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TUESDAY, MAY 8, · 1934.
NOTES OF THE DAY
WAR DEBTS
BRITAIN'S POSITION
There is reason to believe that Britain would give favourable con- sideration to an offer for a settle-
A GUIDE TO DEPRESSED DEMOCRATS
R. J. Cruikshank reviews Mr. Roosevelt's new book, “On Our
mation."
Ing
selion in their history,
Way."
The Very Idea!
BEOPLE" WID GOLDS
By George
OING out to the beach the other day one of those winter days that have
got mislaid-we had a great time.
really
The tide was out when we
We came back plus a dirty
wash, and a filthy cough.
Since then we have lived in a world apart-one reserved for
ment along similar lines 16 mesanges to Congoches. his/himself with the popular will the beople who 'ave beed idflicd-
We met Jones this morning. A
The forecast of President Rooso- velt's proposals for the final settle- mont of the war debt of Finland to the United States, which may or may not have been inspired, cou- tains the germ of a plan for used to be sald of Hoover unpredictable In its mass enthus al liquidation of the whole in to his weakness verjame ind loss of mons. the f war debt which holds possibilities his insistence on acting as his own the political Orpheus who has of wide acceptance. Broadly put, offles boy. Roosevelt, who has succooded in the apparently im the scheme envisages the abandon outshone, his predecessor in most pocalble task of charming both ment of any claim to payment, of
things, to-day improves upon Hoo-rural West and Industrimi East. interest, only the principal is to
vor by appearing in the role of) This book might be considered be repaid, over a period of fifty his sown historian.
as a guide to distressed democrats years, and a proportion, of the
His new book, "On Our Way," all over the world. For it demon interest already paid in to be tells the story of his first crowded strates how in this time of
crumb- assessed and set oft against futuro payments on account of the prin- redemption and consuming faith in democratic processes got there and we had to do
Thia account of his one great Liberal statesman has cipal of the debt. The Finnish stewardship is marked by those been able to command and retain a long hike on slimy mud and. debt is, of course, comparatively virtues which have made the the passionate dayetion of the vast sharp rocks before we touch- trivial; a flea-bite alongside the President the most popular radio majority of his countrymen and debt of Britain. Nevertheless, if
speaker America has ever known to win their assent to a programme ed water. Congress accepts the principle of simplicity, friendliness, disarm of change. The secret of the Pre- the suggested proposal for clear-
modesty. Nowhere thero sident's success is shown to be hie ing it off, an Important precedent the slightest tinge of bombast or unwavering daith in the willing would be set.
Napoleoniam. The President tellsness of the average man to respond his people u plain, unvarnished to an appeal to his scase of fair tule of their struggles to free them- play, of social justice, of homest
from the colls of the worst dealing.
Over and over again ho identifies Ho sets out hie
and his year ago things were going wronged wid golde. executive orders, linking them to with our civilisation. We might parallels certain reasonable solu-gether with comments that are as well admit. An overwhelm- tlong" which have been recom- models of reticence and English ing majority of our people, mended in Engloud. It would bring the debt burden within This book is really a confession of young-are, ready to give honest Britain's capacity to pay. The faith in the virtues of democracy heed to honest suggestions for principal of Britain's debt to the and Liberalism.
new and better methods to accom United States totalled $4,107,000,- The absurdity of the assump-plish a common purpose. In any 000. Payments mado, inclusive of tion that Roosevelt has the men-event we ne a people are determ interest and principal, exceed tality of a dictator and seeks to ined, after going forward for one $1,700,000,000. Only ณ small rival Stalin, Mussollal and Hitler, year, to keep on going forward." proportion represents repayment
Reviewing the achievements of of capital but assuming that the may be judged from this passage:
The important thing to remem-this. first year of the New Deal, interest burden, dating from the ber is, I think, that change in our the President claims that the value "What?" anys Jones. commencement of the funding policy is based upon change in the of crops has grently risen, that in- agreement, were reduced, the total attitude and thinking of the Ameri. dustry is turning out more goods, of principal still outstanding would can people; in other words, that it that the distress of debtors has probably be reduced to about is based upon the growing late been alleviated and that the un- $3,000,000,000. Over a period of maturity of our democracy, that employed have been saved from fifty years, a payment of $60,000, it proceeds in accordance with the starvation. "Time still calls for 000 annually would be required underlying principles that guided planning. In some respects we to clear it, a figuro high above our the framers of our constitution, may have to change our method; recent token payments, but a price that it is taking form with the In others we may not have gone which the government and people general approval of a very large far enough. Time and experience speechless. would probably be prepared to pay. majority of American people and, will teach us many things."
