1934-12-21 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1934

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WOMEN AS DIPLOMATS

Women's organisations are an« noyed about the delay in publish- ing the report on the possibility of admitting women to the diplomatic and consular services, a

The committee began their work

in January. Their report is really

UNITED STATES OF EUROPE

IS THIS A POSSIBILITY OF THE FUTURE?

EXAGGERATED NATIONALISM WORST DANGER TO PEACE

(By. G. Ward Price)

but the Government still refuse to DECENTLY Europe had two "identity cards," and "permits of

commit themselves definitely to its publication.

The National Association of Wo- men Civil Servants wrote to Bir John Simon asking whether and when the report was to be publish- led.

residence" are required.

shocks: (1) The Jugoslav Government Every British exporter is baffled

· denounced Hungary in terms that by the problem of how to get paid declare peace; between those two for his goods." European banking countries to be in peril;

to-day is a perpetual juggle with (2) A new defensive pact be "blocked currencies," "register, tween France and Russia against marks,” and a fantastic confusion They have Just received his re- Germany was asserted to exist. of regulations and restrictions. ply: The matter is "under consi-, More developments of this kind Would America have ever become deration," he says.

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may be expected. Europe's political the great nation she, is if she had ulcers are ready to burst. The set up the same barriers on the tempo of internations! discorde is frontiers of each of her 48 States quickening. The nations are taking as Europe maintains on those of

her score of principal countries?

The Folly Of It!

Hatred And Hostility-

How odd it would all seem to a;

Twelve countries already accept women as candidates for diploma-up their battle-stations. tie and consular service.

Hungary had a woman diploma- I have just come back from a tist as long ago as 1918. She was tour of Europe. Its Foreign Min-visitor from another planet! He Mme. Schwimmer, Minister to istries, embassies, newspaper offices, would find Europe in the strangle and other sources of political in-hold of nationalist jealousies and Switzerland.

have been familiar war-fears; her population declining because men' cannot afford to have

men

Bulgaria, Soviet Russia and the formation United States are other countries, ground to me for 25 years.

In all that time I have never large families; her most civilised which have, or have had, women

heard so much hatred and hostility countries deliberately preparing for diplomatists.

France decided early this year talked in these places as is being a new struggle which they know now. The mood of early must wreck their civilisation; to admit women to the competitive talked

of 4,000,000 of the finest of her young examinations for the diplomatic 1914 was by comparison one

halcyon calm.

constantly engaged in the service...

The materials of another blaze sterile occupation of soldiering; are heaped high upon the Continent. spending £800,000,000 of her annual Your Daily Smile!

Unless something is done to pre-wealth-production on the mainten- vent it-far bigger than has yet ance and equipment of forces of The man who called his young been attempted an unexpected in destruction. The China Mail remaining here for more than a

certain time, say three months, lady "Sweet" because she was alcident will before long supply the Then he would turn to Asia and find that continent of 1,000,000,000 The condition should simply he ways after a meal.

spark to set them flaming.

People to whom I talk on these people at peace, largely under Euro- Hong Kong, Friday, December 21, 1934 that the applicant has found a

niche for himself in the social Radio Rot

What can you get on your wire- lines answer: Nobody wants war. pean protection, occupied solely in system.

That is perfectly true. But nobody expanding its number China wanted the world-slump. Yet it alone by 25,000,000 every year-and in learning the methods. and

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What rushes through the crowded

street,

The Submerged Child There is a tendency to stereo-less set?

type our laws on the model of How can one listen to the facts English laws which deal with entirely different conditions. disclosed at the annual meeting of the Society for the Protection The immigrant who gets strand- of Children which was held oned here without being able to Tuesday afternoon,, or read the earn a living wage does not drop from the skies; he comes from cases described in. the Report without feeling that talk of village where he has family connections and would find life! Christmas Cheer is a hollow moe-

With whirring noise and throb-

bing beat, Exhaling odours far from sweet!

