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WAR DEBTS SPARRING
NOTES OF THE DAY WHY WE WOMEN FEAR The Very Idea!
PRIVATE ARMS FACTORIES
Captain von Papen's suggestion
that all armamente firme should
THOSE SCIENTISTS
By SYLVIA BROOK
Well
scientists may be
be brought under government TTS official title is the British control, is not now. But it is none Association for the Advance-completely uninterested In hu- the less highly desirable and,ment of Science. Irreverent mem-manity and its needs. They may ultimately, Inevitable. Private bera of the pubile briefly call it love to soar high above our heads with their brilliant deductions and trading in armamenta is not only the British Ass."
How right are they? For over imaginative discoveries, likely to prolong wars, but also
to foment them through control
the of
But I'
of newspapers and propaganda. a week at Leicester the distin-say that, they should make some It is bad enough whan sixty-two guished apostles of the "British effort to direct their work into the Ass" sat around reading and be channels of our personal everyday world havo
Here are some of the topics 1 nations ronounced war that arms and ttling each other's strange, doc requirements.
expected to be discussed at Dol- Ammunition should be manufactrines and theories on the applica- tured on a large scale. But the tion and development of science.
After a week of their intensive coster, topics, I think, of direct real criticism of the system is that
are
Tures thousand mothers dio
CONVERSATIONAL.
By Edward Kelly, Spruiker RE you a Sticky-beak? - Do you snoop?
Have you ever wondered what those people sitting opposite you on the Star Ferry, or those two girls in the Peak tram, are talk», ing about?
Do you know the meaning of "Inquisitive"?
"Are you brend-minded?
tions come to us natural- the export of arms is practically discussions we ordinary people personal interests to the great THESE and other ques-
less than we know before mass of human beingo: uncontrolled;' #lencos tained as a matter of form, and about the curious affairs that that the factories make weapons occur in the remote world of every your in this country in child-ly. In case you can't an-
birth. But there are no statistica swer them, we'll tell you. not ony for the countries in which science.
situated but for any In fact, we are puzzled and upset to tell us how many mothers under- they are other country, friendly or other-when we read of the things that go such terrible agony that they are selentists seem to be worrying ruined in health ever after, pre- wise, that will pay for them.
about. Especially are they dle-vented from having any more STAR FERRY:
children, or are just frightened of turbing to us women.
doing so.
TRAFFIC IN BLOODSHED
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She: My husband wanted me FRIGHTENED OF THEM.
Why are there so many
one-to take a house on the Peak for the Women And it dimeult to care much about scientists, anyway. child families? Why are there so summer, but, renily, I don't think?
PEAK TRAM:
Why do governments counten-We are frightened of them. We many childless marriages?
aro cortain Long ago the scientists should I'd care to live up there. I'm sure ance methods of arms salesman- know that there ship which may place weapons in sciostists, great heroes, who have have decided that it was their it's bad for the lungs, And they an enemy's hande? The man who wrought miracles for women- duty to make childbirth safe and do say- may have to risk his life in the shining; glorious names like Lister, comparatively painless, to drive firing line may not find this ques-Curie, Pasteur, Kelvin. We know away fear from the minds of pros This is a vital and urgent ques- tion easy to answer. To him it how much the achievenients of pective mothers. a governmont, in science have olled the wheels of
tion which should have been an11e: No, I've lived on the Peak. appears that doing this, not only adda un- the machine of civilisation.
Yet inevitably wo regard selen-swered by scientists long ago.
Why haven't they given us some since the day I arrived in the necessarily to his personal dangor but increases the danger of its tists as a hierarchy of un-human own defcat. Under the present beings, as far away and as detach-helpful Information, too, about the Colony.. There's no doubt about of arms ed from common affairs as the uses and abuses of sunlight? It the air, it invigorates one. How uncontrolled system
And Ancient Druids or the medicine seems to me that, despite our bril- manufacture, governments
liant summer, we are still in the people can live on the mainland that the one way for them to in- men of Central Africa,
If we think of the scientist at all durk on this increasingly popular or Happy Valley is past my nure a largo supply of arms to themselves is to allow arms facit is of some remote person, pro question. tories within their borders to tectively muffled to the eyes, work- develop and thrive on interna ing away in a dim room among tional trade in war materials. Nor startling instruments."
