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NOTES OF THE DAY
FREEDOM OF THE SEA
Reports from Washington intim- ate that the United States is about io revine. her traditional policies rospecting the rights of her mer chant shipping in the event of foreign war occurring. It would scem that the United States appreciates the risk entailed in
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DECEMBER 18, 1934.
BRITAIN'S TOLL OF YOUNG MOTHERS
LL of us, men and women, able to provide the individuni with
Aalike, are becoming softer on a bed in a hospital or vurdugi
reault of civilisation. Our resis where she will receive the best of celo pain is probably less than attention, and to supervise, should scrting the rights of neutral that of our ancestors, and there is this prove desirable, the actual con shipping to "freedom of the seas" general demand thint pain of all finement. even in the event of its attempting kinda should be avoided so far as to break a war-time blockade. If America adopts the principle that compatible with the anfety of the her ship masters must accept the individual. Women in general are risks of such an attempt, and re-less able in this age to withstand activities which centre round these fuace to intervene if they are prolonged and exhausting pain. defects in the present system. An- arrested in blockaded waters, a long The highly strung temperament of other distreading fact to be faced step towards security will have
fact that maternal
The fallure to integrate the
clinica is one of the outstanding
no provision for obstetrical cases.
The Very Idea!
DUMB-BELLES LETTRES by Juliet Lowell
c. S. Hammond & Co.,
Brookyn, NY. Gentlemen:
Aruong the concerns listed on your circular as users of the Hammond World Atlus there are some banks which closed, lo these many moons, but I suppose the presidents use the Atlas to select a country to escapo to,
Yours very truly,
Herbert Mapp. (signed).
He Pants For Paint.
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Detroit, Michigan. Tropical Paint & Oil Company, Cleveland Ohio. Gentlemens:
been taken. Further, it would be the modern young woman le not reasonable for Americans to expect that of her Elizabethan counter-is the appalling shortage in some parts of the country of maternity that Great Britain, and other part. This fact has an important bein. It is almeat unbelievable major sea powers, should take bearing on maternity. The dis- that in quite a number of large Airailar action to preclude the pos sibility of att offence against tresaing toll of life among young
In mothers to-day is providing a prob- towns the principal hospital makes neutrality in any future war.
*I want it paint for mino puagolo all probability a convention would lem of pressing concern for the Moreover, there is attached to the cray or creen I want. Befor it be the outcome of a change of public, statesmen, and the medical staff of many of these hospitais no was plue. Can I put it cray or America's policy in this direction, and nations would agree that a profession. We have to faen thematical nian who is specially skilled creen on top the plus what was blockade by any belligerent should unpleasant be respected. There is no question mortality is showing an increased in obstetrics. This state of affairs pofor? Your post prise ples on
must be remedied; every large hos-sicks callous. that unless an agreement of this ratto in Britain-in fact, the
pital should be equipped with a description la reached a risk of
the figures recently provided by misunderstanding between Kreat
proper obstetric unit, conducted Brit Ministry of Health reveal that the and laid out to meet modern re- naval powers must remain. ain and America have clashed over rate to-day is higher than at any quirements. Until this service is this very matter in the past, and parfod in the last twenty years, made available thero seems but might find themselves embroiled in Five mothers, it is stated. perish ittle hope of reducing the exces- San Diego California Club, the future unless the obvious re- for every thousand babies born.sively high death rates in what medy is introduced. But it is not The position is all the more extra-have been termed "the black spots. enough that America should alter her views in connection with this
It is not inconceivable that they
"freedom of the seas;" it is becca- sary that every nation follow set rules of neutrality.
A SUPPOSITION
ordinary in view of the fact that of England.”
Much discussion la being devoted
recent years have seen a steady) expansion in the reience of obl stetrics and the provisions for its application. Yet this appears to to the question of painless child- have been of no avall. The dis- birth. Mothers to-day are grow- appointment contrasta vividly with ing increasingly impatient of the the striking progress made in trials of childbirth; that it should other fields; for example, infant be curtailed and made as rapid and mortality has been reduced to an as free from pain as possible is, a growingly Insistent demand. There ehurmous extent.
is grave doubt among the minds of those best competent to express
are
motherhood
natural powers.
Yours, (Signed) Paavo Gaavolto.
