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WHITHER BRITAIN?
HOLDING THE POPULAR
By
P. J. Philip
FRONT IN LINE
OUT of Spain's civil are playing this enormous game in his tidy mind rejected it
it
on both wings who refuse to put of the Socialists twenty years ago the interests of France before their because he believed that the day private quarrels and doctrines, his of that regime was over, that task of keeping the peace and in- no longer gave justice to the mass suring it is ten times more diff of men, because it seemed to him cult than that of those others who inept and ineficient Something
be as its canse, he reasoned, it had made a war has sprung an of blem with Barcelona
centre, disregardful of whether world of inequality, of extreme ominous threat to inter- war may come.
And perhaps a luxury and extreme poverty, national peace. Half him more than on any of these class distrust and hatred, of na- of Europe has taken others will depend whether
can be avoided. sides, however, much all may protest their M. Blum's intention not to inter. Personality
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of
war tional and international inserity.
At times with Poincare as with others he indulged in aratorical
M. Bisa, who "navigator rough political ses.
dueis when their doctrines clash the army and air force so as to their efficiency. and ed. But these duels were always increase
over sixty laws. marked by the same respect which passed in all
almost revolutionary importance. a porrait gallery of contem. Poincare showed him on that day many of which were of
when he welcomed him back to poraries the face and figure the Chamber: There has never English opinion is divided. The welding of ties between Berlin and Bome marks the Communism is disliked there; of Leon Blum might pass for in-
vene.
IN
His
long,
lisace.
E-
ROBABLY no one has been
PROBAR surprised than Blum
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ing his whole political career of Seginning of a process of con- so is anarchy: so is the dis- significant. He has none of the been any question at any time dur- Better Plan
Most commanditg aspect of Mussolini solidation in
says turbance of business. Europe,
are inclined to Stalin and does not go in for the either the moral or the intellectual For Human Life Signor Mussolini, and he again Englishmen
integrity of the present Premier," throws out, between the lines, argue that fascism of either pageantry of Hitler. an invitation to a triangular the Italian or the German form lean legs, his out-thrown feet and and every one concedes his bril-
at the success which he has had. collaboration, with Britain as is better than Russian or any his wide-brimmed black felt hat
"Our problem,” he said. " to the third party.
other kind of communism. But of somewhat Latin Quarter fash
are good cartoon material. Doubt Of
find out if it is possible in the Not that the British Govern- the rearmament of Europe is lon
drooping Corners of his Courage
present social order
prepare ment will choose to read it as an equally unpleasant matter The
moustache give him an air of me--
men's minds and the course of such. The Baldwin Ministry for thought.
eyeglasses, which
17HERE everybody erred was events for passage to a better ør- Fortunately for Mr. Baldwin and lancholy; his has declared repeatedly and
Se understaimating the ganisation of human life. We will little public are always precariously perched on with almost unanimous public; Mr. Eden there is
there his long, straight nose, contribute strength and are of the faith that not rain but also we cannot cure than approval that it will have sidetaking-far less
was in this wealthly intellectual So- and save this bourgeois society. nothing to do with either Fas-was over Ethiopia. Disgust with a suggestion of awkwardness.
Any one seeing him for the first cialist, Those strongholds of capita- Its rain is already real enough. With both parties in Spain is perhaps cism or Communism.
the Bank of France for that regime is ruined which is se in contradiction with human in- traditional
telligence and morality.”
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That condemnation of the ex-
the equal emphasis it rejetts a responsible. So they can wait for time and noting casually the fine lism,
ness of his features would set him and policy of isolation as impossible, others to make mistakes.
in some care down as a scholarly man, and with that ruled out, Bri-
what of a dreamer, who would be monopolies, were only mildly per- likely to be hesitant and unreli- turbed when the Left Popular able in emergency. And such. Front swept to victory last May isting order was uttered over five com- months ago and Blown has in no during most of his twenty years with a majority which was Recent events surely furnish France it is different. Opin- in French politics, was his reputa- parable to that of President Roose way changed his position. He is ion here is far more clamo- tion, at least, among his opponents velt in the recent election. They still a Socialist preparing, he in a Fascist international as surely rous, far more insistent. "Airplanes But even they respected him and had withstood attack before and sists peacefully and in friendly as there is a Communist inter for Spain-action by Blum". was admired the clarity and precision they were confident that within a fashion, to mould this world, or national. More surely, in fact, the refrain which masses of people of his thinking and public speech few months, long before the Po his country at least, nearer to his because communism is govern shouted as they marched through mental only in Russia, while the streets of Paris in tribute to
abundant evidence that there is
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that form of government which the memory of Roger Salengro. Poincare's
is called Fascism or Nazism is Even within the Cabinet there are Tribute
the official system of several elernents which keep pressing for
pular Front leaders could put their heart's desire. programme of reform into opera-
tion. the ranks of the majority
.
