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Italy's announcement that she proposes to ignore the accusa- tions in the Valencia : Govern- ment's White Book is hardly surprising. It is safe to assume that what facts are contained therein are dealt with from one angle only, that most of the story is old and therefore in- Applicable to the situation that has existed since the 'nations agreed to a more genuine en- forcement of the non-interven-
Hong Kong, Friday, May 28, 1937. tion agreement, and that Italian
SLUM PROBLEMS
entry into any controversy over the issue would not materially contribute towards pacification of the situation. At the same
In one of his last public utter-time, it might be remarked that ances before his departure for the attitude of the ostrich is not Ceylon, via London, Sir Andrew always becoming. Apart from the general ban on British news- Caldecott acknowledged the
Coronation and growing urgency of measures to papers recently imposed for the deal with the slum problem in period of the Hong Kong and ventured the later lifted, the Italian Govern- belief that eventually the Colony ment has recently prohibited will have to commit itself to the more permanently the entry into Italy of three foreign journals of idea and the cost of extensive re-
international standing and au- housing in the worst congested
They are the "New areas. We are reminded of Sir thority. Andrew's views on the problem York Herald Tribune," the “Lon- by a speech in Adelaide by Sir don Daily Telegraph" and the Jonathan Cain, the Lord Mayor, "Swiss Neue Basler Zeitung."
are many others, of in which he discussed the There elimination of hideously over- populated quarters in large cities
In some instances the reason and pointed out that while fine work had been done by organisa- given for the ban and confisca- tions and welfare societies in tion of foreign newspapers in slum areas, their work had not Italy is that they publish tenden- always been appreciated by tious news calculated to disturb those it was designed to benefit, the friendly relations between ́ and that the only really effective Italy and the country of the journal Generally, force would be a gradual process offending
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of education to show unfortunate however, foreign newspapers are of people better ways of living. In barred from Italy because short, to poverty, which usually their criticism of the Duce and has assumed the major portion his policy. It is a Fascist axiom of the blame, Sir Jonathan has that Mussolini is always right. added lack of education as a All those who challenge this dic- tum and dare express opinions cause of the slum problem.
which are not laudatory of Fas- No one who has observed the cism are held to be guilty of a habits of the under privileged Fascist offence and deserving of will deny the soundness of that punishment. [view. Beautiful blocks of houses,
If the offender is an Italian with wide green spaces between them; modern plumbing, and re-journalist he is sent to jail, may- stricted commercialisation might be, for ten years; if the offence go far to ease the lot of those comes from the editorial chair who are capable of appreciation. of a foreign independent journal, But if the old mentality remains, that journal is barred. World no saw-mill by-product.
they are likely to contribute only opinion of fascism, its leader, its especially ground from fresh brick and mortar for accomplishments, its failures and selected woods from northern forests. quarters rendered ugly with its dangers is not formed by
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