The Record Newspaper 20 January 1955

PassesOfCatholic SchoolsInJunior

Intherecentlypublishedresultsofthe Juniorexaminationapercentageof74 wasgainedbychildrenattendingtheCatholicschoolsoftheArchdiocese.

Hereisananalysisoftheresults:

TwoPresentationNuns

MarkGoldenJubilees

Rev.MotherM.XavierCurtis,daughter ofthelateWilliamandAnneCurtisofSunbury,Victoria,andSisterM.Anthony, daughterofthelateJohnandMartha Houlahan,recentlycelebratedtheirgolden jubileesatthePresentationConvent,MosmanPark.

Thegoldenadorned sanctuarypresentedascene oflovelinessforthecelebrationofthejubileeMass ofthanksgivingduringwhichthePapalBlessing wasreceivedbythejubilarians.DomMoreno'stwopartMasswasrenderedby thenuns'choir.

Intheunadoivableabsence ofHisGracetheArchbishop (whosentcongratulatory messages)theRev.J. Murphywasthecelebrant. Inthesanctuarywithhim wereRev.FatherWilliams, S.J.,theRev.M.McKeon andRev.P.Casey.TheoccasionalsermonwaspreachedbytheRev.G.O'CallaghanP.P.,EastFremantle, whotookforhistext:"The Masterhascomeandcallethforthee."

Inauniqueexpositionof thelifeworkofanun, FatherO'Callaghanlikened thegrowthofplantlifeto theplanting,germinating andgrowthofvirtuessown byanuninthereceptive soulsofthosechildrencommittedtohercare.Hewent ontosaythateverypriest knowsonlytoowellthat hesimplyputsouthishand andgathersthefruitproducedbythespiritualsap ofprayerandself-sacrifice ofanun'slife.

Hemuchappreciated beinginvitedtospeakon thatimportantoccasionfor asafriendoflongstanding,itgavehimanopportunitytoexpresshisadmirationnotonlyfortheeducationalservicesrendered bythecommunitybutalso forthenamegenerallywon inextendingawarmwelcomeandageneroushospitality,inparticulartothose youngpriestsjustleaving theshelteringcareofhome, landorseminary.

InconclusionFather O'Callaghancongratulated thejubilariansforansweringthecalloftheMaster

andassuredthemthatmuch goldenfruitpluckedbythe lovinghandofthegreat HighPriestHimselfwould betheireternalreward. Congratulatorymessages keptthepostaldepartment alldayactivelyengaged whilepersonalblessings weregivenbyHisLordship Dr.Goody,BishopofBunbury,theRightRev.G. Gomez,Lord-AbbotofNew Norcia,theV.Rev.J.Hawkins,S.J..rectorofJesuit

College,theV.Rev.C.P. Finn,S.J.,rectorofSt. ThomasMoreCollege;many otherclericalandlayfriends senttheirgreetings.

SisterM.DamianBranigan,St.John'sHospital, Subiaco-anieceofMother M.Xavier,andSisterM. ColumbaofSouthPerthsisterofSisterM.Anthony -weretheonlyrelatives presentbutthegleaming collectionofaltarrequisites andothervaluablegifts boreeloquenttestimonyof thegenerosityofabsentrelatives.

Nopainsweresparedby MotherSuperiorandcommunityinmakingtheday amemorableoneforthe jubilariansthemselvesand forthevisitorswhoenjoyed theirlavishhospitality.

UrsulineSisters NeedFurniture

ForNewConvent

The ItalianUrsuline Sisterswillsoontakeup residenceatthePickering Brookconvent,whichwill beofficiallyblessedand openedbyHisGracethe ArchbishoponSunday,Feb. 3,at3.30p.m.

Inordertoassistthe. Sisterstofurnishtheconventandschool,anappeal isbeingmadefordonations ontheirbehalf.

Itemsoffurniture,suchas cupboards,tablesandchairs whichseemoutofdatein themodernhome,orfor whichyouhavenofurther use,arethemainneed.

Alldonations,eitherin theformofcashorgoods, willbegratefullyaccepted.

Ofthosewhofailedanumbermaycompleteocertificateinnextyear'sexaminations.

Correspondingresultsoverthepastfive yearsshowthefollowingpercentages:

BishopGoodyPresidesAtObsequies

ForMotherOfRev.MartinNewbold

HisLordshiptheMostRev.L.J.Goody, BishopofBunbury,presidedattheobsequieslostweekofMrs.EmilyNewbold, motheroftheRev.M.Newbold,assistant priestatBelmont.

BorninVictoria55years ago,deceasedcametothis Stateasayoungwoman.

71ShewasmarriedinFremantleandhadthreechildren-FatherNewbold,Mrs. BellandMrs.Flasinski.

BishopGoodyAssumes See,AppointsOfficials

OnTuesday,Jan.18,HisLordshipthe MostRev.L.J.Goody,BishopofBunbury, formallytookpossessionofhisSeeand filledthemajorofficestherein.

At4p.m.allthepriests oftheDiocese,withtheexceptionofafewonholidays,metattheCathedral presbytery,wheretheApostolicLetterswereread.

BunburyfortheenthronementceremonyonSunday, Jan.30.Inthemeantime, itauthorisedBishopGoody totakeoverhisSeewhen hewished.

HisLordshipannounced theappointmentoftheV. Rev.Mgr.F.ByrneofAlbanyasVicar-General.MonsignorByrneisalsoaconsultorofthenewdiocese togetherwiththeRev.C. Cunningham,theRev.D. Downey,theRev.M.Giles andtheRev.M.Holohan.

TheRev.T.O'Neillis secretarytoHisLordship.

TheBishopthendeliveredthechargetohis clergyandrenewedforall hisprieststhefacultiesof theDiocese.

AletterfromtheMost Rev.R.Carboni,Apostolic Delegate,announcedthat thePapalBullofepiscopal appointmentwouldreach

Losingherhusbandin 1936deceasedhadastruggle bringingupheryoung family.Butardentdevotiontoherfaithgaveher consolationandstrength.

Afteralongillnessshe diedonJanuary3.Two

St.Mary'sCathedralChoirTo SingInAidOfSpasticChildren

MembersofSt.Mary'sCathedralchoir willtakepartinaconcertnextmonthto aidtheSpasticWelfareAssociation.

ThreeNunsOfSt.JohnOfGodTake FinalVowsInBroomeForMissions

TheconcertwillbehelddensonSunday,Feb.6,at intheSupremeCourtgar-8.45p.m. Underthebatonofthe Rev.P.McCudden,diocesan directorofsacredmusic, thechoirwillbeassociated byRoyMenzel'sTopliners Revue,comprising50varietyartists.

TheChurchinKimberley,andtheKimberleymissionshavebeenenrichedbythe consecrateddedicationofthreeSistersof St.JohnofGodtothe"serviceofthesick, thepoor,andtheignorant,'intheVicariate.

Totheendoftheirlives theSisterswillservethe nativeandpart-native peopleinmaternityward. babyclinic,kindergarten, primaryschool;theywill nursethesickinhospitals,

theirhomes,ortheleprosarium.Theywilltrainthe girlsinalldomesticarts andcraftsfromcookingto folkdancing.

ClontarfHas100%InJunior

Theymaybeemployedin theorphanagefornative childreninBroomeorthe girlshostel,there;bythe graceofGodtheirlives henceforwardwillbeatthe serviceofthesepoorof Christ,theaboriginesofthe North.

Fr.WormsPreached

ThethreeSisterswho madefinalprofessionare: Sr.M.Veronica(EllenMcCarthy),Tumut,N.S.W.; Sr.M.Philomena(Gloria Hockings), Brisbane, Queensland;Sr.M.Marietta (JoanMansfield),Bundaberg,Queensland.

TheceremonywasperformedbytheV.Rev.E.A. Worms.S.C.A.,Pro-Vicar oftheVicariateofKimberley,intheabsenceofHis Lordship,MostRev.0. Raible,S.C.A.Inanappropriatesermonhelikened thereliigousoblationof intellect,willandsensesto theofferingoftheMagi bringinggold,frankincense andmyrrh.TheEpiphany Octave,hesaid,brought theceremonyintothecompanyoftheholykingsand undertheprotectionofOur BlessedMother.TheoccasionalmusicwasrenderedbytheSisters'choir.

dayslaterSolemnRequiem

Masswasofferedforher soulinSt.Anne'sChurch, NorthFremantle. Herson,Fr.Newbold, wascelebrantandtwoseminaryfriends-theRev.G. CrocettiandtheRev.J. Challisweredeaconand sub-deacon,respectively.

Morethan40priestswere presentandsangthemusic oftheRequiem.Thelast prayersatthegraveside wererecitedbytheRev.T. Ahern,parishpriestof ManningPark.

"TheRecord"extends sympathytoFatherNewboldandothermembersof thefamily. Maysherestinpeace!

RedemptoristDoyen

Fr.O'ConnorDead

TheRev.ThomasO'Connor,C.Ss.R., passedawayatWellington,N.Z.,onJan. 16.HewasthedoyenRedemptoristpriest oftheAustralasianProvince,being85 yearsoldandinthe60thyearofhispriesthood.

BorninWexford,Father O'Connorwasoneofa largeanddistinguished family.OnebrotherbecameLordChiefJusticeof IrelandundertheFree State.Anotherbrother,who surviveshim,Captain O'Connor,wasinchargeof theEucharisticbargefrom ManlytoCircularQuayin theSydneyCongressof 1928.AnephewisFather D.O'Connor,S.J.,editorof the"MessengeroftheSacredHeart."

FatherO'Connorwasan alumusofMaynoothduring thepresidencyofHisGrace ArchbishopMannix.After hisordinationhewasfor 10yearsbursaratSt. Peter'sCollege,Wexford. Whilstworkinginthe dioceseofFernshefoundedtheConfraternityofthe HolyFamilyatEnniscorthy whereitcontinuestoflourishafter50years.Hewas keenlyinterestedinsport, anddidmuchtopopularise rugbyinIrelandinthose pre-waryears.

After16fruitfulyearsas adiocesanpriestinFerns,

heappliedtobereceived intotheRedemptoristCongregationandwasprofessed in1912.Withtheoutbreak oftheGreatWarhewas sentasachaplainwithIrish troopstoFrance,andduringfourstrenuousyears wontheheartsofofficers andmenbyhiscourageand zeal.

Whenthewarendedhe wasassignedtotheIrish vice-provinceofhisOrder inthePhilippineIslands, whereheremainedtillhe cametoAustraliain1925. Hisfirsthomeherewasat NorthPerthMonastery,and helabouredinmanyparts ofWestAustraliagiving missionsandretreats. Hewasattachedtoother Australianhousesbefore beingtransferredtoMt.St. Gerard's,Wellington,N.Z. Ill-health,andoftendangerofdeath,doggedhim foryears,butsickness neverdampenedhisspirit. Heleavesbehindhimthe memoryofatrulypriestly manandaferventreligious. MayGodhavemercyon hissoul!

Backrow,lefttoright:B.Cherry,8subjects;G.Grey,7;K.Barry,7;B.Donnelly,7;M.Dalton,6;F.Ricketts,6.Sitting:B.Walsh,5;I.Kennedy,8;C.Johnson, M.Morrison,6;B.Blaekwall,5;R.Foley,7;K.Hagan,7.Front:J.Breslin,6.

YoungPeopleInCamp DiscussHome,Leisure

Morethan80membersof bothmovementsareexpectedtoenrolfortheY.C.W.N.C.G.M.summerschoolat PointPeronnextweek-end, Jan.29-31.Themeofthe schoolwillbe"Home,Work andLeisure."

Theschoolwillstarton theSaturdayeveningafterteawithanintroductory addressbythechairmanof theschool.

Aguestspeaker,yettobe announced,willtalkonthe themeonSundaymorningandtheschoolwillthen breakupfordiscussions duringSundaymorning.

Sundayafternoonand eveningwillbefreeandthe schoolwillresumeonMondaymorningwithmorediscussionsfollowedbythe presentationofafullreport ontheschoolintheafternoon. Thisreportwillbemade upfromgroupreportsgiven aftereachdiscussion.

anyinterestedgeneralmembersofbothmovementsbesidesleadersandteam membersareinvited. Applications, available frombranchsecretaries, shouldbeforwardedto headquarters,81St.George's Tce.,Perth,immediately.

SUBIACO:

Subiacobranchhasresumedactivitiesagainafter theholidaybreak. Therewillbeacombined generalmeetingonSunday night,Jan.23,afterdevotions,andaparticularinvitationisextendedtoany youngchapswhohavejust leftschool.Indoorgames andothersocialactivities willfollowthemeeting. Plansarealreadyinhand forapicniconSunday,Feb. 6,anddetailswillbeannouncedatthemeeting.

the"RejectionofaVocation."Mainpointswere: (a)Thattherichyoung manwastoofondofworldly possessionsandletthem standinthewayofaspecial callingfromChrist;(b)that theyouthoftodaydonot seemtobepreparedfor thesacrificeswhichare necessaryforavocation; and(c)thattobetrue apostles,wemustbepreparedtomakesacrifices; thereforewhendoinganythingforthemovement,we shoulddoitwithaspiritof sacrifice. Thenighttenniscontinues tobepopular.Thetennis isheldeveryMondaynight attheLoftusParkcourt, andanexcellentnight's sportisguaranteedforill whowanttotakepart.

Alargecontingentfrom Subiacowillbeattending thesummerschoolnext week-endandifanyother EducationalHolidaymemberswishtoattend Theproblemsencounteredtheyareaskedtocontact athome,workandduringthesecretaryatthemeet-SHENTONPARK: leisuretimearethebasicing.

YCWGirlsPlan

SocialActivity

Tabletennishasstarted factorsoftheyoungwork-MembersoftheY.C.W.againandverysoonteams er'senvironment. havebeenaskedtojoininwillbepickedforthecoinThisschoolshouldgivethespecialnovenaforvoca-petitions.AllthoseinteresttheyoungpeopleattendingtionsstartingnextThurs-edareaskedtocomealong, afullerrealisationofthedaynight.Thespecialin-Gameswillbeheldon problemsandmeanstotentionofthenovenawillWednesdayafterdevotions counteractthemwiththebeforanincreaseinvoca-andonSaturdayafternoon. Christiansolution. tionstothepriesthoodandVICTORIAPARK:

Buseswilltakethepros-otherreligiouslife,andAtthecombinedmeeting pectivestudentstothecampduringthenineweeksthereonSunday,Jan.16,there onSaturdayeveningintimewillbespecialseriesofser-wasaverygoodattendance. forteaandhomeagainonmonsonvocations.TheAnenquiryon"Company Mondayafternoon. novenadevotions(inhonourKeeping"ledtomuchdis(PointPeronisthesiteofofOurLadyoftheMiracu-cussionsandpointsbrought theNationaliFtnessCouncillousMedal)areheldeveryforwardweresummarised campwhichincludeslivingThursdaynightintheinatalkgivenbyFather quarters,cookingfacilitieschurchat7.30o'clock. O'Brien.Plansareonthe andaprivatebeach.)

WESTPERTH: agendaforapicnicto PlentyofleisuretimehasAnothersuccessfulgene-RockinghamonFeb.6and beenprovidedforbytheralmeetingwasheldre-everyoneisinvited. organisingcommitteeandcentlyandthenextoneisOSBORNEPARK: committeemembersguaran-expectedtobeequallysucteeaneducationalweek-cessful.ItisscheduledforThefirstgeneralmeeting for1955washeldonJan. endinaholidayatmos-Thursdaynight,Jan.27. 12.Thenextfunctionisa phere. Atthelastmeetingsome Therearetrillafewinterestingpointsarosefromfilmnight,inconjunction vacanciestheschoolandthegospelmeditation withtheY.C.W.,onTuesday,Jan.25.Allmembers .,,,,w,.,,,,w,,,,,..,,,,,,...,,,,....Iandintendingmembersare invitedtoattend.

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Mr.Nehrutoldameeting ofthegoverningCongress partyherethatheattaches nomoralrighttoproperty. Onlyasocialiststructure, thePrimeMinisterreportedlysaid,canavoidunemploymentandatthesameeminentdecisiontonationtimeraisethestandardofalisetheImperialBankof living. India,oneofthebiggest

NEWDELHI,India,Jan.10-CatholicsofIndiahavebeen startledbyastatementbyPrimeMinisterJawaharlalNehruchallengingtherightofprivateproperty.Thestatement,whichthe Indianleaderinsistswasanexpressionofpersonalopinion,was themostcontroversialofseveralstatementsbyMr.Nehruinrecentweeksaffirminghisdeterminationtoestablishasociety basedon"socialistprinciples"inIndia. oftheIndiangovernment. feudalcrust,andthecapi-CatholicsofIndiatooka talistcrust,"hesaid. leadingpartinthisconMr.Nehrufolloweduptroversy. theteannouncementswithCatholicpapersmaderemovesapparentlyheraldingferencetothetimingofthe his"socialistsociety." changeinpolicywhich Thesemoveswerea80v-cameafterMr.Nehru's visittoCommunistChina. CriticisingMr.Nehru's views,"TheMalabarMail," CatholicdailyofErnakulam.

MarxismLinkedToColonialism AsMoslem'sGreatestScourge

KARACHI,Pakistan,Jan.8(NC)--Colonialism, imperialismandCommunismwerebrandedhereby thefirstInternationalAssemblyofMoslemYouthas the"greatestcurseofourage."

Aresolutionadoptedbytheassembly,whichwas attendedby149delegatesfrom33countries,declared thatthethreeisms"mustdieunsungandunwept."

Previously,theIndianbanksinthecountry,and leaderhadstatedintheanamendmentofIndia'sexpresseddoubtwhether courseofaneconomicpolicyconstitutioncurtailingthetheCongressgovernment speechinthenationalpar-.rightofcompensationforhashadasufficientmandate liament,that"India'sulti-propertytakenoverbythetointroducesuchrevolumatepatternofsocietyisagovernment. tionarychanges.Thepaper socialistpattern."Headd-Mr.Nehru'sviews,asuggestedthatthenew edthatthereisnoquestionstrikingdeparture,somepolicymightbemadethe atallofaskingthepeople'sthink,frompreviouspolicyissueforafreshgeneral consenttoestablishsuchastatements,stirredupaelection,sothatthepeople society."Wehavetogetheatedcontroversyoverthecanexpresstheirviewson overalotofcrust,thefutureeconomicobjectivesit.*"Deepika,"Catholicdaily ofKottayam,commented thatMr.Nehru'sstatement haslittleaffinitywithhis foreignpolicy,describedas apolicyofdynamicneutralitybetweenthetwopower blocs."Deepika"saidthatthenewsocialistmoves mighthavebeeninfluenced byMr.Nehru'svisitto CommunistChinaandhis talkswithMarshalTito, PresidentofYugoslavianowvisitingIndia. AnexpressionofCatholic reactionalsocamefroma *leadingCatholiclayman.

OtherresolutionscriticisedFrenchpolicyinNorth Africa,the"expansionistdesigns"ofIsrael,andthe "extremelymiserable"plightofMoslemsinRussia andCommunistChina.

HungariansPrayedForThePope

PremierOf StrickenFolk GreetsThem

SAIGON,StuohVietnam, Jan.7(NC).-Morethan 4,500Vietnameserefugees fromtheCommunist-controllednorthweregreeted personallyontheirarrival herebyPremierNgoDinh Diem.

Therefugees,nearlyall ofwhomareCatholics, arrivedintheAmerican trooptransportGeneralR. L.Howze.ThePremier, alsoaCatholic,wentaboard towelcomethembefore theydisembarked.

"Youhaveproved,"he toldthem,"thattheVietminh(Communist)revolutionisaforeignmovement contrarytothenational aspirationsofourpeople."

Severalthousandofthe refugeeshadbeenlivingin. Red-heldterritoryforthe pastnineyears.Theyreportedthattheyhadhadto fi,ghttheirwaytofreedom fromtheirhomesinNghe Anprovince,whichhas beenunderCommunistcontrolsince1946.Duringtheir flight,theysaid,theylost about100oftheircomrades.

Aspokesmanforthe groupfromNgheAn,Tran Huyen,notedthathispeople hadearlierfoughtforthe Communist-ledVietminh forces.

"Eachoneofushasat leastonememberofhis familywhohasbeenkilled onthefieldofhonour,"he stated."Wehadthought forawhilethatwewere fightingforthecountry. But,alas,afterhavinglived foreightyearsunderthe Communistregimewerealisedourerrorassoonas theybegantoapplytheir inhumananddictatorial methods.Theirmaskfell awayandwerealisedthat nothingwaslefttodo-unlesswechosetoremainlike beasts-buttobreak throughtheIronCurtain whichwasfallingforever onus."

E.P.Verghese,former memberoftheTravancoreCochinStateLegislative Assembly,saidthatby BUDAPEST, HungaryThethousandsofwor-forceofcircumstancesMr. (delayed).-Prayersfortheshippers,manyofwhomNehruisbeingthrustinto healthofthePopewerehadstartedcrying,fellonthesocialistcamp,although offeredthroughoutHungarytheirkneestopraywiththeintheinternaionalsphere asnewsofhisseriousillnessArchbishop.Eventheover-heseekstosteerclearofthe spreadthroughthecountry,flowcrowdoutsidetheCommunistandanti-ComAtthesametimethechurchkneltintheslush-munistpowergroups.There Hungarianbishopssentacoveredstreetstopray. isdangerthatinthispromessagetothePoperenew-ThenewsofthePope'scessthewholeIndiannation ingtheirfilialaffectionandcriticalillnesswasalsocar-mightslipwithhiminto pledgingtheirferventriedbytheBudapestradio.thesocialistcamp,hesaid. prayersthatGodmayrestorehimtocomplete health.

Adramaticannouncement ofthePontiff'sillnesswas madeherebyArchbishop JuliusCzapikofEger,actingchairmanoftheBoard ofBishops.TheArchbishop madetheannouncementat aneveningMassofferedin theChurchofSt.Peterof Alcantara.

Attheendofhissermon theprelatepausedforafew minutesandthenspokewith deepemotion: "Belovedbrethren,Pope PiusXIIisinbed,gravely ill.Letuspraysilentlyone OurFatherandoneHail MaryforChrist'sVicaron earth,thefatherofall Christians."

FrenchLeader

PraisesPontiff

PARIS,Jan.6(NC).PresidentReneCotyof FrancepaidtributetoHis HolinessPopePiusatthe annualNewYear'sDay diplomaticreceptionat theElyseePalacehere.

Speakingtoallmembers oftheParisdiplomatic corps,thePresidentadded hisspecialgreetingtothe Pope,"whohavinginspired uswithhisownsuffering andgivenusanexampleof greatcourage,hasjustcalledonceagainforthereign ofpeaceforallmen."

Earlier,ArchbishopPaul Marella,PapalNuncioto Franceanddeanofthe diplomaticcorps,hadgiven thePresidentthetraditional NewYear'sDaygreeting. Heexpressedthehopefora lastingpeaceinhisaddress; throughouttheworldand particularlyinFrance,he added,thenumberofmen ofgoodwillissteadilyincreasing.

Aftertheofficialceremony,PresidentCotyre- ceivedHisEminence MauriceCardinalFeltin, ArchbishopofParis,who hadcometopayhisNew Year'svisit.

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youareinvitedtoinspectcorot'sattractive rangeofmaternity fashionsscientifically designedtogivethe mother-to-beultra smart, comfortable wearrightuntilthe timeofthe"blessed event."

DelegatePraises VarsityColleges

"WeCatholicsarcveryproudandappreciativeoftheoutstandingachievements ofourCatholicUniversitycollegesincaringforthematerialandspiritualwelfare ofthosestudentsfortunateenoughtolive withintheirwalls."

