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NOTES OF THE DAY CRISIS POINTS IN

TEST TEMPERAMENTS.

The Test Match temperaments of observors would make almost na Interesting study as those of the players. The gloom that as settled down upon some of Eng- land's supporters because of the narrow escape of Tuesday shows

It

T

AMERICAN POLICY

By GLENN FRANK President of the University of 'Wisconsin' (Excerpts From Recent Baccalaureate Sermon}

The Very Idea!

OUR TV

IN

TWELFTH MAN

By George [N reply to correspondents we are authorised to state that Mr. Rainmore has a strange lack of perspective. E American people are faced the felt before dominated by pri not been selected as twelfth would be absurd to suggest that

with the necessity of making vate Interests. And now newman in the next Test match. the Australians did not establish

the some major decisions, decisions philosophy is taking shape, a philo.

Rumours that the grounds- weather came to England's rescue that will determine our national sophy of station. a complete mastery. Until the

destiny.

In your generation, government man accidentally. left the hose I want to put to you four major will play a larger and larger role turned on over the pitch over- -and if England's weather was

alternatives which, to me, are al-in the realm of economics. The not useful sometimes, her people, would have reason for permanent ternatives between Reality and day of a virtually anarchic in-night have been proved un-

dividualism ItWyatt's men

is dead. The peculiar founded and Leeds people were grievance against were doomed. But actually there Illusion.

circumstances of the power age so impressed by the good man's was not much to it, beyond the

have made impossible any whole- alibi that they have subscribed ordinary luck of the game. Eng-

anle reversion of government to a handsome sum of money which land did not come off on a drying

the simpler role of a simplor day. will buy him a cottage and The problem is to determine wise retirement. wicket; two Australlans managed to stick together for the greater part of Saturday. Is that good reason to assume we have no bate- men and that the Fifth Test is already na rood as lost? Recol- lection comes of six hundred and Aomething for something declared England. In the Third Test. by

1. Are we to strengthen democracy or surrender la dic- tatorship?

2. Are we to pursue our enterprise in freedom or under regimentation?

3. Are we in establish con- trol of this age of plenty or ezecule a return to an age of Kvarcity?

ly the direction and the degrav

of governmental activity in eco-

The Australian team, in token nomic affairs which the now cir- of their belief of his innocence. cumstances of an age of science, presented the groundsman with a technology, and power production pair of particularly deadly snakes aa pets and if he fa in good health make 1. "Are we to walk the ways

necessary od ce

realistic internationalism The rank and Ale of Americans at the conclusion of the tour they believe in rugged individualism, have offered to take him a free or go in for the economic mo

Ins profoundly as did the pioneers, ride across the Bush. nasticism of the nationalists?

In case it should be thought 1 turn. and all backed by Dirty years. That means no more than Austra-1

first, to the issue of demo- but they have had their all of - experlancs. You, too, should try the Car ofin's 584. at Leeds, when prospects

of the Oval match are being concracy, versus dictatorship. Drama-ruthless individualism. They will that we showed partiality vester- sidered. These things happen tic, secessions from democracy submit to drastic limitations upon day in printing the "ode of the Huge scores one day and puzzling have everywhere marked the post their freedom of enterprise before Boys from the Bush, we crib the failures another. Isn't it just war politics of the world. It is a they will hand themselves back following lines to show the other that which makes cricket the game mistake, I think, to assume that into the power of a ruthless in-side of the case to-day. it Lat

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THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1934.

this epidemic resort to dictatorshipdividualism of business, industry, in but a by-product of the war. and Onance. Even before the war there was a For myself, I should prefer to BURNING UP COFFEE

growing conviction in the minds see this factor of Integration pro Once more that feature of pre-of many that democracy was not vided by private enterprise itself. an And if the lendership of business, sent-day life which future genern-up to the job of administering an industry and finance will face the tions will And hardest to underage of natural science, technoloxy, ind

new problems with a socially res- stand or forgive the voluntary and power production.

no political ponsible programme. destruction of foodstuffs at a time The problem of your generation in

going not the renunciation but the revi-leadorship can win the suffrage of when many people are hungry-appears into the nows. sion of democracy that it may func. the American people for a pro- This me

more effectively. I content gramme that smacks vither of it occurs in Brazil, tion where more than

63,000,000 myself with two suggestions rea Fascism or of Communism.

Meanwhile the line of soundest pounds of coffee are being burned pecting this necessary revision of

polley respecting the relation of that growers, marketers, and democracy.

