1939-10-18 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 18, 1939

AUTARKY ARITHMETIC

“BUT IF THE FUEHRER leads them in war," said 'Alice, doubtfully, "I don't quite see what they want a Field Marshal for at all."

PLIGHT OF POLISH REFUGEES

London, To day. The plight of Polish re- fugees was raised in a Com- -mons question.

an-

"Perfectly simple," said the Red Queen, with a pronounced sniff. "It's all been thought out beforehand. The Fuehrer leads them to war and the Field Marshal leads them to peace."

"But isn't that the wrong way round?" suggested Alice, timidly.

"Of course it is," said the Red Queen, heartily. "But then they are the wrong way round, you see.. otherwise they wouldn't be Hitlerites. So the Fuehrer goes off to the front and the Field Marshal comes home and talks for two hours in Berlin."

"In મૈં bathing costume?" asked Alice.

"Not yet-they haven't got one big enough. Besides, he wouldn't have room for all his medals on it. And The Foreign Under-Secretary

the Field Marshal must have his me- swered that although statistics were

dals on in order to keep himself all still incomplete, His Majesty's Gov-worked up for telling Mr. Chamber- ernment were well aware that large everybody (except the Poles) would lain how nice it would be if only numbers of Poles were forced' by Invasion to flee.

sit down and talk peace with the Hitlerites."

He paid tribute to the generosity of neighbouring states and referred to the many charitable organisations, both Allied and neutral, which were devoting themselves to the study and solution of the problem.

Mr. Butler also announced that the Government were establishing a cen- tral agency with Sir Francis Hum- phreys at the head, to which all ques- tions affecting Polish refugees could be addressed, and through which any official assistance or advice could be given. British Wireless.

BRITISH PATROLS IN FAR EAST

London, To-day.

"But Mr. Chamberlain wouldn't do anything of the kind, would he?" in- quired Alice, anxiously.

"If you ask me," said the Red Queen, "I think it's gone a bit be- yond Mr. Chamberlain by this time, Though the Field Marshal doesn't seem to realise the point the people he has got to talk peace to now are ever so many million, everyday men and women who are just thoroughly sick and tired

of bullies and brag- garts and more or less common cut- throats. Any way, the immediate re- sult of talking peace for two hours to Mr. Chamberlain was an announce- Iment by return of ether from. the British Cabinet that the Field Mar- shal and his fellow-assassins had better get ready for three years' war. So that makes five for the Hitlerites to be going on with."

"Why five?" asked Alice:

The Red Queen smiled tolerantly. "Three and two make five, they. stupid? The Hitlerites been blockading themselves for

don't

have

two

Well-informed circles in London state that there is not the least justi-years-and now they're going to be cation for the repeated allegation on blockaded by somebody else for an- the German wireless that the Japan-uther three."

ese are indignant at patrolling by the! "But why did they blockade them- British fleet of areas adjoining their selves?" inquired Alice, now thorough-. territorial waters, nor has anythingly confused. been heard of a Japanese protest in this connection.

"It's called autarky," said the Red Queen, "or the Four-year Plan. But I doubt whether you would really understand it. It's like giving your-

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BRITAIN'S NAVAL LOSS

London, To-day.

The French Press has been commenting with approval on the promptness and can- dour of British announce: ments, whether the news is good or bad from the British point of view.

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sufficiency."

"It sounds very odd to me," Alice.

said

"But nothing like so odd as it must sound to the unfortunate German people," said the Red Queen, firmly. "But, you see, that's what comes of getting Goerings mixed up with your national grey matter."

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