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THE HONGKONG Telegraph, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1936.

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PRESERVATION OF BRITISH IDEALS

With the almost daily clash

divergent political Ideas creating ill-feeling in Europe, a very pertinent question for Britons is whether the reason- able measure of freedom. won by centuries of effort is to be permitted to slip into disrepute, or whether it shall become the corner-stone of British national life. A well-known educationist has been giving this matter considered attention by the process of examining certain prominent national character- istics of the British people. Going back over history, he has found evidence of the individual- ism of the race, the intensely practical nature of the people, and their genuine aversion from. being dragooned or submerged by some great iden. A point arises, of course, whether it is possible to re-mould national character. At first glance, this might seem almost impossible, but since the Great War there have been outstanding examples in Europe of mass suggestion being used in a manner which would have been unthinkable in earlier

Another point years. which has been raised is whether, if we had lost the war, we should have adopted a form of government similar to that of

SIR F. GOWLAND HOI KINS (English), pionter of the Sclence of Nutri- Finu,

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Here are live a list

DR. FRIEDRICH BEN. GIUS (German), whonet researches led to the pro-. duetion of oil jren raai.

IIE time has come to have a Science League of Na- tions. Indeed, it is over-

duc. A few years ago, one might have urged it as an aitru- istic measure to help humanity. To-day the scientists must have a world organisation in self de- fenec.

Make no mistake about it-

demo- Ecionc, the intellectual crazy, 15 in great danger 115 sucial democracy.

And the scientists know it. Dur ing the last few weeks I have taken part in private discussions with eminent International relen- tists on this muesion of world Thes take the organisation, grovest pourthle view of the situa 1:013.

They see scientists being re- mented in the name of "National- Ism: they are betre turned into the well-drilled soldiers of totall- tarian states.

Italian has made Mussolini scientists take an oath of loyalty so that any discovery, which might help the rest of the world, becomes in oficial sera and its dia- c'osure lich treason. Hitler has rented a Narlic Calence and aas Nazified discovery,

Nationalism is the contradic- l'on of Science," destared Profes

the 121 Conti, Prez'dent of Imerican Association, discussing he international project with me. "Science means, essentially, the scovery of knowledge for the pet of humanity in general. It depends, entirely, on freedom of periment, fresdom of expres- lon, and freedom of exchange of Destroy that non results. d it is the end of Setenes.

You know. professor." said a entist friend of mine to one of

(1)

most eminent German selen- its recently, "I refuse to accept u cetentific announcement from many nowadays. I du not be- love your scientifle journals."

"Neither

said We," German bluntly.

What a travesty! Even in International confer-

Today's Thought- Wilo

ever heard of national chemistry?

---WHISTLER.

the

who have contributed to the wisdom of all nations;

MME. CURIE JOLIOT (French), who discovered artificial radium and a neo Ippe of X-10%.

DR. WILLIAM MURPHY (American), a front-rank Aghter against pernicious antrefa

PROFESSOR EINSTEIN (German), in spite of his difla to the world, exileri by the Nazis.

DICTATORS- Hands Off

SCIENCE!

ences, the German reprezentatives are Naz Brat and scientists after-... waris. When Covernment delega

lons are sent to relentine con- graves at which only accredited delegates are entitled to vote, the German Government. discoverA how many representatives other Governments are sending.

They then appoint their nomi- JARE-CUTTINg the late of any "free thinker"-and send a dele. gation big enough to cut vote the others. And before they leave they receive instructions. as to what to say and how to act from a special department of Goebbels' Ministry,

But Fascist tendencles are not confined to Fascist states, British and American scientists are un- easy. They see attempts even In the two great democracies, to gng and bind selence.

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In American State universitles, Or discoveries selentiile vicws which somebody thinks are “mib- versive" have led to dismissals.

I And, don't let's fool ourscivas, can happen here too, where re- search depends so largely on "tted" subsidies.

har Something, however, happened which has given scien

The British tists fresh courage, Association, after four years' pes- sure, both from within and with- out, has taken its stand.

It has turned the attention of Science social problems. It has réalised that Ecience may help to create social problems, social Influences can 'so make their impact feit

pon Selence.

and The American, German other visiting scientists were tra mendously impressed by the out- spokenness of the British aclen- tists.

every

branch of

From

Science caine pronouncements of social affairs which were like kmashing windows and letting cold draughts of reality into the science-fugged close-cloistered, laboratories in which, in the past, scientists secluded themselves like hermits.

