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WAR HASTENING MANY REFORMS IN BRITAIN
How the war and the necessity for putting out the utmost effort on the part of the whole population of the British Isles are affecting parliamentary and social reform in Britain was sketched out in a broadcast talk recently by John Harford, over Station XCDN. Al reform movements have been considerably hastened by war develop- ments, he said. His talk follows:--
London Is
Centre Of Free Nations
King Haakon of Norway attend ed a luncheon held st Frascal's Restaurant, Oxford Street. some time ago to celebrate the forma
of
"Changing Britain" is a subfeet | which all Europe benefitted and tlon of the Norwegian PEN, Club whleb has been much written which endured for a century This in England. An address was given about and spoken about in recent must lead her in concert with the by Dr Wilhelm Kellhan, historian months and Mr. J. B. Priestley United States to transform the and writer on scientific, who was summarized what will be needed present gangster rule which the president of the PEN. in Osio un- after the war by way of social re- Axis powers ure trying to impose t11 the German occupation. and construction in a few short sen on the world a system more nearly on whose initiative London has tences which I should like to re-approaching a perfect democracy become the temporary seat of the peal to you and to emphasize. than the world has yet geen
Norwegian Centre. Miss Storm DRASTIC REFORM
MOMENTUM INCREASING Jameson, president London "Following a drastic reform of What is compelling this move PEN presided. Parliamentary. representation mert in Britain is the sheer drive itself." he said "I think anctat re or the war effort Itself, and now
"NEW ORDER" construction will be compelled to it Is agreed that changes in the Dr. Keilhan said that the first answer these essential demands: economie and Sortal
structure fatal fault of Hitler was that he for a minimum social standard for must be made, the momentum of did not make even an attempt to everybody: for the public control those changes is and must be in- Include in his so-called "new or- of land banking and all essential creasing.
der" the traditions of the Great services, for a complete reorganiza- | Inequalities still exist, not, as a German poets and thinkers. tion of our educational system and result of privilege, however the Civil Service; for a national from the mere possession of wealth maintain
but Norwegian people were fighting to
the traditions scheme re-housing and town which makes it possible for some people and mental treedom. planning, for a progressive annual people and not others to buy the future would give strongest
property: for the non-rationed food the rallway abolition of all forms of privilege." tickets and au on that enable them cooperation
power ever seen an ironclad He then went on to say "1 believe to mitigate some of the severities cracies and a union
between the demo- sume of these reforms to be already lo total war. These inequalities are starting on the way to meet us. I being modifted in a way that would
nations. belleve many others, already exist not be apparent outside the coun- The union would assemble
On
all
the past and remembering them only for the lessons they teach of
the
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be
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ing in the pubile mind will not be try, and the first steps towards the der one axis in London, and far behind."
į equalltarjan ideal of democracy are this hemisphere London would ALREADY STARTING
belig taken.
its natural capital. Alt negotia- This is a wide and far reaching British democracy has managed tlong for the peace to come would programme and the reason why I to work reasonably well in spite of take place in London. In this age think Mr. Priestley's words to be obvious and numerous defects. And the great struggle WAS between deserving of emphasis is that, as the best proof that it has worked ideologies and ideals, and Ideals he says, these reforms are already well is that In the last hundred would win. starting. It is necessary for British years the system has become more. ! people who will be affected by not less. democratic. in spite of these changes nu less than people all the undemocratic handicaps it The Norwegian Government had of other nationalities who look to has inherited from the past, and resolved to establish in London Britain to take a lead in creating all the new anti democratie bur after the War ar Anglo-Norse new pattern of social ex-stence dens that the laissez-faire post Scientific Institute, to which all in Europe, to realize that it is to, war period managed to pile on its writers would be welcome. the future we should look and look back,
There
with confidence, turning our backs
would always be in London 50 BRITON'S RIGHTS on the muddies and mistakes ot
many PEN, writers that The average Englishman has for existence of their club would generations had the sense of being secure for a long time.
be reasonably free to do and say what would play its part in
and It what not to do.
he likes of being able to express
the Bri- Britain has utter been cricized his political views freely and fairly
tish-Norweglan co-operation. for being an ofgarchy masquerad-effectively, of being free to organize I would please them particu ing as a democracy, but the truth with others to stand ap for his larly to practice this co-operation is that though Britalu no more rights and interests, of belonging in this great city of hospitality than any other country presents a to a country which on the whole and freedom, this town of chival- perfect pleture of democracy she has consistently stood for freedom rous defence, this unconquerable has a system of realise the demo. of being given a reasonable oppor. fortress of democratic ideals and cratle deal. And I think it is worth tunity to make something worth hopes for the future. They offer while reminding you what the de- while out of his individual life. Ored their best wishes for its glor- muxratic idea) 13.
late years that sense has beenous future. somewhat shaken by economic in 1 It is a conviction that Individual security and the threat of human beings matter most; that looming over from Europe. And for they matter more than the atae, or the better prosecution of the war anything else at all. It is a beliet he has had to give up some of that everyone should have an the liberties to which he has been equal chance to a reasonable de-accustomed velopment as an individual human But this sense of freedom and being. It is a belief that govern- so on which the Englishman has ments should exist not only to be-enjoyed is a very real form of de- nefit the people but also to repre- mocracy and is a part of himse'f. sent them as a whole.
It is something born into him Democracies. therefore, as they which didn't exist in any of the represent attempts to realise this people who have found themselves Ideal differ widely and can be more saddied with dictatorial regimes of or less perfect.
which the majority of them are
DEMOCRATIC MEAL
war
In Britain progress has always longing to be rid. been gradual since it is entirely. The freedoms and opportunities against the character of the Bri- which have been achieved in the tish people to make clean sweeps past no less than the better op and start agam from scratch. This portunities
and Inore perfect
led her to stand up against the freedom to which they aspire in great upheaval of the French Re- the future, are what the democra-
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