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WEDNESDAY,

NOTES OF THE DAY

BRITISH ARMS INQUIRY

JUNE

5, 1935.

THIS FETISH OF PSYCHOLOGY

By AGIS

The first public meeting of the Royal Commission investigating the British arms industry was held small attendance recently. The probably was not a true gauge of be discussed. Certainly if the tes-H cently been infected by the rout that it had stirred up the very public intercat in the questions to JOW many ministers have re-(psychology had so worked into his

of man.

In the Edinburgh Evening Despatch

The Very Idea!

IN LIGHTER VEIN

In a town school an infant class reading lesson was in progress, The word "atlle" occurred, and the

teacher.inquired, "What is a stile?" Immediately six-year-old Audrey replied, "The way you put your clothes on."

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When a question arose

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HIGH GEAR

average man timony before this tribunal-the craze for psychology? There has doubts that the

In modern answers spontaneously and happily, first in British history to welgh the been nothing like it

It is probably this morbid side of future of the private arms trade- times, Once the average minister

ARMS AND THE BISHOP is at all comparable to that which studied theology; now he studies psychology which is its greatest psychology. Where they used to menace. Where a patient is mun- was brought out in the United examine, question, and believe in tally it is of great use. It may

The Duke of Wellington was very States by the Senate Munitions the Spirit of God, now many minis- help many a minister to overcome Committee, the hearings will not ters Investigate and pursue the his nervousness; it will guide him blunt and hinted fussiness of any lack public attention. It is easy to ways and workings of the spirit in treating the neurotic fears, kind,

quarrels, and temptations of the exaggerate the part that munitiona

Recently 1 met n minister who various members of his 'congrega- makers play in bringing on war. showed me a list of books he had tion. But just as it is morbid for whether the military salute should But that their operations have got together. There were over a healthy man to probe, into all be given to a certain bishop in helped to prolong wars and to frus-fifty, and each was concerned with the diseases and cures of medicine Canada, he replied that his soldiers trate efforts to establish peace, and the study of paychology. He was until sometimes he convinces him- were to pay attention to nothing that they have often becloaded the determined to read them to the self he is a martyr to them all, so about a bishop except his sermons.

within at is dangerous for the normal in- outlook for international under-bitter end. Already

fortnight he had preached two ser-dividual to foster his mind with all standing will be difficult to disprove, mons directly bearing on the sub-the abnormal repressions, com-

Trafic Policeman"Now, miss, The evidence on these points is -ject, and one wondered how many plexes, and inhibitions of mankind, Psychology in for the specialist ready well established. The British more his congregations would be

of the accident?" investigation will surprise no onedeluged with before he was satis-and those who must be treated, what gear were you in at the time

Acck would ane

to Of course, just as we are all the

Demure Miss-"Oh, I had on a very much if it adds to this evi-fied. No

question the value and importance better for observing the laws of dence--as the American inquiry of psychological study. For the health, and the more we grasp the black beret, brown shoes, and a hus-details and aspects so start minister it is specially useful. It in general laws the more healthy we tweed sports dress." ing us to make the public demand as important and as far-reaching are likely to be, there, are brond as the new knowledge of evolution Psychoteglent principles with which for reform adamant. Yet it is not

was to our forefathers a genera-we can make ourselves familiar to In the best interests of peace to

tion or two ago. But just as evolu- our mental and psychic happiness.

It is one of the claims of religion That poverty does not necessarily imagine that all munitions makers

tion proved a serious monare

that it can give these to mankind.deprive a person of sense of are scoundrela, and that to take Christianity then because it their profits away from them will given a place in thought and in Not only is a too-close study of humour is suggested by a recent end the possibility of war.

The faith out of all proportion to its psychology a lot of mud-stirring, incident which cecurred in a Glas- Royal Commission's inquiry aims value, so the study of and belief but it may land the incautious or gow street,

in psychology is threatening the Weak-willet or ignorant seeker In at ascertaining facts, not arousing spontaneous faith and belief of this the mud.

more modern day.

enations,

ABUSE OF PRINCIPLE

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to

WAR

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TIT FOR TAT

A beggat followed an elderly,

gouty, limping gentleman, pleading

fur assistance.

There is a deep and,abiding truth When me considers the modern

On his pleas being refused with in psychology, only we must deler-craze for psychology, one wonders

nuch irritability, the mendicant mine the troth about it and keep what the end is to be. Certainly gait. 3ings, ah wish yer hert wis

it in its proper place. Wher it the laws of society will not be re- as tender as yer feet!"

