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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1934.-

BRITISH FASCIST

DANGERS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

NOTES OF THE DAY

UNEMPLOYMENT BILLY

The Labour Party's criticism of the new Unemployment Bill is not dimcult to understand. Instead of

1934.

THE FOREIGN LEGION

By Major R. H. BRODIE, ex-Corporal of the Legion NOTHING or the has not yet com TOTHING could be more false, left or is about to leave the

wi attempt, as la claimed to rent French Foreign Legion lo com- plated his five years' engagement.

The Very Idea!

NATURAL FISHTORY

(Dy Eddie Kelly, Blubber. Expert.) We have been out fishing. Oh, but you should have seen the one that got away.

It was out off the Brewery wharf at Tsun Wan when we hooked him,

with problem Poor of but "scallywags", former, a

who does his School boy, onlisted in the Legion. Law, it bureaucratises and inten- and that any man sifica the Poor Law principles. term of service in the Legion At first his situation was pitiable The procedure will be precisely emerges, either as a tough or a He tried to desert, was caught, and the same as it has been in the last fallure, unfitted to make a good after a time he pulled his socks up" (they do not wear them in the two years, but under another citizen in after life.

When I enlisted in the Legion in Legion 1) and was later wounded authority, an authority which has not got the advantage behind it. 1912, my Company Commander twlco, I think and decorated for that it is to be administered by a interviewed me privately, and valour. From a love-lorn youth

It swallowed bait, hook representative body of people, as asked me to regard him in the he became a real man, tough, yat it was under the Board of Guard-light of a father confessor. This all the better for it.

The other was an intimate and sinker and immediately inna' system. The new body is to ho did with every other recruit. consist of people appointed by the If the recruit responded, he re- friend of mine whom I had known swim off, taking with it the ourself and Crown and removed from theceived good advice "straight from whilst commanding a regiment of criticism of Parliament, on the the shoulder" if he declined to irrsgular, cavalry "somewhore," Pete, excuse that municipal candidates lay bare his past, he received the met him later, also "somewhere." brewery, round which we bought votes with extravagant good advice without any pressure He was then, through sheer force promises to the unemployed. Au- being brought upon him to confess of circumstances, a hangor-on in had tied our line.

an hotel. I found him another job, other grave injustice in the Bill is his sins-if any.

Crashing into the Empress of Such results were produced that but he fell in love, was jilted, and the proposal to anddle the Fund's

I suggested Japan, which sank immediately, debt on to the contributors under I doubt if my late Company Com- then took to brandy.

to him. He the new scheme. They are to pay mander could fail to enter Para- the Legion Cavalry

was then that we decided to haul It off over a number of years. It disc for his efforts to redeem bad was in a perfect haza of alcohol we passed the Philippines, and it is contended that this would be a characters and failures in life. when I saw him off en 'n boat for

in the line. The hook and more creditable addition to the The material he had to deal with Marselles, where he enlisted.

He lost his girl, but he regained sinker had gone, National Debt than some of the was motley in character, age, race,

and creed. He dealt with mere his self-esteem, and far too busy items of which it is composed.

boys and with men of over forty; with his horse, his carbine,

The long swim back to Hong- with criminals and men without his sabre, to spend his time drink-

kong left us aomewhat ex- stain on their characters; with ing. His letters to me displayed a dull peasants and with ex-profes-new man altogether, with never a hausted, but we managed, to at the life. His photo-stagger into the Gloucester for i alonat men. He was not alone in grouse this respect, but as the Commander graphs depict a very fine-locking few rume. of the Legion Depot Company ne soldier. Incidentally, he was a the very fine polo player and should exerted great influence on

hit it off well with the ex-Russian future career of the recruits.

Cavalry officers in the ranks of the Legion Cavalry.

IRON OF PAUPERISM

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MINING DISEASES

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more.

Ultimately wo arrived home. And our wife said, "FISHING {"

And a few other things.

If you can think of a better one;

toll it.

Correspondence

only

The Labour challenge will not, of course, make a whit of differ- ence. The ponderous Government majority will doubtless work in its usual automatic fashion. in the interest of a balanced Fund. It is, of course, desirable that the Un-

The сався enumerated Insurance Fund Subsequently, on being posted to employment should be upon a solvent basla if other companies, these men were typical of many others, but it it can reasonably be managed. studled more carefully by their would be an exaggeration to say

NEXT WEEK: The story of an But there is much in the conten- officera than many of them ever that they represent all members

the Foreign Legion. Some h'erring woman who, fisby had no tion that the Government Bill roalised. The French officers, at of

latent sole, it was because she had no achieves this effect by continuing first sight, appeared to some of us men appear to have no the impoverishment of the mind as being rather indifferent towards qualities, and are bound to sink. plaice she could call her home. and body of the poor, and by con- the men, but we soon found that The latter type include the really she was just a faded rges, and

