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NON - INTERVENTION
OUTLOOK Italo-German opposition to the Anglo-French proposal for filling in the gap in the naval patrol scheme, caused by with- drawal of German and Italinn ships, has created a situation which can only be described as lamentable, Rome and Berlin are at pains to blame Paris and London for the impasse, on the that the grounds
TWO "RELIGIONS" THAT
SPLIT THE
WORLD
TERE is the international faith of
Hyoung Englishman of 34, un-
attached to party, who looks with open eyes on the world as he sees it to-day.
What he sees will not be palatable to the complacent British patriot—of Right or Left. To some of his argu- ments there are demolishing answers.
The Telegraph publishes it as a refreshing piece of frankness in a world too much given to cant and muddled thinking.
natural
wholesale
Remember that lished themselves so successful- Beware that your ITHOUT claiming ly in all parts of the globe, and I leaning towards progressive or murder, possibly involving your to represent any hope that the great settlements left-wing ideas does not betray own wife and children, will settle opinions but my which they founded will even- you into an unholy alliance with nothing-not even a difference of financially interested opinion about how nations should own, I want to state my tually outgrow Mother Country the
remembering "patriots" who, in all countries, be governed... most viewpoint as a man of 34 sentimentality,
dangerous When I am told by Socialists your old enough to have been that every nation was a colony are
enemies.
that they are not opposed to the infected by the disillusion-
Certainly I am not prepared to Do not allow yourselves to be German people, but only to ment of the last war, young fight voluntarily for the main taken captive by words and Fascism, Hitler and militarism, enough to be directly in- tenance of the Empire ides as labels Remember that Fascism I shudder like the man in Ibsen in stopping the visualised by big business, to is only a word that may be ap confronted with the gibbering:
whom à colony is something like plied to anything from an effl.. terested next.
I love my country too much to talk patriotism. The only enemies from whom I wish to defend it are those at home who are seeking to betray it by re- viving the 1914-18 spirit.
once.
the
Kaiser,
a branch in a system of chain cient farm settlement to a loutish ghosts of dead ideas. In my assault on a Jewish pawnbroker; boyhood the bogeys had different stores.
But the Imperialists we have that democracy may mean any names-Kultur,
thing from the triumph of a Prussianism. Roosevelt to a stupid land-slido Nevertheless, it is in some of always with us.
Pronouncements that the Gov- engineered by the Terrorstruck
the Opposition's utterances.on ernment is not considering even Press.
Germany, half-hearted though the return of Germany's former
Whatever evils you find in territories are received in semi-
docile Fascism, ask yourselves whe. they are, that one can find a ray I am ashamed of England's at approving silence, by a counter-titude in foreign affairs, parti- Opposition which has persuaded ther that hated movement is not, of hope, a suspicion that conver- Certain it is that, an Opposi- proposal, involving the granting cularly of its attitude to Ger- itself that hostility to Fascist in some measure, a sign of the sion is not out of the question. of belligerent rights to both many, typified in the colonial methods must imply hostility to growing fury in frustrated ma-
all the aspirations of a Fasciat tions against the hypocritical tion change of front in the direc- possessiveness of your own tion of greater friendliness to- nation.
country. partics in Spain, has met with question.-
wards Germany would have a The fact that we now hold
This is what I would say to all
Don't forget that it is not so twofold effect of immense im-
portance. territories of our ex-enemies men of military age, and espe-
worth Machiavellian few, as the mud-
First, it might succeed in makes our attitude far more in- cially to those who believe, as I much the scheming of the waging is that against the dis- dled emotions of the well-mean- flammatory than it was before do, that the only war
ignorance and case,
mental ing many that makes wars possi- creating a British mentality cap-
ble.. --kind:
able of seeing Germany from Germany's point of view,
Secondly, a pro-German ges-
a cool reception. Sight appears to be lost, however, of the fact that any cause for believing that British and French naval vessels would operate the scheme in
mean
France
1914.
With infuriating self-com- placency Britain, pocketing
the profits. of imperial pre- WIRELESS BAD MANNERS ture from se unexpected a quar-
But that is only the most obvious
Out of Place
cases
ter could not fail to blunt the edge of Hitler's "anti-Red" tomahawk.
other than an impartial manner is disposed of by the Anglo- French offer to permit the pre- sence of neutral observers on the patrolling craft. Actually, ference; dreps unofficial hints to Germany that the value of
RE your wireless manners good that you have to raise your voice to have make a remark and strain your cars ΠΟΣ Britain neither
colonies is an illusion. Our Em-A
you or bad? Perhaps
to catch the reply. A touch on the wants to carry the whole burdenpire trade benefits are an illu-never thought about the matter at
conversation. But in many
Here let me say that I resent prevents such 1 even that class of propaganda cent invention not to have evolved thoughlessness of the patrol scheme, which will sion in a more subtle sense than all. Radio is still a sufficiently re-switch, and you could hold a normal
mo- simple action.
which confines itself to damn- Very few of us listen properly. heavy expense, to say our statesmen auspect; because its own code of ethics, but a nothing of the constant strain the envy which they excite may ment's consideration will show that
about time. But there are certain things of Germany. time we thought serlously
to which we like to give our undivid placed on those operating it. In the end provoke a war that if there is none already, it is high Mostly we read or kalt at the same ing the internal political system
smashes the Empire, together making one.