Argan O
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would be broken, that the Com- M. Blum's Views munists and the Radicals would On Fascism Continental countries, two of intervention; for France to throw When, having been beaten at an
pull in such diferent directions which have contributed in their her hat into the ring on the side election, Blum returned to-Parlis and that Blam and his Finance TN his secret mind the French differing ways to reducing Mr. of what is called liberalism and ment after a two years' absente, Minister would make
Premier is among those who democracy figuratively democracy. Anthony Eden,
Poincare, who was then Premier mistakes that their coalition would hope and believe that
kunst win and without war. As 2 speaking, to a state of nervous
collapse. Only those who, if soy other halted the speech he was making
and human "jitters."
When the government took office student of history An answer to the question, government than Bluma's were in to turn toward him and welcome
power, would be calling for stern him back It was, as it is the country was already rent by evolution he believes that finally
in the
If the attempted totalitarian States "Whither Britain?"* can
the stay-in strike movement. although Blum's longer be based on the simple notes and menaces to Berlin and often, a time of crisis
Rome are hesitant and keep preach- Chamber, and assumption that Fascism or
rock it certainly would meet disas- not founded on the broad basis of
popular support, but depend anti- one of Poincare's own Nationalist Nazism is purely a domestic ing non-intervention. They have return had been at the expense of it did not meet shipwreck on that must break down because they are
ter in the fog of devaluation.
the suthority of single men. affair of the countries which discovered that they are
Bolshevist first and only anti- supporters he paid this generous practice this form of govern-
cozapliment: "This house needs ment, and with which Britain German afterward.
minds like yours and need have no concern in its in-
yon."
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ternational dealings. Neither is Either Course there any further
stress on Wrong talk about collective security.
like Dazzling Reforms
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And it gives him satisfaction to think that one of the most curi- ous features of the Fascist move-
His fellow-Pre-
It was the tribute of one han-
What was least expected was ment is that it is a kind of growth est man to another. They might
that Blue would take advantage of democracy. differ in doctrine, for Poincare The League of Nations does Mr. Baldwin can do almost any was one of the last great defenders of the high tide of his success and miers-Mussolini and Hitler and not touch the reality of the thing be likes so long as he does Franse of the bourgeois regime, push through Parliament at a pace Stalin-are men of more humble new situation.
not allow the British flag to be He believed in it, in the middle that had never been equalled, and origin than he and, although he dazzled even his supporters, re does not insist on it, of less educa- When Britain says she will trampled on. M. Blum is in this classes from which he had sprung. have nothing to do with dicta quandary: that almost anything he in the virtue of accumulated wealth form after reform; that within five tion. The systems of which they torial systems, it is coming does will be found wrong, both by and of the laws protecting wealth months he should have reorganised are the heads are less systems, ex- the whole status of labour, trans- cept perhaps in Russia, then pheno- more and
mean that section of his supporters and by more to
formed the Bank of France, met mens born of the hasty effort to she cannot deal effectively with all of his opponents.
the necessity of devaluation frank- reach order after the chaos' which those systems.
Braised in spirit by the suicide Twenty Years
ly and pushed it through under resulted from the collapse of all The Fascist bloc in Europe, or his friend Salengro; harassed A Socialist
cover of an international agree, the old systems at the end of the to prevent which Britain and by internal difficulties which seem
LUN is just as "middle class" ment; put the manufacture of ar- war, waves, France formulated their policy to keep sarging up like
con- They are in his opinion stages he plies his
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Bhis origins as his the manens under coverment
of non-intervention in the Span-however actively ish civil war, is already a reali- broom; opposed bitterly by those decessor. But he joined the ranks trol, begun the reorganisation of of evolution without any deep root,
ty and has added unto itself
Japan as an ally against Com- munism Britain almost
being asked to join the three in A LITTLE TRIP IN MOONSHINE
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destined to perish with the zen who have led them. In France he is building differently, believing that, even if he dies or disappears, the movement of the organisation a four-power pact against the
I notice in "The Daily Tele- Thos, however, who think that nine or 10 miles requires an air of Wife for greater justice toward all Soviet and Communism.
