaerodromeswouldbecomeverydiffiwastesandtracklessmountainstothecult.Theirlosswoulddeprivethe south,constitutesintheJapaneseviewUnitedStatesofthepowertoreinanaturalfrontier, forcetheRussianairforcesinSiberia.

LakeBaikalisthesixthlargestlakeSimultaneously,themainJapaneseatintheworld.Itisnearly400milestackwouldbeconductedthroughMan-

*Japaneseneedtosecuretheirrear

conflictbetweenJapanandthedemocraciesappearedadvantageous.As "TheTimes"aptlyexpressedit:"It didnotneedasigneddiplomaticinstrumenttoassureJapanthatSovietRussiadisinterestedherselfinanyJapaneseadventuresinthesouthernPacific; fornothingcouldbettersuitRussian policythantoseeJapanraiseupfresh enemiesforherself,anddissipateher strengthindistantwaters."Butnow thatJapanhasreapedtheadvantages ofthatpactintheEast,asHitlerhad doneintheWest,itsdisadvantagesto Russiaarebecomingapparent.The JapaneseArmyinManchuriahasbeen maintainedasanindependentforce, abletostrikewithoutregardtohappeningselsewhere.ItwouldbepueriletosupposethatJapanviewedthe convenientarrangementwithMoscow inanyotherlightthanHitlerdid,so thatwithgrowingGermanpressure againstRussiainEuropethelikelihood

lungandsome50mileswide.Navigationonitiscomplicatedbytheprevalenceofsuddenstormsandthelackof good.baysandnaturalharbours,It freezessolidforseveralmonthsinwinter,butwithaveryunevensurface whichpresentsanobstacletotransport suchascanbeconductedoverthe frozensurfaceofLakeLadogaandthe FinnishGulf.Thetrans-Siberianrailwayskirtsitssouthernshore,partly alongaroadblastedoutofthecliffs.

Aglanceatthemarwillshowthe difficultiesconfrontingtheRussians underpresentcircumstancesindefendingthemselvesagainstaJapaneseinvasion.Theimportantfortifiedport ofVladivostokliesinanisolatedand perilouspositionatthesoutherntipof avulnerablepocketoftheFarEastern Territory.BytheJapaneseoccupationofManchuria,officiallyrecognised byMoscowinacodiciltotheStalinMatsuokapactinreturnforJapanese

chukuoandMongolianorthwards,with theobjectofcuttingthetrans-Siberian railwayeastofLakeBaikal.Japan havingherArmiesonthemainlandalready,shippingwouldnotbeaserious probleminthenewadventure.

DespitethepactwithJapan,the Russianshavenotbeenblindtothis menace.Uptothesummeroflast yeartheirFarEasternforcesweresaid tonumberabout1,500,000,dividedinto threegroups,entirelyself-containedand equippedfromthenewindustrialdistrictsofCentralandEasternSiberia. Considerablenumbershavehadtobe withdrawntoreinforcetheEuropean frontagainstGermany,butprecisionin assessingRussianstrengthisnotfacilitatedbytheextremeRussianreticence inthesematters,eventowardsthe militaryrepresentativesofherallies. Inthesummerof1939,whenhostilities brokeoutontheFarEasternborder, duetofrontierincidents,theJapanese

ForInvasion

emergedfromtheconflictsecondbest, andweredrivenbackwithseriouslosses.Theheroofthiscampaignwas MarshalBluecher,'whosepopularity amongtheRussiansoldierywasgreat, andwhosesubsequentdisappearanceis oneofthemajormysteriesoftheensuingperiod.Itisunknownwhonow hastheleadershipoftheremainingFar EasternArmies,orwhatdispositions havebeenmadetoprovideforthe threatenedemergency.

Butitisnotunreasonabletohope thatthenewindustrialregionsofCentralSiberia,supplementedonboth flanksoftheUralsbytheevacuated factoriesofLeningrad,Moscow,Kiev, HarkovandRostov,whichwerelargelytransplantedtothoseregions,may proveadequatetosupplymilitary equipmentbotheastwardsandwestward,.Itwasreportedthatover7,000 railwaywaggonswereusedtotakea singlellarkovfactoryanditsworkers totheUralsTheheroismofthese achievementspassesdescription.The workers,menandwomen,travelledin opentrucksforamonthinwintryconditions,feedingthemselvessomehowor other,overcomingthedifficultiesina mannercomprehensibleonlytoRussians,campingintheopenuponarrival, reconstructingthefactorieswiththeir ownhands;andrecommendingproductioninanincrediblyshortspaceof time.Themostpressingproblemwith whichtheSovietGovernmentisfaced isnotthatofmilitarysupplies,butthe taskofprovisioningtheArmyandthe civilianpopulationfollowingthelossof therichestagriculturalregions.Though Moscowallowsnowordofittobepubliclyannounced,itisknownthatthe

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Japan'sExpansionistAmbitions.

inEasternSiberia

ManyDifficultiesConfront RussiainitsDefence

Soviet'sIntensePre-Occupationinthe West .OffersFavourableOccasion

BySIRPAULDUKES.

TheStalin-MatsuokapactofneutralityofApril,1941,wasalesssensational eventthattheStalin-Hitlerpactof August,1939,butit.seemsasifitmay leadtosomewhatsimilardevelopmentsforwhichitwouldbewisetobe wellprepared.Thetwopactssecured Russianneutralityintheeventofwar withBritainandAmericaonthepart ofJapanandGermanyrespectively.On theRussiansidetheagreementwith Japanappearedatthetimetobean astutemovedesignedtodivertJapaneseattentionfromRussiantootherdirections.ToRussiaatthatmoment

ufJapaneseattackinAsiainevitably increases.

recognitionoftheSoviet"People'sRe-

publicofMongolia'-bothunderstrong

EversincethetreatyofPortsmouth,protestfromChina-agreatgapwas JapanhasregardedanotherwarwithdrivenintowhatusedtobeTsaristdoRussiaaseventuallyunavoidable.Herminions.ByittheRussiansareoutambitionswerealwayswideandhaveflankedinadvance,andwiththeseiznotdiminishedwiththeyears.InureofthenorthernhalfofSakhalin, North-easternAsiatheyarenolesswhichwoulddoubtlessbeoneof thanthecontrolofEasternSiberiaupJapan'sfirstattemptedmoves,thedetoLakeBaikal,which,withtheriverfenceoftheSiberianseaboardandits Lenatothenorth,andvastsandyaerodromeswouldbecomeverydiffiwastesandtracklessmountainstothecult.Theirlosswoulddeprivethe south,constitutesintheJapaneseviewUnitedStatesofthepowertoreinanaturalfrontier. forcetheRussianairforcesinSiberia.

LakeBaikalisthesixthlargestlakeSimultaneously,themainJapaneseatintheworld.Itisnearly400milestackwouldbeconductedthroughMan-

Japaneseneedtosecuretheirrear

conflictbetweenJapanandthedemocraciesappearedadvantageous.As "TheTimes"aptlyexpressedit:"It didnotneedasigneddiplomaticinstrumenttoassureJapanthatSovietRussiadisinterestedherselfinanyJapaneseadventuresinthesouthernPacific; fornothingcouldbettersuitRussian policythantoseeJapanraiseupfresh enemiesforherself,anddissipateher strengthindistantwaters."Butnow thatJapanhasreapedtheadvantages ofthatpactintheEast,asHitlerhad doneintheWest,itsdisadvantagesto Russiaarebecomingapparent.The JapaneseArmyinManchuriahasbeen maintainedasanindependentforce, abletostrikewithoutregardtohappeningselsewhere.ItwouldbepueriletosupposethatJapanviewedthe convenientarrangementwithMoscow inanyotherlightthanHitlerdid,so thatwithgrowingGermanpressure againstRussiainEuropethelikelihood

lungandsome50mileswide,Navigationonitiscomplicatedbytheprevalenceofsuddenstormsandthelackof goodbaysandnaturalharbours.It freezessolidforseveralmonthsinwinter,butwithaveryunevensurface whichpresentsanobstacletotransport suchascanbeconductedoverthe frozensurfaceofLakeLadogaandthe FinnishGulf.Thetrans-Siberianrailwayskirtsitssouthernshore,partly alongaroadblastedoutofthecliffs.

Aglanceatthemapwillshowthe difficultiesconfrontingtheRussians underpresentcircumstancesindefendingthemselvesagainstaJapaneseinvasion.Theimportantfortifiedport ofVladivostokliesinanisolatedand perilouspositionatthesoutherntipof avulnerablepocketoftheFarEastern Territory.BytheJapaneseoccupationofManchuria,officiallyrecognised byMoscowinacodiciltotheStalinMatsuokapactinreturnforJapanese

chukuoandMongolianorthwards,with theobjectofcuttingthetrans-Siberian railwayeastofLakeBaikal.Japan havingherArmiesonthemainlandalready,shippingwouldnotbeaserious probleminthenewadventure.

DespitethepactwithJapan,the Russianshavenotbeenblindtothis menace.Uptothesummeroflast yeartheirFarEasternforcesweresaid tonumberabout1,500,000,dividedinto threegroups,entirelyself-containedand equippedfromthenewindustrialdistrictsofCentralandEasternSiberia. Considerablenumbershavehadtobe withdrawntoreinforcetheEuropean frontagainstGermany,butprecisionin assessingRussianstrengthisnotfacilitatedbytheextremeRussianreticence inthesematters,eventowardsthe militaryrepresentativesofherallies. Inthesummerof1939,whenhostilities brokeoutontheFarEasternborder, duetofrontierincidents,theJapanese

ForInvasion

emergedfromtheconflictsecondbest, andweredrivenbackwithseriouslosses.Theheroofthiscampaignwas MarshalBluecher,'whosepopularity amongtheRussiansoldierywasgreat, andwhosesubsequentdisappearanceis oneofthemajormysteriesoftheensuingperiod.Itisunknownwhonow hastheleadershipoftheremainingFar EasternArmies,orwhatdispositions havebeenmadetoprovideforthe threatenedemergency.

Butitisnotunreasonabletohope thatthenewindustrialregionsofCentralSiberia,supplementedonboth flanksoftheUralsbytheevacuated factoriesofLeningrad,Moscow,Kiev, HarkovandRostov,whichwerelargelytransplantedtothoseregions,may proveadequatetosupplymilitary equipmentbotheastwardsandwestwards.Itwasreportedthatover7,000 railwaywaggonswereusedtotakea singlefIarkovfactoryanditsworkers totheUrals.Theheroismofthese achievementspassesdescription.The workers,menandwomen,travelledin opentrucksforamonthinwintryconditions,feedingthemselvessomehowor' other,overcomingthedifficultiesina mannercomprehensibleonlytoRussians,campingintheopenuponarrival, reconstructingthefactorieswiththeir ownhands;andrecommendingproductioninanincrediblyshortspaceof time.Themostpressingproblemwith whichtheSovietGovernmentisfaced isnotthatofmilitarysupplies,butthe taskofprovisioningtheArmyandthe civilianpopulationfollowingthelossof therichestagriculturalregions.Though Moscowallowsnowordofittobepubliclyannounced,itisknownthatthe

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TojomustsecuretheJapaneserear inSiberia.

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DoestheChurchConniveatScandalAmong Popes,BishopsandPriests?

RowBigotryEnds forItself

"Cammellia,"Granville:

Q.Peoplearenotantagonistictoyour Churchjustbecausetheywanttobe so.Itisbecauseyoufillyourchurchesbyforcingpeopletogo,not leavingitafreematteratall. R.:Evenwerethattrue,itwould notjustifytheantagonismyouadmit. ForsinceyouarenotaCatholic,you arenotaffectedbythelawsoftheCatholicreligion.However,whatyou sayisnottrue.Catholicsarenomore forcedtoattendMassthanyouare forcedtokeeptheTenCommandments. WhenGodforbidspeopletocommit adultery,tosteal,totelllies,doyou complainthatHeisforcingpeopleto begood,andnotleavingthemfree? Hedoesnotleavepeoplemorallyfree todoevil,butHedoesnotcompel thembyphysicalforcetokeepHis law.So,too,theCatholicChurch tellsherpeoplethat.theyarenotmorallyfreetomissMassonSundays. AndGodHimselfmadethelawthat wemustsanctifyonedayparticularly outofeveryseven,ButifCatholicschoosetoviolatetheirmoralobligationinthismatter,nophysical forceisemployedtocompelthemto attendchurch.Doyouwantareliligioninwhichthereisnothingofobligationatall?Yourobjectiontothe Catholicreligionismerelythatitimposesadutyuponitsadherents,And thatisratheranabsurdobjection.

* ALAPSEINLOGIC.

Q.:YoucannotexonerateyourChurch solongasitsPopesandBishopsand priestsarepermittedtobehaveas theylikeintheirprivatelives.

R.:Theyarenotpermittedtobehaveastheylikeintheirprivatelives. Theyareassubjecttothe.lawsof GodandoftheChurchasanyothers. BecauseyouhaveheardofoneunworthyPope,AlexanderVI,wholived over400yearsago,youarenotjustifiedinconcludingthatallPopes,Bishops,andpriestsarepermittedtobehaveastheylikeintheirprivatelives. WhatwouldyousayifsomeonedeclaredthattheKingsofEnglandwere murderersandadulterers,andthento justifythesweepingchargeagainstall KingsofEngland,quotedtheisolated caseofHenryVIIIfromtheearlysixteenthcentury.

ARESCANDALSTOLERATED?

Q.:Whyshouldtheytellotherswhat theyshoulddoornotdo,whilsttheir wrong-doingisconnivedat,overlooked,orexcused?

R.:Firstly,youmustsaywhatisthe wrong-doingthatyouthinktobeconnivedat,overlooked,orexcused.Secondly,Bishopsandpriestsdonottell otherswhattheyshoulddoornotdo, asiftheyweredictators.Justas judgesandlawyersmuststudy,declare,andadministerthelawsofthe land-lawstowhichtheythemselves areassubjectasanybodyelse-soCatholicBishopsandpriestsmuststudy, declare,andadministerthelawsof ChristasembodiedintheCatholicreligion.AndbothBishopsandpriests

areassubjecttothoselawsasanybodyelse.

Thirdly,ifanypriestwereguiltyof scandalousconduct,itwouldbethe dutyofthoseawareofittoreportthe mattertohisBishop.AndallCatholicsknowquitewellandeverypriest isfullyaware,thatsuchconductwould certainlynotbeconnivedat,noroverlooked,norexcused.

SOLEMNVOWS.

Q.:TheleadersofyourChurchtook themostsolemnvowstofollowand actlikeChristastarasishumanly possible.

R.:ThenwhydoyouattacktheCatholicChurch?Therecannotbemuch wrongwithaChurchwhichsetssuch highidealsbeforeitsclergy,andexacts fromthemthevowtodotheirutmost toobservethoseideals.Norwould men,bentonbeingevil,beinthe leastattractedtosuchalife,taking suchvowsforthesheerjoyofmakingthemselvestwiceasguiltywhen theybrokethem.

THEDISEASEOFBIGOTRY.

Q.:AChurchisjudgedbyitsrepresentatives,andifthey,generally, areallowedtoliveandactinany waytheychooseinspiteoftheir solemnvows,canyouwonderat ourantagonism,andthatwethink themhypocrites?

SomeConfusionaboutthe NatureofEvilandNatural Theology

R.:YourantagonismandyourjudgmentthatCatholicclericsarehypocritesarenotbasedonthefactthat theyareallowedtoliveandactinany waytheychoose.Forthatdoesn't happentobeafact.Yourattitudeis dictatedbyblindbigotry,whichclouds yourmind,andwhichfillsyourheart withhatredandyourwillwithmalice. Thatmindiscertainlycloudedwhich judgesallCatholicclericsto-dayby oneindividualwholivedover400years ago.Thatheartisfilledwithhatred whichfeedsuponanantagonismthat violatesallthelawsofcharity.And thatwillisfilledwithmalicewhich seeksbyhookorbycrooktodiscredit peopleonehappenstodislike.Whilst yourdispositionsremainastheyareI cannothopetohelpyou.Butsuch questionsasyours,showingtowhat depthsbigotrycansink,areenoughto inspireotherlistenerstogivenoquartertoeventheleastbeginningsofbigotrywherevertheymayfindthem.

*On*oftheSoul

Tdaroubra:

Q.:Yousaythatreligiousworship,since ithastobeofferedbyman,mustbe adaptedtohiscompletenature,body andsoul.

R:Correct

Q.:Ibelieveittobeanemanationof God,and,therefore,goodinsome degrees

R.:Alreadyyoubegintobeobscure.Asanexistentbeingthesoul is,ofcourse,agoodthing.Isay"as anexistentbeing,"foritcandevelop evilqualities.Thatwillbediscussed lateron.ThechiefpointIwantto makehereisthatthesoulisnotan "emanationofGod."FromthedefinitionofGodyougavepreviously,I cannothelpfeelingthat,inobjecting towhatyousay,Iamnotobjectingto whatyoumean.Fornoonecould logicallyholdyourconceptofGod,and thenbelievethatthesoulisan"emanationofGod."Youcan'thavelittle bitsofGodthatsomehoworothergot detachedfromHimandfloateddown

tohumanbeingsas"souls."For, firstly,GodisnotacompositeBeing whocanbreakupintofragments.And, secondly,ifHewere,thosefragments wouldretaintheuncreatednaturethey possessedbeforetheybrokeoff,and wouldnotbecreatedentitiesatall.Nor couldGodbecalledtheirCreator.The onlyreasonablepositionistosay,"I believethesoultohavebeencreated byGod,andtobegoodinallthe positivebeingitpossessesasaresultof thatcreativeaction."But,asIhave said,youpossiblymeantthat,using unsuitabletermstoexpressit.

* * * * NATUREOFGOODANDEVIL.

Q.:"Goodness"Iconceiveasa"positive"superimposeduponevil-just aslightis"positive"superimposed upondarkness.

R.:Thatexpressesarightidea badly.

Q.:Evilistheabsenceofgood,just asdarknessistheabsenceoflight.

R.:Thatistrue.Itfollowsthat

goodisnot"superimposed"uponevil. norlight"superimposed"upondarkness,To"superimpose"meansto putonepositivethinguponanalready existentthingalreadyinposition,The absenceofgoodisnotapositivething, andyoucan't"superimpose"anything uponit.Youcansaythatgoodnessis apositivethingwhoseexistencereplacesitsabsence,andthatlightisa positivethingwhosepresenceexcludes itsabsence,ordarkness.Butyoucannotsuperimposeany"being"onthe "absenceofbeing."Youwillthink thatIamaltogethertometiculousin mycriticism.Butthetroubleis thatyourloosenessofthoughtleads youintoverygraveerrorsinvital matterseventually.

NATURALANDSUPERNATURAL

Q.:Iregardwhatistermed"evil"as natural,and"good"assupernatural.

R.:Youhavenojustificationwhateverfordoingthat,andyoucontradict yourownprinciples.Theveryword "supernatural"meansthatwhichis abovenature."But,onyourownprinciples,anypositivebeingpropertoa creatednature,ornaturaltoit,is good.Youhavebeenadvocating "naturaltheology"asagoodthing, andobjectingto"supernaturaltheology,"Willyounowsaythatyour "naturaltheology,"becauseyouthink it"good,"issupernaturalafterall?Or, ifyourejectthat,willyousaythat yourtheology,becauseitis"natural," isevil,whilst"supernatural"theology isgood?Youleavemewondering whatonearthyouwillsaynext!

Q.:Everysoul,therefore,isgood.

R.:Soeverysoulissupernatural. sinceallgoodissupernatural.Itcannot,therefore,benaturaltomanto haveasoul.Yetinanalysingman's "nature"yousaythatheisacompositebeing,consistingofabodyand asoul.Ithinkyouhadbetterabandonyouridentificationof"evil"with whatis"natural,"andgoodwithwhat is"supernatural."Thenaturalissimplytheperfectionspropertotheintrinsicconstitutionandpowersofany individualbeing.Thesupernaturalis thatwhichtranscendssuchaconstitutionandsuchpowers.

Thunitisy,Member3,1142.

OANSOULSBEEVIL?

Q.:Moroareno"evil"soulsthatI amawareof,everymanpossessing some"good"or"soul."

R.:Whenyousaythateveryman possessessome"good"or"soul,"do youmeantoidentifythosetwothings? Couldn'thehaveagoodleg,even thoughthelegisnothissoul?But letustakeyourassertionthatthere areno"evil"souls.Sinceeverypositiveentityassuchisgood,everysoul asacreatedbeingmustbegood.But thatconcernsthesoulasaphysicalexistence.Inthemoralorder,however, asoulcancertainlymakeabaduse ofitsgoodexistence,andthusbecomemorallyevil.Doesnotevil enterintothesoulofamanwhocallouslyplanstomurderhisneighbour withaviewtomarryinghiswife,with whomhehasalreadybeencarryingon aguiltyintrigue?Surelyyoumust seethatyouareastraysomewhe..e.

GROWTHINGOODNESS.

Q.:Bytherightuseofhisbodily powersandmentalfacultiesmanis capableofincreasingtheextentof "goodness"withinhimselffromthe illimitablesourceofgoodness,which IsGod

R.:Allthatneedsrevising.You speakofa"rightuse"ofman'spowers, whilstdenyingthata"wronguse' couldresultinanyeviltohissoul, define"evil"as"absenceofgoodness," andthensaythatamancanincrease the"extentofgoodness"withinhimself.Ifso,theextraamountofgoodnesswasabsentbeforehegotit.Was that"absenceofgoodness"inhissoul evilornot Again,whatdoy"u

THERECORD.

meanwhenyousaythathegetsthe extragoodness"fromtheillimitab'e sourceofgoodnesswhichisGod?"Do youmeanthathegetsitbythenaturaldevelopmentofpowersproperto himinvirtueofhiscreatednature? Ordoyoumeanthatextragoodnessis superaddedtothatnaturedirectlyby God?Thelastadmissionwouldland youintotheChristiandoctrineofsupernaturalgrace.SoIpresumeyou willpreferthemerelynaturaldevelopmentidea.Inthatcasetheextra goodnessisnot"fromtheillimitable sourceofgoodnesswhichisGod,"but fromlatentpowerswithintheman himselfactuatedbyhisownefforts,

THEMODERNIDOLATRY.

Q.:Indoingso,heisfulfillingthepurposeforwhichheiscreated,and learningalsothevirtuesofrightconducttowardshisneighbour.

R.:AndthatistheworshipofGod whichyouthinkadaptedtothesoul ofman!Apartfromthefearfulconfusionaboutthenatureofthesoul, andaboutgoodandevil,intowhich your"naturaltheology"hasplunged you,youofferaworshipofGodwhich ignoresanydirectrelationshipwith God,andattendsonlytooneselfand one'sfellowcreatures.Butreligionis essentiallyarelationship,notbetween manandman,butbetweenmanand God.Andyourman-centredso-called religionisnotareligionatall,whilst its"worship"isnothingbuttheworshipof"humanachievement"-the idolatryofthereligionlessman.Iam notbeing"personal;"Iamanalysing yourideasforwhattheyareworthin themselves.

ReligioninRussia

F.M.,Sydney

Q.:Theenclosedcopyofthe"Millions Club"periodicalforOctober8,1942, containsthereportofanaddressto themembersbyaMr,D.P.Foment&

R..Intheaddress,Mr.Fomenko declaredhimselfaRussianCommunist, andnaturallytriedtocreatethebest possibleimpressionoftheRussianregime.

Q.:Duringtheaddress,Mr.Fomenko saidthattheCommunistPartywas notafraidofreligionassuch,butwas veryafraidofofficialreligion.

R.:IdonotknowwhatMr.Femenkohasinmindby"officialreligion."Ifhemeansanorganised Church,sodominatedbyapolitical regimethatitisnomorethana branchofthecivilservice,withquite unsuitablemenappointedtoecclesiasticalpositionsforpoliticalreasons,I agreethatsuchastateofaffairswould beanabuse,indeed.ButIcannot believethathemeansnomorethan that.TheCommnunistParty is afraidofanyreligiousassociations, howevervoluntary,detachedandspiritual:foritisafraidofreligionas

such.The"A.B.C.ofCommunism," anofficialpublicationoftheSoviet Government,says,"allreligionsareone andthesamepoison.Afighttothe deathmustbedeclaredagainstthem. Ourtaskis,nottoreform,buttodestroy,allkindsofreligion,"Varoslayskywrites:"Wemust,therefore, convincethemassesthatCommunism andreligioncannotgotogether.The attitudeoftheCommunistsissummed upinthefamousphaseofKarlMarx, 'Religionistheopiumofthepeople.' Religionis,atbest,adelusion,atworst avice,orevenadisease."Thatdoes notsoundasthoughCommunismdoes notmind"religionassuch!"

* OUR"UNDESIRABLEWAYS."

