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Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, AUG. 24, 1934.

JURIES IN CAPITAL

CASES

The gravest implications lie behind the Chief Justice's un- usual challenge to the jury as a preliminary to the opening of a murder trial yesterday. A situation is suggested' that at once appears as a serious ob- struction to the administration of justice in accordance with British law, and the matter is not rendered any the less alarm- ing by the obvious impossibility of assessing by investigation the weight of the problem created. At the moment, it is incalculable. For while it may demand. drastic measures, conceivably the studied statement of the Chief Justice may itself furnish the remedy. The warning was plain enough. Should it 50 happen that an individual' called upon to perform jury service in a murder trial has conscientious objections to capital punishment,

•strong enough to influence him. when he comes to the formula- tion of the verdict, clearly he has no right to sit. He is in- capable of performing the func- tions required of him by law, which asks a true verdict accord- ing to the evidence. The court will respect his principles, if he states them and discharge him. With

different process

of thought dictating, the Chief Justice covered the point in masterly fashion the other day when he cautioned a jury against permitting emotionalism to in- fluence them. Emotionaliam and private principles will always have their place in human life, but they do not belong to a court of justice. It is to be hoped that publicity. will cause that to be more widely understood, perhaps bringing relief to some who imagine they are compelled to serve whatever their personal convictions. And such education will be timely. For the suspicions suggested by the

TELEGRAPH.,

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1934.

NOTES OF THE DAY HOW I WOULD PROCURE The Very Idea!

"EVA" UNDONE

| THE ENDEAVOUR

to

after

troops on

PEACE

By KINGSLEY MARTIN

(Editor of the "New Statesman and Nation")

CONTRADICTIONS OF CAPITALISM...

UN

of

►

LURE OF THE RING

By Eddie Kelly, Lying. Tamer

ERHAPS you read about Parmson's circus pass-

ing through Hongkong by the Sirdhana yesterday.

Editor's note: You mean "apro pon."

Eddie's note: Sorry, we were thinking of hangover euren

Editor's note: Well, what is it, Apropos of?'

It is

of apropos

circuses.. three circuses is eircum. Hence. Latin). Two circuses is elrel: the term eircumnavigate, to go to

three cireuses or circi.

tho

The poke in the eye naminister- ed to "Eva" yesterday by a care- less coolie was much less damag- ing to her self-respect than the ruling on her ability, or inability, at the moment, to dictate to traffic, Public opinion which denounced N 1021 a League of Nations com-tration of the fact that capitalism in har na upstart hussy

mittee mentioned among the varian economic system in which war in temporarily to be endorsed. For our evils that sprang from the private always likely. the law us it standa takes no ac-manufacture of arms that armament

It reminded us of the time Under capitalism we take it for count of robot mistresses of the Brms had often been activo In granted that anyone who has anything we used to be a circus hand. highways, extending recognition feeding, war scares, in some coun- to sell has a right to sell it where he only to traffic officers in uniform. the interests of larger armaments; for promoting his males. When the We had to give the job up tries even controlling nowspapers in likes and to use what mothuds he likes We were the lion tamer. "Eva" cannot be garbed with the that they had bribed Government homo market no longer offers good roafter we got married, because we majesty of the law until Mr. officials both at home and abroad; and turns the capitallet goes to the back- Wolfe and Mr. Lindsell get to helped to promote an armament race ward areas of the world, where he couldn't do two jobs at once. gether to decide upon the flimsy by playing one country off against competes with the capitalists of other And what, pray, le this Aspres

another. dotally,

countries. When these interests clash, of? In brief, since the business of or when backward peoples who are aratament manufacturers is to sell being exploited become restive. It la arms, they are naturally willing to assumed that the Government of the arm any countries that can afford to day must put behind its capitalists Seldom have England's hopes of by. For them, the more arms the the whole armest forces of the State. wresting the America's Cup from peting with each other, have a joint merrier. Armament firms, while com- the United States been worked up interest in keeping everybody in a to such a high pitch as by the state of tonalon which is likely, sooner Endeavour. It will be received or later, to lead to war itself.

The Boer War was a simple case almost na a national calamity if In spite of well-meaning efforts to desire of British capitalists to exploit of a war which. Araso from the she fails, particularly after the abolish the private manufacture of the South African mines just as they news from Newport, RI. yesterday. arma, nothing at all has been done liked. Among the reasons for the Mr. Sopwith's yacht appears

Throughout the Manchurian dispute last war the most important was the have started five minutes

both China and Japan were furnished long imperialistic rivalry between One of our lions got lockjaw, with arms from the very countries England and Germany. the Weetamoe and the probable which were supposed, an member-

and when our act of putting our defender and to have steadily | States of the League of Nations, to be, contradletion to one of the oddest head in the lion's mouth camo on.

