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EUROPEAN POLITICS. o "THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT." THE WORLD'S HISTORY IN A RHYME. It seems that there is a, long way Irom tlie nursery rhyme to the deep-lying issues in- volved in European Politics. But this nur- sery rhvroe has probably its origin in the JewIsh poem found in the Passover service book, which is utilised by nearly all Jews. The Jews will tell you that it has a deep meaning. In Wale's "Day of Preparation" there is an uitiHsation of Jewish writers' in- terpretation of it. Here is the poem and its interpretation: "A kid. a kid which my father bought with two pieces of money. (By the two pieces of money is intended the two tables of the Law, which constituted the foundation of the Jewish polity); Then came.the cat (Babylon), which eat the Then came the dog (Persia), which bit the cat; Then came the staff (Greece), which beat the dog; Then came the firei (Rome), which burned the staff; Then came the water (Turkey), which quenched the fire; Then came the ox (the European nations), which drank the water (i.e., the Turkish power wasted and destroyed by the European nations); Then came the butcher (Russia), who slew the ox; Then came the Angel of Death (Pestilence), which killed the butcher; The last verse of this poem is: "Then came the Holy One, blessed be lie, -and killed the Angel of Death." COMMENT. | Readers of our articles during the last few vears will remember how these Jewish ex- planations are in agreement with facts. The four great empires ^referred to in the visions of Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar have success- fully and successively afflicted. Israel s land. The "waters" or power or glory of the anc eut Assyrian, that overflowed its banks and came sweeping over Immanuel's land (13. viii. 7, 3), have during the last several cenru- ries been succeeded by the modern military power, Turkey, which may be aptly I d the waters of the Euphrates: (Rev. xvi. 12). Even this power is drying up. And the I nation that has for centuries prayed, planned and fought to succeed to this inheritance can be. well likened to a butcher. Joseph Cham- berlain once likened Russia to the devil. Russia has been a butcher of the Jews, at any rate. She will try to act again in the same spirit. She will partly succeed,, even to the extent of invading the: land of Israel and conquering Jerusalem (Zecli. xiv. 1-3). The An.jel of Death, destroyed Sennacherib's anny in the land of Israel. The Messiah of the Jews will do the same to the vast hordes that will over-run the land of Israel, acting the part of enemies to the Jews. THE JEWISH FRIENDS. There will be some nations who will act as friends to the Jews. There will be "goat" nations; there will be "sheep" nations. The goats will have acted carelessly and spite- fully towards the "little ones," while the sheep will have looked after their troubles hi manv phases. While the Judgment seat depicted in Matt. xxv. has reference to il-i- dividual judgment, it is not difficult to con- ot a national application. The test of •judgment. is the action towards one of the least of the brethren of the coming king. But Israel is depicted as little and small now: "The little one shall become a thou- sand, and the small one a. strong nation" (oIs. Ix. 22). Upon these grounds of friendship towards the Jew, we may expect a more lenient attitude: adopted by the Messiah to- wards the communities where the English language is spoken. All people, because of their pride and unbelief, will be humiliated; yet not all nations will be destroyed. Britain stands conspicuous in her friendship to the Jevv. A Jow is in her Cabinet, and he is well spoken of by his political opponents. I THE UNITED STATES. I This country is also well disposed towards the Jew. A f&v years ago their Government sent i to the Czar's Government pleading for justice to the Jew; but the Pre- sident, commenting on its rejection, said it would be one of the most valuable documents in the archives of the States. W. T. Stead once wrote: "We may depend upon it that the fixed idea of millions of American Chris- I tians, that. the Jews must be restored to J Palestine, wil/ sooner or later, compel the United Statef Government to make a move in I that direction." An AMERICAN PETITION. I Here is an extract from a, petition of Ameri- can citizens to President Hanison (there are a number of these items quoted in Wale's "GaL11{Jring of the Hosts to Armageddon" "Why not give Palestine hack to them again? According to God's distribution of nations, it is their home—an inaHenaMe pos- session from which they were expelled h\ force. Does not Palestine rightly hobng to the Jews? It is said that rains are inc jc and there are many -evidences that the land is recovering its ancient fertility. If they could have autonomy in government, the Jews of the world would rally to transport and establish their suffering brethren in their thiif>honoured. habitation. For over seven- teen centuries they have patiently waited for such a privileged opportunity. They have not become agriculturists elsewhere because they believed they were mere sojourners in the various nations, and were yet to return to Palestine and till their own land. "To this end, W3 respectfully petition His Excellency, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, to secure the holding, at an early date, of an international conference to consider the condition of the Israelites, and their claims to Palestine as their ancient home, and to promote in all other just and proper ways the alleviation of their suffering condition." (To be continued, God willing.)

