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HONGKONG AS AN AIRPORT
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1935.
NOTES OF THE DAY WHITE, YELLOW and BLACK
AN OLD MAN'S WARNING
"Everybody is discussing dia- armament
while
nation CVCTy increasing its armaments" ... a famous old gentleman made this remark a year ago, having been outraged by the nations' viola- tions of pouce pacts, by the frustra- tion of Locarno, the ignoring of the Kellogg Fact and the threatened scrapping of the Versailles Treaty
though this and other out- worn agreements may be in need of revision. He warned against the senaclessness and, Indeed. suicidal danger of re-armament.
Shall the Races Live in Peace,
or in Strife?
Italy's Dispute
With
Ethiopia
Provokes Issues That Give World- Wide Scope to Controversies Arising From 'Racist' Theories.
By Rex Miller BECAUSE MUSSOLINI'S legionaries are landing at an obscure port in the Red Sea, Harlem Negroes have been boycotting the Italians who usually sell them ice on hot summer days.
So did most men and women. But rearmament went on because no nation will remain unarmed as long AN others are arming. "Each country is trying to attain greater security in the coming conflict," says Sir Philin Gibbs. "so increas. ing the fears of its neighbours, sciting their nerves on edge, and lessening the chance of peace. It is the vicious circle which is whirling black men along an undefined boundary in
Because dusky white men are confront- ing us towards calamity."
WORLD'S ACCOMPLISHMENT
To-day we can perceive a world more heavily armed than at any time in history. outside of the Great War years. Italy, with the flower of her young marihout in Africa, stands on the verge of con-
Because dark-skinned Italians are experiencing the hardships of an East African summer, little yellow ment in Yokohama are complaining that they may not be able to sell their cotton cloth nor try to raise cotton in Ethiopia.
Somaliland, sun-browned Arabs are whisper- ing revolt in the tents of the Senussi from Morocco to the Indian Ocean.
men peer
Because barefooted black anxiously down on booted white men who are building roads into the highlands of Cush, a round-faced, sandy-haired little man from Mos- cow-whose Government is holding classes in the technique of Communist revolution for white men, black men, yellow men and
BELOW GANDHI protest.
MAHATMA
joined in
flict with a million or more Ethiop-brown men gathered from the have had no interest in events scope. More humility is called four quarters of the globe-has in northeast Afrien. To-day, for in the attitude of one people brought the League of Nations that is changed. The Far East toward another.
has become a neighbour of the Council together in Geneva.
Dark Continent.
Since the time when Japanese
Too often we quote Kipling: Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet. without going on to the next tine, which reads:
Till Earth and Sky stand present- In at God's great Judgment Seat.
lan warriors; Germany is rushing towards équality in fighting power with other European hations; Russia has the greatest army ever
Because 'white Christians are known to civilisation; France has preparing to slaughter black destroyers came into the Indian the most powerful air force the Christians in the land of Sheba, Ocean and the Mediterranean world has ever known: Amerien is little boats manned by swarthy during the World War, to act as spending more on naval building Moslems engage in gun-running convoys for allied troops on the than at any time since the War in the waters which parted way to Indin; Mesopotamia and East Africa, Japanese sea years; Britain, who attempted to before the children of Israel.
power has not been indifferent to disarm alone and set an example to the world, is forced to hasten
The world is on trial to-day. All this is merely another way the naval situation in those
Not far behind the on trial to determine whether its the reconstruction of her defence of saying that the Italo-Ethio-waters.. forces. And this at a time when pian dispute has called up racial Japanese destroyers came the overnment shall be one of every people has fell the pinch of questions involving white, black merchant ships, and to-day brotherly love or of hate. We and yellow peopics, and given a Japan has a real commercial and are "at God's great Judgment economie adversity, when trade world-wide scope to contro- property interest in Ethiopia-Sent" daily. And certainly the lags and Governments are forced to versies arising from "racist" an interest which Nippon does time has arrived when East and tax and tax again in order to keep theories which in recent years not intend to see obliterated nor West, North and South, White The recent articles in the the body and soul of the nation have been confined principally to curbed by the Italians.
and Black and Yellow, can meet Telegraph, advocating
that together.
