THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1935.
SWITZERLAND REMEMBERS BELGIUM'S FATE KING'S||
ARMING AGAINST NAZIS
LARGE SUM FOR WAR MATERIAL
PRESERVING NEUTRALITY
By MILTON BRONNER
London.
The unusual international spec- tacle of once-docile Switzerland
"talking tough" to Germany, high- lights the facts that the little
"PACIFIC" SWITZERLAND JOINS EUROPE'S MILITARISTIC PARADE,
Alpine republic has turned mili-ing army, but call up their men WORLD STATE WANTED taristic along with the rest of for training every year. Europe.
the for Socialists
corps.
The!
MR. R. S. WOODRUFFS PLAN FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE
Parlin meat passed a new law prolonging The Swiss unanimously backed the training from 65 to 90 days their Government the other day in for the infantry and engineering demanding "satisfaction" from corps, from 75 to 90 days for the Germany for the kidnapping-byenvalry and air force, and 60 daya
A small group of men assembled auxiliary German secret agents--of an anti-
In parliament were in the Jacobean Room of the Hong- Nazi-journalist within the borders divided. Some voted for the new kong Hotel on Saturday afternoon to Halen to an impassioned appent by of Switzerland. And, more signi- Acant than any single international. A majority, abstained from Mr. R. S. Woodruff on the subject of taking any position, divided. berforming a Society wise ohjeet will Incident, the Swiss have given strong support to an expensive news their haired of militarism!be to outlaw war and create a World and their hatred of Nazi Germany State and promote the elevation of military programme,
free from Then the Communista jumped mankind, altruistie and Switzerland! has nation-wide them to consider the formation referendum law.
certain such Suciety.
The outcome of the conference that number of signatures are obtain-
followed, which was presided over by
Determined not to be "a violated: aided by some Socialists, partisan entanglement. He asked:
Belgium"
the "next war," thrifty Httle Switzerland will spend nearly $40,000,060 to bring its
undergo.
Ordinarily Switzerland goes on about its own business and pays
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armament up-to-date. And theed, say we passed by parliament flo people, in a nation-wide refere may be submitted to this referen- !997: George She, was n proposal "that
this meeting resolves to form a S dum, have approved a decided exam. The people thus have a ciety red on the idean contained in tension in the length of military chance to decide whether they want the draft constitution submitted by service every young Swiss has to the law or not. The needed signa- Mr. Woodruff, and devides that
ad hoe committee, consisting of all fures were obtained and at once i
the members present at the meeting. rent af litter Presidential Lina, mind to report to a thumping drive began, reminis
The elected to
to study this dealt ennstitu
the Societv tittle attention to external affairs.
paigns in Amerien. The centraliter." This was ananimously agreed There are thou who look upon the committee of the Socialist party upon. The motion was proposed by Swiss as peuple who spend their approved the how by a majority Mr. R. A. Young mut seconded by Me.: business hours making Swiss
vote saying they realised the V. 8. C. Singham. cheese and Swiss watches and then necessity of improving the nation- A further resolution, that the yodelling in their free time. Fiat defence in order to ward off name of the Society be the "Workt
a matter of fact, the republie the danger
Fellowshipy," proposed by Me. is one of the most heavily in Prondinent members of the upper tie de Grover and seeunded by Mr. A. S. Banker. Was also vonnimously dustrialised countries in the world, body of parliament, took the stump erise Nearly half its working population, for the law.
earrind.
After the chairman fund briefly in- is engaged in its mills and factories.
troduced the speaker, Mr. Woodrutt, which turn out fine silk aml cotton
and the preamble - the constitution goods, machinery, armaments, pres
instruments,
In March the referendum elect the objects of the proposed St cision
dyes an chemicals. They are so economical fion was held, resulting in 606,845 viety, as drafted by Mr. Woodruff, had been read, the gathering were that their national bank has a gold affirmative votes and 491,901 nega-given a lengthy address on the causes coverage in excess of the amount tive. The law was thus approved of war and the objects which auch a by 74,913, Furthermore 5 out of Society would fulfill in Hongkong, by 26 cantons voted for it. It thus Mr. Woodruff.
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of notes outstanding-almost miracle in these days.
ON THE SPOT
Tel
Sazi
75,943 MAJORITY
attacks, Stati
Objects of the Society
One of
were
Some time ago a spirit of fear | got double approval. The negative and apprehension came over its votes were not only cast by the ex- happy Alpine valleys and taisytreme parties of the left, but also The speaker said that the work »[] towns. France, afraid of that next by many whe objected to the addi-the fellowship would be for the eleva war, heavily fortified all its eastern tional expense involved in these tion of mankind, altruistic and free frontier except that portion border hard times and by many of the from partisan entanglement, ing on Switzerlund. Belgium, little peasants who were angry at the the objects to be accomplished was new taxes imposed uport the vine the absorbtion of the West and Enst military sister of France, also pro-
and the Christian and ceeded to fortify its frontiers Krowers.
