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SOCIALISM IN U.S.A.
SOCIAL CONTROL
It scarcely would have room for -Show Room-
an Insull, for a Wiggin, who con- Phones 27778-9
Stubbs Road trived to put his own interests ahead of the interesta of his stockholders; or for a Mitchell, who introduced high-pressure salesmanship to the world of banking; or for any one or half a dozen other financiers, who easily might bo namod. It might not i have much room for an industrial
Hongkong Telegraph. femiership which was responsible
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1934.
for some of the coal-and-iron towns of the castern mountains; it is very hard to see how it would tolerate some of the deeds of the coal-and-iron police. These are some of many things that hardly would fit into an era of social con- trol for the common good,
ROYAL AIR FORCE
By Major-General Sir C. W.
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GWYNN
The Very Idea!
FOR MEN ONLY
By Eddie "Gabby-Malo" Kelly. 7E are not a woman to
talk but
WE
If you must know, we
And we are disappointed.
Not once was name mentioned,
a man's
As one of the sterner sex we know all about sterri because we weigh 198 lbs.
Men, beware of the girls! If you are hard-faced, tough and virile, keep so at all costs. Keop that cruel jaw, that rat-trap mouth, that ginlit-sorry, gümlet
oye,
Look what they did in the
named Gablea Clork, he was
talkies. There was a young man
who pulled the rough stuff. All the girls had delicious thrilla when he appeared unshaven and unshorn, dirty and disreputable.. pooed and tailored, there is no Now that he's manicured, "sham-
more reaction in him than in our Editor,
The Socialist trend of the Roosevelt Administration's polley The following tion both in the United States and is attracting moro and more atten-
available- || abroad. In describing the aim of
the new deal as a prosperity TAT we require a strong and to traverse. Alternatively, assum- efficient Air Force Is nd- ing Gormany were our enemy, and socially controlled for the com mitted, but that we should fix its admitting that London is now mon good," President Roosevelt strength on a basis of parity with within effective range from West- has given much room for thought.the forces of other nations ap-ern Germany, the conditions would have been reading the gossip The extent of the reconstruction pears to be neither necessary nor be even more unfavourable owing column of a mourning con- which accompanies the recovery wise. Such a basis might well to the distance and nature of re-temporary. campaign will depend largely on
lead to a disastrous policy of com- prisal targets, how much the President and Con-petition, and to the neglect of our gress insist on applying this yard other Services, particularly that stick to the various measures of the Navy-unless we are pre-
But would we be justified in which come before them for adop-pared to face great increases of basing our estimate on a single- tion. Thos0 eight words can
expenditure on armaments. handed war? Can we not rank mean almost anything. They can It is surely better to rely on a France as an "unthinkable enemy" be an empty phrase or the slogan
careful study of our strategic pro- and assurae an ally in case of war Thoroughly overhauled for a now order.. They can leave
blems, giving full weight to the with Germany? In such cir the United States, unaffected, or
nature of our potential enemies cumstances we should still have and repainted $1,300 they can produce the most pro-and their difficulties, and without to provide for the defence of
found changes. It all depends on
allowing ourselven to be obscured London, but our "reprisal" equa- STUDEBAKER TOURER
how seriously they are taken. A
we deprecate this. by the dangers of our own posi-drons would form a contingent In Excellent running order $500 nation truly determined to control
tlon. The fact that London is the reprisal force of the allies,
We demand,. in fact, the its prosperity for the commen
situated in an exposed position Moreover, we should have the good would not have room for a
and offers an immense and vulner- advantage of advanced bases for complete enancypation of number of the abuses of the last able target should not be allowed reprisal action, whereas the decade.
to obscuro our judgment or cause enemy's distance from London men. This insidious pro- us to neglect our other problems. would remain the same, and the paganda on behalf of women route would be full of danger. must cease. Let's have some
The air menace is very real, and The strongth of the Navy has reasonable provision must be proper gander instead.. always been determined in re-made against it, not so much to lation to the strength of other combat it if it should materialise navies, but that is no reason why as to prevent it materialleing. Is the samo criterion should be there a certainty that even in case applied to the Air Force. Ships of war the menace would fight ships, but in air warfare the materialise 7 duel is three-cornered, and air Imagine Germany as an aggres- combat, we are told, takes second nor. Would she dare to employ place to reprisal action when it is the air weapon ruthlessly? The a question of air defence. More-¡ nggressor's advantage in ground over, in the case of the Navy, we warfare Hes in having the initia have always had to consider the tive, and tho certainty that so chance of its being called on to long as he is successful the war fight single-handed, whether in will not be fought on his soll. the Channel, in the Mediteranean. But in air warfare he has no such or in more distant scas. The immunity once a polley of reprisal question of alliances does not, is adopted. Furthermore, the therefore, arise in deciding on the advantage of interior line which strength at which the Navy should Germany would possess against an be maintained. Standing alone allied confederation would dis- we must always be prepared to appear in air warfare. She could protect our sen communications. not, us in the case of ground war- Sir Stafford Cripps goes from
On the other hand, our Army fare, stand on the defensive in one indiscretion to another. His
obviously cannot fight in Europe one direction and attack in an- latest outburst, in which, defy-
President Roosevelt is not alone without an ally, so that its other. On the contrary, she ing all tradition, he seeks to in his drift towards the Left. strength bears по Oxed
re-would be liable to attack from drag the Throne into politics, is One of the most remarkable of lation to that of other Powers. several directions, and she herself
official' speeches in the last week It is merely his biggest indiscretion of all.
