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Mr. Mencken On N. R. A.
Mr. Mencken, who is retiring from the editorship of the "Ameri- Jean Mercury," is finishing his edi-
torial career id a blaze of verball fury, His leading article in the November issue on the National Recovery Act is as mordant as any- thing he has ever written.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1933.
YOUTH MAY SAVE IRELAND
RALLYING TO RANKS OF O'DUFFY'S BLUE SHIRTS
(By Hugh Alexander Law.)
[The writer of this article was a Nationalist Member of the House of Commons for sixteen years till the end of the war, and from 1927 to 1932 sat în. the Dail]
pudiating some of the doctrines of Moscow, have been very ready to exploit the discontents of the land. less and unemployed.
Or
His conclusions are not flatter-
A Downright Leader ing to Washington. He writes:
Now it is precisely these young: "That much may be said for the
people who hold the balance of fundamental scheme of N. R. A.
Their elders long ago must be obvious, for more than The sultry calm that settled down power.
on Irish politics after the general ranged themselves with one 500,000,000,000,000 words bave
election of inst January seems to be other of the established parties. In been said to date. It may very
no doubt. Ireland we do not easily shift our well turn out, in the end, that it ac. breaking up. In order, tually helped on the recovery. But to give the present Irish Ministry political allegiance, having in us Hit is one thing to have a grand no excuse for repeating a catch-cry still much of the clan spirit. We idea, and it is quite another thing which then served them so well, the are more apt to follow a leader than to try to execute it in the manner Opposition long refrained from any to decide a policy.
And even if those farmers who corn-doctor harrying yokela at action which could plausibly be in-
terpreted as "playing England's have twice voted for Mr. De Valera country fair.
should, after further experience, Can it be that the American game."
Of late, however, the atmosphere turn against and defeat him, the people are so used to quacks, and
even
do fond of them, that they demand has sensibly changed. Many who victory would be insecure. If the a holy show of quackery, even felt that Mr. De Valera should be trouble is not to begin again in a when the business before them is afforded every opportunity for de- year or two, the young people must of the Con- the simple one of swallowing veloping, his policy unhampered by be active supporters
the fairest criticism have stitution. dose of castor oil?"
In General O'Duffy we have, "On no other theory" Mr. Men-come to realise that he has neither
the will to end the happily, a man well qualified for cken continues, "Is it possible to the wit nor
this task. Not having a seat in account for the way in which the economic war with Great Britain. NR.A has been launched in mast Fear Of Communism the Dafl, he is free to devote him- American communities.
Agriculturists have been finding self wholly to the work of organisa- "Nearly everywhere its whoop-it increasingly difficult to sell their tion. That he has had no previous Ing-up was turned over to a gang products. Quiet people (a majority connection with political parties re- of incandescent nobodies-Grover here as elsewhere, however difficult commends him to those who, how- Whalen in New York, and even it may be for Englishmen to believe ever unjustly, despise the "profes- smaller and smaller Whalens, down it) are every day becoming more sional politician." His speech 1s to the dimensions of a fica-circus alarmed by the growth of revolu- downright, simple and vigorous. - Yanllyhoo man. elsewhere.
Against Excesses tionary Communiam. "Rotary and kiwanis, in cold This it is that has brought about A soldier and an athlete, he is in the other. If business and com-storage since 1929, were released the fusion of the Centre Group, re-instinctive sympathy with youngTM merce do not behave as it was and revived to furnish the wind presentative mainly of the larger people to whom football and other MOOR-On December 14, 1933, at thought they would, or as it is music. The women's clubs pour-farmers, with Cumann-na-nGaedhael outdoor exercises are more attrac General O'Duffy's National tive than parliamentary debate. the Country Hospital, Shang considered their duty to do, under ed out their 14st. houris. All the and
town nuisances were set loose to Guard in the 'party of United Ire-Physical training, organised games, hai, to Mr. and Mrs. Oswald
a regime of moderate inflation, bare and afflict their neighbours. land, or Fine Gael.
and sports both for adults and Moor, a daughter.
