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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 80, 1946.

Essay By Robert Lynd

Let's Talk About Britain's Spring Weather

beard

nale. The legs wore, running after it into enjoying making a

the roadway. And a there any- hedge-sparrow sings as delicate a

than the song in a suburb as in the hedge-thing more charming

kla running of children? row from which he takes natie. The robin, which is "and in the ear of the sad, is cheerful in the ear of a listener in an April mood. And what fortifying notes there are in the bold song of the chaffinch!

Here, as in the almond tree and

1 have never

so few complaints about the weather as during, the past fortnight. In fact I have heard none at all.

As rule, even the most para- disial weather produces a erop of fault-finders, Elther it is bring ing on the fruit-blossom too fast, dooming it to destruction by later frasta, or it is too sudden a change

"Human beings, too, are gilded re-to be healthy. Or it is simply un-

Half the good wen- by fine weather. The babies that easynable. ther in England, I have noticed, are wheeled about in their nesting- boxes by mothers and nurses as- is unseasonable.

We have all been grateful, how-sure one that one is living not at how:

ant the word is!-of incom- things. those seeking housing accommoda-

parable weather in April. Though tion in the Colony. For this broke some records, it reached reason, it was a pity that the first the perfect compromise between wheat and cold without the vlee of open acknowledgment of a

being lukewarm to come quest for shoe-money within the cognisance of the courts did not lend itself to the

It brought a seaside air into making of an example. On the circumstances related, the Pre the streets of lown and made one sident of the Court, Mr. Long for those lost days of horse caille when there were no roofs d'Almada, held that no offence on the upper decks of the buses within the intention of the Pro and when, sitting beside the dri clamation had been created, and ver, one could imagine one was with this decision, it is difficult! breathing in ozone even in Picca

Billy to quarrel. "I leave you un-) Still, this is a complaint only which, like disturbed the landford said to against

always prepared for bad weather.

offer the biggest, headache tal ever. for this unseasonable spell- the end, but at the beginning of | things than no April shower?

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the buses,

The infant cricketers who have already brought their stumps to patch of earth on the edge of the motor road play on into the dusk 1tke children who believe in miracles-especially in the miracle of the blind swipe that somehow achieved masterful contact with achieves the ball,

And, now that the rain has come back, who can dony that there are few more charming Not only is it the ideal close to stretch of fine weather. It is the essential prologue to golden weather to come.

Gen. Giraud Stands For Parliament

Paris, April 29,

THE BOGY

What The

OF ECONOMIC Communists Are

MATURITY

For at inst a century strong streak of unfounded pea- simism has run through much

of our literature and"

After

has too often placed economists By Professor Harold Laski

come.

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Chairman, Labour Party Na tional Executive Committee

wroto

are

of repute on the side of 'reac- The most recent mani- tion. festation of what might fairly be described as the Malthusian In a Labour Patly pamphlet, so that where, as in Great Bri- temperament had its origin be- Professor Laski explains the tain, they wield the state-power, foro the war in the United fundamental differences which they are part of the outer de- States, though it rapidly spread divide the Labour Party from [fences of Russia; or where, no the blackbird and the cool air of to other countries. It took the the Communist Party. Here are in the United States, they are dawn coming in through the best-line that the American economy extracts from the pamphlet, not yet a Government, they can now "mature." had been seized which is to be issued shortly: at least serve as an organised room window, is the perfect on-

with the wasting sickness of Any Social Democratic Party Jarrier against anti-Russian ac- chantment of April..

admit the tion. On the one hand, which is asked to oversaving.

The British Labour Party the outlets for investment were Communist Party to its maks

of encounters the outstarding dif-1 would not accept those alterna- dwinding; the emergence great new industries. seemed un-ficulty that the Communiat pro- tives aa exclusive and final. It tactic cannot accept advice of a world likely; population was increas. fession of loyalty is n

which armed capitalisa ing move and more slowly; the held by its exponents to justify in

stands ready for battle with nn frontier had gone. On the hidden reservations.

That was already implicit, advancing Communism, nor other hand, savings were bound

years ago?, when Dimitrov's choice of a world in to increase with the automatic nearly 30

his Infantile which, no doubt under the lead- accumulation of reserves by Lenin businesses and the tendency of Malady of Left-Wing Commun-ership of Russia, all the forces

of the workers Are

mussed the community to save a higher ism."

