January 6, 1934.
THE TABLET ^ 4 W e e k l y N e w s p a p e r a n d R e v i e w
DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS V E S TR IS CONSTANTER MANEATIS
From the Brief o f His Holiness Pius IX to The Tablet, June 4,1870.
Vol. 163. No. 4887.
London, January 6, 1934.
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News and No t e s .............. 1 ! “ II Silenzio Del Papa ” 5 Is It So Bad? .............. 6 ! House-to-House .............. 7 Our Blessed Lady and the
Gaelic Flora .............. 7 Cardinal Bourne .............. 8 Review s :
A History of Education 8 On Lourdes with a D ifference ......................... 9 Long Labour Lost 9 I A Dozen Year-Books 10 ; Swastika ......................... 10 1 Travels in Persia v.*. 11 Two Pictures from Italy 11 1
CONTENTS
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New Books and Music . . . 12 Books Received ............. 12 The Cardinal’ s New Year Message ......................... 13 Catholic Education Notes 14 Coming Events ............. 15 Chess .......................... 15 Correspondence :
Rome (Our Own Corre
spondent’ s Weekly Letter from) ......................... 17 Enthronement of the Abbot of Downside ............. 18 From The Tablet of Ninety
Years Ago ............. 18
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The Holy Places . . . 19 Obituary .......................... 20 Et Cæ t e r a .......................... 21 Letters to the Editor :
“ The Martyrs’ Associa
tion ” 22 The King’s Message . . . 22 Saint Bernadette . . . 22 Voluntary Workers’ In
come Tax .............. 22 Rayleigh .......................... 23 Episcopal Engagements 23 Orb 1 s Terr arum :
England .............. . . . 24 Ireland ......................... 24
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Orbis Terrarum ( Oontd.) :
Arabia .............. . . . 24 Argentina .............. . . . 24 Canada .............. . . . 26 France .............. . . . 26 Germany .............. . . . 26 Hungary .............. . . . 26 Indo-China . . . 26 J ava .............. . . . 26 Korea .............. . . . 26 New Guinea . . . 28 Persia .............. . . . 28 Roumania .............. . . . 28 Spain .............. . . . 28 Social and Personal . . . 28
NOTANDA
In contrast with facile New Year speakers the Pope is silent. Some reasons why (p. 5). Westminster Cathedral. Cardinal Bourne’s Golden Jubilee g ift o f a pulpit. The mosaics (p. 13).
A pilgrimage to the H o ly Places, described by His Lordship the Bishop o f Southwark (p. 19).
Is it so bad? A Tablet leader-writer speaks a good word fo r public-school education (p. 6).
A hallowed painting. The Tablet reproduces, as a supplement, a photograph o f “ The Martyrs’ Picture ” in the Collegio Inglese, Rome. A praiseworthy Association (p. 22).
The New Year Honours List. Four Knighthoods and many other distinctions fo r Catholic servants o f the Commonwealth (p. 21).
Unitarians in an Anglican cathedral pulpit. Lord Hugh Cecil’s protest and action (p. 3).
President Roosevelt’ s latest peace proposals, and Mr. Arthur Henderson’s latest address to the Churches which his Moscow friends are out to destroy (pp. 1, 2).
NEWS AND NOTES ]V / iR . Roosevelt’ s proposals for preserving peace throughout the world have the merit o f clearness. He would have all the nations divest themselves during “ a short period o f years ” o f “ every weapon o f offence and he would also have every State publicly promise “ not to permit any o f its armed forces to cross its own borders into the territorv o f another nation.” T o these proposals he attaches safeguards. While giving up its weapons o f offence and engaging itself to manufacture no new ones, a State would have the right to insure its frontiers by erecting “ permanent and non-mobile defences ” ; and it could also, “ through international and continuing inspection,” assure itself that its
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neighbours do not possess offensive weapons. A s an abstract peace-plan, all this is g o o d ; but when we sit down, pencil in hand, to think out the practical working o f the scheme, we are confronted by enormous difficulties. The American President perceives that, unless the plan is accepted “ by every nation without exception,” it will be worthless. He therefore suggests that the nations shall begin to sign on the understanding that no signature will be binding until all the nations have come into line. But we know in advance that some States could hardly be expected to sign. Take the case o f Hungary. N o fair-minded man can blame that hapless country fo r demanding a large rectification o f the frontiers drawn fo r her by the Treaty o f Trianon. T o fo r t ify those frontiers as traced upon the 1920 maps would imply acquiescence in the Apostolic Kingdom ’ s cruel and unjust curtailment. Let us suppose, however, that Hungary, in order to help the Roosevelt effort, signs the new Pact, while reiterating her complaint and refraining from erecting defensive works along the frontiers against which she protests. Three other signatories — Czechoslovakia, Jugoslavia, and Rumania— could, without infidelity to their solemn engagement, proceed to create Hindenburg lines all round Hungary, thus hardening into permanence a situation which the Hungarians desperately regard as temporary and fluid. W e have not mentioned Austria; but that country also has a frontier which marches with Hungary’ s, and she could follow the examples o f the other three by erecting massive works. Such works are just now in favour with soldiers. France has constructed a marvellous line, with underground halls big enough to shelter whole brigades; and Belgium, only a fortnight ago, decided to spend 759,000,000 francs (about £6,000,000 sterling at present exchange rates) on making it hard fo r Germany to repeat her misdeed o f 1914. Even Switzerland, “ the country one doesn’ t invade,” has lately put her hand deep into a pocket none too well filled, in order to strengthen
