The Coronation Oath.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 105, 21 September 1901, Page 4

The Coronation Oath.

Stdxk.y, S ptemb. r 12. In the course of a speech at the opentog of a bazaar, His Kmincnce Cardina Moran said that at the present day we in Australia were a genuine republic Ha was not going to speak as a rebel, but as a common-sense speaker. Comparing America with Australia, he said that if the same treatment w.-re extended to Australia for one month which guided the Home Government in regard to America, before another month Australia would be an independent Australia, and she would have his fullest blessings on being so Rgarding the suggested Change in the Coronation Oath, about which Catholics in Australia sent a very energetic protest, they were greatly indebted to the Commonwealth Government for the prompt manner in which the manifesto was forwarded to the Home Government, bn? they saw to their chagrin bow cavalierly Mr Chamberlain, as representing the Home Government, trea cd the matt-r. He seemed ignorant about the whole question being endorsed by the entire Commonwealth. He would tell Mr Chamberlain that Australians had too much sense to be gulled by such effrontery. They knew their rights, end were determined to fight for them. One of those rights wig interfered with by the Coronation Oath. It was an insult to the great body of Ca holes,and the wo-dingof it should boamended. Wf entneSovereign came forwarded and inmlt- d mm-fouith of the citizens of Aunralia, they said Great Britain, who forced such an oath on His Majesty the King, that 51 such things go on, “We know our rights, and an independent Australia will startle you some day sooner than yon expect.» He did not think a more liberal-minded man than the King existed, or one who raoro abhorred the , oath he was kuppised to take; Dot it was useless for the King to object. He was forced by law to make • profession he did not b-lieve, and insult the citizens he would rather honour and respect. Ail they wanted was that the ■B'itish Government should not impose such an unpleasant duty on the Sovereign.