'THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY; OCTOBER 26, 1954. `
Sefton Delmer's Iron Curtain Newsmap
HOW FAR CAN A RED GRUMBLE?
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BERLIN. experis who are the crudes DDLY onough I did of the Politburo in Moscow and sunnot be reached from Markt not get the answer 1
Kleefekt. Bought in one of the. big factories or State-owned farms
visited in Red Germany. I got it in a tiny nurkot-gardening business near Leipzig.
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would see that a representative of the Ministry called so that workers could meet him.
From the back came a deep ..That
won't do L all we get
So why waste Ume listening? male voice: any good; promises."
Questions
IT was when the speaker askeri
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fur questions that the The question I ask when
sleepers, meeting.
ant vixit }
Iron Curtain awoke. reantry is this: "Where is the safety valve? How much may a citizen grumble without being run in?"
More oddly still, I got my answer at a meeting which the workers of the market. gardening enterprise had been ordered to call in pre- farcical, paration for the One candidate Goneral Elee- tions in East Germany.
at
A ful, motherly-looking woman with a light blue turbun The around her grey hair was first to speak up. " have appitec, on behalf of ovir col 'eagues (only party members re comradery, for 30 ration tickets for cheap boiler suda. That is the minlinum. number to which we are entitled under the regulations. been sent? One single 16. how inany ration fickels I have ask you, who am I supposed to hand that to?"
Do you know
i
Another woman rensiale The day's work was over
follow Markt Kiefeld, but instead of on behalf of a bushful
that she had been going butte, ia they clearly worker wanted to,
Workers down-graded to rallon card
the firett
Bled into what In The oht although she did the same work
lalist Едук had been the as wurkers getting
boss's card C.
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drawing-r 21126783001. Now 11 WDS thr Markt
the
ass inbly room of the Kleefeld "culture house."
They dozed
Thats
THEY slumped heavily
before of them 1wo
meeting
and
in
were
the ration
This raffen business is very
to important
German Eart workers, Their food is often as much as 10 times cheaper than the ATRIioned article.)
A man at the back complained "holiday places" about the 17 allotted to the enterprise. the
We had to turn down must of them," he said. "They were offered to us for days when we get away no possibly rouki
work here. Imom our
"All the good places go the big firm and big organisa- tons,"
asleep.
As it went on more and more of them dozed off At one time
1 counted 15 sleepers-out of a total attendance of between 40 and 45 persons
W
Good will
tu
Which is signifleant. For these first sleepy 30 minutes of thr
were taken up by inceling progress report of the Govern- ment's work and achievements during the Just legislative LMOST all the complaints Added up to an indienen,
period.
Wis
of the Communist-run bureau-
which erney
13 administering the market-garden business. The unhappy secretary misest
to
I looked to see if the speak cr's name was being noted down for later police action. Neither the secretary nor the chairman
be taking senid
any notice, But they did suddenly wake up when a little women got up, smiling towards me, "I should like to send
to the message of good will
she said. people of Britain," "from all of us here.
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"We are touched nt their taking such an interest in as is shown by your presence and we want to assure them of our afection and gratitude.
1 could not see anything mach wrong with that. I promised to do us she requested. (Musio herewith accomplished.)
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My answer
WHEN, the woman came up to me again after the meet- ing the chairman shooed her away.
"We have had a lot of trouble with that woman," he said.
"Whol 'Oh, really? I asked. Is wrong with her? She steined a friendly colleague,"
We have she
"Don't you belleve it. She is
She
a Blbic dangerous. Kearcher and though had her in prison won't stop her nonsense. Always agitauing.
just
Hmph it might have been
an old Hitler kreisickter
talk-
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NO NEWS FOR FATHER
by GILES
"No papers today, everybody—now's your chance to see what the master of the house looks like first thing in the morning.”
London Express Borvice
THE LABYRINTH OF
RACIAL
colour
HE world becomes
alarmingly conscious.
of Evidence
Ing. Hitler, too, had his safety leaps at one almost
it
valve for the general publle like
daily. For the Press curry reports,
Fry.
with
put them in prison.
who
The Communista are doing the same today.
TENSIONS
By Douglas Cobban
We are re-
the SC350
of
detract from urgency which must be applied to study of the situation.
It should be noted, as the that the points out, racial position in Asia "largely depends
The powers
author
race."
on how the Western handle
Africa."
