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The wedding of Mariano Maria da
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followed by a reception at the
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We must have NO ALLIES and
NO
ENEMIES
We must be so powerful that
we can afford to be courteous
without being accused of weakness
-by- Sir
Arnold Wilson
M. P. (Nat. Con.) for Hitchen
former enemies
on
countries, we wish for nothing better than to reach a general settlement with her, which must, as in the cage of Germany, in-. volve some Bettiefent of unpaid debts."
FRANCE and Germany
both look to us to keep the peace. We can do so if we are strong, but not otherwise. difficulties, and to make con- If we are known to be strong cessions and even loans without and determined, we could, joint- being accused of, or suspecting ly with America, float funding · ourselves of, weakness.
loans which would fill the arteries of trade with fresh are much given just blood and usher in prosperity on WE
now to taking sides.
a higher level than the world No self-respecting foreigner, be has yet reached. In doing so he German, Russian, Italian, we should do more to safeguard Frenchman, or Pole. can read our Dominions and India, our With modern aircraft it is much that is written in our daily Colonies and ourselves than any- EN years ago I was almost as easy to bomb Britain and weekly Press about leading thing that will ever be said or all for Locarno: the from German territory as from statesmen in Europe without done at Geneva,
Holland and Belgium. I do not feeling offended and often insult-
ed, sometimes contemptuous, All this talk about war is word stood for agree- believe that Germany is, or ever
each other's fears. There is ments freely made between need become, our enemy; but it but never convinced that we are making us nervy. We prey on
is at least possible that she right.
nothing radically wrong with the might be at war with one of a The pacifists and League of the world: it is growing up and
group of European Powers, and Nations enthusiasts aro the Continent, which we merely consequently with us, were we worst of the lot.
changing, as always, and some. They pour parts are changing quicker than The to be allied with that group.
abuse on one side and suppress others. The war-cries of poli- had to underwrite.
the facts about both. risk seemed small, for 'we
Our first duty is to protect our
ticians are not echoed in public. own shores. If we cannot do Having done their best to houses here or in Europe, which went on cutting down the that we cannot protect any part prevent us from protecting our- in many respects has a
real selves, they tell us that "we" cultural unity. fighting forces for years of the Empire,
We have heavy commitments must "risk a war" in sup-
WE need not fear nation- after 1926, and the arch-
east of Suez in Asia and Africa, Port of what they think right and proper. But they them- mention Palestine. bishops and bishops went on not
selves will not have to face its bad side, but it is a unifying whither we have sent as many wounds and death. That will force. Humanity is young, and demanding yet greater re- troops as we sent to quell the be "the people's" job.
we are young; the world is ductions.
Mutiny in 1856, as a result of a
changing to meet new condi- policy as unwise and unjust as Statesmen, not pacifists by tions, and we must change too. I began to fell anxious, for anything we ever imposed on any
make patriotic
We shall be better occupied in international affairs is not their India.
speeches in France about defend- ing parliamentary democracy, bringing our obsolete parlimen strong suit, and I have usually
Our second duty is promise now on its last trial there. They try procedure up to date and found their advice on politics to nothing we cannot be sure of wish us to be prepared to join casting our chaotic laws; in be bad. I do not blame them: in power-nothing that will not
doing, whatever Government is. a Franco-Czecho-Russian group bringing justice within the reach they have enough to do to study have the backing of the whole against, perhaps, an Austro- of poor men, and some measure
Italo-German group.
of social security within reach they things for which
are nation.
of all, than in holding long de- responsible.
declare that we must abusing other nations who, in support "collective security," some respects, are going ahead Powers change over a period of but when a young man at the in these matters faster than we years: like dancers in # back of the hall says "Where are, and are reaping a reward United States is thought to be for myself. What I saw con- quadrille, partners are changed abouts, alr?" there is no reply. in health and, at the cost of real connected with the efforts to vinced me that Hitler, ke-from-time-to-time-for-reasons-Asked what particular Powers temporary sacrifice, in wealth. arrange a trade pact between Mussolini, had come to stay, and which the outside does not we are preparing to fight, and We can do all this, and more.
understand and dannot foresee. what for, they are silent.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Mrs. M. H. Harteam and family wish to acknowledge with grateful thanks the kind sympathy and condolence and floral tributes in their recent bereavement,
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1937.
REVISION OF WAR DEBTS ? Although the visit of Mr. Walter Runciman. President of
In 1934 I began to travel in
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GROUPINGS and OTHER statesmen still bates on foreign affairs and in
alliances between
We cannot be disinterested
If the Government want to
Own
the two countries, there is a be- that both Germany and Italy
WE do not lack patrio- lief in some quarters that the would before long have an in- spectators; we
tism. We love our are part of secure the support of the country because we love each question of Britain's war debt fluence proportionate to their Europe. If Europe falls we fall country in their foreign policy other, our forefathers who made may come up for discussion numbers, and as great as or too, and there will be none to they must, in my belief, be able it, and our children, to whom during his atay in Washington.
help us..
to reply on the following lines; we would pass it on better than. greater than in 1914. I saw various Even since
nations
We derive our civilisation
we found it.. "We intend to be so strong consed making any other than that the Treaty of Versailles and from Europe, and we cannot, as that none shall challenge us with
We do not hold that our nation token payments, there have been all it stood for was dead, and the poet T. E. Brown said-
Impunity by sea or by air, at is better than others, but that constant reports of a possible
"keep the larger equipoise, home or abroad. We have no our first duty is to our reopening of the whole question.
