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FRIDAY MARCH 16-1934

LANCASHIRE WANTS A LEADER

WHAT THE JAPANESE WOULD DO

DUMPING MENACE TO

(By A. H. S. Hinchliffe.)

BRITAIN

London which were non-existent ten years'

The committes Amateur Art Society Portman House, Portr for the annual exhibition: with a private view on Ma "We expect a record entries," Lady Edward said: to-day. "Not only

result of the public speeches ago. These interests will bring the paintings, water-colours, and

of Cabinet Ministers, and promin utmost pressure, on their Govern turs be on view, but tap

ent newspaper articles, the all-ment to hold their ground. tery, and various

Important question of Japanese However, we must hope that our craftsmanship. The society founded many years ago by the competition is at last beginning to old ability to save our position at father and mother of Lord Uns be brought home to the nation at the last moment will hold good. IF water the ex-Speaker, and was held age. It li about time, for it is a it fails, the repercussions on na- In th

days at Lowther. Luige problem which has caused serious tional life may be surprising "In 1932 we were fent Chester Worry to Lancashire for about tenThree years ago I visited m field House, and nearly all the rooms years, and for the last four years many. At that time the German has driven many people engaged in people were floundering in a condi- were filled."

the cotton trade almost to despair, tlon of hopelessness and despair.

· Surely it is strange that it should Millions of young and energetic have taken such a long time to stir people were faced with the prospect An item of 319 68. 3d, appeara public interest in this vital matter, of liver hopelessly devoid of oppor in the Civil Contingencies Fund in cepecially when one remembers that tunity, and possibly witnout employs respect of rebates of motor. licence exports are essential to this coun-ment.

Free Car Licences

was ·

duty to foreign diplomats in Lon-try and that the cotton industry is The sons and daughters of com the greatest export Industry we paratively prosperous middle-class don.

families, whose parents had been The amount represents a rebate possess. of one-third of the duty,

There never has been any difficul- the backbone of the nation, found Complete exemption is granted to ty in ascertaining the facts. The themselves in abject poverty, unable

existence. heads of foreign missions in Lon-Board of Trade returns are publish-to maintain the barest standard of

There don, to senior counsellors, or senior ed month by month, and the figures cultured Becretaries if there is no counsellor, make it plain to anyone who cares nothing to look forward to..

It was obvious from contact with and to naval and military stfaches. to read them that Great Britain's

British diplomats abroad enjoy export trade in cotten goods has such people that they were waiting the same privilege.

been rapidly disappearing. Here for a leader to arise who could offer them the chance of reviving their Lesser lights in the diplomatic they are:

self-respect; anything. rather than world, however, are granted a re-]

going on as they were. They would bate of only one-third. It is the

back any bold experiment. Hence cost of this concession that appears

the seeds of Hitlerism were sown.": in the accounts.

One finde among the people of

Your Daily Smile.

TOTAL EXPORTS OF COTTON PIECE GOODS IN MILLIONS OF SQUARE YARDS,

P

1925 1929 - 1983 4,435. 3,671 2,031

ergency decrees, is sufficient in

When one reflects on what these Lancashire to-day a similar feeling itself to drive into the opposite

figures mean to the vast population of hopelessness. It is not so acute dependent upon the cotton trade, as it was in Germany, but it is Difficult to Please camp many who are anything but Tories. Sir Stafford's in-

the inevitable unemployment and there. Reductions of salaries and Peter looked remorseful. felicitous reference to the Crown|

"What's wrong?" asked the sweet the despair of thousands of able loss of employment among people in has completed the process. Everyone knows exactly where young thing, the apple of his eye. bodied people, and the loss of in-the prime of life, together with the "It's your father," said the young come to the nation, one can hardly lack of opportunity for those now credit the apathy that has apparent growing up, cannot but affect the he and his group now stand. So

This especially applies to the disastrous from the standpoint man, "He's very unreasonable." of political expediency has all "Why. Peler?" she asked, puzzl-ly been shown towards the problem.outlook of an active community.

clans of capable and energetic young this appeared to the orthodox well, he tells me not to loss Hong Kong. Friday, March 16, 1934-leaders of Labour that they sight of my object in life, then he have, in effect, repudiated all

But unloss kicks up a row because I call on such indiscretions. they can place as well as re-you-seven nights in the week, Ipudiate, they must expect to see ja stiffening of what they call Left Wing reactionary forces.

Action And Reaction.

Let Fascism and similar move-

ed.