Q.:Mr.Fomenkosaidthat,forthe CommunistPartyofficialreligionwas onlyanotherorganthatcouldbe usedtoleadthepeoplealongundesirableways. R.:That,really,puttheshowaway foronewhocanreadbetweenthelines. The"undesirableways"arereligious ways,quiteapartfrompoliticalabtises. TheCommunistdoesnotwantmento betaughtanyspiritualidealswhich

declarethatmaterialandeconomic welfareisnotthesupremegoodupon whichmenshouldconcentrate.the wholeoftheirattention.Itdoesnot wantmentobetaughtthattheyhave aneternaldestinyinwhichtheclassstrugglewillbeforgottenastheessentiallylittlethingthatitis.Itdoes notwantmentobetaughtthatthey aremadeforGod,andnotforthe State,andthattheirpersonaldignity isaltogethertoogreattopermitof theirabsorptionintoamassorganisationasmerecogsinamachine,intoa "Collectivism"forwhichalonethey mustbepreparedtoliveanddie.Any religiousidealsare"undesirableways" ofthinkingfortheCommunist,and anythingcalculatedtopromotethem mustberigidlysuppressed.

MUTEDSYMPATHIES.

Q.TheCommunistsinRussia,therefore,refusetohaveanythingtodo withofficialreligion.

R.:Weretheirattitudemerelynegative,asthatstatementsuggests,things wouldnotbesobad.Butthestatementisaltogethertoomild.TheNew Constitution,whichclaimedtogrant "religiousfreedom,"grantsnomore thantherightofindividualswhoare religiouslyinclined.Buttheymust keepittothemselves.Theymaynot openlypropagatetheirreligion.The lawexpresslystatesthatfreedomis

grantedtoanti-religiouspropaganda only.Noreligiousassociationsare grantedanyjuridicalrights.Genuine religiousliberty,asweunderstandit, certainlydoesnotexistinRussia.And IcanonlyregardMr.Fomenko'sremarksaboutreligioninRussiaascalculatedtodistracttheattentionofhis hearersfromthatprobleminorderto wintheirsympathiesfromotherpoints ofview.Butwemustnotbedeceived.IthappensthatthedeadlyenemyofRussiaisourdeadlyenemy also.Ifheisvictorious,neitherwe norRussiawillsurvive.Wemust, therefore,co-operateindefeatinghim. ButwearenotfightingthattheRussianwayoflifemaysurvive,noris Russiafightingthatourwayoflifemay survive.Russiawouldrankoursas oneofthe"undesirableways"oflife, politically,culturally,economicallyand religiously,whichshewouldliketosee eliminatedinfavourofherownsystem,Tothatwecanbutsaythat ourmutualinterestindefeatingacommonenemydoesnotmakeCommunismanymoreattractiveasaformof atheisticandtotalitariansocialism thanitwasbefore.Mr,Fomenko wouldliketosuggestthattheSoviet attackonreligionismerelyaspecial kindofanti-clericalism.Communism, however,doesnotsaythatclericalism istheopiumofthepeople,butthat religionis.AndSoviethostilityto religionhasneverbeenofficiallyunsaid.

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Theimportanceofreligiouseducationisadmittedbyall,andweinIrelandhavereasontobegratefultoGod thatourschoolsaresohappilysituated inthisrespect-thattheteachingof religionisgivenitsdueplace,thatthe wholelifeoftheschoolsispermeated byreligionandthatourteachersare worthyofthenobletaskentrustedto them,

Yetwemaydeplorethatmuchofour religiousteachingremainspurelyabstractandtheoretical,thatithasnot thevitalityweshoulddesireandthereforethatitdoesnotexercisethatpracticalinfluenceonthelifeofthe pupilthatmightbeexpected.Does notthe"CatholicHerald"assureus that"therootcauseoftheleakageis theignoranceofourCatholicyouth-

ThefeastsoftheChurchhavebeen, downthroughtheages,thegreatmeans wherebythedoctrinalteachingofthe Churchhasreachedthepeople.-Pius XI.

notignoranceofthecatechism,butignoranceoftheFaithastherevealed -philosophyoflife,mindsstuntedand starvedofnourishmentintheirFaith?Differenteducationistsmaysuggest remediesforthisdeficiency.Inthis articleweshouldsuggestanapproach to'theteachingofreligionwhichwe thinkwouldhavetherequiredeffectof vitalisingourinstructionandwhich wouldalsocontributemuchtothegeneralcultureofourpupils.Wespeak oftheapproachthroughthesacred Liturgy.

Allareatonethattheaimofour ChristianeducationistoformChristin thesoulsofourstudents,toimbue themwithathoroughandpractical realisationoftheirunspeakabledignityaschildrenofGod,brothersand jointheirswithJesusChrist,brothers ofoneanotherandofallmankind, membersofonegreatmysticalbody, "achosengeneration,akinglypriest-

hood,aholynation,apurcbasedpeople."Toachievethisitisnotenough tomakethepupilwordperfectinthe catechismortoprovidehimwithan outlineofthedogmaoftheChurch pointbypoint,toteachhimhismoral obligations.Eachdogmamusthe showntocontainverypracticalimplicationsinlife,andourfulfilmentof themoralobligationsmustbeinformedandanimatedbyaconsciousness ofoursacredcharacterasmembersof Christ.Doctrinemustbemadeto liveorelseitwillsoonbeforgotten andreligionwillbeatmostadepartmentofliieinsteadofbeingthevery lifeofourlife.So,too,wemustat allcostsavoidcreatinginthemindsof theyoungtheimpressionthatreligicn isacodeof"dont's,"aclogonman's liberty,whereasinrealityitisthe magnachartaofhisliberty,dignity andnobility.Overinsistenceupon themerelymoral,asdistinctfromth't fullyreligious,aspectislikelytobreed aformalism,apharisaismfarremoved fromtheteachingoftheAuthorofthe parableoftheProdigalSon.

Toobviatethesedangersandtosecurethatourdoctrinalandmoral teachingbevitalweareofopinion thatnothingcanequaltheliturgical approach,theco-ordinationofcatecheticswithLiturgy.Wemustanddo teachtheLiturgyitself,makingthe pupilfamiliarwiththeriteofthe Mass,withtheliturgicalvestments, withtheseasonsandfeastsofthe Christianyear.Butthatisnot enough.Wecoulddothatandstill givetheimpressionthatLiturgyis onlyadeadstudyofhistoryand archaeology,ofthedevelopmentof liturgicalusages,withoutcomingto theveryheartoftheLiturgywhichis nothinglessthanthelifeofChristin theChurch,Hislifeofworshipand sanctification.Wemusteverimpress onthemindsofthepupilsthatthe ChurchisChrist'sownMysticalBody; thatShecarriesonthroughtheages theworkwhichHecameonearthto do-theglorificationofHisFatherby thesanctificationofmen.Wemust endeavourbyallmeanstoshowthat theLiturgyisthelifeofChristinaction,thatinparticipatinginitweare indirectcontactwiththesacredHumanityoftheManGod,thatourbaptismwasnotjustaceremonyperformeduponusinchildhood,butthat itwasthebirthtoourreallife,thelife withwhichalloursuccessandhappinessareboundup;thatinconfirmationwereceivedaspecialoutpouring oftheSpiritofTruthandLoveand receivedthecharacterofsoldiersof Christ;thattheSacramentofPenanceisnotjustaremotepreparation forHolyCommunion,butasacredsign puttingthesoulintoimmediatecontactwiththeHumanityofChristand producinggraceofitsownefficiency, sacramentalgracesaswellassanctifyinggraceoranincreaseofit.But

TheLiturgyistheprimarysourceofthetrueChristianspirit andtheindispensablemeansofnourishingit.-PiusX.

aboveallwemustshowthattheSacrificeoftheNewLawisthecentral actofChrist'sMysticalBody,anact inwhichweparticipateaspriestsand victimsinvirtueofourincorporation withChrist.Itmustbemadetoappearthenoblest,themostfecundof allhumanactivities.Wemustteach howtopraytheMassandtolivethe Mass.

Butwemustnotbecontenttoteach throughtheLiturgy,which,according toPopePiusX,istheprimary'source ofthetrueChristianspiritandtheindispensablemeansofnourishingit.As PiusXIpointsoutintheEncyclical "QuasPrimas,"thefeastsofthe Churchhavebeendownthroughthe agesthegreatmeanswherebythe doctrinalteachingoftheChurchhas reachedthepeople,andhegoesonto saythattheyearlycelebrationofthe sacredmysterieshasfarmoreefficacy inimbuingthemindsofthepeople withthetruthsoftheFaiththaneven themostweightydocumentsofthe Church'smagisterium.Verystriking andweightywords.Buthowcanthe

celebrationofthesacredmysteries teachthefaithfulunlesstheybecome familiarwiththeliturgicaltextsand filltheirsoulswiththeirlessons?Bos. suetisequallyemphatic."If,"he writes,"Christiansdidnothingmore thanenterintothespiritofthe Church'sfeasts,theywouldknow everythingtheyoughttoknow,as theywouldfindtherebothinstruction andexample."

AdowntheagestheLiturgywas thegreatmeansofreligiousteaching; wemaycallittheChurch'sowndivine pedagogy.Longbeforethe"psychologicalage"theChurchhadenlistedpsychologyinherteaching.TheLiturgy isbasedonhumanpsychology;itisessentiallyhumaninitsappeal;onlya falsepsychologycouldhaveledtothe attempttodestroyorcurtailceremonialandsymbolism.TheLiturgyspeaks notonlytotheintellect-itdoesindeedaddressitselftothathighest faculty,forinstance,inthescriptural andpatristic-lessons,etc.-butit speakslikewisetothesenses,tothe

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WhenHitlerRolled UptheBalkansLike aDoor-Mat...

Challengingbookonthe earlyphasesoftheGerman blitz

(Froma"CatholicHerald"Reporter.)

David "DailyWalker,Ampleforthboy, Mirror"war-reporter,diplomat withoutportfolio,hasgivenhisaccount of"anignominiouspersonalretreat' acrosshalfEuropebeforetheadvanc. ingGermans.Read"Deathatmy Heels"*(agrimtitletoastormy story),andseewhatyouthinkofthis fearlessyoungjournalist.

Curioustoknowmore,Iaskedhis oldheadmaster,Dom.ValentinePaul Nevill,O.S.B.,M.A.,abouthim,

Heshoneintheclassroomason theplayingfields,andcouldbeafirstratemathematicianwhilesteadilyretaininghisplaceinthefirstXVand thefirstXIatcricket.FatherNevill expressedcoldsurprisewhenIasked, ontopofthesefacts,foraglimmering ofthecharacteroftheman:"Tobe asportsmanandascholarshouldbe sufficientevidence,"wastheburdenof hiscomment.

HeMadeFriendsEverywhere.

Stillanxioustoknowhisrealcharacter-forWalkeromitsthatpartin hisstory-IgotintouchwithBob St.John,anamethatcropsupagain andagaininit.(Daviddescribes Bob:"NotunlikehisevenmoreillustriousnamesakeintheNewTestament, withapalefaceandshort,darkbeard, asplendidenemywhoworkedlikea Trojan,wasaninfernalnuisanceand afinefriend.")

SaidBobSt.Johntome:

"Noman,jumpingfromonecountrytoanotherasfastasDavid Walkerdidduringthefirsttwoyears ofthewar,everlearnedthenative languagessofast;orgrewtounderstandthepeopleofeachlittlenation soquickly;orwonsomanyfriends bothforhimselfandthecountryhe represented."

Linguistictalentcamementallyas easilyasmathematicalability,and sportsmanshipgaveanecessaryphysicalagility.Imaginepassingyourself offasaBulgarianjournalistandinterviewingthefirstGermanunitsin Sofial

"Inhisassociationwithmenofall shadesofbeliefanddisbelief(Jews, Protestants,Mohammedans,Atheists, Agnostics)DavidWalkeralwaysproclaimedhimselfaCatholic,"St.John wenton,"andmadeothersrespecthis religionbecauseofhim.Therewasno reasonwhyweshouldhavegotten along,Hewasawell-bredEnglishman.IwasanAmericanfromthe unculturedMiddleWest,Heworked foronenews-gatheringorganisation,I workedforarivalagency.David WalkerisaCatholic,Iamnot.And yet,nowthathehaspublishedabook onhishair-raisingexperiences,Ieagerlypaytributetohimasoneofthe mostbrilliantjournalistswhoever wentoutfromFleetStreettocover awar,andoneofthefinestdiplomats withoutportfoliowhoeverleftthe BritishIsles."

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anddownhillcalamity.Eventsseem evertoberunningmadlyoutofcontrol-sofarasBritainandtheAllies areconcerned.Thecontroller,you feelwithWalker,isinBerlin."Once hehadmadeuphismindthatthemomenthadcome,Hitlerrolledupthe Balkanslikeadoormat."Wherewere theBritishLegations?WhatwasBritishdiplomacyabout?Youcancatch inthisnarrativeafairlystrongwhiff ofourineptitude.Butattheoutset Walkerdisownsanyintentionofwastingtimecrying"oversplitdiplomatic milk."

Thebookisoneofthosealltoorare specimenswhichyoupickupandread atasitting.Andyoucanopenit anywhere.Theoutwardofficialdom andinwardseethingintrigueofBucharestthatwasgraduallytoNazify thefaceofRumania;thesuddenlineupontheAxissideofBulgaria,with awarmtributetoGeorgeBendel,"the mostapproachableBritishMinisterin theBalkans,"towhomalljournalists weregratefulforthefactthat"he treatedusasadults;"Yugoslaviawith thepatriotismandpro-Alliedsentimentofthepeople,andfinallythe bloodbathpfBelgrade;theheroismof Greeceamongthesnows-thewhole storygripsuntiltheend,eveninthe' Italianprisoncampwithitshuge meals,fairlykindtreatment,baseball gamesandmonotony.

Butthoughyoumayperceiveby theirvividnesshowdeeplyeventshave searedintohismind,theworkcontributestocontemporaryhistoryand statesachallengingmoral.Andif furtherindictmentbeneeded,itisan indictmentofGermantreacheryand schemingincountriesthatcannotnow speak,

BritishJournalistsHaveNotBeen Used.

YoumeetsometoweringpersonalitiesinyourtripwithWalker.They peoplethepagesofhisbookandbring anormallyhuman-sometimescynical -moodtosituationsthatarewellout ofhand.Theyaremostlyfellowjournalists,AmericanandBritish, menandwomenpassionatelyattached toatradethatoftensummonstodangeranddeathwithhootson.David Walkerhasthistosay:"Givena rifle,theaveragejournalistisjusta menacetohisfriends;butgivenacertainlibertyofaction,inorbehindthe battlefront,hecouldplayatremendous partinthevitalwarofpropaganda andmorale.Heproveditunder Northcliffelasttime;andtheGermans arenearlyasvulnerabletothatweaponnowastheywerethen."

IthinkhismanyfriendsinthenewspaperworldwillagreewithWalker's profoundbelief"thatBritishjournalistshavenotyetbeenmadeuseofin thiswar,whereasGermanyhasused hersbrilliantly."Intotalwarevery manmustbestbeusedaccordingto gifts.AndwhethertheWarOffice andtheForeignOfficearejustifiedin theircontempt(ashesays)"journalismasawholehasbeencold-shoulderedmorethananyotherprofession southofSpitzbergen."

Morethanonce,too,hecommends theAmericanpressmenontheirselfless serviceintheinterestsoftruth.By nosingoutfactsfearlesslyanduntiringly,andkeepingtheircountrymen constantlyposted,theyhavedoneBritainaservicewhichherownjournalistswereunabletodischarge.

*DeathatmyHeels."ByDavid Walker,(ChapmanandHall,166.)

What?ConverttheJews?

Itisakindofheresytosay itcannotbedone

l)yREV.JAMESM.GILLIS,C.S.P.

In"TheEcclesiasticalReview"for JulyappearsanarticlebyDavidGoldsteinon"TheCatholicApproachto :heJews."Heseemstohaveused theword"approach"inplaceofsome moremilitantoratleastmoreconfident word,forfearoffrighteningreaders away.Whathereallyhasin.mind isnotto"approach"theJewsbutto converttheJews.

Probablymostreadersofthiscolumn andof"TheEcclesiasticalReview"will sayofsuchaproject,"Impossible!' Mr.Goldsteinwouldrepudiatethe word"impossible,"buthewelcomesthe word"difficult,"Aconverthimself, hehaslabouredwithsplendidsuccess forsomethirty-fiveyearstobring otherstotheFaith.Hedoesn'toccupyanarmchairinasecludedlibrary. Hegetsaround.Infact,hegets aroundperhapsmorethananyother manIknow.Hemeetspeople.He talkstoeveryone.Infact,Ishouldn't besurprisedifinhistravelshehas hadmoreconversationalandcontroversialcontactwithallsortsofpeoplethan anyotherchampionoftheFaith, clericorlay,intheUnitedStates.So hedoesn'tfoolhimselfwiththewishfulthoughtthattomakeconvertsfrom Judaismiseasy.Readinghisarticle, IwasremindedofwhataProtestant friendsaidtomewhenIjoinedthe Paulists:"Soyou'regoingouttoconvertAmerica!Permitmetoobserve thatyouandyourcompanionshavea tolerablysizablejobonyourhands." Thatmanwasfriendlyandsympathetic.Hewasnotacynicbutarealist. And,ofcourse,hewasright.ToconvertProtestantsornon-Catholicsin suchnumbersthatwemightsayweare makingAmericaCatholicisnotchild's play.Butitcanbedone.

ToconvertJewstotheCatholic Faithinsuchnumbers,ortobeable tosaythatamassmovementofthe peopleofIsraeltowardtheGospelis underwayismoredifficultthanto bringProtestantsorex-Protestantsinto thefold.ButthepointMr.GoldsteinmakesisthatourChurchisnot tohedeterredfromanapostolicwork becauseitseemsimpossible.SometimesSt.JudetheAposleiscalledthe "Saintofimpossiblecases."Butso wasSt.Peter.AndsowasSt.Paul. Andsowerealltheapostles.TheCatholicChurchistheChurchoftheimpossible,Tertullian,said"Credoquia impossible.""Ibelievebecauseitis impossible."Thatfamoussayingof 1,700yearsagohasoftenbeenmisunderstood,St.ThomasAquinaswould nothaveusedit,Hewasacautious theologian.Tertellianwasanorator. There'sadifference.ButintherhetoricalsensethereismeaninginTertullian'sapparentdefianceofreason.

Webelievethingsthatamerelogician wouldcallimpossible.Andwedo thingsthatphilosophersandhistorianssaycannotbedone.Imeanthe typeofphilosophersandhistorianswho reckononnaturalpowersalone,and whothinkthatGodcannotintervene inwhattakesplaceonthisearth. Itwouldbestrangeand,asamatter offact,scandalousifCatholicswereto goovertothecampofthosewhodon't acceptthesupernatural.Iwonderif theywouldhaveutteredtheejaculation"impossible"iftheyhadbeenpresentwhenOurLordsaidtoahandful ofrustics,"Goteachallnations;preach myGospeltoeverycreature."Itis notonlytimiditybutakindofheresy tosaythatitcannotbedone.

SoofconvertingtheJews.Beas "realistic"asyouplease.Addupall thedifficulties.Enumeratethereal obstacles.Whenyouhavecounted themall,throwinalotofimaginary onesforgoodmeasure.butwhenyuu havepiledupalltheobjectionsyou canthinkof,rememberthattheDivine commandholdsgood:"Preachtoevery creature."JewsarecreaturesofGod. WhatevertheKuKluxKlanmayhave said;whatevertheSilverShirtsand otheranti-Semiticgroupsmaysay, Jewsarepeople-wehaveanobligationtothem.Ourworkisnotdone untilweconvertthem,Itwillnodo tomaketheusualretort,"Oh,well,.of course,thereisatraditionthatthe JewswillcometotheChurchbefore theendoftheworld."Wemustnot waitfortheendoftheworld.We hadbettergetbusynow. Such,ineffect,isMr.Goldstein's thesis.Hecallsnotforisolated,desultoryeffortsbyafewindividuals hereandthere,butforagreatmovementfortheconversionoftheJews. Ifyouthinkhimadreamer,ifyouput asideasanenthusiastanyonewhosays thereshouldbeaconcertedworld-wide movementtobringtheJoystothe ChurchandtoChrist,youareoutof stepwiththePopes,whofavourthat movement.Infact,youareoutof harmonywiththeKingoftheJew: Himself.

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WhenHitlerRolled UptheBalkansLike aDoor-Mat ..

Challengingbookonthe earlyphasesoftheGerman blitz

(Froma"CatholicHerald"Reporter.)

DavidWalker,Ampleforthboy,"DailyMirror"war-reporter,diplomat withoutportfolio,hasgivenhisaccount of"anignominiouspersonalretreat' acrosshalfEuropebeforetheadvanc. ingGermans.Read"Deathatmy Heels"*(agrimtitletoastormy story),andseewhatyouthinkofthis fearlessyoungjournalist.

Curioustoknowmore,Iaskedhis oldheadmaster,Dom.ValentinePaul Nevin,0.S.B.,M.A.,abouthim, Heshoneintheclassroomason theplayingfields,andcouldbeafirstratemathematicianwhilesteadilyretaininghisplaceinthefirstXVand thefirstXIatcricket.FatherNevill expressedcoldsurprisewhenIasked, ontopofthesefacts,foraglimmering ofthecharacteroftheman:"Tobe asportsmanandascholarshouldbe sufficientevidence,"wastheburdenof hiscomment.

HeMadeFriendsEverywhere. Stillanxioustoknowhisrealcharacter-forWalkeromitsthatpartin hisstory-IgotintouchwithBob St.John,anamethatcropsupagain andagaininit.(Daviddescribes Bob:"NotunlikehisevenmoreillustriousnamesakeintheNewTestament, withapalefaceandshort,darkbeard, asplendidenemywhoworkedlikea Trojan,wasaninfernalnuisanceand afinefriend.")

SaidBobSt.Johntome:

"Noman,jumpingfromonecountrytoanotherasfastasDavid Walkerdidduringthefirsttwoyears ofthewar,everlearnedthenative languagessofast;orgrewtounderstandthepeopleofeachlittlenation soquickly;orwonsomanyfriends bothforhimselfandthecountryhe represented."

Linguistictalentcamementallyas easilyasmathematicalability,and, sportsmanshipgaveanecessaryphysicalagility.Imaginepassingyourself offasaBulgarianjournalistandinterviewingthefirstGermanunitsin Sofia!

"Inhisassociationwithmenofall shadesofbeliefanddisbelief(Jews, Protestants,Mohammedans,Atheists, Agnostics)DavidWalkeralwaysproclaimedhimselfaCatholic,"St.John wenton,"andmadeothersrespecthis religionbecauseofhim.Therewasno reasonwhyweshouldhavegotten along.Hewasawell-bredEnglishman.IwasanAmericanfromthe unculturedMiddleWest,Heworked foronenews-gatheringorganisation,I workedforarivalagency.David WalkerisaCatholic,Iamnot.And yet,nowthathehaspublishedabook onhishair-raisingexperiences,Ieagerlypaytributetohimasoneofthe mostbrilliantjournalistswhoever wentoutfromFleetStreettocover awar,andoneofthefinestdiplomats withoutportfoliowhoeverleftthe BritishIsles."

DeathatmyHeels. Inthebookeverysentence,every line,isinfusedwithasenseofurgency

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anddownhillcalamity.Eventsseem evertoberunningmadlyoutofcontrol-sofarasBritainandtheAllies areconcerned.Thecontroller,you feelwithWalker,isinBerlin."Once hehadmadeuphismindthatthemomenthadcome,Hitlerrolledupthe Balkanslikeadoormat."Wherewere theBritishLegations?WhatwasBritishdiplomacyabout?Youcancatch inthisnarrativeafairlystrongwhiff ofourineptitude.Butattheoutset Walkerdisownsanyintentionofwastingtimecrying"oversplitdiplomatic milk."

Thebookisoneofthosealltoorare specimenswhichyoupickupandread atasitting.Andyoucanopenit anywhere.Theoutwardofficialdom andinwardseethingintrigueofBucharestthatwasgraduallytoNazify thefaceofRumania:thesuddenlineupontheAxissideofBulgaria,with awarmtributetoGeorgeRendel,"the mostapproachableBritishMinisterin theBalkans,"towhomalljournalists weregratefulforthefactthat"he treatedusasadults;"Yugoslaviawith thepatriotismandpro-Alliedsentimentofthepeople,andfinallythe bloodbathpfBelgrade;theheroismof Greeceamongthesnows-thewhole storygripsuntiltheend,eveninthe Italianprisoncampwithitshuge meals,fairlykindtreatment,baseball gamesandmonotony,

Butthoughyoumayperceiveby theirvividnesshowdeeplyeventshave searedintohismind,theworkcontributestocontemporaryhistoryand statesachallengingmoral.Andif furtherindictmentbeneeded,itisan indictmentofGermantreacheryand schemingincountriesthatcannotnow' speak,

BritishJournalistsHaveNotBeen Used.

