Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16
SCOTTISH BISHOP HAS NO FEAR !.
OF MEETING CFIICAGO'S MAYOR
Agrees With Thompson on
Some Eighteenth Gen.
fury History.
Companionate Marriage Is
Declared Merely Passing
Idea in America.

Right Rev Frederic l.. Deane, Lord
BishCp of Aberdeen and Orkney, Scot
land. is going to visit Chicago. last of
a score of cities in this country, but
that is not because he Is afraid of
Big Bill Thompson.
MAYOR Thompson and l." says The
bishop, will not quarrel over eigh.
teenth century history. In Scotland
we had our own quarrels with George
III, and we were in sympathy with
the American Revolution. 1t is
absurd to lay the blame for the stupid
policy of George III either on Eng
land or on Scotland.
However. Bishop Deane said, the
campaign of Mayor Thompson Is ac-
cepted in the British Isles with the
utmost good humor" But, no matter
how we'll the Scottish bishop and the
Chicago mayor agree on the subject
of the Hanover kings. the bishop will
hear no word spoken against King
George V; for him he has the greatest
admiration.
Views of Chicago Mayor.
Bishop Deane gave his views of
Mayor Thompson today at the house
of Bishop James F. Freeman in the
Cathedral Close, where he is stopping
during his weeks visit to Washing
ton. He will preach Sunday at the
eyensong service in Bethlehem Chapel
and at Epiphany Church.
He also gave his views on such
other American subjects as prohibit
ton. II. l.. Mencken and Sinclair
Lewis, Boston, companionate mar
rage; New York subways, plumbing,
skyscrapers, press agents, prosperity,
Senator Borah, newspapers and the
new Ford car He expects to drive
the first new Ford in Scotland.
While he was inspecting the new
Ford in New York one of the COM
pany's press agents tried to get him
to pose for photograph with some
chorus girls, he said. He was quite
amused over the press agents in.
genuity, but declined the invitation.
Liquor Sentiment Appraised.
The British Isles will follow America
with respect to doing away with the
saloon, Bishop Deane believes, but
will never go the way of prohibition"
He believes the system in Ontario is
the soundest, but thinks England and
Scotland are solving the problem of
liquor by two different methods. In
the first place, there has been a
change in the public mind and
drunkenness is regarded as an offense
rather than a joke. In the second
place taxes have SO raised the price
of whisky and beer people buy less.
The thrifty Scot in particular has
become quite moderate" he said.
1t is a pity, the bishop thinks, that
America has been interpreted to the
British by II. L. Mencken's "Ameri-
cana" and Sinclair Lewis Elmer
Gantry." "They seem to misrepre-
sent the country" he said, although
he admitted that Mencken might be
a good influence because when a
minister makes a silly ass of himself
he gets written up in the 'Ameri
cana"
He was quite surprised to learn that
Boston not only banned ELMER
Gantry" but dozen or 50 other books.
'The city seems to be initiating the
Roman Catholic Pope in having an
index" he remarked.
Companiate Marriage Opinion.
Companionate marriage is a mis-
chievous movement" but not indica-
tive of the soul of America. Its
only little FOAM" he said.
America is making the biggest ex.
pertinent in the world by trying TO
mold all nations into one. Com
panionate marriage is like bootlegging
murders and hold-ups. They receive
notoriety and some foolish people
imagine America is lawless, but after
being here a while they realize that
these things are the exceptions, played