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SILVER'S SHARE
It is Impossible to see the truth through the hazo af rumours about America's plans for silver. Tha nearest it can be hoped to got le that there is a possibility that President Robaovelt will be com
ordinary Influence held by the
AGE LIMITS ARE SILLY
Says ROBERT LYND
excited than the respective merits politics and the arts, it is the mon
of youth and age.
who differ most from the "average
ject on which human beinge like steak and kidney pudding. pelled to throw a sop to the silver is apparently no sub- the individual John Smith will Apart from this, in business, agitatora, because of the extra pro rendier to talk and to become metal. That influence la puzzling. A commodity the production of which in the United States last year amounted to only $15,000,000 seems to command more poitical allegianco than any other. Gen- orally the reason assigned for such power is the support coming during times of depression from agriculture. At these times the agrarian States, which have habit of thinking that the only thing that enaseg depression is shortage of money, look upon silver as the logical bass for new depression money. But there is a political power attaching to silver agriculture, It arises from the far-flung aron of sliver mining, which seems to make a-representa tive of a state producing only a fow ounces a year a silver senator, HOPE OR CONFIDENCE?
And then there is Senator. Key,
Senator
from Nevada is without an equal in
We have now reached a point man" who perform the best work. at which & Government depart- An "average man" is no more fit ment has imposed an age limit to create a great business or to be for architects, in a achemo for a Prime Minister than to write
new building an age limit, it is "Ilamlot." Hence the fact-if it worth nothing, that if it had been were a fact that the average man In exfetence in the sixteenth con- attains his highest oficiency be- would have disqualified tween 35 and 45 would be a fact tury michelangelo, from doing his ar- of not the slightest importanco when: It came to the choice of a chitectural work on St. Peter's..
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GOLD POLICY PERPLEXITIES
Pittman. The
E
well-
pertinacity. Without any defined prepossession of what should be done to improve silver's status, he is interested only that something should be done and his increasing efforts will be given a high place in accounting for any thing that may be achieved. He finds something in every now angle | of the Administration's policy to demonstrate the necessity for sil-
The Very Idea!
WE PROTEST
By Eddle Kelly, 'Protestant. October 1. Britons imprisoned In Russia. British protest.
October 15-Russian jour- nalist expelled from Germany. Soviet protests.
October 17-German Journ alists expelled from. Russin.—-t Germany protests.
October 21-Fishing bonts seized by Sovist. Japan pro- tests.
·October 22-CER. seized by Manhchukuo. Soviet protests..
October 28-CER ocials Imprisoned by Manchukuo.- Soviet protests.
November 1-Soviet, motor- boats smuggle gold out of Man- chukuo. Manchukuo protests,
VERYBODY
EY
protests.
Even we protest.
It seems to me to be one of the business manager, an architect, or mast foolish things in the world oven a Chancellor of the Duchy of to ask auch qucations as: "What Lanenster. ago.should an architect be?"
MIRAGE OF "What age should the head of n business be?" or "What age should THE ELIXIR. a statesman be?"
The truth is, it is the talents
If people go on protesting The question is really ns absurd with which a man is born and ns a question that once stirred the which he cultivates, and not his like this there is no knowing literary world: "What is the years, that distinguish him most where it will end. So its importantly from his fellowe. If about time someone started right longth for a novel?"
There is, of course, no right an elixir of youth were discovered, length for a novel. Obviously a stupid old man would drink it protesting about all these novel must not be as short as In vain if he thought that by do- protests.
ing so he would turn himself into anything but a stupid young one. As well might a stupid young man expect to become wise merely by the acquisition of 'groy hales.
single sentence or as long as the "Encyclopaedia Britannica"; but experience shows that the excel- lence of a novel depends not on its length or shortness but on the qualities of the novelist.
"Monte Cristo" is long and masterpiece... "Treasure Island" is short and a masterpiece. ROOM FOR
ALL
In fiction there is room for both the long and the short, and it seems to me equally obvious that in active life there is room for both the young and the old.
greater
If things keep on 48 they've been during the past two or three months, we can It is odd that this controversy expect to see something like about youth and age should have become so acute in a period in the following in the news- which the distinctions between papers: youth and age, have gono a long way towards being abolished..
Grandmothers and grandfathers are no longer so old as they used to be. They dress and play games in a way that would have socmed the Victorian Era. shocking to the grandchildren of
We seem to be approaching a time when it will be possible to mistake a grandmother for her granddaughter.
Burlin, Nov. 1.-
A sensation has been caused here by the report that the Jewish community has decided to raise pawnbrokers establishments from the interest on all money lont at 10 to 25 per cent.
