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LABOUR AND THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.
SPLIT VOTE BETWEEN
SMITH AND HOOVER.
Present indications are that the organized labour movement will play a far less active part this year than it did the presidential cam- paign of 1924, when the American Federation of Labour and most of its constituent unions worked tooth and nail for the third party can didacy of the late Senator La Foliette. The cautious attitude of the federation this year is generally attributed to the lesson, learned from its venture into third partyism four years ago.
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· GIRL'S DEATH IN TANK ACCIDENT.
**SOME. „TECHNICAL DEFECT."
“WHAT IS OVER- WORK?"
DR. MILLAIS CULPIN ON NERVES HABITS AND
FANCIES.
THE HONG KONG STOCK
EXCHANGE.
ACTIVITIES. DURING
SEPTEMBER.
MESSRS. ELLIS & EDGAR'S REPORT.
In their monthly pamphlet, just published, Messrs. Ellis & Edgar review the activities of the Stock Exchange during September..
A verdict of "Accidental "death, due to injuries received through being knocked down by a tank owing, apparently, to some techni The trials and tribulations of end defect, was recorded by the nervous people and the significance East Sussex Coroner, Dr. Hoare, of nervous disease in industry were at an inquest held at Haywards matters dealt with by Dr. Millais Heath on the body of Alias Edith Culpin, lecturer on psychoneurosis Smith (20), who was killed at at the London Hospital Medical Cuckfield by a tank of the 2nd Bat-College, addressing the mea and talion, Royal Tank Corps. The women delegates to the ninth an
During this period, they state, jury exonerated the driver, Lance-nual conference of the Industrial, more interest was evinced in the Corporal Barber (Royal Tank Welfare Society at Balliol College, stock market and, as a consequence, Corps), from all blame,
Oxford,_on__September 8th. Mr. Corporal Cecil Hill (Scots Robert R. Hyde, director of the most stocks appreciated, Guards),
Hong Kong Banks were dealt in who
controlling Society, presided. WILA traffic,, said he warned Miss Smith Criticizing the theory that ner-tat rates. between $1,295 and $1,335, that there was a mak coming. She vous breakdowns are caused by and at the close shares were wanted The official policy of the federa- dismounted, and was standing gear hard word, Dr. Calpin declared tion is one of neutrality, but city him when the tank pulled out to that the words "overwork and at the latter figure. and state federations as well as
pass a lorry. It came straight on,
"overstrain" referred not to work, separate trade unions affiliated with and he had to jump to get clear, but to the reaction of the subject the national body are free to en- The girl, who was close to the towards it. "I do not suggest that dorse the presidential candidate fence, seemed to become confused we should not eliminate overwork, that appeals to them and under the uncertain whether to hold the worry, monotony, and noise; they $65. circumstances both Hoover and bicycle or to let it go. She tried are disagreeable things and serve Smith may expect some official sup-to clear herself, and got entangled 35 pegs upon which the nervous port from labour organizations. The with the bicycle. She stumbled to subject hangs his symptoms. But associated railroad unions, includ- the ground, and the tank went there is no evidence that ocupa ing the four powerful organizations over the bicycle and her arm. It tions in which these factors play a of train service employees, have de-stopped within three feet. Its part show a higher nervous sick einred that so far as the presidential speed was about ten to 12 miles an rate than others, and there is at
is concerned their official hour.
least some evidence in the contrary direction,"
raca
Urged To Stand By Friends,
Star Ferries, met with a strong demand and a fair number of shares changed hands between $61.40, and Ther closed with strong
n
buyers at 867).
Hong Kong Electrics and China Lights were again the medium of considerable business. The demand for these stocks was continuous throughout the month and they closed very firm with buyers nt $521 for the former and $13 for the latter.
Considerable interest was taken in Cotton Shares owing to the sharp
organ, Labour, will remain neutral Corporal Hill (Royal Tank and thus a choice of the candidates | Corps) said that he was in com is passed on to their individual mand of the tank and saw three members.
lorries and an omnibus coming on. The corporal on duty waved the tank in slanting direction. The driver tried to swerve away from the girl, but the tank would not answer, and struck her bicycle. The girl, realizing that she could to the tank, which forced ber. not save the machine, ran aside in through the fence. Barber was 3 good, careful driver.
