Tárogató, 1943-1944 (6. évfolyam, 3-12. szám)
1943-09-01 / 3. szám
14 TÁROGATÓ dales, bull terriers and collies, or crosses between these breeds. Later they recruited from a wider field, including Norwegian elkhounds, Himalayan sheep dogs, Rhodesian ridge-backs (used for lion hunting in Africa), and Dutch quay-hounds or barge dogs. Army dogs are extremely well cared for. Thousands of owners, remembering the high standard of treatment in the last war, said good-bye to their pets for the duration without any misgivings. A well-trained guard dog can scent a stranger two hundred yards away, point to him, and tackle him if necessary—all in silence. Training takes about four months , including time taken for the dogs to get to know the men they will finally work with. One of the dogs now on active service had a peacetime job with a gas company; his specialty was pointing to leaks in the pipes. —EXPLORER. MADAME CHIANG KAI-SHEK AND POST-WAR REQUIREMENTS Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, as well known as a Christian leader as she is for her part in China’s military conflict, addressed a mass gathering in New York on Tuesday, March 2nd. After a stirring account of China’s long struggle for freedom, Madame Chiang turned to the post-war period and gave her views as to the spirit in which the United Nations should face their problems. She said: -— “All nations, great and small, must have equal opportunity of development. Those who are stronger and more advanced should consider their strength as a trust to be used to help the weaker nations to fit themselves for full self-government and not to exploit them. Exploitation is spiritually as degrading to the exploiter as to exploited. “Then, too, there must be no bitterness in the reconstructed world. No matter what we have undergone and suffered, we must try to forgive those who injured us and remember only the lesson gained thereby. “The teachings of Christ radiate ideas for the elevation of souls and intellectual capacities far above the common passions of hate and degradation. He taught us to help our less fortunate fellow-beings, to work and strive for their betterment without ever deceiving ourselves and others by pretending that tragedy and ugliness do not exist. He taught us to hate the evil in men, but not men themselves. “Finally, in order that this war may indeed be the war to end all wars in all ages, and that nations, great and small alike, may be allowed to live and let live in peace, security and freedom in the generations to come, cooperation in the true and highest sense of the word must be practised. I have no doubt that the truly great leaders of the United Nations, those men with vision and forethought, are working toward the crystallisation of this ideal, yet they, too, w7ould be impotent if you and I do not give our all toward making it a reality.... “Selfishness and complacency in the past have made us pay dearly in terms of human misery and suffering. While it may be difficult for us not to feel bitterness for the injuries we have suffered at the hands of the aggressors, let us remember that recrimination and hatred will lead us nowhere. We should use our energy to better purpose so that every nation will be enabled to use its native genius and energy for the reconstruction of a permanently progressive world with all nations participating on an equitable and just basis. The goal of our common struggle at the conclusion of this war should be to shape the future so that ‘this whole world must be thought of as one great State common to gods and men’.” CHRISTIAN COLLEGES IN CHINA Not more than one in five hundred Chinese is a Christian. Yet in China’s “Who’s Who” one-half of all the names included belong to men and women who have studied in Christian colleges. There are thirteen Christian colleges of university grade, and their enrolment includes one out of five of all the university students in China. There is a great demand for admission to these colleges. One Christian college had fourteen hundred applicants, of whom only a hundred and sixty could be admitted. It is evident that they are turning out a disproportionate share of the present and future leaders of the nation. Not only do they produce preachers and teachers and doctors and dentists for the service and leadership of the Church; they also send Christian laymen into the ranks of business, professional and civic workers, thus bringing the leadership in all walks of life into Christian hands. —J. H. Arrnp.