It is now, quite obviously. re- against an advancing counter- proportion of its enlarged in- There is no appealing against

Chronic overeaving was affirmed by Dimitrov's recent revolution.

For either of these choices is, bound to produce secular stagna-, call for "ron discipline" but

That which in fact, the straight road to the the light here as among the spoil- ed darlings of Test matches.

tion and permanent unemploy-on "unanimity." altting at a I remember once

ment. The system of free en is personal in us," he told the betrayal of civilisation by the of a great

Communist honour

Party, organisation of catastrophe. Bulgarian terprise, the argament ran, was "regardless of the rank we hold, hanquet

This is the real purpose in- doomed either way. For either cricketer and hearing my neigh- ng modern sport be

atrategy which lack of sportsman-

General Henri

Giraud- it would drag painfully along, must be subordinated to the herent in the bour denouncing- cause of its

ultimately determined to em- ship-this on the ground that the General de Gaulle's rival for Al-failing to give work to all those terest of the party and of the Communists everywhere

46 the legal who wished it, or

the Stats people. batting side in Test matches was lied recognition

"From this, it further emerges ploy. It assumes the inevita

violent revolution; his tenant, "I shall have to meet English restaurants and enfes, are constantly appealing against the head of France when the Allied would be compelled progressive-that in our party organisations, bility of

armies landed in North Africny to expand "public" investment

whole, therefrom it infers that demo- There's a demand for $500 shoe-munsey to

light.

no sportsmanship in in 1942-is standing as parlla- and ultimately replace the free and in the party

there can be no place for any crney in the British form, with Becure alternative accommodation. §

we that." he said bitterly. "Did you

on constitutional district of Lorraine for the to reinbussr me. I If you care

se lapped in the light and ever hear of a crew in the Oxford mentary candidate in the Netz economy

Ur. Tertorgh, in The Bogy groups or sections, for any hosts reliance

methods, is no more than a we did and Cambridge boat race appeal-

tile anti-party nests. (Progres Economic Maturity" (pub- will go into the new premises." leveliness of suring that

Where auch nests appear, temporary phase between the envy the countryman who ing against the light? It's only Right-wing MR.P.

ished in the United States by they must be purged merciless- forcible seizure of power by the Measuring the shictest interpre.) pat tation of the law against straightway have mistaken the bark ufin professional sport you get that sive Catholics) Party.

emergence the Machinery and Allied Pre-y. If necessary, the party sur-bourgeoisie and the forcible set- faeff dog for the first euckoo sort. of thing. Appealing against forward logic, it is difficult to see and who had certainly heard the the light!" And he made a gri- from political obscurity which ducts

nowgical knife must be used." zure of power by the proletariat. first chiffchaff and the first willow- mince of disgust.

Jas surrounded Giraud since he

One-Party State how a proseciation in this esse

was definitely ousted by de could be maintained. At the same

Gaulie's supporters and he is The almond blossum that has time, it is useful as a demonstra

now gone like melted snow seems

the first French general known tion that the practice of demand-oven more exquisite in a town I thought the reasoning a little

to be a candidate in the coming in a country garden, and confused; but, as I watched some elections, ing shoe-money has come to bean accepted as a matter of course, in the daffodils that glow in the hawmall boys playing cricket on a

l hard-carts are already find-town heath the other evening, complete and after dissegard of

hearted amateurs. One of them plans and his frienda state the penal clauses of the Proclamar saccessors in suburban felt that here at least were whole-has given no indication of his is no question of de who had brought a pair of ads "There with him wore them proudly even Gaulle standing as parliament while ho wás fielding

ury candidate in the elections." In the gathering dusk the tiny-Reuter Then, if you are lucky enough ficient commentary that into be awake at dawn, not as a imp who was playing at long-slop world of offence, with most ex-result of insomnia, but by acci- stood so far behind the wicket travagant demands being made, dent, you may hear the song of that he was almost as invisible as according to report, not a single the blackbird transmuting the the ball. In the absence of an when arose into plece umpire hot disputes complaint appears to have been brick-built suburbs

of the green and pleasant land the bowling side claimed that a made. "Enter Rumour painted that still is England. How puro batsman was run out, whereupon pure as the all the players gathered in a full of tongues," says Shake-

it дзолк speare. This old and artful de- seran of April air into which at clump round the wicket, clamour

ing like seagulls en. rocks

haronry. ceiver has done very well out of is poured at such leisure!

