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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 8, 1988..

Ministers Reply To Critics Of Arms Delays

"A Band Of Half-Baked Theorists".

AIR MAIL INFLUENCE

NEW FASHION

SOCIALISTS MUST

SHARE BLAME

IN CHRISTMAS "If the country now believes the protestations of So-

CARDS

Fashion in Christmas cards in this

year influenced by the air mails. The small, lightweight greeting

.

cialist and Liberal apologists that all along they were in favour of rearmament, it will believe anything," said Mr. H. Ramsbotham, Minister of Pensions, at Lancaster.

card, formerly regard as meagre, is "I am prepared to admit," he continued, "that we

coming into its own.

delayed our rearmament up to, and beyond, the edge of risk; we were almost the only power- ful nation that took the Peace Treaty pledge to disarm seriously; we hoped against hope that others would follow our example. They did not and we ought to have abandoned our -hope sooner than we did.

Britain's mails to the Empire this Christmas will set a new record and Imperial Airways, in whose 'planes they will be carried, has urged that lightweight carda and envelopes should be used if greet- ings are being sent as first-class (sealed envelope) mail.

460 WORDS OUT

OF ONE

In an attempt to prove his mental powers and to get back to home and family in Wal- worth, London, an inmate of a mental hospital performed a feat of the mind that is above. the ability of the average man.

Mr. Harold Carpenter, aged forty-five, a one-time shipping clerk, now at Cane Hill Mental Hospital, Coulsdon, Surrey, has taken the word "Manchester" and from its letters compiled: no fewer than 460 words. Three hundred and fifty-three of them were written without the aid of a dictionary, and the re- mainder with the help of a six- penny edition.

"Nor can the Socialist party say

with any shred of truth that they would have played their full part in rearmament had the Government given the country warning-of the

Empire representatives in Lon- don are setting an example. Mr. S. M. Bruce, Australia's High Com- missioner, for example, placed the

But it does not lie in the mouths Mr. Robert Bernays, M.P., Parlia-] danger. The Government did so order for his cards specially to of our political opponents to criti-mentary Secretary to the Ministry in 1935. It asked for a rearma- meet the appeal for lightweight cies us, for when we came reluc: of Health, speaking at Kendal, ment mandate, and the only respon- greetings. He had several designs, tantly to the conclusion that one-Westmorland, said that for anyse of the Socialist party was to all under the half-ounce even with sided disarmament was no longer gaps in our defences the official placard the hoardings with the pos- their envelopes, submitted to him possible, our opponents and the Opposition could not escape someter inscribed 'Armaments mean before he made his choice. Hia final noisy band of half-baked theorists share of responsibility.

war; more armaments mean more selection was a card 51⁄2 inches by and intellectuals that represent "Defence depends," he added, war.' 74,- an attractive design with an them on the Opposition Front "not merely on machines, but on the etching of Tower Bridge.

Bench in the House of Commons did number of men available to run their best to stir up public opinion them, It would be well for the The Christmas card manufac-and prejudice against the change Socialist leaders to recall when at facturers, influenced by the new of policy which events had forced tacking the Government that they trend also, have provided a wide upon us.

themselves have refused to take any range of lightweight cards which

part in the recruiting campaign. can be bought from stock.

"And now they are trying to pose as critics of whatever defects there On specially treated paper which, may be and there are many-in though thin, can be printed in the the degree of rearmament which bright traditional Christmas style, we have already achieved," If it they average about six inches by was a sin to have deferred rearma- five and still come (with evvelope) |ment, it is not for Satan to reprove within the half-ounce limit.

us."

FRANCE TO COMPETE

WITH DICTATORSHIPS

•

A❝directed economy" for Fran- many private undertakings seem ce which would allow her to com-likely to bring about a state of pete with Totalitarian States was anarchy in production, then the envisaged by M. Fernand Gentin, State must co-ordinate these unders Fench Minister of Commerce, at takings or create new ones." the preliminary meeting of the Radical Congress.

TEMPORARY, SUBSIDIES

It was for the State to discover "I am convinced," he said, "that new economic activities and new ́ ́our country has arrived at a turrn- branches for exports, and also to ing point in its history. The encourage such development by hope of a return' to prosperity temporary subsidies. without an effort is merely hoping

miracle."

· a

M. Gentin envisaged several for-a

stages for the realisation of The Government's duty, he went "directed economy.” A continuous on, was to act as if there were no inquiry had to be made into the miracles. The F

French political | country's industrial production and regime did not allow the establish- exports.

ment of a totalitarian managed Practical steps would also have to economy, but production could be be taken, such as finding capital directed.

for new branches of industry, re-

“I consider a regime of directed cruiting and traiaing labour. Most economy possible," he continued. "I of the instruments for such an mean by that an economic regime economic policy already existed in in which capital and labour remain the form of Government Depar under private direction."

tments, private trusts and labora- "At the same time if private in- tories. It was necessary to co itiative in insufficient;: asdf too | ordinate them and complete them.

"Democracy cannot flourish un- less on an issue of such supreme importance as national defence the safety of the country overrides. party differences on this or that aspect of foreign policy."

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