Millions in money are Germany.
Japan has sent its colonists on the basis of common sym Hongkong should welcome air spent on relief, and millions of men
It is merely another way of into every continent that would pathy and understanding.. liners of all nationalities, with are still out of employment; yet saying that, in this shrinking receive them. There are 250,- put necessarily seeking, a quid we still burden ourselves with this world, all races now impinge 000 in Latin America. Africa pro quo, have come to the notice monstrous load of armaments. upon one another with a sharp-provides a field for colonisation, of Mr. Harry Harper, the well-When, maan the people, shall theness which, even a few years and there are evidences that known British aviation expert. national leaders learn the futility ago, would have been inconceiv-Japan intends His views were given at length of the system which entails this able. The principal subdivisions Ethiopia is the last part of sacrifice and paralysing expendi- of the human race now live in Africa, apart from unsalubrious in yesterday's Issue, and they turer If antions could only pre- such close contact with one an- Liberia, where Japanese colon- call for comment. Mr. Harper elate that the stronger they build other that they are confronted ists could live without coming argues that there are complex their armies or their flects the with a great decision. Shall under the sovereignty of any
to cultivate it.
political and strategic issues in-build defences, until they them- strife? The
stronger must their neighbours the races live in peace, or in European state. The population
The Very Idea!
A JOKE'S A JOKE
-Of-Them
Clipped By Kelly
white man, the problem is even more acute in Despite The Age Of Some volved in the development of selves-are-faced with the necessity-yellow man, the black man must Japan than in Italy. In a sense, modern aviation, and contends of adding to their fighting forces decide.
present events in northeast that nerial rights conceded by again, and yet again, we might
Africa are a clashing of two The injection of racial con-tides, a white tide rolling cast: one country must be balanced have some reason to hope for set-
tled times. But at the moment we siderations into the Ethiopian and south from Italy and by reciprocal facilities else have reached such a state of top-question is most unfortunate, for yellow tide rolling west where. Therefore, Hongkong, heavy armament that something is the underlying factors in that south from Japan. it is submitted, should work in likely to cause a crash which will question
echo round the world. conformity with Imperial air progress as a whole. On general principles, there can be little 'quarrel with Mr. Harper's view-
BRITAIN'S BURDEN
Mr. Neville Chamberlain warned
arc not
primarily
12
arkl
The members of a very august body were considering the terms of an address to their sovereign.
Obviously Fallacious "Have you a good biography?"
racial, but economic. -Sir That Japan, the leading ex- Samuel Hoare, British Secretary ponent of imperialism in recent The address started with the Ben- of State for Foreign Affairs, years, should thus be brought tence: "Conscious as we are of said in the House of Commons into conflict with the European our own shortcomings. British people, foremost in re- on August 1: "A war that claim-country which has chosen to In the discussion that followed, covery and stability, have been cou-ed to be a war between the white follow its example, is ironical, point, but a fact of which he gratulating themselves upon thely and the black races will throw but it is not surprising. Italy some held that the phrase did not fails to take account is that achievements lately, looking towards Hongkong is not a territory in another satisfactory budget surplus intolerable obstacles in the path flaunts the League of Nations become their exalted rank, others of reconciliation and mutual and the Kellogg Puct as Japan that some appearance of modesty the generally accepted sense of and a continued reduction of taxes understanding." Yet it is not has flaunted them, and the result was called for. The deadlock which the world; it is a speck on the yesterday that he did not anticipate surprising that racial and reli- is conflict between the two. followed was finally broken by the map, with no extensive terrain the surplus which the optimists pre-gious considerations have enter-
suggestion from one of the more. The Sons of the She-Wolf silent members that the wording over which flying rights could dicted, largely because of the ex-fed into the problem.
