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Britain's Advance Towards
Social Equality
By John Kingsley
The weighting of a new cost up a larger margin, for other while increasing the number of, of living index in Britain-based expenditure.
net incomes up to 1,000 a year on the analysis of a workhag The new Index gives a weight from 4.6 millions to 7.95 mil- class family's household budget of 60 per cent, to fuod, rents Hons,
In
In 1938 gives somo Indication and rates, clothing and light Between 1939 and 1946 the of the advance the country has leaving 40 per cent. for the rest! made towards social equality compared with four per cent.yearly wage packet of workers during the lifetime of one gen-shown in the old index. From in manufacturing industries in- eration. The
old index was four per cent. to 40 per cent, creased by 4832,000,000. provided by an analysis of is a big stride and it is a ma-addition £425,000,000 will this working class household bud-sure of Britain's advance to-year be spent on food subsidies| gets made in 1904 and was bas ward social equality. In and a major part of the boneft" ad on 1914 prices. That index many of the things that matter, of these subsidies in enjoyed by was one of the relies of a by- today's Britain has become one the lower income groups. £1, gone Edwardian age, when un-of the most democratic coun- 000,000,000 are being spent for bleached calico, black cotton trick of the world, while main- publie social services this year stockings and wax candles were taining time honoured tradi- compared with some £350,000, among the working families' tions which may appear feu 000 prewar and 180,000,000 in General MacArthur's spokes- standard 'commodities. The dualistic to the superficial ob2.
1920. man invites sharp reproof when preparation of a revised indox server. he tries to contend that Britain was interrupted by the war and and Australia were consulted on this is why the Government has) the decision to send a second decided to introduce an interim index of retail prices while the Japanese whaling expedition to Cost of Living Advisory Com- mittee gets on with working out a permanent onc.
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to proceed further on the rond Britain's national income ex- towards socini equality, respon- pressed in money terins has in- aible trade unionists and political creased from £4,700.000.000 in lenders realise that any further the Antarctic. Britain's Ambas-
1938 10 8,000,000,000 in 1940 increase in wages or sadur was making further repre-
mainly due of course to the rise of working hours must be pre- sentations in protest to Washing- The old index was one of the of prices. Compared with this ton while the SCAP representa- factors governing the wages of increase in the national monet- ceded by an increase in produc- tive was making this patently some 2,500,000 workers. The ary income by 71 per cent, the absurd statement,The only good mining, building and civil en- total Income of individuale, in reason given for riding roughshed gineering, electrical contracting, the category up to 1,000 a Lord President of the Council, over Allied objections is Japan's pottery, boot and shoes manu-year increased by 83 per cent. declared at Margate: need for food, bait SCAP appears fucturing and a number of in-while the income of individuale now on social benefits, shorter to have forgotten that whale meat dustries have had cost of living with more than £1.000 a year hours and higher wages must was not the only foodstuff which sliding scales, based on the offi- increased by 12 per cent. only be carned by higher produe cial index, incorporated in their and incomes of individuals with Japan took from the Pacific, wage agreements. Fresh' agree over £10,000 a year decreased
After reaching a higher level There is, for example, the quesments will now have to be work by 19 per cent. The redistribu-
of social equality, than ever be.' tive effect of taxation has fur- tion of prewar Japanese activities at out.
ther accentuated that trend, re- fore, Britain is turning all her in the salmon fishing industry,
New Basis
ducing the number of net in- forces to the task of increasing und in this, as in whaling, Japan's The new index is based on comes over £4,000 a year from the national enke for the bene reputation was notoriously bad: retail prices of things which! Their invasion of the fisheries the 1937 to 1938 inquiry show 19,000 prewar to 900 in 1946 åt of all social classes. along the American Pacific Coasted working class households to in past years was the source of be purchasing. Biscuita repeated complaints, while their cake, fresh fruit and vegetables, tinned and dried fruit, break- methods when whaling
fast cereals, jam and marma- such as to give rise to the great ade, cocos and chocolate, cust est anxiety as to the preservation ard and jelly, alcoholle and soft of whales. If the need for food drinks, radio sets and electrici stuffs justifies this expedition for ty, cycles and motor more whales, then it can be con- sewing machines and vacuum tended that the Japanese should cleaners, eleteric and gas cook- also be allowed to go out and take era and heaters, books and sta- floor salmon. That, of course, would tienery, glassware and be a different story for then it coverings, medicines, toilet re- And hair- would not be the British, Aus- quisites, laundry tralian and Norwegian withers dressing are only some of the
new items. which were being wrung, but
They are an indication of the those of the interests connected change in working class stand with salmon fishing. That wouldards. These "luxuries" were mean that such a decision would either non-existent or usually bring the matter closer home to too expensive for a working the United States than would the clase family in 1904. Food ab-1 permission for this second trip sorbed 60 per cent, of the work Yet, if ers' incomes, rates and rents 16, into Antarctic waters. food, is the sole factor in the con- slothing 12, fuel and light eight,
and only four per cent. of their sideration of the problem now
incomes was left for all other
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Indonesian Army
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Batavia, July 1.
