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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 27, 1940.

MIRROR OF WORLD

OPINION

a strait-jacket." There remains ac- cording to Curry (and Streit), only the third possibility, a Federal Gov- ernment. The power of such Д federal union would be in-.

THE RIGHTS OF MAN The effort to make a new. de-. claration of the Rights of 'Man, the basis of a better world order after the war is an encouraging sign.” It indicates that the sacred sense of in- finitely greater than that of a League, and its power would be more restrict- dividual rights has been strengthened, ed than that of a World State. We

Ger-

not weakened, by the collectivist challenge of National Socialist many and Soviet Russia.

In Britain, where the movement is strongest, popular response

to the idea of an international bill of rights has shown that the mainspring of de- The con- mocracy is still intact.. troversy, which has been aroused over the draft Charter of Rights drawn up as a basis for the debate on the sub- ject conducted in certain English newspapers confirms the strength of this democratic individualism.

Two points in particular throw a significant light on the state of thought in Britain at this time. One is the insistence by many ordinary newspa- per readers that any charter defining the rights of man must be accompanied by a declaration defining his duties as well. The second is widespread de- mand that any declaration rights of man destined to serve as the basis of a new world order must be founded on the Christian concept of the brother-hood of man, since Chris- tianity is the cornerstone of western civilization.

of the

Certainly there seems to be ground for criticism of a draft charter which, God though it includes freedom of thought, does not specify freedom of conscien- Furthermore, self- ce or religion. government should surely be explicitly included rather than merely implied in any such declaration of rights.

It is essential that any valid bill of rights must not stop at a mere enu- meration of social, economic or even human rights and duties. It must in- clude the divine rights of man as they are set forth in the Scriptures. Surely, as Professor Archibald Main, Modera- tor of the Church of Scotland, has pointed out, any true declaration of the rights of man must be based on man as a spiritual being, and, in the words of General Carpenter of the Salvation Army, the Sermon on the Mount must be lived more consistently

homes, workshops, board rooms, civic councils and parliamen- tary sessions if mankind is to find peace.--"Christian Science Monitor."

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WORLD STATE

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have at the present time a number of Federal Unions which work perfectly, namely, the United States of Ameri- and oldest federal ca (the biggest government); Canada, South Africa, Australia, Switzerland.

Mr. Curry deals at length with ob- jections to Federal Union. One answer at least is striking. Thomas Paine, one of the principal architects of the American Union, wrote two years be- fore Union was achieved: "Made up as it is of people from different na- tions, accustomed to different forms and habits of government, speaking different languages, and more differ- ent in their modes of worship, it would appear that the union of such a people was impracticable." And Mr. Curry adds: "He was speaking, not of Europe or the world to-day, but of the Amer- ican republics then. It is exactly how people speak of the problem which confronts us to-day."-Dr. Wil- helm Viola.

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NEW “AUTHORITY”

"The birth of the new National Gov- ment at Nanking will present a serious menace to the Chungking regime. But the immediate collapse of the Chung-

that account king regime on scarcely, be expected.

The new authority at Nanking has ordered immediate cessation of hostili-

can

ties among all Chinese troops. It has also declared the invalidity of all agreements or treaties which Chung- king will conclude with foreign Fow- ers after the establishment of the new government.

But all this will be insufficient to cause the extinction of the Chungking regime."--"Chugai Shogyo."

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HITLER ON COLONIES This is not the place for a review in detail of Hitler's recent words as re- On one point, gards their accuracy. however, we must make an exception, for it also concerns the Netherlands. "Forty-six million Englishmen," he said (in round figures and on the low side of accuracy), are the owners of of the 40,000,000 square kilometers In a rational world we would have earth's surface. Eighty million Ger- no national Foreign Offices. All arm- mans do not yet own as much as ed forces would be pooled, the eco- 800,000 square kilometers." Now has nomic relations between countries every one of the 48,000,000 English- would be governed

man referred to the by an internation-

right to exploit his al organ. There

share of the would be an inter-

000,000 square kil- national Board

ometers, for the colonies,

there others' there for communica- tions. We have already interna- tional organs such as the Postal Union. Why not continue?