InthesewordstheMost Rev.R.Carboni,Apostolic Delegate,inalettertoMr. J.Parker,presidentofthe UniversityCatholicFederationofAustralia,hailedthe FederalConferenceofthe UCFAwhichwasheldin SydneyfromJan.8-15, whichfiveWestAsutralian delegatesattended.

"ManymoreCatholic universitystudents,however,donotliveinCatholic universitycollege*They tooneedspiritual,religious, andmoralassistance,"said HisExcellency.

"Theytoocouldbenefit greatlyfromachaplain,a chapel,aconferencehall,a scientificreligiousinstruction,formationandlife adequatefortheneedsof theirintelligence,studies, andtheirfutureprofessions.

"Theycoulddrawmuch strengthfortheirowninteriorlivesandcouldexerciseadeeperandmore widespreadapostolicinfluenceiftheywereunited inCatholicActiongroups.

"CatholicAction,asHis HolinessPopePiusXIIhas sooftenindicated,isthe collaborationofthelay peoplewiththehierarchy andclergyintheapostolate oftheChurch.

"Ithasasitsprincipalend thepreservationandpropagationoftheCatholicFaith, thetriumphoftheteaching ofChristandofHisChurch inthelivesoftheindividuals,offamilies,ofsocial bodiesofallkinds.

"WeCatholicswouldlike toseeCatholicActionwell establishedandflourishing notonlyineachdioceseand parish,butalsoinour CatholicschoolsandparticularlyamongoarCatholicuniversitystudents.

"TodayCatholicActionis absolutely indispensable forthepreservationand propagationoftheaFith.

"InthisworktheUniversityeFderationofAustralia, ourCatholicuniversitycolleges,allCatholicstudents pastandpresent,havean importantroletoplay.

"WeCatholicsofAustraliaappealtothemtobe thoughtfulandgeneroustowardsthecauseofChrist

RedsLoseOut AmongPoles

BERLIN,Jan.11(NC).ThePolishRedsareworried.Theyarefailingandtheyknowit-intheir attempttoindoctrinate PolishyouthinCommunism.

Alarmedbycriticismof theirfailurefromMoscow, thecountry'stopCommunistsrecentlycalledaspecial meetingtodiscussyouth problems.Poland'sPremier JosephCyrankiewiczpresided,accordingtoreports reachinghere.Themain speechwasgivenbyJerzy Morawski,propagandachief oftheCommunistParty's centralcommittee.

The"enemy,"thespeaker said,isconcentratinghis effortsontheyoungand "seekstoexploitoureducationalfailures."Hesingled outthe"reactionaryclergy" asbeing"activeinthisrespect."ToachieveCommunistgoals,headded,itIs necessarytostrengthen youth's"scientificoutlook."

Despitetheirfailures,the PolishRedsarenotgiving up.Ithasrecentlybeen announcedthatthelong postponedconventionofthe PolishYouthLeaguewillbe heldJanuary28,atwhich, itisbelieved,anewbidwill bemadetocapturePolish youthforCommunism.

IndiansPlan MedicalCollege

ResumptionBody

ToActPolitically

Sir,-We,theResumption ProtestFederation,donot blameanyparticularpoliticalpartyfortheframing oftheStateHousingAct, whichgivesthoseinpower, therighttotakeourland andiftheysodesiresell suchlandtoprivateenterpriseataprofit,orbuild housesforTom,Dickor Harry.

Itisourpolicytobenonpolitical;wedonotpledge ourselvestohelpthosewho helpus.But,asstated above,wedonotblameany particularGovernmentfor theAct.

Luckilyorunluckily,dependingonaperson'sown politicalviews,thereis onlyoneGovernmentthat cangiveusbackallour landwithoutgoingtotheSupremeCourtandifnecessary,theHighCourt; thatisthepresentLabour Government.

Iftheydon'tdoso,althoughwedon'taffiliate ourselveswithanygovernment,wewillbeagainst thosewhodonothelpus.

Bythesametoken,althoughwedonotsupport themasabody,Iand(I cansafelysay)allthose concerned,willpersonally supportallthoseresponsibleifgivenallourland back.

Yourshoping,

A.K.RICHARDSON, Hon.Chairman, BelmontBranch, ResumptionProtest Federation.

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ofthedevil,who"wanders throughtheworldforthe ruinofsouls."

GovernmentGM

BANGALORE,India,Jan 11(NC).-TheestablishmentofaCatholicmedical collegeinIndiawasdeclareda"must"attheannualconventionofthe CatholicHospitalsAssociationhere.

Delegatesfromallover Indiaattendedtheconventionwhichwasopenedby ArchbishopThomasPothacamuryofBangalore.

Thedelegatesstudied medico-ethicalproblems, suchasbirth-controland andHisChurch,andtosterilisation,whicharecon- makefrontingCatholicdoctors awise,opportuneandandnursesinIndia, apostoliccontributiontothe societyinwhichtheylive."

UNDAWilliStudy

Radio,Television

VIENNA,Jan.11(NC).-

"TheWordofGodand ModernMethodsofItsDistribution,"isthethemeof thegeneralmeetingofthe InternationalCatholicAssociationforRadioandTelevision(UNDA)takingplace herenextApril22and23.

Workshopsessionswill

Theologians ToHolyOffice

VATICANCITY,Jan.10 (Radio,NC).-AFrench DominicanandaSwiss Jesuithavebeennamed consultorstotheSacred CongregationoftheHoly Officehere,ithasbeenannounced.TheyareFather WilliamHentrich,S.J.,and FatherReginaldGarrigouLagrange,O.P.

TheHolyOfficeisthetop VaticanCongregationandis studysuchproblemsaschargedwiththesafeguardliturgyandtelevision,radioingoffaithandmorals.The andtelevisionintheservicePopehimselfisthePrefect ofeducation,andtheGospeloftheCongregation.Ithas andthemicrophone.

HisEminenceTheodor CardinalInnitzer,ArchbishopofVienna,ArchbishopGiovanniDellepiane, NunciotoAustria,and BishopFrancoisCharriere ofLausanne,Genevaand Fribourg,delegateofthe HolySeetoUNDA,will participateinthemeeting.

theservicesofmorethan twodozenconsultorsincludingseveralArchbishops.

BothFatherHentrichand FatherGarrigou-Lagrange havebeenpromotedfrom thepostsof"qualificator" intheHolyOffice-anofficialwhoexaminesandpreparescausesfortrialin ecclesiasticalcourts.

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Therearemanyextraneouscircumstanceswhich putagreatobstacleinthe wayofthisspontaneous combustion,ifonemaycall itso.Thesecircumstances mayallbegroupedunder theheading"Paganinfluences."

Thepress,theradio,the films,non-Christianplaces ofamusementandcompanions,allpokefunatthe practiceofChristianvirtue, theyderidethedelightsof familylife,andcondemn, noless,thelargefamily, andscorntheparentsof such.

Nothinghaspavedthe waytothissorrystateof thenationsocompletelyas hasthesecularisingof educationandtheintroductionofdivorcewithits ever-wideningfacilities.

Boththesehorribleevils ofmodernlivingwerefoistedonthepeoplebyalegislaturesteepedinmaterialism.Thesearethelawsof thiscountrypassedby politiciansofallshadesof politicalthoughtandthe politicianswhodothese thingsarecompromising everydaywiththeforces

NowIputittoallCatholicyoungpeople,whereis thefrayhottest?Would theyagreethatChristian livingtodayisboundup increasinglywithpolitics?

TheStateisbecomingan octopusalmostagainstits willandpoliticspressin moreandmoreuponour dailyliving.Hcwitisruiningthefamilyasthebasic unityofsocietyisplainto see.

YoungChristianWorkers, arethepeoplewhoareripe forthegreatestadventure oftheirtime,theadventure ofputtingGodbackinto thelegislationwhichrulestheirmaterialexistenceand bidsfairtoruintheirspirituallife.

YoungChristianWorkers canbecomeYoungChristianDemocratsiftheywill takeupthechallengeto formanewPartywith Christianideals,andunder God'sguidinghand.The futureisintheirhands; eventoday,theyandtheir parentsareaforceofincalculablepotentiality.

Yours,etc., "FAMILY."

OfCathedral AMBAT0,Eucador, Jan.8(NC).-Inthesummerof1949,anearthquakedemolishedthe cathedralofthisdiocese inthecentralAndesof Eucador.Today,however, anewcathedralrisesover theruinsoftheoldstructure.

Thecathedral,builtby thegovernment,wasformallyturnedovertothediocesebyPresidentJoseMaria VelascoIbarraduringa diocesanEucharisticCongresswhichwasattended by30,000faithful.

AddressingtheCongress, PresidentVelascoIbarra saidthegovernmantbadundertakenthetaskofreconstruction"tostimulate thegreatnessandinner strengthofthepeopleof Eucador,staunchlyfaithful totheCatholicreligion."

The1949earthquake causedthousandsofcasualties,amongthemsixpriests whowerekilled.Buildings destroyedincluded11 churches.Over100,000personswerelefthomelessby thedisaster.

Arathernovelsale,by publicauction,tookplae3 atBaltimorerecently,beingthestock-in-tradeofan undertaker,disposedof throughdulnessoftimes. Sixhundredcoffinswere knockeddown.

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Sir,-Ishouldliketoexpresssomethoughtswhich haveoccupiedmesince ,eadingseveralYCWreportsofconferences,meetings,etc.

OnereadsoftheVic`orianYCWco-operatives conferencedeploringthe fallinthestandardsof familylife,andrecommendingamongotherremedies,agreaterinterest beingtakenbyparentsin theaffairsoftheYCW.

Alittlelaterappearsa reportoftheyear'sactivitiesofthePerthYCW, whichendsonaratherwistfulnote,thereporterwonieringwhytheYCWhave notachievedmoresuccess intheirChristianendeavours.

Thesetwowidelyseparatedbodies-indistance, thatis-appeartobefaced withthesameproblemin essence,theunhappyinertia ofthosetheydesiretoassistinfullChristianlivirg.

Tomysomewhatperlexedminditappearshardlyseemlythatyoungpeople shouldmakerecommendationsinvolvingabodyof Catholicparentswho,with alltheirfaults,havegiven lifeitselfandtendercare inchildhoodtoverymany childrenintheaggregate, whetherYCWornot.

Rather,mightnotsomeonerecommendthatYCW takemoreinterestintheir parentsandtheirbrothers andsisters-akindly,lovinginterest,thekindthat warmstheatmosphereof

FatherGemelliIs FiftyYearsPriest MILAN.Jan.11(NC).FatherAugustineGemelli, O.F.M.,rectoroftheCatholicUniversityofMilan,has observedhis50thanniversaryasapriest.Heis presidentofthePontifical AcademyofSciences.BeforejoiningtheFranciscans hewasapractisingphysician.

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CaseForIncreases OfSalariesFlops

WhenIreadinthePressofthesalariesofjudges beingincreasedbyasmuchas£3,000from£5,000: andofpermanentdepartmentalheadsbeingraised to£5,000ayearinoneinstanceand£4,500in another;andoftheproposaltopayincreasesto commissionedofficersinthethreeservicesinline withtheCommonwealthPublicService,Icould wellunderstandtheindignationoftheunionists.

Foraworkingmanitmaymakeallthedifference whetherheisreceiving£15or£16perweekforhis labour.ItcanscarcelymattertoaSupremeCourt judgewhetherheisbeingpaid£8,000or£7,800 perannum.Imeanthatthereisasaturationpoint inthegradationofsalarybeyondwhichamanis livinginluxuryandIdonotthinkthereisanycash insocialjusticeforpayingsuchasum.

Inoursecularistsocietyitissupposedthatmoney cansubstituteformorality;thatifamanispaid wellenoughhewillbehonest,ifnotincorruptible. Whenthatfatuousprinciplewasoriginallyinvoked itcouldnotbeforeseenthatthedaywoulddawn whencorruptionmightenteritfromover-payment. Fortoenableamantomaintainluxuryasausual standardistoinducecorruptionoftheworstkind.

MAKINGARBITRATORSMOREREMOTE

Theremaybesomethingtobesaidforpaying handsomelythepermanentheadsofgovernment departments,toensuregettingmenofabilityand topreventprivateenterprisefromluringawaymen ofexperience.Butthereisalsoagreatdealtobe saidfornotencouragingthegrowthoftheCivil Service.Thereisapowerfulcaseforreducingit drastically,sothatmoremanpowerwillbeavailable forrealproductionasagainst"services."Wedonot reallywanttoreachthepoint(fastapproaching) wheneachcitizenwillhaveapersonalCivilServant muchaspeoplebehindtheIronCurtainhavepersonalpolicemen.

Thegreatmassoftheworkingpeopleinthis countryhavetheirweeklyincomedecidedforthem bytheArbitrationCourts.Initsoriginalconception,thebasicwagewasanattempttoassessthe minimumneedsofaman.wifeandtwochildren. Inquiterecenttimes,however,theCourtshave retrogressedintothepolicyofpayingwhatparticularindustries,orthenationaleconomyasa wholecouldafford.

Thistemerariousattemptismadewithoutadequatestatisticaloreconomicknowledge.Butmost seriouslyItismadebymenwhosepracticalacquaintancewiththetypeofworkinvolvedandthefamily necessitiesoftheworkingmanmust,atbest,be fragmentary.Whenthegovernmentincreasesthe salariesofthesejudges,itwidensagapwhich alreadyyawnsandplacesthearbitratorsofworkingclasslifeatanevenmoreremotedistancefromthe objectsoftheirjudgment.

PLEAFORORDERINSOCIALJUSTICE

Inthenatureofthingsaworkingman'sneeds arenotalleconomic.Thereareeducational,cultural,relaxativerequirementsaswell.Buttoday theseareofnoaccount.Butevenonthegross economicalplane,theremustbeaccountofthese thingsbecausetheyallcostmoney.Butitisone thingtohaveacold,objective,intellectualknowledgeofsuch"needs"andtheircostandquite anothertohaveawarm,practical,humanunderstandingofhowtheydopropupandenterintohis familylife.Butitwouldseemthatfinancialconsiderationsalonebindtheoutlookofbothworker andjudge.

Idonotknowwhattestsareappliedinthis matterofgivingmoretohimwhoalreadyhath. ButIdonotforonemomentbelievethatthe capacityoftaxpayerstopayistakenintoaccount except,perhapswithwithacalloushumour.On thegroundsof"needs"Idonotthinkthat,onprevioussalaryscales,theirWorshipshavesuffered anyrealhardshipsthroughthelossofvaluein money. Inthematterofcharitytheologiansdistinguish an"order,"wherebythevirtueinitspractical effectsisappliedingraduatedfashionfirstlytothose whohavethegreaterclaims,andthentothose whohavelesserclaimsornone.Soitseemstome thatthereshouldbesome"ordering"inthedispensationofsocialjusticesothatthe"have-nots"take precedenceoverthe"haves"inorderthatthegreat disparitiesbetweenthetwoclassesshouldbe lessenedappreciably.Suchaprocedure,endorsed alikebyreason,justiceandcharity,wouldrubdown theroughedgesoftheclasswar.

PENSIONERSHAVEPRIORCLAIMS

Inanycasesomereasonshouldbeshownby governmentforthehugeincreasesinsalarytothose alreadyreceivingadequateremuneration.Couldit honestlybecontendedthatjudges,seniorcivilservantsorarmyofficershavebeenlanguishingina noblesilenceinfinancialstringency?Ratherit wouldseem,theythinkbecauseworkerswhohover withinafewpoundsofthebasicwagereceive increasestheyshouldautomaticallygetpreferment also.Thatisillogicalbecausetheiroriginalsalaries weresetarbitrarilywithoutreferenceeithertotheir "needs"ortothecountry'sfinancialcapacities.

Meanwhilethatgreatandgrowingsectionofthe community-pensionersandothersonfixedincome-reallydofellthepinch.Itseemstome elementarythat,ifthegovernmenthasfundswith whichtobeprodigal,thesepeopleshouldbethe firsttobenefit.Sincenaturalaffectionscountfor solittletodaythatmanyelderlypeoplearevirtually abandonedbytheirchildrenandthrownbackon theStateforsupport,theStateshouldshoulder itsresponsibilities.Evenifahandfulofjudges havetobattlealongbravelyon£5,000ayearfora furthersmallperioditwouldbeworthittoimprove thescandalouspositionofthepensioners.

SovietMostBrutal

InHerKindness

Historyisintheprocessofpointinganironical moralaboutthemaintenanceofanimperialsystem baseduponslavery.Aftertheinaugurationofthe SovietStateinRussiatheclassicwayofdealing withopponents,realorimaginary,wasbywayof "liquidation."Astimeadvanced,however,thenew ProgressiveState,havingcutthepainterfromthe traditionalvaluesuponwhichWesterncivilisation rested,gotfullstrideintoreactionandreactivated theancientinstitutionofslavery.

TheordinarySovietcitizen,havingnorights inherentinhisnaturebutonlythosewhichthe new'imperialistsoftheKremlinchosetoconfer uponhim,wasineffectaslave.Thespecialclassof slaves,enemiesoftheState,whogrewtonumber 14,000,000inhundredsofforcedlabourcamps differedfromtheSovietcitizenonlyinthedegree ofservility.

RUININGEUROPEATANYCOST

TheSoviet,ofcourse,attemptedtoconcealfrom theworldatlargethatsuchagrotesquelyreactionarystateofaffairsexistedintheWorkers'Paradise. Butthethingwasasighttoolargetoremaina secretandcertainlysincethepastwarnations becamepainfullyawarethatthousandsoftheir soldierswerebeingheldunwarrantedlybythe Soviet.

Thediscoveryanddevelopmentofatomicpower inthepastfewyearshas,despiteSovietvauntsof equality,ifnotofsuperiority,driventheKremlin ontothedefensive.Nomorestrikingproofofthis isavailablethanthefrenziedeffortsofMoscowto preventtheunificationofEuropeandthere-arming ofGermany.TheSovietisseeminglypreparedto wreckEuropeanintegrationatanycostwhatever.

Withoutchangingoneiotaofherbasicprinciples, Russiaisintentuponenlargingliberty.Sheseeks tocurryfavourwithherchiefenemy,theCatholic Church,byreleasingafewofthethousandpriests fromherslavecamps.Sheseekspoliticaladvantage bytheholdingofahandfulofAmericanhostages.

Butintheveryprocessofliberalisationshehas cookedherowngoose.Forthefreeingofsome slavesgivesthelietotheSovietdenialofher maintenanceofslavelabourcampsonagigantic scale.And,ofcourse,theslaveswilltalk.Every freedmancantellofathousandstilllanguishing inthosehell-holesinSiberiaandahundredother places.Moreover,hecantellofinhumanityand crueltywhichmaketheNazisseemtheveriesttyros inthescienceofsadism.

TESTFORTHE"PARLOURPINKS"

Thereisgrimironyinthereflectionthatwhen theSovietattemptstobekinditonlysucceedsin leavinganimpressionofitsabominablecruelty. Itwarnsthefreeworldinthemostvividfashionof whatCommunistdominancewillmeanforfreemen. ItillumineswithablindinglightwhattheSoviet talkof"people'sdemocracies,"freedomandpeaceis worth.

Never,inthenear-40yearsofitsexistencehas theSovietmadesuchanexposureofitsrealnature andmethods.TherevelationswillnotaffectCommunists,fortheyarecase-hardened.Butitshould haveaprofoundimpactuponthesillyintellectuals whoaffectsanarchismasafad.Thecontinuing disclosureswillproveatestcaseofthesincerityof the"parlourPinks."

ToadHillSquareDanceDrawsYouth

Openairsquaredancing atSt.Denis',TuartHill,has againgotawaytoagood startandcontinuesthrough theautumnmonthsat8-11 p.m.everyFridayevening. Parentshavetakento comingwiththeiryoung peopleandarefinding squaredancingintheopen apleasantrelaxation.

TheyoungpeopleespeciallyenjoyJohnAllmark's callingandJohnisamongst thetopsasasingingcaller. Heisablysupportedby KeithCarton(electric guitar),andKeithGerrans (pianoaccordion).T combinationisoneofthe bestinPerth.

Thefunctionreceives considerableY.C.W.and N.C.G.M.supportfromsurroundingparishesasthe openairfunofsquare dancingisahealthychange fromthejiveandbunnyhuggingofthemodern ballroom.Beginnersare alwayswelcomeatTuart

THERECORD

Hillandfindnodifficultyin fittinginafteralittleassistancefromtheolderhands.

HomesWanted ForTheseLads

TheCatholicMigration Officeisanxioustosecure boardandresidencewith Catholicfamiliesforboys duetostartworkinthecity attheendofJanuary.

Theboyscanpayreasonableboard.Itisnotjusta question,however,oftakinginaboarder.

Theladsarewithout homesorparents.EverythingtheBrotherscando forthemhasbeendoneand theyarenowdependenton thecharityandgoodnessof Catholichomestocontinue thegoodwork.

Anyonewhowillhelpis askedtocontactthesecretary,CatholicMigration Office,81St.George's-ter.

POPELISTSCO-EXISTENCEERRORS

HisHolinessPopePiusXII,whosefamilyname ofPacellimeans"littlepeace,"seesleadingthe worldbacktopeaceasthespecialmissiongivento himbyGod.InhisdelayedChristmasmessagethe Popesaidhehashadtocarryoutthismissionwith "patient,almostexhaustinglabour."Itisthe16th Christmasmessageaddressedtotheworldbythe Pontiff.Hesaidhehaseachyearofhispontificate hopedtooffertheChristChildtrueworldpeaceasa Christmasgift,buthassofarbeenunabletodoso. Thefirstsixyearsofhispontificatehecouldoffer nothingbutthehorrorsofwar,hedeclared,andsince thenonlythe"agonisingstateofuneasinessand dangerknownasthe'coldwar.'"ThePopenoted thatcurrentemphasison"peacefulco-existence" hasbroughttheworldfroma"coldwar"toa"cold peace."Hesaidthatthisideaof"co-existence"is astepintherightdirection,butstillunworthyof thenameofpeace.

ThePopedeclaredthattheworldneedsmore thanmere"co-existence."Itneeds"atrulypeaceful livingtogether,inspiredandprotectedbythedivine moralorder."ThePontifffoundfaultwithboth thetwoopposingcampsintheworld.Hedescribed thepresent"co-existence"asa"co-existenceof fear"anda"co-existenceoferror."Hecalledfor a"co-existenceinthefearofGod"anda"coexistenceintruth."Thepresentco-existenceis basedonplainfear,thePopedeclared,because"each ofthetwogroupssmartsunderfearoftheother's militaryandeconomicpower.Inbothofthemthere isgraveapprehensionofthecatastrophiceffectofthe latestweapons."

Itisa"co-existenceoferror,"thePopesaid, becausebothcampsplacetheirhopeforpeaceinthe fieldofeconomics.Inonecamp,hestated,"itis taughthat,sincemanhasgivenproofofsuchpower astocreatethemarvelloustechnico-economicalcompositeofwhichheboaststoday,hewillalsobeable toorganisetheliberationofhumanlifefromall privationsandevilsfromwhichitsuffers.andin thiswayeffectakindofself-redemption."

Ontheotherhand,thePopesaidthattheconceptiongainsgroundintheopposingcampthatthe solutionoftheproblemofpeacemustbesoughtin economics,andparticularlyinaspecificform thereof,thatoffreeexchange.

"Wehavealreadyhadoccasionatothertimesto exposethebaselessnessofsuchteachings.About 100yearsagofollowersofthefreetradesystem expectedwonderfulthingsfromit,attributingtoit analmostmagicialpower."Thecourseofevents hasshownhowdeceitfulistheillusionofentrusting thepeacetofreeexchangealone.Norwouldthe resultbeotherwiseinthefutureiftherewereto persistthatblindfaithwhichconfersoneconomics animaginarymysticforce."

