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IS U.N. WINNING THE BATTLE FOR PEACE?

A survey by Australia's Minister for External Affairs,

DR. H. V. EVATT THE peoples of the United Nations, through their representatives at San Francisco in 1945 when the Charter was written and the organisation established, Teclared their determination to save suc- ceeding generations from the scourge of war; to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights; to establish conditions under which justice and respect for. international obligations could be maintained; and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom.

The United Nations is now three years old. far has it succeeded in accomplishing these aims?

The first great enemy of mankind is war itself.

the organisation already has a great deal to its credit. Dis- putea in many parts of the world have been brought before it. In some cases actuhl fight- ing had broken out - for example; Indonesia and Pales- tine, and each time the Security Council was able to put an end to hostilities-at least tem-

Sometimes, as porarily.

in Iran, the United Nations was able to secure positive results by turning the spotlight of public and free discussion on the causes of the disputes und the progress. of events.

These are not roll achievements, to to have stopped bloodshed, and

when have kept discussion going deadlocks had been reached. The principles which the United Nations has followed in these disputes were the clearly laid down for It in Charter. The Security Council and other United Natlans bodies have come to accept standard procedures to give effect to them,

My own country, Australia, strove two not unsuccessfully during its

to years on the Security Council establish these courses.

In cach dispute, the facts of the sltuntion should first be ascertained,

the

if necessary by un impartial body. These facts should be published so

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health, and labour conditions.

This organisational structure has only just been completed. Parts of

it have proved extremely successful, other parts will need

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poverty and other social problems.

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Human Rights THE third great enemy of mankind

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55 and 60 of the Charter: to pro- mote "universal

respect for. und observance of, human rights and fundumental freedoms for all with out distinction as to race, sex, Ban guage, or religion."

How

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Dr Herbert V. Evati: ""These are not small achievements."

In Palestine, where these Arab prisoners are behind barbed wire, the UN has worked to bring peace from the truce.

In Iran, where Azerbaijan children drilled during

a war threat, the UN won out by a public airing of the

dispute.

Water-that's

the

secret of Scotch!

Scotland.

States is chipped, from Scotland. That represents, say, 30 million. bottles, or £3 million a year.

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GAMES TOYS

"Gentlemen, break it up, please! You're disillusioning the customers!"

A LAYMAN WROTE OUR BEST-KNOWN CHRISTMAS HYMN

By Dom John Stephan, O.S.B.,. Monk Of Buckfast

THE hymn "Adeste Fideles" ("O Come All Ye Faith- ful") has been sung and enjoy- ed for at least 200 years and is easily the best-known Christmas hymn in the world. But identi- fication of its author

has puzzled most writers up to the present.

The watermarks of the paper, useil copy also pointed to for this new the 18th century, between 1720 and and 1750.

That is the period covering Wade's aclivities.

The King James prayed for could' only be the Old Pretender (James HI), and not his father, James 11. and the likely date would be 1740.

or thereabouts.

But who was this John Francis: Wade?

The files "Notes and Queries,” tó mention but one review dealing with such questions, bear witness to the He was Invariably described as a- fact that this problem has exercised priest-musiclan who specialised In. many minds without yielding any musle-copying of liturgical books, positive result. There was always samples of which, were scattered a "missing link" to provide a about private and publle libraries. satisfactory answer to the question. There

the was not

slightest Now It appears that this link has

evidence forthcoming that he was D at last been discovered. Its cogency priest or even a cleric in any degree.

1

may be examined in the booklet have ventured, to bring before the The late Bishop Bernard Ward, In public ("The Adeste Fideles," A his "History of St. Edmund's College, gave Us an obituary Study on its Origin and Develop- Old Hall," ment, by Dom John Stephan 0.8.3 notice of J.F. Wade, taken from the, Cathelle Directory for 1787, 11766, which Abbey. "Publications", Buckfast

ran as follows:

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Devon, 2s. Od.).

If any weakness be found in the August 18th, Mr John Francis Wade, arguments set forth, no one will be a layman aged 75, with whose

books manuscript better pleased than the writer him- beautiful

chapels, as well as private families,

self.

OLEX

In order to be absolutely conclu- abound, in writing which and teach- alve, the proof ought to bear the ing the Latin and Church song, he algnature of the author, and this chiefly spent his time" (op. cit. unfortunately is not forthcoming. p.142). But, falling thut, it seemed worth- while bringing to the notice of the public--what-is-at-least a-strong- circumstantial evidence of identifica-

tion. -

FERVENT EXILE

From this Itavas obvious that Wode was a fervent layman who to the Con- had called himself

The story is briefly as follows. tinent that is Douay College-and Among the books which appeared in turned an honourable living there as teacher of music,, as. the successive sales of the Harms copyist and worth brary In 1948. there was a well as Latin, when there was no amnil manuscript, unstened and scope for such activities in his native- undated, which was purchased by country, ruled by the Hanoverian the Rev. Maurice Frost, Vicar of dynasty. on the label they couldna reproduce Deddington, Oxford, who submitted

it to the present writer's examina tion..