YoumeetsometoweringpersonalitiesinyourtripwithWalker.They peoplethepagesofhisbookandbring anormallyhuman-sometimescynical -moodtosituationsthatarewellout ofhand.Theyaremostlyfellowjournalists,AmericanandBritish, menandwomenpassionatelyattached toatradethatoftensummonstodangeranddeathwithbootson.David Walkerhasthistosay:"Givena rifle,theaveragejournalistisjusta menacetohisfriends;butgivenacertainlibertyofaction,inorbehindthe battlefront,hecouldplayatremendous partinthevitalwarofpropaganda andmorale.Heproveditunder Northcliffelasttime;andtheGermans arenearlyasvulnerabletothatweaponnowastheywerethen."

IthinkhismanyfriendsinthenewspaperworldwillagreewithWalker's profoundbelief"thatBritishjournalistshavenotyetbeenmadeuseofin thiswar,whereasGermanyhasused hersbrilliantly."Intotalwarevery manmustbestbeusedaccordingto gifts.AndwhethertheWarOffice andtheForeignOfficearejustifiedin theircontempt(ashesays)"journalismasawholehasbeencold-shoulderedmorethananyotherprofession southofSpitzbergen."

Morethanonce,too,hecommends theAmericanpressmenontheirselfless serviceintheinterestsoftruth.By nosingoutfactsfearlesslyanduntiringly,andkeepingtheircountrymen constantlyposted,theyhavedoneBritainaservicewhichherownjournalistswereunabletodischarge.

*DeathatmyHeels."ByDavid Walker,(ChapmanandHall,16s.)

What?ConverttheJews?

Itisakindofheresytosay itcannotbedone

ByREV.JAMESM.GILLIS,C.S.P.

In"TheEcclesiasticalReview"for JulyappearsanarticlebyDavidGoldsteinon"TheCatholicApproachto,heJews."Heseemstohaveused theword"approach"inplaceofsome moremilitantoratleastmoreconfident word,forfearoffrighteningreaders away.Whathereallyhasinmind isnotto"approach"theJewsbutto converttheJews.

Probablymostreadersofthiscolumn andof"TheEcclesiasticalReview"will sayofsuchaproject,"Impossible!" Goldsteinwouldrepudiatethe word"impossible,"buthewelcomesthe word"difficult."Aconverthimself, hehaslabouredwithsplendidsuccess forsome othersthirty-fiveyearstobring totheFaith.Hedoesn'toccupyanarmchairinasecludedlibrary. Hegetsaround.Infact,hegets aroundperhapsmorethananyother manIknow.Hemeetspeople.He talkstoeveryone.Infact,Ishouldn't besurprisedifinhistravelshehas hadmoreconversationalandcontroversialcontactwithallsortsofpeoplethan anyotherchampionoftheFaith, clericorlay,intheUnitedStates.So hedoesn'tfoolhimselfwiththewishfulthoughtthattomakeconvertsfrom Judaismiseasy.Readinghisarticle, IwasremindedofwhataProtestant friendsaidtomewhenIjoinedthe Paulists:"Soyou'regoingouttoconvertAmerica!Permitmetoobserve thatyouandyourcompanionshavea tolerablysizablejobonyourhands." Thatmanwasfriendlyandsympathetic,Hewasnotacynicbutarealist. And,ofcourse,hewasright.ToconvertProtestantsornon-Catholicsin suchnumbersthatwemightsayweare makingAmericaCatholicisnotchild's play.Butitcanbedone.

ToconvertJewstotheCatholic Faithinsuchnumbers,ortobeable tosaythatamassmovementofthe peopleofIsraeltowardtheGospelis underwayismoredifficultthanto bringProtestantsorex-Protestantsinto thefold.ButthepointMr.GoldsteinmakesisthatourChurchisnot tobedeterredfromanapostolicwork becauseitseemsimpossible.SometimesSt.JudetheAposleiscalledthe "Saintofimpossiblecases."Butso wasSt.Peter.AndsowasSt.Paul. Andsowerealltheapostles.TheCatholicChurchistheChurchoftheimpossible.Tertullian,said"Credoquia impossible.""Ibelievebecauseitis impossible."Thatfamoussayingof 1,700yearsagohasoftenbeenmisunderstood.St.ThomasAquinaswould nothaveusedit,Hewasacautious theologian.Tertellianwasanorator. There'sadifference.ButintherhetoricalsensethereismeaninginTertullian'sapparentdefianceofreason.

Webelievethingsthatamerelogician wouldcallimpossible.Andviedo thingsthatphilosophersandhistorianssaycannotbedone.Imeanthe typeofphilosophersandhistorianswho reckononnaturalpowersalone,and whothinkthatGodcannotintervene inwhattakesplaceonthisearth.

Itwouldbestrangeand,asamatter offact,scandalousifCatholicswereto goovertothecampofthosewhodon't acceptthesupernatural.Iwonderif theywouldhaveutteredtheejaculation"impossible"iftheyhadbeenpresentwhenOurLordsaidtoahandful ofrustics,"Goteachallnations;preach myGospeltoeverycreature."Itis notonlytimiditybutakindofheresy tosaythatitcannotbedone.

SoofconvertingtheJews. Beas "realistic"asyouplease.Addupall thedifficulties.Enumeratethereal obstacles.Whenyouhavecounted themall,throwinalotofimaginary onesforgoodmeasure.butwhenyou havepiledupalltheobjections::ou canthinkof,rememberthattheDivine commandholdsgood:"Preachtoevery creature."JewsarecreaturesofGod

WhatevertheKuKluxKlanmayha,e said;whatevertheSilverShirtsand otheranti-Semiticgroupsmaysay, Jewsarepeople-wehaveanobligationtothem,Ourworkisnotdone untilweconvertthem.Itwillno$do tomaketheusualretort,"Oh,well,-of course,thereisatraditionthatthe JewswillcometotheChurchbefore theendoftheworld."Wemustnot waitfortheendoftheworld.We hadbettergetbusynow.

Such,ineffect,isMr.Goldstein's thesis.Hecallsnotforisolated,desultoryeffortsbyafewindividuals hereandthere,butforagreatmovementfortheconversionoftheJews. Ifyouthinkhimadreamer,ifyouput asideasanenthusiastanyonewhosays thereshouldbeaconcertedworld-wide movementtobringtheJewstothe ChurchandtoChrist,youareoutof stepwiththePopes,whofavourthat movement.Infact,youareoutof harmonywiththeKingoftheJew; IIimself

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Itmightbethoughtthatthedebt problemisamatterbeyondthescope oftheN.C.R.M.Wereitanindividualmatter,itwouldindeedbeso,but thefactthatto-dayithasbecomea problem,nationalinextent,affecting allbutaveryfewofthefarmersof Australia,jeopardisingthepermanency ofagricultureandplacinginimminent perilthewholestabilityofrurallife. Itis,ineffect,oneofthosesocialconditionswhichderivefromapaganset ofinstitutionsandmustbedealtwith ifthisnationalmovementofCatholic ActionistofulfilthedemandofPius XIandtoactinthefieldofthe"socialapostolate"aswell.

ThecompetenceoftheRuralMovementtoextenditsscopetothismatterhavingbeendemonstrated,itis facedwiththemoredifficultproblemof whenandhowtoplayitspart.Here, thereisnodoubtthatitispossible toevolveaplanwhichwouldbebased onChristiansocialprinciplesandat thesametimemeettheproblemin practice.Manyintricateandinterlockingconsiderationswouldhaveto beweighed-theamountowed,how muchofitcomprisescapitalindebtednessandhowmuchaccumulatedinterest,theamountswhichhavebeen repaidontheoriginalcapital,theinterestrate,thenatureofthecreditors. Theseandmanyotherthingswill havetobeconsidered,butthereisno doubtthatasolutioninprinciplecan beworkedout.

Itisclear,however,thatitisprematurefortheRuralMovementto formulatesuchaplanatthemoment. Ofitsnature,itwouldmeetwithsuch greatoppositionfromvestedinterests thatnothinglessthananationalorganisationofCatholicfarmersworking incollaborationwithotherChristian bodieswouldhavethepowertoensure itsacceptance.

That,then,isthefirstobjective-to buildaMovementonanationalscale whichwillbesufficientlypowerfulto shouldertheresponsibility,ThemembersoftheN.C.R.M.knowthattheir movementhasundertakentoplayits partinthesolutionofthismostcritical problemwhenthetimeisripe,butin themeantimealltheireffortsareconcentratedonbuildingaMovement whichwillbeheardandnotignored.

Thisdelayisnotonlyoneofnecessity.Incertainrespectsitisfortunate.Thefarmerisproverbiallypolitically-minded,andtherewouldhave beenarealdanger,hadtheMovement allowedtheproblemofdebttobein itsfirstconsideration,thatitwould havebecometheonlyconsideration.

InotherwordstheMovementmight havebeenplungedintothemaelstrom ofpartypolitics-aspherewhichis completelyforbiddentoCatholicAction.

ThedelayenablestheMovementto educateitsmemberssothattheywill keeppartypoliticsintheproperperspective.Whateverdecisionsthe -Movementarrivesatinmatterswhich concernthepublicauthoritieswillbe formulatednotthroughoneorother party,butfortheconsiderationofall Governmentsandpartieswhatever theirnature.TheroleofChristians withinthesepartieswillbetopersuade theirparticularpartiestoadoptthe Christianplan.

Itmustberealisedaswellthatit wouldbeawasteoftimetoattempt tosolvetheproblemofdebt,unlessat tthesametimeaconsistentcampaign ofeducationwerebeingpursuedto inducefarmerstochangetheirobjectivesfromCommercialtoIndependent Farming.Evenifoneweretogrant thatthepresentdebtproblemcould besolvedto-morrow,thesameproii blemwouldrecuragainintenyears whenCommercialFarmingfora hypotheticaloverseasmarketwould

Dhavereducedfarmerstobankruptcy oncemore.

Thequestionoftimingisimportant. Goodjudgmentisnecessarytoensure apropercorrelationbetweenthe Movement'sapproachtotheeducationalandtheeconomicproblem.In themeantime,however,theseemingly inevitableprocessofruralbankruptcy hasbeentemporarilycheckedbyprice stabilisationschemesandmoratoriums. Inthemselvestheseareonlypalliatives -andpooronesatthat-huttheydo affordfarmersabreathingspacein whichtheMovementcanmoveahead atfullspeedwithitscampaignforIndependentFarming,foritisobvious thatitistheonlytypeoffarming whichhasanyeconomicpossibilities.

TheDirectoroftheDivisionofPlant IndustryintheN.S.W.Departmentof Agriculturerecentlymadethefollowingrevealingobservation:

"Inviewofthedifficultieswhich wereencounteredindisposingof nearlyallformsofprimaryproducts, itwasverydesirablethatfarms shouldbemadeself-supportingin regardtofoodforfarmersandtheir familiessothatexpenditurecould bereducedasmuchaspossible.

Indiscussingtheaddress,anumberofspeakersreferredtotheneed forfinancetoenablefarmersto changeovertoanewformoffarming.Inreply,Mr.McDonaldsaid thatthepositionmustbeaccepted thatachangewasinevitableifland assetsweretoberetainedinaproductivecondition.Itwasinthe interestsoffinancialinstitutionsthat, wherenecessary,reasonableamounts ofinOnershouldbemade.Officers ofthefinancialinstitutionsshould beinterestedandeducatedsothat theywouldrecognisethattosafeguardtheirownequity,facilities mustbemadeavailablewherenecessary."

ThisdecisionisechoedintheSydney"Bulletin"ofJuly2,1941.inthe followingwords:

"Itcanbeassumedthatoverseas countries,deprivedofourprimary goods,willseeksubstitutes,The longerthewarthegreaterthegrip thesesubstituteswillget,and,with peace,wemayfindourstoredsurplusesforcedtocompetewiththem.

"Meantime,thefarmermightbe welladvisedtoadoptaself-containedroutineonthefarm-toliveon theplaceasaself-sufficientunit,forgettingforthetimesuchthingsas bigreturnsandbountifulharvests andbankaccounts.Abilitytodo sowilldepend,ofcourse,onfinancial liability.Meansshouldbefoundby Governmentstoeasethiswherever theneedarises.Theremaybe othermeansofkeepingthemenon thelandandkeepinguptheirmorale. SuchmeansneedtobefoundifAustraliaisnottocomeoutofthewar withherprimaryindustriesindebilitatedcondition."

TheseviewsarenotonlyaratificationoftheviewsoftheN.C.R.M.but areversaloftheviewtraditionallyput forwardbyeconomistsandexpertsas totheobjectivesofagriculture.There isnodoubtthatthestronganduncompromisingadvocacyofIndependent FarmingbytheRuralMovementhas playeditspartinthistransformation ofexpert'opinion.

pressionisoftenconveyedbythe prophetsofcautioninthismatter.

Inthefirstplacenoteverypartof AustraliaistheMallee-althoughmany whourgecautioninthismatterwould haveusbelieveso.Itsufficestosay thatthosepartsofAustraliawitha rainfalladequatetoapolicyofIndependentFarming,especiallyalongthe coastalstripofEasternAustralia,could housemillionsofpeopleoverand abovethosetheyalreadycontain.One canmentionGippsland,theWestern District,andtheNorth-EastofVictoria;manypartsoftheRiverina,the coastaldistrictsandtheNorthern RiversdistrictsinNewSouthWales; theDarlingDownsandmanyofthe coastalregionsofQueenslanddifferent partsofWesternAustralia;thesoutheasternareaofSouthAustralia.These areafewregionswhichspringquickly tothemindandwhichcouldassuredlyharbourtensofmillionsoffarmers, weretheobjectivesoftheirproductive effortstransformed.

Inadditiontherearemanypartsof Australiawhichcouldbetransformed byirrigation,althoughthisisnotthe panaceaofeveryillandalthoughin unwisehandsitcandestroythesoilas effectivelyasovercropping.Nevertheless.muchcanstillbedoneandmay bedoneifaplancanbeevolved,based onthepremisesofIndependentFarming,whichwouldfurnishadifferent financialperspectivetoirrigationpoli-

cies.Justastheproblemofdebtcalls foractionfromusasanationalmovement,soisthewholequestionofirrigationlinkedupwithourfunctionin thatsphere.

Finally,muchcanbedoneinlocal areasbyco-operationbetweenfarmers inadistrictinbuildingcommunity dams.Thegravestproblemraisedby thisproposalisonewhichaMovement liketheRuralMovementalonecan solve.Itistheproblemofcharity, fornothingissolikelytoleadtodisruptionasdisputesovertheuseof communalwaterinadistrictwhere waterisscarce.Infactwerethe primaryobjectiveoftheMovementnot thecompletespiritualtransformation ofitsmembersandtheincorporation ofapracticalandappliedcharityto everyaspectoftheirrelationswith theirfellowfarmersonewouldhesitate beforerecommendingsuchapolicy. Buttheinculcationofthecharityof Christ,notintherestrictedsenseof almsgiving,butasapositivefactorin everyproblemconcerningthefarmers' socio-economicrelationswithhisfellowswillbethe"opensesame"tothe successofaco-operationwhereevery othermotiveforcewhichhasbeen triedinAustraliahasfailedoronly partiallysucceeded.

Thisisavitalpointandmustbe dealtwithmorefullyinthesubsequent section.

(TobeContinued.)

Thereisoneotherargumentwhich isurgedagainstthepracticabilityof IndependentFarming,anditisone whichsuperficiallyhasacertainplausibility.ItisthattherainfallinvariouspartsofAustraliaisnotsufficient tomaketheproductionofdiversified cropsapracticalproposition.There iStto,flotfbtthattherainfallthroughout.AtiSttalla'isnotsuchastomake diversifite'Procluction.uniformlypossible..Butitmaybesubmittedwith convictionthattoopessimisticanim-

Thefightforthe *

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OBJECTIVESOFTHE NATIONALCATHOLICRURAL MOVEMENT

Continued.

Itmightbethoughtthatthedebt problemisamatterbeyondthescope oftheN.C.R.M.Wereitanindividualmatter,itwouldindeedbeso,but thefactthatto-dayithasbecomea problem,nationalinextent,affecting allbutaveryfewofthefarmersof Australia,jeopardisingthepermanency ofagricultureandplacinginimminent perilthewholestabilityofrurallife. Itis,ineffect,oneofthosesocialconditionswhichderivefromapaganset ofinstitutionsandmustbedealtwith ifthisnationalmovementofCatholic ActionistofulfilthedemandofPius XIandtoactinthefieldofthe"socialapostolate"aswell.

ThecompetenceoftheRuralMovementtoextenditsscopetothismatterhavingbeendemonstrateditis facedwiththemoredifficultproblemof whenandhowtoplayitspart.Here, thereisnodoubtthatitispossible toevolveaplanwhichwouldbebased onChristiansocialprinciplesandat thesametimemeettheproblemin practice.Manyintricateandinterlockingconsiderationswouldhaveto beweighed-theamountowed,how muchofitcomprisescapitalindebtednessandhowmuchaccumulatedinterest,theamountswhichhavebeen repaidontheoriginalcapital,theinterestrate,thenatureofthecreditors. Theseandmanyotherthingswill havetobeconsidered,butthereisno doubtthatasolutioninprinciplecan beworkedout.

Itisclear,however,thatitispreRuralMovementto formulatesuchaplanatthemoment. Ofitsnature,itwouldmeetwithsuch greatoppositionfromvestedinterests thatnothinglessthananationalorganisationofCatholicfarmersworking incollaborationwithotherChristian bodieswouldhavethepowertoensure itsacceptance.

That,then,isthefirstobjective-to buildaMovementonanationalscale whichwillbesufficientlypowerfulto shouldertheresponsibility.ThemembersoftheN.0R.M.knowthattheir movementhasundertakentoplayits partinthesolutionofthismostcritical problemwhenthetimeisripe,butin themeantimealltheireffortsareconcentratedonbuildingaMovement whichwillbeheardandnotignored.

Thisdelayisnotonlyoneofnecessity.Incertainrespectsitisfortunate.Thefarmerisproverbiallypolitically-minded,andtherewouldhave beenarealdanger,hadtheMovement allowedtheproblemofdebttobein itsfirstconsideration,thatitwould havebecometheonlyconsideration. InotherwordstheMovementmight havebeenplungedintothemaelstrom ofpartypolitics-aspherewhichis completelyforbiddentoCatholicAction.

ThedelayenablestheMovementto educateitsmemberssothattheywill keeppartypoliticsintheproperperspective.Whateverdecisionsthe Movementarrivesatinmatterswhich concernthepublicauthoritieswillbe formulatednotthroughoneorother party,butfortheconsiderationofall Governmentsandpartieswhatever theirnature.TheroleofChristians withinthesepartieswillbetopersuade theirparticularpartiestoadoptthe Christianplan.

havereducedfarmerstobankruptcy oncemore.

Thequestionoftimingisimportant. Goodjudgmentisnecessarytoensure apropercorrelationbetweenthe Movement'sapproachtotheeducationalandtheeconomicproblem.In themeantime,however,theseemingly inevitableprocessofruralbankruptcy hasbeentemporarilycheckedbyprice stabilisationschemesandmoratoriums. Inthemselvestheseareonlypalliatives -andpooronesatthat-huttheydo affordfarmersabreathingspacein whichtheMovementcanmoveahead atfullspeedwithitscampaignforIndependentFarming,foritisobvious thatitistheonlytypeoffarming whichhasanyeconomicpossibilities.

TheDirectoroftheDivisionofPlant IndustryintheN.S.W.Departmentof Agriculturerecentlymadethefollowingrevealingobservation:

"Inviewofthedifficultieswhich wereencounteredindisposingof nearlyallformsofprimaryproducts, itwasverydesirablethatfarms shouldbemadeself-supportingin regardtofoodforfarmersandtheir familiessothatexpenditurecould bereducedasmuchaspossible.

Indiscussingtheaddress,anumberofspeakersreferredtotheneed forfinancetoenablefarmersto changeovertoanewformoffarming.Inreply,Mr.McDonaldsaid thatthepositionmustbeaccepted thatachangewasinevitableifland assetsweretoberetainedinaproductivecondition.Itwasinthe interestsoffinancialinstitutionsthat, wherenecessary,reasonableamounts of'moneyshouldhemade.Officers ofthefinancialinstitutionsshould beinterestedandeducatedsothat theywouldrecognisethattosafeguardtheirownequity,facilities musthemadeavailablewherenecessary."

ThisdecisionisechoedintheSyd ney"Bulletin"ofJuly2,1941.inthe followingwords:

"Itcanbeassumedthatoverseas countries,deprivedofourprimary goods,willseeksubstitutes.The longerthewarthegreaterthegiro thesesubstituteswillget,and,with peace,wemayfindourstoredsurplusesforcedtocompetewiththem.

"Meantime,thefarmermightbe welladvisedtoadoptaself-containedroutineonthefarm-toliveon theplaceasaself-sufficientunit,forgettingforthetimesuchthingsas bigreturnsandbountifulharvests andbankaccounts.Abilitytodo sowilldepend,ofcourse,onfinancial liability.Meansshouldbefoundby Governmentstoeasethiswherever theneedarises.Theremaybe othermeansofkeepingthemenon thelandandkeepinguptheirmorale. SuchmeansneedtobefoundifAustraliaisnottocomeoutofthewar withherprimaryindustriesindebilitatedcondition."

TheseviewsarenotonlyaratificationoftheviewsoftheN.C.R.M.but areversaloftheviewtraditionallyput forwardbyeconomistsandexpertsas totheobjectivesofagriculture.There isnodoubtthatthestronganduncompromisingadvocacyofIndependent FarmingbytheRuralMovementhas playeditspartinthistransformation ofexpertopinion.

pressionisoftenconveyedbythe prophetsofcautioninthismatter.

Inthefirstplacenoteverypartof AustraliaistheMallee-althoughmany whourgecautioninthismatterwould haveusbelieveso.Itsufficestosay thatthosepartsofAustraliawitha rainfalladequatetoapolicyofIndependentFarming,especiallyalongthe coastalstripofEasternAustralia,could housemillionsofpeopleoverand abovethosetheyalreadycontain.One canmentionGippsland,theWestern District,andtheNorth-EastofVictoria;manypartsoftheRiverina,the coastaldistrictsandtheNorthern RiversdistrictsinNewSouthWales; theDarlingDownsandmanyofthe coastalregionsofQueensland;different partsofWesternAustraliathesoutheasternareaofSouthAustralia.These areafewregionswhichspringquickly tothemindandwhichcouldassuredlyharbourtensofmillionsoffarmers, weretheobjectivesoftheirproductive effortstransformed.

Inadditiontherearemanypartsof Australiawhichcouldbetransformed byirrigation,althoughthisisnotthe panaceaofeveryillandalthoughin unwisehandsitcandestroythesoilas effectivelyasovercropping.Nevertheless,muchcanstillbedoneandmay hedoneifaplancanbeevolyed,based onthepremisesofIndependentFarming,whichwouldfurnishadifferent financialperspectivetoirrigationpoli-

cies.Justastheproblemofdebtcalls foractionfromusasanationalmovement,soisthewholequestionofirrigationlinkedupwithourfunctionin thatsphere.

Finally,muchcanbedoneinlocal areasbyco-operationbetweenfarmers inadistrictinbuildingcommunity clams.Thegravestproblemraisedby thisproposalisonewhichaMovement liketheRuralMovementalonecan solve.Itistheproblemofcharity, fornothingissolikelytoleadtodisruptionasdisputesovertheuseof communalwaterinadistrictwhere waterisscarce.Infactwerethe primaryobjectiveoftheMovementnot thecompletespiritualtransformation ofitsmembersandtheincorporation ofapracticalandappliedcharityto everyaspectoftheirrelationswith theirfellowfarmersonewouldhesitate beforerecommendingsuchapolicy. Buttheinculcationofthecharityof Christ,notintherestrictedsenseof almsgiving,butasapositivefactorin everyproblemconcerningthefarmers' socioeconomicrelationswithhisfellowswillbethe"opensesame"tothe successofaco-operationwhereevery othermotiveforcewhichhasbeen triedinAustraliahasfailedoronly partiallysucceeded.

Thisisavitalpointandmustbe dealtwithmorefullyinthesubsequent section.

(TobeContinued.)

