Himalayan Times (1953)

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■&imalat;itn v. mrs

June 7, 1963

QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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price to pay to • spread their doctrines every-
where. Hut even though we of the Common-
wealth may not find it possible to accept
Communism, there is no reason to despair of -
living at peace and of securing - the friendship
and even the co-operation of nations pledged
to it especially where their interests coincide
with ours.

A pointer as to what is possible in this
.direction is . to be found in the recent Balkan
Pact between Greece, Turkey and Yugoslavia.
Experts in international politics feel that it is
likely, to. open the door for extensive military
co-operation between these three countries—the
first a monarchy, the second a Republic, and
the third a country pledged to Communism.
Inspite pf their different ideologies, they have
found it possible to join together to protect
their interests against a common danger

And just as we see in our Commonwealth
a new development of the role of constitutional
monarchy not only as the centre and symbol of
Parliamentary democracy, but in a new function
of the fiee' association of independent nations,
in just the-same way it may be that we shall
live to see ‘ the appearance of nations pledged
to d liferent ideologies and different systems^jf
Government free from expansii nist ambitions and

• ; United lot* the preservation of peace and the

advancement of common ec.onom.io interests. We
' of the'. Commonwealth, if we are faithful to our
-.ideals, may even be able to attract within our
orbit in times' to come some at least among
. those lialipns with whose ideologies we have

■ Tittle, or no sympathy.

A second peril which has to be faced im-

■ .medi-ctel\\ is historical in its origin. It is the clash
.of colour, the child of the ancient slaveries of
the earlier /Imperialism. It is probably correct

: to say that no odifcr nation has done more than
Britain to redeem the world, from slavery. This
’ is proved by the fact that it was she who has
' giv.en freedom to India, Pakistan, Burma and
..Ceylon, not to speak of constitutional advance-
ment along' democratic lines in countries like
Nigeria, Gold ^Ccast, Jamaica, Trinidad, etc.

Only a minoritykof the '-citizen:*-**! the inde-

* ■ pendent nations- inside our commonwealth are

white. Yet manv of them, white and non-white,
do hot seem to realise th.it perhaps their lives

and certainly their prosperity and happiness
depend ultimately on their ability to work toge-
ther in the common cause. Unless this is carried
out in practice by us the whole precious fabric
built up by the sacrifice of many people may
be vitally weakened. In mv view: the whole
policy of Commonwealth building must be based
on those fundamental values which are accepta
ble to men and women of goodwill.* of every
caste, colour and creed. Theyaie of such basic
values that thev must be taught and learned
unceasingly by all manner of people.

The future of the commonwealth, perhaps of
the whole world depen Is on the recognition'of
dignity and importance of the individual human
soul. Nothing else in the long run, has any
value or importance whatever. This dynamic
faith in the value of the individual, however
humble is the only answer to Communism and
the only key to the fulfilment of the Common-
wealth ideal and must inspire everyone of the
millions of partners in our great adventure.

The part which Queen Elizabeth 11 as the
Mead of the Commonwealth can play in this
great work is really a great one: By the sin erity

of her self-dedicati n to her unique and lonely
task of serving her subjects and the Common-
wealth all the days- of her life the Queen is the
guarantee before God and the world at large
that those who guide the destinies of the nations
whose union she symbolises would endeavour to
reach these heights.

May God give her the same firm and strong
leadership which her illustrious predecessor of
the same name displayed in some of the darkest
(Jays of England and may she succeed in re;w liing
and even surpassing the unique reputation achieved
by her great grandmother, Queen Victoria
the Good.

KURSEONG MEETING

Kurseong, May 31
A meeting was held under the presi-
dentship of Sritnati Maya Devi Chettry,
M.P. at her residence today. Among those
present at the meeting were Sri L. M.
Pradhan & Sri Thakurji, Secretary,

All India Ex-Service Men Union. The
meeting was called to devise ways and
means by which " the hill people of this
District can be put in the category of
Backward or Educationally Backward
Class.

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