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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1936.
SOCIALIST LEADER OUTLINES.
FUTURE PLANS
Present Regime To Be
Transformed
TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT VIOLENCE
Moscow Influence On French Domestic Life
("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special
Parls, Зиле 1.
Since the moment the general election last month resulted in such a considerable accession of strength parties in the French Chamber, the government inevitably had to the Left Wing to fall into "the hands of the Socialists and speculation has been rife as to the manner in which the whole economic life of the country would be affected, and above all what influence Moscow would acquire over the domestic life. of, France.
The Socialist leader, Leon Blum, who by common consent will become the Premier within the next few days, answered these. questions at a debate before the Socialist National Congress deal- ing with the future relationship between the coming Govern- ment and the "People's Front," that is, the combined Left Wing parties.
Blum declared that during the 1 clections the Socialists had proved how incapable capitalism was 20 promote the welfare of all sections of the nation simultaneously.
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He was determined to act within the Constitution, he said, and ex- tract from It the greatest order well-being and security possible. and Justice for workers. They had. achieved a victory for Socialism. but the new Government would not be a Kerensky Government, as re actionaries affirmed
The Socialsts, sald Blum, wanted to reconstruct society on, a new plan but at the last election it was not the Socialists who scored the absolute majority but the People's Front. Consequently the next Goy- ernment would have to make the People's Front programme its-basis-anisations and they must still ex-
"of work.
The transformation of the pre- sent regime would not be carried out with violence, sald the Premier }... elect, but would proceed organical- ly. Nevertheless it was
an open
question whether the present form of society could. in practice, be changed into the Socialistic order step by step.
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But in any case, within framework of the present social order. French Socialists would pre- pare for a new socialist regime. Great masses of workers must un- derstand this. They must place their faith in the coming Govern- ment.
Many had compared him, said Blum, with Karenskt, but he had retorted that "under the circum-
stances now prevalling in France no Lenin will follow a Karenak." The French Socialists who will remain true to the International. continued the premer-elect, want peace with justice and equality an undisguisable and disarmed per.ce.
In conclusion Blum asked the Congress for its corindence, where upon a motion of confidence was carried without being put to vote... Transaċeen Nama Servier,
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JUSTICE FOR WORKERS
Paris, May 31. The Socialist
Party Congress gave a frantic and triumphant re- ception to M. Leon Blum, its lea- der, when he solemnly undertook to implement the programme al- ready outlined.
RELIGIOUS MATTERS
DISCUSSED
Untouchables' Way To Emancipation
Bombay, May 31.
A conference of the depressed
classes to-day passed a resolution
that only through a change in re- ligion had the Untouchables a way
to emancipation.
observing the Hindu festivals.
The conference is one of the lar- gest in recent times and is notable for the prominent participation of
Fascism was watching out for its chance to destroy the workers' or-
pect, perhaps, a flight of capital and hoarding at home. he warned. --Reuter.
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BUSY DAY FOR FLANDIN
Situation In Syria Discussed
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M. LEON BLUM
FRENCH
EXAMINATION ASSISTANCE TO JAPAN'S
IN NANKING
German-Manchukuo Trade Accord,
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SMUGGLERS
Reported Activity In Amoy
Nanking, June 1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Amoy, June 1: The Hwa Nan Club" is reported is examining the contents of the
to be extremely active in the or- German-Manchurian
ganisation of the whart coolles and Commercial Agreement, which aroused the at-duction of the practice of smug- the seamen in Amoy for the ffitro- tention of the world some weeks gling on large scale, according to ago.
well-informed circles.
With the protection and assis- tance of certain people, this club is enlisting members among the workers of small Junks and wharf coolles alor.g the coast,
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The local authorities are paying the members of this club and hire special attention to the activities of
taking definite action to strengthen their own, organisation for the pre- vention of smuggling.
According to German authori- ties, the agreement was concluded between the German and Mar- churlin commercial interests "for the commercial and economie de- velopments of the two countries. As one of the governments take my part in the agreement and the agreement is not of a political
the German
authorities declared that it is of no politidal significance
Mr. Hsta Sen. Councillor of the No opinion has been expressed been appointed as Director of the Fukien Provincial Government has by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, special bureau for the prevention of pending the completion of the ex-smuggling. It is reported that Mr. amination of the details of the Hsia is planning to organise inspec- agreement.
tion offices along the coast.- dynion. News:
Union News.
TENNIS ature FINALS
Perry Beaten By Von Cramm
FRAU SPERLING WINS WOMEN'S TITLE
Auteuil, June 1.
The finals of the French Tennis. Championships were decided to day.