Itmustberealisedaswellthatit wouldbeawasteoftimetoattempt tosolvetheproblemofdebt,unlessat thesametimeaconsistentcampaign ofeducationwerebeingpursuedto $inducefarmerstochangetheirobjec;tivesfromCommercialtoIndependent Farming.Evenifoneweretogrant thatthepresentdebtproblemcould besolvedto-morrow,thesameproblemwouldrecuragainintenyears time,whenCommercialFarmingfora hypotheticaloverseasmarketwould

Thereisoneotherargumentwhich isurgedagainstthepracticabilityof IndependentFarming,anditisone whichsuperficiallyhasacertainplausibility.ItisthattherainfallinvariouspartsofAustraliaisnotsufficient tomaketheproductionofdiversified cropsapracticalproposition.There is:nodoubtthattherainfallthroughOnt.AuStpaisnotsuchastomake cTiversifiea'Prbductionuniformlypossible.Butitmaybesubmittedwith convictionthattoopessimisticanim-

Kalgoorlie

Personal.

Rev.FatherMcCarthyintendsleavingforEsperanceonSundayonhis annualholiday.Allparishionersjoin inwishinghimaveryhappytime.

Greatinterestisbeingtakeninthe contestforthevacantseatinthe Council.Twoofthethreemenconcerned,Messrs.M.DillonandGeo. O'CallaghanarewellknownatSt. Mary's.Althoughonlyonecanbe .-uc-essful,wewishthemboththebest ofluck,knowingtheycanbereliedon togiveagoodaccountofthemselves.

Mr.M.Carleyisaboutwithhisarm inaslingthesedays.Abicycleaccidentcausedthetrouble,andeveryonewisheshimaspeedyrecovery.

ChildrenofMary.

TheannualCommunionbreakfastof themembersoftheChildrenofMary SodalitywillbeheldinSt.Mary'sHall after7o'clockMassonSunday,December6.Allgirlsareinvitedtoattend. SacredHeartSodality.

Membersareremindedtobepresent onSundaynextat7o'clockMassand eveningdevotions.

RequiemMass.

RequiemMasswascelebratedon Tuesdaymorningat9o'clockforthe reposeofthesoulofAdelaideLucy, daughterofMrs.B.S.Carlile,of66 Addis-street.Deepsympathyhas beenexpressedinallquartersatthe deathofMissCarlile,whohadborne sufferingpatientlyforsometime. R.I.P.

C.B.C.

ThemembersoftheParents'and Friends'AssociationmetattheCollege onWednesdayafternoonlasttoreview theworkofthepastyear.Rev.BrotherCarrollexpressedhispleasureat thegreatsuccessofthetwofunctions organisedbytheAssociation,and thankedallwhohelpedinanyway whatsoever.Hewasalsoverygratefultoalldonorsofcash.Thebusinessfirmsweregenerousinthisway, andanumberofprivatepeoplecontri butedbythecardsystem.Theyearlyrafflehadalsobeenagreatsuccess.

Thedrawtookplaceduringtheafternoonandresultedasfollows:1st.,Mrs. Wyley:2nd.,JudyHannan;3rd.,Mrs. Armanasco.

Thebeautifulplaque,drawnforby allmembers,wenttoMrs.Danahy.

.Thechemistrysectionoftheschool istoreceivespecialattentioninthe newyear.

Theurgentappealwillbeclosingin aweekorso,andmanyarestilldelayinginthematteroftheiryearlydonation.Theirspeedydecision,evenif theamountbesmall,willbemuchappreciated,astheschoolswillbeclosingfortheholidaysshortly Tennis.

ThepartyheldonSundayevening wasextremelysuccessful.Several clubs,includingBoulder,werewellrepresentedandaspiritoffriendliness prevailed.Theirhomewasplacedat thedisposaloftheclubbyMr.and Mrs.Carroll,andafterseveralhours hadbeenspentingames,adelightful supperwasserved.Theclubisendingtheyearinaverysoundposition.

C.W.L.

TheladiesoftheLeagueareremindedthatthelastmeetingofthe YearwillbeheldonMondaynext,December7,at7.45,afterRosary.This willbefollowedbytheXmassocial at8.15.Games,musicandsupperwill betheorderoftheevening.Boulder C.W.L.ladiesandtheirfriendsareespeciallyinvited.

St.Mary'sSchool.

Parishionersareagainremindedof thenoveltyeveninginaidoftheSistersofSt.Joseph,tobeheldonThursday,December10,atSt.Mary'sHall. Therewillbefunforyoungandoldand arecordattendanceisexpected.

ThequarterlyCommunionofmemberswasextremelywellattendedon Sundaylast.Itwasnoticedthatalthoughtheyarestillshyofwearingre-

CatholicWomen'sLeague.

Thefortnightlymeetingscontinueto attractagoodattendance,andthe SpiritualDirector,Rev.FatherCarmody,isverypleasedwiththeprogressofthelocalbranch.Atthecard partyheldlastThursday,occasionwas takentobidfarewelltothepresident, Mrs.W.Whyte,whoisleavingthe goldfieldstogointobusinessinSouth Perth.Rev.FatherCarmody,ina shortspeech,expressedhisregretthat theparishshouldbelosingsuchanenergeticandusefulworker.Mrs.Whyte andherfamilywerereadyandwilling atalltimestoassistinanyfunction connectedwiththechurchorschool. InwishingMrs.Whyteeverysuccessin hernewbusinessventure,Rev.Father Carmodypresentedherwithabeautifulinkstandonbehalfoftheladiesof theparish.

Electionofofficersforthevacant positionsinthebranchresultedinMiss NellieBownbeingelectedpresident, andMissE.Carmodyhon.secretary.

Personal.

Mr.FredMagee,oftheRailwayDepartment,Kalgoorlie,hasreceived noticeofhistransfer tion.Fredwillberememberedasan altarboyatAllHallowsChurch,where heservedregularlyforseveralyears.

ThesympathyofparishionersisextendedtoMr.PeterMcMahon,ofBoulder,whosebrother,Rev.BrotherMcMahon,ofAquinasCollege,diedrecentlyinPerth.

'Mrs.Scullin,ofPiesse-street,Boulder, hasreceivedwordthatherson,Joe, hasbeenwoundedinactioninthe MiddleEast.Mrs.Scullin'sotherthree sonswerekilledintheGreatWar,19141918.

Mrs.W.WhyteleftonSundaylast tomakeherpermanenthomeinPerth.

ThecommitteeofAllHallowsConventSchoolintendshortlytoholda housepartyforschoolfunds.

MasterKevinHodge,ofSubiaco,is havinghisannualleavewithrelatives atBoulder.

RequiemMaas.

AMissaCantata,sungbythiPschool children,wascelebratedinAllHallowsChurchduringtheweekfordeceasedsoldiersofthiswar,andwas wellattended.

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HiAgreatcrowdof.happyyoungpeoplegatheredtogetherintheHighgate ParishHallonthenightof,November 25.Asitwasthefinalparishdance fortheseason,allouryoungfriends andagreatnumberofnewonescame alongingiteatforcetocelebratethe closingdanceofamostsuccessfulseason,bothsociallyandfinancially.

Anoutstandingfeatureofthese danceswastheentertainingofsucha numberofyoungmenfromother States,who,bytheirownadmission haveneverenjoyedRichawonderful eightmonthsastheydidinattending theseCatholicdances,wheretheyhad everyopportunityofmeetingtheCa-, tholicyouthofWesternAustralia.We hadmanyrequestsfromtheseboys tocarryonthedancesthroughthe summer,butwehope,.ifcircumstances permit,tocommenceearlyinthenew year. Duringtheeveningpaperleiswere distributedtothedancers,andMiss ShirleyBurgeagainsangaverypopularsong,"MariaElena,"forwhichshe wasgivenagreatreception.Miss MarjorieHastiewastheluckyholder ofthewinningticketinthenoveltybox ofchocolates.Bagsofsweetswere awardedseveralyoungpeoplewhohappenedtobesittingontheluckychairs. Usefulgifts,suchashandkerchiefs,perfumeandhairoil,were'presentedfor luckyspotdances.

Theladieswhowereresponsiblefor thearrangementsoftheseason'sdances were:MesdamesSlattery,Thomas, LynchandMulcahy,andMissM. Dore. Amongstthosepresentwere:Misses Marj.Gunn,EllenCatchpole,Norma Pollard,MarjorieHastie,EdnaBackhouse,MarjorieBicknell,ShirleyBurge, FayScott,EileenScott,Marjorie Brown,TessieMichael,YvonneMenkin, BettyGrace,Kath.McCaul,NinaMaitland,PhillisFriedlander,J.Volker,C. Volker,A.Grey,tecelArnold,Cicely Slattery,MollieO'Reilly,Kath.Quinn, M.McMahon,J.Byron,J.Stephens,P. RomaHartley,V.Milne,PatSlattery, MaryFlanagan,BettyMcDonough, Ron.LePage,TerryEdwa,rds,JeanAllsop,YvonneFirmin,JoyceStarr,MargaretLang,KathleenO'Dea,Nancy O'Dea,J.Dale,P.Ruce;Messrs.Ken. Brady,Len.Gardiner,BillPrice,Dan.

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TheHolyFatherratifiedthefavourableresultoftheSacredCongregation's discussiongatanaudienceaccordedon June12toCardinalSalotti,Prefectof theSacredCongregationofRitesand RelatorofKateriT9kakwitha'scause. Theaudiencefollowedameetingofthe SacredCongregation,inthepresence ofPopeplusXII,toconsiderthevirtuesoftheAmerican-Indianmaiden.

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Wednesday,9:Dressmaking-Rooms8and9. E.S.C.(FirstAid)-Room7,

Thursday,10:Mass,8a.m.Expositionallday.Benediction,6.15p.m. GeneralPraesidium--6.30p.m.

Nurses'Praesidtum-6p.m.,Room7. Orchestra-8p.m.Room9,

Friday,11:CANTEEN-PhyllisDeanHostel(Y.A.L.).

Saturday,12:ChristmasFete.

Sunday,13:LegionCongress:Activemembers.11a.m.,VictoriaSquareConventAuxiliarymembers,3.30pm.,Cathedral.

Monday,14:ArtsGuildPraesiditun-6.30p.m.,Room9

WarWorkPraesidium-6,30p.m.,Room7. Choir-8p.m.,Room9.

Tuesday,15:Dance-CecilBuilding,SherwoodCourt. SwingBand-Room9. DramaticGroup-7.30p.m.,Room7. DancingClass-7.30p.m.,CathedralHall.

Friday,18:LecturebyFatherLalor,8p.m,-"OatholicismandtheModern World."'

Saturday,19:CHRISTMASSOCIAL,8p.m.Room9. ShortgeneralmeetingofallArtGroups,7.45p.m.Room7.

Sunday,20:CanteenDuties,from2p.m.TownHall.

*C.G.M.ClrastmasFete

Gifts.

DECEMBER12

Saturday,December12,istheday chosenfortheC.G.N1.ChristmasFete.

ThefetewillcommenceattheClub Roomsat2p.m.,andwillcontinue until6p.m.Stallswillcarryawide varietyofarticlesforsale,whilethe "luckydip"boxwillbewellstocked with"valuables"ofallkinds!Afternoontea,cooldrinksandicecream willbeobtainable.

Membersareaskedtoleavetheir giftsforthefeteattheRoomsonor beforeDecember10,sothatstallholderswillhavetheopportunityof arrangingtheirstallstothebestadvantage.

AnInvitation.

Rememberthedayanddate-Saturday,December12.Allarewelcome.

IfyouhavenotyetvisitedourClub Rooms,takethisopportunityofdoing so.Wewilldoourbesttomake yourafternoonapleasantoneandto sendyouhomealothappier-evenif alittlepoorer-thanyoucame.

WARWORK E.S.C.

FirstAidexaminationwillbeheld onWednesdayevening,December9,at 7.30p.m.,inroom7,attheClubRooms, Girlstakingtheexam.areaskedtobe presentontime,asthedoctorhasa largenumbertoexamine,andisobligingusbycomingalongtoconduct theexamination.

Therewillbeashortintervalbefore thecommencementofaHomeNursing Class.Theexactdatewillbeannouncedalittlelater,GirlswhowereunabletoattendtYscourseofFirstAid andwishtoqualify.maytakethe HomeNursinglecturer,firstanda.ttend thenextclassofFirstAid,whichwe hopetoholdatalaterdate.

DramaticExperiencesof MissionaryNunsin JapaneseTerritory

SistersPermittedtoDistribute HolyCommunion GIVENCUSTODYOFBLESSED SACRAMENT.

"ThePilot"(notedBostonCatholic weekly)recountsdramaticexperience offiveMaryknollNunsinJapanese territorywhowereaccordedtherare privilegeofdistributingtheMost BlessedSacramentaftertheirBishop andpriestshadbeenarrestedbythe Japanese.

Thecircumstances,asrelatedby theseSisters,recentlyreturnedtothe UnitedStatesaboardtherepatriation ship,theM.S.Gripsholm,variedineach ofthemissionsinvolved.

Hurriedlytakenfromhishouseunderheavyguard,BishopLane,ofFushun,Manchukuo,managedtogetword toSisterLelia,theconventSuperior,to hurrytothemissiongate."YouyourselfaretodistributeHolyCommunion inthemorning,"werehisinstructions toher,ashewasalreadybeingdriven away.SeveralChristianshavingheard theBishop'smessage,thenewsspread rapidly.Thefollowingmorning,therefore,therewasalargecongregationat thechurch.

Withherblackwoollenshawlfora humeralveil,SisterLeliafirstbrought theciboriumfromtherectorychapel tothechurch;theresheopenedthe maintabernacle.SisterMarieserved asacolyte,holdingthecommunion platewhileherSuperiordistributed theSacredHostsfirsttotheotherSistersandthentoallwhocametothe altarrail.Meantime,thenativenovicesandpostulantswerewaitingin theconventchapel,withtheirnovice mistress,SisterVeronicaMarieCarney, ofSomerville,Mass.Openingthis thirdtabernacle,SisterLeliagaveHoly CommuniontoSisterMarie,tothenonices,andfinallycommunicatedherself, ThreemilesawayatFushunHopeithemissionwhereFatherGerardDonovanofMaryknoll,wascapturedin 1937andlaterstrangledtodeathby bandits-thepolice,upontakingthe priestsintocustodyasenemyaliens, turnedoverallkeystotheSisters,

CCMDance

Thenextfortnightlydanceorganised bytheC.G.M.willbeheldonTuesday night,Dec.15,atCecilBuildings,SherwoodCourt.Anothergreatcrowdisexpectedatthispopularsocialevening. Prizesaregivenforluckyspotsand noveltydances.MissAliceHeyen's Orchestrawillprovidethemusic,and supperwillbeserved.Catholicyoung peopleareallwelcomeandtheadmissionis1/11

CANTEENSERVICE

Asannounced,anyofficialnoticesin connectionwiththisworkwillonlybe madethroughthesecolumns.Furtherdatesfordutyareasfollows:

December11,Friday:PhyllisDean Hall(Y.A,L.Hall,IrwinStreet).

December20,Sunday:TownHall.

January7,Thursday:PhyllisDean

Sunday,December20,membersto heatCanteenby2o'clock.

Girlsareaskedtokeepthesedates inmindandtobringtheirC,G.NI. badges.

'

Infuturealevyof3d,insteadof6d. willbemadetocovercostofextra catering.

Girlsseekinginformationaboutthe MovementshouldringthePresident, MissMargaretSanderson(B8972),orif theycallinatHeadquartersduring lunchhouroranyeveningduringthe week,oneoftheCommitteewillbe theretoexplaintheMovementand theconditionsofmembership,etc.,to them,

holdingthemresponsibleforallpersonalproperty.Thishappenedinthe evening.Thefollowingmorningthe churchbellrangasusual.Afterthe peoplehadassembled,thecatechist,in accordancewiththepastor'sinstructions,announcedintheenforcedabsenceoftheprieststherewouldbeno Mass,butthatSisterDominicwould distributeHolyCommunion.Sister thendidthesameatthechapelofthe nativeseminary.

WhenthepriestsinYengYou,Korea, weretakenintocustody,therewerein thethreechapelsatthechurch,rectoryandconvent,threewell-filledciboriawithatotalofaboutfivehundred Hostsconsecratedinanticipationof theFeastoftheImmaculateConception.NotgiventimetoconsumereverentlysuchalargenumberofHosts, thepriestsmanagedtobringallthe ciboriatotheconventchapel.The pastor'sinstructionswerethattheSistersshouldconsumetheparticlesfrom daytoday,unlessanemergencynecessitatedconsumingallatonce.For severaldaysinsuccessionSisterGabrielladistributedtoeachofthetwo Sistersinthismissionandherselfa numberofHostsuntilthethreeciboria hadbeenemptied.

InonesmallKoreanmissionwhere shewasstationedwithonlyoneother Sister,thensufferingfromathroatinfectionwhichpreventedhercommunicating,SisterLoyola,theSuperior,was instructedbythepastortoconsumethe BlessedSacramentherselfandtoturn overthesacredvesselstoatrustedparishioner.

TemporarilytheonlySisterinanothersmallhouseinKorea,SisterGre goria,onDecember11receivedfrom herpastorinstructionstoconsumethe SacredSpecies."Ihadbeenthree dayswithoutHolyCommunion,"she writes,"IfoundthreesmallHost,and onelargeonewhichItooktobea signfromOurLordthatthenextwait wouldbealongone.Anditwas-threeweeks,tobeexact."

Incontrasttothesefivemissionsin manyotherstherewasnocessationof :lass.Evenwheretemporaryinterruptionresultedfromthesudd-nand unexpectedarrestofAmericanmission ers,arrangementswerequicklymade forparishworktobetakenoverby nativepriests,someofthesebeing membersoftheMaryknollpersonnel andothersloanedbyadjacentvicariates.

FortheSisters,likewise,itisa sourceofgreatsatisfactiontoknow thatinbothManchukuoandKorea theirworkhasbeentakenoverby nativeSisterhoodstheythemselves havetrained.

ToodyayConventSuccesses

RITABEGLEY(aged12years), PupilofAvondownConvent,High School,Toodyay.ShewasasuccessfulcompetitorfortheSecondarySchool ScholarshipsawardedbytheEducation Department.RitaalsogainedHonoursinGradeIII.MusicandGradeV. Theoryattherecentexaminations.

BRIANPITMAN(aged12years\, PupilofAvondownConvent,High School,Toodyay.liewasasuccessful LompetitorfortheSecondarySchool ScholarshipsawardedbytheEducation Department.

CentralCatholicLibrarytoOpenJuniorSection SpecialReadingForYoungstersof12to17Years

SpanishPatriotPriestDies

ProvedfriendofEnglish-speaking peopleinBarcelona,staunchsupporter ofGeneralFranco'sMovementinsupportofwhichheattemptedtospeak publiclyinEnglanduntilstoppedby theBritishGovernment,amanof humbleoriginwhoquicklyacquiredintellectualgifts,theRev.EnriqueGabana,46-year-oldpriest,ofthediocese ofBarcelona,diedthererecentlyafter ashortillnesscausedbyheartfailure duetoanattackofbronchialpneumonia.

ThenewsofhisdeathhasbeenreceivedwithregretinSpanishcirclesin London,wherehewaswellknown. havinggonethereannuallyinorder

SocialCalutlai

Saturday,December12:Christmas

Fete,C.G.M.ClubRooms,Bankof NewSouthWalesChambers,65St. GeorgesTerrace,Perth,2-6p.m.

Tuesday,December15:C.G.M. Dance,CecilBuildings,Sherwood Court.

Friday,December18:Lectureby FatherLalor,"Catholicismandthe ModernWorld,"C.G.M.Rooms,8p.m.

Saturday,December19:Christmas Social,forallmembersCG.MClub Rooms,8p.m.

TroopsReciteRosary asTheyEscapeJaps

ApartyofAustraliansoldiers,ledby thefiveCatholicsamongthem,recited theRosarydailyastheystumbled throughthewildsofJavaforsix weekstoescapetheJapaneseinvaders.

"Earlyinthejaunt,"reportsoneof theparty,''weCatholicsbeganadaily Rosary.TooursurpriseaprofessedlycasualProtestantsoonjoinedusat hisownrequest.

"Duringthefifthweekoneofthe formerlystaunchatheistsbeankneelingwithusatourrosaries.Inthelast weekthatmandied-utteringCatholic prayers."

Summinguptheresultsofhisordeal,thissoldierstates:"Iamsurethat everymanwhosurvivedourexperiencehasbeendrawnclosertoGodin consequence....Ishallalwaysthank Godfortheexperience.Ifithasnot mademeabettermanitcertainly should.

-"PrayerSustained."

"WhilewetrampedourwayIfound thatprayeronceagainsustainedmy spiritsasnothingelsecoulddo.It mademefeelconfidentthatsomeday, somehow,Ishouldpullthroughto safety.

Becauseofthetrendofmodern thought,anewresponsibilityconfronts CatholicparentsWhentheburden ofschoolingfallsfromyoungshoulders therecomesasweepingfeelingofindependence.Thedisciplineofthe schoolroommaybereplacedbythe disciplineoftheoffice,orwork-room, buttheinterestinthefirstoccupation andthethrillofwage-earningremoves muchoftherestraint.

Atnoperiodinlifeisthemindmore fertilethanduringthesefirstyearsof selfreliance.Withtheformingof newfriendshipstheunavoidableassociationwithalltypesofpeople,and theallurementofpleasure,thisnew eracanbeadangerousone.Thedifficultyis,therefore,howtocultivate theyoungmindduringthisperiodof developmentandinstability.

Readingtherighttypeofbookscan formabigpartinthesolutionofthe problem.Theloveofreadingisinnateinsomechildren:itmustbelos-

teredinothers.Butitsimportanceis indisputable.Forthisreason,ourCatholicLibraryisopeningaJuvenile Sectiontoembraceyoungreadersfrom theagesofabout12to17years,and isendeavouringtocaterfortheirtastes aswellastheirnecessities.

Parentswhoallowtheirchildrento becomememberscanbeassuredthat, withpersuasionanddiscretion,the rightbookswillbeplacedintheir hands.

Itishopedthat,throughthemedium oftheLibrary,Catholicyouthwill,by degrees,becomethoroughlyconversant withtheChurch'sattitudeonworld affairsandmoralissues,inadditionto beingwellreadinallbranchesofliterature.

SpecialSchoolHolidayRate,2/8. onebook.

Childrencanhelpusinouraimsand objectsbydonatinganybooks,in goodcondition,thataresuitablefor theJuvenileSection.

tospendwithfriendspartofhissummerholidays.

BornintheprovinceofGerona,he hadbeenformanyyearsbothchaplaintoaconventintheHortasuburb ofBarcelgna,andamemberofthe editorialstaffofthedailytraditionalistCatholicpaperofthatcity,"El CorreoCatalan."

"Iprayedand'prayed,includingthe 'ThirtyDays'Prayer,'foranearlyreturnhome;itseemsthatmyprayers arebeinganswered."

Booksandmagazinesforthetroops

LATEFATHERHENRYGABANA.

PERTH,THURSDAY,DECEM'ER3,1942.

SocialSecurity

Allthelousetalkaboutapost-war"neworder"hasatlength crystallisedinBritainwiththeissuanceoftheBeveridgeReport. Itisnoteworthythatthetrendofsocialaspirationhasbeensteadilyonthedown-grade-Atthebeginningofthewar,therewere vaguerumoursofacomingeraof"socialjustice."WiththeformulationoftheAtlanticChartertheemphasiswasshiftedto"freedom"astheoperativeprinciple.Sadtorelate,thewholebusinesshasendedwithmere"security."Now,itisacardinalpoint thattherebeclarityabouttheultimategoalofsocialreconstruction. Itispossible,andindeedithasbeenthebitterexperienceofthe past150years,thatonemayhave"freedom"intheLiberalinterpretationwithoutstirringtheliveashesofjustice.Again,itis possibletohavesecuritywithoutattainingeithertofreedomorto justice.Indeed,ifthesoleorchieftestofsocialprogressisin materialthings,securitywillmostreadilyandpermanentlyberealisedinaSlaveState.

* *

ThemostinterestingacademicfeatureoftheBeveridgeReportis,perhaps,thecontributorynatureoftheplantowhichemployersandemployeeswillmakepayments.Itisonpreciselythis pointthatthereisdisagreementfromtheAustralianMinisterof SocialServiceandHealth.Hispreferenceforthefinancingofthe schemeistowardsdirecttaxationratherthantowardsacontributorysystem.Thissame,issuewasafertilesourceofcontroversywhentheMenziesGovernmentattemptedtointroduce NationalInsurance.Itcertainlyseems,accordingtoCatholic socialexposition,thattheprimaryresponsibilityinon,firstly,the industryconcerned;secondly,onindustryasawhole;andlastly ontheState,wheretheincapacityofindustryto.payhasbeen aemonstrated.Butwhicheversystemprevails,thenewageof SocialServicesisuponus,anditseemsthat,Catholicidealsof ownershipandrealeconomicindependence heshelvedperhapsforgenerations.

