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Sir M. Campbell's Mr.

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London, Nov. 8. 1 Six Malcolm Campbell, who holds the world's land speed record of 209.108 miles per hour, hopes to improve on this. His present idea is to make the attempt next August in America,

At the Authors Club last night he said that his great ambition is to achieve a speed of five miles a minule, or three hundred miles an hou. To do this he must reduce his present time for the mile by

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London, Nov. 8. Henderson, M.P.. Disarmament President of the Conference, was the guest of the

Trade-Unions will dis- National Labour Club at a dinner German

consequence of few held at the Craven Hotel, Strand, appear in last night. Mr. J. Cliff was in the measures announced to-day by the headquarters of the German La- chair.

for the purpose to Responding to the toast of his bour Front,

the Labour Front of its said that divest health, Mr. Henderson measured by the importance of its political complexion and to turn constructive possibilities, the post it into a vast cooperation body tion of the Geneva Conference was serving exclusively social far from satisfactory. Two great All Individual organsations.. with- Powers had given notice of within the Labour Front which were drawal from the League of Na-identical or affiliated with the trade-unions were dis- tions, and one had already left the former Disarmament Conference. As "a

solved to-day and all other or-

within public confidence

the Labour result

in the anisations

Front are instructed to close their efficacy of the collective peace system nad weakened. Those whost of membership for ever. would have us abandon the great Only individual persons, includ- out at 972 miles,

adventure of organizing peace and ing employers and foreigners re- At one time tyres were the great who urged us to make prepara-siding in Germany but excluding difficulty, but on this score he re- tions for another world war, were

state officials, can henceforth be marked, he had now DO fears. seeking to obtain by clamour and

come membera of the German Tyres have been tested to stand fear what they could not obtain Labour Front, which in future will well over 300 miles an hour.

by appeals to reason and convic- concentrate on purely social ser- Siy Malcolm attempted" to give | tion. What was most deplorable vices-Transocean. some idea of what the feelings of in this situation, was that a new the driver are when attempting to race in the competition -for break one of these records.

weapons of destruction bad al- ready begun. It might not have gathered as yet such momentum as to attract public attention, but

He reenlied that on the occasion when he set up his record at Day tona the beach was in so bad condition that he had serious wheel spin. According to his ergine, re- volutions he ought to have been going at 323 miles per hour and was bitterly disappointed when he learned that his speed: had worked

ןדיי

LIKE A PROJECTILE"

is like being catapulted through the air like a projectile." Then after a moment's reflection he added: "Because, you know, we are beginning to shift these days.

There is not much time for the visualisation of your feelings you are so engrossed on your engine revolutions, on keeping the car straight, and on heaps of other matters. Thousands of things are crammed into a brief space of time, so that it is only after a period that you realise your sensations.

"On the last occasion it felt dangerous, because the car would not go straight, owing by the, na- ture of the beach.

that it had started was a fact as

ficulties, but the problem remain- ed. and the Governments were under a definite obligation to And indisputable IS IT WES grave.

a. solution. If they believed that Owing to the anxieties and per- a policy of isolacion was im- plexities of the economic eriala, possible, then everything should nations appeared to be losing the be done to make international co- sense of world solidarity and of operation a reality. The German the essential unity of éivilination. Government had repeatedly de This was most unfortunate, for heclared ita pacific intentions, and was convinced that disarmament the other Powers should give care- by international agreement transful consideration to those declara- cended every other question in

Hons when framing à convenion: If the oft-repeated statement as politics to-day.

to substantial reductions could be to be in- translated into figures cluded "in the convention, he did not give up hope that it might prove acceptable to Germany.

He was sometimes asked, was it right to expect nations to reduce their armaments with the world in its present unsettled state, and "There is no vibration, but a tremendous feeling of power. The before we had removed the causes

They must make one great final utmost concentration is required, of political and economic unrest otherwise you

would be off the which induced them to maintain efort, through which he earnest- course. At Daytona the coarse is large armaments? To this he re-ly hoped they would reach clear plied that there was nothing that soft wide. You take the centre,

and definite decisions, and that could so restore confidence and

without further delay." Even if with 30ft on either side. If you

Le Conference did not succeed in lost control for one-fifth of a second assist in bringing about recovery

as the success of the Conference securing an immediate agreement you would be off the course.

on reduction, the alternative was "Some people think that the in concluding a genuine Disarma-

not to give up or weaken in our driver is doped or bali-bight.ment Convention. However para-

attitude to the collective peace Personally, I never touch anything doxical it might appear in view of

long-drawn-out proceedings system. We must stand by the either before or after an attempt the I have also heard it said that the of the Conference, he believed that treaties that were the only barrier between the world and a new race steering is locked. If it were you Governments and peoples would not get far.

realized more than ever the ur-

in armaments, ending in another need for a world | world war. gency of the

Bigger armaments and the reduction agreement on limitation of armaments.

