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OLD PLAYED-OUT CONCEPTION WITH PREDOMINANTLY KUROPEAN QUN. OOK
LISTOWE
3.E. Asia and wem Pacdic
"GAD! SELLING US OUT TO THE NATIVES AGAIN!
THE
'RED'
DEAN OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1949.
BRITISH COMMONWEALT
NEW ZEALAND
NEW VITAL CONCEPTION
WITH GLOBAL OUTLOOK
AUSTRALIA
CANTERBURY—
That cuckoo in the
Church's nest
BY JOHN PREBBLE
HEN the burgesses not know what is
of the Canterlary on." Chamber of Trade hold their annual dinner there will be no place re- served for the Very Rever- tinn
Provided 11 fulls his statutory duties 13 Dean he is free to go where he will, going And he is not slow to take advantage of such liberty. Calls on his time. for lecture, are
Answering charges that many. he never visits Chris- lenders In Com-
Since September 1947 he ha visited Czechoslovakin, Yugo-
end Hewlett Johnson. the munist countries, he wrote slavin, Poland (for the Wree 75-year-old "Red" Dean of to me:- Canterbury,
In past years they have stomached their resent- ment and sent him an in- vitation. Now the normally
Inw Conference
of Tafelge-
I have made it a point to wals). Amerlen, and France.
ile travels. of course. ns contact leading 'ecclesinsti- cal heads. Thus I saw not Dean of the Church, but rarely only the head of the Rus-, for the Church, Mostly when he sian Orthodox Church and travels. It
Armenia, presumably with
the Catholics of
quiescent city is cautiously but also the Patriarch of wid. stirring.
Imam Georgia, and the Some members of the (head of the Moslem World married City Council have been of Asin),"
the
GROWING DEMANDS FOR ACTION
talking of boycotting the Cathedral's Easter service. Only the fact that Primate will be present has changed their minds.
the
ነ።
On Invitation, all expetises
THE VERY REVEREND NEWLETT JOHNSON
In Celaber 1938 the Dean his second wife, П second-cousin. 31-year-old Mary Nowell Edwards. They have two children. Mary Kezinh (eight), and Karen (five).
When Mary was born the Dean announced: "She has
head. She HE also met the head of fine, intelligent It is the
wasn't born with a Red Flag in Primate
Russian Baptist who
her hand. but with such "the leading parents she can has brought their latent in- Church and
hardly help elergy of all six republics becoming an ardent social re- and offered to sail in her him- lignation to life.
of Eastern Europe.
former"
Both children attend self. In Spain the Nationalists the local elementary school at referred to him as the "Arch- For the second time in 10 months he has publicly "No, Anglican priest in Canterbury.
bishop of Canterbury," rebuked the Dean. He dis- recent years has seen
the many Christian and TE- sociated himself and Church from all the Dean's ligious leaders in the East platform championship. of and in Eastern Europe as
Communism.
CANNOT BREAK THE ASSOCIATION
SHOWING all evidence of
regret, he
spid
myself."
KO
HOW
STRONG ARE BRITAIN'S
Į
TH
DEFENCES?
By DAVID TEMPLE ROBERTS
Eight
The
HERE is a general mileally. There have been
impression that all is peculiar cares lately.
civilian pay clerks were nacked. not well with British defence Twenty-two men of the Royal polley." With that sentence Army Pay Corps were appointed
Why? a most influential British in their place. magazine opened an article Corps" men are essential to the Minister explained flint "Pay on the state of our Navy, Army. They must be trained so Army and Air Force.
that they can go overseas in the But event of an emergency, why twenty-two men in uniform to replace eight in civvy suits? As the Manchester Guardian reniorked, probably there are a sergeant, two corporala,, two conics, one tubaltern, one police-
orderly sp pointed to enter to the welfare and needs of that party of twenty-two.
What Britain is doing to des fend herself should be of top interest to the whole Common-
wealth and Empire. During March; each year, the House of Commons is told as much as it ever learns about the state of the fighting services." This unmat review, in three stages, ought le be as important as the budget, I never receives as much atten- ton-but it shouki,
IL is certainty shortsighted and selfish of us to pay mare attention to a speech in Parlia ment that tells us how much in- for come tax we will pay. how much cigarettes will cost), than to a series of speeches about the Navy, its ships and men, the state of the Air Force, and the aims of the Army in conscripting the youth of Bri- tain.
man. and a roomi
This polley may be good for the Army-it does not square with the British "manpower problem." In this island we are sort of brains and hands in every Industry.
Powerful Criticism
con-
The aim of policy in the Army is to build up a regular army that is sufficiently strong with- ou "National Service" scripted men. Mr Shinwell said: "We should, naturally, prefer to Since very few people any
see the Army based on a regular where in the world are so hold force, adequate to fulfil all our commliments and, in os to say there will never be an overseas other war,
addition, to operate the adminis- surely
.everyone should realise that we wis or
trative and trudalng organisation 102,
sink of swim,
the
in the United Kingdom." Fine! be clone? The Strength and determination of the But how is it to present leaders of the Services Army is not findity sufficient to take strong, defences for the Meanwhile, there is powerful
recroils.