A Bird Child
Berkeley, California,
June 14, 1932.
San Diego, California Dear Sirs:
I've heard that you were going to kill of the mimah birds that live in your fair city. I want to adopt one, give it a gorgeous life. treat it like a child-Just you nee
Stanton Copper. (signed).
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Jack Berger, Station WOR Newark, New Jersey, Dear Jack Berger:
Do you remember me. I was at the Hotel Astor on New Year's
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Eve. Of course, I acted like fool. After I drank those high- balls I tried to play the tuba ir your orchestra and 1 took your violin and didn't want to give it back. Next New Year's Eve, I'm The coming to the Astor again and just
Lucille Mutt. you see if I don't behave better.
(signed).
9-25
I tried to play the tuba in your orchestra.
Mayor's Remarks
That there should be au con- falen in the matter, let us con- Aider a situation such as this: Great Britain is involved in war THE EDUCATION with a Cantinental power. She is fighting a desperate war in the ale INQUIRY
and, because of the superiority of
The seriousness of the position opinion whether this movement is, her navy, has thrown a blockade. Hongkong's educational sys-around her enemy's seaports. An was recently emphasised by Mr. s practised to-day, wholly desir- tem is shortly to be overhauled American vessel attempts to enter Baldwin, who, as spokesman for the able. There is little doubt that in one of these parts and is seized, Government, stated that money many cases anaesthesia is not the by an expert who is being sent
and her master immediately com- out from Home for the express plains to his Government that Great would be found to attack this probeat thing for: the mother, for it Įpurpose. The official communi- Britain has failed to respect the lem. The Ministry of Health has wenkens que on the subject states that neutrality of his flag. Or suppose shown alertness by nuthorising an general public must realise the im- the American vessel attempted to exhaustive Inquiry into conditions portance of the fact that the more the examination in to be made run from patrols and was sunk of maternity welfare in those dis-naturally, within reasonable limits,
If the United States Government "with a view to determining the insisted upon the rights of such tricts which revented in the Intest a mother as her baby, the safer organisation best calculated to vessels to inmmunity from search or report an excessively high mortality!
will become. The secure, with due regard to local seizure. the act of the blockading ratio. For all this, there is a feel- question of under-nutrition has versels might be considered an acting among the medical profession been blamed outspokenly for the ronditions, the advantage of of war: or the British Government that the roots of the problem are increase in maternal mortality. maintaining a forward policy in might take the view that the Ameri-not being sought with sumcient There is, however, no strong scien- the schools, embodying the latest can Government condoned a breach vigour; that the attack has been tific substantiation for this view; of neutrality. Complications might and is being too faint-hearted; in fact, a recent survey from this Jimprovements in school organisa. Į lead to severely strained relations. that there is need for a ruthlessly angle revealed, ne
regards the clear presentation of facts. In London area, that the mortality Great Britain there
1,800 was definitely higher among It is not indicated whether the QLD AGREEMENT
municipal ante-natal clinics. What mothers from well-to-do districts. Idea of undertaking such an in-
benefit, it will be asked, are these | The Importance of a proper dietary vestigation originated with, the
By the Declaration of London clinics, to the health of mother- for the expectant mother is, of (1949) most of the Great Powers hood? The answer is: of inestim-course, undeniable; but it is doubt- Hongkong Government, or ratified an agreement dealing with able value, One of the clearestful whether the question of soverc whether the initiative in the questions of contraband, blockade, advances in abstetric thought has malnutrition has any material bear- matter came from Home. Be
the sinking of neutral prizes and been the indisputable realisation of ing on the problem as it exists in the transfer of enemy ships to a the significance of ante-natal prac- this
Can the athletic type country. that as it may, all who have the neutral flag. British ratification thee; the health of the prospective of womanhood be blamed as a con- Colony's educational interests at was violently opposed, critics argu-mother must be periodically assess-tributory factor? This point is I can any that the measure was frameded. In this way abnormality is often put to doctors. ing heart will welcome Mr. Burney's lely with an eye to British in detected, and arrangemats for its that there is absolutely no founda- visit, in the hope that the re- terests as neutrals, and that Brit-skilful treatment are made. It is tion for the view that a healthily
The remark of the Mayor of commendations which, he even-ain's real interest as the chief sea well recognised that there are In-developed muscular body is any
"I am afraid the public tually makes will indicate the power was as a belligerent, and sufficient clinics of this type avail- other than a most definite ansat Walsall:
that the Declaration weakened able; further, that those that do to the young mother. The problem will be competing for arreat by best and most fruitful directions British belligerent rights. The exist are not co-ordinated as they is not hopeless. There are statis- her," on the appointment of a along which reform should be Government postponed the whole should be. To be of proper assistics available to show that in hos- pretty twenty-four-year-old police- us that many undertaken. general agreement that the tions the provisions of the Declara-the homes of the prospective practined along the best lines, are sirens who lead men to dea- Colony's educational system, tion, with certain modifications. mothers, and where home conditions maternal mortality has been re-truction.
