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NOTES OF THE DAY

THE ROAD BRANCHES

THE

CHURCH'S PART IN KEEPING PEACE

By the Rev. A. D. BELDEN

The Very Idea!

CRUIKSHANK SINGS

By George

THE scene was in the

office. The hour was about 3 p.m.

In more civilised timts it might

Sometime this month, when the Chamber of Deputica: reassembleą, there will probably be an announce. ment as to French polley with re- THE issue in regard to war is ticulate form can remain suspend- gard to the future of the tranc.

the supreme lesuo for Chris-ed in the air for an immense Observers declare that devaluation tinnity in the modern world. An-time.. In man Blight and sentiment is spreading throughout other world-war will smash civili- transitory nasal irritation is ap-which feels like 8 a.m. in the country and that many of the sation, and In doing so it will preclable after an exposure of Ave the office.- deputies will return to Paris "in- smash Christendom and put the minutes to as little as one part of

Cruikshank, lifted up a voice structed" to demand a change in fortunes of Christianity back diphenyl-chloroaraino In 200,000,- monetary policy. French farmara where they wore at the break-up 000 parts of air. And as the con- and sang in feeling tones and and business men are grumbling of the Roman Empiro.

centration le increased, the irrita-flat notes the opening bars of Increasingly about the stagnant

If the Church endorses the next tion shows itself sooner and in the Yeomen of England... condition of their trades and the world-war it will be the final rapidly increasing severity.

It was the sort of voice that in sacrifice entailed in a slight de discrediting of Christianity in the "Marked symptoms are produced the days of Boadicea would have valuation might be acceptable to eyes of the rest of humanity. The by exposure to one part in 50,000, roused hordes of savages to a war- them, provided it offered a hope one aspect of the peace problem 600 parts of air, and it may be like frenzy and caused the down- of bridging the mornes in which which is most urgent for Christian stated in general that this concen- fall of an empire. they are at present floundering.people is the production of a tration forms the limit of tolerance of ordinary Individuals for an ex- devaluation on the part of France, of the Christian Church. would have an immediato effect I have been much impressed of concentration of one part in 10,- the sands of Dee... Nowadays it on the gold bioe allies, it is beinte by the widespread conviction 000,000 will probably incapacitate would drive a deaf man from floved. Switzerland, with so much entertained by folk outside the; a man within one minute from the home or lay him doon to dee. gold she doesn't know what to do Churchonwho make no profes-pain and distress, and nausea and "Cruikshank," wo bellowed mol- white beginning to feel un-alon of religion at all that the vomiting accompanying an ox lowly as he was taking in a refill easy about the advisability of Churches ought to bo whole-posure of from two to three of air preparatory to the slaughter availla, oid monetary standards heartedly and courageously paci- mlautes to this concentration....of the second verse, "Why don't when the most progressive nations list. The Churchos, on the other, "These substances are generally you conserve your voice and join are experimenting, or contemplat-hand, in their endeavour to be used to cause such sensory irrita- the Philharmonic Society?" ing experiment, with a devalued consistont and to apply their tion that the victim is unable to "Can't," said Cruikshank Inconic- money unit. So far as the Euro-gospel to real life, find themselves tolerato a respirator..

ally. He resented having to rofuel pean gold-bloc nations are con- badly confused by the conflict of

twice. cerned, a lessening of the com- loyalties. parative values of their currencies might very easily give a fillip to their trade which would relleva the economic pressure and the minds of industrialists.

Any move in the direction of faultless posco-witness on the puposure lasting five minutes. A have called the cows home across

DISAPPOINTING TAXES

"Why?"..

"Can't raise the five bucks en- trance."

"Can't raise the fine you mean." As a form of punishment, Cruik- shank went right through the second verse before replying.

"As a matter of fact I applied

As a recent writer, the late Mr. F. A. Atkins, has sald: "Read It is not the first time in history this carefully and you will see that that the Church has been confused it is an explanation in the langu about fundamental moral issues, age of Income-tax forms of how The history of the Christian men, women and children will be Church is the history of an in-choked, polsoned and kliied in the erenningly sensitive and expanding next war.” conscience in regard to tho will Modern warfare is thus declared for membership and they refused." of Christ. Without doubt the gold bloc as

to be no longer a warfare of "Ah You must have given u

but Through long gonerations the professionals, a whole will be guided by the grossness of the sin of slavery was mutual

wholesale demonstration. Fatal, old chap, to extermination of French decision. French policy not apparent to Christian men and combatants and largely innocent jealous!"

nonreveal your talent. They were will be affected by the drop of women. When at last the great populations. In short, murder, 874,000,000 franca below the bud- Emancipation movement was start-land especially murder of women must be anoba."

"I don't know, I think they getary estimate in tax returns for ed in our own land it was opposed and children, the second quarter of the current by the majority of Churchmen as From such an atrocity, or even I never thought of that."

"Perhaps they deally aro musical. year. But, according to M. Ger-well as by the official Church. from the bare suggestion of com- mala-Martin, the Minister

**Tra-la-la-la-la of Moreover, it was opposed by means plicity in it, one would think the shank in crescendo. He was look-

sang

Craik- Finance, this disappointing tax of the fiercest appeals to patriotic, Christian Church everywhere! yield is only one of many factors sentiment, to the apparent sane would instinctively and absolutely ing very red round the gilla. A remarkable proposal for the lending to compel the French tion of Scripture, and to the threat recoil. Yet, the Christian Church, said reaching for our hat.