Our private bad criminal element. The born everybody nowt. tinuing the humiliation of large this was not the case.

known; our morals, criminal does not always react to numbers of people by branding lives ware

temperament, and general char-good influence; in fact, he exerts them with the iron of pauperism.

acteristics were studied by them his evil influence on others in the and also by our N.C.O.s. Although Legion. However, unless he ro-

Dear Edward Kelly (Shades of my

It scoms I was an ex-second lieutenant of forms, he has but one end-a SILVER RUMOURS

a Scottish regiment and intended heavy term of imprisonment, and bushranger days!

yesterday I was holding people up Rees him n20

and saying “Are you going to pay Silvar continues to All the air to work for a commission in the the Legion with rumours. The treacherons Legion, I became a Legionary Some did reform during my ser cash for this motor boat or sign a Dame has it that President Roose rather too quickly. In other words vice with the Legion, though it chit?") However, the object of this velt will do big things in the near1 started to "beat it up" with the took years to effect the cure. The letter is not reminiscence, but re- future and also talks of devalun-best of the Legion topera-and medicine certainly tasted nasty to crimination. For years I have been some of us-it certainly did to me constant reader of your column, and tion of currency by the Nanking they were many.

My Company Commander punish-but if it does not always cure, fervid admirer of your philosophy of outspoken Government. And Hongkong, very

life; your fearless and diatribes anent the evils of the chit naturally keenly interested, listens ed me severely for starting a frolic it does not kill,

system havo had my hearty with all ears cocked. The truth it in my barrackroom, a frolic which

endorsement, while your delicate treat- is Impossible to discover. The ended in the Guard-room. I had other believe been standing drinks to

The brutality of non-commis-ment, reminiscent of the younger best, of It would appear from Sir John safest principle is to Gilmour's latest reply to Parlia-nothing unul action has been Legionaries. Although I was not aloned officers of the Legion, with- Sitwell or Sam Mayo at mentary questions on British actually taken. Nevertheless, the accused of being drunk, the loglent out being a myth, la not general. the noble art of beer drinking has the larger mugs. And now I am a die- Fascism that the Government is speech of the chairman of the Frenchman punished me and let There are bad non-commissioned encouraged me to greater heights and

Hongkong and Shanghal Banking of the others. In the British officers in all armies, and at length beginning to realise Corporation on Saturday will be Army I would have got away scot) Legion is no exception. I was illusioned and disappointed man!

Last night, during the course of the dangers associated with the awaited with more

than usual free and the others would have brutal on one occasion, merely in

"any other business," when the air been punished. In this and many speaking the brutal truth to a very movement. Whilst no-one would interest.

A had been pro- was thick with other ways, the Foreign Legion dejected individual. The man was

posed for B's job I would have seek to deny the right of others

try to treat their men fairly, and a Swiss, and was previously em-nominated Gif D had given me to their own political beliefs, or

n much by doing so, they get their results ployed as the sporting reporter of chance because he shoves to the public expression of them

in due time.

Ja French newspaper in London, better ha'penny than E" I heard a so long as they are not seditious, The International Labour Or-

Interesting cases-typlen) of He had had a tiff with his wife voice say "No! I have't been sluck the League. of that is a totally different matter ganisation of

round!" from condoning the tactics and Nations has taken another long pre-War, War time, and post-War and enlisted in the Legion in a yet--you'd better let me pay for this

men who have made good are fit of pique. He then adopted the rounds methods of the Mosley Black-step forward in its fight for better worth recording. One pre-wir attitude of a most All-treated per- Incredulous, I asked "Who is that conditions in the mining industry: Legionary became the Irish free son; cursed the French for having B.F1" (standing for "Beastly Filan- shirts. The provocative effect· of the wearing of uniforms by Labour Conference will be con after serving five years in

in May next, the International State Minister at Washington, a regiment in which he could thropist) and in a hushed and re

the enlist; and deplored being separat verent voice I was informed it was no

other than

than Edward Kollol and feet. political bodies, to say nothing sidering the revision of the exist-Legion. If he reads this, I send ed from his wife. His one destro imagine my dismay; my of the possession of armoured-ing Convention on compensation him my apologies for pulling his was to be discharged.

