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OUR DISARMAMENT POLICY.

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miral. It was the least military of all the delegations represented. Another criticism was that we enterad the conference with in-

autleient preparation. This did

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25,' 1927,

OSCAR SLATER ·

*RELEASED.

SUCCESS OF PROLONGED

AGITATION..

London, Nov. 11. It is officially announced that Oscar Slater, who was sentenced not mean that the British Govern- to imprisonment for life for the ment had not given most careful murder of Miss Gilchrist, aged 80, thought to the proposals which in Glasgow, in 1908, has been re- they would make and the contribu- lensed, after having served 18% tions which they could bring to years' imprisonment, further the limitation of arma-

Slater, who is a German Jew, ments. They had, indeed, drawn was convicted on circumstantial up a scheme which would have evidence.

Convicted in 1909.

WORLD. NEEDS.

(Continued from Pago. 7.)

Among the Children, From His teaching on childhood Christ naturally directed the mind to the One Wão alone can claim

the fullness of fatherhood, God Whose providence is marked by the lilies of the field and the birds of the air. Any one who has read the Gospels and who, at the same. time, is familiar with the pre- Christian literature, whether Jewish or Pagun, feels at once into What a world of infinitely tender love Christ has introduced us.

produced not merely a limitation The prolonged agitation for his Somewhere in the bottom of the of expansion, but would have pro-release, in which Sir Arthur Co-heart of man must be found the duced a real limitation of ag- nan Doyle has taken a prominent cry. "show us the Father and it is gressive power. It was not, there part, was revived and intensified enough," at least a dim hope that fore, the failure in that kind of at the time of the Sacco Vanzetti somewhere behind the limited veil preparation with which they were

of beauty and love there ought to proceedings.. reprouched. It was the failure to

be, a heart, of infinita beauty and deal with this matter through

of infinite love, diplomatic channels before they agreed to go into the conference at all. It was said in effect that the failure of the conference was due to the failure of the diplomacy, and lack of preparation through diplomatic channels before the conference.

He took some blame to himself, that he did not try to secure fur- ther diplomatic preparation, but

The agitation in Great Britain for the release of Oscar Slater commenced inmediately after his trial in 1909. It will be recalled that on December 21, 1908, Miss Gilchrist, who lived with her maid, Helen Lambic, in a seven-roomed flat in Glasgow, was murdered" st. about 7 p.m. At the trial, which commenced in May of the follow- ing year, in the High Court of

the

Was

But somehow, in spite of pro- phetic utterances, man knew little of what was behind the vell and he was half afraid to voice his hope:

"The half of a broken hope

for a pillow at night, That somehow the right'is'

the right.": Christ took him by the hand and led Him to the Father. The Son man' and the little children of

man roumed the duisted fields to-

it should be remembered that the Edinburgh, Slater was convicted conference was not called on the on a majority verdict of the jury British Government's" invitation, of 15, nine jurymen taking but on that at the United States. view that the evidence was suffl-ether murmuring "Our Father," He did not consider whether he cent to justify the verdict cf admiring the beauty of His mind should say to the United States guilty, while five declared that then the flowers and His never fail- Bovernment at that

for the birds feeding moment, case was not proven, and one ex- care Would it not be well before you pressed the view that Slater was laughed with Christ and there was The children amongst them. make that proposal to consider not guilty. Slater was condemned upon what basis the conference to death, but the sentence

pure joy in their laughter. Later should meet, and whether there is commuted two days before

they, or rather some of them, left such a measure of general agree-time fixed for his exccution and Him. They went very far from the ment as would be likely to make the conference uselil,"

since then he has been incarce-Father's Home into a land, where one hears no longer the innocent. rated in Peterhead prison.

laughter of childhood. Christ fol- Sir A. Conan Doyle's Attack. lowed them there, not only in par- Since the day of his reprieveable but in deed, and He did not from the gallows there have been rest content. until He had satis- at frequent intervals demands byfied the Father's yearning that the certain people for Slater's release son who was lost should be found

!!

A Lesson for the Future.

the

Arthur

Д

If the British Government did not do so, it was lest they should appear in the eyes of the Ameri- tan Government to be seeking to levade acceptance of the invita tion, and lest Britain should ape pear to other people as seeming toon the ground that he was wrong-should be kindled again in a heart be opposed to the attempt further ly convicted. Sir Arthur Conan should kindled again in a heart to limit naval armaments.

Doyle, the well-known novelist, where it had ceased to burd. This was one of the leading. people who indeed was refashioning of took part in the agitation in fav-man's outlook on God and on life.' He thought it was a lesson that vour of Slater's release. In a

Conversion of Rome. such diplomatic preparation was recent publication Sir

The conversion of pagan Rome always desirable before a confur-made a slashing indictment of the to Christianity is an event of out- ence, It was also a lesson that police of Glasgow, the Lord Ad-standing importance in all history, only with great preparation could vacate of the day (Mr. Alexander It gave a character to the develop- a League conference itself be Ure, now Lord Strathclyde), and ment of civilization, which refash- brought to a successful con- an the authorities who instituted ioned man's social ideals and out- clusion. Those Who would an enquiry into the case in. 1914. look. The old Koman empire, with press these things before The world-wide protest against the its dead weight of paganism, gave the groundwork was done, exécution of Sacco and Vanzetti a way to the quickening spirit of were preparing for themselves the few months ago resulted in the Christianity. It had new ideals to same disappointment that Con intensification of the agitation in offer to the world and it quickly fronted us when we failed to reach Great Britain for Slater's re- found a living language in which an agreement in the naval con-

lease

to clothe them. ference.