contingent would, if she relied on air effect, It has received, as it has merited, or two was delivered by Mr. Henry which can come to the aid of a have to disperse her attacks. wholesale denunciation. Noted Walluce, the Secretary of Agricul nation in a common cause, and the
ture, which was members of his own party have throughout by attacks on capital-first instance is determined by the permeated strength of the contingent in the
With her central position, great joined in the condemnation, thus ism and by much demagogic ora
resources, size of the by-product which or population and providing a welcome indication tory which is the accompaniment system of maintaining our Over- bined with the limited nature of that Labourites as a whole are of Socialist legislation. We need, seas Army provides,
her political objectives, it would disgusted with this brazen and said Mr. Wallace, a new type of Now this suggests the question: appeur to be to Germany's advant ill-timed effort to stir up class business man who is willing to Should we. in determining the age to confine war to the ground Not content with ad- help in working out the national strength of our Air Force, assume and air action to purely military vocating the abolition of the or international plans, whichever the existence of an ally or allies targets. So long as she did this House of Lords and the setting they may prove to be, and who is in the event of our being drawn in the present state of feeling up of a Socialist or Communist talents to bringing about a fair, make
then willing to devote all his into a European war, or must we among law-abiding nations the provision for standing danger of her enemies Initiating dictatorship, this ex-Minister workable relationship between the alone? If we must be prepared ruthless air action against her does not hesitate to impute income of labour, the income of for the latter contingency, then would amall. In fact, possible political interference to agriculture, and at the same time parity with the strongest Power nation-with the possible excep mm in- tion of Russia-could really afford the Royal House. When met receive for his services only a that could attack seems with universal indignation, how-small return capital and adequate provision. The vulner- to initiate ruthless air attack.
on
There are other reasons why ever, he seeks to wriggle.out of modest salary. If the New Deal ability of the targets we offer de- the uncomfortable position in
means anything, it means the sub-mands-a-high-standard-of-direct we..may well.doubt whether ruth-go around. Add to this the fact that which he has placed himself by ordination of capital rights and air defence, and the relative in- less air warfare will ever be re-
property rights to human rights, vulnerability
our enemies sorted to. Civilised man has not explaining that his reference to
of humanity, and We can bulld a civilisation which makes defence by reprisal com- lost all sense Buckingham Palace was meant will give expresson to the things paratively ineffective, unless we the days when warfare meant in- in a general sense, meaning the which are infinitely fine und have a superior counter-attacking discriminate use of fire and sword Crown's entourage. This, how-splendid in human nature. In the force of bombers.
have passed, however terrible is ever, does not dispose of the midst of our desperate striving Assuming that we were at war the butchery which results from innuendoes, for the implication with the hard facts of every day, single-handed with France an un- the size or modern armies and the the efficiency of their weapons. Nor remains that those close to the while the selfish old world is in thinkable contingency in Throne are not above inter- its dying gasps and the new world present state of Europe-of what can any nation afford to ignora is not quite born, it is easy to lose avall would purity be in case of a the difficulty of re-establishing meddling in political matters, a
attack
relations London? International faith. It is hard for the idealista ruthless suggestion which is only a shade to do the difficult spade work Allowing for deductions for direct would result after ruthless action. In the Great War, with the then less serious than the allegation which must be accomplished day defence by fighting machines, the as originally made, Clap-trap after day,
requirements of the naval air arm, limited range of air action, Ger of this character is what one
and the "police" squadrons over many, established in France and might expect from soap-box
seas, our force available for re- Belgium, was comparatively free prisals would be inferior in num- from the danger of reprisals, and orators-though
bera as well as having less vulner- she took advantage of the fact. able targete and longer distances) (Continued on Next Columu.)
POLITICAL CLAP- TRAP
hatred.
