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MONDAY, OCT.
THE FUTURE OF LIBERALISM
WHERE ARE ORATORS The Very Idea!
OF YESTERDAY?
By BERNARD BLAND
Prince
PEPPING UP ZBW!
Edward Kelly Gives His Idea For A Programme By Eddie Kelly, “Mike”.. About the must uninspiring pags in
MOT-
| ang newspaper is the one devoted to radio programmes. We've just been rending ZUW's programme in ing contemporary and for a while we that was at least a year old. thought we'd got hold of a newspaper
We knw our mistake when we rend thas the sintion would broadens the cause they've only had that record in Fax Trot "Stormy Weather," be- stock nine months.
We hate to think of those poor. pople. in. the studio struggling every day, wondering whether it was Tues- "Gold Diggere Song, or whether the hys or Thursdays they played
Becessary margin of 48 hours had elapsed since the "Rio Rita" Selec tion was last broadcast, so we're going to get up local programme as a suggestion for to-morrow.
To-day's programma from ZBW. broadcast on a rave-length of 375 Kh-metres (486 allly-cycles).
axiomatic one-betwoon. Socialists | and Communists' has led to the
There is general agreement that blames her secluded girlhood for condition of grave unrost in Spain. modern oratory has changed great her incurable shyness, It is the red shirt party that intly in manner and style since, any, responsible for the present revolu.he time of Gladstone.
There are some who still preferi It is to be hoped that the Duchess tionary outbroaka. For Aome to hear
speaker declaim rounded of York will make more, public months past there have been two sentences in deep and rich tones speeches in future than she has disturbing factors at work. One with appropriato gestures rather done in the past. She has a de- than the nindern fashion of dry: ghtful platform personality, and Is the continuance of unrest matter-of-fact speeches with "emo- is a better speaker than oven her Catalonia and the other the formation" carefully avoided. But there husband, the Duke of York. tion of the common front between is no doubt that this is not an age
which favours flamboyant erations.a rather alaw. and hesitant speaker, A few years ago the Duke was Socialister Anarcho-- Syndicalista
Mr. Winston Churchill is the best but recently his delivery has and Communists. The latter could modern representative of the tradi- greatly improved, although still hardly fall to lead to revolutionary tional aratarient style. Yet even liable to "break down" suddenly. he is not scoring his old triumphs The Duchess invariably prompts upheaval. The Socialists JUL A with his verbnat "freworks." It is him when this happens, and she is whole have succumbed to the always a delight to listen to Mr. never at a loss for the missing temptation of Joining the revolu-Churchill In spite of the well "word."
known fact that be carefully pre-{ The Duke of York likes to have tinary front. They have allied pares and rehearses all his brilliant voluminous notes beside him, and themselves with Communism, speeches beforehand. But do his he writes more of his own speeches which belloves that the only muc-efforts have the same effect as they than the Prince of Wales.
Gvorge, although his cess in establishing the political might have had in more lelnured
Victorian days?
voice is rather light, is a charming regime in which it belleveu líce in While the modern British public speaker in public, and is always an armed revolution and the In- love to hear an "old-time" style of commendably brief and to the point. stallation of a dictatorship. Thegrator, they naiv fuhy trust a man The Duke of Gloucester is a typical who acorns oratorical arts and British Army officer, and talks like Government in Spain since the tricks. The Prince of Wales is alone in public and private. He abandonment of monarchy for re-perfect type of speaker whom the gives the impression-perhaps a public of to-day 'favour moat, wrong one-that public speeches publicanism has never been secure. With a pleasant cultured volce, and bore him to bear or deliver, and he It has had to deal with a variety plain, simple sentences, the Prince sometimes hurries over his apesch of warring factions on the political makes his speech before the micro-at a very rapid rate.
In politics, the Premier when at front. It promised Socialism for phone or at any function with easy
grace and instantaneous success. his best is still a great orator, the country and proved unable to To any that the Prince composes The voice is like a perfectly tuned put it into practice. It engaged in all his speeches himself would be organ, and his handsome appear potty persecution of Roman Catho- ridiculous, but he does add to andance adds to the effect. Mr. Mac- eliminate from the aflleial text to Donald is the sole author of all lies and Conservatives alike, Pro-suit his own personal ideas. If by his speeches, and it is said he 8 m. Breakfast music: "Cel- vocative talk and irritating action could rid himself of the nervous demura even to figures being supery's two hucks a bunch, and ness when penking In public which plied to him by his faithid salaries are down! What shall we have been the outcome of repub-still lingers with him, the Prince secretarios; he prefers to look up have for breakfast"; "Dairy Farm - Heanism.
could truthfully be described na one the statistics himself.
Blues"; and musical melange by of the best public speakers in the
the Ovaltine' Orchestra and Milk- world. As it is, he is regarded by
men's quart-et. the B.B.C. as an ideal "brond- caster,"
MEDIAEVAL MENTALITY
There MEETI maintains
When in the U.S.A. a few years ago it was unanimously agreed that the British Premier was one of the greatest orators who had ever visited America.
