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RUSSIA'S SECOND
NOTES OF THE DAY
WORLD LEADERSHIP
At all timoa certain person's
DECEMBER 5, 1933.
GERMANY AND THE DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE
have stood out in bold rollef from By HERR NADOLNY, the "German Delegate.
to
The Very Idea!
A CRICKET SENSATION
By Edward Kelly, Bowled YOU will be pleased to hear that, without our
You
ERMANY'S leaving of the eager propaganda. The other alde Disarmament Conference nad is therefore unable to declaro Ger the Longue of Nations has inevi- many guilty of the fallure of the services, the local Press cric- tably called for final decisions in Conference and to draw the con-
the
the masses, and have been accept- ed as political leaders and as directors of the public conscience. Often they woro acknowledged be- cause they happened to ou suere, not for any special merit. Peoples followed their presidents and prime ministers as a matter of course, without great regard their ability. A striking feature of the post-war period is the general desire in almost every country to find a man who Dhall not merely be president or prime minister. but shall really be superior in knowledge and wiadom to his fellow citizens. The peoples to find not those who aro anxious will merely fill places, but those who will all places better than any- body else. They are eager to mid general disarmament and the limi- granted to Germany in considera- \ refrain from voicing our opinion. real chlefs-not titular heads.
the question of disarmament that clusion that everything must reket team suffered a crushing are Internationally important for main as it was. Attempts are defeat at the hands of their all nations, as well as nationally therefore made not to cut sorte Germans people. Since threads and to take recourse to opponents last Saturday, President Wilson failed to enforce adjournment. at once a commencement of gener
We have purposely re-
*
The decisions, which must be
al disarmament at Versailles and taken one day, are therefore only frained from commenting on since he merely decreed the im- postponed. The question which mediate dearmament of the van- Germany put to the highly armed the game until to-day, as we quished, whilst making disarmam-States at the Conference: How wish to give a fair, unbiassed eat of the victorious nations, an far do you intend to disarm and in
opinion. obligation for the future, a discre- what way do you propose to put pancy appeared in the question of into practice the equality. of status
We are gentleman enough to
We trust our readers will realise disarmament that we are sportsman enough not to allow our sense of humiliation to overcome our finer spirit.
What Now?
Without Inying ourself open to u charge of "sour grapes", we cannot very well lot our readers know of the satisfaction with which wo greeted the nowa of the Prosa team's dofont. After all, the team is not to blame. It did its best under the circumstances.
In the meantime our public can rest assured that Saturday's de- bacle, when the Pross team was overwhelmingly defeated by no less than three runs, will not be re- peated.
.Force of public opinion assURES us of inclusion in the next team.
OPINIONS OF WELL-KNOWN MEN
A. II. MADER (Captain of the Win- ning Team): If Edward Kelly had been against us the result would have been diferent.
tation of Germany's military so- tion and proportion of your own vereignty.
armaments, remains therefore still on the low-down, scoundrely, despic- has now the duty to remove this can the problem of general dia- of the Press teams in omitting our The Disarmament Conference open and awaits an answer. Norable attitude, motivated from pure ENORMOUS DIFFERENCE
jealousy, of the selection committee the armament to which the signatorica onormous. discrepancy and to restore
name.. The difference is In earlier days, when the problems equal rights of all nations with of the treaty of Versailles-and which face governments were regard to milltary, defence, as also the United States of America, comparatively unimportant, the stipulated in the statute of the who agreed to the peoples were normally content to League of Nations. The Confer- provisions of Versailles by the tres leave matters to their rulers.ence has on principle declared inatty of Berlin--as well as all other Now, with a dozen problems ex-It recognized this duty and that members of the League of Nations tremely complex and apparently equality of status must be acundoubtedly pledged themselves, simply be disputed in discussions or vital, the peoples neck rulers to corded to Germany.
But when it came to putting this entirely be left to oblivion. whom they can leave the responsi-
If no agreement is reached it bility of decision and action, be- into practice the Conference fail- cause they feel that these pro- ed; principally because the highly cannot be avoided to state that the not blems are too great for the aver armed States were not prepared to obligation agreed upon has ago man. Hence they are ready to make the necessary sacrifices and boon fulfilled and that the promise believe in what G. Bernard Shaw on the other hand refused to allow is broken. On the other hand the Germany has has called the superman. They want Germany to draw the consequences fact remains that to confide their destinies in hands resulting from their refusal with disarmed and that Germany con- they can trust. In some sense this regard to her safety. If some tinues to remain defenceless as a would appear to be an abdication chances seemed to exist of coming nation. Also this fact cannot be of democracy. In another aense it to an agreement after the presen-denied or abnegated by adjourning Conference ad calendas la surely an affirmation of de- tation and first reading of the the mocracy. It is because mon and MacDonald Disarmament Plan, the graccas. women are allvo to the serious-attitude of France and England, ness of the situation that they that drove Germany to withdraw attribute remarkable gifts to those from the Conference, has now made
What now? To this question the in authority. Because they hope everything once mere very doubt-
answor has been given by the lender so much, they are led into a sort ful.
