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The Bombing o f Barcelonia. V IV ID


P L IG H T


STORYi AN D


- p e o p l e i f S p a i n h a V d b e e n t e d u c s d b y , a w a r t h a t i s b o t h * c i v i l a n d i n v i s l v e ,


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o w a s g i m n * b y D r . M a r ^ e r i t a C i m p s ,


n o n - p ( l l t i c a l p u b l i c m e e t i n g p : g a n - i s e d i f t h e ! l o c a l c o m n u t t e i


f t h e b n i v e r s i t y o f B a r c e l o n a , a t a


S p a n i s h ' M e d l e a l A i d , , h e l d h . t h e R e c h a W t e s ’ H a l l o n S u n d a y , e v - m m g .


tor


a m p s h a d b e e n I w o r k i n g I n c o n i e x l o n ■ w i t h t h e S o c i e t y p f F r i e n d s i n t h e r e l i e f


P r e s l d l i i L t h e R e v . H . Y . B i i m e t t C ( r e c t o r o f B t J a m e s ’s ) e x p l a i n e d t h i t m of the woUnded and suffering in ilputfi


'Perhaps, Jhe contlpuedi wonder v lyiheiwas present that mght.


and he proceeded to explain: I .eel it


' without nedlcal aid of any sort, ne knew wlbt 'thatiald gguW mean to the wourided for he was with a field imhu-


is right that :Ii should be her3 as a Christian, iSurely It is, Christian ^ork -w o rk v:ilch can rightly b^pCTfirmed oh Siinddy-^to help .the sufferlni;^ Md those In distress. i I feel it Is spm :thlng thatr-our Lord would have done. Contln fing, Mr. Burnett said thbre were nui: hers of Spaniards suferlng


. demnatl m, In his Diocesan Chron .cle, of the ■ savs ^ery of present-day civil satlon in Europe. After writing o:: the massaerfe of Guernica and Barbelona. the Bishop declared that a clvlusatlon that could give birth to such atrocities


lance la' the Great War, and he ielpe,d to brlnj I In wounded Austrian i and Qermant as well as our owi( mm Mr. Barnbtt concluded by readini [ parts of the I Bishop i of Chelmsfprd’E con-


was not tvorth preserving, i 'iHE CHDRCH IN SPAIN


not usedlto finding the ChurchjCl rlst an any mofei I am not used to Indtag that ' t t i iblshops do apply In Ifnthe ChrlStlatl doctrlhes.’’ The ChiirCh ln Spain, i he went on, wds, on- the whole, supporting rebels, and the church :s were being med as places in which o store armS a id from’ which men were behlg


of our chairman;’’ . Dr. Camps; began. “ You ste.il, am! a Spaniard, dm ram


‘T a n 1 very much moved by thf words


shot dotoi In the streets. If the Church, as a rel felous body, had kept Itself above the dlvfslpns of men, the happer tags in


Spaln'wpuld neVer have occurred. .It Was, therefore, a great conMlatloi; to her to find tiiat In England, especially In-the Manchester area, several memto i of the clergy . who did understand the BP.anlsh


probleinj ! ■ ' '


iareclona my only relal Ives: friends living in the cintre of, iwn where the bombing 1 as been eadful,' and my univerpty hps destroyed.'’


oil can iealise how I fed about ipahish business, especia ly now, the Barcelona bombing. ,I have


have tb leave that to their Imaglnatlbn, and wowld try to deal with other parts 'of .the problem, i , ;


Umps added that she cculd not ,jfer listeners realize—even a little -the situation in Barcelona. ;Sfe would


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had beBn a strange mixture o f msdlaeval Institutions and a modern State, The Church|lh Spain had not been reformed as In Mgland. i England had Its leform- atlonlfecause the Catholic,Church had all thelvlls that one found tasthe Church In Spita today. There were, without doubt,]priests ,In Spain who we; e really Christ ah and were doing as.wel as they could, but, as a whole, the Chun h waq a political body, and was the blggf st land- owner bln Spain. It had,I morjoyer^ a monopoly o f the teaching. ’These thtaas were not to In England, there ore the peopldcould not understand the josltion. When Itheir thought of the Clurchjln Spain, they thought of their own Church In England, which' had, been :ii


For a] very Ibng time, she, said, Spain


and put in Its proper place-^to deal w th spiritual and not political thing i


. .


