GEN. SMOTS' « MISSION TO · HUNGARY.
STRANGE RESULTS. (FROM EACHMEAD-DARTLETT.]
VIENNA,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE JED, 1918
WAR SHIFTS IN GERMANY.
LIFE OF MAKE-BELIEVE. “
[BY R. J. GREEN WALL...
BERLIN, March 30th Why German seroplane, wings crumpled up and machips came tumbling out of the clouds, why people fainted in the
INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL.
EPOCH-MAKING DECISION.
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· [FROM * THE DAILY TELEGRAPH'S "LABOUR CORRESPONDENT, ¡
The unanimous approval by repre- ontative conferance of employers amo- ciations and trade unions of the idea of National Industrial Council is an
ÎNCOME-TAX ASSESSMENT.
THE MARRIAGE PENALTY, Representatives of all parties in the House of Commons and of various women's nabociations were received by the Lhancellor of the Exchequer at the House of Commons, on April 10th, on the subject of the assessment for taxation of the
The immediate result of General Smuts mission and its effect on Hungary is disclosed in the Soviet-controlled Eun- garian Press, which cannot refrain from streeta owing to lack of nutrition-one epoch-making decision. It is, in effect, incomes of married women.
expressing joy at the honour shown to Bolshevism by the arrival of so distin guished a visitor. For the time being it must frankly be admitted that the bon- ours in the verbal, combat rest with the Bolsheviks, as they have succeeded in making the country believe that they have been engaged in active negotiations with the Autente, which thus recognises the Soviet Government, without accept ing the terms which the general proposed. General Smuts's demands were nothing more than the formal recognition of the Delobit Note by Hungary with a pro mise that the line of demarcation would not recessarily be the future, political frontiers of the country In return General Smuts offered to propose to the Conference the raising of the blockade and an invitation of the Hungarian delegates to the Conference before the final frontiers should be decided.
why Gorm was beaten- a proposal:- reason learned in an interview with Professor Wiedenfeld, chief of Germany's ersatz [substitutes] service.
Professor Wiedenfold said that when the blockade first began to make itself felt the Germans had to begin to use substitutes in small quantities for im portant articles such as ferro-manganeso. A manufactured substitute called speige! iron was ersatz for this commodity. Thea began the
lack of copper- Germany only produced 10 per cent of her needs.
Mr. G. Locker-Lampson, M.P.. cone To establish an Industrial Parlia ment to discuss all questions of diffi-tended that the present system of assess culty and dispute which may arise in ing income-tax negatived the Married the future between employers and em-
Women's Property Act, and that it dis-
marriage. couraged
The intolerable pigyed
Mutually to agree as to a minimum anomaly that it was cheaper for s man rate of wage in all industrice,,
to live with a woman who was not bis To fix the standard working hours wife than with a woman who was his and the conditions of service, and.
wife was sufficient condemnation of the present system.
To act as the expert advisory body to the Government of the day in all pro posals for legislation affecting in- dustry.
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It is obvious that representative council formed on these lines may serve Iron and steel became the national an exceedingly useful purpose as a court of reference for the consideration of in- worry a little later, and they had to be dustrial disputes, for the removal of
The or fancied grievances, and for a fuller replaced by sine and aluminium. latter was manufactured before the war understanding of the economic position from clay imported from France of trade, and an appreciation of the fin Chemical experts were also called on toancial and technical, as well as the labour, If the National produce a substitute for aluminium, but problems of industry. unsuccessfully, Rubber was
the next industrial Council, when it is brought into being, can accomplish even the justified itself.
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Mrs Ayres Purdie arged that the sim- plest way to deal with the matter was to make woman a taxable entity. She bad been in business since 1907, and had not been asked for income tax, except da one occasion, when, the tax was based on an income of £3.000. She had been very proud to think that anyone should have thenght that she was capable of earning as much as a Prime Minister (Laugh- THE STEAMSHIP ter. Something should be done to pre- Mr. Chamberlain remarked that there vent the tax being a bar to marriage
nobody would be debarred.
immediately accepting these generous perplexity, and the famous synthetic modest programme outlined it will have was clearly a point of income at which]
The Soviet Government, instead of terms, which took no heed of, the seizure of English ships and French troops. and other insults to the Allies, insolently object we to secure freeders to enforce replied with counter-proposals whose sole their pernicious propaganda on all the adjacent countries.
rubber was manufactured. The pro fessor declared that it is better than the real article Rubber was badly needed
NO KICK.
