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TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, JULY

24, 1934.

NOTES OF THE DAY ON THE BERLIN The Very Idea!

FRANCE FACES CRISIS

The political crisis that thren- tens in France as a result of the Tardieu attack on Chautemps la not nt all surprising. Although the Doumergue Government would, on

superficial view, appear to be

en-

W

It

MUNICH TRAIN

wore

By J. EMLYN WILLIAMS

DEPRESSION HALL

By George EAR. George,

Dthank your correspon-

strongly entrenched, it is

sitting elbow to The Hamburgerin's, she said, she dent for having given the countoring dificulties in ovary do

elbow, wedged in, four a side, recognised at once, and that of the Readers of "The Very Idea". main. Its immediate future scem- and so we had perforce to be Berliner. Perhaps we were from a detailed list of the Depres- ed assured by the decision of the friendly! Of course, the first and Bavaria or from Austria? Alas! sion Concert Programme. Radical Party at its conference to second class coaches were hall we had to dispel the illusion. We support M. Herriot na a member empty, but we of the uncushioned were English! No! impossible! I am sure that the Thou- of the Ministry. Yet even then third claas had all the jelly com- For one moment, it seemed as sands of readers of the Very the conference was expressing its panionship that made the hours though the presence of strangers Idea, will be interested to

would put up barrier. But ily! confidence in M. Herriot rather

luckily we had grown too intimate hear that in a confidential WAR not long before wel than in & Government of Nu-

Union. M. Herrlot indeed were chatting. Our friends, the in the previous three hours. We little chat with Herr Vilhelm tional threatened party resignation if the Lithuanians, Germans from Riga, quickly turned the conversation on Von Shendon, I gathered Radicals called on him to resign opened the conversation. With to Bavaria and its burnt that the programme has from the Government; and clearly their hard, almost Russian accent, scenery. The whole compartment the Radicals could not afford to lose they were at first difficult to fol- came to life. What a jolly lot been somewhat modified, as

their under. their last remaining popular figure.law. But their radiant delight to were the Bavarians with

Mr. Dodwell will not sing The attack on Chautemps revives be with their German brothers won leather shorts und funny socks and the whole Isauo in a more acute all hearts. Even the quiet old feathers stuck in their hats! You

Indy in the corner, with her North ought to hear them yodeling! It "Beer, Beer Glorious Beer," Mr. form.

German reticence, unbent, and seemed na though North Germany Dodwell will sing, Joined in the cross-fire of ques- had to come south to relax and

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on

TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1934.

strong very

a funda-

tions. One began to understand laugh ently the curious little

were

But

the enthusiasm of the "Auslanda

Saxoni shop-keeper naked. In a deutschen" for the fatherland. While the Radical Party threw

"We are Germanal" they pro whisper the "inevitable question." claimed proudly. It was all sa Tell us, what does England some of its leading members to the wolves, it retained its confidence in accident that they now think of Germany to-day? she men who have been partisans of the Lithuanian subjects and formerly naked. We hesitated.

England probably does not political formation known as the under Russian rule! They be Cartel des Grauches-that is tolonged to the big German family. quite understand the present-day Hay, a union of the Radicals and My neighbour, the stout little Germany. It came so suddenly Socialists. This implies mental hostility toward a Govern- wide from West Prussia, near the and to casual travellers it looks

Polish border, concentrated on military."

"That's it," they answered in ment in which M. Tardieu and personal detalla. She soon found other Rightists sit side by side out that they were bound for the chorus, "we quite realise. But with M. Herriot. The men of the Oberammergau Passion Play and Germany was always mad on uni- Left still posacas a parliamentary could give them lots of advice. majority and the lll-timed Tardieu "I hope you have plenty of warm ouslaught may easily lead to an clothing. Up there you'll need it. It's cold sitting nil endeavour to break up the combina. And rugs, ton, tion. The Doumergue Government those hours!" is merely tolerated until the danger passes.

DOUMERGUE'S POWER

to

For

20

Och, Herr Dodwell, Och, das Beor, Och, New Duty, VIII come here,

Mesere, Chau, Li and Tam, wili oblige with the latest little dodge entitled,

Hall, the Native Banker, Sitting on a Fence,

Chopping Silver Dollars, To Squeeze out TEN CENTS..

Mr. Keswick will sing-

The Little Wad,

My Daddy left to me. Messrs. Grayburn & Thomas, International Exchange Suite will sing a Couplet from the entitled,

Hallelujah, Hail the Cros

Rate,

Mr. C. G. Mackia, will oblige

with:

P. and O..

Prelude and Overture.

Mr. Joseph, will oblige with a elog dance entitled,

forms! We love parades!"

