ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17997, 14 February 1924, Page 2

ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

(PEESB ASSOCIATION TELEGiiAM.)

DUXEDIN, February 13. Replying to Archbishop Alannix's speech on Catholic schools, the liev. Howard Mliott stated that he did not object to Kouian Catholics praising their own system of education, but only to their doing so at the expense of the State system. Archbishop Jdunnix had said tuat in countries wiiere Catholics were in a majority, the Protestant minority received everything tney were emiuoi to. iiut to-uay, iu bpain, ho one dare have JfrouK>uint sciioois, or any school where itoman dogma was. not taugnt. J&ere, wneie there was a Jfrotestant majority, the Catkolids were allowed their own schools, but must build them themselves. Would Archbishop Alannix say how many Protestants were allowed to teach in the schools of South West Ireland, which was practically under the dominion of the local priest, though paid for by English money? Soon the speaker hoped the Catholics would be paying rates on all their school buildings, as other denominational schools did. The P.P.A. answer to Archbishop Mannix was that Catholics had more liberty jr. New Zealand than did Protestants faa any Caihftlic country.