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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
TUBERCULOSIS.
HOW BRITAIN TACKLES THE
PROBLEM.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN ON SLUMS.
THURSDAY,
"AUGUST⠀⠀⠀ 4, 1927.
JOURNALISM AND THE
NATION.
FORTY YEARS IN FLEET-STREET.
LUNCHEON TO MR. BLUMENFELD,
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WORK FOR INTERNATIONAL
10
PEACE,
Over 350 people, representative of many walks of publle life A CAMPAIGN OF SERVICE. gathered at the Savoy Hotel at a Sir Arthur Stanley, the chair. Ralph D. Blumenfeld, the chair- of Journalism and Director of the recent luncheon given to Mr. Dr. Carl d' Ester, the Professor man of the council of the Nationalman and editor of the Daily E-Journalistic Institute, University Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, presided at the 18th, in celebration of 40 years of Munich, contributes the fellow
spent in Fleet-street..
Figaro wrote: "Nothing is less ing to the German press:
In the year 1906, the
annual conference of the associa
tion, in the Great Hall of the
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the Exchequer, presided, and the Mr. Churchill, the Chancellor of British Medical Association House, Travistock-square, W.C.
atmosphere of the newspaper office was suggested in various ways.
known' than the newspaper, either Mr. Chamberlain, Minister of The names of the guests appeared to those who read it or to those. Health, in opening the conference, on the tables na set in linotype meant to any was that many read-
who write it." referred to the decline in tuber- "slugs" (the soul metal lines of
What the writer culosis and said that it should be type, produced by the machine], ers were ignorant, of the condi- ascribed to the improvement in the type machines ticked out, fictitions under which a newspaper social conditions of the people and tions and amusing news items for works, of the way in which it ob- the adeption of definite measures circulation, and just after the tains and digests its news, of the for the provention and treatment luncheon started a telephone call manner in which its publication of the disease. Half a centuryenme through from New York is organized, and of all the ques-. ago the death rate from all fornis from friends of Mr. Blumenfeld
tions connected with newspaper of the disease was 287 per 100,000 who were then celebrating the life at home and abroad, of the population. Last year it day at a breakfast, was only 96, just a third. Among the conditions which affected the to Mr.. Blumenfeld, on behalf of Sir Charles Higham presented Incidence of tuberculosis one of present and absent friends, a the most dominating was that of portrait of himself in housing. They knew that uber-Elmenfeld said he supposed it alls. Mr. culosis was a disease of dirt and was something of an achievement that its greatest. enemies were to have passed through the storms Fresh air and sunlight. Its and hurricanes and cyclones of strongholds were to be found in Fleet-street for 40 years, but it the close and dingy dena existing was still more remarkable to have In most of the large cities and the relained one's friends, including efforts which had been made by the great statesman whom he had men ke' Sir John Robertson lo purify these foul spots must have public ridicule. What he had said assisted at one time to hold up to. had much to do with the improve about Mr. Churchill in headlines ment they now had, to record. during the past 25 years was too Since the armistice no fewer than appalling to contemplate. 894,000 houses had been built in
was proposed by Lord Birker The toast of The Chairman"
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Newspaper-reading is an art to which needs to be learned in order cognizing this fact, Shlozer, ono
be properly practiced. Ro.
the 18th.. century lectured on of the best-known publicists of newspapers at Gottingen Uni- versity. In recent years,
1 Cercal, newspaper has become a subject 10 Painful
5. Separate.
struction in the schools, colleges 14 Perennial plant. of theoretical and practical in-12 Metal stud. and aniversities of the most vari-
15 Avoid. ous countries. It is interesting to 16 Nautical torm. this instruction is mainly of a nole that, whereas, in most cases,
Wreath
practical character, in Germany 29 Lines in rocks.
18 Dealers in eggs.
scientific
19 Bury.
rescarch is chiefly 25 Track. stressed. this country which must have had
for instance, the papils are taught 33 Part of a
Those who peer. In the United States of America, Give forth a good effect, and he was hoping
31 Cried' aloud. that, before long, it would be pos-1
how to read the newspaper with 35 Wearies. sible for him to introduce" further
profit to themselves, how they 97 "Satisfles. legislation to assist the efforts of
máy most rapidly find what is of 39 Species of herpn. ocal authorities in improving cou-with a result that it was difficult chief importance for their own 42 Grammatical term. ditions in the worst parts.
to get concerted and long-con- purpose, and how the newspaper tinned effort on the things which can serve as a guide to the read-
45 Venerate. 48. Suffering. were of importance. Those of ing of periodicals and books. 10 Fat He did not forgot that the coun- tact with the whole problems could means of examples, how to weigh 52 Headlang.
thern who were brought into con- The pupils are also shown, by
50 Evenings. try districts were not free from realize that the reduction in the the value of the different articles 53 Literary compositions.
51 Let it stand. the plague." le would be dis-number of new cases appointed if the Rural Workers more important than the discovery may not blindly believe things
was far of news, so that the young people 54 Aver. Housing Act, passed last year, of any panacea for the disease. simply because they appear in which made provision for the He submitted statistics of inci- print. The type conditioning, repair, and enlargedence and showed that for each exists in German schools too, but of instruction ment of cottages in the country of the age groups there had been the German schools also make use districts, did not provide vastly during the past 25 years a large of the newspaper to enliveh gen- improvel accommodation for the reduction in mortality, except in eral tuition, drawing upon it for agricultural worker, which would the age groups for females be- examples in arithmetic, in geo- be reflected in the improvement of tween 15 and 25 years of age, in graphy and modern history. his condition so far as tuberculosis which group there had been a was concerned. As to the preven-alight increase. tion and treatment of the disease,
New Pousing.
