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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1934,

GERMANY UNDER SUSPICION

.

GENERAL GOERING

By A. J. CUMMINGS

The Very Idea!

HOW SLEEPING DOGS

LIE

By Walter Suo A Playette In Three Acts

The riot in Bristol has again | ENERAL Goering is the prin is aware of this purpose and has focussed the attention of Parlia- cipal apostle of violence in uo intention of playing Goering's ment upon the dangers associated the Hitler Government. To large game, with the wearing of colours by he has become a kind of bogey- numbers of people in this country political organisations. Sir John man.

But,

With the general public Goering Gilmour finde oxcuaca for the occasional

apart from his is not popular. Hitler is admired, Dramatis Personae:- crowd, attributing the disturbance how much do they know of this now jest is invented (but very bellicose expletives, Goering le feared. Every week a to the provocation furnished by remarkable child of the Nazi re-aecretly) about his fondness for

Ono black Chow Dog the Fascists in pinying at soldiers.

volution? The day of the shirt seems to be 1932 in a Berlin hotel whore, in magnificent and all different.

uniforms., His wardrobe is said The first time I saw him was in

Two Policemen to consist of 127 uniforms, all doomed. The Home Secretary has terms as mild as any now used by long been considering the banning Sir Oswald Mosley, he explained tells how Hitler went to the opora

One Sergeant The best of these uniform stories of political uniforms. The Bristol to a small group of foreign jour to

Householdór, hear "Lohengrin" and fell Coolie Boy, author and In- incident ahould crystallise. the nalists the beautiful ideals of the asleep. When he

Nazi movement, objections to manifestations In-

The last time I saw him was at armour, held the centre of

Knight, resplendent in shining terested Passers-by. dicating the possible employment a propaganda film "Arst night" in stage. of force in overthrowing establish- the autumn of last year, the day ed institutions.

Time and Place of Action: after an English newspaper had itler muttered uneasily: "Come, Saturday Afternoon in Kow- announced his disappearance into come, Goering; that's going too loon Tong.

CHINA AND MANCHUKUO

awoko

the

the Startled and still half asleep,|

a home for the cure of drug for." addicts,

Ilis "private army" is his pre-

Gardener,

I was within elbow-reach of him, mier police force, 60,000 strong, giving rise to this play really (N.B. The early incidents And I could certainly perceive and the beat trainee body of men happened and were observed by nothing of the drug addict in the In Germany. Their officers are appearance or manner great human bison. His

.I'

a

Act 1.

A sunless but mild afternoon.

A

It is so difficult not to be pre- berserk. judiced against him that one has

gatoway, Gate slightly open. Because of his monarchist pro- tune and looking rather bored). Sees Enter 1st Policeman (humming a

the

A Juxurioua futrygenter saloon with space for

fifth if need be. Deep form-fitting real

The decision of Chinese sports- with real leather upholstery, Ler room to #fifa-Footer, with lots of bead and men in Shanghai to refuse parti-

of this chosen by himself and he watches the author who was so inspired cipation in the Far East Olympica If by so doing they are required to and his actions may be those of The Chancellor's private army, revealed that he ant down and speech over them with fatherly interest, by the zeal and conscientiousness approve Manchukuo as a compot has the look of a man in the full numbering nearly a quarter of

an extremely neurotic person: he of course, are the Nazi guards, wrote the following masterpiece). ing nation, will not fail to create enjoyment of rugged health. due impression at Nanchang where

million. The Brown Army, num- On the other hand, people who bering from a million-and-half to Mr. Wang Ching-wel is to discuss profess to know him well say his two millions, obey the orders of the North China situation with health is no precarious, owing to Major Roehm, the chief of staff: Birds twittering in trees.

his habits of life, that at any mo- and Roehm and Goebbels are Huang Fu and Chiang Kai-shek. meat he may collapse like a prick cronies. There are all the cle-type 3B house in the lower end That China's 'policy towards Japaned air-bag. has undergoue considerable modi-

ments here for a glorious mix-up of Kowloon Tong. Gentle, black fication is too patently obvious to

if Goering should suddenly go Chow dog sitting peacefully in permit of further denials, but it is suggested that Huang Fu is destr- to be on one's guard in any attempt.

to analyse his character and perelivities Goering is popular in the dog and notes gate afar. Eyes glint ous of going much further, his pro-sonality. gramme including open recogni- that all

It is a popular fallacy army. The anger which his ap- and countenance brightens. Walks up

bullies are tion of Manchukuo. Such

cowards.pointment an Goering is a man of proved per-among army officers seems to have at him enquiringly.

па general enused to gato clicking, fingers. Dog looks attitude is probably typical of the sonal courage. Inhabitants of North China, buti In the war he was one of the

died down.

"Pas passes, nice doggie, come out Chinese farther from the scene of most skilful and daring members for the return of the Hohenzol

He hopes and works cunningly and play" (or words to that effect) possible conflict will assuredly flying "circus." After the

of Baron von Richthofon's famous torna and thinks the Potsdam makes no movement.

