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DANGEROUS PRECEDENT

A GALLUP Poll at the present time to discover the most unpopular-and, let it be said the least envied-insti- tution in Hongkong would al- most assuredly give first place to the Evacuation Advisory Committee. Its original task of issuing evacuation orders has been invidious; its second job of turning down appeals dis tasteful.

By and large the committee has tackled its work well and has clearly attempted to remain consistent to the principle of "exceptional circumstances merit exceptional treatment." That it has not; perhaps, entire- ly succeeded in this aim can be

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Open

Lord

LORD-People have

been

sayingsarcastic things about your speeches, and have dubbed them "platitudin- ous sermone." I am not. going to join in that criticism.

I am glad that you have had the courage at least to try to lift this conflict on to the plane

of ideals.

Letter to Halifax

By the Rev. W.

Rowland Jones (Vicar of Denton, Man- chester).

"You have said that this struggle is between Chris- tianity and Nazism. Will. you tell us what you mean by Christianity?”

Nation after nation has gone down because its people have had no vision, and where there is no vision, the people perish.

You are one of the few states. There were nearly two million un Christianity? men who have tried to give the employed. Was that people of this country an ideal Are we fighting to get that back?

When I was a curate in Durham worth fighting for. If there is there were hundreds of my people criticism in this letter, my whose homes were one room. They Lord, I mean it to be construc- were miners, mostly out of work. tive, not, carping.

Rearing their heads above these You have said that this strug slums were the sumptuous houses of

the de

In the midst of war, we must not try to fob people off with vacuous has Christianity words. Omelal tried to do that, and has turned a blind eye to the social demands of Jesus.

He once went to dinner with some people, my Lord, of your class. He could not endure it when He saw them coming for the best seats, and ignoring the hungry crowds."

He turned on them with flaming

words of anger.

JUSTICE & FREEDOM

One

of the

spoke well-to-do unctuously about heaven, and of the glory above the sky. Jesus would have none of it.

His concern was with humanity here and now.

Tell the people that, when you say we are fighting for Christianity, you are not thinking so much of the mak Ing of prayers and the making of

America Registers

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UP).-Major provisions of the Conscription Bill passed by the Senate are:

Who Must Registor And How

With few exceptions, all men who have passed their 21st birthday and have not reached their 31st birthday, must regis- ter. This applies to citizens and aliens alike; but allens will not be subject to draft unless they have declared their inten- tion to become U.S. citizens. The fact that a person has de-

pendents does not exempt him from registration.

Election officials throughout the land will.conduct tho regis tration, probably 14 days after final enactment of the bill. It is estimated that 12,000,000 · men must registor.

gle is between Christianity and cathe and dignitaries of the creeds, but of the making of a New and, cadet members of the

Nazism. Will you tell us what you mean by Christianity?

PAGAN HORROR

I know that you, like your father before you, are an Anglo-Catholic. You cannot, of course, mean that we are fighting for Angle-Catholicism, or. Indeed, for any kind of "ism."

If so, the sooner we capitulate the better.

Britnin.

Burned upon my mind is a pleture Tell them that by Christianity you. of a little child asteep in a bed with mean first justice for all, so that a corpse, and in the same room a home of God's children shall ever man with four other children eating again be exploited or treated as a a frugal, meal,

mere tool for another man's gain. My Lord-is this Christianity? la Tell them that Christianity stands this what we are fighting to pre- for freedom-freedom not only from foreign tyrants but from anxiety and serve?

Do you remember, my Lord, that worry and poverty and unemploy-

from Spain ment. oranges shipload of

was the war. which, just before emptied into the sea off Liverpool to keep up prices?

were an

Exemptions From Registration

Specifically exempt from re- gistration are active, reserve Army, National Guard, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard; members of the Geodetic Survey and Public Health Service; of- ficials, but not employees, of the Federal and State Governments.

Who Will Be Drafted The bill permits 900,000 con- scripts to be in training at any one time. About 400.000 prob- for true human brotherhood, in famtably will be drafted this autumn.

Tell them that Christianity standa

nation, and finally

You must mean by Christianity, n of life, and when you oppose it way

On that sultry summer day there ly, In group. in to Nazism you mean, we are fighting for a particular method of organising were children in Lancashire to whom among the whole body of nations.

unattainable 1-

Those are the demands which are tr national ille, and you call it oranges

xury.

implied in Christianity, and they Christianity,

is a way

My Lord-is this Christianity? I have not been conspicuous in the Nazim

of organising

we are Aphting to pre Britain of the last twenty years. what tutional Me; ita orutul way, this

Over serve? slove way.

Your Lordship may say that is pagan way.

Do you remember, my Lord, Sir against that you set up our method

the way of love, of freedom, John Orr's report, just before the not the time for such talk. fellowship, justice and brotherliness, war, un "Food, Health and Income? 1oo busy winning the war to think That report proved by irrefutable of what surt of world shall emerge του it Christianity.

cull

that millions of British after the war. answer figures Now, my Lord, will you

There will be no winning of the Du this question? you think that children were seriously underfed.

