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Independence Day
it
ment except a polite agreement dence
to differ. For unfettered liber-achieved?-
as a
NOW
Here There and
Everywhere
INDEPENDENCE DAY
at it
ROOSEVELT'S BID FOR LABOUR
TRADE UNIONS AND THE NRA
GREAT
CHANGE IN OUTLOOK
DISPLAYED
(By Anthony Winn)
Washington. been well in with the Department
It has been remarked that if Gearye m had *been George ▼ there would have been no Declaration of American, Independence. which or Ameri-| can cousins are celebrating to-day, and in that case probably no America as we know it at the pro-
Many of President Roosevelt-too well in the dear dead days sent time.
Which is a solemn critics and supporters believe that when everyone came to Washing thought whichever way you lock he is carrying through a revolu-ton thinking "What a city to plm-
tion the "Roosevelt Revolution, der! But one can only admire the the the New Deal is commonly
The Trade Unious. sturdy independence of spirit of the called
The American Federation of forefathers of modem America in To an English observer, on-the Labour is still a conservative body, their implacable stand on princi-other hand, the President's long-and still represents, for prefer ples and the high dedication of term policy rather suggests alence, the interests of skilled lab- their hopes- aS a self-contained subconscious attempt to bring the our. It was, for instance, scepti- nation. The actual Declaration institutions and society of the cal about the minimum wage, feat- was a noble document, conceived Grited States into line with Great ing that emplorers might prefer în dignity and executed with reBritain.
ja saving on their higher wage- straint
Because America was the domin-rates to a reduction of overhead: Nowadays, alas, such is the ant world Power of the 1920's or profits. memorable history which the Europe forgot her immaturity. Is It Low claims a membership of authors of "1066 And All That was easy to appreciate the fact] 5,650,000. Between June and so successfully cured, the avershat the country was run from October, 1933, alone: 700 charters age British child's conception of New York, instead of Washington were issued to new Federal unions, American history is more or less (as far as it was run at all), but but even that only gives it, the confined to "No taxation without less easy to realise that there was right to speak for at most one- representation” and something virtually no way of dealing with frith of the workers in America ekse vaguely called a "Boston Tea unemployment with industrial Outside the American Federation Party. It is something of a pity disputes, or with the will of the of Labour stand both the non- that more is not known of cze American farmer to bleed his land affiliated and the company unions- of the highlights of the history of until it crumbled into dust and The nor-affiliated urions are a vigorous people, but perhaps it whirled up into desolation.
progressive; they ckim at least
Your Daily Smile!
Teacher: "Now, Robert, what are you doing-learning something?"
Robert: "No, sir; I'm listening ·
*
*
is
Right To Bargain
whole, including "Then burn the poem," advised the agree, but we can order you to
*
GOLDEN JUBILEE. OF LOCAL NUN
Celebrated At Italian Convent
the
is just as well that we should for- Remedies for all these things 300,000 workers; and their im give and forget all the stupid mis-Mr. Roosevelt has tried to impro-portance exceeds their numerical takes and blunders of policy that vise. They would normally be strength because they represent led to that great step being taken the work of two or three genera the militant point of view. The So we may without embarrass-tions, and he has tried to cran American Federation of Labour is The China Mail not much difference except in
theory. Half of his own partyment add our congratulations to them into three or four years. Yet anything but militart. It describ openly differs from him. The the Americans on this auspicious there is little in these policies, so ed last year's general strike in San
hape far, which could not be shown in Francisco, which paralysed Hong Kong, Thursday, July 4, 1935. approval of Parliament is equal-day, while expressing the
ly necessary in Australia and that perhaps GBS's vision in actual achievement in England Pacific Coast, as “having", no`na-- Canada, for without it nothing"The Apple Cart is still not en-
tional importance." But there ara can be done, however strongly tirely impossible?
The kernel of the Labour policy affiliated to it young workers who the Government of the day may
an attempt to disprove the believe that these "High Tories wish to act. There is much to
theory that you cannot make menjare playing the employers' game. be said for consultation and
This rank and file movement be- moral by legislation. It is con- The Twentieth Century prides
tained in the notorious Section 7a Deves in strikes, and is somewhat itself on seeking out the root of discussion and leaving final de cisions to be made when the
of the National Industrial Re-irresponsible. When the leaders. a problem to find a fundamen-
covery Act, which provides "that of the rank and file steel workers tal solution, in distinction from occasion arises. In any case
employees shall have the right to came to Washington last year they what it is fashionable to call Lord Balfour, by declaring that Jou
of the the Dominions would have the On the Unlimited Express
organise and bargain, collectively were in general simple, trenient." the "superficialities"
shaping of their own future Nineteenth Century; and
"Did you see about the man who through representatives of their and hard drinking, without actual own hands, was riding on the sleeper? The own choosing.”
y getting drunk phy must be confessed that many of entirely in their
within the past seven months
Company Umon the words that we used to think went as near as could be expect weather was very warm, and, the put one foos
A measure of their simplicity. had a very definite meaning ed of any Minister to intimat-window being open, he have come to be as misty as theing that Great Britain would in out of the window to get cooled off, tais clause has been violated 86
and fell asleep. When he awoke in times. The National Labour Be-was the belief that everything no case resist by force any de- the morning he noticed his foolations Board has been unable to would be all right if they could lold lady's use of "that blessed!
cision to repudiate the supre seemed heavy, and no wonder there enforce its decision in 52 of these walk into the White House and word, Mesopotamia.” Such a macy of the Crown which is were three mail bags and a red lan cases. Labour and the board com- see the President. It is also a
govereignty." the word is
the tern hanging onto it.”
plained. Mr. Walter Lippmann measure" of Mr. Roosevelt's per- * assertion of which is especially ow our only link and
foundation of the common-
commented 'acidly that you cansonal popularity. commemorated on the Fourth oftatus of citizenship.
