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GERMANY REJECTS
CULTIVATED EVILS
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For instance the cow with the.. crumpled horn will appear in gabardine trousers to set off the milk girl's galters whilst the commercial traveller will be conspicuous by his absence in the witty conversation between aforesaid cow and girl,
Within twelve months of an over- whelming national vote in America for the repeal of Prohibition, the
By George Pussyfools feel sufficient encourage- mont from events to make a new
HE announcement that drive for re-imposition. This is a
Hollywood is going to remarkable
exposing as
when they are inovitable; Roman Army, and the Counell of no surprise considering that accumulates that to-day in the when they are no longer inevitable Arles (314) condemned conscian- United States the liquor problem is they do not always disappear. tious objectors. Augustine argues they reached the bottom of worrying administrators of the There is reason to think that war, sensibly that the real interests of the subject some time ago regulatory plane which have taken which was once inevitable, is so the aggressor compel us to resist and the place of national prohibition. no longer; and as it is an un-him in the only possible manner;
at a loss for Mr. Morgenthau has just announced mitigated curse to humanity. It and the State cannot refuse to
material. a new system of district enforce ought to be abolished.
ropel an attack upon itself. At This is the pacifist's case. It the same time, he says, an empire with her rosy cheeks and hor A boom for the country girl ment which he hopes will improve A situation
more is upheld by many who are not founded on conquest is nothing milk pail is confidently predicted tion which records hootlegging arrests than before Christians; they wish to see the but brigandage on a large scale. repeal. Tho chairman of the Fed-world delivered from
1 colosal
Luther and Calvin justifled wors excluding all suggestion of leg and a new note will bo struck by eral Alcohol Control Administra folly. Their position does not in a good cause, and so did the tion admits that of more than woem unreasonable. War
of has, Council
"A
show. 130,000,000 gallons of whisky prob- perhaps, been in existence for cause," in the Middle Ages, in- Knod ably being consumed annually in the seven thousand years out of the cluded massacres of Jews, here- United States only 30,000,000 gal-half-million or million years since tics, and especially Moslems. The lons is legal.
man, recognisable as such, began fighting Templars were priests: to walk the earth. Cannibalism they were the Pope's Janissaries. and slavery are also ancient, but Bishops, however, were forbidden not very ancient Institutions, and to shed blood; so they went into they have been abolished, though battle with clubs, which could human flesh is nutritious and pound their enemies to a
pulp slave-labour in profitable... without breaking the skin. The Crime will not be glorified so Lollards and Anabaptists con- War could formerly be made to demned war absolutely, and so did flims of the office boy furtively much as in the past, though a few pay. It could
on my great predecessor Dean Colet, extracting foreign stamps from cheaply. Prisoners could be sold who preached a strong pacifist the waste paper basket will serve as or put to ransom; and could be sermon just after Henry VIII. had a deterrent to the juvenile offen- seized for cultivation; towns could declared
war against. France. der. he pillaged. But modòrn
war The King sent for the Dean, and The love interest will be main-. ruins all who take part in it, it said that he quite agreed with tained without legs or typists and there is another war, it is quite him, but that his sermon certain that all who have anything rather inopportune! The story is during scenes of romance and only a quarter moon will be shown to lose will lose it. There is only creditable to both parties.
thrill depicting Harry the Hare one thing worse than to win a war that we hardly needed Norman it is a "natural right" to repel
to lose it. This is so obvious caquists have always taught that across the hairy highlands.
The majority of Christian haring after Henrietta the Hareas Angell to prove, it to But aggression, and this must apply to modern wars are caused mainly States na well as individuals. by fear. When I was in Berlin in 1911, Hans Delbruck said to me, "National hatreds do not matter much; but where there is fear there is danger." The object of the League of Nations is to diminish well-grounded fears.
"Of the major evils charged against prohibition-speakeasice, encouragement of drinking among minors, liquor smuggling, corrup- tion of oficials, and racketeering, none has disappeared of its own volition as some persona so blithely expected with the advent of rèpeal. Mr. Hayden describes Col. Harry Scullin, "teetotaller repealist; now excise commissioner of St. Louis, as "one of the most disillusioned It is a situation men in America," in the solution of which everybody in America has some responsibility and some stake. The prohibitionist may argue that the continuance of crime since repeal proves his way was best. The regulationist will reply, of course, that he is having to deal with lawlessness cultivated under prohibition. And it is easier to cultivate than to root out.