ThePopelistedtheseothererrorswhichhefound inthetwo"co-existing"camps:

Hescoredthe"currentpoliticalpracticewhich whiledreadingwarasthegreatestofcatastrophes, atthesametimeputsallitstrustinwarasifit were theonlymeansforregulatinginternational relations."

Hecriticised"pacifistpropagandaoriginatingfromthosewhodenyallbeliefinGod'as"incapable oflesseningorofeliminatingtheanguishedsense offear."

Herappedarmslimitationagreementsentered intowithout"moralfoundationorfearofGod"as becomingonly"asourceofrenewedmutualdistrust."

Hewarnedagainstthesystemofthoughtwhereby anindividualorgroup,withoutconsiderationor regardforothers,engageinaceaselessincreaseof productionandaconstantraisingoftheirownliving standard.ThePopecautionedthat"insuchacase anupsurgeofresentmentandrivalryonthepart ofneighbouringpeopleswouldbeinevitable,and consequentlyalsotheweakeningoftheentire group."

HeadmonishedthattherecentParisandMoscow pactsgivingtheWesternandEasternblocsrespectivelygreatermilitarycohesionactuallyendangered Europeanunity.

ThePopenotedthattherehasbeenanincrease inthenumberofthosewhorebelagainsttheidea ofbeingsatisfiedwithmereco-existenceandwho havecometoconsidertheproblemofpeaceandwar asinvolvinghigherandChristianresponsibility beforeGodandthemorallaw.

Hesawhopethata"bridgeofpeacemayyetbe builtbetweentheopposingshoresandthecommon bond,sosadlybroken,bere-established."

"Thepresentco-existenceinfearhasthusonly twopossibleprospectsbeforeit,"thePontiffdeclared:"eitheritwillraiseitselftoaco-existence inthefearofGod,andthencetoatrulypeaceful livingtogether,inspiredandprotectedbythedivine, moralorder;orelseitwillshrivelmoreandmore intoafrozenparalysisofinternationallife,thegrave dangersofwhichareevennowforeseeable."

OfficialEngagements

Jan.23: Blessandopennewconventandpresbytery,Mandurah.

Jan.30: EnthronementofMost Rev.L.J.Goody,D.D., DPh.,BishopofBunbury. Feb.6: Blessandopennew school-churchatInnaloo.

Feb.13: Blessandopenschooland conventatCarilla.

Feb.20: Blessandopenextensions toschoolatBentleyPark.

Feb.27: Blessandopenschooland conventatQuairading.

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VATICANCITY,Dec.31-ThePeron JohnSawada,sonofS.SaregimeinArgentinaishostiletowardthe Someofthemostgloriouspagesofthestoryofreligiousper-wada,formerJapaneseambassadortoBrazil,hasreCatholicChurchbecauseitdeniesthesecutionthatarebeingwrittentodayinthebloodofourfellow-turnedtoTokyoaftereight Church'srighttomakehervoiceheardinCatholics,arebeingwritteninRedChina,thelandofthe"Popu-agyearsanda asastlegeude atom inRnt

Pro e. pCol thesocialaswellasthespiritualfield,ac-larRepublic."Pagesthatalmostsurpassbelief-fortheyareOrdainedthreeyearsago cordingtoOsservatoreRomano. fullofalmostsuperhumanenduranceinthefaceofanalmostbyPietroCardinalFumesoni-Biondi,FatherSawaTheVaticanCitynews- brutalviolence.Andyettheyaretrue sadly,tragicallytrue.daremainedinRomefor Argentine government's Wuang,andhewasapieces,limbbylimb,andbeingtorturednightand HisnamewasPang-So-demnedhertobetorntowomen,priestsandnuns-advancedstudiesinphilosophy.Anuncleofthe. paper,commentingonths chargesofChurchmeddling licensedhospitalattendant,everymemberofthehos-day;"populartrials"stag-youngpriestisservingas incivilaffairs,quoted workinginthehospitalofpilafwasorderedtoinflicted;andfinallyimprison-theoffigialJapaneseohteachingsoffourofthelast mentandevendeath.AndserverattheUnitedNawhichthewitnesswhogave_ifatalblow. fivePopesthattheChurch's thisevidence,wasmedical"Thatveryevening,"allthistoday inthe a tionsinNewYork. ministryextendsintoevery realminwhichmoralquessuperintendent. addsthisCatholicdoctor,ChurchofSilence. 'Ir * tionsareatstake.Itcited

Dayandnight,hework-"wegatheredwhatwasleft statementsbyPopesLeo edmostprodigiously.HeofherscatteredlimbsXIII,PiusX,PiusXIand knewnodistinctionsofgloriousremainsofacour-

NewJapaneseLeaderBelieves

PiusXII. persons;humansufferingageousmartyr."

Thenewspaperdescribed wasallthatmattered.ButTheseinstancesofwhichHeCanContainCommunists thepresentsituationin hisardentfaithcaughtthewehaveampletestimony, Argveandpreoccupyingin entinaasonewhichis unwelcomeattentionofthecouldbemultipliedwithout TOKYO,Jan.3-ThenewJoJapanesead: "graveand andin1951,theytriedend.Theyalltellthesame p itsmanifestations,and toforcehimtoaffixhisstory-strong,courageousministrationheadedbyPremierIchiroHatowhicheventhemostinat- signatureonablanksheetsoulsfacingtheworst,yamsrecognisesthatcommunistpowers tentivepersoncanseehasontheotherhand,mustofpaper,hopingthereafterratherthanbetrayChrist. beeninexistenceforsom"serveintheirhumanneeds."toincriminatehim.

aimathavingacommunistregimeinJapan. timenowinthatcountry."Underthesecircum-

Totheend,herefused.Church'sVitalOrganandallothercountries.Buttheg andCatholicsinparticular,

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PREMIERFIBRO-PLASTERWORKS tionofYouth). admittedthatintheirfight Thepassagequotedread:againsttheLegiontheyhadBRAIDSTREET(offNewcastleStreet), ST.ILDEPHONSUS'COLLEGE"Itistheinalienableright,lost.Duringameeting,a ,aswellastheindispensablehighCommunistofficialex- EASTPERTH. duty,oftheChurchtoclaimedinfury:"Wewho NEWNORCIA watchovertheentireedu-crushedeightmillionarm-

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MillionPilgrimsHonourApostle

JamesDuringSpain'sHolyYear

SANTIAGODECOMPOSTELA,Spain, Jan.7(NC)-Solemnceremoniesmarked theclosinghereoftheHolyYearofCornpostelladuringwhichanestimatedonemillionpilgrimsfrompartsofSpainandfrom abroadpaidspecialhomagetoSt.Jamesthe Apostle,patronofSpain.

TheholyYearofCornpostelaisheldeveryyear onwhichthefeastofthe ApostlefallsonaSunday. BoththeopeningandclosingoftheYeararemarked byceremoniessimilarto thoseinRomeatthebeginningandtheendofHoly Year.Theyincludethe openingandclosingofa holydoorinthehistoric cathedralwhichpilgrims mustentertogainthespecialindulgencesavailable.

Onthedaybeforethe closingoftheholydoor, serviceswereheldtocornmoratethetranslationof St. remainsJamestheApostle's toCompostela, wheretheylieinthetomb overwhichthecathedral wasbuilt.

Afterhismartyrdom,St. Jame'sbodywasbrought fromPalestinetoSpain, andinthesucceedingcenturiesCompostelabecame oneofthegreatpilgrimage centresofEurope.

Duringtheservices,the traditionalofferingofhomagetoSt.James,institutedbyKingPhilipIVin 1745,wasrenewedinthe nameofSpanishpeopleby MinisterofJusticeAntonio Iturmendi,actingforGeneralissimoFranco,headof ofthestate.Thepres- cribedresponsestotheact

offidelityweremadeby HisEminenceFernando CardinalQuirogaPalacios, ArchbishopofCompostela. TheclosingoftheHal,/ YearsawthealtarsofOur LadyofthePilarand St.Jamesdecoratedwith redandwhiteflowers.

Theywerebroughtfrom Zaragozawhichcontains theprincipalshrineofOur LadyofthePilar,oneof themostpopulardesignationsunderwhichthe MotherofGodishonouredbytheSpanishpeople.

ItwastherethatSpain wasconsecratedtotheImmaculateHeartofMary lastOctober,atthecloseof aMarianCongresshighlightedbymanyreligious ceremonies.

Thedecorationofthe altarofOurLadyofthe Pilarcalledattentiontothe factthattheCatholicsof Spainrenderedtributes duringtheMarianYear bothtotheVirginMary andtotheirnationalpatron.

Thetitle,OurLadyof thePilar,comesfromthe t*aditionthattheVirgin appearedtoSt.Jamasseatedonamarblerockwhile hewasprayingonthe banksoftheEbro.andinstructedhimtobuilda chapelthere.

ArchdiocesanMissionAidOf Parishes,SchoolsWas19,693

Inpublishingthelistsofcontributions tothePropagationoftheFaith(below)the DiocesanDirectorofPontificalMissionAid Societies,Rev.M.McKeon,wishestothank thepriestsfortheirinterestandco-operationinfurtheringthecauseofthemissionsintheirvariousparishes.

Theparishlistsspeak :orthemselvesofthegenerosityofthepeopleandof theirfaithwhichleadsto anappreciationofthe .vordsofourDivineLord, "asoftenasyoudiditto meoftheseMyleastbrethrenyoudidittoMe" andthewordsoftheHoly Father:"OfallCharities 'hisistheholiestanddoes mostgood."

Thechildrenresponded wholeheartedlytoourappealtotheschoolsfora specialMarianYeareffort forthemissions.Fr.McKeanwishestothankthe childrenforthesacrifices theymadeduringtheyear andthesuperiorsandteachersforeverythingthey didtofosterinterestinthe missionsintheirschools.

ARCHDIOCESEOFPERTH,W.A.

SOCIETYFORTHEPROPAGATIONOFTHEFAITH PARISHCONTRIBUTIONSFORYEARENDING

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St.Joseph'sPrimarySchool,Albany

St.Patrick's

St.Aloysius'School,ShentonPark

PresentationConvent,Collie

ChristianBrothers'College,Fremantle

St.Bernard'sSchool,Kojonup

St.Joseph'sSchool,Merredin

St.Mary'sGirls'College,Leederville

StaroftheSeaSchool,Cottesloe

HolyCrossSchool,Kensington

St.Joseph'sSchool,Manjimup

St.Patrick'sSchool,York

St.Columba'sSchool,SouthPerth

SacredHeartSchool,Wagin HolyNameSchool,Carlisle

St.Joseph'sSchool,Kellerberrin

St.Mary'sSchool,Maylands

St.Brigid'sSchool,MidlandJunction

Mary'sMountBoys'School,Kalamunda

St.Joseph'sSchool,Bassendean

ConventSchool,Norseman

MaristBrothers'School,Northam

St.Anne'sSchool,Harvey

St.Thomas'School,Claremont

St.Joseph'sSchool,Busselton

OurLadyofLourdesSchool,Dardanup

SacredHeartSchool,Mt.Barker

St.Rita'sSchool,Katanning

OurLadyofFatimaSchool,Palmyra

St.Joseph'sSchool,Pinjarra

SacredHeartPrimarySchool,HighgateHill

St.Philornena'sSchool.Donnybrook

PresentationConvent,Brunswick

St.FrancisXavierSchool,Armadale

St.Patrick'sSchool,Waroona

OurLadyHelpofChristiansSchool,EastVictoriaPark St.Philomena'aSchool,Narrogin

St.Columba'sSchool,Bayswater

SacredHeartSchool,Mundaring

St.Anne'sSchool,NorthFremantle

ChristianBroihers'School(St.Francis),East VictoriaPark

St.Jerome'sSchool,Spearwood

SchoolofChristtheKing,Beaconsfield

ImmaculateConceptionSchool,E.Fremantle

ConventSchool,BruceRock

StMary'sSchool,EastGuildford

St.Munchin'sSchool,Gosnells St.Joseph'sSchool,MargaretRiver

PresentationConvent,Beverley

ConventSchool,Rockingham

HolyFamilySchool,Como St.Augustine'sSchool,Rivervale St.Patrick'sSchool,HavelockSt.,WestePrth

HolyCrossSchool,Cunderdin St.Michael'sSchool,HerneHill St.Peter'sDominicanSchool,BedfordPark St.Theresa'sSchool,LakeGwelup St.Charles'Seminary,Guildford

SacredHeartHighSchool,TuckfieldSt.,Fremantle

ItalianUrsulineSistersHaveBeen Through

TroublesomeTimes

TheReliionsOrderknownastheUrsu-andmoreSisterswere soughtfromItaly.Thecall wasquicklyansweredand eightmissionariesarrived byairtoworkinthemissionfield.

linesoftheSacredHeartwasinstitutedin 1575throughthegoodofficesoftheJesuit FatherswhogavetheFoundress,Vittoria Masie,thesamerulesasthoseofSt.IgnatuisfortheChristianeducationofyoung girlsandwomen.

Wonderfulresultswere achievedrightfromthe start,andnewhouseswere openedinthemaincitiesof Italy.Afterthreecenturies someoftheruleswere changedinkeepingwiththe times.

TheactivitiesoftheUrsulineSistersnowincluded therunningofkindergartens,primaryandsecondary schools,schoolsofneedleworkanddomesticscience

hadtheirshareofhardship, privationandmartyrdom.

MotherLucreziawasindeedagreatsoul,butby comparisonwithallher achievementsherownprofoundhumilitywasoutstanding.Herlastwords were:"Itismyferventdesirethattheeducationof theyoungshouldflourish."

Andherwishwasfulfilled.Theschoolsrunbe theSisterswererecognised

However,theirworkwas nottolast.Chinawaseve!runbytheCommunistsand Sistersandchildrenwere dispersed.Theschoolwas closedandtheSisterswere notallowedtocarryonthe worktowhichtheyhad givenuptheirlives.

Stilltheirdetermination wastostayinChinauntil theywereputout,andduringthedarkanddifficult daysthatlayahead,thebehaviouroftheSistersand theCatholicsaroundthem wasexemplary.

In1951,aftertheMision.

mantlein1951.Theywere attachedtoSt.Charles' SeminaryatGuildfordand afewweresenttothe NativeMissionatWanderingBrook.

In1953theSistersstartedanapostolateofwork amongItaliansinWest Perth,andtwooftheSisters areattheSt.Josephs orphanage,Subiaco,learningEnglish.

Andnowthislittleband ofcourageouswomen,who havesufferedagreatdeal, willbebackagaininacommunityinalittleconvent oftheirownatPickering Brook.HisGracethe Archbishophadtheconvent builtforthemandtheopen-1 ingdateisSunday,Feb.13.1

PickeringBrookisonthe outskirtsofKalamunda,in theDarlingRangedistrict, andhereinthequietpeacefulnessoftheAustralian countrysidetheSisterswill findahavenandanopportunitytocarryonthegood worktowhichtheyhave consecratedtheirlives-the teachingofchildren.

LittledidtheSisters think,whentheyvolunteeredforthemissionfieldin China,thattheywouldone daybeteachingJohnand! Mary,AngelaandTinaanal TonyoutinPickeringBrook inWesternAustralia.

February13willbe a, memorableday,notonlyfor theresidentsofPickering Brook,butforthewhole ItaliancommunityofPerth, becauseitwillseethe foundationofthefirst ItalianconventintheWest.

unsAre TheirSlaves

BERLIN.Jan.4(NC).Some500Polishnunshave, 'beenimprisonedbyRed authoritiesinaforced labourcampnearCracow, ithasbeenreportedhere

O'ConnellandSalt's FormGivesPromise ForAdelaideMeet

(ByR.F.Anthony)

TwoY.C.W.athletesshowedexceptional formintheStatetrialsatLeedervilleOval onJan.8.TheywereFrankO'Connelland KevinSalt.

Afterqualifyinginhis' heatofthe880yardswith arunof1-59.2,O'Connell wentontowinthefinalin 1min.53.8sec.Thistime betteredbytwoseconds O'Connell'spreviousbest fortheseasonandisprobablythefastest880yards recordedinAustraliathis season.

Twoyearsago,John LandywontheAustralian titleatLeedervillewith lmin.53.6sec.,sothatthe standardofFrank'sperformanceisveryobvious. Givengoodconditionsin Adelaideandwithatop classfield,Frankshould takeatleastasecondoff lastSaturday'seffortand mightworryLenMcRae's Australianrecordof1min. 52.1sec.

O'Connellshowedsuperiortacticsinthefinalof theStatetrialandisexperiencedenoughtoholdhis owninanAustralianchampionshipfinal.Thefirstlap ofthetrialwasveryfast andO'Connelltookthelead soonafterthestartofthe secondlap.With220yards togo,Frankledbythree yards;fromthenonhe movedawayfromthefield, winningby15yardsfrom thecourageousBarryTregenza,whoranlmin.56sec. -brilliantforaladof!9 years.

NeedsJumpof50ft.

schoolboymustbethe fastestinthehistory of Australianathleticsbya sub-junior.

Itrankswiththeefforts ofBillButchart(N.S.W.) who,at18yearsofage,ran 880yardsin1-53.3sec.,and BarryMcQueen(ex-N.S.W. nowW.A.)whoat17years ofage,coveredthedistance in1-56.8sec.

IfElliottcontinueshis athleticsheappearsagood prospecttoonedaybetter lmin.50sec.forthehalfmile.Carefultrainingand competitionmayturnElliott intooneoftheworld's finestmiddledistance athletes.

GoodPerformances

AlsooutstandinginB gradeweresprintersRon Davidson(23.3sec.),Mark Haydock(24.Osec.)and MurrayWard(24.2sec.), eachofwhomscoredwellin hisdivision.Anotherwinnerover220yardswasJim deGruchy,makingacomebacktoathleticsandwho shouldwithtrainingant morecompetitionbecome oneoftheforemostY.C.W. sprinters.

Butalthoughtheprimary purposeoftheOrderwas Christianeducation,the Sisterswerenotblindtothe sufferingsandneedsof humanity,andorphanages andconvalescenthomes werestartedaswellas homesfortheagedandinfirm.Dispensariesandhospitalssprangupwherever theneedarose.

Thezealofthegoodnuns didnotendthere;theyalso undertookapostolicwork withintheparishes-Sundayschools,LegionofMary, CatholicAction,St.Vincent dePaulsocieties,visiting thesickathomeandin hospitalsaswellastheunfortunatesinprison.

TheServantofGod, MotherLucreziaGileri,who diedin1923intheodourof sanctity,isconsideredthe secondfoundressofthe Orderbecausethroughher thecongregationreceived therecognitionoftheHoly See.

Itwasalsothezealof MotherLucreziathatledto theinaugurationofmission housesinChina.Likeother missionariestotheFarEast, theSisterswhowentthere

PrintedandPublishedbyKeith FrancisSpruhan."TheRecord' Office.450HayStreet.Perth

bythegovernment;conversionsinChinawereincreasing,andseveralhouses werefoundedindifferent partsofChina,thelastin Souchowin1942.

Thislastfoundationwas besetwithdifficultyright fromthestart.Allaround waswant,starvation,bombinganddestruction.But amidthesesufferingsarose theorphanages,schools,dispensariesandhospitalconductedbytheSisters.

OnSept.18,1945,thenew schoolatSouchowwas openedwith500children

aryFathershadbeenexpelled,thelittlebandof Sisterssufferedtheanguish andpainsofCalvaryitself andfinallyexpelled,they soughttemporaryrefugein Hong-kong.

Whilstarrangementswere beingmadefortheirreturn toItaly,anoffercamefrom HisGrace,theArchbishop ofPerth,whohavingheard oftheirplightofferedthe Sistersapermanentrefuge inW.A.

Thisofferwasgratefully acceptedandthelittleband ofSistersarrivedatFre-

TheSisters,whomthe Communistshaveremoved fromtheirconvents,arebeingforcedtoworkunder verydifficultconditions. Theyliveincrowded,poorlyheatedandunsanitary rooms,andarekeptona starvationdiet.Asaresult oftheirmistreatment,many havebecomeill. Theirmainworkconsists ofcookinganddoinglaundryforsoldiersinanearby barracks.Thecampis underpoliceguardandthe nunsareforbiddentoleave thecampbuildings.

ReaderAllegingThereIsNoSuchThingAsFreePress

WantsToKnowWhyLocalEditorGotRoyalHonour

Sir,-Severalcorrespondentshavecomplainedthat thelocalMasonic-controlled Presshasnotpublished certainletterssentin,and theyhavementionedthe word"freedomofthe press,"andwhethersucha thingexistsorhasever existed,ishardlyaquestion foralaymantoanswer.

Thisisthedayoftheexpert,sowhatbetterauthoritycouldwefindtoanswer thequestion,isthere"free-

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domofthepress,"thanan editorofoneoftheworld's leadingnewspapers?That editor'snameisJohnSwintonwho,whenretiringfrom theeditorshipofthe"New YorkTribune,"wasgiven abanquetinhishonour.

Whenrespondingtothe toastof"anindependen' Press,"hesaidthesewords: "Thereisnosuchthingin Americaasanindependent Press.Youknowit,asI knowit.Thereisnotone ofyouwhowoulddareto writehishonestopinions, andifhedid,youwould knowbeforehanditwould neverappearinprint.

"Iampaid250dollarsa weektokeepmyhonest opinionsoutofthepaper1 amconnectedwith.Others ofyouarepaidsimilar salariesforsimilarwork. Thebusinessofthejournalististodestroythetruth, tolieoutright,topertto, vilify,tofawnatthefeetof Mammon,andtosellhimself,hiscountry,andhis

raceforhisdailybread.You knowthis,andIknowit, andwhatfollyisthistotie toasting'anindependent Press?'"

Sowhenanewspapereditorisawardedanhonour fromourQueen,onehasto wonderastowhatthe awardreallywasgivenfor. Isitfordutiestothecountry,ordutiesto"thefeetof Mammon,"ordutiesto thosepowerfulpeoplewhose identityisneverdisclosed butwhoseschemessuchas sellingourgoldatpre-war prices,receivessuchgeneroussupportfromour"free Press"?

ThetruthaboutRoosevelthasneverbeentoldin our"freePress."norethe truthaboutYalta,Pearl Harbourandathousand otherscandals.Thetruth ,cthatthe"freePress"is themostunfreeinstitution inthecountry,andanybody whothinksotherwiseis underadelusion.-Yours etc.,

THEEDITORREGRETS.

Inthehop,stepandjump trial,KevinSaltexcelled withaleapof48ft.10in. Kevinhadsixjumps,his firstthreebeinghisbest. Theywere48ft.7in.,48ft. 10in.,and48ft.8in.,anyone ofwhichwouldbegood enoughtowinaplaceinthe Australiantitle.

Tocapturethetitle,Kevin wouldneedajumpof50ft., thatisassumingBrian Oliverwillbecompeting. Salt'seffortwasasoloone andwiththeincentiveof closecompetitionhewould adduptoonefoottoSaturday'sbestdistance.

AnotherY.C.W.athlete whodidwellintheState trialswasEvanReid.This 20-year-oldsprinterfinishedacreditablesecondin thefinalofthe220yardsto MaxEvansofCanningDistricts.Reid'stimeinthe finalwas22.4sec.-good timeconsideringthatatthe startoftheseasonhesufferedahipinjurywhichhamperedhistrainingquite some. Thejuniorsprinter,John Goodman,didwellto qualifyforthefinalbutwas outclassedinfinishingfifth.

InterestinBGrade

TheAgradeinterclub competitionwasnotheld duetotheStatetrialsand interestfocussedonthe13 gradecompetition.Inthis grade,Y.C.W.holdsthelead bysome60pointsbutthe teamhassufferedtheloss ofpointsfortwoweeksdue toathletesbeingawayon holidays.