‘ There liad been n o , Reform itlon ..., SpalnJIand the Church was cqieful nob to have a! proper system-of ei ucatlon.i As a political body It was not It terested in enfightenlng the people. In addition there was a sentence, used oftei, In that count: 'if: “Don’t give the people s healthy curlos .ty,” ! A healthy curlositf meant learnligitb read "and write, and to enjoy books. I IThere were priests, cat ons and bishops in Spain who were ;dlffei ent, but; as a V hole, the Church was not Interested In edif^ca^tag, the people,


ILLITERATE PEOPLE . S e e n s ( o -d a r


IMl, 52 per cent, of the people (buld not read ot write, and that, not beci use they were no stupid to learn. ^ Men were now leani ng In the trenches; they were dlsj coverhg |a ,hew'world. “ You learneq when bou were children, and I v^as lucky enouifi tpido so too; but In Spain ther^ are rien pf 24 who have nevei had ian oppoitunlty to go to school beca ise there are i.pt fenough schoqls for e verybody. In a big blty like Madrid, for Instance, there are, .aecbrdlng to otficla, figures,


Whbinltiie Republic was foilnded |lri LOW TEL. . I [' ■{'. REMEMBER YOUR [isutsiDE Are you ashamed to be seen |oujg iij becauK it looks to shabby ? !,!


Let ds m'iike ybli a real !ob ot thk fli^eit MMerlali and Il)<! class workiiianship—a ]ob-r|t),sl|ortj ol whjeh you will be (iroud. THE MOR^ YOU D lU V -TH E MORE YOU [ PAY [


’IHOMjP'SON: OXBl|i^^, P y b e r I^D e co r^ MOOR LANE, CLITHEROE.


■ Tel. 107. 'C-', n ‘ 17. ,


GARAGE, CUTHEROE


; i • j ' . ■ ' ; . ..'


atlon teas the constitution.of the army,; When Spain had 'its . Emp re, .she possessed! a big army. , She; eventually lost Mr! Epiplre, but she did nop lose her armjfat the samellme,


35,()0( children with no schools o go to." An ither point; that needed - explana-f


Jpalti lost her ordinary so filers |)ut


m i the Genetals, qnd then was the p!,faqox of a country witi a sihall


. " ; | ‘


ai my and 300 Generals, anf, as opce u] Ibn i a time In VEhgland, 1 hey were sdoris'of the arMotracy,


•'The ebuntry, was not engaged im , The Spanish people did ndt like war;


war (nth anybody. ^ A countrj like that l-wj


!arm/ was encouraged fo i' ' [


'goveiment It might'be, and ihould not Itsel'


policy.! 'The army should be the tool of ,the lioyemment, no matter wb at kind of


had. Ingljl pbllt. array polltl


Its.!'! During the lest century jthb In Spain had been Inte rlerlng ta ,;s, and that was a very langefoue


army with nothtag.to d i; acedrd;- the' Generals began. ■ to sngage in


4>a Ir1 ]ta k h p a r tinW tlc s .. kneSparilsh /


indei 1;| the first clause In the lepubuc’e cons tutlon stated that U' dld not want


‘■J


OF H E R PROBLEM.


dlctatotshlp.-;


‘.Clltheroe -Women’s j (L ♦'Up. r


' The speaker wa? Miss Greenwood, ot iWorston,- iw hot gave ah: Inforipatlve


!'ehalr.' C O U N T R Y ’S


pollUcslby the Monarchy, and li was the ittog and the Arply that brougit In the,


i i " - . . ■] SENSE OF OUTY LACKIfJG. l The aristocracy, fh lch . h ^ prM^^


had not the sense ;of duty that phould^go, with privilege. : ■ It


the arlitocraoy to have privileges, but It


eges handed down from the Middle Ages, not # o n g


was wrong for It to enjoy theip without a ' sense of duty;' The-aristocracy of


Spain: did not understand tha|; : Large parts, of the country' which , they oTOCd were not cultivated; they werje tefUo r hunting. The poor peasants in tlm West and South of Spain- were r^elvlng a salary pf'three pesetas.a .day, wth wh m they had to provide for theli pmlhes, This sum was little more thm 2s. a day, and It was Impossible for them to live


on that amount.,) i


depart; ^ t h his family and fe l o n g t o That was the' only example, ofi s, revolu­


■ The Republic came Into heir g without; any struggle. The King wm illowed to


i


tion without bloodshed, ’The 1 class which was; responsible for the revolution promised the working men and peasants that, which Wm due to them, i “ What yop in England have hadi for the last hundred years wab regarded In Spain as revolutionary, _ Dr. Camps declared. The R,epubllc tried to start an educational policy, and mWe plans whereby there would be enough sphoolB,


