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WORLD LABOUR
It is sometimes stated that the work of the International Labour Organisation of the League of Nations is a farce: that its conventions on industrial conditions, though ratified by many countries, remain a dead letter. This is far from truth. The American "obser. vers" wlio went officially to last year's International Labour Con- ference at Geneva, were so im-
the
· 1934.
NOTES OF THE DAY "WALKING DYNAMITE"
DEBTS AND TARIFFS
WARNS AMERICA
By WILLIAM PHILIP, SIMMS
Uncle Sam's proclivity to play Equivocations never gottle any- the "bully" in the Pacific, and the thing, he says. They only pile up tendency of the United States, mischief.. Rugata and China to interplay, are imporliling peace of the Far East.
tho out-
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"The 1935 conference," he con-
The Very Idea!
My Interview With SYRUP APHIS By George WAS the only journalist admitted to Syrup Aphis presence when she docked (I mean her boat docked) at Kowloon. I.found her al- ready in the cleaner's hands (the boat, of course, I mean),
Anyone who expected to 800 Congress Idks the disappearance of war debts lying down, without a murmur or a gesture, does not know his Congress. The fact that European countries are not making any provlalons in their new bud- gets for debt payments and that the American budget doce not even pretend to list dobt payments ns expected income, have not gone unnoticed by the legislators on
Such, in a paragraph, Is (TARLEY MUST SUCCEED. Capitol Hill And so far wero theme of one of the most they from letting the matter slide spoken utterances yet made by tinued earnestly, "must succeed. that the Johnson Bill lumping allory Yosuke Matsuoka, who, by We can not afford to let it fall. together, those who made token pay-frank speech as Japan's chief If the conference ends in rupture, but Syrup was still in her ments and those who did not, as delegato to Geneva during the it will spell disaster for the world, dofhulters to be placed
Manchurian "war" earned Anancial black list, secured an himself the picturesque sobriquet success, it is high time for us to Mr. Terrapin, had been sorting out "But if we wish to insure its stateroom. Her secretary, easy passage. In addition, Sena- of "walking dynamite."
set about improving the feelings her marriage certificates and had. tor Borah
resists" am afraid," he told me in and sentiments in both Japan and just tled them up in a neat bundle, pernistently every proposal to give President the course of an evening at his America toward each other. Roosevelt power to negotiate handsome foreign-style home here, reciprocal tariff agreements with
"This is a most urgent necessity. Five of them there were."A comedy European and other countries, on both sides of the Paeffle. Lot dition of success.”
"that there are misunderstandings It is the first and fundamental con-in five recls," said Aphis laughing declaring that war debts and not tarif cuts by Anterica should be
me speak frankly.
("eahmedy" she called it) as sho Nor should this be difficult, in held out her lovely manicured America's first counters in any
"On our side, Japan is irritated no material cause of conillet bemore out of it than most atars, Mr. Matsuoka's opinion. There is hand. "And say, I guess I've got bargaining.
over America's insistence on play-tween the two countries. ing the big boy's part in the East. At least, so it appears to us,
But, he warned, "more absence Five lots of experience, and three Welor refuse to be any attempt at it.
bullied and resent not, in itself, constitute a sufficient paid up, the tightwads: men are apparent cause for conflict does of alimony! Two of them haven't
TRANSFER RIDDLE
upon a
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WANTS RESPECT IN TURN.
for
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guarantee for pence."
America, he argued, is vastly richer than Japan. So she can afford to build many ships while Japan can ill afford to do so.
truly looks for pence, she should Thus, he reasoned, "If America stop building and Japan would de
"We have consistently respected your right and interests in your sphere of influence and never once challenged the Monroe Doctrine. the same. I want to ask you to respect Japan's Monroe Doctrine of the East.
The first trouble with the Borah plan is that it is difficult to make the kvar debts count. It may be that the debtors are willing to exchange something valuable in the way of open markets for the claims which the United States holds against them. But if Congress is to be realistic about the debts-ned the make-them-pay chorus has always sisted on realism-it might a well recognise that five cents on the dollar is the present value.
PARITY IS PRINCIPLE. And even assuming that to Indace I refer to the doctrine as expound to build thereby incidentally be the United States to reduce or
"If, however, America continues clear the slate of debts which are ed by Mr. Hughes and Mr. Kellogs: traying a suspicious mentality to already in default, certain Europ-state, who gave us to understand ward us-we will also build to can countries were willing to that the Monroe Doctrine, in the the last cent of our purse." punch holes in their tariff walls to final analysis, rests upon the right admit American goods-would not of self-defence. the difculty of making the trans- payment remain? If
fer
"When I say Monroe Doctrine,
two of your former secretaries of
the "Should America recognize and respect Japan's Monroe Doctrine of the East, many misgivings on our part will disappear.
debtors cannot now make transfera to pay their debts, what good will it do to increase their debts? this plan. It was the difficulty That is the second trouble with when President. Hoover proposed Des Moines, and it is still the it in his 1932 campaign speech at dificulty.
