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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1935.
This remarkable document was written by a young woman of 20 who claims that sho represents the views of many of her generation. While not necessarily agreeing with her views they are published in the hope of eliciting from the younger readers an indication whether, in fact, the attitude here adopted is at all representative of current opinion.
HOME of us cannot help won- word of the gas we shall writhe lessly, although we were slum- or suck it out of the print we
Some of us help war under, the splinters, we shall brously convertable on the int devour we
babies, whether we shall see the fair summer, fields again. We know what war is like. You who suffered the last have made sure of that, and if we sit down with the intent of being morbid our imaginations do not spure
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burst into, the plains of sick, stinking mud, stuck about with little clothesprop trees (you have shown us your pictures, you remember) that our be loved, gracious parks and fields shall be..
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cannot all fight cancer. We are not all asked to join voyages to Greenland. We cannot all even afford a motor bike.
"My God," we think, "will this never happen to me again?" And once we have got that babit of saying goodbye to experi- I say our imaginations of ences, of caressing them men- modern warfare can make us tally (mind you, we never talk sick. But we can use them of this awareness that has come another way. We can become upon us), we enter this valley of individuals, sailing for the East (why, some of us have never the shadow in a new spirit.
set foot on a gangway before),
dancing with shouting, thousand troops, waiting for Zero hour to test our nerve-or our pet psychology theory.
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But we do not sit down with No, we do not mention the and attractive used car at low cost the intent of being morbid.
things we do. We think we we have a limited number of re-have very abstract attitudes to live at the speed limit level, we liable ready-for-the-road units things like war. Have you "educated" youngsters of to-day. WE were war babies. If we were not accidents, we were available for Immediate posses never heard us? Watch us over But we are only living insidé sion, including:-
our coffee. If we don't talk our heads. We talk a lot, do a woman's courageous contribu- scandal we talk art, and if we little, and keep what we are go- tion to the glorious future, the
I am a journalist. I have be- $400 don't talk art we talk politics. Ing to do to ourselves. Ah, brave new world that would
450 We are well up in foreign affairs yes, we talk about our work for rise and flourish when this war, lieved that the least one 850 and social science. We have the peace ballot. So interest- and thereby all war, was ended. do to stop war is to refuse to be We part of it. I long to travel. we inherited ideals. We ing: such an amazing variety So read, we have devoured.
front inherited also hardness and Now war may come, It will scorn the Beaverbrook contradic- of reactions at those
bo my denth Of course, it was hope freedom in personal relations. pretty surely tions which our parents pass off doors. at one another, with back pat less to argue with most of them, And we have acquired know whether I join it or defy it. So ting, over pipes or the garden but we got them to sign "Yes" ledge. We know about guns. I must die miserably in a gas,
all along:
We know about gas. We know attack at home, without my word "Discuss"--that
is about dictatorshilps and birth travel? points first
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TUESDAY, DEC. 3, 1935.
CANADA AND SANCTIONS
fence.
We pick our hand from the
We feel that rather more than enough significance is being at-' tached to the Canadian Govern- ment's announcement disavow- ing the authorship of the "oil embargo plan. It is little more modern politics, the Marxes, the which we see the world darkly. than a piece of politics, typical Hitlers, not Trom their critics. We put all our energy into our of that shrewd observer of re- It is a pretty sight to see us ideas. We imagine the next one war, and we are not individuals actions of public opinion, Mr. arguing. Ernest Lapointe, acting Prime another. Nations are damned, in it-until suddenly we catch We stop Minister while Mr. Mackenzie new ones rise from our bubbling ourselves unawarea.
brains like vapour from a hot coiling the rope at the foot of mention of dive into the clear Cornish sen,
We
rage
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have made us So, how do we enter the valley, unimportant to We war-born youngsters? ourselves as in- Until the last minute we shall dividuals, we march shouting for peace. But suddenly add when the moment comes we this intense shall go to war as youth has always gone with songs and 0 11 1 ideals, cheers and laughter on our lips. Our faith and I do not believe vivid por- our desires now trayals of the horrors of war
awareness.
