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L

have

course." There the matter rentz for the time being.

Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Kennedy- Skipton returned from Home by thei N.Y.K. linor Yasukuni Maru yester day.

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BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES

By "THIRTY"

"IL

younger

If they know critical. much, why cannot they offer constructive suggestions?"

HO

is all very well for the, by this plausible and materialistle só perversion of a spíritual conception. generation to be

The Churches, certainly, except. here and there, have given them mettle guidance in this matter, save in the wrong direction. The same JOUTH'S criticien of the pre-applies to an even greater extent

present order of things often to the profession of teaching. evoke this peevish plaint from. But that is n digression, and we to the question of their elders. In fact, I seem to must return

As has already been explained, if hear some of my readers muttering practical suggestions. it already and, in due course, I shall

venture to offer some suggestions we are confronted with a plece of of a constructive nature. Menn-machinery which is about to fall to time, while admitting that the com- pleces or seize up, after all attempts The Hongkong Telephone Co., Ltd.,plaint is largely justified, it is only at patching have proved useless, blems as a matter of social inter-declares an interim dividend of forty fair that I should he allowed to then we know that there are only two practical alternatives-either, cents per share on full-paid shares state our case further. and flirty cents on partly-paid! Our mechanical environment, as to scrap It and buy a new one, or shures.

has been explained. makes us un- to be prepared to strip it down to the last nut in order to locate its of critical The only conclusion to be

compromisingly The new issue of the Far Eastern system which is so obviously de- faulty components or remedy any drawn at the moment is that

Travellers' Gazette, issued by Messrs, fective, and the strenuous circum- defects due to error in design. Europe's attempt to miljust differ- Thus. Cook and Son. contains much stances with which we have to

In the case of the machine of ences which have so long persist-ping, railway and aerial

information of value regarding ship-grapple compel us to question the

services. truth and value of what our more civilisation it is clear that we can- ed has not met with that response Copies can be obtained from the local comfortable elders have cheerfully not afford to "scrap it and buy a accepted for generations. But our new one." Experience has shown the revolutionary interim upbringing and environment, while that In addition to the main film, "Atimulating

critical curiosity, without any machine at all is dia. the Villa Rose," the King's Theatre have been empty of information to astrous, and that the date of de- is showing the official record of the gratify that curiosity, except in livery of the new model is always Grand National, a really splendid pro-purely technical directions

uncertain. So for the present, at duction, giving a remarkable impios. | sion of this rent classic.

the any rate, we must make the best of

1**

tier-

ofice.

IL

*

must take such

of

in the United States, which was

expected. This is the more grettable since there has always been an impression that if the European Powers took some de

Ta-day The

tit whole tendency finite atep towards a general will be the last opportunity of wit- mechanical outlook, when con- the old machine and see what we fang der mejores means big amat | settlement, America would not be nessing this film.

fronted by n hopelessly defective can do with it.

First. to consider that to machine. is

of all, however, IL is behindhand in doing her part. It

The Sincere Company is holding a "scrap it and buy a new one is the obvious that we is true that cancellation of war special mannequin parade in conjune cheapest and quickest solution. As emergency measures as we can to debts will mean a considerable tion with a pre-aulunin rale. Twelve a result, many of us are Socialists, | avert disaster and keep the machine

during the process leading Chinese silk mills are co-operat herause we care about politics running sum to the United States, but 89, aling by displaying their products, or are

of overhaul. And this is where we especially enamoured for that matter, does vanreilation and right Chinese and European mun-Socialism as such, but principally must get right down to first prin-

nequins are employed to display the of reparations so far

dresses which are in Zuropean and į because, to those of us who do think | ciples.

The first essential for keeping many's creditors are concerned. Chinese content styles. Two parades very deeply, the drastic proposals

We cannot tako pinee daily at 2.30, and G 30 Soeitlism make a superficial ap things going is food.

afford to take any risks about that, Marvover, Britain has all along | p.m.

peal to this milkook,

We can do without sweepstakes, inter- HOW AMERICA FEELS oregone her full dues in the mat-

Others among us, however and Sunday cinemas, or even fer of war debts, though paying

I think they form the majority-national conferences; but we can- nut to the United States on a more Shows the following VASUS of in- have an intuition that Socialism not do without food,

fectious diseases and deaths there would prove just as defective in We in England are not self-sup- There are, at the moment. no liberal scale than any other coun-

from-Plagne, Tamatave one case one operation as the present capitulist porting and have to buy most of But it must surely be redenth, Alexandrin unc case one new developmeals occurring in try.