First, we should recognize the the state to private enterprise shippers can receive a "fair price"

fixed acems to me clearly indicated. If for their work. To say that this necessity and establish a sort of thing is unutterably waste-procedure for what Lindsay Rogers government will but keep clear for the distinction between the broad government" HONGKONG & ful is not, of course, to attack the terms

normal 'pro-

guidance of economic polley and underlying problem. No producer emergencies. The

the detailed regimentation of QUOTAS

can make a livlug when the mar cesses of democracy are not de

administration, business ket is plutted with the commodity signed to deal with crisis of the Normally, in matters concern-he produces, in the present state magnitude the worklwide depres- United States hns. I think, the ing other parts of the Empire, it of world organisation. But the ston assumed. This technique oftion between politics and econ

that this way of "crisis government" should not be is the experience of Crown fact remains

meeting the crisis is fundamental left to the improvisations and in-omics than either the comminisms Colonies to be given their orders ly wrong. Sooner or later wo trigues of an hour of incredible or fascisms of the hour can pos- by the Home Government, leay- must find a more Intelligent way worry when the national mind is sibly achieve,

wit's end. It should be A ing officials on the spot no option of solving the problem of what is but to comply therewith. On enlled over-production. the question of the application of the piecegoods quola system ON A DIFFERENT PLANE

Colonial Office has so far been content to be guided by the adteachers college have ruled that

to Hongkong. however. the Authorities at a New England

women students must not wear

息

"crisis

chance

the

to evolve a sounder rela-

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matured technique held ready for I turn, third, to the issue of an

economics of plenty versus the moment of emergency.

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must

Our

enter-

CARMEN LORDSIENSE. "There's rain on the wicket- There's a chance for winning

cricket."

Pray, Mr. Verity,

Have you enough temerity?"

·

"On my day I am deadly; Call me Hurricane Hedley.

I can say, without asperity, That I have enough temerity."

Boldly he strode to the crcase. Like ROMNE hero of ancient

Greece- Banged down

celerity:

the

ball with

Oh, net bied, and verity!

Woodfill, McCabe, Brown, Brad-

-

Euch to-day is a wiser, if a and,

man;

And we can all say in sincerity: "Your match, Mfr. Hcdlev

Un:

Verity

Second, for even the normal economics of scarcity. We have business of government in this been working in terms of an age complicated age we should effect of plenty, but thinking in terms a renllocation of functions be- of an age of scarcity. Our enter-

CHEILD AND US. been now. Our theprise has tween the

legislature and

Cheild: Where does Daddy yo Ivice of the local Government. { ankle-length socks, except on the executive. We must stop the in-nomics has been old. We cannot

That is still the policy to be tennis court. The reason given expert intrusion of legislators in-ge on indefinitely with our enter-at Tuesday timin time?

to the detailed aspects of legiala-prise in one age and our

Us: To the Rotary Club, another. We followed, for, on the question is that these little socks are "un- tion and the intricate processes of nomies in

Cheild: Is the company better being revived in Parliament, the becoming to future teachers."

the Why, one worders. Is it especially administration. We must restrict either shove our enterprise back thera Secretary of State for

charting to our economics or bring

Ua: How should we know? Our

Chelid: What is the Rotary Colonies has informed a ques-unbecoming to a future teacher? legislative bodies to

Club? tioner that he intends asking Sir If the future stenographer, the broad paths of policy, and to a economics abreast of

future housewife, or the future critical checking up on the results priac.

Science and the machine have of administration. And we must William Peel to give his con-

A gathering of men with sidered opinion on the possibility sales-girl can wear them, why lodge-greater detailed power and brought us to the threshold of a bank balances and corporations.

not the future school

wider discretion in the executive. social millennium, but we have Cheild: Why aren't you, there of instituting a "through ticket" | tress? The teacher suffers a

Us: Because we haven't got a system whereby quotas could be good deal from the notion that These and like adjustments of the incked the wit to unlock the door. then applied to imports intended for she ought, somehow, to be set democratic technique are the price We should not rest until we have

door.

Cheild: Why? domestic consumption, leaving apart from the ordinary run of we must pay for the avoidance of found the key that will unlock the bank balance

I turn, fourth, to the issue of Us: Because we rotate on our the entrepot trade unaffected people. She has to be trained for dictatorship.

internationalism versus national-own axis and finish up where we. Looking at the matter from her job, of course, and she has

to be a woman of character and I turn, second, to the issue of ism. While the processes of the sintt. all angles, it will be sur-Intolligence; but sometimes the freedom Versus regimentation.world's life grow dally more Chelid:. What do the Rotarians prising if the Governor of Hong- insistence that she observe a Throughout the Western world international, the policies of the do? kong modifies his previously different code than other women governments announce their deter world's governments grow daily Us: Congregate, orate, donate, expressed views opposing inter- is carried altogether too far. mination to plan the life and enter more national,

and rotate. ference with the free port status

prise of their peoples. Are we to Despite the rising tide of

Cheild: Do they rotate on their of the Colony. In the first

pursue our enterpiae in freedom or opinion to the contrary, I am awn axle, under regimentation?