Instinctively we cannot help are the international operations of the arms traffic confined to feeling that the scientist's way is peace time, or, even to dealing the destructive way, among allies. In war time, ship-
ments of material have been made to neutral countries, although it must have been clear to the ship pers that the supplies would find their way shortly into enemy stores. It is a bad business al- together, this traffic in bloodshed.
That is why wo women fear him.
Great numbers of women
are
comprehension. Stuffy, smelly streets, crowds and crowds of fasting for alimness. What aro the scientists' views on this prob-coolies. I'm not a anob, my
dear, but blem of fat and anti-fat?
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She (from the back seat, as an»-
yards up the road): Oh, do be other car emerges two hundred
careful, dear.
He (making up his mind to catch that car and show the driver a few tricks): I saw it.
Sho (as the apoodometer reaches forly): George, you're doing fifty.
He: Look here, who's driving the She: I know we shall have an. nccident (They do.). thing, me or you?
hrilliant British Association doing, Again, what is the formidably about the ovolution of soundproof IN THE CAR: materials for the houses of poor PROOF WANTED. * The impression left by brief
We pleture him-during British people? These materials and de week-meeting his vices exist for those who can afford communiques concerning the
Association war debt negotiations in
fellows in darkly lit hotel corridors them, but surely noiso la more of a
cussing the future developments purgatory to the poor.
THE WAY OUT. Washington is that both parties
There have been sentative ex- are giving full play to a reluct
poison gases. Isn't that be that scientists are doing anything periments in regard to the pre- ance to commit themselves. Yet
so we have yet had no proof at all to stem the flow of the river natal determination of sex, but the the problem, to the layman,,
of fear which is continually run- "British Ass" has not given us ning in our minds, the fear of an-anything new about it at Leleeeter. seems simple enough. The DIE-HARDS FAIL
I could go on for a long while, other war-and soon? choices before the United States
The scientists this year have but the scientist's only answer are not numerous. The facts of Despite the heavy guns of the the economic situation are irre- Conservative die-hards, the Govern- given us a few really practical and would be that his vocation takes futable; there is no possibility of ment's proposals for India's con- interesting ideas-for example, the him towards pure truth and knew stitutional reform, as embodied in paychology of the small child ledge-not the elucidation of pro- The scientists must be fair with Britain or any other European the White Paper, have been little (every parent is interested in salc, everyday human problems.
instincts and us. They have built for us a country resuming payments on shaken. The searching examination scientific alda to recognising and
complex civilisation with which we AT THE K.C.C.: the old scale; if there were the by the Joint Select Committee has developing the
filled to weaken it at any impor- abilities of the child).
Professor Valentine exposed the and it more and more dimcult to
She: Is that Teddy Fincher, transfer problem would bring tant point and the general con-
What Association is the dissemination of darling? secondary schools.
He: Of course not; dear. Those of all recovery hopes; America's. best compromisc possible. Lord for
Lloyd and Mr. Winston Churchill mother does not recognise this scientific thought and knowledge. own trade restrictions have in made their lust dangerous bid to important truth who has seen a It should be its greatest aim to-are the Craigengower men batting. themselves created the biggest upset the Government programme promising, sensitive child full of day to show us the way out of the Fincher is
bring back vitality to a tired world, difficulties in arranging' for pay-at the Conservative Party Con- fever even at the thought of an existing anarchy--of-thought, to The place of vitamins and horto make life more beautiful, more ments. The United States is inference, but common-sense prevail-examination?
ed and their resolution was over-
mones in the development of life inspiring, more worth-while. a commanding position as the whelmingly defeated.
the noise of aircraft
ATOM AND HAPPINESS creditor; but the best she can do
these things are full of direct
Science got us into our muddlo. it to negotiate for
Interest and benefit to humanity. It is the scientists' job to lead us the
But all the other talks by these out of it, just as it is their job to utmost that is collect
He (giving it up): Wasn't that men have been dry, unstimulating, pave the way for future develop.
chance ments and progress.
a spot of rain. Let's go to the able and accept it, however
unhelpful-and what a Evidence given before the joint they have had of being really in- far short of the full obligation it
I refuse to believe that splitting talkies, shall we? spiring!
the atom is the most important may fall. It offers no occasion committee, shows clearly that
najority of informed opinion in
The scientist is. absorbed in the potential fact for selenee to-day. for alarm, not even to the the House of Commons is favour-
It may mean a career in a labora- LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: on scientific fact.torybut does it mean more hap- that followe American taxpayer. America is able to the Indian reforms. The speculation, thought, and analysis merely asked to bring the mall but active minority will, of Everything else is outside the piness for more people?
