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The League

Lord Cecil, in his most recent speech on the international si- tuation, dealt at some length with the "organised attack" which Italy has been waging against the League of Nations. He emphasised that it was as well to remember, in view of the demands that are being made in It is fairly safe to say that al

some quarters for "League Re- most every user of the Colony's form," that the attack was not postal facilities outside the Trea- being made against this or that sury and, possibly, the Post Of-article of the Governant but fice, will agree with the protest against the whole conception of made by Mr. C. M. Hall at the the League as the opponent of annual meeting of the Kowloon armed aggression. Residents Association against It is impossible to study the the paradoxical combination of European scene to-day without high postal charges and swollen

receiving convincing evidence that postal profits. If the Post Of Lord Cecil has not exaggerated fice made a reasonable profit, it this state of affairs. For ob- could well be taken as an indica-

vious reasons, the concentration tion of efficient management, but

has been upon the smaller States, when the annual surplus mounts which have been plunged into a up to more than $2,000,000 as it turmoil of doubt and auxiety by did in 1937, (a year during which the deteristation of the interea- numerous increases in postational situation. Naturally think- charges were gazetted in spite ofing of their own safety, these the plainest evidences that all countries it was thought migh estimates of revenue from this be tempted to come to terms source were certain, without such with possible disturbers of the

peace. then increases, to be exceeded)

If they could be bullied or coaxed into deserting the the tendency not only to keep League of Nations, the Great rates high but to boost them Powers might eventually follow where possible seems near add-their example.

Approaches have been made to ing insult to injury. If, on the the countries of the Little En- other hand, complaints are made tente as well as to others in Cen- regarding the length of time re-tral Europe and the Balkans. Two quired for a letter to reach its lines of attack have been follow- {ed with equal assiduity. The Hong Kong destination from the

more direct method of inducing mainland, it is the reverse of countries to give up their League little comforting to hear that Post Of membership has met with fice returns are breaking all re-Austria and Hungary to yield to success, as witness the refusal of cords. The inclination, natural Count Ciano's representations at in the circumstances, is to feel the Budapest Conference More that the two sets of facts do not subtle has been the campaign to bring about general recognition square, that something is wrong of the Italian conquest of Abys- somewhere. What is wrong, in zima. The United States of principle, is that a Department America, by refusing to accept a trade treaty with Italy which re- which should, strictly, be run for

ferred to the King of Italy as the best service to the public is Emperor of Abyssima, made the run for the benefit of the Co-effective rejoinder to the Italian It has remamed Jony's finances It is employed, manoeuvres. as a monopoly, as a lucrative for Mr. Chamberlain to promise.

to destroy the value of that ge form of taxation. And when sug-ture and with it the moral force gestions are made that out of of League association.

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