Ifowever, the problem remained un-se not multable. the principal duced almont to vanishing point in We shall never forget a strange such as it is, is largely of the settled. There were very obvious medical officer in charge must be thla country.
encounter in Piccadilly-circus with patchwork type. As the num-dangers and a common internation-
one of these dazzling giris in blue.. It was a foggy November night, ber of schools and the variety al policy was apparently beyond reach. After the War, when the
and she lumbered out of the mist of type have increased, so has new naval treaties were being
like a great ship feeling her way the educational outlook under-drawn up, America demanded sca
to port. We met in a head-on collision. gane change from time to time, strength equal to that of England In order that she could, at all and,
consequence, the times, defend her principle of system has not been operated in
"freedom of the seas,"
Until to- pursuance of very definite and day this has been the major differ- ence in policy between these two well-planned objectives. There Powers, and an agreement is most has, however, been some evid. necessary, When it is achieved it ence in after years of a heigh-naval armament ditileulties, and it may simplify, to some extent, the tening of ideals and of a desire most certainly will bring about a in evolve a co-ordinated plan, happier relationship between all In the large, there can be no questioning the point that con- siderable advance has been re-respects on local considerations gistered within the past decade, to which regard will have to be but there still remains a marked described by Herbert Spencer as paid. Education has been well diversity of viewpoint in regard a preparation for complete to future trends. We have seen living." That is, or should be, this latter point illustrated in | the aim of all educationists. It the utterances by head masters the form which that preparation is when we come to consider at the annual prize-giving cere should take that we encounter monles in connection with local varying schools of thought. The schools, at which varied views problem, so far as Hongkong is have been apparent concerning concerned, is not unduly com- the curricula both of elementary plex, although it has its peculiar and secondary institutions. The official announcement implice, angles. If, as the terms of the
advantage of bringing in an ex- the whole field is thoroughly pert from outside is that he will explored, we may reasonably be able to approach the whole hope to see the lines of progress problem from a disinterested laid down for many years to and unbiased standpoint, al- come. Once the goal is clearly defined, the ways and means of though he will naturally have reaching it should present no to rely for guidance in some insuperable obstacles.
question at that date but in 1914 tance each clinle must have contactpitals and localities whore mater-woman, reminds There is fairly an Order-In-Council put into opera- through local health visitors with nity service has been organised and people believe that policewomen
nations.
CARDI
"Now that takes care of all our forty-conts-a-dozen friends."
Blinded by her beauty and slightly stunned by the impact, we could say nothing for a moment. But a white-hot passion mastered us, and there and then, haltingly but sincerely, we blurted out those three little words which havo thrilled women since the world began,
"We love you," we sald simply.. Sho grasped her balt in both hands, drew her shoulders back, and beat her knees slightly,
"Don't say "This is so sudden," we cried, "Love is like that; sud- den, impulsive, unreasoning. Let us hope that our love will be re turned one day. Give us the right to hold your hand, to count your
buttong
shall arrest you if you are not careful," she said,
"We ask for nothing better. Arrast me, handcuff me to holy matrimony, keep us in custody for life.
"Move along, please," she said. "Ah, cruel, cruel temptress! Heartless Circo of the Circust Must we move along life's way alone when we have glimpsed paradise and dreamed of union. with a goddess In. goloshes?"
Before a friend dragged us away wo snatched at her whistle and blew it madly. Of course, we wore hustrung, but was it the echo of those shrill blasts or the. mocking laughter of a siren that filled our cars as we staggered, protesting, through the gloom?