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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-05-21

a militant message that he de-
livered. AS it is with all those
who take up the good fight,
DR.. Dowie did not escape the
wounds inflicted in the heat
of the battle. Physical LESSONS
were not lacking, but greater
still were the wounds to the
heart caused by persecution
and reviling.
But even these things do
not fully explain the magnet
ism of the ministry of John AL
exander Dowie. The PERSONAL
ty and message of the man
tempered, of course, by the
suffering he was called upon
to endure) resulted in a great
vision - the ideal of building
a city for God, a city "where
it would be easy to do right
and difficult to do wrong"
city which would be prepara-
tory for the millennial reign
of Jesus Christ, a city whose
ideals of Christian living, uni
ty, social justice, and the rule
of God would reach out and
give to the world the truths of
the Theocracy. This was the
holy vision which made men
and women leave home and
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family and business to flock to
a site on the shores of Lake
Michigan.
Few men in the thousands of
years of the history of the hui
man race have had a vision as
clear and far reaching as that
which was cherished by the
founder of the Christian
Catholic Church and the City
of Zion. Others have dream
ed of the perfect common
wealth, among them Plato,
More, Bacon, and Harrington
- their names are immortal
-, but the vision of John AL
exander Dowie went beyond
the utopian schemes espoused
by these men, for he had
glimpse of the Theocracy, the
righteous rule of Jesus Christ
from Mount Zion; yea, and in
the ultimate his was the ideal
which has inspired the great
saints through the ages, for
che looked for a city whose
builder and maker was God"
Thus we see that there were
moulded together in this man
of God three great factors
which explain the course
which his ministry took and
which make it simpler to I'M
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derstand why men and wo-
men were attracted to the City
of Zion. The message of pri-
mitive Christianity and a vi
sion of millennial glory when
proclaimed in dynamic fash
ion by John Alexander Dowie
we're irresistible to many who
hungered after the bread of
life.
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AN INTERPRETATION
Continued from Page ~


By 1896 this dynamic evan
gelist was ready to organize
the Christian Catholic Church,
and on July Is, 1901, the gates
of Zion City were opened to
admit the shepherd and his
flock, a flock gathered from
Australia, Canada, the British
Isles, and the far corners of
the United States = from
around the world.
That 10000 people from the
ends of the earth should gath
er on a tract of land half a
hundred miles from Chicago
with the lofty ideal of build
ing a city for God, may seem
to be a strange thing for the
twentieth century. Undoubted-
ly the man himself - with a
voice colored by quaint
Scotch accent which rang out
with dramatic power in GER
tain, clear tones, restrained
enough to force his listeners to
complete effectiveness; with
twinkling eyes which radiated
kindness and yet demanded
obedience; and with a flowing
white beard which gave a man
of fifty the appearance of a
patriarch, yea, even in the i'm
agination, likeness to a pro-
phet of old-undoubtedly such
a man was human magnet.
But more important than
the factor of personality, here
was a messenger who was
preaching the evangel of the
primitive Church. Hundreds
upon hundreds were raising
paeons of praise to God that
not only had they been saved
from depths of degradation
and sin, but also that from
beds of pain, from hopeless
conditions of disease, from
casts which had unclaimed for
years, they had been healed
through the prayer of faith.
For John Alexander Dowie
stood almost alone in the world
contending for the truth that
Satan is the Defiler and Jesus
is the Healer. 1t was only ma
tural then that remnant of
Gods people would be thrilled
to hear that it was Satan who
had bound them in disease and
infirmity, and that a merciful
Father had sent His Son to die,
not only to bear the sins of
mankind, but also to make an
atonement which would suf-
flee for all of the consequences
of sin, an atonement which
could in very truth destroy the
works of the Devil.
And so it was not the per-
sonality of John Alexander
Dowie alone which was re-
sponsible for the gathering of
a nucleus Of people to North
ern Illinois in the early years
of this century. That radiant
personality would have been
exerted in vain had it not been
for the message which he de-
livered. The message was one
which proclaimed Christ as
Savior and Healer, one which
pointed the way to the holy,
consecrated life. And, it was
one which called for action!
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'These all died in faith, not
having received the promises,
but having seen them afar off,
and were persuaded of them,
and embraced them, and con-
fessed that they were strang-
ers and pilgrims on the earth.
Hebrews lib.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-05-31

