THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 1, 1941.
CHINA MAIL
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WORDS-OF-ALL- WORK
on
A large father lately had cause to say
to a small daughter, "You're not the only pebble the beach." On the in stant she replied, "Well, you're not the only balloon| in the barrage." This is a repartee pleasing in itself and calculated to prick any bubble of portentous- mess in parents. It is als evidence that our langu- age is no dead, static thing, but is constantly being enriched by new and vivid terms of speech.' derived from the events of the moment. War-time is! specially prolific, and it s. as a rule, the language! of the enemy which pro-i vides the greater wealth. Presumably the poor for- eigner's words strike our insular minds as absurd. When Robert Louis Ste- venson went wandering with his ill-fated donkey. he spoke some words cl English to the ladies of Monastier. Each on/ caused an explosion of laughter, but that Over which they could least contain themselves was "bread." They "all got it carefully by heart." WI are told, "as a standby for winter evenings." Try it Hude: Pa
MUSSOLINI OFF TO REVIEW HIS FLEET
France Under
German Control
as led to ans- AUT the nas ke dangs Marshal recessed ' { } Christmas
as we will it appears to us setan...
a word plain and simple 24y, in which the Marchal clearly
to the point of dullness and so, for all we know Joes "strafe" to the Ger- man mind. Yet in the Just War "strafe" was not merely a perennial joy but
amated that
and a suddies
French integrity lmour unposed ertion defmte limit. collabora-
He drew
with Germany
.i
By
E. B. Wareing
ET? at any action calculated to to se}} their ive military ursilabete to: France worthless
Bier eneity
He indsated that the Ara
represented
a term of almost univerusan.and of artely a sal application, from a punt for prest
was
mands.
reonomie sphere.
products against The Germans
money
Marshal Petain's intention ap-| pears to be to use this body to test public opinion before introducing important departures from the present legislation.
He has consulted M. Jeanneney, President of the Senate, and M Herriot, President of the Chum- ber, and has appointed manj have taken a vensus of production, members of the Council from the politicians who every detail of ranks of former new and have noted Isith Jevery French business. The are, of course, still in touch with Among tart. Tanks are completely under Ger- their old constituencies.
them are M. Jean Fabry, Senator German de- man control business concerns are
and ex-Minister uf War, M ; being bought up by the Germans, full-dress battle to a re-
Chichery, former President of the He professed Limself willing to and all are linked with the Ger-
Radical-Socialist Party, M. Jean proof by a commandingollaborate yul further 171
then Ministry of Economics. Hit-
President of the ler officer. To-day it is as
therefore, must feel indiffer- Mistler, former dead as a door-nail, and he can do this, to Germany what he needs he can, and does. Eugene
It is, however, difficult to see ed economic
ent to any suggestion for increas- Foreign Affairs Committee of the
collaboration singe
Chamber, M. George Bonnet, MM Frot, Lamoureux and "blitz" reigns in its stead as already establishe|mplete take--whether in the occupied or
Jacques Doriot, Colonel de le Dirk Hatteraick
conomie domination over France, unoccupied zone.
Rocque (arrested recently by the Not only are boaty and material,
Germans by mistake" and re. fond of the word; it was exzed
leased) and numerous others. Al- 111 State factories and part of the odd, miscellan-rsenals, sent to Germany as part
together there are 27 former of the Armistice conditions, but
Senators and 44 former Deputies On the non-political side there are over a hundred representatives of various interests 17 indus- trialists, 21 professional men, 16 workmen. 7 craftsmen and various who include Cardinu) others, Suhard, Archbishop of Paris,
The appointment of a prelate on an official body is a new de- parture. Members of the Counel! are paid the same salary as tha! Meanwhile M. Aliberi, Minister of a Councillor of State. One
has
been jettisoned, qualification for selection by the probably because the Germans | Marshal is parenthood and most
In the political sphere the Vichy government continues to walk the tight-rope between democracy and bows are reserved for the totali- totalitarianism, but its deepest
tarian side. They have been dis- regarded and in the semi-cfficial warning just given Vichy
is clearly told to "collaborate" от of tace the consequences.
eous tongue his creatorivate firms are being compelled invented for him, but he used it merely as an exagainst the gross error of pletive. Perhaps when Hearts of oak "Guy Mannering" was ships" (in
are Our
place
young, small boys, play- 'Heart of oak")" and then
that ing at smugglers, may added
This warning may mean that
Hitler will not answer the Petain waiting a little
if anyone letter, but after have delightedly whisper-should say the dreadful longer, will act. ed it but, if so, it had ex-thing, "Out into the blitz pired long since. To-day it with him.” What exact-of Justice, can signify all that ly did he mean by that suspected him of being responsiof the members have more than "strafe" did and more al- admirable and vigorous ble for Laval's downfall. M. Belin four children.
has resigned from the Ministry of so. Leaving on
Though the French press con one side phrase? The dictionary-Labour, presumably because he cealed the fact that Presiden its straightforward mean-makers may dispute for was unable to discipling the un- Roosevelt spoke of "Liberty. ing, all elder persons may ever, and agree only on employed and hungry masses to Equality and Fraternity" in his the extent which Germany and New Year message to Marshal be sure that, should they this that he meant Italy would have wished to see, Petain. the "Temps" publishes f betray impatience, it will something thoroughly un- curious piece of Fascist~ | semi-official statement to put this inspired legislation is a decree right. France will not reject this be noised among their pleasant.
introducing retroactive responsi- motto, it wrote, but it also ac- subordinates that the old At present this word- bility for ten years for ministers cepts the Marshal's device "Order, Family and Work." The "l'emps"
A
man blitzed or was in an of-all-work enjoys an oral and other high State officials.
This will make it possible to goes on to say that the French
awful blitz about it. The triumph. It would hard-simplify and expedite the Riom"National Revolution" is animated future compilers of dic-y be admitted even into trials, which no one has taken by a spirit entirely different from seriously hitherto, should the that of the Gérnian and Italian tionaries, seeking for the that familiar style of Germans demand political victims. revolutions; it does not exclude little explanatory senten-writing which Hazlitt A bow to democracy may be seen liberty though it limits indivi
ces they love, may light contrasted unfavourably tional Council of 188 members.
in the constitution of a new Na- | dualism.
The Press censorship has been with a puzzled pleasure with the easy one. Time This 'is described by the lifted in favour of certain foreign on a remark broadcast by only can show whether it body which will disappear as ter published in France, and all “Journal QMclel" as a provisional correspondents, but not for mat-, Dr. Thomas Wood, when will sink into disrepute or soon as France has received a wireless programmes in French, conducting some sea attain a recognised posi- new Constitution. It has no legis except those directly or indirectly is solely under German or Italian control; songs. He proteste dtion.
are regularly jammed,,
lative advisory.
and power
?