At the moment it appears that tank driver on, and this put the learn something about nervous ill rise in Ewos and Shanghai Cottens
Smith will receive a much larger measure of personal support from the labour leaders than Hoover. William Green, president of the Americnu Federation of Labour, ad. dressing the convention of the New York state federation, expressed his zratification that the workers of New York had voted for Smith almost unanimously in every cam paign in which he has figured."
"I am satisfied," said President Green, that when they (the work ers go to the polls they will stand by those who stood by them in their hour of need."
Lance Corporal Barber said that when he was passing the third lorry the clutch of the tank failed to work and the tank swerved against the girl. It struck her when she tried to keep her bicycle, Instead of jumping away. He first With respect to candidates for was three feet from the girl. appreciated the danger when he either branch of the congress, the He had used the clutch just pre American federation will follow itaviously, and it had worked all usual policy of expporting friend's right. He could have passed the and opposing enemies," regardless girl safely if the clutch had not of party affiliations.
failed.
Injunction Issue.
In the present presidential cum- paign labour leaders primarily are interested in the injunction issue, and labour spokesmen have declar cd that the paramount legislative problem of labour is relief from abusca of the injunction process." The leading demand made upon both major party conventions this year by the federation called for legislation to define the jurisdiction of equity
Staff Sergeant Franks, said that he examined the tank after the ac cident. Owing to the presence of three bright spots on part of the machinery he formed the theory that the compressor plate fouled the top of the inner clutch plate carrier at the time of the accident, It might have been only of short duration, when the tank was hot after travelling some miles. This had happened several times before
to machines of 'the same type,
In a test arranged by the Indus trial Fatigue Research Board, he had interviawed over a thousand workers in various occupations to
ness in industry. The number of people in whom he found no ner your symptoms was less than fifty per cent. of the whole, while from five per cent. to ten per cent, were seriously in need of treatment,
-This-" Norvy "' World.
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In this nervy world of ours, to use Dr. Culpia's phrase, a man may be afraid to cross a field, yet deal calmly and courageously with real danger...
Lots of people do not like to be near cows, but if we abolish cows we should not abolish nervous people by one unit.
are usually nervous people.
Those who get the aspirin habit.
Navy is fairly high, especially in The amount of nervousness in the the higher ranks.
in Shanghai. The former from Tis,
to Tis. 19.10 whilst the latter,
after a small lot dealt in at Tis.
47, rose to Ti». 62
Hong Kong Ropes after remain ing quiet for sometime at $6.35 met with a fair demand and closed withi buyers at 87.20..
BRITAIN'S TINPLATE
TRADE.
PROVISIONS OF AGREEMENT
WITH AMERICA.
The members of the Welsh Sheet and Plate Manufacturers' Associa tion have received from Mr. H. C.
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Many people nurse 38 hearts organs that are only emo tionally disturbed.
firm of Welsh tinplate manuias. weakturers, on his return from America a report on the negotiations he has carried practically to completion on their behalf with American tinplate makers for an agreement which will prevent competition be tween tinplate makers in the two countries in the oversea markets of the world.
If we eliminate nerves entirely we might wipe out some of the great inventors and discoverers,
One nervous, man gave up chess. because of an obsession so to ar- range himself in relation to other people that their relative positions
formed the knight's move.
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JAPAN, CHINA, AND
· KELLOGG PACT.
COUNT UCHIDA INTER- VIEWED.
Count Uchida, Japan's special ambassador for the signature of the Kellogg Part and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, interviewed by Reuter's representative in London, said that Japan accepted the Kellogg, propeants, without making any reservations whatever. entirely agreed with the poet; and
The scheme, which originated courts and prevent the issuance of
with leaders in the American steel injunctions against labour in indus-
The Efect Of Drugs.
interests, aims at securing freedom to the United States from Welsh trial disputes."
"Every nervous cane, said Dr.
Competition in those markets where Eighteen other demands were sub other committees to study economie Culpin, was a special problem, and the Americans hold large capital mitted to the party conventions. The most important of these called problems and his own part in the we were faced with the difficulty investments in the food-packing I was dispatched to Paris, especially Jacksonville wage conference of 1924 that while the nervous object industry, and in return American might be unable to work on account
aures-
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the
"We
for amendment of the Sherman act which bituminous coal wage tu exempt trade unions from its prorates were fixed has caused him to of his symptoms, if the escape from makers are willing to refrain from to sign it, I think we have dono visions, advance planning of public he often referred to as a "friend effort "were made too easy, whether competing in other markets, which a good and great thing, I hope the works for the relief of unemploy of Inbour."
before the War were almost entire ratification will take place very by sick pay or compensation, we
not only by the original ment, and modification of the Vol-
might perpetuate the trouble in the ly supplied from South Wales. BOON, stend act to permit the manufacture
Smith's Legislative Record,
individual and increase it in the Thus the European market will be Powers, but also by those who and sale of 2.75 per cent. beer.
