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The attack by Admiral Sir Roger Keyes on the London Naval Treaty is not very important, though he will be heard with some respect, particularly when he refers to the Japanese Navy as untouchable.
His Judgment on a technical mat- for of effective strength
CRT scarcely Le questioned. It is a different matter when he invades A the political sphere and argues, with all of the imperialistic school of thought, that the only guarantee
for Britain Xafety
and Empire is the world's most power-
Hful navy
A TOO LATE
L
the
With all due respect, the Ad- miral is behind the tines. The Limplication of his attack on the London Treaty. Is that the navies Sof Japan and America have been allowed to grow too large in rela- tion to the British fleet, But we imagined that the principle of parity with the United States hail been admitted;
and
anyonе thinks that Japan is likely to con- sent
real restriction upon to any her naval construction in the near Deferred Terms-Repurchase future, they are clearly suffering Licence & Insurance Arranged under a misapprehension. Japan's naval ambitions are now closely Full particulars on application.
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Hongkong Telegraph.
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1934.
LIGHTENING THE BURDEN
True, assurances have been given Mr. Hirota that Japan kna every intention of observing the Nine-Power Treaty, There ja, however, a sharp divergence bo tween the formal assurances and the declarations of responsible spokcamen in different corners of the globe. Britain and the other Powers interested in respect for the rights and obligations of the
Nine-Power Treaty cannot hope to obtain anything more definite from Japanese official circles than Mr. Hirota's easy acceptance of the British statement of what is
es.
sential to understanding. But they cannot be satisfied, in the full sense of the term. They can only wait and watch and hope that further representatious will not be
necessary.
LESSONS OF PAST
1935
SOVIE
UNION
HOW TO WRITE
CRUCIAL DATE IN
ISLAND EMPIRE'S HISTORY WRITING is the one profession
JAPAN'S GOAL
NAVAL PARITY WITH U.S. AND BRITAIN ROOM FOR EXPANSION IN ASIA OWNERSHIP OF MANDATED PACIFIC ISLES AN ARMY SECOND TO NONE WORLD TRADE LEADERSHIP
LL.S.
By William Philip Simms Arms and munition factories are running full blast in Japan in preparation for what everybody refers to as the coming "grave crisis."
which everybody knows every- thing about. This is because it is so easy.
Almost everybody you meet would write if they had the time. The fact that they havo not the time is éliher an enormous loss to literature or an enormous piece of luck.
Doctors, lawyers and others are listened to with respect whon they dlacuss their professions, and nobody would presume to tell them how their job should be done, and nobody would attempt to do it for them.
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Counting only Hongkong and England there are roughly 40,000- 000 people, including women and children, who can tell any writer how to do his job. And they are all willing and anxious to do it. for him. If they had the time.
From this the intelligent pup!! will gather that there is no skill in writing. So why bother about it? It is obviously just a matter of luck or possibly an advantage in education. But it is chiefly & matter of time. Or, rather, of having the time.
Those who still wish to succeed an writers should remember that.. It is important to put the right
words in the right order.
This is really essential. If you have the time.
Below we print an extract from
In 1935 and 1936, the war party claims and the public believes, things will happen which will make or break the promising pupil. Japanese empire.
So, by 1935, the army must be at its peak. The navy must be at its peak. The rank and file of the country must be prepared for any emergency and ready to back the government to the limit.
In 1936 Japan's withdrawal from the League of Nations will become effective. She fears sho will be more than ever isolated, with the world against her.
In 1935 will be rafaed the question of ownership of the South Sea Islands, scattered over the Pacific from Hawall to the Philip- pines-the Marshalls, Marianas, Carolince, Yup, and Pelew
Held under League of Nations mandate, Japan has not, the slightest intention of giving thom up. She regards then as of the greatest strategic value.
resources of
kuo, Jupan did enter into such 20 Unless she wins her point, it is barred treaty. If the other powers indicated, she will withdraw from PREFERS DEATH TO “SHAME”. wore to condone this breach, or the Washington and London naval Japan to-day is in the position of compound with it by themselves limitation treaties as she did from a first-class power attempting to recognizing Manchukuo, then they the League of Nations, and claim a maintain her place in the world on would be equally guilty of a viola-free hand to build any kind of the tion of the Nine Power treaty.
third-class navy she pleases.
power! Unless she can acquire ad- ditional resources, she must avon- tually step down to the lower rung. That she will do this voluntarily
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has
MUST SAVE FACE.
But-and this is important while she plans to press her right
It was soup time at the Hotel. was binged and wealthy. She had no qualm.
"Darling" she cooed breathing fragrantly across the soup.
The moon lifted an eyeshade. "Honey!" we gargled.
"Don't be sloppy," she glooped
back.
A tactful boy removed the of fending dish,
"Goan-roupa!" said Joan joy.
George," we
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"The name replied with dignity.
Mutual apologies followed and
"Joan, Joounn?”
'She blushed."
Perhaps we had boun
tog for-
ward.
"Sweetie!" she chuckled. The boy romoved the prunes and drought a jam roll.
We refrained with dimculty from making the old joke about the apple turn-over,
"Nute!" we retorted pushing the roll away.