then it must be made more im- "It is 1917 all over again. Let From & Parliamentary standpoint children are, indeed, an moderate. This course of the us hope that the bill will not be this merger is less important then part of the new movement. malady is beginning to reappear, larger."
some have supposed. It adds noth-that respect, as in the adoption of Mr. Mencken writes as the caning to the voting strength of the a special uniform, salute, marching-
BIRTH
The China Mail
essentialTM
In
although, happily, the Washing- did friend, for he is an N. R. A. Opposition in the Dail, while songs and flag (the cross of St.
ton Administration denies that
man, having signed on the dotted
it is to be followed. But we get line in the early stages of the cam command must be set the closer Shirts are, of course, following cer Hong Kong, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1933. fresh rumours every day of a paign.
American Financial
Problems
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resort to more stringent · ·mea- sures. 1f American capital takes
Your Daily Smile
to Itself wings and flies away to financial centres where the cur- Right.
Eric was careless about his.per
against the advantage of a united Patrick on a blue ground), the Blue- understanding between Fianna Fail tain Continental models.
On other hand, General 'O'Duffy's: and Labour,
Moreover, one could easily exag-own character, as well as 'his' asso- gerate its merely mechanical effect clation with the most prudent 'thd in the constituencies; for, under experienced of our politicians, guar- our system of Proportional Repre-antees us against such excesses as rency is not wildcat, the pro- sonal effects. When mother went acntation, the "split vote" is an in-bave marred similar developments- In a recent address in Pro- fessor Tugwell, one of President Posal is instantly made to pen-upstairs and saw clothing scatter considerable factor in determining elsewhere.
alise every one who can be caughtjed about on chair and floor, she election results. Roosevelt's monetary advisers,
in such an operation, and abso-gently inquired: "Who didn't happ We shall find its true significance aim above all at a reunited Ireland, turned epigrammatic and said:
went to partly in the fresh courage it has they must of necessity-since thus lutely to prevent the process up his clothes when he "Hell hath no fury like a pro- from being kept up. When Ger-bed
already brought into the ranks of only can reunion be achieved-work fessor whose theories are dis.
A muffed voice from under the the Parliamentary Opposition, but towards wholehearted acceptance of many and France were a few turbed." He was referring to years ago in the throes of infla-/covers murmured, "Adam."
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Precisely because the Blue Shirts
chiefly in this: that, for the first Ireland's membership in the British time perhaps since Michael Collins Commonwealth of Nations. [was killed, a direct appeal is being!
Pre-Treaty Conflicts
Disgusting Postcards Offered For Sale.
· QUEEN'S ROAD FIRM FINED $25 AND WARNED
"They are the most abominable
the group of financial authorities tion and depreciated currency. whom he described as "orthodox every effort was made to prevent
"Do you know your wife is going made to that Young Ireland which FREAKS OF NATURE. economists," and who have had the "flight of capital" abroad.
about telling everybody that you alone can, if it chooses, not merely make an end to our present dis- and expressed doubts about the But as is well known, the thing can't keep her in clothes!"
their recur- monetary experiments of the could not be stopped. It certain "That's nothing. I bought her tresses, but prevent Government. But is it not ly could not be stopped in that a home and I can't keep her in that, rence. possible that some of the pro-manner in the United States to either!"
Those of us who, in the interval, fessors who have encouraged and day. Indeed, official Washington
had occasion to fight contested elec jannounces that it has no idea of Want It Both Ways. defended that policy begin to
dne The Law Reform Society saya tions have been aadly aware, that, feel a little disturbed soout their making that effort. The
sure way to stop it will be for that insanity should be a cause for while old supporters of the Treaty own theories? On paper they the President to live up to his divorce. It is at the moment mere were still faithful, we were failing things. I have ever seen said Mr. had an infallible formula.
