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THE NEW SOCIALISM.

·SEPTEMBER: 20.#1933.

NOTES OF THE DAY FOREIGN LEGION AT WAR The Very Idea!

THE COAL CODE

re-

By G. WARD price,

The brilliant English journalist who visited Hongkong last year

nativo

gendarmes

WE DONE HER

..

WRONG

By Eddio Kelly, Bad Egg

man.

The bitter argument which preceded the signature of the coal code the United States tested the social conscience, and the in- telligence of all parties involved -the owners, the miners and theTHIS fortnight that I have; into the spotlight a sector of the governmont Itself. It brought spent with the French Army troops

Mixed up with these amateurTO-DAY we are a sick Our conscience is on activo service among the moun- known as Moghaznie: industrial front which has needed tains of the Grand Atlas will seem are paid by the day, but are bot-

They also troubling us. government regulation, probably, to me in retrospect like a dream ter disciplined, generally having a It all began with a lien. a chance of seeing whether more than any other, and gives of the Arabian Niglita. It would horse of their own, and wear a

be dificult to imagine a

Last night we went to bed more blue burnous as a uniform. Then in our usual gay frame of forms which have been urgently colourful campaign, for although I come another Moroccan formation mind, prepared to sleep the needed for years can finally be say, "The French Army," except called Goumlers. They are engag applied under the pressure of nu for the officers, non-commissioneded for a year, and each Goumier sleep of those who have tional emergency, The industry officers and a few gunners, the consists of three sections of lafan- honestly evaded the payment. which could not possibly de justice only European troops taking part try with one of cavalry. without some sort of far-reaching in the operations are the Foreign wear their own native dress, look

They of their debts. and drastic corrective being ap- Legion. The rest are a picture after their own aupplies and ore. plied from above. The United squely mixed lot of native corps commanded by French officers and

It was not to be. States has more coal mines than and levies ranging from Sone-sous officiers, who share the hard darkness a hen began to chuckle 'Way down in the distant it needs and more coal minera galeso infantry, whose discipline life of their men. than it can ordinarily employ, is of European model, to what are men are the next instalment of this to his or her mate. The mono-

Moroccan rille- Even a sudden return to 1920 called "Partisane." These consist heterogeneous army. lovels of business activity would of Borbers who in most cases fine troops, well drilled and good and, as far as we could judge, They are logue became a conversation, the cent that can be mined not involve consumption of all were fighting against the French fighters, for it is proverbial in a smutty one.

until a few weeks ago, but having North Africa that its most warlike nually, nor would it provide jobs made their submission have been Inhabitants live on the west coast. for all the miners.

given a rifle and 100 cartridges They say here that "a Moroccan is and are sent off to skirmish a soldier. An Algerian is a man. against their fellow Berbers who A Tunisian is a coward." aro still resisting, at is. Ed. a day "and find yourself."

COMPULSION

alt-

爨

the nagging creature for ever.

We longed for a eat to quieten

Suro enough, the hon had scarcely quietened down to plan his or her next day's work, when the romantle wail of a love-sick folino shattered the night...

The industry, in short, has

These Moorish Infantry march managed to concentrate within

as fast up mountains as on the flat, itself nearly all of the evils of What puzzles me about these and think nothing of covering for for the hen. It was not until the After two hours wo felt sorry present-day industrialism. And Partisans is how the French dis- ty miles a day. Their French off-witching hour had struck, that we there was not the slightest sign | tinguish between them and the cera, even though they may be succeeded in oxtracting a cry of that the industry would solve its enemy who are dressed exactly in athletic young Heutenants fresh pain from the animal, in lieu of its troubles by its own unaided the same way, employ the same from the Rugger field, cannot keep pagan love song. efforts. The code offered an tactics and speak the same tongue. up with them, so these are the only opportunity for the industry to "You can't distinguish between regiments in which subalterns are to darkness. After memorising as It limped off to leave the world become stabilised, for its produc-them," said a French lieutenant who mounted. tion to get geared to consumption. commanded 200 of these emergency men were first stationed in the position of two pairs of shoes, one When Moroccan rifle clearly as possible the approximate The response of the industry how-warriors. "If you see some Ber-maritime Alps region of the south hair brush, one cake of Lifebuoy ever, was far from encouraging.bers on a ridge who are shooting of France, the French Alpine 02p, and our false teeth, we sought It spilt into fnctions-no fower at you. they're the enemy. If Rifles-the famous than 27 codes were submitted by they're shooting the other way Alpins-who are born and bred done.