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PRESCRIPTIONS
THY SY KEA SERVICE, ME. T. H. TEL. V, S. PAT, OFF.
By Dick Turner
5-26
"Our soda business has fallen off something fierce! Could vou set that thing back about 10 pounds?"
How Democracy
Must Go Into Action
By Erwin D. Canham
San Francisco, July 1. need to know in this respect The world is facing many un- but there is still much in Ame- volved problems and Its ations rican experience which we could and people gravely need Ameri- teach. can aid.
In many respects it is not a But this help should not be physical problem which faces: limited to
which in the nations of the world but a money many ways is most transient queation of morale spiritual and valueless of aid.
problem. It is not necessary
We should make and Hindu should hate and kill
I
com-
It should rather consist of that India, facing a long await- technical know how, of practi-ed historical plunge into sclt The Indonesian Republican Army commander at al tutelage and example along government should break down, Jogjakarta has ordered the concentration of the many lines in which we are There is no reason why Muslim all civil and departmental motor vehicles in proficient. the city tomorrow in preparation for their mo- democracy in action as vigor- one another in their effort to ous and revolutionary as Com- reach the goal for which they bilisation.
munism seems to bo.
have striven 'so hard and, long. These,are my chief conclu- The strife could be avoided This nowa came at the same the new Cabinet would be dissions after 12 days and some if they could be awakened out time as reports, announced by closed tonight.
superstitious 20,000 miles of travel around of their the
Republican Indonesian
The failure to form a new the world as one of the news-munal hates Into their basic Radio at Jogjakarta tonight, Government has heightened the papermen taken by the Pan brotherhood. that the four political leaders crisis in Dutch-Indonesian re- American Airways on their Not Inevitable' charged by Dr. Soekarno, the lations as the Dutch authorities first regionally scheduled round Similarly there is no inevit- President of the Indonesian Re- were expecting a reply by mid- the world flight.
able reason for a Chineso cól- During this time I not only lapso. If selfishness of graft- public, with the formation of a day tomorrow to the latest note Coalition Cabinet had been un-slich Dr. Hubertus Van Mook. travelled many miles but Iing and dishonesty in govern- able to do so and had return the Dutch Lieutenant Governor caught swiftly changing ment and business could be re- ed the mandate.
General, handed to the Repub-glimpses of many lands. We placed by the kind of coopera- Dr. Soekarno will announce Hean Government on Sunday. also spent about 9 of our 13 tion which momentarily flowed his future decision tomorrow, it Jogjakarta Radio added that days on the ground mecting and in China in the early days of was added.
the Republicans were continu-conferring with top leaders, ob- the Kuomintang revolution, The four leaders are Dr. ing defence preparations, and serving social and economic many of the present difculties
(Leftwing which аге not conducive to Amir Sjarifuddin
conditions and absorbing Im- would be nolved. These group). Dr. Mohamed Sukiman headquarters at Jogjakarta pressions which are all the Utoplan reflections point to a (Indonesian Moslem Party), Batavia has been forbidden by more vivid because they wore voice of leadership in morals, Mr. K. A. Gani (Nationalist), the military police.-Reuter.
Bo fleeting.
The United States has pro- Jogjakarta, July 1.
Eastern Danger vided that voice. Now as over and Mr. Sitindit (Indonestan Labour Party).
