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JESTERN business

terests can hardly be blamed if they greet with a cer- tain amount of scepticism the spirited defence by Japan's Foreign Minister, Mr. H. Arita, of Tokyo's plans for reviving and expanding China's indus- try.

Mr. Arita's use of statistics in pleading Manchukuo as an example of what Japan plans for China will hardly convince British and American mer- chants that the markets they once enjoyed in the Manchurian provinces are flourishing. Nor will foreigners be under any dis- illusionment regarding the fact that the Japanese Plan, if ef- fectivated, means the end of the Open Door elsewhere in China, and the virtual exclusion of all Western Powers from the trade and industry of the Far East.

The Japanese are thinking of co-operation with China in dis- terms of monopolies und criminatory privileges in favour of their own nationals. If they observed it in Manchukuo--and this is what Mr. Arita naively suggests is the Plnu that will set to rest the fours of the West not merely the ascendancy of Western commercial enterprise in the Far East is doomed, but its dwindling must ultimately reach the stage where it will become infinitesimal. 1823-1938

"FOR GOD'S sake, do not

war!

drag me into another

"I am worn down and worn out with crusading and defend- ing Europe and protecting man- kind; I must think a little of myself.

""} An Horry for the Spaniards; I am sorry for the

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BALLOON DANCE.

Vicar of St. Hilda's praises pools

ERHAPS the Church has not yot realised the seriousness of these pass- Ing days. What was she doing during the recent, and not yet ended, crisis?

Perhaps musing, or on a Journey, or peradventure, sleep- ing!, Perhaps the Church thinks that all is well with our modern world.

Whatever the reason, the con- ference of Manchester churchmen at recent meeting was not concerned with the agonies of the world; not concerned about the ending of war, or the minking of peace: not concerned with the end- democracy. hig of tyranny or the saving of

It was concerned about the

smashing of the Football Pools1

The Goverument was called on to turn aside from the healing of Europe's wounds, to fight a "serious and mischievous menace to the community." The menace Is neither Phosgene nor Lewisite nor Mustard Ons, but-Football Pools!

If it were not tragic, it would bc laughable. Here is the world at its wits end to know how to escape from the horrors of its own eff- Langlements: If the Church be- Heves her own Gospel, she has the remedy.

Never was a greater opportunity presented to the Church. Not even contented with Nero's role of fery

liddler, the Church makes matters worse by bleating about Football Pools,

What Is the truth about this amitsement which the Manchester

Cockfight

'Fans' Have

Own Club

Outside a very close and secret| Greeks-I deplore the fate of circle It is not known that there the Jews; the people of the exists in this country an organisation Sandwich Islands are groaning known as the Ancient Society under the

most detestable Cockfights.

tyranny; Baghdad is oppressed

of

This centuries-old organisation

I do not like the present state protects the interests of cockfighters

and acts as an insurance club when-.

of the Delta-Tibet is not com-ever Its members are caught and fortable.

brought before the courts.

"Am I to fight for all these people? The world is bursting with sin and sorrow. "Am I to

Subscriptions are voluntary

bus the list of patrons contains many distinguished names.

A member of the society suld that

be champion of the Decalogue when 21 defendants were fined a and to be eternally raising fleets total of over £300 in North West- and armies to make all men morland a few inonths ago, some of the fines and part of the cost of the good and happy?

detence were inet by the society.

"We have just done, saving Europe, and I am afraid we

"Out Dumb Friends League, who were responsible for the prosecution

shall cut each other's throats." in this case, think they have captured

the ringleaders of the spori," he

Who sald that? Sydney said, Smith, English writer and divine, who died ninety-four years ago.

When did he say it? In the Edinburgh Review

1823. in One hundred and fifteen years:

| ago.

"They are very much mistaken. "In the north, where Important mains are staged at regular in- tervals In isolated places, there Is not one chance in a thousand of detection.”

It 18 known, however, thint

gatherings enthusiasts nt

include und other influential Sydney Snifth was n avund magistrates

YOND.

men.

Diocesan Conference calls a menace to the community?

About half the population of the country tries to forecast the results of Saturday's football matches. Eighty per cent. fall, and loss their money. But in return they got a "kick" out of week-end football which they consider well worth the money.

They know the odds are some thousands against them, but they Kо on sending up their postal orders, feeling that it is all great iun, and-" somebody's got to win!"

What harm does it all do?