In four years for all the children In the c S They were to bulldj28,000 neiS


tsohoblB. Another! object was rgrlcpltural I reform, which Would, give, the peasants a chance to live. Another was ;o separate the Church from the State.


idecldCd to ! redj ee the r umber, o GeiletalS, 3 b ; thW there wcuW b m


It wa


! salaries, notwltj standing that the would hai/e nothbig to do.


r e v o l u t l o h a r y j l h a t t h e C h u r c h , t h A r i s t b e r a c y ; a i i d l t h e A r m ; r c o u l d n b f b e a r t h e m , a n d a f t e r e i g h t e e n m o n t h s f i r s t r e b e l l i o n - ^ i q


' “ T h e s e ! w e r e t h e r i f o r m s , s


! T E R R I B I i l S A I R R A I D S i


-., ■ I ■ |-| ' • there was tfie


' Seville. !■ , The Governmeiit


able to cope,'with- killing t h e ' leaders, - - - - ^


vrithithehelp That; was why ;he made ' possible. |. started, eyeryqiie;;! over ta a fortnight,


fifths of Spain '


was stror g, and wai ,t.: But instead o: the Govemrhen:


merely linprlsofied: them. ,Gf course 3 “f


they .were able to rebel again, this tlin ' ■ - -


not; - with' jthe” *'''" thought inqch't— — — the:Government: possessed


, i When the rebemofi


iny and Italj In Spain ova 5


thought It.wovdd be. The sfidlerSOyers


^bfflcers and • nobOd|y about the bioldente'fqr about four-


“ Spain had ibeen struggling against the Moors for 400 years, and e. man, wM 'calleU himself a]Catholic, brought;them


....w. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ , came fjom Africa.


'Islands. :At!thkt moment w? learned W were'havtog, hpt a rebellion, but qn


in again,” . Dr. iCamps adde 1,' Morte over; it was: hot long before Italian aeroplanes, were,, over ti e Balear c


Invasion!” ADULTS


„ „ „ . .......... concerned but with education; The education was Iso strong thqt as soon us waristarted.theifirst thing the,Govern­ ment did was to launch , ait education prograirime.; !ln 1937, ten [times‘mo :e money Iwas bpent o n . education 1 ta Government Spain than, was expen


The speaker had hot been


Went on to f ay that she ■ # h polltl r demand fo


In the whole year of, the Spain,: '6,850


___


country du :lng the Monarchy.: in Eastern ! schools wure opeijed


Schools had bfeSn started, everywhere. even In the'trenches.


began spontaneously. Figlitlng on t, side of the' Government wefe all classes of - society, I including students, clerlfs shopkeepers, arid peasants, When!not actually, engaged' ta fightln 5, these m m started to ! teach One another i T ie Federation of i Teachers thought ithls Iritefestlng, and needed to betocouraged,' and It sent oiit teachers. | Finally t le Minister of Public Instruction took It over, and put It under prop sr control.


'TMb moveme


they now lyent to scbooi. She i hpu seen postcards written l y these then in childish (handwriting, and would


! When the soldiers were not on iiuty, never forg^‘ them,


' of books, for they (were ■ " those iri the trenches,


factories. ':“;We oannottaear any longer ■ to be a ’ country Which!' is 62 per teht.


In Spain, theV were gethiig’je r y sh([rt , , ,


not :)hly teacliit but those ta ‘


halt of whatl .'lt was before the Wm began.” ! ^fter worktag-h( urs, teachers Were spending their 1 leisure .momei^s


teaching : adults. ,% o i M} Secondary scbools ba.4 bee u Started for


imterate. Ndw. the percentage is about (GO TO SCHOOL


enough for ;th !; soldlks. were told to! gol I ut were promised .ful


' ' i ' i:j '


bddress on " Britain aj a power, for toeace.” SIe waslthankid'on'behalf of the member,! by lljlss G, Whittaker.!


i Afterwards a dellghtf il concert) was glvehi thehtlef Item beln^ a sketch; ‘ The VlUage Shotp,” cdpltallyl performed by tChatburni WomenlUnotalsts, Mrs. jCfrad- Twell pleased with two' solo sketcHes] and iMlsS 'A. Watson was equally successful as elocutionist, A , ne* member, | Mrs. 1 Sutcliffe,'' revealed | hfersell' to be, the


highly successful Chlnx Will Not Surrender I


wdrheld IhlthB Conserv:itlve, Club,last, iilght week. Miss Garnett occupying the


bnloiMt Assdclatioh 'I': . • ' '■ . kOTARY S P E A I ^ R ^ S M I S S I O N S . SPAS


iX H A U S T IO N ’ OF T W O N A T IO N S UNIjfeSS TH E R E IS


ipossesSor of-a bekutlful contralto, yqlea, ' her Staging being l warmly, appreciated. The members hope to hoar her oftjen on


the future. The I evenli g proved ,most IrttereSttag and Mjoyatle. Thanks to


(Contimed from predeling, column).


