HUMAN SIDE OF UNEMPLOYMENT.
PROS AND CONS. OF THE DOLE: ITS EFFECT ON RISING GENERATION.
NEW WESLEYAN MINISTER'S GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF PRESENT-DAY CONDITIONS,
The helplessness of the unemployed, the difficulties with which the unemployment problem is boset, the disuse into which handi-... craft has fallen and the way in which enforced idleness tends to break up a man, were points touched upon by the Rev. E. C. H. "Tribbeck in an address delivered by him at the Rotary Club lun-
choon yesterday.
Mr. Tribbeck, in the course of his address, which is given in full below, said that he had seen an instance whore a man was. NO- tired of doing nothing that he read the racing buff upside down, He also referred to tragle instances where young men had bean unemployed since they left school and when they were put into em- "ployment, found themselves so accustomed to getting the dole" that they could not work, The "wick" meant rolesse for these
men.
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The meeting was presided over by Sir William Hornell.
ADDRESS TO LOCAL ROTARIANS.
The Chairman welcomed Pro- : fessor W. G. S. Adams, of All Souls College, Oxford, saying that since 1912 he had been Gladstone Pre fessor of Political Theories and Institutions. He was a member of the China Universities Commitice and had come hern to try and And out how cultural relations between Great Britain and Chine could be improved.
He also welcomed the Bishop of Victoria, Lieut-Col. E. Mat thews, Professor L. R. Jones (Madi- So Wisconscia), Dr. G, A, G Herkkits, Rotarian A. H. Gordon, of Shanghai, who had not yet been able to peas, himself away and go back to Shanghai, Col. R. B. Cou sins (Command Headquarters), and the Rev. F. D. Bunt, R.N., H.M.S. Berwick.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1931,
The Specialist. Now this means a more and more
And we must remember that unsham in taking it. But now he
der these conditions the true re- often fools himself urgent lations of home life can utterly No Englishman, pasily sucenimba to complicate Inter-dependence. Work is specialised but the needs are just break down in a way that may the monality of a bagga. If you the same.. You have got to have bu permanent. It may seem impos-look sympathetically at his socia soldiers for defence, priests for re.Bible, but a man may come literally lism and I am not a Socialist ligion, teachers for schools, lawyers to hate the sight of his own wile you will see what it is a laat at- to preserva and interpret the law and children; in a very real senso, temps to keep his self respect. He and the dealers and merchants andtoo istimato to speak of in public wants to feel that his dole is his SU ON. Most of these can't even they cease to be his. And who.. Fright, [darn' their own clothes, to say noth those are taken, be has lost his Once you have made a man, tako ing of making or baking their last good. pleasure. These are things money for nothing, a number of bread or building their own houses of which it is almost too sacred to of money value becomes defective
thinge can easily follow. His sense Specialists are
speak. To realise what I mean you vory .dependent
Endy come, easy goes." He does people.
must be privileged as I have been.not soro. He is going to have his luxurios like other men. He is not
And since one man only produces hings can and do happen, which, going to smoke any loss, or drinki
one commodity and consumes many be ean only got what he wants.. by exchange. For this, you must have a standard, so someone thought of money.
Again, in a village, your class distinctions are quantitative rather than qualitative. The man who has the biggest family, especially if they be sons, will count. But in city for some extraordinary Penson; n surgeon is regarded as a important person than a butcher,
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I can see no hope of repair.. if it were not for the love of God,
There is one other mault of city life. In the eity, the individual is the unit In primitive communi- The individual imply does not ties the tribe or family is the unit. exist, as such, in primitive com munition In cities, with their hur. an individual has frequently to act ried jostling life full of variety, on his own initiative. The making of responsible decisions develops his personality..
"The Masson,!!
any css or gamble any leas, or miss the movion. I used to think football match," "Thank God he won't miss his there is a serious sido. He doesn't But even "here play himoli-He watches others. But it has kept the ethics of sports-
ship in his soul.
Once a man has lost his self res pest, he becomes one of those who not that crime statistice are sold have nothing left to lose. I marvel are so low. Knowing as I do, in to ba so high, but that they
"small way, the mental pain in unemployment, I am astonished at the patience of my countrymen.
Money for Nothing.
money taken for granted. I know Money for nothing soon becomes of young men who have scarcely
for nothing is the normal situation choces and did not like. The for them. The work they did not sack" was release. What wonder that they do not want to work. for one such man of 22.