Later, in the quiet acclusion of the ferry smoking room Joan be came nervous,
Throughout the entire Mun- churian chapter the Japanese con tinued to deny that they had violated either the Pact of Paris or the Covenant of the League of Nations. One need not go back to
to parity, she apparently does not insist the arguments and counter-argu-NAVAL CRISIS FACED,
upon netually building a It is a gratifying outlook, re-
ments. But it seems worthy of In 1935 will be held the crucial parity navy.
fully. flecting improved conditions in remembrance that by negotiating naval conference-unless it is call- This sounds paradoxical, and is. the industrial life of the country. In treaty with the self-created state ed off, as many believe it. will ho But to the Oriental mind. nothing that there is every prospect of of Manchukuo Japan committed because it has no chance to succeed, could be simpler. a reduction being shortly made breach of yet another treaty which has not been precipitated before, pride and honour. Nippon does Finally, in 1935, if "the crisis" The problem is one of national in the contributions by the State, she had repeatedly worn Japan may face a showdown with not wish it to continue à matter alience prevailed over the more by employers and by employed to hold. The second article of this Soviet Russle new Russie, whose of record that she, a major world serious course of tackling the
treaty. consummated at the the Unemployment Insurance Washington Conference of 1921, armament is increasing daily and power, possesses rights in any way. meat, Fund. So marked is the fall in binds all the nine powers which which views with mounting alarm inferior to those allowed others. unemployment that the reduc- signed it, including China, "not to the menace of being cut off from Once her right is acknowledged, I At the prunes Course we. tion will be possible despite the enter into any treaty, agreement, the Pacific by Nippon.
am informed, she may agree of her brigtened up. recent restoration of the cuts in arrangement, or understanding, " At the naval conference, Japan own free will not to avail herself benefit and the payment of debt either with one another, or in-will demand parity with the United of it. charges on the Fund. Original-dividually or collectively with any States and Great Britain. This, While Tokyo's naval policy has,
power or powers, which ly, when unemployment insur-fringe or Impair the territorial great power and because upon her resents the views of high naval, would insho will claim, is her right as a not been announced, the above rep- ance was started in 1911, the and administrative integrity of shoulders rests the burden of peace military, and civil officials who will rates of contribution by employ China, In recognizing Manchu. In the Oriont
help formulate that policy. er and employee varied according to the wages paid, the State adding its contribution in the form of payment of a share of the cost of the benefits pald out, this being about two-ninths in the case of men and one-quarter In the case of women. From time to time aince, there have been several modifications In the It was the condemnation that scheme, both in regard to con- the United States and the world tributions and benefits. The visited upon Japan for these un- latest of these was effected under created the sense of isolation and
peaceful procedures that the National Economy Act of make further discord and conflict 1931, which imposed limitations the more likely. Diplomatic rela- on the right to Insurance benefit tions were not broken off, nor was proper and abolished what was any attempt made to apply the Inown as transitional benefit, the Japanese felt that the world verdict by direct coercion. Yet substituting for the latter, sub- ject to the Means Test, transi- was arrayed against them. What tional payments for persons thus should decide they must stand on more natural, then, than that they deprived of insurance or transi- their own legs in every matter of tional benefit. Contributions intimate concern and begin were also increased, employers build up their defences? A treaty and employed being called upon navy does not seem enough for to pay 10d. per week euch in this purpose. There has been a respect of men and 9d. each in elenr intimation that at the end of respect of women, the State next year the Japanese will de bearing an equal burden under ratios allowing them only three-
nounce
the Washington naval cach heading. This made the fifths of the naval strength of the total weekly contribution 2a. 6d. United States or Great Britain. in respect of men and 2s. 3d. in Of iate this naval rivalry has over- the case of women. The burden shadowed the Manchurian ques
tion. has been a heavy one, both on
Yet the one flowed from the workers and employers, to say
other, and cannot bo settled apart nothing of the State's obliga-
from it. tions. Indeed, the latest figures available show that during 1932 the most reassuring aspect of the total contributions paid out the whole situation is that more by employers and employed werà and more workers are being no less a sum than £38,000,000, absorbed into employment. Tho whilst the State's proportion imurance scheme, despite its came to half that figure, besides nbuse to some extent, has un- which it had to find £39,000,000 doubtedly been of the greatest as a grant against the indebted value-an experiment which has ness of the Fund. These are more than justified itself and, eloquent figures, illustrating the what is more, one which has heavy drain on trade, workers probably staved off troubles and State alike. Happily, there which might have had the most is now every likelihood of the disastrous consequences to the burden being lightened. But social structure of the nation.
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"Yes, I agree with you; It's probably the funniest story I've
written.
"George," she murmured, "Are you a man of your word ?
"Joan, we are a man of the world," we naaured hor.
"That's an 'ell of a difference."
At this point the student called at our office and asked us to finish the story.
..
We told him It looked too much
as if it was going to be a bed- time story for a respectable. Journalist to handle. Bosides we and our own living to earn.
In the end the poor lad was 80. upset at the thought of not appear- ing in print that we took pity on him and shoved it in. The Very Idea.
An an excuse for not taking pity on our readers Instead we are throwing open this gem of journ allatic genius for competition.. Any roader who can put an end of this story so that its joints won't creak will be given one year's free instruction in fourn alism at tho noininal rate of ten cents per day,
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