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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1947.

Colonial Policy And The

Labour Government.

Digest of a speech deliver ed by the Rt. Hon. Arthur Ctrech Jones, MP., P.C., Sneve tary of State for the Colonies, at a Meeting held at Conny Hall, London, under the auspices of the Fabian Colonial Burcap. 11 Dartmouth Street, London, S.W.1. (Whitehall 3077). Erde t. wording in quotes.

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the test of Great human problems ought boards, and that not to be exploited for party fitness should rest in a wider political ends.

life Political prin- and richer experience cf ciples, however, cannot bethan academic studies afford, Ignored. The Labour Govern- We are also meeting the need ment was elected to put through for better and more numerous a Socialist policy and to apply refresher courses. £2 milions enlightened beval principles have been allocated to training the tasks of reconstruction, at proposed for the next ten years. home and abroad. I come at least £1 million of which is to be devoted to the training of my task as a Socialist, aware of the humanitarian traditions Natives in various fields. We are also paying attention 1:2 coming down from Burke and the anti-imperialist tradition the question of amenities, and from radicul and have come down for equality coming Socialist critics of Empire. of payment between white and coloured in the Service apari from the fixed expatriate allow ance which is everywhere recog nised as due.

More Imagination The British public will want to know whether the Labour Party is implementing

its

Complex Matter

"doctrinaire and socialistic": in essence it is sound common- sense. This is one aspect of the idea of public responsibility for the fate of populations. where more and more public enter- prize will be welcome without disregarding the useful role of private enterprise within a gen- aral plan,

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this connection, special reference might perhaps be made to the use of private companies as agents, as, in the case of the United Africa Com- the Groundnuts pany and Scheme. It is a matter of utilising facilities that are available until an efficient pub- tic body can be established for the purpose concerned. The Curapantes concerned are aware that this is the case, and they have been prepared to enter into reasonable arrangements.

There is little time left to go into the problems of inter- Eational arrangements, the at- fempta to build up regionalism amongst the culonial territories, international accountability and consultation with other Gov- erament engaged in similar tasks. ****

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner.

Væk Torner ·

in viewing the mass of work and reform we are taking in hand, one-has to remember that many of the difficulties are in- Lerent in the situation and a legacy of the past. Low fertili- ty, inadequate rainfall. soil erosion, plant disease, pests,

and primitive

ineficient LONDON LETTER methods of cultivation, wide- spread ill-health, lack of labour"

S.M.C. CLAIMS Although they were directed to the wrong

quarter, the demon strations by Chinese ex-members of the Shanghai Municipal Police have served a useful purpose in drawing public attention to A long-standing grievance. The abandonment of the system of extraterritoriality and the retur of full sovereignty over the con-

and the International į cessions Settlement involved the aceep- tance by China of liabilities, us well as assets. init up to the ino-policy. I think you will find! Piment, China has contented hers that the Government's policy is

more energetic and imagina with accepting the benefits of the tive, that it places more em- rendition withunut doing anything phasis on the rights of the "to meet the commitments" that colonial peoples, that its pace is were assumed. Far more persons faster and conceptions broader, than thee who denxonstrated are and that it is clearer in its concerned. There are several hun- lines of artion. The assump- dred foreign employees of the ions underlying Labour policy Shanghai Municipal Council who were mentioned by me in my Debate on the Manila Fave a right to exprer their just speech in the

elabus to be honoured. It is, how Colonial Supply Day in Commons: discrimination ever, just as well that the demon -1rators should be disabused of the racial superiority must be made

to disappear as quickly as pos-| den that foreign governments are sible: the relationship between in any way responsible for the this country and the Colonial payment due to thent. The vari peoples should be one of part

concerned- ap: nership, our task being to help Freas in the last analysis, to have them forward in their develop

iven away what in fact was not ment; political and economic eir property, bur that of the privilege and domination shall ratepayers of the International give place to political freedom Settlement. It having heen done, and then responsible self-gov to remember that in most of it is now run late to repair theernment; the ideas of economic inperialism have to be drop- HONG KONG CANTON EXPORT CO., LTD. suggest that those who pulles shall not be British ad- If is, nevertheless, approd: all in all, "the test of our kedd flair. French Bank Building, Telephone No. 28600 feel aggrieved at the dilatory way vantage but the

happiness in which their claims, have been prosperity and freedom of the handled. should voice their pro- eckunial people "themselves." rests in the place where they be long.

