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An American Professor Examines The
THE CHINA MAIL SEPTEMBER 25, 1937.
UNITED STATES OF EUROPE
The analysis of the "geographical distribution of nations and nationa- lities" is of fundamental importance when one has to do with Europe. One may perhaps regret these diver sities; but we are glad that they exist. If one crosses Europe in al- most any direction one has to cross
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not only many state and national and polulation of essentially unified harmful, even if it would prove racial boundaries but one meets con- character, blood and tradition, is practically and not perhaps merely tinually barriers of language and surrounded, like many other coun- theoretically possible. To arrange customs. The only large country in tries in Europe, by political group- a union of such diverse cultures, Europe with a unified people with ings, races and states of a more languages and partly racial and a single language, with no signi- or less divergent sort. These diver- historical traditions might be at ficant minority is Germany. But gencies involve basic problems, when the cost of great cultural and hu- Germany, though it has a large one thinks of a peaceful order man values. I think this is the among European nations, to avoid feeling of Frenchmen, Englishmen Ispeaking of the "United States of and Germans as well as, for ex-
Europe
ample, of Swedes. Norwegians, If we regard states of several na- Danes and Finns. In the case of tionalities or languages, such as the last named we s a considerable Czecho-Slovakia, Yugoslavia or in and growing cooperation in many fact most European state of size ways, though no tendency toward we find the problem is not simply really uniting These northern peo- international but national, and these ples are as it were paraphrasing on national or nationality conditions a small scale the motto "in union For a bite that man act on level plexed objects as a drink any tea cause they are felt to be injustices. that in cooperation there is sureng "My young woman," writes Per-cause and involve antipathies, be- is and agreeing
Home periodical has started a lout of the saucer, and, if to oblige It was no doubt due to a re- There was continual friction be- series of articles designed to smooth her. I drink it out of the cup, the cognition of this situation that the tween Swedes and Norwegians the path that we are told never runs spoon sticks in my eye. What do principle of self-determination for while these countries were united
Strange as it may seem, you advise?”
nations and Faces
was an whereas now as independent Use a straw, Perplexed, or drink nounced during the War and bouring countries each
later promised but never consistent and contented.
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WORLD GOES BY By "ULYSSES"
the belief are in need
that way.
I have a voluminous correspondence (hitherto unanswered) on this iden-coffee. tical matter, and not to be behind my contemporary, I gladly take this opportunity of bringing ease to the love-lorn.
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ly applied. Consider Memel, the a case of historical Corridor, Danzig, the German peo- contrasting with
"I shall be eighty-three next birth-ple in Czecho-Slovakia, Alsace Lor- European micu... day," writes Sheikle, "and my raine Eupen-Malmedy, and even in The basic conditions leading fiancee is nineteen, do you think some small measure Sleswig and in fact, making necessary, a Union Harassed Herbert. Your case is the disparity in ages too great?" the peculiar position of Austria. I of American States then are not indeed a sad one, Bertie. If, as you Certainly not, Sheikie, yours is imagine few would pretend that the parallel to conditions in Europe. say, your affections have been the ideal age to marry. After all, present European organisation as But from the point of view of alienated by another (whatever that how long will you have to put up it affects the implied status quo is Americans, Europe is a problem and may mean), I fear I can offer you with her nonsense?
consistent with the rights of na- a dangerous one for modern civili- but little advice, especially since
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your rival is of such muscular pro- "My baby cries all night and all portions as to give the impression of day," writes Anxious Daddy, "what the north end of an elephant travell-can I do to stop it?”. ing south.
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I can give you one cure that has never been known to fail, Anxious Melancholy Milly is in a sad posi-Daddy, but a lot depends on how *tion. **I am desperately anxious much you care for the baby.
to get married," she writes, "but
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I can't get my young man to the Bridge Widower asks: "What church when he's sober, and when can I do to prevent my little boy he's tight the clergyman won't marry us."
I'm sorry, Milly, your letter ap- pears to have got into this page
BY CHARLES E.
