HIS DISLOYALTY PROVED.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 187, 23 July 1920, Page 5

HIS DISLOYALTY PROVED.

A SENSATIONAL LETTER. FATHER McDONNELL’S DISCLOSURE. (By Cable.—Preus Anßoeiation.—Copyright! (Received 23, 11.30 a.m.) Melbourne, July 23. Tho adjournment motion, moved by Mr. Tudor, of tho House ot Representatives re Father Jerger’s deportation, was talked out.. Mr. Hughes explained that Father Jergor would have been deported long ago, only the Ministry had mistakenly listened to representations of tho opposition. Hence, there were further trials and delays. Considerable interest is manifested respecting a letter written in 1917 by Father Peter Paul McDonnell, a Passionist colleague of Father Jerger, and forwarded to the authorities. Father McDonnell's letter contains the following statement “1 am ptyfectly convinced that Father Jerger is absolutely disloyal, and will take every means he safely can to ‘encompass Germany's triumph. Father Jerger is continuallyspeaking in the church in a manner calculated to discourage recruiting.” The writer suggested that he should be put where his influence would be ineffective,, as he was sure that influence would be used in ;lie interest of Australia's enemies. Father Ryan, Provincial of Passionists. denies Senator Pearce’s statement that Father McDonnell was deported, but not by the Government. He says the priest left Australia of his own free will, became a military chaplain ■and is now in Paris. —(A. and N.Z.) A DEL A 1 DE RELIF.V F.I >. JERGER’S SUPPORTERS CHAGRINED. Adelaide, July 22. The Government's coup in smuggling Jerger aboard the Khyber surprised and chagrined the priest's supporters, but the feeling in the city is one of overwhelming satisfaction. A. party of Jerger’s supporters is proceeding overland to Fremantle to meet, the Khyber, which is due there on Sunday.