In great dagger ta il936, the workers told the tatellllensla,'to leave the, city, ^ they could not af'ord tolose thenii; If someone will take our


we are - killed


contlhue safety.


places, but v/e you,”, they [explaliied. They sent people to Valencia, where they


;helr [work lln reIfugebs.


difficulty, for thbre wete two big prob­ lems. Tie' war was bothla cWll.and Invasive; oie, arid the Qovernmeqt had •to Improvise an army, armameiits,' and everything else.:! In addition, there were three million: refugees l)a Eastern jSpata. “ I don’t'know .If you have anyi pspen- ence of refugees^ but lt|ls awfql.


ment had been Jcairle


“ Iiwis In France [when thfe first refugets from the north arrived., If


ta'g. i One wbriian was seated on platform riursjrig a Baby. Fob forty


' .meal.' ,- -


I live to be a hundred, I shal|: never forget ihe'thbussnd men, women and cHildrea staijidirig i i silence.J They were D !st words;. th( y were juw wait-


eight 1 lours: none lyad had a | proper '


somethto{':to e;it, and; I took her W a canteeri.' She lid hot want to tUk, but finally s le tpld me about herself, and her words were* typical of thousands of others.! She slid: ‘ A few months ago I was a very happy woman, and did not know I t ' I had la smal house arid a good •husband, I have forir children


“ I triec to get this Particular!jwoman


' weeks ag), two of myj girls werp taken jt’ boy Is in Bilbao


’^ 0


Into Prance. My old and IS go[ng tP Ehgla:


'weeks;-; My o nf the bsbv.’ ” I 8(by


Bilbao, f (fr 'h e 'w s It!- „ his duty to stay. I know if


Id In the next few will not leave


killed.' My hbbse hds been destroyed, and here I am Mth baby. dead; yet


eveerryyttnhmg, oui iney were not fngHtene^^ The'bombing of towiis In Spain was the best method


Thebe |vere’ljhj)usari[ds' lrg.but'


surreride: - of tl e Spanish people. Though they cared ' little for


o f


good :hrases, material things


freedom! to been bombed


ensuring the . non^


they like 1 to ert prorierly and to'live In ■


o f maklrg thelpeople want to give ta, 11 made th:m exytly tfie reverse. They said, “ T^ e'canriit glvfe in to people who ' ^'[ods I We cannot allow be brought .in ithls way


Mwp.-.-- fortw^iyearsi bull instead


■We would mum rather go on in oui uncivilised’ W . ”


' one refugees]


Their suffering was greater tljiari any could


care.: They! were provided wlfto blanket! and ' mattresses,


cafne,


being to la terbible c^dltlon, arid.almos - mad with suff¥ ig 'fiiere was.hot roon. For all to be nlqced ta separate flats, s6 they were putilhto big buildings., one block of flqts there were 4,000 people, for this: was tpe only way to kOep then: out of tlie, streets',


housed to glvdtriem a chance of starting life dgafri.


they were given even ,an^. were Jp'roperlj


When the firsi


Tmen other refugees came sflrig.


Ii. j


mdriy tilings, .rFranto’s.sWps, help of unknown vessels, had and


in Extern |paln, ihey were


short 0 : with the tried to


blockade the coast, carrying food had bfen sunk, __ —, other'hSnd, many were cultivating every


The children heeded milk badly. Th3re WM also a need 0:


sthough-the carce, and ^ supp! ies. (aere -----


: with air raids, whibh were rifuchpore .terrililp thin anything in the Grea,t ' - ' W a r t | ' ; . ' : !


| . . ; j .. y needed, (for In th 3 '


working-men [who would qot o th ew " " be able .to! afford/suchfeducatlon. m In these schools, for whiei there iWCre eritrance examinations, t i e nien .were given free ^oard and U sah ry equivalent


to their needs,: If a ^ an ' t family, he, would be given a| larger salary


han would a [young man of eighteen, BOMB ON SCH'lpL^ ; ;


Dr. Camps hientloned th it she | was Barcelona Whferi the first ' The enemy hkd a good spy:


L...


