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MONDAY,
For and Against Peace Pacts
FEBRUARY 27, 1933.
THE NAVY STAGES A MIMIC WAR
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By F. W. MEMORY,
War's Lessons
Enemy Raiders
The north-west coast of Spain is also regarded as a Redland colony, and Aroan Bay and the port of Vigo have been appointed as the places of assembly for a convoy of merchantmen.
The Very Idea!.
THE BANK CRASH
By Eddie Kelly, Platocrat. We are sorry-terribly sorry to hear about the lean period the Hand S-Bank has had dur- ing the past twelve months.
After making full provision for losses, Edward Kelly's overdraft, and other contingencica, the kett profit for last year amounted to only $16,899,720.69, a miserable increase of four lakhs over previous twelve months.
the
He divines that their purpose ja High revel is toward at Pete's For a maritime power the pro-to harry and capture the slow and fat. The wassall bowl is circalat- blem is as old as traffic on the seas helpless merchantmen before, they ing freely, and the table is over. itself, for in the old days when na- can reach the safety of Arosa Hay flowing with ateak and eggs and
Hongkong Telegraph when another pact is proposed tion was not at war with nation or Vigo, although they are making boiled lobster and all the other
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1933.
REMEDYING THE DEPRESSION
discussed,
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Whenever a diplomatic diffi- culty presents itself, it is sug- gested that the nations should once more pledge themselves not to go to war with each other.
The Navy is playing a war game The Admiralty has juggled on It is becoming no easy task to
a game of prime importance to paper-with the map of the world, keep track of these solemn pro-Britain and its farfinng Empire. Great Britain, disguised as Red- mises. When Germany is asked Out in the Bay of Biscay, where land, has been shifted to the other to return to the Disarmament the great Atlantic rollers toss the side of the globe and the British Conference, it is again laid down mightiest ships like corks, two of Isles turned into one of Redland's
Britain's youngest admirals are colonies. that war is definitely ruled out endeavouring to obtain fresh light There has been universal ac on a problem the near failure of
The extra fiftynine 'cents is ceptance of the Kellogg Pact which to solve nearly brought Bri-
accounted for by the fact that...... which renounces war as an in-tannia to her knees in the terrible
we had a transaction with the strument of national policy, years of 1914-18.
bank a few months ago. Under the Covenant of the They are seeking to perfect me
Now you can see why we haven't thods of defending trade routes in League of "Nations the
invested our money'in bank shares. sort to war is virtually ban- distant waters in time of war, in areas where submarines cannot
Now Blueland, a great maritime A man has got to be careful with ned. Yet, all these pacts operate, and all raiding is done power, is at war with Redland, and his money in these hard times. If one of these banks make a which have been signed, are be- by fast cruisers, regular or impro has heard of this assembling of the
have profit of fifty million dollars in- convoy. Two fast cruisers ing signed, and will be signed,vised. acem to fail to convince govern- Officially the occasion is the been detached to play havoc with stead of a miserly sixteen million. ments and peoples that war has spring cruise of that great Armada the merchantmen as they stagger they'd probably go and squander See and drive the New Rockne been abolished. In some quar- called the Home Fleet, which be across the Bay of Biscay from it all on a bonus to their staff. Then where would we poor gan on Tuesday, and will be con- Redland's colony (the British Is- Six to-day!
ters there is an insistent cry for tinued until April. During the les) to rendezous at Arosa Bay and shareholders be? Can't you see security. It is useless to make whole of that time the exercises, Vigo. Redland's
admiral has the picture Imagine it. two Blueland Ragged and tattered; be reams the logical reply that, if these as they are called, will be concern-learnt that these pacts mean anything, security ed with the problem of trade de- cruisers actually the Dorsetshire the streets. He has not had a square has been attained. For no coun- fence in time of war; in other and Exeter, under the command of meal for three days, and all he try behaves as if it were satis words, the ensuring of the safe Rear-Admiral P. L. H. Noble (of possesses is the script he received fied that the reign of perpetual delivery to this country of food the Second Cruiser Squardron) as annual dividend for his 50,000
have fuelled with great secrecy at Bank shares. peace has begun.. Each country supplies and other necessities.
the Azores January 6. is vigilant and maintains its army, and navy, and air forces at the highest possible levels. It asks for more security, and it is willing to sign it only on there were the pirates ready to for their ports under evasive rout delicacies of life. There is no condition that such a pact is not pounce on the rich trade shipsing orders. To protect them he poverty in Pete's home. He's a
of any nation.
has sent out the Warspite, Malaya, journalist.