But recent declaration to maintainly the chike of marriage. somehow the markets and busi-Government credit along with “a resa have not acted as they sound currency. It is an old should under it. The daily curves and well-defined agitation which "Well, sir, the gpshot of it all on the financial chart have a way America is again confronting was that it took me ten years to dis cover that I had absolutely no of varying as if affected by some Just after Grover Cleveland was alent for writing literature." other influence than a depreciat elected President for the first “You gave up?" ed dollar. Undoubtedly the price time he had to deal with a similar. “Oh, no, by that time I was too level has been somewhat higher, Powerful and apparently po- famous. as the dollar has gone lower, but pular demand that American
In
* To Late
Ho Knew
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to reach the boys and girls whose W. Hamilton at the Central Ma- námés adult suffrage was, yesr by tracy this morning on examining year, adding to the Register. To two post-cards of Chinese freaks. these the heart-breaking struggles of nature, the subject of a sum- of 1919-21 and 19229 were buttons against the Modern Dyeing romantic film story, in which they and Dry Cleaning store, next door to the Queen's Theatre, for unlaw- regretted not to have had a part.
It was useless to tell them. how fully offering indecent photographe
for male,
"They are not the usual obsecene. Mr. Congrave and his colleagues had re-established order, created an picture but abominably volting efficient police force, assisted of nature," added "Can Mas agriculture, reduced taxation, and,
gistrate, fo in accord, with. Great Britain, set-
1
Detective Sergeant Mottram auld
it is yet to be proved that the currency be depreciated.
his letter on that subject, written "Can any of you,” the teacher purchase of gold by the Govarn-to Representative Warner of asked, "tell me what amphibious' Bed agreeably with Irish Interests that he was instructed not to ask ment has been the sole or effec Ohio, just before assuming the means, and give a sentence to many outstanding points of con for a heavy penalty. but to bring
stitutional importance.
the photographs to the notice of tive cause. What it has brought Presidency; he used words which illustrate?"
None of these things was of the dealers through the Fress. about, Incidentally, and what has seeni well atted to America's A bright little Nerro hold up als nature to appeal greatly to the Mr. Hamilton ordered the con- abviously disturbed bankers and present emergency. Referring hand know, sah! It's abbing younger members of a democracy, fiscation of the entire stock and in quick-witted indeed bat politically imposing a fine of $25 warned the the Washington Administration to proposals which would have Mos' fish stories am tibioul”
backward.
defendant that If any such photo- itself, is weakness in Government had the effect of an "ultimate!
Small wonder that they grew graphs were found in his shop itore and more to regard the pro again, the full penalty of $250 Treaty groups as a collection of would be imposed. middle-aged" mugwamps, or that They are just as illegal as 'fo- they listened eagerly to Fianna Fall deceat pictures," he added. orators promising a millennium
bonds. This has admittedly expulsion of gold," he said: Facts You Did Not
* Know. tended to impair that credit of Buch a financial crisie as this the United States which the would certainly precipitate, ware It now to follow upon so long a
That newborn babies are sans President has asserted it to be period of commercial depression, tive to light, sounds and other sur.
his first and most essential duty would involve the people of roundings, has been demonstrated when once the tools of British ARRIVAL TO-DAY OF to maintain. It is now admitted avery city, and every State In by scientists in Ohio and low. Imperiallam"should have been
by even the friends of Infation prolonged that the "gon!”. sought by it is The revival still a long distance away. This prise and only increases the danger that desired, some other means of reaching it would will be devised Buch, in
the history of Indation
ency. It
|which "kannot be real
Jaktrous trouble,
business
U.S.S. TULSA Staying Here Until New Year,
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Ita millitary organisation, its hidden dumps of arms. Ita secret meetings
The U: 8. 8. Tulsa, Commander at high and terrifying oaths, aft have boon-This has been the more disquiet-Frederick G. Beinicke, arrived in Ing since the closing down of Hong Kong this morning and is ex- emigration to América has resulted, posted to remain entli New Year's 118 a steady therdade of just that Day EEN PARTY Will sortion of our citizens which is und The Tulsa, which is asulgned to thent, either, tu the South China Patrol, busing an oth. Fianna Fail] Hong Kong la a von-going gunboat
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