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NOTES OF THE DAY
PLANNED ECONOMY
A BRITISH MASTER OF TONGUES
BY ALEXANDER MORTON
The Very Idea!
OUR TELEPHONE
Worth Two On The Bus
Edited By Eddle
Some politicians seeking acais in Parliament at the coming Cana- dian Federal election say that the
HE questions that have arisen, and afterwards preserved no the only hope for the Dominion is the wee Italy and Abyssinia sacred written fanguage, and Am A Ring On The Phone Is establishment of a "planned econ
recall the fact that in the early haric, which was spoken in tho omy," says a Canadian contempor-
part of last century none of the principal province of Amhara, and ary. They enunciato a curious officials at the British Foreign Office displaced Geez and became the doctrine which will, no' doubt, be could translate a dispatch in the official language of Abyssinia,
Ultimately When Archibald Constable, of obediently accepted as gospel by. Abyssinian language. the adherents of their cult. The the task was assigned to Alexander Edinburgh, arranged for a new edi-
Murray, who had been reared doctrine in couched in the follow-shepherd boy in the wilds of Gallo-sinia," the task of editing was a-
on of "Bruce's Travels to Abys-You never know how use- ful the telephone is until Ing language: "Genuine liberty way, and was then minister of Urr, signed to Murray, who was then the you get one installed in your. for the masses of people is in the Stewartry.
only individual in Britain, or per-flat for the first time. possible without economic equal- Murray was born at Dunkitterick, haps in Europe, qualified to do ity." There is an ex cathedra air near the Burn of Palnure, in a glen ¡justice to such a work. He spent
This is how we are. We of infallibility in this statement then without ariy road and several months at Kinaird House, of political falth which invites traversed by no strangers save where he had the greatest difficulty have, after three years in to letters and Hongkong, managed to scrape up INCREASINGLY Popular Cars consideration in a sparsely set-smugglers. It is midway between in getting access
tled ploneering community in Newton Stewart and New Galloway, papers, which James Bruce, the enough money to rent one. at Popular Prices.
which the inhabitants can with and a road now passes close by the traveller's son, thought of little im-we are finding out that we simply THE FINEST SALOON MODELS severo labour secure only the bare ruins of Murray's cottage and portance, but which contained most
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necessities of life, each household crosses the Dee at Clatteringshaws. valuable information. The work don't know what we did without
Murray was born when his father was published in 1805, and brought one. Standard £220. Do Luxa £240, presents an example of a "planned
economy" on a small scale.. Food was in his seventieth year, and his Murray gront fame. In 1800 he Big Six
"You might ask the amah to and clothing are apportioned out health was never robust, so that was appointed Minister of Urr, in £325,
to the several members of the his attendance at school was short the Stewartry, and there, while slip down to the Compradore's family according to the wisdom of and Irregular. His father taught faithfully fuilling his ministerial for a packet of Gold Flakes, will said to Matilda. the house-mother. The oversight him the alphabet by drawing the duties, he continued his philological you?" we of the outdoor workera is the duty letters on the board of an old wool studies with undiminished zeal. There's not a cigarette in the
end of The Abyssinian dispatch came to house.” of the male parent. The activities card with the black of the household in production,. on heather bira plucked from the fire. the British Foreign Office In 1811, Matilda looked at us reproach- the side of "supply," to use the He soun learned all the alphabet. but nobody there was able to transfully. term in the technical sonse, are and became writer as well as reader. late it. Ultimately it was sent to
"What about our lovely now tele- red and organised in strict In a short time he was able to read Murray with the request that he phone?" she asked. accordance with the actual "de the Catechism, the New Testament, would furnish a translation. This We hadn't though of it, but, of mand," that is, what the family and the Bible, and he astonished he did, and he says, "It is in very course, when you have a telephone needs and consumer. In this in the neighbors. by repeating large plain and good Abyssinian, address
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BRITISH SHIPPING
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Now
stance it is a condition of scarcity passages of Scripture before he was ed to the King, whom the writer you don't have to ask the amah to which imperiously calls for econ-eight years of age. Two or three thanked for his presents of arms, slip down to the compradore's; you omic planning. In any condition years afterwards he got on loan cannon, &c., and requested to con- telephone your order and the com- tinue the correspondence. There is pradore sends his boy along pronto. of great scarcity, for example, in "Salmon's Geographical Grammar. war time, rationing and price fix- which had the Lord's Prayer in much in it about religion. The saves no end of trouble.