Bassein enses one

death, system, though we probably could food from abroad. We may be regard to the reactions 1 the cognised that all these relics of the one the one death, Chlete, not explain why we have this in-able to continue to pay for it pro- Thuse of ourį vided wir exports do nół dwindle to United States to the agreements the war, debts and reparations Bombay one ease one death, Caleutta tutive feeling.

enses 53 deaths, Prom-Penh on elders who oppose Serialism are such an extent that imports are no which have been made. possible and the like, will never he got out

east one death, Amoy 149 cases apparently swayed THO by longer possible, atul provided that

*96 Cases sacrifices dents, Canton

24 amont the principal nations of of the way

reason, international trade and finance du Nanking 111 ense 21 deaths,

naturally hot become much rate chaotic than Kurope in

hai 31 consequence of the being made by somebody. And in

things they are already. But we must Lausanne Conference. It is of those sacrifices, all should bear Interest, however, tu note from párt. the fuller repurts now available of views held in prominent poli- tical circles in America just what the United States is thinking on

without

Britain's Trouble. Disturbing thoughts are begin- ning to spoil the complacency of

The health bulletin for the Eastern

parts for the week ending July

than

by

#ni "ATRICIAN

10

those

rases I deaths, rejudier

5

Basrah cases 1 death, Bombay incline eases 3 deaths, Calcutta 12 cases 10 against which our elders appear to envisage the possibility that sup- deaths, Madras enses 3 deaths, be blindly prejudiced, though we plies will be at least seriously cur Rangoon 7 enser one death, Pondi-would gladly consider any appeals talled. We ought, therefore, to cherry & cases ♬ deaths, Medan (Bein- reason if they would only set take a few practical precautions. wan Doll) 2 cases, Saigon one enge

There are two million unemploy- them forth. Many of our states- one denth, Canton one case,

men, too, by their actions, or ined in the country, many of whom artions, tacitly endorse Sorialist would fur sooner have something principles. This is, in particular useful to do than draw the dole in idleness. The land could produce far more than it does. Here, then, is an obvious and urgent chance for far-sighted leadership,

the subject. President Hoover. certain British people, inspired by ministers hardly realise how pri-trac of the last Conservative Gov-

Powers. That attitude

appears

tically they are regarded by the ernment.

When the whole outlook of civili mass of the people who voted forsation is chiefly, materalistic, when national candidates las nutumu.

il reens, as suggested in a previous Fortunate are

They

If all concerned could be made

pro-

anxious though he may be to see self-satisfaction at the successful. final settlement of the war tackling of the nancial crisis. debts issue, has seen fit, no doubt But if no other country is better with one eye on the coming Pre- off and some are much worse off-

in not article, that wealth is officially con- to realise the necessity and wis- sidential election, to declare that than Great Britain, there are as having, as yet. any firm or cober-sidered to be more important than dom of action on a large scale, I yet few signs of the general re- ent leadership against them. Mr. life, and when we are faced with a jam sure that the problem of divert America will not be forced into covery which, it is fondly hoped. | Lloyd George may be brilliant un trenuous struggle to exist, it is ing the unemployed to the any decision by the European will bring case and plenty if not amusing, but he

easy to understand why Socialism (duction of food could be solved. Ís destructive. makes such an appeal to so many Admittedly It would take courage, On the contrary, an peace.

Atand commandis little confidence. !or us.