Lord Snowden in seldom heard in
7 n.m. Mourning exorcises:
"One, two, three, four. "The mourning after the night before."
Conducted by Edward Kelly.
7.15 a.m. Early morning talk by the President of the K.R.A. "A Hongkong dawn, viewed from the Peak."
7:30 a.m. "Peak to Mr. Thora",
18 a.m.
Running commentary of 9 a.m. workers arriving across harbour of Star Ferry.
∙10.5 nm.
-11 a.m.
Orchestral: Refrain
The heavy reverse which the
When he was a boy the Prince Liberal Party recently suffered Spain a mediaeval mentality and a
was once told by his grandfather, | in the North Lambeth bye-spirit of unrest which will not King Edward, never to read his publle now, greatly to the regret from "Spitting" (Stor Ferry Phil-
down. Preparations for a counter speeches when he grew up. election would appear to be a
King of all those who like to hear public harmonic Orchestra). revolution have never censed since Edward made his first public speaking at its best, irrespective of further indication of the point the deposition of King Alfonso.peech at a Royal Literary Fund party. In his old Socialist dnys Editor of the Telegraph.
10,10—10.45 a.m.: Statle by the dinner when he was barely twenty. Philip Snowden's oratory delighted and storës” of “arma" and "ammuni- ! Ile male so many mistakes in read huge audiences That bell ke 10.50 am.:The Pelping Tom" tion have been collected in a wide-ing from his written-out speech that voice, his masterly command of the Short travel talk on a trip to North spread way in preparation for the he tore it up in disgust and con- English language and all its China, by IL recently returned day of outbreaks. The alliance. tinned impromptu-and it was a harmony and cadences, was a foy taipan.
to hear. the present state of revolt, his long life, King Edward never known to break down or be at a between the Socialists and Com- great success!
Snowden seldom uses a nate of From that evening to the end of
Chorus of talpana, re- munista has been the step leading
any kind, but he has never been layed from the Lounge of the llong- kong Hotel (by kind permission of Even though the revolt
read out a speech. King George, may on the other hand, prefers to have loss for a word or phrase., is little drink wouldn't do us
the Management); "And another lend to the establishment of dictatorship by the
a typewritten copy of my speech memorable speech when he intro- Rightlat
harm." parties, it is certain that dictator he is to make, and he boldly carries duced the emergency Budget in ship, however devised, will raise it in his hand, and reads it out in 1931 will never be forgotten by popular passion to the boiling
In many ways Stanley Baldwin point. Considering the character of the last revolution in Spain and to survey his audience, and as a 1s one of the greatest oratorical mysteries of the age. His style the inability to bring about order, ed Government under the repubil that other revointions must ensus can regime it is almost certain before the country settles down.
that Liberalism is a dying force in British politics. Or, perhaps the better way of expressing the thought would be to say that extinction. The plain fact is official Liberalism is doomed to
that the
great principles for which Liberalism has stood have been adopted by the Labour Parly, which, by reason of its more incisive methods, has stolen the thunder from the Liberals. It is therefore the Liberal Party, rather than Liberalism itself. which is so steadily losing ground. Torn by dissensions in its ranks, and stung to fierce hellicosity by the taunts of some | A NATION OF SOLDIERS of its opponents, the Executive of the Liberal National Federn- tion has, none the less, decided
and then he will lower the paper
rich and resonant voice. Now those who heard it.
#
any
11.20 a.m. Tee House Street
the Silver Lining." Session; Theme Song, "Look for
by Norm. Croucher; Sentimental song (de dicated to V. M. Grayburn) "f love
Speaker His Majesty makes #L cannot be called attractive, he has the dear silver that shines in your
truly regal and imposing figure.
The King takes great pains over a somewhat indolent manner in Inir," by Hongkong Sharebrokers and has his own opinion of what the preparation of his speeches, spear and sange Chole!
seldom outstanding or picturesque.
he should or should not any. When Yet there are few speakers who 11.35 .m. Ballad: "Ye Pay the he crassed over to Belfast to open way nudiences more and alter | High Rate and We'll pay the Low the Northern Parliament during opinions so much as Mr. Baldwin. Rate," sung by L N. Murphy, with the critical Irish Sinn Fein period. How he does it is his own secret. flute obbligato by the Hon. Mr. he declined to make the rather "That man is the most antale Taylor.. New legislation passed in Italy bellicose speech suggested, and in-statesman in Europe, remarked a
12.30 French diplomat recently. "He provides for pre-military and post- stead appealed to all Irishmen to
p.m. Tillin orchestral. selectiona: "This Little N.T. by Hon, J. P. Braga); "Who Stole
to make valour the belter part military edincution. One item of forget the unhappy past and unito has the brains to conceal that he Piggio went to Market." (chorus
of its discretion and is defer mined to attack along the widest possible front at the next General Election. Such blind, dauntless courage has not been seen since
the days of Don Quixote. Every
are
clever, man."
the Blind Kitten's Milk" (sang by El. Wynne-Jones),
the Fagelst doctrine has, according for the benefit of the land they usesses bruins, and by appear to the Corriere della Sera, been loved so well-a bold and courageing an ordinary person he kills translated into a practical reality
ous appeal which time amply vin- the envy of people who hate A diented. by the abolition of any separation
The Queen and the Duchess of In principle hereafter, trom between military and civil life.
