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11
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10,, 1050..
Looking back:
EVENTS TO REMEMBER
1949
The New Year began with
a confusion which is charac- teristic of the times in
IN
By "Windrush
which we live. Was January, riding a tiger, but as repeatedly, behind it, has to overcome terri-
Nevertheless · 1949 1, 1950 the beginning of a when everybody had said that ble obstacles. new half century, or merely disaster was upon it, managed to did see the first meeting of the the beginning of the last year save itself, it began, perhaps, to Council of Europe at Strasbourg. tiger was not so In enw the Atlantic Pact and the of the first half century of dangerous after all.
s tu concrete planning which the twentieth century?
give it military cffcOL. IS anw of OEEC. the widening activity
In some countries, including France, It has been offlelally laid down that this is in fact the start of the new half century. In Eng- land the "Observer" has support them, and says that as far as it is concerned it can be taken from reporting news for the second half century. But the best opinion in England, based on mathematical and historical con- siderations, seems to be that we must wait for annther
year the new period.
how
think that the
Some Labour ministers even began to indulge the wish-fantasy
It saw the first stops to the ass- that the crisis did not exist and was Invented by the "Tory press," clation of West Germany in West Labour sucrases at by-elections Europe, and to a reconciliation of
so spectacular | France and Germany. continued to be that it was not greatly put out by the Labour detenta in and New Zealand.
Australia
Year of decision
Once more
Dynastic ing China
Whether or not 1949 ended a has been repeated---
hall century.
everybody at the this time within the Republi- time is looking back on it. Peo-
11 is framework.
ple are making up their minds rhythm which has given the what it meant to them, both in Their private lives and as citizens Chhuse race periods of re-
0s is bellion, invasion and disorder This is not as easy to do
Halory organises the imagined. periods of thousands of day-to-day events exceeding the
orderly pottern which Through-Into an peace and under
cleur enough to the out, the solutions were gro-
historian when he is able to stand vided by free.
back and to see a period in per-
BRAL when sportive,
man is living in the very midst of day events, it is not easy to know the been away from too significance of rach arsd how they all fit together
the
The West brought to China of demoerary and the de free Institutions. whereby Governments are changed by vote of the people in peaceful, orderly fashion All
Party
has Dwer brought, or is about to bring, all kos to that Party Now, as then, there is woe amon 11 vanquished,
the POWPE
to
to
]]
conquerors.
There is in this a deep and abiding lesson for both, for the movement of the race is greater than parties. Some of s have been trying to drive that point home for years in vain.
Even so, it is not possible to read some of the reproaches of Nationalist diplomats us distinct from
the purely Party men without a pang. Two of them are old friends and admirers of Britain, and no voice they had little or
NTHLY KOCH
Take
Russian policy in Europe dur ing the year was more cautions than In 1048, Russia called off the Berlin blockade. Russia spent the year in acute embar- russment because of the continued defiance of Marshal Tho As long as Tite is not overthrown, he will be the symbol possibility of a Communist staln which is not subject to Russia.
of the
To
As they Tave the New Year, both
know Labour and Conservatives for
that it must be a year of declaion. Every year is regarded by nearly everybody us "decisive" yet there in something undeniably dreisive in a year of general election. This is a deadly menure to the
Russia If the extent of the swing of
present policies of counternet Titolan, Russia struck opinion in England against La- bour in unknown--and perhaps out at all the independent-minted Satellite states. not very great-there is no doubt leaders at the about the swing in the other Rajk of Hungary and Kostov of
hanged. A my countries of West Europe. There, Bulgarta were
and Norway,
death of except in Sweden
stery hangs over the All the fashion is now
against Dimitrov. As a further counter- "planning". Free enterprise And measure, Russia staged glant de- themonstrations for the 70th birth- the liberation of trade objects. great
But while
day of Stalin. economie matters the trend has much 01- ganisation, in polities the trend, slow but unmistakable, has been towards the building up of a loose confederal union.
pne example. Before
· 1932 very Tow people vulside ciemny knew
any thing about But between 1822 and Hitler
was 1932 a succession of events occurring in Germany which was to make Hitler and the Nazi re- Nobody in Kim
possibility.
altention to England paid much
at the time. Yet Britons these know now how they were to affect the lives of every one of them. drown
generation blok, and impoverish countries.
