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like King Canute, finds the tide [serving the artificial prioss of war ignoring its behest and obeying days. laws of far higher sanction.

The reason for this is not far to Japanese officialdom finds itself seek. The Japanese Government surrounded by a rising tide in [is largely dependent for support) which it is difficult to distinguish upon big business and the farmers. anything but "dangerous The Japanese suffrage belongs thoughts."

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Fears ago. Now there is in Japan growing feeling among those who think for themselves, that birth- control perhaps offers

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LESSONS FROM APOCRYPHA.

Laity Vote in Favour of Reading in Church.

In the face of disaster, official-percent. of the population. These dom hesitates and wavers. Some are the men who have benefitted Japan has come far on there for resisting the flood to the by wartime speculation and who * road toward liberalism in the last last; others would meet it half would lose most in a general two years. There is as yet none way in the hope of turning it to liquidation. Therefore, the Im- too much evidence of it on the their own advantage.

perial Government, instead of surface of things. The old godsing illustration of the working of devoting its energy to getting still ait in the temples. The old the official mind occurred in con-Japan onto a new and workable bureaucracy still runs the connection with the arrival at Yokolevel of prices as soon as possible. try, at least all the country ex-hamos of Margaret Sanger, the has been exerting itself to the cept the military, who still do advocate of birth control. Two utmost to keep prices up for its about as they please. Talk with years ago one of the Japanese clients, the merchants and the Japanese officialdom assures you dailies published a story to the that things are runaine on just effact that a certain Japanese Meanwhile industrial Japan as smoothly as ever: that there professor was receiving $2,000 a suffers and tries, against fearful DO particular problems month from America to spread odds to keep pace with the rising before the country; that the the doctrine of birth-control in cost of living. In any other death of Marshal Prince Ya Japan. It is not probable that country such a condition would magata will make no difference the publishers believed the story lead rather rapidly to revol in The political world; in fact, but it Was during

of ution. In Japan not so fast. that things could hardly be more those times when the Japanese Socialists and socialist teachings stable or mora exactly as Japan-press, with suggestive unanimity, have been severely repressed as ese officialdom would have them. turns its whole energy to be long as possible. The masses of The very insistence of Japanese labouring Japan's neighbour the Japanese people have not yet officialdom on the absolute right across the Pacific. And the fully appreciated the connection ness of everything that is, serves birth-control story was considered between politics and economics. to arouse a bit of suspicion. one of the worst things that They have but a slight conception is too laboured, too concerted could bo said against that of the political method of dealing And the suspicion is confirmed neighbour. I: furnished the with economic problems. Bat the moment one begins to talk theme for innumerable editorials the idea is growing. To-day the with intelligent Japanese outside anent the heaven-bóra mission of most popular books in Japan are official circles. Here is a differ the great Tamato race and the books on Socialism. The most ent story. Here there is evident criminality of any attempt to popular writers are those whose a state of unrest, a state even of hit in the slightest degree its stories carry a Socialistic message. expectancy, which was entirely numerical increase.

In spite of the efforts of the absent two years ago. Here

Japanese Caoutes, perhaps partly they know that things

because of them, the tide of. DOL running smoothly: hers

Socialistic philosophy is rising. they know that things are

And when a sufficient pumbas replied to the petition in The Archbishop of Canterbury far from stable; here there is the

"I have read lessons morning workers much ber of the Japanese- conviction that the country is on

learn the connection between which pine diocesan Bishops and and evening for over 22 years, the verge of an economic and aner solution for the problem of

suffrage

the and

A number of laymen asked him to and nothing will induce me to Japan's growing congestion than universal political crisis of the first ran the policy of an unlimited fa-high

lising, them appoint a Commission:-

read a lesson from the Apocry "To try to find a basis of doc pha," declared Sir Edward Clarke There are many evidences of crease of population and the there will be more than a passive

demonstration outside the Diet:rinal agreement seizure of someone else's territory

03 matters during a discussion on the pro- this atmosphere of unrest, of es-;

building when the representa.which are the subject of con- posed new tables of lessons, it a pectancy. Not the les t was the support it This of course is a

"dangerous thought", for does it tives of the people" refuse to give troversy between different sac-meeting of the House of Laity of recent farce-tragedy which was played about the taiversal Sufo cut the ground entirely away the workers the vote. When that tions of the Church of England" the National Assembly of the

the argument of the time comes one of two things **I do not see my way to doing Church of England. frage Bill, It was a foregone from

necessity for expansion to ac-

must happen: the Government exactly what your letter asks," The suggested revisions include conclusion that the Bill would be

Harmony of excess of must give in, or it must shoot be sage. "I am profoundly con- what is termed a defeated.

had comedate Japan's The Soiyukai shown no disposition whatever to numbers" The advocates of the down the people in the streets.scious of the truth of your conten- the Gospels," and an extended

limitation of numbers have been One is the English way: the tion as to the confusion, the use of the Apocrypha. take any steps

