Evening star., 1939-03-22
King'sChap|ain See,
Hitler Alternating
Germans by Policy
Canon G. (. Raven
Urges Peace Efforts
Short Of Aiming

Canon Charles E. Raven. D. D.,
chaplain to the King Of England
since 1919 and Master Of Christ Col
lege at Cambridge, England, last
night told the Fellowship of Recon-
ciliation that the measure of support
the German people are giving to the
dictatorial regime of Chancellor
Hitler was diminishing as the ag-
gression tactics of the German Reich
increased in scope.
Addressing the league at the head
quarters Of the American Associa-
ton of University Women, Canon
Raven urged the American people to
help the cause of international peace
in some other way than with offers
of nSaitions and supplies to the
democracies.
DR.. Raven, admittedly speaking for
the 1nstigation of more extensive
pacif1st movements in the United
States, further said:
Il do not think your President
would hesitate to give those in Eu-
rope lead If he knew how much we
are looking for constructive help
toward perfecting the democratic
system. I would advise, and sim
cerely hope for. reconstruction of
a League of Nations. I do not favor
immediate disarmament but we
should begin our fight for interna-
tlonal peace on an economic, not a
political, basis.
Would Welcome Stability Role.
The cooperation of the United
States in restoring the economic sta
bility of the world would be well
coined wholeheartedly, but do not
expect us to thank you for saying
Well fight for civilization If Eu-
rope supplies the blood and the bat
tle-f1eld while we give the supplies
and the machines of war;"
The churchman said the openness
with which the German people are
crlticizing the actions of "Hitler's
triumvirate, Himmler, Goebbels and
Won Ribbentrop," is indisputable.
Il do not include Goering in this
triumvirate because I do think he
is IN accord with the doctrines of
the modern Nazi" Canon Raven
added, "Goering is a member of the
school of the old German army. If
any inner disturbance curbs the
activities OF this triumvirate, and
chancellor Hitler, Goering will be
behind it."
Canon Raven gave the fellowship
TWO obJectives to work for in the
interests of peace; first, advocating
a different alternative policy to war
appropriate to present needs and
not so ldealiStic as to be Utopian:
and second, elimination of low
standards of life in Central Europe.
DR.. Raven said the root of the
war disease was economic.
Would Have Church Take Stand.
The attitude of the Christian
pacif1st towards war was described
by Canon Raven as ideal: he told
the fellowship step in the right
direction would be made If the
Christian church would make up its
mind where 1t stands on the uues-
ton of war.
He told the fellowship every ad-
vocate OF the cause of peace should
insist that the present economic
inequality in the world be met and
remedled, and he advocated lower
ing OF tariff walls and sterilization
OF currency as necessary steps to-
wards the creation of an inter-
national good will.
Frederick ]. Libby, secretary of the
National Council for the Prevention
OF War presided at the dinner. Also
present was the Rev. Anson Phelps
Stokes OF the Washington Cathe-
dral.
Canon Raven came to America last
Thursday; he is expected to return
to England April II.
Earlier yesterday the canon ad-
dressed group of Washington clergy
at luncheon at the Washington
Cathedral. He is appearing in the
United States sponsored by the Brit
1sh Fellowship. Canon Raven is ex-
pected to leave today for Baltimore.