Yes," we continued, "some people have un anxiety that a war may grow out of this training of youth and wearing of uniforms!" We understand that, too," one At Leipzig there was a great woman answered, "but war, that

One of our party, a is impossible. commotion!

We are afraid "Berliner," who had stood aloof sometimes, too, but it can't come from all talk, left us to make room here. We have suffered too much, for a fussy, amiable little woman, The trouble is, we Germans take from a small town near by. She up everything too fanatically. No

in a whirl of parcels. We wonder foreigners misunderstand kina, were all to the rescue. The large us!" basket with the sausages and hams all but fell open in her excitement. She explained in a torrent of words of opinion that the Jewish issue the valuable space, that she had a small drapery bust- had polsoned foreign opinion nesa, but now she was off on her against Germany.

The Hamburgerin, who had annual visit to a cousin In the

camo

The West Prussian widow was

A few Steps on the Escalator. While Messrs. Pelham & How-

Will Say.

GRACE.

Thanking you beforehand for.

Yours,

RASPBERRY,

OLD HONGKONG.

by

ITALY & GERMANY

Their belief, on this occasion, in Although there are denials of the forgetfulness of the public may be mistaken. M. Doumergue the likelihood of a break in

makes no aceret of his intention German-Italian relations as the

constantly to appeal over the heads result of continued Nazi pro- of Parliament to the people. He paganda and terrorism in Aus-like President Roosevelt, addresses tria, it is obvious, reading be the people directly by wireless

Bavarian Alps, and was taking her lived through the inflation in Ber- tween

lines

broadcasts He reminds them of the

in NCWB emanating from Rome, that the conditions in which he

coa gift of the wonderful home-made lin, said the Jews had had what To-day's skeleton from the past. feeling sented to emerge from his retreat sausage she bought in her little they deserved, since they were is the formation of the Hongkong undertake a task which he would town. The old lady from Ham-responsible for the inflation and Police Reserves in the pre-war exists in the Italian capital have preferred to leave to others. burg murmured: "Now we have all the sorrows of Germany since days when the ability to curry a

the subject. Even in

for a post in the a long time to come that task the Saxons with us!" and laughed the war. This caused an outery: good quaff of ale was the main quarters from which the denial must be pursued unflinchingly, and

"No, not impossible! The Jews qualifiention to herself, of a possible breach emanates, it France must not fall into its cus

Two school children and their alone couldn't be responsible for honoured ranks.

Nowadays young fellows join up it plainly hinted that Mussolini tomary political ways. Indeed, father in the corridor created all that misory. We don't under- may consult with other Powers there must be considerable changes welcome diversion by atriking up stand it all, but surely all the because they, like the uniform with the object the making joint if not of the Constitution, at any a rollicking chorus. High and rogues are not Jews. It must be though many an official topee too prominently displayed on the hat representations to Berlin. What rate in the interpretation and shrill came the youngsters voloes international corruption" is more, it is definitely indicated application of the Constitution. In above the rattle of the train, while! The North German qualified her rack has driven away a prospec

this he is upheld by associations of father beat time steadily. The sweeping statement by saying that tive boarder or frightened

One of the brightest parts of the that Italy has lost patience with citizens who have hitherto taken no Hamburgerin came to life. Her she meant only the East Galician borrowing friend. Nazi interference in Austria, and active part in politics. Mingling eyes shone. "That's an old sen Jews, who came in hordes and is disposed to hold the German with them are groups which have ditty from my home town. We bought up the starving Germans. Reserves' career was the produc-

the usual manner Government, not merely Munich, a definite political purpose, such sang it when I was a girl." She To this all agreed. Our neigh- tion of a gazette which began its

a wavering treble, bours then began to vie with each career in responsible for any further that as the Royalists, but on the whole joined in, in may be caused. The fact that they have no objective but that of and we all laughed for joy at the other in praising the worthy Jews assuring its readers it had come to

infectious good spirits of the chil-In their neighbourhood. The one stay. Signor Gayda made a slash-clean and efficient government.

dren in the corridor.-

queted a family of Jews, for over We crib from the Gazetto-of-1914) ing attack in the Fascist news-

We were now getting hungry. 100 years in the same little town, paper, Giornale d'Italia, on Nazi DANGER SIGNALS

The packages of food were quietly whose children were shut out from the following gem, the composition gitation in Austria, in a presum-

brought out, sausage and bread for things in school. They were full of which shows that crime left the ably inspired article, is not with-

Although not altogether to the the most part. We wished each of sympathy for the parents and Reservist plenty of out its significance. There were good, the ex-soldiers, in particular, other good appetite, and at the end children and could not be anything hands in those days.