At All Costs
(Continued on Page 11) Jaly. Even
has "Liberty**
At last he had succeeded in gain-enforce the right to organise, but recently been the subject of al Why is it that the Irish Freeing an interview with the eminent not the right to bargain.
The Government had tried 13 long newspaper controversy ¡State is still dissatisfied with editor.
"I have a poem here advocating incorporate into a system intend- that ended without any agree the sovereignty and indepen- peace he said heavily.......
has which it
The editor picked it up.
ed for "industrial self-regulation" Simply because it suppose," he said, after a while, a clause meaningless outside ty is simply chaos, which any wants the Ministers in London"that you yourself honestly and sin-Fascist or Communist State. They said, "We cannot order you to: State exists to prevent: and if to grant independence to Irecerely desire "beare?"
"Most decidedly” said the poet. that is admitted the line be-land
Mr. De Valera pro-editor smoothly.
want to agree” patan tween chaos and dictatorship is Ulster.
Even before the recent decision ja wavering boundary which all poses that a referendum shall
of the Supreme Court on the nations draw according to their be taken of all residents in both
When the pipe band of a certain re National Industrial Recovery Act, own idiosyncrasies. "Sovereign-areas, the issue to be decided
giment of Scots played for the firs the Department of Labour had 2 bare majority- As ty" is supposed to mean entire by
lime on Church Square, Pretoria, a) exemption from control of any Northern Ireland wants nothing fir, listening to the band was ask little more power to enforce agree
evened what he thoughs of it.
ment between capital and labour of sort: but there has never yet of the sort, and would
After a few seconds consideration than it had when Mr. Hoover was] day, been any State that has not had fight to resist it that parti some kind of treaties that have calar brand of independence he replied: "Plenty no good, boss, No President. The department lacke many messages, verbal and writ- power, but it is reaping a stiften. from well-wishers, present and limited its action: and under would not make for freedom at beginning, no middle, no finish.
harvest from the hopes sown former pupils, and other friends. modern conditions such appar-all; it would be in fact very
when NRA was started, for the In addition to a special entertain- ent limitations really enlarge fagrant tyranny. The English
workers have been encouraged to ment provided by the English and the scope of a nation's co-reply is that the existing Act
BLOWN INTO CAR
form and join-unions.
Chinese Students of the Italian merce and contacts. The sense provides for remion between
Lack Of Interest ››
Convent in the morning, a concert of having entire control of the North and South when both whole of policy and ex-parties agree, and that it is for While William Dewell, aged:
American labour before the dewas given in the afternoon, attend- ternal relations, or ever of the the South to work for that about 60, of Princes street pression had a traditional lack of led by many prominent members of treatment of th
nger agreement. But as things are. Deal was cycling along Liver
interest in trade unions. The the Roman Catholic clergy and within the gates is to a great that agreement could only be pool-road, the wind blew, him United States is the principal in Mother Martinoia's friends.
obtained by federation within across the road into the path of dustrial country in the world, but His Excellency the Bt. Bex. extent Husory
the Empire; so we are back at a car, which knocked him down stands sixteenth in the list of or Bishop H. Valtorta, Vicar-Apos Speaking last yes at the
deadlock
He was taken to hospital with vanised labour, because it does licef Hong Kong, who was Fourth of July Banquet in
severe head injuries. London the American Ambas- It does seem to be the case sador said that if "Dominion that such a quaint compromise Status had been invented in between sovereignty and alli the Eighteenth Century therefance never even occurred to (ciple that the Colonists should would have been no Declaration anyone in the Eighteenth Cen contribute to the cost of the grapher and James Farrell, presi A special High Mass in honom of Independence, and no ban-fury as a possible system. The British troops that defended dent of United States Steel, a lab of the occasion was also held this quet It is quite true that we study of original documents the frontier. The actual re-ourer, anything is open to a man, imorning, attended by representa have been experimenting in all which is in fashion to-day has venue was almost nil especially the sort of able mantives of all the Roman Catholic
good institutions in the Colony. shapes and sizes of sovereignty revealed that the original Thir We are coming to a new era who might in Europe be since the Dominions were teen States did enjoy practical of international regulation of union orga admitted to affix an independent independence, though the form trade when gigantic trusts like labour line signature to the Treaty of Ver- varied with each community,ithose that sell oil and arma chalk- sailer We are not yet quite perhaps the most curious para-ments to all the world will have y corse sure what the final result will dor that the head and front to be brought under interna In the be, but it is clear that in each of the resistance to control, tional control unless they are now be of the five Domimons there is a Massachusetts, which still themselves to be allowed to con- their different degree of inclination with pride several regi-trol the Governments, as the toward
tal stan captured at often do now, to the ter's Hill had had complete sometimes of
towar
common
one Ie"
dence both in legislation nea
administratio
fifty
No Good
Al
The Reverend Mother Teresa Martinois
(Superioress), who Golden Jubilee celebrated the
ber ordination yester
of". the Twize
3
recipient
not occur to any "good" American sent, in a short speech, propo that he has such a thing as a the Reverend Mother's health, station in life or in industry, which was enthusiastically honour-
If Sammiel Insuli was stended by the assembled company,
faded
easily and frequent-
POLAR BEARS DYING OUT IN ARCTIC
Prof Mantenfell Mosc loyers, logist, calls attention every Soviet press to the
lar bears are dying
rt of the Are
tion for this being that