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In the Men's Singles. Baron Von Cramm (Germany) beat Fred Perry (Britain) 6-0, 2-6, 6-2, 26, 6–0.
In the Women's Singles, Frau Sperling (Germany) beat Mmc. Mathieu (France) 6-3, 6-4. 'Heuter.
MEN LOVE THE WOMEN WHO LEAVE THEM ALONE
(By DOROTHY DIX)
London, May 6, The thing that women need to know more than anything else in the world is when to leave a man alone," said a man to me the other "day, "and to that fact I owe my
bachelor freedom.
METAL WORKERS MEET EMPLOYERS
Negotiations For Settlement Of Dispute
"Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)
Paris, June 1. Kegotiations between industrialists and workers in the metal industry were resumed on Whit Sunday afternoon under the chair- manship of the Minister for Labour, M. Froissard, and although complete agreement was not reached considerable progress was.. made.
The demand of the metal workers for recognition of the right for eight of the workers to form syndicates was in principle con- seded by the employers who, however, demurred at the demands that workers should also have the right to form factory councils, but answered that they would submit counter-proposals on Mon- day.
this done. to use all their influence to have
(Hong Kong Daily Press Special)
Both industrialists and workers Paris, May 31,
The employers, who had pre- declared themselves. in Foreign Minister Pierre Flandin
entireviously refused to negotiate a ge- agreement that the collective con- had a busy day on Saturday. After
neral agreement before the workers "When I was a young chap," he tracts now current should be work- receiving the French Ambassador
evacuated the works, at went on "Twas engaged to a beauti-ed igyally to completion. Indus-
Premier to Washington, Daboulaye and the ful and charming young woman. We trialists demanded that all fac-agreed to confer with the workers. Sarraut's urgent request, now former French Minister to Buchar- should have been married if she tortes still occupied by workers It is feared that the success of this est, Dormersson who has been ap- had only let me alone, but she workers' representatives promised will tempt other groups of workers should be vacated, whereupon the strike if not hurriedly terminated. pointed French Ambassador in Bra-
couldn't do it. Whenever we were all, the Foreign Minister conferred together she was straightening my
to use similar methods to attain with the Bishop of Beirut, Montie, or smoothing my hair or ex-
their ends.-- signore Mobarack discussing with ploring my pockets, or the latter the situation arising from
making some other gesture, until it got so the present tension between Syria much on my nerves that I felt like and the French Mandatory Gov-screaming. If I started off some- where by myself she followed me. Flandin also received Marshal If I was out of her presence I had Francola Desperet, who reported to
to furnish an alibi for every mo- the Foreign Minister his observa- ment of my time. tions during his recent unofficial "The prospect of never having a visit to Yugoslavia. The Foreign vestige of personal freedom left to Minister finally had a prolonged me was more than I had the cour- conversation with the French Am-38e to stand. bassador to London, Corbin, with cape,
So I made my ea- whom he discussed the political "I have no doubt that the reason
ernment,
situation in general and in particu- there is such a large number of Government in view of the pending lar the intentions of the British session of the League of Nations Council.
Transocean News Service,
ARAB MAYORS IN CONFERENCE
totally lacking in a psychic sense old maids is because women are that would warn them when a pan pines for their society and when he longs to be away from them.
"The 'best way to promote love is to give is the absent treatment. When a man is away from a wo- man his imagination wreathes a halo round her and endows her with every desirable charm and grace. But when he is with her and she keeps an eye on him, supervises his diet and his ward- robe, his comings in and goings out why, that is something else yet The Arab mayors of Jaffa, Na-again, and few men enjoy it. blus, Ramleh, Lydda, and Hebron,
"And women not knowing when
Decision To Discontinue Services
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Jerusalem, May 31.
are that
It is hope that a complete settle-Transocean News Service. ment will be reached not later than the middle of this week.-
VIRTUAL AGREEMENT Traniacean Neus Service.
Paris, May 31. Virtual
agreement has
been I reached in the grave French metal
works strikes.
SARRAUT INTERVENES
Paria, May 31. The strike of the Paris metal workers at long last seems to near Its end. The majority of the fac lory buildings were evacuated after a provisional agreement between the workers and the employers had Sunday only three large, works reached, so that OD
still occupied by the workers. and several smaller
been
Of the 70,000 "stay in" strikers only 8,000 now remain on guard in the factories affected to-night.
Trade unionists claim a victory, though the terms of the settlement have not yet been worked out. They provide recognition of the creased wages and an annual holl- trade unionists' demand for in- works are day with pay, it is believed.-
Heuter.