(Ras Willida "Of course," We said. "How ing may be necessary to check the many languages, and this probably Abyssinian Chief
Is stupid of us." And we picked up greed or thoughtlessness of in-led him to the study of languages. Scelluse, Governor of Tigre)
very anxious to convince our the shiny new receiver. dividuals, and some central
When he was fourteen his father sovereign that he is of the aame re- authoritative planning is inevit
moved to Barneaughla (birthplace ligion with him." ablo.
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and
"Hullo, that the compradore?" we asked, when a faint voice cackled over the line.
The voice said it was.
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"I want you to send me around tin of Gold Flakes," we said. "No savee," said the Voice. "Gold Flakes, man, Gold Flakes" we said.
"What?"" said the Voice. *Cigarettes
Gold Flakes Here, I'll spell it for you G for Gherkins. Got
"AI", anid the Voice.
that?"
"O for-er-Matilda, what be gins with O?"
"Splendid.
there?
Huilo! Aro. you O for Olives. "Yes," and the Voice. "Then L for--let us see?--yes!
of John MacMillan, founder of the MacMillanites), which was auf- ficiently near Minnigaff to allow Murray afterwards translated for him to attend school there regular the British and Foreign Bible ly, and now began his cager atulySociety an abstruse dissertation li Economic planning by a power-of languages. He borrowed an old Ethiopic on doctrinal points written ful central authority can do some edition of "Ainsworth's Diction- by the Patriarch of Alexandria and thing towards securing greater ary," which had the Latin words presented to this country by the Whilst it is apparent that production, as long as the condi- with the corresponding Greek and Prime Minister of Abyssinia. The Britain is, in the realm of tradetion of acarcity continued. When Hebrew, and this he read through- Society not only thanked Murray, that condition is succceded by a out. French, Latin, Greek, and but also ordered that he should be and industry generally, weather condition of plenty, the master-Hebrew occupied all his time. presented with coples of all the ing the depression far better planners and their occupation gone From another companion he bar- foreign versions of the Scriptures than other nations, there are not and their place taken by a force rowed "Balille's English Diction-published by the Society.
He was elected Professor of far more powerful and convincing ary," which had the Anglo-Saxon wanting indications that ship than themselves. In an era of alphabet, and this led to German Oriental Languages in Edinburgh; ping is still in a bad way, plenty, in a well-supplied market, From his schoolmates, the M'Lurga University in 1812, and began to
"Osteopathy," said Matilda. despite the recent grant of the buyer can exercise choice, and of Glenholac, he got a volume of teach in the end of October. He
"How do you expect the com- docs so in a manner all his own, Ancient Univeran History," con- published for the an experimental subsidy.
The
according to a taste and fancy taining the story of the ancient students a small hand-book entitled pradure to know a word. like that.. more the position is analysed, quite unpredictable by any central Gaela, Germans, Abyssinians, and "Outlines of Oriental Philology," Something to ent-quick!"
"Olives?" In others, and having the Abyssinian which he had written after coming of "planners." the clearer does it become committee
"good" times the producer needs alphabet, which Murray transcribed to Edinburgh to take up his duties. that the first essential to
If he had the His health, nover very robust, nu other incentive than the do- for future use. recovery is a substantial revivalmand of the buyer, and this actual Bible in any language of which he broke dawn, and early in March he in world trade. Stability of demand would certainly and effee-knew the alphabet, he could make was confined to the house. He did
the theoretical considerable progress in learning it not realise how ill he was, exchanges and the removal or tively override
arithmetic of the master-planners. without grammar or dictionary.looked forward to his return to the for Lettuce." lowering of trade barriers are It would continue to operate in His attendances at school did not Stewartry at the end of the session also needed if British shipping is this way unless the master-plan-amount altogether to two years, but early in April, fully expecting that to regain its former prosperity, nera were able to persuade or com-at home and on the hillside he read the summer at home would restore Without question, that prospel the buyer to accept and get everything he could get, and he him. It was not to be Mrs. Mur- months teaching the ray, who had remained at Urr, was along with those commodities spent some perity was built upon the un-which the planners in their wis-children of neighbouring farmers, warned how serious, his condition restricted exchange of natural dom instructed the producer to step were taken to onable him to was, and arrived in Edinburgh on the and manufactured products be- make or grow, and all at a fixed enter Edinburgh University, where April 13. She found him busy with he had a brilliant career. One of un amanuensis, deeply engaged in tween all countries. Britain's price. In such a system there is his biographers says, "His astonish- his favourite studies, all uncon- biggest customers were crippled no choice left to buyer or producer, ing facility in the acquisition of sclous of his danger, and even pro- financially and industrially by Neither is free to produce or to languages enabled him to attain in posing to take an airing next day the Great War, and since then buy what he likes.
a few months what would have been in a conch if the weather should beyond the reach of ordinary talent be favourable. He was out of bed every country has resorted to
during the longest life."
