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Anglo-French Friendship IT is employing no conventional

Agure of speech to affirm that at the present moment not only the Governments but also the peoples of Great Britain and France are united by a friendship more in- timate and more cordial than at any previous period in their long his- tory.

If Ty testimony were needed it would be found in the spontaneous and warm welcome which last night greeted the arrival in London of the French President, M. Lebrun, and his wife.

To-day, cordiality between the French and British peoples needs no emphasising. It has been born of common sacrifices in the past and. a common interest for the future. Yet these things are not foremost in the minds of the crowds that last night welcomed London's dis- tinguished visitors. The heart of _the_Empire_has shown its homage

CARETAKER

the Foreign Office

at the

ORD HALIFAX, who made a notable speech

on the European crisis yesterday, has many private virtues which endear him to his friends,

He is deeply religious; he is. an ardent lover of country life;. he comes from a family in which, for three generations, the tradi- tion of public service has been profound.

He held great public office be- fore ho became Foreign Secre- tary.. Earl Baldwin made him President of the Board of Educa- tion, and in 1926, Viceroy of India.

In that intler capacity he was not unsuccessful; for at least he made British Imperialism look less stark and ugly than it was Lord under Lord Reading or Willingdon.

Lord Halifax belongs to

LORD HALIFAX

But the call of duty was too which has felt that, at all costs, peremptory to be denied. His war must be avoided. friends think him indispensable to the Party, so that, for its sake, he did not avoid the in. vitation to serve.

He persuaded himself until Hitler's Infest adventure that, somehow, ideal could be done which would save-Britain from Until last week, no sacri- He is not a man of clear pur- war. pose or of forthright speech. fice was too great alongside the

At bottom, he is a mystic, who imperative need for peace. could hardly explain his intellec- He belioved that, wlsely

tual processes even to himself.

He dislikes the clear-cut prin- handled, Hitler and Mussolini ciple and the downright mind, could be persuaded to build their Ilo likes that twilight world of empires without touching our basic interests. They could be. intuition in which the sentiments taught to speak the language of are uttered which all men can the gentleman. approve.

Ile distrusts the ideas which War, Lord Halifax believes. and revolu- sharply demand practical ap- means revolution, plication. He does not like to tion means a Socialist society. know directly where he is going.

What, of course, Lord Halifax, He is all for "atmosphere" and "understandings" the impalpa- refused to see was that all this Hitler and bies which leave you a way out was the postulate of his own

thinking. That in eit er direction.

Since 1936, he has been, per- Mussolini regard the world as an haps, the most influential, mem- artichoke that they can eat as class that, I think, is peculiarly ternal to his real interests. Just ber of the National Government they wish he did not for a mo- English in outlook.

as Earl Baldwin would have behind the scenes-even more so ment. contemplate.

That solemn engagements had He is kindly and gentle in wished but for the call of duty with Mr. Chamberlain than with

no meaning for them he did not manner. He is always prepared to cultivate his garden, just Earl Baldwin.

Under the former, he has been for a moment contemplate. That for compromise on unessentials. as Sir Edward Grey always

Lord the most powerful representa- they looked upon Great Britain He is the perfect country gentle- langed for his birds, so

Halifax has assured us that he tive in the Cabinet of the policy as the final enemy, to be destroy- He gives impression that his would rather be Master of Fox- of appeasement-the instrument ed when

of the country house aristocracy Europe under their heel, did not political life is something ex- hounds than Prime Minister.

occur to him.

man.

of

they had a Fascist

Like Sir Edward Grey, he could shut his eyes to all that was unpleasant. He could pay lip-service to the League. He

internationally-minded Communist." could preach a sermon about col-

lective security.

Hitler talks

religion

4th day of

“I ASKED HITLER QUESTIONS”.

The questions are asked by an interpreter--and answered from Hitler's best seller, "MEIN KAMPF" ("My Struggle"). Page re- - ferences at the ends of paragraphs refer to an edition Legued for Storm Troopers, an unexpurgated copy of which is used in the compilation of this series.

You are continually coming into

will the

• conflict

Churches.

YOU have jalicd Pastor Niemoeller and dozens of other

Catholic and Protestant | Whp?.

to a President and his wife who Roman symbolise in their own persons the priests. Why? highest virtues and rectitude.

subordinate

A.

(p. 632.)

Was

But also, like Sir Edward What do you think of the Raman Grey, he can admit, as he admit-

ted yesterday, that he Catholic Church?

wrong. He can admit that this "Although its doetrine in many is a real world and that Hitlerism A. points, and sometimes quite

superfluously, conflicts with exact is a real menace.

selence and investigation, neverthe-

less it is not prepared to sacrifice the

recognised very rightly that its power

What he did not grasp

least syllable of its dogma. It has Munich he grasps at Prague.

of resistance does not He in more or

at.

Appeasement could not buy

less conforming itself to the scientine off the deluge, thinking of the day--which in reality is always changing-but in holding rigidly to an established doctrine Thus it is stronger to-day than ever."| (p. 513.)