men will continue. Communism is less awkward graph" that a new and inter-Jules Verne's Sction may soon be tight dress into which oxygen to than Fascism only because esting society has been formed commerplace narrative would do breathe can be delivered Above, a few differlies the stratosphere there is a region it is confined to one coun- to stimulate public interest in well to note
atmosphere impregnated A Human try in Eastern Europe, interplanetary travel and pro- which have to be overcome One of our instead of spreading itself mote research in connection of the chief of these might be to with ozone and electric particles. Idealist
secure a regular return' service possibly very hot, and above that through Middle Europe and with it..
At the inaugural meeting the and get back again to our com-the traveller would be exposed to. Perhaps he is an idealist, but into the Spanish peninsula
the bombardment of the comic he is a very human idealist and a Even so, Communism is bad Director of Research, Mr. J. Hfortable old earth.
A further difficulty might be rays, which can pass through very clever one. It took him near- the enough, from
Foreign Edwards, said that a trip to the Office point of view, because it moon was now only a question of that of steering a rocket by these many feet of metallic lead and ly forty years of preparation, of is the system of France's ally, money. The public may therefore on board to make a desired lan-penetrate any flying dress with which twenty were spent in Par- liament, to reach the point at Even supposing a safe landing which he could put some of his and so contains the seeds of be led to suppose that the tourist ing. The sportsman has to aim what results no one knows. future dangers. When the pact agencies will soon be able to an-in front of the bird to hit it, and between France and the Soviet nounce a novel form of cruising the anti-aircraft sun is provided made on some lunar garage, since idealiam into practice. And al- avoided being extreme. He was first proposed, Sir John perhaps a little expensive at first, with elaborate appliances for sim-air and water do not exist on the though he has worked fast he has Simon, then Foreign Minister, but still possible for well-to-doing at the moving enemy. But moon accommodation for the night. said that Britain, while in no travellers and those with time on planets are moving at the rate of might be difficult, and even there moms that med cannot be rushed 20 to 50 miles a second; even our freshment of a cup of tea not ob into new ways of thinking and do-
is txinable. The contents of the way committed thereby, gave their hands.
nearest neighbour the moon the arrangement her blessing.
It was a real enough blessing was suggested two years agoavelling in its orbit at nearly traveller's vacuum flank would tag too fast; that it is better to during the series of reactionary by General Smuts when he sai; 2,000 miles an hour. The earth it-burst into vapon and disappear seek to convert a whole system.
self revolves and a point on the owing to the low pressure.
overnight. Paris Cabinets. Bat British that in case of emergency Equator is moving round at 1,000 Altogether it will be seen that
-example to anxiety on this score has Great Britain and the United
the new society has plenty of work. I he needed an Hence, unless the rocket can be in front of it before it can for the prove the wisdom of his case he materially increased, now that States must "march together miles an hour France bas a government That remark was provoked by steered, it would be something like Lates for the various excursions to has certainly had it in these last which is more akin to the So- Japan's parting company with spertaran firing from a moving the heavenly bodies and guarantee months in Spain. It was the at- viet regime. Of course, the the American and British de roundabout at a flying sparrow in a safe retúm to old Mother Earth tempt to rush matters there that by those who take them sálu) begot violence, and violence is Anglo-French - ertente must mocracies when she denounced the endeavour to hit it and will continue, because of the Washington naval treaty. Above The Stratosphere Bearing in mind the triumphs of above all what Blum is auxions to geographical and military con- To-day there is an ever- The difficulty of travelling technical invention in the last half avoid. He is not afraid of it. He siderations. But it is no longer growing body of feeling among through a vacuons space would century there are few things one warned his opponents, both at a particularly happy partner-Britons that an Anglo-Amer-have to be considered. Even the would dare to call impossible, but home and abroad when he took ship.
Ican marching together should ascent of Mount Everest six miles inter-planetary travel calls for the office, and has done so, agnin sev- One answer to the question begin. "And what is more, a high has yet not been achieved solution of some formidable pro eral times, that they tried it of where Britain should go for readier tendency by more and The ascent of an aeroplane into blems, both of starting out and they would be met by even greater violence. But he will not begin it her real international affiliation more Americans to respond. the stratosphere to a height of getting home again. & F.
build slowly and solidly than
to