MR. WALLACE-IDEALIST
even
these HUMAN NATURE would hesitate to go the lengths
man
LEGAL ORPHANS
of Sir Stafford Cripps-but that culled both from the speeches of Many similar extracts could be they should come from a of education and one of the most
the President and Mr. Wallace, who was speaking with. skilful lawyers of his day, is authority
the of the Executive. almost incomprehensible..What Enough has been said; however, to possible service he imagines he show that the United States is is performing by these period-passing through a great social re- ical tirades we cannot imagine. | volution--irrespective of the cost. One thing is certain, namely, Whether the great effort will that he is actually doing the succeed, however, is dependent on whether human nature can suf greatest possible injury to the party to which he belongs. ian idealism to throw its wholo ficiently assimilate the Roosevelt- Happily, politicians of all shades
weight into the battic. of opinion at Home revere the King and respect the Constitu- tion; they have no time or patience with those who cast un- warranted aspersions on the one One of the minor problems ac- or seek to wreck the other.companying the repeat of Prohibi- Looked at merely from the
tion in the United States, is that of deciding what to do with tho standpoint of party tactics, ex- treme utterances of this charac people who now are in prison for ter can only rebound on those According to official records, there violating the 18th Amendment, who indulge in them and on the are at present 3,765 persons in party to which they belong. A Federal prisons for violating a more stupid piece of folly than law which no longer exists. What Sir Stafford Cripps' latest out- is to be done with them? It is burst could hardly be imagined. pretty obvious that no blanket Not only in his reference to the rule can be adopted. Many of Throne, but also in his ridiculous these people, probably, ought to idea of a private Socialist or
be released forthwith. They are men who were law-abiding in all Communist army, he is definite- respects but one, and are not ly encouraging the Fascist likely to violate other ponal laws movement which he so grently if they are released. But thoro abhors. A pernicious influence | are also many who ought to servo. in British politics, the sooner he every day of their sontences. ia disowned by his party, the Some of America's prohibition law botter. As Mr. Clyncs succinct-
violators were fairly "tough ly puts it, to anticipato conflict which turned them loose to find bables." A general amnesty with the Throne is the worst
some other way of preying on way for any party to win an soalety would be a'vory, expensivo election.
mistake;
of
on
be
We just want enough to build a porch on a bird house."
com-
по
which
Men, be like us!
Either you must be a 'he-man or u ́ hec-hee man. There can be no half messers. Remember your sex. Bo a man, not an insex.
Must we sell our birthright for a pair of meanties? Or a meen of potash?
-Away with all this pandering to females! Let's start 3 Gossip page of our own.
Ready? Let's go!
*
STRIP POKER
Isn't it too marvellous, the cards. Fatty Higginshottam has been hold ing lately? I hear that last Tuesday night he came to light with four Kings over a full hand and skinner the pool. I'm not a one to talk, but I do think It's PECULIAR the way Fatty always brings his own cards. Tuesday night was the fourth time he's hold four Kinga since Now Year's Eve, and I bellove his friends simply flocked round congratulating him," AT THE NINETEETH
What a perfectly heavenly day Saturday was—glorious_sunshine, and just enough women at Fanling to
the boy at the nineteenth hole mistook me for a Bank Manager don't you think I should feel flattered?and allowed me to sign chits, and you see the adjectivo "heavenly (or should Other it be heavily?) was justified. people seemed happy, too, AT THE HOTEL
red
1
As the season advances, the usan!" Saturday night crowd at the Hong- kong Hotel gets better and wetter. One handsome looking man, whom I am sure you all will recognise, sing "Sweet Adeling" exquisitely. He was dressed in pale yellow plus-fours, with breath to match. Edward Kelly was looking absolutely lovely with
matched which wife are his the black eye his
for a Christmas present. Mr. Whales- teeth, who was in Mr. Kelly's party, also looked charming dressed in blue ensemble, fading to a fungrold growth at the edge of the trouser cuffs. Mr.. Whalesteeth's vest was tastefully decorated with beer alaina.
THE RACES
For the raCER at Fanling. Mr. Kelly, who is one of the popular members of our Younger Set, wore an ensemble of some of the, now fabrice for shirtings, stockings and pantings. He looked charming dressed in deep candle grease grey (Mr. Kelly naively told me that he had been burning the candle at both ends), with a consomme effect down the waistcoat,
LOVE SET
.at
I must say I was surprised to see dear old "Stonker" Jones, the sterling old veteran of the Government Egr
out Registration Department, tennis last week,—particularly as it was his day 011 at the offico. "Stonker" was wearing one of the how phosphorescent sergo salts, with concertina shirrings round the knoos, and a brilliant shine at the elbows.
But that she was sensitive to any thing that affected her non- combatant, population wAS re- vealed by the Russian invasion of East Prussia, and by the effect produced by the bombing of the Rhine cities in the closing stages of the War.
Lot us, then, take reasonable precautions but not take counsel of our fears only. Our Navy, with its vaat responsibilities, munt still take precedence, and the Assistance our Army can give tø an ally still counts" in the cause of peace. The relative strength. of each Service should not be determined by slogans but by careful review of probabilities.