الحق
STANGELAND
falling out of his high chair?”. tionality and race, not merely
in
sation. The German Spengler was was not, I believe, as pessimistic as the title of his "Untergang des Abendlandes (Decline of the cident) but this title alone sug gests that a problem is there which must be solved in some way, if social and cultural catastrophe is to be avoided in future. It seems to me then, also as an American, tizat a first and needed and possible
Saw the legs off the darned thing, most of the cases related to Gerep toward salvation is an honest
Bridge Widower, saw the legs off.
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Over Optimistic wants to know by mistake. However, I have seen if any reader can tell him a way the picture of yourself you sent in to use up fifteen pounds of unwant states is desirable, whether for the lands among other groups, as the letter, and if I were your young jed sour figs. man I'd stay tight for life. Write again, dear, and let me know how you get on
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and consistent treatment of nation- many, but several others including, al group to self-determiation poli- of course, Hungary.
tically and enlturally, with If we assume that 2 universal exceptions or at least variations for league of European nationalities and national entities that exist as
purpose of maintaining peace, or Germans in Russia, Hungary and as a general Zoll-Verein (Castes Roumania, for example. "What can I do," wails Doleful, Union),
"United In such insular cases no doubt "my children eat far too much?. It States," the realisation of political subordination to the do is bad for their health and worse such an ideal or desire cannot be minant group or groups may be "I am only twenty-three," declares for my domestic budget.”
attained except by force as long as necessary or desirable, but this does Father Of Ten
Yours is by no means an isolated the principle of self-determination not carry with it the inevitability A trifle young, laddie. Are you case, Doleful, and the only sugges is violated, as peoples are not grant of cultural repression or sure you have counted properly? tion I can offer is based on my ed an honest recognition, a mutual sion or amalgamation. When such early childhood My father, ap-recognition, of the rights of na- a step has been taken it may in Fanciful says: "Just because Iparently, was faced with your par- tionality and especially where and time become possible and desirable don't want to get married On a ticular problem, which he solved by when nationality involves a geogra- to use the improved situation as a Friday, my fiancee says I am super-giving the whole nine of us a shill- phical area which is practically basis for real and general coopera-
ling apiece to go to bed without any identical with the ethnic area. What makes you think any of the supper. During the night the To ignore the cultural and social other six days will be luckier, merry old gentleman would creep facts of European peoples and na- Fanciful?
into the room and sneak back the tionalities and to violate principles shillings; and then next morning which have been so generally but “My young lady," writes Diehard we got no breakfast as a punish- often falsely professed by persona- Dickie, is fond of going to cinemas ment for losing our money. The lities that have dominated Europe's. Dressed in costumes of 1884 and and dances, and all that sort of scheme worked like a charm until destiny within the last generation, tightly clasping each other's hands, thing, but she never has enough my eldest brother, a boy with the is to leave out of consideration Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Summerfield money in her purse to make the mind of a bank manager and the realities of the first magnitude for attracted inquisitive stares when evening worth while I love her conscience of a tax collector, în-politics.
they boarded a liner in New York very tenderly, but I feel this is no sisted upon our having a money box When one considers the great and for a trip to Norfolk, Virginia. way to begin married life. What in which to deposit the shillings, recurring strifes, wars and strug- shall I do
A beautiful red box was installed, gles of European countries among "Do we look strange?" Mr. Sum Either get yourself another girl, with the result that we always had themselves, affecting in the case of merfield aged eighty-four, asked a Dickie, or the one you've got an our breakfasts all right, but the the last war directly or indirectly passenger. "Well, our clothes are other job..
gas company reaped an awfully big every people and state also of other the same we wore at our wedding harvest in shillings.
and the continuing un- fifty-three ears ago to-day."
or fancied in-
stitious.".
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From Winsome Walter: "Having known a young lady for three weeks,
tion if not of “union."