of German foreign policy, that the of hero worship,”
No Breakdown other side has now to take the FEET OF CLAY?
lead. As a matter of fact it is they THOUGHTS
Nevertheless there is no talk on who have to fulfi obligations and Experience shows that the the other side about a breakdown our partners in the negotiations From the position of an out-momentary idol sometimes has of the Conference but merely about have to answer the question. They, cast, Soviet Russia is gradually feet of clay, The hero has not an adjournment. If it were posal- however, do not seem inclined to coming back into the concert of imposed himself on the people by ble to blame Germany for the settle this preliminary question of nations. The friendly contacts his exceptional actions; the people breakdown, they would probably not ours, as to how far they intend to havo created the hero, lending to hesitate to call things by their pro-disarm, between themselves and which she has made with numer-ham virtues he does not possess, per names. But the facts lie too without us. They are apparently ous countries, by the conclusion Yet, despite disappointments, the exposed to daylight.
aware of the great divergences of non-aggression pacts, has search for an extraordinary leader It cannot be denied that the amongst themselves, They are only been followed up by the secur- continues. In certain cases popu-German disarmament began already sure about one thing, that every- ing of recognition from the lar opinion does not seem mis-fifteen years ago when the armis-body must try to let the other take can furas large share as possible In United States, and, fresh from placed. In France, for example, tice was concluded. It his
in America, M. Clemenceau in the latter stages thermore not be denied that we ful-disarmament and to try to save of the war fulfilled the expecta- filled the disarmament provisions of their own armaments almost com- Litvinoff is now in Rome, where long which were placed in hin. the Versailles treaty already in pletely from disarmament. he is having conversations of Briand, for
A time,
1922 by 96% and that the inter- It is superfluous to cite examples. the utmost importance__with veritable embodiment of the
allled Military Control Commission from the events of the Conference. Signor Mussolini. Closer Russo-aspiration toward peace. In Italy. left Germany on January 31st., 1927 The idea propagated by Paris, to Italian diplomatic relations are Mussolini has unquestionably-after having attested the actual simply continue the Disarmament indicated, with big possibilities doctrines and methods apart completion of our disarmament. Conference without Germany, to in the way of improving the achieved great things for his And no more can it be denied that conclude a Disarmament Convention wasn't cricket! relations between
IMA Germany country, and has attained an in- the five years of work of the Pre- and to submit it to Germany, that
SHROFF: Speaking from and Russia on the one hand ternational significance which in paratory Disarmament Commission means to pass on to Germany the
obtained no final decision about success or experience, I should say that Edward and unsurpassed. Whether in the long from 1920 to 1930 und between Germany France on the other. If any diminish his present supremacy things can be said of the present therefore doubtless still encounter
run he will be successful cannot practical results, and that similar failure of the Conference, will Kelly is the best run-producer iz
Hongkong. thing concrete along these lines in the councils of the nations Conference, which started work great difficulties. We need not EDITOR OF THE TELEGRAPH:- emerges from the discussions,
11⁄2 years ago.
bother our heads about the ques- Bo that's where all my staff got to the situation in Europe should HITLER'S CASE
It cannot even be disputed that tion, which way will be chosen and on Saturday. be greatly eased. It remains to
Germany took her share In the how our claim to equality of status be seen how far predictions will
The Hitler phenomenon is the work of the Preparatory. Disarma- and equal security will finally be
THE COLFER'S CREDO. ment Commission as well as in the put into practice. There is but be borne out by subsequent inevitable result of the ardent desire of a whole people to place
PART II bolleve that I can itself, Conference
gulded events. There can be no doubt at their head a man whom they
by one thing we must feel astonished ing the point, however, that Rus- believe to be capable of needs moderation and perseverance and a at. That the opposing side should take an easy swing with my driver. sia is out to make friends with which bla predecessors failed to readiness to make concessions as maintain the illusion that Germany keep my eye on the ball, pivot nations which have hitherto kept perform. It is exceedingly dif- far as possible. After all it is a would put up with a convention smoothly, follow through, and sock aloof from the Soviet and its ficult to declare precisely where fact that the other countries, par-which does not grant Germany full this ball 260 yards straight down policies. The underlying mo- democracy ends. It is not to be ticularly France and her allics, equality of status but would leave the fairway.
