Evening journal., 1922-11-16
BISHOP BURT
With FASCISTI
Buffalo Prelate. Believes
Similar Revolt Might Aid
Other Nations
WANTS u. S. TO
ASSIST EUROPE

BALTIMORE, Nov. 1s.-Approval
Of the Fascist movement in Italy
was given yesterday in an interview
by Bishop William Burt, Of the Buff
faio area. He further made the state
ment that in other nations such a
movement might do good.
- The bishop who prior TO 1912,
spent 26 years in Europe, and who
.~was knighted by the King Of Italy
in 1903, has just returned TO Amer
~ica after a recent visit to Europe.
t1Ie is attending the meetings of the
eBoard of Bishops Of the Methodist
<Episcopal Church, in session at
*Mount Vernon Place Methodist
<sEpiscopal Church.
II don't indorse all the methods
.lof the Fascist" explained Bishop
~Burt ''but / applaud the movement.
j am glad of the movement. Mus
<sohni is only SS years of age, and
~yet he has a following of 100000
Smen. He is a practical idealist, and
4fhe movement means the improve
+ment OF the Government Of Italy. He
lis against the Bolshevists on the one
1hand and the Ultra-Conservatives on
g7he other"
Il Speaking Of the general European
esituation. Bishop Burt said:
What America should do in
Solving the European situation per-
-haps nobody knows. However. Amer
Sea should not shirk the responsible
xty of helping to solve the problem.
1--WE are a part of the world, and we
cannot remain aloft. What concerns
amy one part concerns all"
Il At the meeting of the Board OF
bishops. all meetings OF which are
conducted in executive sessions,
bishop Burt told of his attendance
of the Central European Confer
rnce Of the denomination, IL which
II different languages were spoken.
Bishop John L. Nuelson, of Eur
ich, Switzerland. told the bishops
that the Methodist Episcopal Church
IS growing rapidly in Germany,
having a membership now of $4,000.
He said that several Of the states
of the German republic have ac-
knowledged the Methodist Episcopal
Church as one of the churches to /
receive all legal support and rights. |
Bavaria, Baden and Saxony already 1
shave taken such action. he said. The
Republic OF Switzerland. he said, /!
also has taken similar action.
Bishop Thomas Nicholson, Of the |
Chicago areas. reported the erection /
of the s4,0OO.OOO skyscraper head /
quarters for the church in Chicago. |
"a part Of the building win be used |
for church Offices and other sparts !
rented out. Bishop Joseph ]. Berry !
told OF a History building erected by
the denomination in Philadelphia
four stories to be used for church
Offices and IS for a hotel.
The next meeting of the Board Of
Bishops will be held May in
wichita. Kansas, it was decided yes
terday at the meeting.
Russia has settled down to COM /
paratively normal life, although her /
people stiH are down at the heel and |
frayed at the cuffs" said Bishop John
L. Nuelson yesterday on his arrival |
In Baltimore from Moscow and |
Petrograd to attend the convention.
THE people OF Russia seem to be /
going about their daily lives very
much as you and l." Bishop Nuel-
con said. Moscow seems almost
normal The stores are open. street
cars running and a line Of cabs
awaits the arrival of every trainN
The water supply is good And the
electric lights are in working order.
!. But everywhere there IS the pressure
of lack of fuel.
1.-THE condition OF tn railroads IN
Russia is surprisingly good. The
trains observe their schedules. They
are clean. well equipped and COM
Portable. but still exceedingly scarce.
I met an American girl in Moscow
who had made a three weeks trip
from Siberia In a through train with
sleeper, diner and all the comforts OF
the best European expresses. Those
frains are all right when they run.
but only two Of them run in a
month";
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