A friend of mine secured a job
He was
a priest than a caretaker, a teacher Rev. Mr. Tribbeck's Address......
The unemployed man is not mere than an artisan Gunerally speak-ly a unit: he is an individual hu Rev. Mr. Tribbock said: I am ing the man who is less able to take
man being. Sometimes, I wish par very happy indeed to be here,vara of himself gets more care taken ple would ceass speaking of especially under your Chairman-
on him, which is a very good rule massos" or "the unemployed." He done a day's work since they left ship. I am very happy to be asso
-for some of us at least.
is a man with often a highly de-school six or seven years ago. Money ciated with a distinguished a list eines distinction. We got ruling respocs with instincts and intelli- With such differentiation comenveloped mentality, a sensitive self- of visitors. Indeed, I feel quite classes," and "privileged classe
gence fully working. I have talked lonely but I think that in a moment
and so on.
with hundreds of them. They have These are just a few of the com-discussed with keen insight, all or two I shall not feel quite a lone-plications which Cans is said to kinds of questions-economies, pay- ly buxause we shall be touching very the old people who thought it more
have left us. I really cannot blame chology, history, religion. I common ground. My association blessed to be a nomad
member one man leading a discus- with the Rastey movoment has been
sion as to who wrote the "Odyracij. all too slight. I was secretary of
Inter-Dependence in Cities.
Bir Arthur Quiller Couch would have delighted to hear him. The the Longue of Nations Union in denendance in cities must be well cussion lasted and it was their own Now, the balance of this inter- men wore not bored while the dis Walsall, and have found the reserved. In a self-contained com- choice! Rotarians there very anxious inter of people to feed and clothe, annity you have a limited num deed to help me with any project and teach, and legislate for, and I had in view and they were grent defend. But, supposing for one sloggers.
moment another community comes alang, and feed
Now, if I may proceed to this With regard to Mr. Bunt, the question of the human side of ur Chairman said he understood that employment which, by the way, he was the leader of Deep Sen Scouts and they were going to have a talk and find out more about that excellent organisation.
The Chairman slao welcomed the Rey, H. V. Koop, of St. John's Cathedral remarking that he was known not only in the Cathedral but also on the football field.
In introducing the speaker, Sir William Hornell said;
The Rev.
wish you to take as an impressiva and not by way of offering a solu tion, but rather by way of offering. you the situation as it appeared
to me.
In the Old Testament, there is being partially rediscovered in an old idea, the value of which is E. C. H. Tribblck has recently England and Germany to-day.. The come to the Colony as the Wesleyan idea is that there is some value in Chaplain. Mr. Tribbeck is going
to speak to us on The Human being a wanderer.
Side of Unemployment:""
Before In the Old Testament the nomad coming to Hong Kong he was work-is, blessed and the settler ia curaed. ing in Walsall through the worst period of the economic depression in
Abraham goes out not knowing England, though I should not like whither Ad he is represented as a so say we have got to the worst good man. Lot, his nephew, seta period yet. He wishes me to make
it quite clear that he is not a poli. out with him but turns settler. He tical economist and that he is going settled in Sodom and you know what
to deal with his subject entirely happened to that. Such is the ideal from a humanitarian and human doom of the man who stopa stil!. point of view.
And Lot's wife, who appears to liked settling mere
Noted Toonomist:
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than.
have
We have here to-day an economist have of note, Professor Adams and before her husband, is said th I call upon Mr. Tribbeck, I will ask been turned into salt. Professor Adams to say a words.
pect the Chinese have similar stories Professor Adums said: The refer about the amah and the baby o ence to futbal: which the President the way to Cantle Peak, has just made makes me think of selling a dummy because I feel as
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blem worse. We are thinking of But this very fact makes the pro- highly senstive organiam, each with his own individuality. No two of them are the same. I wish that I were not so prone myself to think that these men and women somehow, in a class by the analvas, something to be judged in bulk as quantity, "It is often necessary to remind ourselves that 2,000,000 un- employed means 2,000,000 human lives. Nearly all of them began life with their hopes as we did. They looked forward to their homes to their wives and their children. They aro men who want to school with us and some of them were more brilliant than we were and some they walk the streets. could beat us at the 100 yards. Now
a. big, well-made fellow and had been in work for no longer than few weeks. The new job was a month he gave it up beanuse he good one-50 miles from home, after was lonely. Funny, but tragic,
iousness, how soon she might take her boy from school, so that he might go on the dole.
