ARCHBISHOP DELANY'S CHALLENGE.

New Zealand Tablet, 28 August 1919, Page 29

ARCHBISHOP DELANY'S CHALLENGE.

At a recent meeting of the St. Patrick’s branch "of the Hibernian Society, Tasmania, reference was made to ' the proposal in the ' Federal Parliament ; by Mr. Palmer for an inquiry to be held into the management of all convents, and to the challenge thrown out by his Grace the Most Rev. Dr. Delany, Archbishop of Hobart, which . is as follows:—“He wished to throw out a suggestion or proposition, and it was this Let the Federal Government or the. State Governments, if they liked, appoint a board, or boards, consisting on the one part of 50 per cent. Catholics and on the other part of 50 per cent, made up of the blackest Orangemen, or other men of black, white, or yellow color, and empower, this board, or these boards, to investigate the whole internal workings of every convent and Catholic institution and Catholic benefit society, and every other

Catholic "society, ''and also all .the-; Freemason organisations, grange' societies, and every other society , in the Commonwealth, and .let the result of the investigations be placed * before the public of Australia.” . It was resolved, on the motion of Bro. P. Gannon, J.P., that the branch endorse the challenge as submitted by. his Grace, and invite any inquiry into the working -of the Catholic societies . and - institutions under the. conditions contained in that challenge. .. •