The Italian Fund.

Thames Star, Volume XLV, Issue 10630, 2 February 1909, Page 2

The Italian Fund.

COLLECTION® UNTBIBNEt

LETTERS ETROM CASDItfAL MORAiNL ■ .

THE CATHOLIC A^SISTIASNOB.

(Per United Pre« Aaoxiatioa.)

'SYDNEY; February 1. The Lord Mayor invited Cardinal Moran to send the sums collected in the Catholic <3hmrch to the Lor I Mayor's Italian fund 1. . 'Phis course* •was followed 'by other denominations, but the Cardinal wrote to the Lord Mayor declining the request; pointing out that charitable aid Jfcom .-private sources enabled alleviationi of distress in oases otherwise ov^loojced by public officials. In. public charities :i good deal of the" funds iras spent, in salaries of secretaries and agents, while not infreq.uently.it also happened' that some iiwiivichiials insinuated themselves into the administratioo of these funds who did not enjoy, the conMenice of the Oatholiio bodiy. Such cases were mot. unknown in Australia.

The Lord Mayor "states he was pained to receive such a letter fe^om Cardinal Moran. He had only on* object in view.. There wa» no question of nationality or cwet^ but humanity and Tte response to his appeal had! been magnifkeint, airiicl he had every reason to believe the citizens were proud of the noble services the committee rei^dered in gathering" the fund!. Hie &3clined the sugaeslten^o send !a further letter to Cardinal Moram on the subject, and preT«*ed to leave the public. to form its.own conclusions.