THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH. 2918,
THE VICTORY SMILE
EE him smile, He has heard the great good
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news and it pleases him immensely as it
pleases every one of us. Who is he?. Never mind. It's a sure thing he's no Hun. They can't smile that way in Germany novadays. There is should know something behind that smile that you
THE EMPIRE AND THE
FUTURE.
The Master of Balliol (Mr. A. L. Smith) delivered a lecture in connection with the ninth bieenial vacation course of the School of Geography at the Uni- versity Museum, Oxford, recently. He said the term “Empire” had been uns fortunate, and should be replaced by the ter British Commonwealth," this Grea. arat Smats suggested. Their democracy had naw to be educated up to this idea. and democracy, in spite of certain in- herent dangers, would rise to the concep tion of an Imperial citizenship and a Fax: Britannica This constituted for the ordinary man the best advance to a sane internationalism-an Imperial Common- wealth, which was much more intelligible: to him than a League of Nations, to which it might be the first step, for the Commonwealth was already in existence. The people for a hundred years had been better Imperialists than the politicians or the eponomista, and this because an in- düstril democracy Was profoundly pacific without being pacifist, and this must be the essence of the British Empiro as compared with the Roman. If it sue- ceeded it would be an example to the world, Was it fair to say that "a de- mocracy cannot administer an Empire, but must leave that to the few." Yes, but the few must then make it a thing of general interest to the many.
We must educate our masters," and this was true even if the Government were our masters. The teachings of the In- perial Conference of this summer and its rejection of Federalism taught the same losion. At any rate, to settle the con- stitutional problem the people must be more educated. Both sides the British and the Overstas, kad mistakes to correct and gaps to fill up. Practical suggestions for this were interchange of thought and popular education. This Commonwealth would be the first step to world-peace, and here again the war would have been a great creator. It all depended on the amount of intelligent and effective public opinion in the world. Feace required to be made on true lines-that was, nation ality, with provision for minorities; and the Empire showed that nationality could become international There must be room for expansion provided; above all. there was needed sanction "-that was, an immediate and certain exerriss of force against any violator of the peace. Such a force would be the economic pres aure exercised by the British Common- It wealth co-operating with America. had become clear to the workers that this de- was their war, and the three terms, moerner
power, each made for peace
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common.
PRESIDENT WILSON SAYS:
“And when you give it, give absolutely all that you cad spire, and don't consider yoursalt liberal in the giving. If you rive with self-adulation, you are not giving stall, you are giving to your own vanity; but if you give until it hurts, then your hat-bloxd goes into it.
IT has been said tha: 3. Anrew's Society is allocating too much of the Wae Bord Drawing receipts to War Charities.. Just think for a minute of the War and not of the Drawing: think of the tragedy beyond words which is being enacted on "the battle front; think of the vast relief organisation and the money that is needed to uphold it and think of your own duty in the matter. No, we are not giving too much; we are not giving enough.
HONGKONG
ST.. ANDREW'S
SOCIETY
WAR BOND DRAWING
31st December, 1918.
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E has been thinking out how to help the boys
HR
who have won the great Victory and he has
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come to devote all his spare cash to help "the wounded and he is going to have some fun for his
money.
You will see him on HEATHER DAY
buying rosettes, you
ill see him at St. Andrew's Fair shying balls at the effigy of Kaiser Bill and just for luck, he is going to buy some tickets in St. Andrew's War Bond Drawing. He knows where the money is going and he feels in a much happier mood over parting with it than he did last year at this time. You think it all out and you, too, will stump up and smile.
A
HEATHER DAY
ST. ANDREW'S FAIR
November 29th, 1918.
ST. ANDREW'S WAR BOND DRAWING
December 31st, 1918.
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