VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN LABOUR GOVERNMENT.
KEEN DEBATE AT EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1930.
MR. T. V. SOONG ON TREATY REVISION.
SILVER.
PEACE AND QUIET THE ONLY CURE.
FOREIGN POLICY AND UNEMPLOYMENT TAX ON SILVER WORSE THAN
ISSUES.
There were over sixty present-including several ladies-at dehate at the European Y.M.CA. last night on the motion." That the Labour Government has justified its return to Office." The Government's record with regard to unemployment, the condition of Britain's industries, and Foreign Affairs, with particular refer ence to steps taken to bring about international disarmament, played a large part in the discussion. The audience decided-by 33 votes to 21-in favour of the motion.
Mr. F. S. Cassidy, Chairman of the Literary and Debating Committee, presided..
MR. McDONALD AND AMERICA.
Mr. MacDonald and America.
34. J. H. Hunt, O.B.F., opening for the affirmative, referred to the conditions under which the Labour party had assumed office-the bit ter attacks s of a Press united in
Labour and Conservative Home
Policy.
USELESS.
FRENCH ATTITUDE
UNCHANGED.
PIPING, Jan. 11. In a statement given to the Press to-day, M. le Comte de Martel, the French Minister, explained the at- Litude of the French Government Interviewed in Shanghai by the toward the question of extraterri- Kuo Min News Agency with respect toriality and other problema pend. to the silver situation and the suging between France and China. gestions which have been made as to intervention by the Government, Mr. T. V. Soeng, Minister of Finance. said that the Government had no intention of interfering with the free market for silver which had so long existed in China
Mr. Soong said: "The price of silver is dependent upon world con. ditions, of which the local situation is only a part. So far as the present slump in silver is an outcome of conditions in China, it is due to the unsettlement of business con ditions growing out of internal mili. tary operations and the difficulties with Russia.
Order and Industry. "The principal remedies which çan bo, adopted in this country are the restoration of peace and order and the re-opening of rail and water communications. The condition of the silver market adds weight to the reasons which should urge all patriotic citizens to work disiater estedly for the complete unistation of the country.
silver.
GII-
The French Minister declared that he had nothing new to state regarding the question of extrater ritoriality besides what was bodied in the French reply to the Chinese Note. He said he had re- ceived an official report from Paris to the effect that Mr. Kao Lu the Chinese Minister to France, had been instructed by the Nanking with the French Government re- Government to start negotiations
zarding the extraterritoriality question in Paris. Consequently. he continued, he felt no need just now to proceed to Nanking in con- nection with the question.*
Negotiations in Nanking. Referring to the question of the revision of the Sino-French Indo-
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Mr. B. R. Priče, seconding Mr. Ilunt, referred to various schemic promoted by the Labour Govern ment to assist local authorities in opposition and deliberately misressing on with works of develop representing Labour's policy with a ment absorbing employment, also to schemes promoted under State view to alarming the electorate.
Labour'e unemploy- Its meagre majority in the House guarantee.
striking at the of Commons, was dependent on the ment. policy was
"With order, and communications whims of the Liberal Party, and in root of the problem. Experience re-established, agriculture and in- the House of Lords (owing to de- had shown that Rationalisation as dustry can revive; the movement of lay by the Conservative party in understood and attempted by the goods within the country will be stimulated by the prevailing peace introducing measures of reform) itory Government proceeded to and security: the export trade enn Its alowly for our present needs. The flourish and the demand for silver was hopelessly outnumbered.
Wen inheritance from the Tories consist coal
had already been automatically be increased. owners ed of a loss of prestige in foreign brought to heel and Mr. Snowden ther conditions this winter press ing good crops for the coming har affairs, a col question which had had awakened the sleeping con- become acute owing to the open sciences of the City nabeeers with vest throughout the country, will debance of the Government by the regard to the provision of facilities further assist in the recovery of eval ownere, and a dangerous posi- to those British industries who pre- tion which had been allowed to pared schemes for reorganisation. "Measures that have been sug
up in Anglo-American rela- - grow
In the Labour party's policy of gested in public discussions, such as Lionships.
