THE WORLD'S PRESS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 61, 18 April 1914, Page 8

THE WORLD'S PRESS.

TURBULENT MEXICO. _ -. All those interests a.re gravely injured ' by the present 'condition of anarchy, and yet ..no.European nation can take any direct action to protect it nationals on account of the Monroe Doctrine, by which the United States has virtually made herself responsible for the preservation of order on the American continent; All these in the general situation appear to indicate that the United; States sooner or later will be compelled to intervene in order to re- : store order in Mexico, in spite of themagnitude of that task. —"Daily Telegraph. " ■' THE OPEN COMMUNION.

It seems to many as mot only absurd, but terrible, that acute controversies should"threaten the health of,agr.«it Christian Church on points of pure dogma. The open Communion seems to tha latitudinarian no less' Christian in t- u e highest sense than the. ideal of copartnership between various Christian bodies, .differing in dogma but united.in the mf&teries 6t faith, for missionary effort; In the Church, however, there are found sincere and zealous members of very differiug view|— High Churchmen and Evangelicals—who cannot see .eye-to-eye on matters wliich, trivial to ■ the latitudinarian - (whom they might call a simple Theist), are of supreme importance to them.—"Evening News.". AUSTRALIA'S LAND DEFENCE.

Difficulties in getting the new schemo (defence) under way were inevitable at first, but the ease with-:which it now works is proof positive that, the great mass of the Australian people is. in sympathy with it, and determined that it shall have a thorough trial. The great review at Centennial Park, Sydney, on March 28, and the parades that have taken place here and elsewhere, are splendid object lessons in refutation of the charge of unpopularity alleged by the deputation to the Governor-General designate. They show what the trainings is doing for the cadets, and how proud the elders of the community are. of the smart youngtrainees.—''Australasian." BARBARIC CHAOS.

It is clearly intolerable that other Powers should keep their harnds off Central and South America if these territories are to sink into barbaric chaos without a finger raised: by the United States. Sir Edward Grey's declarationonly recalls plain facts ( to President Wilson's notice. He has:still the choice between intervention and loss of control. He cannot any longer play with a critical situation. We very much hope that, acknowledging- the strong public feeling of his country, he will now intervene with real effect and take steps to restore order.i'-to Mexico."Express." . - *■..,■;