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NOTES OF THE DAY

ECONOMIC PLANNING

velt Administration" has no -na-

WHAT THE SCHOOLS CAN DO FOR PEACE

By GUY KENDALL

The Very Idea!

PHILHARMUP AGAIN

By Eddie Kelly, Featured Paytr

Whon Mr. Henry, Wallace, the American Secretary' of Agricul ture, warned American farmers one day last week that unless they cooperated in the Government's ing up which know not the subordinate individual, the school

TOW that a generation is grow characteristic of decility in the TO put it bluntly things are not as they shouldn't programme for reducing farm War, it is particularly important is the best socdground for propa- acreage, the Government would in that their education should make ganda; whereas the English voy be if they weren't as they compelled to embark upon them acquainted with the mean- tends to react against anything gimentation, he indicated that, Ing of War, the causes which which is imposed on him by are. with all its planning, the Roose produce it and the means of avoid authority. (Perhaps less at the

We elementary stage, when they are

are referring, ..of tional economic policy. Differenting it.

The minds of children are still no doubt more inclined to swallow course, to the fact that the departments in the Government

entranced by the glamour of war what teacher says" and girls proceed on quite divergent lines, and they eagerly read books of are universally docile.)

Philharmonic and other their policies apparently be.ng

This fact about the, adolescent; dictated largely by the political adventure full of violence, raping

and murder. bellove this to be English boy must be borno in kindred warblers are on the views of tho chief. Mr. Wallace pointed to the issue some time inevitable up to a point. The mind by all who wish to introduce warblepath. back when he declared that the taste of the quite young for the definite Peace propaganda into

By Philharmonic we mean country had to choose between literature of pirates, highwaymen English Schools. tearing down its trade barriers crooks and battle-planes will be the Gatisfied somehow, and on

BOY'S INSTINCT TO and consenting to a restriction of whole it is best to satisfy it harm-

those people who are putting REVOLT. its export market. His own plans,

to seek to

on. "The Pirates of Pen- which are designed to gear farm legaly rather than

sometimes asked to production simply to the domestic suppress it.

Personally I should encourage a regular "subject of instruc-Imorrow. God

Introduce the League of Nations zance" at the King's to- market, seems to indicate which

save the policy he personally would favour,

tion" into our curriculum. No measure

RECIPROCAL TRADE

We are

la better calculated to King's. sot boys in opposition to it-espe cially if you proposed to 'examino"

the reading of adventures with wild beasts and pirates, and ax clude, so far as possible, the bomb ing-plano and the gas-mask and al the satanic apparatua of moderrn the subject, warfare. This is a gentle instal ment of "sublimation."

THE ONLY

Sometimes

7.

We have a soft spot in our heart for Philharmonic So- Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary

The proper place for studying it cieties. We were once the of State, seems to be guided more

s in the History course--which by the activities of the great in-

now we bring quite up to present leading soprano in Philhar- dustrial magnates of the United

LEGITIMATE PROPAGANDA.

times-or, possibly, in "Civics." States and Becka an economic

monic, but that was, before. an odd ten days, polley by which American .produc. So much for the privato reading. after public examinations are our voice broke. Since then we' tion would be meshed reciprocally of the "quite young." When w over, will give special opportunity, have confined ourself to Bass. with the trade of other countries, como to the queation of "teaching and there is an excellent littló Ho wants new marketa abroad and peace" in school, we are faced with handbook for Sixth Forms written is prepared to a large extent to a rather different set of dif- by Dr. Maxwell Garnett and Mr. open America's market to non-ficulties, All propagandists, fad- Nowell Smith. competitivo. commodities from dists, apostles of the fantastle. It is well to have a juntor countries, prepared to admit U.S. and neologiats in general natural branch of the League of Nations

All the same, we advise you to products favourable terms. ly try to get a foot within the door Union in the school; but great go and see "The Pirates" do The world situation to-day, how of the school.

care is needed in establishing such ever, does not favour the develon. To all these I reply firmly: The an innovation. If it is taken up their stuff to-morrow night. We ment of a system of reciprocal School is not the place for your by rather aggressive and cranky were at a full dress rehearsal trade.

activities. The only propaganda boys who are in general rebellion yesterday, and met the whole which have a legitimate place against things as they are, it will within our walls are those of antagonies the rest of the school, gang. Reminded us of a bunch Goodness and Truth.

no less than the formation of a of shroffs..

