1934-03-03 — Page 7

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1934.

DR. NORWOOD ON THE FUTILITY OF WAR

STIRRING ADDRESS AT ROTARY

CLUB

WORLD SCARCELY RID OF THE

PSYCHOLOGY OF WAR

Appeal To Build Up Something Finer And Nobler

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There was an attendance of over two hundred ladies and gentlemen at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden yesterday when Dr. Norwood gave an address to the "Rotary Club on Armaments in the Modern World." The address proved to be most interesting and Dr. Närwood pointed out in no uncertain manner the futility of war. He urged his audience to exert every ounce of energy within them to pre- serve and to work for peace, and to turn that valour and courage and capacity for sacrifice that men display in war, in the direction of building up something finer, nobler and more enduring.

Mr. T. B. Wilson presided over the meeting and aniongst those present were seen Sir Thomas Southorn, Sir Henry Pollock, Sir Shou-son Chow, Sir William Hornell. and Sir William Shenton.

"We Are Only Living By Faith"

Norwood said;—

prepared she was, incomparably as she is, "vis-a-vis with her late antagonist, there is fear gnawing at her vitals, and she is already stretching out her hands to the black-skinned sons of Africa in order that they may guard the soil of France.

THE FREEDOM OF. THE SEAS

Addressing the gathering Dr. reaches such an attitude that it regards war and the modern pre- I had the privilege of speakingparations for war as an obsession, before the Rotary Club in Hong as a futile and extravagant thing Kong a few weeks ago and nothing from which unfortunately we can In the way of courtesy on their scarcely break loose, but yet which we have already judged in our in- part would have surprised me in the future, but I confess to a feel- telligence and our conselences and ing of surprise to-day when I see condenined, then we shall be in a the large company of busy people much healthier frame of mind

did not fan Never und the day of deliverance will į supremacy assembled to hear an address on

deeds added were more glorious have drawn remarkably near, such a topic as that chosen by

to our annals. "WHAT HAVE THEY DONE?"

The seas were kept, myself. As the Chairman did not

We are now in the sixteenth open during those chaotic years, announce the topic. I am wonder-

year since the greatest war in all but the seas have been emptier of ing if you have been brought

history dragged itself to a limp ships ever since. here оп false pretences.

That wonderful American isola topic I suggested was "Arma- and impotent conclusion. As we

upon a fortunate World."have looked back again and again Lion conferred the Modern

by geography in a nice Some friend of mine remarked through those weary post-war people

ocean with of dis-illusionment. the comfortable rather humorously that it was years

ments in

The

ject. I think it is interesting. I have been interested in the subject

with a certain amount of amuse-

rather afraid; nor have. we a sufficient reverence for Human Hature to produce really great satirists. I believe that we can never overcome a great evil until

the world had even seen.

WHAT IS DEFENCE? We have lost all sense of direc- tion. There is hardly such a thing to-day as defence, because what do you mean by defence? Defence against an aerial attack. what is it? I can't discover it yet. The only approach to de- fence is reprisals: Here again; I am a parson and can be silly, but this lovely place called "Hong Kong, how do you defend that? I can't think I don't quite know. It is a beautiful place and it is a monument to the enterprise and the far-sightedness of the British people and it is a delight to the eye. But strategically who would i say to-day that it is a defensible spot, in itself. If you want a de-

I say that what really happen- ed during the war, and still more in the years that followed, is that men have begun to be dimly aware at last that it is a really is a dif- ferent kind of world in which we are living to-day from that which our forefathers envisaged when they laid the foundation of the military ideal-u different kind of world for which we have hardly got any political institutions so far and for which we have hardly begin to get an appropriate psychological attitude, but because 'these sixteen years have been such years of tragic futlity, more peo- ple than the world has ever known before have gone past mere mill- tary tactles and are asking them-fensive area in the world of to- selves deep fundamental questions day, you must burrow under about économies, about

ground. We, ridve got to become about law and about justice.

rodents once again if we are to establish NO ATTEMPT TO MAKE PEACE

science of defence. When the Great War ended, we.

