THE WORLD'S PRESS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume 1, Issue 8, 14 February 1914, Page 6 (Supplement)

THE WORLD'S PRESS.

POWER Of THE PRESS, It id this ability to Bee men and things ue> they are which constitutes thd great power", of the Press in thid eotmtry and makes it possible on great Occasions to weld it into & harmonious whole. After all, we are working for" the common good, though neeoSßarily along different lines, and though we may occasionally corroe* and chastise each other, we are none the lead acutely sensible of our conv radeship,^'' Evening * News'' (Lsndon)i STABIIiiTY OF THE SITTENTE,

We have at times been compelled to criticise members of French Governments in their individual eapaeity. .But after ten years every Englishman knows that France has been faithful to her part of the compact with absolute loyalty. It was said of old that the fatal weakness of democracy lay in the fact that it was incapable of a Bouiid and continuous foreign policy. This objection is answered by the stability of the Entente. Though men and Ministries pass, it remains because it is enshrined in the heart * of two peoples.—"Daily Mail." ' STATE'S SOCIAL DUTY.

But the point is, every adolescent child ought to be taken in hand and progressively instructed in the duties of maturity; and that is just wherein, our system fails. It is the duty of the State to make its children good citizens. It is the right of every child to receive such training from the State. As to the great majority of our children this most important public duty rests absolutely unfulfilled, and it will and must rest until we take proper steps to establish a comprehensive systom of industrial education. How much longer must we wait before the State realises and performs its duty?— '-'Age" (Melbourne). INSPIRATION OP THE ORATOR. The moment you grant that a legitimate motive and inspiration of the orator lie in his sense of an appeal to an audience wider than the one immediately before him, you destroy the inference that the broadcasting of : ' his words through- the Press can injure either his art or his influence. —"Even* ing Post" (New York). THE HUMAN MACHINE.

When, however, all that is possible has been done to ensure safety and to minimise the fatal effects of accidents, human life must still depend on the efficiency of the human machine. —'' Express tf (London). FEMIOTST^DEVELCPMENTS.

Ancient (jrvilisations had their feminist developments, but it is noteworthy that the developments generally took place as the civilisations were ripening to (.rottenness. The terrible question therefore arises whether feminism, which its champions think tc be a sign of progress, is not in fact an indication of decadence, and its appearance a warning that the civilisation which has produced it needs rejuvenating if it to take the downward path. "Australasian*' (Melbourne). ....