British worist.
number
of divisions
the
Britain
Forward Looking criticism that at present Sir William Tenant, Come eeuld put in the Belt is pitf mander-in-Chief of the West fully small. This talk needs
Indies nixi Atlantic Squadron, is
Forec.
on manoeuvres in the Caribbean swering.
The same criticism goes for There has been criticism of these
Royal Air
The expensive manoeuvres. "Fight- the
for Air. Mr ing the Battle of Jutland (1017) Under-Secretary
that Britisa sald all over again is the usual fine Henderson,
jet fighter strength, would be of attack.
doubled. He was
the unswer Wi12
to
Indirectly
virtually given by John Dugdale, la the forced to admit that squadrons House of Commons, when he are at half-strength-so doubl- read out clippings from the Ing does not mean building an even as strong as American press about the amaz- Air Force
Just managed ing display of the Fleet Air Arm that which given recently at Idlewild Air- survive the Battle of Britain.
The Conservatives, or some port, New York. American air- pori control men were aghast at of then, some of the amazing stunts" bigger achieved by British lers.
who spoke up for a imme. striking force diately assume that Britain will
The forward looking attitude be in a war soon. They are better "Expedi- of the Navy was underlined by asking for
that ionary Force", the Minister's remarka
for a navy of plans were being made for un- new ships, and a defensive alr
force ready for immediate ac between sub- dersca warfare
to defend Britain and marines that would not need to tion
Western Europe. surface to into action.
All the Secretaries of State emphasised and underlined that the Government does not share these fears of 111 Immediate Ulic Navy, Mr and other Labour Sour
fast as possible. Recruiting for Dugdale
members emphasised that or-
dering now
ships now
and
Other services did not escape criticism as easily as the Navy The plan for the Navy is to rt duce
to numbers
1) strictly regular navy "R.N."
N."-basis as war, For
the Navy has gone well. The
might Minister told the House of Come be a mistake. If no war came mons, too, what efforts had been for many years the ships would The Dean's life in Jus
"Of course. the Archbishop made to modernise ratings quar, be out of date. You will re- enthedral precincts would prob.
He said, "but bathrooms,
fers below deck quarters, put in a didn't like it."
the Nelson ably freeze anybody less of
and new Halleys member that fanatle than he is. Itelations then I sometimes have my with refrigerators.
Rodney were completed in the with his Chapter and primate knuckles rapped."
But the Army! Mr Shinwell is 1920's and were only partially are chilly and formul
The old suitable for the fast, aircraft- the Secretary for War.
dominated war of 1839-1945. The rap, the first of three Socialist campaigner who left The motto for the Navy
tionalising the mines is making For the
present, the Navy is mixed reputation for himself
not expecting a war, at the War Office. Even some opponents admit that is an
Lack Of Fear asset to have an netive energetic Likewise, the Air Force
gure at the War Office. I have not ordering too many of to- heard harsh comments of Mr day's types of planes, Develop- Arthur Henderson, the Secre- ment will be so rupid, with the of jet bombers, that try for Air, that he is little arrival more than "Socialist place- plans are held back until the filer."
danger of war is greater.
-The-daily-demands for action: ngainst the Dean which reach at his associates. But decorous bishop Lang in the form of a Lambeth Palace are inereusing. ty, the linen I washed in public rebolas and a disclaimer Not since the Reformation has private.
of his right to speak on Com- -with the platforms has munist
Commen_gossip_In__the_town is that he is disliked by many cane brain the late Arch-the-Ministry-of-Fuel-after-uild late, and build fast."-
the Church had such an irrliant.
that
Now
that Dr Fisher
But part of his paradox is again rebuked the Dean, there weight of the Church behind there was nothing he could that every criticism carries the is a growing feeling in Canter him.
bury that he should be told
do
tion
to break the associa- qualifying phrase that he is, that his voluntary retirement Irony lay In the Dean's
between Canterbury withal, charming usad kindly. would
more happiness marked Rive and its Dean. For unless
the Dean
commits
some
civic or ecclesiastical offence
he is irremovable,
IS BELIEVED
TO BE RICH
.
munist
resemblance to the
tun bis serinons on Cont Primate. Visitors to the cathe- dral would refer to him as "Your Grace."
There is not even a com- HE E is generally believed to pulsory retiring age
Such state of affairs does not perturb the Dean, He once observed brightly: "A tree (the Church) has a bark (the bishop) be rich, but he lives sim- and also a sap (the dean)."
nominal
is salney however advanced ply. His
deans.
in years.
for
Born of
Army's Functions
15
The Army. of Britain 13 larger today than at any time Mr Shinwall opened his re- in peace-time. Yet only view of the Army's Jobs by say small part is organised in divi- He would bow modestly and Balaya, faced by an armed up. Policing, occupation, and train- Ing: The Civil authorities in sions for immediate action.
murmur "Not yet."
HE
WHY HE DOES NOT PLAY GOLF
E offended the Church and the nation most with his alti- tude towards the last war. refused it support until Russia at was drawn in.