Easilythemostoutstandingperformanceinthe gradewasbythe16-yea:oldHerbElliott,whoran the880yardsingustyconditionsinlmin.57.2sec.It wasElliott'sfirstclashwith University'sDonDyerwho finishedinsecondplace, some25yardsbehind Elliott. TheW.A.sub-junior recordbeforelastSaturday was2min.1.5sec.byTregenza,reducednowby4.3 sec.byElliott.Thisperformancebythe16-year-old

MurrayWarddidwell overthe220yardshurdles withafirst-uprunof28.9 sec.Whenitisconsidered thatMurrayhitthelast hurdlebadlyandslowed downpracticallytoawalk, hewouldbewelladvisedto concentrateonthisevent. Heisstillafairwayfrom topsprintingformsethat, withtraining,heshouldgo veryclosetotheW.A. juniorrecordfor220yards hurdles,heldbyLesLivesy.

DesLintonwastheoutstandingBgradehigh jumperwithajumpof5ft. 9in.Itwasthesecondoccasionhehadclearedthis heightduringinter-cluti competition.Deshasdone" wellinjumpingthisyear andshouldtakethehigh andbroadjumpState championshipsforjuniors inFebruary.

Inthe220yardshurdles

JohnChilversmadeanappearanceandwonin27.4sec. NextSaturday,Johnwillbe Y.C.W's."hope"inthe120 yardshurdlesandshould wintheeventonhisperformanceoverthe200yards hurdles.

DanceforAthletes

MembersoftheY.C.W. andN.C.G.M.athleticclubs areremindedofthedance atSubiacoonJanuary22. Thisdancehasbeenorganisedbyandfortheathletics clubsandmembersshould notneedanyurgingabout attending.

LastSaturdayclubmembersbadeJohnO'Connell andhiswife,Pam,farewell andgoodluckfortheir futureinMelbourne.The twoneednointroductionin athleticscircles,Johnbeing aholderoftwojuniorState recordsandPamoneAustralianrecord.Asmall tokenoftheclub'sesteem waspresentedtothepair whodepartedbyplanefor MelbournelastSaturday night.

SympathyExtended

TheY.C.W.andN.C.G.M. AthleticClubstakethisopportunitytoextendtoMr. G.Hogantheirsympathy ontherecentdeathofhis father.

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OnarrivalInFremantlefromChinain1951theUrsulineSistersoftheSacred HeartweregivenarousingwelcomebyofficialsofChurchandState. andartschools.

EuropeanDominanceInAsia PresentsSomeThornySides

P.H.W.,Riverton,sendsalongletter aboutthe"OpiumWar'inChina.Heprefaceshisquestionsbyageneralstatement: "Thereisnoprincipleofjusticewhich allowstheimpositionbyforceoftheruleof onenationuponanother,withoutthe latter'sconsent."

R.:Asitstands,andwithoutqualifications,thisgeneralstatementofyours, P.H.W.,isaltogetherwrong. Ifanationortribepersists inmakingtroubleforits neiglspours(e.g.,byraiding orpiracy)andcannotbe broughtbypeacefulmeans tobehavepeaceably,its neighbourshaveaperfect righttosubdueitbyforce Andtoholditinsubjection aslongasmaybenecessary -ofcourse,undertheusual conditionsforthewaging ofajustwar.And-toanticipateyourlaterquestions -wemay,hereremarkthat piracywasrifealongthe Chinesecoastsinthe19th century.

Yourlettercontinues: "DidtheChristianchurches -CatholicandProtestantdenounoepubliclyatany timethespoliationofthe coastalareasofImperial China,duringthelatterpart ofthelastcentury,bythe Europeanor"Christian" powers?

"Myhistorybooks(Scottish)taughtmethatthe OpiumWarwasan'immoral'war.WerethanksgivingservicesheldatSt. Paul's,Westminsterorother churchesontheconclusion ofthisimmoralandvery profitablewar?"

R.:The"spoliation"of theChinesecoastalarens wasnotassimpleanaffair

provocation,andnoEuropeannationlackedplausible pretextsforinterveningin China.

Incidentally,Ihaveoften heardonewhoisnoimperialistsaythattheBritish seizureofHong-kongwas thegreatestblessingthe peopleofHong-kongever received.Itisthefashion nowadaystodenounce"imperialism,"justasitwas thefashioninthe19thcenturytoextolit;both fashionsarehistoricallyuntenable. Thereismuchtobesaid bothinjustificationandin condemnationofthedominationofnon-Europeansby Europeans;eachcasemust bedecidedonitsmerits,and theseareoftenverydifficult toascertain.

takeresponsibilityforits

WhyDoPopes ContinueTo LiveInRome?

"Listener,"SouthPerth, writes:"SinceChristand theApostleswereJews,

PridePresentsSquill-EyedVersion OfSelfandGod;HumilitytheTruth ispride?" R.:Pridemeansbeinga toRome,whyisitthattheportion.Itistheopposite -eyed truei.e"pnroo-t (Somightabrewerrefuse misusebytheChinese. andsinceChristneverwentsseeingquint totakeresponsibilityfor drunkenness-IdonotasyPopelivesinRomeinsteadofhumility,andhumilityis hewouldbejustified,butofinJerusalem?" thevirtuebywhichyousee R.:Thequestionisnotthetruth(thewholetruth the ablepoint iscertainlyargu-solvedbyaskingwhereandnothingbutthetruth) ChristourLordresided.If'aboutyourselfandothers, TheChinesegovernmentitwere,thentheundoubted,particularlyaboutGodand wascertainlyjustifiedin wantingtosuppressthefactthatChristlivedinyourself.

Nazarethfornearly30years opiumtrade:butitsconduct

T.S.,Perth,writes:"WhatLadyvisitedhercousin Elizabethandthelatterexclaimed"HowhaveIdeservedtobethusvisitedLv themotherofmyLord?"

Basically,humilityisto andspentonlyafewweeksrecognisewhatGodisand wasveryhigh-handed.inJerusalemshouldpointwhatyouare.Godisthe AfterChineseofficialshadtoNazarethastheplaceCreator,Masterofthetun- connivedatthetrafficforwherethePopeoughttoverseandGiverofevery manyyears,thegovernmentlive. suddenlyclampeddownon gift.YouandIareGod's Whatsolvesthequestioncreatures,madebyHimand it,seizedtheBritishshipsisnotwhereChristlived,endowedbyHimwithmany inCanton,confiscatedtheirbutwherethefirstPope, splendidgifts.Todeny cargoes,tothevalueofPeter,chosetosettleandthesegiftsinyouwouldbe cargo£3, andthrewestablish hisprimatialalieandingratitudetooGd; thecrewsintoprison. bishopric.Havingspenttoboastaboutthemwould WhentheBritishgovern-sometimeinAntiochPeterhehollow,forinrealitythey mentprotested,theChinesesettledinRome,evidentlyarenotyoursbutGod's, refusedanysortofsatis-ibecausehedeemeditwiselenttoyouto"tradewith" factionorcompensation.IttooperatefromthecentretillHecomesinjudgmentto isnotreallysurprisingthatofthethenknownworld. askanaccountofyour therewasawar,anditisInthefirstcenturyallstewardship. noteasytosayunreservedlyroadsledfromRomeaswell thattheBritishwereinthe wrong. astoRome.St.PeterdiedOurLady'sExample

The"OpiumWar"hasChurchorbyanyoneelse, longbeenafavouritethemeoftheactionsofgovernforthemoraldenunciationsmentsandpublicmen,is oflay-preachers.Iwouldra.relypossible-especially notaltogetherdefendit,butbycontemporaries,whocan itwasnottheheinouscrimehardlyknowthefulltruth. itisusuallymadeouttobe.Whether thanksgiving ThefollowingpointsshouldserviceswereheldatSt. beborneinmind. PatinorWestminster

ThegeneralattitudetoAbbeyIdonotknow.They opiumin1839wasverydit-arenotCatholicchurches, ferentfromwhatitistoday.andhereIamdealingwith

ItwasthoughtabeneficenttheCatholicChurch. drugfordeadeningpain;it ButIwouldsay,ingenedangerswerenotsoclearlyral,thatserviceswhicharerecognised.Itsproduction,usuallyheldbyanydesale,andconsumptionwerenominationattheendofa littlerestricted-mememberwararenotcrassvictoryColeridgeanddeQuincey.services.Theyarein asthewriterseemstothink.TheBritishtraderswhothanksgivingthatthewar TheChinesewerenotanbroughtittoChinamain-isoverandfurtherbloodinnocentlotofwoollybaa-tainedthatitwasabene-shedspared:andyouwill lambs:theygaveplentyofficentdrug,andrefusedtosurelyagreethatcessation ofdeathandwoundsamong one'sownnationisaworthy causeforthanksgiving.If someamongthecongregationharbourvindictiveor sanguinarythoughts,inthat mattertheyareimperfect Christians.

Whatallthisaddsup asBishopofRome.Peter'sToboastaboutthesegifts isthathistoryisnotwrittensuccessorintheSeeofRomeortolookdownyournose -ormade-inblackandinheritedtheauthorityatthoseyouconsiderinwhite.Completecondem-1whichChristdelegatedtoferiorlygifted-whichis nationwhetherbYthePeter,andsoontoourday.pride-istobehaverather likeanot-too-intelligent mannequinwhoisdisplayinganexclusiveDiorcreation.Gorgeouslygowned sheglidesthroughanauditoriumfullofpeopleless fashionablydressed,and glanceswithdisdainattheir frockingefforts.Butthe poorcreatureforgetsthe Diorcreationisnothers, thatinafewminutesshe willhavetosheditandresumeherownplebeiancottoes.

ItDependsWhat PenanceSignifies

Yoursecondquestion reads:"Howdoesonedo Penance?"

R.:Yourtwoquestions havethevirtueofbrevity, andIlikebriefquestions fortheydonotobligemeto summarisetheletterssent inbylisteners.Insummarisingalongletter,there isalwaysadangerofmisrepresentingthewriter.But Ifearthatyoursecond questionistoobrief.

Similarlytheproudman doesnotrecognisethathe dependsutterlyonGodfor fifeandforeverygifthe

Thewordpenancecan meananumberofthings, forinstance:sorrowforsin, thesacramentofpenance whereCatholicsreceiveforgivenessforsin,ormortificationorself-denial.Would youpleasewriteagainand tellmewhichoftheseyou wouldlikediscussed? OtherwiseImightbeat aboutthebushwithoutreplyingexactlytoyour question.

RequestedPoem

GivenComplete

E.R.,Claremont,asksfor someinformationaboutthe versesIquotedonDecember19.Hewantstoknow whotheauthorisandif thereareanyotherverses inthepoem. R.:Theversescitedwere fromthepoem"Immolation,"byRobertFarren. Theversesquotedwereless thanhalfofthecomplete poem.Sinceyouaskforit, hereitisinfull:

HonourtoTheeandpraise!

LoveuntoTheeandpraise!

HonourandlovetoThee 0Lord,andpraise.

Christ,star-toldintheeast, Christ,loverof"theseleast," Christofthemarriage-feast InthiswiteHost.'

Christbythekingsadored, Christcometobringthe sword, ChristtheIncarnateWord InthiswhiteHost.

Christoftheuncaststone, Christinthegardenprone, Christagonisedalone

InthiswhiteHost.

ChristoftheSupperRoom.

Christoftheemptytomb, Christofthedayofdoom

InthiswhiteHost.

NotethatOurLadyrecognisesherownexcellence: "Behold,fromthisdayforwardallgenerationswill callbeblessed."Butimmediatelysheattributesall thepraiseandglorytoGod WhohadshoweredHis favoursonher:"Mysoul praisestheLord He Whoismightyhasdone greatthingstome,andholy isHisname."

RecognisingGood,III

Humilitytherefore is knowingthefulltruthabout yourselfandbehavingaccordingly.Itmeansthe absenceofshams,deceits, falsepretencesandconceit. Itmeansthatyourecognise yourgoodqualities,asthey areandnotgreaterthan theyare;andthatyou realisetheyaresheergifts fromGod.

Itmeansalsothatyou perceiveyourlimitations, yourdeficienciesincharacter,inspiritualqualities,in physicalstrengthorbeauty, inmentalcapacity,insport, inbluebloodorinanyother department.

ThegreatestlivingFrenchnovelist-indeedprobably thegreatestnovelistliving inanycountrynow-FrancoisMauriac,hasthefollowingcommenttomake aboutoneofhischief characterswhoconsidered herselfaparagonofexcellenceandamodelofevery virtue:

GargantuanLie

ofduty,butbecausethe evidenceisoverwhelmingallcreditforthefewgood activitieswithwhichGrace hasendowedhim."

Ihavespokenabout humility,andyouasked aboutpride.Well,prideis

"Noonehadevertoldher thatthecloseramangets tosanctitythemoreconsciousdoeshebecomesof possesses.St.Paulsumsuphisownworthlessness,his thematterpertinently.ownnothingness,andgives Whatgifthaveyou,heasks,toGod-notfromasense thatyouhavenotreceived fromGod;andwhydoyou goryinitasthoughitwere notagift?Asthoughit weresomethingyoucreated forYourself,somethingdue toyourownmaking,notto God'ssheergiving?

Anexcellentexampleoftheoppositeofallthis. genuineseeing sfull hu truth,humility, Chiefly,itisfailureto the realisethatGodisthe foundinthefirstchapterMakerandMasterofmen, ofSt.Luke'sGospel.Ourandthatmenmustobeythe commandsofGod.Your proudmanisinrebellion

BishopsAttackedbyPeronAreLeast

likelyofAnytoActSubversively

ByRichardPattee

OnNov.10,PresidentJuanPeronof ArgentinaattackedseveralCatholicBishops inabroadcastwhichhashadveryconsiderablerepercussionssincethatdate.

healsss,,,Ltd:eyeiada.dbeth,nirs

himselfhisownmasterand alittletingod. Hebacksinthecontemplationofhisownincomparableexcellences,his utterindependenceandhis superiorityoverhisneighbours.Inrealityheknows verylittleforhedoesnot knowhimself,andhislife thereforeisacontinuous

TheArgentinasituationIratherimaginethatitgargantuanlie. isstillsomewhatobscureinistheeffectivechallengete viewofthepaucityofde-thismonopolybyCatholic tailedinformationwehaveActionandbytheCatholic available.Itwouldappearorganisationsinthesocial thatthePeronGovernmentfield,thathasirritated hasdirecteditsfireatthreePeronandledtothisdemamembersofthehierarchygogicoutburstwhichcerwhoareamongthemosttainlydoesPeronnohonour venerableandrespectedofandwill,quitepossibly, theArgentineprelates. produceaverydisagreeable

everdenouncedthis activity.

Thepresentsituationhas beendevelopingeversince Peroncameintopower.The attemptonthepartofthe Statetomonopoliseeverythinginthewayofcharity orpublicwelfarewasa clearindicationthatnorival wouldbetolerated.The tradeunionsunderstrict Peronistaauthorityleaveno placeforChristianunions orevenfortheinfluenceof religionwithinthosethat exist.

Whodreamedthisrealmof earth, Whocalledtheseastobirth,organisationsinthetradehandsnow.Itisoneofthe WhomadethestarsforunionmovementandinnationswheretheChurch

mirth

InthiswhiteHost. Whogloryisandlight, Whomajestyandmight, Whofulnessofdelight InthiswhiteHost.

WhodreadDivinity, WhoOneinTrinity, WhoisInfinity InthiswhiteHost.

Thepoemwillbefound inthevolume,"Thronging Feet,"publishedbySheed andWard,London.

Imentionthispointbe-situationinthecountry. causeofalltheBishopsofItwouldseemthatPeronArgentina,nothreecouldismoasadoctrinein conceivablybelessaddictedArgentinaisinterpretedas toplottingagainstthegov-excludingeveryotherlegitiernment,orengagedinsub-matemanifestationof versiveactionagainsttheaction,beitCatholicor nationalinstitutions. otherwise.Thisisunfortunate.Forthezealand ThemainchargethatenthusiasmwhichthePeron PeronlevelsagainstthemovementoriginallyproChurch-heundertakestoducedmightveryeasilydistinguishbetweenthehavebeenutilisedforthe Churchandcertainele-moralandmaterialreconmentswithinitsranks-isstructionofthenation. theinfiltrationorinfluenceArgentinacanillaffordto ofCatholicindividualsaadhaveareligiouswaronits variousotherassociationsandStatehavemanaged which,heretofore,havebeenoverthelast150yearsto 100percent.Peronista. maintainrelativepeace.No LabourinArgentina,ascrisesofthekindthathave everyoneknows,wasthedisturbedMexico,Colombia petofthelateEvitaPeronandcertainotherlands andhasbeencultivatedhaveevertakenplacethere. assiduouslyastheprincipalTheArgentineChurch sourceofsupportofthehasfounditpossibletodo PeronGovernment.Anyex-aremarkablejobintheintraneousinfluence,suchastellectual,socialandcharitthereligious,wouldunaues-ablefield,inadditiontothe tionablybeconstruedaspurelysoiriteal.NoArgendangeroustothePeronistatinegovernmenttodatehas monopoly.

ThisisstrangelyreminiscentofGuatemala,where thelateconstitutionlaid downthepreceptthatthe clergyandecclesiastical authoritiescouldnot,under anycircumstances,takepart inanyactivitythattouched onlabour,socialwelfare,or economicimprovementof thepeople.

ItlooksasthoughArgentinawereonthebrinkof thissamekindofcampaign. Itwillbeagreatpityif Peron,whohasmanagedto alienatesomuchgoodwill insoshortatime-athome andabroad-shouldnow finditdesirabletoattack theChurchonthisfragile issueofCatholicinfluence infieldswheresuchinfluenceiseminentlylegitimateanddesirable.

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EvenEcucatedCatholicsAre IgnorantOnSocialQuestions

ByRev.WilliamJ.Smith,S.J.

NewPrelate SpendsXmas WithCripples

HoChiMinhSendsMealy-Mouthed MessagestoCompatriotsHeBetrays

ThevainbeliefthatthismenaceofCommunismcanbemet bythepassingofafewlawsistoocommonamongus.Itreveals afearsomemisunderstandingofthenatureoftheevilwhich threatensus.

Toogreatadependence onlawalonecanlullus intoasenseoffalsesecurity. Legislationisanecessary complementtotheefforts andactionsofprivateciti'zensandgroupassociations Itisnotasubstitutefor them.Thehopethatthe problemcanbeadequately solvedmerelybylegislative actionisawishfuldream whichcanterminateina nightmare.

TheanalysisofPopePius XIandtheremediesheproposedcallforreconstruction ofhumansocietyinaccord withspiritualandsocial principleswhichtodate,are notevenknownbyamajorityofourcitizens.

Catholics,eveneducated Catholics,oftendisplaya woefulignoranceofeven someoftheelementary truths.

Communistinfiltration whichhastakenplacehere isowingtoalackofsocial insightindetectingthede-ceptionandtheneedof iliritualstaminatoresist theMarxistencroachments.

Thetrendcanbeeffectivelystoppedonlybythe moralreformationandthe socialreconstructioninsisteduponbyPiusXI.

Communismbasicallyisa falseandviciousideawhich inflamesthemindsofmen.

Thevitalelementofthe movement,however,isnot somethingvague,intangible, indefinite,unfathomable.

Theorganisationswhich carrytheCommunistideas intopracticearecomposed ofhumanbeings.Misguided, fanatic,irrepressiblehuman beingstheyare.Their actionsnonethelessar humanactions.

Theantidoteforthe maladywhichhasseized andtheill-effectsthat flowfromit,whichtheyare determinedtospreadeverywhere,canbefoundand appliedonlybyotherfellow humanbeings.

minimisethetitanicnature ofthetaskbeforeus.

Thatwemayhavesome slightideaandindicationof theawesome,almostoverwhelming responsibility thatpresentworldconditionsplaceupontheChristioncitizensofthisand everyotherfreecountry,we suggestacarefulstudyof thecontrastingaimsofthe Communistsandthecorrespondingobjectivesandobligationswhichthevery

circumstancesofpresentdaysocietyimposeuponus.

Tothatendwelistin parallelcolumnstheconflictingviewpointsandobjectives.TheCommunists havealreadybrokendown theirgeneralaimsintoconcrete,concise,andspecific programmesofaction.

Acomparable,counterprogrammeonourpartis butpartiallycoveredby ourexistinginstitutionsand organisations.

Ananalysisofthetwophilosophiesandthecontendingconceptsmightrunsomewhatinthisfashion:

CHRISTIAN

COMMUNISMAIMSTO:

1.DestroythesanctityofCIVILISATIONMUST: thehome;debasetheRestoresanctityinthe idealofmotherhood. home;bringaboutreverentialrespectforallwomanhood.

2.Subverteducationinto aninstrumentofpropaganda.

3.Obliteratetheveryconceptofrightfulauthority;buildanewsociety onblindhateandruthlessinjustice.

4.Corruptpublicofficials andgovernmentemployeesofnon-Communistnations.

Restorethetruenatureof educationbyrecognising itsrelationshipwithreligionandsoundsocial philosophy.

Exercisethesacredprivilegeofauthorityonthe principlesofjusticeand charity;rebuildsocietyas onebrotherhoodunder God.

Instilintoallpubliclife theprinciplesofmorality.

5.ReduceallmentotheKnowanddefendsthediclevelofamachine. nityofman.

6.Subjectallcitizensto thetyrannyofeconomic dictatorship;sabotage theindustriallifeof everynon-Communist nation.

Impregnateallindustrial relationswiththevirtueof socialjustice;anticipate andpreventsubversive activitybylawsanddue process.

ROME,Jan.3(NC).WhenArchbishopGiovanniB.MontiniofMilan leavesRometobe solemnlyenthronedinhis newofficeonJanuary6. hewillhavenomore ardentwell-wishersthan agroupofcrippledand handicappedboyshere.

Theyarethechildren caredforinaRomeinstitute runbyFatherGnocchi. Theywillrememberthe formerVaticanPro-SecretaryofStateinaspecial waybecausehecameto spendChristmasEvewith them-andnotbyformal invitationeither,butoutof aspontaneousgestureof rarekindnessandaffection.

Theself-invitedguest camesimply,withoutpomp orprotocol.Hewasreceived byDomGnocchiandsome oftheboys,andontheway uptothemainfloorofthe institutehehelpedoneof thedisabledboysmountthe steps.Afterbeinggreetedalso byanumberoffriendsand benefactorsoftheinstitute, ArchbishopMontiniwas escortedtothechapelwhere hecelebratedMidnight Massandpreachedaseamon,whichwasreallya heart-to-hearttalktothe boys. Hetoldthemthatsufferingwasasignofdivinepredilection,whichbringsmen closetoJesus,theManof Sorrow.Heexhortedthem toascendintothelightand JoyofChristmas,andto keepeverclosertothe Saviourbornforther5demptionofall.

SAIGON,Vietnam,Dec.31-Ahighpowered,Communistpropagandacampaign directedatCatholicsinSouthVietnamwas climaxedovertheChristmasseasonbya specialmessageof"sympothy"fromVietminhPresidentHoChi-minh. layprofessorsand58seminarianswerearrested. However,Ho'sChristmas messageexpressedsorrow thatthe"imperialists"had destroyedsomanychurches andkilledsuchagreat numberof"religious people"duringthewar.

Aftertellingofhis "Christmasjoy"thatthe warisover,Hoadded:

"Thishappinesshasbeen greatlyreducedbecauseof theattitudeofanumberof Westernpersonswhodonot learnandfollowJesus' attitude,butwholearnand followtheattitudeofthose whokilledtheLord.

