SOCIAL EVILS:

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 15874, 13 July 1922, Page 5

SOCIAL EVILS:

PRIMATE'S STRONG REMARKS

(Special' to the Herald.) OHRISTCHUROH, this day. Addresisng tho Social Hygiene Society, Archbishop Julius said the presence of venereal disease in Now Zealand had to be regarded as a fact, and they must look at it fairly in the face. By the Grace of God ihey hoped to suppress it. Religion had failed to a very largo degree, because the churches had not spoken out plainly and strongly on tho matter. As one who had worked amongst tho slums he knew that one thing was 'necessary, and that was changed conditions' and decent homes. "If they say that's bad political economy," remarked' his Grace, "then 1 say damn political economy." Such conditions, he continued, were not so bad in New Zealand, but even before tho war there had been self-indulgence and selfishness from one end of the population to the other and amongst all classes of people. One had only to look at the birth rate, which meant that fashionable womsii: would not be troubled with children. It meant that people did not want to be bothered with the expense of children. It meant.the use of instruments*which.had become'so terribly common, tending to immorality in a very great degree. Then, again, it meant late marriages. It was often said man should wait to marry till he could afford it. . He did not bcliovo a word of that. It was man's duty to marry when he reached manhood and was fit to many.. . ''' :