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What Boys Read

Ever since the war one of Eng- land's largest preparatory schools has kept an annual record of the books taken out by the boys from the school library.

TUESDAY, GANUARY 23, 934

OF A

COMMUNISM OF

PROFESSOR

Subversive Propaganda from A Chair Of Logic

(By J. B. Firth.)

Natural history and travel and exploration stories still head the infrequently appeals to Capitalists its increase and Communist apples London University, which not, good, kind earth will dring forth list, but there have been someor financial support which is never will fall into Communist laps, rosy, changes in the ranking of the au-denied, has in some respects a re-juicy and ripe. Labour will no thors.

Three years ago John Buchan markable way of returning thanks, longer need to be improbus, ving It permits some of its leading hard and inexorable, in order to headed the list, followed by Conan Doyle, Kipling, Baroness Orezy, professors to attack Capitalism conquer all things. It will be easy

tooth and nail. Stevenson, Dickens, Merriman,

and pat and slick. Jules Verne, Stanley Weyman, An- Mr. Harold, Laski, of the London credit a word of it. Most of The propagandist activities, of Believe it who will I do not stey, Rider Haggard, Kingsley and School of Economics, which is close the professor's assumptions about Scott.

ly associated with the University in human beings seem to be just wilful perversions of fact. When he says Now a second Professor appears that "Communism must rest upon

The 1932-1933 list, which was the public mind, are notorious,"

that

recently published, "showS Rider Haggard has more than twice] as many followers as any other with a blood-red book, entitled "The the need that men and women feet author, Buchan has fallen to third Philosophy of Communism" (Faber, for living their lives la community place.

Conan Doyle, and Kipling S. d.). That is Mr. John MacI reply with confidence that the show a drop of nearly 50 per cent murray. Professor of Mind and vast majority of men and women: Baroness Orezy has faded away. Logle.

have no such feeling. The London University Chair They would just hate the notion Thrillers Banned

which he holds was endowed in of "living in community." People On the other hand, Stevenson, honour of George Grote, and bears who live in community usually grow Dickens, and Scott have more than his name. I think that eminent to loathe the sight of one another- Victorian Liberal Banker and Hia-unless they have abundant oppor

(doubled their quotas.

Modern youth no longer seems to tarian would turn in his grave with tunities of getting clear away. read Henty and Ballantyne. ...}horror if he knew that his Chair That is the usual experience, I ardent Com-jam told, even of academic common-

This school gains many scholar-was occupied by an ships and with the exception of munist, however philosophical Faderlock Holmes series its outlook.

in rooms. Nota inter fratresodio. Moreover, though communa! exigi» once has produced a handful of saints; it has also produced multi- tudes of slothful and atrophied Prot. Macaurray does not merely sluggards,. Hence the medieval sin

Communism

bra contains no crime thrillers.) What Is The Goal of

The popularity of Rider Hag- gard may be partly explained by the fact that there is a Haggard, a

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nephew of the author, on the staff. expound the theory of Communism of Accidie--one of the deadly seren as he might expound the theory of the very name of which almost applies to quantity rather than to quality, but it would be foolish.

Positivism or Utilitarianism. He dropped out of mind in the new Trouble In Samoa to imagine that a courtry which Trouble has been simmering in preaches it as a hot-gospeller, or at bustle of an individualist wor Hong Kong' Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1934. has already made auch strides Samoa, where eight chiefs have Beast as hot as becomes a philo-

will not gradually rectify this de-just been arrested on charges of |sopher.

- Family Life Just Scrapped fect in its product. It is evi-sedition, ever since the war..