A number of significant things institutions were established, partly Christian Association, which two -bordering on Germany, Neither
France nor Belgium wanted to face The northern provinces, which year. These two institutions
were observed in the election. through his efforts on June 1, last the danger of another possible in- rush of German troops, such as for the law. The canton of Zurich, ing provincial war,
border Germany, almost all voted devoted primarily to help in prevent-
and
secondarily took place in 1914.
considered a citadel of the parties for social servicfurther said that in
The of the Left, voted for it, this being
speaker due to the hostility of the working future June 1 should always be re Then the Swiss woke up. Since classes to Nazi Germany. In the Rarded as Peace Day. He had been told that November 11 is or will be their frontier was the only one eauton of Geneva, where the which France had not fortified, the Sozialista rule, the law also obtain to him inadvisable to choose German war staff might considered a majority. In general. the her 11 for the Day, because it was the marching through Switzerland to cities voted for it.. the country day on which the great World War attack France just as in 1914 they ngainst it. Apparently in the came to an end, and those who had marched through Belgium. The towns the working class allowed been defeated might regard that day Swiss preserved their neutrality in their fear of Nazi Germany to the commemoration of the victory the World War by maintaining a overcome their pacifism. In the of the opposing side. To be more i citizen army of 400,000 to guard country the peasants allowed their regard November 11 as a special day specific, that Central, Powers might their frontiers, For the future anger at the government taxation in commemoration of the victory of also they want no part in war. and their suffering from hard the Allies. They want to preserve their times to overcome their umal neutrality and their independence eagerness to support national de- -something especially dear to the fence. Swiss. Accordingly, their parlia But the law is now definitely the the causes of war, which he said mentary bodies voted to build new law of the land and the army an- might be divided into three classen; fortifications, modern artillery and thorities will now proceed to put immediate, intermediate and funda machine guns, airplanes and all the it into effect. It will give them mental. The immediate cause, com- other new paraphernalia of war. an opportunity, in case of need, tu
Then last September the partia-put into service a body of 500,000 mentarians got busy once more, highly trained soldiers, knowing They saw it was no use to buy how to take advantage of every these highly technical war imple-mountain and every valley in their ments unless the soldiers could be j republic. And the Swiss have adequately trained to use them. always been brave soldiers aml good The Swiss maintain no large stand-shuts.
aproper Peace Day, but it e
Causes of War Continuing. Mr. Woodruff analysed
Every 20 years the locks and buildings of the Panama Canal are given a cleaning and painting. The job is just-being rumpleted at Gatun Locks.
prised areidental and manufactured DIONNE QUINTUPLETS incidents; and among the intermediate
Pause.
were such things as preparu-| tion for war, false notion and can rept and mers hauts of dents stimulate į
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FORTUNE FROM PHOTO-
ingr Governments to provide, arma GRAPHS FOR 1996 CALENDARS hunts. The filamental enuse briceal three classes, materialiste,
Ottawa, June 1. cultural and psychologien. In the
Although the famous Canadian terialistic laas they had the Dionne quintuplets are only just
clashes resulting from the pursuit of interests to sustain life, the purseite sear old, as money-makers they of comforts of life, the pursuit
At present their of stand supreme.
U.S. more than things for self-aggrandiscient, or of fortune total things for the promotion of national $150,000 and now a contract has culture, and the clash arising from been signed with a United States varying standards of living.
lithographing firm, giving them tho right to use the quintuplets' por- traits on next year's calendars.
In the cultural class, they had the clash arising from divergent views philosophy arul religious beliefs; and
Af
in the paychological cluss they had A million calendars will be put the clash arising from the conflict of on the market and this is expected emotions, which embraced such things to bring in an additional US. 335,- as the Instinct of structure or the 000 in royalties for the babies' trust death instinct, hatred foreigners fear of aggression in national spirit.
fund. for adven- design
The five Hitle girla_will_not_be Plunder belonged to the materialscic able to touch their money until cause, and patriotism and nationalism they are eighteen years old and by to all three classes,
ture and difference
Mr. Woodruff claimed that these then their dowry will probably be. were some of his recent discoveries, in the million dollars class.
Under the expert care of the and no one else had been able to classify the causes of war as he had Canadian doctor who brought them into the world, and three trained done.
Continuing, the speaker went on to nurses, the bables are thriving. All forecast the horrors of the next war, five now have some teeth each and with the destruction caused by un-soon. they will be trying to talk.- expected attacks from the air on Renter sleeping eities, and the dropping of poison, and gas bombs on sleeping ALLERT ( citizens.
Plan for World State
to analyse the real causes of war.
Mr. V. S. C. Singham pointed out that there was already in existence a form a World Faith Fellowship and was of the opinion that the more or His plan to eradicate war was to "Worki Federation" in Tokyo, but he to bring about a World State. Per-ganisation of the kind there were, the manent peace was not possible with better it would be, and in due course out the federation of the world or they could amalgamate with other without the establishment of a World similar hodics. State
Other speakers stressed the need A discussion on the subject ensued, for such an organisation in Hongkong. an Mr. A. P. Greaves denounced and following considerable discussion, hodies of u similar kind in other the twe proposals mentioned
above parts of the world for their inability wore adopted.
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