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Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1922, Page 1

N.S.W. GOVERNMENT'S BILL. SYDNEY, May 8. Mr Bevy, tlio Minister of Justice, is considering tlio introduction of ■ legislation to enable the police to deal with tb.e dissemination of allegedly seditious or disloyal propaganda by Socialist Sunday Schools, that are established in various parts of the State, and which lie claims are making criminals out of innocent children. He quotes extracts from the Communist Sunday School text book, which teaches that a boy Socialist cannot be a. Boy Scout, because the Scout salutes the Union Jack, which is an emblem of oppression and slavery. Another question from the .cln.teeliism, he' says, is:—“ls it .true that Clod has ever revealed Himself? ” The reply thereto .is:—“As there is no iQod, he could not reveal himself! ” One of the Proletariat comnundments taught the children, says Mr J e.vy reads:—“ Thou shalt not be. a patriot, for a patriot is an international blackleg.” In one of tlio hymns, the Minister states children are taught to sing:— “ Dividends, rents, interest, Chicanery, lies, brag Are the gods of the Empire Their symbols the British (lag! ”

Mr Levy pays he .considers that drns,tic action is necessary to .prevent the minds of young Australians being polluted by such disloyfyl fliul blasjahonicju^ -knellingß-