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THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1965.

SIR BEVERLEY BAXTER ANSWERS MR J. SMITH

Most Beautiful

COURTESY IS NOT DEAD, BUT Girl In Opera

THERE ARE BAD INFLUENCES

S

To

F

rano, you start off for work why not

London youth that Britain might live. But why should_a_man who and employers are batter then blessings one by one? Before OMEWHERE in Brit- In the aircraft factories the crestes à successful business ours,

men and women were working become rich? The answer is a nin there is a citizen twelve hours a day or twelve simple one. He built something named J. Smith. Be hours a night seven days that did not exist before. If he yond that I CAN- week,

is on exporter he brings valu-

to able foreign currency him bo- identify

this In the Aircraft Ministry country, and in the process cause in the letter he sent knew that the strain was

glyna work to hundreds to human and could nơi last an editor he failed

thousands of people. to

dinitely, but my task was exhort the men and women so

not

give his address. Here is inost of the letter:

a

wo

in-

in- to

work to the point of absolute exhaustion And their response

"Why Britain ls whore was magnificent. she is today, I heard some-

one from

abroad

say, is

because of the complete lack

of service. There is not one section of the

l'olice."

the possible

All right, Mr Smith! letler

magnificent,

stewards"

he

to

a much greater extent say yourself that you will than ourselves the Americans make no one's day harder be- have workers' committees that cause you have passed that meet the management in order way? to increase vilciency and, there- The foreigner, whom J. Smil by, to increase profita. In fact, mentioned in the letter which or the element of co-partnership grompted this article,

in America has done much to much too for in his denuncia help production,

tion There are disagreeable people in every country but to denounce an entire society. he did, is to cross the frontier of gross stupidity.

Nevertheless, we should be grateful to him.

He has minded us that a nation is as decent and honourable and us the people who live in it--no more and no less.

Do you want the Stato take over his business and have

You if

my

I could double it run by Government-appointed earnings by living in America officials" Tha an wET is ob- I would sull choose to remain 104111. No nationalised Industry here. To me there is no country

where could compete with the private- in the world ly owned inthistries of America, have 60 full a Ufe as in this West Germany and Franco.

island kingdom.

the man

tha

So why denounce who creates work for thousands of people and strengthens economy of the country? Ho

moze the cannot eat

than three meals a day. He cannot ride more than one motor car at

community But us the battle latensified that tries to please another. We became conscious that there were trouble-makers in the face Workmen, shops, rallways, tories. The older union officials cafes, everything. With the were

but Royal trouble-makers were a BOTÍ of exception of Family and

the Ruerilla movement called "shop ime. Ho cannot sleep more than Barkelion

eight hours out of the twenty- They had the gift of the gab four, If that long. An army in no one could deny that.

the field might as well refuse Many them were Cornmunists, well to have a commander, as an in- trained in the art

without of seducing dustry

managing decent workers. Russia was not director and chairman. in the war at that time, and therefore We

Aghung merely to preserve Capitallam. in Russia or Germany such men would have been shot, but in Britain we allowed them to do their dirty work because, as A nation, we believe in liberty.

Your is to unly topical,

Burst cotilains a challenge, we must deal with your foreign friend.

I were

newspaper

were

woman I would bale to be his wile. To say that there is not one section of the Community-suve the Royal Family and the Police-that tries to please another is balder- Masti. The

noller thanks you for your twopence, Thus there developed within the bus conductor (sometines) the trade union movement thanks you for your half-crown guerilla movement.

the fellowB flic DR KIVES

could talk the pedestrian is friendly and proud round and they advanced in in- it a foreigner asks the way to Buence and power while the Westminster Abbey,

workers tolled and the airmen, the sailors and the soldiers want to their death.

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