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Four years ago some of us, both inside and outside Science, argued that Belence, through the BA., should apply itself to social prob- lems. We were told it was "not the scientist's jub." Now they have discovered that it is. And they have "got down to it."

At the same. time, we argued Selence that there must be a

We were told League of Nations. ihat Selenes, with its articles of world faith, needed no organist.- tion.

That is altered now. Support is being eagerly canvassed by the lending scientists themselves for an International Association for the Advancement of Selence.

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There exists, vaguely, an Inter- national Academy of Sciences. It

is, true to its name, academic." had some the war it Before Influence, but it "outlawed" Ger- man scientists during the war and crippled its purpose. The object of the new amoelation would be not to turn scientists out but lo bring-scientists-in.-

The proposed International Association could not do better than to adopt an the basis of its

Science, The Destroyer

CHINA'S War Lords, it is to be

aircraft that are being produced with Powers who prale to her of Western culture and humanitarianism.

Some evil genius in mankind seems

feared, have been given a new By "AN OLD STAGER" such frantic haste by those

Canton- with in the toy to play Hankow Railway, the new line which forms the final connecting link in between railway communications Calais and Conlon.

Hitherto the railway development of China, so much encouraged by and capital, hos foreign enterprise

cing condemnation,

Caution, the spirit of the Bri- tish Association charter;

To give a stronger impulse and more systematic direction to selen- fe inquiry; to promote intercourse of those who cultivate Balence In different parts of the Empire, with one another and with foreign philo Rophers; 'to obtain moro

peneral attention to the objects of Science and the removal of any disadvan tages of a pubile kind which impede its propress."

That last part, so long obscured by scientifle cobwebs and the dry dust of the inboratories, is the key to the new outlook of Science. It does not mean just "bringing the Man-in-the-Moon down to the Man-in-the-Street," just giving popular or semi-popular lectures: . it means bringing scientifle pro- gress into line with social affair.

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The International, association. “ therefore, would be concerned, not with sectional discussions, but with aligning Science with world prob lems. And, so important to-day.

the interests D safeguarding scientists as individuals, and of Selence as a democratic institut- tion.

It would have a non-exclusive constitution. Anyone who would subscribe to its constitution, to the baale principles of Science, and 11. code of international freedom, should, be admitted.

Let me give one ready-mude example of the type of work, it would promote and advance. There is in existence an excellent LagueTM of Nations Technical Committer on Nutrition. It is carrying out .. world-wide survey of the foo which

needed by peopk throughout the world in order to maintain health, and comparings. It with the food available ant contrasting it with the food which. owing to economic condijous, 1. consumed.

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The nutrition scientists can very measure the requirements and the agricultural scientists can measure the resources, and the economists

That committer may be the But those who hold up their hands to turn every one of his inventions to can show the ahortcomings. in horror at the enormities of China's purposes of bloodshed. With the foundation of a new world econo- was lords would do well to reflect first clumsy visions of flight through mie order based upon the free dis- upon their own position before vol- the air came the thought of the aging-tribution of the primary necessity

did means afforded by a flying- machine for raining down destruc-

In the light of our tifle progress brought to them from

to have the scientists of the English- the West to their own purposes of ledge of aeronautics it seems a wild poses as a start a union to:ween As a nucleus, banditry and bloodshed, it can hardly stretch of Imagination be said that Europe is making any thought for a moment that a balloon speaking world. better use of the advantages and filled merely with hot air could ever that is admirable, and since Elr nawers that science is placing in her be made to support the heavy weight Josiah Stamp, President of the of weapons of offence. Yet it is clear British Association, is almost as

Though the Chinese have undoubt

of life-food.

Professor Conklin, as President

Germany to-day. The authority served less as a means of exploiting caly prostituted the benefits of scien- tion upon an enemy,resent know of the American Association, pro-

the vast industrin resources of the country than it has to enable the militarists to plan and effect bigger, brighter, and bloodier campaigns of civil war.

advantages of the railway for hands. The the rapid transport of armed troops was Immediately seized upon by the rival generals, and in many cases the finest locomotives and rolling storks of European and American produc- tion were nobbled for military pur- poses almost immediately upon dis- embarkation on Chinese soll.