My Lord Is this Christianity? war, my Lord, unless the people who our country in the past has been

Is this what we are fighting to pre- are fighting this war know exactly organised on Christian principles?

what they are fighting for. Before this pogan horror called serve?

If we are fighting for Christianity, Nazism arose, was Britain the em-

let us tell the people exactly what bodiment of Christian principles?

Take your mind back to 1027, we mean by Christianity.

ROOSEVELT

AND WILLKIE

By Julius C. Edelstein United Press Staff Correspondent

The National presidential campaign, suffering somewhat from lack of attention because of the crashing of bombs in Europe, has gotten under- way, with President Roosevelt given a slightly better chance to win than Wondell Willkie, his colourful Republican opponent.

We are

A lottery will determine the order in which men will be called before local draft boards throughout the country for de- termination whether they should be inducted into the army.

The bill gives the President broad powers to lay down re- gulations for the bourds to fol- low in deciding whom to select. The Army says it does not in- tend to take any men who have dependents or who are employed Men with ideals make the best sol-

in essential industrial or agricul- dlers. Cromwell proclaimed that.

tural pursuits. College students "NEVER AGAIN”

probably will not be drafted. People of this generation have The bill exempts divinity stu- been "sold a pup" once before like dents for service. Physical fit that. They were told to win the noss of course will be con- Great War first, and talk of uimsidered.

afterwards,

They were hypnotised by vague The Army estimates that

talk of "homes for heroes, while all after deferments for these the time their rulers were making reasons there. will be about secret treaties which pinned the 4,500,000. able-bodied, single people down for another decade to the old evils of the old bad pre-war

mon from whom to select. Each world..

We want to know that that shall state and locality will be given a quota in proportion to the never happen again.

Will you broadcast again, my Lord, total manpower it registers. In and will you tell your listeners that brief, those to be drafted will with over against the Fascist and Nuzi be mostly single men system which is trying to drive the unimportant jobs or no jobs. world back to barbarism by perpe- tuating the class slavery of the ser- vile poor, we are fighting for Chris- Then tell them what Christianity unemployment, no means; no more longer the motive of private gain,

tlonlty?

but service for the good of the com-

Appeals

Boards will be set up to hear appeals from men who wish to contest their selection by the local draft boards.

Penalties

Wagers made by professional despite billions of dollars which the betters listed Roosevelt as an 8 Rousevelt Administration has spent

Big business and, a considerable munity. to 6 favourite, as the September to prime the pump" of industry.

Tell them it means plty, mercy, To evade the draft, and assist The heavy portion of little business is complete- campaign opened. set down as regrettable but not odds are explained as discount- antagonistic to that portion of the kludness, love and the interpretation anyone to do so, would be damning. Chief difficulty con- ing the initial burst of popular New Deal's social reforms which of these glad virtues in every detall punishable by up to five years!

have placed new burdens and res-of public life. fronting the committee has been enthusiasm which greeted Will-trictions on their particular enter- Tell them, in a word, that Christ-imprisonment and $10,000 fine, ianity means loving God with nil our or both. The cases would be that all the appellants, ipsokie's entrance into the political prises.

that means loving the heard in the Federal courts facto, are convinced that their arena.

The war has also caused a split henri-arti Political observers generally agree, auong many of Roosevelt's liberal good within humanity-and the set- cases are exceptional, but it has

however, that there is more uncer- und independent followers. Some of ting forth of that Divine Love, by rather than by military courts, been made abundantly clear thinly in the forthcoming campaign them, formerly among his most en-loving man with all our heart and which decided world war draft

advocates, have turned soul and mind and strength. from the testimonies given that thon in any political race of the last thusiastic

That is an ideal worth fighting for, deende, and that the battle on the cool because of his pro-British for

Longth Of Service ns we fight pre wasnal to very few indeed really come an- Thanes may well decide the outcome cign policy which they assert is but even

The one year period could be der this heading, providing, of of the United States presidential leading the United States toward how that it is guaranteed, and our

fight will be short, sharp, impassioned extended Indefinitely if the country became engaged in war or Congress course the evacuation itself is election in November.

John L. Lewis, Congress of Indus-and victorious. Political experts believe, however,

declared the national interest was Organisation lender

You understand, I am sure, what I and a not considered as exceptional. that Britain's vigorous resistance to trial

imperiled. Conscripts would become We within the Churches have al- members of the reserves after com- Close reading of the appeals the German air onslaught through figure in the ranks of organised mean.

the French latur, has repeatedly criticised

duly. collapse have

will be

war.

cases.

heard to date convinces that in the months fosurably improved many of Roosevelt's defence policies.lowed people to imagine, when we pleting their year of active

the main the decisions have been fair and reasonable. A somewhat too strict interpreta- Lion of the terms of reference might have been made in one or two cases, notably where an appeal has been made for the temporary return of people for the purpose of re-embarking for Australia.

Uncertain

the present administration.

Almost all the conscripts taken into the army; the navy may take a fow later.