Peto reclines on the sofa, drink- taken as a substitute for securi-
But it was the Great. War which Adventurer, Cairo, and York, un- ty-whatever that may be. No brought home to Britain the sup der the command of Rear Admiral ing neat wassail from a bottle. wonder then that sceptics mock reme importance of this matter. P. M. Colvin (of the Second Battle Mother, her wassail parked tem- to porarily on the piano, is jaring at peace pacts. One peace pact, It will be recalled that the sub- Squadron). It is their job
God's gift to menace was ultimately hunt down Dorsetshire and Exeter, unsteadily with
15, there they say, would be better than marine twenty; for one would perhaps overcome by a system of convoy, and at all costs prevent them from women. Besides
in 1917 the United States came which include Nelson, Rodney, sent. At a moment when the ques-indicate that the pledge is taken but that was only possible when capturing any of the merchantmen, ten or twelve other guests pre-
But wait! Whose
that tion of a forty-hour week is seriously, while twenty seem to into the war, providing a number Hood, Renown, Valiant,
indicate recurrent doubts. of vessels suitable for escorting troyers, and Lucia and Snapdra-famished face pressed despairingly
gon-19 ships in all.
against the dining room window? everywhere being
What purpose is served by sign work.
Actually the first convoy of mer- None of these vessels, which A skeleton at the feat in Rome, more than passing interest at-ing a pact if there is instantly
here. This is taches to the views of Sir Wil-a demand for another pact, chantmen was from Gibraltar on incidentally include some of the but surely not liam Morris, the noted British which in its turn will have to be fay 10,1917, but from then on the most powerful men-of-war in the Hongkong. Pete spots and re- another? convoy system steadily expanded, world, is supposed to be armed; cognises the intruder, and with. areinforced by "yet manufacturer," who thinks
That is indeed the case against and finally succeeded in overcom- theoretically they do not posses a drawing the wasgail bottle from shortening of working hours these peace pacts; and it would ing the submarine menace when search-light between them, and his lips, bursts into a
all other measures had failed. their speed is only 10 knots. Ad- profanity. Mother, ever gentle,
Conroy Disadvantages
miral Sir John Kelly, C.-in-C. of raises a deprecatory hand. would be a material aid in over-be foolish to deny its validity.
"Poor fellow." and she gases coming the present world de Obviously, if it is necessary to Naval experts will tell you that the Home Fleet, is in Nelson and pression. In supporting this repeat such pacts, they cannot now it is sometimes erroneously is acting as Chief Umpire, but, compassionately at the outcast. "Wodoft?" hiccoughs "Pote movement, he points. out that be taken at their full face value. assumed that convoy is an unfail- thorough as the Navy is, it is not "He looke hungry." any such revolution must he They are a sort of diplomatic ing panacea for all the worries on record that he and his officere
blem of trade defence la war. the usual garb of tramp steamer my credit was no goodah lash world-wide and not merely con- inflation of the currency: the and troubles arising from the pro- are discarding their uniforms for truculently, "Shervinright! Baid
weeksh!" fined to one country. Decrease greater the number in existence, That is not so; in actual fact it captains and mates..
"Shame on value. The has many disadvantages.
you, Pete. Lahn't the lower their
Rules of Game be the number of hours for which a sceptic's argument must
The object in war, the authori-
thish (pardon!) this a Christian. Submarines are not being used home?"
"Shame-hic-shame!" chorus machine hand is operating and acknowledged as far as it goes. ties declare, must be to organise you achieve two effects. In the But it does not go far enough. the available vessels so that each in this particular exercise, for it ber of voyages. Convoy is dearen is, as already explained, not
"Ask him in." The suggestion first place, more men will oh-Let it be admitted that the one completes the maximum num- is presumed that the particular sea the auct viously have to be employed to ideal would have been one pact, finitely inimical either to a steady suitable for their operations comes from us.
Suddenly the light of a great produce a given output. Second- so sincerely signed, and so com-low of shipping or to the maxi- their turn will come later on, when
the convoy has been formed and is resolve flames from Pete's face. pletely trusted, that its repeti- mum use of it
For instance the speed of a bound Southward Ho!
Reeling to the door he flinga it ly, all persons in employmenttion in any form would be a fool-
It is laid down that the capture open and in a trice the destitute will have a greater period of fish superfluity. That ideal has convoy is that of its slowest ship, time during which to spend the not, unfortunately, been reach- which delays the faster vessels; of merchant ships must be in ac-one is in our midst. While willing Yet the very persistence of time is ning lost in assembling cordance with International law, hands ply him with wassail and money they earn. The trouble ed. of the world to-day is that peo-this desire to exchange pledges convoys; ports become congested, and, to simulate the proper pro- fried fish he tells his sad, sad.
and there are other difficulties. cedure of visit and search, a Blue story. of peace is a proof that some-Therefore it ia, held that convoy, cruiser, in order to effect capture, ple are not spending enough, or thing has changed in the men while of undoubted value in pro- must remain stopped or moving at Was it not ever so? Good par- of slow speed within 2,000 feet of the ente, a decent education and a at least they are not spending tality of the nations. If they viding a reasonable measure
home in England. Then he as- it on those things which by their have not put aside their distrust, security against unrestricted war "merchantman" for 30 minutes.
