The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, January 5, 1909. CARDINAL MORAN AND FREEMASONRY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 446, 5 January 1909, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, January 5,1909. CARDINAL MORAN AND FREEMASONRY.

Cardinal Moran, in the course of a speech, recently made an attack on Freemasonry. He said that all knew the terrible results of freemasonry in the Home countries. He was told that great efforts were being made at the present time,to try to introduce this silent agency into- the administration of the affairs of the various States of Australia. The Freemasons’ boast was that the Stale’ Governments are already in their hands, and he believed that great efforts were being made to secure the municipal administration. During the recent visit of the American fleet Catholics had some experience of the sinister influence of Freemasonry in trying to prevent them froth giving a welcome to their brothers from beyond the Pacific. The Craftsman, in referring to the above, says:—“ It need only be said at this stage that the absurdity of the charges will be obviously apparent to every Freemason. No doubt our Australian contemporaries will deal more fully with the subject. The Premier of New South Wales, in his place in Parliament, gave an emphatic denial to the charge of political influence.