Later Wo rang up the girl. In his closing chapter Roosevelt finally, that it is made with the constant assurance to the people pleads for the cultivation of a "Bello! Belliet", we coughed coyly. that if at any time they wish to higher sense of responsibility revert to the old methods that we among all who hold positions of "Belle, Borge," she encozed back. wholly authority in politics, industry,"Bellie dear, have you a gode?" free to bring about such a rever- labour and finance. With charac.yes Darlig, bod aboud you?" have discarded they are slon by the simple means of the teristic optimism he rejoices that
"each year that passes in America "Beds go do the bicdures shoet?". ballot box.
"An ancient Greek was ever-sees the elimination of inore and
"Ball righd, borge. Bod aboud lastingly right when he said that more local political machines and creation in the victory of persua- bosses whose chief function in life Banaries somedimos bing'?" sion and not of force. The New has been to feather their own
nests...
The President proposes
"Bot bery bot, bear. Bot about Deal seeks that kind of victory."
Dld over a would-be Dictator now to add to Grover Cleveland's "Brittle women ?" talk in such democratie accente? famous aphorism, "Public Office is
Mr. Roosevelt points out that w Public Trust" this companion "Bittle woben, bear. Alrighd "the almost complete collapse of ph
in their quality of understatement, ever, old and young especially very affable fellow.
Hongkong Telegraph. SLUM SURVEY
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1934.
THE
The most elaborate and systema- problema in Great Britain is now tle survey ever made of the slum almost complete. This aurvey Is a ECONOMIC
matter of International Interest, for Aluma are unfortunately a PUZZLE
problem from which no civilized nation can claim to be free. If, Professor Warburg's sugges- | 23 is considered possible, this tion that the United States survey sets in operation forces that will clear England and Walca should follow a middle course be- of all their slems within the next tween complete economic nation-five or six years, it is very likely ulism and internationalism pro- that its methods and plans will bo that opinions continue to differ April of last year, Sir Hylton regarding the most effectual Young, Minister of Health, invited means of overcoming the econ- the 1,716 local housing authorities omic difficulties which are almost of England and Wales to furnish him with programmes that on- everywhere being experienced. The failure of the World Econ-visaged the clearing of their slums
withla Bve-year period, omic Conference gave a fresh response has been eminently satis- Impetus to economic nationalism, factory, for already 1,500 whose advocates hold that the grammes have been provisionally problem of world depression is accepted. too big to hope for universal
"Good morning?" says Jones. "Good bornig!" says we, coughing.. "Summer at last," says Jones, BAYA WC, smiling. "Alas" coughing. "Bod about, a drob o bhisky" we added, coughing.
"B you hab a drob of boor?" "Yes, certainty."
"Bell bed leda bake it bhisky!” "No biscuits for me, old man." We left Jones, drinkless and.
vides further proof of the fact copied by, other countries. the American economic system TUR Private Office is a Public Boodle-boo."
agreement in solving it, and that BIG SCHEME
The
the only hope is to deal with it From the data supplied, it is piecemeal, each country proceed-estimated that in the coming flye ing on lines most appropriate to years 268,867 slum houses will be
"Beario 1"
The girl and I coughed our way
that marked the beginning of my "I do not," he says, "indict all administration called for the tear-business executives, all labour ing down of many unsound struc- leaders, all editors, all lawyers. tures, the adoption of new methods But I do indict the ethics of many and a rebuilding from bottom up. of them and I indict those citizens Three steps, all interrelated, were whose saay consciences condone Into the pictures, sneezed ourselves necessary: First, by drastic meas- such wrongdoing. The new pub-into tears over "Little Women" In the control of old economic and ment. It condemns business ex and gained comparative privacy in ures to eliminate special privilege lic conscience joins in this indict. social structures by the numerical-ecutives who put profits ahead of
mall but very powerful group buman lives, who do not hesitate the theatro by a few well-directed
It
ly of individuals so set in authority by unfair-practices to throw their germladen breaths around us. that they dominated business, rivals out of work, who speculate
By the time the big picture banking, and Government itself on Inside information, who profit second, to make war on crime and by deceiving the publle with wrong was half-through, audible oaths values; and third, to seek the re-stock to innocent purchasers. graft and to build up normal information, or who sell watered were mixed with our toore and turn awing of the pendulum which
petty graft or who strive for creating concentration of wealth workers who have the right to be toward the constantly in- absolute power over the 'nctions of sweeping in Tower, and fewer hands-back] free and Independent. in the direction of a wider distribu- "It has come to suspect and lose tion of the wealth and property faith in editors who colour their
Not only, it is demolished and 285,189 houses, for three generations had boon/condemns labour fcaders who seek coughs..
of the nation."
news stories, who put personal or
"I bink its gread. Don'd you, Boney?"