. the front. Btobs were drdpped amLPue h i t ,the school; wWeb v?aslin. a part of Barcelona. Most


! aribthef8chdql,'yery hear t ie same pl<,ce, were,kllledj i j \ '


bthe mortuary jnekt day ta the Streets iteoiA odies.' Six' weeks' ago,. 21)0 erifidren in


’Irhe sbeaker ■ spoke .of her fidmlf atjlon working Piople,;]for


they ' Showbd'i great mdny Works bf art.


In ; 1., (Continued foot of next coiumni. ^ ^ , ^f^olumn)-


care in saVtaS, jthe Wheri:MWrld was


their aeroplanes came . oyir Barcelona when the GOyermnent deffidbrs \verd at


were killed! ori: the With , their teachers, fieq to a, neayby tefuge, but they, wqre ui$blue-;pnned


JS


centre 2)f Spdlri It tPus very mid, anl people'%ere fleeing from the coast because of ccristant] shelling 'by battle^ ships, I Coal could not be use^for the homes, ‘ !or the reasori that It was neede 1 . elsewhere. Medlcaijients, i r p anq


blankets were: the three most things.! |;j:


.


as much as physical care, of the Ohlldre them iu t -


them 4* hyransj Dr. iCanps conclude and we


want a new Spain w ' ' ' ’4


------ - necessary '


“ Welido Jiojfc|want|to bC/pv ant to keen


[chU^en safe ” ire doing


ided. 'We peopl'i,


find i moreoyer they had, n o .. ^ a yery


’ m e d i c a l p i g f r o n i , t o c o p 3


"


many ship 1 On th!


Inch ofi land Iri Govbrnment pQSsesslori as well as ttiey cmld. • There were, however, threbImllllcn more people tp


keep,, or top o f the ordinary pppulatioiL They wLe


re'aUse.:


„ ., .They preferred their 'everything. . (Madrid had;


!;SURRENDER(tir; i!ds.''Jfh'te'wd: lost


the Fascists enter he .Will be I wish I, Were


cannot k 11 taysell.|because 1 1 '


have n ^ 6dy:to.tePlu<l® comparative


those could


This con itructlve wor ; of the Qiivern out with great


the artistes Were | expressed at the] close by Miss Ga :nett. I ;


.the Celestial Empire gl en to members of the Rotary Club; yeste rday, we,eli:.|: The Speaker lived In China for 17 years and gained a wide experl ince both lof the country and Its peoplei.


■ DECENT,events In China were me sub- ■ A* Ject of candid coir ment by the Rev. A. G. : Lee,. Vicar of Rjwtenstall, taian taterestlng and taforn atlve address ion


H e f r a n k l y e x p r e s s : d t h e v i e w t h a t t h e p r e s e n t c o n f l i c t v i t h l a p a i 1 w o u l d e n d i n t h e u t t e r e x h a u s t i o n ( f b o t h ' c o u n t r i e s , u n l e s s t h i r e w a s i n * r v e n - t i b n , a s J a p a n h i d h e r > p i I f i e . t o m a i n t a i n , a n d C h n a w o u l d i n e v e r


y i e l d . I


: At the outset, Mr'Lie said he lived ta China' 17 years, travelling up a id down the:country and reslclng mostl/ In the lextreme west. Chlni was thi largest cultural unit on the face of the globe, in size about as big as tl e whole 0; Europe. People were -apt to think of the country as one of great unrest and disturbance, and to regard Its poUt cal state is chiefly important. The strei gth of: China was Its social condition, however, and he wanted his hearers t( realise something of the strength of ;he economic and social fabric of ChlU' ise socletj/.


I m i n d e d c o u n t r y . . . F o i c e n t u r i e s s h e h a d 1 l i v e d u n d e r t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f E m p e r o r s , 1 but although governirients hadI changed I and wars had taken place, the life Of the Chinese went on-rlts [markets, fts guilds,


C h i n a h a d n e v e r l e e n a p b l l t l c a l l y - Its family life, and itp-clans


A g a i n a n d ' . c o n q u e r e d b y u l t l m a i e l y , e v e r y t i m e C L m a b y t h e v e r y


a b s o r b e d s t r e n g t h i t S........ . ........


examples of different nations who had conquereq tbp'.land!, ta each]!c caase conquerers


.Mr. Lee qubted ftem histofy, he'


I , 1 ' ■; '! c o n q u e r o r s . o f


'Situation, a farilous Chinese general; had said that Japan woijld perhaps ,win the war, hut lertalnly China wouiq win the


Chinese ci ilture. In ijegard to the present had


ridf. In been


submerged


peace; because of ijhe solidarity, o f the social life, o f the land.