of clay, and a head apparently of the cars, is beyond question. Indeed, for occupational diseases. This leg so often when we were in the I told him straight out that.he same useful substancel Thinking it It is now disclosed that during Convention, which was adopted in also

to be facetious. recent months there has been a 1025, binds States ratifying it to ranks together, and alag my had better cut out that "sob-stuff" was probably a lapus linguas, or at marked increase in street dis-grant compensation to the victims ed career on leaving the Legion. lost his wife for good and all. I listened in again, and heard the of certain diseases or to their Anyhow, he was no failure. Furthermore, I referred him to dreadful offer reiterated; and nearly turbances as a direct result of dependanta in case of death. ItDuring the War,

a cashiered the canteen where, for a small accepted! Only the naturally de- pravod instincts of his companions, Blackshirt activity. The organi- is now proposed to enlarge ita British Infantry loutenant-colonel surm, he could get comfortably in craving the rattle of the bonos, saved sing of political groups along scope to include a further schedule made good; his conviction by toxicated, assist others (including him from his doom. semi-military lines is bad for any of diseases, among which is that Court-Martial was quashed and he myself) to get into a similar condi

So, sorrowful at the shattering of country. It is, moreover, al- of silicosis. Silicosis, otherwise was reinstated in the British tion, and enable us to forget our my dream and my faith in human sorrows. This we did, and we nature, I crept sway, later, contem together contrary to British known as "miners' phthisis", is a Army.

disease caused by the frihalation

were assisted to our beds "very plating gloomily the Steak and Kidney ideas and must be regarded with of certain dusts met with In'

next Rechauffe

which I had not the hoart. repugnance by all who believe in mining, which damages the lungs to other cases, one who has just Continued on Next Columns.)

Since the War I have known of nicely, thank you." The

to treat as it deserved, I was struck with the

the thought that perhaps the rot constitutional principles. The and causca a disease somewhat

not flaunting of uniforms, the hold- | similar to consumption. ing of organised drill, and the appearance in the streets of bullet-proof armoured cars-all of which are features of the

The existenco of the disease has British Fascist movement-in-been known for centuries, but vite opposition and are bound to little research was made on it From lead to public disorder. If aliuntil the present century. political parties employed tactics 1900 onward, serious enquiries of this character, the country were made, concluding in a classic would soon be in the throes of Miners' Phthisis Committee in

1916 by the! report issued in very serious turmoil. We are South Africa, in which country. surprised not only that a man of silicosis has always been especial- the standing of Sir Oswald ly prevalent. In 1980, an Inter- Mosley should take it upon him-national conference on the subject self to organise such a move-was held in Johannesburg under ment, but that he should receive the auspices of the International the support of the Rothermere after lasted

Labour Organisation, which thore-

Д detalled Press. A heavy responsibility which now forms the locus classi rests on all who are associated [cus for all questions connected with the leadership and further with the disense. посе of the campaign. Already some of the more

CLASSIC REPORT -

extreme elements in the Labour | GOOD PROSPECTS...

roport

Party are talking of meeting Thanks to this raport, the sub- force with force, a circumstance ject is now well enough understood which illustrates the danger of to make it possible to include it movements of the kind under in a Draft International Labour notice. So far as the Blackshirts Convention. A large number of are concerned, the Government countries already pay commensa should have acted long ago; far tlon for miners' phthisis and Jen- too much latitude has

dred diseasen. Theas include prac been tically all the States of South shown them, with the result that Africa, Australia and Canada, It will now be more diflcult to Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Swed- intervene than it would have on and Soviet Russia. Thus, the beer in the early days of the chief countries in which silicosis movement. Nevertheless, the la common are already agreed on remain as it is. Further pro-reason to hope that the inclusion ita victims, and there is, therefore, Frastination or temporising will of this proposal in an International only serva, to aggravate, the Convention will meet with no in- situation, AR

superable difficulties.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. position cannot be allowed to the principle of compensation for

Men's Wear Stylists.

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"Doris,, are you going to alt still and act like a lady, or

shall mother cuft you?".

had

himself!

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not yet set in, that it was possible an appeal to your better nature would save you from complete.

to the ranks of the ion

it in

and

bring you back to the glorious army of the "Minesers". So think before ie too late, Edward; pause and re- fleet before this dreadful habit gets a grip on you, and emerge once as the Champion of the noble slogan of Free Beor C.T. (Dear C. TeMineses rum and milk!-Eddie.)

morning, beyond a splitting 'head- acho, he appeared to realise that he was in the Legion for five years, and might as well make the best of what, for him, was a very bad businose.

This aspect of the French Foreign Legion is one which does not appear to be generally well- known, in spite of the walter of books, cinema plays, and short" articles produced on the subject. The Legion is not composed, as many think, of the rough elements only. I have known white slavers,, International crooks, petty thieves, and even murderora in the ranks. On the other hand, there were ox: officers, lawyers; tenors, business mon, and even an unfrocked priest.. Intelligentsia, Amongst the there were some "bad eggs," but on the whole there was a pretty fair sprinkling of men who had real good in them. Their influence was felt, and this, together with strict discipline, good food, and hart work, combined to give a man ovory chance to leave the Legion not as a fallure, possibly not. And success, bút" at loast) a better man than he was before ho Joined it.