 Sequel to Child Neglect.  ALLEGATION OF STARVATION. I .1. A :l. f-L. -i.i. INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF NEGLECT. j .L1 L 1. 1' _.J .l'i J -\EC?LLCT. II Mr. W. Y. Nevill made enquiries at the meeting of the Board of Guardians on Thurs- day as to the condition of the two children belonging to Mfs. Margaret Lloyd, Old Man- chester House, who was recently sentenced to a month's imprisonment at the local police court for cruelly neglecting her children. The Master (Mr. Bevan) stated that they were still in the Infirmary. One was able to leave, and the other was still very ill. Mr. W. B. Jones: Does the father TH v to- wards their maintenance ? > The Master: I think the mollier is now out of prison Mr. W.B. Jones pointed out that the lad Horace had died at the Infirmary. Mr Nevill: The Guardians should adopt the children, and the father made to pay towards their 111 aintenance. Mr. W. B. Jones proposed accordingly, and Mr. Pugh seconded, and the motion was carried. THE INQUEST. Mr. W. W. Brodie resumed the inquiry at j the Workhouse on Friday into the circum- stances O attending the death of Horace Lloyd, who died recently at the Workhouse. Mr. Martin R. Richards appeared on behalf of the N.S.P.C.C. Mr. Philip Williams was foreman of the jury. Inspector Idris Jones, N.S.P.C.C., stated that he had had the deceased under .observa- tion since May, 1909. Up to about January 11th the deceased was apparently in his nor- mal health. The Coroner: What happened on Jan. 11th? Witness: I called at Old Manchester House, where the parents lived. Did you see the child?- Y os: it looked very sickly and thin. I advised the mother to consult a doctor for her own sake and the children. What did she say?—She promised to do so. The child was fairly clean. I next visited the house about twelve noon on the following day. The child was in the same condition. Continuing, lie said that he asked the m-otbgr j whether she had called in the doctor, and she replied in the negative. He then seriously advised her to do so. On the following Tues- day, the 25th, he again visited the house, and saw the child sitting on a box, near the fire, with two of the other children. It appeared to be asleep, and was very pale. The mother was smelling of beer. He told her that, Horace appeared to be worse, and she replied that the children would soon be well, because all her children had been like that when they were small. He again cautioned her, advising her to call in a doctor, but she did not appear to appreciate the importance of his advice, although she was sober. On the following Wednesday week, February 2nd. he visited the house, and saw the deceased in his mother's arms. It appeared to be seriously ill, being apparently in a dying- condition. The mother told him to look at the child, and said "Horace is dying." She was drunk, and made a long statement. The Coroner: You must give it all. Witness: She said, "What has my sister done to Horace? I am sure he has caught something from her. He used to sleep every night in her aims." What was her eondition then?—She was drunk, and unfit to take care of herself or the children. The youngest baby lay d-ead in the front room. Witness, continuing, said that in conse- quence of the serious condition of all the children, lie called in Dr. Hamil, assistant to Dr. Evans, who advised their immediate re- moval to the Workhouse. Witness then pro- cured a magistrate's order, and, after having seen the father, removed the children to the Isolation Ward of the Hospital. He had an interview with the father at the Hope and ^Anchor, where lie was engaged as a carpenter. Witness told him the condition of things at the house, and he replied, "I am doing my best. I, told my wife a fortnight ago to j call in a doctor. I take all my money home. I am sure the child has caught something from my wife's sister, because he always slent with her before she went to a home at Swansea last.January." The Coroner: What was the condition of the house ? Witness: The parents occupied three rooms on the top floor, rented at 4s. 6d. per week. A flat?—Yes: one floor. The rooms were scantily furnished. The front room, was being used as a living room, whilst those at the back, were bedrooms. There "ITas a child in each of the rooms at the back. One of the beds was in a fair condition as regarded the amount of clothing, but rather dirty, whilst the other consisted of two mattresses, -md no bed clothing. There were six in family. Since my first visit in May the home improved in cleanliness, and was fairly satisfactory. The, Ccroner: Have you any further evidence as to the want of care ?