1 p.m. Relay of the Rotary Club York are strangely Bid
averse from
Dinner from the Grill Room of the age of eight, all Italians
speaking in public. Her Majesty
Mr. Baldwin is a great lover of Hongkong Hotel. Mr. GW. Sewell has been revived. Pro-military is confesses that to make a speech public, he finds no difficulty in muk Politics." A vote of thanks will soldiers. The old Spartan legend has a most musical voice and an the English language, and when Wilt address members on "Demo- impressive presence, but she frank-ho chooses to exert himself in crney and the Failure of PARTY be compulsory. In other words, and post-military education is to pupils in the lower schools will not be admitted to their examinations, and univoraity students will not be allowed to take their degrees if they have not followed efficiently the military courses. Moreover, for ten years after a man
has
been discharged from the army he must undergo the practical courses of education.
MORAL AND SPIRITUAL
one outside the inner councils of official Liberalism knows that the most it can hope to do, when it next seeks the support of the electorate, is to hold the few scats it has. By all accounts it will find that a hard task enough. It was ordinary commonsense, therefore, to propose, as Sir Charles Hobhouse recently did, that the party should concen- trate its ultention on those con- atituencies where it appeared to have a fair chance of success. But this does not satisfy the There are regulations fur party wire-pullers. They are for co-ordinating the armed torees a glorious, spectacular attack all with all. thoge institutions along the line. A minimum of which contribute to the formation four hundred candidates will moral and spiritual preparation of the military nation. There is take the field, or so it is hoped. Involved. Boys are to be made They will fight unaided, for they "passionately interested" in mill- are determined to eschew en-tary life. They are to be brought tangling alliances with other frequently into contact with the partics. It is magnificent, but armed forces of the country, is not war. The local Liberal They must know the military and organisations will be expected to geographical character of the land and the sea boundaries of Italy finance the great adventure. In and make a comparative study of many cases they will not find it the armed forces of all the other casy to do so. Official Liberal-principal States. All this is re- jam may have a part to play for garded in Italy as
a logical some time to come in British development in the Fasclat Revolu-
tion..
The first great step was the assume that it will be a minor
social and economic pur- part. There is no indication of poses. The second step is an Imminent revival in the formation of a bloo for military the fortunes of the party; nor can purposes. Italy is steadily pur- rensona be found why such a suing a course designed for revival should take place. The nations, power, expansion and for "higher prestige among the big the never-say-die spirit which the Federation Executive has the famous place in the sun." displayed is more tribute to its make the country strong, so that Premier Mussolini's policy in tọ determination than to its dis- It can meet any and every emer- cernment. ~
gency.
politics, but it is not unfair to constantion of the nation for
in public is beyond her, and she
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from Eddiel He has just been made a_Rotarian!!!
be moved by the Hon. Acting Ine- péctor General of Police. .
3 p.m.: Eddle Kelly's Heart-to- Heart talk to wives on "The Care and Treatment of Husbandı."
4 p.m. Afternoon Musical sos- sion: "She Was Only a poor Homeside daughter, Until. she lived on the Peak;"
"Stormy Weather" (chorus by C. W. Jeffries); "A Wife on the Ocean Wave" sung by A.J.C. Taylor.
4.15 p.m.: "Abide With Me" Baritone solo by J. W. Franks, choir-work by Lalchikok Lada.
6 p.m. Patriotle Airs, "Rule, Brittania", by A. S. Watson's nerated water staff; "Australia Will be There", by E. W. Hamilton and R. Abbit: "Ireland Forever" hv Robert MacWhirter: "We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here" frendered by the P.W.D. Road artat and Harbour Dept's, trio): and Stripes Forever", duet by Betty Compson and any old Ser- geant Major (N. B-Miss Compson will sing about the Stars while the S. M. will harmonise during the tender stripes pasanges.): "The Y.M.C.A. Flagpole bloomer" by A. W. In- grom (accompanied by the West Wing warblers)..
6pm. Chidren's Session "Rocka. bye, Rables", sung by Dr. "A.R. Wellington; "Here We Go Gather Ing Nuts all Day, (Asylum: Bunt.): "Jack and JPP n short story by Uncle D. W. Tratman, Chairman of the Peak Club
Jack and Jill went up the hill, That's why they are so haughty,