1941-05-19 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 19, 1941.

TIME FOR FINAL BOMBING BROUGHT

U.S. ACTION CLOSE AT HAND

ADDRESSING THE annual meeting of the American Council on Education on the subject of the war and the British universities, James B. Conant, President of Harvard University, said: “It would seem to me the time for final action by this His audience was com- country is close at hand." posed of representatives of practically all of the major national and regional associations in the country.

was

Dr. Conant, recently returned | from England,

applauded when he expressed his conviction that "the English people will not make peace with Hitler" and agam when he said: "I do not believe the American people will sit idly by with Hitler controlling the Atlantic Ocean and undermining our freedom in this hemisphere. It seems to be clear that in all likelihood the longer we delay in sending full aid against the Axis powers, the longer will be and the greater will be the ulti- mate misery for all mankind."

war.

Dr. George F. Zook in his an- nual report recalled to the audi- ence that the American Coun- cil has in its constitution the de- claration. "The

council organised to meet national needs in time of war and will always render patriotic service"

Conservation Of Values Urged

was

the

He set forth the fundamental relations

education of

to national government in a series of statements declaring that adequate consideration must be given to the conservation of educational values, resources and personnel: should emergency programmes not interfere unduly with the re- gular work of the schools, states of mind leading to war hysteria should be discouraged and the Language or literature of no coun- try should be eliminated from the curriculum, and the respon- sibility for administrative control of the agencies should continur in the hands of the educational officers of the schools and the in- stitution of higher learning.

Dr. Conant in describing the British precautions for preventing the wastage of skilled men sa'd he wondered if thr United States would do as well. He described under the British programme which the scientists of the coun→ mobilised for national try are

Physicists. engineers, service. chemist and doctors are at work where they are most needed, he said. I am of these professions had been allowed to volunteer at the start, or had been drafted, the shortage to-day would be "serious indeed. One wonders whether we in the United States will be far- to profit by the sighted enough example."

British Plan Described

The British

he!

the U.S. should take all steps necessary to insure the defeat of the Axis powers, Dr. Conant said that since his return

it have been amaxed to hear argued by intelligent citizens of

United States the

that negotiated peace between Great Britain and the Axis powers is a possibility."

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ART TREASURE TO LIGHT

The bombing of Coventry Cathedral has revealed an art treasure which had been hidden for more than four hundred

years.

It is a mural paint- ing of the Madonna holding the Child Christ, with David in the background.

The Provost of Coventry (the Rev. R. Howard) thinks the painting was walled- up during alterations in 1500.

Now it is to be moved to safety.

GONE

ARE THE HORSE

AND CARRIAGE

And Gone with them are the waxing the carriage.