My motar.

Women's faults are many

Men have only two, Everything they say,

kery? A newcomer to Hongion the margin of existence much Kong used to be told that there more tolerable. He should sim- Just Two were coolies, with wives and Ply be refused a perimit to stay

and helped to get home. children, who could live on a ten

It is quite unnecessary to con- cent piece per day, and the in- formation hardly seemed cretation after a criminal conviction jure up pictures of harsh depor- dible. But that the families

And everything they do

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War is the result of wrong-mechanism of Western civilisation,

Europe And Asia headed policy, as the slump was the sequel to wrong-headed finance.

A bleeding Europe and a breed- The prime cause of Europe's pre-ing Asla-what can be the outcome sent condition of deadly peril fs the except the ultimate domination of Peace Treaties. They imposed upon the Old World by the Far East? AB an exhausted Continent new strains, that great German thinker Oswald new rivalries, new wrongs.

Spengler says in his last book i What is the obstacle to the re-The World War was a defeat of pair of these blunders? The 1918 was the first great triumph of prestige and pride of nationalism. the coloured world."

Jealousy And Fear

“Unite›or perish" appears to be

I have met Foreign Ministers the choice before the nations of who, in confidential talk, admit that Europe. It may not be necessary the reform of the peace settlement to submerge their political iden-

assisted during the last twelve there are similar conditions. A A scientist says that certain is urgently necessary. If one aaks tities, any more than those of the

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why they do not openly recommend various States of America have it they reply: "I daren't."

disappeared, but, if they are to They dare not because the survive, they must unite their 475,000,000 people of this Continent economic forces and abstain from of Europe are behaving like a gang mutual destruction.

Can it be done? Is it possible to of miners in a Western gold-rush, all ready with their revolvers to check the fierce current of national- Bachelor's life: One undarned grab or defend their respective lam which has carved up. Europe claims. Some day one of them, into a collection of antagonistic more scared or more savage than cells?

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as a vagrant. In Johannesburg Hue And Cry months should be found to be

wealthy centre of Industry colours induce sadness. surviving on an average of two attracts many from their natural dollars and five cents per month tribal society besides those who Nature Note must tax the power of belief of the oldest resident.

find work in the mines or the "Birds are born architects," says That the Society's officers deserved the jurisdiction has been evolved,

workshops, and a very peculiar a writer. A Wren built St. Paul's thanks. and recognition accorded which works without a hitch. Definition to them goes without saying; but An officer is appointed who has why should they be left to full power to deal with the un-thing after another. shoulder a burden like this? employed or the loafer by Surely all the resources of know-repatriating" to his place of Down Is Up

the rest, will start shooting. No The British Commonwealth of ledge and power of the com-

Nations is evidence of the harmony origin anyone who is not able to munity should be called upon to show that he is following a call- says a news item.

"Eiderdowns are rising in price," one knows-where it will stop.

"To me it even appears probable," that can prevail between lands of deal with conditions of life that ing that is both honest and

says Professor Kantorowicz, the widely varying conditions and in. are more like a living death. Jadequately lucrative. There are The difficulties of the question frequently police enquiries, but

German historical philosopher, "that terests. The Swiss federation testl- the smouldering flames of a grow (Continued on Page, 10.) of overcrowding are both obvious there is to "case, no

ing nationalism will break out in a and well known; but that is no evidence, no conviction. In fact

final world-conflagration in whose reason giving it up as hopeless no police are present during the The 8.8. Somali left Singapore poisonous clouds the culture of There is the crowd of immi-hearing Cases are discussed in yesterday morning and is due bere Europe and the last bulwark of grants. But why are immigrants a friendly way; advice or help at noon on Monday! allowed to flock into the Colony may be given; work may be

sworn

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

XMAS SHOPPERS AIDED

In order to facilitate: Christmas European solidarity-I mean the and New Year shopping, the Wing power of England-would perish." On Co., the Sincere Co., and the