Chinese: villages whin suddenly a band of brlganls had swobped dowri| and for a time there had been pandemoptam, but after the Invaders had departed ; with their loot and their captives; jthe' shop­ keepers : fcalmly -rep aired ' whqt damagje


Mr. Lee, iitie


THE real china d


s istuaali/ecu .i ;.uau iic uau utv.i u. h t he h d been ta i t e • .g s o c i a l


f a b r i c , j


h a d 'giving


' a g a i n ! C h i n a h i d b e e n o u t s i d e f o r c e s ; . b u t .


IN T E R V E N T IO N . I-1 and the result was tpat the Republic did.


I divided : among; grbatl generalsl who- 1 governed : as raucll|i territory las their armies'could occupy. | That! state of


not'fUnctlon and the whole of China was I I affairs contined|for a|tlme, during which


lEuropeari clvlllSatloui Gradually) China realised''that Western civilisation ; was -


Europeans were i extremely popular In China, for It: was feltl.that If China were to i hold' hfer lownJ: she, must copy


T h en Russia came upbn the scene; .and the bddk shopsiwefd packed with Utefa- ture'giving' the! whole history of the Christian churches, I with their divisions, and quarrels. I There! came a; violent change: In the [attitude towards Europeans, but! afterwhrds the situation, was eased a little, jii


:not synonymous wit 1;(phristlanlty. 'The war ta Europe was q [revelation to them.


[ WILL NEVER FORGIVE. [


attack by Japjin'was an affront which China would neveil iforgWe, as she re­ garded: Japan ris: orie bf her little child­ ren. China was extremely orlgtaal, and many inventions, philosophic [writings arid wbrks of art h&dj originated : from Chinese culture. 1 Japan had originated nothing and was rbgaided as a' chUd of


In regard- to: the [present position, the China.;' ■ 11,' -jl : ' ' i


enacted hdd produced in : China a wonderful slet of young leaders. One of them, Chian^ Kai. Shek, was re­ garded as the greatest of them al|, for ^ r e f p e c t of the people ; 'by love, j


The terrible [tragedy now being


h e h a d w o r i t h e n o t b y f o r c e , b u p


, ■ could have cruaheilI trie ' province into q j Stronger army had


.him.. „ ------- ----------- -


the 1 ,. I ^jJ„as^anTured bf b by • ^ -- -■


ICU.Uj’ w aauiAj A - ga • ■


:,e


w ha t ; could [very Christian methods China'was being'.v.


had rebelled lafid, by persoriality, gof th ^


Shek went ori


■idl one proiflnce that ' the strength of his


He took! ti ls [course, though he to join forces with


qeslfed. | On Mother'occasion he v.,1 vitVidits and nearly'lost:


in hb|;vs(on their, loyalty by


diistrial progress \la; a![very healthy ouilb Then carile that grea(; 1 111 the present;St:uggl the Chinese sbldle


„ielr'inevitable fd; qihtad‘ 'was no


ible., 'Again. I a lefended a stateg


they could ahd ln , in hour or tw;0 ;thie, market was going bn as usual.'] That was


a true glimpse of the real-China. -Many other Indlderits of 2 similar riaturb had proved 'time and time again that the Chinese, were able to endurpl ambzlng


Inconvenience and recover rapidly; and trie people themselves were desirous of- really nothing mori than to [be left to themselvbs, That s; lirlt had lasted right through the ages, and had been built up ori the philosophy'pf Confucius; : whose main teaching was based' on relation­ ships between En petor anp subject, father arid son, sis er and brother, and the strength of familylUfe. [[The'Chief aim of Confucius V as to briiig about a harmonised condition of - [teclety, in which people lived for the gqodwlll and fellowship of one mother, qnd It was amazing how tha; doctrine had in­ fluenced: the mil d of the Chinese. Western people v iry largely did riot understand the Chnese,


upon them as riot I etag straight, where­ as the, Chlriese thoi ght Westerners blunt and rudq. The Cntaese believed'In not offending anyone. Justice was [not the central theme of the Chinese code. Rather were they c oncerned ithSt har­ mony, peace arid goodwill should be


