The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14
CHURCH WAR IS
ON IN ENGLAND
Protest Against Change in
Kings Proclamation
SUFFRAGISTS ARE BUSY
VIII Not Wait Much Longer for Reply
From Premier Asquith--Wonder-
full Lake of Soda In
East Africa
sUFFRAGIsTs ARE BUSY

London, August 13-(Special.) 1.-THE
streets of London today bear every evil
dence of the bitter war that is being
waged between the churches that fear the
government Is offering the Roman Cath
Ollie church an opportunity to get control
of English politics, simply because the
liberal government has seen fit to re-
move from the. new kings official con-
fession of faith certain uncalled for in
these days of religious federation look en-
tirely out of place. Everywhere, on post
ers, on hand bills and carried aloft
through the principal thoroughfares by
thousands of sandwichmen, you read the
words: Down with the Pope' mo
popery in England Write your men,
Der of parliament he must vote against
proclamation of faith"
Ireland has for weeks been the scene
of violent demonstrations by Orangemen
and many bloody encounters have taken
place. Petitions by the hundreds were
received from Scotland and Canada every
day during the last sitting of the house
of commons and the secretary Of the Lon
don Council of Protestant Societies has
written to the prime minister expressing
surprise that while the government has
reported to have held communications
and conferences with Roman Catholics,
no opportunity appears to have been
given to those who represent the views of
Professionals, to lay their views personally
before the government Mr.. Asquith has
declined to receive deputation from the
council, but promised to consider their
views in writing-a course which they
were unable to agree with.
Suffragists were not going to wait very
much longer for the premier's reply de-
clared Miss ,Christabel Pankhurst yes
terday Mr. Asquith might think that,
owing to the truce he would not be dis
turbed during his holidays; but the suf-
fragists could do a great deal in the au-
tumn. She remembered what busy
time they had last year: surely Mr.. As
ouith had not forgotten 1t. He must not
suppose that he had put off the evil hour
indefinitely. If things went wrong again.
militant methods could save the situation
once more. If militancy started again,
no one could see the end of It,
European powers have pretty well d.
vided Africa between themselves ana II
looks quite civilized on an up-to-date
map. but apparently there are still tracts
which are terra incognita, judging from
the announcement that company Is
being formed to exploit a great lake OF
soda discovered last year in the East At
RIGA protectorate. n. as It Is said. it COW
ers an area Of some 40,0o0 square miles,
it is by far the biggest lake In Africa,
exceeding by 1900 square miles the area
of the Victoria Nyanza. and being capa-
BILE OF accommodating the whole of Scot
land within 1t as an island. with at laest
1000 square miles OF soda to spare.
The manufacture of soda is one of the
most important of chemical industries.
and those engaged in 1t will watch with
interest the opening up Of this immense
source of supply Time was when ocean
plants supplied the raw material OF soda.
and 1t was the French revolution which