One of Them: By Your Ex- course, oppose them to the end.
It is because you seem to bo scope of his experiments into the same wisdom to bear upon her This minority is chiefly composed realms of the unknown. He looks strangely like little boys who de-cellency's Command I rise to move OWN particular problems as of right-wing Conservatives who Britain and Germany's creditors hold that the Orient la not ripe for upon those things which will help light in playing with dangerous the first Reading of a Bill intituled
mankind as vague possibilities of toys, and in taking everything to blah blah blah. auch proposals and it has strong the future rather than sa the main pieces, that we women are afraid did at Lausanne. It means backing in the House of Lords.
of your scientists.
MAJORITY SUPPORT
A
very moderate Bettlement a On the other hand, the Government purpose of his work. scaling down of annuities to nean count upon the support of the whole of what is usually the "op- small sum, or a lump sum pay-position" including all Labour and. ment or default. And default | Liberal Party M.P.'s. This le bre would do as much damage to the cause left wing British politicions United States as to the defaul-generally regard the proposals as driving at what they approve. ter, Repudiation would rock the They criticise the scheme sharply, foundations of the world debt but this is only because they would structure. Debtor and creditor like it to provide for a yet bigger immediate stride toward the goal alike would be penalised. The of a fully self-governing India to basis of now credit would be which it looks. There is still room jcopardised. Reconstruction for amendmente. Some increase in would come eventually but that the proposed very exiguous repre
sentation for Indian women, also only emphasises how unneccs additional safeguards for the sary the whole shock is.. To preservation of law and order in Great Britain default would be the provinces, are likely to be add- ed, and this will be all to the good. disastrous. London is a great But in the main, the proposals have creditor as well as a war debtor, stood the test. and if Britain defaulted all its creditors would hasten, to follow sult. All the penalties of pri-President Roosevelt knows this vate contract, all the threats of as well as anyone and the settle- no loans in future, could not pre-ment would be safe in his hands, vent the whirlwind after the were it for him alone to deal British Government had sowed with. At the back of every the wind of default. The debt move made by the American morale of the whole world would delegation, however, is the bo similarly hit. Those who owe thought of Congress and what the United States would in the attitude of the Senate may evitably be swept along in the be to any concession made. It game of tearing up debt con- is a position hardly enviable, but tracts. Temporarily there would one that has to be faced. The cease to be any sanctity of ob-linking of dollar stabilisation and ligation. The world could give debts may be a factor here, if up hope of a restoration of pros Congress can be persuaded that pority for many years to come. these are, in truth, co-related,
"You'd ery too, If you weren't so stubborn.
She (interrupting): Which one- is the goal-keeper?
Ho (patiently): They don't have goal-keepers in cricket, darling.. The one with the ball is the bowler.
She: Where is his body-line?
Another of Them: Second It. Bill passed.
OUR PLACE:
She Whore have you been till this time of the night. Don't answer me back. You lazy, loaf ing good for nothing, spending your wages in the hotels instead of staying home with your wife and children. You should be
Wo: But-
She: ashamed of yourself. I wish I'd married à man. (And BO on)
PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
Of course, you've heard about the man who called his car "May- Flower," because of the 178 Puritans who came acreas in it?
GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE
Our wife is disappointed in us, She knows we're a drunkard. A man as inured to, liquor na wo aro can drink an enormous amount without showing it; but we'roa drunkard all the same..
She knows that those tales of aura about being dotained by work in town are lies,
We are out enjoying ourself. She knews that. She knows that we are on familiar terms with a dozen dance girls or more, and we go home with some of them....... Is it any wonder she fa dis appointed in u387
She has never been able to find. us outt