This brings drawn up upon them over a thirty- doing their best to stop the fighting.

capitalism

we had to prise the Hon's mouth mile course, with something in A case wax recently exposed in

After the war, when Germany was open. We won first priso. We. hand. That sounda more than Ramania in which Press reports that crushed, there were people and news had to use blasting powder stolen

Best of all, however, Russian, forces were concentrated on pursue the French polley of prevent finish. promising.

papers in England who wished to from the Government Depot at the is the cortainty that if we win, the frontier led to Rumanin largely ng Germany America will not begrudge us the increasing her defence forces. It was strong. But business interests and

ever again becoming Then we couldn't got the victory.

then found that the rumoured Russian humanitarian sentiment united, to animal's mouth shut when

the frontier had never existed.

defeat this policy. Germany was show was finished, and Mr. Wolfe DROUGHT CALAMITY

The most recent example of all in ing nations of the world, her victorious midnight.

to be eliminated from the great trad prosecuted us for being open after the war in South America betycen rivals would lose one of their best The drought calamity, unreason which make no arms for themselves comic and tragic confusion of policies Bolivia and Paraguay, two countries customers. Therefore we have had a ably enough, has become a power- and which could not, as the report of about Germany ever since the war. ful weapon for President ob- the official inquiry stated, fight a war #evolt's adversaries. He now at all unlesa private arms

Though the Allies distributed her in flames, on to a performing seal. suffers for the very vigour of his supplied them with munitions,

firms territory, took away her colonies, and Our favourite sent, Hector, used effort to rescue the United States Innocent people who hear of auch:

got all the reparations they could out to balance a ball on his nose.,

The from an emergency crisis unpre-facts for the first time ask why the afford to let her collapse altogether. "Leg Theory," which we thought of ber, International finance could not boys in the office nicknamed him. cedented in the history of the private manufacture of, arma le not Allied money was invested in der was nation. The drought

that haa Prohibited.

very prop~~~~~(80rry, nany, where much of it was used to word againi)" thrown a large part of his ma- ILLUMINATING ANSWER.

lay down the plant and buy the raw chinery out of gear; Nature has

materials in preparation for

We had quite a variety of ex- converted a subsidy programme oficial attitude of this and other armaments.

The answer is illuminating. The enormous and speedy expansion of hibits and turns in our cimus. into the semblance of reckless arms-exporting countries is that it

The chap who did the mast turns squandering. The effect has been serves the interest of their Govern- fear from Germany, armument manu Hongkong, we have discovered Even in France, which had most towns the acrobat. Since coming to almitar to that of high-powered ments better to leave arma manufac- facturers and financiers were found that our exhibits weren't so hot, machinery racing against space. ture in private hands, since the ready to give money to help Hitler. after all. We have in mind several It is not, of course, surprising to national Exchequers could not afford. Capitalism wants to destroy its rivals, taipans and government officials flnd ⚫ hla political opponents

for national needs in times of peace, and yet cannot afford to ace them de- who would have made for better making the most of the situation uch large and up-to-date armament stroyed. To-day the Allen are again circus exhibits, and gaining confidence for

plants as private firms, menufacturing terrified of Germany, and discussing anfor expart all over the world, are able what they can do to stave off the organised drive against, the New to maintain. By preserving the pri- appalling menace of a Nazi Germany Deal.

vate character of the industry, the which Allied polley has done so much Government knows that it has at its to bring into existence. "O : LIBERTY."

disposal in case of emorgeney an in- It should now be clear why the mense armament plant, furnished with League of Nations has not been more The new

the most modern technical equipment. successful. It was a genuine attempt American Liberty League will require watching in seem to be at least one drawback to the result of the economic system

To the outside observer there would to end the political anarchy which is connection with the future this arrangement. As wo do not know have been describing. But the nations working out of the New Deal. against whom we are likely to be which composed the Lengue did not The organiser, Mr. Shouse, claims hting in the next war, we are prob- try to remove the economic causes of to have obtained the approval of ably even now supplying some future war, and because they remained. the President as a preliminary to snemy with the weapons which will economic rivals, each privately seek-

kill Britiah the canvass for supporters, but civilians when the war comes. To me interests, they were not loyal to their aoldiers, sailors, and ing its own security and its own other reports Buggest that

he. It is an ugly thought that British guns promises when the test came over the apent his time with the President were used to destroy British troops in Manchurian dispute. Bocking to justify the project, and Gallipoli; but I suppose there are some of the sentiments expressed patriotic people who will find it com- In the "prospectus" are scarcely forting when they are bombed from

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andorsement. The

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NEW ORLEANS

most dan-

blown

WHAT NATIONS MUST DO.

an

two-hundred foot tower, enveloped Then there was our famous net aspro-apropos-of diving from n

We had a white negro and a

black, white man, and a bearded lady who didn't smoke.

the other artists. We shall nevar We frequently had to double for forget the time when we had to with anaemia. be the strong man, he being in bed

He used to tear motor cars apart with his naked hands, just like

4 garage mechanic, and bend tram lines around his wrist and chew hundred-pound weights, with his teeth and spit them out of his ear, and all' that.

