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MAN OF PEACE
SOUTH AFRICA MUST SETTLE NATIVE POLICY
THE
By SIR JOHN HARRIS
The Very Idea!
SPEAKING OF CAREERS
By Eddle "Northcliffe" Kelly
Everybody seems to be writing autobiographies (my. what big words you have Eddie) these daya, ec we're going to take a kand. What the publle needs in these days of doubt and distrant in to hear about the inner work- ings of a newspaper, and we nee the man to tell 'em.
The report that Mr. De Valera might shortly declare the Irish Free State a Republic and that Germany would be the first to recognise.such a change, and take
THE visit of General Smuts to! Until the South African Govern- it in such a way es advantage of
Britain to receive the Lord mont decides upon its native policy, might prove threatening to the peace of mind of Englishman, Rectorship of St. Andrews is being how is it possible for any Govern- somewhat discouraging at a time
closely watched by South Africa. Įmont to give its consent to a trans- straining when the Powers are every nerve, as Mr. Ramsay Mac-But the interest of South Africa is fer of its trusteeship? Donald puts it, in an effort to not focussed upon St. Andrews, but The question which will fill the maintain the peace of the world. upon a meeting which it is under-minds of the native inhabitants of If Mr. De Valera enters into an stood will take place between the the Protectorates is this: "What nillance with a foreign state which
is going to be the permanent and journalistic plenipotentiaries, re- might have the effect of disturb- ing England's feeling of security,
South Africa expecta General deliberately adopted polley of the marking to us once in the sub- he would have serious trouble on his hands. It seems incredible Smuts to discuss with Mr. Thomas Government and Parliament of the editor's room of the old "En- that Mr. De Valera should tempt the transfer to the Government of Union of South Africa towards all cyclopaedia Britannica," "My disaster, as yesterday's reports in- South Africa of three great Pro-South African natives, whether at boy, news is what gets in the dicate that he has done; and tectorates, Bechuanaland, Baautu-present living within the torri- the rumours of an Irish-German palitieni alliance' are substantiat land, and Swaziland, which were tories of the Union or within the ed the Chief Executive of the Freeplaced, at their own request, under territories of the Protectorates?" State will be called upon to declare the trusteeship of the British And not only the natives, but
Crown and People.
himself. It has always been in Mr. De Valera's favour that ho Was A mah of peace. There will be turmoil in Ireland if he takes a wrong turning.
SHOCKS IN EUROPE
Thrice within
months three Europe has been brought to the verge of war. But whereas in
General and Mr. J. H. Thomas.
assuredly also members of the In the Act of Union under which British Parliament? Great Britain gave South Africa
X7E remember the late Lord W Phong, that doyen of
paper."
Thore was a lot to be said for
his opinion, and a lot to be said against it, and with this in mind. we answered, "Yes ..and no."
"So you don't agree with me"? ho chafed.
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"Well," we reprieved, "Wo dó
.and we don't."! Timo has proved us right... and
wrong.
0
a Constitution, there are articles)
Speeches in the South African which permit of a conditional aur-Parliament have already envisaged
Nows, we have discovered, is what we got in tho. paper. But we never render of our Trusteeship to the the dispossession of the natives of
their lands if and when control of get anything in the paper. South African Government.
the Protectorates is secured. The
It's a funny game, the newspaper franchise of the natives in Cape game-funny and fascinating. Fas- Since Great Britain gave the Colony, a highly-prized legacy of cinating, that's it. It gets you. It care got us. It didn't want us, but, it get 1914 as assassin's bullet, grimly Act of Union to South Africa/ British Administration so trying to prove that the gun was things have happened which fully safeguarded in the Act of us just the same. mightler than the pon, signed the demand answera to two questions Union is to be abolished.
death-warrant of fourteen mil-
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If the protecting rights of the. British Crown have been abolished under the recont Status Act, that safeguard has vanished.
South
When
How gladly would the natives and their friends welcome an in- vitation to hammer out together a real native policy, provided Gen- eral Smuts is prepared to tell Mr. Thomas that South Africa accepts
principle of "equal rights for all civilined men,"
PRINCE'S BRIDE· AN ARTIST
Princeas Marina has sent
a charming drawing of a boy's
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We'll never forget, our first news. "Blackion' paper Job. On the old Blacklon proper gent. if ever there was one used to come in every even
leaf-type Atlas," it was. Old Bir. ing to read the proofs. He read then aloud to us, and if we understood
old that was, the What a paper "Atlas.""
