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reliefofrefugeesinPalestine.TheCatholicNearEastWelfareAssoHationgave25.000dollarsto ArchbishopArthurHughes, PapalInternunciotoEgypt,and another25,000dollarstoArchbishopGustavoTesta,Apostolic DelegatetoPalestine,andpresidentoftheCatholicReliefCommitteeforPalestine.WarRelief Services-NationalCatholicWel. fareConference-hasmadean appropriationof25,000dollarsto ArchbishopTesta.)

Dr.Azmyhasappealedforincreasedcontributionstoaidthe refugees.declaringthat"every(ateshouldtakepartinthisgreat workofmercy,regardlessofnationalityorcreed."

"Conditionsamongtherefugeesaregrowingworseeach day,"hesand."Fiftythousana willdieofhunger,coldanddiseaseunlessimmediatelytakencare of.Hundredsofthousandsare livingintheopen,someunderthe shelteroftents,morewithonly thatoftrees.Manyarewithout sufficientclothingtocoverthen nakedness.Stillmorediscouragingisthelackofanyprospect oftheendtosuchheartrending conditions."

HinduGoesOn Pilgrimage

TRIVANDRUM,India,Nov -(NC).-TheHinduMinisterof FoodintheMadrasProvincial Government,DoctorRajan,has takenpartinapilgrimagetothe tombofSisterAlphonsa.Cures andbenefitsaleattributedtothe intercessionofthesaintlynun, andpilgrimsfrontalloverthe countryflocktohertomb.

PapalInterests

PARIS,Nov.5---(NC).-The Catholicwriter,MauriceBrilliant,inanarticleinthenewspaper,"Epoque,"hasnotedthe vatiedinterestsofHisHoliness PopePiusXII.,bystatingthat herecentlyreceivedseveral Frenchorchestraconductorsand othermusicians,andthathehad theworksofStravinskyplayed forhim. Sportalsohasitsplaceinhis receptions,onehavingbeenfor theItalianbicyclechampion, liartali.MarcelCerdan,the Frenchboxer,waspresentedto theHolyFatherashorttimebeforethematchintheUnited States,inwhichhewontheworld middleweightchampionship.

POPERECEIVESEDITOR

VATICANCITY.Oct.28.(NC).-HisHolinessPopePius XII.hasreceivedinspecialaudiencetheRev.LouisA.Gales,of St.Paul,Minn.,managingeditorofthe"CatholicDigest,"and directoroftheCathechetical GuildEducationalSociety.

ShrinesDestroyed

AMMAN,Transjordan.-Re. portsreceivedherefromJerusalemdeclarethattheCenacle ChapelandMonastery,inJerusalem,bothinchargeofthe FranciscanFathers,havebeen destroyedinthecourseofthe latestfighting.Thechapelof theJerusalemCatholiccemetery sufferedseriousdamage,and fireisragingintheBenedictine DormitionAbbey.

exfilmsBanned

MEDELLIN,Colombia,Oct.23-(NC).-Archbishop JoaquinGarcia,ofMedellin,haswarnedthefaithfulofhis archdiocesenottoseeanAmericanandanArgentinian filmdealingwithsex,becausethesefilmsconstitute"an attemptagainstfaith,morals,andwholesomecustoms." TheAmericanfilm."Momand Dad,"triestoputoverthepoint thatallsexualevilscomefroma lackofsexeducation.whilethe

ToSingForPope

PARIS,Nov..3.-(NC).-Three thousand"LittleSingers"from FranceandmanyothercountrieswillbeheardattheVatican duringEasterWeek,underthe directionofAbbot'.Millet.The visitwilltakeplaceatthetime ofthegoldenanniversaryofthe SovereignPontiff.

RumaniaPersecutesChurch

FourBishopsArrested

LONDON,Nov.6-(NC).-Thereportedarrestof fourByzantineRiteBishopsbytheCommunist-dominated regimeofRumaniafollowsthefamiliarpatternthatmarks thepersecutionoftheChurchinmanySovietsatellite countries.Theimprisonmentofspiritualshepherdsis thelatestlinkinachainofeventswhichbeganwiththe nationalisationofCatholicschoolsandcontinuedwiththe unilateralruptureoftheConcordatandthepromotionof -Inartificialschism

Allthisisbeingpointedout hereinconnectionwiththenews thatafewdaysagothefollowing RumanianBishopshavebeentakenintocustody:BishopGiulio Hossu,oftheEasternRiteDioceseofCluj-GherlaBishop.GiovanniSuciu,ApostolicAdministrator;andBishopBasilioAftenie,AuxiliaryoftheEasternRite ArchdioceseofFagaras;andBishopValerioTrajanoFrentiu,of theEasternRiteDioceseofOradeaMare.Thelatterisunder house arrest.

Theirarrest,whichvirtually eliminatestheByzantineRite hierarchyinRumania,isconsideredheretobecloselyconnected withthegovernment-inspiredeffortstobringaboutthedissolutionofthebonds,datingbackto 1698,whichunitetheEastern RiteChurchinRumaniawiththe HolySee,andtopromotethe''re-

unionofEasternRiteCatholics withthedissidentchurchwhich givesallegiancetotheCommunistregime.

HungarianWorkers

BuildChurch

BUDAPEST,Nov.1-(NC).-

WorkersemployedinHungary's largestindustrialplant,located ontheDanubeislandofCsepel, closetotheHungariancapital, havestartedtobuildachurch inhonourofOurLadyofFatima.Theyhaveaddresseda petitiontothePortugueseBishopsaskingthemtosendacopy oftheoriginalFatimastatue, Whichwillbeplacedinthenew church.

TheParischoiroftheLittle Singershasbeengivingconcerts throughouttheworldfor 15 years.Todaythereare180 choirsaffiliatedwithitinthis country.TheAssemblyofCardinalsandArchbishopsrecently recognisedthegroupasapartof theCatholicActionmovement. OutsideofEurope170groups havebeenformedinAmerica, AsiaandAfrica,allaffiliated withtheParischoir.

Preachsafety,thenpractice whatyoupreach.

TheBestWa

WASHINGTON-(NC).-Returnedhkreafteran eight-weektripthrough'WesternEuropeandintoRussia andtheIronCurtaincountries,EricJohnstonsaidto-day thatHisHolinessPopePiusXII,whoreceivedhiminaudiencefor-10minutes,laidgreatemphasisontheneedfor intensifyingsocialactiontoraiselivingstandardsofpeopleeverywhereasthebestwaytocombatthespreadof worldCommunism.

Whilehehadexpectedtofind thePopeabreastofconditions throughouttheworld,Mr.JohnstonsaidhewasamazedatHis Holiness'infinitegraspofup-tothe-minutedevelopmentsincountrieswhichhehimselfhadjust visited.

Indiscussingtheurgentnecessityofraisinglivingstandards

FRANKFURT,Germany,Nov. 5-(C).-ALegionofDecency hasbeenformedbyaCatholic groupinHeidelberg.

Atthesametime,arecommendationwasadoptedbytheMinistersofEducationofthethree westernzonesofoccupationto formaboardcomposedoffilm producers,parents'representativesanddelegatesoftheChurches,wthichwoulddischargefunctionssimilartothoseofthe MotionPictureAssociationof America,headedbyEricJohnston,inseekingtoeliminateobjectionablefilms.

everywhere,HisHolinessstressed theneedforstimulatingsocial actionprogrammesbyCatholic clergyandlaityinItalyandelsewhereattheearliestmoment,he reported.

Argentinianfilm,"SinandSexualCrime,"treatsetfvenereal diseaseandhowtoavoidit. "MomandDad"hasbeengiven acondemnedclassificationbythe LegionofDecencyintheUnited States. MeanwhileinBogota,theColombiancapital,alocaltheatre immediatelywithdrew"Sinand SexualCrime"whenArchbishop IsmaelPerdomo,ofBogota,forbadeCatholicsinhisSeefrom seeingthefilmunderpainof mortalsin.Noothertheatrein thecapitalhastriedtoshowthe film.

Magazinesandpapershave seizedontheoccasiontopoint outthedangersofanimproper sexeducation."Moralistsand teacherstellusthatwhereignorancecanbethecauseofone downfall,precociousknowledge causesthefallof99,"theCatholicActionpublicationwarns. 'Thisdelicatetaskbelongsto parentsandtoconfessors.

"Itissensualitythatleads thosewhofillthetheatres.Should thequestioninvolvedbethepreventionoftuberculosis,leprosy orcancer,thetheatreswouldbe deserted.

Anarticleinanotherpublicationstatedthattheeffectofsuch filmsseemstobe"toteachhow tosinhygienically."

N.Z.BISHOPSTORETAIN MISSIONFUNDS

ByMARJORIEHACKETT AUCKLAND,

NewZealand, Oct.25-(NC).-Forthefirst timetheHolySeehasthisyear giventotheBishopsofNewZealandtheprivilege,enjoyedfor manyyearsbytheBishopsof Australia,ofretainingone-third oftheamountcontributedfor thePontificalworkofthePropa- gationoftheFaith.

ScotsandEire

LONDON,-ArchbishopDonaldA.Campbell,ofGlasgow,presidedatabanquetthererecentlytowelcome EamondeValera,nowtouringBritaininan"EndPartition"campaign.

"Weareverygratefulindeedtomeetoneiswhois themostdistinguishedChristianmaninpubliclifeto-day," theArchbishopsaid."Ninety-ninepercentofthepriests andpeopleoftheGlasgowdiocesehaveeitherbeenborn inIrelandorhaveIrishbloodinthem.Thatreallyisthe reasonwhytheChurchhasmadesuchgreatprogressin theseparts."

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BishopO'BrienAppraisesU.N.

WorkonHumanRights

BishopO'BrienistheAuxiliarytoHisEminenceNormanCardinalGilroy,ArchbishopofSydney.Heisa memberoftheAustralianDelegationtotheUnitedNations,onwhichheservesasanadviser.Heisawellknownhistorian,havingpublishedseveralbooksonAustralia.ThisinterviewtookplaceinParis,wherethe U.Nsessionsarenowinprogress.

AsamemberoftheAustralian DelegationtoU.N.O.,itwould notbegoodformformetoexpressviewsontheworkorattitudeofthatDelegation.I shouldliketomakeitclearthat Idonotspeakinthatcapacity. But,asaCatholicBishop,1may speakgenerallyonU.N.,emphasising,astheHolyFatherhas none,theneedforconstantprayerbyallChristianpeoplestoobtainGod'sblessingontheendeavoursthatarenosobeingmadeto establishpeaceandjusticeinthe World.

WhileatParisIsavebeenparticularlyinterestedinthedis: cussionontheDraftDeclaration ofHumanRights.Asthepress hasindicated,someofthearticles inthisDrafthavealreadybeen determinedbytheThirdCommittee.

Ihavenoticed,however,that theCatholicPressinsomecountrieshasexpressedregretthat theDraftDeclarationhasomittedanyspecificreferencetothe Creatorofmankind,andevento theNaturalLawasabasisof humanconduct.Naturally,asa Bishop,Ishouldhavelikedtosee thesefundamentaltruthsand otherprinciples,suchasthebasic rightsofthefamily,mentioned emphatically.

Nevertheless,itiswelltoTeadsehowdifficultitistofabricateadocumentthatwillbeacceptabletothedivergentphilosophiesof58nations.Itisamatterofhighimportancethatthis Declarationshouldbeendorsed unanimously,for,asastatement ofprinciplesofconductbyindividualsandStates,itprovides abasisofmuchsignificanceon whichnationsmayuniteforthe welfareofmankind.

T'PHONE:

ANDBOYS'WEAR.

Theenumerationofhuman rightsandofthelimitations uponStateinterferencewithindividualrights,ascontainedin theDraftCharter,are,ifnotas ccmpleteasweshouldlike,at leastsatisfactoryinsofaras theygo.Ananalysisofthe28 articlesintheDraftdemonstratesthatthefreedomsofmankindarefairlywellprotected, anditisevidentthatmuchcare hasbeentaken,inadroitphras-ing,tolimittheencroachmentof StatesuponHumanRights.

TothisextenttheCharter mustbeofmuchinteresttoall Christians.Thechiefanxietyof suchpeopleshouldbethatthe generalprinciplesoftheDraft wouldbeadopted.Sometimes evenabriefdefinitiveamendment,oradeletion,maydestroy theeffectivenessofageneralised statementofprinciple.

Onecriticismlevelledagainst theDeclarationofHumanRights bysomenewspapersanddisillusionedpeopleisthatthehigh principlesenunciatedmaynever beimplementedbyStates,when theyfindsuchprinciplesconflictingwithpracticalStateissues. TheDeclaration,however,isnot aConvention.

InthisregardalsoCatholics mightprofitablyadoptamore positiveattitude.Inthefirst place,itisobviousthatagreat amountofsincerityexistsamong thosewhoarefashioningtheDeclaration.Itischaracteristicof themtostatewhattheycannot accceptorwhattheycanaccept.

Whattheydoaccepteventually asadeclarationofprinciplescannotbecasuallydisregarded.

Inthesecondplace,itisthe dutyofthepopulacegenerallyin thesenations,andIshouldsay particularlythedutyofCatho-

lies,toseetoitthattheprinciplesofconductwhichhavebeen determinedatU.N.areobserved withinthecountriesthatfashionedsuchprinciples.

Toalargeextentthiswasthe themeofthemagnificentoration deliveredbytheAustralianPresidentofU.N.,Dr.H.A.Evatt, attheCommemorationGatheringoftheAssemblyonOctober 23.There,inthegreattheatre whichwascrowdedwiththousandsofdelegatesandcitizens, thePresidentemphasisedthat U.N.wasattemptingtoplanand speakinthenameofthepeoples oftheworld,inordertobring peaceandsocialsecuritynotarily tothosewhoarenowliving,but alsotothoseyetunborn.This

simplyphrased,butobviouslysincerestatement,evokedanovation inthatvastassembly.Themost effectivemessageinitwasthe earnestappealtotheWorldtocooperatewiththesincereeffortsof U.N.,therebymakingU.N.nota mereassemblyofdelegatesor countries,butanassemblyin which,andthroughwhich,the nationsoftheEastandtheWest mightexpresstheirdesireanddeterminationforpeaceandsocial security.

AsaCatholicBishop,1 feel thattheCatholicsoftheworld canplayanimportantpartin bringingabouttherealisationof thateloquentlyexpressedhope. Theycandothisnotonlyby theirdeterminationtoseethat theworthwhileproposalsofU.N. shouldbeimplementedintheir countries,butalsobywhatwe believeisthemosteffectivemethodofco-operation-constant prayertotheCreatorofMankind,askingHisblessingonthe well-intentionedfashionersof peaceandjusticeandHisaidto maketheireffortseffective.

ASpiritualOasisina MaterialisticWorld

ByV.EILEENARLAND

FormerSecretaryoftheUniversityCatholicFederation(Pax Romano,London,andAssistant SecretaryofTheGuildofOur LadyofRansom(Catholic ChurchExtensionSociety),London.

FAITH-THEONLYSOLUTION.

ThegreatbasilicaofSt. Mary's,withitsaltarablazewith light,anditsbeautifulshrineof OurLadyofPerpetualSuccour bankedwithflowersplacedthere byherlovingclients,hasjust bornewitnesstotheliving,pal- pitatingfaithofcountlesshundredsdrawnfromeverywalkof life.

Itisthelastnightofagreat mission,givenbytheRedemptoristFathers,undertheinspiring leadershipofFatherCahill. C.S.S.R.,andithasculminatedin awonderfuldemonstrationof zealanddeepreligiousfervour. Thefinalsermonhasbeen preached-thePapalblessing given-andthelastnotesofthe closinghymndieawayontheincense-ladenair.

Fromearlymorninguntil lateatnighttheMissionershave beenonthejob,fromthefirst Massat6o'clock,until'thelast Confessionat10.30,sometimes evenlater,duringthepastfeel weeks.

TheattendanceattheMasses increasednoticeablydaybyday. Theywerefollowedbyashort instructionontheCommandments,whichwerebothhelpful andinformative.

Asaconvertmyself,thelunchtime5lectures,givenmoreespecialyfornon-Catholics,wereof particularinterest.Noonelisteningtothemcouldfailtohave beenimpressedbytheirclarity andconciseness,eachproblemof to-daybeingtreatedwiththe franknessdemandedbythemodernworld.

Eacheveningwouldseethe crowdshurryingtotheCathedralatleasthalf-an-hourbefore theservicewasduetobegin,as itquicklyfilledup,butitwas wellworththeeffort.Each missionerhadhisowninimitable wayofputtinghissermonacross, andeachonehadalsothatdelightfulsenseofhumourwhich issonecessarytocreatethat personaltouchandfriendlyatmosphere.Ithink,maybe,it wassometimesusedasthejam

tohidethepill!Butatnotime didtheypullanypunches!

