16 APRIL 1910, Page 3

On Tuesday the Archbishop of Canterbury gave a luncheon to

Dr. Spiecker, the President of the Committee of the German Churches which has been formed for improving the relations between the British and German nations. Among the guests were representatives of various religions bodies as well as of the Church of England. The Archbishop said that, considering their common faith, anything other than friendliness between the two nations was unthinkable. "We in this country possess in common with the people of Germany across the sea a robust love of freedom and a robust form of Christianity." All these movements are good, but they must never blind us to the fact that the men who favour them in Germany have no more influence on the policy of the Imperial Government than a fly has in turning a wheel.