ten. @ie @earnte Der sri t1rrertpdI.
tiing erfldren, befinoen iih unter ben
ndtbu,l6ert 9nrIteIlern bnnoert3tpei-
lnofiinf8ig, Die NaSis paren. Seooh
miro feiiten, Der Ser gdrtei nngebor.
te, geitattet tperben, BET Der Muffiib.
rung mn Sabre 1860 mit5u,pirfen, es
lei benn, oaB er bon Der Spruffnnt-
mer als politiif eintpanofrei erfldrt
tuorben iit
Ilois Gang, tpeIher 1884 Die gbri-
itus-Role ipielte, lit pon elmer iolben
Sprudfanrmer bereits oas auftreten
tDegen ieiner anseblihen Spmpntbien
nit ben NaSis ilnteringt ,poroen. Or
lit iiber odt5ig Sabre ult. (Dieie $50
d)e 1puroe er ltnter Dem einieittgen
ifi5ieruneseeies 81 elmer @elo-
Itrafe perrrteilt.) Otto Saler lit au
einem Nodfolger BEL Der Dnrfteaung
Der Golle aliserieben Dorben. Se6o6
befinoet er iif, 1pte eeIagt, als @e-
fangener in Der Sotpiet- Gone.
9ie Rroben fir Die @uffiibrung
baben bereits begonnen. Sberunmer-
gau bate ipabreno bes &rieges nnter
gombaroierungen nidt 8i leiben, 10
oaB giibne, auliiien a,no 9oitiime
erbalten eeblieben iino.
9as Sberammersouer 9aiiions-
ipiel lit Elm einbrufsolles .3e,ignis
Iito6eutiher 8arod- -8olfsfunIt. Gs
eroanft ieine gntItebung einem I'M
9eitiobr 1888 eemadten Baiiions-
geliiboe.
Sie auffiibrllng oes 9aiiionsipieIs
ole aebn Sabre lit in ben oreibu,toert
Sabren Ieines 8eItebens burh ben
oeutid-fron5oIilden aries iotpie ben
eriten uno a1peiten 8eltfrieg llnter.
broGen tporoen. Gie Dreibunbertiobr.
feier 1884 puroe Don ann6bern6 adt.
bunoerttal1leno 3uihauern beiuht.
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bob eis 2snhfaa cine ,ange!eeenbeit
Der Sii6itaaten lit itno nod 6eren
Bratih beurteilt tDer6en rtuB, uno
bob es cine ilnertpiinIfte ginniibung
0es Norbens ,lno cine ginfiibrung
noroitaatliber MehtSbegriffe iei
Denn iiber einen ioIhen San piel
4ufbebens gentaht miro.
so itano Der gnti1luB oieier
r5tpolf giiten uno gere1ten M1nner"
IN oieiem Salle bon nornberein felt:
Gie angeflagten mliBten itnter 8e.
oba6tirng Der erforoerliden Gormali.
taten freiseiprohen 1peroen, oie gr-
mabnling bes 9fidters S. 3obert
Wartin jun, iib ,,idt BON &aiienbaB
beeinfluiien 5l1 laiien, NOR in ben
Bino geiproden. llno au bielem 8e-
funo Der @eidporenen paBte Die
Stimmllng unter oen SnIhauern
mabrenb Der 8erbanblungen i'm Sc.
ridtslaal lln6 tp1breno bes @artens
auf oas 8ieoereriheinen Ser 8eldtpo-
renen nir 5u gut.
Hihts aber trdgt mebr ba5u BEL,
Der nngere6tisfeit ole @ege 5u Be-
reiten, als oas 8eiipiel Ger fingered.
tigfeit.
Nidts lit mebr geeisnet, 8itterfeit
llno Sab 5u ihaffen als eine 10 often.
funoige ltngere6tigfeit, tpie iie i'm
Sale bieIer unerborten golfsitItis
5u beflagen lit, Die unierer farbisen
8epOlfernng nlr beipielen boben
fann, 6aB bas einfahIte MenIhenreht
i'm Staate Soutb Carolina nit Sii=
ben getreten 1peroen barf.
SoIhe ltngeredttgfeit mug fort
5eugeno nur nere llngeredtiefeiten
beraltf6ei6moren.
Gie Solse miro iein, bab nun in
Soutb Carolina, mo oas bon Ser
Strafperfolgung angerufene 6ffentli-
de @epiiien 10 flaeli6 periagt bat,
Die Gdmme fir bie Bropogonoaflut
oes aommltnismus ueit eeoffnet iinb.
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Mrntdlrnmiirhr in, 6iihrn