General Smats aluminium had to be made in its place. If an individual with
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Mrs Ayres Purdie added that she will be despatched on June 12th, to, It should, indeed, be a court of arbitra.ew of a case in which a politician, who for storage battery cases in submarinesion exercising powers of judicial authemight have hundreds & rear, and a lady and the Germans made synthetic rubber rity in labour matters. That, however, with a considerable income refused to is not within the range of immediate
marry on that account. from ebemically treated wood.
possibility. if an employer is unable to
Mr. Chamberlain said he would have This vessels offers excellent cabin-accommodation for saloon passengers. a profit-making find
market for his pro- It is authoritatively stated that on the
duction,
power in the State thought that the bar would act only in
Wireless Telegraphy. morning of Saturday, April 5th, Bela
When there was no more nickel, erantz to compel him to
his business.
cases of very small incomes. The social Kun ha
had accepted the arw line of de-
would or the general objection
outweigh anything," marcation proposed
except in the case of people who had no
For Freight and passage apply to:- and the conditions of occupation, but Nickel steel was replaced by manganese body of workmen, that,
later conference on the after-steel. Then the question of sulphur-award, decide to cease work, there is no regard for the marriage laws.
Replying to the deputation, Mr. Cham noon of April 6th, he informed the gen- formerly imported from Chili-began topowe in an industrial council, or even eral that this acceptance would mean the worry the munitions manufacturers, and in the State, to compel them to do other berisin said they would have spoken with
That may we have fall of the Government. It now appears again the professor's staff of expert that Bela Kun conferred Lenit
with
chemists were called into action, and reached that new social order are more perhaps less confidence of the simplicity wireless, and he subsequently rejected ersatz sulphur was manufactured from of by Mr. Arthur, Henderson and Mr of the proposals which they had made it they had the responsibility of translating t,
. . D. Cole in their advice.
when into facts Whatever this question the proposals on Hatter's Lenin's object
every person engaged ARAN probably to prevent the Rumanian troops from being re- Textile exapris were called in to operate
is was, it was not a sex question. In spite leased from the operations in Bessarabia. on" wood and camphor. The first ersatz or person, but of the commanity is of his history on the suffrage question. Soviet Government received a severe textiles were made from paper-wood whole When, if ever, that day is reach he was not trying to whittle away the The blow when General Smuts, wisdly seeing was changed into paper, then the paper ed there will have to be some disciplin-rights which, the Married Women's Pro that his time would be wasted, steamed into thread, and lastly the thread into ary power possessed bythe State to en-perty Act gave to women, or to set up a out of Budapest at eight o'clock on material. Paper thread, the professor force the carrying through of the dis- diferentiation between women and men.
jobs. Thus, while prolong the negotiations, which would but now wood pulp was made direct into have been so useful for propaganda pur-thread, which was woven into undergar poses, for several days,
menta. It is fairly good for the purpose, bat workmen are unable to work in damp rooms when wearing ersatz under- clothing. The garments thus made can be washed if warm water be employed.
was
sit.
Baturday night, as they had hoped to said; made a good substitute for jute, agreeably curl thay be helpful in Whether the law was right or wrong, it
FREE TRADE IN BOLSHEVIS the negotiations have served no ather purpose they should at least have convinced the Conference in Paris of the true character of the Soviet 'Government
hungary
UNDERCLOTHING.
an industrial
culties and bringing the influence of the an advisory way in smoothing out diffi- public to bear upon industrial disputants mutually to settle their differences, there is a severe limitation to its usefulness.
2408 Hly admits tablecloths, and the like. Real curtains in
and cannot refrain delight that the
goes on, and day
none mora
becomes
The Entente, by its error in General Bruts on this mission, has put a premium on Bol shevism. Note the sequence of events.
stuffs. Nevertheless, for more than two years the Germans grew both their food wins and fixes the Armistice | and clothes.
The These are not carried out either)
terms.
GOVERNMENT ACTION.
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and
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tion of injustice between married people was not a question of injustice to women as compared with men. It was a ques and unmarried people, whether the latter were men or women. He certainly agreed that marriage was a bond to be encouraged. The sex basis was not & As the decision to form a National In-reasonable one, and it was 'not the prin- dustrial Council has been reached by re- cipal one. The question was whether latter hard; now Ersatz has been worn presentatives of employers',
taxed com thrown cir" all.
l disguise, and is reply, to by that, underclothing into more when are trade unions, upon the invisation of married, people were the That went to General Smuts, have laid i bare their fall two years, while the same material has the Government itself, it
it may be taken programme, which is freedom to exploit Bolshevism
the
The been used for technical purposes as well that there will be immediate action to the root of the whole of our income-tax proposed item. The Government had, as far as World
giva statutory power to this. as for household use, such as curtains,|| Government Pexter
advisory body.