Aeroplanes may be used by swers the call of the East. Per- House productions create employment they still seek the means of dis-on merchant shipping, is not a sys-
It may be true tem to be adopted unless it is those ships equipped with them haps it came from Ice
if the weather is suitable, and this Street. perhaps, if his parents for others and thus keep money carding it.
that previous pacts have not found absolutely essential.
In certain areas, particularly employment of the flying arm may were influential, he gets a job in in circulation. Encourage the established fuil confidence; but
those far removed from the main be productive of important and in- the pari-mutuel at Hayyp Valley. wage-earner to spend more free-they are not therefore prepared, seat of war, it is thought that a teresting results. The raiders' Eventually he saves a few thea- of range of vision will be materially sand dollars, and foolishly in- ly, which would be done by giv-as is the sceptic, to abandon the much more economical use
re-tonnage may be possible by the extended for the purpose of inter- ing him more time in which to do attempt. Their objective
the use of aircraft by Redland so, and, says Sir William Mor- mains the establishment of full adoption of what is called evasive cepting merchant vessels; while vests it in Bank shares. ris, you gear up and increase the confidence. If the peace pacts routing.
That theory is now being tested warships increases the possibility were worth nothing," they would
the Blue cruisers." speed of the pump that circu- be allowed to fall to the ground. out and that is why there is of the detection and destruction of lates money throughout the com-But the nations will not assent mimic war in the Bay of Biscay. munity. Money is like oil in an to that conclusion. Though they engine. It is only useful when are unsatisfied, they persevere in for satisfaction. it is circulating properly. Left their quest stagnant for long periods it be. Their unabated determination would in itself be an excellent comes rancid. Sir Williant be-sign. There is, however, much lieves that, the world to-day can more: the practical effect of only be helped in its forward pro- these efforts to strengthen the gress by constructive thoughts pacts is, in fact, the strengthen- from industrialists--not from ing of the condemnation of war. bankers. The financial experts Say, if you like, that a particular pact is weakened by the neces- of the world may, can, and often kity of repeating it; but add do make vast changes in the that the repetition of the idea state in which people live, their that war is a crime' must have a enjoyment of comforts, and their cumulative effect. If the world. general well-being, but it is the goes on saying that war must be eliminated, if it never ceases to men who create wealth through denounce war, then, even though industrialism, and not those who countries are still auspicious of juggle with wealth after it has their neighbours, war will be- been made, who should be the come less and less possible. An being controlling factors. Automa- anti-war mentality is tically we are coming to the created, which sooner or later will be transformed into a po- realisation that shorter working sitive peace mentality, No na hours are a benefit. Already, in tion which has persistently made | all Government contracts placed its affirmation can easily escape in England there is a clause re-from the consequences. It rea- questing that overtime should lises that world opinion would not be worked, but that any hold it guilty; and it would itself be conscious of guilt. It knows necessary speeding up of output that its neighbour will be equally should be brought about by tak-constrained by its own declara- ing on more men. That, in its tion and by the declarations of essence, is the hub of Sir William the world. Thus the criticism Morris contention. What we that there are too many peace need in industry at the present pacts is, after all, one-sided. time is intensity of effort on the They are not really redundant, part of the individual rather nor are they final. They are than mere duration.
means to an end.
"It's taken me 10 years to get you to take this vacation and you're fussing because the train is 10 minutes late.”
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Then the crash comes. Trading conditions are bad, and the pro- million dollars. it for the year is only sixteen
What is he to do? There is one Way out of the morasa, bat Life is sweet. And so he sinks lower and lower, until he finally becomes b talpan.
And the crowning indignity will be when one of his bank clerks passes him in the street in 日 ricksha and with a proud àir" tosses him some cumshaw,
"To think that I have fallen to this," he will reflect bitterly. "That money he has given me fs probably the
de- amount we ducted from our profits as a bonus to the staff.**
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OUR YEARNING.
Just lately we have sometimes yearned to be a magistrate. It is not that we want to sentence any- body, but because of the priceless opportunities a Judge has of mak- ing rude remarks about things.
If we get up in court and say that it is a dirty trick to fine as for going past a green light when it happens to be red, we are im- mediately fined again for expres- sing a very natural contempt of. the Court. On the other hand, you often read that a Judge has eald, "It is a ridiculona law which prohibits a man getting a drink a few minutes after twelve o'clock, but I am here to administer that law: You will be fined five dol-· lars."
We agree it is a silly law, but what right has a Judge to Ray' things like that about the laws for which we are responsible?
What we seem to need is a new offence, for magistrates only, thot of contempt of the public. That might make them a little more polite.