Themanwhooverthe pastfewyearswasresponsiblefortheimprisonment ofhundredsofpriestsand Catholiclaymen,thearrest oflivebishopsandthe murderofmanyhundreds whoattemptedtoescape Redpersecutionexpressed "extremepain"atthe "plight"ofCatholic"compatriots"inSouthVietnam.

"TheseWesternpersons aretheAmericanimperialistsandtheirhenchmen suchasNgoDinhDiem (CatholicpremierofSouth Vietnam)gang.Theyhave deceivedandforcedanumberofreligiousfriendsto leavetheirnativevillages forsouthernVietnamto leadamiserablelife

"Theplightofthesereligiousfriendscausesme extremepainandIamsure thatyou,compatriots,also pitythem.Iearnestlywish thatyoupraytoGodt. givethemenoughstrength

DissidentPriests

Communistsarediseased cellsinthelivingbodyof humansociety.Onlyby strengtheningtheresistive andrecuperativepowerof thenon-Communistelementsinthatsamehuman societycanthevirusbe checkedandeliminated.

Thediseasedmembers

O feedonthesocialand spiritualweaknessesthey findallaboutthem.Acure mustbebroughtabout throughthecounteractivita ofotherhumanbeings motivatedbyprinciplesexactlycontrarytoCommunism;bythoughtsand actionsinspired,strengthened,andactivatedbythe supernaturalmeansgiven tousbyAlmightyGod.

Thiscounteractionmust takeplaceontheplaneand 'atpointsofcontactwhere theCommunistsoperate.

Itwouldbefatalforusto beignorantofortotryto

7.MakeunionismaninstrumentofSovietdictatorship.

Defendtheprinciplesof tradeunionismandridthe labourmovementofits abuses.

8.Stirupclassconflict.Developafreeindustrial societybasedonmutual co-operationforthecommongood.

Baseeveryactionandac-

9.Turneverycurrenttivityonsoundsocialprineventintoanadvantageciplestopreventourway fortheSovietUnion. oflifefrombeingSovietised.

10.Makeuseofinternationalrelationsasa springboardforCommuniststrategyand propagandabasedon theuseofpower.

BuildaUnitedNations, underGod,asatruereflectionofthedignityof manandthesanctityof humansociety,defending justiceregardlessofconsequences.

11.Destroyhumanfree-Defendfreedom-thefreedom,dethronereligion,domofeverycitizenreandmakeamockeryofgardlessofrace,creed,or AlmightyGod. colour;persevereinthe TenCommandmentsandthe idealsofJesusChrist;give thisworldbacktoGod,the One,Only,andAbsolute RulerofitthroughparticipationinCatholicAction. ThewarofCommunismagainsthumanityisthewar ofLuciferagainstMichaelstillbeingwagedwithhuman beings,God'schildren,astheactorsinthisdramawe calllife.

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Probablynowhere in RomethatChristmasmorn didanyonereceiveHoly Communionwithmorefervourandhappinessthan FatherGnocchi'sdisabled boys. Afterwardsthey gatheredtothankArchbishopMontiniandsomeof themrecitedpoemsforhim. Theyevenhadagiftfor him,aceramicplatebearinghisarchiepiscopalcoatof-arms.

MassTelecast

InTokyoFor FirstTime

TOKYO,Jan.3(NC). -PortionsoftheChristmasMassweretelecastin Tokyoforthefirsttimein Japanesehistoryon ChristmasDaybyNHK principalradioandtelevisionradioandtelevision stationinthecountry.

TheHomessagewastostrugglesoastodemand broadcastbytheHanoitobereturnedtotheirhome radio,whichalsoquotedavillages numberofpriestsoralleged priestsinitspropaganda barrage.Thepropaganda campaignaimedatCatholicshasbeeninfullforcefor thepastthreemonths.

"Ontheoccasionof Christmas,Isendyoumy affectionategreetingsani praythatGodwillblessyou withallhappiness."

Ho'sattackonthe"imperialists"fornotfollowing thegospelofChristwas echoedinanotherChristmas messageattributedtoseve-

TheRedleader'sforces destroyedanumberof Catholicchurchesandseminariesinvengeanceraids duringtheIndo-Chinawar. Onesuchraidwasmadeon theseminaryatBuichuinralpriests. thesummerof1953.FourChristcametotheworld nunsweremurderedinthetobringpeacetomankind, raidandanumberofothers,themessagestated."He

loudlyreprimandedthe wounded.Fourpriests,two ecolonialistsand thosewhooppressedand

IrishCardinalAsksYoungMenexploitedpeople,andtold Them:'Itwouldbeeasierfor ToAvoidPartitionExtremism:ycearonfelainoeepec7.1sesgiarnoufghor&lee ARMAGH,NorthIreland,Jan3(NC) exploiterstoenterparadise.'Consequently,hewas crucifiedbythecruel colonialistaggressorsof PilateandtheJews."

HisEminenceJohnCardinalDolton,ArchbishopofArmaghandPrimateofAllIreland,appealedtoyoungmenhere"toavoid methodsofviolenceintheireagernessto endtheunnaturaldivisionofourcountry."

SpeakingattheChristmas MidnightMass,hesaidthe injusticeofpartitionisso glaringthatitcannotcontinue."Everytrueloverof Irelandshouldpraythatit willendinanatmosphe,v ofgoodwill,"hesaid.

SufficientGoodWill

"Thereissurelysufficient goodwillonbothsidesto bringaboutasettlement thatwillbesatisfactory'o all,thatwillrespecthonestlyheldconvictionsandhelp removeoldprejudicesand allayfearshoweverillfoundedtheymayseem," theCardinalstated.

Irishmenarereadyto makeevenheroicsacrifices

OldtimersinTokyoremarkedthatgreateremphasiswasplacedonChristmasthisyearthanever before,notonlybyradio andtelevisionstationsbut alsobythesecularpress Somesawinthisadeeper realisationofwhatChristmasmeanstoour20thcenturyworld.

ThestationhadtakenrecordingsoftheentireMidnightMassattheProCathedralandbroadcast mostoftheMassonChristmasmorning.Selectedsectionswerethentelecastat noon.

TheMassattheRedemptoristchurchwasalsorecordedfornewsreelsby "MainichiNews,"abranch ofoneofJapan'slargesi newspapers. Continuednextcolumn

NHKtelevisionstation devotedalengthyprogrammetoChristmascustomsinvariouscountriesa, EuropeandAmerica.The stationalsoinvitedseveral JesuitstobroadcastChristmasmessagestoGermany andtoLatinAmerica.

fortheircountry,butshould notbyprecipitateandirresponsibleactioninjurethe causetowhichtheyaredevoted,headded.

Severalofthepriests usedbytheVietminhin theirpropagandabroadcasts areknownnottobein goodstandingwiththeirreligioussuperiors.

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PressMisunderstandsPope's WordsAboutCo-Existence

WhatdidthePopesayabout".co-existence"inhisdelayedChristmasmessage?

Thequestionhasbeenaskedafterapparentlyconflictingreportsappearedinthe dailypressonwhatthePopesaidonthe subject.

Onesecularnewsagency ledoffitsstorybyreporting thatthePope"urgedEast andWesttoseekpeaceful co-existence."Another seculardispatchledoffby statingthatthePope"declaredthatEast-Westcoexistencemayleadtowar becauseoffearanderror."

Thefirstagencylaterissued anewleadwhichdidnot mention"co-existence."

Herearethesectionsof thePope'smessagedealingwiththeproblemofcoexistence,intheorderof theiroccurrence:

"Inthepoliticalworld, whatismeantby'cold peace'ifnotthemerecoexistenceofvariouspeoples basedonfearofeachother andonmutualdisillusionment? Byexcludingall bondsofaspiritualnature betweenpeoplessofragmentarilyco-existing,cold peacefallsfarshortofthat whichwaspreachedand desiredbytheDivine Master ."

Co-existenceinFear

Undertheheading,"CoexistenceinFear":

"Itisacommonimpression,derivedfromthe simpleobservationoffacts, thattheprincipalfoundationonwhichthepresent stateofrelativecalmrests, isfear.Eachofthegroups toleratestheexistence oftheother,becauseitdoes notwishitselftoperish. Bythusavoidingafat31 risk,thetwogroupsdonot livetogether,theyco-exist. Itisnotastateofwar,but neitherisitpeace:itisa coldcalm.

"Thepresentco-existence infearhasthusonlytwo possibleprospectsbeforeit: Eitheritwillraiseitselfto aco-existenceinfearof God,andthencetoatruly peacefullivingtogether,inspiredandprotectedbythe Divine,moralorder;orelse itwillshrivelmoreand moreintoafrozenparalysisofinternationallife,the gravedangersofwhichare evennowforeseeable."

Undertheheading,"CoexistenceinError":

"Theerrorofplacing suchtrustinmoderneconomicsisagainsharedin commonbythetwocamps intowhichtheworldistodaydivided Moreover, inanothermattereven moredelicatethanthatof economics,errorisshared

bythetwocampsco-existinginthecoldpeace:an error,namely,regarding theprincipleswhichanimatetheirrespectiveunity.

"Oneofthecampsbases itsstronginternationalcohesiononafalseidea,an idea,however,violating primaryandhumanand Divinerights,yetatthe sametitheefficacious;while theother,forgetfulthatit alreadypossessesanidea thatistrueandhasbeen successfullytestedinthe past,seemsinsteadtobe tendingtowardpolitical principleswhichareevidentlydestructiveofunity."

Co-existenceinFact

Undertheheading,"CoexistenceinTruth":

"Thereis,infact,some hopethattoday'scoexistencemaybringmankindclosertopeace.In order,however,thatthis expectationbejustified, suchco-existencemustth somewaybeco-existence intruth.Nowabridge cannotbebuiltintruthbetweenthesetwoseparate wordsunlessitbefounded onthehumanbeingsliving inoneandtheotherofthese worlds,andnotontheir governmentalorsocialsys- tems.

"Thisissobecause,while oneofthetwopartiesstill strivesinlargemeasure, whetherconsciouslyorun-

consciously,topreservethe naturallaw,thesystempre- vailingintheotherhas completelyabandonedthis basis."

GwenSmithHas TripleSuccess

Parham-GillWeddingLargelyAttendedatFremantle

1

GwenSmith,youngestdaughterofMr.andMrs. A.E.Smith,of40Kathleenstreet,Bassendean,hasreceivedwordofthreemusicalsuccesses.

Inmusicalperception, gradeV,shesecured36 marks;inAdvancedSenior,85marks;andingrade VI,82marks. Agedfifteenyears,Gwen isapupiloftheSistersof MercyatSt.Michael's, Bassendean.

Guestsnumbering120attendedthereceptionafterAngela Clore,daughterofMr.M.E.GillofFremantle,wasmarriedon Jan.6toGordonArthur,sonofMr.andMrs.ArthurParham atSt.Patrick'sChurch,Fremantle,theRev.P.Farrellyofficiating. ThebridewasgivenjulietcapsandbouquetsofThereceptionatNorthawaybyherbrother.Mr.roses,dephiniumsandfran-ernSuburbshall,Mt.Law- AmosGill.Shewasgown-gipani. leywasattendedby120 edinbroderiesanglaise,herTheflowergirls,Mau-guests,wheretheywere veilofappliquedflowersreenEarle(nieceofbride)receivedbyMrs.Gill, beingheldbyahalfcircletandPenelopeGoold(cou-frockedinpinkwithblack oforangeblossoms.Shesinofgroom)worepaleaccessories,assistedbyMrs. woreamarcasitependant,bluebroderieanglaisewithParhamingreyensemble agiftfromthebridegroom.dutchcapstomatch. relievedwithcyclamen. Shecarriedashowerbou-Thebridegroomwasatquetofrosesandfrangi-tendedbyMr.EwartGal-Thebride'sgoingaway pani. lopasbestmanandMr.dresswasalemonfaillesuit ThematronofhonourDannyGillasgroomsman.withblackaccessories. wasMrs.C.Earle,sisterto thebride,whileMissIvyJohnstonwasbridesmaid. Bothworepinkbroderie anglaisewithmatching

FrenchRedsLoseHalfList; Only38perCentWorkers

MachinesImproveBut MenAreDegraded

ItisnowalongtimesincePiusXIpointedoutthat,whilematerialswereimproved bytheprocessesofmodernindustrialpro- duction,theireffectwastodegradeanddehumanisethehumanbeingsengagedin work.

workandthesortofleisure theydesire.

PARIS,Jan.7(NC).-TheFrenchCommunist Partyhaslostmorethan50percent.ofits membershipduringthepost-waryears. Only500,250membershipcardsweredis- tributedin1954,comparedto1,034,000in1947, ithasbeenreportedbyMarcelServin,general secretaryoftheFrenchCommunistParty. Amongpresentmembers,itwasnoted,192,000 or38percent.belongtotheworkingclass. *

"LookinghisSocialistUtopia, Backward,"Ed-

wardBellamyanticipateda Stateinwhichthemen spentafewhoursadayin adrudging,yokedroutine, andthereafterwerefreeto pursuetheirowndesires.

Sincethattime,the"workmentalproblemhas,onthe process,"thehumanrela-whole,remainedunsolved. tionsbetweenworkersand management,andthematteroffactoryamenities, havebeenasubjectofconstantandintelligentattentioninadvancedWestern communities-more especiallyintheUnited States:butattheend,itis admittedthattheftmda-

Thisis,incuriousfashion,beingrealisedinsuchmoderncountriesastheUnited StatesandAustralia.The averageworkingweekhas beenreducedfromsome70 oddhoursacenturyago,to the"40-hoursweek"oftoday:andtheresulthasbeen agreatexpansionofleisure activities-sports,artsand crafts,radio,hobbiesandso forth.Americahasseen themultiplicationofthe "amateur"onahithertounknownscale.

PanopticalPrison

Sofar,sogood:butthe dehumanising,unhealthy effectofmechanisedmass productionstillremains, alongwiththeunnaturally absolutedichotomybetween workandleisure.

AldousHuxleyhasassertedtrulythat"everyefficient office,everyup-to-datefactoryisapanopticalprison inwhichtheworkersuffers fromtheconsciousnessof beinginsideamachine."

Theimageofmultitudes ofworkersstreamingin andoutofhuge,sprawling plantsisascharacteristic oflifeinthiscountrytoday, asthatoftheboldpioneers, ruralhomesteadersanddiggers,waso`theAustralia ofacenturyago. Letuslook,first.atthe currentassumptionthatthe large-scaleplantis"technologicallyefficient."This isimportant,becauseit meansthatmillionshaveto betransportedtoandfrom distantplacestothefactory areatwicedaily,involving alossof"traveltime"for

Thescalepatternwasimposed,originally,bythe limitationsofpowerinthe ageofcoalandsteam.The introductionofelectricity hasalteredtheseconditions radically,butsluggish thinkingandthereluctance totacklenewproblemsintelligentlyhaveprevented therecognitionofthisfact.

"Iftheplantwerescattered,"asPercivalandPaul Goodmanhavepointedout intheirwork,"Communitas,""theworkerscouldlive neartheirjobs,anditwould be thattheprocessedmaterials wouldhavetobe broughttoseveralplaces formanufacture,andthe partswhichwouldhaveto becollectedforassembly.

SlaveofClocks

"Whichtransportiseasier toschedulesothatthereis nodelayorinterruption? Thetimeoflifeofapiece ofmetalisnotconsumed whileitwaitsforitstruck: apieceofmetaldoesnot mindbeingcompressedlike asardine."

Theappearanceofthe newmenaceofatomicwarfarehasmadetheneedof industrialdecentralisation clearerthanever;butlittle ornothingisdone.The workerremainsaslaveof time:notonlyofthefactory clock,buttherailwayandbustime-table:atahigher level,hemustconsumevast quantitiesofpetroland incurheavyandunnecessaryexpensesfortherunningofhiscar.

All ouruneconomic squanderinguponunnecessarytransport,withth. dangerofeconomiccrisis throughtherevoltofmenin "essentialservices"orthe

mass-production."The essenceofthisisthesystem, workedoutbyTaylor,Gil-breth,Bedeauxandothers, offragmentingworkinto smallmechanicalcomponentsandmeasuringexactlytherelationsofwork,time andpayment,whileavoidingallwasteofenergyby"functionalising"themotionsofworkersaswellas machines.

WorkerIs'Atomised'

Thisrationalisationofthe wage-production scheme hasbeenthesubjectofintensiveenquiryandexperiment,especiallyinAmerica: andjustasthephilosopher reachesforaperfectsystem toencompassallthought. sotheengineerreachesout foracomprehensivesystem toencompasstimeand motion,fromthecorrect strokesofthemanwho sweepsthefloortothoseof thetypistatherkeyboard.

Thefragmentationof workintosimplecomponents,tobecarriedoutby scientificallyregulatedmovementshastheeffectof "atomising"theworkerand obliginghimtofitinasa cogwithahighlycomplex co-ordinatedsystem.He ceasestohaveanykindof personalcontroloverhis workingconditions,andbecomesutterlydependenton management.

Thesuperstructurewhich organisesanddirectsn-n_ ductiondrawsinallpossiblebrain-work-everythingis centredintheplanning, scheduleanddesigndepartIments.Theworker,linked inanexactchainofcom-

mand,is ductiondetachedfromproasawhole,andchained,likeIxion,tothe revolvingwheel. Notonlydoesthesenseoc dehumanisingdamnthis kindof"rationalisation" fromthehumanstandpoint, however,butithasbeen discoveredthatproducticnsufferswhenonlythe mechanical,engineeringas-1 pectsofproductionareconsidered.

Menarenotmachines: and,evenwhentheyarc notill-treated,overworked orunderpaid,theybecome inefficientandembitteredif theyaretiedtotaskswhich donotengagetheir humanity.

PriestLeads Stamp-Savers

LONDON,Jan.6(NC).-

FatherFerdinandFord, O.F.M.,ofForestGate,London,waselectedvicepresidentfortheEnglishspeakingbranchofthe GuildofSt.Gabriel,internationalgroupofCatholic stampcollectors.Thebranch atpresentcoversthewhole oftheBritishIslesand Malta.

Theguild,foundedbya FranciscanatAachen,Germany,hasspreadtomany countries.Membersspecialisein pictingcollectingstampsdereligioussubjects.FatherFordhimselfhasa collectionofover1,000differentreligiousportraits issuedthroughouttheworld asstamps.Theyinclude300 ofOurLady.

breakdownofthoseservicesMichaelG.0Brien foronereasonor arisesfromtheoutwornPANTING

illusionthatlarge-scaleconcentrationisefficient,which gives a precedenceto materialsoverthemenwho processthem.

Havinglookedatthe humaneffectof"concentration."letusnowglance atwhatiscalled"scientific Continuednextcolumn

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PolishPrelateIs)164Ny6ekcv6

InDeathDanger

BERLIN,aJn.4(NC).ArchbishopRomualdJalbrzykowskiofWilyno,nowresidinginBialystok, Poland,isreportedtobein dangerofdeathfrompneumonia.

The79-year-oldprelate hasbeensufferingfroma heartailmentforthepast severalmonths. Newsofhisillnessfollowsg closelythereportsconcerningthescheduledoperation ofHisEminenceStefan CardinalWyszynskl,PrimateofPoland,whoisnow underarrest.

CardinalFinds

SameLordIn FreeChina

TAIPEI,Formosa,Jan.3 -TheCardinalArchbishop ofNewYorkwas"perfectly athome"inthemission churchatTaichung."The sameLordWhoispresent inthetabernacleofSt. Patrick'sCathedralinNew Yorkispresenthere,"he

remindedhisChineselisteners. Bondsofcommonfaith weredemonstratedthrough,outthe24-hourvisitof HisEminenceFrancisCardinalSpellmantoFormosa. Anenthusiasticcrowdcarryirmredandgoldbanners almostmobbedhimashe alightedfromtheplane.

HewentdirectlytoSt. Saviour'sChurchindowntownTaipeiwhereapackedcongregationofChinses Catholicsawaitedhim.He addressedthemandstressedhishappinessatbeing backamongthem.

MelbourneLad

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SYDNEY,Jan.3(NC).

-Thenewpolicyof greatertoleranceforreligloninCommunistHungarydoesnotmeana )basicchangeofattitude towardreligionbythe Communists,aparty groupwastoldinBudapest. Thedeclarationwasmade byRudolfFoeldvari,deCardinalSaysEconomicProgressEachDiocesescribedasaleadingtheorist oftheHungarianCommunistParty.

To

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OfGermanyAheadofMoralGrowth;

BONN,Germany,Jan.4(NC)-The

-Catholicsthroughout theworldaredoingafar betterjobtofurtherGermanCardinalsdealtwithproblemsarismigrationsthanProtestants,accordingtoaneditorialin"TheAnglican," ChurchofEnglandnewspaperhere.

"Laymenandwomenof theRomanCatholicChurch inAustraliaaresetting otherChristiansasplendid exampleofpatriotism,selfsacrificeanddevotionto theirchurchinamostimportantfield,immigration," "TheAnglican"said.

"Thestatisticsavailable indicatethatRomanCatholicfamiliesnominateor sponsor, proportionately, moremigrantsbyfarfrom Europeandelsewherethan thoseofanyotherdenomination.

ingfromthepolitical,socialandspiritual reconstructionofGermany.

HisEminenceJoseph CardinalFrings,speakingin Colognecathedral,warned thattheastoundingeconomicprogressofWestern Germanywasnotaccompaniedbyacorresponding religiousandmoralrecovery.

Hestressedtheoverridingneedofrenewing Christianfamilylifeand calledformeasuresinthe fieldofpublichousing,tax legislationandwagepolicy tohelpfamilies.

TheCardinalsaidthatno realpeaceonearthcould comewithoutthere-unificationofpartitionedGer-

NoisyDevotion

AmongTaxi-men

MEXICOCITY,Jan.3 (NC)-ThousandsofMexicantaxidriversmadetheir sixthannualpilgrimageto theBasilicaofOurLadyof Guadalupe. Afootandinhundredsof cars,taxidriversandtheir families,accompaniedby thetraditionalburstingof firecrackers,paradedup GuadalupeAvenueformore thananhour.Mostofthe Stateswererepresentedin

"TheRomanCatholic Churchhasanumberof agenciesthroughwhichhermany.Althoughsomedan-theprocessionwhichended peoplemayfindoutaboutgerousworldissueshadinasolemnMass. prospectiveimmigrants,andfoundasolution,therestillAttheheightofthepil- maynominatethem,""The Anglican"continued."The ChurchofEngland,together withProtestantchurches. andtheWorldCouncilof Churches,conductssimilar agencies.

"Upontheevidenceavail-1 able,however,Roman Catholicsusethefacilities affordedthem.Anglicans andProtestantsdonot."

ReceivesGKC; DiasAged81

MELBOURNEJan.6Postalauthoritieswona bouquetfromCatholics herefortheirhandlingofa letterwrittenbyalittle boy.

Theletter,writtenina scrawlinghandanddroppedinaMelbournesuburbanmailbox,wasaddressedsimply:

LORDGOD HEAVEN

grimage,hundredsofrocketfirecrackersweresetoff whileautohornsaddedto thedeaeningdin. Those afootchantedprayersand religioussongs,aidedand abettedbythebandofthe "ChauffeursofMexico."

S.BEECROFT BUTCHER

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MissElsieKelly

(LateofBonMarcheLtd.) SpecialisinginSurgicalandFashionCorsets,ExclusiveLingerieandHosiery.

LONDON,Jan.6(NC)-1

MonsignorCharlesWilliam Smith,whoin1922receivedthelateG.K.Ches-; terton,Britishauthor,into theChurch,hasdied,aged 81.

remainstremendoustension betweenEastandWest,he added

Pointingtothedangerof abillionhumanbeings

myLordandIloveYou.

IamwritingtothankYou forthegreatdeedYoudid meonDecember9,1954.

LovefromJohn."

