The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31

pessimist arraigns IN clearest tones Har-
rison says:
81 am far from denying this vast material
progress but this social Improvement has
not been gained without grave evils and
cruel loss to good things and worthy persons.
The tremendous upheaval. spiritually,
morally and intellectually, has wrought in
calculable mischief.
"rhe social betterment Of labor has been
won too often by violence, selfshness and
greed and usually by no CRY but that OF
more money and bitter suspicion"
To these denials of good out of evil (the
war; Bishop Burch offered no remark ex-
planning that these. too, were generaliza-
tons that would require specific instances
and that the latter would have to be studied
in England they were of that country.
Following False Gods.
The situation OF England" said Bishop
Burch, rs supremacy difficult at this mo-
ment. The internal pressure is harder,
sterner than has ever been put on that coun-
try before in all her checksred history. More
than any other nation she is suffering from
economical unrest, and from leaders who,
however honest they may be- seem to be
following false national gods. The problem
that confronts her in India is a vexed and
grievous one, enough for nation to
Of strikes and holdups of production OF all
kinds at home.
Her Irish question is a burning problem.
We are largely ignorant about 1t, and fail In
the mass to understand IL, and we should
wait until we have knowledge and get un-
derstanding before we NEEDLE with it,
But even with these woes in mind, and
with some power to weigh them through
studies made the spot and talks with
mstic as regards England than 1 of
America. England will win through, as she
has always done"
With the reflection that Americans could
more wisely discuss existing conditions with
America in view than with reference to any
foreign land, Bishop Burch repeated his
optimistic feeling in regard to our socil and
political progress, convinced that II tended
upwards. even If tardily. At recent meet
ing held by the women of the Episcopalian
denomination for discussion of social work
and needs he had learned. he said many
gratifying things.
These had convinced him. he said, that
the cry Of decadence of American morals
and manners was one raised by a small band
Of pessimists and was not justified by facts
But this country is made UP Of optmists
I am happy to think and while we admit
freely that there are difficulties, we are
surely going to surmount all Of them
As to Degrading Books and Plays.
Admitting that he did not possess the per-
sonal knowledge OF certain popular books
and plays that he would need In order to
speak of them-a personal acquaintance that
had been denied him by the press ofrduties
in his vast ecclesiastical domain-the Bishop
heard with surprise not unmixed with dis
n1a @l,o d.
them. He said. however, that these isolated
instances OF evil art did not persuade him
to be a pessimist.
II believe that tho public IS too careless
about such things, and that greater care
should be exercised with REGARD to literary
artistic and other matters to shut out such
OF them as intended TO be and are
morally destructive. The church would be
the first to ban them II they were brought
to its attention. for the church aims first
of all to protect the family and the nstitu-
tiOn Of marriage The hooks vou rI1entfop