Q. What do

5

What do you think of Protest-

Protestantism represents better A the needs of Germanisın.”~ (piļ

"The important thing for the 123.) future of the earth is

ΣΟΣ

A. "The ravages caused by the

inisuse of religious convictions whether Protestant conquers Catholic'

"These impudent mouthers of les yell their faith to the whole world with stentorian voice-not that they want to die for their faith, but to make a better living." (p. 204.)

But the fact is that you are in conflict with both Churches in Cermany. What is your opinion of politicians who quarrel with Church?

That the visit has not also its for political ends are the worst of or Catholic conquers Protestant, but political significance it would be all. Really one cannot take severe whether the Aryan mun is preserved foolish to pretend, but its political enough netlon against those miserable or dies out." (p. 630.)

crooks who see in religion a means purposes Are

to which gives them political or busi- the fact that M. Lebrun and his ness advantages, wife are returning the visit which Their Majesties made to the French capital last year. Primarily, the events in London during the three- day visit will be a demonstration and a pledge of the friendship be tween two nations that have been! drawn closer together in recent years by a community of sentiment. and of interest. Secondly, but even

Are all priests bad?

more important in ultimate conse- A. on their holy

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"Among priests there are cer- quences, is the firm conviction that office is only a means to satisfy theft unworthy one there are a thousand stronger basis for pence in troubled and more honourable men." (p. 126.) Europe. Every aspect of the cele-) brations affords a guarantee of closer co-operation in conciliation.

No happier resuit could come from the visit of the French Pre-

Would you like to abolish re-

Qligion?

sident than that it should offer that A "Attack on religious doctrines assurance for the future, which the general legal basis of the State; and is very similar to attack on the democracies of Europe seek. These just as the latter would end in com- things will be the concern of M.plote anarchy, so would the former Bounet, the French Foreign Minis-end in a worthless religious Nihilisma. "The politician, however, should ter who necompanies the President, measure the value of a religion less and of British Cabinet Ministers, by its perhaps inherent defects than who will doubtless be in close con- better substitue. But so long as such by the goodness of an evidently tact during the visit. At the mo- a substitute is apparently non-exist- ment they are thrown into the back-ent, the existing one can be destroyed only by fools or criminals." (pp. 203- ground.

204.)

One of the happiest incidents in connection with le Presidential visit was the call made yesterday on

But religious persecution is aj

Her Majesty Queen Mary by M.Q commonplace in Germany. Are and Mme. Lobrun who, doubtless, Nazis enemies of religion? recalled the occasion on which Hor

"The movement refuses to take questions Majesty and the, Inte King George any standpoint. on V visited Parls during the bleak which either lie outside the frame of its political work or are un- days of the Great War.

important for it. Its purpose is not Equally with M. Lebrun, the a religious reformation but a political King struck a note of sincero reorganisation of our people. It soos In both religious faiths (Roman nolghbourliness between the peoples Catholic and Protestant) equally

of France and Great Britain in the valuable supports for the existence drive from Victoria Station to of our people, and therefore combats Buckingham Palace, where the 'dis-this religious and moral foundation those barties which desire to degrade. tingilishad visitors will reside until of our people, to the lostrument of Friday.

thoir party interesta. (pp. 370-380.3

the

Q.

What do you think of the Jewish faith?

A. "In actual fact the Jewish re- ligion is nothing but a doctrine for preserving the Jewish race." (P 105.j

What do you think is the value

• of religion? "Faith, by helping to lift man "I do not hesitate to declare above the level of purposeless that, in the men who lead the animal life, in truth helps him fortify national movement into the crisis of and secure his own existence." (p. worse 410.) religious squabbles, J sce enemies of my people than in any MORE TO-MORROW

A.

GRIN AND BEAR IT

He could not transform Hitler and Mussolini by his noble in- cantations, 80 his tone

has changed.

He is not their willing tool.. Nor does he now assume that the finer their words the more sincere their intentions.

Much that is reminiscent of British policy twenty-five years.

the ago will now creep into Foreign Office.

Britain is awakening to the fact that the gravest danger to. the peace of Europe is the lack of knowledge of the intimate interdependence of peace and democratic institutions.

Noble gestures may soon be replaced by something radically new. Pacific words do not bring appeasement. Piece by piece. the fortress of democracy has been aurrendered in the past- that will not continue in the future.

Lest democracy pay a heavier

By Lichty price than it already has paid by

"I don't care what you've decided--we're not staying. In to- night! My face is alt made up!"

the surrender to Fascism, the: lead is to Britain. And our Foreign Secretary has shown, by his speech in the House of Lords yesterday, that the grim - as- sumption that the Dictators can be won by appeasement is no longer the policy of Britain.

Many people have feared in the past that Britain would be car-. ried over into what is effectively the Fascist camp. Hitler him-- self quelled these fears.

A gentleman does not break- his word. Lord Halifax has too high ́n character to feel anything but repugnance for what hap pened in Europe last week.

Munich was described ["Gentlemen's Agreement." Bri-. tain, France, Italy and Germany shook hands on the understand- ing that was arranged at that German city. Mr. Chamberlain ...... courted disfavour at home for his insistence that his part of the agreement should be obser- ved,

That is the position with Lord. Halifax to-day.

-To-day's Thought- WHO'S in or out, who moves

this grand machine?..... -CHARLES CHURCHILL,"