Since 1824. proceeded Sir allowed little opportunity, there other is the Russian. One is harmfulness, and the probable directly or indirectly tend to jeopardize their

fore, to disseminate their doctrine bloodless evolution: the other is needlessness of a great deal of Edward, the Bible Society had strangle-hold

followed fast by bloody revolu-present-day controversy within issued millions of Bibles in all upon the political machinery. Among the people.

the Church. I believe accord.languages, and in not one of them The sincere advocacy of the Bill; Into this troubled arena of The word "revolution is fre-ingly that endeavours may use- bad a single line from the WIS confined entirely to Japanese pros and cons comes &quently beard now in talking fully be made to obtain, by Apocrypha been allowed to the two parties which, little woman from New York who

with Japanese.

It is bot merely conferences, a basis of doctrinx! even together, constitute & hope. believes that a woman should less minorits in the Imperial have the right to say when she back, for the purpose of stating DIFFICULTY OVER PROCEDURE.

referred to as it was a few years | agreement." Dick. In spite of the hapeless shall undertake the dangers and that a revolution is Japsa ness of the situation, however, the responsibilities of childbirth.s

impossibility. AR

Quite **My difficulty arises whet you pare? workers in the cause of universal The Japanese Consul in San different now. The most common go on to advocate the procedure.

The introduction of those suffrage had come to Tokyo From Francisco refuses to vise the statement now is "anless the

You ask me to appoint a lessons would inevitably cause all parts of the country to be passport of this little woman who

government mecds its ways

Commission consisting, in larze friction in almost every parish of present when the vote was taken. threatens the whole power of the there will be a revolution." proportion, of comparatively the country.

As the day set for the ballot Imperial Government. But she A man is as presumptious to young men thoroughly repres- NEED NEVER BE READ. approached, they gathered in the comes anyway and the Japanese indulge in political prophecy in entative of all those parties in The Apocryphs, said Mr. G. A. neighbourhood of the Diet Build authorities have & spasm. It is regard to Japan as he is in regard the Church, however extreme, in Bryson, was a part of the Bible. ing to watch the progress of announced that she will not be to Chica, but one may predict whatever direction, which are The Bible Society never bad their mea.12. There was no allowed to laad. "Who is the?" with some certainty that there is willing to seek & basis of agree-authority from the Church for riating. no violence, not even ask the people. It is announced voices raised above the tone of ths: she will be allowed to land either going to be some very rapid ment, in order that, with a view their decision in 1824 to pub- in Japanesecuring a genuine unity of lish the Bible without the Apo- Japanese but not to speak. "What does she during the next decade or some belief, they may draw ap Ya!

an crypha. The present lectionary officialdom trembled. Gendarmes speak about?" ask the people. I thing more striking is going to unambiguous statement of the contained 40 lessons from the and troops in large numbers were is announced that she will happen. In this prediction be doctrices of the Church of Apocrypha, and the Apocryphal sent to keep the crowds under be allowed to speak to audiences would find himself seconded by England to which they could lessons proposed were all alter- of not more than one hundred the large majority of political give general adherence": this rative choices, so that they never On the day of the ballot, thej persoas. What is it that is so observers in the country itself. statement to be regarded

need be read. neighbourhood of the Diet was like interesting that F few must

Misa Tristam thought that as The feeling is very general as an expression of the Church a

for most people the Sunday read- were posted around the building ani And the people have been doing among those who are neither offcist teaching..

ing of the lesson was the only bit close together that ther could more than ask. They have bean attached to the bureaucracy nor CLEARER INDICATION WANTED. of the Bible they gotin the week, almost touch each other. Soldiers getting answers to their questions. It is this conviction that gives numbered with the "proletariat.":

"If it were laid upon me to only the very best in the Bible) in great numbers, the papers Books on population sad birth: rise to the state of expectancy of appoint, with such instruction or should be given. report 85 many As 7.000 control have jumped to the bead which one is very conscious in reference, a Commission to be There was no Divine authority were stationed at strategic points of the list at the libraries. The the country. The death of solemnly commended by for the Apocrypha, declared Mr. in the vicinity. And this great newspapers are full of the dis-Yamagata, far from being without authority to the prayers of the H. H. Hali. military demonstration managed cussion of the question. Every significance, as the bureaucrats Church" for a task which, in your IN LUTHER'S BIBLE. to keep in awe about 3,000 un new announcement of the author would have us believe, has served judgment, would certainly occupy Lord Phillimore said that Sir rmed and snaggressive citizensities is met by a flood of editorial to enhance the feeling that some that I do not know to what body spoke with him were not up to several years, I honestly confess [Edward Clarke and those who who asked the right to share in comment. The doctrine of birth- the government of their country. control in all its phases has been Yamagata was the head and front of picked men, a large proportion date, and did not remember old Behind this ample line of defence, spread to the uttermost corners of reaction in Japan. With him of them under 45 years of age, I things. The Apocrypha was in the supposed representatives of of the Empire.