RELATIONS
WITH CHINA
Tokyo Decides To Make
No Announcement
PRESS SEES NO RAY OF HOPE
CHIANG'S ALLEGED FAILURE
Tokyo, June 1.
The Chugal Shimpo" declares that the Foreign Minister, Mr. Arila, has decided to give up the proposed announce- ment on China polley on the ground that the time is not ripe for it.
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The "Asahi Shimbun" states that the central military a- thorities in Tokyo consider that the Sino-Japanese situation can- not be Improved by verbal measures and they are conâdent that the deadlock can only be removed when China fully recognises Sino-Japanese inter-dependence.
"No ray of hope has been seen for a solution since General Chiang Kai-shek assumed the post of chief of the Executive Yuan," says the paper. "On the other hand the situation has rather tended to move in the opposite direction as evident by the advance of Communist troops to Shansi and China's policy of associating with Soviet Russia and allowing Communisın. ”---- Reuter.
THREE-DAY STRIKE
Peiping. June 1
A three-day strike of students" of all universities and schools be gan this morning as a protest against the recent increase in the Japanese garrison in North China. -Reuter.
MAYOR'S DEFIANCE
Tientsin, June 1. Mr. Hsiao Cheng-yin. Mayor of Tientsin, arrived here from Pei- ping in deñance of the Japanese military authorities who had made a "suggestion" that he should re- sign,
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CHIANG ISSUES ORDERS
Provinces To Resist Invasion
Nanking, June 1. General Chiang Kai-shek, Prest dent of the Executive Yuan and concurrently Chairman of the Milt- thry Affairs Commission, summon- ed an emergency meeting last
This decision to return to his post has been influenced accord-night at the military headquarters ing to the reported decision of
to discuss the situation in Tientsin. high Army officers not to yield to
Among those who attended the the Japanese suggestion.
meeting were General Seng Yu- Esiang, Vice-President of the Com- Minister of War, General Chiang inmission, General Ho Ying Ching, Tso-pin, Minister of Interior and former ambassador to Tokyo, and Foreign Affairs. General Chang Chun, Minister of
SITUATION EASIER Mr. Hsiao Cheng-yin, however, is optimistic, declaring: this morning that the situation in North China is now easier.
The reativeness of the 29th Army is attributed in Chinese circles partly to the dismissal of Mr. Foreign Affairs Commission of the Cheng Chen-fu, Chairman of the Hopei-Chahar Political
Council.
scapegoat for diplomatic fallures.— who they believe was made the
Reuter
HOPEI OPPOSITION
At the meeting Chairman Chiang Shantung. Chahar, Hopeli, Suiyuan ordered the military commanders in and Bhanal to take joint precau- tionary measures against invasion and to defend every inch of their respective provinces,~ Union News.
AMBASSADOR'S EFFORTS
Peiping, June 1. Tension in North China, as a re- sult of the railway bombing on May 30, has been increased by the st titude of certain high Chinese of.
Nanking. June 1. ficers of the autonomous region of is in receipt of telegraphic reports The Ministry of Foreign Affairs East Hopel. who have refused to from Mr. Hsu Shih-yin, Chinese the resignation of the Mayor of accede to the Japanese demand for Ambassador to Japan, regarding his Tientsin. Mr. Hsiao Cheng-yiu.
negotiations with the Japanese Mayor Hsiao, it appears, was ask-
Government about the increase of ed to resign before the bombing in-and the practice of smuggling.-
Japanese troops in North China,,
cident.
Officers are urging Mayor Hsiao, who is at present in Peiping, to 80 to Tientsin and resume his post im- mediately, "pledging him their sup- port in all eventualities.
Such action would be tanta mount to a challenge to the Japa-
ports, declared that the Japanese Mr. Hsu, in his telegraphic re- authorities are trying to evade the problems, and it is believed, that no definite statement of the Japanese problems can be obtained in the Government regarding these two- near future. probably press for the withdrawal newspapers to the effect that Mr. The report published in certain General Bung Cheh-yuan's Hsu Shih-yin, is considering ten- Twenty-Ninth: Army to the south.dering his resignation to the Gov- General Sung is chairman of the ernment has been flatly denied by Hopel-Charhar Political Council.— į authoritative circles.--- Reuter.
Union News.
POPE CELEBRATES THE REWARDS OF nese, who as a counter-move would
BIRTHDAY
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Warning - Against Communism
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("Dong Kong Dally Press" Special)
Vatican City, June 1.
liness, Pope Pius XI was celebrated The 79th birthday of His Ho-
ed.
AGGRESSION
11.