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CORFU MINES No profit is kely to be derived from speculation on the curious resistance of Russia to the plac ing of Britain's complaint against Albania on the agenda of the Security Council. It is sufficient Russian delegate abstained rather than create a minirity of one, and that the new method of sols ing international disputes is to be submitted to if further test. The lodging "of the complaint with thelated Nations involved, antong other things, the publication

the

and

Imperialism, but we need a own achieve-

respect for our ments and gurdities and we need the confidence and cooperation of the colonial peoples them- selves.

Better Standards Responsibility for social and economic growth has largely into the hands of Calon-

come

By ARTHUR CREECH-JONES

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power, trifling physical capital equipment, nomadism, all, make development n complex and ex- pensive matter, and in many things we are starting from scratch.

important

It is extremely

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from

Ism, with the help of experi enced trade unionists here. Also cooperation has de- gloped amongst the people. In London a Cooperative Adviser has been appointed and a Co- operative Advisory Committee;

set up..

the

Public Responsibility Geological surveys are being of the forms of the Albanian reial Government today, as dis- made in the Colonies, and it ply to the British- demands, and tinet from the power of private ƒ is

that the intention it can be said at once that Al-associations in the past. We do mineral resources of the Colon- bania by the interpolation of much not deny that such Govern es shall increasingly be utilis extraneous matter sought to cloud ments have often held the ringed for the benefit of the colonial

occasion have the issue, but in fact made it and on

seen peoples themselves, according to clearer. Ultimately it had to deny Native rights betrayed. We are ines of development Inid down under in the Colonial Office statement the charge that it had laid mines working to bring that

control in thie interests of of Mineral Policy. Some people

that this document

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A NINE DAYS WONDER

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Power Cuts

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Apart from the coal hullaba loo, the cuts in electrical power have annoyed more than a cer- tuin section of the public. In- deed, this fuel business is caus- ising such a headache

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By

JOHN SHIPTON nothing to de: I am told, with any coal shortage. Let Mr. Harold Hobson. chairman of the Central Electricity Board, put his viewpoint. He saya

your

likely

Royal Family

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Coifcicuntal with

of understand the Government is running. The anti-frost train Britain's worst cold spells for considering stopping the manu, runs over the rails in the early many years came news of fact are of domestic equipment hours. It is equipped with coal famine which threatened which uses electricity. You see, three inter acting devices; first, 10 cause wholesale unemplay- many householders fearing a cog wheels which run along the

Mr. Shinwell, the coal shortage this ment.

winter, conductor rail and break up the Minister of Fuel, however, act- bought more than half a mil film of ice; second, wire brushes ed quickly and called a councillion dectric fires. The elec which brush away the frag- are made ments of ice; and, thirdly, jets to discuss immediate mensures tricity cuts. which to assist industries whose when the pegk load is ton great which sprinkle the anti-freeze the territories in question we

stocks of coal were nearly ex- for the generating plant, have mixture on to the rail as soon

as it has been de-iced.

When are dealing essentially with hausted. Result: Priority or the prosperity of agriculture is despite this he Ministrere in-

is at the passenger service agricultural terrains, and that ders were rushed through, but

Wolk trains arc -frequent enough to keep the current rail of major concern. This problem nunced that hold-ups were in- is one of the major ones to be evitable unless the utmost care

clear of ice, but special men- tackled by the Economic De was taken to conserve stocks.

sures have to be taken to cover Application is always more velopment Council which

The crisis was not unexpected.

the four or five hours interval dificult than precept. The slow includes the following: Dr. Wel With stocks depleted many in-

between the last train at night and the first in the morning. werk of natign building IS lesicycole, Dr. Arthur Lewis, dustrial areas for months past

have had to rely largely unspectacular and un- Mr. George Wansbrough, Mr. J.

The Traille controller at Lei- that the electricity demand has dramatic-and pruses and cliches do not help. To engage Shiels and Mr. J. Benstead.