Reprisal is not defence,

What the were indubitably supreme; we roll-

world 19 suffering from is economic maladjustment ed on top of the earth. We had the opportunity, had we been ready

and every war thcreases it. In for it, to begin to lay down a new

modern war it would seem that kind of policy, but we were not

the nations that prosper most are ready for it for we had the war

the neutrals," the nations that psychology-we are scarcely rid of

prosper next in order are the vic- it yet But we tried to build

tors, for there is no way of re- themselves except by Europe on a new political system couping

trade, and that trade forced upon in order to forbid future wars and

a defeated and humillated people guarantee a status quo by armed strength.

working feverishly' to rehabilitate themselves and pay off their debt becomes in itself an unanswerable threat.

money,

My own opinion is that we have riot been trying to make peace at all: we have "been busy trying to prevent the outbreak of further thing. war, which is an entirely different But there was nothing we could not do as victors in 1918. we could lay down the law, we were so unquestionably supreme over those who had opposed us in the struggle that we could have

without arrived at our decision consulting them in any way, and we thought we had laid down the

That wonderful British maritime framework of a new order that would at least preserve itself from future wars.

lenowe

3 to 4

Propaganda and she has armed

that

has shaken the fabric of the mo- dern world.

GERMANY

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A GRIM JOKE

Ladles and gentlemen, it is a grim joke, with the emphasis upon the grimness rather than td Jocularity. · But "judging by all standards, and reasons, it is a joke. Unfortunately there is no cheap and easy way out. I should be

the last to suggest that there is. I am not that kind of impracticable person who thinks that you can immediately scrap all your guns.

I chrnot get there and do not wish to go that far, but do wish to spend every atom of my strength in trying to get to see the stupidity of that thing. I don't want them to love their country less or be willing to en- dure less for her sake, but I want them to create that kind of mental background which would be end to mere war-mongering and which would cause statesmen to know that if they were to get

an

stituencies they have to labour constructively for peace.

My travels have taken me, into a good many countries now I have just coine from Japan. ́Ali I have to say is that whenever you get ordinary people and give them a chance to talk actually about these things, you discover that the days of sheer glorifying in war have virtually passed away. It is terror that is in the hearts of men: it is just the fear com- plex that is strangling the world. When I think of world peace I do not think of release from the trouble and inconvenience of war only, though they are great enough. But that is not adequate.

# A WONDERFUL AGE

We have not had a great war since then, but we have had a great challenge to the system. Take Russla. for instance. She did not make any military at- tack on the world. She has used

and prepared herself for eventual- an interesting and amusing sub-more thoughtful of us find our thousand miles placed on the righties, but nobody can say

celves asking again and again, and left, so that no formidable Russia has challenged the military there--those toe is anywhere within sight. Ta strength of the world by a military Why

they were for a good many years now, but masses of men; and what was it wonderful nali continent is full. menace. She has introduced a new adequate response from their con- my interest has long since become that they actually did?" And the if not fuller, of potential wein economic system and that system more we ask these questions, the than any other part of the earth. psychological, far *more than

That political isolation thrust more embarrassed we are concern- strategical or mechanical. The

Ing the reply. There is coming to upon a people by successive migra- whole problem of armaments in

of us something shadowy tlons from Europe made a tradi-

Germany was, unquestionably my judgment. is a problem of the many

disarmed:" there was"-DO doubt human mind. As to whether it is and illuscry about that titanic ton. it broke, it could not wh- wasn't real. It stand the terrible pull into the

We were able to put on amusing subject, I am inclined conflict. It just

The Americans about that. was tangible and terrible enough went into the war last, but not the

vertex of war. to take a risk and venture to say

our experts in that country and and organised enough, potent that it would be a good deal

least, and behaved as we would see that disarmament accomplish- realthier for us all. If we could enough, Ir. Itself, but somehow expect them as great people suched, and the verdict was given that

uld 'not square

with the facts. think of the problem of armaments Those

as they, but America is not isolate it was accomplished, but Germany masses of fighting men, any longer and she knows it and has been the key state of world ment. I think we are rather Rpt beings; they wore different uni-

most strangely alike of all human she can no longer ever. keep up policy and particularly of European to be hypnotised, first by the ex-formis and they fought under dif-

thé Action. She

herself policy ever since. Even now all" travagant pretensions made on its ferent flags, but in themselves they world.

now to be an integral part of the the world is thinking in terms of behalf, and secondly by the grim were akin. They were almost all meaning of it that there should

