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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 11, 1941 SPEECH OF MR. HENRY F. GRADY

DEMOCRACY IS UNDERGOING ITS SEVEREST TEST

"DEMOCRACY IS undergoing its severest test, and it will survive only in the event it can be made to work efficiently." Such is the premise on which Henry F. Grady, President of the American Presid- ent Lines, based his talk, "The Challenge to Demo- cracy," at the Jefferson Day Dinner in Oakland.

“Democracy, as a form of Government, will not survive unless it can be made to achieve higher accomplishments and a happier state than any "To rival form of government," Mr. Grady said. get these results, Democracy must be made efficient. And we can get this efficiency only when there is real devotion to the cause of Democracy, and people are willing to work and sacrifice for it."

Declaring that "Democracy is essentially a voluntary enterprise" Mr Grady added:

"Our form of government based an the free will of the people. And just as Demourary's curdinal virtue is persona) liberty, we have wi hin ourselves the free choice to preserve or destroy 1 To preserve Democracy we ntist make it our responsibility, individually and collectively, to see that it functions with a high | degree of effectiveness,

**Must Make War"

APPEAL TO

LOVERS OF

FREEDOM

JAPANESE

TO RECALL DELEGATE?

The belief is prevalent in quarters close to the Government in Tokyo that the chief delegate, Mr. Yoshizawa, will be recolled from Batavia, thus dimming the pro- spects of further negotia- tions.

Well-informed circles last night asserted that Japan's final atti- tude would be decided on when the Government or the Cabinet Council meets in a special liaison !conference within the next few 1 days, says an official Japanese

report.

It adds it is understood that

An appeal to every true the Foreign Office is drafting a lover of the country to Note to the East Indies on the

basis of discussions held yesterday

"This is especially true during bend his whole energies morning among members of the for the strengthening of Navy, Army and Foreign Office.

defence states have India's

and

an emergency such as we are facing to-day. when highly organised collectivist

tic way of life. To meet this

within. There are those among

-Reuter.

with 138 deaths, 40 of dysentery

savagely challenged the democra- equipping all soldiers HEALTH RETURN challenge we must make war on fighting India's battles, Thirty-six cases of cholera with the enemies of Democracy from was made by the Maha- 19 deaths: 187 of tuberculosis us who do not share the coopera- raja of Mysore inaugurat- tive concept of Democracy, who ing the Joint Session of groups to fur the Mysore Legislatures

yesterday afternoon.

seck special privilege, and who organise pressure

ther their selfish ends in con- Biet with the public interest. To nake Democracy work we must subject personal and group interest to the National Interest which must at all times be supreme."

Paraphrasing the axiom that' "Democracy has within it the seeds of its own destruction," Mr. Grady explained there is too often a deadly time lag in the functioning of democratic government which places the Jatter at a distinct disadvantage in dealing with totalitarian states whose leaders move at will without having to con. sult with or answer to their regimented subjects.

He continued: "This advantage the dictators, however, is more than offset by

for

The Maharaja said: "Let our watchword be economy and pro- duction in every possible direc- tion, most of all in those that help India to play a full part in the war."

The Maharaja referred to the were enormous sacrifices which beir made in other parts of the world to save civilisation.

with 24 deaths, 16 of enteric fever with five deaths; six of measles theria with two deaths, and one

with four deaths, three of diph-

of cerebro-spinal fever, were notified to the Health Authorities last week.

He eaid the forces of destruc. loosc. it tion have been let looked

who as though those released them had lost control over the consequences of their recklessness.

All human effort and safety was jeopardised to a degree unknown in history.

No lover of human freedom and ordered progress, or patriot, seeking India's safely and happi- the power and efficiency of a ness could afford in the hour of free people voluntarily mobilis-

imminent peril to exaggerate the ed to protect their interests. Once the people of a democracy fail to do all that lay in their importance of local questions or become thoroughly aroused to their danger and freely unite in power to achieve the victory for the high

common purpose of

defending their liber.ies, they are always a more formidable foe than a regimented people galvanised into action by the lash of a dictator."

Keystones

collective and individual effort.- Reuter.

SUPPLYING

U.S. FORCES

"Ironically," Mr. Grady said, (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") "Democracy's strength is also

its greatest weakness. Frec THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS speech, the right of assembly, LAID THE FIRST CLAIM FOR unlimited debate and referendum | THE NAVY AND ARMY ON these are all keystones of] PRACTICALLY ALL CLOTHING Democracy. And yet confronted¦ AND MACHINERY USED TO by powerful, hard-hitting dicta- PRODUCE CHEMICALS FOR tors who answer to no one, these DRUGS 'AND MEDICINES, THE blessings of a free people, un- CINEMA INDUSTRY, PHOTO less rationalised and used with | INDUSTRY AND A VAST AS- great discretion, may be turned SORTMENT ·

OTHER OF against them and made the in- MATERIALS. struments of, their own destruc- The, Office of Production Man- tion. We have seen this happen ngement announced a list, includ- in Europe, and we should make ing 40 new items, for which Army haste to see that it dots not and Navy officers may automa“, happen in America."

tically assign preference rating In conclusion,, Mr. Grady said: certificates, thus assuring prompt "The problem ls: Will wa in delivery for immediate purposes. America meet the threat In The items included all fabricat- time? Have we the deter-ed, mechanical and electrical mination to make Democracy equipment. International News work, through the willingness| Service: to sacrifice much now, so that

we will not have to SNATCHED $13 szárifice everything later?

Have Wo the good, sanaa For snatching $13 from Yum to forego partisan", blokerina Po, 22, shop foki, at a monex andandleak debate, whils¦exchange shop In Shanghai Street time is our greatest asset? The yesterday, Wong KI;- 20,- was answer to these and other sentenced to three months hard questions will determine whe-labour by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson ther or not we will be success. åt Kowloon this morning;; ful in meeting, the challange, ed was arrested by i a

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