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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
BRITISH TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
CAN A SETTLEMENT DE ARRANGED?
SOME TRADER'S VIEWS...
SATURDAY, DECEMBER.
CRIME AND THE OLD BAILEY.
MR. BASIL DEAN'S NEW PLAY.
AUTHOR EXPLAINS.
The great benefits to be derived Considerable fatorestins been by trade from a full commercial aroused by the news that Mr. and financial settlement with Rus-Basil Dean is writing a play, to be sia are emphasised in an interview called "The Old with a representative of the Ob-whole action passing within the Bailey" the sarver by Mr. Arthur G. Marshall, managing director of
Becos precincts of the Central Criminal Traders, Ltd..
company Court. In an interview with a
formed the
before the purpose of
war
case.
for representative of the Observer, carrying Mr. Dean said: A statement has on trade with Russia on be crept into the Press that the plot half of a large group of engineer-of the place will be the story of ing works. Mr, Marshall has just the Thompson-Bywaters returned from a visit to Moscow Now this is emphatically not so. in the interests of his firms, and I should have thought it obvious is convinced that Russia is ready that no artist would be content to take the first step if she is to clip out his plot from a news assured of of Great Britain's will paper. ingness to encourage commercial relations. During his visit he "However, I will state why the had an opportunity both of in idea of doing so never occurred vestigating the trade position and to me. In the first place, to put of discussing matters quite on the stage the actual figures of frankly and freely with various man and a woman who com- Government officials and heads of mitted a crime and suffered, for it commercial departments.
seems to me a monstrous insult to the dead and a wanton outrage on the feelings of surveying re-
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"On my arrival in Moscow I found it was absolutely impos-latives. sible," he said, "to do any busi- ness. Instructions had been given "Secondly, it would rule out all that no orders were to be placed power of invention and imagina- with Great Britain. These in-tion. Let the artist be as clumsy structions looked like an anti-as you will, his aim always is British boycott, but on my ask-to"make palpable the creatures of Ing the direct question whether his brain, and then to let their such a boycott was actually in actions lead them to what, existence. 1 was answered Onitély in the negative, and the nouement.
de he. hopes, is the inevitable de- situation "was explained to me in the following way,
is
"As a corollary, the dramatist not directly interested in camera snap-shots of life. Of course, it will be possible for play-goers to point to this and that incident of my play and to say that it reminds them of one or other of the crimes which have been brought to light during the past few years. That is inevit- able, since the artist does draw his inspiration from life, and, moreover, all crimes of passion are very much alike..
The Soviet Government, it was stated, were extremely afraid that it was the intention of the Brix tish Government to terminute all trade relations by gradually mak- ing it impossible for Russia to maintain any trade organisation in Great Britain. I pointed out that to my knowledge, as a result of conversations with British Government, officials, this was not the case. As I found the position to be the same in all departments 1 decided to see the head officials of the Government; and, as a re- sult of full discussion and ex- planation of the situation, I found
"But, in fact, I am not writing there was a distinct tendency to true, even, that I want in any a 'Crimeplay' at all. It is not agree to an amelioration of the way to construct a sensational situation pending evidence that plot. I am attempting to present my explanation of the attitude a serious social study of Criminal of the British Government was Procedure. In a play of that correct, in which case there was genre it is the business of the promised a reversal of the posi-dramatist to develop a story, and tion, and probably a large deve-leave the audience to draw its lopment in trade relationships own conclusions. would result.
"Questions to be Cleared Up.
Not "Sensational."
This is how I came to make the venture. In preparing the ground for the play ('Come with "There are,
however, many me') which Miss Margaret Ken-. questions which have to be clear-nedy and I are writing in colla- ed up of a commercial and boration, found it necessary to financial nature with Russia be- visit the Old Bailey, since the plot tore business relations can be es- of that piece has some reference tablished on
a normal footing. to court procedure. And I was Russia at
the present time is immensely struck what I saw forced to purchase on terms of there. I felt that here WAS An long gredit, and she has to pay aspect of social life, which had a high price for such credits. often been exploited, more or less She is also forced to confine her frivolously, as an item in the plot, purchase-her imports into Russia but, so far as I knew, had never strictly within the confines of been treated seriously as a theme; her exports. In other words, she for drama. must maintain a favourable trade; balance.
"Were financial and trade con- ditions normal she would be able to raise loans abroad, and in this way not only make good any tem- porary out-of-balance In her trade relations, but also obtain her credits on much cheaper terms.
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"Finally, I have been assailed for occupying myself with such a sordid topic. Is there not some ground for the opinion that all great tragedy is based on crime, and that it is only the high motives of the protagonists which lifts the drama above the brutal fact? Browning, you may re- member. made a great poem out of "The great difficulty that stands what might have been at second- in the way of achieving this end best an ingenious detective story, is the fact that no agreement has and at worst a common police re- yet been arrived at for the liqul-port: Not subject, but treatment dation of her old indebtedness, definites the quality of a work of payment of compensation, and so art. on. To all traders the settlement of this question is of the utmost "Yet, after all, if you will allow importance, and I therefore dia- me to enter a caveat against cussed this matter in particular myself, it is not quite true that all when in Moscow. I found that tragedy is based upon crime. As the Soviet Government were look-far as it is true it relates to the ing at this question from a strict ages during which we have be- ly economie point of view, and lieved that man has free will were persuaded that it would be and that in himself is the Fate to their best interests financially which dogs him. But among the to come to an agreement which Greeks tragedy was viewed as the would meet with the approval of unavailing struggles of humanity their creditors. On the other against the intervention of the hand, owing to their Impression high gods.. In the temporary that the British Government were absence of the high gods I shall not anxious any longer to en-do my best with The Law." courage trade relations, they hesitated to make any definite offers.
Trade Since 1920.
and
ports from this market, not all of them of British manufacture but "I am quite convinced that Ifall, either British Empire produc | Russia is assured of a favourable tone or bought on the British reception of any advances Biada market, amounted to over £82,000,- by her she would not be long in 000. The average trade during taking the first step. This being the last three years, 1924 to 1926, so, it is of interest to make a com was £42,000,000 per annum, parison between the present past-during the eight months im- tion and that existing before the mediately preceding the breach breach from a strictly commercial the monthly average. of orders point of view,
placed in this country" exceeded £1,600,000, whereas during the "Anglo-Russian trade recom- three months following the menced with this country in 1920, breach this figure dropped to and under the trade agreement £365,000. These figures alone rapidly Increased in volumas. would serve to show the grent During the years 1920 to 1926 advantage to this country of ob- there was a total turnover of tafning a full and complete sottie- nearly £169,000,000, of which ex ment with Russia.
1927.
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