penditure made necessary by d First, there is the clash be-have antagonised the Sons of
be altered to: "Conscious as we are be conceded. In other words, tions to the defence forces of thetween white and black. Ethno- Shem, as well as the Sons of
of .one we have little with which to nation. So Britain is in the same logists explain that the true Ham. Mussolini is in a fair
another's short com> bargain. Admittedly, it would boat with France, Germany, Italy Ethiopians are really a white way to reap the whirlwind as a
ings.. and the rest.. The pity of it is be convenient for Chinese planes that she must rearm, that although race, but there has been such a result of his pose as protector of to call at this important ship- there cannot be a sane British man strong infusion of Negro blood the Mohammedans, If. King ping port, but if they were bar- or woman who wants to see the the very name "Abyssinia" is Abdulla of Transjordania may. red they could easily be accom-
nation go to war, the Government derived from an Arab word be taken as an authority--and, must prepare for war. modated on landing grounds just is forced upon
This thing meaning “mixed races that to he is well qualified to speak on sald the journalist at Brewer's. 08. We cannot the world at large an Ethiopian į the subject-the Arabs of over the borders of the New blame this crime upon any Indivi-is a Negro. Ethiopia is the only Arabia,
"Yes, indeed, sir," replied the and probably their Territory. Home twenty odd dual, but only upon the frailty of independent Negro kingdom in Moslem kinsmen of Africa and girl. "Have you read "The Wealthy
humankind, the distrust and self- the world, miles away. Morcover, the shness which has characterised Liberia retains
The Republic of India, are much more enger to | Reporter'?" C.N.A.C. service touches at International dealings since the dependence, but is actually green of Ethiopia than under me," insisted the journalist. “I
a nominal in-enlist under the red, yellow and
"Perhaps you misunderstood Canton, with which this Colony dawn of what we are pleased to call dominated by American rubber the red, white and green of has rapid railway communica- our "civilisation."
interests. The tribes of Africa, Italy. Certainly the Arabs of outside Ethiopia,, have been sub- Libya will not be slow to take that landing rights here are not all is said and done, it is only European countries. An attack sion to renew the difficulties they jected to the rule of various advantage of this Eastern diver- of tremendous value to China natural that this should be the on Ethiopia, therefore, is inter- have caused Italy in its largest and are not actually necessary major consideration. to her. When, we bear this fact at from this standpoint, there as
Looked preted by Negroes everywhere African colony. A Mosiem an assault upon the last rising in Tripolitania or Cyre- in mind and also the point that would appear to be no convin- stronghold of freedom for their naica would be a prime embar- Macao is offering facilities to cing reason why Hongkong race.
rassment for Italy. the Pan-American service with should be made a preserve of In the United States, this Mahatma Gandhi has joined no question of reciprocal rights any particular British company. I racial facter cannot but have his voice to the chorus of protest involved, there would seem toIn saying so much, it is not to repercussions. Mussolini's ad- against Italian aggression, say COATS be no conclusive reason why the be inferred that this Colony pleasantly smouldering embers Mussolini's threat against the venture has thrown oil on un-ing, "India cannot ignore Benito policy of Hongkong should not would not enthusiastically wel-in American cities. In South dark-skinned people.” be to welcome air liners of all come the extension of the Im-Africa, the
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-papera say,
Is filling Ice House Street with
dismal dismay.
The shilling, the frame, and
the kroner, have flown
To regions where stable finance
is unknown.
The yen is preparing to take to
the air,
The wings of the gulidor they're
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nationalities, with the primary perial Airways service to this Latin America complicated And now, out of this turmoil object of developing the Colony port; indeed, the realisation of racial situations are certain to of races, what great truth a big world, airport. Mr. the prospect is being eagerly coming from the highlands of all races of men now live much be intensified by the echoes arises? Certainly the fact that But; as in shipping, Abyssinia. brusquely the local tendency to so in aviation, Hongkong should
too closely together to permit of fratricidal conflicts. Race prob- regard Hongkong's aerial de- be made tho meeting-point of
The yellow race intrudes itself lems no longer remain neigh- velopment principally from the as many services as we can at into the problem in a peculiar bourhood problems; they tend to Andrew's Ball a dress affair, or do business standpoint: But, when tract to our shores,
way. A few years ago, it could become almost universal in their you wear your own clothes 7"
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