*

Those who stand afar and criti- cise have not read the pages of

Referring to the resolution solemnly reaffirming the doctrine this country that even if the Gov of the Covenant of the League lernment did sign the optionalan Augustine, a Basil, a Chryso- which declared that all war was clause, they could only do so with stom, Bonaventure, a Bernard. Christ came speaking with author- erime, Sir Auster Chamberlain réservations. said, he did not think the time had At present there was no great ity and speaking to the heart. To- come for that kind of amendment book of law on the subject of naval day is authoratitive message is of the Covenant. He believed the belligerent rights.

We should still offered His appeal to the practice of paychology must be have to reserve everything which heart is, still honoured. He ap. allowed to grow before they could concerns the relations of the Em-pealed to men so to refashion their usefully undertake to change the pire "inter-se." We should have to

lives that their fellows seeing the whole nature of the Covenant, and reserve anything which concerned fruits might glorify their Father All those gaps which its the Dominions, and make it por- in Heaven. A long line of mar founders purposely left heenuse texty clear that, we would not ar- tyrs and confessors have answered They felt that to make this struc- titrate on internal matters. What the call. Most have heard of a ure more rigid than it now was really could be contributed to the Francis of Assisi, a Vincent de would be to risk its existence. sense of general security or the Paul, a Dominic, a Xavier. Many Mr. Ramsay MacDonald had ask cause of arbitration by giving a have never reflected that the ed him if he was prepared to de-signature to an optional clause Church of Christ has never been fine war of aggression, He was with such reservation?

without her candidates for canoni- not. He thought the League would If we were not prepared to take zation, or if they have thought of it make a great mistake if it attempt-in advance any engagement which they may not have realised what ed a definition. He did not believe at the time might require for its an evidence it is to the power of it would be impossible, and he fulfilment concurrent legislation Christ in refashioning the, world."" hoped it would not be very dif-in certain Parliaments of the Em- ficult, for the League at a given pire, that did not, mean we were moment to say who was the agnot ready to use to the fullest zressor. in any particular quarrel. measure the arbitration for settle- But he thought if they laid down ment of disputes.. tests by which they must be bound, they would find the aggressor Sir Austen Chamberlain pointed would carefully conform to their out what the country had done in particular tests, and would "ca- the mator of disarmament and ar- cape the liability which ought to uitration, and said he supposed it follow upon his action just be- cause of the precision of their de- was true to declare that we had arbitrated more, and on more im- finition.

Number 6 Police launch was portant" issues, than any other ashore in Lamma Channel yester country in the world, We had any morning, but was refloated on shown our belief in arbitration inthe next tide, without damage. Sir Austen Chamberlain gave a the past, and' as we practised it number of reasons why the pre-in the past we would practise it sent Government could not recom- in future. We could not, however, mend the signature of the optional undertake to arbitrate in all cases clause in the League of Nations when we felt we might not have Covenant, but said he would be the power to secure obedience to the last man to state that the at- an adverse award, titude which they had to take at this moment must necessarily, be the attitude of the British Govern- ment for all time,

Reasons for Decision.

What We Have Done.

. Where we ourselves had been in dispute, 25 for instance Mosul, we had accepted the, ar- over bitration of the League, and even It was a very few years since when the award was in our favour the Covenant was signed, since had used it only to negotiate an the League of Nations was created, agreed settlement, and since the Permanent Court of.

Those who stand seriously at) the cross-roads, of history to-day and who try to feel the world's troubled pulse must realize that wherever the quickening touch of Christ has been rejected, the old ery for salvation arises from hearts that are seeking peace, and the cry for sight from those whe have lost the vision of Ifis ideals.

bour this morning from surveying H.M.S. Iroqouis returned to har operations on the approaches to Hongkong, and berthed in the man- of-war anchorage.

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The First Church of Christ, lecture on Christian Science to be Scientist, has arranged for a free given in the City Hall, on. Tuesday, December 6th. at p.m.

And, conscious-of the risk that Walter J. Kentes, of the Hongkong The engagement is announced of International Justice was escame in that particular part of Telegraph, and Dorothy, eldest tablished. The decision which Europe which had so often been daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. the British Government did in the seat and cause of fact come to, was the decision (and where our interesta were most

war, Ray, of 4, Basilea, Hongkong. reached by the Imperial Confer-directly and immediately con- "The 'Observatory report states THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. hce when they agreed it would be termed, we had undertaken to that the antfeyelone is central over to the bring to the support of the the sea of Japan. Fresh monsoon optional clause tu-day. Further, League's judgment the whole may be expected along the south-

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they were not to take any action in force which the Government of this east coast of China and over the the matter without a prearranged country could command, consultation among themacives. Sir Austen Chamberlain

con-

North China Sea. The local fore cast up to noon to-morrow is: He need not say how important cluded, "Has any Power done more it was that the whole Empire than we in the cause either of

"North-east winds, fresh; cloudy," should act together.

security or of disarmament? Embarrassment to all would be Some have talked more, some have

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? created if one member of the Em- wanted to pass more resolutions pire were engaged in a dispute on and been

The following are the replies, to ready to sign more which another member of the papers, but who has done more to-day's questions, Empire had undertaken to orbit either in the cause of disarma-

1. Hazzards. 2. Emerson. B. Sir J. M. rate, while

Harris. 4. To the Most Honourable the Mar he himself had ment or the cause of security? | chlores of— 5. June 30 1804. 0. Noi "be not done so. It was, he believed, Let him be the first to throw a Iween you and ma”. 7. A total eclipse of the sun. 8. Folly rigged. V. William do Lev- common ground to all parties in stone at us."-British Wireless, bourne, in 1207. 10., The pleador. 1.. Hex-

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