COMMUNISM IN U.S.
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They will sit with their arms folded, logs uncrossed, drinking in To clear our minds, let us ask cents worth of Life as she la with rapturous delight their 60 ourselves a few test questions. Lived; and then they will ko Were Europeans right in depriving straight home, devour their Oval- North American Indians and Autine and cheese, and sleep in their tralian black fellows of their own bods to get the thrill that the The question whether war bunting grounds? Are the Ameri- dairy girl missed. always foolish is not quite the cune right in keeping Chinese wrong. The latter is the subject force? Were wo right in sup- same as whether it is always labourers out of their country by
Sitting on ice is the latest com- of most of the correspondence pressing the Indian mutiny? Was petition that American genius has that has appeared recently in the Abraham Lincoln right in hammer invented and one sufficient to give polumns of the Morning Posting the South for four years be-us cold feet, if nowhere else, at under the heading of "Arms and cause they wished to be independ the mere thought.. the Christian," though the ent? Should we be justified in
two
Wo see that a red-haired girl cannot be kept apart; for nobody doing the same thing in Ireland? was pronounced the winner after would think it right to fight if no Were we right in going to war in five and half hours sitting during
1914, good.could possibly come of it.
assuming that our real which she probably laid the solid Is it right for n Christian to
motive was fear that if we remain- foundations of a rheumatic old age, bear arms? Your correspondents ed neutral we should be isolated It is reported that she was clad do not seem to realise that the and probably crushed by Germany only in an icy smile. Even if wo question has been debated ever a little later? Ought wo to res had red hair and corns on our seat since the beginning of Christiani-pect the conscientious scruples of it would take a huge prize to tempt ty. Our Lord Himself was never the Quakers?
us into such a sticky job. asked to pronounce upon it, and
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DUMB-BELLES LETTRES,
By Juliet Leracil Hips! Hipal Hooray.
"Dear Mr. Hartmann:
In reply to your com-
LOCARNO
How much of the difficulty in recent labour disputes in the United Germany has now come out States in due to Communist agita- with a definite declaration that tion? No categorical answer can she is not prepared to enter the be given, for such agitation does suggested Eastern Locarno Pact not always sail openly under its unless arms equality is first own colours. Probably its influence conceded. The decision is re- has been greater indirectly than grettable, since the alternatives directly. Radical leadership in to the system predicated by the certain labour groups has success proposed Pact are more inclined fully "bored from within" for
by dissembling its Communist to aggravate the European situa-purposes and has sometimes forced tion than to compose it. Whilst regular union officials into radical it is true that the weaker of the positions, but American labour in co-partners in the suggested un- the past has always deserted dertaking the Baltic States and revolutionary leadership once. Its Poland would gain most by the character became plain.
· Even if our skin was as thick treaty, it is clear that it would
we must not take everything that There is room for honest dif- below as it is on our head we also be to the mutual benefit of
Ho said quite literally. For in-ferences of opinion on mont of should still require the passion of the big Powers and would, above
stance, He told us to turn the these questions. But there is one
a salamander and the constitution all else, largely remove the Attempting to discredit labour other cheek; but when He Himself poisonous doctrine which I think of a seal. threat of war. The complexi- organisation by throwing a red
was smitten He did not do so, but all Christians should repudiate. ties of Polish foreign policy blanket over it is as destructive as
remonstrated calmly. He thought Do we agree with Plato and Burke would be solved by a stroke of trying to blacken all capitallata we may be sure, not of what was that "the principles of true politics the pen. The Polish-German with the practices of a few. Until worthy of Himself, but of what are but those of morala enlarged," frontier would be guaranteed, the right of the unions to represent was best for the bully. This, is or with the German, Neumann, and many of his.compatriots, that. their bona fide--members is freely-principle which carries far.. excupt in so far as it might be acknowledged by employers, they
e- "besides.our religious creed, wa Nevertheless, "Love your one- changed by mutual consent. are Both France and Russia would destroy the labour racketeer whose
hampered in any effort to mies" means what it says. It is a must have a political creed as
drastic reversal of Old Testament well." "The State (he says) plaint, let me tell you that I gave be the immediate guarantors of most helpful ally is the employer ethica: "Love your neighbour and forms part of the struggle for you a perfect fit on your tan suit. no change except a peaceful who refuses to deal with an honest hale your enemy." The Hebrews existence: its pattern is Rome not it is not a bit too small. The change. In the Banic way, union of employees. That is worth
.were terrific haters, us their Nazareth,"
trouble, if any, is that you are Poland would be protected remembering. And so is the fact thought that their God had com- for private conduct only! This is
iterature shows: and they Christianity, then, is a guide too large.