Their Advics

Unheeded Danger

It was within the scope of every-men who, normally, would have one to ascertain the cause of the been expected to work up into res trouble. Numbers of energetic ponsible positions with the pos men have been travelling about the ability of partnerships, or busi- world striving to maintain the trade nesses of their own.

all through these years, and they Unless, therefore, there in evid- A number of club members have known the facts-facts which ence of vigorous and Inspiring ments be what they may in other adherents, who complain 30 were seated round the cosy read-were altogether exceptional and leadership on the part of the Gov- ernment, Lancashire may readily or threatening-room fire when in walked the called for exceptional measures. countries, they make but little loudly of coups,

Right, club bore. His face wore a frown, the

The danger was plain, yet nothing provide a following for the type of coups, by appeal to the British race. There ed

remember that it and it was obvious that he was should

happened; leadership among those bold politician who is not afraid of is about them all more than is they themselves who usually deeply agitated.

Need For Leadership touch of melodrama, a sugges provide the occasion. Even the "Do you know, you follows," he in power was conspicuously absent, experiments.

to Nazis assert, and sincerely be said, planting himself in the mid- and public opinion remained un- tion of play-acting, which

own campaign dle of the group, I have received moved,

What is the position now? sober-minded John Bull seems lijeve, that their

was merely an answer to Com-a threatening letter signed "Re-] He does munlat preparations for even venge, and it says that unless I somewhat ridiculous.

When we realise that the loss of the cotton trade is only the begin- It has suddenly become obvious aing and that other export indus-,

not much care for parading in a greater ruthlessness. In milder send £100 to a certain address be that the plight of the cotton trade tries may soon, be in a similar other export industries woollen still more obvious. At the moment, shirt of which the colour has and more fortunate Britain, the fore the end of the week 1 shall may possibly be shared by our plight, the need for leadership is

men who profess most loudly to be murdered.”

"Really, how interesting!" said textiles, pottery, shoes, bicycles, Lancashire is fighting the battle on Trome new and arbitrary mean fear the growth of Fascism

motor-cars, and others. Whereas behalf of the nation, and the im- ing. Besides, he has not failed should realise that very largely one of the members.

"Interesting for you," said the in cotton goode we have bena un-portance of the cause she is fight-

(Continued on Page 11). to observe that wherever activ they have the cure in their own

hands. Let them cease to talk bore nervously, "but what about dersold by 40 per cent. to 50 per ing te still not generally understood. ties of this kind have been wit

of dictatorships of the Left, and me? What shall I do about it?" cent., in some of these other pro-

OBITUARY. nessed, their prevailing note has thus deprive resistance of ita "Whatever you do, don't send the ducts we have been undersold by the idea of blaming the inefficiency been that of extreme violence reasons. Out of these factors money cried a number of volces 75 per cent. For that reason alone of the cotton trade will not bear and intolerance, which are alien the British Liberal party is peek-in unison.

consideration. to the atmosphere of the British ing to-make some advantage for

It never could have borne.com- Empire. It may be admitted itself. That is both natural and

consistent, for Liberalism The modern girl has taken to sideration if people had taken the that in certain cases events have avowedly stands for a lighter renovating, her face stille she is given great provocation for the exercise of authority in all forms out walking. Making it 'up`as she trouble to compare our; prices for setting up of dictatorships, and than does either the Conserva- goes along? that more than one of them has tive or the Labour party. achieved undeniable success. But this, as in other respects, the

In

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ROAD REPAIRS

but

“General” John Roberts At Age Of 65.

WELL-KNOWN CHARACTER.

cotton cloth with those of other Western nations who are compelled The death occurred at 10.30 p.m. to protect their local manufacturers last night at the Government Civil against the import of cheap textiles Hospital, of John Roberts, aged" 565, a former China Const Master 5 Mariner.

Women, we are told, are gene from Great Britain in Britain and the dominions; no British electorate he still the Head It To Your Wife such provocation and no such need alternative at any time of a

The deceased, whose mickyar why. It takes some of enclency has certainly served as an can be proved to exist. Re-third choice. The rebirth of ally much slower than men. This But the idea of Lancashire's In-

Roberts, was/7 1/ stlessness, whether criminal or Liberalism, then, is resurrecay

well-known character in Hong ing the facts,

He was as ex-Freemason, political, is, of course, always tion from a remnant to a party, them about sixty years to reach excuse for our leaders for not face was General

All this is, of course, in keeping Kong with us, though much milder of might yet be realised as the re- sult of an appeal to a public per

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with our national character. It has also an ex-member of the China form than in many fands, The

suaded that liberty was at stake.

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almost impossible to arouse this na Marine Engineers Guild of Chine any extraordinary danger were pass before a general election is get better prizes than othe

tion until we are almost over the le has been, ailing for some time, to arise it would quickly be seen held, and in that interval great Quite right. You got

abyss Face to face with disaster; At the time of his decease he was

destituite that the police could find many issues may arise that would offer only got yuumei

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