We only had three hours' notice.

Even today, if the Powers which so we didn't have time to do much likely to receive the President's the air to realise that they are being remain at Geneva were willing to training.

up with British-made bombs. bring Russia into the League, and gerous enemies are those that pro-abolish the private manufacture of for the policing of the world against elbows, and caught a couple of I am not suggesting that merely to woro ready to unite and Join forces Well,' we' bent couple of fess friendship. But it is doubt arms would solve the problem of war. hay aggressor nation, they ful whether Mr. Roosevelt needs But it would, I think, be a useful prevent war. It is possible to define our neck, and a very ripe tomato could 200-pound weights on the back of to be counselled to caution,

thing to do. The Disarmament Con- an aggressor, since refusal to accept on our chest, and a few other odda ference would have had a better arbitration or the invasion of a and ends, but we're afraid we over- chance if, for instance, several of the neighbour's territory are best-known French newspapers had proofs of aggressive intentions.

clearly did it a bit. We lifted up the not been owned by French arms firms,

If the nations really wished to keep and peace would be more likely to peace, they could abolish the preserved if there were no powerful manufacture of arabe front private vested interest hoping to profit by port of those rare metals which are specially used for arma manufacture, grievances and disputes being settled internationalise the air, Insist on all by arbitration, and enforce peace by economie or, if necessary, by military (Continued on Page 6.)

the

com-

Mr. Huey Long may soon dis cover that a political machine 18 just as capable of leading man to war. destruction

Is да mercial machine in the realm of the abolition of this one particularly But it would be idle to imagine that economics. The feud between the sinister example of capitalist enter Long-controlled State authorities prise would in itself prevent war. I in Louisiana and the elty govern-have discussed it rather as an illus ment in New Orleans began as

ty

a sort of comic opera but has since developed into a monstrous traves- that brings nothing. but die- credit to everybody. The story of events in the last few weeks in preposterous, but true. Con- gressman Sanders in inviting Washington intervention has not moved any too soon.

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LEG-THEORY TRAGEDY-

but

The more sober of the London journals reflect widespread feeling In demanding a definite ruling upon log-theory bowling from the M.C.C. and the Australian Board of Control. Talk of the diplo- matic gift of the "Ashes" to Aus- tralia is so much nonsense, there is nevertheless suficient, úvidence to justify the conviction that the England Selection Com- mitter were entering upon their task in an atmosphere that was certain to influence their de clafons, Publicly, the M.C.C. gave them no assistance. Indeed added to the controversy by- per- mitting an impression of mystery to gain ground. Public opinion showed itself good-naturedly at the Oval after the final Test, but; it fa grossly unfair to blame Sir- Stanley Jackson and his col- longues.

Chief Justice yesterday (plainly without any special re- ference to the gentlemen before him) have been entertained for some considerable time past. It is only lately that they have come to a head. If, howover, warning having been voleed, the desired result is not achieved, the authorities are faced with a problem of the first importance, involving, possibly, radical re vision of the system of jury service, a development that would be highly undesirable. It come to that in order to prevent would, for instance, be un- a travesty of justice, Days: of fortunate, to say the least, if strain, time and money, cannot the Colony were forced to a be wasted upon consciences In procedure whereby juries were perpetuity, and those are not the picked. But it might easily. most serious considerations.

"Now think it over. Would you still want to marry him, if be couldn't play the ukulela?"

circus pole as a sort of crowning achievement. And ft brought the house down-all over

ua.

wae. It

We also had a goodly number of train one of them to count. It elephants to train. We bad to was

that animal learnt things.

rather marvellous the way

He was what is known in the show game as a Türore, which is another name for. A successful elephant. When he put one foot down, that was one. Putting the other foot down made it two, the third food being three, and so on. Ho could only count up to four. We have since thought that if ho'd & had crutches, he could have count-- ed up to alx. One always thinks of these things too late..

Bare back riding was another. net which was very apropos of us (we don't think we like that start over again). Apropos of bare back riding, We were extremely proficient at it.

It Is "really quite simple, when one gota the hang of it. All that. Is needed is a bicycle.

We did have a go at being a real live American cowboy, but were not so good at it.

We were wearing our chops, having forgotten our lanolino, and twirling our lariat splendidly for the first half of the act, but somo thing happened, and we lassood ourself so splendidly that they had to get, ti

the fire brigade to un loose us. Benesting by experi-- enco, we have been leading a loose life ever since.

The lure of the sawdust ring, the tinsel and glitter, the spangles and grease palat, the olephanta and flat sort of thing, have led many a young girl away from home which is wrong, Giris, never run away and join a circus it's bad for you.

Hoping this finds you as it leaves us, we remain which; our.. wife tells us, is the best thing we [do,"