DuringFatherCrowe'svivid sermononHell,Iwasreminded ofthetimewhen,asachildof twelve,Ioverheardadisgruntled schoolcompanionsay,justbefore theannualretreat:"Another Redemptorist,Isuppose-that's suretomeanasermononHell!" Itdid,butitmeantmuchmoretsowedtheseedswhichresulted nineyearslaterinmyreception intotheChurch.

OnelittlestorythatIwillnot forgetisthattoldbyFather

QUIDPROQUO.

Advertisersspendhun- dredsofpoundsinour paper,andnaturallythey exp,.ctasubstantialre- turnfortheirinvestment. Ourreaderscanco-oper- atewithusbymentioning"TheRecord"whenplac-ingtheirordersforgoods withthem.

CahilltoillustratetheimportanceofdevotiontotheHoly Mass.Notforonedayduring thewholeofherlifetimedidhis mothermissMass--surelyawonderfulrecord.

AndnowIambroughtbackto realitybythevoicesofthechildren'schoir,conductedbyFather Dunphy,hisownvoiceblending withtheirsinthesingingoftheir nightlyhymntoOurLadyof PerpetualSuccour,followedby onetoOurLadyofFatima,while Shecongregationpaytheirvisit totheShrine.Fewthingsin mylifehavetouchedmeasmuch astheferventsingingofthese simplehymns,andthesweetness andpurityofthoseyoungvoices. Itis'somethingthatwillremain withmeallmylife.

Andsoagreatmissionclosesleavingbehindafragrantmemoryofinfinitepeaceandhappiness-afaithstrengthenedby theprayersandofferingsofthe pasttwoweeks,andagreat couragetomeetthedifficultiesof modernlifeserenely,andwith confidence.

Thisshortarticleismyown personaltributeofdeepappre- ciationandthankstoFather Cahillandhistwoconfreres, FatherDunphyandFather Crowe,whoseuntiringefforts helpedtomaketheMissionsuch anunqualifiedsuccess.

ImpermissibletoKill theInnocent

ByFRIEDRICHFUNDER (Correspondent,N.C.W.C.NewsService).

VIENNA,Oct.21.-"Medicineisnotamathematical propositioninwhicheverythingcanbeexactlycalculated, butasciencewhichalwaysallowsforsurprisingturns," saidDr-LeopoldSchoenbauer,ViennesesurgeonofEuropeanrenown,inalectureinwhichhetookapronounced standagainstthesupportersofeuthanasia,whoseekto justifythe"painless"killingorincurables.

"Everyman'sconsciencemustofadoctorprotestagainstsuch riseinrevoltagainsttheideaofanact.Notevencriminalsare intentionallykillinganinnocentkilled;oftentheyarekeptalive person,"Dr.Schoenbauersaid.formanyyearsattheexpenseof "EvenmoremusttheconsciencetheState.Shouldit,then,he

Abbey1,000YearsOld

BASEL,Oct.2L-(NC).-His EminenceAlfredoIldefonsoCardinalSchuster,0.S.B.,ArchbishopofMilan,andBishopConrad Landeradorfer,ofPassau,Bavaria,wereamongthedistill tinguishedforeignvisitorswho cametoEinsiedeln,toobserve thethousandthanniversaryof

theconsecrationofthatfamous Benedictinemonasterylocated half-waybetweenLakeLucerne andLakeZurich.

TheAbbeywasfoundedin934, andisto-dayoneofthemost widelyknownMarianpilgrimage centresofEurope.Itdeveloped originallyfromacolonyofher-

permissibletokillpoor,helpless peoplebecausetheyare'inconvenient'andcauseexpense?

"Letnoonesaythattheincurabilityofaninvalidjustifieskillinghim.Whocanaffirmwith absolutelycertaintythatapatientishopelesslyill,Howoften hastheconditionofmostseriouscasesbeenchangedbyan unexpectedturnforthebetter! Inrecentyears,ithasevenbeen possibletocureapparentlyhopelesscasesofmentalillness throughanoperation.

"Itisthedoctor'stasktoheal. Hewelcomesthechildathis birth.Heaccompaniesman throughallthestagesofhislife, safeguardinghimagainstdisease. Heisafriend,counsellorand protectorofthefamily.And thatishisprofession.Never mayhebeapartytokillinga humanbeing."

mitsheadedbySt.Meinrad,who hadcomefromtheislandof ReichenauinLakeConstance.

Accordingtoalegend,the monasterywasmiraculouslyconsecratedbyChristHimself,assistedbyfourEvangelists,St. PeterandSt.Gregory.AmiraculousstatusofOurLady broughttoEinsiedelnbyStMeinradisattractingpilgrimsfrom allovertheworldyearin andyearout.Themillenaryof theAbbey'sfoundationhadbeen solemnlycelebratedin1934.

C.T.S.BestFormofAdult Education

DUBLIN,Oct.21-(NC).IrishCatholicshave,sofar,resisted"theinroadsofthesecularistandmaterialistviewof life,butthereisadangerthat theymightdependtoomuchon traditionandonthecomparativelymeagreknowledgeofthe faithacquiredduringschool days,"ArchbishopJohnD'Alton, PrimateofAllIreland,tolda meetingofthenationalcouncil oftheCatholicTruthSocietyof Ireland.

Praisingthepublicationsof theSocietyasoneofthebest formsofadulteducation,the Archbishopsaidthat"inthisage

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whensomanyandsopuserful onslaughtsarebeingmadeon ULU(hristianandCatholicway oflife,weneedCatholicswho valuethetreasureofthefaith, ahoappreciateitsprivileges,and whocangiveareasonedaccount ofthebeliefswhichtheyhold, andarepreparedtoliveupto themintheirdailylives."

TheArchbishopsaidthatadult educationwasnowasubjectreceivingmuchattention,witheven theUnitedNationshavingits ownorganisation,UNESCO, whichistryingtoevolveasystemofeducationtofitintothe bravenewworldtobecreated. However,theArchbishopadded, manyofthoseinterestingthemselvesinthequestionseemedto bewhollysecularistinoutlook, andtotakelittleaccountofthe damagedoneduringthepast centurybytheliberalismand secularismtowhichUNESCOis FOcloselyallied.

Itwasscarcelyanexaggerationtosay,theIrishPrimate continued,thatmostoftheills ofthemodernworldcouldbe tracedtothesecularistphilosophyoflife,especiallyasappliedinthefieldofeducation.

TheIrishTruthSociety,which willcelebrateits50th.anniversaryin1949,hasdistributed 2,280,640bookletsandpamphlets duringthepastyear.

60,000Come Home

CA'iHULICRGCNI MOVEMENT.

TRIVANDRUM.India,Oct. 28-(NC).-TheMalabarCatholicReunionMovement,whichwas initiatedbyArchbishopMar Ivanios,ofTrivandrum,andhas broughtthousandsfromtheJacobiteschismbacktoRome,has nowcompletedits18th.year.Alreadyfourschismaticbishops, about125priests,andmorethan 60,000membersofthelaityhave beenreunitedwithRome.

Backfromaworldtour,ArchbishopIvanoishasreturnedvaith newzesttothetaskofbringing theentireJacobiteschismatic ChurchinthisareabacktocommunionwiththeHolySee.

Oneoftheforcesworkingfst thisreunionhereisacrusade prayer,penance,andgoodworks, begunamongthefaithful in 1942byFatherGivergis,amem beroftheOrderoftheImitation ofChrist.ThisOrderwasfoundedbyArchbishopIvanioswhile stillaschismatic.Allbuttwo priestsoftheorderfollowedthe Archbishopinhisconversion. ThisyeartheHolySeegaveits blessingtoFatherGivergis'crusadeandlauded success.

SAFETYSLOGAN.

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Stigmatist/sVision

ByMAXJORDAN (Staff

Correspondent,N.C.W.C.

News

Service). MUNICH,Oct.21.-Theresa. Neumann,thestigmaticofKonnersreuth,Bavaria,"sawawonderouslightdescendinguponthe newly-consecratedBishopof Eichstaett,atthemomentwhen thethreeconsecratingBishops laidtheirhandsonhishead,"reportsthe"PassauerBistumsblatt,"diocesanorganofthePassaudiocese,initsOctober10 issue.

Theresa,whoisinexcellent

PeaceHopesinYouth

NEWYORK-(NC).-Europeansareincreasinglyawarethat hopeforpeaceandsecurityrests largelyuponCatholicYouthOrganisationsandinanintensified reliefprogramme,theRev. ArthurR.McGratty,S.J.,nationaldirectoroftheLeagueofthe

JapaneseCatholic increase

TOKYO,Oct.21.-(NC)Statisticsjustreleasedhere showthattheCatholicpopulationofJapannowtotals 120,165,anincreaseof10 percent.ascomparedwith 109,285fortheprevious year.Thisfiguredoesnot includethe15,278catechumenswhoarestillpreparingforbaptism. Adultsbaptisedduringthe pastyeartotalled6,875, whichconstitutesanincreaseof70percent.over the4,048totalfor1947, whilethenumberofcatschumensthisyearalso showsanincreaseof42per cent.overlastyear'sfigureof10,788.

SacredHeartintheU.S..reportedafteranextensivetrip abroad. Commentingonhistravois throughItaly,France,Switzerland,EnglandandEire,Father McGrattydeclaredthat"Communistagenciesarestriving mightily,especiallyinLatin tries,tocaptureandcontrolthe youngworkers,andthusto-day's andto-morrow'sdominantgenerationinEurope."

"Againstthisthreat,theredoubledeffortsofCatholicYouth leadersaremakingdefiniteheadway,especiallyinFranceand Italy,"hesaid.

Monty'sSuccessorat CatholicSchool

LONDON,Oct.21-(NC).GeneralWilliamSlim,newChief oftheImperialGeneralStaff,in successiontoFieldMarshalLord Montgomery,isnotaCatholic.huthewaseducatedataCatholicschool.ThisisSt.Philip's GrammarSchool,Edgbaston,Birmingham.SirWilliamvisited theschoolrecentlyandtalkedto thestudents.

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health,waspresentattheconsecrationofBishopJoseph SchroefferlastmonthEichstaettbeingclosetoherhome town. Sheherselflaterdescribedthe experienceinthesewords:"A veryspeciallight,notanelectric one,butonemoreextensivethan duringanordination..."

Thestigmaticrepeatedlyhas hadsimilarecstaticexperiences duringordinations.britthis seemstohavebeenthefirstone ofthiskindattheconsecration ofaBishop.

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CanberraApproves Promiscuity

Accordingtopressreports,the FederalGovernment,inbringing downtheCommonwealthEmployees'CompensationBill,has madeprovisionforcertainbenefitsforthe"defactowives"of Commonwealthemployees.Now, inthefirstplace,weshouldresistvehementlytheuseofthe typeofeuphemismwhichisemployedinatermsuchas"de factowife."Theissue,both morallyandlegally,isquite clear.Nomanisentitledtothe rightsantipraiiegesofmarriage outsidethemarriedstate.if suchapositionarises,theladyin thecaseoughtfranklytobedescribedasamistressorparamour,andthestateofthatillicit unionoughtnotbebecalled"de factomarriage;"butsimplyfornicationoradultery,asthecase maybe.Thatwouldatleast clearthemoralatmosphereinso farasthejudgmentofthecommonmanisconcerned.Thepresentpseudo-legaljargonispatentlydesignedforthebamboozlementofthemasses,whowould berightlyshockedifuglyfacts werecalledbytheircorrect names.Ifsocietyhascometo suchapassthatitisnecessary ordesirabletoplacepremiumson sexualpromiscuity,letitatleast bedonewithoutcant.

Theunsavourybusinesscommencedduringthewar,when camp-followersandmistressesof servicemenwerepaidinthesame wayandatthesamerateashonourablewivesandmothers.A lotofshoulderswereshrugged, butnothingwasdonetoendthe abuse."C'estlaguerre,"wasa fairlygeneralattitudetowards thisscandal,asitwastowards teachingyoungtroopstheuseof contraceptives.

NowitappearsFederalcivil servantsarealsotobeincluded inaspecialclasstowhomthe FederalGovernmentisprepared

tograntdispensationfromthe morallaw.Forallthat,some exactingChristianswillcontinue tomaintainthatcivilservants aswellasservicemenarestill boundbytheTenCommandments.aswellastherestofmanrind.Furthernlore,itwilldo nothingtoenhancetheprestige oftheFederalGovernmentfor thepublictoknowthatpromiscuityisnowbeingsubsidisedand thatlooselivingistoberegardedasyetanothersocialservice. I,forone,willbelisteningfor theoutcriesofCatholicmembers ofallpartiesagainstthisiniquitiousproposal.

Norcanitbeverypleasantfor thethousandsofdecent,Godfearingcivilservantstorealise thattheywillhenceforthberegallystigmatisedaspersonsoflow moralityfortheconsequencesof whoseincurableweaknessthe communityatlargehastopay throughthenose.

Thisisnotanoccasionfor cautiousdebateandmatureconsideration.Incommondecency itisaplainissueinblackand white.Nojustificationwhatever canbebroughtforwardforthis flagrantproposaltobolsterup vicefinanciallyItwillestablish aprecedentthelogical(conclusionofwhichcanonlybethe universalrecognition,tolerationandencouragementofeoncubinage.

Mostseriouslyitwillstrikea mortalblowatdieinstitutionof marriagealreadyundermined.It seemsundeniablethatthepoliticiansdonotrealisewhatafundamentalthreatsuchaposition portends.TheStateisnotan aggregationofindividualsbutan organicunionoffamilies.FamilylifeisthebasiccellularstructureofcivilisationasWestern manunderstandsit.Thetraditionaltestofgoodgovernment hasbeen,andshouldhe,whether

TheismandLoyalty

TheEurekaYouthLeaguehas recentlybeenprominentlybefore thepublicnotice.Theorganisationwasdenouncedinthese columnsatleasttenyearsago, butithastakenawarandthe subsequentuniversalrevulsionto CommunismtoawakenAustralianpublicopiniontoitsimpudentshams.Thosewhohave beenintouchwithitsactivities willhavelittledifficultyinacceptingtheclaimsofMr.J.T. Lang,intheHouseofRepresentativesduringtheweek,astoits beingtheAustralianauxiliaryof theJuniorCominform.

Whatintriguesmemostatthe momentabouttheEurekaYouth Leagueistheattemptthatwas recentlymadebytheNational FitnessCounciltodisembarrass itselfofitsRed-hotaffiliationin theE.Y.C.Aformulatoovercomeconstitutionaldifficulties wasfinallyarrivedat.Affiliationwithandfinancialassistance fromtheN.F.C.weremadecondi_ tionaluponapledgeofloyaltyto theKingandanaffirmationof beliefinGod.

Asectionofthepressstrongly resentedthislatterrequirement legislationpromotesorthwarts familylife.Inthisinstancethe Governmenthascommitteditselftoacourseofactionwhich couldscarcelybemoreeffectively designedtodown-razethatinstitutiononwhichstablesociety restsWeakandvicioustypesof menaretobeencouragedto enterintoillicitunions,notonly withoutfearofpunishmentby wayofdismissal,butpositively byfinancialincentives.

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interferedofficiallywithChristianmarriageandpretendedto beabletodissolvethenatural andsacramentalbond,hasnow toeatthebreadofhumiliation. AllthesolemnwarningsofPope LtoXIIIabouttheconsequences ofpermitting"divorce"have beenrealised;for,asthelateG. K.Chestertonpointedout,once mencouldbe"divorced"forlittle ornoreason,thereseemedlittle pointintroublingabouttheformalityofmarriage.Where thematerialisticpoliticalpolicy breaksdowinisinitsfailureto realisethatifmarriageisnot sacramental,itwillnotlonghave anypermanenceasanaturalcontractandanhonourableobligation. Sincethemodernsecularist hasmonkeyedwithmarriageto theextenthehas,itwouldbefar morehonestandunequivocalif heinstitutedtheRussiansystem outrightandrecognisedas"man ried"anytwopeoplewhowere temporarilylivingtogether.Divorcecouldbesimplifiedand cheapenedinasimilarmannerby theirseparationbymutualconsent.

inthatitconstitutedaviolation oftheprincipleoffreedomofreligiousbelief.Certainlyitwould beindefensibletoattemptto forceaparticularreligiousbelief uponapersonwhoconscientiously resistedit.ButthemilitantatheismwhichisbasicintheCommunistphilosophycannomorebe regardedandtreatedasnormal andtenableinreligionthatits attachmenttosubversionandrevolutioncanbeacceptedasbona fideparticipationinpolitics.In bothaspectsCommunism:s uniqueandabnormal.