Н
Looking back
the same publie
was
DS
are
10
Easier Year
Good Flor
Anyway, one, consolation is that Davie Jones · didn't go to his
did not vanish. It remained li | locker. the background. And passimiste remembered that in the early montha
1914 there had been
4
And s the Americans say: much less apprehension of Eum- Thank God they've got a navy......... | mean war than there was two or
three years earlier..
Mythtake.
•
Д
That was the trouble: they thought the minefields were myth, but forgot that gunboats may not miss,
•
Communists have **Chinese good points, but also bad ones."
unlike How
vedinary peoplel
vory
The pessimists suggested BISO that the real centre of world - terest had shifted in 1949 from the West to Aain; and there un- doubtedly, it was Russin'a yenr. The 450,000,000 of China, one fifth of the world's population, are now well under the Commumisi wing. South East Ada, even India and Pakistan, aro' in dan- ger. If Mao Tse-tung chooser to wage an international Communist offensive in the East, cur he be
A report states that follywood stopped? Perhaps he can-but
now being offered a the toughest force against him is stars are std-fuslitoned nationalism, which choice of the man they wurd is apt to be a barren and uncon-like to nuke.
Thuy structive thing.
Technicolor or plot.
Some Communists are already 12 hun- jubilant. Suppose the dred and more million of Astatis or Communists, can anything pre- vent the whole world becoming Their Jubilation is communisced? rather premature. Admittedly, a Communist Asia would be a great and stili accession of strength, more of prestige, to Communism. But in contests of power and cul-
Even ture, it is economie.
the of whole
Asto
wat ไร economically.
strong
Unitedd
West Europe and the States of America uro still the Even the pussession of the grand centre af economic and in- atom bomb did not lend Russia to dustrial power in the world. A
outright
long as they are outside the Com- renew its earlier
munist system, Coinmuniam will lenge to the West. Thus 1949 wis
internationally. remain a minority movement year
But the world.
canier
Perhaps the trend will later be reversed. The movement to West- a ern Union, though I has strength The fear of war receded.
Go Chase yourself.
have
eithe
Judging by yesterday's banditry In Hong Kong. It seems there are ways of getting a few inkha thar even the Nationalist overlooked.
Circus ring in England becomes. a church.
We used to have a popular preacher in London who packet 'em in by reversing the process)
.
Myrtle's grandfather defines a bachelor as a man who can have on his knees without having her on his hands,
WOTTYLE. chai-
Drinks on the house for U.S.
Those unprepared trips to the United States were the "death of many a British suleman.
If only Americans would Fra
for acquire Britain's taste beer and insist on slaking their thirst with British beer, most of Britain's dollar dif- ficulties
in would dissolve
11
on
something is
What have been the really signißean: events of 19407 At home the Labour Government draughts of old and mild. began the year optimistically.
That sobering thought provides last nak- thought that it ing bead akainat the economic one bit of the background to Bri- troubles. During the year it was tain's hardost problem how to to be deeply disappointed. It had well more goods to the US, and £10,000,000 A week to devalue the pound. It is sig- close the
trade deficit that is still besetting milent that the mere fact of
it
pinpointe devaluation did not have quite Britain--because
between in the inner counsels of the
disturbing effect
basic difference one
ຍ! habits
the two coun- opinion Nationalist Government inso-
leaving the the
because In 1931. People tries, and for at least as its domestic gold standard
now being have grown used
an unstable aspects are concerned. They
pound--just as they have 201 were in no position to deter-used to instability in every de- mine whether tutelage should go on to the last gasp or to influence the ill-fated nego- tiations for a peaceful and democratic settlement which rame so near to giving Chin- direction ese history a new away from the old, disastrous rhythm.
Bri- The Ambassador to tain, who is an eminent jurist and non-party man and
partment of their lives. Yet de- valuation was a nasty folt to the Labour Government. especially ministers had said so loudly and so often that they would not not devalue.
ad- im-
done พ
whether there is market for British U.S.