Are we expected to believe Bad manners are almost invariably ed attention. It may be the news, I The trouble has, in point of fact, with the rest of civilisation.
Wire variety programme, or a symphony the result of thoughtlessness. been created as a direct conse-
The Empire, Mr. Eden tells us, less bad manners are no exception. concert, it all depends on our mood that this great and cultured An example of them that is given Yet the habit of doing something State now fills, in the European quence of Italo-German with- is one of the things for which I the greatest publicity is that of the else whilst listening is so widespread scene, a role akin to that of the drawal from the patrol system.and my generation must be pre-person who has a powerful set which that it is a common occurrence to be black-moustached villain"in' a.
he uses to the utmost of its capacity, forced to indulge in a conversation Having themselves withdrawn, pared to take up arms. I for so that his neighbours must listen to when we would far rather listen in millgirls' novelette?
Finally, let me forestall the ther they want to or not. The sum- that way at a concert or a theatre, for no reason that can be des-one am not willing to fight for the programme he has chosen, whe silence. Nobody would interrupt in
mer is the worst time for this yet it is thought nothing of in the cry of "Blackshirt," which some of my remarks will doubtless. cribed
as adequate, both Ger-anything of the kind.
affletion, for open windows provide home. I am glad and proud that my less protection than usual against
provoke, with a brief affirmation many and Italy now claim the
...of political faith. I believe that right of saying who shall operate adventurous forefathers, estab- the home broadcaster.
form of wireless bad manners. There Sultebillly of programme provides ultimately the human race can This attitude im- the service. piles a
measure of distrust in foreign planes and warships are other forms which, although they another problem. Surely 1 is a find its material salvation only do not annoy the neighbours, betray little incongruous to sit reading and in some form of communistic
for one's smoking when a church service is Anglo-French policy which is hovering around the war-torn a lack of consideration not warranted by the facts. The nation. In such circumstances, family and visitors. The vast in- being broadcast? It is possible to distribution of the world's wealth
ceivers has been responsible for one played, but talking distracts, the nations. bringing forward, at this stage, incidents appear to be inevitable crease in the use of all-maina re-read or write whilst tousle is being among individuals, as among
unfortunate development. Running mind. So if we really are doing of the question of belligerent and the danger is that in
costs for these sets are so low that something else, the best thing to do In any case, a. rights only serves to complicate highly-armed Europe, governed they are often left running all day, is to switch off. the situation. If Germany and for the most part by military, It is dificult to understand why any
throughout Italy are sincere in their desire Fascist and semi-Fascist dicta-one should want to have a set going
their waking hours. to see non-intervention work, torships, incidents may easily!
Absolute with Half-Listening
tende to make us ill-mannered. It is into two camps, each of which the least they can do is to co-lead to war. operate in the naval patrol drawal of all foreign influences
An age of noise, say the scientists, so simple to switch on the set to raises the Socialist banner while scheme and, what is of oven in the dispute can alone remove, is making us like noise for its own entertain a friend who has dropped each accuses the other of being quiet. But that explanation is not probably he came to listen to us and the tool of vested interests, I.am greater importance, show some the danger of auch develop-sake. We are uneasy when we are in, that we overlook the fact
At the moment, the wholly satisfactory. It seems pro not to our radio, and in any event reminded of the religious con-- concrete disposition to facilitate ments.
bable that laziness, the great cause as a set of his own. The art of flicts with which the European
methods, for we rely less upon our Middle Ages. the withdrawal of all foreign whole question of non-intervene radio bad behaviour, is at the root conversation in being killed by such peoples wasted themselves in the
not In the matter, Laziness forces now fighting in Spain. tion is being referred to many of
In only half ment and become, careless hosts.
Thinking of the real campai listen, and laziness Only by such a method can the nations, with Indications of switching off when we don't want to own resources to provide entertain- In fact, wireless is a great boon conflict be localised. It is now strong support for the Anglo-listening when we pretend that we
to have a perpetual background of stand how to handle. At present we turn impatiently away from toy. these black and red flag-waggers: are like children with a new almost a year since the civil war French proposal. It is to be are. But it is distinctly bad manners which we do not as got fully under- of man against nature, I can only All the old ones are discarded for a and ocho with vehemence the cry broke out, and in the interim hoped that, even at this eleventh noise when we entertain visitors.
If you went to visit someone, you while and the new one worked there has been steady inflow hour, some satisfactory method of foreign troops, foreign volun. of dealing with the crisis caused, would feel insulted if a third person death. But whereas toys, even now of Mercutio: "A plague on both
or No host conversation. your teors, diplomatic and technical by the uncompromising stand voor song during the whole of ones, lose their hold upon us, wire your houses
Eric Watkins hoppen, Yet plenty of them will let well be kept throughout Me.
Robert Allen experts and advisers, to say taken by Germany and Italy will hostess would allow such a thing to las bad manners, once acquired may
their sets blare away, with the result | nothing of war material, with be evolved.
"
So much for the remote Ideal. church service is no less a church As for the present confusion-- and it should be treated as such." revolutionary spirits of the world service because it is being broadcast, when I contemplate all the eager But the very case with which we favorishly splitting themselves.
entertainment
tan receive wireless
that
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