-By MORLEY RICHARDS

it. You en....

And this is the mystery. Scotch whisky, as we know. It is not one but many whiskles blended.

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modification Britain are at stake in a THOUSANDS of dollars for

Most of the pieces transcribed by Wade in those manuscript books of his can easily be traced to their But in three years men and legal battle now being fought Rovernments have

sources. But not all, and among PRAYER FOR KING JAMES...... together in a common effort to fight over whisky in, Washington.

these mysterious compositions there Now we who sucrced once in a

The catalogue advertisement nud was the "Adeste Fideles" which, while in getting a touch on u wee You begin with a hundred malt dated this MS "about 1007," on the however, appears in all his writings.. "Where did he get it from?" asked dram kriow that the only good distilleries. There, the spirit is dis-strength of its containing a Prayer

James Britten in his Ailled from fermented barley and for King James-Domine salvum fac the late whisky comes from

increasing number of nothing else except yeast. The Regera Nosteum Jacobum-which articles on our hymn.

to Britten that steadily

It never occurred Americans are coming around to the pr-r-oduct you sample as proof spirit was taken to refer to King James

Wade might have compused it:him- same way of palate. Five percent I which each member made in Artles of all the whisky drunk in the United as a deep, rich, rather, overpower- 11 before his fight from England:

Bu tuste.

That was rather sterling, 68 as self! The idea would have seemed An yet-this is the very point So there are six grain distilleries prayer was inmediately followed by preesterous. as well, where a lighter spirit is the hymn "Adeste Fideles" in d brewed. Now comes in the skilful version slightly different from the I am making out in the study just: text hitherto popularised the carliest published, and which some of out- Slender. ****>le^"^"drews*** "on stocks-be-

competent authorities are ns the correct A detailed work has been done The American blender, uncasy at holds in the mill and grain distilknown copy of which was handed most

down in a MS signed and dated by prepared to accept

and solution of this old riddle. In this field by the United Nations. this Scotch lavasion, began to label eles.

From 15 to 20 of them: A vat of John Francis Wade, in 1740,

In a short article like this one These efforts were crowned in the some of his brands "Scotch Sype"-Linkwood 20 years old, kept in preserved up to recently in the recently Anished third session of the large "Scotch," a Uny "type.""

sherry-impregnated, wood; a vat of Jesult college of Conglower Wood, cannot bring forward the proofs for

Euch starting uzgestion: Let. General Assembly by the adoption The Scotch Industry appealed to. Clen Grant, kept in plai sak; the County Kildare.

This copy.

regret to say, is hy the render examine them and judge of a Declaration of Human Righter the courts to make the label illegal. right amount of the Glenlivet; and, and of a convention for the preven- || Sentch, they claim, is like

found, but there are for himself. longer to be colinae, or

It acems high time to do justice to tion and punishment of genocide, port, or champagne, a geographical Mix well together, vat for another several others from the same hand, which is the nines extermination of title, which should be International- yunr or two, and there you have also dated, for example, at Stony modest fervent Catholic nython hurst College, and St. Edmund's of Bishop Challoner's time, who whole groups of people on social orly protected.

Soy favourite odd spot.

suffered a voluntary exile for the religious grounds.

Exnet contents compulsorily put on College, Ware. Thus, in three years the United So the Americans are denuding labels to America would disclose After securing the first photograph Falth and, therein found the Inspira- Nations has accomplished a great the exact contents of Scotch whisky the secret to competitors in Scot-of these copies, I felt certain that the tion for writing the words and the very finest. deal in fields of vital importance. It on the imported label.

land, but it would not help the newly discovered MS (which 1 have music of one of the

called the "Jacobite 'MS") has done more than reasonable men

wa hymns ever composed. The Americans want to know our Americans.

The name of John Francis Wade: expected in so short a period. Much formulas," said one kilted brewer It is all to do with the water, you written by the same copyist, J.F. patient and hard work is necessary (they don't call themselves distillers) ken-the soft water that flows in the Wade, and that the date attributed deserves a place in our hyma books. well as in every musical: and always will be. Everyone can in the Highlands. Why, mos, oven, glens of Speyside and defles chemical to it in the sale catalogue could not as

aletionary' or encyclopaedis. this work.

If we had to put the exact contents analysis.

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