This is, of course, all most highly reprehensible, and it has been the of ceaseless but unavailing cause

part of the Powers protest on the whose national interests have been disregarded.

If Chinese tuchun and tupans have from contemporary records that some well known in America as he is used railways and river steamboat such thought must have been enter! here, he could crown h's term of transport for the purpose of spread-tained by the Montgolfiers and other office by helping to promote it.

ако laughter and suffering among French pioneers of aeronautics. The aeronauts of 150 years

* * the civil community, Eurune's di-to-

deter tors and rulers seem to be

were boustful of the decels they would In litting

But, with Mme. Curie-Jollot. mined to use the aeroplane and the do once they succeeded

earth. 1a famous daughter of famous latest knowledge in chemistry to still themselves from off

deed, it was the rumours of what the dealer and more horrible ends.

Before reproaching China's mill-Mont coiflers were preparing across parents. na Under-Secretary for font politicians for weine war Unen the Channel that first awoke in the Scentino Research in France. French co-operation, abould be defenseless women and children, can minds of British people that

Sweden, Dori-

the

un-

ito whom we have referred hazards the, view that out na- tional characteristics are such that we would never willingly bow the knee to dictators, of whatever school of political thought they might be. At the same time, it cannot be over- looked that the allurements of Fascism to some minds and of Communism to others do illus trate the danger of taking de- mocracy for granted. Nothing that is worth while in national life can be perpetuated except

we. say with any truth that our pleasant sensation, now familiar to easily obtained. by effort. A need therefore

and Russia, and many other From the humanitarian point of women and children will ha mornail, of insecurity against aggression mark, Norway, Holland. Bolgluni arises to harness the idealism

view the offence is the more helgous secure from quirage and butchery if from the alr.

Such fears, entertained only by the countries would, I am positive, of youth and to indicate in no

more timid and credulous, were ridi- subscribe to the objects and accept uncertain manner to the rising in that the Chinese generals have less war is again let loose in Europe?

liking for atraightforward battle be- MAN'S EVIL GENIUS

culed, as were also the claims of the the scientific ideal.

What is needed immediately t generation the value of a true tween their opposing troops than

French inventors. A caricature, pub- democracy at

Certainly, even though we discount feed in London in 1784, pictures a "Magna Charta of Selenco re- п time when they have for stealing a march uuon liberal ideals are being widely cach other by unexpectedly letting

thelt unpaid and starving armies as lving pronaganda half the storica

af atrocity coming to us from kath Montgolfier blowing soap-bubbles affirming the basic principles. challenged. If that work is

loose upon a rival's territory

dia be de grand invention. Dis will nouncing the abuse of scienes and Ignored, the time might easily plunder, plage, and destroy to frents in the Spanish conflict, there and declaiming to himself, "O by Gar, stating the democratic creed, re- still remains a restrine of revolting Immortalise my King, my country, invention ns destructive forces.

We will declare de war and myself. come when the pent-up idealism happy elvil community.

brutality unmatched by the worst crimes of China's militarists. of youth would be let loose in

EUROPE'S BAD EXAMPLE

English quake, by Gar. We will in- other directions. The points

Viewed brandly, and in relation to nainst our enemie; we will make des and reconsecrating Eciones to the which need constant stressing The new length of railway, running the tenacity with which she holds to meet their camp, we will Intercent humanity and of civilisation. Jare that the main consideration as it does through some of the most the customs of her annient civilian- thele Fleet, and we will set fire to underlying representative rule mountainous and hitherto impassable len. China has had little more on their darkevards, and, by Gar, we will whole unity to adapt herself to railways wke Gibraltar in da nir-balloon: .and regions and crossing the

become air- when we have conquer de Enlish in Britain is to make laws which

Ingth of China's most militantly in- than has Europe to

don we commuter. de other countrie, all colonie to de aro not repugnant to the citi-flammable province, Hunan, may well minded.

Heaven knows that she has made and make them zchs, but which are such as to be feared to serve as an incentive to

fresh horrors for her people rather no wore use of them than that con- Grand Monarque."

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· To-day's Thought- CUSTOM meats us at the oradie and leaves us only at the tomb.

-HOBERT G. INGERSOLL.