Camp,."Religionhasbeen,still ForRefugees isandalwayswill-bethe worstenemyofCommunism,"Foeldvaritoldthe PARIS,Jan4(Radio,partymembers,according traditionalNewYear'sEvesermonsofbothNC.-EachFrenchdiocesetoareportofthemeeting willsoonadoptarefugeereachinghere. campinSouthernVietnam,Partymemberswhohave whereCatholicvictimsofnotridthemselvesof"religiousprejudices"should Redpersecutioninnorthern' Indo-Chinaarenowliving.betreatedwithpatience TheadoptionplanwasandsystematicallyintrodecidedonbyHisEminenceducedto"theirrefutable MauriceCardinalFeltintruthoftheCommunist ideology,"Foeldvarisaid. members ofParis,andall membersoftheFrenchButthosewhocontinue hierarchy.HisEminencetoholdtotheirreligiousbeJosephCardinalFrings,liefsmusteventuallybe ArchbishopofCologne,hasstrickenfromthelistof sentapersonalenvoyto.CommunistPartymembers, CardinalFeltinofferingtohedeclared. adoptacampinthename ofhisGermanSee. Toexpressthesympathy ofFrenchCatholicsfortheir persecutedbrethreninindoChina,Mgr.JeanRodhain, generalsecretaryofFrench CatholicCharities,hasleft Parisbyplanetogoto SouthernVietnamwherehe willvisitallrefugeecamps. Whiletherehewillwork inco-operationwithMgr. JosephJ.Harnett,representativeofWarReliefServices-NationalCatholicWelfareConferencein SouthernVietnam.Mgr. Rodhainhasworkedinthe pastwithMgrHarnettin TriesteandKorea. Aspartofitsplanto equiptherefugeecamps withallthatisneededt) conductreligiousservices, FrenchCatholicCharities hasordered300chalicesfor VietnampriestsfromParis artists.

PriestAttends CrashVictims

PRESTWICK,Scotland, Jan.4(NC).-Catholics killedintheplanecrash whichtook28liveshereova ChristmasEveweregiven thelastritesbyFather

MonsignorSmithwasin chargeoftheBeaconsfield (Buckinghamshire)parish for18yearsuptohisretirementin1949.HisearliercomingunderCommunistLaurenceF.Breen,who lifehehadspentasamil-rule,theCardinaltermeditrushedtothesceneofthe accidentshortlyaftercelebrating dutyoftheChristian irarychaplain. MidnightMass.

Well-knownasamusi-worldtohelptheirman-1 clanhealsocomposedaacledbrethrenwithprayerTheBritishairlinercrashchild,en'sopee:a-"Snow-andsacrifice, edhereonitswayfrom drop"-whichhadaLon-HisEminenceJoseph`LondontoNewYork.

ItistraditionalinMexico,tomakemasspilgrimagestotheshrineofGuadalupeaccompaniedwith burstsoffirecrackers.But byfartheloudestandnoisiestpilgrimageistheannualonestagedbythe taxi-drivers. donWestEndrunanda MassofSt.Winfred.

ProfessortoToil InAfricanDesert

ROME,Italy,Jan.6(NC)

--ProfessorCarloCarretto, oneofItaly'sleadingCatholicActionists,hasleftfor AfricatojointheLittle BrothersofJesusandwork

Onthecorneroftheenvelopetheladwrote"Urgent."Thepostalofficials v.,erebynomeansnon-amongMohammedansin plussed.TheydeliveredtheAricandesert. thelettertheAdvocate,Aformerpresidentof MelbourneCatholicweek-CatholicItalianYouth,Dr. ly,whereitwasopened.'CarrettoisthefourthmemItread: berofhisfamilytoenter

"DearMaster:Youarethereligiouslife.Hisbrother,BishopPeterCarrettoofRajaburi,Siam,is aSalesianmissionary.He alsohastwosisterswhoare SalesianSisters.

W.H.BRANCH

StonehamStreet, OsbornePark ESTIMATESGIVENFORALLKINDSOFELECTRICAL WORK.BREAKDOWNSPROMPTLYATTENDEDTO Phones:1331157;W2406.

CardinalWendel,preaching intheCathedralofOur LadyinMunich,deniedthe often-heardchargethatthe Churchisoppressingconsciences.Nopowerinthe worldhasarighttohinder theChurchincarryingout hermission,hesaid,amissionwhichincludesthe dutyofremindingmen,f theobligationsimposedby conscience.

"Should,perhaps,the Stateorthegovernmentis poweratacertaintimedeterminetheobligationsof conscience?"theCardinal asked."Orwillit,perhaps, beevendeniedthatthere issuchathingasobligationsofconscience?"

CardinalWendeltook sharpissuewiththecatchcryof"elericalisationof publiclife,"whichhas cometotheforeinGerman politicalaffairs.Pointing totheChristian'sdutyto bearwitnesstohisfaithin publiclife,too,theCardinalstressedtheimportanceofCatholicschools andofCatholicteacher trainingcolleges.

Christianunity,hesaid, canneverberestored ly blurringorintermingling thetenetsoffaith,which cannotbetreatedasifthey were"commercialgoods." Thosewhostrivetodiscover thetrutharecomingcloser tounitythanthosewhopay noheedtosupernatural,revealedtruths,theCardinal said.

Specialprayersforthose killedwereofferedinall Catholicchurchesinthe areaduringtheChristmas week-end.

ThethreeCatholicswho diedintheaccidentwere theplane'shostess,MargaretCoogan,27,apersonal friendofFatherBreen; CharlesNess,30,anairline stewardtravellinghometo playSantaClausatafamily party,andTerenceBrdy,30, aBritishAirMinistry meteorologist

ConversionsUp

AmongJapanese

TOKYO,Jan.3(NC)Reportsfrom26cityparishesandfiveschoolsin Tokyo,showthatatotalof 388convertswerereceived intotheChurchatChristmastime.Included amongthemwasone groupof24studentsof SophiaUniversity,directed herebytheJesuitFathers.

AlthoughSophiaUniversityhadonly40Catholic studentsinOctober,1945, itnowhas210,notcounting137seminariansstudyingthere.

SacredHeartUniversity forwomen,directedhereby thereligiousoftheSacred Heart,had56baptisms duringthecourseof1954 andnowhas270Catholic studentsinatotalenrollmentof530.

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Posty'sWhistle

DearGirlsandBoys,-

Howaretheholidaysgoing?Well,Ihope.You wanttomakethemostof thembecausetheyhavethe knackofflyingsoquickly. Anyway,Iwishyouallthe bestyoucouldwishfor yourselves.

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KayefromKojonup St.Bernard'sSchool, Kojonup.

DearUncleMac,-Thisis myfirstlettertoyou.Iam tenyearsandIaminfourth standard.Weliveona farm 15 milesfrom Kojonup.Ihaveonesister andonebrother.Jennifer's birthdayisonOct.10and Geoffrey'sisonSept.18, andmineisonAug.28.

Onourfarmwehave 2,000sheep,threecows, fourcalvesandonehorse. Todaywewentdowntothe JuniorHighSchooltosee somethingsfromtheGreat BarrierReef.Therewere nicebitsofcoralandwater snakes.

Sistertoldusthatthe wholeclasscouldwriteto you.Mybestfriendis MarieLuz;sheiswritingto youalso.

Afewweeksagowewent totheKatanningShow.It wasabeautifulday.Imust leaveoffnow.Iwillwrite again.Yourwould-beniece, KAYEBENN.

DearKaye,-Manythanks foryourwelcomeletterand welcometo"TheCorner." Ienjoyedtheletterand1 dohopeyouwriteagain soon.Bestwishes.

UNCLEMAC.

Joan'sNewsyNote

St.Bernard'sSchool, Kojonup.

DearUncleMac,-Thisis mysecondlettertoyou.It hasbeenquiteawhilesince Ilastwrotetoyou.

TheMinisterforEducation,Mr.Heagney,and

followingMondayhehad hisappendixout.The doctorsaiditwashissecond worstoperationforappendixsincehehasbeena doctor.Hecameoutof hospitallastSunday.Ron wasinhospitalforamonth. Aboutthreeweeksago ourmusicexamswereheld. Wegotourremarkslast Monday.Igot72marks.

Todaywewentdownto theKojonupHighSchoolto hearMr.Pilkingtontalk abouttheBarrierReef.He hadabout100bottlesofdifferentfishandsnakes.I likedthepigfish. Therewasaheadofa catfishboiledandallthe fleshcameoff.Ononeside itlookedlikeanangel;on theothersidethecrucifix ofOurLord.Therewasa boxofpaintedcoral.

WehavealittleBorder Colliepup.Petermy brotherbroughtakitten home.Ithasaboutfive differentcoloursonitshead andatwo-colourtail.

Imustleaveoffnow. Lovefromyourniece, JOANMARINONI.

DearJoan,-Whatagroup ofvisitorsyouhadlast year-distinguishedones, too!Youmusthaveallfelt veryhonouredindeed.Write againsoon.Bestwishes from UNCLEMAC.

JosephinetoContest St.Thomas'School, Claremont.

DearUncleMac,-How

PatriciaMooreReceivesSeniorPrize

HowSpotRescuedHisMistress

Fromthemomentheuncurledhisfluffylittlebody IknewIlovedSpotand wantedhimformyself.

Hehadfourbrothersand sistersandLassie,his mother,asifsensingI wantedhim,lookedvery mournfulandhungher headwheneverIpassed him.

Soon,infacttoosoon,the pupsgrewoldenoughtobe givenawayandastheother pupswentIheldmybreath andprayedthatnoone wouldwantSpot.Ihad askedmyfatherifIcould havehimbuthehadnot givenadefinitereply.

AsthedayspassedIgrew lessandlesshopeful.But onmybirthdaymyfather weakenedandso,tomy j6yIwasabletokeepmy Spot. Atfirsthewasalittle frightenedbutasthedays

RajinattheZoo Mary'sMountBoys'College, Kalamunda.

DearUncleMac,-Iwas verygladtoseemyletter in"TheRecord." WewenttotheZoolast month.Wehadawonderfuldaythereandallthe animalswereplayingabout. Oneofthemonkeyswas tryingtostopthewater fromflowingintotheir swimmingpool.

DirectorofEducation,Dr. areyou?Ihavewritten toyoubeforeanditOncealadywenttothe Robertson,paidavisitinwasabout"Tawny talkingparrotandstarted L'" brushinghiscoatandsud-

October.SirWilliamand LadySlimalsocameto Kojonupforavisit.

AttheshowIenteredone pencildrawingintheschool children'ssection.Ididn't winasmanyprizesaslast year.Ihadabout12rides ontheoctopus.Isuppose youhaveseenitdownatthe RoyalShow.

ANorthernTerritory nativehadatamedsnake aroundhisneckanda kookaburraonhisarm.On severaloccasionsthebird triedtogetthesnake'shead butneversucceded.

Ialsowentwithanother girltoseethealligator,and wastoldallaboutit.Itwas astuffedone.

Mybrotherisinhospital. Dadandmumhadtotake himinonSunday.Onthe

Iwillbe12onJanuary7,denlyhesquawked.

IhaveonebrotherandoneTheparrotlatersaidto sister. thelady:"Doyouwanta IamgoingtoCollieforparrot?"andtheladysaid, myChristmasholidays."NotThereone was like so yomuch tosee u." WhenIcomebackIamthatthedayseemedtofly goingformyswimming lessons. anditwassoontimetogo

Webrokeupfromschoolhome. onDec.15andhadapicnic!Ishallbereturningto onDec.6withtheschool.Singaporenextweek,so Thisisallfornow.GoduntilnextyearIwillclose bywishingyouahappy NewYear.-Yourloving nephew,RajinNathan.

blessyouandtheBushies. Iwillwriteanotherstory foryourcompetitionnextweek.-Yourlovingniece, JOSEPHINEFRANK.

DearJosephine,-What lovelysurprisetohearfrom youagain.Bestwishesfor Jan.7.Let'shearhowthe birthdaywent. UNCLEMAC.

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passedhebecamemoreand morefriendly,untilhe soonbegantofollowme likemyshadow. Onelateafternoonwhile wewerewalkinginthe bushIsuddenlyslipped, andtomyhorrorIrememberedfallingdownahole andimmediatelylapsing intounconsciousness.

WhenIcameto,itwas darkandthefirstthingI feltwasawarmbodyand acoldnoseagainstme whichIimmediatelyrecognisedasSpot. Unconsciousness again overtookmeandthe secondtimeIawokeIfelt thestrongarmsofmy fatheraroundmeashe tookmebacktothehouse.

Whenthedoctorarrived everyonepraisedSpotbecauseifhehadn'tmanaged tomakemyparentsun-derstandthathewanted themtofollowhim,Iwould probablyhavestillbeen lyinginthathorriblerabbits'burrow.

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IhavepleasureindeclaringDarrellMcAteeand PatriciaMoore,bothofSt. Joseph's,Fremantle,asthe winnersoftheweek. Congratulations, children!Finework!

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WillyWagtailFindsFriends

ThelastrecollectionIandawoman,wheelinga hadbeforeIwaswounded,smallchaircamearound wasthatIwasflyingover apaddocknotfarfrommy homeinanoldoaktree.I wasgoingtovisitmycousin wagtailtoenquirehowhe wasfaring.

AsIwasflitteringacross paddockIheardayoung boy,whowasplayingwith hismates,say,"Gosh! there'sawillywagtail,let's seeifwecanhithimwith ourgings."

"Yes,let's,"saidanother, andbeforeIknew,small stoneswerewhizzingpast me.JustasIthoughtI hadmissedbeinghit,a stonestungmywing.I feltmyselffalling,butwith aneffortImanagedtokeep flying. Iflewforagesitseemed.Ifeltsick,mywing wasinjuredseverelyand,if Ididn'tlandsoonIwould faint.SoIstoppedflying andalightedinapretty littlegarden. SuddenlyIhearthevoice ofalittlegirlsay,"Mother! lookwhatcameoutofthe sky."Footstepssounded

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thecorner. Thechildwasaboutnine yearsold.Isupposedshe wasacrippleforshecould notgetoutofherchairin ordertofetchme.Her motherranup.Itriedto flyaway,forIwasafraid thatshewouldhurtme,but Ifailed.Icouldnotget away. Shegentlypickedmeup andcarriedmebacktothe eagerlitlegirl,whosmiledatmeandIknewthat Iwaswithfriends.Just thenIblackedout.

Iamquitewellnow, thankstoAnne,forshe wasthelittlecrippledgirl whonursedmebackto health.Sheisveryhappy formeandherself,forthe doctorsaidhemaybeable tocureher. IamAnne'sbestfriend andIshallneverforget her.Ivisithereveryday andsoon,sohermother says,shemaybeableto runaroundthegardenwith me,forsheisquicklygettingbetter.

CallingToMe

Throughthehushofmyheartinthespellofitsdreaming Comesthesongofabushboyglad-headedandfree;A' Oh,thegulliesaregreenwherethesunlightisstreaming, Andthevoiceofthatyoungsteriscallingtome.

Itiscallingtomewithahauntinginsistence, Andmyfeetwanderoffonahoof-beatentrack, TillIheartheoldmagpiesawayinthedistance Withasongofthemorningthat'scallingmeback.

Itiscallingmeback,forthedew'sontheClover, Andthecoloursaremellowonmountainandtree; Oh,thegoldhasgonegrayintheheartoftherover, Andthebushinthesunshineiscallingtome.

Itiscallingtome,thoughthebreezesaretelling Gaytroubadourtalestothestarsastheyroam; Forthetapersarelitinthehumbleolddwelling, Andthelovethatitshelterediscallingmehome.

Itiscallingmehome-butthewhiteroadliesgleaming, AndafarfromitallmustItarryanddree; Justanechofaroff,inthehushofmydreaming, Isthevoiceofayoungsterthat'scallingtome.

-"JohnO'Brien"in"AroundtheBoreeLog."

TheinspectorhadconicTHENATURELOVER totaketheclassinphysiologyandhetriedlittle Tommywiththisteaser:

"Howmanyboneshave youinyourbody,mylad?"

"Ninehundred,"replied Tommypromptly. "Oh,indeed,"saidtheinspector."That'sagreat manymorethanIhave."

"Verylikely,"saidTommy promptly,"butthen,perhapsyouain'thadkippe"s forbreakfast."

Anartistspendingaholidayinasmallvillage enteredthestoreandasked iftheykeptcamel-hair brushes.

"No,sir,wedon't,"the shopkeeperreplied:"Y'see, sir,"hereplied,apologetiSt.Bernard'sSchool,cally,"weneverhaveno Kojonup. callfor'em.Nobodyin DearUncleMac,-Thisisthesepartsseemstokeep camels!"

myfirstlettertoyou.Iam goingtotellyouonlylittle things.MynameisSara Bonventre.IamaNew Australian,anItalian,and IhavebeeninAustralia

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PatriciaWrites 101DysonSt., onlyfortwoyears. SouthPerth. DearUncleMac,-Thisis IhavenotverymuchtothesecondtimeIhavewrittellyoubecauseIhaven'ttentoyou.Idohopeyou beentomanyplaces.IamarewellasIamatthe onlygoingtotellyoualittlepresenttime. ofmyjourneyfromItalytoInOctobermylittle Australia. sisterCarmelmadeherfirst Icameinabigship,theHolyCommunion.There Oceania,andmadeallthewereabout25firstcomwayin20days.Butwemunicantsandtheyall stoppedatthreeplaces,thatlookedlovely. is,PortSaid,atAdenandThegirlsweredressedin atColombo.Thenafterwhiteandtheboysinnavy Colomboitcamestraighttoblueandwhite.Itwasa Fremantle. mostimpressiveceremony.

IwasverygratefulwhenOurannualconcertwaa IgottherebecauseIwasheldinNovember. sickofthesea.IlikedtheWehadourchurchfetearyl CityofPerthverymuch,itturnedoutagreatsucc:17a too.NowIamgoingtoSt.Well,UncleMac,thenext Bernard'sSchool.IlikeittimeIwriteyouwillprobverymuchandIamin-ablybeintheChristmas terestedinalltheschoolholidays.Iwouldliketo subjects.ButthisismywishyouandtheBushies lastschoolyear.NowIallthebest.-Iremain, closetheletter.-Yourniece,yourlovingniece, SARABONVENTRE. PATRICIAFLOOD.

DearSara,-Welcometo "TheCorner"andthanks foralovelyletter.Ithink youhavemasteredEnglish verycreditably.Writeagain soon. UNCLEMAC.

OfChameleons,SnailsandOysters

Wehaveallreadthethatitcouldnotgrowlike funnystoryinverseoftheaskin,andhavingnoouttravellerswhoquarrelledwardedge,couldnothe aboutthecolourofachame-addedtofromtimetotime leon,onesayingitwasblue,asrequired. andanothergreen,andaHow,then,wasthelobster thirdcomingupandde-togrow?Howwasheto 11 Glaringitwaswhite. unfastenhistightblack

Well,thesameanimal,coat,ortotakeoffhisboots? whichhasthisstrangepro-Fishermentellusthatthis pertyofchangingcolour,ishowhemanages:oncea hasaneyelidwithaholeinyearhisshellbecomessoft, it.Thereasonisthis:Itsheswellsouthisbody,crack neckwillnotbend,sothatgotheseams,andtheclaw:itcannotturnitshead. burstatthejoints.

Tomakeupforthedefect,Byasecondeffort,he itseyeissoprominentthatcastsitquiteoff,andthen morethanhalfoftheballretirestoaholeintherocks standsoutofthehead,andtillhecanpresentadecent thepupiloftheeyecanappearanceinsociety.In pointinanydirection.Butabouteight-and-fortyhours aneyeexposedlikethisishecomesoutagain,newly inmoredangerthanoneequippedfromheadtofoot lessprominent. inthatspaceoftime,with

Toatoneforthis,theeye-noneedtotroublehimself lidhasaholeinit,sothataboutnewclothesforat theanimalcankeeptheleastayeartocome. greaterpartofitcoveredButwehavenosuch over,whilehereceivesthepowerasthis.Norarewe lightthroughthesmallbornintotheworldwith apertureinthelid. lourclothesonasother

Youknowhoweasyitiscreaturesare.Wecannot totraceasnailbythewhite,buildourhousesbyinstinct slimymarkleftbehindit:asbeesandbeavers,nor didyoueverwonderwhycanwecatchourfoodasan thatmarkwasthere? !infantspiderdoes,norpro-

Thatwhiteslimesuppliesvideforourselvesasquicktothesnailthewantoffeetlyasanyoftheinferior orwings:foritisbytheaidcreatures. ofthisthatitclimbsuptheThesewouldseemata stemsandleavesofplants'firstglancetobeourdeinsearchoffood.Bythis,!fects;buthowarethey too,itadherestothem,asmadeuptous?Bythose bymeansofgum. wonderfulhands,bywhich

Thelobsterisacuriouswecanlearntodoeveryinstanceofthewonderfulthing-bythatwonderful provisionmadeforanimals.sensewhichenablesusnot,. Inmostanimalstheskinonlytolearnallthathas growswiththegrowth;inbeendonebeforeus,butto shells,astheinhabitantimproveuponit. growslarger,theshell:Sothateachagemayin growsalso. somewaybewiserthanthe

Ifyoulookatashell,youlast;and,faraboveall mayseethisforyourself,these,bythatimmortalsoul thatanewroundhasbeenwhichshowsitsfitnessfor DearPatricia,-Thanksaddedtoitsmouth,orwithdwellingwithGodhereforaveryinterestingletter.flatshells,suchasoystersafter,byitsdiligentstudy YouwritequitewellandIhave,anewpieceallround.ofHiswonderfulwork, amsureothersbesidemy-fromtimetotime,asitwasnow,anditsgratitudeto selfwillenjoyyourletter.wanted. Himforthat"goodness Bestwishes. Rutthelobsteriscasedinwhichisoverallthe UNCLEMAC.shellallover-shellsohardearth."-Paley.

PrizeForDarrellMcAtee'Story

PrelateScoresSecularismFor .StudiedNeglectOfIncarnation

Theeducationofoursecularuniversitieshasbecomesoentirelyimmersedinresearchesintonaturalknowledgethatthe supernaturalisregardedashavinglittleor norelevancetomodernculture.

LeedervilleParentsCo-operateIn SocialWithChristianBrothers

bodyoftheredeemed.This isthemarvellousplan..3f Godforourreconstruction. "Apartfromthespecial andsubordinateroleplayed byHisBlessedMother,He accomplishedourredemptionalone.Buttheatone-

OnDec.15,theladies' auxiliaryoftheParentsand Friends'AssociationofSt. Mary's,CBC,Leederville, heldadelightfulsocial eveningatthecollegeto concludeaverysuccessful year'swork.Presentalso weretheexecutiveofthe fathers'committee.Musical accompanimentsweregenerouslyprovidedbyMr. KeaneandAmandoBozina.

PsychologicalErrors

TheCo-adjutorArch-IncarnationwasthePerbishopofMelbourne,the MostRev.J.D.Simonds, saidthisinanaddresson "TheIncarnation"atthe UniverstiesCatholicFederationinMelbourneon Jan.9.

"Iverymuchadmirethe wisdomwhichguidedthe executiveoftheUniversity CatholicFederationto choosetheIncarnationas thesubjectmatterofthe ..presentconference,"said HisGrace.

"TheIncarnationofGod's EternalSonisthemost stupendouseventinhuman history.Yettheeducation ofoursecularuniversities hasbecomesoentirelyimmersedinresearchesinto thefieldsofnaturalknowledge,thatthesupernatural isregardedashavinglittle ornorelevancetomodern culture.

"Theofficialattitudeof thesecularuniversityto"wardstheIncarnationisnot somuchoneofhostilitybut astudiedindifferenceto whatalargesectionof peoplebelievetobethe moststaggeringfactinthe wholehumanstory.