Herr Hitler has lodged a pro- test.-Router.
Calcutta, Nov. 2. Calcutta newspapera are fen- turing the story of a Hongkong -resident who, stated that he lived
on Willis Island, the loneliest out: post in the world, and that during ration his food supplies owing to be stay there he was forced to a shortage.
The Mahatma Gandhi has pro- tested. Reiter.
ver remonetisation; to-day he re- aorts even to threats, declaring that unless the President takes None of the perplexity as voluntary action, he will force a
In the history of polities, cer- sociated with the Roosevelt measure through Congress that
the young are preferable to the gold policy has been removed may upset the Presidential apple tainly, there is no evidence that cart. After all these years,
New York, Nov. 2.. Perhaps what some of the either by explanation or figuratively the Senator Ands him. old or the old to the young. Pitt|
President Roosevelt has pro- developments. The one thing set back upon the 16 to 1 ratio in his twenties was a offering a possibility of a clue, tangent once again. Much of the statesman than any of his white younger critics of the old object the nature of the agreement activity in the New York market haired contemporaries; on the to in the old is not their senliity, tested against the protest by Mr. The American pubile, it is stated, with Britain, is kept secret, ni-must, in the circumstances, be at other hand, Gladstone la hia but the fact that they remain Henry Ford regarding the NLR.A. Whether this prolongation of is now eagerly awaiting a protest though the impression gained is tributed to Apeculators who are eighties was a greater statesman young too long.
than any of his cherable contem-i porarica just down from the Un-youth is natural, and likely to be by Mr. Henry Ford about the that the arrangement is limited more hopeful than confident.
versity. No sane country, before a permanent feature of civilised President's protest against his to an undertaking to avoid a
choosing a Pilt or a Gladstono as life, it is difficult to say. We have protest, in order that the Presid currency war provided the SOCIAL PROGRESS. IN EGYPT United States restricts the scope Another long step forward to-ita leader, would insist upon first certainly got a long way from the ent may have an opportunity of of her gold purchase operations wards the establishment of bot-examining his birth certificate, days when Montaigne considered protesting against Mr. Ford's pro- measures which will not ter social conditions has been In choosing a leader men naturally himself an old man at 40. On the test against his protest against
A further protest is expected. cause excessive fluctuation be effected by the adoption of the avold the two extremes of school-other hand, the ancient Athenians Mr. Ford's protest.
H'an-how, Nov, 20 tween the dollar and the pound. Egyptian Parliament of its bill to boy inexperience and senile de- seem to have possessed the modern
Six bandits who were captured' If that is so, the franc will have regulate the employment of child- cay; but between these two ex- secret of the prolongation of youth, Roster, to bear the brunt of the "attack" ren and young persons in Indus-tremes we are as likely to find if we may judge from the fact try. The bill will come into force supreme genius in a young man as that their greatest dramatista pro- und, for that reason, the polley, before the New Year. It applies in an elderly one, and in an elder- duced their masterpieces after yesterday in the drive against. they were 60. Eschylus is said Kwangsi communists have been to have produced the "Orestefa" axecuted. may easily defeat itself. Never generally to industrial undertak- ly man' as a young one.
when he was 67. Sophocles is sald It is stated that the bandits was it easier than it would be ings as defined in the various In-
to have been 63 at the time of the protested-Central Press. to-day to undermine confidence ternational Labour Conventions NO SICH
production of "dipus Rex," and in the franc and if that hap-adopted by the International A PERSON.
the Organisation .of
It might be possible to make a 87 when "Philoctetes" was first pened, a rush to buy dollars and Labour sterling would speedily wipe out League of Nations. It prohibits test of efficiency which would show any gains achieved by the the employment of children under that, on an average, the human put on the stage. Roosevelt polley. America twelve-years in industrial under being reaches his highest point RETIRING AGE-
taking, although in certain occupa of officióncy at a certain age Bay, NINETY. In fact, treading on highlytions the employment of children batween 36 and 45 I choose this
an example, This kind of prolonged youth dangerous ground although the between nine and twelve is still age limit merely as further postponement of foreign permitted. Special provisions and not because I bellove it bears may be what Nature Intends for purchases seems to suggest regulate the employment of young any relation to the truth. The everybody in the future. It is ua- test would be useful, however, on possible that a time will soon that the need for caution has persons in dangerous or
Civil Servants will be advanced to not been overlooked. There is healthy processes. A weekly rest ly in a world in which ""average come when the retiring age for also a hint that America may use is also provided for them. The mon" existed.