—There was always bread and butter in the house, and on one occasion I saw them having soup. The woman also. appeared to be improving herself, and was, apparently, becoming more attentive to the children. The Coroner: Have you anything to add?—I have always encouraged the mother to im- prove her home. L Yon took proceedings against the; parents?— Yes. For what ?—For neglecting their children in j a manner likely to cause them, unnecessary suffering and injury to health. The case was heard at the Llanelly Pett y Sessional Court on February 16th. Thecharge against the male parent was withdrawn, and the mother was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in the second division. Why was the charge against the male de- fendant withdrawn?—Because he was not so much to lie blamed. The Foreman: When did the Inspector see the child before January Witness: I visited the house weekly from May. Had the doctor been called in between Jan. 11th and February ?-No. The Coroner: You had better tell the jury why you continued to visit the house between Mav and January. Witness: The parents were prosecuted in JHay, and were bound over in the si-iiii of £ 1 for two years under the Pi 0Cation Act. The Foreman: Did she give any reason why she had not called in a. doctor?—She said all her children had been ill when. they were young. The Coroner: Do you allege any neglect be- tween January and February, except her failure to call in a (,Ilt)cto-r?-Negle(,t of proper feeding. I never saw much milk foods in the house. The was in- adequate. The t'ather: When did you report, to ma the condition of the beds? Witness: Soon after the conviction in May. Have the beds improved since ?—• Only one bed has been in use, to my knowledge. There was no clothing on the other. You only saw it once ?-—About 'twenty-five times. Almost every week, in fact. You SAY you did not see very much milk coming in?—I did not see any. there. There was no cupboard. There were three pints of milk coming in daily?—I cannot say. Why did you not call upon me?—Your wife begged me not to call, because it shamed the husband. A juror: TIle father was not advised to can in a doctor?—No. Mr. Lloyd: Was not Dr. HanLil called in to the other children? Witness: It was never mentioned before. Mrs. Lloyd: The doctor always said I was improving. The Inspector: I can only repeat what I have said The Foreman: Was the child insured? The Inspector: No. Mr. Lloyd: An insurance agent visits the house weekly, but I have never insured one of my children. Nurse R. Stephens, a temporary nurse at the Infirmary, said she had attended the de- ceased and the other children of Mrs. Lloyd from February 3rd. Deceased was brought into the Intinnarv on the previous evening, and appeared to be in a, very weak and ex- hausted condition, and was dirty and vermin- ous. The child only weighed 131bs. 8oz. She came to the conclusion that it was suffering' from whooping c-ough. The Coroner: Can you. express an opinion as to whether he had been properly attended to ? Witness: I should not think he had been. Did he improve ?—Only slightly. Dr. Evan Evans said he first saw the child on February 2nd in the Isolation Ward. It was very small and terribly thin. He had a. small abscess at the back of the ear, and two sores on the right side of the back of the; head. The hair was verminous. Deceased also suffered from whooping cough and bron- chitis. The child's temperature was 102, and the pulse very rapid. Deceased weighed 131bs 8 ozs., the normal weight of a child of similar age being 30 lbs. It showed signs of having been neglected, and. the condition of the three children led him to the conclusion that they had been improperly fed. The Coroner: How long had the child suf- fered from whooping cough and bronchitis ?—• I should say the whooping cough had been: going on a week or so. It is a. disease that gets worse, and then improves. Should a doctor have been called in earlier?' —I should say so. Whooping cough is a com- plaint that the general public do not consider very serious, and people allow children to run about the streets with. whooping cough. The, extreme thinness of the child indicated that. the child did not suffer from the disease only and must have boen in a Avealc state before the whopping cough set in. It looked, like a. case of mal-uutrition. The Coroner: The child was badly nourished before the attack of whooping cough?—It must-'have been. Ought a, mother of five -or six children to' have known that there was some attention re- quired before the child was brought to the Workhouse ?