have increased their armaments her in some way or other in a PART IL-1 bellove that I can Lives need not at the moment be tested by outward forms. The after the war in a manner which is state of discrimination. I must keep my head down, roll my wrists discussed. It is sufficient to real criterion is whether the
I cannot grasp how properly, and make up with my take note of the facts. Russia's people believe in the virtues of in strictest opposition to the obli- confess, that
until zurther gations undertaken at Versailles foreign statesmen can in this res- brassle for the distance. I didn't their chief; and, leaders have, of course, been orders, it is apparent that the with regard to general disarma-pect have any doubts about the im- get on my topped drive. largely to blame for the past is-majority of Germans either. en-ment. These facts could not even perturbable firmness of the will of olation of their country. They thusiastically approve of the be concealed by the most clever and 'our nation. have not been content to con-polley of Hitler or fervently hope centrate on their own problems; that it will produce good fruits.
success
they have carried on a campaign
of subversive activity in all parts IRELAND
as
the WILB
of the world, a campaign obvi-
Much the same situation exists ously designed to create intern in the Irish Free State. We may al upheavals in those countries find cause for criticism of Mr. de and in many instances aimed at Valera's polley, but there is no the whole structure of society doubt that it fits in with the mood and government. If, as it is to be of probably the majority of resid- hoped, Russia has now seen the ents of the Irish Free State, to-day, error of her ways, and is pre-Dimculties are being experienced. pared to respect the ordinary A military tribunal recently found canons of international conduct, nine farmers not guisty of low- ful association for non-payment of there can be no logical reason taxes. They pleaded that the why she should not be welcomed Government's agricultural policy back into the comity of nations, had wiped out their incomes. The Soviet's own conception of Even in this situation, the farmers government is no direct concern concorned would probably be in of other nations, so long as no favour of a definite decfalon, to attempt is made to impose it on remain inside the Commonwealth others. The mischief in the or to go out of it. At 100% Very British though tho past has been that Russin has much
Government is, prepared to give deliberately followed a policy of Mr. de Valera the option, although interfering with the interrial whether he dare exercise it with- affairs of others, stirring up out a referendum is a moot point. trouble and seeking to foment revolution. How she seeks to SPAIN manage her own affairs is her
In Spain, a different position business, and nobody else's. Nations differ in their concepts prevalls. The Republicans took of government, but this should the general election too easily and not necessarily mean that they did not sufficiently prepare the cannot maintain friendly contact way. In the result, the Cortes is composed of a majority of avowed one with another. On the Monarchists, which, it is morally broad fasuo of her relations certain, fa not truly representative with other nations, it will be to of the real attitude of the country. the good of world peace that sha Hence the talk of a Left Wing should no longer remain out-coup and the establishment of a side the pale. Her future con- dictatorship. But it would be a tacts will largely depend on her dictatorship of force without any inclination to live up to recognis considerable 'pune gounwill be ed international standards in her hind it and as such would merely give rise to an era of chaos and dealings with others.
disorder.
"We'd have to make it right away, dolling. I always havi
June Weddinga.",
ROBERT MACWHIRTER: The Indian team was very, very lucky. 1 최대W Edward Kelly in action Last Thursday night.
HIS EXCELLENCY' 'THE GOV- ERNOR: Edward
Kelly? Who's Edward Kelly?
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY: 1 have no information for the Press team.
I. LARWOOD (by cable): DEEP- LY SYMPATHISE WITH KELLY FULLSTOP SUBVERSIVE TACTICS NEYSPAPERMEN AUSTRALIAN ALSO RESPONSIBLE MY PROB
NONINCLUSION NEXT SERIES TESTS.
ONE OF THE SPECTATORS: IL
PART III-I believe that I can get out of this rough, whore my brassic put me, with my mashfo niblick, and land'nicely in the fair way for a clear shot to the green."
PART IV—I believe that, by taking a careful awing with my midiron, I can miss the tree which my mashlo niblick shot tried to climb.
PART V—I still belleve I can get an iron shot past that tree.
PART VI-I believe I can hit a full mashic shot, with lots of back spin on it, and lay the ball dead to the pin.
PART VII—I believe I can get out of this trap, where my mashle shot left mo, with my niblick.
PART VIIL—I still believe I can get out of this trap and on to the green with my niblick, after I get · the sand out of my eyes.
PART IX--I believe I can figure. out the true line across the undulat" : ing green and sink this forty- foot putt.
PÁRT X---I believe I can ́ ́ tap this twelve-foot putt straight into the cup.
PART XII believe I can, sink this two foot putt with case.
PART XIII Bellove drop this three inch putt.
PART XIL-1 bellove can got a par four on the next hole.
BEING SERIOUS
The kies of the sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God's heart in a
Garden Than 'anywhere élsa on eartă
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