ETHIOPIAN MINISTER'S PROTEST
of
MOTOR RACES
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Immediate action approved by the majority of the member States. If London, May 12. en Whit Sunday at mass at Stter in London, was the chief speak-
just, fair and strong measures were Peter's and was attended by 10.000 er at a meeting of the Nile Society peace in the world, and civilization Gold Cup of St. Germant were in conference at Ramallah, to-day to let a man alone is at the bottom believers, members of the Diploma- at the Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, would be the boon and blessing marred by a fatal accident to one
Dr. Martin, the Ethiopian Minis- taken the League would grow into decided to discontinue their cities of half of wives' grievances against tic Corps, high ecclesiastical digna- yesterday. Lord Lamington presid which it should be to all the people of the competitors, the Frenchman,
a strong and trustworthy power for
Paris, May 31. The motor cycle races for the administration of The delegates
services, in-their husbands: The two standardtaries of the Vatican City. affirmed their eluding water supply, lighting and complaints of women readiness to change their religion | scavenging. and as a first step decided to cease
their husbands take
Afterwards the Pope recclyed A number of Arab mayors, yes-granted, and that they are not and in a speech delivered in Latin Ethiopia committed by Italy," said reap any benent from his reprehen- that he died in hospital shortly
them for 5,000 pilgrims from 22 countries wanton invasion and aggression of were once to allow an aggressor to
Dr. Martin, referring to "the inconvenience the League States but crashed owing to a defective of the world. It for fear of present Bours, who was leading the Zeld, worshipping the Hindu deities and terday met Bir Arthur Wauchope, chatty fireside companions.
High Commissioner of Palestine, who is presumed to have urged these women that they defeat their line under the protection of their he would not be able to express and follow suit. It would soon be- the Holy Father enjoined the pil- I that however strongly he naturally sible act one could be sure that very "Apparently it never occurs to
tyre, and received, such injuries grims to cultivate unity and disci- felt on the subject he was afraid soon another aggressor would rise Transocean News Bervice. minate the Arab strike, which has man who is tired and worn with them to use their influence to ter-own ends when they try to force a
aiter.-- bishops and warned them of the his started the fire of revolt through a hard day's work, to put on a ro-
terrors of Communism-: ..
views on the outrage as come a fashion in this world for the out Palestine...
Transocean News Service.
eloquently, as freely, and as strong strong to play ducks and drakes ly as this serious infringement of with the weak. A crime once con- international law and callous defl-doned would certainly lead to an think the League of Nations should to take immediate and drastic ance of all moral and religious other. principles deserved. What did they A further reason for the League
ly and satisfactorily the Italo- that trusting Ethiopia had been do even now in settling immediate-action against the aggressor was Ethiopian confict? He thought pitifully deceived and let down by each nation should put itself in the the League, which, by its constita unhappy position of Ethiopia and tion and Covenant, implicitly pro-
should be taken on its behalf. Then the time came to give that protec- would consider fair and just which against wanton aggression. When honestly decide what action it mised her members full protection the states should come together tion to Ethiopia effectively the Lea- and without fear or favour take gue falled lamentably, wimply be
women- Reuter..
ITALIAN EAST AFRICA
Abyssinia Included In New Name
Rome, 'Jurie 1.
Two" Arabs are known to have been killed at Jaffa during the last few hours. Police and troops used a machine gun to quiet snipers and bomb-throwers, and the two men were killed in this action- Deuter.
known as Italian East Africa. To The Italians have given a new is to be governed by a Viceroy and name to Abyssinia. Eritrea and Ave Governorships.-- Italian Somaliland. They will be | Reuter's Bulletin Service.
mantic love scene as soon as he gets home of an evening." All he wants is to be let alone until be is rested and fed. If his wife had had sense enough to do that she might get some of the follying she craves and a kiss that wasn't as cold and flabby as a dead ash
slapped across her cheek,
the result of the wife never being "And aren't most family quarrels willing to let her husband alone? Don't you know wives who always tag along when their husband's go
places and who never sense that man likes to get off by himself or with other men sometimes? I know plenty of men who have Why to tell enough lies to damn their immortal souls just to get a night off every two or three years, thing wonen need to know more "And that is why I say that the than anything else in the world is when to let a man alone."
cause of the threat of the aggres- sor boldly and cleverly thrown out.
when he said that we must face the Vice-Admiral E A. Taylor, M.P.. the following speaker, was subject- ed to considerable interruption
quered by Italy. We had no right fact that Abyssinia had been con- whatever to take unilateral setion in the matter; we could only take collective action, and they collec
as it was to-day had falled "To Covenant of the League of Nations tive action had not been there, The
impose sanctions now, would be tor smash the League,