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MR. MacDONALD'S FRIENDS. How He Remembered Them.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MARCH 14th, 1931.

HOW LONDON WILL LOOK IN THE FUTURE.

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Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has a reputation for not forget- ting his friends of earlier days. At right, Arthur Ponsonby, who is now Lord Ponsonby; upper left, Sir Charles P. Trevel- yan, until recently President of the Board of Education; and,

was knighted recently, lower left, Norman Angell, whe

An architect's conception of London as it will appear to a future generation. The artist is Mr. Oliver Bernard, the well-known consulting architect, an actor in Shakespeare at 16, a seaman before the mast on a tramp, Major in the Royal Engineers, and designer of the stage setting of the attack on Zeebrugge at Wembley.

When British history of these, and was a descendant of the grent historian; Arthur days comes to be written, Mr. Macauley, the Ramsay MacDonald will probably Ponsonby, whose father had been secretary to Queen be recorded as the Premier wha private

With Scottish Victoria, who was virtually reared did not forget.

had tenncily and Scottish loyalty he in the royal palaces, who

Mr. Bernard's views on

the average space allowed for, others constructed on correct lines been in the diplomatic service, a sticks to his friends.

more been em-Liberal M. P. Norman Angell. future of London are given in thoroughfare compared with that and centres. Southern and nor This has once

must each be phasized in the list of recent who had written a world-famous the following article, obtained in of buildings is about ten per cent. thern railhands

area; in other worda, amalgamated "The Great Illusion," in

and electrified. honours conferred by the King book,

an interview by Mr. J. L. Hodson, of city upon the recommendation of his which he showed how wicked war of the London News Chronicle. bulldings occupy nine times as Electric power must radiate from much space as thoroughfares and actual sources of supply the coal Prime Minister. Unlike his Tory! was; and, finally, E. D. Morel, who

"London," said Mr. Eenard, "other open spaces, and Liberal predecessors, Mr. Mac had made himself famous by his

minck and water heads; the ridi Donald gave very few awards to exposure of the terrible mistreat-a classic and tragic example of the

"This is fundamentally absurd.culous transportation of coal to mere politicians and none to men ment of the African natives in the obsolete city.

"In the future, I believe it will millions of firesides must cease, to Belgian Congo. who contributed large sums

"I believe it will be largely re- But art,i political party funds.

Growing out of their conversa-planned within the next 25 years; be found necessary to devote and the disastrous waste of fuel music, literature, medicine and tion, these

founded the the movement in that direction feast 30 per cent, of city areas to consumption and energy will end the sciences

re-Union of Democratic Control and may well begin within the next roads and open spaces. Coupled in the organisation of all energy." were largely

Morel became its secretary.

with that will be the need for in- This five years. cognized.

20 Miles of London. And in the list stood the name body was really against war and

"The problem of creating a new creasing the standard height of

The re-planning of of Norman Angeli upon whom a against conscription. It main- London boils itself down, in the buildings. knighthood was conferred.

tained that all the war guilt was first place, to redistribution of "The existing standard height should extend, he anid, to a twenty To get the significance of this, not Germany's alone, but was dis-space divided between buildings for London is 80ft. In the London miles radius. "I don't foresee any we must go back to the terrible|tributed among the nations, and thoroughfares.

of, say 1955, the height should be, dimbution of the business year of 1916 when England was held that part of the fault for slid- The present standard of 500ft. 1 nce no real necessity for residential areas of London." The mass of people. led by their loanney indulged in by all the na-seat country a pamphlet without the latest New York heights of

men

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in the World War to anish. ing into war was the secret dip-

newspapers and by skillful pro- tions. paganda, was all for the war, for canscription. It

convinced WAN that all the wor guilt lay on German shoulders.

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It called for greater de permission of the war authorities.