Gov. Smith's record differs from mass.
Minera mystagmus, in his allocated to South Wales, while adhere later Of course, there are Respond To Labour's Wishes. that of Hoover in that it is opinion, belonged to this class, America will be given priority in many difficulties to be overcome in The Republican platform failed to ment in his own state. The federa late years.
we must do everything in our power primarily one of legislative achieve and it had increased alarmingly of South America and Canada, the order to carry out this pact, but
Japanese markets being shared on
to attain the objects we have in mention eight of the nineteen points tion records credit him with having Dr. Culpin said that the welfare the present ratio. This will prove view. Already its moral influence is stressed by the federation, and the favoured and being in part respon-worker might be in a better posi a substantial advantage. to Democratic platform ignored six. sible for the following labour meation to help in common cases of Welsh industry, which has in recent very great Any Power which in the future will start war will nervous illness than the doctor. years had to contend with ever- Restriction of hours of work for Replying to a delegate who asked increasing competition from Ameri. incur responsibilities too dread- ful to imagine. Japan has under- women and minors to a maximum about the effects of drugs anner-
can markets. of 48 hours a week..
vous diseases, Dr. Culpin said that It was, asserted that South Wales taken four wars since the establish- Prevention of the coal industry, and injunctions women and minors at dangerous wags around Leicester Square who and the United States the remain-country--the Japanese-China War, of employment of with the exception of a few scally makers were to have 70 per cent. ment of the Imperial system in our the Russo-Japanese War, the Boxer classes of work and after certain took cocaine, the drug addict was ing 30 per cent of the world's ex-Rebellion, and the Great War, but hours at night.
person entitled to sympathy.
none of these was undertaken for the maintenance of peace, and the Imperialistic aims, but purely for
safety of our country. It is in order to avoid a fifth that we signed the pact, and we will do our utmost in the direction indicated by that.
One Republican plank, on conscrip- tion of men and materials, is direct- ly opposed to the federation's policy. The Democratic planks on unemployment relief, stabilization
were more responsive to the fede ration's demands than correspond ing planks in the Republican plat- form.
and beer with an alcoholic content of not more than 2.75 per cent., but
Workmen's compensation law, with a state insurance fund.
Law requiring one day's rest in seven for all occupations.
Compulsory education" for child- Fren up to 18 years of age.
Prohibition of employment of children under and limitation of employment of those under 16.
article of commerce."
CANON'S DAMN.
"MUCH MORE RELIEF THAN ** TUT TUT.”
port markets.
Prices will not be governed, these heing left to world competition. What has been achieved is of n geographical nature, that is to say, a line of demarcation having been drawn across the markets in which American and Welsh interests have been fighting.
pact."
Speaking of the platforms as a whole, the executive council of the federation has said that neither is satisfactory, but that the Republican is less favourable to labour than the Democratic. Hoover in his accept
Asked about relations with China, ance speech confined himself prin
A South Wales exporter closely Count Uchida said: As regards cipally to a reiteration of the Re-
The New York State Federation Canon Ellis N. Gowing, vicar of identified with the tinplate indus- China, what we are doing is solely publican labour plank, while Smith of Labour, in a summary of Smith's St. Mary's, Southend-on-Sea, who try stated that the competition in the direction of peace. We have devoted a considerable portion of legislative record, which was cireu told a meeting of football referees between the United States and sympathy with China, and what we his address to discussion of the in- lnted, recently to the labour Press that a good round damn is better South Wales had been rendered want to see is a solid and stable junction and other labour issues.
