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By DR. C. W. KIMMINS
A LETTER FROM HOME By George
"Dear George, I am risking an-
Minde have not been rendered any cabler by the explanationa given of Tokyo's "Hands Of China!" declaration. Nearly every statement by Japanese diplomatists increases suspicious. Mr. Salto in
TISS Shackleton, with "A 'Dojdom of expression and the priceless other stamp in the hope of get- Washington talks of "unfriendly
As You Like World," has possession of self-discipline as disting a line from you though I` acts" and demands that Japan be writton a very interesting, stimu- tinguishou from discipline imposed fear that even if the butcher re- consulted befors evan commercial Inting and provocative article in by authority. transactions with China are com- which sho discusses many Import-
members to post this lotter for plated. And ho, has the further ant problems which are receiving sorl system was introduced it was by some barbarian in Russia. For example, when the Montes-me, the stamp will be licked off effrontery to talk of the selfishness
tho serious attention of students feared by the alarmists that with And yet I shouldn't grudge them governing the policies of other na-. of early childhood.
ao much freedom for the children it, the poor dears, things are so to have made it clear that she is which are richly deserved, to the converted into riotous hear gar-and I read that many of them tlons. Meanwhile, Britain seons
Her complimentary references, the schools adopting it would be frightfully difficult over there determined to stand by the Nine-value and success of the work of dens no normal discipline was re- Power Treaty.
the LC.C. In their research and laxed. Nothing of the kind oc: cannot get food." course of training which have curred,
and the
"However, I may send this letter revolutionary achloved such remarkable results change resulted in the increase of by air mail though I expect my in curing a very large number of pleasurable Industry of happy conscience will prick me for on- The excuses advanced in Britain acted children suffering from children for whom no discipline couraging those reckless dare
the terrible handicap of stammer imposed by authority was neces- devil fellows to fly. I do hope that by sympathisers of Japan aro plainly nothing but excuses. The ing will be much appreciated. nary. For older children the Dal someone else will send a letter by Daily fall drags red herrings Not only have cures been effect-ton Plan serves the same beneficent the same mall--it would be so ter- across the trial. The Morning Posted, but the follow-up of the cases purpose. pleads the so-called chaos in China which have been treated and show Whon Misa Shackleton says risking his life just for our letter" in justification of some form of any tendency to relapse into old "There is much to be said for a control and endorses measures to habits of speech are dealt with and good deal of choice being left to prevent the arming of rival face given further training in order to a child as to what kind of work it will do and when it will do it" she tions. The argument loses sight of securo permanent rolief, the considerations which led to the The most provocative part of the is dealing with the most important Nine-Power article la, undoubtedly, an alte and fundamental point raised in conclusion of the Treaty and also of the considered gether unworthy and absurdly low her article. The general adoption statement of Sir Arthur Salter only estimate of the influence of Hous of this line of action throughout the schools would be of the a few days ago declaring that the enu. internal political situation has sub- stanially improved in the last three years, that the struggles of war lords have censed, that China now has reasonably effective govern ment. The origin of the Hands Off! declaration lies in Japanese ambitions not in Chinese comings.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1934.
It is an ironical circumstanco
come
As a matter of fact, Rousseau greatest possible value, but it is one of the Immortals in the would involve departing from the history of education.
ordinary tradition of school or
rible to think that an airman was
"The news in Europe is about the sanic as when you left though. the Vicar has suffered another attack of chilblains this winter and Mrs, Hoskins has resigned from the chairmanship of the Mother's Quiet Hour. I never really thought she would hold the position-her dress was too lord for a Quiet Hour."
"I hear that the Disarmament
"Mr. Higgs has been reading this Fascist and Mussolini stuf In the papers and now she has got another baby. I warned her but some folks have to scratch their heads with T.N.T. before they can shift an idea.”
It was Rousacau who inspired ganisation and joining the ranks of Conference is still going on. Some the world's greatest pioneer in the the reformera with whom Miss of the original members have been education of the child-Pestalozzi,
Shackleton has not shown much pensioned off as they reached the and his able lieutenant-Froebel, sympathy in her article.
ago limit but one or two have made Bhort-Later on hia Influence can be clear- Her support in this matter will quite a good thing of it and have ly traced in the work of Dr. Mon-bo gladly welcomed by advocates been able to retire. It s auch a tessori and that of Miss Helen of the Montessori and Dalton ays pleasure to find that some of our Parkhurst, the
distinguished tems, in which, by the way, she statesman can find a little time to author of the Dalton Plan.
will find a satisfactory solution of look after themselves" The lament of Dean Inge, re-many of the problems about which "I went into the Public Gallery that one of the most dangerousferred to in the article. na to tho she is so much concerned.