"Listen, mug," Mr. Blackie aald to ux one night, in the inimitable way that endeared him to us all, "the roundaman has fallen down on the population of Arnhem Land, and if that young Jackanapes, Webster, scoops me on this, his gazetteer sup- plement is made. tio to it!"
Wo knew him too well to ask him
That was how we worked in those days. By the greatest of good luck we ran into Burke down at the corner. Burke, by the way, was one of the most brilliant pressmen of the age. Starting sa a cadet on "Sand's Direc tory," he worked up to the owner- ship of "The Peerage" in a little under seventy years.
in a
"Burke, old chap," wo said, "We're a quandary-what shall we de?" "Ring up the Privy Seal," said Burke without hesitation.
African lions, twenty years after the of such importance that no British that taken place, not a single native gravest dangers appear to have Government could consider the throughout the
logislature of his own country been averted. The most striking surrender of its Trusteeship until Union will possess a voice in the contrast between the situation in explicit answers have been sup Ten years ago the outlines of a "policy" was submitted to a Select 1914 and in 1934 is surely theplied. reaction of the general publie to The first of these is constitution Committee. It has never reported them he knew they wero no good. the political murders. To the al.
the British because the members are divided Where stands majority, the assassination of the Crown to-day after the
recent as to whether the South African is Archduke Franz Ferdinand at FRIDAY, NOV. 16, 1934.
Serajevo was at first a distant passage of the Status Act? The to be kept as a slave or allowed to event, which would interfere little Act of Union states clearly that become a mant AIR MAIL RATES within their everyday lives. When "the King may disallow any law Dr. Dollfuss of Austria met his made by the Governner General and Council by proclamation with At the moment, Hongkong has violent death in July, the humblest in one year": again, "all Bills to
citizen anxiously watched for only an indirect interest in the movements of Italian, Yugo-Slav amend or alter the Schedule' must anwalt "His Majesty's pleasure." scheme which is being inaugure and German forces on the Austrian Theroin, as the natives have always the only sound, just and safe basic what we were to go to. We just went. ated as from next month in frontier. Probably it was the which there will be a reduction of general reallaation of the dangers said, lay their one safeguard. air mail rates on Empire routes, of the situation, combined with The announcement now made is the special interest of the League of Nations in Austrian affairs. only the first instalment of which prevented violent action. plans, which are calculated to lead to a marked advance in Imperial co-operation. Varying NO WILL FOR WAR
Members of Parliament in South
the postage charges from the Mother After the Marseilles murders, Africa have affirmed that Country to destinations served there was apparent a similar an- Status Act passed this year has by Imperial Airways are now to xiety to localise the effects of the dissolved any legal bonds between DRAWS FOR AMATEUR
It was good advice. We took it. EXHIBITION be abolished and flat rates sub-assassin's madness. Yugo-Slavia's Great Britain and South Africa.
But the trouble was, the privy seni wouldn't come to the phone. In fact, stituted therefor. These charges official restraint was as assuring as Dr. Melan has placed on record
the keeper said he wouldn't bring any will be sixpence per half-ounce Italy's obvious desire to keep the the opinion that "the status of pence--this was certainly not the South Africa is now one of com- for letters to destinations where Mussolini of bellicoso speech who plete sovereign independence" with Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, of the scoln to the 'phono at that hour for no-one, as they were performing. the present charge is equal to is offering his condolences to a the right of noutrality and "the head, which she has drawn specially. It was then that wo had one inspira or in excess of that amount, and neighbouring State with whom re- right to become a Republic." for the Exhibition of Amateur Art tion. Dashing back to the office, we threepence per half-ounce where lations were not of the best. We
For these reasons the British by All Ages, now in progress at hurriedly typed out:
THE POPULATION OF ARN- they are at present lower than may perhaps take heart even in
people
must be told plainly Agnew's Gallerica, Old Bond Street, the present dlatressing circum- sixpence. Nothing is said in the stances. There has been such whether the trustee rights held by London, in aid of the Hedingham HEM LAND IS NOT ASCERTAIN- official announcement-regarding war-talk lately but, as soon as
the British Crown under the Act Training Camps and Employment ABLE." Scheme.