—I should say so. Would there be anything in the condition of the child which would make it necessary for the ordinary father to take steps ?—If 1 saw my children in that state I should do so. I did not say "you." ?—Yes, I should, say so in the case of the ordinary male parent. Even a working-man, coming in after work r --I should say that an ordinary working-man should not be so apathetic to his children as not to know that there was something wrong. What was the cause of death. ?—Whooping cough, bronchitis, and exhaustion. Is it your opinion that the neglect the child appeared to have suffered from had anything to do with the death of the child?—111 my opinion it did. The child, before the attack of whooping cough, was in a.n extremely weak state, due to bad feeding and want of proper care. When taken ill it was not strong enough to battle with the illnees, as it Avould have- been if in a normal state. Taking that view of it, the previous condition would more or less accelerate death. On the other hand, whooping conghand bronchitis, even with the strongest children and the best attention, prove fatal occasionally. I do not suggest that the mother wilfully starved the children. The food they received was not of a proper character, and they were unable to digest it. There was, however, neglect, judging by the condition of the baby. The condition of the head and the sores were due to the want, of cleanliness. There was no specific disease. A juror: Do parents usually call in a doc- tor for whooping cough ?,- Y.es, as a rule. Much depends upon whether parents pay monthly to a, doctor. If there is any expense some will not call in a doctor, and. think it is best for their children to go out in the fresh air. The Foreman: Would the calling in of a doctor earlier have saved the child's life?— The children would have had proper treat- ment sooner. Louis Lloyd, father of the deceased, who volunteered to give evidence, said he gav-e his: wife El a week, and paid a lot of debts. His average wages were 30s. a week, and he paid the rent. The children seemed to get weak in January, about a fortnight before rem oval- About three days- prior to the removal of Horace to the "Workhouse, witness noticed that the child required medical attendance,. and he told his wife to send for the doctor to attend to the youngest chiJd. Dr. Hamil sug- gested that a bread poultice should be placed, on the head of the youngest child. The Coroner said in that case it would be necessary to call the doctor. Witness, continuing, said a pint of milk was sent to the house night and morning. Three of the children were weak from birth, an&' the other three very strong. Horace was one of the weak children. They all had plenty of food, but he could not say whether it iv-as of the prooer kind. They had the same as him- self. The children never complained of not having enough to eat. He denied the state- ment of the Inspector that they bad only one' bed fit to sleep upon. The bedding was fre- auently removed, because- his wife had to do the washing in that. room. By the Foreman: Horace was able to walk. The Foreman: It seems, almost impossible to me for a. child of that weight to walk. Witness: The child wasted away all at once. He only began to lose weight a week before" lie was removed to the Workhouse. Margaretta Llovd, mother of the deeeasecl, denied that the Inspector had advised her to, call in a doctor to attend to any of the child- ren. 'Dr. Hamil attended the child on more than on occasion. She denied that the child's head wasverrninolls, and that the beds had' not. sufficient clothing upon them. She gave' the children plentv of food to eat, and Horace- ate all she gaare him, but he did not care for ibp milk food. Dr. Hamil stated that he attended, to the baby a day or two prior to its death. He could not recollect Mrs. Lloyd having asbxlhim to attend to the abscess at the back of the de- ceased's head. but she may have done so. He could not remember inspecting the head of Hora.ce prior to his removal, to the Infirmary., it Is- quit possible that he might have ad- vised Mrs. Llovd to poultice the child's head. He had no recollection of having seen the child. The home was clirtv, and the surroan- dimrs indicated, neglect. It was because the children had not been propt-riv attended to that he advised their removal to the Work- hous,e. The iury. after a long consultation, returned a verdict that death, was due to whooping cough, bronchitis, and exhaustion, and said there was insufficient evidence to prove gross' or culpable neglect. n- "+

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