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TRADE IN ARMS
QUESTIONS ON AGENTS' METHODS
Commission And Bribery
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London, Jan, 11. pany, of America, saying that Ad-
The Royal Commission on the miral Sir Percy Addison had been Private Manufacture of and Trad-appointed Director of Dockyards:
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Fourth Sunday After Epiphany
CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
The following are the forthcom-
February 2-Fourth Sunday Alter
Epiphany.
Feast of the Purification of Our
Lady.
MORNING SERVICES
ing in Arms sat again yesterday that he had helped Sir Percy Adding services at the Catholic Cathe- at the Middlesex Gulidhall, West-sän in every way he could to secure dral Caloe Road:- minister, to hear further evidence the position: that Sir Percy Addi- from Commander Sir Charles son had no independent means and Craven, R.N. (retired), managing | that he (Sir Charles Craven) would director in charge of the works and join Mr. Spear and a few other shipyards of Vickers-Armstrongs, friends to "thoroughly wet the ap- Limited, and its subsidiaries, and pointment," a Director of Dock other officials of the company. ards did not buy a pennyworth Sir Eldon Bankes, chairman of of anything that he knew of. He the Royal Commission, who pre-had been on submarines with Sir sided. first asked a number of questions on matters raised by pre- vious witnesses,
They
Percy Aadison in 1905 and during the Great War and Sir Percy" Add- son had been one of his greatest Mr. J. Reid Young, secretary and personal friends ever since. chief accountant of Vickers, Limit-nelped each other even now. ed, and Vickers-Artustrongs. Limit- Sir Philp Gibbs, a member of the ed, stated in reply to one question Commission, asked Sir Charles whether he regarded that no control was exercised over Craven Vickets by any outside body or Messrs. Vickers's particular bust. financial house. They were ness as a dangerous trade, finitely independent of outside in- fluence.
de-
Bir Charles Craven made a long statement regarding the relations between Vickers-Armstrongs, Limit- ed, and the Electrie Boat Company of America in the matter or mak- ing and selling submarines.
Sir Charles Craven.--Not if pro- perly managed by ourselves and properly controlled by our country.
Sir Philip Gibbs-You do not think that your wares are any more dangerous or ́obnoxious than boxes of chocolates or sugar candy?—No, or novels (laughter)-if the busi- ness is properly managed and pro- perly controlled.
Sir Philip Gibbs. You do not. of these fancy
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QUESTION OF BRIBERY The Chairman referred to the question of bribery-and- quoted- from the evidence of a previous think that any witness, who said that practically goods you export to these other all commerce carried on outside arountries are ilkely to be more few countries in North West and dangerous than, say, children's Central Europe was characterized Christmas crackers?-Is this by what would be called in this question that is really intelligent? country "grave irregularfiles." The Am T expened to give an Intelligent chairman wished to know' from Bir pnswer? Charles Craven's experience, not merely with reference to the sale of armaments, whether the con- ditions described by the "witness generally applied to all trading in large contracts in those particular countries.
Sir Charles Graven-It is a dif- Acult thing to answer. I should say that, roughly speaking. the farther you get away from here the looser the business morals are. (Laughter.)
The Chairman-I want to know, not as a matter of morality but as a matter of law. In these coun- tries have they no laws correspond- ing to ours against bribery or is it looked upon as a matter of course against which there is no legisla- tion?
Sir Charles Craven-I cannot tell you that, but I do know that when the American arma inquiry started
a lot of countries had investiga tions as to whether the charges that had been made against certain of their officials could be proved, and they all decided that they could not. I do know the law is very wide in this country.
Professor Gutteridge, a member of the Commission.-Have you very much doubt in your own mina that a good deal of it goes qu?—I do not think any goes on which would create alarm.
Professor Gutteridge But, the farther you get from this part of the world, the more you are likely to meet it?--I do not know of any thing that is done to create a de- mand for armaments.
The Chairman asked whether it was clear that if any of Vickers's agents did anything of the ad suggested, they paid it out of their own commission, and that nothing extra was paid by the arm in res- pect of commission.
Bir Charles Crayen gald that was 30. If the agents made any pay ment it way out pf their own com: mission. The figure of 3.4 per cent, was the average seijing expenses of
foreign under-takings.
Professor Gutteridge.-I suppose
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON
First Church Of Christ, Scientist
Subject; Love.
The subject of the lesson Sermon
in all churches of Christ, Scientist,
3rd Mass at 10.30 with sermon in to-morrow, February 2 will be:
English.
EVENING SERVICE
At 3.30, Religious Instruction. At 4, Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament. February 3-St, Blasius, Bishop
and Martyr. February 6-St. Titus, Bishap.
14th Annipersary of the Election
of Our Holy.
Father, Pope Pius XI.
"Love."
The Gulden Test will be: "My Bttle children. let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth. (1 John 3:18).
Among others, the following cita- tions from the Bible will be read: "For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family ir heaven and earth is named. Holy Hour from 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 That he would grant you, accord- ing to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his February 7-First Friday,
General Communion at 7 o'clock Spirit in the inner man: That
Mass.
Christ may dwell in your hearts by To-day the abstinence is dis- faith; that ye, being 'rooted and
perised,
grounded to love.
p.m.
On week days Mass at 6 and 7,30.
UNION CHURCH „INTIMATIONS Morning Service at 10.30 a.. Evening Service at 6 p.m.