[teadership and sacrifice, but I can- to reflet, in a mild form, currentthority as respected as Sir Arthur Mr. Winston Churchill bas · Our temporal leaders, as a whole, not believe that we are so bank- American opinion on the subject. Salter has told his countrymen in

ear of the younger Nationalists feil rationally to demonstrate the rupt of these qualities that we can-

our not achieve it. In the minds of the anti-revi- his book. "Recovery." that, with- who fear, nevertheless, that after fallacies of Socialism. und

In addition, if necessary, the his many political trausforna-spiritual leaders, in the main, fail sionists, there appears to be a fear out the establishment of peace on

ethically to indicate theni. So it State should lay in stocks of food that the payment of the twenty a basis of collective security and tious, his future may be behind is really a wonderful tribute to the while it ean, if only to prevent any of confidence in good interna- him. Labour, for the moment, intelligence and, instinet of the serious rise in prices if the day of

seems to have no leaders and no younger tional relations, "all efforts to re-

generation that such a shortage arrives. vive world finance or trade must be policy. The whole party is moult-large proportion still refuses doomed to failure." Those who doing. Nobody knows whether itswallow the Socialistic hai.

seven million dollars due to the United States in December

on

account of war debts will again 23: " postponed. Senator Hiram Johnson, in speaking on the flour

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And The next basic requirement is

not like such sweeping assertions new plumage will be red or pink, it is no thanks either to the exam- the maintenance of order. Already

ple remember that. in the good old or particoloured deep red and pale days, there was plenty of prosperity |pink,

of the Senate last week, launched

a new campaign against any war debt revision, and, in objecting to

without much penec; and they do

not see why they should be forced

a further moratorium, said this to bother their heads about new- is awk- would add to the taxes of the fangled notions. Yet it American people at a time when ward when a man who

|

trusted member of Economie Council, disquieting a way.

was a the Supreme writes in so Then there is

name. fellow,

depression is being keenly felt. Other Sonators expressed the | view that cancellation of these Ireland, In 1921, they or, at least, debts would in effect place the the citizens of the Irish Free burden of the war bill on to the State got the substance of in- shoulders of American taxpayers. dependence without the Indeed, a survey of opinion in Now under that strange

de Valera, they want the shadow Congress circles indicates that there is strong sentiment against as well as the bone. Then there is the question of how long Mr. revision of the debts in any shape Ramsay MacDonald will con- or form. It is being recalled that tinue as Prime Minister. Who when Congress ratified the Hoo-could replace him if he withdrew the Government? Would ver moratorium, it adopted a re-from

| solution declaring opposition to its Liberal members accept the change? Their party in the any further concession on these

country is already pulling at them. debts. Since that time, the Baslerging them to resume their free- experts have expressed the view dom and to help in forming the that war flebts and reparations parlamentury opposition which is should be adjusted to conform to needed for the sound' working of institutions. Mu Lloyd the changed economic Fituation, British [hat it would appear that Ameri- George has come back to public life, on mischief bent. But when ean opinion, though not yet final-Mr. Winston Churchill gets going, ly crystallised, la not disposed to and harries the Government from Mr. link the two issues. There is ap- the extreme Right while parently a good deal of resent- Lloyd George "snipes" it from Luft, Liberal Ministers ment felt at the suggestion that the

may suffer Acute discomfort. representatives, of America have The rank and file of young the European Tories, elected as National Con- Powera in securing an adjustment servatives, have not yet found

tho roparations question, their feet. The

រ៉ទ truth that

connived with

of

have

not been taken

10 the arguments there are enough elements of un- their elders that they rest and the future will probably in produce still more. Disorder might completely nullify our efforts to re- pair the machine. At the very jonst, it would produce considerable hardship and suffering. Every- thing, thereford that tends towards disorder and crime should be ruth- | lessly suppressed and the mechàn- ism for doing so should be com- pletely overhauled and reorganis- ed. with the removal of

Dy grievances, The

honry superstitions. about speech" should be fearlessly amined. The community has na much right to protect itself from those who would stent its stability us from those who would burgle its goods.

"I'm giving you fair warning! I'll give you two days to

get that stock you sold me back up to par.”

tion

"Irce

(X

The third basic requirement for effecting repairs -team-work, | inspired by intelligent instruction. Everyone in any position of authority or influence should do everything in his power to kill, rather than to foster, prejudice and to promote a feeling of co-opera- to meet a common danger. Personal intrigues in politics, bunj. ness or finance, should be treated as crimes against the body politic. The next basle requirements are calm, but not unreasoning, optimium and courage. Tendencica to hysteria and panic should be stifled at birth. At the same time, the country should be told the facta and made to realise that the sooner It faces them courageously and takes remedial measures, the noner our troubles will be solved and the less the process will cost and dam- nge 19.

That is a lesson which history hos tried to teach England on many ocensions but always in vain.

It will pay us to learn it this I time.

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