ALLEGED SEDITION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4866, 11 May 1918, Page 5

ALLEGED SEDITION.

CHARGES AGAINST CLERGYAXAN.

SOAIE REAIARKABLE UTTERANCES.

Press Association Telegram. CHRISTCHURCH, Alay 10. Rev. James Henry G. Chappie, who preaches in Christchurch, was charged at the Alagistrate’s Court this afternoon with having uttered sedition at Greymoutk. The charge stated that on Alarch 29 he said: “You are under the heels of the AVar Lords. We have not enough population for our own country, yet we are lusting after the annexation of Samoa. There is patriotic poison in our schools, where children are taught to salute the flag and sing the National Anthem. 1 tell my children when they come home not to sing the National Anthem. I am hoping, with a fervent hope, that in this war there will be no victor. To pray about a war is blasphemy. A woman goes down the valley of death to bring a child into the world. She nurses it. sends it to school, sees it through the sixth standard and then comes the call to arms and it goes away to war. AATiat for? To die for its country. No! To die for the’profiteer.” Another charge stated that on the same- occasion he said Russia wanted war England wanted war, the upper class in New Zealand wanted war. He proceeded*. , „ , , •‘Never lias there been such a wonderful five days (meaning the days of the Russian revolution). The old Russia has gone and the new Russia fftTcome Tn 1 hope before I die to see ment in New Zealand. Ihope the day will come m New Zealand when these war loans.!.ill be ie pudiated. I hope not a Penny of the war loan will be repaid. Yoi t n Ka“mS S K C: m aPP«'^ th |c P cu S " ™ adjournment, said Coast completely disprove any charge “AVemaad ‘ fa? granted till nest Friday. '