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Wilhelm Shakespeare

Not for the first time, Germany has acclaimed Shakespeare as "a true German." He appears to be, if anything, rather truer than be fore.

Professor Hecht pointed out re- cently that "the heroic ideals" of Nazi Germany make it possible to view the poet's personality in quite a new light.

La Fayette And Legality The La Fayette centenary, which was celebrated officially in Washing-

LEAGUE OF NATIONS IS DYING

MILL THAT TURNS BUT DOES NOT GRIND

AN

IDEALOGICAL RACKET".

(By Malcolm Muggeridge.)

. Mr. Muggeridge, author of "Win-tending it is otherwise? Certainly; ter in Moscow," points out in this not the cause of peace; for peace, article that the League of Nations if it is to last, must be based on. is something more dangerous than actualities and not on pretence. It an ideal that has lapsed lato a bad must be based on a real equili joke.

brium between the European peo- ples.. After all, conflicts arise through a clash of interests, and

Y

London.

ton on May 20, coincides with aET again the statesmen are when they have been prevented, it Like a windmill has been either because the weak journey. peculiar privilege which has just been conferred on one of his descen-flapping round ungainly sails, the have yielded to the strong or be dants.

League once more manifests its cause the strong have been frigh-

For two years Comte Rene de continued existence; and all the tened off their objective by an ¡Chambrun, great-great-grandson of little windmills-societies and se-alignment of forces against them.

Sheep And Goats the Marquis, has been trying to gain parate Individuals flap round, admittance to the New York State their sails in unison. When the The League has neither of these Bar. Hitherto, he has been debar-flapping is over, the occupiers of weapons at its disposal. It as- red from practising his profession the big windmill will breathe a sumes that nations can be divided because he had never been natural- sigh of relief, resume their cross-into sheep and goats,

word puzzles, go back to their un-sheep are vastly stronger than the ised as an American citizen.

that the

Now, however, he has discovered finished novels, and each righteous goats, that at any given moment the an old law passed by the State of little miller will feel that another sheep will unite together against Since Maryland in 1784. It states: "The battle has been won for peace and an unruly goat or goats. Marquis of La Fayette and his heirs freedom,

none of these assumptions is cor- The curious thing is that, nei-rect, since, in fact, there are not male for ever shall be taken to be'

ther in the Geneva mill nor in the sheep and goats, but a tangle of citizens of this State."

is anything being conflicting interests to this com- The Court of Appeals have ad-little ones.

ground. They turn and turn, and bination of Powers and sometimes mitted the claim.

nothing comes of it. More curious to that, the whole thing falla to the still. this does not seem to mat-ground.

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Your Daily Smile!

ter.

there.

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The millers are as enthusias- There is another consideration A man who said he came fromtic as ever: the milling industry to be taken into account. I re- the Income Tax Commissioners still declares paper profits; the member once, at a demonstration called at a house in Landon, re-paid and honorary workers engagin the Red Square, when, after allies. Hence the attempt to

The husband was out, but ed in it multiply rather than dim tanks and armoured cars. and secure peace and prosperity by cently. discussion

10 the official proceeded

cross-inish.

cavalry and infantry, an unending arbitration or

He wanted to) That examine his wife. Geneva or the Hague.

In fact, the League is a racket, procession of workers in mufti but Hong Kong Saturday, June 9, 1934. method

has

definitely broken know whether she let rooms or had differing only. from other rackets armed with rifles and bandoliers, for instance, the drink racket formidable-looking ruffians, began down because the League never lodgers in the house.

& Communist acquired enough prestige to en- The husband, naturally indignant in that it purveys aot even du to file past, asking

wis standing beside me! force its decisions without mili-when told of the intruson, rang up blous liquor. It is-to use an unwho tary backing, which would be re- the inspector of taxes for the dis-gainly word- an idealogical rac-"Supposing by a miracle one of ket. Like the vain king in the Uncle Litvinov's proposals at the quired, it was found, just as trict where his office is situated.

He was told that the man

story, had fairy

it stalks much for economic pressure as

naked Disarmament Conference was ac- Those who have followed the for an old-fashioned ultimatum, been sent because it had been no-through the world, resolutely be- cepted, what would you do about He winked and re- proceedings of the various Con- unless all the Powers came in ticed that the house was rated at lieving that it is finely clad with these boys?" gresses and Conventions that and stayed in. Whether we were £230 a year, that from this it had power and authority, and resolute plied: "Physical culture!"

