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NOTES OF THE DAY

THE ROAD BRANCHES

CHURCH'S PART IN

KEEPING PEACE

By the Rev. A. D. BELDEN

In

ihimenae

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The Very Idea!

CRUIKSHANK SINGS By George

THE scene was in the

office.

The hour was about 3 p.m.

the days of Boadleen would have It was the sort of voice that in roused-hordes of savages to a war- like frenzy and causest the dowir fall of an empire.

In more civilised timts it might

Sometime this month, when the Chamber of Deputics reassembles. there will probably be an announce. ment as to French policy with re-ȚIE issue' in regard to war fasticulate form enn remain suspend- gard to the future of the tranc: the supreme issue for Chris-od in the air" for an Observers declare that devaluation tianity in the, modern world. An- time. sentiment is spreading throughout other, world-war will smash civili traugitory nasal irritation la pwhich feels like 3 am, in

Blight 2017071 the country and that many of the sation, and it doing so It depulics will return to Paris in-sash Christendom and put

will prectable after an exposure of five the office. structed to demand a change in fortunes of

the minutes to as little as one part of Christinuity back diphenyl-chlorgarsine in 200,000,- monetary policy. French farmers where they were at the break-up 900 parts of air. And as the con- and sang in feeling tones and Cruikshank lifted up a voice and business men are grumbling of the Roman Empire. increasingly about the stagnant

centration is increased, the irrita-flat notes the opening bara of condition. of their trades and the world-war it

if the Church endorses the next tlon shows itself sooner and in the Yeomen of England.. enerifice entailed in-a slight de-discrediting of Christianity in the Marked symptoms are produced

will be the final rapidly increasing Reverity. valuation might be acceptable to eyes of the rest of humanity. The by exposure to one part in 50,000 them, provided offered a hope one aspect of the poate problem 000 parts of air, and it may be of bridging the morass in which which is most urgent for Christian stated in general that this concea they are at present flounderinst.

a tration forms the limit of tolerance Any move in the direction of people is the production of would have an immediate effuci

of the Christian Church.

posare lasting five minutes. A on the gold bioe. alllus, it is betate by the widespread conviction 000,000 will probably incapacitate would drive a deaf man from

I have been much impressed of concentration of one part in 10 the sands of Dee.. Nowadays Bevel, Switzerland, with so much entertained by folk outside the; a man within one minute from the home or lay him doon to dee. gok she doesn't know what to do Churches--who make no profes-pain and distress, and nausea and

berinning to feel unsion of religion at all-that the vomiting accompanying an ex-lowly as he was taking in a refill "Cruikshank," we bellowed mel. casy about the advisability of Churches ought to be whole pasure of from two

bud monetary standards heartedly and courageously pacl- minutes to this concentration...of the second verse, "Why don't. to three of air preparatory to the slaughter when the most progressive nations iet. The Churches, on the other, are experimenting, or contemplat-hand, in their

"These substances are generally you conserve your "voice and Join" ing experiment, with a devalued consistent and to apply their tion that the victim is unable to

endeavour to be used to cause such sensory irrita- the Philharmonie Society?" money unit. So far as the Earo, gospel to real life, and themselves tolerate a respirator. pean gold bloe nations are con badly confused by the conflict of cerned, a lessening of the cene | töyhities, i parative values of their rafrencies might very easily give a lip to their trade which would relieve the economie pressure and the minds of industrialists.

devaluation on The part of Fration faultless peice-itness on the part of ordinary individuals for an ex have called the cows home across

DISAPPOINTING TAXES

Minister

women,

to

"Can't," said Cruikshank inconie ally. He resented having to refue! twice.

"Why?"

"Can't raise the Bve 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.

Cruikshank reached for his hat.

off now.

a walk," we finished.

la-la-la-la," ang Crulk.

As a recent writer, the late Mr. F. A. Atkins, has wald: "Rend it is not the first time in history this carefully and you will see that that the Church has been confused it la an explanation In the langu- about fundamental moral issues, age of income-tax forms of how The history of ike Christian men, women and children will be Church is the history of an in- choked. poisoned and killed in the creasingly sensitive and expanding next war."

As a matter of fact I applied conscience in regard to the will Modern warfare is thus declared for membership and they refused." Without doubt the gold bloc as

of Christ,

be no longer A warfare of Through long generations the professionale,

"Ah. You must have given a whole will be guided by the grossness of the sin of slavery was mutual extermination of

but wholesale demonstration. Fatal, old chip, to French decision. French polley not apparent to Christian men and combatants and largely innocent jealous ["

non-reveal your talent. They were will be affected by the drop of 874,000,000 francs below the bud-Emancipation movement was start and especially murder of women must be snoba."

When at last the great populations. In short. murder, getary estimate in tax returns for ed in our own land it was opposed and children.

"I don't know. I think they the second quarter of the current by the majority of Churchmen as year. But, according to M. Ger-well as

From such an atrocity, or even I never thought of that.":

"Perhaps they deally are musical. main-Martin, the

by the ofetal Church. from the bare suggestion of com- of Moreover, It was opposed by means pilcity in it, one would think the shank in crescendo. He was look

"Trn-la-la-la-la Finance, this disappointing tax of the fiercest appeals to patriotic, Christian Church

sang Crulk.. yield is only one of many factors sentiment,, to the apparent sane-would instinctively and absolutely ing very red round the gila.

everywhere A remarkable proposal for the tending to

compel the French tion of Scripture, and to the threat recoil. Yet, the Christian Church, said reaching for our hat. Government

"Come and have a...?", we financing of public works out of

to turn from its it involved "rigid gold

British industry." the resources of the social insur-omists, who are becoming more all these counts the minority were "Yes, all this is very hateful, but

orthodoxy." Econ-

through many leading representa- Yet history has shown that on tives, is still attempting to say: ance funds, as a measure against, and more loquacious in France, right, and there is to-day through-there are circumstances in which shank. He knew he wasn't far unemployment, has been up maintain that devaluation is no out Christendom a final conviction we are prepared to do it." proved by the French Govern- longer viewed with the same ap- of the sin of slavery.