Of course, as presented in these

The idea of a "classless society” Britain And Argentina. [dent, therefore, that Argentina is

smooth, cool, well-sculptured para-is as desolate and barren as that of There are actually 14 islands in Three events have occurred re-proportions we are inclined to ing the two largest, are adminis-munism of the platform, the street of human nature. The members of a competitor to whose formidable the group, of which sight, includ graphs, Communism is a vastly a tideless sea. It is absolutely up- different thing from the Composed to the fundamental impulses. cently which have an important pay insufficient attention. Its tered by, New Zealand under a bearing on Australia's future remarkable development began League of Nations mandate. The corner, and the dark tenth-rate cafe such a society, If conceivable, would

United

In the back street.

beome as stagnant as carp in a Mr. Pollitt and Mr. Wal Hanning-pond, where it is an act of graca

ranks,

prosperity. One is the success-about 50 years ago, and was due remainder belong to the ful experiment of shipping Aus-entirely to the huge influx of im-States tralian chilled beef to London, migrants and capital from The best-known island is Upolu: ton, for example, do not talk the and merit to introduce a pike. just making possible for the first time Europe, which continued almost it contains both Apia, beloved of philosopher dialect of this very to make them stir their, indolent the entry of that dominion into uninterruptedly until the begin-all South Sea story writers, and learned Professor. But they are Bn. the chilled beef trade, hithertoning of the depression. British Vailima, the home of Robert Louis

brothers-in-arms in the Communist Unless and untfi mankind is re practically a South American interests predominated until the Stevenson.

generated-born again, in the old. monopoly. This is a matter of post-war period, controlling. In the American section of the I am not concerned to discuss religious idiom the assumption. the Professor's genealogy of. Com that those who live in the classless muniem. Briefly, it is by Marx, out Communist state will be so. en- of Hegel. Only well-equipped lightened readers will attempt to follow him own profit or their neighbours as never to seek, their where he

says that where Marx hurt, and never shirk an unpleasant aplit with Hegel was "In, the re job because no: unreasonable order pudiation of the idealist principle will ever be given, is about as false that reality is idea, or know and grotesque as the current Sp

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vital and immediate importance, transport, communications, bank-

archipelago since various factors, including ing, and Insurance, while many place is Pago-Pago, a magnificent the only important the activities of the other millions of pounds were invested natural harbour. Įdominions in the chilled in agricultural ventures. In- beet trade. have already deed, the Argenting wool indus made serious in-roads into try is largely the result of British the sales of Australian frozen enterprise. With the post-war beef abroad. The second event period, however, came a flood of agreement, whereby Argentina which, together with American week's notice and kissed the pretty accepted the principle that "reality in for the dole unless he really has agreed to reduce tariffa on investments already established, parlourmaid, and was then so darn is an organic process." many British manufactured particularly the great meat-pack-absent-minded that he gave three goods in exchange for conces ing companies, was to challenge cheers for absent-mindedness while what all this comes to for practical Communist meeting and study the The Professor should go to a

THE WHOLE HOG

is the new Anglo-Argentina trade American loans, the effect of The professor gave his wife a enough to care whether or no Marx cialist assumption that no one puts.

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sions on Argentine raw mater Great Britain's trade aupremacy. his wife could hear. ials. principally chilled beef, The extent to which Argentina while providing for a large is necessary to Great Britain is Tennyson For The Laundress British loan to free British funds hardly realised by the general "Wring out the old...” impounded by Argentina's Ex public. Britain's whole economy

NO FEAR

I am only interested to know

deserves it.

purposes, What is Communism physiognomy of the audience and driving at? What is the Professor's note the sentiments which they ap practical ideal? How does he picplaud, and then judge if these are ture to himself the Communist com-likely founders of a New Jerusalem monwealth,

not of his dreams or have any mind beyond the smash. not supposed to dream but of his and grab of the Day of Vengeance, Professors of Mind and Logic are

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most sublimated thoughts?

"A Classless Society”

Unfortunately he clings tightly to

change Control Commission. The is based upon the exchange of Winter Sports Note, agreement secured final approval manufactured goods for food- They pronounce akis "shes" be- by the Argentine Congress, al stuffs and raw materials, and the cause you never know what they'll though Dr. Alberto Hueyo's op-Empire as yet neither provides do next. position to it, on the grounds that adequate markets for her sur- its provisions would greatly re-plus products nor produces all duce Customs duties and add to the materials necessary for the "The ex-Kaiser's health is caus- the abstract. He pleads fairly the nation's financial difficulties, purposes of war, as well as those ing anxiety." Not to me. led to his resignation as Argen-of peace. Thus, not only Argen- tine Finance Minister. The third tine, but South America as event is comprised in the activi- whole is an important factor in Why the black eye, old man?" ties of the International Wheat Britain's existence, especially as notoriously much-married man was Advisory Committee in, its efforts her investments are colossal, so asked by a friend.

