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THE TABLET m A Weekly Newspaper and Review DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS. From the Brief of His Holiness Pius IX to The Tablet, June 4, 1870. V o l . 1 3 4 No. 4,153. L o n d o n , D e c e m b e r 1 3 , 1919. Price 6d., by Post 6$d. R egistered at the General Post Office as a Newspaper. Chronicle of the W eek : Pag-e Imperial Parliam ent: The India B i ll— The Enabling- B i l l— The Electricity Supply Bill in the Lords— The New Housing Bill — The Lords and the Aliens Bill —W a r Pensions — From E n g land to Australia by Air— New Railw ay Control—Threat to Denounce the Armistice— The Copenhagen Conference— The American Opposition and the Peace T reaty ..........................781 T opics : The Lion o f Flanders ••• ••• 784 One More New Theory o f the Church .............. ••• ••• 785 Notes CONTENTS Page ... 786 News from the Dioceses contd. Page R eviews : Mr. Spencer Jones’ Answer to the Bishop o f Manchester ••• 788 Mr. L i lly ’s L ite ra ry W ill and Testam ent ........................... 788 Our H isto ry in the Nineteenth C e n t u r y .............. 789 The Truth o f Christianity ... 789 The M o n th ....................................... 789 Southwark ... ... ... ... 792 B ren tw ood................................ 794 Birmingham ... ... ... 808 Leeds........................................... 808 Nottingham ............................810 Correspondence : Rome—(From Our Own Corre­ spondent) ....................................... 801 L iterary Notes ............................790 Ch e s s ......................... 791 Books o f the W e ek . . . ... 792 News from the D ioceses : Westminster ............................792 News from Ireland ............... 804 L etters to the Editor : The Mysticism o f S t . Bonaventure ....................................... 804 For an E ast A frican Mission ... 804 Letters continued:— The Alleged Ecumenical De­ crees of “ Church above Pope ” 804 Catholic Lectures at G lasgow Page U n iv e r s i t y .......................................804 Et Ce t e r a ................................. 805 Catholic Successes a t London U n iv e r s i ty .......................................808 Institut de S t . Antoine, Locre, Belgium .......................................808 The Catholic Union o f Great Britain ......................... ... 811 Football ... 811 Marriage ......................... ... 811 Obituary ............. ... 812 S ocial and P ersonal ... 812 NOTANDA The Lion of Flanders. How Cardinal Mercier was hailed by the German invaders as “ the incarnation of the spirit of Occupied Belgium. ” General von B issing’s inquiry as to the Cardinal’s communications with K ing George and the part played by Cardinal Bourne’s pastoral (p. 784). The Guildford Crucifix case. Mr. Kensit’s legal success, and the embarrassing position it leaves him in (p. 787). ' A new Anglican theory of the Church, according to which baptism is not a necessary condition of member­ ship (p. 785). The Holy See and the League of Nations. A striking statement by the President o f the Basle Civil Court. How the question of the inclusion of the Holy See may determine the attitude of Switzerland (p. 786). The Low Church reply to the High Church attack in Southend. How the same congregation had the advantage of two views about the Reformation (p. 787). The day and place of the consecration of the Archbishop-elect of Bombay (p. 812). CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT THE INDIA BILL. ■I N spite of all the criticisms that have been urged against it, the Government of India Bill passed its third reading in the House o f Commons without a division. Mr. Adamson, voicing the opinion of the Labour party, hailed the Bill as a short step in the right direction, but it was a mistake that whilst g iv ing the people control in provinces it gave no real control in the central government. Sir Donald Maclean thought that the Joint* Committee on the Bill had come to sound, fair N ew S er ie s . V o l . C II. N o . 3,552. and statesmanlike conclusions, and that in no long time the real leaders in India would be able to undertake the broad principles of self-government. Sir H. Craik contended that the Bill was a hazardous and daring step, whilst Mr. Spoor welcomed it as a definite break with the past and the opening of a door, a point amplified by Major Ormsby-Gore, who regarded it as laying the foundations of responsible self-government in India on the basis of an Indian electorate. Captain Elliot’s view was that it was a change from bureaucracy to oligarchy, and behind the oligarch Labour was lined up. Neither time nor custom could change the gullibility o f the Labour party. The change from a British bureaucracy to an Indian oligarchy was not necessarily an uplifting of the liberty of the Indian people. Criticism, too, came from Colonel Yate, who declared that it would enable the Secretary for India to do as he pleased, and so weaken the Government of India. In reply Mr. Montague congratulated himself on having the privilege of commending to Parliament what he believed to be the only justification of Empire— a step o f self-government for India. It was a great thing in the history of India that the House of Commons had passed this Bill in a spirit of almost, if not quite complete, unanimity, giving generously and with the set purpose that this should be a transitional Constitution on a road which the House of Commons would determine that day to follow. He thought the passage of this Bill portended the end of the old era. He was grateful for the enthusiasm of the Labour party, but pointed out to them that if they would also act as restrainers o f the Extremist party in India they would help in the development of the country’s political life. ---THE ENABLING BILL. After this the House passed to the consideration o f the Enablin g Bill as amended. Some other amend­ ments on matters of detail were moved but not accepted, but Lord Wolmer obtained the substitution of the Lord Chancellor for the Lord Chief Justice as the person to appoint members from the Lords to sit on the Joint Parliamentary Committee. On the motion for the third reading, Sir W . H. Davies said that during the Committee stage the views of Nonconformists had received

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THE TABLET

m

A Weekly Newspaper and Review DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.