WhiletheBeveridgeschemewasperhapsinevitableaswas someimmediatemeasureofrelief,itisveryfarindeedfrombeing acompleteconception,ofsocialreform.Unlessthereisreally efficientprice-fixationandwage"ceilings,"itisapparentthatthe workerwillpaythethree-foldcontributiontothescheme,asemployee,asconsumer,andastaxpayer.Again,noplanofreconstructionisradical-whichdoesnotdealsquarelywiththe questionofhousifig.InAustralia,,evenmorethaninBritain,we shallbefacedwiththeproblemofwhetherweaspiretocontinue asanindustrialnationonthescaleforwhichthewarhasequipped us,whetheritisdesirableandfeasibleforustodoso,andwhat doweproposetodotoplaceagricultureonareasonablebasis. Again,thereallyvitalandcentralproblemofcreditcontrolhas receivedapparentlynonoticeatall. The-BeveridgeReport makesprovisionforunemployment,butispreparedtoacceptan percent.ofcontinuousunemploymentasanormalfeatureof nationallife! *

The-radicalcriticismofallreformsofthisnatureis,ofcourse,, thatthosebothofthecapitalistandcommunisttraditionregard theworkermerelyasaneconomicandpoliticalanimal.They arenot,andcannotbe.primarilyconcernedwithhisfreedombe causefreedomisaspiritualgoodandquiteoutsidetheir'calculations.Theyaremerelyconcernedwithprovidingasufficiencyof _materialgoods.withintheframeworkofastabilisedsociety.Catholicsseethatthistrendmustendin.slavery,whenceChristian-, ityoriginallydeliveredEurope.TheLiberalsdonotaspire tofreedom,neitherdotheydreadslavery.Forslaveryneedhave nothingessentiallytodowithbrutality.Itissimplya.denialof, aman'ssocialrightsandtheexerciseofhishigherpowers.Itcan. quiteeasily-existina'stateofeconothicabundanceforall.And, thatisthepathwearetreading,tbe.AtlanticCharternotwith-i 4.4standing..Only.onethingcan'freeus-therestorationofpro-!'";ductiveproperty.Butthatnotion.istooadvancedfortheservile,' lnodernoutlook failureofthenew.orderwillturn mentoit. ` -

ARCHBISHOP'SENGAGEMENTS.

December6.-

8a.m.:CelebrateMassatSt.Munchin'sChurch,Gosnells

9.30a.m.:CelebrateMassatSt.FrancisXavier'sChurch,Armadale.

December6-7.30p.m.:Assistatclose ofMissiontoNon-CatholicsatSt. Patrick'sChurch,Fremantle.

December8.-7.15a.m.:CelebrateMass attheHomeoftheLittleSistersof thePoor,Leederville. -

December8.-3p.m.:PresideatAnnualPrizeDistributionatSt.Louis PreparatorySchool,Claremont.

December10.-8a.m.:PresideatCeremonyofProfessionattheCarmelite Monastery,Nedlands.

December10.-8p.m.:AtSt.Mary's Hall,Leederville:AttendChristian Brothers'CollegeConcert,andperformceremonyofcrowningwinner ofQueenCarnivalCompetition.

December13(TitularoftheCathedral andPrincipalPatronoftheDiocese)11a.m.:PontificateintheCathedral andimpartPapalBlessing.

3.30p.m.:AttendclosingofLegion ofMaryCongressintheCathedral, 7.30p.m.:AssistatEveningDevotionsandimpartPontificalBenediction.

December18.-10a.m.:Presideat QuarterlyConferenceofPriestsof themetropolitanarea,attheChapter Hall,VictoriaSquare. 7p.m.:AdministertheSacramentof ConfirmationtoadultsatSt.Mary's Cathedral.

PRIESTS'CONFERENCE.

TheQuarterlyConference'61the PriestsoftheMetropolitanAreawill beheldattheChapterHall,Vietoria Square,at10a.m.onFriday,Dees&ber 18.

CONFIRMATIONOFADULTS.

HisGratetheArchbishopwilladministertheSacramentofConfirmation toadultsinSt.Mary'sCathedralon Friday,December18.at7p.m.In tendingcandidatesarerequestedto notifytheAdministratoronorbefore Thursday,December17.Candidates fromoutsidetheCathedralParish mustbringwiththemaletterfrom theirrespectiveparishpriests.

SOCIETIESFORTHEPROPAGATIONOFTHEFAITHAND HOLYCHILDHOOD.

ANNUALSUBSCRIPTIONS.

TheDiocesanI4irectoroftheSocietiesforthePropagationoftheFaith andHolyChildhoodshallbegrateful ifallsubscriptionsareforwardedto himnot.laterthanDecember31 Moniesreceivedafterthatdatecannot beincludedinthisyear'sbalancesheet. Chequesshouldbemadepayableto "CatholicMissions,"andiftheyincludebothPropagationoftheFaith andHolyChildhoodsubscriptions,that factshouldhenotedandtheamounts tobedevotedtoeachstated.

IndianBishopWarnsHis DisillusionedPeople

"ObediencetoAuthorityisOnly GoldenMean"

SirStaffordCripps'failureinIndia andtheresultingdisillusionmentofIndianNationalistsgaveaddedimportancetothecalltosanitymadeby Mgr.Guerreiro,BishopofMylapore,in arecentPastoraltohispeople,the textofwhichhasjustreachedus.

Obediencetoestablishedauthority, particularlynowinfaceofdanger, andaChristianloveoffatherlandas theonlygoldenmeansbetweenaggressivenationalismandrevolutionaryinternationalismaresignificantpoints stressedintheletter.Suchlove,says theBishop,"isavirtuewhichcondemnsthehatredengenderedamong thenationsbyaggressivenationalism, andtheconflictswhichrevolutionary internationalismfomentsamongthe membersorclassesofthesamenationalfamily."

QUARANT'ORE DECEMBER.

Sunday.

1st.MaylandsandEastFremantle: FortyHoursPrayer(4th.-6th.).

2nd.Leederville:FortyHoursPrayer (11th.-13th.).

3rd.York:OneDayofExposition.

4th.Bridgetown:OneDayofExposition. 1843.

JANUARY.

Sunday.

1st.Mt.Barker:OneDayofExposition.

AddedpointisgiventothePastoral inasurveyofIndianaffairswritten intheMayissueof"JesuitMissions" byFatherJohnO'Farrell,S.J.,experiencedmissionaryinIndia,whomakes acleardistinctionbetweenPandit NehruandGandhi,andholdsthatthe latter'sinfluenceisbeingoverrated. NehruandCommunism.

InviewofBishopGuerreiro'sallusionstothemenaceof"revolutionary internationalism"inhisPastoraladdressedtopeopleamongwhomCommunismhasencroachedtosomeextent, itisinterestingtoreadwhatFather O'FarrellhastosayaboutNehru."A professedadmirerofCommunistRus sia,"hesaid,"NehrudreamsofIndia's suddenleapfromFeudalismtoDemocracy."

TheBishop,inhisPastoral,also says:"ObedienceintheChristiansense doesnothumiliateman,butexalts him. Wewellknowthatinpracticethisisadifficultvirtue,because itimposesrestrictionsandlimitstoour desireforfreedomandindependence.

Thedutyofobeyingisnotlimitedorrestrictedbyth1unworthiness oftheonewhocommands. We mustobey,exceptwhenwhatiscommandedisevidentlya'sin."

(Indiacomprises2,400socialcastes; 85percent.ofthepeopleareilliterate.Catholicsnumberingfourmillionsinapopulationofnearly400 millions,mostofwhomare,ofcourse, Hindus.PanditJawaharlalNehruis thekeY-figureinthemajorityIndian NationalistCongressParty.)

Hibernian°RallyatCathedralfor ANNUALGENERAICOMMUNIC

OnSundaylast,29th.ult.,themembersoftheHibernianSocietyassembledattheCathedralforthepurpose ofparticipatingintheAnnualGeneral Communionatthe8o'clockMass, whichwascelebratedbyHisGracethe Archbishop.Notwithstandingtheabsenceofsomanymembersonactive militaryservice,theattendancewasremarkablygoodandthespectacleof suchalargegatheringofmembers,in regalia,receivingHolyCommunionin abodywasaveryinspiringone,and musthavegivengreatsatisfactionto themembersoftheDistrictBoardand themembersgenerally.

HisGracecongratulatedandcommendedthemembersforthesplendid manifestationofFaithforwhichthey wereresponsiblethatmorning.He saiditwasamostedifyingspectacle, andhethankedtheSocietyforit.His Gracesaidhewasparticularlypleased toseesuchalargenumberofyoung memberspresent.Heurgedthememberstobetruetotheprinciplesoftheir Societyandtodoeverythingpossible foritsfurtheradvancement.

COMMUNIONBREAKFAST.

ThebreakfastwasheldintheCathedralHall,andalltheaccommodation wastakenupandthenfurtherchairs hadtobeprocured.TheSocietywas honouredbythepresenceoftheDistrictChaplain,VeryRev.FatherWallace(whorepresentedHisGracethe Archbishop),Rev.FatherDonnelly (ChaplainofSt.Patrick'sBranch), Rev.BrotherKeenan(C.B.High School,Highgate),Right Hon. theLordMayor(Bro.Dr.T.W. Meagher),Bro.E.Needham,M.L.A., Mr.H.P.Wallace(SocietyofSt.VincentdePaul),Mr.J.O'Donoghue (IrishNationalForesters),Bro.J. Wall(CatholicLawnTennisAssociation),Mrs.Jenkins(CatholicWomen's League),MissJeanNaylor(Legionof Mary),Bro.E.Needham(CelticClub), andMissJ.Brennan(CatholicGirls" Movement).

VeryRev.FatherHaugh,O.M.I., sentamessageexpressinghisregret thathewasunabletoattendand wishingsuccesstothefunction.

Thenewly-electedGrandPresident, Bro.C.E.Baker,presided,andwith himwereBros.J.Finnegan,G.V.P.; A.J.Willett,P.G.P.;J.Edwards,G.S.; T.Walker,G.T.;D.Felton,G.W.;P. Reidy,G.G.;W.A.Brown,D.B.M.; L.M.Goerke,D.B.M.;C.Hansen, D.B.M.;andT.J.Hynes,R.G.T.

WelcomebyGrandPresident.

TheGrandPresident,inextendinga welcometoall,congratulatedthemembersontheexcellentattendance.He saidhefeltproudattheCathedralto seethemembersfilingintotheirseats untilthewholeofthereservedspace wasoccupied,proving,inspiteofthe times,thattheybelongedtoaSociety whichisprimarilyandfundamentally Catholic.AmessagehadbeenreceivedfromHisGracetheArchbishopregrettinghisinabilitytobepresent, butstatingthathehadarrangedfor theDistrictChaplaintobehisrepresentative.HesincerelythankedHis Graceforthewordsofcommendation andencouragementutteredbyhimat theCathedralthatmorning,andhefelt surethatHisGrace'sexhortation wouldhavetheeffectofquickening theenthusiasmofthemembersforthe welfareoftheirSociety.TheGrand PresidentspeciallywelcomedBro. LaurieMcDonald,ofSt.Mary'sBranch, Kalgoorlie,Bro,MattClarke,ofJennacubbine,andBro.W.Dwyer,whorecentlytransferedfromVictoria.The GrandPresidentsaidthattheDistrict Boardwaswellsatisfiedwiththemannerinwhichthebrancheswerefunctioning,notwithstandirigthedifficul-

LEEDERVILLEBAZAAR.

SILKTABLECENTRE.

tiesofthetimes.Abigpercentageof themalememberswereintheArmed Forces,andsomehadalreadypaidthe supremesacrifice.Itwasthedutyof thoseremainingtoseethatthequarterlyCommunionswerefaithfullykept upandthatthedepartedoneswereremembered.Andalso,asadutytothe living,toseethatthebranchmeetings werewellattended:sothatafterthe waroursoldiermemberscouldonce againparticipateinthespiritualand sociallifeoftheirSociety.

HierarchyandClergy. TheimmediatePastGrandPresident,Bro.A.J.Willett,submittedthe toastofthe"HierarchyandClergy." InthecourseofhisremarksBro.Willettsaidthattheproposingofthis toastwasusuallyreservedfortheimmediatePastPresident.TheSociety wasgratefultoHisGraceforcelebratingHolyMassfortheSocietythat morningandforhiswordsofcommendationandappreciationoftheSociety'swork.Hepaidatributeto thewonderfulworkoftheHierarchy andclergyandtheSistersandBrothers

WinningticketNo.50,Mrs.R.Murray,41CommonwealthAvenue,North Perth

-"theCatholicpopulationofAustralia hasexceededitsquotaofenlistments."

-TheLordMayor(Dr.T.W. Meagher).

oftheteachingOrdersandreligiousinstitutions.Heaskedthosepresentto speciallyprayfortheReligiousinother landswhoweresufferingpersecution atthehandsoftheenemy,andforall ourArmyChaplainswhoaredoing suchawonderfuljobincaringforthe spiritualwelfareofourmeninthe fightingforces.HethankedHis GraceandourpriestsfortheassistancegivenbythemtoourgreatSociety,andespediallythoseofour priestswhowerechaplainsofourbranches.ToFatherWallacetheSociety wasunderadeepdebtofgratitudefor hiswholeheartedinterestinitandfor hisnever-failingcourtesyandencouragement.TheSocietyisgreatlyfavouredinhavingFatherWallaceasDistrictChaplain.(Applause.)

FatherWallace,inresponding,said thathewasgladoftheopportunityof speakingonbehalfofHisGrace,but regrettedverymuchthatonaccount ofthefactthatHisGracehadtoadministerConfirmationthatmorning,he couldnotbepresentatthissplendid function.HecongratulatedtheSocietyonitsfinedemonstrationof Faith.TheHibernianSocietywas certainlykeepingupitsgoodreputationandmightalmostbecalledone oftheChurch'sreligiousorders. Whilsttheranksoftheoldermembersweregraduallythinning,hewas pleasedtoseemanyofthemstillpresent,andheexhortedtheyounger memberstoliveuptothegoodexamplesetbytheseoldermembers.He appreciated13ro.Willett'sreferencesto theArmyChaplainsandtheBrothers andSistersoftheteachingOrdersHe

His

Grace

theArchbishop.

CelebratesMassand Preaches-.

*SpeakersStressSolidityoftheSociety

feltcertainthatintheworkofpost reconstructiontheHibernianSociety, withitsmottoofFaith,Hopeand Charity,wouldplayanotinconsiderablepart.Inconclusion,FatherWallaceconveyedtothegatheringthesincerethanksofHisGraceandthe priestsforthewonderfulworkthatthe Societywasperforming(Loudapplause) TheHibernianSociety.

ThetoastoftheSocietywasproposedbyRev.BrotherKeenan,who saidheregardeditasagreatfavour tobeaskedtosubmitthistoast,more especiallyastheHibernianSociety andtheOrdertowhichhebelonged drewtheirinspirationfromthesame tradition--asthefulltitleofhisOrder was"TheChristianBrothersofIreland."StandingoutsidetheCathedralearlierinthemorninghewasedifiedbytheflowoftransportfromthe suburbs.HeundersoodthatmemberstravelledfromparishessofardistantasFremantleandMidlandJunction.Thissurelyconstitutesevidence thattheSocietyisverymuchaliveand

Exposition intheCity

ExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament isheldeveryThursdayintheChapel oftheCatholicGirls'Movement,Bank ofN.S.W.Chambers,65St.George's Terrace,nexttoWarwickHouse,A cordialinvitationisextendedtothe Catholicpeoplegenerallytopaya visitduringtheday.ExpositioncommencesafterMassat8o'clock,and concludeswithBenedictionofthe BlessedSacramentat6.15p.m.Those desiringtodosomayplacetheir namesontherosteroutsidetheChapel.

ThehouroftheThursdaymorning MassintheChapelhasbeenchanged from8,16a.m.to8o'clock.Itis hopedthatthiswillbemoreconvenientformanygirlswhocommence workat8.45a.m.

active.Heurgedmemberstothink overtheoriginoftheirSocietyand drawinspirationfromthefactthat thisisthe71st.yearsinceitsfoundationinAustralia;torememberalways thatitsbenefitsareequaltothoseof anyotherbenefitsocietyandsuperior tomany.Hewasawareofthesound financialpositionoftheSociety,but hewasmoreconcernedwithitsspiritualaspect.Thefellowshipcreatedby theorganisedmeetingsoftheSociety wasofevengreatervaluethanitsfinancialstrength,andwentalongway towardsovercomingtheevilofmixed marriages.TheW.A.Districtwassecondtononeinthisrespect,andhewas wellacquaintedwiththeSociety'sactivitiesintheotherStates.Inconclusion,BrotherKeenanurgedthe memberstodoalltheycantoincrease thenumericalstrengthoftheSociety, andpointedoutthatifeverymember introducedonlyonenewmemberthe strengthoftheSocietyinW.A.would beintheregionof3,000.(Applause.)

Thetoastwasrespondedtobythe GrandSecretary,whocommendedto themembersthewordsofHisGrace theArchbishop,andthespeechesof

FatherWallaceandBrotherKeenan. Heappealedtoallthosewhohadthe timeoftheirdisposaltoattendthe branchmeetingsandthushelpthe officerstokeeptheSocietyfunctioning activelyandwell.

TheVisitors.

ThetoastoftheVisitorswasproposedbyBro.J.Harvey,whowelcomedtheLordMayor,Bro.Needham, M.L.A.,andtherepresentativesof theseveralorganisations,andexpressedtheopinionthattherewasneedfor agreatermeasureofco-operationbetweentheCatholicsocieties.He thankedtherepresentativesfortheir presenceatthisfunction.

ThetoastwasacknowledgedonbehalfofallthevisitorsbytheLord Mayor,whothankedtheDistrict Boardfortheinvitationsandcongratulatedthenewly-electedGrandPresident(Bro.Baker).Hecongratulated theSocietyonthesplendidattendance,andexpressedtheopinionthat thosepresentweretherebecausethey couldnotheengagedinmilitaryservice.Thefiguresrevealedthatthe CatholicpopulationofAustraliahad exceededitsquotaofenlistments,and itwaswelltobearinmindthatour Catholicmenwerefightingformore thanCountry;theywerefightingas wellforthe"FaithofOurFathers." TheLordMayorconcludedbywishing theGrandPresidentandhisofficersa successfultermofoffice.

ThetoastoftheChairmanwasproposedbyBro.T.Walker,whopaida tributetothesterlingworthofthe GrandPresidentasaCatholicanda Hibernian.

AftertheGrandPresidenthadresponded,thefunctionconcludedwith thesingingofthehymn,"FaithofOur Fathers."

PACIfICWAR ANNIVERSARY

OnSundaynext,referencewillbe madefromthepulpitofSt.Mary'sCa-: thedralatthe11o'clockMasstothe firstanniversaryoftheentryofJapan intothiswar.Thesermonwillbe broadcast.

PoorofRome

StillRemembers PiusX

GreatcrowdsatthetombofPope PiusXintheCryptofSt.Peter'son the28th.anniversaryofhisdeath,were evidencethatthebelovedPopeofthe Eucharisthasneverbeenforgotten,especiallybythepoor,reportsVatican Radio. Thecrypt,inwhichliealsotheremainsofCardinalMerrydelValand thelastoftheStuarts,wascrowded allday,andfromtheopeningofthe Basilicauntilmiddayonepriestfollowedanotheratthealtarforthe celebrationofMass.

Girlsseekinginformationaboutthe CatholicGirls'Movementshouldring B8972,orcallinattheClubRooms duringlunch-hourorofanevening.

Hibernian ANNUAL

OnSundaylast,29th.ult.,themembersoftheHibernianSocietyassembledattheCathedralforthepurpose ofparticipatingintheAnnualGeneral Communionatthe8o'clockMass, whichwascelebratedbyHisGracethe Archbishop.Notwithstandingtheabsenceofsomanymembersonactive militaryservice,theattendancewasremarkablygoodandthespectacleof suchalargegatheringofmembers,in regalia,receivingHolyCommunionin abodywasaveryinspiringone,and musthavegivengreatsatisfactionto themembersoftheDistrictBoardand themembersgenerally.

HisGracecongratulatedandcommendedthemembersforthesplendid manifestationofFaithforwhichthey wereresponsiblethatmorning.He saiditwasamostedifyingspectacle, andhethankedtheSocietyforit.His Gracesaidhewasparticularlypleased toseesuchalargenumberofyoung memberspresent.Heurgedthememberstobetruetotheprinciplesoftheir Societyandtodoeverythingpossible foritsfurtheradvancement.

COMMUNIONBREAKFAST.

ThebreakfastwasheldintheCathedralHall,andalltheaccommodation wastakenupandthenfurtherchairs hadtobeprocured.TheSocietywas honouredbythepresenceoftheDistrictChaplain,VeryRev.FatherWallace(whorepresentedHisGracethe Archbishop),Rev.FatherDonnelly (ChaplainofSt.Patrick'sBranch), Rev.BrotherKeenan(C.B High School,Highgate),Rightlion. theLordMayor(Bro.Dr.T.W. Meagher),Bro.E.Needham,M.L.A., Mr.H.P.Wallace(SocietyofSt.VincentdePaul),Mr.J.O'Donoghue (IrishNationalForesters),Bro.J. Wall(CatholicLawnTennisAssociation),Mrs.Jenkins(CatholicWomen's League),MissJeanNaylor(Legionof Mary),Bro.E.Needham(CelticClub), andMissJ.BrennanCatholicGirls" Movement

VeryRev,FatherHaugh,O.M.I. sentamessageexpressinghisregret thathewasunabletoattendand wishingsuccesstothefunction.

Thenewly-electedGrandPresident. Bro.C.E.Baker,presided,andwith himwereBros.J.Finnegan,G.V.P.: A.J.Willett,P.G.P.;J.Edwards,G.S.; T.Walker.G.TD.Felton,G.W.,P. Reidy,G.G.;W.A.Brown,D.B.M.: L.M.Goerke,D.B.M.;C.Hansen, D.B.M.;andT.J.Hynes,RG.T.

WelcomebyGrandPresident, TheGrandPresident,inextendinga welcometoall,congratulatedthemembersontheexcellentattendance.He saidhefeltproudattheCathedralto seethemembersfilingintotheirseats untilthewholeofthereservedspace wasoccupied,proving,inspiteofthe times,thattheybelongedtoaSociety whichisprimarilyandfundamentally Catholic.AmessagehadbeenreceivedfromHisGracetheArchbishopregrettinghisinabilitytobepresent, butstatingthathehadarrangedfor theDistrictChaplaintobehisrepresentative.HesincerelythankedHis Graceforthewordsofcommendation andencouragementutteredbyhimat theCathedralthatmorning,andhefelt surethatHisGrace'sexhortation wouldhavetheeffectofquickening theenthusiasmofthemembersforthe welfareoftheirSociety.TheGrand PresidentspeciallywelcomedBro. LaurieMcDonald,ofSt.Mary'sBranch, Kalgoorlie,Bro.MattClarke,ofJennacubbine,andBro.W.Dwyer,whorecentlytransferedfromVictoria.The GrandPresidentsaidthattheDistrict Boardwaswellsatisfiedwiththemannerinwhichthebrancheswerefunctioning,notwithstandingthedifficul-

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tiesofthetimes.Abigpercentageof themalememberswereintheArmed Forces,andsomehadalreadypaidthe supremesacrifice.Itwasthedutyof thoseremainingtoseethatthequarterlyCommunionswerefaithfullykept upandthatthedepartedoneswereremembered.Andalso,asadutytothe living,toseethatthebranchmeetings werewellattended;sothatafterthe waroursoldiermemberscouldonce againparticipateinthespiritualand sociallifeoftheirSociety.

HierarchyandClergy. TheimmediatePastGrandPresident,Bro.A.J.Willett,submittedthe toastofthe"HierarchyandClergy." InthecourseofhisremarksBro.Willettsaidthattheproposingofthis toastwasusuallyreservedfortheimmediatePastPresident.TheSociety wasgratefultoHisGraceforcelebratingHolyMassfortheSocietythat morningandforhiswordsofcommendationandappreciationoftheSociety'swork.Hepaidatributeto thewonderfulworkoftheHierarchy andclergyandtheSistersandBrothers

-"theCatholicpopulationofAustralia hasexceededitsquotaofenlistments."

-TheLordMayor(Dr.T. W. Meagher).

oftheteachingOrdersandreligiousinstitutions.Heaskedthosepresentto speciallyprayfortheReligiousinother landswhoweresufferingpersecution atthehandsoftheenemy,andforall ourArmyChaplainswhoaredoing suchawonderfuljobincaringforthe spiritualwelfareofourmeninthe fightingforces.HethankedHis GraceandourpriestsfortheassistancegivenbythemtoourgreatSociety,andespeciallythoseofour priestswhowerechaplainsofourbranches.ToFatherWallacetheSociety wasunderadeepdebtofgratitudefor hiswholeheartedinterestinitandfor hisnever-failingcourtesyandencouragement.TheSocietyisgreatlyfavouredinhavingFatherWallaceasDistrictChaplain.(Applause.)