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Unlucky

enough that the Communist experi-

PLANES COLLIDE IN MID-AIR.

ment in Russia has not had a free Safely Landed Though

Inter-Locked.

course in which to run: and be glori-

a fied, because Russia has still to contend against the pressure of non-Communist States. But there{

Pretoria,

Two military aeroplanes collid

to adjust the world wheat aup, that South American prosperity Well, you see," said the black-is no word as to whether the Eus- ply to world demand in order to is held to be inextricably bound eyed one," "I arrived home rather sian proletariat are happy in mind, ed in mid-air above Swartkops stabilise the price. The position up with her own. Moreover, to unsteady the other night and body and estate. Such bourgeois Aerodrome and became inter as a result of the agreement of a slightly lesser extent, similar thought I'd read a little before go- questions are not for him locked. A crash appeared to be the wheat conference, at which considerations apply to Germany, ing to bed. My wife came down Yet if Commanist economics do imminent, but the superb skill of Australia and Argentina were Italy, and the United States, and and caught me, and there was some not materialise in better supplies of Captain Hector Daniel pilot of two of the principal participants, the fierce struggle for trade that trouble."

boots, houses and material creature one of the machines, and the ca- was summed up by The West-[has been going on between them *What were you read?”

comforts, what is the good of Com-det who was in charge of the minster Bank Review" as fol-lever since the -War haa "By ill-luck P'd chosen the chess munist economics?

other machine, resulted in the lows: "Export" countries have in no way been arrested by board!"

However, the professor quits his machines being brought safely, given little away. They have the depression, although the ca-

abatructions for a moment when he to earth without injury to the only agreed to restrict exports pacity of each and the opportuni-

visualisen · Communism › ‹ în practice occupanta-Reuter. for the current year to about the ties afforded have been consider

as “a classless society,” No one, 1- probable import demand with ably diminished. In such cir futher restrictions in the follow-cumstances, for the dominions to ing year. Nothing has been ar- over-estimate the advantages of A new electric wall outlet aaves ranged for two years hence, But the Ottawa agreements would be

the use of a metal box and several if they have given away little, unwise, Undoubtedly, Great other parts, they have received little, in re-Britain will continue to favour turn. Nevertheless, it is no the rest of the Empire; but, at Passenger airplane service has too much or too little, Bunty mean achievement to get repre- the same time, It is essential to been begun in Ireland between sentatives of such diverse inter-remember how her economic wel-Dublin and Galway, esta to agree at all. Possibly, fare is bound up with that of

Facts You Did Not Know.

suppose, is to be economically de- pendent on another. No more mas ters, just or unjust No more {"bosses." There is to be enough for everyone and no one is to have

"What, is required: sa the basİK of any Communist society: is that we should escape from individual- ism in our personal' Hfa...”

WOMAN FIGHTS 206-

LAW SUITS." Claims Ancient Rights In Alexandria.

Alexandria There is a woman here who hast fought 206 lawsuits--and intends to

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contact through the advisory South America. It behoves the Touching the top of a new committee will pave the way to a dominions, therefore, not only to digarette container for automobiles cord Living In Community more complete future achenie." deserve Britain's preferences, releases a cigarette and tilts it into Mass production Itself the ght another 44. She is an Egyp Each of these events is vital to but also to do their utmost to position to be lighted by electricity direct outcome of capitalism is to Argentina as well as to Australia, develop those products such as without requiring driver to take provide for all without tears and At the moment since chilled beef and wheat are chilled beef, to-day obtained out, his eyes from the road

even without west. The pro number of prominent two of its principal exports. Inside the Empire, as well as those of German Invention in a semi- day's work will no,

|Jetarian:^will Bursplró. The Alexandria, Including addition, during the last thirty they already produce. Their of

tish repic years there has been na immense future trade with Britain will circular polished metal reflector than ended, development of the wool industry depend ultimately, and to an in- composed of multiple mirror sur and night in Patagonia, until to-day Argen, creasing degree, upon their abil, faces to hasten the acquirement of in hay tina ranks second on the list of it to compete the world's wool producers:

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