The Dean likes to speak of £2,000 a year.
the day when, as an engineer- ing apprentice he lived on Royalties from All of this
his brok, thirteen shillings a week in a rebounded
Sixth of the Manchester lodging-house. from the Dean's resilient "The Socialist
World," should have brought spirit.
prosperous nor- lin ♫ fortune. It Tan into thern merchant family he went
editions, and has been to
Manchester University The day after the rebuke 19
(the seventeen to study engineering. he arrived for a special film printed in
Becoming n follower of Dar- showing in Canterbury, his latest in Chinese).
win and a near-atlwist, he was, white mane of hair blowing triumphantly.
But
25 languages
edition sold a
Then
Kle
wide fells opened before his proselytizing plough. stened to he disclaims having he says, "robbert of faith in Even Montgomery
his private talks, on Commun- his face, munde much money from it. God and immortality.".
ism, and talled in the Dean to brightly confident, sublime The American
But reading the life of brief his generals on Russia. million copies in six weeks. Father Damien the missionary. ly immovet.
waived the usual
But stuce the war he has he decided to become a mis- got less than
lost the nation's good-humour- sionary engineer.
ed tolerance. success át
He says he Ile
was greeted with royalties
£200. silent, indignant admira- tion.
lic
answer to
my request
In its place is a bitter and
engineering for an interview was original matched his theological achieve "My feelings," he told He offered to write an article ments later. He was elected on frustrated resentment, of which
the Inter- Assoc.M.I.C.E for a thesis
instead. But when
me later, "are just the view was granted he spoke hydraulic engineering.
Bame as cember 1947.”
they were in De- courteously and at length on
Communish and Christianity.
He explained nfterwards In that month here that he did, not expect all his ceived his first rebuke from remarks to be printed, but Dr Fisher. He replied then hoped that he had reached my that he would carry on
as foul. URUM).
"De my critics
spacious, and
furnished.
he seema as unconscious as be
on
15 of the draughts In the Deanery.
HIS
STRAWBERRY
AND CREAM TEAS
members When puzzled his congregation ask
of him
why he does not play golf Insiend of travelling abrond,
\RDAINED [1 1900, he went he repiles: "I gave up chasing
to the wealthy parish of my tall years ago,"
St. Margaret's, Altrincham, for So it has been up and down
20 years as curate and vicar.
the Communist platforms. major lectures In
He welcomed me to his home In the unblitzed portion of the The children's lend of straw- Thirty-one Buggest centuries-old Dennery. It Is berries and cream which he America, and a gift of $1,000 that, on high proferment, I cold.
sparsely gave are still talked about in from a millionairess towards a under- fund for "peace und should cease' to express my
the parish.
standing" ren Christian convictions owing to ecclesiastical ex- pediency?" he asked.
In the living-room hangs a He became Dean of Man-
He received no lecture tees, portrait of himself, and another chester, and finally, In 1031, of Lenin Inn theatricni puse Dean of Canterbury.
but his expenses were paid by and a blue shirt.
the Soviet American Friendship Canterbury did not know Counell, which is on the Washi-
when inglon ist of "subversive or
Ilc smiled when I asked
The house contains a golden what it was getting him what was his 'reaction bronze bust of the Dean by his Ramsay MacDonnid tande the anisations." to churchmen who resent friend Epatein. There are also appointment,
two other Epstein hends, some
water-colour by his wife.
lectures on Eastern Tong dynasty china.
his Europe.
The Denn ownis "Poor dears," he said. "They have never been to and a cafe at the
Chåring. and + those countries. They do Harlech.
and
As a member of the Editorial Board of the Communist Daily But with the Spanish war Worker he is one of its best Canterbury woke up to the attenders. Ilo is present at hornet in the Deanery, lo had four out of five of lis meetings. a cottage already revised the enthedrat ** village of ceremonial. Now he organised But, oddly, he says that he
house
belong in pilgrimages, campaigned for a could never
10 any £10,000 relief slip to Bilbao political party.
rising, asked the Army to assist ing are the chief jobs.
Guards
and
There
am
in maintaining order." The la no war expected this summer Brigade has arrived in the highest quarters that Malaya from the United Kingt gulde Britain's defence pre- dom and is operating, said Mr purations. Shipwell, with much efficiency
You can be certain that this against an enemy who is favour- lack of fear of an Immediate ed by every military factor ex- war shared by Britain's cept that of equipment
American allica otherwise supply.
there would be much greater After reviewing the present alarm En Whitehall. day Jobs of the Army-garrison writing this to tell you that the ing
Austria Germany,
short and Government's
message Trieste Mr Shitwell continued; from the House of Commons to "The next important function of the Commonwealth and Empire Russian the Army in all theatres, but is: "Don't expect a
bc especially at home, is to provide invasion of Europe; don't
by the organisation on which ex- seared
alarming stories; pansion in the event of emergen- although the fighting strength of the forces would be small if ey can be based,”
It is well that Mr Shinwell wor came this summer, Britain said that. It is what his critics will be prepared by the line say he is not achieving econo- a war comnes,"
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