at Parliament the other day and day is the habitual modesty of which in the days gone by were Miss Shackleton refers is a matter that they should give the place a factors in the world situation to competition for desirable posts The feeling of security to which was glad to learn that they have balanced their budget. I do think Great Britain. If Britain wore to filled by the sons of the leisured of considerable importance, No FATEFUL DAYS
abandon the policy of urging classes, who could afford to send without it. He also requires sym-hope that the old country will keep
young child can be really happy thorough spring-cleaning now. international disarmament, and them to the ancient Universities, Some hard thinking on the enter a race in armaments, the fully justified. The scholarship pathy and there inust be some re-straight in future; I never did question of disarmament will moral effect upon other nations and ladder by which brilliant boys can sponse to that desire for a place hold with going off the gold stand- have to be done during the next upon the stability of the world go from the elementary schools, in the sun which is over present ard of all things, and nor did your
order would clearly be disastrous. via accondary schools, to the from babyhood to adolescence. father few days by the British Govern-Yet it would be wilful ignoring of University is now functioning ad-Without it he may develop an in- ment. Indications seem to be plain facts to deny that such A
mirably and the competition for feriority complex which will prob- that British patience is running British people
development le possible if the good posta is Increasingly severe. ably be a serious handicap in lator
A glance at the lists of Entrance life. to believe out-that it is time some other what they are being told from Scholarships results at Oxford and Another urge which must find ination took the initiative in con- many quarter, namely, that their Cambridge as compared with those expression is the creative impulse, cillatory efforts. Yet the issue lack of armaments has brought of twenty years ago la lluminating. He delights in making things and,
Britain into contempt among other The great value Miss Shackle. ample opportunities for this should Mr. Allsopp has had another is well-defined. The alternatives countries. One London paper, the ton's article is that she dealt in a be provided. are a Disarmament Convention Daily Mail, which seems to visua- somewhat ruthless manner with The mother who refuses to row with his landlord, old Isaac in return for definite guaran-lise the day when Britain and Japan some of the weakest points of our treat her child as an appendage Beloominburg. Isaac used to call tees to France, or no Convention may indulge in friendly rivalry educational ayatem, but she was but as Individual" and looks for every week for the rent, until Mr. ut all. The second alternative and which is read daily by nearly in any way confined to the schools, cramped by discipline" will have out so that leage would have to for world domination by conquest, wrong in supposing that these are school "where personality is not Allsopp had the front garden laid would inevitably mean an arm-2.000.000 persons, speaks of the of the well-to-do classes. It is no dimeulty in her search and walk along a Swastika path be- aments race-in which it is international prestige of Britain in trus, however, that there are far should care the gratitude of the foto he got to the door." evident that Britain would have terms that would be considered more important departures from child. In after life the
"Anyway possession
that didn't put Isaac to join-and there is little doubt insulting by a savage tribe on the normal methods in educational pro- of a distinctive personality cannot off but when Mr. Allsopp gave him that an armaments race would banks of the Congo.
cedure in schools outside those be compared with the outlook of a the Nazi salute ho summoned him mean eventual war. On the
powerful organisations which fol-machine-made young person with for attempted nazault and the low traditional methods of teach- no individuality of her own who whole thing came out" ing with that rigid discipline for resembles in every particular the! "Isaac withdrew, the charge on which she appears to have such a other members of the group with condition that the rent was paid profound regard.
whom she was associated, and will and Mr. Allsopp cut the tails off The "freak" schools of which lead a far happier and more useful the. Swastika and joined the St. she gives some rather extravagant life.
John Ambulance Brigade." examples are interesting, but very-One cannot imagine the datinYour father tolls me that far form typical. Provided always guished writer of the article as the things are very unsettled in the that from the physical standpoint possessor of what she terms the Far East and that war in declared the child's health is not affected-slave mind." She has done well, daily by the newspapers. the "grim tale of a small boy who however, to call attention to the term is obviously a deplorable clated with the greater amount of decided not to wash for a whole! dangers which may become asso-
I hope it is not true that you run sweepstakes on these warz. and incite the poor fellows to exception-great freedom is given freedom and reduction of normal
discipline
fight each other. and discipline which are becoming in-
other hand, war would be less A BISHOP'S EFFORT likely if France succeeded in securing from Britain the under- The Bishop of Exeter recently takings which she desires. The stated that Britain is a decaying, point which arises. is the precise if not a decadent, nation, and that nature of the guarantees which when he was a boy all men wished would satisfy
to know what Britain had to say the French. It would
on international questions, but now not be 4 very it is ignored In favour of Japan or big step in advance of the Locar- Italy. It is not surprising, there- no undertaking for Britain to fore, that some English people are agree to help in the defence of beginning to wonder if it may not France if that country were in-be true. A similar tale has, of vaded by Germany, but at the course, been spun many times in in metters
of
moment it is not clear whether of Britain's conquest of Canada may be said in favour of such free movements in education:
England before. On the very ove methods of instruction and much creasingly popular in modern
"Well, dear, the butcher calls In a few minutes with Sunday's joint With the more important of and I mustn't keep him, waiting. Many valuable pioneer schools these movements it la found on
"Your father says to be a good as Investigation that below the sur boy and not to read too much produced results of extraordinary guards which prevent any abuse that "East is cast and West is were "freak" or "go-as-you-please" have face there are the necessary safe Rudyard Kipling. Father says value, especially as regards the of the departure from time-hon-west" is all wrong and that if you development of personality, free-oured methods of Instruction.
