Evening star., 1942-05-23

the Roman CatnOllc, ndQ mace Icl-
erence to the presentation Of news.
In an exclusive interview this week
with Religious News Service. the pri-
mate Of all England deplored the
fact that newspaper reports OF an
address he had delivered last week
at Manchester had made 1t appear
as II he advocated Communism and
the abolition Of the profit motive in
industry.
The archbishop's address released
q flood of criticism from both press
and public. The London Daily Tele-
graph and Morning Post described it
as an "archbishop's egg"
In an interview given to DR.. Henry
Smith Leiper. foreign secretary of
the Federal Council Of the Churches
OF Christ In America, on behalf OF
Religious News Service, the arch
bishop clarified his stand both as re-
CARDS. the profit system and Com
munism. He told DR.. Leiper that
he would be glad to have his views
made known in the United States
because understanding between our
two peoples is more essential just
now than ever before. Great issues
depend upon It,"
The disputed statements were
made Informally at the conclusion
Of a meeting sponsored by trade
union leaders and industrialists in
connection with the religion and life
observances in Manchester. observ-
ances which correspond somewhat
to the National Preaching Mission
visitations which are held annually
in this country.
Explains Remarks on Profit.
Asked to explain his remarks on
the profit motive, the archbishop
said: The influence of headlines
and the inevitable abbreviation In
volved in reporting have led some
to suppose that I want to abolish
both profit and interest-if that
were so, I should not be so much
a revolutionary as a donkey.
"Oh course, no business can be
carried on II 1t makes no proflts.
What I deplore Is not proflt. nor
even the profit motive, but the pre-
dominance of the profit motive over
all others.
THE aim OF production is to sup
ply public need, but the direction in
which capital flows Is now de-
termined more by the prospects OF
large profit than by the urgency OF
need. Sometimes these coincide,
often not"
In explaining his views on Com
munism and Christianity, the arch
bishop stated that he had Incl
dentally" remarked to a questioner
that he saw no incompatibility be-
tween Christianity and economic
Communism.
IN the press reports" he said,
"the word economic was omitted
and atheistic bolshevik Communism
was inferred.
"Of course. there Is Communism
which is fatty un-Christian because
it makes no allowances, indeed re-
pudiates. individual freedom OF mind
and spirit.
Christianity insists on two COM
Elementary principles - personal
freedom and fellowship.
THE economic system OF England
and. as far as I have observed. OF
America, gives full expression to per-
sonal freedom provided the person
has some capital, financial or other
wise, to invest and in expanding
markets gave freedom even to those
who had only labor power to invest,
sell or hire out. This system never
gave expression to fellowship.
Communism today gives full ex-
preston to fellowship but not much
to freedom"
What then, the archbishop was
asked. should Christians emphasize
from the economic standpoint?
IF they really aim at a Christian
social order" the archbishop re-
piled. "tney should try to give more
expression to fellowship than a capl-
talistic society has and more to per-
sonal freedom than Communism
has.
I'VE want something new-noth-
ing ever tried so far is good enough
Unprecedented Unity.
The archbishop expressed the be-
lief that the excitement over his
alleged advocacy of Communist or
non profit no-interest' system had