TheattemptoftheNational FitnessCounciltotieuptheism withcivicloyaltyisnotsooddas itappearstothematerialist,becauseGodistheAuthoroftemporalasWellasofspiritualpower andauthority.Theatheist,in denyingtheexistenceofGod,prescindsfromthepossibilityofhavinganyhumanauthoritysupportedbymoralsanctions.Nor isthismeretheory,forweseein actualpoliticalfactthatthe Communistisforcedtofallback frompoliticalauthoritybasedon rightsanddutiestotyrannysupportedbyforceandsuppression. TheattitudeadoptedbytheNationalFitnessCouncilisanalagouswiththatoftheChurchtowardshereticsintheMiddle Ages.Heresywastreatedfirst asadiseasebythejuridicalauthorityoftheChurch,andifthe culpritprovedobduratehewas thenhandedovertothecivilarm forpunishment,becauseitwis realisedthatthepracticalpoli- ticaleffectofheresywasthe subversionoftemporalauthority. Noonenowseekstodefendthat position,butitwasunderstandableinthehistoricalcircumstancesandisimpeccablylogical.

Forthatmatter,ifitisanunwarrantedinterferencewithreligiouslibertytodebaratheism, curdyitrepresentsanattackon politicalfreedomtoinsistona ls.valpledge.Ifamanisfree

todenyGod,whyishenotfree todisowntheking?Fromthese reflectionsitwillbeseenthatthe pressreportswhichtookexcep-tiontothetheisticdemandsof theN.F.C.hadthatcommonly distortednotionoffreedominits absolutesense.Suchlibertyi, notpossibleinhumanaffairs,becauseeverykindofpledgeand attachmentmeansacurtailment oflibertywhichisinfullaccord withman'snature,asarational andsocialbeingInthelast analysis,moreover,atheismisa totalnegationwhichcanhaveno reasonableobjectionagainst beingdenied.

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AbbotCatalanReturnsFromEurope

VividImpressionsoftheSpanishScene

TheLordAbbotofNewNorcia(MostRev.Dr.A.Catalan, O.S.B.),returnedfromEuropeby theS.S.Toscana,afterafifteen months'visit.

HisLordshipwasacompanied bytwelveyoungladiesandsix youngmen,whowillenterthe BenedictineCommunityaspostulantsandlaybrothers.

Dr.CatalansaidthatthepeopleofSpainare,onthewhole, verysatisfiedwiththeFranco Government.Thecostofliving isverydear,butnotasbadasin FranceandItaly.Theaverage dailytariffforatouristisabout £3. Wages,too,haverisen greatlysincetheCivilWar.

Ontheotherhand,thereis plentyofworkforeveryone,and agreatdealofovertimeisworkedtokeepupproduction.The provisionofsocialservicesiswell advancedandequaltothatofany othercountry.Workers'cornaensation,familyallowances,and theprovisionoffreemealsfor theneedy,werespeciallymen-

tionedbytheLordAbbot.A uniquefeatureofSpanishsocial lifeistherequitementthatall girlsmustdosixmonthssocial serviceforthenationunremunerated.

TheblackmarketinSpain,in commonwithallEurope,is strong,andtheGovernment maintainsthesecretpolicesystemtodealwithitandalsoto scrutiniseforeignerswhomayrepresentaCommunistunfiltration similartothatwhichpreceded theCivilWar.

AskedaboutSpanishrelations withBritainandtheUnited States,Dr.Catalansaidtheywere morefriendlywiththelatternation.Thiswaspartlyduetothe ProtestantoutlookandFreemas onryinBritain,andalsotothe factthattheEnglish,knowing pasthistorybetterthanAmericans,rememberedthepowerof Spaininthe16th.centuryand fearedthatintimeshewouldbe powerfulandimportantagain.

Spain,however,wasnotkeea

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SincetheSpanishWar,there hadbeenagreatreligiousrevival,saidHisLordship,sothat to-daySpainwasatrulyCatholic nation,Thispositionwasreflectedinthegreatrespectshown topriestsandreligious,who couldnowtravelintheirecclesiasticalhabits.

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ofthefoundationoftheBenedictineOrder,theSpanishGovernmentpaidthefaresofseveraldistinguishedAbbots,andentertainedthemataStatebanquet, wheretheymetFrancoandvariousCabinetMinisters. Ininformalconversationwith Franco,heurgedtheassembled Abbotstotakeadvantageofthe circumstancestoprotecttheHoly Placesasfarastheycould.He hadreadyanarmyforthatpurposeshouloitprovenecessary. Anothermatterwhichheputfor- wardwasthatCatholiccountries shouldgivereligiousinstruction tothenationsbehindtheIron Curtainbyradio.Theforengn broadcastsoftheSpanishRadio

hadthesespecialreligiousinstructions,butitalonewasnotenough. AmongtheMinistershefound greatinterestinAustralia;they wereanxioustohavearepresen- tativeheretofosterfriendlyrelations.AgoodmanymigrantswouldcomefromSpain iftheyhadthechance.

Referringtohisparticipation intheGeneralChapterof theBenedictineOrder,Abbot Catalanstatedthat90Abbots attended.TheHolyFatherleft theVaticantopresideattheir deliberationsinSt.Paul'sWithouttheWalls,andgavethema homily.

HisLordship'simpression,contrarytothecommonbelief,is thatthePopeisastrongman. Heheardhimaddressanaudienceof400,000inSt.Peter's Squareforthree-quartersofan hourinaverypowerfulvoice.-

ChristisSupremeBloodDonor

(ByN.C.W.C.NewsService.)

ROME,Oct.28.-Christ,as "thesupremeanddivineDonalofHisblood,"is"yourexample inaparticularway,"HisHolinessPopePiusXII.told1,500 membersoftheAssociationof ItalianBloodDonotsataspecial audienceintheHallofthe Swiss. Theorganisation,madeupof bothmenandwomen,wishedto payhomagetotheHolyFather attheoutsetofits10th.national congress.Amongthosepresent wereDr.VittorioFormentano,of Milan,presidentoftheAssociaticn;Msgr.GiovanniVarischi,of Cremona;otherofficers,and thosewhohadreceivedthegold meJalforspecialgenerosity. AttherightofthePontifical thronestoodtheAsociation; banner.ThePopeaddressed thegroupasfollows:

"Yourname,'BloodDonors,' givesyou,b)itselfalone,belovedchildren,aspecialrighttowardOurpaternalwelcome.A specialright:because,inturningOurgazeofpleasuretoward yoursonumerousgroup,Wesee inspiritandadorethefigureof thesupremeanddivineDonorof Hisblood,Jesus,Redeemer.Saviour,Vivifierofmen.

TheGovernmentassistedinthe rebuildingofchurchesandseminaries.Duringtherecentcelebrationsofthe14th.centenaryof *

"Exampleofallcharity,Heis yourexampleinaparticular way.Undoubtedly,itisanadmirableproofofgenerosity,love, devotion,topourone'sownblood infightingforanobleandholy cause,anditisjustanddutiful toawardtosuchheroesthepalm ofglory.However,togiveone's ownbloodforthehealthofpeo- pleunknown,orperhapsungrate-ful,whomayforgetorelsemay noteventrytolearnthename andfeaturesoftheirsaver;to donateone'sownstrengthsolely tocommunicateorgivebackto othersthatwhichtheyhavelost; toreintegrateafterwardsone', ownexhaustedstrengthonlyto startagainandtorenewthe samegiftandthesamesacrifice;suchisthepurposetoward whichyouhavegenerouslydevotedyourselves.

"Isitnotperhapsthatsame thingwhich,inaninfinitelyloft- ierway,Jesusdidandcontinues todo,JesusWhoshedHisblood inHismortallife,duringHis passion,toHisdeathonthe Cross,tothepiercingofHisHeartwhencespilledthelast dropofHispreciousblood;Jesus Who,havingenteredintoHis gloryandeternalbeatitude,renewtsuponthealtartheofferingofHissamebloodforeachand allofmen,Hisbrethren?

"Yes,Christinthisis,preeminently,theexampleandinenirer;butHeisalsomorethan that.

'Weliketothinkthatallof youherepresent,volunteerblood donors,knowhowtofindin Christmotethananexampleto imitate,morethananideal. whosebeautystimulatesand spursyou.Hisactionuponyou andinyouisinfinitelymore profound.Notcontentwitha noble,thoughpurelyhuman, philanthropy,yourisetothe heightsoftrueChristiancharity.

"Tothesickandwounded,who owetoyoutheirregeneration, youdonotgivethematerial uropsofyourbloodasanycommonremedywouldbegiven.This, inotherwords,isnotgivenasa simpledoseofmedicine,but throughatransfusion;suchan admirabletransfusionallowsthe transferfromyoutothem,by yourblood,bythestrengthwhich youdonate,ofsomethingofyour ownlifewhichconfersuponyou intheirrespect,sotospeak,almostasortofpaternity.Their bloodwilllateraellrenewitself, butitwillalways,inacertain way,beyourblood,likethatof theirfathers,whichshallcontinuetorunthroughtheveins andcirculate,undertheaction oftheirheartvivifiedbyyou,throughouttheirbody.

"Isitnot-inaninfinitely higherreality-thatsameeffect thatthebloodofChristworks withinChristians?Andwho betterthanyoucouldunderstand sosublimeamystery,insofar asitispossibletounderstand? Bythisbloodwehavebeenredeemedandsaved;inthisblood

wearewashedofthestainsof oursouls,thevoiceofthisblood pleadsinourfavourbeforethe throneofeternaljustice.All this,whichSacredScripture teachesus,fillswithadmiration andgratefulnessthespiritand heartofthosewhoglimpseitand pausetosavouritintheFaith. Still,itisnotyetenoughtosatisfytheloveofJesus.Inthe mostholyEucharistwereceive togetherwithHisbodyallHis bloodandwithHisbloodHislife, Hisstrength;forthisreasonthe ApostleSt.Paulexclaimed:Yes, ,Ilive,butnolongerisitonly myownpoorlife;Christlivesin meandofHimImyselflive(cf, Gal.,2,20).

"Likeyourbloodintheveins ofthosewhoowetheirlifeand healthtoyou,Christ'sblood transmitsinyouthatparticipationofthedivinelife,whichwe callsanctifyinggrace,andwhich trulymakesuschildrenof God(I.John3,1-2).

"Shouldtherebeanyamong youwhodidnotyetpossessthat life,becausetheyhavenotknown itorhavelostit,maytheyreceivefromthegreatDonorof liisblood,JesusChrist,asarewardfortheirgenerosityand naturalgoodness,thatdivinelife whichbudsdownheretoblossom fullyineternity.'Thus,while imploringforthemthisgrace andforallofyouaneverlarger abundanceofcelestialfavours, WeimpartfromOurhearttoyou andthosewhoaredeartoyou, OurpaternalApostolicBlessing."

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heRoyalAustralianNavy.

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firstgoesfromthepartplayed bytheNavyintheearlydays ofdiscoveryandcolonisationto thearrivalinPortJackson,in October,1913,ofthefirstAustralianSquadron.

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DEATHOF CardinalBlond

VATICANCITY-Thedeath ofHisEminenceAugustCardinal Hlond,PrimateofPoland,atthe ageof67,removesfromthe worldsceneoneofthestaunchestfoesofatheisticCommunism eastofthe"ironcurtain,"and leavesonlytwoPrincesofthe ('hurchincountriesnowunder Reddomination.TheyareTheir EminencesJoseph Cardinal Mindszenty,PrimateofHungary, andAdamCardinalSapiehes ArchbishopofCracow.

Theprelate'sdeathalsoreduces theSacredCollegeofCardinals to56-14shortofitsmaximum complementof70. Thereare now21membersofItaliannationalityintheSacredCollege.

TheCardinaldiedinSt.Elizabeth'sHospitalinWarsaw,after complicationsdevelopedfollowing anappendicitisoperation. He receivedExtremeUnctionfrom BishopZygmuntChoromanski, hisAuxiliaryinWarsaw.

AsPrimateoftheOhurchin Poland,CardinalHlondforthe Pastnineyearshasbornethe bruntoftheattacksfirstof NazismandthenofCommunism ontheChristianaspirationsof thePolishpeople.

AtthebeginningofWorldWar

II.theCardinalescapedfromPoland,withNazisstrafinghisfleeingcar,toreportpersonallyto theVaticanontheruthlessdestructionoftheChurchbythe thenonrushingGermanforces. AfterPolandcollapsedhewasrefusedre-entryintohisnative land,andspentmostofthewar yearsinFrance,wherehebecameahouseprisonervolienthat countrywascompletelytaken overbytheNazis.

Herefusedeveryovertureof theNazistogainleniencyfor himselfatthepriceofco-operatingwiththem,ThoughalongtimefoeofCommunism,here-

4-4 DEATHS

MADIGAN.-Ofyourcharity, prayforthereposeofthesoul ofThomasJoseph,whodiedat St.JohnofGodHospital,Subilico,onNovember11,1948. Mayhissoulrestinpeace. -Insertedbyhislovingwife andchildren,WynandGil, PATTERSON.-Ofyourcharity, prayforthereposeofthesot.' ofWilliam,whodiedonNovember7th.,1948,lateof9 GregoryStreet,Wembley', deaflybelovedhusbandof Mary,anddevotedfatherof SisterDeSales(Cue)andBill. SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.

÷INMEMORIAM÷

McGRATH,Michael.-Gallant soldierandhonouredfriendof many. SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.

-InsertedbyPaddyWalsh.

McGRATH,Michael(lateof Kulin).-Sacredtothememory ofMack. Mayhissoulrestinpeace.

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MORRIS(F/OWilliamPatrick).-Inlovingmemoryof ourdarlingsonandbrother, accidentallykilledatMorotai, 28th.November,1945. SweetJesus,havemercy. -InsertedbyhisDad,Mum, sistersandbrother.

MORRIS(F/OWilliamPatrick).-Inlovingmemoryof ourdearbrother,whodiedat Morotaion28th.November, 1945, AlwaysrememberedbyMin andJack. SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.

jettedNazipressuretoissuefor propagandauseapublicdenunciationoftheSoviets.AfterlisteningtoaNaziproposalin1944 thathewouldbepermittedtoreturntoWarsawifheconsented toheada"nationalPolishCommittee,"thePrimateanswered: "Youhavenotfoundasingle traitorinPoland.YouaremistakenifyouthinktheCardinal Primatewouldbethefirst."

WhentheAlliesinvadedFrance theGermansdeportedCardinal HlondtoGermany.HewasreleasedfromcaptivityonEaster Sundayof1945bytheAmerican NinthArmyatWiedenbrueck, nearPaderborn,inWestphalia.

UponreturningtoPolandin thelaterpartof1945,theCardinalmetwithnewopposition fromthePolishregime.Its meaningofreligiousfreedom,he toldnewsmen,wasquitealiento theconceptinwesterncountries. Pastoralletterswerecensoredbeforebeingpublished,herelated; theCatholicpresswasrestricted, andCatholicyouthorganisations hadceasedtoexist.

AfterthePolishCommunistregimebrokeoffrelationswiththe Vatican,theCardinalpersonally wenttoRometoconferwith Vaticanofficialsonwhatcouldbe donetoworkoutanewmodus vivendiwiththegovernment.

WhilethePrimaterepeatedly warnedhisfaithfulofthemethodsofslowstrangulationbeing usedbytheCommunist-dominatedPolishregimeagainstthe Church,henevergavetinhope fortheChurch'sfinalvictoryin Poland."TheChurchhasstirvivedawholeapocalypseofsufferingandpersecutions,"hetold thefaithful,"andwillsufferuntil Christobtainsvictory.InPolandwewillseethetriumphof Cod'swork."Polandwillemerge fromitsbitter,currentcrisisand buildthefuture"whollyinthe spiritofChrist,"hesaidconfidently.

Bened;ctineHead HonouredinTokyo

TOKYO,Nov.1.-(NC).-A silverplaquecommemoratingthe servicesrenderedtoAmerican prisonersandinterneesduringthe war,hasbeenconferredbythe AmericanGovernmentonthe VeryRev,HilderbrandYaiser, SuperioroftheBenedictine FathersinTokyo. FatherYaiserisofSwissnationalityandrepresentedhis governmentinitswelfarework onbehalfofwarprisonersand interneesintheTokyo-Yokohama areasaswellasinNorthern Japan.

700CITIZENSOFTHEVATICANSTATE.

TheVatican'scitizensto-day totalabout700,withresidents nemberingabout250more. Totalofresidents,increased greatlyduringthewarowingto thenumberofdiplomatsandecclesiasticshousedinVaticanCity!' isnowdroppingbacktonormal.