NEARLY all my people, some six thousand, in- cluding their Vicar, try their luck. But I have yet to come across a single child who is going hungry because daddy buys postal order every week.

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men the true brightness of life. The man in the sidest Would thr rather spend an hour poring over the chances of Manchester City than listening to the inaudible mumblings of the Oxford jargon of the curate caying evensongi

The Church has reduced the worship of Cled to a thing which is inexpressibly dull, and everyday people will have nothing to do with it. They and escape in the Foot- ball Pool.

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The man in the street would far rather weigh up the chances of the United away than go to the parish bazaar, where he is asked to buy a ticket for a raffle and win a thing he doesn't want. The Manchester Conference had nothing to any about this mischievous menace,'

The Church of England, of all the Churches, has made religion so utterly drab that we gladly turn to the Pools for a thrill. The churches are bare and chilly and gloomy: the parish hails let in the rain, and the parish billard-table 13 hit,"

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scente railway. Every Sunday it is give for this" and "give for that," and the people stay away. The Pool pro- moters do pay out as well as take in. There is always a chance of "coming up."

The whole thing has become a family Institution, and far from evil resulting, it is a jolly game. with always the chance of a " and a welcome cheque for Wakes week. Where is the harm of it ·

It may be, perhaps, and that people to-day can find no more en- Bghtened way at spending their leisure. But there are doubts even about that. There are far worso ways of spending spare time.

I have had to spend an enormous amount of time listening to the empty chatter of Church people, many of them wearing clerical callars. I consider that my lime is much better spent Alling up my football coupon. At least, It does stipulate my brain!

It there are other and better ways of spending leisure and the people do not know of them, that in itself is a commentary on the failure of the Church to show

18 not this ecclesiasticul wall against the Pools on a level with the Church's attitude against so many of the people's legitimate amusements? Is it not rather an echo of the story of the dog in the manger?

Take Sunday games as an ex- ample. The Church says, "You won't come to church, so we will fight against your right to play on your only holiday."

What a rellef it would be if the Church would frame a darlag re-

GRIN AND BEAR IT

TECTS

By Lichty

12-1

1 by ballet Fraser Spoutlets. Tue.

The chief at the Hotel Nifi wants "Here's a rush job, Sneed!

ulans for a skyscraper to be done in frozen sugar and meringue!"

By the Rev. W. Rowland JONES

(Vicar of St. Hilda's. Denton, an important industrial parish in Manchester.)

solution against the gambling of its best supporters on the Stock Exchange!

There is, of course, not one lota of difference between the wealthy churchwarden's flatter with his tocks and shares and Bull Rams- hottom's sixpence on three draws next Friday. The only difference is that Bill does not go to church, nor support the collections, and the wealthy churchwarden always gives so generously to the Bishop's appeal.

TACTFULLY (or should we say despicably?) the Church remains silent about the greater evil, but fulmi- nates against poor Bill Ramsbot- tom.

Presumably, the same argument applies to the abolition of the stums, and the attack upon the Arms Ramp. You can't very well attack the very source of your own income, so you bleat about Foot- ball

Pools.

Will the Football Pool Promoters become churchwardens by way of defence? Then they will not be attacked, if their donations are large enough.

The Manchester Conference al- most coincided with the first anni- versary of the death of "Dick Sheppard, the greatest Churchman of them all.

He was not popular amongst his fellow-Churchmen, but how popu- lar he was among the common people, the same sort of people who send up their pools coupons, the same sort of people who used to Hear Christ gladly!

DICK once wrote a book which he called The Im- patience of a Parson.

It was not popular among the of- clals of the church. It declaredt that the writer was heartily tired of the futile reactions of the oft- clal Church to the burning prob. lerne of the

day.

Dick know. He came face to face with life in the raw in the crypt of Baint Martin's. He knew that the Church had no answer for the hungry sheep that were not fed.

Dick was one who, faced up to reality. When

will the Church have the courage to do that?

The mischievous menace" or to-day is not the Football Pools It is, as Dick saw. the diabolical threatenings of moderni barbarism under the name of war. It is the cry of the hungry and the sullen heartbreak of the workless. 'It is the threat of the very end of our so-called civilisation.

What would the Lord of the Church havo said? I don't think

He would have framed a plous resolution about Football Poolt

To-day's Thought

IT is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably

be expected to do,

RICHARD WHATELY.