The Indonesian Republic has
Everywhere the nations and we represent the hope and light The Radio announcement just concluded treaties of people face gravo dimculties, to much of the world. But we friendship with Egypt and the Peace is not a reality in the are not carrying out that mis- These were nego world today. There Is serious sion very well. Rather what Lebanon. tiated by Hadji Agus Aslim, at danger of chaotic collapse in at America has degenerated many present head of the special Releast
two areas-India and nations into a hope for more publican mission to Syria, and China--which combine between, aid which comes close to greed. Vice-Minister of Foreign At them about one third of all the Basically, the need is to help -fairs in the last Cabinet-Reu-humanity on this planet. the nations solve their own pro-
I am not forecasting this co-tems. ispao da inevitable. But the
the We were impressed by National Government of, China "feel" of it in Turkey, In Siam, is certainly in severe difficulties in the Philippines and In Ja- and the Trenton, N. J., July 2
outcome of India's pan. West played the 7 on this and
Aug. 15 and, the Colonel Chen Shih-ling and 12 divlston on
The indomitallo, pluck of the.. the crisis of the deal was at hand.
apparent despite Should South finesse the 9 or other Chinese Army officers, withdrawal of British rule is British is
their eight years of shortagės come up with the A? He decided who have completed a course deeply uncertain.
Everywhere the governments and sacrifice. But Britain has that East was more likely to have in police training, were honour- which that
trump ed at a dinner here yesterday.and people look to America for a long way to go. last remaining
In Istanbul the best Ameri-" worth because, after West played, East Chen declared: "Our first help.
had no more, card left than job when we return to China Obviously material aid on the can authorities assured us pro- being made toward at this late date SCAP will be almost nothing unless
one or more panied by
other West..So he came up. with the is to aid the war against Com-scale desired is far beyond the gross is
democracy. prevailed upon to make some cards. They t treat a singleton king arrangement in agreement with as a bare "nlús valuo" about bat dummy's A.. That established the munism. Communism must be capacity of the United States, some kind of a
Qan the setting trick.
wiped out in China before we Nor would it be desirable if That la one lesson we learned: Britain, Australia and Norway as useful as
If South wanted to follow pure can begin reconstruction of our poured out simply as manna That the American model doos
have could mathematics, rather than ride. rough-shod over ingly-guarded queen as still less. reckoned more squndly
the police force."
from heaven. Rather the nar not-apply to all countries but their wishes. This issue is They 203 no attention to the way crucial trick. West had followed The Colonel was Director of tions need to learn how to make must be adopted to suit local eminently one for afriendly that honours in the opposito hand suit to three diamonds, honed had Intelligence during the war in democracy work better. settlement and the recognition of can promote those cards into probably no more and East, who Chengt-Associated Press.
had two record .A trick-takers. Dut rights which are of just as great tricks actually won by such cards more. Hence, West
st bid the suit, prob, had left one importance to ather whaling would change
their valuation more unidentified card than East If South had wanted to observe such a factor. Further, there was great likelihood that West had soma and card higher than a jack since blank hands are extremely
posed, there is every justification tor urging that Japan in this
Larger Margin matter should be permitted to
The 1937 to 1938 inquiry, re-enter all forms of sea-borne forming the basis of the now industry of this nature. However, index, showed that 36 per cent despite the Tokyo rebuttal it of the working class income will almost certainly be found, if went on food compared with G0 this question is given a sufficient per cent. in 1904. This was not airing, that the real objection because the people in 1937 to is not to permission to Japan to go 1938 ate worse and less, but be a'whaling, is the ignoring of the cause economic progrees over a caused a surprise, as it had been assurances which were given last third of a century had opened stated earlier this evening that year. None of the three protes. tant countries would object to an efficiently supervised Japanese expedition permitted to catch a pre-arranged quora, or deny that under such safeguards something could be done; to help relieve Japan's food shortage.
There can be no doubt, however, that disregard of the opinions of other! Allies in this matter will not tend towards the best of understand-
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authoritica”
SINGLE HONOURS
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be reached all round, table of "honour tricks" and it is to be hoped, that even rates a king or queen, as
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nations as they are to the methods. Japanese themselves. After all,
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word 2 to the second. The diamond 3 "outstanding in managing the and club were ruffed, then the raft and did much to supplement heart J led. When South let it go walnerablo):dage the rations by: their skill in through, the third singleton won. catching fah, and birds."--Asso-East returned the diamond to aldary best on this deal alsted Press. · · ··
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