But I still repeated the slogan. And stand outside these nations allies and no enemies,
people wherever they may be. and their naise,
The soil of England is dear to Arguments for revision do not, "The Rhine is our frontier," and
"We will trade with and en- us, but dearer still the speech however, appeal to the Ameri- declared that Britain should
But we ought not to be com- courage our bankers to assist and the faces of our fellow- can people generally; in particu- guarantee Germany and France mitted to any particular group, trade with every country. We countrymen. With them on this the have not soll we were nurtured: to this GRANDDAUGHTER ar, certain politicians, when and the Low Countries respec- We shall soon be so well armed recognise that
confronted with the contention tively against any invasion by that no great Power will lightly countries have-a case,
soil our ashes will one day re- risk a breach of the peace, lest that most of the debtors cannot the other.
"As part of a general settle- turn. we be found arrayed against it ment including, in the
case of afford to honour their obliga-
I believe with all my heart in tions, retort by pointing out
convinced me that this can discuss thorny questions like for Jews, we will reconsider the that a flood of European money is now the wrong line to take. the colonial clauses of the Treaty allocation of mandates under the in the English character, and in the younger generation. We are Things have changed. The Low of Versailles without feeling Versailles Treaty and do our strong enough to stand by our- that we are acting under duress, best to get other signatories to selves, and, by our strength
do likewise. We shall be so powerful in a
and generosity, not for the first military sense that we can afford "If Russia will abolish the time as a united nation to give. to be courteous and polite to Comintern of Moscow, and the world the lead that it needs,
allies of some but great Powers with whom we are cease to be financially interested not as
the moment having in the domestic policies of other friends of all.
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RECENT events have We shall be so strong that ve Germany, a fresh and fairer deal England, in the English nation,
Countries and France are not as important to us as they once
were.
has somehow managed to be transferred into dollar invest ments. According to a former Director of the United States Budget, in 1933 President Roo- sevelt could · probably have obtained popular approval for a would be easy to sell British | for ten per cent. settlement. Later, war debt bonds to the American however, opinion hardened public. Not only the British against any such adjustment, debt, but those of France and but it, is thought the position Italy as well, have been men- may now be quite different. All tioned, recently in connection through the piece, the United with rumours of a possible
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States Government has taken settlement of the whole question. CONVERSATION in pre-war days There is plenty of talking nowa- theme such as Darwin or Socialism
Imany
old
the view that the initiative in. So far as Britain is concerned,
was an art that was cultivated days. People talk more than they or a theological problem. this matter must come from the it seems more than likely that in our homes and guarded for its aver did. But the conversation People understand one another tends to be aimless and Jerky. Ono better; they appreciated one an- debtor nations. Mr. Cordell the issue will be raised during high value.
We all knew, even when we were theme follows another with a other's point of view; they learned Hull, the Secretary of State, has Mr. Runciman's visit, as it bears small children, just when to come in rapidity that is baffling. We ara to give and take; they stood for
and when to keep out, often declared that he is willing a close relation to the general spenic and when to listen.
when to trying to keep up with the rush of their convictions and they develo
lico in our speech with ono another. a backbone in theology and LECS.. to examine any new proposals question of economic recovery, But nowadays the art and order Probably we have never had so I am of opinion that one of the games that tempt us to be greatest reasons for the decay of con.. that may be put forward. It is, and in any conversations on of it has gone.
There are still the clubs, where dumb afl 'the according to the Washington trade agreements the matter the art of good conversation is used games in thevening. There wero versation, next to the rush of modern
themes and big subjecta, for: correspondent of a leading Lon-can scarcely be avoided. It is and cultivated, where evenings are towed rollicking laughter. of bis the fact that we are afraid But visit a home on any ordinary they have a habit of making us sub- don journal, no secret that what certainly high time that tha | tajoyed just in discussing subject evening in our own ago and the hush jective, and we hate nothing more
And there are certain societies at- ia intense as bridge and whist fans
ourselves, our he has in mind is a partial settle-problem was disposed of once ment in kind, alther in tin or and for all, for not the least im-tached to our colleges and other in- are battling for the game. This in- motives, and our convictives,
stitutions of learning whero to con- tense silence is enforced, and I can- In a word, we are afraid to think' rubber, or both. The commer: portant aspect of a settlement to share a great joy as well not thinks that it is highly sociable deeply.
as to give it.
or in the best interests of man aa There may in years to come be -a cialisation of the remainder has would be the general, improve-
Conversation is only possible in social animal.
awing: back to conversation, for been discussed informally at ment of relations between the an atmosphere of leisure. Resh, Compare an average modern even after all, whatever else man is he is movement, and noise kill its spirit ing with one es spent fifty years a speaking and thinking animol, He meetings of investment bankers, United States and the debtor These forces have been the cause of ago. Then the in mbers of the is greatest when He thinks best and who are of the opinion that it nations concerned.
its decline more than anything else. family would be arguing on a big converses noblest:
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from every conceivable angle,
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