even that much would satisfy and the acquisition of her Indian dom. Paris. France is vitally con-Empire, there was published a cerned in the preservation of the book to prove that, in the words of which have been branded general European status quo, and Macaulay, the British might conceivably wish for some "cowards and scoundrels," destined thing much more far-reaching for inevitable slavery. No one has than a guarantee of aid in the one quite us far as that recently, event of a German attack on but it may be a matter of Inter- French territory. But it is ex- defenders of Britain's honour that national Importance to convince tremely doubtful whether British re-armament la not essonital to n public opinion would be prepared renewed prestige. Actually, there to go any further than that, if, is no question of Britain's regain- indeed, so far. Yet the alterna-ing her prestige, for it nover has tive is one of auch grim possibili- been lost. In the modern world. ties that the British Government commerce and trade count for must hesitate before taking any importance, and Britain is inter- much as an index to a country's step which would shatter all hationally regarded as having ad- hopes of a disarmament agree-vanced farther toward economic ment of any kind. France still prosperity than any other nation. openly accuses Germany of re- arming, despite Berlin denials, but whatever the truth in this regard may be, It is certain that
INTERNAL STABILITY
The establishment of the If the disarmament efforts end National Government in 1981 and in failure, Germany will not hesi the successful departure from the tate to join in the armament gold standard convinced all Curopo race. The League of Nations Un- and America of Britain's internal ion urges the evolving of a defin-stability and skill in dealing with ite scheme based on the general of international economica Its In- intricate problems. In the sphere abolition of the weapons nowfluence has been shown recently in forbidden to Germany, together Germany's fundamental acceptance. with equally definite plans for of Britain's attitude that the cur- the imposition of economic sanc-rent Swiss and Dutch transfer tions on nations failing to agreements discriminate against observe their obligations. This English Interests. -In politics would be an admirable solution there is good reason to believe that both Rusala and Italy are much in- of the problem if there were any fluenced by the course of British hope of its general acceptance, policy; and whenever negotiations but it is to be feared that the between Franco and Germany reach divergences of viewpoint have a particularly serious crisis, it is now become so acute that there invariably to Britain that they io small prospect of agreement turn for ataistance! Does this along these lines. Meantime, nound like the record of a second. the world awaits the British derate nation, or of a people that has cialon, which will have to be Any auch supposition would be coased to count in world affairs? based on a nice weighing of al- false, for novor in history has ternatives which present them-Britain's selves.
position beon mord Assured than it is to-day..
"No, I'm not hurt, but the farmor had a very valuable cow
go far enough they will. Thoro is A very bitter east wind blowing now but we shouldn't complain; I suppose you feel it much stronger being right at the source so to spook."
"Well good-bye and good luck and if you do go in for those ob- jectionable sweep atakes be sure- to put a dollar on for your old,
Aunt May,"
Self-Government for Kowloon.
The movement for giving Kow- leonshiro self-government is not receiving the attention it deserves. The limelight fa focussed on places like China, Manchukuo and Weat Australia. "I cannot understand," Dr. Berry said yesterday in an in- Lorview, why Kowloon taen and women have tolerated oppression for so long. But we are determin- od that this oppression shall now cease. We are resolved-"
-*Up the Loons, and at 'em," said wo, rather feebly.
A Great Record
Truly Kowloon haa ns proud a record as many more pretentious territories. Think of the long line. of notables that have added lustre. to hor banners, Bunyan was some- thing to do with Bedfordshire--we forget exactly what. Duit was a Football Club man (not the Clough, the other one). Nightingale If he did not sing in Kowloon, was cor- tainly at school there. Then there ato Jones, Robinson, Smith. Lack of space forhide us to record. here all that Dr. Berry told 18,
But how can the community that-hha nurtured these giante neglect its birthright any longer?