"Fedonasecularistdiet formanygenerations, modernintellectualshave lostthecapacitytounderstandwhatthemysteryof theGod-manimplies.They haveverylittleaccurate knowledgeofGod,orany certaintythatHeexists,and theirconceptofmanis scarcelylessinadequate,f3r theyhavediscardedhis spiritualnatureandhis supernaturalgoal.

sonalentranceofGodinto theraceofsinfulmanto expiatehissinfulnessand lifthimuptotheheightsof DivineLife.

tragiceffectsoftheoriginal fall.

"Thesebasicconceptsexplain,asfarassuchamysteryiscapableofexplanation,thetermsinwhichthe greatdogmaoftheIncarnationisexpressedintheologicallanguage.Modernintellectuals,iftheyareinterestedinthematteratall, rejectwithdisdainour philosophicalideasofpersonandnature,andprefer anempiricalviewofwhat constitutespersonality.

Head,aSecondAdam,who wouldbetheprincipleofa higherspirituallifethan feitedbythefirstAdam. thatwhichhadbeenforThisnewHeadofourrace wouldbenoneotherthan Hisonly-begottenandbelovedSon,inWhomandmentofChristmustbesubthroughWhomwecouldjectivelycompletedbyman's becomeagaintheadoptedacceptanceofsalvation. childrenofGod,though,Therefore,inordertoexstillretainingmostofthetendHisredemptivework throughouttimeandspace JesusChristestablishedHis ChurchtowhichHecommittedthesacredchargeof regeneratingmeninHim andthroughHim.

"TheSecondPersonofthe BlessedTrinity,God'sEternalWord,acquiescedinthis nobledesign,andgraciouslycondescendedtounite

"Besidesbeingavisible HimselfvisiblywiththeandorganisedSociety,the fallenrace,anddrawitsde-Churchisalsoaholyand gradednatureintopersonalinvisibleSocietyofsouls unionwithHimself.Thethatsharebygracethe ThirdDivinePerson,theDivineSonshipofChrist, HolySpiritofGod,WhoisandformonespiritualBody thebondoflovebetweenwithHim.TheunionbetheFatherandtheSon,tweenChristandthememactuallybroughtaboutthishersofHisMysticalBody issointimatethatSt. amazingIncarnationofGod amongstus. ThomasAquinasaffirms: 'Itisbyoneandthesame

"StemmingfromLocke andHume,mostmoderns maintainthat,sinceconsciousnessalwaysaccompaniesthinkingandaction,course,theworkofthe

TheIncarnationis,ofeternalactofDivineWisdomthatChristandweourselveshavebeenpredestinated.'

"Theeffectofbaptismis toengraftusontothevery lifeoftheDivineHeadand withHimweformone MysticalBody.ThisMysticalBodyofChristisnot amereabstractionorfigmentofthehumanmind. Noristheword'mystical'to beunderstoodastheoppositeto'real.'

"Theunitywhichexists betweentheHeadandthe membersoftheMystical Bodyisaveryprofound factoftherealorder.We areawarethattherealities ofthespiritualorder, thoughtheycannotbe handledorweighedby materialstandards,arethe truestofallrealities.

Themothers'auxiliary, underthepresidencyof Mrs.R.Bateman,undertook theestablishmentofthe tuckshoo.Onaroster systemtheypreparedand supervisedthelunches.In thisway,theboyswere keptoffthestreets,with obviousadvantages,and wholesomeluncheswereassured.Theproceedsofthe shopwillbeusedinprovidingamenitiesforthe boys.

Thefathers'committee wereresponsibleforerecting180feetofseatingin theschoolgrounds,nine newbubblersanddrinking troughs,fortheelectrical equipmentandinstallation ofthetuckshopandfor erectingtheretainingwalls forthenewtenniscourt, nowunderconstruction.

Thepresident,Mr.W. Ryan,thankedtheBrothers forestablishingtheassociation,asitbroughtthe parentsintocontactwith theBrothersandtheir work,andpointedoutto thosepresentthattheir ownboysweretheones benelittingfromtheactivitiesoftheassociation.

Theprincipal,Rev.Bro. B.T.Murphy,thankedthe mothersfortheirgenerosity andsacrificeinproviding

suchaserviceforthecollegeandunderthecapable leadershipofMrs.Bateman. Hetooktheopportunity alsoofcongratulatingthe fathersontheirco-operationandassistanceinthe working"bees." Inparticularthankswere extendedtoMr.A.Eley whomanagedandcoordinatedsoefficientlythe worksundertakenbythe fathers.

Rev.Bro.D.F.Drake supportedtheremarksof theprincipal.Theevening concludedwithalavish supperpreparedbythe mothers.

ReaderSaysApathy ReGirlAthletes

Sir,-

Keenlyobservingthe athleticachievementsof ouryoungCatholiclads andadmiringthewonderfulorganisationofour YCW,Iamamazedatthe littleornointerestdisplayedtowardstheNCGM AthleticClub.

Nowonderthat,onleavingschool,talentedgirl athletesarelosttoother clubs.

Withtheexceptionofthe assistancegivenbyafew seniorgirls,noencouragementwhatsoeverisgivento ouryoungwomenathletes. Theindifferenceshown towardstheClubmustbe verydiscouragingtothe memberswhocannothope tocompetesuccessfully againstthewelltrained athletesofotherclubs,as theyseemtolacktheimpetustocarryon.

Yoursfaithfully, SPORTMAN.

"Contemporaryuniversity culturethereforelacksthe trueingredientsoftheIncarnation-Godandman andeveryeffortyoumay Amaketoadjustthethinking ofyourfellowstudentstoa differentfocusisaltogether praiseworthy.

"Thefactthatanindividualhumannaturehasits own,ubcicten,Pconstitutes itahumanperson.Butis thecaseofJesusChristthe humannaturewhichHe assumed,bytheco-operationoftheBlessedVirgin Mary,waspersonalisedby theDivinePersonofthe SonofGod.Thoughhis humannatureisacomplete andperfectone,ithasnot itsownindependentsubsistence,butsubsistsbythe higherPersonalitythathas assumedit.

"Itsactionsaretruly humanactions,buttheyare theactionsofaPersonWho isGod.TheIncarnationwas thereforenotjustaunion ofanalreadyexisting naturewithanotherexistingnature,forsuchaunion wouldresultintwopersons, akindofSiamesetwins. Norwasitaunionfrom whichamysteriousthird beingresulted,likethe unionofoxygenandhydrogenwhichproducesanentirelynewsubstance.The resultofaunionofthis typewouldbeneitherGad norman.

"ButintheIncarnation theunionwasaPersonal orHypostaticone,inwhich thehumannaturefromits firstmomentofexistence wasassumedbytheSonof God,sothatitwasnevera humanperson.Thesubsistencewhichnormally produceshumanpersonality wassuppliedbythesubsistenceoftheDivinePerson.

"Moreover,thehuman naturethatGod'sSon assumedwasonetaken fromourrace,fromtheline ofAdam.Godcould,of course,havecreatedanentirelyindependenthuman beingasHedidinthebeginning,orHecouldhave educedahumanbodyfrom theingredientsofatest tube,andinfusedintoita humansoul.

self-consciousnessisthekey topersonalidentity.Some regardtheegoasaseries ofconsciousstatesawareof itselfasaseries.The emergentevolutionists,if theyareidealists,regard personalityasadevelopmentofthought,andifthey areofthemechanistschool, theyseeitasameredevelopmentofmatter.

"Butconsciousnesscannotconstitutetheunityof theindividualbeing,it merelymanifeststheunity ofthepersonwhoisconscious.Moreover,ifconsciousnessisequivalentto personalidentity,itsuffers regular1ppsesinsleepor underanesthetics,inwhich ithastoleaplargegapsin time.

"Consciousness,andthe rationalinsightofBergson, andautonomouswill,orany otherofthehighermental activitiesarebutmanifestationsofthe*thinkingbeing,whoistheultimate, subjecttowhichtheseactivitiesareattributed,abeing distinct,rational,autonomousandresponsible.

"Logically, therefore, Catholictheologyteaches thatsinceJesusChrist possessesalltheattributes thatbelongtoeachofHis twoperfectnatures,Hethus possessestwoconsciousnessesandtwowills,each actinginharmonywiththeother,andbothunitedin theOnePersonoftheWord madeflesh.

ThreeDivinePersonsof theBlessedTrinity,butthe Unionofahumannature totheWord,andtheinfusionofSanctifyingGrace intotheSoulofChristwas attributedbytheSacred ScripturestotheHolySpirit.

"Withtheco-operationof theonestainlessand speciallypreparedmember ofourrace,theBlessed VirginMary,theHolySpirit unitedaspecifichuman naturetotheIncarnate Wordandtherebydrew humanityintoanewandincomparableUnionwiththe BlessedTrinity.

"TheIncarnationthus constitutedmanundera NewHead,aSecondAdam, WhobyHissacrificial deathonacrossexpiated oursins,andcompletedthe workofourjustificationby Hisresurrectionandgloriousascensionintoheaven.

TheNewAdam

"TheIncarnationofGod's Sonasamemberofour raceisthepivotaleventof humanhistory,ThatGod's EternalSonassumedour humannaturedoesnotimplyanychangeoraddition toGod.WhenDivineoperationshavecreaturesfor theirobjecttheychangethe creaturesnotGod.Healreadyeminentlypossesses inHisDivineNatureall possibleperfections.

"St.Paulwasmadeto understandthismysteryof theorganicunitybetween ChristandHismembers when,asapersecutorofthe Christians,hewasstricken downoutsideDamascusand 0 BI

uressedLordsaidto him:'IamJesusWhomyou arepersecuting.'Henever forgotthatstartlingrevelation,butreturnstoitsprofoundtruthagainandagain inhisletterstothe Churches.

"ThewholeChristthereforeisnotjustHeWhowas bornoftheVirginMary. TheWholeChrist,theMysContinuednextcolumn

ticalChrist,isJesusChrist risenfromthedead,plus thewholecompanyofthe faithfultowhomHehas communicatedHisDivine Lifebygrace,andwhoform oneBodywithHim.The God-manlivesoninHis ChurchandinHismembers.

"HehasleftusamysteriousmeansbywhichHisredemptivesacrificeofCalvaryisperpetuatedandreenactedforalltimeina mysticalmannerinthe Massenablingitsfruitsto bepersonallyconveyedto Hismembersandaccepted bythem.Hehasalso securedthelife-giving fecundityofHisMystical Bodybybequeathingtoher asetofpermanentand easilyacceptablechannels ofgraceintheSeveriSacraments.

"Thesearethearteriesof DivineLifewithinHisBody

bywhichthelifeofgrace flowsfromtheHeadtothe membersandtheyaremarvellouslyadaptedtomeet thesupernaturalneedsof Hismembersinallthecircumstancesanddifficulties ofhumanlifefrombirthto death.

"TheCatholicChurch thenasthelivingplenitude ofChrististheprolongationoftheIncarnation throughouttimeandspace. Onemissestherealimport ofthemysteryoftheIncarnationexceptoneis vividlyconsciousofthis innerandmysteriousaspect oftheCatholicChurchas theBodyofChrist,associatedhereinclosestintimacy andunionwiththeDivine HeadanddestinedultimatelytobepresentedbyHim toHisFatherastherisen andtransfiguredmembers ofHistriumphantBodyfor alleternity."

"Butneitherofthese thingshappened.Itwas notthematerialsofatest tubethathadsinned,sothe

TheDivinePlanof Reconstruction "Godmighthaveleftman inthemiserablestateto whichhisdisobediencehad reducedhim,buttheDivine Compassionforhiscrippled creatturesputintooperation aplanforhisrestoration, thatwouldfarexceleven thenobilityofhisformer state.ThethreeDivine PersonsoftheBlessedTrinityconcurredinthismarvellousdesignforourredemptionandrestorationto Grace.

"TheEternalFather graciouslywilledtoplace thefallenraceunderanew

"Thechangewasinman, whowaselevatedbythe Incarnationtoanewsource oflifeflowingfromhisnew Head,WhoisbothGodand Man.AlthoughtheGodmanpossessesatwo-fold nature,theDivineandthe human,thereisonlyone PersoninJesusChrist,the DivinePerson.

"WhentheEternalWord assumedthenatureofman thisDivineactionwasso overpoweringthatitdeprivedthehumanityofits ownsubsistenceandpersonality,unitingittoHimselfinastrictlypersonalunion.Thehumanactsof Jesusarethereforetheacts ofGod,Whoison*Elder Brother,communicatingHis DivineLifetothewhole

Lefttoright:ProfessorJ.ThortonSmith,theRev.J. Golden,S.J.(nationalchaplaintoU.C.F.A.);theRt. Rev.J.T.McMahon;HisGracetheMostRev.J.D. Simmonds,CoadjutorArchbishopofMelbourne;Mr. J.0.Parker(presidentU.C.FA.);Mr.J.Fernando (nationalsecretaryU.C.F.A.).

ProtestsRiseOn InitiationRites

OfGermanReds

BERLIN,Jan.8(NC).-A waveofprotestisrising amongbothProtestantsand CatholicsinEastGermany againstCommunistefforts topopulariseun-Christian youthinitiationceremonies (Jugendweihen).

Theseceremonies-its sponsorsexpectthemtobecomesubstitutesforFirst CommunionandConfirmation-arepartandparcel oftheEastGerman'sregime'seducationalpolicy whichaimsatcapturing youthandindoctrinating themwithCommunistatheistideology.However, theresistanceagainstthese effortsisparticularlystrong amongtheyoungpeople themselves.

Thisresistancewasfurtherstimulatedbyajoint pastoralofallEastGerman bishopswhichcalledonthe young"tohavethecourage tosay'no'"toanyefforts tolurethemtotheyouth Initiationceremonies.The pastoralwasreadinail churchesonSt.Stephen's Day.

2,300,000Catholics

AccordingtoBishopWilhelmWeskammofBerlin, thisresistanceisthebasis forthehopethattheCommunistregimewillvoluntarilydropitsplansforthe youthinitiationceremonies.

TheBishopvoicedthis hopeinanaddressbefore theforeigncorrespondents' associationinBerlinin whichhetoldofthemany perilsandproblemsfacing the2,300,000Catholicsin Communist-ruledEastGermany,

Oneofthegravestof theseproblems,hesaid,is theinsufficientnumberof churchestomeettheneeds oftheCatholicpopulation which,duetotheinfluxof refugeesandexpellees,is muchlargerthanbeforethe war.Only15percent.of thechurchesinEastern Germanywereleftundamagedbythewar,theBishop explained.Theirreconstructionrequiresofficial permitswhichareoftenlong delayed.

Despiteallthis,andthe officialcoldandhostile attitudetowardreligion, BishopWeskammenvisions arefloweringofreligious lifeinEastGermany,"if westandfirm."Asanindicationofthis,hepointed totheincreasingnumberof priestlyvocationsinhis diocese.

SuccessfulNunRepliesTo BitterWomanWhoFailed

SINGAPORE,Jan.7(NC)-TheSingaporeStandardhaspublishedanarticleentitled"IAMANUN."Itwasareplytoa seriesofarticlescaptioned,"IWASA 'NUN"ghost-writtenforayoungwoman whohadlefttheconventafter11years, andwhopaintedabitter,distortedpicture ofanun'shardlife.

Thearticlesbroughtso manycomplaintsfromCatholicsherethattheStandard agreedtogive"Sister Mary"afull-pagetopresenttherealspiritofanun, throughthepenofanun whowasasuccess,nota failure.

Shewrotethatshewas gladofthechance"to makeknowntheconstant joythatfillsmyheartand thatofeverywomanhas thatofeverywomanwho hasfalleninlovewith Christ."Tothequestion, "Whatisvocationtothereligiouslife?"shereplied:

UnlovedThousands

"Weareallfamiliarwith thesadlookthatcomesinto theeyesofChristasthe youngmanturnedaway afterhearingfromHis DivineLips,'Come,follow Me'Itwasthelongingto takethatpainedlookout ofChrist'seyesthatpersuadedmetoentertheconvent

"Toanyintelligent younggirleverythingthe worldhastoofferismore attractivethanthereligious life,soshesacrificeseverything,notbecauseshe doesn'tlovethings,but preciselybecauseshe'sso muchinlovewithlifeand allitcanoffer.

"Gradually,onebyone, thelightsalongherpath aredimmedasthelightof Christ'spersonallovefor herleadsheron.

"Anunseeksnoother rewardthantoloveChrist untofolly,toradiatethat lovetotheunlovedthousandswhomHecreated,to thepoor,thefeeble,the outcast,thediseasedin mindandbody,theleper. Sheisreadytogotothe uttermostpartsoftheearth tobringChristtoothers."

WhenceStrength?

"SisterMary"wentonto saythatdisillusionandregrethavenoplaceinthe lifeofawomanwhohas givenherhearttoChrist, "becauseawomaninlove makeslittleof,or,rather,

gloriesin,anysacrificesshe maymakeforherbeloved.

"Where,"sheasked,"does thenunfindthestrengthto beinthisworld,yetnotof it?Inthehushofdawn sherises,andsilentlymakes herwaytothePrisonerof Loveintheconventchapel,andtheresheisrefreshed forthestrife."

Ofthenunwhosearticles promptedheranswer, "SisterMary"said:"May aspiritofreparationfor havingturnedbacksecure forhertheplacedestined forherineternalbliss. Faithalonebringslife,and withSt.Augustine,Ican cryout:'Ourheartsare madeforThee,0God,and theycanneverfindrest untiltheyrestinThee'."

Thearticlesbytheformernunwerewrittenforher byaBritishnewsmanfor theSundayPictorialof London,England,andap- pearedintheSingaporeStandardbyspecialarrangement.TheStandard published"SisterMary's"replywithoutchanginga singleword.

Millionaire'sWidowleavesPoor

ClaresBecauseOfLackOfVocation

LONDON,Jan.8(NC)-A71-yearoldmillionaire'swidowhasreturnedtothe worldafterspendingfouryearsasanunat thestrictandenclosedconventofthePoor ClaresinArundel,Sussex.

ActorWhoPortrayedFr.Brown NowActsCardinalMindszenty

LONDON,Jan.8(NC)-Aleading BritishscreenactorwhoworetheRoman collarofahumblepriestinarecentfilm isnowbeingfilmedinthemitreandcappa' magnaofaCardinal.

AlecGuinness,whowondralandimpartinghis criticalacclaimforhisre-blessingtothepeople.He centportrayalofG.K.knows,butthepeopledo Chesterton'sfictionalpriest-not,thattheCommunist detective,FatherBrown,secretpolicearewaiting hasbeencastfortheleadoutsidetotakehiminto roleinanewmovieonthecustody.

trialandimprisonmentofThecappamagnaMr. CardinalMindszentyofGuinnesswearsinthefilm Hungary. isarealoneofgeranium

Themovie,entitled"Thewateredsilk.Itwasloaned Prisoner,"isbeingfilmedatbyaCatholicchurchfur- thePinewoodStudioshere,nishingfirmwhichhasalso withMgr.ThomasCroft-suppliedmanyotherecclesiFrazer,whowasamasterasticalitemsforthefilm ofceremoniesatSt.Peter's BasilicainRomeformany years,servingasecclesiasticaladviser.

Boththeauthorofthe script,BrigidBoland,and thedirector,PeterGlenville, aswellasmanymembers ofthecast,areCatholics. Mr.Guinnesshasplayed thepartoftheIronCurtain Cardinalonthestagein London,Liverpool,Manchester.Cambridge,EdinburghandDublin,Ireland.

After25Years

MexicansHave

TILES!FixthemYourself

WallTilesarethefinestfinishforkitchen orbathroom Soeasytoclean.Theylast alifetime.NowwithSelley'snewcement canfixthemeasily-andonwoodormasoniteaswellasbrickandcement.

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Selley'snewtilecement. Forwood,wallboards, etc. 1gal.does6-8 sq.yds.4pint,7/11; 1pt.,14/3;1gal.,26/-; gal.,46/6.

Selley's"Unifix"for brickorcement11b. tin,5/11.

TILES

BootesporcelainTiles. 6in.sq.Cream,42/9sq. yd.(1rd.edge,17/3 doz.,2roundedges,21/ doz.).Green,60/9sq. yd.(1roundedge,25/9 doz.,2roundedges, 28/9doz.).

Oneofthemostimpres- sivescenesshowsCardinal Mindszentyturningfrom thealtarandwalkingslowly downtheaisleofhiscatheSheisMrs.VioletTalbot Clifton,worldtravellerand author,whotoldreporters atherson'shomenear ChardinthewestofEnglandthatshehaddecided nottotakeherfinalvows becauseshefeltthatshedid nothaveavocation.

Describingherexperiencesattheconvent,she said:

"Itriedtogobarefoot liketheothersandbreak mysleepeverymorningat oneo'clockfortwohours' prayerinthechapel,butI couldnotdoit.BecauseI am71thenunsletmesleep thenightthroughandwear shoes.Theconcessionworriedme.IfeltthatifI wantedthesanctuaryofthe convent,Ishouldabideby itsrules."

Sheaddedthat foundtheruleofsilenceand theabsenceofnewspapers andbooksagreattrial.

Mrs.Cliftonwasreceived intotheChurchin1917and foranumberofyearswas presidentofabranchofthe CatholicWomen'sLeague. Shehaswrittenpoetryand istheauthorofseven] travelbooksbasedonher personalexperiences.

Thirtyyearsagosheand herexplorerhusband,who diedin1928,walkedacross CelebesIslandinIndonesia. Fewofthenativeswho hackedapaththroughthe Jungleforthecouplehad everseenawhitewoman before.

BeforeenteringtheconventshelivedatLytham HallinLancashire,residenceofherhusband's familyforthepast800 years,andatKildalton CastleonthelittleScottish islandofIslay.Shehadtwo sonsandthreedaughters.

JapaneseYCW TreblesRoll

In17Months

TOKYO,Japan,Jan.6 (NC).-Japan'sYoungChristianWorkers'movementhasdoubledthenumLerofitsunitswithinthe past17months.

Therewereonly53sectionsthroughoutthecountry inMay,1953.Todaythere are97,withanother12 sectionsintheprocessof formation.

Underitsfounder,Father JohnMurgue,themovement'sTokyoheadquarters hasorganisedregular coursesinsociologytopre-pareChristianyouthsfor thetaskofsolvingJapan's socialproblemsmore effectively.

AD mansMustTone ownAspirations

MADRAS,India,Jan.8(NC)-A mightyawakeningistakingplaceinAsia, butAsiansmusttempertheiraspirations andactivitieswith"moderationand patience,'HisEminenceValerianCardinal Gracias,ArchbishopofBombay,declared here.

HespokeatthefirstpanAsiasticseminarofCatholic universitystudentswhich closedaftersessionswhich lastedthreeweeks.The sessionswerehighlightedby aspecialmessagefromHis HolinessPopePiusXIIto delegatesfromtheAsiatic countriesaswellasobserversfromAustralia,New Zeaand,EuropeandAfrica.

DescribingAsia'sresurgenceasappearingattimes tobe"almostuncontrollable,"CardinalGraciasdeclaredthatunlessthisforce iskeptwithinbounds, Asians,surroundedby changingpoliticalconditions ontheoneside,anddisquietingeconomicconditionsontheother,wouldbe confrontedwiththedanger offallingvictimstothenew awakening.

Experiment'sDanger

TheCardinalsaidthat Asiawasnolongerthe happyhuntinggroundof tourists,noranylongera regionofmysterybecause ofobscurity.

Hedeclaredthatthepoliticalawakeninghadappearedalmostovernight,and hashelpedtomakemillions deeplyconsciousoftheir newdestiny.Theawakening,hesaid,hasgiventhe peoplegreaterself-respect, andanewconsciousnessof theircapabilities.However, headded,thereisalwaysa dangerwhenexperimentationiscarriedonwithout patienceandcaution.