From the Brief of His Holiness Pius IX to The Tablet, June 4, 1870.

V o l . 1 3 4 No. 4,153. L o n d o n , D e c e m b e r 1 3 , 1919. Price 6d., by Post 6$d.

R egistered at the General Post Office as a Newspaper.

Chronicle of the W eek :

Pag-e

Imperial Parliam ent: The India B i ll— The Enabling- B i l l— The Electricity Supply Bill in the Lords— The New Housing Bill — The Lords and the Aliens Bill —W a r Pensions — From E n g land to Australia by Air— New Railw ay Control—Threat to Denounce the Armistice— The Copenhagen Conference— The American Opposition and the Peace T reaty ..........................781 T opics :

The Lion o f Flanders ••• ••• 784 One More New Theory o f the

Church .............. ••• ••• 785

Notes

CONTENTS

Page ... 786

News from the Dioceses contd.

Page

R eviews :

Mr. Spencer Jones’ Answer to the Bishop o f Manchester ••• 788 Mr. L i lly ’s L ite ra ry W ill and

Testam ent ........................... 788 Our H isto ry in the Nineteenth

C e n t u r y .............. 789 The Truth o f Christianity ... 789 The M o n th ....................................... 789

Southwark ... ... ... ... 792 B ren tw ood................................ 794 Birmingham ... ... ... 808 Leeds........................................... 808 Nottingham ............................810

Correspondence :

Rome—(From Our Own Corre­

spondent) ....................................... 801

L iterary Notes ............................790 Ch e s s ......................... 791 Books o f the W e ek . . . ... 792

News from the D ioceses : Westminster ............................792

News from Ireland ............... 804 L etters to the Editor :

The Mysticism o f S t . Bonaventure ....................................... 804 For an E ast A frican Mission ... 804

Letters continued:—

The Alleged Ecumenical De­

crees of “ Church above Pope ” 804 Catholic Lectures at G lasgow

Page

U n iv e r s i t y .......................................804 Et Ce t e r a ................................. 805 Catholic Successes a t London

U n iv e r s i ty .......................................808 Institut de S t . Antoine, Locre,

Belgium .......................................808 The Catholic Union o f Great

Britain ......................... ... 811 Football ... 811 Marriage ......................... ... 811 Obituary ............. ... 812 S ocial and P ersonal ... 812

NOTANDA The Lion of Flanders. How Cardinal Mercier was hailed by the German invaders as “ the incarnation of the spirit of Occupied Belgium. ” General von B issing’s inquiry as to the Cardinal’s communications with K ing George and the part played by Cardinal Bourne’s pastoral (p. 784).

The Guildford Crucifix case. Mr. Kensit’s legal success, and the embarrassing position it leaves him in (p. 787). ' A new Anglican theory of the Church, according to which baptism is not a necessary condition of member­

ship (p. 785).

The Holy See and the League of Nations. A striking statement by the President o f the Basle Civil Court. How the question of the inclusion of the Holy See may determine the attitude of Switzerland (p. 786).

The Low Church reply to the High Church attack in Southend. How the same congregation had the advantage of two views about the Reformation (p. 787).

The day and place of the consecration of the Archbishop-elect of Bombay (p. 812).

CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

THE INDIA BILL. ■I N spite of all the criticisms that have been urged against it, the Government of India Bill passed its third reading in the House o f Commons without a division. Mr. Adamson, voicing the opinion of the Labour party, hailed the Bill as a short step in the right direction, but it was a mistake that whilst g iv ing the people control in provinces it gave no real control in the central government. Sir Donald Maclean thought that the Joint* Committee on the Bill had come to sound, fair N ew S er ie s . V o l . C II. N o . 3,552.

and statesmanlike conclusions, and that in no long time the real leaders in India would be able to undertake the broad principles of self-government. Sir H. Craik contended that the Bill was a hazardous and daring step, whilst Mr. Spoor welcomed it as a definite break with the past and the opening of a door, a point amplified by Major Ormsby-Gore, who regarded it as laying the foundations of responsible self-government in India on the basis of an Indian electorate. Captain Elliot’s view was that it was a change from bureaucracy to oligarchy, and behind the oligarch Labour was lined up. Neither time nor custom could change the gullibility o f the Labour party. The change from a British bureaucracy to an Indian oligarchy was not necessarily an uplifting of the liberty of the Indian people. Criticism, too, came from Colonel Yate, who declared that it would enable the Secretary for India to do as he pleased, and so weaken the Government of India. In reply Mr. Montague congratulated himself on having the privilege of commending to Parliament what he believed to be the only justification of Empire— a step o f self-government for India. It was a great thing in the history of India that the House of Commons had passed this Bill in a spirit of almost, if not quite complete, unanimity, giving generously and with the set purpose that this should be a transitional Constitution on a road which the House of Commons would determine that day to follow. He thought the passage of this Bill portended the end of the old era. He was grateful for the enthusiasm of the Labour party, but pointed out to them that if they would also act as restrainers o f the Extremist party in India they would help in the development of the country’s political life.

---THE ENABLING

BILL.

After this the House passed to the consideration o f the Enablin g Bill as amended. Some other amend­

ments on matters of detail were moved but not accepted, but Lord Wolmer obtained the substitution of the Lord Chancellor for the Lord Chief Justice as the person to appoint members from the Lords to sit on the Joint Parliamentary Committee. On the motion for the third reading, Sir W . H. Davies said that during the Committee stage the views of Nonconformists had received

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