1939-07-07 — Page 11

M.P.S. Criticise Control Of Colonial Empire

Parliamentary Council May Be Appointed

One day a year is given by the House to debate on the condition of our Colonial Empire. Not for a long time has such a debate shown members so cri- tical and so anxious for reform.

FOOD FOR BRITISH TROOPS IN TIENTSIN

Tientsin, To-day,

The Norwegian steamer "Dah- pu," under charter by Jardine's, arrived here yesterday afternoon from Shanghai with a cargo of. The cargo includes 12 steers, 50 pigs, 1,000 chickens, three tons of cabbage, half a ton of carrots and a quantity of non-perishable vegetables.-Reuter.

From the Conservative side Sir Ralph Glyn foodstuffs for the British military. made and Sir Edward Grigg and other members supported a demand for the establishment of some council or committee of the House charged with special responsibility for colonial affairs.

Mr. MacDonald, the Colonial Secretary, prom- ised, at the end of the evening, to give further con- sideration to this suggestion, and admitted that the questions “have we got the right machine and have we got enough oil and petrol" must be examined.

faster than we

DR. WELLINGTON KOO ENTERTAINS

Paris, To-day.

Referendum Proposals Rejected

Washington, To-day.' TWO war referendums sponsored by twelve Senators were rejected by the Senate judiciary committee yesterday.

The referendums, however, have been sent to the Senate for. consideration.

The first proposed an amend- ment to the Constitution order- ing a popular vote to decide on the declaration of war or United States participation in "warfare

overseas,"

The committee rejected it by 9 votes to 5.

The second proposed the insti- Chinese-musical airs and a short tution of a referendum regarding Chinese classical play were the fea- the declaration of war, followed ture of the evening when Dr. Wel-by final action by Congress.. lington Koo, the Chinese Ambassa- This was rejected by 9 votes to dor, entertained President and Ma-16. Reuter.

His opening survey, which lasted were four times an hour, was general and optimistic, were, though he frankly admitted much

LACK OF VISION that required remedy, poverty and

Mr. J. A. de Rothschild, while de- dame Lebrun to dinner at the Em- malnutrition, due to bad economic clining to believe that we as

bassy last night. structure, and neglect of housing, Colonial Power were

Sir Eric Phipps (British Am- which had produced, slums

any in

way inferior to Italy, bassador), M. Suritz (Soviet Am-stolen yesterday from the staircase A carpet, valued at $15, was made Colonial capitals and prosperous our handling of the

& forcible case against bassador) and three members of of Miss A. Hamilton's centres.

problem of the French Cabinet

residence, were among No. 210, Prince Edward Road, Kow- those present-Reuter.

loon.

Cyprus,

in

In the conspicuous loyalty of the

Since 1931, when the Legislative Colonial people to the British conference to Cyprus made in the Council there was abolished, no re- nection he found evidence of their House was allowed to be published comfort under our rule.

in the island. Censorship was tightened after an article in The Daily Telegraph last September. The reason alleged for repression was a movement for union with Greece, but that was dead. Cypriots wanted autonomy inside the British |Empire.

In all colonies the development of the social services was being pressed; but its extent depended upon finan- cial and economic capacity. It was fundamental to strengthen the agricultural export industries on which most colonies depended:

NOT FLATTERING

coun-

He read that a mund that

cillor had been dismissed others resigned as a protest against The main object of the Govern- the muzzling of the Press, That ment throughout the colonies was to only drove political agitation un- enable the people to stand always derground, British rule in Cyprus a little more securely on their own lagged behind that of Turkey 60. feet.

years ago. There was a lack of the Mr. Paling, the Socialist spokes-vision which made us a great coloni man, with perfunctory admissions of al Power in the past.

good work, was almost wholly pes- IMPRESSION OF NEGLET simistic.

Thousands of Africans had been pushed off the land. They were being exploited on wages of a few shillings a month.

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Sir E. Grigg thought our colonial record in some directions was now definitely weak. The House should play a much greater part in the administration of the colonies. be given unless by the House of Stimulus and initiative would never Commons. Civil Servants could only carry out a policy laid down for

them:

Sir Ralph Glyn pronounced it fan- tastic to think we could put up a case for our Colonial Empire again- st Fascist countries if we were satisfied with our past methods. We must ask

ourselves how far the A committee of the House should Colonies could be properly looked be appointed with official responsi- after by a Parliament at West- bility for colonial affairs. Sir Ed- minster. He suggested a Colonial ward urged Mr. MacDonald to ask Council of committee in permanent the Prime Minister to set up such session.

After praise for Italy's work in Libya and a contrast between what she had done in Rhodes and what we had done in Cyprus, not flattering to British administration, Sir-Ralph predicted that the Colonial problem would be of first-class magnitude within a year. At all castă

our system

must work for development on scale. The Totalitarian

a committee at once, We had created a false impression in the world and in the colonies that they were neglected. Their economic aide was the weakest, and required par ticular attention now.

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