By Jam es 0 . Henry Chairman, History Department, BIOLA College Hungary Lifts Taboo On Mister and Madame It is now all right for Hungarians to call each other mister and madame, instead of comrade or colleague. A ruling to this effect, handed down by the Philogical Institute of the Hun garian Academy of Sciences, was re ported in a recent issue of Nepsza- badsag, the organ of the Hungarian Socialist Workers (Communist) party. Such forms of address have been frowned on in Hungary since the Communists took over because the Hungarian word for mister means master. The Institute’s ruling said that care should be taken to see that mister and madame were used “ ir respective of class of rank.” Luther Memorial Restored in Worms A reconstructed Reformation Me morial church was rededicated on Re formation Day, October 31, in historic Worms where Martin Luther declar ed his Protestant faith with the words, “ Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise.” Known also as Holy Tri nity, the church was destroyed in World War II. Some 15,000 contri butions for its reconstruction were made by Protestant individuals and groups in many parts of the world as well as by seventy-one West German cities and towns, many of which are historically associated with the Reformation. Heading the list of in dividual donors were former Presi dent Theodor Heuss of West Ger many, a Protestant, and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, a Roman Catholic. Alcohol Ravages Still Sap France In France the pathetic face of a young boy, a tear rolling down his cheek, gazed out from the Metro poster, “ Papa,” the lad was saying, “ do not drink, think of me.” But Papa, according to statistics, is not paying much attention to the appeal. Alcoholism has been and continues to be one of France’s important health and social problems. Its ravages are estimated to cost the state the equivi- lent of $505,000,000 a year. Since World War II the rate of deaths at tributed to alcoholism, including cir rhosis of the liver, climbed steadily until it reached a peak in 1956. That year 20,279 deaths were ascribed to alcoholism. At the same time a re-
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cord number of 14,870 persons was admitted to psychiatric hospitals suf fering from alcoholic psychosis. It is estimated that between 4,000,000 and 5.000. 000 French—or one tenth of the nation’s population—are engaged in the production of wine and other al coholic beverages. Included are about 3.000. 000 private.still operators whose production of spirits is widely ac knowledged to be only loosely con trolled by the Government. Reds Displeased With Youth Fete The Communist organizers of the World Youth Festival in Vienna last summer were disappointed with the results of their venture, according to diplomatic sources. These sources sug gest that while the festival was not a complete disaster in Communist eyes, it fell far short of expectations. Sev eral persons who held key posts in organizing the gathering have been demoted. Extensive critiques h a v e been held by interested groups pro ducing generally critical conclusions. It has been announced that the Eighth World Youth Festival will not be held until 1962. This is the first delay for any of the biennial events since their inception in 1947. The site of the next festival has not been an nounced, also an unusual develop ment. The three basic criticisms of the festi val by Communists can be summed up as follows: The failure to win support for the festival in neutral countries such as India, the United Arab Re public, and Ghana. Lack of success in indoctrinating delegates, particularly those from Asia and Africa. An under estimating the effectiveness of opposi tion groups and individuals, both in their influence on delegates and in their criticism of the Communist aims of the festival. Moscow’s failure to sway the youth of the world may be a sign of a new weakness in her system.
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