"For months before the attempt one's last thoughts on turning out the light at night are about the car. One's first thoughts in the morning are about the car. For- tunately I never dream about it.

now

-A" COMMON PEACE FRONT Though the British Draft Con-

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were contrary to the spirit, if not the letter, of our treaty obliga- tions. A race in armaments was not a policy, bus poker game

which nations

continually

For two months before, one's subvention fell short of the expecta- raised their bids, and in the end

conscious mind. is on it.

"Imagine the feelings the night before the attempt. If you let yourself dwell on it you would never get there. You just push it right from your mind.

As you get into your car you realise that the work of months rests on the next minute or two.

Sir Malcolm spoke of motor rac- ing as a "hobby very dear to me." Hix first licence.. goes back to 1903, and as he was not then, old enough For rich enough to own new Cars, he had those of the 1809 and 1900 vintage. His first competition was in 1906.

He recalled in succession his various attempte on the land speed recard from his first effort in a car with an engine of 850 borse power right down to his last suc- cessful attempt in his Blue Bird with its engine developing 2,650 hore power,

to

tions aroused by previous commit- ments of the Conference, its au- thors had put it forward as an attempted compromise represent in what they thought to be the largest measure of common agree- ment. Despite its limitations, the draft and subsequent events had all exercised a marked influence on public opinion, and it might safely be said that there was now a common peace front in many countries, respective of party, in favour of disarmament. Moreover, public

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death took the "stakes. A race in armaments meant the bankruptcy. of atatemanship, abdication of the responsibilities of government, and a confession of hopeless falinre. they could not resign themselves to preparing for another war. The advent of another great war would down civilization certainly bring

in revolutions, civil wars, · and

eneral chaos.

Humanity, after

Dassing through the torment of the Great War, had conceived the Milliona begun opinion had

vision of lasting peace. to

of men and women had been realize that disarmament was only

buoyed up by this great hope. part, though an essential part Peace-lovers would not be deflect- the larger enterprise of organ-ed from their goal of world peace izing peace.

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he had deemed it his duty to go ment and international co-opera- trying to induce the Governments to frame and adopt a convention. It was necessarily a slow task for the enterprise of disarmament THE DESERT AND THE RAIN was as vast as it was complex He related his experience in try- The securing of a genuine eon- ing to find D suitable spot for

vention meant breaking with an- racing in an African desert. He cient and powerful traditions. It heard of one which was reported meant making what was the most be quite close to civilisation, cherished and jealously guarded flat as a billiard table, and with part of a nailon's life a matter natives available at a nearby farm. of international concern, subject-

"We had at one time 600-fellows Ing arms to world control. He had Steamer working to clear the sito," he said. always conceived disarmament 35 The nearest farm was sixty-five a progressive enterprise, to be miles away.

accomplished by stages of which When the course WES nearly the present Conference was only finished the aeroplane in which he the first. The Conference was as travelling one day hit the only meant to provide facilities and tree there was for miles, and as inducements to conclude a con- a result his nose was "badly evention by world action. It was While he was lying ill in Cape never intended as a means of Town he received news that all the putting off indefinitely the settle work on the course that had taken ment of the question of disarma international security so long had been undone in a night meat and believe that the cause cular region there had been no rain of alsarmament and peace could for twenty yeara. Just ǎa the be served by any indefinite post course was pearly finished there ponement. were torrential downpours" which destroyed the course.

Sir Charles Igglesden, who pre-

POSITION OF GERMANY The withdrawal of Germany sided, mentioned that in 1909 ba had seriously “intens ed the dll achieved a speed of twenty-three miles an hour. "We pioneers were reckless devils of the road," he

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