SALVATION ARMY

Hokitika Guardian, 14 February 1929, Page 3

SALVATION ARMY

APPEAL TO THE COUNCIL. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, February 13. The High Council of the Salvation Army is sitting again at Smibury today, instead ol at London, as previously announced. It is understood that both sides will be represented V counsel and that witnesses will lie hoard on behalf of General Booth, three of whom are medical men. Others will he G. A. Pollard, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer of the Salvation Army twenty-five years ago, and who has been actively associated with the General’s defence; also Mr Maurice Whitlow, who interviewed the General in his .bedroom a week ago as cabled on February 6th.

Questions are being asked concerning the cost of assembling the High Council Train all over the world. Jt is certain that the* initiators of tlie assembly never anticipated such a prolonged meeting. A number of delegate* are booked provisionally for the Leviathan, sailing on Friday. Each member of the Council yesterday received a letter from Mrs Bramwell Booth, asking them out of regard for memories oif the past and for needs of the present riot to adjudicate General Booth as unfit.

POLITICIANS ASKED TO MEDIATE LONDON, February 13. The “Daily Express” understands that both Mr Lloyd George and Mr Ramsay MacDonald have been asked oy representatives of General • Booth L attempt to mediate on the Salvation Army dispute. Mr Lloyd George expressed the opinion that his intervention would be most inopportune. Mr MacDonald is said to be willing tc serve if both sides approached him. It is believed that the General s new offer to the High Council will provide for entrusting to the Council the appointment of his successor and the re-organisation of tlie system o' control, but the Geiveral adamantly re fuses to resign immediately and abandon his sacred trust.

GENERAL’S PHOTO. LONDON, February 13. Several of the newspapers publish photographs of General Booth, the first since his illness. He is sitting in a chair, reading correspondence, like any comfortable old gentleman over seventy, in spite of the weather.