On

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1984.

WORKING HOURS

One of the methods for al- leviating the world depression which is now commanding almost universal attention is a definite shortening of hours of work, The Washington Convention, which aims at legislation along these lines, has yet to be ratified, the objections raised by British employers being that it is too

of

It is not only our voice that is broke these days.

It's ofton a lesson to watch the

Even in the cause of peace wo branch of the Communist or should acquaint our boys and girls: Fascist party. with the truth and nothing but On the whole, the debating girls at full dreas rehearsal. the truth about war and its past society is the best medium for history. We must unquestion- ventilating the matter. ably wo must let them know) A great dont, of course, will what poison-gas moans in war- depend on whether the head- fore; but we must not exaggerate master and the staff are devoted the horrors of war with a view to the cause of Peace and are to deterrence, nor must we unduly tactful persons. enlarge on its glories..

ERRORS OF THE NATIONALISTS,

THE PROBLEM

OF THE O.T.C.

I cannot conclude without say-

You know what we mean, full dress on the stage and then lesson. ' We tried to crash in on the philharmonic as a lady's maid but, Ilko Y.M.C.A. Balad, they wouldn't lettuce. Said it was "Safety First" week.

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The truth is that reelprocity- on any scale now in sight-will not be enough. Only by admit- ting more competitive goods will the United States be able to return to anything like its recent export levels. The great trade of the last decade was largely composed of goods bought in America on credit-the $15,000,000,000 foreign loans made since the war. In effect, it was goods which were lent, and repayment must be in goods or services. There is not) enough gold in the world to pay build a few canals under the tariff the bill. It will not be enough to wall; the whole level of the It must be admitted that former-leniable. A clause in our school It depends how much barrier must be lowered if ly our history text-books were not prospectus runs: "The O.T.C. want to pay to see the shoir. For America is to get back her loans beyond reproach. They wore xista for the defence of the 'n dollar you can sit in the stalls in' and at the same time get paid for often saturated with "jingolatie Nation, the Empire and the informal wear.

nods she wishes to send out, suggestions, the worst of this kind Covenant of the League of Yet strong business and political being a "History of England," by Nations."

Up in the dress circle, dinner' forces oppose the admittance of Rudyard Kipling and C. R. L

That is logical enough, for the dress is necessary. And clean foreign one dont end with Fletchalia Tenten wy to diggerty pete with home industries. Which nationalist exaggerat. will the United States do?

ain armed force; and, our War} Will victories and minimise defenta.

Office suya that it cannot stai All the world's a stage. We fcfontly even the minimum force wish we'd ruffed that jack of regular and territorial) officers if the O.T.C. ie abolished.

with spades.

The power of the educator to ing a word about the O.T.C. and either direction is only too plain. for the O.T.C., at least, fa un- achieve propagandist enda Inndet corps. Logically, the case; bid three hearts.

But the play must go on. Wo'll

you

Covenant does presuppose a cer- collars. Yes, circle an collars,

"

rigid in some respects and too elastic in others. Meanwhile, drop the attempt to collect on On the other hand schools in forcion loans and to export its Germany at the present moment the International Labour Office surpluses, or will it reorganiae ite are furnishing their pupils with of the League of Nations has whole national economy, abandon statements as to history-possibly collected information-from-certain-industries whose products even geography-hardly less dis

But_logic_and_sentiment are "Pirates of Penzance," wo are can be obtained to better advant-torted than before the war.

ften in hopeless opposition. I told, is by Gillivan Sulbert, Silly- number of countries of any age elsewhere. and specialise on

felt the incongruity of it all mostibert wrote the lyrics and Gulbert measures taken or contemplated those commodities which it pro- remember reading how the atlases young German refugees

In the years preceding 1914 I strongly the other day when two wrote the words. Lo suspend the 48-hour week duces most efficiently? prescribed by law, regulations

and practice. Replies have been AN ADJUSTMENT received

so far from Belgium,

came to

used in Prussian State Schools be put through their paces to test Oh, word someone the power to contained maps of America" in them for admission to the school. which a large tract of the United As they came along the hall, ale us... Did you say "double"", States and Canada was marked in "guard of honour" was, being partner?

a particular colour...and labelled drilled for the Armistice ceremony

so with the sprawling legend: in front of our War Memorial by

la "Deutsche Gebiet" (German sphere a most efficient cadet officer, who We are glad the Philharznonic

of influence).

barked out his orders like any Society hold their productions Now, it seems, they are taught Prussian drill sergeant, that Germany "never lost the war, I saw the boys craning their during the winter months. In the but was stabbed in the back by hends in curiosity. What will summer theatre would be stifling. they write back to Germany? the Communists."