A

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BAGS!

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In Bronx Special Sessions, says

alds the spirit of God or of man it ligious laws, for these will come the NY, Worid Telegram, two of- Scials of a non-A. F. of L. organisa-is of value: where it is a substitute under question and he subservient

for real religious experiences it to the laws of Nature. And lion, calling itself the United Re-

th very heart tall Food Clerks' Union, were given threatens

andligion is Nature plus the revela six months' workhouses sentences inspiration of Christianity.

tion of God in Jesus Christ. It will

Some characteristic bench wit- | probably mean that instead of ticlama of Lord Darling are pre- on charges of esercion and spiracy involved in what Assistant

spontaneity of action due to iden-served by ex-Chief Detective- Bien-

For one thing, surely it is

ism or faith, men will be governed Inspector Ernest Nicholls Attorney-Genera! Bernard

in stock, of the Anti-Backel Bureau, denial of all religious truth and ex by psychological principles of the "Crime Within the Square Mile" describes as “ racket

to "shake perience to be told that the wave of text-book, aut so man may become published by John Long. down" procery store owners. This protest against the evils and in-a psychological automatum whose follows

In one case a verbose advocate World-Telegram vested wrongs of society is merely every impulse and urge in to be recent

he nels. The was holding forth on the subject. articles by its staff writer Fre- the expression of a protest due to examined before derick Woltman revealing the ex- #parent fixation: that a guilty Spirit of God will be connoted in of bags. "They might have been lent, to which racketeer organising conscience is a morbid conflict or a terms of instinct, repression, or large baga," he said, "or they might methods, disclosed in the case of fetish for purity, a represalon or inhibition. Religion, it will he behave been small bags, full bags, or two clothing clerks' unlons, threa an inhibition; that to worry about lieved, is a emotional expression empty bags." en uther retail trades. The prac morality or conduct is merely of a complex or a fear or a protest.

Thus psychology, which sets outposed his lordship. Whereupon "Or wind-baga," genily inter- subconselous complex being given

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1995.

STABILISATION As the Bouisson Government appeared favourably disposed to international consultation on

currency

stabilisation, there were hopes that the advent of this Administration might leadtice of "unlonising" employees by putting the scrows on their em- to the early convening of I

ployers is characteristle of most of world conference on the subject. these rackets. The store owner That hope, however, has lessened must "sign" or be picketed. The American Federation of Labour now that the Government

suspended the charters of the two has been compelled to

re-clothing clerks unions, which were sign. To the layman, it is A. F. of L. affiliates. Against a somewhat amazing fact that mushroom groups of "arganisera" who have no A. F. of L. connections whilst there is general agree-

the speediest protection for re ment as to the desirability of tailers and puldic can come from some definite step being taken in the Anti-Racket Bureau. Assist ant Attorney-General Blenstock an endeavour to work out 21

should-be encouraged to go on and stabilisation agreement, no one better the score. Organised labour country will take upon itself the Itself is a chief sufferer from responsibility of starting the ball racketeers who pervert ils prin- ciples and its purpose. Besides roiling. Almost every utterance cleaning its own house, it should by world statesmen, bankers and support law authorities in stopping economists which one encounters the spread of all fake organising" |nowndays includes some refer-methods that tend to discredit it.

ence to the harmful effects on trude of fluctuating currencies, TO-DAY'S MOTORING HINT | and there is apparent a unanimi- ty of viewpoint that an agree- ment on international stabilisa- tion, coupled with the removal of other barriers to commerce, would have widespread beneficial consequences. Yet when the call for action is sounded, no Government responds with ዚ willingness to make the first move. Quite recently, Mr. Mor- genthau, the United States Secretary of the Treasury, inti-

mated in

broadenst 011

America's monetary policy, that the nations of the world should know that when they are ready to seek exchange stabilisation, Washington would be no obstacle. This was interpreted

REVERSING

Many novice drivers experience difficulty in reversing the car in a confined space.

The best way of carrying out this operation is to keep the eyes fixed on the off-side of the car only, provides it is known that the open. fug is sufficiently wide for the car to pass through. The ear should be driven as close to the observed side as possible; the other side can be left to itself.