ROOSEVELT PLAN
In addition to the war debts, the United States has sent to Europe worth of goods which have not since the war about $10,000,000,000 been paid for. This sum is usual- ly referred to as loans, but it was
goods rather than money which
at
on the Pacific. But your thesis of "I trust America's aim is peace
ing chance in fighting America. peace forbids Japan even a sport-
"You propose to police the vast Pacific ocean by yourselves. At least that is our impression. CITES PERIL TO PEACE.
nation, however, would ever con- "No powerful and self-respecting sent to be bound hand and foot;
lousy lat."
"I wonder, Miss Aphis," said, I,
your plans?". "if you could tell me something of
"Well," said Syrup, "I reckon it's up to a girl to see something of the world specially if she has admirers
Empty Cloister, as you'd know if in every country who look up to her for a lead, same as they do to me since I played the nun in the you read my fan-mall; how many letters were there last week. Mr. "What about your contention for and I sent off over six hundred Terrapin? Eighteen thousand, parity?" I asked.
photographs; give Mr. George a "The Japanese contention for photograph and sign it for him. parity with America Britain," he replied. "is a matter and Great of principle. It should not alarm you at all.
"So I reckon they ought to have a chance of seeing me in places like Hongkong, Paris, France and town, what's-it-called, Home, and Berlin and Vienna and this other Monte Carlo and Barritz, because
what would you say? it? Reverse the case again, and "Have we not the right to claim
"Do you foresee trouble with a girl doesn't know, till she's in a Russin
position like mine, how much good settled between Japan and the So-ing her fan-mail and so on and so "There are some questions to be she can do in the world, Just by
shedding an influenes and answer- viet Union. I feel sure, however, forth, And then I've to that they are amenable to peace-lawyers in Paris, France, ful solution.
some alimony from my second
my
Bebout
**
Danger in soviet SCHEMES.
husband, a Marquis he said he was,
and plumb crazy about me, though Marquises are getting so pressed by what they chose to
other. Just reverse the case: subversive activities of the Soviet doggone fool tu be taken in by that.
"On the issue, however, of the common in the Stater
now I was a call the "policing" work that they ta to be gained now by prying holes actually crossed the water. What
Would America allow herself to be government in organizing a ani- Well good-bye; it's been real nlee Bo bound by Japan? I know the versal revolution of the proletariat to meet you and hear your point. remark in the report which they in European tarif walls so that answer would be a definite 'No. have rendered to the Senate that more goods can be deposited on the
"America tries to impose upon permit of no compromise.
und sovletizing China, Japan can of view and I'm so glad you appre the work is effectively and frank-less provision is made for trans-
eastern shores of the Atlantie un-resists it.
us an inferior naval ratio and Japan
ciate what I'm trying to do to make ly done and offers an example of ferring and
Herein lurks a danger--taking advantage
"Recently some of the Russiana the world a happier place for to peace. accepting-payment effective international co-opera-an For it is based on reciprocal must revise her policy and must weight to Japan. But
of American others. Ask Mr. That is the key to the Roosevelt
Terrapin if recognition--seem to be scheming there's anything else you wanna tion. They also go on to recom- agreements by which tariff bar more clearly show an attitude of our people have too much com Cute-lil-thing," muttered-Ter- "To avert this danger, America to utilize America as a counter- know." And in a flick of her love- mend that the United States riera would be lowered in order to co-operation with Japan and Great mon-sense-to-be made a cat's paw rapin, as the door closed behind
I belleve ly eyelashes she was gone, should-become-a member of the accept payment for exports. - Britain for maintenance of tran-low herself by any chance to be 80 Organisation at the earliest pos-in abeyance. That may not be
would leave the question of debts quility in the Pacific.