FatherWallace,inresponding,said thathewasgladoftheopportunityof speakingonbehalfofHisGrace,but regrettedverymuchthatonaccount ofthefactthatHisGracehadtoadministerConfirmationthatmorning,he couldnotbepresentatthissplendid function.HecongratulatedtheSocietyonitsfinedemonstrationof Faith.TheHibernianSocietywas certainlykeepingupitsgoodreputationandmightalmostbecalledone oftheChurch'sreligiousorders. Whilsttheranksoftheoldermembersweregraduallythinning,hewas pleasedtoseemanyofthemstillpresent,andheexhortedtheyounger memberstoliveuptothegoodexamplesetbytheseoldermembers.He appreciatedBro.Willett'sreferencesto theArmyChaplainsandtheBrothers andSistersoftheteachingOrders.He

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feltcertainthatintheworkofpct reconstructiontheHibernianSociety, withitsmottoofFaith,Hopeand Charity,wouldplayanotinconsiderablepart.Inconclusion,FatherWallaceconveyedtothegatheringthesincerethanksofHisGraceandthe priestsforthewonderfulworkthatthe Societywasperforming.(Loudapplause.)

TheHibernianSociety.

ThetoastoftheSocietywasproposedbyRev.BrotherKeenan,who saidheregardeditasagreatfavour tobeaskedtosubmitthistoast,more especiallyastheHibernianSociety andtheOrdertowhichhebelonged drewtheirinspirationfromthesame tradition-asthefulltitleofhisOrder was"TheChristianBrothersofIreland."StandingoutsidetheCathedralearlierinthemorninghewasedifiedbytheflowoftransportfromthe suburbs.HeundersoodthatmemberstravelledfromparishessofardistantasFremantleandMidlandioncti(m.Thissurelyconstitutesevidence thattheSocietyisverymuchaliveand

Exposition in 'dieCiiy

ExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament isheldeveryThursdayintheChapel oftheCatholicGirls'Movement,Bank ofN.S.W.Chambers,65St.George's Terrace,nesttoWarwickHouse,A cordialinvitationisextendedtothe Catholicpeoplegenerallytopaya visitduringtheday.ExpositioneminencesafterMassat8o'clock,and concludeswithBenedictionofthe BlessedSacramentat6.15p.m.Those desiringtodosomayplacetheir namesontherosteroutsidetheChapel. ThehouroftheThursdaymorning MassintheChapelhasbeenchanged from8,15a.m.to8o'clock.Itis hopedthatthiswillbemoreconvenientformanygirlswhocommence workat8.45a.m.

active.Heurgedmemberstothink overtheoriginoftheirSocietyand drawinspirationfromthefactthat thisisthe71st.yearsinceitsfoundationinAustralia;torememberalways thatitsbenefitsareequaltothoseof anyotherbenefitsocietyandsuperior tomany.Hewasawareofthesound financialpositionoftheSociety,but hewasmoreconcernedwithitsselritualaspect.Thefellowshipcreatedby theorganisedmeetingsoftheSociety wasofevengreatervaluethanitsfinancialstrength,andwentalongway towardsovercomingtheevilofmixed marriages.TheW.A.Districtwassecondtononeinthisrespect,andhewas wellacquaintedwiththeSociety'sactivitiesintheotherStates.Inconclusion,BrotherKeenanurgedthe memberstodoalltheycantoincrease thenumericalstrengthoftheSociety, andpointedoutthatifeverymember introducedonlyonenewmemberthe strengthoftheSocietyinW.A.would beintheregionof3,000.(Applause.)

Thetoastwasrespondedtobythe GrandSecretary,whocommendedto themembersthewordsofHisGrace theArchbishop,andthespeechesof

FatherWallaceandBrotherKeenan. fieappealedtoallthosewhohadthe timeoftheirdisposaltoattendthe branchmeetingsandthushelpthe officerstokeeptheSocietyfunctioning activelyandwell.

TheVisitors.

ThetoastoftheVisitorswasproposedbyBro.J.Harvey,whowelcomedtheLordMayor,Bro.Needham, M.L.A.,andtherepresentativesof theseveralorganisations,andexpressedtheopinionthattherewasneedfor agreatermeasureofco-operationbetweentheCatholicsocieties.He thankedtherepresentativesfortheir presenceatthisfunction.

ThetoastwasacknowledgedonbehalfofallthevisitorsbytheLord Mayor,whothankedtheDistrict Boardfortheinvitationsandcongratulatedthenewly-electedGrandPresident(Bro.Baker).Hecongratulated theSocietyonthesplendidattendance,andexpressedtheopinionthat thosepresentweretherebecausethey couldnotbeengagedinmilitaryservice.Thefiguresrevealedthatthe CatholicpopulationofAustraliahad exceededitsquotaofenlistments,and itwaswelltobearinmindthatour Catholicmenwerefightingformore thanCountry;theywerefightingas wellforthe"FaithofOurFathers." TheLordMayorconcludedbywishing theGrandPresidentandhisofficersa successfultermofoffice.

ThetoastoftheChairmanwasproposedbyBro.T.Walker,whopaida tributetothesterlingworthofthe GrandPresidentasaCatholicanda Hibernian.

AftertheGrandPresidenthadresponded,thefunctionconcludedwith thesingingofthehymn,"FaithofOur Fathers."

PACIFICWAR ANNIVERSARY

OnSundaynext,referencewillbe madefromthepulpitofSt.Mary'sCathedralatthe11o'clockMasstothe firstanniversaryoftheentryofJapan intothiswar.Thesermonwillbe broadcast.

PoorofRome StillRemembers PiusX

GreatcrowdsatthetombofPope PiusXintheCryptofSt.Peter'son the28th.anniversaryofhisdeath,were evidencethatthebelovedPopeofthe Eucharisthasneverbeenforgotten,especiallybythepoor,reportsVatican Radio.

Thecrypt,inwhichliealsotheremainsofCardinalMerrydelValand thelastoftheStuarts,wascrowded allday,andfromtheopeningofthe Basilicauntilmiddayonepriestfollowedanotheratthealtarforthe celebrationofMass.

Girlsseekinginformationaboutthe CatholicGirls'Movementshouldring B8972,orcallinattheClubRooms duringlunch-hourorofanevening.

FatherLordonWarMarriages.

SolemnBetrothalsSuggested

I'vebeenaskedwhatIthinkofwar marriages,thatis,girlsmarryingchaps justofftowar.CourtshipsnowbeingbegunamongourCatholicyouth willprobablyleadtomarriagebefore peaceisdeclaredandafleetingthought maymomentarilydisturbagirl'spresenthappiness.

WhatifIbecomeawidow?What ifhecomeshackmaimed?sheasksherself.

Here'sasuggestionfromFather DanielA.Lord,S.J.,writinginthe American"TheQueen'sWork":"The ArchbishopofSt.Louisurgesthatinsteadofmarryingrightnowtheyoung couplegothrouhtheChurch'sformal andsolemnengagement.Thisisa veryimpressiveceremony;itisrecognisedbytheChurch;itbindstheboy andgirlsothattheengagementcannotbebrokenwithoutconsiderabledifficulty.Theybelongtoeachother Andthatgivesthemasenseofunity theymightnototherwiseknow."

Theideasoundsgrandtome,andI wishsomeonewouldwriteandtellme whetherthisbeautifulCatholiccustom

ofbetrothalispractisedanywherein thiscountry.I'veneverheardofit myself.

TheGreatestMistake.

FatherLord'scommentsonwarmarriagesmayprovokeyou:"Itisthe greatestpossiblemistakeforyoungpeopletomarryonthespurofthemoment,"hesays."Therewerealotof theseswiftwarromancesduringthe lastwar,andmostofthemwentsour. Soldiermetgirl;girllookedglamorous --especiallywithbattlefortheboy andlonelinessforherselfahead;soldierwasafraidoflosinggirl;girl wantedthethrillofamanofherown offthereinthewar;soldierproposed; girlsaidyes;theydashedintomarriage.Boycamebackfromwar,took anotherlookatgirl,wonderedwhy he'dbeensuchafool.Orboydidn't comebackfromwar,girlwasleft stranded.Orboycamebackbadly wounded-twowreckedlives.Some ofthosemarriagesturnedoutsuccessfully.Mostofthemdidn't."

Anycomments?Thosefuriouswith FatherLordpleasesayso.Butpack yourvenomintofiftyorsixtysnappy wordsanddon'tforgetname,address andage!

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ThefirstCongressoftheLegionof MarywilltakeplaceonSunday,Betember13,atSt.Mary'sCathedral.1ne mainitineraryfurthedaywillbe.

ForActiveMembers:

1.MassatSt.Mary'sCathedral,at10 a.m.

2.Sectionalmeetingsofofficersand activemembersatVictoriaSquare Conventat11a.m.

3.Luncheonat12o'clock

4.Curiameetingat1.30p.m

5.3.30pm.,closeofCongressatCathedral.

AuxiliaryMembers:

AllAuxiliarymembersoftheLegion ofMaryarerequestedtobeatSt. Mary'sCathedralat3.30p.m.,tobe presentforthesolemnclosingofthe Congress.HisGracetheArchbishop willpresideandwillgivePontifical Benediction.

Theimportanceofthepresenceof auxiliariesonthisoccasioncannotbe overemphasised,andallactivememberssincerelyhopethatnoauxiliary willbeabsentunlesssuchabsenceis unavoidable.

Itistheauxiliarieswho,bytheir prayers,providethespiritualammunitionfortheactivesandwho,bytheir attendance,willgivethatspiritualand numericalstrengthwhichwillclosethe Congresswiththesealofsuccess.

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Atthelastmeeting,whichwasthe half-yearlyone,theattendancewassatisfactory,andonenewmemberwasadmitted.Votingfortheelectionof officersalsotookplace,andthequarterlybalance-sheetreadout.Thisrevealedthebranchtobeinamostsatisfactoryposition.Membersareasked tonotethatthedateofthebreak-up socialhasbeenalteredtoThursday, December10. Itwilltakeplacein theFriendlySocieties'Hall,Albanyroad.Itwasmostedifyingtosee suchalargenumberofourmembers takepartintheannualGeneralCommunionattheCathedrallastSunday, andalso-atthebreakfastwhichwas heldintheCathedralHall.Members areremindedtokeepuptheirattendanceatthefortnightlymeetings.

CatholicTeachers'Guild

Teachersareremindedthatthe finalmeetingoftheyearwillbeheld intheCatholicTennisAssociation Rooms,BartonHouse,Hay-street,on Saturdaymorning,December5,at11 o'clock.Thepresenceofeverymemberisrequested,asthereismuchbusinesstobeattendedto.

ST.JOACHIMSTENNISCLUB JUNIORSOCIALCOMMITTEE willholdaDANCEintheR.S.L. HALL,VICTORIAPARK,onTUESDAY,DECEMBER8,at8p.m. Admission,1/11(inc.tax). Everybodyinvited.Comealong andenjoyyourselfandmeetthebest playersintheAssociation.St.Joachim'sneverdisappoint. N.HARFORD,Secretary.

Meeting's.

ThemonthlymeetingoftheExecutivewillbeheldintheLeagueRooms onMonday,December7,at2.30p.m. Thegeneralmeetingwilltakeplaceon thefollowingMonday,December4,at 2.30p.m.

CanteenServices.

Thefollowingarethearrangements forthemonthofDecember:

PhyllisDeanHall:Thursday,December17.

BarrackStreetBuffett:Tuesday,December22.

TownHall:Saturday,December26.

IrishNationalStepDancing

ThenextoftheIrishNationalStep DancingCompetitions,1942-1943series -IrishHornpipe-willbeheldatthe CathedralHall,Murray-street,Perth, onSunday,December13,at2.30p.m. Duringtheafternoonafour-handIrish Reelexhibitionwillbedancedby pupilsofMissJoyAshton.Allinterestedareinvitedtoattend.

IRISHNATIONALSTEPDANCING OOIMPETITIONS (1942-1943Series). IRISHHORNPIPE.

SUNDAY,13th.DECEMBER,1942. CATHEDRALHALL, MURRAYSTREET,PERTH. At2.30p.m.

Acordialinvitationisextendedto alltoattend.

FortheIrishNationalForesters. lAS.DWYER,GeneralSecretary.

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FatherLordonWarMarriages. SolemnBetrothalsSuggested

I'vebeenaskedwhatIthinkofwar marriages,thatis,girlsmarryingchaps justofftowar.CourtshipsnowbeingbegunamongourCatholicyouth willprobablyleadtomarriagebefore peaceisdeclaredandafleetingthought maymomentarilydisturbagirl'spresenthappiness.

WhatifIbecomeawidow?What ifhecomeshackmaimed?sheasksherself.

Here'sasuggestionfromFather DanielA.Lord,S.J.,writinginthe American"TheQueen'sWork":''The ArchbishopofSt.Louisurgesthatinsteadofmarryingrightnowtheyoung couplegothrouhtheChurch'sformal andsolemnengagement.Thisisa veryimpressiveceremony;itisrecognisedbytheChurch;itbindstheboy andgirlsothattheengagementcannotbebrokenwithoutconsiderabledifficulty.Theybelongtoeachother. Andthatgivesthemasenseofunity theymightnototherwiseknow."

Theideasoundsgrandtome,andI wishsomeonewouldwriteandtellme whetherthisbeautifulCatholiccustom

ofbetrothalispractisedanywherein thiscountryI'veneverheardofit myself.

TheGreatestMistake.

FatherLord'scommentsonwarmarriagesmayprovokeyou:"Itisthe greatestpossiblemistakeforyoungpeopletomarryonthespurofthemoment,"hesays."Therewerealotof theseswiftwarromancesduringthe lastwar,andmostofthemwentsour. Soldiermetgirl;girllookedglamorous -especiallywithbattlefortheboy andlonelinessforherselfahead;soldierwasafraidoflosinggirl;girl wantedthethrillofamanofherown offthereinthewar;soldierproposed; girlsaidyes;theydashedintomarriage.Boycamebackfromwar,took anotherlookatgirl,wonderedwhy he'dbeensuchafool.Orboydidn't comebackfromwar,girlwasleft stranded.Orboycamebackbadly wounded-twowreckedlives.Some ofthosemarriagesturnedoutsuccessfully.Mostofthemdidn't."

Anycomments!Thosefuriouswith FatherLordpleasesayso.Butpack yourvenomintofiftyorsixtysnappy wordsanddon'tforgetname,address andage!

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ThefirstCongressoftheLegionof MarywilltakeplaceonSunday,Deember13,atSt.Mary'sCathedral.'Ins mainitineraryforthedaytrillbe.

ForActiveMembers

I.MassatSt.Mary'sCathedral,at10 a.m.

2.Sectionalmeetingsofofficersand activemembersatVictoriaSquare Conventat11a.m.

3.Luncheonat12o'clock

4.Curiameetingat1.30p.m.

5.3.30pm.,closeofCongressatCathedral.

AuxiliaryMembers:

AllAuxiliarymembersoftheLegion ofMaryarerequestedtobeatSt. Mary'sCathedralat3.30p.m.,tobe presentforthesolemnclosingofthe Congress.HisGracetheArchbishop willpresideandwillgivePontifical Benediction.

Theimportanceofthepresenceof auxiliariesonthisoccasioncannotbe overemphasised,andallactivememberssincerelyhopethatnoauxiliary willbeabsentunlesssuchabsenceis unavoidable.

Itistheauxiliarieswho,bytheir prayers,providethespiritualammunitionfortheactivesandwho,bytheir attendance,willgivethatspiritualand numericalstrengthwhichwillclosethe Congresswiththesealofsuccess.

OurLadyHelpofChristiansBranch, EastVictoriaPark.

Atthelastmeeting,whichwasthe half-yearlyone,theattendancewassatisfactory,andonenewmemberwasadmitted.Votingfortheelectionof officersalsotookplace,andthequarterlybalancesheetreadout.Thisrevealedthebranchtobeinamostsatisfactoryposition.Membersareasked tonotethatthedateofthebreak-up socialhasbeenalteredtoThursday, December10. Itwilltakeplacein theFriendlySocieties'Hall,Albanyroad.Itwasmostedifyingtosee suchalargenumberofourmembers takepartintheannualGeneralCommunionattheCathedrallastSunday, andalsoatthebreakfastwhichwas heldintheCathedralHall.Members areremindedtokeepuptheirattendanceatthefortnightlymeetings.

CatholicTeachers'Guild

Teachersareremindedthatthe finalmeetingoftheyearwillbeheld intheCatholicTennisAssociation Rooms,BactonHouse,Hay-street,on Saturdaymorning,December5,at11 o'clock.Thepresenceofeverymemberisrequested,asthereismuchbusinesstobeattendedto.

ST.JOACHIM'STENNISCLUB JUNIORSOCIALCOMMITTEE willholdaDANCEintheR.S.L. HALL,VICTORIAPARK,onTUES. DAY,DECEMBER8,at8p.m. Admission,1/11(inc.taxi. Everybodyinvited.Comealong andenjoyyourselfandmeetthebest playersintheAssociation.St.Joachim'sneverdisappoint. N.HARFORD,Secretary

IIpl,"_-_,4441111(l, Meetings.

ThemonthlymeetingoftheExecutivewillbeheldintheLeagueRooms onMonday,December7,at2.30p.m. Thegeneralmeetingwilltakeplaceon thefollowingMonday,December4,at 2.30p.m. CanteenServices.

Thefollowingarethearrangements forthemonthofDecember:

PhyllisDeanHall:Thursday,December17.

BarrackStreetBuffett:Tuesday,December22.

TownHall:Saturday,December26

IrishNationalStepDancing

ThenextoftheIrishNationalStep DancingCompetitions,1942-1943series --IrishHornpipe-willbeheldatthe CathedralHall,Murray-street,Perth, onSunday.December13,at2.30p.m. Duringtheafternoonafour-handIrish Reelexhibitionwillbedancedby pupilsofMissjoyAshton.Allinterestedareinvitedtoattend.

IRISHNATIONALSTEPDANCING COMPETITIONS (1942-1943Series).

IRISHHORNPIPE.

SUNDAY,13th.DECEMBER,1942.

CATHEDRALHALL, MURRAYSTREET,PERTH.

At2.30p.m.

Acordialinvitationisextendedto alltoattend. FortheIrishNationalForesters. JAS.

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Aninternationaleconomicorder musthaveamoralfoundation.That isvital,saysthe"OsservatoreRomano,"inanarticlerecentlyonthe thirdPapalPeacePoint.

InthefirstparagraphofPoint3, thearticlestates,wefindtheessential moralbasisforaNewOrder,"Within thelimitsofaneworderfoundedon moralprinciplesthereisnoplacefor thatcoldandcalculatingegoism whichtendstohoardeconomicresoireesandmaterialsdestinedforthe useofalltosuchanextentthatnationslessfavouredbynaturearenot permittedaccesstothem."

The"Osservatore"thenquotesthe encyclical"SertumLaetitae"tothe BishopsoftheUnitedStateswhichrestatesthefundamentaldoctrineof "RerumNovarum,"that"materials andgoodscreatedbyGodforallmen shouldbeavailableforall,according totheprinciplesofjusticeandcharity.Everymanasalivingbeing, giftedwithreason,hasinfactfrom naturethefundamentalrighttomake useofthematerialgoodsoftheearth, whileitislefttothewillofman,and tothejuridicalstatutesofnations,to regulateingreaterdetailtheexercise ofthisright.Thisindividualright cannotbesuppressed,evenbyother clearandundisputedrightsovermaterialgoods.Undoubtedly,thenaturalorderderivingfromGoddemands alsoprivatepropertyandthefreereciprocalcommerceofgoodsbyinterchangeandgift,aswellasthefunctioningoftheStateasacontrolover alltheseinstitutions.Allthisremains subordinatedtothenaturalscopeof materialgoods,andcannotemancipateitselffromthefirstandfundamentalright,whichconcedestheiruse toallmen.Butitshouldrather servetomakepossibletheactuationof thisrightinconformitywithits scope."

Individualpropertyanditsusein common:Thesearethetwomain

pointsofthePapalstatement.This isatwo-foldprincipleapplicableboth tonationalandinternationaleconomy. ToSatisfyAll.

Materialgoodsarenotmeanttobe hoarded,nortomerelyenrichthefew; theyaretheretosatisfytheneedsof all,the"Osservatore"continues.The senseofcommunitythatlinkseachof uswithourfellowmenrequiresthat individualneedsshouldnotbemet attheexpenseoftherightfulneedsof others,asinthecasewherecapitalism buildsonafoundationofpoverty. Privatepropertyis,therefore,botha rightandaduty;itisprivatebuthas asocialfunction.Itisapersonal "facultas,"butwithobligationstothe community.

The''Osservatore"thenpointsout thatbyitsfailuretorealisethat.the economicwelfareoftheindividualnationissubordinatetothewelfareof thewholecommunityofStates;by makingeconomicrelationsbetweenthe membersofnationsdifficultifnotimpossibleandbylimitingorpreventingtheenjoymentofgoodsthatGod meantforeveryone,theStatehas helpedtokeepalivethecausesofinternationalstrife,howeverlegitimate mayhavebeenitsideasfortheeconomicdefenceofitscountryandguardianshipofitsnationallife:inthese waysithascontributedtointernational disorderandtothosefinancialcrises whichresultinthebreakdownofcooperationanddisturbthatfruitfuldistributionofworkbetweennationsaccordingtothenationalgiftsandtraditionsofeachpeople.

MaterialGoodsHaveLostTheir Function.

Materialgoodshavelosttheirfunctionofsatisfyingtheneedsofallirrespectiveofnationalfrontiers,andhave becometools,economicorpolitical,to furthertheselfishaimsofStates; theyarenolongerlinksbetweenmen butweaponsinthestrugglebetween conflictingnationalinterests.

Thefundamentalcauseoftheevil ofoureconomicorderiscalculated selfishness;bymisunderstandingthe truenatureoflegitimateprivateand

MILITARYWARNSREGARDING USEOFCARRIERANDHOMING PIGEONS.

UnderSection12oftheNationalSecurityRegulations.thereisaprohibitionagainstcarrierorhomingpigeons beinginthepossessionorunderthe controlofanyonenothavingthepermissionofthemilitaryauthorities.The liberationofsuchbirdsisforbidden

Itisalsoanoffencetokill,wound orinjureapigeoninflight,asthe Armyisemployingthesebirdsinc,n siderablenumbers.

Parentsareurgedtonotetheseregulations,astheymayeasilybeinfringedbychildrenandcauseconsiderable,thoughunconscious,harmto thewareffort.

KALGOORLIZ.

J.W.SHEEHAN

P-4rneBeefButcher

HANN1124ST.,EALGOORISE MARITANASTREET.

0.TRESISE.

M.P.S.,S.A.andW.A.

MANUFACTURINGAND DISPENSINGCHEMIST. ForServiceandQuality.

Tel.:61Northam. ALBANY.

H.C.PriorFuneralDirector

ALBANY(Established1921).

216.

Albany,Mt.Barker,Denmarkand Districts,

Tel.438 Tel.438

Osservatore'sAnalysis.of PapalPeacePoint

nationalinterestsandoftheirrightful defence,thisegoismtendstodestroythesocialfunctionofgoodsandtherebysetstheindividualwelfareofeach nationabovethewelfareofthewhole communityofStates.Theresultis thatnotevennationalinterestshave beensatisfied.

Thedefenceofnationaleconomyhas turnedintoanaggressiveandcompli- catedeconomicwarfare,concludesthe "Osservatore,"crisesareprovokedby absurdexportregulations,theraising andfluctuationofcustomduties,artificialquotas,monopolies,artificialbar-

J.A.

rierstotheflowofcapital,systematic manipulationoffinance,dumping,closingofcolonialmarkets;allthesethings areabusesofthenormalinstruments ofeconomiccontrol,whichareuseful andrationalwhenusedtokeepthe balanoebetweenindividualandcommongoodbutwhichareabsurdwhen theycreateevengreaterinstability. Althoughtheearth,says"FlammNovarimi,"isdividedamongindividuals, itsproductsarenotequallyavailable toall.Calculatedselfinteresthaspreventedthisandhasgravelyupsetthe naturalrelationsbetweenpeoples.

LEWISandSONSBakers PROCERA,VIENNA,CREMALT,HEALTH,CURRANT. ALLTYPESOFFANCYBREADSANDROLLS. DualCupWinners,RoyalShow,1938. Bakery:McMASTERSTREET,VICTORIAPARK. 'Phone.M1379.