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

that attitude they will simply "cut put forward by the Minister of | gue Cabinet took office early this

no ice," as the popular phrase Labour, M. Adrien Marquet, who Fear. They agres 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 is waged, Neo-Socialists, as they are called. certainly do no harm, as France's ins a certain sin, especially sin of the League of Nations, it will

the gold standard would almost generation? The longer humanity even in defence of the annetion A comprehensive programme of financial position, on the whole. of a social kind, the more the still be an abominable and coward- public works has been frame. in secure and sound. The ques- inward horror of the thing becomes ly atrocity.. somewhat on the lines of earlier, Von fr What good would it ac-explicit for

all to understand. proposals based on a survey of complish?

This is what has happened to War. the deficiencies in the economic

In a very real sense, for almost equipment of the country, stari - INSUFFICIENT ECONOMY

What the world needs above all! the first time in history on a grand in the present altaation is a sanc- ed by the National Economic

acale. War hae been found out for tion of human unity. The settle Council in 1926. M. Marquet's

the foul and unmitigated crime ment of this great question, on Disappointment is manifest in that it is. scheme, however, differs from France; too, at the insufficiency of

grounds merely of expediency or of earlier proposals on several economy produced by recent legis and closely

The modern world is so highly national self-interest, however, sential points, particularly in Lation. It is felt that, though the next war, to an even greater degree heart of the world is fundamental- organised that the mutual, will still mean that the respect of the geographical dis-Government has certainly accom-thau the last, will be a world war, ly unchanged, and that its unity tribution of the proposed publieben too much restricted. What anes certainly, the destruction-of-genuine-brotherhood..

plished much, the measures have bringing within measurable dis- is motived by fear and not by works, and the methods of is needed in France, it is felt, in white civilisation and possibly the financing them. It is proposed something rather revolutionary in ultimate destruction, through

Such a state of mind, because to avoid recourse to the Treasury the way of government economy, series of wars, of civilisation the will never shake itself free of ait is founded upon self-interest, and also any direct, demand, for a wholesale whittling down of world over.. credit to finied the programme, overbund which can

the strife and suspicion that breed It is intended that the expendi, the disparaging appellation of poison weapons involved, it will be tion of the war problem is not good Also by the new aerial and war. A merely prudential solu- ture involved shall be met by six France desires is a lowering of atrocious character. "The Manual love.

"half way measures." What

2.

never earn

CAN

•

icles of an extremely minute size, such a free mutual self-giving as A substance in this very fine par- (Continued on Page 4.)

annual instalments from the retail prices, which

peculiarly cowardly and enough for the Church of Divine social insurance funds. Machieved only through a lowering published by the British War Office the support that lies in its power

be of Medical and Chemical Warfare",| Marquet considers that it will be of production costs, which can, in on August 6, 1926, deals

it should by all means give all possible to obtain from these turn, be attained only by cutting arsenical warfare gasses.

with to the policy of substituting Law funds a total of about 10.000 the, taxation bills of the nation. says:

and for War, as the means of settling million francs (roughly £130,- So it all comes back to the budget,

national disputes. Nevertheless, They are

readily dispersed the real need of the world will yek 000,000 at par of exchange) and which must be reduced to start without decomposition by the aid have to be met!. That need is for that the money can be mado

the recovery movement.. Whether of heat in the form of an intensely a people whose unity is founded available in instalments over six seems only experiment can show.

the solution is as simple as it irritant smoke-le, in actual par in God with such passion and years; so that the funds would but there is a definite indication advance between June, 1934, and that the sentiment has swung from. December, 1940, about 70 per ticht-laced deflation thwards re- jcent. 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 made | 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 subsidies are granted except for may have little or nothing to do works backed by the guarantee well to bear in mind the undeni with Chinn, but it would be as of local authorities or recognised able relationship existing between public utility undertakings which nul modern curreneies, 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-Britain was forced into that try, in proportion to the amount course against the will of the of unemployment prevailing. judgment of many who admitted majority, and even against the It is estimated that employment that it was "the only way." The will be found directly for about trimming of the pound's weight, 100,000 unemployed, but the fur from providing a temporary acheme is expected to have an relief, set Britain in the saddle important psychological effect in again, and since there early days providing an example of schemes of devaluation she has ridden far of a profitable, visible, large and Amurien, for one,

towards permanent recovery, useful character. The scheme Britain.

has followed has bat escaped criticism Some wakening in her determination

Fratice seems to be to crities 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. - - pression. It is also urged that

as the French Social Insurance this character. It is also feared Act of 1939 provides for invest in some quarters that to with- tment of half the capital of these draw from the funds the freedom funds by way of loans to public of investment they now enjoy bodier, cheap housing societies, will strike a blow at their in- and so on, the Government would dependence and move step.

be better advised in encouraging further towards centralisation the funds to seek investments of and Government control..

階

"Bet that waiter wouldn't bo so uppash, Mr. Wilks, if

'I told him you were a' J, P.”

him na much as us.

Is-la-la," it was paining

"A drink," we said feebly. As we polished off a large

tankard, Cruikshank whispered con

you know, George, I couldn't have sung another noto! Not un- fidentially and attle huskily,

other note! Not a singlo."

"Don't rub it in Cruiky. Boy. Another tankard please"

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