"Should America, however, alhor. I offered him a rather poor sible moment. In the meantime necessary. If the debtors really
"Why must you act in such waynte appearance of aligning horself the custom of sending official wish to pay they may find ways to alone ure to be trusted in the poonly aggravate the situation in the
involved as to create an unfortun- cigar. as to impress upon others that you with Russia against Japan, it will real get around the transfer dimculty, it is. For instance, France could afford to ship some his views on the 1936 navel conferful settlement of questions be with their faces turned towards gold and Britain could pay some- held in Britain. But at this late "Inscrutable" Oriental of fiction CHINA'S CHAOS IS MENACE. thing with American securities them. There is nothing of the
ence. He did not hesitate to state tween Japan and the U.S.S.R.. day auch efforts are unlikely; the debts have drifted until to-day. Samurai. Educated in
about
this twentieth century Britain and France, Britain still mind works with reparations receipts lost to
America, remembers the famous Balfour Note and disinclination to pay is just na gront 118 inability. WRONG GESTURE
observers to Conference should be continued. This "policing" work is carried out in the main by a special committee. Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, by which the Inter- national Labour Organisation was set up, each country that ratifies an International Labour Convention has to make an an- nual report on the way in which it is working in that country. The United States might facl- These reports are gone through litate debt collection by lowering point by point and questions are debtors' goods; she cannot get tariffs and more freely admitting asked if there is any doubt in herself paid by inducing debtors the minds of the members of the to lower their barriers and accent Committee. Having sorted out more of her goods. That would be the points on which further in-not merely a gesture but a gestire formation is needed, they send
In the wrong direction.
up their comments to the Con- CANGSTER BRAINS ference itself which meets a few
come from one of
WAS
อ
great uni-
weeks afterwards--this year in bably, would like to
Most newspaper readers, pro- Junc. The Conference then de- about Fred Goetz, the gangster know more cides what is to be done. In who was "taken for a ride" recent point of fact, the publicity whichns one of Chicago's worst gunmen. ly after several years of activity is given to shortcomings and Goetz did not the quite natural dislike of those stum regions that breed most nations being shown up in bad good family, college graduate, an
criminale. Ilo'
u man of administration has succeeded honour student at a hitherto in preventing any more versity, and an athlete of consider- drastic steps being taken. The was emphatically not the kind of able prominence. All in all, he Peace Treaty does, in fact, lay material of which gangsters are down a complete procedure to be made. Yet he plunged into the adopted against a country that underworld, became a hired kitter, defaults on its obligations. It notorious Fred Burke and died served 11 counsellor to the culminates in the application of at last, gangland-style, in a ditch, “economic measures"--which are full of "bullets. A strange and carefully left undefined. But it strugle story must lie behind it. is generally understood that such measures would approximate to include the severance of all trade "sanctions" as they are called, those which are envisaged under or financial, commercial or per- Artelle 16 of the Covenant of sonal intercourse. the League of Nations which words, complete isolation, which, lays down what is to be done to since no Stato la or can be aom- a country that goes to war in pletely independent of its neigh- defiance of the League. The the desired effect.
bours, should, if enforced; have
In
other
lice duty of the Pacific?"
I had naked Mr. Matsuoka
dental's.
like an Occi-
mind whether to his own people, He is accustomed to speaking his
to the laid dignitaries of the League of Nations, or to foreign-
ers.
Far East and prejudice the peace-
"What of Japan's China policy?" "Much as I regret it, I am now and deeper into the mire of chaos obliged to say that, if left alone, China will continue to sink deeper
and confusion.
"This hopeless condition consti- tutes a serious menace to Japan.
"Can't you stop that singing? I fust got her to sleep."
Hymn of Praise [To be chanted by all, kneeling, Downing-alrect.]
Let us praise Mr. Chamberlain, For the year has closed with a
surplus,
Let us pilise Mr. Chamberlain,
Churchill, Snowden, ere a few The greatest Chancellor since***- Chancellor,
Insert here name of favourite.
Peol, Gladstone, well-favoured suggestions.)
Lot un praise the taxpayers Who have made this surpluą:
Dossible:
Let us praise the taxpayers, Especially those who have paid..
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Let us praise his Majesty's
Ministers
Who have set so splendid an
example;
Four thousand a year for making
speeches
Unintelligible, drivelling, spec-
chea
Is at any rate cheaper than five,. Let use praise the unemployed Who 80 patriotically
insisted
have
On helping to shoulder the
burden.
Let us praise the unemployed Who have forgone both work and
maintenance.
Let us praian the Government For whom we have made these
sacrifices;
The Government which rallied
the nation
In its hour of criola..... [For we know that there was
a crisis:
We were told so ever the radio,] Let us pratno the Government Let us pralea Mr. MacDonald; "Ah.
my friends, the whole thing is a muddio; "We must muddle through as
·beat we can
We have muddled through na
best we could;
Let us be thankful.
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