And there are plenty of other herons in a us during the last few months.birds to make the wakeful towns- No blows were struck, however, There have been rumours for a man's morning pleasant. I for one The joy of the game was resumed long time of serious graft in this rather like the sparrows that out- under the maples, and the heroic little nests disagree procession of blind swipes at un- or the other government departaide their

once the ment, backed up, in gossip, with and their eternal chitchat. The seen balls went on into the dark-

ercat tit has not much of a song, neas. And more than

tion. The remedy, of course, is in the hands of those in search of accommodation, but here it is suf-

of time, muncy and energy. The

only answer to the shoe-money

for good. but never Even

were

flower

town, however, JA

BY THE WAY

or

This is the first

Meanwhile, General de Gaulle

•

Institute), has

BY JOHN JEWKES

tract

The Disguise Dimitrov is perfectly open in

Since it regarda itself as the avowing what he has in mind. vanguard of the proletariat the Communists must be able to Communist Party must per- supply the best experts so that meate the ranks of the Labour our cadres are always in the Party in order to dominate its first place', in any party ne

which they gain admission.

For the moment, the Com-

life.

Launched against this doctrine

and learned eloquent, which should go far to dispel

Thus only can it prepare for of secular stagnation a spirited, the gloom. He does this by-the munist Party must disguise it-that dictatorship, which is the necessary method of consolidat- often neglected, aclf as "un ordinary democraticing its authority after the pro- simple, but method of refusing to accept Party."

letariat has

hurled the bour- the theories until he has looked Obviously, the assumption is at the facts. He first examines that one aim can be announced geoisie from power.

It therefore works, quite deli- the argument popular among and another aim practise.berately, towards the one-party those who for quite other reaObviously the aim to be_prac state. It denies the right of sona would like to see an in- tised is to enter Social Demo- crease in the birth-rate, that a cratic Partica to discredit their opposition, the rule of law, free- dom of speech. or of association, declining population, or even a Loaders and to capture their or-

the duty of the individual citi- declining rate of increase of ganisation from within,

for depres-

Under the gulee of a yearn-en to put his own conscience population, makes

before his party's orders. comparative ing for unity, Dimitrov avers įsion.

The British Labour Party does analysis both between countries without hesitation that the Com and between different periods munist aim is to stab the Social not propose to follow either the in the same country ho finds Democratic Parties in the back. Communist road to dependence" upon Moscow or the road of de- The Brigade consists of two no evidence of a Yelationship When they are out of the way units numbering 2,500 men. between increase of population the field is set for the final bat-pendence upon Washington.

and increase in productively portle between Capitalism head or improvement In the Communism. standard of living

Twin Brother

BRINDJAP TROOPS

Bombay, Apr. 29. The 268th Indian Brigade of (British India the "Brindjap Japanese)" occupation force to day sailed from here in two ships for Japan, under the com- mand of Brigadier K. S. Thi- mayya, D.S.0.

What I forget to say the other hold of the thing firmly, shoveling.

From Mehampa

Mehampa Mothlot

racket is public-spirited citizen-

ship.. The answer to corruption

morality. And that, bad enough

is a new standard of commercial agent comes the following:

Omnibus Idyll

A woman got into a bus with five small children under her

wing.

"Are all these 'yours?" asked the conductor, or is t picnic?"

"They are all mine," replied

By BEACHCOMBER

Who

From A

and

Second, he disposes, with ele- This policy is the twin bro gant and precise logic, of the ther of that organisation of a view that in some mysterious counter-revolutionary. alliance.

