THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1965.
SIR BEVERLEY BAXTER ANSWERS MR J. SMITH
Most Beautiful
COURTESY IS NOT DEAD, BUT Girl In Opera
THERE ARE BAD INFLUENCES
S
To
F
rano, you start off for work why not
London youth that Britain might live. But why should_a_man who and employers are batter then blessings one by one? Before OMEWHERE in Brit- In the aircraft factories the crestes à successful business ours,
men and women were working become rich? The answer is a nin there is a citizen twelve hours a day or twelve simple one. He built something named J. Smith. Be hours a night seven days that did not exist before. If he yond that I CAN- week,
is on exporter he brings valu-
to able foreign currency him bo- identify
this In the Aircraft Ministry country, and in the process cause in the letter he sent knew that the strain was
glyna work to hundreds to human and could nơi last an editor he failed
thousands of people. to
dinitely, but my task was exhort the men and women so
not
give his address. Here is inost of the letter:
a
wo
in-
in- to
work to the point of absolute exhaustion And their response
"Why Britain ls whore was magnificent. she is today, I heard some-
one from
abroad
say, is
because of the complete lack
of service. There is not one section of the
l'olice."
the possible
All right, Mr Smith! letler
magnificent,
stewards"
he
to
a much greater extent say yourself that you will than ourselves the Americans make no one's day harder be- have workers' committees that cause you have passed that meet the management in order way? to increase vilciency and, there- The foreigner, whom J. Smil by, to increase profita. In fact, mentioned in the letter which or the element of co-partnership grompted this article,
in America has done much to much too for in his denuncia help production,
tion There are disagreeable people in every country but to denounce an entire society. he did, is to cross the frontier of gross stupidity.
Nevertheless, we should be grateful to him.
He has minded us that a nation is as decent and honourable and us the people who live in it--no more and no less.
Do you want the Stato take over his business and have
You if
my
I could double it run by Government-appointed earnings by living in America officials" Tha an wET is ob- I would sull choose to remain 104111. No nationalised Industry here. To me there is no country
where could compete with the private- in the world ly owned inthistries of America, have 60 full a Ufe as in this West Germany and Franco.
island kingdom.
the man
tha
So why denounce who creates work for thousands of people and strengthens economy of the country? Ho
moze the cannot eat
than three meals a day. He cannot ride more than one motor car at
community But us the battle latensified that tries to please another. We became conscious that there were trouble-makers in the face Workmen, shops, rallways, tories. The older union officials cafes, everything. With the were
but Royal trouble-makers were a BOTÍ of exception of Family and
the Ruerilla movement called "shop ime. Ho cannot sleep more than Barkelion
eight hours out of the twenty- They had the gift of the gab four, If that long. An army in no one could deny that.
the field might as well refuse Many them were Cornmunists, well to have a commander, as an in- trained in the art
without of seducing dustry
managing decent workers. Russia was not director and chairman. in the war at that time, and therefore We
Aghung merely to preserve Capitallam. in Russia or Germany such men would have been shot, but in Britain we allowed them to do their dirty work because, as A nation, we believe in liberty.
Your is to unly topical,
Burst cotilains a challenge, we must deal with your foreign friend.
I were
newspaper
were
woman I would bale to be his wile. To say that there is not one section of the Community-suve the Royal Family and the Police-that tries to please another is balder- Masti. The
noller thanks you for your twopence, Thus there developed within the bus conductor (sometines) the trade union movement thanks you for your half-crown guerilla movement.
the fellowB flic DR KIVES
could talk the pedestrian is friendly and proud round and they advanced in in- it a foreigner asks the way to Buence and power while the Westminster Abbey,
workers tolled and the airmen, the sailors and the soldiers want to their death.
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