Millionsofmenand womentheworldoverare deeplyinterestedinAsia, becausetheyfeelthatonits progressandfuturedepend thepeaceandhappinessof theworld,CardinalGracias continued.

Forthisreason,hesaid, membersoftheCatholic eommanitY, numbers,althoughfewin shouldmakeit theirmissiontohelpguide Asianthoughtandactivity insuchamannerastokeep theforceofresurgence withinbounds.

soundprinciplesandgood training.

TheCongresswasaddressedalsobyBishopLeonardJ.Raymondof Allahabad,whowarned thatpoliticaldevelopments inIndiaandtheEasthave createdamongsomestudentsacrazeforpowerwhich couldbedangerous.

PartOfTheology

Hesaidthemissionof universitiesistosecurefor studentsasynthesisofall humanknowledgeandto helpthemtoleadaninteg- ratedlife.Thiscannotbe achieved,however,hewarned,withoutrealisingspiritualvaluesandthe greatpartthattheology playsinthedevelopmentof theindividual.

Theentireseminarwas devotedtothetheme: "CatholicStudentsandthe ModernTransformationin AsianUniversities."Itwas sponsoredbytheIndianunit ofPaxRomana,aninternationalorganisationof Catholicuniversitygraduatesandundergraduates.

ReceivedFaith

After100Years

LONDON,Jan.6(NC).- MissMaryWilliamshas beenreceivedintothe ChurchatCheltenham, Gloucestershire,attheage of100.

MissWilliams,nowblind, somewhatdeafandaninvalid,didsoattheguest houseofthePoorServants oftheMotherofGodwhere shehadlivedforthepast 12years.Aculturedwoman stillfullyalertandwithan activemindshesaidshe hadbeenthinkingaboutit forsomeyears.

Sheweptwhenshemade herfirstHolyCommunion andsaidshewas"very,very happymeetingOurLord forthefirsttime."

500000Actionists MEXICOCITY,Jan.7 (NC).-CatholicActionin Mexicohascelebratedits 25thanniversarywitha membership ofaround 501010.

inThemovementoriginated December,1929,whena CentralCouncilwasestablishedwithcommitteesin chargeoftheorganisation's*threeseparatebranchesfor youngpeople,menand women.

Theyouthbranchactuallygoesbackto1913,when itwasorganisedasthe CatholicSocietyforMexicanYouth.Predecessorsof Mexico'sCatholicAction alsoaretheUnionofCatholicWomen,theParents' Union,theNationalCatholic andLabourConfederation, theKnightsofColumbus.

SocialResponsibility

Catecheticalworkand programmestofostersound moralconditionsandtodevelopadeepersenseof socialresponsibilityamongallclasseshavefeatured theactivitiesofMexican CatholicActionduringthe years. Itisatpresentfocusingparticularattentiononthe importanceofreligiouseducationamongbothadults andchildren,theneedfor morereligiousvocations, andthevitalpartCatholics mustplayinsocialbettermentprogrammes.

ConvertGirl IsAwardedDD

MUNICH,Jan.8(NC).-MissUtaHeinemann,a daughterofDr.GustavW. Heinemann,formermember oftheBonnCabinetanda prominentProtestantleader, hasobtainedadoctorateof Catholictheologyatthe universityhere.Shehad previouslystudiedProtestanttheology,butbecamea converttotheCatholic Faithinhecourseofher studies.

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Catholics,CardinalGracias saidinconclusion,haveno parties,butthatdoesnot meanthattheycannotadopt adefinite,uncompromisingattitudetowardpolitical

YouthDemandsForFreedom OfUnionsMeetPaperBan

ASUNCION,Paraguay,Jan.8(NC)AnissueofaCatholicpublicationwasconfiscatedherebygovernmentorderbecause itcontainedaneditorialdemandingthe freedomoftradeunionsinParaguay.

Theactionwastakenlast November,butofficialcensorshipkeptitasecretuntil now.

Itwasdirectedagainst "JuentudObrera"(Working Youth),organoftheYoung Catholics'Workers'Movement(JOC)inParaguay, whichdeclaredinitseditorial:

"Anindependenttrade unionmovementwithoutpolicecontrolisalogicalneed.Itisnotjustto holdbackthemarchofthe workingclass."

Theorderforthesuppressionoftheissue-.)f "JuventudObrera"came fromTomasRomero Pereira,MinisterofInterior inthenewregimeofGen,,ralAlfredoStroessner, formercommander-in-chief ofthearmedforces,who waselectedPresidentlast July.Stroessnerwasthe candidateoftheColorado, orNationalRepublican Warty,theonlylegalpoliticalgroupinthecountry.

"JuventudObrera"had declaredalsothat"toattempttopreventfreedom ofassociationmeansattackingnaturalrights If suchatotalitarianprocedureisapplied,wecan donothingelsethancondemnthepeopletopoverty."

Thesameeditionof "JuventudObrera,"theonly Catholicpaperpublishedin Asuncion,containedanothereditorialwhichcriticisedthewastefulnessand extravaganceoftheprivilegedclasses.Contrasting theirconditionswiththose ofgreatnumbersof workers,thepapersaid:

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"Ontheotherhand,we seealargenumberof workerswhowearthemselvesoutformiserable wages.Workersandfarmers,theprincipalproducers ofwealth,liveinconditions ofpovertywhicharenotin harmonywithhumandignity."

"Weneed,""Juventud Obrera"added,"anincrease inwages,andastabilisation ofpricesthatwillpermit workerstoliveundermore humanconditions."

TheJOChasbeenin existenceinParaguayonly afewyears,butithas alreadygainedthesupport ofalargenumberofyoung workers.Itrecentlyheld anationalstudysessiondesignedtopreparemore leaders,andtookanactive partintheNationalMarian congressinAsuncionlast December.

BelgianPremierAgreesToSupport RestorationOfPayCutToTeachers

BRUSSELS,Jan.6(NC)-Premier AchilleVanAcker,followingameetingwith leadersoftheCatholicPopularParty,has agreedtosupportrestorationoffullpayto teachersinnon-publicschools.

TheBelgianParliament recentlyvoted105to85to cutstatesubsidiesforsalariesofteachersinnonpublicschools-mostof whichareCatholic.The cutamountedto500,000,000 francs(about£5,000,000). Thismeansa20to25per centreductioninsalaries.

ThecuthadbeenproposedbytheSocialistLiberalgovernment,which maynowbeheadingtowardacrisis.ItsSocialist membersareopposedto the LiberalPremier's agreementtobackrestorationofthesalaryreduction.

Thegovernment'sschool policyhasbeenthesubjectofbittercontroversy forseveralmonths.In Novembersome30,000CatholiclayteachersinpublicandCatholicschools stagedaone-dayprotest strikeagainstwhatthey calledgovernmentdiscriminationagainstCatholic schoolsandteachers.

AtthattimeAnthony Cool,chairmanoftheConfederationofChristian TradeUn.ions4threatened thatall650,000members ofhisorganisationwould marchonBrusselsonJanuary13unlessthegovernmentabandoneditsantiCatholicpolicy.

ThePremier'sagreement tosupportrestorationof fullpayforteachershas notbeenenoughtocancel

AboriginesTo BuildPriest

SecondChurch

BOTOLAN,Philippines, Jan.7(NC).-Twiceduring theMarianYearatribeof non-Christian aborigines cametotherescueofFather ThomasFay,Columban pastorofthismountainvillage.

Earlylastyear,Father Faymadefriendswitha groupofthisancientrace ofnomadsandbaptiseda coupleoffamilies.The eldersofthetribewhich consistsof2,000dwarfish, kinky-hairedprimitives,decidedtobuildachurchfor theirChristianbrethren.

Duringtheautumn typhoon"Ruby"made matchwoodofthechapel. AnditlookedtoFatherFay liketheendoffurtherconversionsamongtheNegritos, astheyarecalled. Tohissurprise,however, thetribe'selderscameto hisrescue,saying,"We'll buildyouanother,Father, biggerandbetter."The Churchisunderconstruction.

"TheChurchhasn'thad toomuchsuccesssofarin thetheologicalapproachto theprotestmarch.Mr.theNegritos.Buttheyare CoolhasannouncedthatmovingtowardtheChurch governmentpolicyisstillinthisgeneration.Through unsatisfactory,asmanycarpentryandOurLady schoolquestionsremaintheymightyetbeconvertwithoutsolution. ed,"theColumbansaid.

PriestsFoundedJournalism

InMexicoOver200YearsAgo

MEXICOCITY,Jan.8(NC)-Mexico's firstnewspaperwasfoundedbyaZacatecanpriest,FatherJuanIgnacioCastorena UrzuayGoyeneche.Hewasnotonly Mexico'spioneernewspaperman,butthe firstintheentireWesternHemisphere.

Thiswastheclaimmade hereatfestivitiesmarking theannualcelebrationof "Newspapermen'sDay"in Mexico.

FatherUrzuayGoyeneche,atfirstchoirleader oftheCathedralofMexico, andlatertheBishopof Yucatan,wasthefirstto organiseanddirectanewspapercalled"Gacetade MexicoyNoticiasdeNueva Espana"(MexicanGazetter andNewsofNewSpain),a monthly,whichbeganpublicationJanuary1,1722.

Thepapercarriednewsof MexicoCity,Puebla,Vera Cruz,Campece,Oaxaca, Acapulco, Guadalajara, Zacatecas.Mayarit,and evennotesfromHavana, ManilaandCaliforniaquitealargecoveragefor thosetimes.

Historyrecordsthatthe appearanceofthemonthly newspapercausedmuch dissensionintheranksof theintellectualsofthatday, withjealousies,animosity andpettyrivalriesmaking itimpossibleforFather UrzayGoyenechetopublishmorethansixnumbers ofhispaper.

HeSolvedRiddle

OfSolomonTalk

SYDNEY,Jan.6.-Father JohnRausch,S.M.,reputed tobethefirstmantoscientificallyunravelthemysteriesoftheSolomonese language,celebratedhere hisgoldenjubileeasa priest.

FatherRausch's"SolomoneseGrammar"-the firstbookofitskind-isa monumentalworkanda standardreferenceinmany oftheworld'sgreatuniversitiesandlibraries,In addition,hehasturnedout ascholarlyworkonLatin grammar,andatreatiseon thereligiousstate.

HolySeeSetsUpNewHierarchies

InBurma,RhodesiaAndNigeria

VATICANCITY,Jan.8(Radio,NC)-

Twonewhierarchieshavebeenestablished inBurmaandinSouthernRhodesia,accordingtoanannouncementhere.Meanwhile, anewdiocesehasbeensetupinNigeria,

BritishWestAfrica.

Burma,whichpreviously embracedfourvicariates apostolicandtwoprefecturesapostolic,hasnowtwoecclesiasticalprovincesthoseofRangoonandMandalay,bothofwhichwere formerlyvicariatesapostolic.

InadditionanewDiocese ofBassein,comprisingan areaformerlyintheVicariateofRangoon,hasbeen addedtptheset-up.

EstablishedinRhodesia wastheecclesiasticalprovinceofSalibury,which wasformerlyoneofthe ninevicariatesapostolicin thatcountry.

ThenewDiocesein NigeriaisthatofOgoja, whichwasformerlyaprefectureapostolic.Nigeria hastwoMetropolitanSeesthoseofLagosandAnitsha -andsixothersuffragan Sees,aswellassixprefecturesapostolic.

InBurma,Catholicsnumber130,832,servedby77 native-bornand148foreign priests.Rhodesiahas79,400 Catholics,withthreenativebornand111foreignpriests. NigerianCatholicstotal 606,145,servedby31nativebornand371foreignpriests.

QueenGives SamoaBishop AnHonour

LONDON,Jan.7(NC).BishopJosephDarnand, formerVicarApostolicof Samoa,hasbeenmadean honoraryofficerofthe OrderoftheBritishEmpire byQueenElizabeth.

Thehonourwasincluded intheannualNewYear's Daylistofawardsmadeby theQueen.Itwasgivento theBishopattherequest oftheNewZealandgovernment.

(NewZealandhasjurisdictionoverthewestern SamoanIslandsinthePacific.TheeasternSamoanIslandsareUnitedStates territory.BishopDamand, a75-year-oldFrenchman, ]ladchargeofbothareas.)

Sixyearslater,thepaper wasrevivedbyanother priest,FatherJuanFranciscoSahagundeArevalo Thiswasthefirstpaperto usewoodengravings,even thoughverycrude.The paperalsopublishedversealongsidenewsitemsand advertisements.Thustoday'snewspapermenowe muchtothesacerdotal pioneerswhofoundedjournalisminMexico.

IrishWorkers

SendPopeGift

DUBLIN,Ireland,Jan.6 (NC).-Apostscripttothe MarianYearinIrelandwas writtenherewhenagiftof 24,000toHisHolinessPope PlusXIIwasformallypresentedonbehalfofthe tradeunionworkersofthe country.Themoneyisto beusedbytheHolyFather foranycharitablepurpose hemayselect.

Thedonation,which representedcontributions fromanestimated35,000 tradeunionmembers,was turnedovertoArchbishop AlbertLavame,Papal NunciotoIreland,ataceremonypresidedoverbyW. F.Phillips,chairmanofthe CatholicSocietiesVocationalOrganisation.

Pope,HardWorker

Thepresentationwas madebyArchbishopJohn C.McQuaidofDublin,who saidthegiftwasatokenof homagefromIrishworkers "asloyalsubjectsofthe Church."

SAIGON,SouthVietnam, Jan.8(NC).-HisthreedaystayinVietnamwasthe "highlightofthisyear's journeytotheFarEast," HisEminenceFrancisCardinalSpellman,Archbishop ofNewYork,declaredbeforeleavingbyplanefor Manila.Itwasthreedays ofinspiringvisitstovaliant refugeesnownumbering morethan500,000.

Themajorityofthemare Catholicpeasantswho,at greatrisk,abandonedtheir homesandfarmsinNorth Vietnamratherthanremain underCommunism.

Reasonforthehonour grantedtotheBishopwas notgivenintheNewYear's list,buttheBishopwasone oftheprincipalpersonages metbytheQueenandthe DukeofEdinburghwhen theyvisitedSamoaontheir Commonwealthtourlast year.BecauseBishopDarnandisnotofBritishor Commonwealthnationality, hisawardhadtobean honoraryone.

AlsohonouredintheNew Year'slistwasMgr.Patrick O'Connell,PrincipalCatholicChaplainoftheRoyal AirForce,whowasmadea CommanderoftheOrderof theBritishEmpire.Mgr. O'Connell,52,holdsthe rankofgroupcaptaininthe R.A.F.,withwhichhehas servedsince1936.During WorldWarIIhewasAssistantPrincipalChaplainto AlliedForcesintheMediterranean.

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MessagesofcongratulationwerereceivedfromHis HolinessPopePiusXII,His EminenceNormanCardinal Gilroy,ArchbishopofSydney,andArchbishopRomolo Carboni,ApostolicDelegate toAustralia.

AnativeofLuxembourg, FatherRausch,whois82, pavedthewayforsetting uptheAustralianProvince oftheSocietyofMaryand didpioneeringworkinthe missionsofNorthSolomons.

"Itisequallyathank offering,"headded,"forthe inspirationofPopePiusXII whichdedicatedtoOur BlessedLadythecentenary yearofthedefinitionofthe doctrineofherImmaculate Conception.OnlytheFaith couldhavesounitedevery groupandinterestinthe generousendeavourtodo honourtotheMostHoly MotherofGod."

Thankingtheworkers, ArchbishopLevamecongratulatedthemontheir actoflove,andspoke warmlyofthePope'sgreat zealforthepromotionof thesocialteachingsofthe Church.Hedescribedthe giftas"onefromworkers toaworker,forthePope himselfisazealousandvery hardworker."

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ChristianBrothers'College,Perth ENROLMENTS

EnrolmentswillcommenceafterTuesday, 25thJanuary.

AllvacanciesinGradesI,IIandIIIarealreadyfilled. Enrolmentsforthesegradescanbeonawaitinglist basisonly.

AfewvacanciesstillremaininsomeotherGrades. ClassesrecommenceonTuesday,8thFebruary.

FremantleMissioner,Father Chapman,TellsofPhilippines

Ministeringtotheneedsofthousandsof nativesspeakingdifferentdialects,running fromJapsinthemiddleofMass,andtryingalonetoinstructthousandsofnative childrenhasbeenforthelast16yearsthe lotofaWestAustralianColumbanMissionaryinthePhilippineIslands. largenumberofCatholic children.

Andinthenextfew weeksFatherFrancisE. Chapman,S.S.C.,returnsto hismissionsonNegrosIslandtocontinuehiswork.

BornatNorthFremantle andbredatFremantle CBC,FatherChapman wenttothePhilippinesin 1938totheislandofMindanao,whereheworkedfor 11years.

Thenhetransferredto Negrosassuperiorofamis-, sionwhichcateredfor 750,000Catholicswith25 priests,12schools,andno nunsorbrotherstohelp.

Negrosispredominantly anislandofsugarplantationswheretheislandersare highlyeducatedorhighly ignorant,andspeaktwoof the60-odddialectsofthe Philippineslanguage.

FatherChapman'smission coversaquarteroftheisland's4,500squaremile areaandhisparishalone contains35,000Catholics whomhelooksafterhimself.

TheNegrosmissionwasa neglectedplaceandafterthe warhadonlysixpriests andnoschools.Nowthey have24priests,12schools andatroublesomeeducation system.

Adefinitecurriculumis laiddownbytheauthorities andteachers-laymenonly -havetohaveadegree(a four-yearcourse)-andcan onlyteachthesubjectin whichtheymajor.

Butthebigtroubleisin theStateschools.

AlthoughthePhilippines is80percent.Catholic,the educationsystemwas evolvedbytheAmericans whentheytookoverfrom theSpanishattheturnof thecentury.

Thesystemallowsforonly halfanhourreligiousinstructiontwiceaweek,and Stateschoolscaterfora

Withtheshortageof priests,thegoingistough. Fatherhimselfhastosee tothetrainingofsome

childrenwillbelosttothe Faith.

HeexplainedhowjustbeforeheleftforAustralia, theownersofaprivate schoolwith800Catholic students,gavehimthefirst offertobuytheschool.

Secondchoicewastoan Americanreligioussectwho werepreparedtobuy.

Fatherhadaconcessionto teachcatechismthere.He hasallbutabout£1,500 necessarytobuy,andhe won'thavetheconcessionif

fromFremantlebroughthimaltarwineandflourfor hostswithsuppliesforthe guerillas.

Duringhisthreeyearshe keptmovingaroundand withonecompanionestimatesthattheyperformed some700marriagesand 8,000baptisms.

Hewouldgotoavillage, visitthesick,hearconfessionsandprepareformar-riages,thennextmorning sayMass marriagesandperformthe andbaptisms, visitthesickagainand moveon.

Often,hesaid,hewouldhavetostopinthemiddle ofMass,dismantlehis equipmentandfleetoa handyhidingplacewhena Japanesepatrolcamealong -astheyregularlydid.

Despite eningthegreatstrengthofthe80percent. Catholicpopulationinthe Philippines,Fatherfeels thattherearestillthree greatneedsupintheislands.

More,manymore,native vocations.Thereisone priesttoabout12,000people, andonly800studentsin12 seminaries.

Asolutionoftheschool buildingandeducationsys- temproblem.

MoreCatholicsocieties forthemen.Despitearise of300percent.inattendanceatMassbythemen, thesocietiesareneededto consolidatetheirfaith.

Theonlystrongmen's societyistheKnightsof Columbus,moreaciviland patrioticorganisationopen toalimitednumber,he pointsout.Ithas8,000 members.

ButFatherChapmanstill feelsthatdespitetheprob-lemsandneedsofCatholics inthePhilippines,the Churchwillconsolidateand expand.

Andtobackhisbeliefs, he'sgoingback.

3,000childreneachweekin hisownparish.

But,Fathersays,itseems thatthegovernment,pre-1 dominantlyCatholic,will allowmoretimeforreligioustrainingnowthatthe nationisself-governing.

Otherproblemsariseon theteachingside.Forinstance,whenhereturnsto hismissionFatherhasto findmorethan£1,500, otherwiseseveralhundred

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Hisonlyotherstepwould betoasktheparentsto withdrawtheirchildren, andhecan'texpectthemall todothis.

Thewardidnotstop FatherChapmanfromcontinuinghiswork.Withanotherpriesthefledtothe hillsandjoinedwiththe guerillas-inapriestly capacityofcourse.

Hestillremembersthe occasionwhensubmarines

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DebunkedTito

NEWDELHI,India, Jan.10(NC).-Afull accountofthepersecu- oftheChurchin Yugoslaviawasgivenby CatholicpapersinIndia todisprovecommendationsofMarshalTitoas amanofpeace. Whileonanofficialvisit to presidentIndia,theYugoslav waseulogisedby asectionoftheIndianpress asachampionofpeaceand co-operationamongnations.

Catholicpaperstookimmediateactiontorefute suchanimpression.

The"NewLeader,"officialpaperoftheMadrasMylaporearchdiocese,pub- lishedacomprehensivelist of Church,Tito'scrimesagainstthe includinghisimprisonmentofAloysiusCardinalStepinac,Archbishop ofZagreb.

The thepaperreportedthat hasYugoslavgovernment andshutupbishops,priests nunsinlabourcamps, haspreventedpriestsfrom carryingontheirministry andhasdesecratedchurches andchapels.

The"NewLeader"called theIndianpress"gullible"incoovingCommunistpropagandawhichdescribed Titoas"agreatleaderin warandanequallygreat leaderinpeace,aleader whoislovedbythepeople."

OtherCatholicpapers pointedoutthatTito'sper- secutionofreligionshould 1-3Pparticularlyobnoxiousto Hindus,whoarewellknownfortheirtolerance.

BrothersOrdained ThreebrotherswereordainedatSanSalvadortogetherbyArchbishopLuis ChavezyGonzaleb.They wereJulio,CarlosandJorge Mirando,aged29,27and25, respectively. Following theirordination,theyleft foravisittoothercountries ofCentralAmerica.They belongtotheSalesian Order.

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ChangesAmong MaristBrothers

Thefollowingappointments,affectingMarist Brotherscomingtoor leavingthisState,were announcedbytheV.Rev. Bro.Placidus,F.M.S., B.A.,Dip.Ed.,provincial oftheMaristBrothersof theprovinceofMelbourne:

Rev.Bro.Davidfrom NorthamtoBunbury.

Rev.Bro.Batholomewof NorthamandRev.Bro.MartinofBunbury,toKilmore, Vic. Rev.Bro.Edmundfrom NorthamtoMt.Gambier, S.A. Rev.Bro.FinanfromKilmore,andRev.Bro.James, fromForbestoNortham. Rev.Bro.ColinfromAlbertontoSubiaco.

TherriesCasted MysteryDrama

Despitethefactthatthe TherrySocietyisinrecess duringJanuary,arecord crowdattendedaspecialcastingmeetingonJan. 13. Asaresult,aparticularly finecasthasbeenselected tostage"AMurderHas BeenArranged"formidMarch.

Itishopedthatthesociety canstageaone-actplay fortheannualSt.Patrickt, concert.Perhapsthiscould bethemeansofbringing hometoCatholicsofthis archdiocesethattheyhave adramaticsocietywhich urgentlyneedstheirpatronage. ThesocietywillreassembleonAustraliaDay, Jan.31,forthefirstofficial functionoftheTherryyear. MemberswillattendMass inabodyandthenadjourn toamysterypicnicspot. Onehint-bringbathers. Furtherinformationfrom FrankGoodmanatBL1831 ornextissueof"The Record."

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