'PHONE:B6411

SMITH.-inlovingmemoryof AliceEthel,dearlybedoved wifeofSidneyEdward,mother ofSyd.,Mollie(Mrs.Douglas), Neil(deceased,Eileen,Ron (Mrs.Lane),Gerald,andPeter, whopassedawayonNovember23rd..1942.

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TheProblemofProperty

ItisdepressinglyplainthatAustraliainitsformal politica!alignmentisbankruptofradialnotionsofsocial reform.IftheLabourPartyhasbeencriticisedforits patheticfaithintheefficacyofStateownershipandcontrol,ithastobeadmittedthatneitheroftheOpposition partieshasbeenabletoofferanysatisfactoryalternative. If,onthe-oneside,itcanbeurgedthatsocialisticexperimentsare,oftheirnature,puretheory,itisinfuriatingly futiletoseementryingtoresurrectthecapitalisteconomy.Forwhatevercouldbesaidofcapitalism,itfailed inthecrucialtestofanysocialsystem-toprovideforthe commongood.Allthatisnowproposedbyitsprotagonistsaresomeminorvariationsofthenatureofsocial amenitiesprovidedbyprivateindustry.Butthenature ofthebeastremainsasbefore-concentratedwealthonone sideandproletarianismontheother.

Asiitodispelanydoubtsonthisscore,ourmorning contemporaryduringtheweekcarriedanarticlefromthe penofMr.K.G.Casey,PresidentoftheLiberal_Party, whichpurportedtodealpreciselywiththevexatiousissue oftheemployer-employeerelationship.Thatarticleended withtluwords:"We'vegottofindasolutionandwe've gottofinditquickly."Inexactlyasimivarcontext,Pepe LeoXIII.wroteidenticalwordssixtyyearsago.Buthow verydifferentwerethesolutionsproposedbythetwomen!

Inhisanalysis,Mr.Caseyclaimsthattheworkerthinks heisnotgettingafairdeal,andthatthebossisthriving onhisefforts.Heisanamelesscoginamachine,notimportantenoughtobeconsulted.Inaword,heisnota responsibleperson.Hehasnorealsecurityoftenureof 'tisjob.Hencehegoesslowtoexpressresentmentand toinsureemployment.Mr.Caseyapparentlyaccepts theseexplanationsonlyuptoapoint.Heisveryconcernedtushowthatbidbusinessisnotreallyasprofitable aspeopieimagine.

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Butwhenhecomestosolutions,heisevenfurther fromthetruth.Heoutlinesvariousincentiveschemes whichaimtorelateremunerationtotheworkdone,profitsharing,personalinterestinworkers,andthefosteringof anideaof"jointenterprise."Thenheurgestheprovisionofgreateramenitiesandbetterconditionsofwork. Allthisisverygoodandsonicofitispracticallydesirable. Butnotananystagedoesittouchtherootsoftheproblemwhichthreatenstodisintegratemodernsociety.The LiberalsareonallfourwithLabourintheacceptanceof proletarianismasinevitable,andevenasnormal.The Christiancannot,withoutdefilementofconscience,share thisview.Proletarianismishistoricallynothingbutthe denialofproperty,anditscureissimplyareversalofthe process-therestorationofproperty.Thescepticmay sneeratsuchasimplesolutionasidealistic,butintheend itwillbeagreatdealsimplerthantheattempttopatchup theinhumansysteminwhichwelive.

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Accordingtoamessagefrom Washington,WilliamH.Newton, Scripps-Howardstaffwriter,in anarticle,"YugoslavChurches FullinSpiteofPersecution," statesthatthoughnomemberof thearmyinYugoslaviamayattendchurch,yetthechurchesare full.Hepointsoutthatthis armyprohibitionaffectsagood segmentofthepeople,since everymaniscompelledtoserve twoyears.

IfaGovernmentemployeeis caughtgoingtochurchheloses hisjob.Morethan250priests and60nunsareingaol.Though 40percentofthepeopleareCatholic,notaCatholicschoolis left,andnunshavebeenexpelled wholesalefromhospitals.

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Newtor.askedanoldpriest whythechurchesweremore crowdednowthanbeforethe persecution,Thepriestsaid: "ItseemsChristianitythrivesunderpersecution.Afterall,that isthewayitbegan."

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IntheSarhgof1943,theBerlinradioannouncedthe discovery,intheKatynWood,ofmassgravescon- tainingthebodiesofseveralthousandPolisharmy officerswhohadbeentakenprisonersbytheSoviet ArmyafteritsattackonPolandinSeptember,1939. Allhadbeenmurderedinthesamemanner-byashot inthebackofthehead.TheGermansaccusedthe Russiansofthemassacre,andtheRussians,inturn, accusedtheGermans.TheindictmentintheNurembergTrialincludedtheKatyncrime,buttheInternationalMilitaryTribunalfailedtopassjudgment

ingexamplesiihe.igiou, practice,aretohefoundinthe memoirsandstatementsothose whoremainedalive."Common eveningprayers."writesaformerprisoneratKozielsk,"arean oldtraditioninthePolisharmy. Theprisonersattemptedtomain. tainthispracticewhich,howerwas strictly forbidden hr theauthorities. Theseother, wereignoredandtheeervices werecontinued.butaftersome

wasthat Iranports Kocielskweunloadedata lionsituatedsomemileswest Smolensk.Nothingwash eitheraboutthe10,000prise fromStarobielskandOrvash exceptforabout200ofthem aloo reachedPalisbehreThus,about14,600Polishprin ers-of-war,includingabout8,1 offieers,vanished.Three centofthemremainedalive. formationcollrvtedlateroho

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onthecase.Theevidence,evenaspresentedbriefly inthisarticle,stronglysuggeststhatnotallthewar criminalshavebeenbroughttojustice. InaccordancewiththePoltsh-policeandfrontier one ...C.O.'s,weredetainedinthree betcampsmboor.territory, dameiyKortelsk,Starobielsk,andOmsk.w.

ofushadbeenpunishedfortakingpartinthem,wesubstituted afewminutes'silenceinsteadof prayingaloud.

TimeforSilentPrayer.

So- vi.Armyatternsattackon PolandonSeptember17th.,1939, andenthosedeportedfromPolish territoryduringtheSovietoccupationwhomtheSovietGovernMentundertooktosetfree.A, cordingly.onAugust12th.,1941, thePresidiumoftheSupreme CounciloftheSovietUnionO. sueddecreeof"amnesty,"and thePolesbegantogatheratthe recruitingcentreoftheirArmy. Soon,however,officersfromthe ArmyCommandnoticedthat manyofficerspersonallyknown tothem,andwhomtheyknew hadbeentakenintoSovietcap- tivityin1939,failedtoreport. Whenaskedtogiveinformation onthewhereaboutsofthemissingPoles,theSovietliaisonofficersansweredthattheywereunabletogiveany,andmentioned inageneralwaythatagreat numberofthepolithprisoners- of-warweresetfreeinPolandin 1940.SincethePolishauthoritiesknew.,fromlettersreceived fromthefamiliesofthemissing officerspriortotheopeningof GermanSoviethostilities,that theyhadneverreturnedtoPoland,instructionsweregivento thePolishUndergroundtofind outwhethertheyhadnotbeen detainedinGermanprisoner-ofsearorconcentrationcamps.At thesametimeabureauforthe investigationofthismatterwas formedbytheCommandofthe PolishArmyintheSovietUnion. Major,thenCaptain,Joseph Czpskiwasappointeditschief.

ReportPublishedRecently. Thisbureau,bothduringand afterthewar,collectedallthe availablematerialonthisques- tionandpublishedrecentlyare. portinbookformfarwhich GeneralAnderswrotethefore. word.Theaimofthebookis torevealthetruthaboutacase whichhasbeenuntilnowpurposelykeptdarkandunsolvedin theeyesoftheworld'spublic opinion."

OnSeptember17th.,1940,the officialorganoftheSovietArmy, the"RedStar,"affirmedthat duringthefightingwhichtook placeafterSeptember17th.,1939, about10,000Polishofficerswere takenprisonersbytheSoviets. AfterGeneralAnderswasreleasedfromaMoscowprisonin July,1941,hewasinformedby Lieut.ColonelsBerlinsandDudzinskithatabout16,000Polish prisoners,predominantlyofficers, butincludingalsoanumberof

Allthreecampswere,oddly enough.organisedinformerOr thodoxmonasteries.InKozielsk, situatedapproximately150miles outh-eastofSmolensk,about 4,600officershadbeenimprisoned arsetheendofNovember,1939, -n-Irvingfourgenerals,ofwhom GeneralBohatyrewiczandGen-

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eralSmorawinskiwereamong thoseidentifiedintheKatynmass graves.Halfoftheprisoners herewerereserve-offiars,others includedprofessorsandUniversitytecturers,physicians,sur aeons,andmanyhundredlawyers,teachers,journalists,industrialists,merchants,not. There wasamongthemonewoman, pilotofficerLewandowska.In Aarobie.sk,situatedontheriver Aydar,south-eastofCharkov, about3,910officersbadbeendetainedsincetheendofNovember,1939.Amongthemwere eightgenerals.Atleasthalfof theseprisonershadbeentakenby theSovietArmyafterthesurrenderofLwowonSeptember 22nd.,1930,inspiteofanagreementthatthedefendersofthat citywouldbesetfree.InOr taskow,situatedontheborderof LakeSeliger,north-westofKalinin,about6,500prisoners-ofthsr hadbeenconfined,including400 officers,300ofwhomwerepolice. Therestconsistedmainly ofmembersofspecialturpssuch asthefrontierguards,prison weeders,intelligencecorps,etc. BeforeChristmas,1939:priests andchaplainsdetainedinthese campswereremovedwiththeexceptionoftheseniorchaplain, JanZiolkowski,who,owingtoan oversight.remainedinKozielsk. Hisbodywaslateridentifiedin theKatynMassgravenThis measurewastakenbytheSovietauthoritiesinanattemptto breakdownreligiouslifewhich remainedvigoroustilltheend. Inspiteoftheopposition,mov-

"Imaginetheinteriorof formerOrthodoxchurchinwhich sixhundredprisonerswereac. sommodatedFive-tieredbunks coveredeveryinchofthefloor space.Thechurchbuildingthat plunged r whichafewelectricbulbscould hardlydispel;hereandthere candlesandsmallkerosenelamps addeda nightflickeroflight.Every atabout9o'clock,thehum ofvoicesandthedinofcomings andgoingswhichfilledtheplace neresharplystilledbyavoice fromthecompletelydarkchoir: "Silence,please."Atonceevery movementinthishumanbeehive stoppedandeveryonestoodstill. AsilencefellasattheConsecrationoftheHostduringMess. Remotesoundsfromtheoutside weredeadenedbythewallsof thechurch.Prisonersofmany creeds-Catholics,Protestants, Orthodox.Jews,Freedhinkersallobservedthesefewminutesof silenceasanexpressionoftheir cofe.mmonbeliefinthespiritual li "InNovemberandDecember. 1939,DivineServiceswereorganisedinthecampatnight.Army chaplainssaidMassanddistributedHolyCommunionintheform ofordinal),rationbread.The night,thedarkness,thebackgroundoftheOrthodoxchurch, alladdedaqueerandimpressivetouchtotheancientLatinservice.Veryontherampau. thoritiesheardoftheseservices andsomeofthepriestswerepun- ishedbysolitaryconfinementin theso-called'career.'This madenodifference,andrealre. Haikusfeelinggrewnotwith-standingalltheeffortsofthe'reeducatorsk" Ofallthepriestsremovedin December,1939,onlyone,Father Kantak,whoisnowintheMiddle East,washeardofagain.He owedhissurvivaltothefactthat hewasacitizenofDanzig.The othersdisappearedwithouttrace. FatherZiolkowski,consideredby theauthoritiesasanordinary major,carriedouthisecclesias ticaldutiesinsecrettillthe liquidationoftheKozielskcamp. AtthebeginningofApril,1940, eimultaneous,carefully-prepar- edliquidationofthethreecamps started,andbyearlyMay,1940, thesecampenolongerexisted.

LittleKnownAboutPritheers. ThefirstpartyleftKozielskon April6th.,1940,believingthat theyweretogotodistributing centresfromwhichtheywould besetfree.Thelastthree transportsleftKozielskonMO 10th..11th.,and12th.Two transports,totallingabout200 prisoners,oneonApril16th,and theotheronMay12th.,reached thecampofPalishchev-Boy.The fateoftheremaining4,250officersremainedunknowntilltheir bodieswereidentifiedinthemass gravesofKatynWoodthree reaplater. Theonlyfactknotwnbefore

ingexample) heroreie.,. practicesaretobefoundinthe memoirsandstatementsofthose whoremainedalive."Common eveningprayers."writesaformerprisoneratKosielsk."aman oldtraditioninthePolisharmy. Theprisonersattemptedtomain. Lainthispracticewhich,however,wasstrictlyforbiddenby theauthorities. Theseorder, wereignoredonandtheservices were tined.butaftersame

thattheprisonersfromS bielskweremurderednear kov,buttheirgraveswere discovered.Accordingtoso. statementstheprisoners

Ostaehkovweredrownedin

WhiteSea

Whiletheaboveinformed wasbeingcollected,thePoli GovernmentandtheHighCo mendofthePolishArmy anu allyinquiredfromtheSovi uthoritiesaboutthe8,000mi. bagoffice.Theserepresent honebecamemoreinsistent,pa titularlyafterthePolishGod. groundreportedthatthemimic officerswereneitherbackatho norintheGermancamps.Whe visitingPremierStalininM. cowinDecember,1941,Genre .011korski,thePolishPrimeMi inter,againrequestedtheeel ofallPolishprisoners,andga himalistofmissingPolish cers,compiledbytheirforme felloMpriennersandcontainin 3,845names.StalinassuredSi orskithatallPolishcitizenh: beensetfreeandsuggestedthe perhapsthosemissingescaped Manchuria,although fligh throughtheentireterritory theSovietUnioncouldobvirved neverhavetakenplace.

OnMarch18th.,1942,Genre

AndersdeliveredtoStalinan ditionallistof800othermissin; officersInreplytoallverbs apdwrittenrequest 'firs themissingprisoners,theSonic authoritiesfirmlymaintainer thatallprisonershadbeenset free,officersfirstofall,andthat thefateofthosemimingwanunknowntothem.When,onJuly 8th.,1942,thePolishCharge d'Affaires,Sokolnicki,askedM. Vishinskyforalistofthoseset free,drawinghisattentiontothe factthatdetailedlistsofprison. ers-of-warincampsweremade bytheSovietauthorities,Vish. insky.declaredthathehadno suchlists. Thesilenceaboutthemissing officerswassuddenlybrokenon .tpril13th,1913,whentheBe, finradioannouncedthattheGermanauthoritiesdiscoveredIn Ksoogory,intheKetynWood,a massgravecontainingthebodies ofabout3,000Polishofficers, amongthemthebodyofGeneral SmorawinsId.