Macfadyen, Sir T. Drummond reduction and the shortage of been more than a million kilo-ester Square keeps in touch ailway waggons and bad watts higher than last year and with the Meteorological section in this work successfully, we

to the he is of the opinion there is an when reports indicate Another-important aspect has weather have added need not only respect for great been the development of Labour

difficulties.

of

nu possibility of regaining the right fresta are liberal ideas and a penetrating knowledge of the nature Departments and Trade Union-Course, been criticism of the proper balance between plant asses the word to the depots Government and miners have and production before 1949 and when the special trains, go out and work throughout the night been accused of absenteeism possibly 1950. So take

to keep the rails clear. So following the holidays, but the fill of the sun! fact remains that production

Anti-Freeze

row you know why the London transport system is the best in shortage could not possibly Despite all this talk of power the world. figures at the time of the big:

I am inclin-cuts, no one can quibble at the have been known. ed to think that the present enterprise of the London Pas- And now I have more newя crisis will be just another of senger Transport Board in of the British Royal family's those nine day wonders and it installing new anti-freeze equip trip to South Africa. It is ex- would not surprise me to learnment at more than 120 placespected they will leave Britain that by the time you read this on the railway system to keep in Vanguard on February 17 services running. There and will leave the Union on cable everything had been set the

are two ingenious devices.

April 24. It is whispered that tied satisfactorily.

First is a de-icer used to to coincide with their return. prevent a film of ice forming London and a number of pro- over the current rails and vincial centres will hold o breaking the contact between Royal pageant on the sime rails "and the Rear seale as victory celebrations for the which picks up the current for the Royal return and Princess

in the Corfu channel, and by im- better standards. We have fur say

the train motors. Small baths Elizabeth's 21st birthday on that Iuf an, anti-freeze liquid are April 21. Incidentally, when nlication, suggests that quite like ther to create the apparatus of

placed at intervals on the cur- King George and Queen Eliza- ly it was the wicked Greeks who the modern

rent rails. The liquid is pick beth. tour the Union officials State, But de-

ed up by the train's electric and Pressmen aboard the trains dh it. seeking to embroil AI-velopment very mucli depends

"shoe-gear" as it passes along will be able to keep in touch hanis with Britain. The Alban on the colonial, peoples them-

the current rail. The shoe- with the outside world every Ian Note does not say so in as selves. Their good-will, confid-

gear spreads the anti-freeze minute of the 24 hours. The have to many words, though it does say ence, and cooperation

along the rail 48 in film Marconi company was given the shat Greek and other ships have be secured. Otherwise the worki

and stops ice forming and the task of devising and providing Traversed Albinian territorial of the Labour Government will;"

next train over the line repeats the radio equipment which writers without authorization, I come to nought. In all plan-

the process.

would fulfil all the requirements would seem that once the ques their representative organisa- ning they should be consulted;

cause of his 150 aces,

Theze baths were first tried and overcome the problems" of tion has been raised before the tions developed; responsibility

When West led the diamond K

a couple of winters ago. I am space and. vibration. Radio If anybody asks you how. Security Council a little fact find must grow in executive as well early in, the play a squeeze could count only nine absolutely branch of the Bakerloo line the two trains. Part will be and the dunny went down, South told, on the exposed Stanmore quipment is divided between ing will become necessary. It is as legislative machinery; they might.. possible, tell him "onsure tricks--two in spades, four not likely that any responsible' must be trained in administra: the very first,trick." We hope in hearts, one in diamonds and The second, device is known as in the Royal' train and the, re- government would accuse another tive and economic services. It it never happens to you, be two in clubs. Yet he made a grand "point heater. Frust makes mainder in the pilot train, without having very substantial is important too that a

dt junctions, which freeza Pressmen. Both trains will be evidence upon which to base its intimate contact is established cause it is not a pleasant ex- slam by virtue of gaudy breaks its grip felt on movable points which will carry officials

opening the Albanian Government will al territories on the official, un-not know at the time that you was squeezed on the