"ThatColdandCalculatingEgoism thatHoardsEconomicResources"

Aninternationaleconomicorder musthaveamoralfoundation.That isvital,saysthe"OsservatoreRomano,"inanarticlerecentlyonthe thirdPapalPeacePoint.

InthefirstparagraphofPoint9, thearticlestates,wefindtheessential moralbasisforaNewOrder,"Within thelimitsofaneworderfoundedon moralprinciplesthereisnoplacefor thatcoldandcalculatingegoism whichtendstohoardeconomicresourcesandmaterialsdestinedforthe useofalltosuchanextentthatnationslessfavouredbynaturearenot permittedaccesstothem."

The'Osservatore"thenquotesthe encyclical"SertumLaetitae"tothe BishopsoftheUnitedStateswhichrestatesthefundamentaldoctrineof ''RerumNovarum,"that"materials andgoodscreatedbyGodforallmen shouldbeavailableforall,according totheprinciplesofjusticeandcharity.Everymanasalivingbeing, giftedwithreason,hasinfactfrom naturethefundamentalrighttomake useofthematerialgoodsoftheearth, whileitislefttothewillofman,and tothejuridicalstatutesofnations,to regulateingreaterdetailtheexercise ofthisright.Thisindividualright cannotbesuppressed,evenbyother clearandundisputedrightsovermaterialgoods.Undoubtedly,thenaturalorderderivingfromGoddemands alsoprivatepropertyandthefreereciprocalcommerceofgoodsbyinterchangeandgift,aswellasthefunctioningoftheStateasacontrolover alltheseinstitutions.Allthisremains subordinatedtothenaturalscopeof materialgoods,andcannotemancipateitselffromthefirstandfundamentalright,whichconcedestheiruse toallmen.Butitshouldrather servetomakepossibletheactuationof thisrightinconformitywithits scope."

Individualpropertyanditsusein common:Thesearethetwomain

pointsofthePapalstatement,This isatwo-foldprincipleapplicableboth tonationalandinternationaleconomy.

ToSatisfyAll.

Materialgoodsarenotmeanttobe hoarded,nortomerelyenrichthefew; theyaretheretosatisfytheneedsof all,the"Osservatore"continues.The senseofcommunitythatlinkseachof uswithourfellowmenrequiresthat individualneedsshouldnotbemet attheexpenseoftherightfulneedsof others,asinthecasewherecapitalism buildsonafoundationofpoverty.

Privatepropertyis,therefore,botha rightandaduty:itisprivatebuthas asocialfunction.Itisapersonal "facultas,"hutwithobligationstothe community.

The"Osservatore"thenpointsout thatbyitsfailuretorealisethatthe economicwelfareoftheindividualnationissubordinatetothewelfareof thewholecommunityofStates:by makingeconomicrelationsbetweenthe membersofnationsdifficultitnotimpossibleandbylimitingorpreventingtheenjoymentofgoodsthatGod meantforeveryone,theStatehas helpedtokeepalivethecausesofinternationalstrife,howeverlegitimate mayhavebeenitsideasfortheeconomicdefenceofitscountryandguardianshipofitsnationallife:inthese waysithascontributedtointernational disorderandtothosefinancialcrises whichresultinthebreakdownofcooperationanddisturbthatfruitfuldistributionofworkbetweennationsaccordingtothenationalgiftsandtraditionsofeachpeople.

MaterialGoodsHaveLostTheir Function.

Materialgoodshavelosttheirfunctionofsatisfyingtheneedsofallirrespectiveofnationalfrontiers,andhave becometools,economicorpolitical,to furthertheselfishaimsofStates: theyarenolongerlinksbetweenmen butweaponsinthestrugglebetween conflictingnationalinterests.

Thefundamentalcauseoftheevil ofoureconomicorderiscalculated selfishness:bymisunderstandingthe truenatureoflegitimateprivateand

MILITARYWARNSREGARDING USEOFCARRIERANDHOMING PIGEONS.

UnderSection12oftheNationalSecurityRegulations,thereisaprohibitionagainstcarrierorhomingpigeons beinginthepossessionorunderthe controlofanyonenothavingthepermissionofthemilitaryauthorities.The liberationofsuchbirdsisforbidden

Itisalsoanoffencetokill,wound orinjureapigeoninflight,asthe Armyisemployingthesebirdsinc.n siderablenumbers.

Parentsareurgedtonotetheseregulations,astheymayeasilybeinfringedbychildrenandcauseconsiderable,thoughunconscious,harmto thewareffort.

KALGOORLIE.

T.W.SHEEHAN

P-;meBeefButcher

HANNINST.,KALGOORLIE. MARITANASTREET.

Tel.438 Tel.438

Osservatore'sAnalysis.of PapalPeacePoint

nationalinterestsandoftheirrightful defence,thisegoismtendstodestroy thesocialfunctionofgoodsandtherebysetstheindividualwelfareofeach nationabovethewelfareofthewhole communityofStates.Theresultis thatnotevennationalinterestshave beensatisfied.

Thedefenceofnationaleconomyhas turnedintoanaggressiveandcomplicatedeconomicwarfare,concludesthe "Osservatore,'crisesareprovokedby absurdexportregulations,theraising andfluctuationofcustomduties,artificialquotas,monopolies,artificialbar-

rierstotheflowofcapital,systematic manipulationoffinance,dumping,closingofcolonialmarkets;allthesethings areabusesofthenormalinstruments ofeconomiccontrol,whichareusedul andrationalwhenusedtokeepthe balancebetweenindividualandcommongoodbutwhichareabsurdwhen theycreateevengreaterinstability. Althoughtheearth,says"RerumNovarum,"isdividedamongindividuals, itsproductsarenotequallyavailable toail.Calculatedselfinteresthaspreventedthisandhasgravelyupsetthenaturalrelationsbetweenpeoples.

J.A.COMPSTON

CornerSTEPHEN

HAMPTONROAD. FORHYGIENICSERVICE'PHONEL2492. ATRIALSOLICITED.

LEWISandSONSBakers PROCERA,VIENNA,CREMALT,HEALTH,CURRANT. ALLTYPESOFFANCYBREADSANDROLLS.

DualCupWinners,RoyalShow,1938.

BakeryMcMASTERSTREET,VICTORIAPARK. 'Phone.M1379.

Broadcastsfrom CatholicChurches During1942

Thefollowingbroadcastshavebeen arrangedthroughstationMN:December6-11a.m.:St.Mary'sCathedral.

December24-Midnight:St.Mary's Cathedral.

Sendalongthoseattractivestory booksthatyouhavenowdiscarded. TheJuvenileSectionoftheCentralCatholicLibrarywillappreciatethem.

DEATH 44

PRINDIVILLE.-OnNovember24, 1942,atSt.JohnofGodHospital, Subiaco,AliciaFlorence,beloved motherofTomandKath. RequiescatinPace.

44 INMEMORIAM I4

BUTLER-Inlovingmemoryofmy dearhusband,JosephPatrick,loving fatherofFred,KathleenandJoe. PureHeartofMary,yourprayersfor himextol.

SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onhissoul.

O'MAHONY.-Inlovingmethoryof ourdearsonandbrother,Bernard Francis,accidentallykilledDecember1,1940.

MostSacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.

WANTED.

Motherwantsrefinedgeneralhelp, over45;goodhome.Grant,30How. ick-street,VictoriaPark.

LadyTeacherneedswellfurnished singleroomandkitchenette,near Monastery,NorthPerth,orwillcare forhome(preferablyonewithgood piano)duringvacation,"Holidays," thisoffice.

OFCOURSE.

Whenaskedwhathewoulddowith hisprizemoney,oneofthepartnersin thefirstprizeof£1,000intheNo. 131aCharitiesConsultationsaid,"Some willgointotheAusterityLoan,of course."TheNo.132aisnowopen. Firstprizeis£1,000.

Doyouwishtohelpeducateapriest forworkinWesternAustralia?Make aregularannualcontributiontohelp anindigentstudent.

NewHospitalofSt.JohnofGod,Subiaco

SPLENDIDUP-TO-DATEACCOMMODATION. ConvenienttoSubiacoandLeedervillRailwayStationsandTrams. ResentAdditionsconsistofaFully-EquippedX-RAYDEPARTMINT andCHILDREN'SWARD.

PatientsMaySelectTheirOwnMedicalAdvisers. UnfinancialPatientsmaybeadmittedonDoctor'sRecommendation. OPENTOALLDENOMINATIONS.

Trade-Inat ZIMPEL'S GetYourCashatOnce

Nothingshouldbewasted.Anything forwhichyouhavenofurtheruse shouldbetradedinatZimpel's.Furniture,prates,gardentools,andoddmentsofeverydescriptionhaveavalue. Zimpel'swillinspectandmakeyoua liberalallowance.Thisallowancecan beusedaspartpaymentonnewfurniture,oryoucanreceiveapromptcash settlement.Besuretowrite,'phone, orcallatZimpel's.AskforMr.Wren orMr.Cuzens-theywillarrangeeverything.

'PhoneB8177

NormaShearer Marriesinthe CatholicChurch

MissNormaShearer,Canadian-born filmstar,wasmarriedintheCatholic ChurchatHollywoodrecentlytoMr. MartinJ.Arrouge,herskiinstructor, saystheLondon"EveningStandard" Correspondent.MissSheareristhe widowofMr.IrvingThalberg,Hollywoodfilmdirector.Shehastwochildren.

NELSON£SONLIMITED MARKETREPORT

THELATEMRS.PRINDIVILLE.

Thedeathofahighlyrespectedand well-knownresidentoftheSacredHeart Parish,Mrs.Prindiville,wifeofJohn Prindiville,of160Harrold-street,passed peacefullyawayatSt.JohnofGod Hospital,fortifiedbyalltheritesof theChurch.

ARequiemMasswascelebratedin theSacredHeartChurchandwaslargelyattended.ThefuneralthenproceededtotheKarrakattaCemetery. Onarrivalthereaguardofhonourwas formedbyabout30membersofthe4th. FieldSurveyCompany.Themembers ofdeceased'sfamilywereverymuch impressedbythisfinegesture,andit willliveintheirmemoryalways. -

Thedeceasedleavessixdaughters, threesons,20grandchildren,fivegreatgrandchildrentomourntheirloss.The burialservicewasconductedbythe VeryRev.FatherFehey

ThechiefmournerswereJohnPrindiville(husband),Vincent,Thomas, andBernard(sons),Isabel),Clara (sisters),Aidan,Stan,Franksonsinlaw),Mrs.J.Prindiville(Claremont), Elizabeth(sisters-in.law),Kathleen (Mrs.V.Prindiville),daughter-in-law. Amongthosepresentwerethefollowing:Messrs.L.C.Longson(Bryan's Print),Dr:ArthurHames,J.Tully (HealthDept.),D.Gallagher(Lands Dept.),A.E.Heagney(CatholicTennisAssociation),A.S.Cuzens(Loton ParkTennisClub),R.Symonds(Loton ParkTennisClub),E.A.Hamilton (CommonwealthAuditDept.),W. Waltho,J.Waltho,A.E.Lawrence, LewisCronin,A.T.Young,P.N. Cherry,Shaw,L.J.Evans,T.T.B.and Mrs.Johnston,C.L.Finlay,A.Moore, H.Johnson,L.Frizzell,A.N.Arnup, W.A.Brown(Secretary,CelticClub), J.C.Antonia,K.H.McQueen,F.A. Jones,R.Petterson,LawrenceE.S. Philpot,Mr.Hendrickanddaughter (Mrs.Stephens),G.Beamish,Howard Smith,A.Ray,M.G.Oliver,N.Kerby, McBulley,H.Spittal,Mrs.D.O'Sullivan,senr.,Mrs.T.P.Murphy,Mrs. Nioore.

LATEGEORGEALEXANDERFEE.

Dardanuplostoneoftheoldestand mostrespectedofitscitizensinthe passingofMr.GeorgeAlexanderFee. BornatDardanupin1870,heremained inthedistrictpracticallythewholeof hislife,whereheandhisbrotherowned afarm.

Mr.Feewasoneofthemostinterestingcharactersthatcouldbemet; alwayscourteousandwell-informed,he wasasourceofinformationtoallwho consultedhim.HewasamuchvaluedmemberoftheDardanupRoad Boardfor31years,duringwhichperiod heworkedwholeheartedlyforthedistrict,andinrecognitionofhisvaluable serviceandsterlingwork,wasmadea JusticeofthePeacefortheWellington district.Hisdiary,keptcontinuously fromtheyear1889tothetimeofhis death,isarecordofpracticallyevery incidentofnoteinthedistrictand shouldbeavaluablereferen:erecord forsuchabodyastheHistoricalSociety.Formanyyearsheinterested himselfinreportingworkanddidquite alotofwritingfortheBunburypaper. HemarriedMissMargaretHarris, alsoofDardanup,whosurviveshim.as dohisfourchildren-twosonsandtwo daughters-towhomthesympathyof thewholedistrictisextended.His placeinthecommunitycannoteasily befilledandmanymournthelossof theverykind-heartedandgrandold gentleman.

MESSRS.NELSON&SON.,LTD., reportasfollowsfortheirsaleofDecember2,1942: Heavysupplieswereforwardthis mcinino.Thedemandwasgood,but generallyvaluesdeclinedforCockerels andHens.Thequalityofmostonsignmentswasgood,buttheylacked size.DucksandDrakeswerevery firm,andhighpriceswererealised. Therewasaverystrongdemandfor Turkeys,andwewouldagainurge countryclientstomarketimmediately,becausePoultererscannothandle TurkeysjustpriortoXmas.Theyare buyingnowsothattheycanprepare themfortheirXmasorders,andduringtheweekimmediatelypreceding Xmastheywillbetoobusytobuy heavily,andpricesmaydeclineduringtheweekending26th.December, 1942.

ALLQUOTATIONSATPERPAIR:

COCKERELS:Prime,13/6to15/(onelotexHighbury15/9);Medium, 9/-to11/-;small,downto6/-.

ROOSTERS:Heavybreeds,V-to 8/-.WhiteLeghorn,4/-to5/-.

HENS:Heavy,8/6to10/-(onelot exYork10/9);medium,6/-to7/6; small,downto4/-.WHITELEGHORN,3/-to4/-.

CHICKENS:Heavybreeds,8to 10weeks,2/7to3/3;youngerdownto 2/-.Whiteleghorn,8to10weeks,1/7 to2/-.

DRAKES:Prime,23/-to24/-(one lotexGreenmount25/6);Medium, 20/-to22/6.

DUCKS:Prime,12/-to13/-(onelot exSouthBelmont14/-);Medium,11/to12/-.

GEESE:18/-to19/-(onelotea Caballing20/-),

TURKEYGOBBLERS:Noprime birdsoffering.GoodGobblers,65/-to 60/-(onelotexCalingiri66/-);Fair, 40/-to45/-;large,batlight,downto 20/,

TURKEYHENS:Noprimelinesoffering.Goodbirds,22/-to23/8;light downto20/-.

EGGS:SpecialNewLaid,1/54; StandardNewLaid,1/4.1;Medium Hen,1/2*.

BUTTER:Stores,ltd.to1/1.

Address:METROPOLITANMARKETS,PERTH.

014

Broadcastsfrom CatholicChurches During1942

Thefollowingbroadcastshavebeen arrangedthroughmacion6WN:-

December6-11a.m.:St.Mary'sCathedral.

December24-Midnight:St.Mary's Cathedral.

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132a

DEATH

PRIND1VILLE.-OnNovember24, 1942,atSt.JohnofGodHospital, Subiaco,AliciaFlorence,beloved motherofTomandKath. RequiescatinPace.

÷ INMEMORIAM id

BUTLER.-Inlovingmemoryofmy dearhusband,JosephPatrick,loving fatherofFred,KathleenandJoe.

PureHeartofMary,yourprayersfor him.extol. SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onhissoul.

O'MAHONY.-nlovingmemoryof ourdearsonandbrother,Bernard Francis,accidentallykilledDecember1,1940.

MostSacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.

WANTED.

Motherwantsrefinedgeneralhelp. over45:goodhome.Grant,30How. ick-street,VictoriaPark.

LadyTeacherneedswellfurnished singleroomandkitchenette,near Monastery,NorthPerth,orwillcare :orhome(preferablyonewithgood piano)duringvacation."Holidays," thisoffice.

OFCOURSE.

Whenaskedwhathewoulddowith hisprizemoney,oneofthepartnersin thefirstprizeof£1,000intheNo. 131aCharitiesConsultationsaid,"Some willgointotheAusterityLoan,of course.-TheNo.132aisnowopen. Firstprizeis£1,000.

Doyouwishtohelpeducateapriest forworkinWesternAustralia?Make aregularannualcontributiontohelp anindigentstudent.

NewHospitalofSt.JohnofGod,Subiaco

SPLENDIDUP-TO-DATEACCOMMODATION.

ConvenienttoSubiacoandLeedervilleRailwayStationsandTrams. RecentAdditionsconsistofa!idly-EquippedX-RAYDEPARTMINT andOHILDRINIWARD.

PatientsMaySelectTheirOwnMedicalAdvisers. UnfinancialPatientsmaybeadmittedonDoctor'sRecommendation. OPENTOALLDENOMINATIONS.

Trade-Inat ZIMPEL'S

GetYourCashatOnce

Nothingshouldbewasted.Anything furwhichyouhavenofurtheruse shouldbetradedinatZimpel's.Furniture,prem,gardentools,andoddmentsofeverydescriptionhaveavalue. Limpet'swillinspectandmakeyoua liberalallowance.Thisallowancecan beusedaspartpaymentonnewfurniture,oryoucanreceiveapromptcash settlement.Besuretowrite.'phone, orcallatZimpel's.AskforMr.Wren orMr.Cuzens-theywillarrangeeverything. 'PhoneB8177

cuntthiRDIAAMISAMACONIduZ.

THELATEMRS.PRINDIVILLE.

Thedeathofahighlyrespectedand well-knownresidentoftheSacredHeart Parish,Mrs.Prindiville,wifeofJohn Prindiville,of160Harrold-street,passed peacefullyawayatSt.JohnofGod Hospital,fortifiedbyalltheritesof theChurch.

ARequiemMasswascelebratedin theSacredHeartChurchandwaslargelyattended.ThefuneralthenproceededtotheKarrakattaCemetery. Onarrivalthereaguardofhonourwas formedbyabout30membersofthe4th. FieldSurveyCompany.Themembers ofdeceased'sfamilywereverymuch impressedbythisfinegesture,andit willliveintheirmemoryalways.

Thedeceasedleavessixdaughters, threesons,20grandchildren,fivegreatgrandchildrentomourntheirloss.The burialservicewasconductedbythe VeryRev.FatherFahey

ThechiefmournerswereJohnPrindiville(husband),Vincent,Thomas, andBernard(sons),Isabel),Clara (sisters),Aidan,Stan,Franksonsinlaw),Mrs.J.Prindiville(Claremont), Elizabeth(sisters-in-law),Kathleen (Mrs.V.Prindiville),daughter-in-law. Amongthosepresentwerethefollowing7Messrs.L.fLongson(Bryan's Print),Dr:ArthurHames,J.Tully HealthDept.),D.Gallagher(Lands Dept.),A.E.Heagney(CatholicTennisAssociation),A.S.Cuzens(Loton ParkTennisClub),R.Symonds(Loton ParkTennisflub),E.A.Hamilton (CommonwealthAuditDept.),W. Waltho,J.Waltho,A.E.Lawrence, LewisCroninA.T.Young,P.N. Cherry,Shaw,L.J.Evans.T.T.B.and Mrs.Johnston,C.L.Finlay,A.Moore, H.Johnson,L.Frizzell,A.N.Arnup, W.A.Brown(Secretary,CelticClub), J.C.Antonia,K.H.McQueen,F.A. Jones,R.Petterson,LawrenceE.S. Philpot,Mr.Handrickanddaughter (Mrs.Stephens),G.Beamish,Howard Smith,A.Ray.M.G.Oliver,N.Kerby, McBulley,H.Spittal,Mrs.D.O'Sullivan,senr.,Mrs.T.P.Murphy,Mrs. Moore.

LATEGEORGEALEXANDERFEE.

Dardanuplostoneoftheoldestand mostrespectedofitscitizensinthe passingofMr.GeorgeAlexanderFee. BornatDardanupin1870,heremained inthedistrictpracticallythewholeof hislife,whereheandhisbrotherowned afarm.

Mr.Feewasoneofthemostinterestingcharactersthatcouldbemet alwayscourteousandwell-informed,he wasasourceofinformationtoallwho consultedhim.HewasamuchvaluedmemberoftheDardanupRoad Boardfor31years,duringwhichperiod heworkedwholeheartedlyforthedistrict,andinrecognitionofhisvaluable serviceandsterlingwork,wasmadea JusticeofthePeacefortheWellington district.Hisdiary,keptcontinuously fromtheyear1889tothetimeofhis death,isarecordofpracticallyevery incidentofnoteinthedistrictand shouldbeavaluablereferencerecord forsuchabodyastheHistoricalSociety.Formanyyearsheinterested himselfinreportingworkanddidquite alotofwritingfortheBunburypaper. HemarriedMissMargaretHarris, alsoofDardanup,whosurviveshim,as dohisfourchildren-twosonsandtwo daughters-towhomthesympathyof thewholedistrictisextended.His placeinthecommunitycannoteasily befilledandmanymournthelossof theverykind-heartedandBrandold gentleman.

NormaShearer Marriesinthe CatholicChurch

MissNormaShearer,Canadian-born filmstar,wasmarriedintheCatholic hurchatHollywoodrecentlytoMr. MartinJ.Arrouge,herskiinstructor, saystheLondon"EveningStandard" Correspondent.MissSheareristhe widowofMr.IrvingThalberg,Hollywoodfilmdirector.Shehastwochildren.

NELSON&SONLIMITED MARKETREPORT

MESSRS.NELSON&SON.,LTD., reportasfollowsfortheirsaleofDecember2,1942: Heavysupplieswereforwardthis mcinina.Thedemandwasgood,but generallyvaluesdeclinedforCockerels andHens.Thequalityofmostsonsigiunentswasgood,buttheylacked size.DucksandDrakeswerevery firm,andhighpriceswererealised. Therewasaverystrongdemandfor Turkeys,andwewouldagainurge countryclientstomarketimmediately,becausePoultererscannothandle TurkeysjustpriortoXmas.Theyare buyingnowsothattheycanprepare them,fortheirXmasorders,andduringtheweekimmediatelypreceding Xmastheywillbetoobusytobuy heavily,andpricesmaydeclineduringtheweekending26th.December, 1942.

ALLQUOTATIONSATPERPAIR:

COCKERELS:Prime,13/6to16/(onelotexHighbury16/9);Medium, 9'.to11,-;small,downto6/-.

ROOSTERS:Heavybreeds,5/-to 8/-.WhiteLeghorn,4/.to5/, HENSHeavy,8'6to10/-(onelot exYork10/9);medium,6/-to7/6; small,downto4/..WHITELEGHORN,3/-to4/,

CHICKENS:Heavybreeds,8to 10weeks,2/7to3/3;youngerdownto 2/-.Whiteleghorn,8to10weeks,1,'7 to2/-.

DRAKES:Prime,23/-to24- (one lotexGreenmount25/6);Medium, 20/-to22/6.

DUCKS:Prime,12/-to13/-(onelot exSouthBelmont14/-)Medium,11/to12/-.

GEESE:18/-to19/-(onelotex Cuballing20/-),

TURKEYGOBBLERS:Noprime birdsoffering.GoodGobblers,55/-to 60/-(onelotexCalingiri66/-)Fair, 40/-to45/-;large,butlight,downto 20/-.

TURKEYHENS:Noprimelinesoffering.Goodbirds,22/-to21'6;light downto20/-.

EGGS:SpecialNewLaid,1/5e; StandardNewLaid,1/41;Medium Hen,1/21.

BUTTER:Stores,11d.to1/1.

AddressMETROPOLITANMARKETS,PERTH.

THE Busbies'Corner

DearCornerites,-

TuesdaynextisthegreatFeastof theImmaculateConceptionofOur BlessedLady,andtheinvocationunder whichourArchdioceseandtheCathedralarededicatedtoher.Youwill rememberhowOurLadyappearedto thegirlBernadetteatLourdes,andin replytoherinsistentquestion:"Who areyou?"atlengthmadethestartling reply:'IamtheImmaculate(7onception."Thisoccurredfouryearsafter PopePiusIXhaddefinedthedoctrine tobeheldasanarticleoffaithbythe entireChurch,andwasawonderful. divineconfirmationoftheteaching authorityoftheChurch.