The bankers will undertake to market the goods. All the maker has to do is to puck then and deliver them to British porta. The great merchant houses, the Hambro's take charge of the ship. great truding me which have ping, clearance in North America, had long experience of the Amert- and funnel them into the distri can market, did not make these bution channels at the other side, mistakes. But too many now-
And instead of having to wait comers did, and it was
and for their money werks struggling with Treasury repila- tions, the bank pays you as soon an it gets your goods,
to help
By John Hall
discover therm ihat the
a large-scale | banking
beer in the
Finding out is going to cost several thousands of pounds, mostly in dollars.
And the way it is being tackled new approach to the shares American market.
ᄆ
old-established Hambro'a
houro of
The results aro in the dollars coming to Britain. Up to the end of last year the plam had brought $5,000,000
would which
other- have wine probably
stayed in North America. This year things have been moving faster and a
reach.
formed a trading organisation target of $0,000,000 is well within which is now directling selentiße and vigorous nssaults στι the American-Canadian markets.
The North American side of the organisation was built around Hambro's men with lifelong bank- ing experience.
Hambro's say that the plan has brought them little direct profit- they take on a lot by meeting half the cost of the original market survey for now lines but they. ore primarily bankers, and tho more they promote the flow of
ing business.
beer will be shipped to the US. Shepherding new lines trade the better it is for the bunk-
Last year saw the Labour Gov- crament trying desperately hard to keep for the people of Great Several hundreds of cases of Britain ali the
material wages, vantages in higher
and distributed to sample cities proved health services, food sub-
there to be passed sidies and so on which they had and towns,
across the counter of selected bars won in the last decade. It waged-free. this stubborn struggle under the
economic crisis.
Passing idea to brewers
As a fact, they are not at the
The services were secured of Americans who make a profession of testing whether a new product will take-on and the amount of And as the customers take their salesmanship and promotion that is held in the deepest respect. An ever diminishing gold re- pulls, experts will be waiting to will be necessary to make it go in moment, over-anxious to take on said that the Nationalist
hear about their reactions, to find a big way. serve threatened the country with
any more now lites, "We have Government had received its national bankruptcy, the breaking out how many Americans liked it
already taken on atout: as much Hambra's have built a sales as our trading organisation can knock-out blow not from its up of the sterling bloc, and, with and how inany oiled apprecia- !
organisation to thepherd onch handle for the present." But now foes but from its friends and that, the collapse of British tively and said "Same again."
new line into North America, to that their idea has been proved The crists was former allies. The only alter foreign policy.
Ecores of other British products see that: cach: he gets a cena they feel it is up to other interests: It had been muttering natives to recognition of the not now.
since have already been tested under of-the-shop-window position in to form similar organisation and in the background ever
this same approach tested not the likellest zone (the Not go out for the dollars - collec- realities which armed force, | 1940.
American continent's 130,000,000 tively.. The Labour not diplomatic gestures, has
Government had just here and there, but within a
They commend the suggestion technique of no- carefully-- conceived, zonal plans people differ enormously in their brought about on the Chinese mastered the
measures to which makes sure that a particu- racial background, in the climates ducing short-term
groups of manufacturers,. in which they live, and in their chambers of mainland were complete in- stave off the
commerce, and crisis from six lar Item is tried out in the ares action, or armed intervention months to six
It was where it is most likely to appeak. Incomes and tastes), and to main why not ?-BREWERS. months.
tain servicing and follow-up a growing scale. They
work. have only to be mentioned to be rejected.
ΟΠ
democracy. When force rules in place of freedom they dis- appear in defeat.
Many have received favourable reactions. (a light-weight British motor-cycle was one of the first successes), and are not selling well;; others have failed,
In Britain they invited British manufacturers to try this new way. They said: "Show up your goods and wo will tell you im- If the beer test is a ccoss mediately whather, we think they and the test is severd, for a nog will sell in North America. If we gin at noon or an evening pint in think they will, then we are pro the local do not belong to the pared to stand in with you fifty- Amorienn way of life there willity on the preliminary job of
getting expert American resear bs big orders for British beer.
chers to make tests."