all next day, eating heartily, though artificial devices to revive or
his condition was getting rapidly Bustain its industries. There
worse. has been much less to carry be
At Edinburgh he continued the In the evening he noticed that his dore. L for-ch-Linoleum Po- tween the countries, and sub-
What kind of equality do the study of Ethiopic, along with medical friends seemed very anxi- liah. sidies and preferences have led producers and consumers in such Hebrew and Arabic, and by the aid ous about him, and when they left to foreign shippers taking an in- an "economy" possess? Perhaps of the "Polyglott Bible" and he said to his wife that they seemed creasing share of the available by stretching the meaning of "Ludolph's Dictionary," he master to consider him worse than he now words it might be called an "econ-ed the two most important dialects thought, and added, "If I have de- freightage. Britain has
of Abyssinia-Geez, originally ceived you, I was myself deceived." been compelled to give the inomic equality." The inhabitants have secured this kind of equality
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WHERE IS EQUALITY?
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dustry financial help, but this, it by means of a simple expedient. #poken in the province of Tigre
best, is meagre and uncertain. namely, by relinquishing their The defensive subsidy of two freedom of action in the matter of million sterling has been granted producing and consuming. In for one year only, and there is these matters they take their no guarantee if it will be con-orders from the master-planners. tinued, especially in the event of They produce this "economic a change of Government. Sub-equality" at a price and the price is their freedom or liberty of sidies, in any event, are apt to action. There seems to be na be pernicious in their effects, escape from the conclusion that whilst world trade needs to be economic equality of the kind freed of the crippling results of mentioned can be obtained by the restrictions as to the nationality people only at the cost of liberty. of ships in which goods are car- Nevertheless, certain politicians ried. There are greater issues belleve that "the Canadian people involved in the present plight of must aim at nothing loss than the shipping than the return of establishment of a planned and dividends to shareholders, and socialized economic order," and affirm with all emphasis that nono greater than that of the Genuine liberty for the masses of very existence of Britain in time
people is impossible without of war. Practically every day, economic equality." These high- the British Isles import about sounding words about liberty and 50,000 tons of foodstuffs and equality do not make sonac. The about 60,000 tons of materials, dictum should be amended to read these quantitios being beyond that. If the masses of the people the present capacity of the desire to be reduced to a dead country's shipping, which is level of "economic equality" they being depleted further by forced must be prepared to relinquish genuine liberty. The Limerick sales to foreign interests, and about the Lady and the Tiger, niso by breaking up. Circum- properly interpreted, identifies the stances have impelled Britain to Lady with Freedom, or Liberty, adopt tariffs and also to grant and the Tiger with the "Economic some financial aid to shipping, Equality" of Socialism: not out of a belief in the inherent value of such measures, but be- Cause in existing circumstances no other option is left. But it is becoming increasingly clear that salvation will only come when artificial measures are cast, halde,
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"Now, Jones, what we want to get over in this campaign la that Hongkong is the coolest summer spot in the Far Exist."
"Yes."
"D for-dammit! what's some-
thing beginning with D-D for Dessicated Cocoanut. Got it?"
"Yes."
"Now, second word. F for
"Yes."
"L. Let me sco-cr-1 for Lettuce."
"You can't say Lettuce`ngain,” said Matilda.
"Why not?"
"You'll mix him all up." "Oh, ali right. Hullo, compra-
"What?"
"L for Linoleum Pollah." "Ah. For cleanee floor. I save. Yes."
"A for Apricots. (Turning to Matilda). That's an easy one."
"Yes,"
"K for- Kerosene.
I'm! K for-er-
"Kelosene. Yes. All same in bottle."
"Yes. Now for the last one. E. E for Epson Salts."
"Epsom Salts. All ri'. I savee. You want any more things."
"No. You sure you got that alright now. Gold G-O-L-D F-LA-K-E7”
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intense burst of machine-gun fire in the receiver was followed by dead silence.
"Hullo Confound it, he's hung up on me!"
"Oh, he'll have got the message alright," said Matilda,
Twenty minutes later the cook- boy knocked on the door.
"Missio," he said, "compradore have send order."
"Ah, my cigarettes," we QX- claimed joyfully. "He did got my order o.k. after all."
"No savec cigarettes," he said. "He send one bottle pickles, one bottle olives, one bunch lettuce. packet dessicated" cocoanut, fruit salts, floor polish, dried fruits, kerosene and Epsom Salts."
For a moment there was silence. Then Matilda giggled.
"I see nothing to laugh at,” wo Bald. "That .compradors is an
"I was only thinking," said Matilde, "what a good thing it was you weren't ordering Black and White Whisky. We'd have been" ruined!'!