A woman asked me once,, in all
I could give you case after cass showing the way in which good work has been positively spoiled by and don't intend to work and only people who don't want to work
want to excuse themselves on the ground that it can be said that they cannot do it!
There are many" things I would have liked to have said and I beg mainder that we are discussing and of you to keep botors you the re- thinking of the human, side of un- employment These men are human 4s we are. I think there is only cue way to see their needs and, that is absolutely to put yourselves in their position and see life from their standpoint. It is said that there is unemployment in Australia. Yes, but in Australia there are not cold winters with biting east winds.
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Christ in Birmingham, "
A specialist, said some wag, is a man who gets to know more and more abous less and less. There an element of tragic truth in this That is, that even if it were pos sible for a man to transfer from one job to another, he could not In eonclusion I would like to do so without training, but it is quote the words of one who per impossible, in any case, for all cal haps knows the soul of his fellow linge arp full. Meanwhile every men better than ever I shall trade becomes more and more speciWoodbine Willie.' alised. A friend of mine went When Jesus. came through a boob factory in Northey hanged, Him on a tree,
to Golgothn thampton. After seeing all tho workers at their respective taska he hands and feet, and made & Cal- They drove great nails through asked, "Have you anyone here who vary, can make a pair of boots ? was the reply, "I am afraid we kave. not.
No." They crowned Him with a erowa of thorns, red were His wounds and deep. +1
who are helpless, though their needs I ex- comain the same. They have ceased.
Decline of Craftsmanship, producing but they go on consum. windmill, or a sail, er
One of the very serious effects of ing. Suppose someone thinks of a the march of the machine is that a water craftsmanship is less and loss want mill, then he is going to use these ed. things to do what man originally face of a man with a withered I shall not easily forget the did. happening to-day. Japan can sup-brushes. Then, with eager eyes and Machinery renders another hand who came to my door selling group of mon helpless. This is brushes. I did not want ply her own coal, America can make a smile, he said "I made them her own steel. Danish butter, bacon myself."
Job, as Galsworthy makes one if, suddenly, the ball has been pass of his characters say, was a nomad. ed into my hands and I have hardly. He was quite naturally the weal had time to collect my thoughts, I' would only like to say a few words.thiest, and happiest man of the
any
For those ware crude and cruel days, and human flesh was cheap.
When Jesus came to Birming ham they simply passed Him by, they only let Him die.
They never hurt a hair of Rim,
and they would not give Him pain, For men had grown more tender,
street, and left Him in the rain.
They only just passed down the Still Jesus cried, "Forgive them,
And still it rained the wintry rain that drenched Him through and through.
First of all to disillusion you about Enst until his troubles came, Pro-land oggs, are cheaper than English. I wish that new handicrafts could for they know not what they do." these terrible titles which the Pre- sident has just recited and to disbably one reason why they came daim dy very serious purpose like was that he was turning settler. that of hoping to solve the problem
Osin and Abel.
animal cousins, is thwarted only to find pression in: other
Bat for many of these things Eng- be found, for I can adduce evi land hold something of a monopoly.dence showing that there are very of cultural relations. A very ter-
So we get heaps of specialists help few men in whom the creative in ribly word cultural relations.
Jess, utterly helplefa-except perstinct necessary for such work can.
The crowds went home and left However, names are strenge things.the best stock joke, of all anti-grow their own cauliflower.
So with that remarkable story,bars that they might be able to not be found. Meanwhile the in the streets without a soul to see. I remember long ago, in the '60's, Biblien! critics, Cain and Abel, their ability to do this is increas-instinct, which, we all share with wall and Cried for Calvary,
But nate creativeness, the constructive And Jesus crouched against a a child being born in Lanarkshire Abel offers the sacrifice of a nomad, ugly reduced, and worss still, their cur to one of the leaders of the miners a sheep., Cain offers the sacrifice inclinations to do it are atrophied. who had great admiration for cer of a settler. Abel is accepted, Chintanned spades and forks to men be the statistics for which appear to
God knows, I have seen. tain political figures of that period
At one mission where I was, we ways, One of these is gambling;
(Applause.) and the child was called John Wil rejected.