Mr. Curry is con- vinced that world order

will come. The only question 18, if it will

come

after destruction and chaos and the sacrifice of gen- erations, or if "mankind suddenly sense,"

acquires evolu-

The whole

WAR'S CAUSES

The mere cessation of armed conflict does not bring peace. It removes some of the tensions, restores some measure of nori malcy to the world's thinking and acting, enables men to dis- cuss more reasonably, but it does not go to the roots of the matter. This" failure of peacemakers, to look at the causes of war is the thing that makes all armistices and peace settlements the prelude to other wars. - Thus, it is nevar enough to stop a war. The world eventually Im going to have to face the question: Are we willing i to make peace, by wiping out the causes?-L. EL Moss, of: the For- eign Missions Conference of North America.”

Thirty-two

or

40,-

are

with rights as to which they let no have Englishman

a say?

Can England at will plunder Cana- da, Australia, South Africa or India as Germany has plun- Czechoslo- dered: vakia or Poland, of transport part the population to England and there put it to forced ́ labour?

Hitler has a-dan- conception gerous

of colonial posses- million square inhabited by

are pl

tion of mankind-from individual sions. through family and tribe to nation- kilometers shows the way. There were wars be- 450,000,000 British subjects, just tween English counties not many een- as about 3,000,000 square kilome- turies ago. What were the United States ters of Netherlands territory are pop- not much more than a hundred years ulated by about 74,000,000 subjects of ago? Why should Nation be the end the Netherlands, of whom, just of human evolution?

with the British, no one is the slave Mr. Curry sees three possible forms of another..

:!

as

of real world order: a League of Na-One might be inclined to say that

tions, a World Superher, or as ficiality. He dismisses 48,000,000 1

nFo- Hitler's survey in a case of a

deral Government,

we have seen, was a failure for sever- man beings as though they were just World Super-State in- part of an inventor of England's

uch surrender of auton possessions. there “lea: danger of betion of col

Smuch s rovernment as Haagsche Post, The

That

tler's, concep-

ration?-De

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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 27, 1940.

DUCE HEARS GERMAN MURDER PLANE PRAISE

MUSSOLINI LISTENED intently while his Under-Sec- retary for Air, General Pricolo, in the Italian Parliament, praised the "triumphs" of the German Air Force against defenceless shipping in the North Sea.

"LOCH LOMOND"

RADIO IS NEAR BERLIN

The mystery radio station whose signature tune is "Loch Lomond" is "almost certainly" in Germany and about 100 miles from Berlin.

Sir John Relth, Minister of In.

told formation,

the House of Commons that he knew of the station's nightly broadcasts.

Sir John added that arguments propaganda were and" enemy

constantly being countered by the B.B.C. and otherwise.

HIS GIRLS WED PEERS

saw

He had six daughters. He three of them married to peers, and a fourth married to the cousin of a

C peer.

This father was Dr. F. R. Holmes Meyrick, husband of the late Mrs. Kate. Meyrick, the night club queen. He has died in Middlesex Hospital.

This was the succession of brilliant weddings in which he saw his daught ers as brides,

May married the fourteenth Earl of Kinnoull in 1928;

Dorothy married sixth Baron de Clifford in 1926;

the

twenty-

Nancy married. Mr. Edward Fitz- of the roy St. Aubyn, a cousin second Baron of St. Levan, in 1933; Irene married the sixth Earl of Craven last year.

Lady Kinnoull died in 1938, aged

thirty-seven.

been separated Dr. Meyrick had from Mrs. Meyrick for many years before she died in 1933, but they were reconciled while she was dying.

Dr. Meyrick once stated that when his wife left him in 1920 he had a "magnificent place at Brighton," and was earning £5,000 a year.

this

He declared that in spite of "she started her night club business, instead of looking, after the home."

ARRESTED INDIAN CHIEF

A CAMBRIDGE MAN

Allana Mashraqi, leader of the Khaksars, was detained under the De- fence of India Act in Delhi after the

clash between Khaksars and police at Lahore, in which twenty-five people were killed.