Roosevelt's election prospects, or at and especially the polley of compul- talk of Christianity. that it is wholly least, have eliminated some of the sory military training. It is highly to do with worship and hymn-sing-

doubtful whether Lewis would be ing, and some sort of perpetual harp erinin fasterers believed that if or accompanied worship in heaven. Ve

Conscientious Objectors an ganised labour support to Wilde, know that that is wrong.

Exempled from military service, if Britain collapsed, or negotiated unfavourable

disaffection is bound to penes with Germany but the

THE GREAT IDEAL they can prove to the Department of before the early Autumn, a reaction weaken Roosevelt's support.

Justice that their objections are basod Christianity stands for social jus-on legitimate religious scruples. The would set in throughout the United States whi

which might help to unsout Some libecal intellectuals have tee. Hitler

knows that, For that President could uasign such objectors, cwung over to Willkle on the grounds very renson he persecutes the Church, however, to non-combatant service. The British resistance has given that the preservation of the two and the Jews, who gave us the Bible.

Pay He is fighting against Christianity.

For the first four months of their no opportunity for the growth of term tradition was more important what the President has called the than either the continuation of the and he has enough sense to know "appeasement spirit" in the United New Deal, or the guidance of ex-that Christianity rightly upplied, year's training, draftees would receive means the end of all the beastly hor- $21 a month. For the next eight, We do confess, however, to States.

they would receive $30, unless they Willkle has, in the preliminary rors for which he stands. feeling a strong twinge of doubt ever, has rebuked every suggestion mages, waged an intelligent campaign

The Republican candidate, how perience in the present world crisis.

Germany persecutes the Church won promotion to higher grades at concerning

or might be the slightly higher pay. The original the precedent or intimation that he represents the uccording to life most impartial because it created yesterday when permis- philosophy of appeasemcat, Ile has judgments. He has made the most of breeding ground of equality and bill provided pay of $5 a month.

Usa of Conscripty. sion was given for a woman, to pledged himself to wage an economie his advantages, and has jabbed in-brotherhood.

battle against Hitler, and to defcat cessantly at weak points in the But there is another danger, the

Permitted only in the Western danger of trying to turn Christianity Hemisphere, the United States, its return to the Colony for the him "on our own terms," if elected. Roosevelt armour.

He has stood unequivocally for ald into other-worldliness.

territories and possessions. Including purpose of conducting her hus-

Despite the optimism of Democrs to Britain, and support of all, men- Russia has persecuted religion be-

the Philippine Islands The provi band's business. The circum-

tic leaders, there is no concealment cures for national defence, both of cause, the Churches of Russia had

sion was Iftserted to prevent the dis stances appear to be more of the fact that a vast unrest pre- which he believes are widely popu- set forth, Christianity which was patch of a conscript atmy to Europe. unfortunate than exceptional. vails throughout the nation, which lor. He has nimed his chief appeol not brotherly enough, which was a

Job Protection.... and the danger of the commit will undoubtedly be translated into at independent and middle-of-the-drug, an opinte..

Let the people see, my Lord, that Conscripts on the Federal Govern tee's decision is in, the implica- many more votes for Willkie than road voters counting on gready won lon that while personal in- Republican candidate Alf. M. Landon the extremely conservatite votes, we are out for the genuine article

been. of

He has

pleasantly formal when we speak of Christianity. the return of their jobs, without loss We want to see the type of Chris- of seniority. Congrend expresses its terests must go to the wall,

A large unemployment persists,, in his contacts with the press, and

friendly and amiable in his associatianity which Jller hates firmly es- desire that state and local govern business considerations are to

inblished in this land.

mental subdivisions follow suit. exists here. There are literally tons with politicians. be pandered,

By spending most of his time in When the clergy, of whom I am Private employers would be required mercessity of Hongkong dozens of well educated, intelli- the interior of the country he has one, set forth the pure, life-trons- to rehire conscripts, unless. It is religion of Jesus, and when impossible or unreasonable for them to do so. Draftees denied re-employ- present, make it clear that they are

inent could appeal to Federal Court. for a judicial ruling.

Debt Protection yat, to be convinced, that it is time to offer them the chance of Despite all these political noves. Is established here, our people will necessary to recall, evacuated proving their abilities, and it Roosevelt appears at present to have night not merely with the weapons of n decided, advantage. He still has the flesh, but will those, mightier women for this purposo, especi- would, make some contribution, the loyalty of the large bulk of weapons of the Spirit, which are ally in view of the overloaded however small, to alleviating youths, Jewish groups, Negroes, anti- Invincible.

Nazis, and, tenant farmers.

And the victory will be won. unemployment market which out unemployment problem..

in 1936.

| doing its utmost to carry on its gent, and enger young Chinese ought to shake the accusation that fouling classes, whom you re

commerce and industry during in the Colony who would jump he is a Wall Street lawyer, and a the these trying times cannot be at the opportunity of filling New York corporalion spokesman. not going to rest until that pure Ident over-emphaalsed but we have these vacancies. This is the

ment's payroll would be guaranteed

The bill provides a moratorium on tax and Insurance charges for which druftoes are,lable until after their training period.

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