Costume Of 1884
No, Eager Eddie, I am afraid
“some, re- In 1884 the Summerfields went on is it in order for me to 28k per- there's no hope for you She
ation of the their honeymoon to Norfolk Every mission to call her, by her Christian won't she won't, and that's the end European
acture
At the same year since they have been to Nor- of it.
time one may agree that the union folk to ive
mories Three weeks, Wally, three whole Further inquiries to be answered we find in the American states may And feeling
Why, bless the boy, most in this column must be accompanied be go
and neces:
their last ding
name
now
and Hat
Ivorce by
powered postal order wherea made out in favour of Ulysses.
prove socially and culturally
might be vore their wed-
pture
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AMERICAN NAVY TO STAY Admiral Yarnell's Plain Language Message To Ships
CANNOT WITHDRAW SHIPPING
WITHOUT FAILURE.
OF OUR DUTY
Washington, To-day.
REGISTRATION WARNING
Shanghai, To-day.
A spokesman of the Japanese military headquarters here made a verbal statement yesterday in- timating that the Japanese naval. authorities would not regard as vand the change of registration of a Chinese-owned steamer if it was made after the year 1936, so she would not be immune from Ja- panese naval attack within the area of blockade.—Hra Nan
An announcement made by Vice-Admiral Harry Yarnell, United States Commander-in-Chief in the Far East, after the meeting of the Navy General Board yesterday, said that "the Navy's po- licy of maintaining warships at ports where they are needed to protect American citizens will con- tinue in full force even after our nationals have been warned to leave China and after the oppor- tunity to leave has been given."
The statement adds that most Americans now TOURNAMENT in China are engaged in business or professions
RESERVATIONS which are their only means of livelihood, and they are unwilling to leave until their businesses are destroyed or actual physical danger compels them to do so..
"Until such time our naval forces cannot be withdrawn without failure of our duty and without bringing great discredit on the United States Navy
TRIPARTITE DISCUSSIONS ON SPAIN
London, To-day.
The Foreign Office states that the British charge d'affaires "in Rome yesterday was instructed to
tell the Italian Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, that the British Gov
It was revealed later that Vice-
was broadcast from the flagship Admiral Yarnell's announcement Angusta to other vessels of the Asia- tic Fleet on September 22, the day on which the United States protest- ed to Japan.
UNITED HOCKEY
H.K.H.A. Reject Demands
INTERPORT DATE SUGGESTED
· BY MACAO
Conditional reservations made by
the United Tournament for affilia-
GROSVENOR HOUSE
ANTIQUES FAIR
London, To-day.
An Antiques Fair was opened at Grosvenor House yesterday when antiques from all parts of the world, none of them earlier than 1830 werd
exhibited.
The displays ranged from toby jugs worth a few shillings to trea- sures costing thousands of pounds stering."
The whole of the exhibits have been insured for £4,000,000.
Among interested visitors yester- day was Queen Mary, who lent a Georgian cup presented by King George V to Queen Mary on the occasion of their Jubilee-Reuter.
APPRENTICES' STRIKE
London, To-day-
· Engineering apprentices in the Manchester district, of whom over 10,000 have been on strike, have decided to resume work on Monday.
the
Employers have guaranteed that tion with the Hong Kong Hockey their claim for higher wages and latter Council at a meeting held at Association were rejected by the recognition of status will be con-
sidered. Benter. St. Andrew's Church Hall yester-Association to take part in it. Any day.
other competition, the rules of In the absence of Ir. A A Dand, the Chairman, Capt. G. W. Association would also come under
which were not approved by Plain language was used instead P. Kimm took the chair. of code, so that the meaning of the
this ruling. Admiral's announcement should not the Association shall not interfere The reservations were: (1) that
INTERPORT DATE be lost on any Japanese wireless in any way with the running of the of the Macao Hockey Club, suggest- A letter from Mr. G. P. Lammert. stations who might be listening-Tournament; (2) that it had the ing that the Interport be held to fright to debar from participation in wards the end of January, was read the competition any club that was out by the Hon: Secretary, Mr. G.
Reuter
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ANNUAL OUTING not unanimously approved be it; T. Palmer, who was instructed to FOR BLIND GIRLS and (3) that the Association shall write a reply, pointing out that the
abstain from taking any action to Fleet would not be here at that
ernment had been fully informed of the conversations at Geneva be-
The following further donations and prevent it from using shields and time. tween M. Yvon Delbos (French loans of cars for the outing for the cups for the purposes of recording Foreign Minister) and Signor inmates of the Industrial Home for results. Bovascoppa (Italian delegate at Blind Girls have been received and are accordingly acknowledged by the Geneva).