Mashraqi, a fifty-year-old Pathan, was at Christ's College, Cambridge, and took his mathematical tripos in. 1909, and was a wrangler in 1911.

He was formerly an-official in the Indian Government Education Ser. vice, from which he resigned In 1920.

He founded the Khaksars in 1931. The movement has now over 100,000 adherents..

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON

SUBJECT: “PROBATION AFTER DEATH"

The subject of the Lesson Sermon in all Christian Science Churches to- morrow, April 28th will be:-"Pro- pation after Death

The occasion was the consideration of the Italian air estimates, says. Reuter.

"The German Air Force," Gen- eral Pricolo said, “has clearly shown Its superiority against British mer- chant shipping in the North Sea..

"The same cannot be said as re- gards warships, but it is logical to suppose, that aircraft will succeed at least in Imposing remarkable limitations in their use and activity. "These considerations are of especial importance to Italy, since to her the Mediteranean is pathway and life, and it will $0 remain, thanks to the infinite possibilities of aircraft attack and reprisals which gives."

MORE WARPLANES General Pricolo sald Italy's war- plane production was going on at a considerably higher rate than at any previous period.

"In six months' time," he de- clared, "the rate will be almost doubled."

Because Germany, France and Bri- tain were building up their forces with "unlimited expense," General Pricolo seid Italy must "burn up the road" in her effort to keep up with

them..

An additional credit of 8,000,000,000 lire (approximately £108,100,000) for extraordinary expenditure in connec- tion with national defence is asked for by Signor Mussolini in his capacity as Minister of War.

The cost will not be borne by this year's Budget alone, but will be spread over the two years 1939-40 and 1940-

41.

CANADIAN FLIERS OFFERED TO FRANCE

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Kay Francis shows Deanna Durbin how she saws petit-point back- gammon board covers for Hollywood friends, each cover requiring six months' steady stitching. Known for years as the screen's "best-dress- ed woman," Miss Francis loses none of her glamour in playing Dean- na's mother, a famous stage actress, In Universal's "It's a Date."

BELGIUM HAS STEEL WALL

A 36,000-ton wall of steel is part of Belgium's "insurmountable" defence against attack by tanks or entrenched divisions, according to a Belgian offl- cial communique.

Of the 36,000 tons, 34,000 are of steel structure and 1,000 tons of -steel cables. Work began on Sep-

tember 1.

The communique adds: "Neither rain, snow nor cold has stopped the work, despite a temperature of 16 deg. below zero.

to

services of 31 fliers in addition ground men.

Colonel Hunter, a Liberal Member of the Ontario Legislature, said he offer to the communicated the had French Minister in Ottawa who "pro- Lieut.-Col. Fraser Hunter of Toron-mised to communicate with the French to, veteran of the World War who Government at once.

was to have accompanied Canadian volunteers of Finland as their com- manding officer, sald that he had offered to the French Government the

The Golden Text will beThe Lord will perfect that which con- |- cerneth me: thy murgy, O Lord, en- dureth for ever: foranke not the works of thine own hands.” (Ps. 188:8).

HIS WIFE TO HAVE QUINS

Earline Callahan, twenty-two year- old wife of a workman, was told by doctors at Miama, Florida, that would give birth to quintuplets within the next two months.

she

"Am I frightened? Not one bit. Mrs. Dionne was O.K. and I'll be, too," said Mrs. Callahan.

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The doctor's report. is being sent to Dr. Dafoe, who delivered the Dionne quins. He will be invited to be pre- sent at the birth.

The news reached the doctora leading X-ray from the nation's specialists in John Hopkins College, Baltimore, who after studying X- ray photographs of Mrs. Callahan, revealed that each showed five dia. tinctive infant head structures.

was married Mrs. Callahan who

she last June, beamed with joy as realised that she stands a good chance of sharing honours with Mrs. Dionne Charles Rochereau de la Sabliere, as a mother of quintuplets.

Her

Callahan, husband, Emory French Consul in Toronto, said he could ascertain no reason why the works in an aeroplane factory

earns about 20 a week.' squadron should not be accepted.

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