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plete to-day. Ours must be a un- ity of a more diverse but deeper kind when it comes.
The events of the past few months in Europe have seemed to work against rather than for fe- deralism. Hegemony and domin- ion, and benevolent despotism, which may be economically bene- ficial but are morally and cultur- ally detrimental have temporar- ily triumphed. The moves toward decentralization have been rudely checked and replaced by a cen- tralized domination which leaves little room for self-expression for
Hong Kong, Wednesday, Mar. 15, 1939. many millions of human beings.
A FEDERAL EUROPE
Despite the fact that it is still an unrealized ideal, nothing ap- pears more self-evident to the thinking man to day than that the future of Europe depends upon the evolution of some form of federal government. 17
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These are hard facts which can- not be ignored. But they have not convinced even those living under such systems that isolation rather than co-operation is the solution. People are still search- ing for that common ethical un- ity which alone can be the basis of a common public system of law in which they can live the fullest life!
It is the old ideal stated cen- turies ago by two inhabitants of Cilicia, in Asia Minor Zeno the Stoic deserited it as one way and order of life, like that of a single flock feeding on commou pasture." St. Paul, native of Tar- sus, presented it as the idea from which was excluded "neither Jew, nor Gentile, Greek nor barbarian.
Mirabile Dictu!
The exclusive nationalism, so marked a feature of the policies of certain countries, is hardly the soil in which such an idea can flourish. But while in the politi cal sphere retrogression has tem porarily triumphed, politics is only one expression of public ac tivity. There are others in which new fundamental changes find political expression. The ever-in- creasing conquest by mankind of the limitations of space and time through the accumulated sum of discoveries and inventions has
Last month ushered in the first long served to show that co-oper- official American Mother-in-Law ation rather than isolation is es- Day. Unofficial observance had sential to the development of the its beginning in the unrecorded fullest civilization on this globe. ages before history. The untutor- Human behaviour is a strange ed savage, according to Sir James paradox, but acting on the ana- George Frazier, contemplated his logy of action and reaction, his mother-in-law with mingled awe tory has shown that it is when and dread. That's the savage for certain ideas appear at their zen-you. During centuries of develop- ith, that people have begun to ment, mankind changed its atti- long for their opposite and have tude toward this awesome lady worked for such a realization. sufficiently to make jokes about Hence, it is not surprising that her. That was a questionable ad- many of Europe's millions are vance. This twentieth century at convinced that the solution of last sees civilized men setting their fundamental problems is about to honour her. That's en- hindered rather than helped, by lightenment! the presence of national fron- Thus is shown not only the tiers.
change which time inevitably While it is clear that chauvin-brings, but also the dominating istic propaganda through press role Mother-in-law has played in and radio can cause the great the past. And still plays, if you In unifying
one! forces of physical ask the man who has science and common human senti- fact and in fiction, she has always ments to be submerged and can been on the job, and now there relegate to the background or de- will be set aside a particular day Remem- liberately misrepresent some off for remembering her.
the basic human needs, it should bering her? How can we ever for- not be forgotten what expendi- get her? Doesn't every mature ture of energy backed by the American remember that good whole might of totalitarian pro- lady's manifold deeds
19. des- paganda has been used to bring cribed by Yawcob Strause, and this about. Repressive control doesn't he concur in its generous of all forms of public expression sentiment? still has to be continued, and even this cannot control the hu- mante reaction of the vast major- ity of a nation--as was shown in the recent events in Germany!
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Veek oudt and veek in, id vas al-
ways der same, Dot vomen vas boss off der
house:
But, dhen, neffer mindt! I vas
glad dot she came.
She vas kind to mine young
Yawcob Strause. Und ven dhere vas vater to get
vrom der spring
Und firevood to sphlit oup und
SAW
She vas velcome to do it. There's
not anyding
The peoples of all countries long for international co-opera- tion, but with the endeavour to translate this wish into political form difficulties arise. Such unity implies the reconciliation of na- tional interests with the inter- ests of the whole continent. It means the establishment of a league of free peoples, under a vo- luntary submission to a central authority. To-day, this is pre- vented by considerations of un-] mother-in-law hás tional prestige and individual Strause model ambition, and is made all the har-servance of her indispensabile con- der racial theories which lo- tributions from near or from late. „her than mbine. Under far to domestic happiness. WOR such conditions it is not surpris- bound to become a fact sooner or ing that
to the later.
Dot's too good for mine moder-
in-law. What is
the
ob-.