MUST WE ALL DIE?
an-
fly at one make the slightest impression other's throats. on modern youth. I saw "For- Our ideals: gotten Men," a peace propa-
of ghastly war. W.e
believe ganda film
is sights, shown to all the "lads that War
of the village" in a small Devon wrong.
einema, unhygienic and stifling as a dugout Itself. Every time a shell burst there were hoots of laughter.
We believe that disarma- ment-of mien and arms-can stop it.
Our faith: We have not faith. We can not bring ourselves to trust the other man.
Our desires:
The eternal cry of youth- WE WANT ADVENTURE1 We do not know what it
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value were steps not inken to as- sure the impossibility of using civit Crities, of the British Govern-craft for the purposes of war; and who have been effectively the only manner in which such an
control. In the absence of such a
We have had so much of this. sort of thing that it is damning its purpose by getting us.
the vile material of war. thoroughly used to
Born in the last war, Dead in the next.
When the first shot is fired; · "My God!" we shall say, and go on dancing. We have no God.
FORGED BANKNOTES
The prosecution was conducted by Detective Inspector 1. Murphy, while Mr. P. IL Sin appeared for the de-
fence.
a rattan
CHINESE SOLDIER FACES have something of the insight that Mr. Mackenzie King, who
SERIOUS CHARGES SNSSEN into the French-Canadian mind is more of the suave diplomatist BRITISH AIR. POLICY
possessed by the "Right Honour-than air. Lapointe, attempted to able member
Temis-lessen the shock with a subse-
Before Mr. Macfadyen at the Cen- from couata." Mr. Lapointe knows quent statement. He made it ment,
were com. committal proceedings Quebec and its people, and their cleng that Canada was by no answered in regard to the necessity assurance could be obtained would tral Police Court yesterday afternoon bigoted antipathy to any sort of means withdrawing her support of modernising the Navy, have now be by some form of international
the League sanctions, turned to the question of disarma-measure, Britain, in the interests menced against Wong Fuk-ko, soldier, commitment which might-by from
of the Hongkong and the farthest possible stretch of which she loyally defended. He ment in the air. As is known, the of her own security, has been left charged with uttering a forged $50 imagination put Canada with simply wished it known that Government is at the moment en- with only one alternative-namely, bank note
Canada would not recognise any in reach of the hand of war.
ate to cope with the task of effective the possession of seven other notes of similar denomination at the Tin. is aware of the responsibility/military sanctions. "No such pansion of the Royal Air Force, due defence. This is the basis on which Lee shop, 144, Queen's Road Central, Being a lawyer, Mr. Lapointe commitment which bound it to aged in a very considerable ux-to see that her Air Force is adequ-Shanghai Banking Corporation and. attaching to such statements ns commitment can be made prior to the fact that Continental nations the Government's policy rests, and November 9. those made by Mr. Riddell at to its approval by Parliament," are rapidly increasing this arm of it is the only policy possible in the
Critles are circumstances prevailing. Geneva, which made Canada the said Mr. Mackenzie King; and defence and offence. sponsor of the anti-Italian oil he might have added that that saying that if substantial British embargo plan. Mr. Lapointe is part of the Canadian Con- expansion, is necessary, the blame CLYDE REVIVAL
It was stated that on November 0 saw in that sponsorship the stitution, and has nothing to do lies with the Government, which is
However, weneenact of being responsible for the Latest news from Home indicates the defendant arrived in Hongkong germ of a charge that Canada with politics. had brought a catastrophe upon were not aware that the adop-breakdown of the air armaments that shipbuilding on the Clyde Is and took lodgings at the Mel Chau
showing a welcome revival. During boarding house. ile had negotiations. Europe; and as the author of tion of sanctions in any way
The fact which is the past two months, Clyde yards basket and left it on the premises. such a plan, Canada could not committed a nation to military very well back out if Europe measures; and the only danger lost sight of, however, is that have received orders averaging nolle told the accountant that he intend-
him to purchase a ticket as he went to war because of it. of a 'war growing out of the Britain has always insisted that the less than a million sterling weekly.ed to go to Swatew and requested closed in the quarterly returns fendant then produced a $50 note and Moreover, Mr. Lapointe is application of embargoes would acceptance of any agreement in re- This news follows on the fact dis-be Builing that afternoon. The de-
to disarmament in the air
Issued by Lloyd's Register of Shipaald he had bought it in Canton but politician. There was a possi-arise if Italy resisted them with gard bility that his opponents in force. In that event Canada, depended on the prior acceptance ping that at the end of September did not know whether it was genuine. Quebec, who are numerous and like other nations, would decide of some scheme for the international there were under construction in or not
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About 2.30 p.m. he went to the strong, might have seized upon whether or not she must sup- control of civil aviation. Such a Great Britain and
vesnels, representing Tin Lee shop and purchased a mivee Canada's championing of addi-port the League in resisting an-plan was put forward at the outset merchant
530,554 tons. The total for the of satin worth $11. le tendered a other act of Italian aggression.