Post-War Restrictions Sun Co., have extended their busi We all experience the persecu-ness hours from 9 a.m. till 9. p.m., tions of the fevered post-war to-day, to-morrow and Sunday,

without check? Certainly we found; a free railway ticket is The Civil Service Cricket Club is must expect a numerous floating often granted. But the essence holding its annual prize-giving and population which comes

to us of the whole jurisdiction is that Children's Christmas Tree next because we are a busy port, and the responsible officer has the Wednesday for members and their there, are always many who are power to issue a formal "repatria-children. Tea will be served at growth of nationalism, even as pri-while on Monday the stores will waiting for a ship, or enjoying tion order" a copy of which is 3.30 p.m. and the presentation of vate individuals. Till 20 years ago close at 10. p.m or whenever the an interval between voyages sent to the police, and if it is not prizes and toys from the Christmas one could travel about Europe with-respective managments think fit. But these are not the problem obeyed the undesired resident Tree will be at 5 pm. If they come they also go. Then

may be prosecuted for Contempt ་ thrives on cheap labour.

To

out hindrance or question, Paes- ports and visas had long disappear

One month's hard labour was

there is the plea that Hong Kong of Court. To a newcomer the The R. M. S. Empress of Russia ed outside such backward States as imposed on Yusn Wah Chi for the that there are two answers. The Haroun al Raschid; but it is not morning from Manila. She will go was no formality at any frantler. Tung Street, when he appeared procedure appears to smack of is due to arrive here on Tuesday Turkey and Russia. Except for theft of a long coat the property casual Customs examination thereof Man Pin, a musician of No. 14 first is that it is unavailing in abused, and the right of appeal into the Kowloon Dock for her an- face of the fact that there are has never been invoked.

We nual overhaul

On my recent tour eight sets of before Mr. E. 1. Wynne Jones at officials examined me at each pas the Central Magistracy thin

Defendant was arrest ed after he had pawned the coat.

They were the

so many unemployed. We do not commend the suggestion to the thrive on men who are not need-Government on the ground that Cheung Tang-shing, of No. 501age from one country to another. morning. ed and who cannot earn anything; the plan has been tried for Main Street. Shaukiwan, wan ad- inor on men who only get work by several years, and "it works." displacing others. The second

BANISHEE GAOLED

mitted to the Government Civil Hospital yesterday, suffering from body injuries when the verandah on the first floor where he was sit ting collapsed.

Passport controllers, Customs officers, Political police, "and" Currency Inspectors

of the land I was leaving, and a similar fourfold set of the country 1 was entering.

On, two frontiers I was haled be

Answer is that we do not thrive either on men who do not earn enough to keep body and soul, together when they do get For returning from banishment employed

without an authorised permit, L⠀⠀⠀ An= "Old German Christmas Equally unavailing is the argu-Kam cheung, a 32-year-old unem Play" will be staged at the Union fore higher officials to explain the ment that these people would not come unless they were worse off played, was sentenced to 12 months Church. Kennedy Road, this after suspicious fact that I had copies of on the mainland. We are not

hard labour by Mr. E. W. Hamilton noon, commencing at 5.30 pm, to The Daily Mail in my possession. responsible for them or for their morning. On looking at the defen- cordially invited.

at the Kowloon Magistracy this which members of the public areIn most Central European States conditions. We only become dant's record card it was seen that

foreign newspapers are regarded na

responsible when we admit them

and allow them to become resi- he had been in gaol on several occa A fine of $250, in default six political dynamite. A long list must dents. We are convinced that only slons for different offences in months' imprisonment, was impos- be examined to see if they have a stricter system of admission February, this year, for a period of ed on Wong Man-hin a 46-year heen prohibited. will meet the case We have

nine months' imprisonment under old traveller, for being found with previously recommended, and the Deportation Ordinance, a revolver and five 1

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