Christ Church Group of the VDMA
REJECTED
The Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Association wrote a letter asking for the supply of umpires at their League matches, and it was decid- ed to leave the matter to the Um- pire Board. The Chairman remark-
ed that he was sure the umpires
After some discussion, the cond The charge d'affaires had also Previously acknowledged $188, Mrs. tions were put to the meeting, and been instructed to explain that the B. Fant $5, Mrs. F. T. Melwani "$3, with the exception of two, all voted British Government fully agreed Mr. Gobind $2, Mr. Krishna $2, M. E.
Miss Bendri $2, Mr. R. Hassaram $2, for their rejection. with the proposal of M. Delbos that S. $2, Mr. Hiro $1 Mr. Shanghai As a result of this, the Tourna-would only be too glad to help the steps be taken, by means of tri-51 Mr. T. Methani Si, Mr. La Hing ment would now be run independent-ladies, as they had done in the past
the Wan $1, Messrs. K. A. J. Chotirmally and not under the auspices of partites discussions between
$10, Messrs. Pohoomall Brothers $10, British, French and Italian Govern- Messrs. D. Chellaram $10,
A reply was, received from the Messrs the Association. But the strange Recreation Grounds Committee. say- ments, to deal with the problem of Utoomal and Assudamal Co. $10,position now, was that certain clubs ing that the application by the As- Messrs. K. Hassaram $10, Messrs.affiliated with the Association had sociation for a ground had to be intervention in Spain.-Reuter.
Watammal Boolchand $10, Messrs. 0. K. Gidumal and Watumal, Ltd. $5, already entered for the Tournament deferred until such time as more Messrs. G. Ramchand $5, Messrs. W. and if they part they would not be recreation spaces were available. Assomall Co. $5, Messrs. B. S. Heera playing under the rules of the As- $5, Anonymous B $10, Patsy $10, Ano-! nymous K $2. A. Friend $3, Anonymous Isociation
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ROME SILENCE
Rome, To-day.
BRITISH SATISFACTION.
Rome, To-day.
Satisfaction of the British and
LEAVES MEETING
NEW SUB-COMMITTEES British press reports that Count
The following sub-committees Giano assured the British charge XYZ (Per Miss Ruby Fox) $21, N. K. Mr. G. E. R. Divett suggested that were elected: d'affaires that Italy intends to keep P. Karanjia $5, E. M. R $5, M TYtion should be debarred from parti- Kimm, Lieut. Comdr. Bowerman, $25, Mrs. F. E E. Booker $5, Dr. N. any club affiliated with the Associa- Umpire Board. Capt. G. W. P. in force the decree issued last March $5, Mickie $3, E. C. C. J. $2, Total prohibiting departure of volunteers $386.
cipating in any tournament not un- Mr. A. E. P. Guest and Mr. Fus for Spain, are neither confirmed nor
Cars Previously acknowledged 6, der its control, He was supported sain (Hon. Secretary). Anonymous B, Mrs. F. E. E Booker, by Mr. A. E. P. Guest. denied.
Miss J. W. Buckwell, Miss D. P. Burs
Inter Section Tournament (Civit lem, Mr. K. Chan, Mr. Cheung Yuk
ians)Messrs. A. E. P. Guest, G. (per Mr. J. A. Kennard), Mrs. S. M Mr. L. Tyler, Hon. Secretary of E R. Divett and R. A. Bates Churn, Dr. A. Fang, Dr. N. P. Karanthe United Tournament, remarked jia, Mr. J. A. Kennard, Mr. F. Peter
The meeting concluded with an sen, Mr. B. C. Randall, Mr. P. Was that the suggestion was out of or expression of hope by the Chair- French Governments at the results wani, Mr. G. M. D. D. Wolf, Mr. J. Nder as no such business was on the man that the United Tournament of the Geneva talks between M. Harper and Co. Ltd., Total 23.