Not that we enjoy cold weather. But there is this difference be- That the youth of England is tween Germany and England. In being bually trained to arms? We like to strike an average.

the national Phyalcian, heal thyself! Germany, owing to

Canada, Columbia, Germany, The alternatives are not India, Italy, Norway and Vene-essential to recognize that a work-

clean-cut 18 that, but it zuela. Of these, Columbla and able adjustment must be made he Venezuela had no exemptions.tween tho two policies. Mr. Norway allows overtime only in Wallace performs a useful service In making that need clear. So far exceptional cases and for high the Roosevelt Administration has rates varying from time and a no national economic plan simply quarter to double time. Callec-because the country hus refused tive agreements generally, stipu-national economic position, And to face the facts of its inter

late that overtime shall be con- with all the planning to increass lined to a minimum, and it is buying power, provent unfair com- seldom worked. Belgium has, consumption within the country, petition and gear production to for two years past, been con- the larger problem of giving direc sidering suspending the exemption to the whole national economy tions allowed under the 8-Hour Bo as to obtain the most beneficial Day Act of 1921. Individuals of America's wealth has hard- ly been touched. Whether there exemptions allowed under the is to be an expansion of foreign Act are granted only in cases trade, as Mr. Hull proposes, or a restriction, as Mr. Wallace thinks of recognised urgency or where unavoidable, better defined the re-engagement of additional national policy is imperative. It workers is clearly impossible. is not too early to stop the Several decrees allowing exemp depression and begin some

blundering which aggravated the real tions have been suspended. In planning. Canada, the 48-hour week is enforced only in British Colum-if necessary, organising several bla. In 1928, 161 temporary shifts. In several cases the new exemptions were granted; in Labour Trustees have fixed 1029, 08; and in 1980 it was shorter working hours in place of decided to grant no more exemp-those, established by collective tions until conditions again be to reduce the limit of her houra agreement. India is proposing came normál. The tendency in continuous process factories to now is all, towards shortening 56 and in other non-seasonal hours. For Germany. It is stated factories to 54 and to raise the that there is a strong tendency overtime rates. Finally, Italy not only to do away with any ing the abolition of overtime, has for some years been study- working week longer than 48 and although no law has yet hours, but to reduce the working been enacted, the Fascist. Gen. week voluntarily below 48 hours eral Convention of Italian In- to 40 hours a week as a general dustry has issued to its members rule, in order to case the laboura circular laying down the market. Sudden pressure

Iprinciples that reduction of hours. pressu 18 met, not by increasing the hours preferable to dismissal of workers, and engagement of of Individual work out by additional staff preferable to engaging additional workers and, overtime.

This won't change my appearance, any will it, doc??!

Somewhere midway between- what Mae West said to her bay friend and A Peak flapper's response to n wink. A wink's as good as a nod. Don't mention it! Nod at all

Excuse us. We didn't know we had this club here. Did We revoko?

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Where were we? Ob, yes, the Philharmonic.

To-morrow night the pirate chief will sing for you. They've hung pirates for loss than that.

Most of the singing to-morrow will be solo work, ducts and songs · by the choir..

If you like the choir and applaud

It sufficiently for and encore. (you'll get what you rechler.

You can also duct for ducta, but, usually solos are not solo as to wish for encores.

Bookings are bound to be fairly heavy, so if you want a good seat. to-night, you'll have to seat to It this afternoon

Programmes (pro-professional; grammes-grandmothers, le pro fessional grandmothers) will bo Issued as you go Inside.

Just one final word. Members. of the audience are requested not. to rise and bow when we entor |_ That will be all, thank you,