E

It believes that, with imagination and wisdom, the United Nationa Or-- ganisations can be made to work, and that its own special task is so to order its own policles that the energy and de-

termination of the British peo-

a mountain of circumstantial evi- but he keeps at it as if he were ball was actually struck and tile Reuter dence. When, amiable but firm, an attempt is made to track these rumours to their souice, and to investigate the charges, it is found that no solid facts emerge because

way a low was struck at the An Anglo-American military al- If he can play with his springs of American economic liance has been visualised so it is impossible to find a "vit-

We are still but nine months ness" prepared to substantiate his day was that there was once it under the chin, grip the how ears as efficiently and beautifully progress with the passing of that if Russia encroached on the ple are mobilised behind them. The "frontier" interests of either, their joint from the end of the world war; statements. The lack of civic horse in the Lake country which like a sword, and then lay about as with his hands, there is no the frontier."

caring more to be said. But if his disappeared at least half a con-power would be aufficient either nothing would be more Inept spirit in this Colony may well be had its front teeth pulled out to the Instrument, not

for appearances, playing is inferior, then the tury ago. Why has its passing to compel Russian withdrawal than to assume that the proper it from looking like twopence the despair of those who want prevent

Play it by main foree, Lot it fact that he is using his ears only recently begun to exercise or defeat in a possible war. Wordsworth.

strategy of action is to accept Dimitrov, in the same way, its more tragic outcome as the nothing better than the oppor-

muster, should not be allowed to count its effects? He proves that; in know it has met its tunity to ensure clean government . And, talking of Wordsworth. What is it but miserable wood in his favour. It is odd to any case, the "frontier areas" wants to capture the working-necessary basis of future action, and obedience to laws framed for

The Real Need like very much Byron's say and wretched catgut? Flog it, watch the child Mchampa Muth-were not areas of heavy invest-class forces wherever possible

Amid all the confusion of col- the common good. It has beening of him that before he could lash it, and none of your scrape, lot playing the piano with his ment; they invested less rapidly he play really than the older parts of the suggested that Government should write a poem he had to be put scrape. Pooh! Who's afraid of feet, but does

well? My reply is: "No. The country.

vestment-is good. Technical in-lapse and suffering, a careful employ agents provocateur hotly to to bed by two women and fed a silly little violin?

whole business is clumsy, and

Third, he has much that is novation will be rapid as the observer can see that the real An- trap lanillords who are hokling on bread and milk. And, tak

his touch is uncertain." against shoeing of Byron, it is a nasty swipe

wise and new to say about the great tree of scientific know- need, as the permanent desire, "The premises vacant

other musician replied: in the midriff-for the Roman

contention that investment is ledge throws out new branches of the overwhelming majority piano was meant to be played likely to be inadequate because and boughs. money, and corruption in administics when they discover that his

New industriea everywhere is for the discovery of a road to democracy and free- It is, indeed, not! trative departments. As a seri-famous Maid of Athes, Teresn

plays the harp with his nose?" of. the uncertainty of technical will arise. ous contribution to the solution Macri, became plain Mrs. Black

by hand, not by foot.

innovation, the apparent absence unreasonable to suppose that we dom which lies through intelli- of the over-all problem. such a Sarah Curinn, for that matter,

That is a desire which can bo Harley-Street Auction of great new industries to re-aro on the eve of another indus. gent devotion to peace.

place the old, and the tendency trial revolution-the inventions aided by any strong party which policy would be futile, and a waste became Mrs. Sturgeon.

An M.P. has told his conati- for recent inventions to be of of the past five years are, in has a positive belief in peace the woman, "and it's no-tuants that doctors want to sell the "capital-saving" type. With themselves, sufficient to support and is not deflected from its their patients to each other like a superb display of the statisti- for one or two decades a vast faith by the party of reaction Mathlot's plenic."

sheep in a market. The Harley clan's art, he shows that the sweep forward in mechanisation, on the one hand or the party of

is a wellknown great new industries of the past Saving may not prove so trou- catastrophe on the other. Dear Sir,-

The fashionable thing at the street auction

That aid the Labour Party "What am I have never contributed to capital blesome as the jeremiahs fore- Mehampa Mathlot does not moment in to make an expedi- fixture already. play the plane with his feet as tion to one of the Government offered," cries the auctioneer, accumulation on the spectacular tell. A secular fall in the rate knows it is in its power to bring with itchingcale sometimes imagined. We of interest, the general exten- to men and women in all lands. stunt, but because bis hands dumps, and to rout about for "for this lady

