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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1934.

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By George EAR George,

DEAR

In the argument as to the best means of preserving peace in the

"We have said good-bye to in- ing on the country and not a few world there are, roughly, too schools. One side favours hoavy creased taxation and further pay are reaping the benefit in re-em- means of war pre-cuts, and are now beginning to reap ployment. Sir Henry Betterton, armaments an vention; the other favours complete the roward of obstinacy in sticking who relinquished Cabinet rank as of to sound ananco. To our story of Minister of Labour to become division

I see that some of disarmament. This

'Bleak House' we write finis, and chairman of the new Unemploy Options fleason, no Anglican opened before us is the first chap- ment Assistance Board, says that our readers are perturbed at opinion existe in every

10,187,000 persons are estimated to the costumes which the Bishop, for instance, does not be-tor of 'Great Expectations."

Mr. With these words Neville be employed at the present time, Hove that Britain can speak effectively of self-respectingly In Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Ex- or 47,000 more than a month ago, actors in one of Shake- year ago, and speare's delightful little effu- the councils of the nations and upon chequer, sized up a few months ago, 570,000 more than the lastre of world pence if she the economic situation in Great 849,000 more than the total imsions are going to wear in follows the "mirage of pacifiom" Britain. Ile was reviewing the mediately following the crisis and disarms in the face of an arm-past, envisioning the future, sovor-1981. Nevertheless, there aro con- the forthcoming production

more than 2,000,000 in this Colony. ed world. He implies that the beating Anancial shackles which had siderably

For myself I say with Shake- of stopping trouble is to be field a nation in leash and letting people still rated as unemployed in method

Out upon it! Too prepared before it starts, that througli to its citizens the first the United Kingdom.

Too hoursel What Britain can only be an effectual real ray of sunshine vouchsafed to Great Britain is unquestionably apeare:

making a wonderful recovery, for horse! factor la promoting pence by her them for a decade.

rolled-up with

Perhaps he did not realize then out of the depths of a stagnation boots it anyway or close the self standing alceven, Bata clenched in an the repercussions his observations worse by far than that any other wall up with our English dead. This I think, expresses, Bill's were to have on national pay-country has known, she has climbed attitude of frowning defence.

chology.

Their effect was sponto the top of the world in trade. views on the subject of putting the taneous. fle loosed a

in cami- The upward movement started with Shakespearean actress eptimism that has grown steadily the crisis of 1931, which shook the knickers and false teeth but what in volume. And so to-day wo scofinnucial structure of the country he would say if the actors came on The Archbishop of Canterbury, Great Britain riding the crest or to its foundations. What happen- sucking Dairy Farm ice creams or then was the culminating wearing an Anzac hat is best con- the other hand, refera armaments on their present scale, that wave, enjoying to the full the ed

exhilaration that comes from un-episode of six years' endeavour on tained in Apolluseses speech at the the death of the viper which was fettered indulgence in social events the part of worshippers at Sprell arrangements extended to the motorlat saying: "Such armaments may going од Пота

Queen Cleopatra's foricugh for delivery in

over which hard times have for so shrine of the gold standard to por- polsoned by London and use at Home and subsequent give to an individual nation a sense

petuate economie, theories of security, but they only do so at

blown over, Falstaff or a near relation. Ilongkong -delivery in landed prices.

Then lend the eye a terrible Deferred Terme Repurchase-License & Ithe cost of increasing the fear of long cast a mantle.

Not since the war has England sky-high by the war.

aspirin; Let it cry through the suraTis Tished. Pall particulars op insecurity among other nations."

His Grace believes that the dan- experienced such a glorious social. They failed. One government corkage of the head (epace) hold plication.

ker to world pence lies not in the season as that in the midst of collapsed in the endeavour. Its hard the breath! (you will not

Brilliant

Ruccessor, after raising a £50,000,- "mirage of pacificism" but in "the which she now revels. mirage of preparedness." It Is court functions provided the first 000 loan in America and another salle if Pyorrhen gots you!). And stretch the nostril wide (say Ahhhh hardly possible that both Bishop indication of the reawakening, and lean in France of a similar amount, three times and rinse, the mouth Henson and the Archbishop of Can-initiated a round of social events to prop up the golden god, was out). terbury can be right, yet there is that have kept London gay, filled forced against conviction to face the hotels, and stirred up business the inevitable. The step which truth in the argument of each.

