RACE SUICIDE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 18, 16 October 1917, Page 7

RACE SUICIDE

A ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP'S INDICTMENT. Speaking at the Melbourne Stadium' on September' 27, Archbishop (Dr.) Jlannix said that possibly some people would say he should not come to the Stadium, but he thought he was quite able lo choose his own company. (Applause.) At the same time lio could assure the-m that ho was never going to surrender liis pulpit to any politician. (Applause.) In tho church "Jie never talked about the war nor slaughter, and never attempted to compel any man to do anything against his conscience. In this country and elsewhere the Catholic Church fought for the dignity of womanhood, and against divorce and attendant evils. The Church protected tho child before birth, at birth, and after birth. He only wished the Catholic Church could get other people to help in protecting children before and after birtb. (Applause.) The national cancer of race suicide accounted for the decay of many nations. We condemned the outrages of the Huns, and of the Germans, but tod many closed their eyes to the dreadful outrages perpetrated in the -city of Melbourne and throughout Australia. Did we hear those who talked so much of tho outrages of the Germans saying a word oi' condemnation for tho outrages committed by doctors, chemists, or somebody else in imbruing their hands in,the blood of the children of Australia? (Applanse.) The Catholic Church, and the Catholic Church almost alone, raised her voice in condemnation of the dreadful outrages that were crying to God i'or vengeance, and Oiat threatened to ruin Australia as other lands. (Applause.)