Lackling unemployment from the restricting and taxing the import point of view of State action in of silver, could hardly be expected Foreign Affairs.
regard to industry lay the only to have any appreciable permanent Continuing. Mr. İlant said that possible permanent schition. effect upon the underlying situation. TALKIES AT FIVE LONDON B in the realm of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Holmes, seconding Mr. Car-Restriction upon one of the leading which was considered to be the one ruthers, claimed that the country world markets for silver might even direction in which Labour would was, living by taking in its own lower the world price of silver, prove inexperienced, the Govem-washing, and that the attitude of
No Gold Standard Contemplated. ment had ampy Justified itself. the Government to international By his heroic stand on the re-ad- and Ingjerial affairs was therefore
"It has been suggested in some justment of the Young Plan at the bf primary importance, Apart quarters that the adoption of the Reparations conference, Mr. Snow from a little vulgar self-advertise- gold standard in China would tend den had placed Great Britain again ment, the only accomplishments of to decrease the demand for silver. in the position of lender in Con the Labour Government consisted No plans are in contemplation that tinental affairs whilst the visit of in the greation of trying situations would involve the circulation of Mr Ranisay MacDonald to the in India and Egypt, and attempts gold coins in China. Indeed, mone-tion United States we unitedly scelain-į to holster up trade with the. Domi- tary reform in this country will in ed in the American Press as the nices and Canada at the expense evitably require a largely increased most significant event in American of young growing industries at circulation of silver coins. history for 200 years.” Mr. Mae Donald had taken the second step at Washington, and that second step was positive. We had got elean away from the miserable con- fusions and entanglements of the previous period and the orientation
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Lote, The Labour Government had sagrifired any hope of ultimate salvation for the sake of a little temporary eliel.
After discussion from the body
the hall, and the final speeches, by the leaders, the vote"' wae taker.
of diplomacy was entirely changed. resulting in the motion being ear
In conclusion, the speaker referried by votes to 91. zed to India, Britain had gradual
all
UPRISING IN JAVA FORESTALLED.
RINGLEADERS TO LE
DEPORTED.
Batavia, Jan. 4.--For some weeks-
the
The new mint at Shanghai with daily capacity of $1,000,000 is ready to begin operations very shortly and to furnish such silver coins as may be required by ex panding" trade.
"Therefore, my recommendation to the Government will be that any interference with the free movement of silver in this country will be harmful and that the stabilization of the value, of silver can best be achieved by the restoration of peace and order and the free movement of our products throughout the
country.
THEATRES?
RUMOURED PLANS OF U.S. FILM CHIEF.
The future of five famous West End theatres was involved in the visit to England of Mr. Joseph M. Schenck, president of the United Artists, the American Film Corpora-
Mr. Schenck, accompanied by Mr. the American William Philips, banker, arrived in London recently and immediately met Mr. Jake Shubert, the American theatrical magnate, who is now in London.
It was believed that one of the reasons for Mr. Schenck's visit was In connection with the legitimate theatres that Mr." Shubert controls in London.
These are: His Majesty's, Adelphi, Shaftesbury, Gaiety, and Apollo.
Ready to Confer, Preliminary soundings by Mr. Schenck have shown that Mr. Shu- tert is willing to consider an offer For the disposal of this group of theatres.
47 DAYS MAROONED IN Feritic, writes:-
LIGHTHOUSE.
MEN WHO FLEW THE BLACK FLAG.
Hannen Swaffer, the dramatic The brothers Shubert obtained a half-interest in six London theatres few years ago. One, the Winter Garden, has now been sold. The other five would always be sold by them were a sufficiently high price offered, as they have little interest in London. Besides, their associate, Ir. William Gaunt finds that his woollen business in Yorkshire needs close personal attention.
the The Chairman summed up
and con- ly been raising the people of India arguments pro and con.
the by education and legislation, and gratulated the speakers on the time had now naturally come thorough manner in which the sub when the demand was made for jeet had been thrashed out.