InthefollowingGermancon, muniquesitwasannouncedthat anothergravecontaining1,600 bodieswasdiscoveredandthat medicalandinvestigationcommittees,aswellasforeignjour- lists,hadalreadyarrivedin Katyn.Twodayslater,onApril 15th.,theMoscowradioretali- atedbystatingthattheseofficers fellintoGermanhandsinthe summerof1941,andweremurderedbythem.ThustheSoviet immed authoritieswere iately readytogivepreciseinformation aboutthe ssingprisoners, whilstuptilltheGermnannouncement,allofthem,includingPremierStalin,M.Molotov, M.Vishinsity,GeneralP.filoff andGeneralRajehman,centaurallystatedthatnothingwas knownaboutthefateofthese Vold,

rT, and

Inadditiontothis,thefact thatallprisonerswithoutexceptionwereruthlesslyevacuated bytheNKVDbeforetheadvanc. in German armyoverran Sovietterritory,contradicotheSovietallegationthatthePolish officersinquestionmighthave fallenintoGermanhands.Eyewitnesses'terrifyingaccountsof howthiswarsdone, executed.Inabout20percent. ofthecases,thehandsofthevietimeweretiedwith rapebe hindtheirbacks.Theexecution ofthosefoundinthefirstmoan gravestookplaceattheendof MarchandduringApril,1840. Alldatedpersonalnotes,diaries orcorr.pondencefoundonthese bodiessteppedabruptlythen.Sovietpapers,mostlyinPolishand publishedatKiev,whichwere !tendonthevictims,werealsoof thesameperiod.Thewinter outfitsofthevictimsalsopoint tothefactthattheywerekilledbeforethewarn.Season.In thecaseofgraveNo.3,where thebodieswerewearingsummer uniformsandthepapersfoundon themwereoftendatedinearly ATYNMURDER orushadbeenpunishedfortakingpartinthem,wesubstituted afewminutes'silenceinsteadof prayingaloud. and TimeforSilentPrayer. "Imaginetheinteriorofa formerOrthodoxchurchinwhich sixhundredprisonerswerele. ,ommodated.Five-tieredbunks space. ,ervheerychuinch rch itLitd6negtloot; plungedinto semi-darkness. whichafewelectricbulbscould tuthardlydispel;hereandthere candlesandsmallkerothneleery 9 aflickeroflight.Every nightatabouto'clock,thehum firofvoicesandthedinof platecomng andgoingswhichfilledthele weresharplystilledbyavoice fromthecompletelydarkchoir: "Silence,please."Atonceevery movementinthishumanbeehive easceraynontheestcoo.d.c..11l. AsI'psilencepedandfell tionoftheHostduringMVSS. Remotesoundsfromthenutdde weredeadenedbythewallsof thechurch.Prisonersofmany creeds-Catholics,Protestants, Orthodox,Jews,Free-thinkersallobservedthesefewminutesof silenceasanexpressionoftheir

commonbelief thespiritual life. "InNovemberandDecember. 1039,DivineServiceswereorganisedinthecampatnight.Army chaplainssaidMassanddistributedHolyCommunionintheform i'or,Anazyrationbread.The night,thedarkness,thebackgroundoftheOrthodoxchurch, alladdedaqueerandimpressive touchtotheancientLatinem- s..Verysoonthecampauthoritiesheardoftheseservices andsomeofthepriestswerepunishedbysolitaryconfinementin theso-celled'career.'This madenodifference,andrealre s- ligioos (eatinggrewnotwith- ...dingalltheeffortsofthe'reIntdOfallthepriestsremovedin rDecember,1939,onlyone,Father e0,,K,nonttakw,a711.1.:).rd of Onowinagthaien. HeMiddle nwedhissurvivaltothefactthat hewasacitizenofDanzig.The ,thendisappearedwithouttrace. FatherZiolkowski,consideredby theauthoritiesasanordinary major,carriedouthisecclesias ticaldutiesinsecrettillthe LliquidationoftheKozielskcamp. AtthebeginningofApril,1940, asimultaneous,carefully-preparedliquidationofthethreecamps started,andbyearlyMay,1940, thesecampsnolongerexisted.

LittleKnownAboutPrhumers.

6th.,

16th.and k,theotheronMay12th.,reached inthecampofPalishchey-Bor.The fateoftheremaining4,250offi. unknowntilltheir bodies woer'KatynWood identified ae maw graves three Theonlyfactknownbefore T IS T rug re of by to y I in

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thattheprisonersfromStarabielskweremurderednearCharkov,buttheirgraveswerenot dieeovered.Accordingtosome statementstheprisonersfrom Ostashkovweredrownedinthe WhiteSea. Whiletheaboveinformation wasbeingcollected,thePolish GovernmentandtheHighCommandofthePolishArmycontinuallyinquiredfromtheSoviet authoritiesaboutthe8,000missingofficers.Theserepresentationsbecamemoreinsistent,particularlyafterthePolishUnder' groundreportedthatthemiming officerswereneitherbackathome norintheGermancamps.When visitingPremierStalininMor cowinDeeemthr,1941,General Sikorski,thePolishPrimeMinister.againrequestedtherelease nfallPolishprisoners,andgave himalistofmimingPolishofficers,compiledbytheirformer fellowthrisonersandcontaining 8,045names.StalinassuredSiltorskithatallPolishdeathshad beensetfreeandsuggestedthat perhapsthosemissingescapedto Manchuria, although flight throughtheentireterritoryof theSovietUnioncouldobviously neverhavetakenplace.

sendaelegationtoinvestigate thetruestateofaffairsonthe spot.Atthesamelimethey madeitclearthattheGerman,. beingthemselvesguiltyofinnumerableatervitiesagainstthePolishpeople,hadnorighttoset themselvesupinthisaffairasdo fendersofinternationaljustice. Onthesameday,thePolishMinisterofNationalDefenceissued communiqueinwhichhetheclosedthePolishGovernment's oinformation aboutthemissing fficersandexplainedthat,inview oftheabovefactsandofnational anxietyoverthefateofthose miming,thenewlydiscovered

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Massgiareshouldbeinvestigat edbyacompetentinternational body. OnApril255tb.,theSoviet Union,insteadofagreeingtothe requestedinvestigationaswas expected,brakeOffdiplomaticr. ladonswiththePolishGovernments TheInternationalRed Crossthendeclinedtocarryout estleationsonthegroundthat Itcouldonlyactettheregent ofallpartiesconcerned.

Thesilenceaboutthemissing officerswassuddenlybrokenon April13th.,1943,whentheBerlinradioannouncedthattheGermanauthoritiesdiscoveredin Ksoogory,intheKatynWood, ofagrave containingthe bodies bout3,000Polk!,officers, amongthemthebodyofGeneral amrug InthefollowingGermancommuniquesitwasannouncedthat anothergravecontaining1,500 bodieswasdiscoveredandthat medicalandinvestigationcommittees,aswellasforeignjour.enlists,hadalreadyarrivedin Katyn.Twodayslater,onApril 15th.,theMoscowradioretaliatedbystatingthattheseofficers fellintoGermanhandsinthe summerof1941,andweremur-

MUMBIkderedbythem.ThustheSoviet authoritieswere immediately readytogivepreciseinformation aboutthemissingprisoners, whilstuptilltheGermanan. nouncement,allofthem,includ- * insPremierStalin,M.Molotov, M.Vishinsky,GeneralPanfiloff andGeneralRajchman,continu- allystatedthatnothingwas knownaboutthefateofthem people.

Dr.Wodzinski,whobeforethe marwasoneoftheofficialPolish pathologists,wenttoKatynas earlvasApril29th,andworked theretillJune3rd.,1943,person- allysupervisingalltheexcavations Hegavethefollowing verdict. 4,143corpses,buriedinlayers, mainlyfacedownwards,were foundineightgravesInKatyn Wood,Aftercarefulexaminationoftheiruniforms,personal documents,identificationcardsof varioussorts,certificatesofvaccinationissuedatKoziehkramp, diaries,notes,correspondenceand photographa,theywerepositivelyidentifiedasthePolishofficers fromKozielskcamp.Theywere allmurderedinprecteelythe ramsmanner-byshotinthe backoftheheadthebulletcomingoutatthetopoftheforehead. Judgingbythelargeamountof cartridgeeasesandbulletsfound inandaroundthegraves,itmust beconcludedthattheexecutions tholeplacebeside,oreveninside. previouslypreparedPits. Notracesofanystrugglewere found,anditcanthereforebe rendcoed thatthevictimswere eredpowerlessbeforebeing

Ihemurderofthousandsof PolishofficersinKatynWoodis factthathasbeenrecognised ,yacommissions,evenincludingtheofficialSovietCommissmnwhichcarriedoutinvestiguidons,andoynumerouspeople whovisitedthetealgraves However,contrarytoallevidence elected bythosewhohadbeen thespotduringtheexhumes Ilonainthespringof1943,the aorvettammisaien, composed solelyofSovietcitisens,tneo pratethatthePoleshadbeen ine.kkedbytheluermans 1041,twnSnmemberandDecember, br 41 Thedateofthemurder is,ofcourse,ofparamountImportanceinthecase.Katynlies inboyletterritoryandanor. ganisedmassexecutioncouldnot possiblyhavebeencarriedout bytanGermansinthespringof .940,ayea.beforeHitlerinvadedtheSovietUnion.

Inspiteofthefactthatthe massmurdmNKatynWoodis oneofthemostnotoriouswar crimeswhichriotoniyshoog worldopinionbutcreatedthe nest rspiteill ample temAalteltiiedestmevitni:

andnumerouswitnessesavailable atthetimeoftheNuremberg trial;andinnpiteofthefactthat theindictmentintheNuremberg TrialincludedtheKatyncrime, theInternationalMilitaryTribunalfailedtopassjudgmenton thiscase.TheTribunal'sjudg- ment,promulgatedinOctober, 1516,doesnotmentiontheKelm crime,andconsequentlynoGermanhaseverbeenconvictedof themurder.

Thisomissionthrowsparticu- larlightonthewholecase.A SovietGeneralnotasoneofthe fourjudgesontheTribunaland aSovietlegalofficerwasoneof thosewhoprosecutedtheaccused.ItwanobviouslyintheSo- vietincesttobeclearedofany posible

suspicionashavingbeen theguiltyparty.TheSovietrepresentativeshadnodoubtevery opportunitytoproduceRASent evidencetocondemntheGermans. Inspiteofthis,the Katyncrimeistheonlycrime mentionedintheindictment whichhasbeenpassedoverin silenceinthejudgmentofthe Tribunal. Itisintheinterestofjustice, andoftheprestigeoftheinstitutionsguardinginternationalorder,thatthemurderersofthese thousandsofPolesshouldbe broughttotrial.ThePolesis. mendafairandImpartialInter- nationaltrialandarereadyto produceallrelevantevidencein theirpossession. N.LOVELOCK BASSENDEANBAKERY BakerandPaettycook,He. TELUL128. WESTROAD,eASSEDNEAN. PainterandRenovator A.J.Cochrane&Son BULWERAVENUE,PERTH. 'PHONE:B8912 J.NEILSON OPTICIAN 8,DANI4EL,F.S.M.C.(London) W.A.O.A. OPTOMETRIST TelB2010 IfPI,ArAson, SUPPORTOURADVERTISERS PenguinStour asaHealth Builder eloquent testimonyto thisnourishment atmealtimes. duringtheday, orBedtime 'STOUT 900,z1fitgoowow Flowers 2;1 FORTHATSPECIAL.OCCASION,SPRAYS, BOUQUETS. PRESENTATIONBASKETS,CORSAGES,ETC.,EXPERTLY MADEBY01311FLORALARTISTS. * Y * Call,Write,orPhoneWILSON&JOHNS PTY. LTD. * 14BARRACKST,PERTH. 102HIGHST.,FREMANTLE 'Phones53888;L2447.Afterhours,MW14;12410.

asimportantmattersaretobe discussed.

National Catholic Girls' MOVEMENT

MeetingsatHeadquarters:

Monday,Nov.29th.:Marian Lodge,5.30p.m.

Monday,Nov.29:Executive,8 p.m.

Monday,Dec.6:Council,8p.m.

SHENTONPARKBRANCH.

Allmembersareremindedof thetennis,heldeverySaturday afternoonat2o'clockatthe courtsatHamptonRoad.The courtshavebeenhiredforthe summer,andallgirlswhohave attendedsofarhavethoroughly enjoyedthemselves.

AppreciationisherebyexpressedtotheCathedralBranchfor theirinvitationtoourbranchto visittheirgeneralmeeting,and manythanksforaveryenjoyablenight,

NEDLANDSBRANCH.

OnMonday,November29,a farewellpartyistobeheldfor JoySouthworth.Mrs.McCarthyhaskindlyletushavetheuse ofherhouse,sowewouldliketo seeeverymemberthere.Ithas beendecidedthatallgirlsareto meetatSt.Theresa'sSchool, TyrellStreet,Nedlands.

Ournextgeneralmeetingisto beheldonDecember2nd.We wouldlikeallmemberstoattend,

Secretaries

AcombinedN.C.G.M.and Y.C.W.meetingistakingplaceon December8th.,followedbyasocialandsupper.

HIGHGATEBRANCH.

ThequarterlyEucharisticRally willbeheldonSunday,28th.November.Membersareaskedto attendthegeneralCommunionat 8o'clockMass,wearingtheirura forms.

AfterDevotionstherewillbea generalrally,and,weatherpermitting,asocialandtenniseveningattheChelmsfordRoad Courts.Ifnot,asocialinthe ParishHall.

Thenextgeneralmeetingwill heheldonDecember1st.,at7.45 p.m.Thismeetingisofconsiderableimportance,astheofficehearersfortheensuingyearwill beelected.

Thetennisclassesarestillin progressonSundaymornings from11a.m.to1p.m.Wewould liketoseemoregirlsinterested.

C.B.C.OldBoys

FREMANTLE.

TheAnnualGeneralCommunionandBreakfastwillbeheldat St.Patrick'sChurch,Fremahtle, onSunday,December5th.Mass at7a.m.Breakfast,3s.

Thisfunctionhasalwaysbeen popularinthepastwithmany OldBoystakingtheopportunity ofrenewingoldacquaintances andformingnewones.

PLEASENOTE!

AllSocietieswishingtoincludeashortreportofthe year'sactivitiesintheChristmasNumbermusthavetheir copyatthisofficenolaterthanThursdaynext,December2nd.

NOCOPYWILLBERECEIVEDAFTERTHATDATE

SEETHEPOPULAR,NEW

DEMONSTRATEDDAILYAT

OtherMakesAvailable: Rapid,£6/1/-.

Allanware,

CACTIVITIES

Y.C.W.-N.C.G.M.SOCIAL CALENDAR.

Friday,December3:HighgateDance. Saturday,December4:SubiacoDance.

Saturday,December11: NedlandsDance. MeetingstobeheldatHeadquartersduringDecember: Thursday,2nd,:Y.C.W.ExecutiveandBranchPresidents,8 p.m.

Thursday,16th.:Y.C.W.Council, 8p.m. Thursday,16th.:Y.C.W.Executive,7p.m.

BRANCHNOTES.

CLAREMONT: Cricket:Practicewillbeheld atCollegeParkat10.30a.m.on Sunday,28th.inst.Allplayers areaskedtoattend.Nextmatch isagainstShentonParkon5th. December. Meetings:ThelastmeetingbeforeChristmasrecesswillbe heldonFriday,10th.December.

BELMONT: Ourfirstcricketmatchofthe seasonwasagainstMidland,who easilywonthematch.Ourteam made53(Towton16,andMenghini12),whichscoreMidland passedbeforelosingawicket. KevinMartinwasouronlysue^essfulbowler.

WESTPERTH: Thenextfortnightlygeneral meetingwillbeheldonThursday, December2nd. Cricketpracticeisheldevery Sundaymorning.Ournext matchisaeainstCathedralon 5thDecember.

NEDLANDS:

PleasekeepWednesday,De-emberRth.,free.asthisisthe nightoftheY.C.W.-N.C.Gal. rally.Thisisgoingtobeah:g nightandallmembersofthe YCW.areaskednotonlytohe presentthemselves,buttobring alltheirfriendswiththem.

Allmemberswhointendto cometotheChristmascamp:it Bunburyareaskedtokeepin contactwitheitherHarryChild orAlanGrey,whowillhavethe latestinformationaboutsame. Coneratulationsgotothenew office-bearersfor1949.Theyare: President,M.Foley;secretary, AlanGrey;vice-president.Harry Child;treasurer,NoelGolding; assistantsecretary,B.Low;warden,BernieFirager;assistant warden,KevinMarkey:propagandist,D.Cullity,

Pope'sBlessingfor JapaneseJesuit

TOKYO,Nov.2-(NC).-His HolinessPopePiusXII.hashonouredtheRev.PaulTcushihashi, oftheCatholicUniversityof Tokyo,withamessageofcongratulationsandHisApostoli... Blessing,ontheoccasionof FatherTsuchihashi'sdiamond jubileeasaJesuit. FatherTsuchihashi,whoisnow 52,joinedtheJesuitsinShanghaionSeptember7,1555,and wasthusthefirstJapaneseto jointheSocietyofJesusinmoderntimes.Itwasnotuntil20 Yearslater,in1905,thatthepioneersofthenewSocietycroneto thiscountry,andFatherTsuchihasihimselfremainedinChina until1911,HeservedasRectoroftheCatholicUniversity hereforseveralyears,before andduringthewar.

PriestReceived

OnlyReligionCanAssure TrueHumanDignity

VATICANCITY,Nov.3.(Radio,NC).-"Toprotectlibertyandhumandignity,andnot tofavourtheparticularinterests ofthisorthatgroup,theChurch rejectseverytotalitarianismof state,"HisHolinessPopePius XII.told900workersfromthe FiatautomobileplantinTurin, whomhereceivedinaudienceat Castelgandolfo.

"Nordoesit(theChurch), withthoughtsoffuturelife, weakenthejustdefenceofthe rightsofworkersonearth,"he centinued.TheChurchcannot promisethe"absoluteequality" whichothersproclaim,becauseit recognisestheexistenceofunequalconditionsduetophysical andintellectualqualities,butthe Churchassuresfullequalityin dignityinsofarasitishuman, thePontiffsaid.

