SALVATION ARMY

Hokitika Guardian, 16 January 1929, Page 5

SALVATION ARMY

NEXT GENERAL’S SALARY

(United Press Association—By Electric % Telegraph—Copyright).

LONDON, Jail. 15

It is disclosed that a London Salvation Army officer has circularised 15(10 field officers, suggesting that they send a message of encouragement and affection to the General during his trouble. The High Council, discovering this, sent fifteen hundred telegrams ordering field officers to ignore the appeal. It is understood that the High Council. inie-nds to place the next General on a salarv basis.

AGAINST BOOTH’S AUTOCRACY

LONDON. Jan. 15

The American Councillors have been informed Unit John Roehfeller. junr. lias established a million dollar trust, yielding the Salvation Army in America liftv-five thousand dollars yearly. Evaiieline Booth commenls that this shows the unabated trust and confidence in the Army. The Daily New's New York correspondent slates that the American Councillors have greatly strengthened their attitude by R nek feller and other millionaires emphasising that they would not support the Army while the present autocracy was maintained.

GENERAL BOOTH'S ATTITUDE.

(Received this day at 0.25. a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 15.

A dramatic last minute change in General Booth’s reply to Ihe Council is likely to bring the .filial settlement to the courts. 11 is ’refusal to retire, according to the “Daily Mail” was .strengthened as a result of telephonic communication between the sick room and London.

Owing to delay, Airs Booth will not leave Soulhwold with the General’s letter for the Council until the morning.

CLASH BETWEEN SUWOItTKIIS

Meantime there lias been a further clash between supporters and the Council.

Adjutant Herbert Rubbers, of Kingston, addressed a letter to eleven hundred field officers appealing to them to .pledge support to General Booth’s proposal to establish a new Council during his illness. Directly the Council heard this, it dispatched telegrams costing Cl 00 sterling, condemning the letter as unauthorised and stating those replying to it would do so at their own risk. The Council has summoned Bobbers to Sunburv and given him an opportunity of apologising, otherwise it states ho will he transferred. Rubbers says lie is acting in accordance with his conscience and with the support of brother officers.

MRS BOOTH DELIVERS REPLY MANY PROTESTS RECEIVED. LONDON. January 15. , There were all the elements ol a drama in Mrs Booth’s motor dash from Soutliwold to Sunburv Ibis morning. She started in a Minding snow storm to cover l(i miles in three and a-half hours. The General only added bis signature at midnight to the reply to Hie Council’s ultimatum. The car arrived at 11.50 at Simsbury Court, where an elderly woman stepped ■ out with a large envelope in her band.

The authorities at Sunburv are receiving hundreds of telegrams from al! parts of the world protesting against the attempt to remove General Booth. These were not placed before the High Council. There is much conjecture whether Mrs Booth will be allowed to appeal t - the Council with the eloquence, which won over thousands, in the hope of saving her husband. The High Council resumed at three o’clock to consider General Booth’s letter in which connection an announcement is expected at 5 o’clock.

BE.MARKABUE HOAX. BOGUS CABLES SENT. LONDON. January 15. A remarkable hoax was rovoalcd in connection with the despatch or a cablegram to field officers (cabled yesterday). Cablegrams were despatched from London telegraph office on Monday to eightv-three foreign headquarters, including Australia and New Zealand, signed with the name “ Higgins, Chief of Staff, second-in-com-mand movement,” suggesting Higgins desired an unsolicited reply appealing for the retention of General Booth. A printed letter in similar terms was sent to three hundred British branches. The small staff at Sunhury post office was overwhelmed with replies. Some headquarters, being suspicious, repeated back the text of the cable, asking for confirmation. The High Council was not aware of the sensation until the post office requested a considerable sum horn Higgins as a surcharge on the message. It is learned that the High foiine:i accepted Higgins’s explanation an I later as the result of a conference, post office officials discovered the pel* petrator of the plot.