In India the Labour expression, Government was steadily pursuing its patch towards Dominion statue. and the most critical stage of that development had now been reach- ed. The Under Secretary for India had given an assurance that the Government would not allow then. selves be turned aside from their objective by foolish resolutions or other forms of propaganda, but
The men in charge of the light- these very resolutions were hamper past rumours have been spread that house at La Vieille who have been ing the work and were deplored by extensive preparations were being flying a black Bag for the past few all friends of India in Britain.
nude for a native rising in works, have at last been relieved. Have the Goods" Been Delivered. been forestalled by the drastic ac- the newspaper Excelsior, proved near future. The agitators have The rescue operations, according to
As United Artists only produce Mr. C. Carruthers, in proposing tion of the police and if any dis difficult and dangerous, and the about eight talkies a year, Mr. the rejection of the motion, contarkances were really planned they rudder of the relief vessel was Schenck, were he to buy five gratulated Mr. Hunt on his powers may now be regarded as indefinite broken when approaching the light-theatres, would probably do so na of debate. Mr. Hunt had succeed-ly postponed.
house. The skipper of the boat, an investment, always with the iden ed in creating a general impres- On Saturday last (Dec 29) or however, was determined to relieve of making them talkie houses if he sion of the Labour Party's fitness ders were issued to the police in the men, who have been cut off
had the pictures to show. for office without having adduced a contres where the nationalist from civilisation, for 47 days. He
United Artists handles the film single proof. He had spoken of organisation has branches, to raid was unable to approach nearer than productions of Mr. Charles Chaplin, the brilliant constellation of brains, and search the houses of all the 20 yards but was able to pass food Mr. Douglas Fairbanks, and Miss in the present Government, the leaders. Secret preparations were along a line in waterproof aacks. Mary Pickford. difficultice chiefly due to the bitter made and it was not until the raid The voices of the beleaguered men hostility of the Press. But this was actually began that the rank and could be heard faintly above the din no proof that the Labour Party file of the police force knew what of the screaming wind shouting had justified itself. Only at the end was afoot. The raid timed for "All is-well. Thank you! We have of his speech did Mr. Hunt refer, in a.m. on Sunday last and proved now got all we want." passing, to Labour's achievements, to be a complete surprise.
Chief in Tears. mostly the field of foreign diplo- Instructions had been issued for
Kerninon, the chief lighthouse- mney, and on ground already pre- any resistance to be quelled by keeper of La Veille, whe has been pared by years of patient effort by force, but this proved unnecessary. eut off from his duties for some the late Foreign Secretary.
All the raids were successfully car-
weeks past and was in the boat ried out without any bloodshed. In which succoured the beleaguered The election of last May had been fought mainly on the issue of un-
case of necessity troops were con- men, wanted to take the risk of employment. Labour had promised fined to barracks; they were, how joining his comrades by incans of cure for uncinployment. The ever, not called upon. The method the line by which the food ancke country had had presented to them employed was to commandeer me were slung to the lighthouse. His merely an extension of the Unem- tor-cars and send out a European boatman, however, yelled in his ear ployment Insurance Act, an admin police officer with a few native po" It's impossible. You'll drown," sion from Mr. Thomas that the licemen. In Batavia about fifty and then, cupping bis hands to his problem was stiff one, and a houses were raided. Quantities of lips, he roared across the foaming promise to employ about 3 per papers and documents were seized channel separating them from the cent, of the unemployed at the mx and many arrests made. Similar lighthouse, He wants to relieve payers' expense., Considering its raids were made with the same sur- you." position, the Government had had rise and success in many towns Marzin, a big fair-haired son of a glorious opportunity of tackling in Java, Sumatra and Borneo. 1t Normandy, raising his arts shouted Unemployment on non-party lines. appears that propaganda has for back with all the force of his lungs, It would have earned the lasting some time been made in the kam-No, you're mad. You'll drown. gratitude of the country if it could pongs and funds for the organisa-It's all right. We can hold on. have cat party prejudice aside and tion have been raised by threats. All's well here, isn't it Malgorn1" appointed a non-party committee Those who refused to pay were told The latter, a dark, thick-set Breton, to deal with the problem. The they would have to pay the penalty then joined in with Yes, my lada, Labour party had reversed the after the successful termination of all's well." policy of the previous Government the revolution.
which had realised that relief from taxation was the principal need of Brunch industry and pro posed to lay fresh burdens of tim tion on industry.
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As the boat started back thers who were arrested will probably be were tears in Kerninon's eyes. deported to Digoel in New Guinea,It's a week since I slept at night," where mons at the toadors in the the thinking about these rising of 1928 are detained.men all the time. I seem to hear Straits Times.
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