Inwelcomingtheworkersto Rome,thePopesaid:"Fromthe placeofuntiringlaboursyou

havecomeonapilgrimagetothe centreoftheHolyCatholic Church,becauseyouareconvincedthatneitherhiswork,northe mostperfectorganisation,nor themostpowerfulequipmentcan formandassurethedignityof theworker,butonlyreligionand allthatisennobledandsanctifiedbyit."

"Manistheimageoftheone, triuneGod;hence,ahumanpersonisthebrotheroftheManGodJesusChrist,andwithHim andforHimthereiseternity: thatishisrealdignity,"the HolyFathercounselled.

Inconclusion,thePopeurged theworkerstopaythetributeof adorationandgratitudethatman owestoGod,whencecomesall power.andtheonlysourceof truepeaceandharmony.The Pontiffconcludedbyimparting theApostolicBlessinguponthe workers,theirfamilies,andtheir fellow-workers.

IndianAnti-ConversionLaw UnexpectedlyRepealed

NAGPUR,India,Oct.28(NC).-AlawplacingrestrictionsonconversionswasunexpectedlydeletedfromthePublic SafetyActofBerarandtheCentralProvincesafterithadbeen ineffectforoneyearandseemedcertaintobepassedagainby theProvincialLegislaturehere. Thelaw,whichmadeita criminaloffenceforanyconversiontotakeplaceexceptbefore apublicmagistrateandonly afterhehadbeenconvincedthat theconversionwasentirelyvoluntary,hadbeenseverelycriticisedbybothProtestantsand CatholicsthroughoutIndia.Thee statedthatthelawwasaninfringementonfreedomofreligion,becauseitrendereditErrcultforprospectiveChristiansin outlyingvillagestobecomeconverts,andplacedtoomucharbitrarypowerinthehandsofa magistrate.

ThulawWassteam-r&: throughthelegislatureherelast year,despitetheprotestsof

Christians.Thisyearwhenthe PublicSafetyActexpiredani wasupforrenewalbythelegislature,itappearedcertainthat theclauseagainstso-called "forcedconversions"wouldagain beincluded.Infact,avote overwhelminginfavourofthe Acthadalreadybeentaken, whenPanditD.P.Misra,ahigh governmentofficial,unexpectedly introducedamotionthattheentireclausebestrickenfromthe PublicSafetyActHismotion wascarried.

FREIBURG,Germany,Oct.28 -(NC).-DomRaphaelMolitor. O.S.B.,AbbotPresidentofthe BenedictineCongregationofBeuron,hasdiedtherewhileattendingtheGeneralChapterofthe Congregation.HewasAbbot ofSt.Joseph's.Gerleve,Westphalia,andhadbeenailingfor sometime.Hehadmadeaname forhimselfasaspecialistin CanonLaw.

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VATICANCITY,Nov.2.(Radio,NC).-HisHolinessPope PiusXII.hasgrantedaspecial audiencetotheRev.JohnJ. Dougherty,ofNewark,N.J.,who hasjustsuccessfullydefended histhesisfortheDoctorateof SacredScripturebeforethePontificalBiblicalInstitute,thusbecomingoneofthefewAmericans holdingthishonour.Anarticle in"OsservatoreRomana"congratultesFatherDoughertyon hisachievement

GeraldtonCelebrates TwinJubilee

ThedualeventoftheGolden Jubileeoftheestablishmentof theDioceseofGeraldtonandthe SilverJubileeoftheOrdination totheSacredPriesthoodofBishopGummerwasenthusiastically celebratedontheFeastofthe KingshipofChrist.

TheGeraldtonTownHallwas thesceneofgreatjubilationthat night.whenmanyhundredsof peoplegatheredforthespecial functioninhonourofHisLordship'sSilverJubilee.Inadditiontomanyandsterlingtributesofappreciationandloyalty paidtoBishopGummerby priestsandrepresentativelaymen,ahandsomechequewas handedtoHisLordshipbythe chairman(Mr.J.J.O'Dea)actingonbehalfofthepeopleofthe entirediocese.

TheDiocesanGoldenJubilee celebrationswereusheredinby Missionsconductedinthevari-

susparishesbytheRedemptorist Fathers.TheMissionconducted intheCathedralwrasbroughtto agloriousconclusionbyaGeneralHolyCommunionatthe7 o'clockMassontheFeastof ChristtheKing.Approximately1,000peoplereceivedHoly Communionthatmorning.

ThedevotionoftheForty Hours'AdorationbeganonFridayandconcludedwithapublic processionoftheBlessedSacramentat3p.m.thefollowing Sunday,theFeastofChristthe King.Withcloseon1,700peopletakingpartintheprocession thereligiousobservanceofthe GoldenJubileewasbroughttoan edifyingandimpressiveconclusioninwhichCatholicfaith,fervourandloyaltywereunmistakablydemonstrated. Animportantfeatureofthe celebrationswastheConsecrationoftheDiocesetotheImmaculateHeartofMary.

TheNavy'sExample

ALessontotheWorld

WhenheopenedtheMemorial ChapelatFlindersNavalBase recently,ArchbishopMannixpain hightributetotheNavy.

"Thefoundationstoneofthe chapelwaslaidoilOctober6,a day.1haveeveryreasontoremember,asitwasonOctober6 thatIwasconsecratedArchbishopinIreland,"hesaid''As Ireadtheinscriptionanthe stoneafewmonthsago,Ibegan tothinkofallthethingsthat hadhappenedsince.Certainly theworldhaschanged,andIam notsosurethatithaschanged verymuchforthebetter.The worldcouldlearnalesson,I think,fromtheNavy.Any time1havecomeintocomact withtheNavy,Ihavealwast beenstruckwiththeefficiency, orderandprecisionwithwhich navalservicesareconducted. Thereseemstobewithnavalmen aspiritofwhatmightbecalled teamship-anunselfishspirit, thatenablesthemtoforgetthemselvesindoingtheircommon duty. Iwishthattheworld mightinsomemeasureimitate theirspiritofworkandunselfishness.Ifitdid,wewouldnot heinthepositioninwhichwe findourselvesto-day.Theopeningofthechapelremindsus thatwestillneedtheNavy. Thoughwehaveseentwoterriblewarsandoptimistichopes wereheldouttous,westillfind ourselvesindangerofanother warthatwouldeclipseallthose thathavegonebefore.Weneed theNavytowithstandanyattacksthatmaybemadeupon Christiancivilisation,whichisin aparlousconditionatthemoment.Theonlythingthatkeeps nationsfromrushingintoanotherwaristhattheyseemto thinktheyarenotquiteready. TheBritishandAmericanpeople -betterlatethannever-have cometorealisethattheymust setaboutputtingtheirownhouse inorderandprepareforthe worst,Theyarenotmotivated byanydesireofaggrandisement; theydon'twishtooverthrowany nation;buttheydowishtodefendthemselvesandtheChristianwayoflifeforposterity.I hopethattheywilldotheirpart, andiftheydo,GodwilldoHis Own. "Atallevents,weareina criticalsituation,andnobody knowswhattheissuemaybe. Whateverthecall.Iknowthat Australiawillbereadytodoher duty.LetushopethatinGod's Providencesomewaywillbe

NunsPrint FrenchDaily

Nunsdirecttheproductionof agreatdailynewspaperwhich runsthroughfiveeditionsandhas dailysalesofmorethan100,000 re,pies.

Thenewspaper,theFrench Catholicdaily,"LaCroix,"isonly oneofthemanypublications turnedoutbythegreatParisreligious'publishinghouse,"La BonnePresse,"whichthisyear heldits38th,congress,thefirst since1938.

Foundedin1883byanAssumptionistpriest,FatherVincent dePaulBailly,thehouseof"La BonnePrese"hasgrownsteadily untilto-dayitisParis'sgreatest andmostup-to-datepublishing andprintinghouse.

700Workers.

Inthedepartmentsofits works,whichfrontstheSeineon onesideandRueBayard,behind theChampsElysees,ontheother, morethan700employeesworkin themosthygienicconditionsand underthesupervisionofnuns, whowearlayattireduringwork hours.

Itisstrangetoseewomen printers,asoneseeshere,deftly

U.K.AnglicanLeader Converted

settinguptypeforafour-page, "daily"inthelinotypedepartmentunderthewatchfuleyeofa "sister"linotypist.

Or,again,toseewomencompositorsat.the"stone"making uppagesfor"LaCroix."

Themachineryof"LaBonne Presse"isthelastwordinup-to(lateness,andthebigrotary pressesareprobablythefinestin France.

Editor-in-chiefof"LaCroix,' FatherLeonMerklen,isassisted ontheeditorialofthepaperby agroupoflaymenandpriests.

Ofthepublicationsissuedby "LaBonnePresse,"threecoloured"weeklies,"LaPelerin,"for adults;"Bayara,"forboys,and "Bernadette,"forgirls,havecirculations460,000,69,000,and 120,000copies,respectively.

Thevariouseditionsofthe Bibleprintedheremustalonerun intohundreds.

Theseareonlyafewofthe publicationsofthisenterprise, %clinchincludesabooksellingand afilmandprojectiondepartment. Thelatterwasfoundedin1896, andhasmademorethan400 films.

Thepremisesof"LaBonne Presse"areflankedbythehouses oftheAssumptionistpriestsan nuns,whorunthevastconcern,

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Maylands:LargeHouse,inperfectcondition;2rooms18x12, one18x10,one14x12,and longsleepoutin4parts.All conveniences,gasstove,gas heater;closetramline.£2,200. Vacantpossession.

Mt.Hawthorn:Nicelyfurnished brickHouse,of4rooms.Some hundredsrecentlyspentinrenovations.Inperfectcondition.Vacant.£2,500.Close totramline;shoppingarea. FurnitureFactoryandnice House,withseveralacresof land,forsale.Asoundbusiness,andgoodhomeavailable here.

TeaRooms:NearbeachatCottesloe.Takings£150week. Anexcellentbusinessfor £1,050.Roomandsleep-out available.

PropertyatMandurah:10acres andHouse.Offersforpurchaseinvited.

BlocksofLand:Applecroas, SouthPerth,Wembley,Maylands,Carlisle,Bayswater, Dalkeith,Nedlands,Subiaco, Scarborough.Writeforparticulars.

foundtopreventtheworldfrom rushingintoathirdgreatwar, or,asIprefertocallit,athird greatslaughter.Weshouldpray constantlythattheawfulmenacemaybeaverted;thatthis generationmaybeworthyofthe menwhodiedthatwemightlive. Theywillberememberedinthe HolyMasstobe(liftedinthe chapeldownthroughtheyears, andGod'smercywillbeinvoked upontheirsouls.Thatwillbe solaceandconsolationtothose whohavebeenbereaved."

FrenchwomanCured atLourdes

ByM.MASSIANI

((Correspondent,N.C.W.C.News Service), PARIS,Oct.21.-TheMedical VerificationBureauofLourdes hasmadepublicthemiraculous cureofMissMarie-ThereseCanin, aged48years,andanativeof Marseilles.

Sufferingsince1936froma gravetubercularinfection,Miss CaninwastakentoLourdes(,r. October7,1947,withthenationalpilgrimageoftheRosary. Twodayslatershewasableto getupandwalkwithoutanydifficultytotheJoanofArchospice,whereshelodged.She showedallsignsofadefiniteimprovementinherstateofhealth, andthedoctorsaskedhertoreturnayearlater.

WhenshecametoLourdestliic year,shewasexaminedonOct° ber6bytheMedicalBureauand 33doctors,whoattestedtoher -ompletecure.

ThreeU.S.NunstoOpen SchoolonIsleofPalau

MARYKNOLL,N.Y.-(NG).-

ThreeMarvknollSistershavearrivedintheSouth-westPacific islandgroupofPalauandare "boningup"onthePalauanlanguagepriortostartingaprimary school,accordingtowordreceivedattheircommunity'smotherhousehere.Theyarebelieved tobethefirstCatholicnunsever togointoPalau.

Allareveteranmissioners.

SisterLorettaMarieandSister AndrewMariehavebeenteachinginHawaii.SisterMary Camillus'20yearsinChinaincludedthewaryears,whenshe wasinternedatHongkonginthe StanleyInternmentCamp.

LONDON,Nov.12-(NC).oneofBritain'sleadingProtestantchurchmen,SirHenry Messer,avice-presidentofthe AnglicanChurchUnion,has beenreceivedintotheChurch andconfirmedbyBishopFrancis .1.Grimshaw,ofPlymouth,it wasannouncedhere.

SirHenry,whois65,isa leadingBritishlawyer,andwas fermerlySolicitorGeneraland LordJusticeofAppeal.His conversionisalreadybeingacclaimedas"themostimportant sinceNewman."

SirHenrywasafriendofthe lateGilbertKeithChesterton,the Catholicliterarygenius,andhis conversionisnosurprisetosome closefriends,whopointtoa markedtrendtowardCatholicism inthenewconvert'slatestwritings.

Oftendescribedas"oneofthe leadingbrains"intheChurchof England,SirHenryisbestknown asoneofthemenresponsiblefor thegrowthofBritishtrade unionism.Anauthorityon tradeunionlaw,hehasdefende theworkersinseveralnotable industrialdisputes,andhaschampionedtradeunionsintheHouse ofCommonsasaLabourParty member.

"S.D.S."forModesty

CINCINNATI-(NC).-S.D.S. Inthelanguagewhichonlyhigli schoolstudentscancreate,that means"SupplytheDemandand DemandtheSupply,"whichiri turnstandsforanorganisation of4,000Catholicgirlsofthe Cincinnatiareawhoseektoinfluencefashiondesignerstoturn outmoremodesteveninggowns.

Theclubissponsoringitsfirst publicventure,adancefor1,000 couples,attheXavierUniversity FieldHouse,onNovember31.A 'ashionparadewillbestagedat thedance,andfashionexperts havebeeninvitedtoattendand notethedemandformoredecent andbecomingdresses.Strapless,low-cutformalsareruled out. Theclubwasorganisedby membersofareligionclassat SetonHighSchoolinApril,1947, andspreadtootherCatholic girls'schools.Thegirlscomplainedofashortageofdresses thatwerebothmodestandfashionable,andhitupontheir "S.D.S."formula-thatthepracticalwaytoinducedepartment storestosellsuchdresseswasto createawidespreadmarketfor them.

Asaresultofthethree-day congress,attendedbyleading FrenchCatholics,"LaBonne Presse"haslaunchedaPresscru. adethroughoutthecountryto combattheinfluenceofthe FrenchCommunistPress.

Wanted:Propertiesofalldescriptions.Somanyenquiries arereceived,itisimpossibleto listdetails.Butshouldyou decidetosell,makeanoteto contact-

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S.I.C.Notes

S.I.C.wonthreeofthefour matchesplayedonSunday,November21st.TheVictoriaPlains mpetition,revivedaftersome ears,wasrecommenced by .C.'sgameagainstthePlains NewNorcia,College(2for 7)wonhandsomely,dueto anKelly'schancelessknock 8),andtotheconsistentL. natti(49notout),andDes elly(21notout).ThePlains pliedwith66and5for26. BestbowlersforS.I.C.wereN. tewart(3for12),B.Kent(2 2),F.Guilfoyle(2for4), dD.Kelly(2for7), TheSecondXi.travelledto ilingarra,andweredefeatedby elocalteamby7runs,dueto ernieKelly'sbowling(6for 8).BrianClifford(20)was ebestbat,andJ.Spilsbury(4 r20)thebestbowlerforS.I.C. TheThirdXI.defeatedthePeernativeboys'teamby14runs,nthMervynTaylor(27),Peter allagher(23),andBrianHacett(4for16)thebestperrmersfortheCollege.

TheUnder13XIalsodefeated t,Mary'sjuniorteam,dueto markablebowlingfiguresof hilBaker(8for11)andNeil linn(4for14)werethebest S.I.C.

otheEditor

Mr.

Sir,-(1)Mr.O'Donnell,in ontinuinghisattackonmyilstriousfellow-Scot,Dr.HallidaySutherland,nowaccuseshim ftalkingnonsense.Mr.O'Donnellstatesthatthenumberof ivebirthsinGreatBritainwas ,030,000in1947.Onaccount ftheseriousnessoftheallegeionagainstDr.Sutherlandand heimportanceofthesubject, youpleaseallowmetoask r.O'Donnelltonametheauhorityforhisownstatistics?

TheBritishMedicalJournalrecordsonlyabouthalfamillion ive birthsthroughoutthecourse f 1947.

(2)Inthemeantime,thereretainstheundisputedfactthat helivebirthsinBritainare hoppingrapidly.Fortheweek ,ridingMay8th.,theBritish MedicalJournalrecordsforEng- land,Scotland,Irelandarei Wales12.222livebirthsin1947, and10,083forthecorrespondine- eekin1948.Whatwillthe weeklynumberbeinMay,1954?