are being squeezed. Not only trick. Then came the club K, heart vlute this, electric heaters are equipment and there official, Parliamentary and experience very considerable dif- Ministerial levels, and that our has that happened, on rare oc- A, club A, 10 and 7. On the 7 built inte the track at june facilities for 'broadcasting over ficulty in evading responsibility for the deaths of 44 British Naval improved both as regards are been squeezed first by their his hearts, he discarded the spade By means of these the paint the King's personal use there to resist the formation of lec, special Cabinet. „The pilot ratings and damage to British war Colonies, this country and opin partner's lead and then a second 10. Then fuilt wed the heart K, bindes are kept, warm enough will be a receiver house in a

and J, the spade A and K and time by the declarer, through a finally the spade 0, which

hod and to melt any 'show that may train will also have a Marconi:

wave' radio lead of the identical suit from been established by the second settle. Another design keeps high speed short

the points warm by circalating transmitter and keying equip which they made their initial discard,

electrically heated oil through ment, together with a short pipec in the track. New in wave receiver for, transmission atallations just completed, bring of Press reports and for gen-. the number of these point eral communication purposes.

Most of your will have heard heaters now working on Loa- don railways to 215.

by this time the famous "Just William" feature of Richmal Tramways Too A-special- anti-freeze com. Crompton, but I doubt if you pound is also being generally know how the programme came employed on the tramways. sys- to be Introduced. It tem for the first time this win. that twelve months or 80-420 ter. The complicated mechan-a BBC producer met, a twelve ism of the track points has year old boy, John Clark, on previously proved a source of the top of a London bus. They trouble on frosty nights. Re- got into conversation and the the early hours of the morning experience and education. But (Dealer West.

cent experiments have shown, producer was so struck by John with the help of the tide, to the pace of change is quickert vulnerable.)

however, that when the pit in that he arranged to give him reffont: the Norwegian steamer Ing and we must be prepared West

which the point mechanism an acting test for work on the Skohaug, lying on the rocks to take a few risks because Pos

moves is flooded with this com- radio. John was so successful about 80 yards off Dunbar, A know that there is no greater 3D

pound it remains. liquid for that he was given a part in a tug is understood to be on its educational force than the exer- Pass 4 H

hours at temperatures down to popular funny programme in way to Dunbar, froth Leith for cise of responsibility itself. You

ten degrees of frost. It is which Mr. Will Iloy was a South thoroughly resented this purpose. Meanwhile the learn by practice." In many East's psychic opening bid, and

hoped by adopting this preven-schoolmaster. Now John is the hero of thousands of children. Dunbar lifeboat is still stand-colonial territories constitu® showed it by his 2-No Trumos. (Dealer: East East-West vul- tative to reduce frost delays, ing by the vessel which is, now tional change is on the march West continued the "interferonze || nerable,);

London transport, I might in Britain in Just Wifilam high and dry, She'is in no dan-today.

effort, with bis diamond cat', but After Stuth's last diamond add, maintains 20 specially In this he plays the part of a ger and the crew has remained ! On the question of the Bath's next blu, of the first op stopper is gone, and he is scoring equipped locomotives to remove schoolboy who always means cn board.

Colonial Service, our aim has ponent's suit, forced North to say his three club tricks, what two sleet and ice from the current well, but things somehow go. a whole The ship has a cargo of pit beca to secure the services of sameining. When South heard it, discards should West make to foll rails during the night hours wrong, followed by props-Reuter.

liberally minded selection ha preferred.

when" ordinary, traffic is not heap of trouble. a leap intoa. No the No Trump game contract?

'more

By Shepard Barclay "The Authority on Authorities"

ON THE FIRST TRICK

Trump stam instead of hearts be

and

charges and it would seem that between London and the Colon.perience, even though you may. The first luck was that East tight unless dealt with. To ob- i fitted with broadcast receiving

of these mines. The

vessels which resulted from then abroad. explosion

*Freedom preliminary attitude of the Rus- What Then have we done sians suggests that perhaps the about this vague thing called most interesting feature of this freedom? Few Governments : in dispute will be the manner in so short a time have been more which it is handled in Security active in liberalising constitu- Council; and the way in which tions. But that is only one the various countries vote when it COLAS to placing responsibility where it should be placed.

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