I asked great hopes following the recent have been aroused to a new sense of the little snack inquired most but kind to them.

woman, who had two meeting between Mussolini and of their civic duties. They are politely as to whether it "had

Here was none of sons and grandchildren, what she Hitler that this troublesome united in their detestation of the tasted good."

in the reticence of the Anglo-Saxon, thought of all the marching and In the issue would be disposed of once more lamentable features of

have surreptitiously eating his packet of training. All the women. It is true that the trigue and corruption which und for all.

parliamentary rule in sandwiches in the train. In fact, compartment answered almost in official communiques issued in marked

Fance, Only by the most strenu this meal in common brought us chorus that it had gone too far. June were not too specific in

No good reference to Nazi interferenceous efforts, and by a clear apprecia- together even nearer than before. How would we like our children to tion by the deputies themselves, We were conscious of a glow of be up until all hours of the night,

warm human companionship. ainging and anarching. with Austria's political life. In whether Radical or Moderate, of

could come of it! deed, it was soon apparent that the need of thorough purification

Our neighbour from West Prua And the men too. Instead of the conversations were not near-and of a complete reform, can the sin was puzzled with our accent. (Continued on Page 10.) ly so successful as it was parliamentary system still be saved hoped they might be. Al-in France. It may well be that the though no clearcut plan ap signal to overthrow the Doumerguo pears to have resulted, there Government, whether it resulta from the fallure of the Govern- were, according to commentament, or from the ambitions of the tors, grounds for believing discontented Radicals, will. like- that German-Italian co-operation wise be the signal for the was agreed to in regard to the throw of democratic institutions, financial and political restoration which are undermined by abuses,

over-

of. Austria in conditions of peace is to be trusted that the politic

jans will not rashly ignore the and order, and on the basis of Austrian independence. An warning that has been given them. American correspondent was even more specific when he remarked that "with Germant abstention from any propaganila

THIRTEEN MONTHS

One of the oldest of reform or action which would provoke movements is that of the calendar terrorist troubles, a great move reform people. For ages they have has probably been taken towards agitated this way and that with a solution of the vexed problem." the idea that the year should be But despite the fact that there divided into 13 equal four-week was a belief that Hitler would months, with a new month Inserted exert his influence in the diree between June and July, and the tion of putting a stop to German 36th or extra day used, presumably to call on Aunt Minnie. Now the interference in Austrian affairs, N.R.A. has given the iden an un- the situation, so far from imexpected Impetus. Washington proving, has become definitely officials, collecting data on various worse, Obviously, even apart industries, found amazing from terroristic activity, which variety of report periods, weekly, every four wecks, is the worst feature of the situn-

It was quarterly. and tion, interference from outside highly advisable to get some sort with Austria's internal politics of uniformity. So the

Central runs totally contrary to any Cal Board asked for the respect for the country's indep

adoption of a uniform four- endence. There can, indeed, bo week period, and now more than no justification whatever for 700 individual firms are using this Nazi tactics, persistence in which national Fixed Calendar League.

system according to the

Inter can only result in worldwide dis- It is the league's belief that this gust and wild still further to the forashadows adeption of the re- estrangement which has Intterly formed calendar for business, and sprung up between Germany and fator for public uso. Stranger other Powera,

things have happened.

"Oh, don't pay any attention to him; he's always like that about: his foodt

time on his

Myself when young ald eagerly

frequent,

Hostel and pub, and make great

argument

of this and that--but somehow

evermoro

Was chucked from every door

through which I went.

And some we loved-the loveliest.

and the best,

In

public places by a mould. opproze't

Have drunk by chance a round or

two too much,

And one by one experienced

artest.

Oh thou, who didst with undiluted.

Gin

Beset the way I was to wander in. See in my present high official port: How I cscape Predestinated Sin. Come, leave all Youth to wrangle,

and with me

The jagging of the immature let

be,

And in some corner of the Speelal's.

Club Forgather with some other stout

P. C.

"Boy, bring some beer." What boots

it to repeat

How in the Bar wo are forbid to

treat?

What matter all the drunken.

Yesterdays,

As long as we are sober un our

bent?

Listen again. One evening when

they closo

The Bare, and sober people seek

герове,

I stood without a hostel door and

macked

How still some roysterers stood

there in rowa.

And strange to say among the

happy lot

Some could articulate, whilst

others not

And stridently the more Impatient

cried

What was the matter

another spot? /

with

And finally two youths who could

not seo

Rolled forth. Some little talk

twixt them and Mc.

And when the morning dawood, to

their dismay,

There was a door to which they

found no koy!

"E-W. II."