Chasseurs

our pillow, conscious of a job well different groups of bituminous they're your own chaps."*

on the edge of precipices, were The hours slipped by-three or operators. Certain groups re- "Do you speak their language?" told off to show the Moors how to four of them, until we suddenly fused to relax their archaic anti-I asked. He was a big, smiling climb mountains. The first day an

awoke from a dream in which we union traditions. Others insisted young man who wore the wide ensy route was chosen and the had laid an egg. that they would not submit to light-blue breeches of the Spalla French instructors were left far feathers when we heard the hen

government supervision under any circumstances. Under com- pulsion they have changed their mind and further compulsion is being brought to bear by the pro- cess, which the President saw of a Government Board of Con- as inevitable, of the appointment trol. The N.R.A. victory, in the circumstarices' secma An empty the Codes is the only assurance one. Acceptance of the spirit of of success and the coal-owners have not risen to the occasion,

WHEAT

*

We were still ruffling our

We becamie

WO

becauso he said it Impressed his behind. Next day a stiff rock barbarian followers,

climb was ordered and ropes were working itself up into an address "Just a few phrases," he said, served out. The Moroccan sold-on "The Success of Egg Laying "but it's quite easy to commund lers inquired if these were for the and How to Win Through.". them. First you point to

the purpose of tying bundles on their would pause for a moment, perhaps Every now and then he or she objective and pat them on

the backs, and being told they were to emphasise with a peck some im- Even under a National Govern

enough to start them, for they do without them, upon which they had missed. Then it would break back and smile, Generally that's for safety said they would rather

portant point its sleepy' companions ment, Britain is moving slowly

really like fighting. But if it fan't act of and scaled the steepest out again. but surely towards what we may

you give them a kick or a smack crags with such rapidity that they term "the new Socialism." That

had pitched their bivounes and discovered ourself clucking softly. with your stick and off they go."

alarmed when camped for the night before the to ourself, and when we found our- brilliantly conceived project, the

French mountaineers with their self scratching a large hole in the national electrification scheme is

These Partisans fulfil in the alpenstocks and icc-axes had mattress we made up our mind on. practically complete. London's

mountains the role that light caval-j reached the top.. ry used to play in the Napoleonic

the destiny of that particular fowl. great transport system in its en-

Finally, as the iron core of this Came the wars. They go ahond of

down. Bleary-eyed the force, whose operations I am and weary, we encountered the boy. tirety has been brought under

French troops and establish con- watching, comes the tact with the enemy. If they meet Legion, men whom storn training, have a hen at the bottom of the

Foreign public control. Major. Walter

"Chung," we said irmly, "you Representatives of several na-

with resistance Elliott's schemes for agriculture tlons have been in conference in retire. Their principal defect is ters have made probably the beat, Wo wondered at ourself for sak-

they generally hard work and their own charac-yard?” '. are tending in the same direction. London, resuming their delibera- incorrigible greed for loot. infantry soldiers in the world. ing such an inane question. Chung

tions on the dilemma of And the annual report of the Whether to agree on curtailment of the offensive so much as

wheat. Nothing fills them with the spirit The Berber and his tricks of war- looked puzzled. Post Office recently issued shows of production and encouragement sight of a few sheep or goats on whose tactics are the result of a yard," we repeated, more firmly, the fare are well known to the Legion;; "A hen, at the bottom of the clearly that even a State depart of consumption, or to follow the the horizon. From an advanced generation's experience of fight-pointing with a shaking forefinger ment may become more efficient path of piling up surpluses against post I witnessed a regular engage ing in Morocco.

In the general direction tariffs and tariffs against and enterprising when released pluses to an unknown but certain-flock between two groups of Parti-

of the Bur- ment for the possesion of a ama!!

doomed bird, from Treasury control. They bitter end-that was the ques- sans, both French, in which one

"Ah,-ho-no-come-in yet," replied" The Legion's plan is always the Chung, looking tion. There was no doubt as to man was killed. They are exactly same-to occupy a ridge during breakfast table. yearly sales figure is an impres which alternative was the more like boaters at an English shoot, of the night and get itself entrenched

at the adjacent sive one -7,000,000,000 postage desirable.

We lifted our beak, and clucked Agreement must al-all ages-from fifteen to sixty. In behind a stone wall before daylight madly, ecstatically. stamps. But since the Post ways be preferable to disagree- the intervals of fighting they build brings a Berber counter-attack.