Iriey, looked establlsbed. . • . ' . ' ■


' and the other iald, “ I will pot go,” , but finally repeited, and went; By


two sons; Botli were tol^ to go out and work in their father’^vineyard. One,said, “ I wl 1 go,’’ but did|not go,


In the gospel there was] a story of


the Chinese, th s first son [ was voted the better, beci use, at least [he was


polite. , j :


1912, just after thC revolution In which the Emperor was d iposed and,! a Republic set up' That resulted in a' terrific up­ heaval. as for huridreds of .generations


mtaderand'wFe dccustomed ruled [by one above them., , democratic Ideas suddenly was too much


the people had hot been ipolltlcally- ----- (to being


iTo adopt SKIPTON D IV IS :oN


LABOUR PART|f APPOR .


iSECpTARY.j


;Salterfori;h, has bedri appolqt t of the Bklpton Div slon Labo


Mr. Percy Carradlce,; of,


Those cn Fra, children into junior are tekihlng them to the Fascist [salute


chiidFeri too much foi that, and they are not taktag I»i:t Ihcqr-.ste^^^


Wb, I however; respect [% , ]


agataBtfthelr wfil: they wanted to s^ e the children; ifor a newSpata.. ’Tfie children were: not the rs altoge|ther: they were tt e nexil'generation, and (Spain was, hoping that ()ther cotintr}es-^ifeveq:,those


Tho spanlsh peopiq were; w wdr


- Blue clothes


ri-wbul(l try tb help thSm make a neW Bnalri;| tor It was quite poSslblp'that,ti e


who dl 1' ndt understand ;,theli :probleh» childrei they assisted to-daw would be


th'6' mto arid' woraeq Ivho would help 10 save the world to-morjrow.'


In Palestine to reaffprest the Jar d, Thejwork has' been ' made I ppsslble by i thq Jewish ■Natiorial Fund.-'


vents ibien from, tuf Over twa million trees have ,beeil planted


japer; is UsM (for, ,wrb In laundries because! tM


iplrig clean colour pre-


,u.v arid to stag Fascist


organlsat bhs. They be soldleiri to make


'At the last General Eloctlon he ficted as, sub-agent for BarioldswIck, [and he has alto been' agent au County (Ctouiicll elecr tloris Iri West'Craven. Heils a Wember' of ItherBaTholdsmck, Education Sub­ committee, and has taken an| active part In village affairs'at Salterfbijlh. I :


Mr Cairadlce attended the inaugural meetInEof the lodal party) Ih 1919, and has' bebri a| member of the ekbcutlve committee and, itatterly, vicb-presldrat.


agent, vyho has gpr e to Bra' A well-known fl^ r e In the|mqvement,


he resignation ! of Mr.: J.i


hapel Hill, d secretary ir Party on 71chol, the


4t - NEW Mr.' Lee said he arrived iji China In


buffering'tremerid f-dri Shiangliai


me tesult th a t . le eridured arid


could not dope women and chfld


Refugee work


jta' sonie of the r meal a day Impossible ti


of this yeari 10, up in thq stre cold and home in the streets.


iwell be described as. [For the first time,


;lbdk for the;;future, blow from Japan.


I'ally united and ta- belpg made, with.


,le the bravery of las simply remark-


teptlble hardship had to ie poor people were


,lSly. : „


{es^ collapsed and died being done, but It


S —- . - . ...^agee [camps, only one


seized the people were going to to air, and uapa followed the|cour valley, dropping


|: ijVHAT WIL: M ? “ [Mr. Lee ris_ked.[ “ W h a t is ’ oih


itlon. ' China Is !| bi pable ol enduring tremendous [prlvatloi r and Inconvenience [arid there vdfi: bb rii talk of yielding to, ijdpan. Wealthy Chinese ! merchants [have been | rUltlibd, biit they Will never tlitak of yielding a a qountry;- which attacks them Inlthl:: wa


iresult will b both cquhtr


but certain ri fighting for


ever yield, j ntrles! unlete there Is Interven-


until Japan . Is ,!hausted.| ’Th^re


The plan


of patriotL against this


j-: I think 1 ius| to think ; [possibilities


on .Clflna was ta a ROgerson,


arid untold — ,, : Thanks tq thp the


mlsew ;hat Is going on;


prpposl lor [whb;


With - her pblltlda I e; res closed;


GREEN. '


THE LATE IvjE [’WALTER DUCKETT. IThe funer4, pev. Fathpr F,|l4:igee, S.J.,' oifiolating.