Bureaucracy those people refused. by a large makes a last effort. It decides alive and leading the fight against could properly assign it, or what the Bible of Luther, and w

authority would liberalism, there seemed little character or majority, to give them that right that Mrs. Sanger may land but hope for the attainment of any belong to such "expression of the There were some brushes with that she shall not be allowed concrete results. With the great Church's official teaching" when the police. A number of the to speak. Mrs. Senger quietly reactionary out of the way, both ultimately produced. demonstrators were severely thanks the Imperial Japanese the bureaucracy and the forces of I should like to bave a clearer beaten by the officers. Many Government beth for allowing progress feel that now is the time indication of the sort of questions were arrested. But the movement her to land, and for making it for action. was finally reduced to the humble entirely unnecessary for her to presentation of a petition by the speak. It has already carried Bitizens, which the august as her message far beyond the range sembly simply ignored. The of her feeble voice.

conversation.

control.

an armed encampment. Police bear?" ask the people.

tion.

political evolution

ching is about

to

happen.

or

FILIPINO INDEPENDENCE. of shape you suggest that such

Congress,

theological, ecclesiastical practical, to which you think such Commission might find | useful anayer, and in what sort

answer should be formulated,

ESCOURAGED TO PERSEVERE

"With my whole besit do I desire and pray for a closer

A Washington report of the 31st. fellowship in thought and prayer

appear. ("Shame!" sod cheers.))

who desired to keep their Bibie Shame upon whom ? asked Sit Edward, upon the Christian men

was true of Luther, and all Gei.

many was true of the Swedish: Church. If they were not to have lessons from a book which they could not place in the hands of young people there were many stories in the Bible which they would not care for their young people to read.

Sir Edward Clarke's motion to exclude the extended use of the Apocrypha was rejected amid |applause by 102 to 60 votes.

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whole affair was of the kind Universal suffrage and birth- which, in any other country of control are for the Japanese | the standing which Japan likes largely theoretical questions. I Two Bills before U. S. to give herself, would have been "sentimental__ questions" they handled by a few score of police-call them. They do not affect men as a part of the day's work. the immediate welfare of the

But in Japan it was significant individual. But there is in Japan alt states:-Two resolutions and action among the different of the change which is coming & condition which does very for the furtherance of Filipino sections of our Church.. . . I The Trans-Siberian telegraph over the country with increasing greatly affect the welfare of the independence were introduced do most warmly encourage you service has been opened. rapidity. It WAN additional individual. Economically Japaniato Congress to-day, that in the to persevere in your endeavour, service message from Europe wax evidence that the government of is in serious str. it. She is the Senate by Senator King, while perhaps restating the proposal, if received in twenty minutes and the Country 23 based upon only country which has oot Representativa Moore put you see your way thereto, in a regular commercial message the force at its disposal and liquidated since the war. She is similar measure into the House. rather different terms. You will to Europe from Tientsin took| not upon the will of the Japanese still trying to do business on ware Both request the President to find me more than ready to one hour and twenty minutes, people. In a day when the time prices. The scale of prices in negotiate with the governments welcome for consideration whatį

FOLICE LINGUISTS. principles of democracy are the Tokyo is not only comparatively having interests in the Pacific to you may put before me."

Councillor Grist,' a member of daily pratile of school-children, as high as in New York and conc ude a treaty "whereby they

Tho. Primate concludes that, the Birmingham Watch Com- the Japanese Government fiods | London but for many things it is shall agree toguarantee the inde-“

as things now are, the endeav|mittee, ssked whether it would Itself distinctly on the defensive. actually higher. Japanese manu-pendence of the Islands.

our to find a basis

has not be an advantage if shorthand It has been fighting for a long|facturers see the merchants of The House bill states that its element of peril," but he was made a compulsory. subject time the rise of "dangerous other countries go elsewhere to stable government has been estab-expresses an earnest prayer that in instruction of police constables. thoughts." this term being a vague boy. Japanese hotelmaorgers lished founded on principles of the pian propounded "may be so The Chief Coustable did not think thrust in the direction of see the travelling public pass liberty and popular franchise, developed se to prove helpful in he could force all to learn short- Bolshevism but in practise apply- Japan with as brief a stay as while the Senate measure pro

time of many perplexities, hand. Many of the men could ing to all thoughts which are possible. The country is gradually vides the transfer of American frequent snxieties, but above all write it. There were men in the deemed "dangerous to those is excluding itself from the world's jurisdiction to a Filipino govern-of abounding opportunity and force, he said, who spoke three power. And now the bureaucracy, trade because it insists on pre-ment as an independent state.

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