Dog cocks head on ono sido but The startling figures revealing attitude of continued protest, even age, he joined Hitler, not because supreme in Europe. One of his

resist any tendency to abandon the when still under thirty years of manifestation of

war spirit is the most noble and virile Enter 2nd Man of the Law (takes the extent of the increases in the though the policy be purely nega- of any particular enthusiasm for first actions in taking up hiedo it. Walk away and he's sure to

2 Germany in situation at a glance) German defence forces estimates tivo in would appear to provide sufficient Ching-wet's message to the League he regarded the movement as the paince as President of the Relch-

character. Mr. Wang the Nazi programme, but because residence in

"Shucks, you don't know how to ground for Britain's enquiry as of Nations seems to establish his most likely instrument by whichstag was to order the uncovering

Presidentini come out." to the precise meaning of the en-personal position and resignations to regain Germany's power and of the Hohenzollern portraits. He dog. After a few minutes the dog The two policemen walk off, turn Harged appropriations. In all, and a break-up in Nanking can be prestige.

around and gaze anxiously at the the estimates provide for an safely foreshadowed if he Ands

terms of close personal Lexpenditure of the equivalent of Chiang Kai-shek against him.

friendship with the In the Munich revolt of Novam- Prince.

gets up, shakes itself, comes anil ex-Crown over £80,000,000-a phenomenal-

looks out through the gate. The ber, 1923, he stood upright when! ly heavy sum for n

policemen hold their breath and country MR. C. E. HUGHES' BIRTHDAY

the police opened fire on the Naz! He hates fanatically all Jewa, The dog takes a step forward, then, clutch each other's hands tightly. which is supposed to be com-

marchers and was severely wound- Communista, pulsorily disarmed. About £60,-

ed. Ife escaped arrest through the Catholics and anti-vaccinationists; the road to the sound of a long- Social Democrata, quickly trots to the other side of 000,000 is set aside for the

Mr. Charles Evans Hughes,

devotion of his aristocratic Swed-and, though he is polite to English-drawn "Ah" from the policemen, Army, which by Treaty is limit-

statesman extraordinary and for

ich wife.

men because the Nazi atrategy is sniffs at the bottom of a telegraphi ed to 100,000 men; £18,000,000 ties, towers on his 72nd birthday the mountains inte Italy has been order to set Germany free in ments, looks around and, Immedi-

years a giant figure in world poli-

The story of his escape across to detach Britain from France in pole, performs other doggy`move- for the Navy, which is limited to to-day among the lenders of the laid in vivid detail in a recontly Europe, he would like to binst the ately runs back to the house. The thirty-six ships, none of more New Deal socia! "revolution"

published volume of letters writ-British Isles into eternity. than ten thousand tons; and the United States by reason of his ten by his wife to her Swedish re-

policemen rush forward just ne Iis frantic outburst against sergeant appears who also sees the £15,000,000 for an Air Force decisions in the Supreme Court stives.

Dimitroff in the Reichstag Fire dog. which is not supposed to exist. upholding the validity of import- During his exile in Italy he be-Trial-when, dancing with rage, the Law, march up to the house. The three virtuous men of It is worthy of note that the ant laws upon which it is based, came friendly with Mussolini and he said to the Bulgarian, "You The gardener runs Army appropriation is actually As Chief Justice of the Supreme remained Hitler's closest link with wait till we get you out of the master of the house who comes out and calls tite greater than Britain's, while the

Court he has twice in recent weeks the Italian dictator. He did not power of this Court"-excited the followed by his servant boy. Air Force estimate is not far be-approval of

cast n vote which placed the return to Germany until the pro-derision and disgust of the civilis- low. Compared with last year, basic New Deal legislation which political offenders.---

upon

of the amnesty forjed world. Yet Goering is said to dog has been out in the streets. Sergeant (pompously): "Your the increases represent a sum of had been contested as unconstitu

have expressed privately great ad-Don't deny it, we saw it all. What over £25,000,000, the Air Force tional. Each decision was by the

miration for Dimitroff's courage do you mean by leaving him loose ile is now Hitler's chief lieuten- and intelligence; and he told his without a muzzle? Don't you knew vote being nearly three times close vote of five to four. By his ant. He holds half a dozen posi-friends afterwards that his reluct- it's ngainst the Law? What's your what it was for 1933, The Peace vote in these verdicts, he has tions, including those of President ance to set free the acquitted name. Treaty, of course, did not express automatically classified himself in of the Reichstag, Prussian Minis Bulgariana was due solely to his and so forth.

.?" etc., etc., and so on

the tribunni

in

clamation

•

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on

"

be "brow- Poor householder cannot say a

in terms of expenditure the "liberals" of the lofty Judicial that he is head of the entire beaten by the international Press."

the popular mind among the ter for the Interior (which means determination not to

limitations imposed on Germany.body.

