FROM SPIRIT LAND.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9638, 2 November 1909, Page 5

FROM SPIRIT LAND.

EXTRAORDINARY COM- ] MUNiCATIONS. LAIE MR GLADSTONE ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION. United Press association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received November 1, 9.20 p.m. LONDON, November 1. At Mr W. T. Stead's desire, and through the spook at Julia's Bu reau, the late W. E. Gladstone accepted the "Daily Chronicle's" request to send a special message from spirit land upon the political situation in England. It was an extraordinary communication extending over two columns in the "Daily Chronicle." According to the message Mr Gladstone thinks the Lords will act most illadviserlly if they reject the Budget, and adds that he is in agree ment with the principles embodied in the Bill. Some of the licensing J clauses Bre too crudely constructed. Respecting the House of Lords as a general question he expressed strong antagonism to their predominance, though he favoured a second chamber. He considers Mr Lloyd George lacks steadiness and balance. Mr Gladstone promises further communications. v

Mr Stead, who is a firm believer in spiritualism, has founded at Mowbray House a spook inquiry office under the name of "Julia's Bureau," which represents the first systematic effort made to bridge tho gulf between this life and that beyond. It is called the Bureau (says Mr W. T. dtead in an article in the "Internat;oml Review,") because it is in effect an office with a clerical staff, archives, and tho ordinary machinery of a bureau. But its business is strictly limited to one thing, namely, to put into communication those who are sorrowing for their beloved dead with the spirits of those whose bodies have been laid to rest in the earth. According to Mr Stead, Julia attends every morning at the short service with which the proceedings of the day are opened. "Her figure," he says, "is seen by those who possess clairvoyant vision occupying the chair which is reserved for her at the head of the table; and to her all questions of importance that arise during the day are referred for deouion." Julia's decisions are given thus:—"When a clairvoyant and clairaudient on the staff is present, tbey are received clairaudiently; otherwise her decisions are given by automatic handwriting, communicated through the two automatic writers, who act as her secretaries." Those d siring information from the Bureau have to pass a test to prove conclusively to Julia that they are really earnest in their desire to get news of dead friends. According to Mr Stead, at I&ast 75 per cent, of those who have visited the Bureau "have received evidence which has been the source of ardent satisfaction to them, and at least in half the number of cases the applicants have expressed themselves absolutely convinced that through one or other of the mediums they have received tests satisfying them beyo> d all gainsaying as to the fact that they have been brought in communication with those whom they loved and lost." According to a cablegram Jtst week Mr Stead reports remarkable conversations with Gladstone, vV. H. Smith, Disraeli, and other dead statesmen on the present political situation. Disraeli whs very cryptic, but added: "Publish what I say if vou like and pe.iple will chink you a fool."