(3)Withyourpermission,I nowcalluponMr.O'Donnellto namethesourceofhisinformationaboutthemillionlivebirths in1947.-Yours,etc., JOHNA.McCUSKIE, B.Sc.,KB.,Ch 5RoseberrySt.,BedfordPark, Perth,Nov.20,1948.

RACINGSELECTIONS

Saturday,November27,1948.

DalkeithHandicap:Glorious Beau,1;Precedent,2;Satirist, 3;BobbyBetel,4, HamelinHandicap:Kanowna, 1;Dhostar,2;Incendiarist,3; Gainspar,4. CottesloeHandicap:CapeBelles,1;Escolta,2;BlueStream,3; PrinceSan,4. ColonelReevesHandicap:Beau Vasse,1;SmilingSweetly,2;Gurkha,3;FinePrince,4. BusseltonHandicap:Tamale Lass,1;RoseMorn,2;Olga,3; TyrolPrince,4. ScarboroughHandicap:SmilingSweetly,1;TyrolPrince,2; KeenSon,3;GloriousBeau,4.

TROTTINGSELECTIONS

Song,Breeders'Handicap:Theme 1;WallyGlobe,2;Cavoro, 3. Patrons'Handicap:LadyNat,elle,1;SomeDouble,2;Arabian Queen,3. Members'Handicap:Grattan Bells,1;PlainJoe,2;Lila's Robert,3. TotalisatorHandicap:Varsity Boy,1;GameGlobe,2;Canargo, 3. StrattonCup:Plunderer,1; Sialla,2;WallaLawn,8. GrandstandHandicap:HildaGrattan,1;Tenacity,2;Miss Arabian,3.

AssociationHandicap:Royal Title,1;Bintravis,2;Ruling Maid,3.

"AShining Example"

VATICANCITY,Oct.25-(By Airmail,NC).-Theapostolate oftruth,charityandjustice,carriedonbyAugustCardinal Hlond,PrimateofPoland,amidst gravedifficultiesandinconstant struggleagainstthefoesofreligioninhisnativecountry,hasset ashiningexamplewhichwillnot beextinguishedbyhisdeath,writes"OsservatoreRomano"in anarticlepayingtributetothe lateCardinal.

TermingthePrimateoneof thestoutdefendersofreligion, thearticledeclaresthattheCardinal'sworkwillalwaysserveto encouragetheforcesofgoodin Polandandelsewhere,constitutingatthesametimea"severe admonition"totheimpious.The Cardinal'seffortsinthefieldof religiousreconstructioninPolandwerehinderedbytherestrictionsimposedbyPolishpoli- ticalauthorities,"Osservatore" remarks,pointingtothecensorst'ipofpastorals,thelimitations placedontheCatholicpress,and thesuppressionofCatholicor ganisations.

(Thousandsofpeoplelinedthe streetsofWarsawasCardinal Hlond'sbodywastakentothe pro-cathedral,whereaPontifical RequiemMasswascelebrated, theInter-CatholicPressAgency inNewYorkreports.Inaccordancewiththewishesofthe Primate,hisheartwasremoved andwillbetakentoGnieznofor burialinthecathedralthere.)

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PieachinginSt.Stephen'sCathedralun6unday,ieuvemuer Areheishopwingsaidthat 'AustraliacelebratesArmistice bayassheuoes.AnzacDaywith teecomietein01havingduneher dutyinbothWorldWars." ewerenotyetanationwhen wesenttroopsfirsttotoeSou dunarialatertoSouthAfricato helptheMotherCountry.lie'orethenrstGreatWarwehat uecemea aircesnationandourfighting wentoverseasintheir thousandstovindicatenutmereLythecauseoftheDominionsof whichshewasapart,butofall countriesthatwereibeingop- pressed.andshedidherduty noblyandtotheeverlastingcreditofheryouthfularmyand navyforces.

InthesecondWorldWar,providentiallysavedfromtheinvasionofherownterritory,Aloe traliaagainsentforthhertroops intensofthousandstovindicate thecauseofworldfreedom againstthemostpowerfuland demoniacalforcesthatever threatenedcivilisation.They foughtoverseasonislandsand continentswithinsuperabledetermination,andwontheadmirationandgratitudeofcountries thathadbeenoverrunbyenemy forcesandthreatenedwithdestruction. Itisnottoglorifywar.butto paytributetoourimmortaldead' thatweholdthesecelebration:,. Afreepeoplecancommemorate nothingmotesacredthanthe memoryofthosetowhomitowes itsfreedom.Wefeelthatwe owealastingdebtofgratitude tothosewhogavetheirlivesthat weshouldliveandthatourcourttryshouldprosper. Australiaisinthehappyposi- tionofbeingabletoclaimthe friendshipofallthefreedom- lovingpeoplesoftheWorld,for throughhershortbutmomentoushistoryshehasneverwaveredinherfidelitytotheMotherland,therockfromwhichshe washewn,norhassheeverfailedtoextendthehandoffriendChipandgoodwilltothoseofothercountries.manyofwhom areto-dayamongherbestcitizensandmostdevotedchildren.

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1(.80asmallboysatworkingat atailor'sbenchatBonchurch,in theIsleofWight.

Hismasterbeingoutofthe way,theboyhaddroppedhis needleandwasgazingouttosea, wishinghewasanywherebutin theshop. Hewasapoororphan,andhadbeenapprenticed tothetailoringtrade.

Ashelookedoutto sea a squadronofBritishwarships came'insightroundabendof thecoast,andinamomentthe boythrewdownhiswork,and, runningoutoftheshop,wassoon onthebeach.wherehejumped intoaboatandrowedasharda; hecouldtotheadmiral'sship.

SomewhereabouttheyearThegunnersfledfromtheir guns,andinamomentortwothe shipwasinthehandsoftheEnglish.Justasvictorywasassured,theapprenticesprangforward andshowedthecapturedflagso hiscomrades,whoreceivedA withthegreatestastonishment. Thenewssoonspread,andthe boywasledwithhisprizeinto thepresenceoftheadmiral,who promotedhimonthespottothe rankofmidshipman.Hereachedalmostthehighestrankinthe BritishNavy,andbecameAdmiralHopsoun.

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"Oh,"repliedtheman,pointing totheflagflyingatthe headoftheFrenchadmiral's ship,"assoonasthatflagis hauleddownthevictorywillbe our;.

"Isthatall?"saidtheboy. andhurriedaway. Inthosedaysvesselsdidnot fightastheydonow,withmiles ofseabetweenthemandalmost outofsightofoneanother.They ranupsidebyside,andthecrew f eachtriedtoboardtheother.

Thetailor'sboysprangupon thedeckoftheFrenchadmiral's ship,whichwasalongsidehis own,and,unnoticedintheexcitement,climbeduparope-ladderandseizedtheFrenchflag. Wrappingitroundhisbody,he descendedwithitsafelytothe deck. Noonehadseenhisdaringact, butpresentlytheBritishsailors noticedthattheFrenchflagwas gone,and,supposingtheenemy hadgivenin,theyrushedthe deckoftheFrenchshipwithsuch forcethattheenemywasfilled withconsternationanddismay.

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Ihadaletterduringthtweek somesomeoneinEastFremantle,whichisnotsigned.Itis amostinconsequentialletter,a dreadfuljumbleofstatements, suggestionsandaccusations.If thewriterisseekinginformation entheCatholicChurchorher teaching,Iwouldaskhimtoformulatehisquestionsbrieflyand tokeeptothepoint.ThisparticularletterrangesfromSocratestoMr.Chifley,fromNero tosmooth-tonguedpriests.As itstands,theletteristooscatteredtomeritareply.

Ihavealsohadaletterfrom "W.A.Saw,"ofPerth,for whichIwishtothankhim.He wrotesometimeagoaskingfor acopyofthepamphletonSocialisationandalsoacopyof MonsignorFultonSheen'saddressonCommunism.

Hewrites:

"Icannotimagineanyperson becomingaCommunistafter hearingFatherSheenorreadinghisaddressinthepamphlet whichyousentme."

A.:IamafraidIcannotshare youroptimismforatypeof mindthatissoprejudicedthat nothinganyonesaysor willinanywayaffectit.Some peopleareweddedtooneidea andnothing,noteventhetruth, willseparatethem.

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Thenextletterreadsasfollows:

"DearFather,-1understood youtosaysometimeagoon theair,thattheChurchallows onlyonesponsoratbaptism, andthatofdifferentsextothe childbeingbaptised,butthat aGodmotherandGodfather couldbepermitted. Iam worriedaboutthis,because whenmybabywasbaptiseda shorttimeagoIhadonlya Godmother.Isthebabyproperlybaptised?

-ANXIOUSi'Highgate."

A.:amsorrytohavecaused youanxiety.Thequestionof thesponsorshasnothingtodo whatsoeverwiththevalidityof the.baptism.ThebabyWould beproperlybaptisedevenifthere werenosponsors.Also,evenif thesponsorwasofthesamesex asthechildbeingbaptised,she wouldstillbeavalidsponsor, withtheresponsibilitiesofagodparent.

CHAIN-LETTERSAGAIN

"Novena,"Maylands,sentme oneofthosedreadfulChainNovenaLetterswhicharebeing distributedinthecityevenby goodCatholics.PeopleareinvitedtojoininaNovenafor peacewhichisaverygoodthing initself,butthemethodemployedandthepromisesmadeareall wrong.

Thismatterwasverystrongly condemnedinlastweek's"Record."Thewholethingisfalse. Itwasprobablystartedbysome pioushumorist,andCatholic, shouldinnowayassistinspreadingtheseletters.Shouldthey receivesuchletters,theyshould nothesitatetoburnthem,and theyshouldtellotherswhothey knowhavereceivedthemtodo thesame.Theletterworkson superstitiousfearsandmakes fictitiouspromises.Remember thecorrectthingtodoistoburn them.

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AtheisminYouth Movement

"Christian,"Fremantle,writes askingaboutaneditorialinthe "SundayTimes"ofOctober24th, criticisingtheCouncilofNationalFitnessfordemandingbeliefinGodasarequisiteforadmissiontotheLeague.He writes:

"Iwouldliketoknowthe opinionoftheCatholicChurch ontheeditorialprintedinthe 'SundayTimes'ofto-day. 1 wouldappreciateareplyon October31st.,whilsttheviews expressedintheeditorialsare stillfreshinthemindsofall 'SundayTimes'readers."

A.:IamsorrythatIwasnot abletogiveyouanansweron Sundaylast,butIhavebeentryingtoanswerlettersintheorder inwhichtheycomein.Asregardsyourquestion.TheCatholicChurchhasnotexpressed anyopinionofficiallyontheeditorialinquestion,andstrictly speakingthequestionasworded byyouisnotthebusinessofthis session.Toavoidthisdifficulty, allowmetoleaveallmentionof theeditorialoutofthisdiscussionandputthequestionlike this:'Whatistheattitudeofthe CatholicChurchtothepresence ofatheistsinmovementsfor boysandgirlsofeveryChristianreligion?Firstofall,the CatholicChurchdoesnotencourageherchildrentojoin movementsinwhichtheywillbe incontinualcontactwiththose ofdifferentreligiousbeliefs. Heroworshipoftheathletic prowessoftheindividualmay induceanattitudeoftolerance whichmightleadtocarelessness inthepracticeoftheirreligion, andevenendwiththelossof faith.Secondly,Ithinkthaton generalprinciples,theCatholic Churchwouldsupporttheaction oftheCouncilinexcludingthose whodonotbelieveinGod.Men whoknowthatfaithinGodisessentialforsalvationshouldnaturallybeanxiousthattheirchildrenshouldnotruntheriskof losingtheirfaiththroughtheinfluenceofatheisticathletes.

Ithasalsobeennoticedinre centtimesthatanunbelieving groupofyouthswithCommunistictendencieshavebeenstrivingtoinfiltrateintovarious youthorganisationsfornogood purpose,anditisquitewithin theboundsofpossibilitythatthe CouncilofNationalFitnessactedasitdidforthisreasonas wellasfromreligiousmotives.

Youwrite:

"Itismyownpersonalopinion thattheCouncilwasquite rightinwishingtoobtainfitnessofmindandsoulaswell asfitnessofbody."

A.:Iquiteagreewithyou. Fitnessofbodywillprofitvery littleif,whenwestandbefore Godforjudgment,thereisnofitnessofsoul.Ican,however,see thepointofviewofthenottoo ferventChristians whosays:

"Thisisanorganisationfordevelopingthebody,forbuilding upstrengthandphysicalfitness andthequestionofreligion shouldnotenterin,sonoone shouldbeexcluded."Suchpeoplearenotappreciativeofthe losswhichothersmaysustainby uchcontinualassociationwith

unbelievers.Theydonotrealisethattherearethingsfar moreimportantthan'bodilyfitness,thatitwouldbebetterto bephysicallyaweaklingand spirituallystrong,thantoenjoy goodhealthandphysiqueandbe spirituallyabrokenreed.

NOINHERENTVIRTUE INMEDALS

Thenextletterisfromone whosignshimself"Non-SuperstitiousChristian,"Nedlands:

"DearSir,-Thereappearsto heamongmanysuperstitious andobviouslynotveryintelligentRomanCatholics,abelief thatonwearingasmall medallionorluckycharmnext totheafflictedpartofthe body,theywillbeinsome mysteriouswayalleviatedof pain."

"Willyou_pleaseadvisemeif theRomanCatholicChurch subscribestothissuperstition. "'Non-SuperstitiousChristian,' Nedlands."

A.:TheCatholicChurchnever subscribestosuperstition.The FirstComniandmentofGodforbidssuperstitiouspracticesand vainobservances.Toweara medalisinitselfinnowaysinful.Ourreturnedsoldiersanti membersofvarioussocieties weardistinguishingmedalsof .meformoranother.Catholics wearmedalsormedallionsto showhonourtoGodandHis Saints,toremindthemofsome doctrineoftheChurchorto showthattheyaremembersof somepiousorganisationorassociation.Toattributetothe medalwhichtheywearanyvirtueinitselfwouldbeasin againsttheFirstCommandment.Toattributetothemedal oramuletanymagicalpowerto wardoffdeathorcuredisease wouldbenotonlyavainobservance,or,asweusuallysaya superstition,butwouldbetheact ofanotveryintelligentperson.

Wehavealwaysusedmedals intheCatholicChurchasahelp todevotion.Thesemedalshave beenblessed,and'thusbeingholy aretobetreatedwithrespect. Butinthemselvestheyhaveno powertohealdiseaseoralleviatepain.TheCatholiccould turntoGod,theBlessedVirgin, oranyoftheSaints.andaskto becured.ToshowhisconfidenceinGodandhisfaithinthe powerof.Godandtheintercessionofaparticularsaint,aCatholicmightplaceamedalon theaffectedpartofthebody. Thatisaneminentlyintelligent andintelligibleaction.Ithas happenedoverandoveragainin thehistoryoftheChurch,that Godhasheardtheprayerofthe afflictedpersonandhasgranted relieftothesufferer.Ithasfrequentlyhappenedthatonthe applicationofarelicofoneof theSaintsofGod,thatthrough theirprayers,faithandtrust, thoseinpainhavebeenrelieved. Nointelligentpersonforamomentthinksthatthemedalor therelichascuredthedisease, nomorethanthewomanwho touchedthehemofChrist'sgar-mentthoughtitwasthecloth thathadcuredher."IfIcan buttouchthehemofHisgar- ment,Ishallbemadewhole," shehadsaid,andChristhadreplied:"Beofgoodheart,daugh- ter,thyfaithhadmadethee whole;gothywayinpeace."

Ithinkthatitisapitythat youshouldunder-ratetheintelligenceofCatholicsandattribute tothemthementalityofsuper- stitioussavages.Neitherisit faironyourparttogeneralise andblameallCatholicsforthe actionsofthefewthathavecome underyournotice.Itisquite possiblethatyouhavecomein touchwithsomewhohaveallow_ edtheirpietytorunawaywith themandwho,withoutbeing actuallyguiltyofsuperstition, maketoomuchuseofexternals andseemtoputtoomuchfaithin them.Tothosewhodonotenquireintoorknowthefaithand trustthesepeoplehaveinGod andtheintercessionofthe Saints,theiractionscanvery easilygivetheimpressionof superstition.

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"CHURCHOFCHRIST"

"AnxioustoKnow,"Subiaco, writesoftwopeoplewhocalled atherhomecanvassingfornew Sunday-schoolscholars.She writes:

"WhenIaskedthemwhat Churchtheybelongedto,they saidthe'ChurchofChrist,' whichistheonlytrueChurch andtheonefromtheNew Testamenttimes.Willyou pleasetellmewhatrightthey havetomakesuchaclaim?"