I say, "What can be the Germany: yet technically spenk- tragedies that follow in its wake. of them young and strong and be something illusory, fantastic,

ing. Germany is helpless. She has There is really a sense in which brave, and patriotic and capable inconclusive

not the tremendous weapon that amidst this the problem of armaments deserves of immense sacrifice. They were marvellous display of organised scarcely a ship on the sea, and the titanic we thought so thuth of. She has to be treated by the satirist. It the potential fathers of the future force? For remember that the en-bigger guns are forbidden. But Here we are in the midst of the is one of my regrets, that we do race, incipient captains of indus-tire resources of civilisation were

why is it that a wave of nailor-most wonderful age the world has not seem to be producing satirists try, artists, artisans, statesmen, pooled in

rose over that terrific struggle. alistic fervour

that ever seen. We have got unlimited to-day. We are producing cynics pocts, all manner of men. They What is the meaning of it? In country, and the curious thing is power now over the forces of und "smart-Alecs." but we do not thought in much the same terms. my judgment, and I come to it that it is those who are so much nature. There is nothing that belleve enough in anything, I am They used almost identically the after years of thought, it is simply stronger than herself are alarmed. mankind cannot do if mankind

JAPAN

willed to do it. same slogans though they express that the things did not correspond

If it was the state Well then, there is a country polley of B

to We were fighting ed themselves in different langu- with the facts.

eliminate endure. age. It was as if some malign in- about an ideal of dominion that called Japan I am so glad I am poverty, poverty cannot fluence had raked into two vast had practically become obsolescent, a parson; because you see no Gov. If it was the polley to banish hosts. the very flower of the although nobody knew It they ernment will fall if I am indis- gnorance, ignorance will have to our attitude towards it is one of human race. and had somehow scarcely know It even get. We did creet. I have been lecturing about go before the rays of the light of rather amused contempt. · You

Whatever men want know how it was when we were could not be made safe

persuaded them that the world not realise to what extent the in-disarmament and peace for years knowledge.

nor its ventiveness of mankind had been all round the world, and I frequent- to do tó-day, they can do it, but young, we were lectured by our honour vindicated unless elders about the perils that con could contrive

they obliterating frontiers and weaving ly get the utmost courtesy and they are held in the grip of a to destroy each together the fabrics. We did not help from distinguished people, but terrible obsession, a thing that is front you and the result of it was other and leave the world to breed discover that until the war reveal almost always get friendly warn

centuries old and has grown in that we ventured into those perils again from lesser stocks.

ed it in flame. Why was it a world Ings, not to mention names. It power incredibly. But It has 15 soon as we were old enough. Being warred incited us rather

war? Nobody. could have imagined is so difficult to speak it you can't grown beyond all reasonable limits than restrained us. Perhaps there But I do not understand the

such a thing as that, not rep the get down to facts, so to me, it is now, because in the modern war eatest militarists could "have a great relief to be no more and the state is supreme. She auto- came a time in later life when we psychology of the man or woman

dreamt of a world war though no less than a simple-mindedmatically takes possession of the thought about it again and sald, who can think of that with con- they may have known that there parson. There is a chance of lives of all her people and wills "I was a silly young fool” and attempt of cynicism. Many of the would be a wide war. But cuce blundering upon the truth now them to live or die as she sees ft. that moment those particular finest qualities of human nature that thing started nothing could and then with an attitude like Bhe cannot leave the women out temptations lost their power.

were blazed in glory during those stop it, because there were all man-

In the Great that. All I want to say is there any more. days. Courake, strength capacity for ner of potent forces that set that is this country called Japan. Be women were factors in military "MISLEADERS OF MANKIND " --

strength In any future suffering, sacrifice never were more flame running down through all was favoured by geographical re- I think one reason why people overwhelmingly displayed than in the fibres of the world, so that moteness and the world's

women will be still Kaore truly are becoming more temperate to those days, but remember

participants. The state will take day, is that we no longer glorify were equally displayed by the men while dark-skinned Africans were way by the accredited means of they Europe could hold it, but in a little | weariness but she chose to get her

all the money and use it all. drunkenties. We regard it with a of all the various nations which slaying, one another, why, they did the past, by military force, and There has been shown in the past, mixture of contempt and amuse- were gathered together in the not know.