Spesker- Thanked. liara Gladstone Rosebery Bright Now it is very interesting to In Walsall there are swarms of our
cause they sold their own, to live. go up with unemployment figures Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam, on be raal. I sometimes think we get notice that the very noxt thing that riers who will never do a day's work specialist is always being irritated. Hornell to thank Mr. Tribbeck for The temper of the unwanted ing called upon by Sir William titles placed on us like Professor Cain does after murdering his again--as curriora, unless, by some The cinemas charge half price in his address, said: The President of Political Theories and you would brother, is to built a city. imagine en like that are sent out So, it is said, the idea of cities car baromes so plebeian, that the that reason to go to sleep... that pressing a vote of thanks to the strange turn of events, the motor the afternoons. I often went for has passed on me the favour of ex- to deal with cultural relations but germinated in the brain of a mur- wealthy man takes to the saddle was before the talkies came. They Rev. Mr. Tribbock for his interest we start with a handicap. derer. Of course, people grow out again to show his distinction !
Nevertheless, my colleagues and I of prejudices of this kind, just as
were nearly always full of uneming address: At the short time at are here to try and get into close the Hebrows did they have got to!
Villager v. Specialist., touch with the Universities of China It is no use cursing the rip and
ployed men and women. There they his disposal Mr. Tribbeck has point Now, compare thie unwanted saw, imagined for them, nurk you, ed out a few conditions which might and to see for ourselves and get to wear and tear of London if your specialist of the city with the nuet the kind of life and circumstances befall a highly industrialised stats. understand the ways in which Bri-bread and butter is there, but the ent villager and see what a helpless that they would like be theira Tas conditicas described are not Cisl educationalists can got to prejudice against cities is quite croature he is. He cannot fight be. There was being constantly impress only pathetic but indeed tragic, gether, because after all, education natural for when you go to cities cause no one wants to fight him, ed upon their minds a view of life With such conditions we say in this is one of the biggest British busi- your troubles begin. Villages are and even that would resolve itself which was melodramatic and often part of the world "Heaven spare nenses and concerna
bad enough, anys your Hebrew, bat into a question as to who had falsefales because the completions from intensive industrialism." I understand we are going to hear citiee-let Cain build them. And more money. He cannot hunt be of life is not affected by the kiss The conditions Mr. Tribbeck des about unemployment and I am sure let Lot expert ive and brimstone causa rivers and fields are closed of a pretty girl or the embracescribed have not only befallen Eng- the speaker will say-in any case it ho chooses to live in them. "The to him. He says with a certain of a strong dilent man,
land, but T think they must be he will think that one of the most coming of the city means the rise other well-known character,"
But someone will be asking where prane in Germany, United States hopeful ways in dealing with unem of the specialist. In the old vil shall I do? seeing that the steward they get their money from? Well, and Various European countries at ployment is a very much better lages, not only was each village in ship is taken from me? I have nothing that is perhaps saved us said he can offer no solution to this of course, there is the dole-the the present time. He himself has spread of real education. Get dependent of the other, but each strength to dig! To beg I am education down so that it is dealing family was also independent in the harned. I am resolved what to do, from bloody revolution but not from problem. He criticised the specia- with realities. But if you are gofundmental things of peace, which I will go to the Exchange, draw moral degradation...
list but we must remember we have ing to deal with realities, do not were food and clothing. In the my gold, then to the reading room, let us say that they are simply go-village ench family could kill ite and then I'll go and look at the
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of-all-trade-and-master-of-none. they have got to deal with what is raake its own candlesticks. But have soon men stay indoors and borrowed money which he will never tion, Perhaps such an economist No one is more aware than, the an undesirable person to emulate. What is there to do, I unemployed man that his dele is It is difficult for us to find a solu spiritual and human as well and in the city you get your butcher read the racing buff upside down' be able to repay. When it was of the calibre of Professor Adams one of the great aste British and baker and candlestick-maker Their moping listlessness irritates purely an insurance and cur might be able to offer a solution education in that we have got both and a host of others. Citizens are their wives, infecte their families American, and other crities need to It is with very great pleasure that the spiritual material and human specialists. They can do one thing and their once happy home becomes be reminded that it originally was I propos hearty vote of thanks aspects all together.
but little else.
is place of misery.
the unemployed man felt no to Mr. Tribbeck. (Applause.)
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