The Government, they possibly could, to propose taxation Grzan, in an
must get Parliament commensurate with the ability to pay. having gone so that a military pesupation was expected, had to be given up to the State and paper ary approval and sanction of the pro and they bad to look not at one tax but
were granted in exchange posals made to them by representatives at all taxes.
Super-tax was really itsmaterials expressing has now passed The curtains were torn up and re-WOVED
of the two parties concerned in industry income-tax further graduated. If we It regards the proposed conference as into more useful articles...
There are also the interests of these and
It would an excellent means of
Pine cones and rushes were also used others as consumers. For the moment venue would be tremendous. paganda. Thus this in Preading pro
by the
bextile manufacturers,
is overlooked altogether in not be confined to cases where the bus- and this aspect by day the nettles were found to be excellent because
the
presence of the fears caused by in band and the wife were earning separate of the Supreme Council at Paris more difficult to understand. There are they produced material as solt as wool. dustrial unrest, but in the long run it It might mean an additional shilling
largely the determining factor in the
on the income-tax to carry the change permanent solution the problem
"of
In any relief of the nature pro andonished than the Austrians The people were ardered to grow nettles, but when food began to fall short the
The Provisional Committee of repre out. ground was required for growing food-sentatives of employers and employed posed the bulk would go to the richest have drafted an industrial chaster, the people, not to the people who hesitated
to marry because of the income-tax. realisation of which, it must be admitted, will do much
the status improve
the country desired that assessment When the suffering became more acute give more leisure to workers. Some of should be made on husbands and wives by Hungary or our Allies. Hungary
the proposals are quite good; some are separately that could be worked as well even artificial wool was torn up and re- becomes a Republic, and expects sym-
open to serious question. The chief as the present system, but in the bulk of pathetic treatment from the comity of oven. Soldiers' uniforms and overcoats defect is the tendency, which has become the cases it was most convenient that one world democracies. No notice is taken during the last two years of the war only so apparent during the war period, of alone should deal with these matters
not be treated of her budding aspirations, she is nes contained two and a half pounds of real weakening those qualities of self-reliance This question could lected and
own "resources, wool, and the rest of the material was å
prosperity as a country successfully by little concessions, such as our pros upon which only
is that of a French substitute. Mission
and an Empire was built, and still fur doubling the allowance in respect of a colonel and an English captain. This in
ther to extend the tendency of leaning le. It could only be settled after fall thought good enough to deal with a Leather was the most difficult article to
upoa the
the State & A crutch for in-
inquiry, and they should nation of twenty millions of people, who replace. The Germans tried to product dustry. Therein lies the danger of this and careful quil the Royal Commis have inhabited the same territory for substitutes from paper and wood, but proposed new council.
What the coun- twelve centuries. The Social-Democratie the resultant products were not quite try needs is a
strong,
determinasion had submitted their report. of Count Karolyi receives successful, and at the same time very ex- tion to face the stern Government,
litics of our no recognition from the Batente, and pensive.
changed economic position; a bold initia. thus gradually dissolves into the hands
development and production Jvo in
a.fall week's earnings to maintain a. of the extremista. Then, without the
secure our future commer-
reasonable standard of living. But how Food for cattle was made from wood which would occupation of the Capital, fresh
it armistice
and straw ground to powder and pressed cint position in the markets of the world.
it the employment is intermittent, demands are made, without. Pasional into cakes Sheep and oxen lost weight asked to look to the State for de eork days & week
Instead of this, our manufacturers are here is work only for two, three, or four any means to them."
What is the position of feeling is at once aroused, and Karolyi rapidly on this diet, and there was no ment of new industries, and our work
ur work the worker under those circumstances? rather than accept, res15 Bolsheviks made from apple peelings and the leavesance during unemployment, and
thus giving nourishment in their meat.
ers to look for more adequate mainten
Will there not be industrial unrest The the an opportunity to the
casential condition necessary to content to seize the reins of power, Then the of trees; tobacco was obtained from tension of maintenance to under employ
on the part of the workers is some mea Entente, thoroughly frightened, sends
The tobacco ment. But what about the future posi. sure of confidence in regularity of em chestnut and cak leaves.
tion of both employers and workers in
ployment and security of earnings other capacity of Consumers
settled conditions believe AD
do more to promote aponer or later, either
either by increased tion or be the expropriation of indivi- goodwill between employers and workers
else that the wit of than anything the inherent weakness of mar dunl wealth It will be impossible to could devise.
bor
minimum wage, when its value to and, to their amazement, have found I have only touched on a few of the continue for ever the facile path were depends upon regular employ."|
the worker For four is an unpleasant' end" for the atommittee the proposal that unem apparently realised by the ersatz pendthrift, as there is for the indivi
Let us
see exactly where these pro ployment insurance should be extended
to under-employment." guise, no longer having the least fear bastly. Restaurant desserts look appeals take us; and what will be their that this was a provision which the e Permanent effect upon the economic post players representatives, were the first Allan Smith said: tion of industry and the State.