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In the universities of many countries, instruction in journa-' No one could doubt that theism. uims solely at training
he considered that the framework exercise of a good general intelli-journalists for their different and of organization which had been gence was perhaps the greatest responsible calling. This is done created throughout the country asset was fairly complete. Theoretical tuberculosis.
in the campaign against by means of lectures and class-
Everywhere ly provision was made for the de- intelligent classes suffered less States, in Great Britain, in France the work, particularly in the United fection, notification, and treatment than the ignorant, notwithstand and in Italy. In the last two of every cansé of tuberculosis.
ing the fact that they frequently countries, Roman Catholics es- lie dimbted whether education over-indulged themselves. In a pecially have taken up the train- and after-care were less import large poor class district in Bir-ing of journalists in colleges of. ant, than any of the other mea-mingham, where ignorance was their own. Thus, special depart sures they wore taking. They prevalent, the rate of mortality edments for journalism are attach- must make the people interested, from tuberculosis was four times ed to the University of Lille and for there was certainly a larke what it was in another area in- amount of ignorance prevailing on habited by intelligent artisans. Milan. In the United States, al- to the Catholic University at the subiget. Many did not under- Largely the cause of this differ-most every university has its stand infectivity and the means of ente was the ignorance or care- avoiding the danger. He was of lessness of the inhabitants. Two
own faculty of journalism. opinion that a great problem lav important matters in the proven- in the condition of the patient who tion of tuberculosis were, be con-
Russian View, had been discharged, after treat-sidered, suitable, and adequate
Quite a different view is taken ment, with his disease arrested nutrition and abundance of fresh in Russia of the purpose of journa- but not finally cured For this air at all times:
A very great listic instruction. In Moscow an lass of patient he thought the deal remained to be done in regard Leningrad, State newspaper in- greatest possible service that to the question of the feeding of stitutes have been founded. in could be done was to establish the people. Ignorance and care-
which communists of the various care committees, who could keep tessness a watchful eye upon them and ace among certain classes.
were still rumpant Russian Soviet republic-drawn mainly from the peasantry-re that they did not fall back into
All who had taken an interest trained as communistic journa- the abyss from which they had in sanatorium treatment for tuber-lists, the Press being regarded as barn-rescued.
culosis patients and for other de- one of the most valuable means bilitated people, could have no
disseminating communistic doubt as to the effect on the
ideas. Sir John Robertson, Medical general metabolism of the body of In Japan, such importance ig Officer of Health, Birmingham, abundance of fresh air and sun-attributed to journalism that a and Professor of Public Health light even in cases where a very representative of the profession University of Birmingham, de-ordinary diet was given. What was sent. on a world tour to glean livered the opening address, on was needed was special education information everywhere "Present Lines of Attack on on the question, and he mentioneding the arrangements for the Tuberculosis: Their Relative that the anti-tuberculosis dis- theoretical study of the newspaper. Valste." He said that the lay pensary was, as a means of sprend public ware becoming every yearing knowledge, probably the most more anxious to get rid of tuber- important body they had in their culosis, and they were prepared campaign. It reached a large pro- to do what was right and to pay portion of the population, and it what was necessary. They were, was, in his 'judgment, desirable however, mystified by the multi-that the operations of the dispen- tude of counsels which were given, ary should be widely known.
Lines of Attack..
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
of
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While recognizing the import- ance of all these aims, Germany attachen greater value to the grenera! scientific training Im- parted to journalists by the uni- versities. People often lock upon journalism as an art which cannot be taught, although the scientific
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of the newspaper and periodical Press, including the advertizing and intelligence departments.
The tasks falling to the young
study of the newspaper is cal culated to equip the future jour nalist with mich knowledge de- stined to be of great value to him in his career. But, in Germany, science of journalism are very we do not address ourselves pel-manifold and are not unlikely to mily to the journalists but to become of greater importance in all classes" who have anything to the future. Dr Wettstein of do with the newspaper; above all, Zurich University, one of the lead- our desire is to acquaint students Ing champions of the science of with the most important laws of Journalism, sees in systematically the newspaper organism, with the and internationally conducted historical evolution of newspapers journalism one of the best means and periodical publications at of promoting international peace. home and abroad, with the forma-An improved and more 3зympathie tion of public opinion and with tic theoretical treatment of the numerous other problems of pub-newspaper and of everything con- Heity.
nected with it will lead, he hopes, Various German universities to a sounder and healthier public have started newspaper institutes opinion. He proposes the of their own: the first was found-tablishment in Switzerland of ed at Leipzig in 1916, to be foliowan international newspaper in- ed, soon after, by Cologne, Muns: stitute as a "Sanatorium for the ter, Hamburg, Munich. Freibury, pubile opinion of the world." Heidelberg and the Commercial Time, which is on the side of High School at Nuremberg. the new discipline and its in- These institutes collect the ma-numerable tasks, will help to terial requisite for their re-overcome the obstacles which search and for the purposes of still He in the way. instruction In general, they pos- sesa libraries containing all that) has been written on
newspapers.
subscribe and publicity. They
Lo the leading German and for- eigh papers.
A Manifold Task,
Many of these institutes have collection of newspaper clip- pings concerning the Press gene rally. In order to keep in touch with practical journalism, they arrange lecturés by representatives
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