Sn @reenpiqe, Soutb Carolina,
Itanoen lette @ode abtuno5ipanaig
Wal1ner, angeborige Ser peiBen Mai-
ie, bor ibren &idtern. Sic iparen ser
geiInabne an einem 2Dnbnlorb, be-
gangen an eineln bierunoaipnn5igidb-
rigen Neger nan1ens @illie garle, ON
geflagt, Der ielbit unter Der Inflage
geItanben bate, einen .Eari-G -Gbauffeur
Derlett alt baben. Ser gbal1ffeur apar
Elm geadbar 1lno Sreu1o Der a9tun6.
5tpanaig gngeflagten, 1,1to Die Sc
ibporenen, bie iiber ibre S9ulo ODER
nnibulo entI6eiben iollten, tparen
Na1barn 1tilo Sreunbe Der Mngeflag-
ten 1lrb bes berlebten Gbauffel1rs.
Nber, idreibt elm Seem yorfer
8latt, bor Dem geiItigen A1tse bieier
@ei1norenen itanben ni9t a1tuno-
5tpan5ig Mdnner ibrer eigenen Staot,
ibres engeren &reiies. sSn ibrem baB-
perblenoeten 8etpl1Btiein bonbelte es
fih nidt Inn cine @ntf6eioung iiber
Shnlb ober l1nIhl1lo an Der Sell
aabrne an einem 2pnbmoro. Sir iie
mar cine lteberlegung 6ieIer 6rage
ilidt notig beltn tie er1tfhei0en in iol-
den Sragen nod Dem @rlin6ias
Ser Meger miro gebe,tft." @os oie
@eIdnorenen beidaftigt uno mas if.
isen bon Der 8erteioigung nod beIon.
oers eirgepragt ipa,r6e, tpar 6ie S6ee
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Hprnifdltrs

lleber Oas Sdidial Der beriibmten
9euroner @loden u,1b ben rotiotal.
io5ialiitil6en Serror gegen Die @aH-
fabrt nod 8euron beri6tet P. 8allus1
in ser ,8eneoiftiniiden Monots5eit-
i6rift', baB am 80. Sftober 1916 Die
erfreulide Nadri6t ei1traf flint
8euroner @loden ieien tpobIbebalten
in einem @lodenlammellager in Sarn=
burg entoeft 1porben.
4@emdB elmer geroronung i'm Sab
re 1886 tpurbe oie 8e5eihnuna
r8aafabrts5iige" perboten. 8aIo
onrften feline 3iige rno Sn1nibuIie
mebr eingeIest 1peroen. Mm 20. M1ra
1912 erfolgte oas Serbot ser grer5i.
tienfllrie. Gen M0n6en tpuroe auf
oas ItrensIte ,,nteriagt, obne grloub,
mis- Ser 8eItapo NIT offentlihen 8e-
triebsmitteln, iei es Giienbabn ODER
Omnibus ltitp., 5u reiien. Gum lesten
Nale erflang oas @el1ute Der be.
riibmten &loItergloden bon 8euron
ourd BEN &unofunt nm Is. april
1912. &ur5 baral,f tpuroen iie ab.
genommen 1lno nit unbefanntem 3iel
abtransportiert. gs muB nod Der-
merit peroen, oaB Die beriibntten
@loden 1pegen ibres boben &unIttper>
tes I'M eriten 8eltfries seldont muir
Sen.
Gas &loIter 9euron BEL Sigma-
ringen mar Sen ebemaltgen Wadtba-
bern ein beIonoerer Corn inn guae.
@s loute bon Ser 8ilofl6he perlhmiu-
oen 9ie GloIteriniaiien ioIlten oer-
trieben, oas &loitergut iollte eilrge=
5ogen meroen 1lno oie @ebdulihfei-
ten tparen fir ginri6tr1ng elmer 60
&alerne porgeleben. Sros aller Sbi-
fanen famen aber bod) fortp1breno
5u SUB, NIT Sen &urs5iieen uno su-
tos Sauiel1be bon 8eiu6ern mad
geuron uno lieBen iid) ourd nihts
obbalten, su Ser 8naoenitdtte au pill
germ.
gei Ser bon 8riten uno 9(merifa-
nern geplanten Grridtung bon 2OO,-
600 Seimltatten i'm &ubr- -@ebiet, 6ie
innerbalb 5tpeier Sabre fertisseiteat
meroen iollen, ipielen belttihe Sroaten
als lpeibli6e 3inmerleltte cine erbeb=
lide &olle. slm l.. slpril lit init Ser
ausfiibrltng bieles Blanes, 6OO,OOO|
bis 1 100000 Weni6en 1pieoer unter
Gad uno Sa6 5u bringet, angefan-
gen tporoen. 1ngefdbr 175, 700 glrbei-
ter ioaen babel 8eI6dftigung finoen,
oa es aber an Mrbeitsfrdften feblt,
tperoen piele Sagen ltnb SG,nmer bon
mei6liden Irmen geIhpungen. Nad
angabe offi5ieaer britii6er Steuen
iollen Die Srauen Dor allem I'M Sol5.
idneioen lno 8erlaoen 8er1penoung
ftnoen.
Na6 elmer Weloung aus Wtii11den
bat lette 8obe oie amertfanii9e Mi-
Iitarper1paltllng sic @te6erauffiib-
rung Der beriibnlten Sberann1ergauer
Baiiionsipiele i'm Sabre 1850 geneb-
igt. Sberammergau batte geplant, oas
Bailionslpiel tpieoer in bieIen sSabr
auf5nfiibren. Oabon n1ubte ieoob alif
8runo beridieoener Sdnierigfeiten
MbItanb genomn1en 1per0en. Il. a. be-
finoet itb Ser Wann, ser oie gbriItus-
&olle ipielen iollte, als &riegsgefan-
gener in Der Soipiet-3one 9euti1-
lambs.
Weldipr Breitiamter, Ser BEL frii-
beren slltffiibrl1ng Sen Bontius 8ila-
tus ipielte, miro BON Der WeilitGrber-
tpaltlung Die grlallbnis erbalten, 6ie
ginitubierung oes Haiiionsipiels fir
Die erfte Mnffiibrnng ieit 1884 5u lei.
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Brtrf ai.a Brutfd,lattn

