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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 7, 1939.

REAL STRENGTH OF DEMOCRACY: BETTER CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE

existing in modern

Mr. S. M. Bruce, High Commis-¡ however, when we thought of the sioner for Australia, addressing conditions the Association for Education in society. Citizenship at Bedford College, de- clared that the survival of demo-"that the man cracy depended upon our being able to give our people better lives than could be achieved under any other system of government.

It was alleged that democracy was deficient in resolution, dilatory in action and inefficient in per- formance.

History showed that the peoples of the democracies had faced their responsilities wisely. They had established the principles of the rule of law, impartial justice, the equality of all citizens before the law, freedom of speech, liberty of the Press, religious tolerance and the maximum opportunity for every citizen.

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"May it not well be," he asked, faced with unem- ployment and with undeserved suf- fering and privation of those de- pendent upon him would willingly barter all those vaunted privileges of democracy in exchange for a sure and certain means of liveli- hood?"

HIGHER STANDARDS

We must all recognise that this was probably so, and direct our thoughts towards ensuring that a democratic system would not only give to its citizens the priceless gifts of freedom, liberty and equal opportunity, but would also ensure to them higher standards of living and a greater measure of pros- perity than was accorded to people living under other systems.

Weighed in the balance against all that democracy had achieved, The outstanding defect was the it might be said that mere material absence of a common objective well-being was not so important. inspiring the nation with a com-

and purpose

determina- This first view might be doubted, mon

tion. Where in a democracy there

was a realisation of the necessity of action, the people could be stimulated with a common pur- pose which they would pursue unitedly and resolutely. An out- standing example. of this was the

BERLIN SUMS UP RUSSIA'S

NAVY

ACCORDING TO FIGURES IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE OF THE GERMAN ADMIRALTY REVIEW, THE CURRENT RUSSIAN NAVAL PROGRAMME IS FAR LARGER THAN IT HAD BEEN ASSUMED TO BE.

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If democratic systems were In the Leningrad area alone, give people better lives than could it is stated, four yards are work- be achieved under any other system ing at full pressure on new con- it would mean, on the material struction, which includes aside, increased opportunities for 35,000-ton battleship; three heavy employment, greater social well- flotilla leaders, two aircraft car-being and higher standards of liv- riers and 72 submarines.

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At Vladivostok, the presence of people.

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PROOF FROM IMPARTIAL SOURCES

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NOTE FORGER SOUGHT IN JAIL

London, July 24. Scotland-yard, investigating the theory that the forger whose 108. notes have been planted recently in London and the provinces may be an inmate at Nikolaieff and Sebastopol, in of Parkhurst Prison, communicated the Black Sea. Both ports have yesterday with the Isle of Wight po. recently been proclaimed forbidden | lice.

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