1938-05-10 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, 'MAY 10, 1938.

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with all the talk we hear of bigger navies and armies, we hear so little of plans to meet the threat of aggres- sion with economic power...

Of course, the formation of an economic front against aggression is a problem for statesmen, and no small problem. But statesmen have no small problems, anyhow, these days. Armament is a big problem, especially the people's ability to pay. Conduct- it ing a war is a big problem. Winning biggest of one is bigger. And "the all is to bring out of armed victory

WHETHER from intention to engage tend to lower prices it probably would the League of Nation's sanctions pro-

as taxes approach the maximum in aggression, or from fear of receive readier support on the part of gramme. Except that when it is em- raw ployed to protect the national interests aggression, nations are practically all industrialists and producers of running in the, race that leads to war. materials. From the consumers' point of the great powers themselves, Aggression in China to-day threatens of view, of course, this fact of rising will probably be employed successfu- both American and British interest. prices is not so favourable. But con- ly. And by virtue of the Rome-Berlin- Tokyo axis, which is a loose partner- ship. among the three greatest dissa- tisfied powers, the United States finds her problems, once again linked, - to those of Britain and France. All once more have the common problem discouraging the war method. have to help show that aggression does not pay.

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The governments are getting ready

prove this, in

the traditional

of

Economic Front?

way. They are arming. But they are sumers have never been so well vor- not only arming themselves; they are ganized politically as producers are. arming their enemies also.. This And it is the well-organized

What

before

It

we

an honest and a workable peace. Do not think' that sanctions. were

Could we do really tried in the Ethiopian crisis. was not done in 1919.

Killing each groups That is what Premier Mussolini would it after another war? is typical of the contradictory charac- who make their voices prevail in gov- have the Italian people think. Sanc- other puts us in no frame of mind, to

It al ernment councils. ter of mere war preparations.

tions were half tried. When it came make a just peace. So So ways has been so. And that is why so

let us put down this point in to applying the key embargo, that begin to shoot, might we not try as favour of a programme for cornering against oil shipments, not even offers our first line of many of us are now asking:

defence against about economic preparations?

the market on war supplies: It has ele- of co-operation from the United States aggression-an economic front? ments in it which make it politically were sufficient to induce powerful practicable.

member-states of the League to take However, from the peace-making the risk. What part pure commercial point of view, it is less desirable. For greed played in defeating the move many interests besides those of peace- for oil sanctions may some day

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It has been suggested that the non- aggressive nations

might establish huge supplies of metals and other ma- terials necessary for war, and hold these strictly for their own use in case of international emergency. In this way, it has been suggested, the non- aggressive governments-who happen to be in much stronger financial posi- tions than the potentially aggressive governments are-might establish corner on war materials,

By Carlyle W. Morgan

be

CATCHING CROOKS BY TOOTHPRINTS

Toothprints as a means of identi- fying criminals are being experi- mented with by Scotland Yard.

An American innovation,

a

making will fatten on it and wish to known. a extend it and maintain it. Moreover, If we wish to estimate how effective method has been devised of record- this programme will tend to increase a determined programme of embargoes ing toothmarks based on the same Before I go on to another method, those economic problems of the dicta- could be, let us remember that while principle as fingerprints. let me point out that this cornering- torships which are, at present, root Italy is much better placed than Ger- A cast is made of the individual's the-market idea has aspects to recom- causes of much of the world's unrest. many in production of iron, to make mend it. It would, for one thing, raise And it would tend to increase these possible her iron production, Italy mouth from which an ink-print on the price of materials needed for war war-producing problems whether or must depend on the rest of the world paper is obtained. This is record- to levels which might prove prohibi- not diplomatic progress were being for fuel. Japan produces all the coa ed on a white chart with a dark tive to those nations whose armaments made toward understanding between she requires. But she has to buy

great increase in the demand for these materials after Britain decided to re-

arm was cause of some concern in the dictatorships, if reports can be trust-

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seem to threaten world peace. The the distatorships and the democracies. much of her oil, some of her iron, background so that missing teeth

much of her tin. For cotton, wool, can be recorded. The alternative to this programme and rubber she is largely dependent Already in America 100,000 peo- that is to say, the alternative if we on outside sources.

ple have had records of their teeth The so-called aggressive powers are made on one of the standardised ed.

This plan has in its favour the fact tem of embargoes. This system would peculiarly sensitive to economic pres-

charts. in sure. Therefore it is surprising.. that that between it and a plan that would be very similar to that provided

are to bar war as a method-is a sys-

His child's future nearly ruined

by NIGHT STARVATION

OH, MR. JACKSON, I WANT] YOU TO MEET MR. GRANGER, HE'LL BE WORKING WITH YOU IN. THIS DEPARTMENT.

AND SU HORLICKS EVERY NIGHT

M-M-M. DELICIOUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT 1S MIXED WELL.

(THINKS).

A NEW MAN! THAT MEANS THEY ARE GOING TO SACK SOMEBODY AND IT'S BOUND TO BE ME. MY WORK HASN'T BEEN TOO GOOD LATELY.

TWO MONTHS LATER

CONGRATULATIONS, MR.

JACKSON, ON YOUR PROMOTION AS DISTRICT MANAGER. YOU HAVE DONE SPLENDID

WORK.

(THINKS) MY WORRIES ÁRE ALL OVER. THAT 'HORLICKS IS WONDERFUL STUFF)

JACKSON COULDN'T AFFORD

TO LOSE HIS JOB HE WANTED TO GIVE HIS BOY

A GOOD EDUCATION. IF ONLY HE DIDN'T ALWAYS FEEL

TIRED. IN. DESPAIR HE DECIDED TO SEE

A DOCTOP

THERE IS

NOTHING EXACTLY I KNOW, MR.. WRONG WITH ME JACKSON, IT HOLDS

DOCTOR BUT. YOU BACK AT YOURİ ALWAYS FEEL SO WORK WE CALL THIS TIRED EVEN WHEN NIGHT STARVATION||

I WAKE UP YOU SEE, YOU ARE NOT REPLACING USED- UP ENERGY DURING -SLEEP. HORLICKS REGULARY AT BEDTIME,

FOR YOU!

If you wake tired, if you suffer from 'nerves' enervation and that dread- ful feeling of exhaustion GUARD AGAINST NIGHT STARVATION

Horlicks is best: made in the special Horlicks mi er. Obtainable at all good stores-80 cts, large size and 40, cts, small size,

TAKE

HORLICKS

YOU SLEEP SOUNDLY, WAKE REFRESHED AND HAVE EXTRA ENERGY ALL DAY