That was one of our biggest scoops. Next morning the "Atlas" sold out, any revision of charges from there is any real possibility of war, of Unlon have been dissolved or overncas points to England, but the nations almost without excep- the South African Government the Marina Bent Over specially from special coloured plate of Flags of All whether the Crown will share with The picture, which Princess and Webster, in desperation, added n inasmuch as uniformity is being tion seem desperately, eager
On the trusteeship, privileges and rights Paris through the medium of the Nations. That was how sensational uttained in the other direction, avoid the mad adventure.
to watch over the moral and British Embassy, is a large ono. Journalism began. it seems more than likely that other hand, of course, Europe may material well-being of the inhabit-It arrived on Friday, and is now
not be able to stand too
Years later, when wo had made eur efforts will be made to apply the shocks such as she has recently hats of these territories,
on view, occupying prominent
of name, and was Pictorial Editor principle as between Imperial experienced. The moral is clearly
position on the panel devated to
"Old Boore's Almanse," we put over possessions · generally. Malaya that the exlating peace machinery
work by members of the British one of my most dazzling coups de tan- and other Royal Houses, will come into the new scheme, of the League of Nations should
ners. The final edition was just go ing to press, when we had nows that The collection, which is the there was going to be an earthquake now that Singapore is within the be strengthened in every way "native policy" is it intended to Empire chain, but at present possible, so that it shall be com-apply to these territories when Hongkong is, of course, unaffect-Fetent to deal with any emergency, transferred? Two views of native largest group of pictures by living in Italy. Old Moorda martinet, if
policy struggle for supremacy: Royni artists over shown together, ever there was one-had laid down ed. The time should not, how-
that of the Transvaal Grondwet has been arranged by Princess rule that earthquakes must always be ever, be far distant when this NAPOLEON—AND TODAY "Thore can be no equality in Alice. Other additions newly on illustrated. Colony will also enjoy the
Church or State between white and view are a painting by Princess privilege of direct air mail con-political aims and achievements of
Attention is being called to the black"; and that of Cecil Rhodes: Bentrice, and one by Princess
Smith, painted at the age of 14. tact with England. Difficulties Napoleon by the activities of a "Equal rights for all civilised Alice's daughter, Lady May. Abel have been encountered in estab-penn dictatorships. On the cultural lishing the link with Singapore, alde interest is manifested in the but we have it on the authority circumstance that several plays of Sir Philip Sassoon, Under- with Napoleon as here are an- Secretary for Air, who recently during the current theatrical sea- nounced for production in London conferred with officials of
801, The two interests are united, Imperial Airways in Singapore, as it were, in the drama that han that these are gradually being been written on the same subject overcome. The main issue to be by Signor Benito Mussolini. It in adjusted is the securing of fly-exercise such a fascination over the not surprising that Napoleon should ing rights over Chinese territory, thoughts of men. He attained to but, as we have previously a position of dazzling brilliance in pointed out, even if the negotia- the face of tremendous handicaps. tions towards this end fail, it will And he was not merely a man of none the less be possible to war. He had in view for-reaching Institute & service giving us schemes of international organisa contact with the Straits Settle- tion that in Bomo respects were in ments. The Home Government, similar branches of his career ton advance of his time. On these and as well as the loca' authorities, much attention can never be con- fully realise the importance of contrated. Yet, for the present establishing the link. When age, these are not the things of the this becomes a reality, we may most striking moment. More in- look for a greatly improved and structive still is the foeble Aicker
in which that unparalleled blaze
of more regular air mail service to Europe, obviating the irritating to have a more terrific and titanle glory ended.Nojman is ever likely
or to
many
delays at present experienced. | genius than Novoted and im-
be
It is reasonable to hope, also, supported by more that air mall charges will be passioned service through long placed on a much more satisfac-years of struggle. But, in
-spite of tory basis. At the present time, career is a final proof that even the all this, Napoleon crashed. His there is a marked disparity, to grandest and ablest schemes, if the disadvantage of Hongkong, based on personal domination, a in the rates as between this fundamental wrong, cannot endure. Colony and England and between
England. and. Hongkong. There may be good grounds for this present the case. Even under circumstance, although they have of rates is well worthy, of the existing conditions, this question never been satisfactorily ex-
plained. Suffice it to say that serious attention of the authori if the existing charges were ties; when the link with Singa- lower, far greater use would be pore is forged, the matter will made of the facilities than is at become even more urgent.
The second question is: What
men."
"Oh, mother talks a lot, but how many times has she married-
just for money.12.
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There wasn't an earthquake block
teft in the office, ail our photographers October's grasshopper plague in Syria were out getting a flashlight of next and the edition was going to pross
We cursed. Then we smiled. "Boy," we said, "get us a single column of the loaning tower of Pisa." He got it, and we ran it in the earth- quake story-ON ITS SIDE!
(Another enthralling chapter from our life will appear next Friday, If the Editor of the Telegraph hasn't recovered from his bout of malaria in the meantime.)
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