"What I foresee happening to the materials of construction. mocratic control of diplomacy. He was sentened to six months im-

Speakers were Threatened. prisonment.

sprawling buildings, side Mr. Ramsay Mac-jour

He said: "London will be far Whenever representatives of Donald lost his sent in Parliament streets and backyards is this:"

He took a large flat circular more picturesque than it is this body attempted to speak they in the next election.

give un- Then were howled down and sometimes

time in Founded Union for Pence.

its whirligig match box. "It will be as if we day. Promenades will

Mr. compressed this box considerably, interrupted views and perspec- Just when this feeling was at narrowly escaped rough handling. brought its consolations.

of gorges formed by its height, five friends used to get In May, 1917, under the Defence MacDonald came back to the reducing its diameter at the base tiven

its bulk upwards, uniformly terraced sky-scrapers; together and discuss things. of the Realm Act, poiice and so House of Commons. Mr. Morel and forcing They were Ramsay MacDonald. diers secretly searched the head was elected an M. P. from the leaving an increase of space sur avenues of trees and gardens will far lend character and beauty with already one of the leaders of the quarters of Mr. Morel and seized Scottish town of Dundee, dying arounding an ascendant and

But the others ате Socialist party; Sir Charles Tre-inpers, documents and mail. Mr. year later.

their health-giving amenities. more accommodating structure. into velyan, who had been altting in More himself was put upon trial at alive, and have come

The second assential for new

"The primary materials of con- London is the double deck road. struction will be concrete, steel Parliament since 1899 as a Liberal for seeking to send out to a neu- their own.

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"The London of the future will "In practice that means wiping be a glittering wonder of human development; it will be lighter and out ground floor promenades.

"Main thoroughfares should be brighter, by day and by night. 150ft. wide for mechanical trans-

"Cities of the future will have port that is a good standarda character of their own, a mag- width for speedways, passenger nificent uniformity, as distinct and goods traffic. (Regent-street from the patchwork and petty in Bft, wide) The upper deck of personalities which are expressed promenade will be open down the throughout the buildings of cities centre and bridged at necessary in- to-day. It is difficult to speak tervals and intersections

with certainty about colour, but thoroughfares.

concrete, of course, is in ap- "There will also be terraced pearance A light material and promenades at certain elevations." plastic. The fluidity of concrete,

of

I asked him what the effect of steel and glass will manifest their aerial transport is going to be. amaity in brilliant and mass He said: "It is going to be the formation." Anal influence on building con- struction.

Will the Abbey Go?

I inquired how Westminster Ab-

It do-

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"Everybody will fly, before this Century ends, and take-off and bey and St. Paul's would fit into landing places for millions will set this scheme. the key plan of future cities. "I imagine," said Mr. Bernard,

"Much depends on actual nero- "both will be swept away. piano deveolpment. The hurman pends on the rate of our Icarus of to-morrow may carry development. But it is conceiv- the implements of fight with him; able that St. Paul's may fall down helicopters may make it easy, becollapse within the next 50- fore long, to alight on or rise years. As for Westminster At- from our own balconies. We must boy when the futility of look to Individual requirements monts is finally demonstrated, In this respect, rather than to even this may go. The view that general ones."

monuments are futile is, I think, Hie wlew concerning Thamos bound to come very soon. bridges is that they also should

"I should like to emphasise that be double-decked. "They are the main arteries that have been least the whole problem of rebuilding considered. Some are thoroughly London is not primarily on for inadequate, such as London, the the architect or the engineer; it Tower, Waterloo, Westminster and ia a question of lighter social un- Blackfriars Bridges; while othem derstanding and a more spiritual -Southwark, for examplo ere outlook on life; we need and must scarcely used.

expect an extraordinary readjust- "We have an opportunity in ment of ideas of Government, Charing Cross Bridge to follow "You can only rebuild London the right klos. Sir E. Owen through a collective right and de- WITam's design and plan are termination to do what is bost for the only ones that attack this all, not best for the private indi« vital problem

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at the present rate of depreciation only be preliminary to tackling the through congestion; property problem seriously."Just, ho said, would in time become almost as our futile traffic control is valueless. A process of revalua-preliminary. tion must come into operation." "London certainly cannot

Mr. Bernard's ideas, it will be dure the present process of stran- seen, are revolutionary and sweop-gulation much longer-unless we ing. The by-passing of main are all prepared to end in poverty roads and streets, in his view, can or lunatic asylums,"

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