That is to say, though we may be have become Ho frequent in right or wrong to refuse to sign been deduced that he paid overly shutting its cars to occasional

the Protocol which would have £300 a year in rent, and that this urchins who disrespectfully point prepared, even approximately, to at what a clever writer calls these bound the members to apply suggested that he had

give effect to decisions taken larger out Its real condition. hurrying years' will not be at all force for breaches of obligation house than bis

This would not matter in itself. Geneva, other nations are not, To family

The world is so full of humbug of them (Lenin was very explicit on surprised at the results obtained is still discussed; but as we did could require.

jevery sort and description that the point) things like the League in a hotel room." Some years refuse it was necessary to recog-

little more is neither here nor and the Disarmament Conference ago, when Sir Austen Chamber-nise the consequences. The first to make a joint

If public and private per-are worth joining in because they of these was lain was Foreign Secretary, a

sonages like to pretend that policy with France impossible,

provide a means of weakening very strong pretest was put up for France has quite consistently usually find the biggest collection the world's affairs and generally vide a set of circumstances in At country horse-fairs one can gathering at Geneva is managing potential enemy, because they pro- in one of the official meetings at contended that any joint action of rubbish in the way of horse- ushering in a new epoch of univer-which the cynic is at an enormous Geneva against 'private intrigues must be based on specific obliga flesh.

sal peace when really it is doing advantage. and wire-pulling'; by which was tions in a formal treaty. And it

An every Bolsheviat At one of these fairs & buyer nothing except relleve unemploy (or Nazi for that matter) diplomat meant negotiations carried on must be admitted that the develop bought from a dealer three horses ment to the

Air-flecta and the for five pounds.

extent of a certain Is, and must by the nature of the otherwise than by public discus-ment of

At the close of number of secretarial posts, well, case be, a cynic. sion. Sir Austen very sensibly mechanisation of armies increns the deal, the buyer, turning to the let them.

ingly call for automatic and im-dealer, said, "What about a drink

Salvation in Moscow! replied that the object was to

Unfortunately, however, the mediate action without any diplo

He starts with the assumption obtain results, and that the op- matic delays.

business has a more serious side. formulated by General Clausewitz The dealer, looking portunities of gaining personal The British Memorandum con-

somewhat Just us, while interminable discus (oddly enough, the jaurprised, reforted sharply, "What!isions were

spiritual being carried Jacquaintance with foreign states-tained reasonable suggestions;

on a father both of Prussianism and horses for five Geneva, while commissions were Bolshevism) that way is unending. men were among the most useful but to M. Barthou it seemed a You get three advantages of attendance at mere beating of the air because pounds, and you have the cheek being set up and set down, Japan but takes different forms, passes Geneva. The repetition of every

It was based on mutual agree to suggest a drink out of it? No was methodically occupying Man- through different phases, some of ment and good faith. with no it can't be done. But I'll tell you churia and entrenching herself speech by

(which are called peace, whereas interpreters, the definite pledge of enforce what I'll do--I'll throw in another there, so, while Sir John Simon necessity of giving every de- ment in case of disagreement! horse."

and the Lord Privy Seal come and lieve, or have to pretend to believe,

Jour poor Privy Seals really be legate equal opportunity and bad faith. Hence his irrita-

go Germany is methodically arm that outpourings of eloquence at of stating the point of tion. The surprising denouement |

The Only Idiot

ing-making guns and tanka, train- view of his Government, and however was the emergence of

"Please, sir," said the new office ing soldiers and pilots, and gener-mind at home.

Geneva presuppose a similar state of the tendency of the smaller the Soviet delegate, M. Litvinov, boy, entering timidly, "I think ally preparing for war. In from States to make specially long who of course has no hesitation somebody wants you on the tele-two to three years she will be

ready. speeches, has led to the custom whatever about treaties for com-phone."