The morning service will be con ducted by the Minister. The ad dress will be given by Colonel Davis The Chairman-If you can anof the Salvation Army, and the singing will be led by a quartette wer, you had better do so.
of Salvation Army Officers: The preacher at the evening services the Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow.
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Sir Charles Craven.-Well, I once nearly lost an eye with a Christ- mas cracker, but never with a gun,
Sir Phillip Gibbs-I want to pus 1 to you that the continui cx- pansion of arms exported abroad must have very unpleasant effects in the world?--I do not consider that by exporting arms you are necessarily increasing the sumption of arms at all,
con-
The Chairman-The evidence so far is that if we stopped export- ing arms altogether it would not diminish the supply.
After further questions, Sir Philip Gibbs remarked-I am trying to develop the general argument that the export of arms is a trade in dangerous goods and not in ordi- nary commercial goods.
Mr. F. C.. Yapp, & director of Vickers-Armstrongs, Limited-Op viously they are not ordinary com- mercial goods...
PROMOTION OF SALES Sir Philip Gibbs said that General Str Herbert Lawrence, chairman of and Vickers- Vickers, Limited, Armstrongs, Limited, had told them that no encouragement was given to Vicker's agents abroad to force orders, but a sentence in the ordi- nary contract with an agent had the words "to do your utmost to promote the sale of our products,"
Mr. Yapp replied that that re terred to the ordinary standard form of agreement issued to all Vickers's agents, whether selling commercial goods.or arms. "It did mean that they were expected to promote orders in the company's direction when a Government had
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May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height: And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God, (Eph. 3:14-19).
The Lesson Sermon will also in- clude the following passage from the
Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy:
"In divine Science, where pray: The Social Hour, will be held 1ers are mental, all may avail them. the Church Hall after the evening selves of God as a very present service.
The Goldiers' and Airmen's Christian Association meets in the Church Hall every Tuesday even ing at 7.30. A cordial invitation tų attend is extended to all servicemen and civilians.
ST. TERESA'S CHURCH The following are the forthcom ng services, etc., at St. Teresa's Church, Kowloon Tong:- February-The Month of Devotion to the Sacred Passion of Qu Lord, Saturday, February 1,a–-St. Ignatius,
Bp. of Antioch, M. Sunday, February 2.-Fourth Sun
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help in trouble." Love is impartial and universal in its adaptation and bestowals. It is the open fount which cries. "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters."
God is Love. Can we ask Him to be more? God is intelligence. Can we inform the Infinite Mind of anything He does riot already com- prehend? Do we expect to change perfection? Shall we plead for more at the open fount, which is pouring forth more than wa ac- cept? The unspoken, desire does bring us nearer the source of all existence and blessedness,
Asking God to be God is à vain repetition. God is the same yes- day after Epiphany-The Purlterday and to-day, and forever:" fication of Our Lady. (Candle- and He who is immutably right will mass Day).
da right without being reminded of 7.30 a.m.--First Mass with Sermon His province.
in English General Com- munion for Children of Mary. 8.30 a.m.-Sunday School for Mexican Boys, Maryknoll Con- vent.
9.30 am-Blessing of Candles Second Mass with Sermon in English, followed by Benedic- tion of the Most Blessed Sacra:
⚫ment.
10.30 am.-General Meeting of the Society of 81, Vincent de Paul, St. Teresa's Conference, at the Parochial Hall.
2 p.m.-Catechetical Instruction iz Chinese, followed by Bene diction of the Most Blested Sacrament.
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decided that it was going to pur-Monday, February 3 St. Blasius, chase arms.
Sir Philip Gibbs asked that he might see some of the files of cor- respondence relating to the agents abroad...
Mr. YARD said there was no pb- section, but the correspondence was
led according to gubjects and not
individuals.
Bir Philip Gibbs handed to the you issue no instructions one way chairman a list of the details of the or the other on this question? No, correspondence he wished to see. Quite recently we were trying to The first item related to Japan and ret through a very large foreign China during the period Septem- contract A mysterious person who ber, 1931, to April, 1939. The second aald that if we gave him per referred to Bolivia and Paraguay cent through his influence he during two periods,
could get us the contract. We told Mr. Yapp said they had no ob him we did not want to have any,lection. It was agreed that Sir thing to do with him, and we got Flip Gibbs should visit the com the contract. I do not know whe-pany's offices accompanied, at his ther that is bribery,
own request, by Dame Rachsj Professor Gutteridge--I think Crowdy, another member of the that sometimes it is regarded as Commission, and that the term a remuneration for services renders Japan and China should include
(Laughter.) The good friend Manchukuo.
ed.
of the Minister of Marine, general- Bir Philip Gibbs, continuing his by a lady, persuades. him to use his questions, saldIt seems to me, if Influence with the Ministry of Z may say so without offence, that Marine of that country, which is me of your agents in past history not quite the same sort of thing have not perhaps been altogether sy bribery, Laughter:)
free from criticism as to their methods. For instance, yesterday Sir Herbert Lawrence or Mr. Yapp said there had been no direct charges of bribery against any agents of Vickers, but there has been a particular charge of bribery
the Japanese one,
THREF FIEMS
Sir Charles Craven said, in reply to further questions, that there never was any working arrange ment between the three Arms, Vickers, Skoda, and Schneider, With reference to petier written by him to Mr. L. 7. Spear, vice- president of the Electric Boat Com-
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Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need. It is not well to imagine that Jesus | demonstrated the divine power to heal only for a select number of for a limited period of time, since to all mankind and in every hour, divine love supplies all good." (Pages 12, 2, and 494),
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