Many people say; But isn't this the way we have always tried to market new lines in the U.S.?" 'Death' of a salesman
They handle goods
Sabroad
dollars.
The way a rumour starts
to
BE IF
BUSINESS OR PLEASURE
TRAVEL AND SHIP ..WITH CONFIDENCE IN THE EXPERIENCE AND TRADITION OF THE
a
·
last stand
on
"Chiang makes mountain."
Swept up by the ruddy tide.
"Just think," said the conceited of listeners boxer, "thousands will tune in to this fight tonight"
"Yes," replied his manager, "and 'hey'll know the result at least 10 seconds before you will."
"Ice cream sellers öight.” Another cold war.
*
A
"Madam," said the fortune-teller, "you should be very happy. nobler and more handsome man than your husband you have yet to meet."
"How absolutely thrilling! But When?"
1-wish I had taken that nice-
steady job sa the bank! "
China Navigation Co.Lo
And yet Dr. Cheng speaks truly when he asserted that we shall need each other yet. Communism destroys even The Nationalist Government the democracy it reserves at is not very much alive, but first to its own followers. Mr. many of the principles it pro- George Yeh has said that fessed are, and they have not "every traditional idea of been buried. Neither Marx freedom held dear by the nor Lenin, nor for that mat- British people is compro ter Mao Tse-tung, will have mised" by the recognition of half so much influence on Feking. But it is the recogni- the future of the Chinese tion of a reality of rule, not
Alas, Do. of the principles by which
When the need for That was a big help in two people as Sun Yat-sen.
dollar business became urgent too ways: Brst, because it saved He rejected the Soviet that rule is effected. system in his correspondence The risks are there. In many arms tried to get orders in manufacturers a lot of money, the US. simply by sending over and, second, since Hambro's have with Joffe, even before it Russia it -was intervention top-fight salesmen, without pre built up big dollar resources, it the British Treasury Bol paring the ground, without doing saved began to eat its own chil-which consolidated
not dren and became the total shevism,
recognition. any ressarch, despotism it is today. The And 'It is Russian interven- economic system he adum- tion which may prove the brated was nearer State Achilles heel of the new re- Socialism than the extreme gime. There are many out- forms of Capitalism, but it standing Chinese who served did call for international aid the Nationalist cause, and In these days of devaluation, ground staff to deal with the MACÃO on a vast scale. His political served it so well that little austerity, and possible elec-growing air services to and from
Germany.w on is left of special privilegestions, almost anything can start Until now, airlines have used principles were bared
groundsfaffs provided by the Constitutional Government except In Manchuria. They a rumour.
Even more so, in partitioned Occupation, authorlifes. Now they after a short period of tutel- will be needed; even more Germany where, an advertise" are trying to and their own Ger- age, and on free institutions by their own country than ment in a Hamburg paper recent man statt. Preferably with Luft-
waffe experience. reaching far down to the by others, and they will re- ly convinced the East Germanis that the Western Allies were lowest levels of the political turn to repair the povertles secretly forming a new German STRIKE OVER structure.net of the present. Britain goes air force equipped with jet figh They have not been des back into the arena as the tera and the latest, jet bombers.
From the paper concerned, corf Accra, January 8, troyed by the fall of the choice between armed inter Kuomintang, as a ruling vention and resigning China respondent Antony Terry queteaThe Gold Coast Trates Union the advertisement "Former Lure Congress has decided to terminate party, for they have been to her fate. She re-enters as waffe personnel with flying or next Wednesday general strike yesterday. emphasised anew by the she did nearly a century ago, ground staff experience are in which officially began present crisis. Parties in almost-like the Trojan Western democracies move Horse. The Communists don't from authority to opposition, need to be told that, and not and from opposition to gov-all of them will object-after ernment in the rhythm of all didn't they ask for it??
siriko
vitor to writing tomolal plain to compel Britain to grant Do-
British airline
ed that it had nothing to do with minion status to the Gold Const any new Carman airforce. Indland, and to secure the reinstatement of It was merely an hattempts by Government-workers dumlased civilian airlines to form their own last November-Reuter
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