When reversing, and this applies in all cases, it is generally better to control the speed of the car by means of the land throttle and not by the accelerator pedal. If this is done the right foot can be kept hovering over the brake pedal for instant use.

as a feeler for the purpose of we have not been very success- ascertaining world reaction to ful." And so it goes on; all are the idea of a conference on the agreed as to the desirability of subject. A few days later, Mr. calling a conference, but none Neville Chamberlain, Britain's will make the first forward Chancellor of the Exchequer, move. The failure of past con- frankly admitted the difficulties ferences is no doubt a factor in caused by fluctuating exchanges, the situation, resulting in a dis- but added that a return to the inclination on the part of most gold standard could only be countries to sudille themselves made possible by a satisfactory with another possible deadlock. settlement among the great na-Yet it is passing strange that tions of the world. This also mutional pride should stand in was interpreted as an indication | the way of a square facing up to that Britain. would be willing to the realities. In view of the confer on the subject. But not continued world depression, it many days afterwards, Mr. Ram-might reasonably be expected Bay MacDonald emphatically re- that the boat would be on the fused; on behalf of the British other foot-that no nation would Government, to take the first allow itself to suffor the re- step in the matter, adding, that proach of not doing everything. "we have been trying to get the possible in an endeavour to initiative taken, but up to now straighten out the situation.

REALLY DEAD

outlet? In other words. it into explain much (and rightly so), dientes if it does not actually say any become an end in itself--which the speech came to a speedy end, that all the religious people, the is the denial of everything beyond moral reformers, and the seekers man's reactions to the natural im after truth are such because of pulses within and around him.

I may be claimed that by neck. some psychological abnormality. It limits the Spirit of Good if it doealing to explain the Spirit of God we funeral.. not altogether deny His place in in eo way take away from His conscience, regeneration, and salva-reality. But it must be tion.

Two Cockneys were walching a

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"Whose funeral is it, Bill?"

it's

the "Why actor."

famous

planation and not substitute. Just Then again, it makes conscious as my people surpose that and awkward, hestitating and doubt-fevolution in a substitute for erea- ful many actions, impulses, andtion, so the real danger is that urges to which a man was wont many may fall into the error of to give natural, spontaneous, and supposing that psychological exper- happy expression. It leads tolences are a beginning and an end ever-introspection which may even in themselves. Thus the religious become morbid. It suspects all fool-valou of prayer and worship, ing or at least makes as consider penitence, and forgiveness, service whether we have not some ulterior and sacrifice may be seriously or primary motive for the emotion threatened and their reality denied which we might otherwise accept beyond the human working of the merely as the expression of our joy spirit of man.

It is the claim of religion that it has reality in faith, safeguard in conduct, sublimation and satis-

or sorrow,

"Good heavens! Is he dead?" "Well, of course e's dead. Why, do you think he's having a hearsal?"

MORE HOWLERS

re-

A chameleon is the driver of the

Ship of the Desert.

Blancmange is a distemper that troubles cats.

Rhino is a beast of such value

I remember some years ago meet-faction in its worship and service, that its name is used as a nickname ing very young minister on the and that the sincere Christian may for cash, eve of a call. lle was wondering live a happy, normal, and God-

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what were his impulses and motives ordained life in Jesus Christ. Canons are the big guns of the in accepting it. Instead of looking Alore dl, we believe in the in- Church. on it as a call of God, he was won-spiration and guidance of God dering whether he was refusing to through His Holy Spirit. In rell- face up to anything or fleeing from gion the normal man has all the some subconscious fear by want-benedis of psychology without its

His study of dangers, ing a change at all?

"She's oven got me thinking about vacation time."

LACONIC

Here is a tale Illustrating the laconic manner of the old Scottish farmer.

"Good morning," an old crony addressed a friend whom he met on the roadside; "ure ye all well?''

"Oh, uye, thank yo kindly for speiring We're a' weel, only the wife's doid!"

HE SWORE

Policeman (to pedestrian injured by motor)"You didn't get his number, but could you swear to the

man ?

Pedestrian "I did. But I don't think he heard me!"

DOLLAR CHANGES

TWICE

DECLINES AND THEN RECOVERS

The Hongkong dollar opened a Farthing down this morning, the ofcial rate being 2s. 4d. Later in the morning, the quotation again. reached the 28. 44d. mark.

rate

On opening, the business was 28. 4 d. sellors and 26. 43⁄41⁄2d. buyers, but later the respective rates were 28. 4.5/8d. and 28. 4%d. The market is quite stendy.

Silver prices in Londen declined penny yesterday, the fall being chiofly due to Chinesa speculative selling india, China-and-America- bought at the fall, and the market. closed steady.