Gov. Smith's stand on the liquor has consistently advocated
of the country, asserted that Smith than a lot of continuous grumb more acute by the former invent China, We have great hopes of the and Hag" said to a Press representa ng a new process of strip steel in new China, but no one can tell what problem goes beyond the position urged upon the state legislature tive who questioned him: Damn place of the ordinary tinplate bare, will happer in that country. On taken by the federation on the quee adoption of a law prohibiting the is a clear word and sometimes a which gave the manufacturer ma- the whole we hope that we are be- tion. In a resolution "adopted at its 1921 convention the federationuance of ex-parte injunctions in great relief. It is a favourite Eng. terial at a reduced price, enabling ginning to see daylight,. although it
working costs to be cut. This committed itself to medication of labour disputes and the declaration lish word." He added: the Volstead act to permit wines that labour is not a commodity or an "I do not agree with the emin forced the hands of the Welsh indus: 18posibly. premature to be unduly ent American who suggested that try, which had been obliged to take optimistic. I cannot imagine any trouble between Japan and foreign The report continues to point out when one wanted to relieve one's concerted action to compete with Powers in relation to China. There not to modification or repeal of the that Smith has in many other ways feelings one should just say Tut, the United States industry on level is much propaganda in the contrary
given evidence of genuine concern Tat.' That might have relieved terms. Innovations at several Welsh direction, but trouble in this direc 18th amendment as suggested by for the interests of wage earners, his, but I am sure it would not mills in the direction started by the tion seems impossible. Even in Smith.
Sometimes a man United States industry led to the Manchuria there is much miscon Both candidates are referred to insion and improvement of public must say something or blow up.
notably by cricouraging the exten- relieve mine.
claim that better results had been ception and untruth regarding our Inbour circles na having good school facilities, by calling the "Bad language is the result of obtained than in America.
"attitude. At any rate, we have no labour records," and both are known
territorial designs there at all." as "friends of labour." Hdover gained the friendship of the federn tion leaders in 1917 when he im. pressed the executive council in an
Arne Borg, Sweden's premier address on Belgian relief. Shortly.
before the war they would not
swimmer, arrived in Tokyo on after that the late Samael Gompers,
have done so, but I have never
October. 4th with a double purpose: then-president of the federation,
come across girls using bad langu-
to enter the International Swim- suggested Hoover's appointment as
ming Meet and to plunge into the food administrator for the United
age and I have refereed at Hockey matches for them and seen them
mystery, thrills and sea of matrimony. With him.came States and Hoover's popularity in
are blended in Too Misa Elia Lindberg, his fiancee. Some estimates place the per- get very hard knocks. creased measurably when he u centage of Catholics among trade "I believe absolutely in the Many Crooks,""
farce comedy They were to be married at the ported the federation's demand fur unionists at more than 50 per cent. modern girl and I do not think her which comes to the World today Swedish Legation in Tokyo, the day amendment of the Lever food con- and naturally many of them will freedom has bad a bad effect." and to-morrow. The story coafter the swimming contest closet. trol act, which labour feared would
Oxford Dictionary, cerns the adventures of a pretty The Scandanavian aquatic star an- be interpreted to make strikesupport Smith because of his re-
ligion The majority of trade union- while noting that the word damn young authoress, who, to obtain the nounced that he intends to retire illegal.
"Colour" for her latest-crook- Hoover's activity in securing theists are city dwellers and will sym-is" used profanely... in impreca drama, invites four members of world's records for all of the swim- after the 1932 Olympica. He holds
labour leaders in the unemployment hibition. Smith's social philosophy, emphatic objurgation or reprebel week end so that she may study and the mile except ono. The ex-. participation of Gompers and other mathize with his attitude on pro- tions and exclamations, expressing the underworld to her home for &ming records between 400 metres
habite their
and conference of 1921, and his frequent his long record of achievement in sion of & person or thing,
mannerisms. ception is the record for the 1,000 calls upon them for service upon social legislation, and his humble that it is sometimes made ure of Mildred Davis plays lead up metres made by "Boy Charlton,
origin are also attractive to wage inmerely an outburst of irrita
tion or impatience."
ported by a capable cast.
(Continued on next Column).
legislature into special session and urging emergency reat laws to pro- teet householders during the post war housing shortage, and by urging state ownership and control of water
power.
Although both presidemia) candi- dates may expect to receive support from labour, Smith, it appears, is making the stronger appeal.
earners.
a limited vocabulary.
I do not think women swear
more than they used to, now that they have greater freedom. Per haps some will say Damn,' where.
The
new
adds
CINEMA NEWS.
TOO MANY CROOKS" 'AT'
THE WORLD,
Laughs,
romance
the Australian swimmer,
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