DEFENCE BY PROXY

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 9, 11 July 1933, Page 7

DEFENCE BY PROXY

IDEA FOR AUSTRALIA WHY NOT CALL IN GERMANY 1 TJE. DTJHIG DEOB3 HINT United Press Association—By' Electric. Telegraph—Copyright. , (Eeceived July 11, I'll a.m.) BBISBANE, JThis Day. After referring to the . defenceless 'position of Australia, the Bomian Catholic . Archbishop of Brisban-a, the Most Eev. Dr. Duhig, suggested '.Hhat Australia should seek help from some European country in retaining tb«j continent for the white race. For inistance,. Germany, might be allowed to liave back her pre-war territory in New Guinea, conditionally on her contributing adequate ships and men to Australia's- defence. "If we cannot hold;; Australia ourselves," he said, "then v,(c must get others to help us do it or b« prepared to lose it." . ■; i ■ ■ Dr. Duhig was speaking ;at a Communion breakfast. 'Mr. Justice Webb, who had spoken earlier, had; compared the size of New Zealand to the ArchDiocese of Brisbane, and had .remarked facetiously that all New Zeatond could be put into the 'Arch-Diocese, and there would still be something left i!or Japan. This was a tilt at the Dea:tt of Canterbury's recent suggestion bo ' secede a portion of Northern Australia to Japan. . : Dr. Duhig said that while h© was-not-endorsing''the Dean of Canterbury 's plan, something must be done, imd that quickly, if they were to liotld Australia for the white race. Tttie same' treaty might be made with amy other. European Power desiring possessions mi the Pacific, where the British' Empire and Commonwealth should roiniiih in' supreme control. . The Most Eev. James Duhig'li'iis' beom Archbishap of Brisbane since 1917. Ho was born in Limerick in 1871, and- went to Queensland at the age of 153. He; spent several years at tho Irislh-. College, Borne. ' ;, 'A London cable message, statqs that the "Daily Herald," under the heading, "Pay Germans to Guard Australia," gave (prominence to Dr. Duhig V statement. ■ j1 ■■ ■ .