Sr. Nfarrer MoItpes in Sairfar,
Weintt., erbielt iiing1t bon einem ebe-
maligen oeuti9en &riegggefangenen
ben folgenoen 9rief aus &erborrt,
Deutihlano:
Sebr geebrter bodtD. &r. Haitorl
gor nllem min id boffen, oaB sic
nod Ieben lta6 es Sbnen geilinobeitIid
redt gut gebt. Sbre M6reiie bate id
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MAXIMILIAN-SALBE

Mltberiibmte &rduterialbe, uniiber.
troffen BEL
Bra n b 10 Il n6eu
aller Mrt uno BEL anbern 2eioen,
melAe i'm beisebenen SirfuIar on.
gegeben iinb.
Sreis 60 Geuts per Sabr, plms
2 Gents Ohio State 6ales Ear fir
oteienigen, Die i'm Staate Ohio mob.
men.
yenr 5u be5ieben bonn
Macmillan Sanitarium
269S Joyce Ave-, COLUMBUS 8, O.
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WOLFRAM'S LAXATIVE
CAPSULES

llniere aus 9einrd,stern berse-
fteIten 2aratspe gapiuIes jinb nidt
mtr Elm milces Nbfiibrn1itteI, fon6erx
foroern bic @eroal,tre, er1tfernen Die
@ifrtoffe aus Wagen uno ben Der.
ba,nsngsorsanen, itdrten oiefeIben
iur6 reinisen oos @Iut. Wei d,roas;.
fder gerltopfing ftnb fie rniibertrof-
FEN.
Hreis: $500 per Bor (gorrat fis
2 Bis 8 Monate); $500 fir 9 9ores,
Horto eTtra.
THE WOLFRAM co.
FOB. Is Columbus, Ohio
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iuifle1 gsebnIesl Sic fi1 ar,
periuhen sic oIles at rnoderI
mas fid ntahen Idbt
Menn es rliht eeIingt, in
glmerifn 6timmnitg ali ma
den ano iiniere Qeite aus Dem
4erenfeiiel 81, retten, 10 fino
reItlos ole Derfore1l. Muf I'M
fere belten 9atboIifen rno al
Ie lleberleben6en tpnrtet Der
.Go6, ipenn tie bon bort nid)t
berolsfommen."
Il. Der 8eriht lit ilur elm ipei-
terer 8epeis fir ben Hlan,
oas geianlte oeittife @oH
nisourotten.
g. S. st eid,enb berger..
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Yersender Won D-O-D
COS So. Monroe Ave-, Columbus S, O..
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2sss Joyce Ave-, COLUMBUS 8, O.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Cherry Blossoms
Iidul Bnsin