"Ah! Hen!" remarked Chung, In Office deals also with telegraphs, lasting, must be fair and must be round drinking ten like a party of by men lying flat on the ground ment. But the agreement, to be a fire out of dried grass and squat Sometimes that svall has to be built

admiration. telephones, money. orders, the designed for a world that is not church workers at the vicarage. and passing the atones from one to

"Chung, that bird must die,” wo said. Post Office Savings Bank, wire-standing still but moving,

The When not fighting they pitch their another, for any man who rose to sound, and illustrated the parti- Chung uttered a terrible rasping conditions of wheat growing and black tents of camela' hair close by his feet would fall at once to the cular ju-jitsu method he proposed less licenses and inter-Imperial marketing are constantly in flux. the French lines and live packed mountain marksmen. Then when to use. His eyes even kindled at. wireless.telegraphy, the figure of The major change of the last like sardines 'inside them with the parapet in complete and the the turnover of its business is decade in that European nations their familles and wives, who are Hotchkiss machine guns mounted, the thought of the coming conflict. still more impressive-£760,- dollar or more a bushel now want bands' lunch up to the firing line whether or not supplies of food

once eager to buy wheat at aquite prepared to take their hus- it has to be hold regardless of on the head when a thought struck. We were tapping our third egg 000,000 a year. It is thus evid- none of it at half the price. They and encourage ent that this commercial un-

have intent

their military and water can reach the new building up ardour with a succession of shrill position. Most dangerous of all internal supplies aveu at twice squeals. dertaking, conducted by a chief the cost. Some change of policy

(Continued on Page 5.) who is responsible to Parlia- in the common interest is ment, is one of the largest busi- promised and the primary pro- nesses in the world. The mea-arrange their quotas.

ducers have a basis on which to sure of its efficiency or ineffi- ciency is a measure of the pos- sibilities of a socialized concern. The fact that it made last year

on

now

of world communication. This energy on the part of the post oflice shows that a State depart-

a record profit is not in itselfment is not necessarily, and in

an indication of success; for the nature of things, unenter- the control of an indispensable prising in business. But it is monopoly ought to insure its impossible not to connect this profits.

It must be judged new energy with recent changes rather by the nature of the that have been made in releas- services it renders, by its capa- much interference by the Chan-

ing the department from too- city in expanding them when cellor of the Exchequer. For- expansion or contraction can bo merly all its profits had to be influenced, and by its merits as handed over, and all accounts an employer of labour. The and proposals for new expendi workers are adequately though ed. Now it is allowed to retain ture were meticulously examin- not highly paid, are compara- some of its profits for new deve- tively secure in their employ-lopment, and the day-to-day. ment, and receive pensions on scrutiny of expenditure by an retirement. The letter. postage outside body is abolished. The service has for many years Buccess of the Post Office afforda claimed to be the most speedy a striking demonstration of the and the most reliable in the fact that if the State is to en- world, The telephone services, through a body empowered to ter into business it must be on the other hand, have been control its own administration. open to severe criticism, but The Post Office is still a Stato recently there has been a dis- department.. But it is nearer, tinct improvement. The depart-in character, than it was for- ment has rebuilt many post merly to those semi-independ offices, established automatic which the now Socialism is in- ont public utility corporations telephone exchanges, and has creasingly holding up made radio an officient medium ideal.

as its

"And Mr. Bain can ride back here with Charger."

u8.

wa naked, a trifle anxiously Chung's "Does she do her bit, Chung?" English is about as good as our histrionic talent, but he was on- thusiastic when we domonstrated the laying of an egg.

"That fellow you eat, him belong.. same hen," he clucked maliciously. We rose from the table, resolved to go through with the business regardless of consequences. →.

Our last glimpse of Chung saw him strangling a passive napkin over his knee,

At breakfast next day we called Chung over to our table.

"What's this?" we naked, polit- Ing to a thing like an ostrich egg, laid before us.

Chung wiped a tear from his eye.

"She lay him, Master. It was

her last egg," he wept,

We rose from the table with

蟲

Jump in our throat and hurried

from the room.

A PUZZLE

To the girl or boy reader who works this out in three minutes, Uncle. Eddie will award A great clump on the right ear:

A farmor dies and leaves an estato to his three sons, consisting of soventoon cattle. The oldest nom is loft one-half of the estate; the second non is left one-third and the third son la left one-ninth. The executor, a neighbouring farmor, is a bit puzzled. To simplify matters he lands one of his own cattle to the estate. It is now all very simple. The first won' gets his half (0); the second son gots a third (6) and the third gots one-ninth (2). This disposes of the original estate and the executor takos back the cattle he loaned,2k