Wong, Mrs. P. Wu, Messrs. Wallace agenda. On being over-ruled by would see a way, in the interests of
ela Delbos and Signor Bovascoppa, was The two cars previously acknowledg the Chairman, he asked permission hockey in the Colony, to revise their expressed to the Italian Governed under the name of Mr. A, Kemble to leave, which was granted rules and throw in their lot with ment yesterday by the British and should be Mr. A. Campbell.
The meeting then decided that a the Association. In addition to the abové donations French charges d'affaires,
the Secretary is also in receipt of the letter be written to the Committer The next meeting of the Council The British diplomatic represen-sum of $5. from Dr. P. R. (Per IP) of the United Tournament, inform will be held at St. Andrew's Church tative also informed the Italian for the General Funds of the Blinding them that the Council did not Hall on Thursday next at 5.30 p.zi., Government that Britain was in The organisers are indeed grateful approve of their reservations and when the report of the sub-com- complete agreement with M. for the very ready and generous res that unless these conditions were mittee appointed at the last annual Delbos proposal for a conference pouse to this very deserving cause and withdrawn, the Council would not meeting to revise the rules of the are confident that as a result of this approve of the competition gor would Association will be received and a very successful outing can be anti- sipated.
on intervention in Spain-Trans- Ocean.
Home.
it allow any club affiliated with the other sub-committees elected
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speak on the thesis that novels are dechning. It is true, as she claims that the radio and the cinema are increasing in-power and prestige, offering an enter- "Writers should be the reverse tamament that rivals fiction. of "little children; they should They are media of expression be heard "but never seen,” cool more in tune with our quickly ly declared Miss Helen Simpson moving age. Again, they offer during a lecture to other and better rewards to the writer, and thors. She has even propounded even authers must live. the thesis that the novel as an average remuneration from a art-form is declining, and the novel has been estimated at some authors are partly at fault in not 260, and this is well below basic being more mysterious. The au wage rates for a year's work. thoress, ironically enough, has the growth of book of the herself given the lie to her month clubs, literary dicta preaching of the virtue of abships for the unintelligent mass, sence by the unusual charm of has meant that a few authors ther presence and the gracious have profited disproportionately ness of her personality. Is it, to their literary or other merits. however, more than a fanciful In England, literary criticista, speculation to suggest that an- with a few distinguished excep thors may lose in prestige by tions, has disappeared for indis- the modern habit of publicity?criminate and tedious enleg The idea is not new, for Oscar and the lowering of erifical stan Wilde posed the query and dards has helped to lower Jimmy Dorsey Orch answered it decisively
many respect for the writer's years ago. "Formerly, we used Here, too, the "princely to canonise our "heroes," he lege" of the fine creative Jimmy Dorsey Orch. said. "The modern method is has been lost th vile par
to vulgarise them
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King George's Jubilee Trust, · gers of commonness for royalty, declaring that he would not have gives a good account of itself in won the throne had he, like the its Annual Report It has spent Prince,
£100,000 on helping Boy Scouts So lavish of my presence and Girl Guides, on assisting the
been,
provision of clubs for young So common-hackneyed in the people of both sexes, on adding to the area of playing fields, on.
eyes of men,
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company.
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cords that it has spent more Writers, and especially poets, money than it received during were deemed sacred of eid be the year, and proposes to do the cause to the common man there same in the next twelve months. was something mysterious and There cannot be a doubt about awe-inspiring in their inspir-the rightness of this. The his- lation. The Odyssey begins signi- torical vice of such funds is
ficantly with an invocation of propensity to hoard their capi the heavenly Muse In primi- tal; there have been cases of tive times the bard was the large sums of money being left "vates sacer," and art was asso-high and dry after all the intend ciated with the mystery of reli-fed beneficiaries have passed gion: In mediaeval Europe the away. The Jubilee Trust has derk" who possessed the art of nearly a million in hand, and we writing and reading was honour should like to see the greater ed by benefit of clergy" Even part of that sum, at any rate, in Victorian times Tennyson was converted into good works in the poet and prophet. Dickens was al-learly years of its existence.