Britain's Dilemmi ̧ of having speeches printed and ready negotiated half a dozen the manager, "What's the use of Where shall we stand? circulated before they are read with neighbouring States along saying you think I'm wanted? Am member of the League we are com to the assembled delegates, have the Russian frontier. Here at I wanted or not?" tended to make the ordinary last was something solid to use. "Well, sir, somebody rang up an Europe. The fact that the status meetings more and more formal. as a lever. Only the externals said: 'Is that you, you idiot?! " And after all, what makes the are different from that great day life of a deliberative assembly is years ago when, the Czar rode majority voting.

an

out of it?"

mon action, of which he has al- "What do you mean?" thundered

through Paris amid the plaudits

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Imitted to uphold the status quo ín

que is notoriously unjust and un- stable makes no difference. The League is based on the supposition Hearing that a stable-lad was that the status quo must stand,

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MORE HOLIDAYS IN SWEDEN.

Proposal Submitted To

Government.

Stockholma,

A proposal has been submitted to

of the people, as a pledge of the wanted at a certain racing estab- and that any nation which violent-the Swedish Riksdag for the addi It is more useful to consider new entente between France and Hahment, one of the boys of the ly disturbs it is, by virtue of that tion of four "bank holidays" to the the trend of decisions than the Russia, soon to be solidified into village went to apply for the job. a "Covenant-breaking Power," the method of negotiation; and the a treaty of defence. But does it Outside the stables he met a joc-enemy of all, first impression one gets is of anot also remind us of the Ger-key, who had the bow legs peculiar tendency towards groupings and man suspicion of 'encirclement' 7 to his profession. The jockey ask-danger of the League-werkness, country enjoys.

alliances which look very familiar) Absit omen.

led him his business.

Here lies the weakness and

because being identified with what

already numerous religious and traditional feast-days which the

The idea is that the day preced... to anyone who remembers the The German reaction to the "I've come to see the boss about is unjust and unstable itself; dan-ing three of the present public holi pre-war years when Europe was new yet old combination was a job,", replied the applicant.

ger, because ita members (for in- days should become "bank holidays” slipping down to the abyss. Our quick and logical. There could

the English word is used in the "Right!" said the jockey. "Just stance, Great Britain) are com Statesmen drew two main con-be nothing more unwelcome than walk this way."

[proposal. mitted to uphold territorial . ar- clusions from the catastrophe.ja new encirclement without the

The lad gazed in consternation rangements which cannot and i

{should not endure.'

|a, Saturday towards the end of the regional alliances increased the secretly negotiated by Bismarck at the other's legs.

year. "I might have known there was When stripped of all its preten. chances of war, and made it more So Baron Leraner agreed to

There are already. 11 public holle difficult to localise; the second make things easy in the Saar a catch in it," he gulped. 'I can'c' tious camouflage, the Leagus is was that we could not afford to area, and agreed to being pro-|

merely an instrument for ensuring days in Sweden, and very little be drawn into another war in posed for readmission to the

the continuance of the Versaille work is ever done on the preceding

The first was that the system of old treaty of re-Insurance*

He Had Sampled It

1

The fourth new holiday is to be

which we had had no control Council by M. Barthou. These The wealthy old bachelor' finish-settlement; and the moment that day after 8 p.m.-Reuter. over the policy that caused it are bargains that all the parties ed his lonely dinner and rang for the Powers which lost as a result |The reason of course, apart from concerned thoroughly under-bis butler.

of that settlement, or which grain-

the general national outlook, is stand. The whole proposal" · of

"James," he said, angrily, "when ad less than they thought they MON. ZANIN FETED. IN SHANGHAI

entitled to, began to get bett that Great Britah has such collective guarantees, has gone that traveller person who sold us were enormous commitments in other by the board; the pre-war system this port comes for more orders, strong again, and to form com-In honour of Archbishop Zanin, parts of the world than Europe; of, regional alliances is restored throw him out." and in any case we are a long European diplomacy is back The butler grimaced. way from having paid for the where it was twenty years ago."Very good air" "he_plied." last war, and have not been We may still hope that the result should have thrown him out, even day. much assisted by our former will not be the same.

if you hadn't mentioned it."

binations, together, the Leagua a dinner party was given by the lost all authority, and became the various public bodies in the hall of

Kuoho Road, Nantao.. Archbishop

"I derelict, moribund: thing it la to- the Chingsiu -- Primary School,

What purpose is served by pre-Zanin has left for Sungklang.