"We have found suggest. It would give to an industry,
& large dependent class of workers solution; and Mr, Arthur Henderson were over waiting to meet the
demand declared that the trade union representa of a trade boom and were a general tives were presented with a magnificent
Lall- harge upon the industry in time of:
trade. I think we are more likely by more
concessions, if
"
APPLE-FEEL TEA.
Tea was
ex
out General Smuts, not to dictate, but to was first (ersatz) cousin to the coffee rate doles have got to be paid for this kind
overnment will be the Soviet which was manufactured from acorns. enough to Cigars had to contain 5 per cent. of real tobacco, otherwise they were not allowed to be called cigars.
Pt the Delobit Note for the
pending further
talks in p
recognition. The
only satisfaction to be infinite quantities of substitutes made rowing to meet theas obligations got out of this miserable business is the and used by the Germans. fact that the Soviet Government are now months I have been living on zo confident that they have laid all their foodstuffs, and the effects of it are
on the table and thrown off all" dis-
cards
of the Entente
tising enough, but they nearly all have their foundation in coal-tar. Germany
WANDERING MISSION.
tried to fight nature and the Allies, but Another astounding factor is the man-it never pays to combat nature. ner in which the most critical eventa/inà
the world are handled by the Conference.
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high expectations will be realised. It may opportunity. It be hoped "that
taxa
of
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in
I
should say
Connection with one another, and system which has killed Entente indvence working day would undoubt hom to reach the real effective remedy
The Entente
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The curse of the world at the present the Vix mission, who are in a different time are these flying missions in special part of the country. I am not blaming universal adoption of an traing The whole of Austria-Hungary Smuts mission; it is the pernicious
give to osely There, if a workman · in swarming with missions, having, no
following the lines off thousands of workers of many in these parts. It is the set etiquette
more ample porting to different departments.
trade, im
the first suitable job members do not even commingle when diplomacy, as it emanates from the Con leisure, & leisure which, if rightly used find employment in his own
should give us a
healthier
the they meet
larger Intro meet not having been properly ference of Paris, that no mission con-
and 'a more intel Diers, to fimt must-évertivent outlook.
life and its duties ment insurance are becoming taining higher
unemployment. The keops Colonel Vix's mission for four months in Hun-associate with
прод & lower, no containing &
But one of
under the scheme visible it is inaulted, molested,
matter how long the 1 has been in ad & proper use for this leisure and leaves.
time. Gary it
Then comes Emule's mission
the co
country studying affairs.
The few, parted by ambition, with a What is needed at the present time is definite goal before them, will make it
to cover the period of the swing either Vix's mission must be all fools or A society for the promotion of co-opera the stepping stone to fuller achievement
Over From war to peace production.
I have only briefly outlined one or two more about the
true situation in four months' than Smuts's mission can learn Could the military strengta TO
of their life's ara ing missions stranded
s purpose; the others may things in this proposed new Industrial în foreign in two days. Therefore, if a higher them alons be combined
reptuldi vantage.
for the more deep-seated causes of in MINIMUM WAGE DANGLES. opinion were wanted, one would thought that the first and most important Bolabeviam in
ne be sufficient excellent troops to put down
dustrial unrest It!
It is at most a pallia The
of minimum establishment
is to tive, And its first and chief purpose is uld be for the Smuts mission to
rates "of"wages and the United States mains hat little All It really is is this workers together in friendly intercourse.
in industrial employment bring representatives: of: employers
and have lost countless millions that the number of hours worked will mad to sasist them by mutual cooperation
else they must have learnt something tion and co-ordination between deste its oportunílies to their own dised Charter to show that it in 'rot a remedy
thing
Would
brains for the time before going on to
of lives
after
time
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meet the Vix mission and to pick their and the the war, wo are now to lose ha neid at not less than a fixed minimum to remove causes of grievance and: to confirm their opinions by a personel the fruits If visit Nota bit of it. The Smuts mission hever sees a single member of responsible statesmen, are not prepared to The minimum wage may be sufficient will it succeed in doing thing: it will "All" «l
send a division or even a brigade to (Continued at foot of next columa Budapest.-Daily Telegraph.
(Oontinued at foot of next column.) valuable place in our industrial system.
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