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THE CHINA

MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1936

HER VERY HAPPY REFLECTION

Solicitor at Wood Green woman-motorist: You know what - the reflecting mirror on your car is for, don't you?

Woman: Oh, yes. As a matter of fact I was adjusting my bat in front of it when the constable came up and spoke.

URBAN COUNCIL

Agenda For To-day's

Meeting

BEHIND THE BIG

DRUM

(Continued from Page 4)

"Maiming" Souls

after

now, of going about to canvass, in the American elections as for votes. She wouldn't have they did in causing the Con- known where to go; and theservative landslide that buried: professional ward-heelers would English Labour in the panic have asked her husband to call election of 1931. So far, it is her off as she was spoiling the utterly impossible to foresee business.

how this vote might go. But the Republican efforts to cap-: But now American women in ture it should provide an in- general have become so agitated teresting spectacle.

It should also puzzle the

because, At this afternoon's meeting of by the Republican scare psycho- the Urban Council, a Minute by 1ogy of how Roosevelt was Republicans. the Chairman relative to the de-ing to burden their children preaching scare-psychology for with an unbearable load of the last three years, they have claration of crushing and packing taxation and National Debt, suddenly done a volte face, and of manganese ore to be an offen rob them of a chance to suc-are promising to do very nearly sive trade will be considered, as will also a Minute by the Chair-ceed in life by their rugged the same things that Roosevelt

individualism," prevent them as has been doing. man relative to the departmental farmers from growing the with which the Republicans limewashing.

Various applications for licenses Crops they would like and, as greeted the Supreme Court's

so invalidation of NRA. ex-President Hoover has

"maim their AAA. had hardly died away neatly put it. souls," that they are taking the before the. Republican Conven- most bitter interest in politics.,tion at Cleveland hastily made Certainly the mest bitter promises to give the farmers!

and inserted anti-Rooseveltians I talked with "subsidies"

and the regular returns will also be tabled.

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this year in the States were plank in its political platform the wives of wealthy American guaranteeing to give Labour business men who saw their the right to collective bargain- splendid family incomes being ing. depleted by taxation to support

A New Point

Roosevelt's social and recon- This last brings out a new struction schemes.

Ipoint which will characterise Some of the bitterest anti-this year's American presiden- Republicans I have ever talkedtial elections and make them to were the wives of factory different from any other, It workers who, in the epidemic of will be the first time that either, strikes that ravaged the United and now both, political, parties, States in 1934, saw their men have gone to the poll, agreeing gaoled, shot or clubbed to death to recognise Organised Labour in Labour's fight for the right in the United States. If the to collective bargaining with Republicans mean what they

the great employers, a right say it would mark one of the which President Roosevelt most astounding steps in social gave organised labour in the advance in the history of famous Section 7-A of N.RA-American politics. and which the English worker

Bat Roosevelt gave it-and

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has had for over 30 years. the big industrialists would not has just led off seven of the

Roosevelt's Gift

let Labour have it: this even strongest unions—including the Women, this year, will cast a though Roosevelt tried to force steel workers--to organise vital American vote. And it is them to grant it. The Repub-nation-wide unions in America just their vote that the profes-teams have promised to give it on an industrial basis. sional politician finds it such and may not even try. hard job to make sure of until American Labour, therefore. after the election day. Women has split. John Lewis, presi-politics at this election with its might play just as big a part dent of the Miners' Federation, militant part, at any rate.

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strongly lined up on the side of President Roosevelt and his fight for recognition. that he gave Labour under Section 7-A. And if neither Roosevelt. nor a possible Republican pre- sident, can force Big Business to recognise Organised Labour in the United States--then the Lewis type of union might, by the time the next election comes along, be the nucleus of Labour, as a political party, in the United States.

All this is new. So is the type of American who is going) in for politics these days. Before the slump, and Roose- velt, the best brains of our country and the "gentlemen” went into business. The slump! ruined many of them, and Roosevelt gave them jobs in This governmental reconstruc- tion schemes. Roosevelt also gave the idealists an opportuni- ty to show that there is a place in American government · ser- vice for a young man with character and brains.

or

Either from necessity desire, and it doesn't make the slightest difference" which, thousands of the best people in the States have suddenly appeared in positions hitherto filled by political patronage. And from these people, if Roosevelt gets four more years to make his national reconstruc- tion schemes permanent, will come an established Civil Ser vice.

This would probably be the greatest permanent blessing that Roosevelt could confer on the American people.

FLAT FITTED UP FOR GAMING”

Mayfair Builders' Claim Resisted

ALLEGED ILLEGAL - PURPOSE":

• A claim for work done in a West End fat was resisted in Westmins- ter County Court last month on the

NEW RADIO STUDIO

Amsterdam-A new "broad- casting studio. was opened last month at Hilversum by the Post- master-General Du: Damme. It belongs to the principal radio company, “Avro.” Special at tention has been given to Ineili- ties for broadcasts to the Nether- lands Indies.

3,000 PICKERS ENGAGED

Special Trains For Strawberries

Special trains for strawberries started by the Southern. Railway last month.

were

The recent beavy rains have brought on the fruit. Reports

around that same of the goods chips, and they understood exactly from must districts indicate good. were made for an illegal purpose."what it was for.

trays

I admit the early crops, large and firm. A table for chemin de fer was items for myself in Shepherd's The strawberry trains are fitted mentioned

Market. If I can get judgment with containers with wire Mr. Boy Stuart, a merchant, of against the other man I will pay which ensure that the fruit is Piccadilly House, W., was sued by I will subpama Capt. Gooden

Many as delivered undamaged. At John S. Parker Ltd. builders, of witness.

stations the staffs were doubled, West Chapel-street, Mayfair, for Mr. Stuart added that he took and it was estimated that, about work done sad materials supplied some £100 chips to the firm so that 3.000 pickers were already engag- at premises in Tilpes-street and they could make the hole in thejed. Shepherd's Market,

Itable for them.

•

Covent Garden reported fair- Mr. Stuart admitted giving an

"I had some time ago." remark-ly good crops in Kent. Those in. Jorder to the value of $12. 3s., but led Judge Dumas, "to refuse judg-the famous Southampton ares,

alleged 'that for the remainder of ment for a large printing bill sim- however, were not so good.

the claim, amounting to £30 10s 6d, ply because it was in connection

Capt. John Hugo Goolden was res with clubs for betting on dog rac-A mysterious disease which has ponsible.

affected the crops in some districts

ing."

Mr. T. Atkins. for the forty Granting an adjournment, Judge during the past few years is still pointed out that judgment for Dumas said: "Canet you try to engaging the attention of Govern- $12 3s. was obtained in the High come together? It seems to me ment research workers. Court against Mr. Stuart, and that if a man orders a thing which | For the later crops from East bearing of the remainder of the the law forbids he might in honour Anglia the LNER have arrang |claim-orginally for £42 13s 6d-

be bound to pay for it."

ed special trains and had been remitted to the County.

employ up to 800 vans- Court

Garaing Apparatus

Mr. Stuart said a portion of the clain was not enforceable because

it was with respect to gambling apparatus.

*PLANE LANDING MISHAP

Mr. Martin, of Nottingham, thej

expect to

WOMEN IN HOTEL FIRE

Mr. Atkins said that the plain-pilot, and Mr. R. Butterworth, the Two women escaped by means tiffs were not told it was for passenger, were injured when ajor a ladder at the Bridge House themin de fer.

plane struck a tree at Tollerton Hotel near Exeter, last month Mr. Stuart: I told them to put a Aerodrome, Nottingham, last from a fire which was believed to drawer with lock and key for the month.

have been caused by lightning.

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