convinced that the modern world Us: Ax us another. If they place, it is to be noted that, so

In each instance, so far, it has cannot be run effectively in terms did they'd fall down. fur as Hongkong is concerned, The British Government ac-

Cheild: Why don't women have the issue is really not one of cepts an important Socialist prin- been a case of political leader of Isolated economie nationalisms. Lancashire v. Japan so much as tiple in the Petroleura Bill, which ship's stepping in to save a situa-The modern world is bound to Rotary Cluba?

Us: Because they accumulate, Lancashire v. China, Statistics recently was given a second reading tion that economic leadership had gether by the lithe arms of rapid for last year show that the total ia the House of Commons. It failed to master in any socially transportation, Instantaneous com

Chelid: Do you know any more (Continued on Page 7) Imports of piecegoods and tex-vests in the Crown the property in satisfactory way. Everywhere the munication, and the frontier-cross-ruminate, dissipate, and dictate.

words unding with ate'? tiles into Hongkong from Japan within Great Britain, and the "ex

all petroleum and natural gas state has come more and more into came to a mere seven million clusive right of searching and dollars, as against over thirty- boring for and getting auch five millions from North China | petroleum". It

the empowers and eight millions from South Board of Trade to grant licences China, United Kingdom im- "to such persons as they think " porta totalled eighteen millions. to boro for and get petroleum. It is difficult to discover precise the Government by realisation of

This step has been forced upon ly what proportions of these the fact that so long as whatever totals represent domestic conoll there may be in Britain sumption, but it is safe to say mains in private ownership it can that not more than twenty-five not be exploited. No-one could per cent. remains within the make un agreement with land- Colony: A point to be stressed owners on reasonable terms, is that the suggested quota

OIL BILL

.

would only be in respect of cotton WHY NOT FOR OTHERS? piecegoods. When other classes

yu

is of off

are excluded, it would most prob The Labour Party supported the ably be found that Japanese Bill and urged the Government to imports do not amount to more be logical and go the whole way than about four million dollars by ruling out private exploitation worth a year. Imports from of State-owned oil. But that was other sources, would also be mere perhaps too much to expect from or less correspondingly reduced, however, interesting to have this the present Government. It is, The question thus arises whether striking admission from what la for the relatively small quantity virtually a Conservative

Live Govern- of goods affected, when local con-ment, that private sumption only is taken into ac-holding up the

developership up the

ilovelop- count, It would be worth while to just.ns it is holding up- apply the quota systém locally. ment of the coal industry-a fact een emphasised in the which has been The effect on Lanenshire's prob- | WEB

Royal lem, which is worldwide in during the past twenty

report of every

Commission The character, would be almost im-case for the public Ownership and perceptible. When we add to control of Britain's national re- this consideration the cost of sources seems unanswerable.

The working the system, the incont-endorsed it: for every argument National Government han JOW venience I would cause, and the used in favour of the pubile ownor- increased cost of clothing which-

Britain's with

it would impose on people who shim fors to every other resource can ill afford it, the case for on which, the well-being of the | quotas. is weakened further still. nation depends..

"Inover feel comfortable when I leave him home with my

·mothor"

Us: Yes, We shall be late for n date if you don't skate. Kindly emulate a Ford V Eight or we shall imitate a heavyweight!

Gheild: That's great!

The temporary return of the Marcus Show takes us back to those fragrant momorica of Covent Garden Wagner seksons. when we were always to be seen in the front row of the Gods chewing awadful of spearmint over the dreas circle.

Picking on our rash of remini. cences we would say that our moat eherished memory is of Jenny Lind's first Covent Garden appearance in 1847. Advancing to the footlights, sweetly blushing and trombling with nervousness, the Swedish Nightingale curtsey ed to the Royal Box and bogan (in English) the exquisite aria from "Lucin":

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"Are you the "O'Riley that keeps.

thin hatcip

Are you the O'Riley they speaks.

of so well?

If you're the O'Riley They speaks of so highly, Corblimey, O'Riley, you ARE

looking well!"

As the last pure a silver note diod away the vast theatre,broke into a thunderstorm of applauan, the diva was half buried under an avalanche of costly flowers, and wo toro the diamonds from our frilled shrtrout, sobbing, and huried them madly on the stage. Yos, the "Garden" · was the |"Garden" then."

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