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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

CHEAP LABOUR DISCUSSED.

COL. MORCOM ADDRESSES ROTARY CLUB.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1931.

Teething Troubles

Banished.

trying period.

for

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Tablets, the Belentifle medicine for baby whiell CRAE. teothing pains ao quickly unc naturally and yet which eliminate INTERESTING TALK, all the unpleasant features of the old-fashioned, narcotic "sothing" "When your British werkman medicines. This hoon to bath ba clamours for his cheap ten table, by and parents is the result. or his cheap rice pudding, he is long, careful research by medical directly encouraging under-pay-men and eminent chemists ment in ten and rice producing something to help baby over this countries. We may deplore cheap labour or child Inbour in other countries, but that does not slop us from buying a cheap pair of Japanese socks, or a cheap piece of Chinese silk, thereby giving tacit consent to the very condi- tions we deprecate. It is not to the

point to cast the blame greedy employers." So declared Lieut. Col. B. K. Morcom, C.B.E of the British Economic Mission. In addressing local Rotarians at the Club's meeting which was held at Mesara, Lanne, Crawford's restaurant yesterday, on the sub. ject of "Rulance In Commerce." Sir William Hornell presided,

on

Baby's Own Tablets are guaran- teed to be absolutely free frow narcotic elements yet in a mat marvellously instantaneous ww. they case teething pains and thu

induce sound, natural sleep.

Don't have any more sleepless nights. Don't allow baby to suffer. Obtain a vial of Baby's own Tablets from you chamiat to- day and keep It hamiz,

sumed that their primary uae Was 16 increase output, and it in this (undamental misconception which causes the economist to spend so much time trying to square the vicious circle.

"Why" Squeezed Out.

The Chairman announced that new members of the Club were Rotarian J. W. Hundred and Rotarian Alfred Morris. He wel- comed Messrs. J. L. Edmondson, Joseph Wild, George Green and In our daily life we are so taken F. A. Barnes, members of the

up with how, when and where, that Economic Mission, and Mr. B. "why" la often squeezed out of our Raworth, of the General Electricalculations. Why do wo over- Company, a non-Retarlan visitor. produce or under-consume? Why. In Introducing the apeaker the even, should we buy or sell at all are Chairman said that he was a Direc-vital questions, but by 99 per cent. tor of Lloviť's Bank, a Director of of those concerned are regarded as Mesara. Bellles and Morcom, Ltd., merely of academic interest. This and Chairman of the British neglect of "why" in responsible for Electrical and Allied Manufacturers much of the current louse thinking Association. He served with die and neglect of fundamental truths. tinction during the war.

Speaking on the Aubject of "Balance in Commerce.” Lieut. Col. Morcom said:-Mr. Chairman and Ansembled Rotarlana. Having had the privilege of picking the brains of so many of those present, I have come to the conclusion that it is not as an engineer you have asked me to address you, but as a member of an Economic Mission. I do not know exactly what in a suitable sub- jeet for a post-tiffinal address. but I have a fair idea of what is not.

Indigestible Subjects,

We even forget that Man is an animal, who, before he can do any

hing else, must eat, so that the essential worker in the agricul

uralist. Governments, traders, In- Justrialists and industrial workers, are merely parasites on agriculture, All the parasites need feeding, and the whole complicated structure of| civilisation is devised to ensure their food supply, and to enable them to eat it in comfort, variety and security. In return, the parasites must render service to the farmer by lightening his labour, by For instance, the effect of diver-transporting his surplus, by supply. nity factor on the price of electrieing hit with clothes, utensils, and supply, or the use of high super- other amenitles. and. generally, heat on shipboard, would be much rafeing his standard of living. too indigestible. Experience shows me that what you really like is some soothing subject, such "Thoughts on Present Discontenta." or "Trade Depression."-(Laughter). There

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is another reason for avoiding an

when

bene.

engineering topic. There are times

engineers are extolled factors of mankind, but in the state of mental clarity which usually follows a heavy lunch, I do not think that iden would be accepted. As the proverb saya in vino, or beer, whisky. as the ense may be, veritas.

ar

Let it be confessed here that the engineer is the real villain of the piece. Without him, we should still be lying in the good old days of flint arrows, homespun, carts and coracies. He has replaced these by destructive armaments, mas pro- [duced textiles, lorries and linera,

Einstein would tell you that if u body is in swift motion, its dimen- sions are no longer constant. but are reduced In the direction of motion. So engineers, by speeding up the processes of huminity, have so reduced the size of the economic world that riti jostle one any other, and what were aimple affairs of family or elan take on an inter-\| national aspect. Had it not been, for this speeding up, you would not be played by economic missions, In fact, most of you would not be here at all.

But that not the end of the indictment, for it wa

the- cineers who foisted on the world their Frankenstein's monster of in. ustrialisation. Under the lender care of capitalists and their atten- dant artisans, the monster has grown to such huge dimensions that his rampaging becomes more and more diffult to control.

I do not think that the envincer should get all the blame, for be primarily made his machines to save labour. It was others who as-

Nervous debility

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It is not to the point

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calling other people parasites that tacit consent to the very conditions they forget to apply the epithet to we deprecate. themselves. Yet, when your Bri-to cast the blame on greedy em- tish workman clameare for his ployers.

rice

Cheap Food,Result. cheap tea table, or his cheap

is directly encouraging Cheap labourers, men, women and pudding, he

seek employment in under-payment in ten and rice pro- children. ducing countries. We may deplore Eastern factories, largely to escape cheap labour or child labour in other from the thraldom of agriculture, of the cheap food countries, but that does not stop direct result

s from buying a cheap pair of demand of organised industry. The a cheap piece women are better off in the fac- Japanese socks, or of Chinese silk, thereby giving tories than in the fields and the

LEAVE IT. TO.ME!

SALT

KHUN

YOU WILL

WATCH

THEM

GROW

STURDY

IF YOU-

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Give

children are much better with their mathers than left untended in the streets. In fact, the mothers would probably go on strike if they could not have their children with them. If there are abuses, then, given a chance, public opinion will be a sure cure, for I am a great believer in the force of public opinion, and see in its steady Improvement the clearest working of what Tennyson calls the "one unceasing purpose." I maintain that public opinion has

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done more towards human better- ment, and more towards, human legislation, than all the trades. unions in the world. It is even arguable that agitation, by provok- ing antagonism, has slowed up the process of evolution. The tra function of organised labour in often obscured by accepting surmise Instead of fact. - For instance, good employers of labour do not fear the competition of bad employers, and.

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