What of the effects of history, man, yellow man and brown Racial Tension." The heavy
label should not be allowed of climate, of diet? man-in varying degree.
minded that li approximately Why?
to frighten off anyone in- 350,000
since man In A continent of Asia, it is main this discussion among the work. in steady stream, of strife Why should the colour of terested in the subject. For form biologically modern ap-tained, is on the whole tolerant the earth's surface of racial, as opposed to cul- But he, too, did not put up in America over co-educa- a man's skin spark off such Mr Mason, claiming only to peared on
the differences. "With fears.
tural "Bible searchers"
such be a pathfinder for us in the "and that the history of which
we have knowledge covers at exception
there of Malaya, challenged the authority of the tion of Negro and White; of inflammable
Britain as undoubted perils for the racial labyrinth succeeds the most 6,000 years".
seems to be no point within the State and demanded peace and rising fears in
of mankind
Over such a length of time it In brilliantly in riveting atten- He thousands of job-hunting future
continent (of Asla) where con- good will among all peace
flict is primarily on account of tion to all the important cannot be surprising that some Jamaicans
into the general? pour
obtained a start Although the speaker
There have been various trails that must be worked people have
over others. Go back anly 250 their disirie! trade union secre-
But, it is made clear, Asia Is country; of race rioting in
Piece- over if black and white, years, counsels the author, and the balance." It is to bo tary no one was interested in
Yes, I get my answer to that South Africa; of racial ten attempts to answer. what he hand to say. For general
sions across the globe, in meal analyses have been brown and yellow, are to compare the and question about the safety valve
nations to show thele and promised 1 AT-
London in the reign of Queen -seen whether the anxiety.of. Auch made through policy, they all knew,
Anne with Maroka or. Newclare ranged and presided over by remised reformaA. He said he all right.
volving white man and black
proaches S the physical,
Sophiatown on the fringes manhood will combine with re- sintment at thelp former psychological, historical, re-
of Johannesburg. "It is In subordination In on increasing ligious or climatic aspects
possible," he says, "to conclude bitterness, or whether the sense that the African "slum-dwellers of old injury will gradually of race prejudice. None has
us compared with the English heal. And African develop- yielded convincing conclu-
more dirty,
drunken, menia must have their influence sions.
are criminal or callous of humani
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By JAMES WICKENDEN
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Dead
Ends
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of
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In Balance
new
in that regard.
The Approach
We still seek a basis the right roads for future which knowledge and investigation are the seem- reason may oust deep-rooted ing "dead ends" reached in life and suffering." prejudice and save us from the author's preliminary ex- title work has yet been done, n possible catastrophe which plorations. His conclusions it is stated, is that which con-
A chapter on the "Areas of East in this respect are no doubt cerns the "psychological struc would make today's
ture of the personality" in dif- Tension" brings an interesting questioning by ferent races.
on the difference ilght to bear West political clash u minor liable to
various "experts," who will While it has been found that between Russian preaching and squabble in comparison.
not appreciate the disposal no inherent difference exists in practice in respect of racial MUD-STAINED truck So, although no more numer-
the elements which make up discrimination. Pathfinder Malaya's Communists,
of their pet theories. outs than
structures of psychological
The "Essay" drove carefully through the Pathot Lao have a better
was originally Mr Mason says of biology Madagasean, African or Euro-
prosented as a basis for dis- the pot-holes of Hanoi's back natural disguise. Also they
cussion at the unofficial Postwar conditions have that it is "unable to detect pean, "profoundly different is
social streets, Inside sat a small, operate next door to the Viet
structure within Commonwealth Rolations Con- hereditary difference the
the personalities do upright man with a calm minh and can call on reinforce served to emphasise the any
ference held under the auspices problem in Twice already, before racial
the between races which would which
of Institutes of International velop." gaze and a wispy beard.
Geneva, Ho thi minh has colonies. But this is not a seem likely to involve any
Affairs
Last
March at Lahore, Laps to support colonial Not until four days later marched luto
That necessary question.
superiority
Pakistan. It la notable that the
the Pathet Lao. did the populace know that
clear from a re- mind or character on
great majority of the Conference much is again.
approved the approach to the Ho Chi-minh had already
markably comprehensive re side." But that does not
subject outlined in the Essay This brings 115 the poignant
What is
is needed come to his new capital. An Meanwhile the Pathet Lao de view of the subject just explain away, he points out,
now, Mr is serice of the news spread, people were nat comply with the Geneva pablished by the Royal a present difference, say, in problem of the day, the back-
word race forced suddenly into Mason writes
Central more impressed than if he agreement to raily and disarm. Institute of International achievement between races. the civilized, competitive world. ctorial studies of
the West Indies, East Africa, Ita Affairs.
author is had come in triumph with They flout the peace which
No more "positive" help comes This "must constantly lead
the trofi
Africa, Malaya, Fill and the fald by the rebellious and retrogressions marching columns.
for Southeast Asle, knowing Philip Mason, the Institute's from brought against them. that no force can be effectively Director of Studies on Race statistical psychologist, who re- similar to those of adolescence." Belgian Congo; of French and ace has been One thinks immediately of Mau Portuguese Africa, of Brazil, Liberia and Mexico Hawall, Relations, who took up in Ports: "when all
mado for environment, no dif- Mau.