Duckett; o| “[The Whose deafh [wgs Issue, took Jpseph’s C


j 'Members of j'the[Hurst Green I ranch of the British Le|lon were present, and acted as bearfe4 ^ Mr. John Eirbley had.


charge of tiek|f8iig®iAbfitS. Tfe follow- Irig sent floral tributes'.—


:; Frances and Japl. i Alice, andlRlcl 11


: Mrs.-Lfvesey. Mrs. Sutc iffe


vThe 'MlssesjL,. ■i British Leglbf.


S. arid W Ut'Rbteif


; Matthew, Maggie and Sheila. Winnie and Qm:.


Edward, i Jm -


I MargSret M ^ i .p— [ Joseph andiN aggie. : Kathleen, ' : All a^ the p


ihd family.


ss deys; CUtherpe. Murrbden. 'dV' I. '• I : - : . ad ey.l :


Aecrfrigton.


the ia te M e Walter Dene," Hiirst Green, recorded in our last


[yesterday week In St. Hurst Grjen, the


. ductlon| the coif conditlq


bright f


'The eg! feature! birds


: -trapna The I


- grade, j , 13!, thill


' ;-grade;| and


grade;I


'breeds.l montha


especia


■ (six followsl


,. birds.. Mori|


'.breeds! Ancon! White]


: Repor| rmonth 1 .'Society’! ilcommiti " in weatl


Is the duty of. everyone of about-! these problems and of aUevlatlng the buffering


i iyasion.[' ' . |, l l I , ■■[


speaker were expressed of Rbt'aridn C. M.


sa d tbatj he felt that qtke l of helplessness,


China is to fight on ■ T , ' , ' L' '


th the : millions of . who were suffering.


ra s '| v& .! It was simply describe .the panic' that |wl en! they; knew they [be attacked from the ipese aeroplanes had


1I80,0(10,000 Ir habi banks of , thq rlv£


correspond 'Is ray bond


'S ir , - I !


““ R.H.” tej middle stJ


IB qf the great Yangtse bombs among the


ants-who lived by the •'and Its tributaries.


’THE END?


y Sjgpah cannot give up hdrjpride,: and [China will : It looks 'as though the itne; utter- exhaustion o f


to! be the upshot of It ["I do not know,


. 'called! fori :! From w|


spirited e f -would seel


j-ienhanced] ['controvera


■“ RJl.” I ■ : position


Uiem adml . “ R.H.” i|


.


(iii'ing the first month corpses were picked; 't The poor people,.


lotelwas certain death, aifiied like'Japan, with,


id I again they had point, knowing that


i; .S lrP ‘ J.P [Accepted t will see tha


o disguise I werebased|


An certain I I made, : stab Jiave prove ■In doing •’“ J.PiP.” is I


the :|dama| : igestloju's: f


itlon,:|at- a f ■was respon ;,thati:thls ■ 4


I that' resoHi] [.leader will


rtradictlon ,a


I In h is p i l ! “ phllosopM !'“ psychologi


“ R;T.” rei


■ g e n e r o u s l y . I .. 1 m a y p o l r ' 3s ■ s t i l l : o p i ■ I ‘


' j p e o p l e w h o ' f S u n d a y j a t ]


i : ■ : ■ Cl COl


t h a n k f u l l y r | [w.


- 1. should I be s| '!Therq 1 is !<hocolate-n


I .-slr.-'-The iStlck,’f ta yd :ji8 that the I iAfrlcan Go 'lednced heel iwhlch meanl ! goods; Is r e f ! The “ Dail lAtates thatl I Gernlan cot MaV lI as!


1 i: ii ’ A'1 'j f c h e m e d l u m i : s i r , — I w o l JAPANfS


P R lD E W IL L Y^ITHDRAWl


V I


t e l !>H 1 Vy/ ‘ f '


U ' .•I;-''!


Ii'.'ii


r


■! ‘In his mej Jung woulf


^11 be disl !■ do not f l


portant roll |“ R,T.”


: ducted my | ' '.they will, j I | ,'the mannel : ducted his.J andrepresa


! .subject, hdl lUumlnatlnl


-someone r political


-


is ariintensb feeling snd I of lesbntraent


' economicMly ex- t'^ntianc'A fac


-occasions ture, but! this Instsf


will belr ’ Such]


! Sir,—ItJ ■ of the 1


jnust be I -far too ml clue to I t l


'tlon wpu sides In S. the amo|


' thl.s sourl Presqtf


■ side. , share tjol


-might csr ^ c L n


was strlcl honbur II


lauilnTiiiii ifnrrrimririi i


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