"Come and have a financing of public works out of Government to turn from its it involved to British industry.

"rigid gold orthodoxy." Econ-

through many leading representa- Cruikshank reached for his hat. the resources of the social insure emlats, who are becoming more all these counts the minority were "Yes, all this is very hateful, but Yet history has shown that on tives, is still attempting to say:

a walk," we finished. ance funds, as a measure against, and more loquacious in France, right, and there la to-day through- there are circumstances in which shank. He knew he wasn't for

la-la-la-la,"

Bang Cruik unemployment, has been ap- maintain that devaluation is no out Christendem a final conviction we are prepared to do it." proved by the French Guvern- longer viewed with the same ap- of the sin of slavery..

off now. So long as the Churches take 41 ment. The scheme has been prehension as when the Doumer-

that attitude they will simply "cut him as much as us.

la-la-la," it was paining put forward by the Minister of us Cabinet took office carly this

no ice," as the popular phrase, "A drink,” we sold feebly. Labour. M. Adrien Marquet, who Year. They agree with the Brit-

Has not a similar history at- goes, in the peace problem at all; is an active figure among the experts that abandonment of tended the sin of war in our own for if this kind of war la waged, tankard, Cruikshank whispered on- As we polished off a large Neo-Socialists, as they are called. certainly do no harm, as France's sine a certain sin, especially ain of the League of Nations, it will you know, George, I couldn't the gold standard would almost generation? The longer humanity oven in defence of the sanctions fdentially and a little heakily, A comprehensive programme of financial, position, on the whole, of a social kind, the more the still bo an abominable and coward-havo sung another note! Not an- public works has been framed. Is secure and sound. The ques- inward horror of the thing becomes ly atrocity. somewhat on the lines of earlier t'on in What good would it ne-explicit for all to proposala based on a survey of complish?

the deficiencies in the economic)

equipment of the country, start-INSUFFICIENT ECONOMY

ed by the National Economic

understand.

This is what has happened to War.]

in a very roal sense, for almostį. What the world needs above all the first time in history on a 'grand in the present situation is a sanc- scale, War has been found out for ton of human unity. The settle- Council in 1926. M. Marquet's Disappointment is manifest in that it is.

the foul and unmitigated crime ment of this great question on scheme, however, differs from France, too, at the insufficiency of

grounds merely of expediency or of The modern world le so highly national solf-interest, however, earlier proposals on several ea- economy produced by recent legis-and-closely-organised-that-the-mutual, will-still-mean-that-the aential points, particularly in lation. It is felt that, though the next war, to an even greater degree heart of the world is fundamental- respect of the geographical dis- Government has certainly accom- than the last, will be a world war, ly unchanged, and that ita unity plished much, the measures have bringing within mensurable dis is motived by fear and not by works, and, the methods of is needed in France, it is felt, is white civilisation and possibly.the-Such a state of mind, because financing them. It is proposed something rather revolutionary in ultimate destruction, through It is founded upon self-interest, to avoid recourse to the Treasury the way of government economy, series of wars, of civilisation the will never shako itself free of and also any direct demand for a wholesale whittling down of world over.

the strife and suspicion that breed credita to finance the programme. overhead which can never earn Also by the now norial and war. A merely prudential solu- It is intended that the expendi- the disparaging appellation of poison weapons involved, it will be lon of the war problem is not good What of a peculiarly cowardly and enough for the Church of Divine

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national disputes. Nevertheless, million francs (roughly £180,- So it all comes back to the budget, "They are readily dispersed the real need of the world will yet 000,000 at par of exchange) and which must be reduced to start without decomposition by the sid have to be met. That need le for that the money can be made the solution is as simple as it irritant smoke-1.a., in actual par in God with such a passion and Whether at hent in the form of an intensely, people whose unity in founded available in instalments over six seems only experiment can show,ticles of an extremely minute size. such a free mutual self-giving as years; so that the funds would but there is a dolnite indication A substance in this very fine par advance between June, 1934, and that the sentiment has swung from

(Continued on Page 4.) December, 1940, about 70 per tight-laced deflation towards re- cent. of their available resources, stricted inflation, and the change retaining 25 per cent. for their may be nearer than we anticipate. own use. The advances mado

from the funds are to be applied. EFFECT ON CHINA solely to public works under the responsibility of the Govern-'

ment, which will see that no All this monetary reform talk aubsidies are granted except for may have little or nothing to do works backed by the guarantee well to bear in mind the undeni- with China, but I would be as of local authorities or recognised able relationship existing between public utility undertakings which at modern currencies, and the have the power to contract loans, effect of example. Britain, one The programme provides for the recalls, probably popularised the distribution of large projects modern move towards inflation. over different areas of the coun- course against the will of the Britain was forced into that try, in proportion to the amount majority, and even against the of unemployment prevailing judgment of many who admitted It is estimated that employment that it was "the only way." The will be found directly for about trimming of the round's weight, 100,000 unemployed, but the far from providing a temporary scheme is expected to have an. relief, sat Britain in the saddle Important psychological effect in again, and since those early days providing an example of schemes of devaluation she has riddan far of a profitable, visible, large and America, for and.

towards permanent recovery. useful character. The scheme Britain.

has followed Franco acoms to bo bits not escaped criticism. Some weakening in her determination to critics argue that the relatively hold aloof. What will China, do small amount of the annual in-If this continuation of devalun- stalments will not enable the tion. commences to pinch her programme to produce results trade? That is a very pertinent |which will affect the present de query just now.”“

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