Bythisdoctrine,OurLadywasdeclaredtohavebeen,inthefirstinstantofherconception,preservedfree fromallstainoforiginalsin,byasin-

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gularprivilegeandgracegrantedby GodinviewofthemeritsofJesus Christ.Thiswasthefirstactby whichGodcommencedtoprepareMary ofNazarethforthetremendousdignity oftheMotherofGod,whichshewas latertohold.Itshouldremindusof allweowetoOurLady-shegaveus OurLordHimselfandbyhersharein Hislifeanddeathco-operatedingivingusallthosewonderfulthingsby whichweareabletopraise,reverence, andserveGod,andsotosaveour souls-theMassandtheSacraments. ItisnotfornothingthattheChurch callsuponheras"ourlife,oursweetnessandourhope."

Now,althoughTuesdayisnotaholy dayofobligation,thereiseveryreason whyweshouldoffer.Massonthatday andreceiveHolyCommunion.For whenMarybecametheMotherofGod, shebecameourMotheralso,anditis forthisreasonthatweaddressheras "OurLady."Shewaschosenfromour ownhumankind,sitesufferedevery-

thingthatwedoonlyverymuchmore, sheunderstandsourtroubles,andlongs tohelpus.AsthelateG.K.Chestertonwrote: "Shehasnotforgottentocalltoher oldcompanions, Tocallandtocrave, Andtohearhercallingamanmight ariseandthunder Onthedoorsofthegrave." AUNTBESSY.

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MyGiddyAunt,-Failureisnottobe thought.Kindlyerasethewordfrom yourvocabulary.Enclosing10s.towardserasure.

Dear?,-Yourcheeryrelianceonthe goodnessofGodandthedevotionof theCornerites,plusyourpracticalsupport.hasmademequiteashamedof gettingthe"jitters...Manythanksfor yourencouragement.AlreadyIfeel better.Comeagainsometime. AUNTBESSY.

DearAuntBessy,-Iencloseasmall contributiontowardsthe£100,inhonourofOurLadyofPerpetualSuccour R.R.

DearR.R.,-Thanksindeedforyour generousdonation.IfancyOurLady ofPerpetualSuccourmustberunning St.AnthonyverycloseasthefavouritepatronofCornerites.Certainlyshe islending"perpetualsuccour"tothe Bushies'Cause,andweareallgoingto thankherverysincerelyonhergreat feast-dayontheSth. AUNTBESSY.

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DearAuntBessy.-Beingaconstant readerof"TheRecord,"alsointerested intheBushies'Scheme,Ienclosehereinadonationof£7,halffortheBusbies, inhonouroftheDivineInfant.Would youpleaseforwardtheremainderfor anindigentstudent.Wishingthem allthesuccesstheydeserve,andthe complimentsofthecomingseasonto yourself.From C.R.R.

DearC.R.R.,-Whatweakwords "Thankyou"areforgenerositysuchas yours!Firstly,yourgifttotheBushies,inhonouroftheDivineInfant, mustbeextremelygratifyingtoHim WhowasHimselfaChildinacountry town.And,secondly,yourthoughtfulnessforanindigentstudentwasgreatlyappreciatedwhenIhandedyourgift to'Dr.Goody,RectorofSt.Charles' MinorSeminary.Besuretheyoung studentswillrememberyouandother benefactorsintheirprayersnowand laterwhentheyoffertheHolySacrifice. AUNTBESSY.

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DearAuntBessy,-Herewithplease receive5s.fortheLemonadeBottle, forwardedinhonourofSaintTherese, inanticipationofherobtainingmea passinmyexaminationto-day.Will youpleaseprayformysuccessalso.I dohopeyouwillgettheamountof moneybyChristmasthatyouneedfor theL.B.Withbestwishes.

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DearHarrassedStudent,-Werememberedyouinourpoorprayersonthe 26th.,andsincerelyhopethatyouwere FeccessfulinyourexaminationWhat pitytheL.B.cannotpray.Allit candoisdevourthemoneyofChristiansandcontinuetolookstarved! Thankssomuchforyourdonationand goodwishes.IamsureSt.Therese, aswellastheexaminers,willhavesome sayinthecorrectionofthepapers. AUNTBESSY.

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DearAuntBessy,-AtintervalsduringtheyearIhavesaidtomyself,"I reallymustwritetoAuntBessy,"but neverseemedtohaveanotehandyto enclose.However,yourlastweek'sappealgavetherequiredfillipandthisis theresult.Ienclose£1note,inhonour oftheSacredHeartandtheLittle Flower,inthanksgivingforfavoursreceived.Ihopeyouwillsoonmakeup therequiredamount,andhopethe BushieSchoolsthisyearwillbevery successful.Sayaprayerformeand mine. GRETCHEN.

DearGretchen,-Youarewellnamed, foryourpennameistheGermanfor Margaret,whichinturnmeansapearl. Yournotalwayshayinganotehandy isacommoncomplaintthesetimes.It's wonderful,consideringhowthingsare, thatthefriendsoftheBushiesare abletolayhandsontheseelusive

thingsatall.Thanksindeedforyour generosity.TheBushieswillcertainlyrememberyouandyoursintheir prayers.

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DearAuntBessy,-Itisalongtime IknowsinceIwrotetoyourCorner. Iwouldlikeyoutosendmeaprick card.Iamsendingapostalnotefor 2/6totryandgetyour£100beforethe endoftheyear.

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DearJosie,-Iwasdelightedtohear fromyouagainandtheLemonadeBottlehasputonaboutastonesincereceivingyourpostalnote.Thanksso much,dear.Ihaveforwardedthe prickcardposthaste,andadmireyour courageanddeterminationtostrikea finalblowfortheBushiesbeforethe yearcloses.Iwishyoueverysuccess.

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DearAuntBessy,-Iamenclosinga trifletohelpfillyour"yawning"LemonadeBottle,andIhopeitwillbe overflowingforChristmas.YourtouchingSOS.into-day's"Record"hasat leasttouchedone"forgetfulheart." Pleaseprayfor "ABUSSELTONIAN."

DearBusseltonian,-Athousand thanksforyourtimelyaid.TheL.B. isnotyawningatthemoment.He looksdistinctly"gorged"andinneed ofasodamint.Thewaythefriends oftheCornerarerallyingroundit seemsasiftheL.B.willbeinthe HomeforIncurablyDistendedStomachsbyChristmas.Idon'tthinkyour heartistoforgetful-youonlyneeda remindertoetribarrassuswithkindness. Wewillrememberyourintentions.

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ContinuedfromPage4.) imagination,totheemotions.Eye, ear,tongue,thewholebodyarecalled upontoplaytheirpartintheworship ofsubsistentBeauty.Muchuseis madeoffrequentrepetitionofstriking phrasesthatconveytheessentialofthe mysterycelebrated,andthesephrases areoftenweddedtomusicwhichlives inthememory,keepingthelesson fresh,TheChurch'smethodofteachingalsohelpsthepupiltolearnby doing,itco-ordinatesthedoctrinelessonwithlife.

InthewholeliturgicalyearthefigureoftheSaviourpredominates;the Liturgyisthere-livingofthemysteriesofChrist,remindingusthatthey areourmysteriestoo,sodeepening ourrealisationofourincorporation withHim.Itneverallowsustoforget whatwearethroughGod'sredemptive mercy,andsurelytoknowourselves isanessentialtoallgoodliving.The realisationofourunionwithChristis allimportant.ItwasmadethespecialintentionoftheApostleshipof PrayerforamonthbythelateHoly Father.Withoutthatrealisationwe canneverhopeforarealadvancein holinessamongourChristianpeople, neverfullyenterintoJesus'designs ininstitutingtheBlessedEucharist andtheSacrificeoftheMass.That realisationwillbestinspiretheinterior spiritofself-sacrificeinunionwith ChristourHead.AndsurelysacrificeevenuntodeathmaywellbedemandedofChristiansatanymoment. ThroughtheLiturgywecansecure thatabundanceoflifewhichJesus cametogive.

AnunderstandingoftheLiturgyand anactiveparticipationinitarealso apotentaidtoCatholicAction,Dom GregoryMurray,O.S.B.,writes:"CatholicActionwillneverflourishuntil itisnourishedbycorporateCatholic worshipintheLiturgy."Andthe ApostolicDelegatetotheUnitedStates ofAmericalaysdownasoneofthe furndamentalrequisitesforCatholic Action:"thatthefaithfulmustbeled toamorefrequentparticipationin publicworship."ThegreatPiusXI remindsusthat"whateverliturgical regulationshavebeencarefullyobserved,thespiritofreligionhasprospered:.

OurincorporationwithChristimpliestheradicalunityofthewhole humanrace."ThereisneitherGentilenorJew,circumcisionnoruncircumcision,BarbariannorScythian, bondnorfree.ButChristisalland all."Thisdoctrineistheonlytrue antidotetotheindividualismwhich wehaveinheritedfromanunhappy past,totheexaggeratednationalism andracialismwhichto-daybidfairto destroythewholefabricofChristian civilisation, WhiletheChurchencounterstruepatriotismandnationalismsheneverceasestourgethatall nationsarethepeopleofGod,never forgetsthelastsublimeprayerofher Founderthatallmaybeone.Here, asperhapsnowhereelse,arethewords ofPiusXItrue,thatthecelebration ofthedivinemysteriesspeakmore potentlytomenthantheweightiest documentsoftheChurch'steaching authority.Itisroundthealtarthat thechildrenofGodbestlearntorea-

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lisethatallweareonewhopartake ofonebread.AsaGermanwriter putsit:"Thebridgetothenationsof theearthistheLiturgyoftheChurch." Theschoolhasbeentoooftenabused tobegetnationalhates;letususeit tospreadthedoctrineofourunityin Christbyenablingourpupilstolive thatdoctrineintheLiturgy, AsaschoolofmoralvirtuestheLiturgyisunsurpassed.Itisthebest expressionofthevirtueofreligion.It inculcatesworshipandreverence,reverenceforGod,reverenceforthehumansoul,forthehumanbodyasthe templeofGod,forourfellowmen.And whowilldenythatto-dayweneed thoselessons?Dowenotoftendeplorealackofthatreverence?The Liturgywelltaughtand,aboveall, wellpractisedsecuresforthesefundamentalvirtuesadueplaceineducationandinlife.Theprincipleof authorityandofobedienceinwhat mayappearminormattersislikewise inculcatedwhentheLiturgyiswell taughtanddulycarriedout.Prayer modelledupontheChurch'sownprayerwillbemorevirile,moresincereand trueandwillneverexcludetheimportantaspectofthanksgiving.It willbeexpressionofthewondering worshipofacreatureraisedtothedignityofachildofGod.Thuswillbe engenderedatruehumility,thuswill heremediedanytendencytothedeificationofamanorarace.

Apartfromthemoreimportantreligiousandmoralaspects,liturgicaleducationwouldhaveadvantagesinthe culturaldomain.Truecultureimpliesatruescaleofvalues,and,aswe haveseen,Liturgyisaschoolofthe onlytruesetofvalues.Allthearts areancillarytothegreatdutyofworshippingGod;divinecultlaysthemall undercontribution.Ourmasterpiecesofarchitecturewereplannedand rearedfortheworshipofGodandthe sanctificationofmen;thesplendid worksoftheotherplasticartswere lovinglyexecutedtoadorntheshrines ofthecult.OneFrenchwriterassertsthatfortheproperstudyofart, liturgicalinitiationisindispensable, sinceLiturgyhasbeenfortheclassical artistsoftenaninspiration,nearlyalwaysadiscipline.

Fromapracticalpointofview,the artwhichwillhavetheclosestassociationswiththeLiturgyismusic.Becauseofitsreligiousimportance Churchmusicformedthesubjectof thefirstsolemnactofthepontificate ofPiusX,whoseaimwas"instaurare omniainChristo."Hewasinsistent thatthefaithfulshouldbeallowedto taketheirduepartinsingingthe divinepraisesandsoentermorein. timatelyintoactiveparticipationin thesacredmysteries.Trainingforthis shouldbeginintheschool,andthe teachingandpracticeofecclesiastical musicareprescribedinallseminaries, minoraswellasmajor.Joiningin thesingingoftheMassandotherfunctionswillbeanactiveparticipationin somethingthatisofvitalimportance andinterest.IftheChurch'sprescriptionsarefaithfully/carriedout andnonebutgenuineChurchmusicis sung,thepupil'smusicalsensewillbe formedhewillbetrainedtoappreciategoodmusicandtodistinguishit

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fromitscounterfeits,andwillbesavedfromfallingavictimtothesensuousand"languorousdithyrambsof thecrooner."Psychologistsassureus thatmusictendstoarousethesame emotionsthatproducedit,andas muchofthemusicoftheChurchwas createdinanecstasyoffaithand love,wemayhopethatitwillarouse thesevirtuesinitsexecutantsand hearers.Psychologically,too,whereas muchofwhatpassesformusicproYokestoexcitement,thechantbreathes peaceandtranquillity,andcanbeenlistedintheefforttocombatthedesireforthrillsandexcitement.

Perhapsitistoomuchtohopethat, inthesedaysofover-loadedprogrammesandprescribedtexts,itwould bepossibletoco-ordinatetheteaching ofLatinwiththeLiturgy,yetnotto dosoistomissoneofthegreatest culturaladvantagesthatweCatholics have.Surhco-ordinationisably urgedbyProfessorMichaelTierney, M.A.,inathoughtfularticleinthe YearbookoftheA.S.T.I.,1939-40.We shallbeexcusedifwequotehiswords atsomelength:" Weinthiscountryenjoyafarfineropportunitythan isopentomostEnglishschoolsfor bringingourclassicalstudiesintothe mostvitalandintimatecontactwith lifeatitsrichestandfullest.We possessintheLiturgyoftheChurch ameanstowardstherevivalandwidespreaduseofLatin providing,as itdoes,theessentialapproachthrough religionatitshighestandtheclear, obviousinterestofmakingmorereal toussomethingwhichstandsatthe centreofallourlivesandwhich meansfarmoretousthaneconomics, politicsoraesthetics.Thereiseven

morethanthisinfavouroftheapproachthroughtheLiturgy;wearetoo apttomiss,partlybecauseofprejudicestransmittedtousfromabroad, theimmenseliterary,artisticandhistoricalvalueofthetreasuresputat ourdisposaleverydaybytheChurch. BymeansoftheMass,theHymnal andtheScriptures,Latinasareallivinglanguage,stillthevehiclewhich conveystousallthatmakeslifeworth living,couldreadilybebroughtwithin thereachofalmosteverynormal child."

Inpracticewhatcanbedoneinthe schoolstolinkupLiturgywitheducation?Thesituationissingularly happyinoursecondaryschools,especiallytheboardingschools,Firstof all,LiturgyformspartofthenrescrihedcourseofReligiousKnowledgeinall grades.Theteacherwouldneedmuch personalinterestandenthusiasmin thisportionoftheworkinorderto makeitliveandpractical.Histask isnottheformationoftechnicalexpertsinliturgicallore,butratherto helpthestudenttoagreaterrealisationofhisincorporationwithChrist, toenablehimtoseehowhecanlive theLiturgyandbecomemoreconsciousofhisactiveroleinworship,especiallyintheMass.

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isforthedirectorsandteacherstodo allintheirpowertopreventthisassistancebecomingamereroutine.No effortshouldbesparedtoarouseareal loveandenthusiasmfortheHolyMass -andhereIrishhistorycanbecalledintohelp.Thestudentshouldbe broughttorealisehowhecanlivethe Mass.Theuseofthemissalshould beencouragedandthedifficultiesof itsusesmoothed-out.Aspecialinstructioncouldprecedethegreater feasts,withanexplanationofthe mystery,ofthetextoftheMassand ofanyspecialceremoniesthatmayoccur.Aboveall,thestudentshould beledtoassociatethesacrificeofthe Masswithself-sacrifice,suchasis neededifwearetoliveuptoourCatholicideals.Heshouldbetaughtto unitehisdailysacrificeswiththesublimesacrificeoftheCross.

WhynotsanctifytheSundaysand holydayswithHighMass?Thisis thenormofsolemnworship.There canbefewofourboardingschoolsin whichthesacredministerswouldnot beavailable.Thestudentscouldbe taughttorenderthesacredmusicand serveatthealtar.

InsomecollegesVespersorComplineissungonSundayandholyday evenings.Atleastonthegreater feaststhiscouldbegenerallyadopted, andthuswouldtheyouthofour schools,thefutureleadersofsociety, beintroducedtotheChurch'sofficial prayerwhichhasbecomethedaily prayerofmanylaymen.

Ifthisweredone,Sundaysandholydayswouldhaveaspecialreligious significancefortheyoung,andthis wouldbeacorrectivetoatendency whichwemustadmitanddeplore,to neglectthepositivesanctificationof theLord'sDay.AnIrishpriest, workingabroad,returnedrecentlyon avisittohisnativeland.Hewas saddenedtonoticehowsomanyof ourpeoplerushedfromthechurchas soonasthelastGospelwasread,some

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evenbeforeitwasfinished.Healso remarkedonthespeedofthecelebrants.Whythisdesirefora"short Mass"whentherestofthedayisso oftenspentinamusementtothepracticalforgetfulnessofGod?Ititnot perhapsbecauseofalackofrealisationofthesignificanceoftheMass? Sundayinourcollegesshouldbemade adayapart.

Ingeneral,greatcareshouldbetakentotrainourpupilsinreverence,interiorandexterior,andthismoreby examplethanbyword.Allpublic prayersshouldberecitedwithgreat gravitywithoutslurringofwordsor syllables,withoutoverlappinginprayersrecitedindialogue,suchasthe HailMaryortheRosary.Priests shouldbemeticulousintheobservance oftherubrics.Youthsreadilynotice anydiscrepancybetweendifferent priests'mannersofcelebrating.We caninsistoncareandreverencein suchmattersasmakingthesignofthe Cross,genuflectionsandbodilyattitudesatprayer.Habitsacquiredat schoolarelikelytolastforlife.

Wecannotremedyliturgicaldefects intheconstructionofchapels,altars, andthelike,manyofwhichdonot complywiththerequirements.But maywenothopethatwhennew chapelsaretobebuilt,newaltars erected,newvestmentsprocured,a luturgistwillbeconsultedandthe liturgicallawsobserved?Howoften forlessexpensecouldmorebeautybe securedbysuchobservance?But eveninliturgicallyimperfectchapels muchmaybedonewithalittleknowledgeandgoodwill.Forinstance, ourpupilsaretaughtintheir"LiturgicalCatechism"thatflowersareforbiddenonthealtaratcertainseasons Thisregulationissurelyeasyoffulfilment,vethowoftenisitdisregarded bysacristans,tothesurpriseofthe pupils,whothennaturallyconclude thatlawsdonotmatterverymuch.

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AFreethinkerShatterstheOldAntiCatholicLegendofAlexanderVI

Itwillbesadnewsforsomanyof ouranti-Catholicadversaries.tolearn thattheoldandmuchquotedlegendof thediabolicalcharacterofPopeAlexanderVIhasbeenshattered.Letthem readthenewworkontheBorgiaPope byafreethinker,OrestesFerrara.Three orfouryearsagoabookwaspublished indefenceofAlexanderVI,butitwas notwellreceivedbyCatholiccritics.

AlltheCatholicreviewsIhaveread sofarofthisbook,namelyfourin number,includingthatofthecautious andjudicious"Month,"giveunstinted praisetothisnewworkandareconvincedofitsdevastatingcharacter.I quotefromthereviewinthe"Universe":

"Howcruellyhardfactdealswith anti-Catholicmalice!HereisOrestes Ferrarausingittoshatteroneofthe mosthallowedlegendsofPapaliniquity. TheBorgiaPope,AlexandertheSixth (SheedandWard,16/-).Hedoesit notonlythoroughlybutwithdismayingcredentials:heisnotaCatholic,he isinfactafreethinker.Heisalso agreatlawyerinhisownland,Cuba,

andheapplieshisgiftofhandlingevidencewithquitedeadlyeffect.

"AllthecurdlingromanceofBorgia poisoninggoesdownwithacrash,the storiesofdebaucheryfadeawayinto merevapoursofill-supportedscandal. ThePope'sgreed,cruelty,ambitionand therestrelapseintothemerestock propertiesoffiction-mongers,andof littleaccountasthat.

"AlexanderVIwasplainlynota saint;ontheotherhandhewasdefinitelynotthedevilthatItaliananimositytowardsSpaniards,andthe willingdupesofanti-Catholichistory, havemadehim.Indeed,onthetemporalside,hecameveryneartobeing averygreatPope,forhisdiplomatic andculturalequipmenttoweredabove histime,andheinitiatedchurchand socialreformsinadvanceofhisday.An importantbook,this,itspenetrating researchgivingittruevalueintheCatholicarmoury.Itisalsoaspiritedaccountofoneoftheworld'smostcolourfulperiods,andforthat,too,tobe readwithzest."

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internalfoodcrisisisacute.Butthe "blackearth"beltisnotyetentirely lost.ItstretchestotheUrals,and evensomewayintoSiberia,deterioratinginqualityasoneproceedseastwards.Butbesides"black"thereis also"grey"earth,ofsomewhatinferior quality,butstillhighlyfertile.This soilisfoundinthecentralandnortheasterndistrictsofEuropeanRussia, andthenewlyirrigatedareasofCentralAsia.Aboutone-sixthofthe wheatisgrowninthisearth.Spring wheatistheeasiertogrowintheseregions,andisthelargerofthetwo yearlycrops.LargeareasofCentral Asiahavealsobeendevotedtosugar plantation,whileslaughter-housesand canningfactorieshavesprungupon aconsiderablescale.Thoughprivationisinevitable,theseareasmaystill sufficetoprovideironrations.

MenacingastheGermanconquests undoubtedlyare,prudentSovietplanninginSiberiaandtheUralregionsin thepasttenyearshasdeprivedHitler ofthefullfruitsofthevictoryhehad countedwhenheinvadedRussia.It ispossiblethateventhelossofthe Caucasianoilmaynotimmediately paralyseRussianmechanisedwarfare andagriculture,forthereisreasonto believethat,aspartofthepolicyof generalforesight,theSovietleadersaccumulatedunheard-ofreservesofoilat accessiblepointsofCentralRussia,and edcis-Uraloilfieldswillenablefulluse refiningplantsnearthenewly-develob. tobemadealsoofthestoresofcrude oil.

Siberiandevelopmentwasalwaysdesignedwithaviewprimarilytomilitaryneeds.Theproportionofarmament-producingfactoriesishigherthan inEuropeanRussia.AeroplanefactoriesnowexistatTomskandIrkutsk, aeroplaneengineworksatChelyabinsk, Uta,MagnitogorskandSverdlovsk. TheyarefedbyUralsteelplantsproducingover6milliontonsayear,and Uralminesyielding8milliontonsof coal,Kuzbassabout18million,and Karagandaover7milliontons.

Japanperhapshopestoachievesome responsewiththeappeal"Asiaforthe Asiatics,"addressedtothemultifarious orientaltribes,manyofthemnomadic, inhabitingCentral.Asiaandthewilds ofEasternSiberia.Itistruethat untilcomparativelyrecentlythese tribesbitterlyresentedCommunistinnovationsIntheCommunistcon-

ceptiontherewassomethinginherently wrongaboutnomadism,andthisprejudicewasheightenedby'theMarxist idealisationofthetown-dwellingproletariat.Ifthecountryasopposedto thecitywasconsideredbackward,nomadswereregardedasarelicofthe prehistoric.TheCommunistattitude towardslocalreligiousbeliefswasalso astumblingblock.Tothisdaythe SiberiantribeshavenoloveofCommunismasasystem,butCommunism haslargelyadapteditselfinSiberia,as inEuropeanRussia,tosuitlocalrequirementsandconciliatelocalfeeling. Thetendencytowardsconciliatoryadjustmentattheexpenseofdogmatic ideologyhasreceivedapowerful stimulusunderthestressofwar.It hasshownitselfinEuropeanRussiaby theadmissionofsuccessfulplacationof elementssuchastheCossackswho wereregardednotsolongagoassymbolicofcounter-revolution.Thefact thatfour-fifthsoftheSovietUnion,togetherwithitsgreatestnaturalresource,andhopesoffuturedevelopment,liesinAsia,rendersitimperativethatMoscowshouldwinthefavourandsupportoftheAsiatictribes withinSovietborders.Stalin'sinsistenceinvariousinterviewsuponhis ownAsiaticoriginandleaningsshows theimportanceheattachestothis question.

Alreadysomemonthsagoobservers inWashingtonpointedtoaresemblance betweentheRusso-Japanesesituation to-davandthesituationbetweenRussiaandGermanyinthespringof1941. TheGermansthencouldnottoleratea vastandpotentiallyhostileforcein theirrear,andsetoutto"liquidate" it.PriortothattheGermanshad overrunEuropeastheJapanesehave nowoverrunthesouthernPacific.The latteralsomustneedsthinkoftheir rear,andthetaskofsecuringitonce forallisfacilitatedbyRussianpreoccupationelsewhere.

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