Evening star., 1932-04-02
Higghligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

r A RENSA, Willemstad.-Depres-
sion, depression. depressionl 1t
seems that is all people have
IL to talk about these days-the
causes of the depression, the
origin of the depression, the intensity
of the depression, remedies against the
depression. the cure of the depression,
the prevention of future depressions.
Not since the Great War has so uni
versal and appalling a series OF dlsaS-
tiers visited the nations. For all are
the victims of this new holocaust
both the victors and the vanquished
in the martial conflict. and. indeed,
the victors. in this economic stress,
seem to have suffered the most, for
their position has become relatively
more discomforting. More used to
plenty, they have been plunged into
poverty.
A multiplicity of suggestions for
ending this regime Of encouragement
and mistrust are offered each day and
there are as many different schemes
for bringing back prosperity as there
are individuals projecting them. At
bottom, in our opinion, politics Is to
blame-the selfish nationalism OF each
country that desires all sorts OF proht
and benefit to itself regardless Of the
rights and liberties of other peoples.
This national selfishness which has
placed the various nations at swords
point with each other has developed
within the respective populations be-
cause of personal and corporate selfish
ness and greed. New theories OF lib
erty and license have sprung up every
where and not only human, but even
divine, Endorsement sought for the
most outrageous and indefensible be-
havior. whether private or corporate.
1t Is hardly to be expected that
while powerful interests seek the priv
ileges Of unrestricted tratic in drugs
and liquor, because they prefer to COM
promote social welfare with useful
merchandise because of larger, regard
less of how tainted, profits. When the
world gets back to decency-When a
struggling minority no longer strives
to check the avalanche Of immortality
and evil indulgences now threatening
to ingulf the world, patronized by
politicians because of a perniciously
presumed popularity Of the times
then, and not till then, will peace and
Righteousness return.
without true principles and purity
of act and motive. there can be no
social or commercial resuscitation. It
is idle and presumptuous to think that
we can gamble, drink or drug ourselves
back to economic stability, or that
wars and concubinage will help us
more than they did Sodom and Go
morrah!
More than ever before the wcrld
needs men of character, ideals and
sympathy to direct its affairs.
Water Shortage
Shown in Jerusalem.
Palestine Bulletin, Jerusalem.
acute water shortage in Jerusalem is
clearly shown by the figures of the
total rainfall today, compared with
the total today a year ago. Up to the
end of January 1881. the rainfall in
Jerusalem was 294.3 nm, whereas this
year only 1905 nm. have fallen SO far
Last year the rainfall was below the
average and far below the city's needs.
Leopard Proves
Detriment to Owner.
Cologne Gazette.-A rather unfortu-
nate affair occurred a day or SO ago IN
Friedensu Berlin suburb) in the home
of picture psint1r who, in his earlier
days, had done considerable travelling
in Africa. AS a souvenir of his ex-
periences, and for the pecunlary benefit
occasionally derived from loaning the
animal to a moving picture studio, as
well as for the presentation Of it In his
own canvases, this artist kept a full
grown leopard in his rooms. The crea-