I ask what reply has the armed

too much disparity between the ment. They say that Cervantes struggle. What could have beer

world to make? None! "It cannot. freedom given to money and the destroyed the age of chivalry. the reason of it, for it is impossible The ancient Aslatic Empire dare not. You see, the modern freedom given to lie in wars. I Well, Cervantes, as you know, did to say that they failed. There is which had cherished their culture armaments are not the simple do not think there will be much not poke fun at chivalry, but he hardly a nation amongst those in when Europe was still barbarous, things they used to be. You can't pronteering in another war." The chose to create a rather extraya volved in the great struggle that were flinging their resources into rush off a few ships with a few state will take what she will and gent character. He contrived to would have confessed to allure the struggle, India, China, Japan gallant fighting men to straighten blow it away at the rate of five make Don Quixote a very splendid They almost all of them cherished d even the islands of the sea things out. You have got to millions, a day perhaps, but she person, one who commanded our the events of those years with re- re-acted to the pull. Even from spend thousands and thousands will not leave it in the hands of She admiration, but it is like satire verence. They thought wistfully of my own native land of Australia, and millions and millions to make private people any more... punctured owing to the extrava- their gallant dead. They point so remote, so lonely, men came your front line adequate for a few cannot. Conscription is now auto- gent adoration that was given to the achievement of their troops right into the midst of the con- short hours. No reply. No reply. matic Whether she has any con- knight errantry and chivalry in and yet there was something fict over hundreds of miles until This mighty Gollath

scription or not is incidental. All is not as the old days. It is about time, Illusory about it all. For instance, when America eventually came in- strong as he seems. There are

matters of finance, of newspapers, think, wo put militarists "strictly that mighty German fighting to the war,

of books, of written words, of seven-eights of the crevices in his armour. The for- on the defensive and called upon machine, the greatest thing of its Eumar race, politically speaking, eign economic challenge itke that apoken words, and if possible, even them to show why we should not kind the world had ever known, were officially dedicated to war, of Russia draws no reply from the

of thoughts, will be controlled by regard them as ́ errant fools, mis- did not fail. It did all and more were

an iron power that will offer no governmentally Instructed

release until the war is over. leaders of mankind, victims of ́a than all that could have been ex- that by no other means could the system of unconscious hindrance pected of 1. For more than four world be made safe than that they

REPUDIATION in the way of the release of the years they virtually held the whole should say their fellows and des- tremendous cucrgles that are in world" at bay and in the end the troy the property of others to the ed Japan, there is no reply. These tic, but that is absolutely dam- this modern world of ours. It is sall-of Germany had scarcely been maximum degree. Ladies and guns cannot maintain the order nable. It is unthinkable. For a not that I mean to discredit in any invaded-but Germany herself was gentlemen somebody ought to be of the world. They have grown | man to call himself a Christian way, the great persons of our his-prostrated in the dust.

put on the defensive about this, " too great. I think it was Henry and acknowledge the Satanic tory, the great men of military. That wonderful passionate Te is hot for us peace people to Ford who said that evils, were apotheosis of the state is to my fame, valour and sacrifice that French patriotism defended the be apologetic. It is for the peo-never cured in this world until mind blasphemous. We should have shown themselves again and sacred woll through all those bit ple who believe in that kind of they are rotten ripe.. It is not a fight that thing with every ounce again, but we ought to put them ter years at Verdun, and along the thing to vindicate the meagre re- very elegant saying, but the orf- of strength we have, The thing the defensive and marshal long trench Hines with incredible sults that ensued from the ginal Ford car was no elegant is top-heavy for in war you blow against them the facts of life and valour, but France 19 no more mightiest manifestation of military (laughter), but they were effective, away the substance accumulated leave it to them to defend them-secure to-day than she was be force, military skill, military ap- And this kind of evil will never selves, and when the public mind fore. Indisputably victorious as pliances and military valour that be cured until it is rotten ripe.

on.

"NO FAILURES!”

#

ASIA DRAWN IN

war

guns. Before a nationalistic chal- lenge like that of unarmed Germany there la no reply from the guns. Against the direct thunder of arm-

War

war

I may be a little bit of a fana-

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