We coughed. '
When they saw us they want inalde again,
EXCLUSIVE.
its own case. suggested, would action along providing for the rehousing of these lines be beneficial to in 1,240,182 people, will be erected in dividual nations, but prosperity, their place. The total. capital ex onco attained by each, would penditure is put at £116,000,000 The average rent to be charged have beneficial reactions on all for each house is expected to to
At this point the attendant ask- the rest. Such arguments, how roughly from six to eight shillings ever, are none too convincing,
It is conceded by the President's party advantage ahead of broader od us to leave and we joined a World benefit is hardly likely to expensive. The magnitude of the tenant of White House has been whe accept retainers to find loop their money back.
week. Flats will be slightly more most implacable opponents that no patriotism. It condemns lawyers queue of people waiting to get accrue from each country shut- endeavour-the rehousing of about so skilful in wooing this vast amor-holes in the letter of the law as ting itself off in its economic 250,000 people a year can be phous democracy of America, so (Continued on Page 6). policies from the others; the gauged from the circumstance tendency would undoubtedly be
that
ices than half this number in the direction of consolidation nine years between 1875 and 1914. were rehoused in the whole thirty- of this unitary concept, per- Even between 1919 and 1980, the petuating the system of trade period in which the public con- barriers and rendering eventual science first really became awaken. co-operation altogether improb-ed, only 70,000 people were re- able. Whatever the best method housed. That consideration, how- of dealing with the problem, the ever, should act as a spur rather end to be aimed at is, at any than as a deterrent. For the slum rate, quite clear. The basic be solved by a series of happy Im- problem is far too complicated to point to be kept in mind is that provisations. it is useless to produce goods unless the people for whom they are manufactured can buy them. The mere increasing of wages
Everybody talks about high- is insufficient, because if the brows but only the Manchester price of goods advances in the inquiring what a highbrow is. Guardian seems to have thought of same ratio, the prospective buyer is readers have settled. beyond is just where he was.doubt that, he is, on the whole,
CHASTISING HIGHBROWS
The consumer has many guises, decidedly unpopular. Most defini- He may be a boiler-maker or ations are in the vein of the reader lawyer, a school-teacher or a
wito
summarily dismissed the bricklayer, a cotton-wenver or a highbrow no
am-
the
Jaw lift operator. It is, however, as bong of an ass masquerading - as In purchaser of goods that he the backbone of an art," which, if
must be considered. Thus, un-courtesy, nt least leaves no
not an example of the pink of less some way is found by which biguity as he can in the future buy more may profitably inquire whether to the meaning. One extensively and more steadily this provalent scorn for the high- than he has in the past, no rebrow is really such a very good covery effort will produce results.
thing. He
the adventurer Man can produce at a rate un- of the arts. He recognises to paralleled in human history. The
day
the geniuses of to- great essential is to get the ing firea: some of which turn out morrow, He follow wander things which are produced into to bo merely will-o'-the-wisps, but the hands of the people who want of which others aro veritable them. Stripped" of all its ver-beacons. He encourages the un- biage, that is the problem to conventional until to patronise it which economista must, in the becomes itself a convention. Ho last resort, address themselves, does bis little job in the world.
"Rond the sports pages; learn something about the stock mar-
kot-that's what men like."
"I am a member of Oxford Uni- vorsity, a Master of Arts, and I would not have put on a picture which was not perfectly all right." Reported comment of cinema manager on exception being taken to "Pm No Angel"
There are some who like lo hotatug what our French call risque;
Their notion of what is fitting is the humour of Broadway:
The broad way and the shallow,
the rough way and the loud- But wo Masters of Arts of Ox-
ford, we're a very different. crowd.
There are some who hand out wisecracks they say tho. strangest things-
And maybe they're no angels; they'd look all wrong with winge;
But we could keep our ond though seated on a cloud;
Wo Masters of Arts of Oxford, wo'ro, ivory" proper crowd.