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¶ Britain during the present emer- gency. Conscription has been introduced, and the Government. is already faced with its corollary —some measure for the control of wealth. Steps have already. been taken to limit the profits of firms engaged on rearmament. work, but it has hitherto been found difficult to extend this. limitation to sub-contractors. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, in the speech in which he announced conscription, pro- mised that further measures would be taken to tighten up the: control of profits; and he added that, in the event of war, legis- lation would be introduced provide that any increases profit or individual wealth should be curtailed for the benefit of the State.

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CONSCRIPTION OF WEALTH

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try in conscribing wealth. What is needed is a determined attack on emergency profiteering, and ́ the assurance that the nation's.

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One of the strongest argu- need is not being exploited in the interests of any individuals. Pub-- ments in favour of military con-lic opinion in Britain is

alive to scription in time of war is that this need, and the Government it provides equality of sacrifice, has indicated that it regards it as. and prevents an undue share of part and parcel of the problem. the burden falling upon the most which has been solved, in only one of its aspects, by military com-- this willing. But it only attains pulsion. end if it imposes equal service upon the rich and the poor upon the capitalist who makes Film actual profit out of a war, and The recent opening of yet an-- the poor man who jeopardizes the other cinema in London devoted exclusively to the screening of whole of his capital, namely, his Continental films is at capacity to work. It is no won- testimony to the excellence of European pictures, and a proof“ der, then, that Labour makes its that one of the chief problemis brought into being by the in- insistent demand: if there is to vention of talkies has now been

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spoils of economic disorder and

Clair, introduced two? Engilan characters who commented to making gain out of people's each other of the action in their [own" tonguer but the experiment need. What could be worse for was not repented. In some other

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