DR MANNIX.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1920, Page 2

DR MANNIX.

AN INTERVIEW

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, August 10.

Dr Mannix interviewed, said he did not know whether his exclusion from Ireland was legal. He was seeking advice* thereon. He intended to press his rights for admittance, unless the Republican Government intimated that his presence was unwelcome. He did not consider himself in the least bound not to go to Liverpool, Glasgow' or Manchester, but whether he would defy the orders was another question. While his exclusion from Ireland entailed certain personal inconveniences, it made the British and Irish Governments the laughing stock of the world. “I adhere to every syllable spoken in America. I am bound to return to Australia. Mr Hughes is not my superior any more than the Shah of Persia.”

DR MANNIX IN LONDON. LONDON, August 10.

Archbishop Mannix, wearing his cpis. copal robes and scarlet cap, was to be seen after his arrival at London. He posed for the cinema in the garden of Nazareth House. The Archbishop was walking backwards anej. forwards with a stately bearing, Father Vaughjin remarked: “This would be a good picture for Australia and America.”

Arichbishop Mannix came to London on Tusday from Plymouth. On his arrival at London, the authorities excluded the public from the Paddington rail, way station. Two priests and a dozen members of the Irish Self-Determina-tion League welcomed Dr Mannix. The latter proceeded to Nazareth House. An unending stream of callers interviewed Archbishop Mannix all day lon g- ’ . • A erow'd assembled m the eveningoutside Nazareth House. Dr Mannix delivered an address to the crowd. He concluded with a blessing, and made an appeal to the crowd to disperse quickly. The Archbishop of Perth, (Dr Clune) arrived from, Paris, and he proceeded directly to greet Hr Mannix- at Hammersmith.

Archbishop Mannix, in an interview said: “Since the Battle.of Jutland, the British Navy has not scored any success comparable to that of the capture of the Archbishop of Melbourne, who was taken without the loss of a single British sailor,”

DR MANNIX INTERVIEWED. LONDON, August 10.

In an interview, Dr Mannix stated: “I am an Australian citizen, who wishes to visit his native land, nfter seven years spent in Australia. I thought it my duty, as the Archbishop of Melbourne to stand by "the weak against the strong. I was therefore compelled to use my influence on behalf of the workers. ' Thus my najne became associated with labour The Australian volunteers did more than their share to win thp war.”

The interviewer asked: '- Were you I then in favour of recruiting f>nd volunteering.” , Dr Mannix replied: “I asked no man . to go, and I asked no man to stay.” Dr Mannix described Mr Hughes as a politician who was now both defeated and discredited. He (said Dr Mannix) was now feeling nervous because lie was losing his lipjd in office. The interviewer asked'- “Do you contemplate thaking part in political agitation.” Dr Mannix replied: “I have made no such plans.” The interviewer then asked: “Have you seen Mr Hughes’ latest statement that yopr return to Australia, may be difficult?’'-’ , , Dr Mannix: “Yes; but I ain bound to return to Australia. Mr Hughes is not my ecclesiastical superior !” Dr Mapnix deplored crimes in Ireland, bid pointed out they were political. The Irish people were the I»° st crimeless peoplp ill the worldDr Mannix further stated; r le Irish Republic is already in existence and nothing should alter it, except a chancre of opinion among the Irish people themselves. You English people seem to agree that, if Ireland sbou.d ask for Dominion Hpme Rule, it s-ioi-.d bo granted, ‘it'speips tp follow logically that if Ireland asks for a Republic she ie entitled to have it. Some Eng- I lish people spy they cannot allow Ire- | land to be independent, for strategical reasons. Germany might have said the same thing about Belgium. Russia might say the same thing about Poland. Apparently some people in England think that the principle of selfdetermination should apply to our encmies, but not to frionds.