COUNCIL RESOLVED

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 10, 12 January 1929, Page 9

COUNCIL RESOLVED

GENERAL WILL BE DEPOSED HIS LETTER SUPPRESSED ' Australian Press Association. LONDON, 10th January. There was impressive silence at the gathedug of the High Council of tho Salvation Army while fifty-gix officers walked up and signed the historic document. Seven abstained. A deputation, including Commissioner Hay, of New Zealand, and Lieuten-unt-Coinuiissioncr Huines, International. Headquarters, Commissioner J, . Cunningham, European secretary, Gornmissioncr Mitchell, of Sweden, Commissioner Brengle, of : United States, • Lieutenant Commissioner Yamimuro, of Japan, and Colonel Mrs. Trounce, of, India, will see General Booth on FridayMrs. Booth motored to Southwold immediately after the deeisiou to convey the news to her husband. The Council will reassombe on Saturday. . ' "

General Booth, asked to comment on the decision, which wag conveyed by special "courier, replied: "I am most grateful, but at present I'have no reply." ... . ■ It was learned to-night that General Booth's letter was sent last week to the Army's paper, the "War Cry," which actually printed twenty, thousand copies before the High Council was cognisant of the fact. The .Council stopped the publication.'.and ordered the copies already printed..to.be burned at the Army's printing works, St, ' AJbans.' The High Council took the view that tho letter was a piece of propaganda written with the-idea of influencing their decision, as ,well as, the. opinipn of the- rank and file. .

. T,he unanimity, of to-dayfs decision suggests that, if the, General-does' not accede to the council's request, it will declare him unfit to carry on his duties. General Booth lias retained Mr. \Y.. A. Jowitt, King's Counsel, to...address the High .Council on -hisbehalf,..'