Sincerely yours, against having to meet single that extremism will have little ap-
MADE-TO-ORDER handed aggression from Soviet peal where workers receive not only manded them to "go in and possess the doctrine of Machiavelli, and, I to say, of our divn
TAILOR SHOP. Russia. The Balkan States and fair deal but also enough contact the land" of their peaceable neigh-am sorry
boura. We have no right what- Francis Bacon. It purely
(signed) Lithuanin would be sheltered with management to know it is a
fur deal.
ever to take Joshua and Gideon as detestable. and if from the menaces of any of their
generally our modela.
followed it would turn the civilig- three great neighbours. Soviet
ed world into a hell. Surely we Hussin would be guaranteed SOUTH OF THAMES
Most of the early Fathers of the may say to all sharers in our com- against an improbable invasion
Church condemn warfare absolute mon culture and religion, "Sirs, by Poland or the Baltic States, L. C. C. Arst begun efforts to pully. We might mention Justin one to another?" And all history ly as incompatible with Christiani-ye are brethren; why do ye wrong as well as the unlikely com- down Waterloo Bridge, and success bination of Poland and Ger- has not been won without the dell-
Martyr. Tertulliam, Origen, Iren- confirms St. James's words, "The many. Moreover, the German berate, overriding of Parliament. But this opinion was not acted on: righteousness of God."
Athanasius. wrath of man worketh - not the acus. Cyprian, and frontiers would be guaranteed But now that the noise of battle east and west--in the west by hos finally given way to the rattle Britain and Italy under the of destructive pick axes, dia- existing Locarno treaties, and in mantling stone by stone the master- the cast by Poland and Russia plece of Rennie, the L. C. C. have supported by France. Looked been able to publish the plans for at from all angles, the suggested beautifying London, of which the Eastern Locarno Pact of Non-view an indispensable preliminary. of the bridge was in their Aggression and Mutual Assist- The north bank of the Thames, ance has more to recommend it through Chelsen, past the House of than any other arrangement yet Commons, and along in the direc put forward. Germany's fears, tion of St. Pauls, is a fine, modern in consequence of her central boulevard. But the sight across position amid highly armed the river is a sorry mass of hetero- States, would appear to bogeneous buildings backed by mean groundless when it is borne in streets and alloys. The L, C. C, mind that she, as well as the now proposes to spend £1,000,000 other partners to the pact, would buying up this part of London, have a definite guarantee of promenade along the river bank, intending to build a tree-flanked security. The German mem-and to creet behind it suitably, im- orandum raises a very debat-posing edificgs, able point when it is argued that . bilateral agreements are the best way in which 'to maintain peace. Indeed, it
If the plan is a success, it will scems indisputable that
the be an encouragement to other greater the number of partners capital cities to undertake the re- in a non-aggression and mutual organisation of those parts of their ald pact, the stronger is the contral areas that do not, accord likelihood of its efficacy. More- with modern Ideas of efficiency and over, as against such pacts the who knows London, visitor
aosthetics. In any calle, everyono alternative would appear to bo reversion to the old, bad system neighbourhood south of the Thames resident alike, will rejoice that the of military alliances, which are is at last receiving official utton- more likely to provoko-than-to tlom. North of the river are to be prevent war. The world, still
the theatros, the looks to Germany for some in- dication that she is prepared ment offices, the famous parke, and wholeheartedly to co-operate in the noble churches. Perhaps the the cause of ponco rather than L. C. C.'s achome will help the to base her policies on a fear of south ultimately to look Its norths futuro hostilities.
ern rival moro squarely in the face.
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