British West Africa. investigation
Problems of terences can be detected which
'Africa, parti-
That will take Ume. But Africa, are the If thousands of troops, mil-tensive ilons of pounds and a well- these studies just two years are not greater within the races cularly South tance. As master of hidden knit government have not yet ago.
than between them, and there subject of several chapters of there will be agreement with his that qach moves, he is likely to pursue crushed
classi foundly important critical and important fication of the fears dominating group of races, the fair and the both black and white races. The dark, should know what it is calmness of this survey of the the other Heare and what it is complex African scene does not the other wants."
His monkish composure enables Ho
to Chi minh magnotise men from a dis-
He may do so
لله
nations, including China, sought
in
to
Malaya's Communists, "Curiously, the volume is fore no argument is provided the "Esmay." There is an acutely concluding view that it is "pro- his present ambitions in the them by comparison the Pathot same way; for no opponent Lao are indestructible. has matched his methods.
The Southeast Asla Defence Community may be warning
Laotian Unity
not to use open force. Hut to Only one thing can destroy his cool mind It must seem a them-the people of Laar. But clumsy giant unable to oppose Laotian unity depends on per- the unseen war he will wage in sonal loyalty to ruling princes, overy non-Communist vilinge. as well as a pense of national- Ism and religion. Assassination He has given. only one sign that he might drop his original ambition to conquer all Indo China He has told Nehru that he believes in the Geneva $8.50 settlement and in cc-existence.
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A NEW GOLDEN AGE OF MOTORING
GOLDEN AGE
London.
of key figures could threw the TARK well this .Octo- country into confusion. Then the united Communists might
the bills and calace revolutions
doctrine
M1 ber. 'For with the
is cld: certainly as old as Asia. age of motoring. Even the Communist
By Gilbert Ellis
Within hours of the
tain's lend
Overseas
sports car boly, transforming it- into a snug saloon.
This trend towards the hard- The only potential danger to top sports cars has really taken. hold, with the Austin Healoy gelze power in a few days. opening of the Interna- profit-taking fields-middle-price
Britain in the family car class
and Triumph producing their tional Motor Show at Earis family models and sports cars.
And to demonstrate British car comes from bahind the Iron Cur This pattern of Landitry in Court, dawns a new golden
Czechoslovakia's Skoda Variations on the theme, mainly: designers versatility, the biggest tain, contingent Includes the biggest Company has entered two care for the United States murket,
Another obvious trend in this, car in the Show Rolls Royce for the Show, and if they can is only prothor philosophy, an- Without doubt, this ex-the smallest--the now Kieft soll for roughly the same price year's Show is the gradual re
as carlier British other dipleolie, which binds hibition of
turn to several old established and sports (just over 24-Inches high) as
moxiels in At the same time, his agents me with words so that they foreign
Cars more than fastest the new competition markets, Brii exporters may ideas, such as the contrally
gear lovers 10.50 are tramping through jungle lost sight of reality. The rulers justifies its organisers' "best Jaguar and the cheapest the have to start worrying. For these placed handbrake,
two Iron Curtain autos-saloon off the steering wheel and an non-Communist of Cambodia, the state'next to 10.50 paths in the
ever" boast. And it la easy Ford Popular, state of Laos, Vie.nam is only Lacs, know, this.
Show and cafate cartare well turned increasing use of wire wheels on to see why. For the first the beginning, only the founda- 5.00 on of His dream to found n Cherringly they picked out time since the war, the opening, Austina confirmed Bri- cut products, solidly built and the more expensive models.
in the family car unpretentiously handsome, And the one weekness of Ho Chi-
TROPICAL MARKETS 4.00 & 5.00 Communist union. of states mirah at cocyte
absenca Motor Show is a great big class with lock-looking saloon the fact that they are being pro- 1.00 where once the French ruled in of a strong rebel movement in glittering buyers' market, powered by the now famous A90 ducé with right-hand drive and with spoedemolors calibrated in Asia.
Significant is the fact that the Cambodia
mila instead of kilometres in. Rosolutely they with anxious-to-please ex- sports car engine, refurcă to agree that any Com-
dicates that Red' car makers day of plasile-bodied cars haak- He chooses Inda na the
munists hotin, right to any hibitors falling over then-
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British-have'nil stas model both alato. Belves to show off the hand-
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pinsile bodies, this year. They 24.00
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He merobars are border tribes- would be partially encircled. It
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