The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
SPIRIT WORLD
YEARNS FOR PEACE
Medium In London Alleged to
Be Working In Interests
Of Germany.
SEES BRITAIN AS LOSER

SPECIFIED Correspondence ia THa srS.
i0NpoN, Marrh s0.-Br<tonntn. tho
uHiciai organ Of the womens Bocini and
Political union. edited by Christabcl
Pankhurst. devotss the entire four pages
Of In issue Of March II to = S~piritual'st'c
medium who. according to Brtsunntd. r.
seeking to further the cause Of pro-t'er-
man pacinsm in London and IL including
within her efforts oven members OF the
Government. Sir Edward Grey. the
British Foreign Minister. against whom
the Psnkhurst ~sufrrngettes have been
conducting a campaign. alleging that no
10 under the influence Of Lord Haldane.
10 mentioned as 'one Of the British Min
listers who Is aid to be addicted to
s%pirituslistic practices" and the writer
intimates the belief that Sir Edward has
been consulting this particular medium.
THAT the Germans are exploiting
sp~iritualistic influences in fu%rtherance OF
their attempt to conquer Europe the
article says. has for some time been
suspected by well informed persons"
The medium especially referred tn ~
a Mrs. Tierbine. who represents herself
to be the mouthpiece Of a spirit which IN
one OF his earthly lives was the spirit
Of Noltaire and more recently was that
~ IAN American doctor named Coulter
This Mrs. Herbine. according TO the
Pankhurst publication. is described as
the rage" in London. with n waiting list
OF 200 persons "of great social and po-
litical Importance
Miss Annie Kenney interviewed this
'Dr. Coulter twice through Mrs. Her
bine In the course OF an Investigation
OF the Influence the medium was sup
posed 10 be exercising The interviews,
In the view OF Britannia. establish the
fact that the Herb.ns-Coultc influence
is used in the cause Of pro-oierman
pacifsm, that II IL directed towarl un-
dermining the confidence Of Britain n
! her allies and that i, is directed also
toward silenc!ng attacks upon the infiu-
ence OF Lord Haldane n criticism OF
weak and inadequate Government
methods OF waging war against Ger
many"
In support Of its contention tho article
! adds that Mrs. Hethire gave a sitting tc
native rulers and others in India three
years ago and told them that Germany
would soon go to war with Great Britain
and that the latter would b. defeated
This statement. the writer says. was
, made the text of an Indictment to the
native princes to break away from III.
British Empire. The article adds thai
Prince Henry Of Prussia had an into
view with Mrs. Herbine and II Coul-
ter" on his visit to tho United States
some years since.
Or Couitet' Old Miss Kenney tina,
'rhe feeling was intense OF all sides IN
the spirit world over the war and tina,
there.
the conversations between Mss kenney
and "Dr. Coulter" Regarding IN" re-
suit Of the battle Of Nerduu the spirit
said he could not say. hui, added
1T Is going to be an awful fight
Franco will lose a lot Of territory. hu. In
the end all will he well. Germany has
put up a good fight. has fought bravel'
and all that will tell France will lose
a great deal before the war is over"
As for Serbia "Dr. Coulter said tina
she would he reduced TO her extent af'e,
the first Balkan war. Macedonia and
the valley Of tho Nardsr being take:
from her.
In the course Of the conversati1n "rr
Coulter urged the German Wow o. n,
freedom OF the seas" n rropheSied
that in ten years time Great Br''tins
present allies would be- fighting against
her.