FOUR FEARS OF U.S.

Chronicle (Levin), 26 August 1947, Page 3

FOUR FEARS OF U.S.

PEOPLE NOT INFORMED ON WORLD AFFAIRS WELLINGTON, August 25. 'The average New Zealander is a iiiucli ino ro world conscious person thau the average Anierican," said Pastor II. 1>. 0. Hollanl, of Wellington, who raturned last week from the InlernatioiiaL and World Couferonces of the Churchos of Christ in Bufl'alo, New Work. This he ascrihed to the mueli beiter and clearer presentation of world new.through the press of this country. America was so l>ig that there v\a-5 more tlian enougli uews to lill papers vvith just the loeal events, aiul as a result Auiericans are lamentably ignorant 011 world affairs. In no direction was tlieir ignorance greater than in coniiection witli New Zealand. At various ineelings he was asked aslounding qnestious. _ Most questioners seemed Mo tliink that New Zealand was uiuler the domination of England and that this country had to ]>ay ,a great levv ea-"li vear for the upkoep of the King and

the Roval Family. Others asked lun. whai conditions wero like back in the Philippines. The whole of the nine weeks he was in Ameriea he saw oue tinv referenee in Ihe newspapers to New Zealand. The eontinual front-puge storv eoneerncil Russia, whieii was Nuniber Oue to]iic. There seemed an inevitabilily that the 1'iiited Stales must light Kussia at somc cime. "As far as I can see America 's fears are: Pear of Russia, fear of the Jews, fear of the negroes, and fear of depression, ' ' said Pastor I-Iollard. Although -15 i>er eent. of the Cily oi New York wero Jews, everywhere be went on his tour — from Califoruia to the cust coast — he found this antiHemetic i'eeling. Kegarding negroe: tlic north seemed of the opinion tha' thev could be c.dncated, but in the sontii opinions were adamunt and ciear rut that the negro must be kept down. Although there was a wave of prosperitv, most people had a dread of a depression w.hich they t'ult was roming. J'le found that a large percentage oi Ameiicaus were chureh-goers and he found ehurches well iilled everywhere he went. The international couferenee of the ChurcheS of Christ is lield every yea: and is attended I »y "delegates from America and Canada, while the world congress is lield every three years. Thisvear delegates from 32 nations attended, including 12 from New Zealand. Outstaudiug addresses were given by Dr. Stanley Jones, wlioin Pastor JIollard described as "No. 1 gentlemau oi the Christiau world". Dr. .Jones was full of admiration for Brituin's action in India, wliich he knew well as a missiouary, and described her action 111 gran'ting independence as "the greates' light in the last two decades". *"It was strange," said Pastoi Hollard, "that despite the ignorance and criticism of Britain hy so many people I often heard the remark, "i wish we had British justice here'."