No,D from the gnarIed and bitter bough
that bore
Winter too long, this miracle Of bloom
Storms the bright ntr, as though tho pery
core
OF April ,oere let loose. From ,nnterss
room
The mind emrges, feels this marvel,
fDGktng
The flesh to '0onder-fngers UT one
And touch the DfoIe OF April In II,
shaking
The breath and blood NTH It's bright
Avalanche
OF fo,Dering sno,r-ds Aprips urgent
shout
Opens the heart and rshers ,nnter
out -.
Mtred here Dith essences OF sun and sky,
The ratnd0rk days, the minds sharp
signatures,
Fragile as clouds toanring 5oreper By,
Yet OF such substance as IN rocks
enduyes,
Spring tn bright renaissance once more
paints thus
The joy and glory OF state to be,
Forgotten By the dusty fesh-yet here
Traced dinly like some ancient
mystery
In April trees ,ohose fotpering scroll
retells
The Goe-old story OF earths miracles.
KATHARINE KENNEDY.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Children and Daylight Time

Children and Daylight Time
To the Editor of The Star
One OF the drawbacks to DAYLIGHT
saving is the hardship imposed upon
children, especially poor children living
IN hot and stuffy brick houses In the
summertime the heat in such houses
is almost unbearable. Children cannot
sleep sometimes until after midnight.
reliable doctor tells me that If it were
not for the relief afforded by cool morn
ings many children would succumb to
the heat. They get their best sleep Just
at the time they would be aroused under
the daylight saving schedule. Children
going to school are forced to eat break
fast at an inconvenient hour.
Observance of accurate and universal
time Is easy under the standard time
system. That is impossible under day
light saving, which results in two sets
OF time that destroy routine and cause
huge waste Of time. am not criticizing
those who want daylight saving. but
I do criticize the proposal Most of the
individuals who demand daylight saw
ing have not studied the subject and do
not realize that their plan would de-
stroy the comfort and convenience Of
the great majority of the people.
trust that If the Commissioners OF
the District of Columbia are called upon
to test public opinion on this subject
they will be careful to make . genuine
test, and not be misled by the clamor
Of minority. ALBERT STABLER.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
The Soar

secretary OF State Marshall has
unequtyocally supported French
claims for the separation Of the
Saar from Germany, and its eco
nomic and financial integration into
France. This Endorsement of a
prime French objective-which Rus
sia Is opposing-has at least three
distinct angles.
One Is the immediate diplomatic
aspect. BY backing France on the
Saar, Secretary Marshall softens the
impact Of his opposition to French
desires for distinct international
regime over the Ruhr and the politi-
cal separation of the Rhineland from
the Reich. BY inference this tends
to align France with America and
Britain in the economic unification
OF their respective zones OF occupa-
tion as an alternative to what looks
like deadlock with Soviet Russia
over the economic unif1cation Of the
entire Reich. Lastly, it is in line
with Secretary Marshall's endeavor
to link the Saar, the Ruhr and
Upper Silesia, now under Polish oc-
cupation, as areas whose economic
resources should be viewed from the
standpoint Of their usefulness to the
entire European economy.
The international aspect of the
Saar's economy has long been self
evident. The Saar is small in size.
its area being only 737 square miles.
Its Importance is due to it's coal
fields, which are not only rich in
output but also produce a type of
coal eminently fitted for use, as
coke, in the production of iron and
steel. Furthermore, the Saar lies
on the very border of the Reich,
adjacent to both the iron deposits
OF French Lorraine and Of Luxem-
bourg. Saar coal is therefore eco
nomically welded to French and
Luxembourg iron. So the economic
and financial integration of those
three adjacent districts makes sense.
This economic reality was taken
into account at the Versailles settle
ment which followed World War I.
French claims to political annexa-
ton were, to be sure, rejected by the
versailles Conference. But, as COM
penSation for German destruction
OF coal mines in Northern France,
exclusive rights Of exploitation of
the Saar coal mines were granted
to France for a period of Is years.
Politically, the Saar was detached
from the Reich and placed under
the administration of the League of
Nations. At the end of the 15-year
period, which fell in 1885, the in
habitants of the Saar were to decide
| on three alternatives: Continuation
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Hong Konq as Factor