noto which the tional sanctions dangerous measures, too-as an indication! But Canada has not been asked of the negotiations some time back third quarter of the year was ap$50
on behalf of the British Governproximately equal to the aggregate examined. Dissatisfied, that the Canadian Government to commit herself to any war-ment, which was prepared to go to total being built in the five lead- fokl with the nate to the Sang Tul almost any lengths to achieve auch ing countries abroad. In all, money changer's shop, the accountant was prepared to go to war in like course beforehand.
We therefore feel that Mr. purpose. The all-important pro- 1,197,969 tons of new construction of which certified the note was a for- defence of the Lengue principles, and even to adopt military sanc Lapointe's statement was mainly viso was, however, made that there were building at home and noruut, gery and stamped it on the back ac dovised should be
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cordingly. of this amount more than tions. The outcry from Quebec for Canadian consumption; and
which would reader im- scheme
The faki returned to the shop and would have been instantaneous: that Mr. Mackenzie King's addi-
struction in British shipyards. the noto was once again examined.. for military purposes.
During the last three months of the Detective C284 Cheung Ming then. and voices would have beention to it was in the nature of possible the use of civil aircraft forty-four per cent, was under con-
the and saw
note. He period work was started in Grent came in raised in protest, from Ontario. an explanation, an attempt to
Britain There might have been a dia- remove any possible misunder-
and Ireland on 118,979 searched the defendant and found ton
considerable Increase on bundle containing seven more forged astrous division in the House standing overseas. over the thing. No wonder Mr.Jamounts to is this: Canada does This was a very reasonable and the corresponding total for the $50 notes, Defendant was arrested Lapointe, as acting Prime Min-not want to sponsor the oil em very essential condition, but, un-June quarter and it is now shown and taken to Central Police Station.
find favour that this improvenient continues. The defendant stated ho won the istor, hastened to disavow the bargo; she does not like to carry happily, it did not oil embargo scheme, and placate so much responsibility. The amongst other nations, who were Perhaps the most significant Indien-notes gambling in Canton.
anch ation of the growing prosperity of
in the Com- Ho Jim-nam, clark the flustered hustings of the worst criticism we can make of not prepared to accept
the Liberal Government's at thoroughgoing means of preventing British shipping is to be seen in the
pradore's Department, Hongkong and the Eastern provinces!
Shanghai. Bank, dopened that The announcement must have titude in this matter is that it one of the worst forms of atrocity reduction in the amount
Two years ago more future wara are shipping. been a shock to Geneva, for has not shown any distinguished with which
The statement that than 1,600,000 tons of British ship forgeries were rather good,
were lying idle in Great Cross-examined by Mr. Sin.. witness while it can have little bearing diplomacy, but has rather in-threatened.
the British Government obstructed ping on the future action of the dicated a tendency, on the partnereement has been described Britain; to-day the figure is less said that the noter would probably 500,000 tons. One of the decolve a person who had very seldom League. in the matter of sanc-of one section a least, to ay Lord Londonderry a plain than tions, the mere fact that the wishy-washy sort of pacifism falsehood--and the denial is one most important contributory fac-handled notes. The notes seemed to
form of opportunism which is based on actual fact,
Obtors in bringing about this change have originated from the same Mource. Further evidence was called, after sponsor of the extended embargo and a had thought better of the scheme which does not stop at playing viously any agreement for reduction has been the particularly heavy which the hearing was adjourned to
Saturday at 11 am.. of air forces would be of no real scrapping, of the older vessels.. ---... might discourage co-operation politics at Geneva,
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