A reserved price is shall not depend primarily upon slon of social security measures But to bring it with full em- are too small. to stretch un tit-bits. octave. Your sneers are there- You will hear of a man who generally put on the nouras great new Jdustr ts in the the dispelling of the pathological physis and unbroken determina- What we need is a dread of unemployment all on the Labour Party must fore out of place. Only these found a rotting car door which thenica, and you can pick up an future

ed to spend in the future. And mocratic tradition and its own who have no taste for music he exchanged for a broken bird odd case of measles or whoop-wide proliferation of Industrial theap may make us mere inclin- maintain undiremed its own de will laugh at the virtuosity of cage and half a pair of braces, ing cough for about three hund- development.

There is much other refresh if the saving/investment balance confidence in the method of free- this prodigy, when his flexible and people will boast of having red pounds;"

ing and scientific scepticism in threatens Blaurder then the dom toon dart up and down the keys got away with celluloid collars,

Messrs. Ruckforth and Sid this timely tract. All of It has compensating action of the State To jeopardise alther of these Unfamiliarity breed contempt petrol tank capa, chipped crock dley are authorised by Dr. direct relevance to the long-term need not take the form of un-in this critical time is to aban- in coarse minds. If everybody ery, sodden boots and other Earstloy Cackwhither to all by problem of employment policy necessary public works construe don the hope of saving our civi-

have heard thie auction in Langham-place played the plato with their feet, treasures. I

democratic outlook, you would see nothing bdd in new craze described as "Going April 24 à fine collection of in our own country. It is new tion or the compreliensive plan-lisation. That is why, for So-

accepted that the primary duty ning of all economic activity cialists of

Relatively the unity demanded by the Com patients, including two genuino of the State is to guarantee the from the contra.. antique hypochondriach and maintenance of expenditure (on simple, and in large measure au- munist Party la incompatible numerous gouty curios."

consumption and capital goods) tomatic, financial devices will with the major purposes for at a level high enough to provide serve the purpose. As with which the Labour

Party won Tail-Piece

full employment. But there is chronometer, the economic ma- brought into being.

It would be foolish Indeed it, a widespread bollet that this chino can be regulated without Nobody but the trainors and necessarily involves extensive monkeying with the springs and in the hour when domocratic A correspondent, impro

their staffs are allowed access and detalled control by the State levers which drive it. It is now citizens of every country look to months since the the Labour Party for inspira to, the kennels, and once, they over all economic life. This is seventeen share on common stock after giv-anger than in goro.. reminde ing effect to the issuance of the gue that about afteen years ago

are allowed in, they are not al- quite erroneous. The State need White Paper on Employment tion and leadership, It, should lowed out again.

exercise nothing more than a Polley (paragraphs 72 and 73) substitute for its own philo- dividend on April 1 The gave a correspondence course, abock

compares with 10,500,- in this column, on violin play- met incombe

A prominent musician and (Article on dog racing) watching briore it may not need promised further examination of sophy an outlook which is, buffe The Company declared a quare in and he says, that he cannot yesterday, with regard to life. This would account for sho to intervene at all So long as these general financial regula upon distrust of the common

of well-known freedom and enterprise are fostory devices. It is high timor yet play the violin,

Mehamps Mothlot: The public appearance torly dividend for $1.18

He is too timorous, should remember that the road trainer on a lead during a tored in our society the lone the Government gave" as "n"re to sprint "ith dao ja ferred stick hadica and 0.65 on Rah!

I period outlook for industrial (p< *** on their investies This in only one sul Tale, test of an oxsculant is his plays, clan,

before the war, has not profited from the years of Japanese oc cupation.

NEW SUBWAY

Moscow, Apr. 29.

Preliminary work has been started in the construction of an underground railway Leningrad.

in

This will be the second in Russin the first being in Mos-

cow.-Renter

REMINGTON RAND

New York, Apr, 29.

Remington Rand Incorporated!

in a report ostinated its not in-.

come for the year ended March

B1 at $6,522,000 squalling

$3

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Back to Nature.".

Yra, faithfully, '

Detmold Doddridge.

On Ilkla Moor Bartor

How To Play The

Violin

iu

parts of Yorkshire, ox- In change is more common than ahop purchases.

(Nowa Itom.)

Controversy

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