What it did was to lay down a

scale of armaments and person-

Incl.

But inasmuch as Germany SOCIALISING PROCESS

has certainly maintained her

forces at the full Treaty limits,

ex-

Prussian Police Force) and Reichs

word but looks accusingly at the Commissioner of Air, the job hoj

gardener and servant boy who im likes beat.

Like all tyrants he is, he says, mediately begin "all for law

vociferous and order-the clacs Ile hates Goebbels, his chief tyrant's law and order among the rival and a much abler man. He victims of his tyranny. He works Is cavious and a little coatemptu- with furious energy, sleeps only

His votes were for principles aus of Hitler; but in order to lull six hours a night, has a voice like

every a

it is obvious that the greatly en-aligned with the socialising pro- suspicion hails him at hanced sums now being bud- cese as contrasted with the "rugg-public opportunity as a great lea-flies into maufacal rages with his getted for imply a serious over-ed individualism" which more con-der. He wants Hitler's olive. stepping of the standards laid servative members of the court are down. In these circumstances,

regarded 09 representing. Mr.

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Chief

(End of Act 1.)

Act 2.

The Court Room of Kowloon

regimental sergeant-major's, subordinates, bares his teeth at His ambition is to succeed to the the sight of any Communist still Magistracy,

(Continued on Page 4.)

. and I anw the dog out in the street, to the great danger of the general public at large whom it might have bitten and given hydrophobia, and traced it to houso No. Umpteen and P.C. Blank and Sergeant What'sisname will corro- bornto my statement. Magistrate to Householder:

"Fined 8 dollars,"

(End of ACT 3.)

it is not surprising that there Hughes thus maintained and to Chancellorship and to make Hitler outside a concentration camp; and 1st Policeman: should prevail a belief that Ger- held view that he thinks in broad

some extent enhanced the widely an ornamental President. Hitler many now intends openly to vio-scope and tends to progressivism. late the terms of the Versailles His wide international diplomatic. Trenty. No other explanation and judicial experience ie con- of the facts seems to fit the case. nidered a contributive factor lo If this be the correct interpreta- his views. Between the time In tion of the position, a serious 1910 when he was first appointed doubt is naturally cast on the to the Supreme Court, and his sincerity of recent pacific utter-Justice, he served as Secretary of

presont incumbency ances by Germany's leaders. State under two presidents, was The inference is that whether a chief United States delegate to new Disarmament Convention is the International Conference for concluded or not, Germany in- Limitatoin of Armaments in Wash- tends embarking on an extensive ington in 1921-1922 and was chair. scheme of re-armament. The man of that conference. He wan German viewpoint presumably is chairman of the Sixth Pan Amor- that inasmuch 18 her former

icon Conference at Havana, a enemies have not fulfilled their judge of the Hague Court and the implied undertaking to usarm,

post-war World Court and served she is entitled to build up her and special ambassadorial enses. in several international arbitral forces so as to lessen the exist

ing disparity. If that is the

roal explanation of the greatly ADAPTATION DOCTRINE increased estimates, it is re- grettable that the step should be

contemplated whilst disarma-ed also as the man who almost Mr. Hughes is widely remember- ment discussions are still pro defeated Woodrow Wilson for the coeding. It would be foolish to presidency in the 1916 elections contend that Germany haa no

just before the United States cause for complaint under exist-til the last votes from California tered the war. For some days un- ing conditions, but it can at least be said that deliberate Infringe-ho had won under the Republican wore counted it was believed that ment of the Peace Treaty banner. To-day he is upholding stipulations ig not the best principles enacted by the Democra method of securing the desired tic party which дго readjustment,

remotely would inevitably chat a doubt on publicans during recent decades. tactica divorced from common ideals of

Individuality as fostered by Re the value of any undertaking He holds to the doctring that the which Germany might give in Constitution being intended to on- any new agreement reached bedure must necessarily be adapted tween her and the other Powers.to the crises in human affairs,

Such

MIE WICKS

"Oh, Mr. Birch, why can't you you bo serious? I think I have

just the house you're looking for."

*

Act 3.'

Mess Room of a Police Station. 2nd Policeman: "You've got to admit that if I hadn't told you to walk away, the dog. wouldn't have come out. Therefore, I should be given at least half the credit for that summonɛ."

1st. Policeman: "Go and eat coke. Nothing of the sort. I saw the dog first and it's all my

CGBC.

2nd Policeman: "Look here! You

can't......

1st Policeman: "Oh shut up!” 2nd Policeman: "Tako that!" 1st Policeman: "Yarooooooooh.

oooooh...

They close with one another and a melee enauos.

Enter Sergeant: "What's this? Fighting! You're both put on the Report.”

ial Policeman: (excitedly)" "Ho's trying to take the credit for that nummona!"'

Sorguant: "What! You're both in.

the wrong. The credit for that case goes to ME!"

-(CURTAIN.)