A.:Norightwhatsoever.This particularreligiousbodydidnot existalittlemorethanahundred yearsago.Itsclaimtodate backtothetimeofChristisnot onlyhistoricallyunfounded,but ouiteridiculous.ChristOur LordfoundedoneChurch,avery characteristicandeasilyrecognisedChurch.Heinstituteda definitepriesthoodandsacramentalsystem,andgaveusadistinctformofgovernment.He entrustedtothatChurchadefinitehods'ofdoctrinaland moralteaching.AnyChurch whichhasnotgotthesequalities orrepudiatesanyofHisteaching,cannotbetheOneTrue Church,andanyclaimtobethe ChurchofChristbythosewho refusetoacceptallHisteaching isobviouslyfalse.ThisChurch aboutwhichyouaskisneither Universalinitsextentnordoes itteachallthatChristtaught, andcannotthereforebetheOne TrueChurchofChrist.

Youwrite:

"Ihavealwaysunderstood frommyfriends,mostof whomareCatholics,andfrom reading,thattheCatholic Churchistheoldestandnost trueChurch."

A.:Youareperfectlycorrect. TheCatholicChurchisthe ChurchfoundedbyChrist,andis theoneandonlytrueChurch.

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LiturgicalPovertyof MixedMarriage

Thenextletterthiseveningis from"PuzzledPoints,"River%ale,whowrites: "1understandthatwhena non-Catholicmanmarriesa Catholicwoman,hehastotake twelveinstructionsfroma priestbeforehecanmarrythe womanbehindthealtar."

A.:Youareperfectlycorrect abouttheinstructions.The Church,forverygoodreasons, sloesnotlikemixedmarriages. Shedoeseverythinginherpower todiscouragethemowingtothe dangeroflossoffaithonthe partoftheCatholicandthe subsequentdangerofthechildrenbeingbroughtupasnonCatholics.Many,whoarenet Catholics,areverynaturally completelyignorantofthe.'latholicpartner.Withaviewto expellingthisignoranceand securingreasonabletoleration,us wellasanappreciationofhis futurewife'sresponsibilities, twelveinstructionsaregivenby apriestinthepresenceofthe Catholicpartyontheteaching andobligationsoftheCatholic faith.

Youcontinue:

"Doesthisapplyalsotothe caseofanon-Catholicwoman marryingaCatholicman,or doesshehavetobecomeatatholictomarryhimbehind thealtarortomarryhimat allintheCatholicChurch?"

A.:Tw*lveinstructionsare givenineverycasetothenow Catholicpartybeforeadispensationwillbegrantedforthe marriageofanon-Catholicarid aCatholic.Theobjectofthese instructionsisnottheconversionofthenon-Catholic,and thereisnoobligationtobecome sCatholic.Marriagebetween twoCatholicsiscelebratedwith asmuchsolemnityaspossible beforetheHighAltarofthe Church,especiallyinthecase wherethereisaNuptialMass. Inmixedmarriages,however, thatisthemarriageofaCatholictooneofdifferentfaith,the marriageisnotcelebratedbefore thealtarbutinthesacristy, whichisthelittleroomoffthe sanctuary,wherethepriestvests forMass.Sometimesthissacristyhappenstobeattheback oftheChurchor,asyouambiguouslyputit,behindthealtar. Onceagainthissisdonetodiscouragemixedmarriagesandto showthattheChurchonlytoleratesthem,beingonlytoowell awarefromexperienceofthe dangerofsuchunions.

Bytheway,itisinterestingto seethattheProtestantsare alsoopposedtomixedmarriages,andthatrecentlythey havepublishedapamphletcondemningsuchmarriages.Their positionis,however,verydifferentfromoursandlesslogical. Theyappeartohavenoobjection toaChurchofEnglandwoman marryingaMethodistman,or Jewesscontractingmatrimony withanon-Conformist.Theydonotconsiderthatamixed marriage.Theonlymixed marriagetheyopposeisonebetweenanyoneoftheinnumerableProtestantsectsandaCatholic.

Youcontinue:

"Couldyoualsotellmewhya non-CatholicwomanwhomarriedaCatholicmanin1944 hadherweddingringblessed. MybrotherandIbothmarriedCatholicwomen,and neithertheringsorthosepresentwereblessed."

A.:Inthecaseofmixedmarriagesmuchoftheceremonyis omitted,andonlythebareessen-

tialsareperformed.In.general,neithertheringnorthe ouplecontractingmatrimony areblessed.Thislatterblessngis,Ithink,whatyoumistookfortheblessingofthose present.Needlesstosay,neither theblessingoftheringorthat ,fthecoupleinanywayeffects thevalidityofthemarriage. Theseblessingsareomittedfor thesamereasonthatthemarriageisnotpdrformedbefore thealtar.

Yourlettercontinues:

"Mywifetellsmethatthey werealwaystaughtthatall marriageswerethesame. Couldyoutellmewhatthe differenceis?Mybrotherand Iweremarriedin1946and 1947."

A.:Inessentialsthereisno difference,andinmixedmarriages,whichtheseallwere, thereshouldhavebeennodifferenceinritual.Inallcases theblessingsshouldhavebeen omitted.Itisquitepossible thatthepriestperformingthe ceremony,beingaccustomedto performingmarriagesbetween Catholics,maynothaveadverted atthemomenttothefactthat thiswasamixedmarriage,and mayinadvertentlyhaveblessed th.ringandthecouple.

IndianNational AthemFullofBelief inGod

NEWDELHI,India,Oct.28(NC).-TheHinduhymn,"Jana GanaMana,"whichhasbeen provisonallyapprovedastheIndiannationalanthem,isalmost entirelyanexpressionofbeliefin aDivinityandofpraisetoHis Being.Thesix-stanzahymn, nowsungatallpatrioticrallies, wascomposedbytheIndianpoet, RabindranathTagore.

Thefirstlineofthehymnreferstothedivinityas"Rulerof ourhearts.andofIndia'sdestiny."Everystanzaendswith thephrase"DispenserofIndia's destiny,hail,hail,hailtoThee forever."

Throughouttheanthemsuch thoughtsas"allariseatThyfair nameandseekThyblessing,singingtheirhymnofpraiseto Thee;"andpeopleofallcreeds (itmentionsChristiansbyname) `comefromeastandwesttothe footofThythrone,singtheir songofdevotiontoThee,"and "GlorytoThee,Whounitesour heartsareigivesus'goodfortune."

Sartre'sWritings

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VATICANCITY,Oct.31.(Radio,NCWC).-"Osservatore Romano"haspublishedadecree oftheHolyOffice,dated'October 30,whichplacesontheIndexof ProhibitedBooksalltheworks (omniaopera)ofJohnPaulSartre.

JohnPaulSartre,aFrenchman,istheleaderofaphilosophicalmovementknownas'Existentialism."Severalofhis writingshavebeentranslated intoEnglishandpublishedinthe UnitedStates.

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ByREV.PATRICKO'CONNOR (Correspondent,N.C.W.C.NewsService).

SHANGHAI.Nov.5.-Communism'slongstruggleto controlChina'smillionsisnowapproachingitsclimax.

To-daytheChineseRedsarenearertotakingpossession ofthenationalgovernmentthantheyhaveeverbeensince theyfoundedtheirpartyinasecretmeetinginShanghai 27yearsago.

TheCommunistPartyisstillfarlessthanonepec centofthetotalpopulationofChina.Butasaresultof thoroughorganisation,iron-handedmethods.shrewdtacticsandRussianhelpfulness.theyhavenowalmostsucceededinsettingAstrangleholdonthisweakenedcountry.

Asfarasisgenerallyknown, SovietRussiahasnotgivensuppliesofitsowntotheChinese Reds.ButtheRussiansso manoeuvredtheirdelayedsvitdrawalfromManchuriain1946 thattheRedsacquiredmostof thatregionasavastbaseand obtainedalargequantityofJapanesearms.Furthermore.Russianadvisoryassistancetothe Redsisascertainasitseorollars: namely,theReds'strictadherencetotheMoscowline.Most

recentproofthatCommunismin ClineisasectorofMoscow's frontlinecamewhentheChinese Redswentoutoftheirwayto endorsetheCominformpronouncementsonTito.

Militarygainsmaynotalone bringtheCommunistsintopower. Thelastbarriersmaycollapsein aneconomicbreakdown.This isoneoftheReds'objectives.

Ifvictorious,theywouldthen havetofaceformidableproblems. Theyareshortofpartymem-

bersskilledinnationaloreven big-cityadministration.They wouldhavetograpplewiththe economicproblemsthatthey themselveshavecreated.They wouldneedforeignrecognition.

ForthesereasonsaCommunist governmentinChinamightbe muchmilderduringitsfirst monthsoryearthanlocalCommunistregimeshavebeeninthe north.Aftersomepreliminary "liquidations"byimprisonment, confiscationandexecution,aRei governmentmightrefrainfrom directlymolestingtheChurchuntilitwasready.Whenthat daywouldcome,thebloodypersecutionsoflastwinterwouldhe renewedonanationwidescale. CommunisminChina.aselsewhere,hasprovedthatitisessentiallyhostiletoreligion,and onlyexpediencywillrestrainit fromopenattackatanytime.

ACommunistrisetonational powermightresultinaneventualsplitwithintheReds'ranks, ifsomeMoscowdirectiveistoo sharplyatvariancewithChinee ir.terests.

Australian.

PlansForHolyYear

1950isagainaHolyYear,and theHolyFatherisanxioustoencouragehischildrenfromall partsoftheworldtocometogetherinRomeduringthatyear.

Insomecountriespreliminary arrangementshavebeenmade concerningpilgrimages.The HolyFatherisparticularlydesirousthateveninthefaceof theunsettledconditionsofEurope,hischildrenwillcometo himtoshowalivingexampleof peacebasedontheprinciplesof theloveofJesusChrist.

OneofthelastactsofHis ExcellencytheApostolicDelegate,MostRev,J.Panics.,wasto arrangetheorganisationofthe AustralianPilgrimage.HisExcellencyhasnominatedHisLordshipDr.E.M.O'Brien,D.D.. D.Ph.,M.A.,asthePresident, withtheorganisationofthePon-

Pope-MarshallMeetinganOmen

VATICANCITY,Oct.21-(Radio,NC).-ThemeetingbetweenHisHolinessPopePiusXII.andU.S.SecretaryGeorgeC.Marshall,duringwhichtheydiscussed "variou-.questionsconcerningthegoodofhumanityand thecauseofpeace,"cannotbutbeinterpretedeverywhere "asagoodomen."declares"OsservatoreRomano,"inan editorialcomment.Thepaperwarnsthatathirdworld warwouldmeansuicidefortheworld.

Continuingthethought."Osservatore"remarksthatthemeetingshouldbeconsidered"acomfortingomen,onethatwillgive surepromiseifunjustsuspicions oneverysidearecastoffsothat

allwillconcurtowardthateconomicequilibriumwhichisthe basisofallpoliticalandinternationalbalnce,andif,aboveall, dueappreciationisgiveneverywheretothepacifyinginfluence

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ofspiritualandreligious values."

Themeetingbetweenthehead oftheChurchandtheU.S.SecretaryofStateatteststothe fact,theVaticandailywrites, thatthetwopointsofview,the twodifferentfieldsthetvoodifferentmethodswherebyboththe PopeandMr.Marshallpursue thecommongoal,canbemutuallyhelpfultowardTeachingharmonyinthemoral,politicaland economicspheres,ifthelatter areunderstoodintheChristian sense.

Withanobviousreferenceto theMarshallPlanforthereconstructionofEurope,"Osservatore"thenlaudstheopportunity thatisgiventoallEuropeannatiunsofsupplementingtheirown forcesofreconstructionand adds: Theprogrammeinspiresconfidence,itcreatesemploymentinaword,itseconomicbenefits createaspiritualatmosphere moresuitableforthatorderof collaborationandpeacewhich theSupremePontiffhasinvoked withsuchanenlightenedsocial programme,withsuchfaithin Europe'scivilisation,withsuch teachingsofjusticeandcharity. withsuchconstantappealstotheattentionoftheChurchwhich inthepresentworldcrisisisexercisingeverywhereitsreligious andcivilmission.

Mica!MissionAidSocietiesto sponsortheundertaking.The NationalDirector(Rev.A.R.E. Thomas)willbetheNational SecretaryandOrganiser;theNationalTreasurer(Rt.Rev.Mgr. E.O'Donnell),treasurerandthe DiocesanDirectorswillbethe Diocesanrepresentativesfortheir respectivedioceses.

Australianorganisation is awaitingthereturnofHisLorishipBishopO'Brienfromthe UnitedNationsAssembly.He wasabletogettoRomelast week,andquitepossiblywillhave agooddealofinformationonhis return.ThentheAustralian preliminarydetailswillbearranged. MeanwhileifthereareAustralianCatholicpeoplecontemplatingavisittoEurope.theymight rememberthePilgrimageofthe HolyYearandmaketheirholidayanactoffaithaswell. Allcorrespondenceforthe timebeingshouldbesentto:Rev.A.R.E.Thomas, NationalSecretary HolyYearPilgrimage. C,U.S.A.House,175Elizabeth Street,SYDNEY,N.S.W.

ItCANHappenHere

"Rubbish,itcannothappen here,"willbeyourreply.Read thisstory,toldbyamanwho participatedintheespionage conspiracy:

Ex-RedTellsHow GottoMoscow. Howablueprint,saidtobe ofananti-minedevice,wassent toMoscowbytheAustralian CommunistPartyin1938,was toldatameetingatCamberwell TownHallrecentlybytheman towhomtheblueprintwasentrustedfordelivery.

Thedisclosurewasmadeby Mr.T.C.McGillick,formerCommunist,andleaderofthe1938 AustralianTradeUnionDelegationtoRussia.

SealedEnvelope.

Mr.McGillicksaidhehaddiscoveredduringhisvoyageto Russiathatthesealedenvelope giventohimbyaCommunist PartyofficialbeforeheleftSydneycontainedablueprintofan anti-minedevicetobeattached toanocean-goingvessel.

"Atthetime,asaCommunist, Ithoughtitwouldbeofhelpto theSocialistFatherland,"Mr. McGillickcontinued."InaMos-

cowhotelIhandedittoanother Australian,whowasthenworkingfortheCominterninMoscow.

"Icarriedtheenvelopeonmy person,butduringthevoyage causedittotear, anditwasnecessaryformeto transferthedocumenttoanew envelope.Intheprocessof transferringthedocumentIdiscoveredthatitwastheblueprint."

Mr.McGillicksaidthatwhen hevisitedRussiain1938,hewas a"fanaticalfollowerofCommunismandStalin."

"Myvisionwascloudedbythe faith,anditisonlyinrecent yearsthatIhavefoundmy sight,"heremarked.

Mr.McGillicksaidCommunist tacticsincluded:

"Characterassassination"of anywhostrayedfromtheparty line.

Overnightyoubecomea drunkard,wife-beater,sadist,and moralleper."

WooingoftheLabourParty, andinanembracedesignedto crushittodeath.

-Fromthe"Argus,"November5th.,1948.

CardinalMarconi?

MUNICH,Oct.21.-(NC).-TheVaticancreated GuglielmoMarconiaCardinaltorewardhimforhisservices,saystheunnamedauthorofabiographyofthe RussianscientistPopov,asquotedby"ChristlicherNachrichtendienst,"alocalnewsagency.

"Itiscorrect,"saysthisauthor,"thatinRussia,too,acertainItalianbythenameofMarconiwasconsideredtobetheinventorofradio.TheCzarist pressisresponsibleforthiserroneousreport-thepressthat servedforeigncapitalisticinterestsanddeniedthemeritsofthe greatRussianPopovinfavour ofMarconi."Now.however, thatthecapitalisticyokeofslaveryhasbeenthrownoff,itishigh

timethatRussiaregainthedistinctionofcountingamongher sonstheinventorofwireless,he adds. Marconi,concludestheauthor. "bymeansofdirtycapitalistic tricks,"succeededinstealingthe notesofPopovandinmakingit appearthattheywerehisown. Alsohewasresponsibleforthe lossofinnumerablelivesofpeoplestrandedonthehighseasbecausehekept"his"invention(so

itishisafterall)asecretand didnotpermititsuseexcept afterpaymentofhugesums ofmoney.Inthisignominious deal"theVaticanhadapartand madehimaCardinaloftheRomanChurch,"hecharges.

AMSTERDAM,Oct.21.(NC).-W.H.vandePol,who wasoriginallyamemberofthe DutchReformedChurch,later joinedtheAnglicancommunity. andfinallyfoundthewaytothe CatholicChurch.Hehasbeen namedProfessorofthepheno- menologyofProtestantismatthe CatholicUniversityofNymegen.