Amid the turbulence OF the Far
East in general and of China in
particular, Hong Kong is rapidly
emerging as an oasis OF order and
prosperity. This island of the South
China coast, a British colony since
its acquisition from China in 1842,
is resuming its traditional role as a
major trading and commercial
center In the Orient. The last traces
of Japanese rule have been eradi-
Gated, and British administration,
with all that this implies of law,
security and efficiency, has been
fully restored.
Hong Kong thus gathers to itself
the advantages to foreigners and
Chinese alike formerly held out to
them by the "extraterritoriap re-
gimes of the treaty ports" While
Shanghai, like the rest of China, is
in the grip of political unrest, ad-
ministrative corruption and finan-
cial imitation, Hong Kong prospers
from official probity, commercial de-
pendability and financial solvency.
All this is epitomized by the stand
ing of its currency. The Hong Kong
dollar exchanges solidly at 4.8 to
one dollar American, whereas the
Chinese dollar rate is 10000 to l.
The upshot is that Hong Kong's
foreign trade last year reached the
record figure of nearly $500, 900, 900.
Small wonder that Chinese mer-
chants are transferring thither their
liquid capital, while Chinese leaders
of all shades 60 there for a security
extended to all factions with legal
lmpartiality.
Hong Kong thus becomes of in
creasing value to Britain from every
point of view. In a time when so
many ties of empire are loosening,
the advantages of lucrative COM
mercial center. a strong naval and
air base and diplomatic bastion
in the Far East combine to make
It's retention eminently desirable for
British policy. British imperial in
terests clash. of course, with Chi
nese nationalist desires to re-
gain the 1ong-lost territory. But
China, torn and weakened as it is
by civil strife, is in no present posi-
ton effectively to press it's claims,
while the spectacle of Formosa must
give pause even to the local Chinese
as to the desirabllity of a transfer
from British to Chinese rule. Britain
can point to the fact that when 1t
got Hong Kong, somewhat over a
century ago, it was a barren rock
ringed with malarial marshland and
tenanted only by a few fishermen
and pirates. Today, 1t is a teeming
commercial metropolis with more
than million population, developed
by British enterprise which has in
vested there more than $4,000 900
pounds sterling.
The chances are, therefore, that,
for the immediate future, Hong
Kong will remain a British COLONY
and that Chinese nationalist claims
will continue to be an academic
Issue.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
The Teen Aqers' lnninq

The def1nitive answer to what Is
wrong with modern parents has
been given. 1t was written last
Saturday afternoon with complete
absence OF advance publicity or fan
fare by thousands of seventeen and
eighteen year-old college applicants
In 48 States and seven foreign coun-
tries taking the College Entrance
Examination Boards achievement
test in English composition. The
high school seniors, carefully pre-
pared by their teachers to write we'll
planned grammatical discussions of
more orthodox subjects, were prac-
tically knocked off of their seats by
the order to write $50 words on "one
Of the serious errors parents make
in rearing children" backing up
their opinions with experiences.
This unprecedented chance to
tell off parents under the august
auspices of the College Entrance
Examination Board probably has
social significance. The board may
have wished to prove that higher
education has descended from its
ivory tower and is concerned with
current problems. Rearing the
young is extremely current. Ger
tainly it is a problem. American
mothers have taken a shellacking
from adult analysts for being too
protective or not protective enough.
Some experts say mothers are in a
bad fix, but they can blame modern
civilization. Mothers have become
f1ustered and self-conscious under
the attack. Pop, of course, is out of
the house most of the time, scratch
ing a living for the family. The
psychologists have not bothered SO
much about him.
What is wrong with Nom? And,
while we are about it, what is wrong
with Pop? The answer this time
will come straight from the horses
mouth. If anybody is qualified TO
speak with authority on parental
mistakes, it is the seventeen and
eighteen year-olds, Strong puohc
pressure should be brought on the
board TO reverse its traditional poi