One of the most conspicuous and 90, and when centenarian ar sterling to buy francs. Why is hours of work of children be not explained. If the object is tween the ages of nine and twelve delightful things about life, on chitect will be competing with are fixed at soven in the day, and the other hand, is that there is no boys who have just begun to shave to support the franc while gold those of young persons under such person as the "average man." for Government jobs.
The "average man" is a myth when If everything goes well, youth purchases are being made, why atteen, at nine in the day.
It comes to the consideration of and age will Bottle down together buy gold? How is this likely to
Individuals. A restaurant pro-amicably. If things go badly; assist towards the depressing of DAME ANDERSON'S WORK
prietor may decide that the "aver-youth will blame age, and age the dollar? Whatever happens,
This bill is duc, to a quite special age man" among his customers find fault with youth.
That, I fancy, le what has been it is very obvious that it will be degree, to the efforts of the in-will like atenk-and-kidney pud- exceedingly difficult in future to ternational Labour Office. In 1980 ding, but he cannot be sure that happening since the War.
the Adelaide Anderson, interpret aright the movement Dame af foreign exchanges. Such famous English worker for social movements will now be largely reform, visited Egypt and drew up a question of management, good a sensational report, aubsequently or bad, and will hardly concern published in the International themselves with trade factors Labour Roviaw, on the terrible at all. But just as the Ex-conditions of child labour then the request of the Egyptian, Gov- change Equalisation Fund has existing in Egypt. Afterwards, at failed to guarantee to Britain ernment, Mr. Butler, the present any ability to determine how Director of the International much a pound sterling shall be Labour Omce, who was at that visited Deputy-Director, worth in terms of foreign cur-time rency, so will the American gold Egypt, and assisted the Govern- ment in drafting the provisions of policy be equally dependent on the present bill. Actually, the Act external influences. There are has gone even somewhat further foreca too strong to be con- than Mr. Butler's original recom- trolled by any forms of national mendations. Thus the occupations monetary management. Huge In which children from nine to liquid funds are floating about twelve may be employed are fewer originally proposed. The the world switching from capital than to capital either for the purpose hours of work are niso shorter, as the original bill had proposed of increasing earning capacity hours of effective work". Tho or for greater security--and a prohibition of child labour and the stampede by the owners of these regulation of juvenile labour is one funds could undo within two of the objects to which the Inter- days the patiently controlled national Labour Omco has devoted efforts of months. In short, the greatest attention since Its. President Roosevelt cannot, ex-foundation. The greatest difficul copt at prohibitive cost, control ties have always been encountered in Eastern countries; and tha pro- the future behaviour of the sent very notable success in Egypt dollar externally, any more than is therefore, a matter for particu- he can internally. In the lar congratulation. United States his policy of |----
reflation has produced little
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visible effect because the in-is impossible to calculate with. creased supply of money has not any degree of certainty pre- produced any considerable in- cisely what will be the outcome crease in bank advances, and of a policy of boosting the in- this because the banks are too ternational gold price. The re nervous of the solvency of maining gold standard countries borrowers to make fresh loans, are at least one stable factor in It is impossible to estimate the the currency world; any move power, of the banks to im jeopardising that stability may mobilise new money, Just as it provo a boomerang..
"I'd like to ask you folks out, but my wife has become so snooty we never see anybody any more.
It is authoritatively learnt that Edward Kelly, the well-known man about town, has discovered a beat, ten cont piece on the ground floor of the South China Morning Post bufiding.
Robert MacWhirter has pro- tested.
Serious allegations that tho Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph had refused to allow Edward Kelly
tom
Editor's note: I protest! Eddie's note: Okay, Chlef Ailled in our column, anyway.
OF CORP SO
We have been asked to state that there is no truth in the report that the soldier who was court martialled was sentenced because.
he was rotten to the corps.
•
TO OUR COLLEAGUES
So here's to the gallant repertors, The boys with the pencils and
pade, AS
Those calm, undisturbable, Cool, imperturbable,
Nervy, inquisitive ladal?
Each time that we pick up a
paper
Their marvellous deodia we should
bleas, OUR
"Those bold, reprehensible,
Brave, indiepensable,
Sensible lade of the Praial EDDIE'S NOTE: BAHI
AISLE SAY SO
Noticed
ed the other day that Abigail" published a photograph of a sweat young Hongkong thing who is getting married. She's not getting married In Hongkong But Intends to go Home for the deed. We don't blame her. It only: natural that an English girl should: prefer the British alelos, mi