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SHERRY

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SHERRY

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them. A general strike might lead to the employment of un- trained "black-legs," or strike breakers, whose clumsiness would jeopardize peace, and with it the whole future of the trade: A local sit-down strike, engineered at an international conference, would probably pass unnoticed. Hong Kong, Monday, June 7, 1937. | Furthermore, it cannot be deni

ed that the use of "direct ac- tion," in any degree, would, in the circumstances, be a betrayal of professional methods.

AS OTHERS SEE US

To the English reader there is

a certain fascination in the com-wishes

Whatever be the outcome, one ments of other nations on the well.

these skilled workers Coronation. Their friendly inter-ternational arbitration as "the The cynic who defined in- est is rightly appreciated as the substitution of many burning highest praise, but it is easier to questions for a enjoy than to explain. It is cur-one" has long since been refut

smouldering ious, as the "Manchester Guar-ed. But until such conflagra dian” remarks, that the greatest]tions are quite extinguished, we interest seemed to be found in are much beholden to our corps the two great RepublicsFrance of firemen. and the United States, where the

virtues of monarchy are least

considered.

In these countries, The Arms Traffic

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now

perhaps, it was the connection with democracy which pleased, whereas in those few countries The Government has where Kings still reign there was published in the form of a White a more natural connection of Paper its conclusions on the re sentiment. Among the "new" na-port of the Royal Commission on tions praise was less unanimous. the Private Manufacture of Soviet Russia's political theories Arms, which was issued six are too new to permit of any-months ago. The many who thing but criticism of others. found the Commission's findings Italy, though herself a monarchy, feeble and disappointing will decided to celebrate the Coron- have still less to admire in the ation by ignoring it; but in Ger- conclusions of the Government, many there was lively and often which agrees gladly with the puzzled interest. Parliamentary Commission's negatives, including government, wrote Spengler, that against the abolition of pri- "like cricket, is a game which vate manufacture, but either re- only the "English can play." In jects or waters down-most of the comparison the form of the hopeful recommendations: A English monarchy may seem to good deal of value lay in the the foreigner more like real Commission's recommendations tennis, which can only be play-on the export of arms, and here ed by the upper classes, yet the it is that the Government's res- German press has been unani-ponse is. most disappointing. mous in praising the universal The Government cannot consider loyalty which it saw throughout the confinement of licences for the nation. No wonder German export to firms approved by the writers have devoted - some “Ministry of Supply" because the learned articles in an effort to plan for such a Ministry has explain the mysteries. • In been rejected. It makes no com- other countries the most origin-ment on the suggestion that al celebration reported was un-licences should be restricted to doubtedly that in Riga, where foreign Governments, and as to the Latvians expressed their the stopping of all open general feelings by a special performance licences, another of the Commis- of Mr. Bernard Shaw's "Arms sion's suggestions, it announces and the Man." It is not easy to its acceptance only, in respect of say where the relevance lies, "bayonets, swords, and lances.” and one can only hope the Lat- As to surplus and second-hand vians were not disappointed if arms, the Government does not they read Mr. Shaw's own com- consider it necessary to insist on ments on the ceremony.

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Diplomat As Underdog

the complete cessation of the traffic, though it does not pro- pose to make a regular practice of issuing licences. On the sub- ject of aircraft, however, a con- cession is made While not restricting the export of civil A Frenchman has conceived machines, the Government will the idea of a trade union for di- exercise rigid control over the plomats. It is a movement that export of military craft and will may well spread to other coun- make it an offence to export tries and before long an Inter-aeroplanes for use against national Federation of Diplomats friendly nation.