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THURSDAY, SEIT, 20, 1934,

LEAGUE COVENANT

REFORM

DISAGREEMENT

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PRIVATE ARMOURERS

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Bend up every spirit to its full end them if they'll stand it). The nholght (if you only have low spirits. quality of mercy is not trained (it droppeth as the gentle rain upon the inter-port cricket practice beneath).

It is twice blessed (once when it

advocated was forced upon the government by conditions entirely The automobile industry reflects outside Ita control. The gold Perhaps Senator Nye, who is

Its curve is ever up-standard was abandoned. chairman of the Senate Committee the trend.

Disastrous consequences were which a disclosing the activities wards. The highest grades of

American cars are back on the predicted. The Empire was crum- of American arms manufacturers,

word of streets of London, and crossingbling-going to the dogs. Paris starts and then when It doesn't at Washington, uttered truth when he said, in effect: Piccadilly at any point outside the was to become the financial centre stop).

Dear Shakespearel How it all The danger of war will not be re-safety zones resolves itself into n of the world. Such were the pre- moved until Governments control fincase of evasion arald a mass of dictions made. The work waited comes back to me, especially the the manufacture of armaments and the most magnificent limousines and watched. Nothing happened. scene where he burnt the cakes and munitions. The Senate Inquiry the world can produce. London That is to any, these dire things did the tide refused to come up the

not happen. On the contrary, it shore. has shed light upon the activities has seen no parallel to it.

Derby Day at Epsom was clad in was discovered that Great Britain That little bit always reminds me of munitions salesmen who have gone about the world encouraging its old-time brilliance; Royal Ascot could go off the gold standard of Repulse Bay where they have no

was never more regal; Runnymede with impunity.

lido just as it was a hundred years nations to arm, while their own

An emergency budget raised tax-ago. nationals have taken alarm at the Pageant, the Military Tattoo at

Aldershot, the Royal Air Force atlon to a peak undreamed of, warlike preparations they are en-

However I must grumble so couraging. By creating war Pageant at Hendon each has com- while simultaneously heavy, pay goodbye,

prised a link in the brilliant chain cuts were inflicted or all employees scare in one capital, these arma- ment manufacturers might easily of social events attended by royal-coming directly or indirectly under at the state. Teachers, policemen, develop a race for preparedness ty. The totalisator botting

a postmen, soldiers, sailors. civil which would lead to dangerous Ascot-and this merely covers

fraction of the transactions, servants, judges and members of tension and conceivably to var.

eclipsed all records, doing business Parliament all were affected. to the amount of £500,000.

Everybody grumbled. But tho

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the middle classes who are, taking At the end of the financial year these trips, including a consider in April, 1932, Great Britain face able number of office workers and heavy deficit, In 1983 the end was stenogaphers.

lagain the same—a deficit of £32,- All inland travel statistics are up. 000,000, People's derson, President of the Disarma-Travel on the railwaya is booming. frayed. They were suffering in ment Conference, still hopes that Vacation resorts are rapidly filling health under the strain, for their the efforts of the delegates there up, and by the edge of the ocean sacrifices led to serious privation. may be crowned with success, even millions of just ordinary, folk aro Then came the reaction signalized without fall world membership in trying to forget the privations of three months ago in the budget sur- the League. The reasons for their the past in the dawn of the plus the whole of which was alle- apparent failure he sees in the brighter future.

cated to the reduction of debt-and lessening of the spirit of hope for

an all-round cut in taxation. The and confidence in continued peace,

Workers are conscious of the en-rest of the story is too new to be and the growing bellef that the surest security is to be found bergizing effect the reaction is hav-history. Nor is it finished yet. hind big guns, an air force and a

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DUMB-BELLES LETTRES. By Juliet Lowell. "Man of War" Awaits You.

-Globe, Arizona.

Have

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Russia's endorsement of the iden of preserving peace by a system of guarantees, made plain by M. Litvinoff's speech at Geneva, is timely. It is also welcome because it becomes in- creasingly clear as time goes on that the European situation is far more likely to be composed by this method than by resort to a system of military alliances,

A retuarkable fillip has been nation dug its heels in, took an- which in themselves contain the

given to pleasure cruising-an in- other hitch in its belt, and started With Russia in the League germs of future war.

novation of the last year or two. to pay up. Tax-dodging in the M. Lit-

Nations, her weight, added to the vinoff is anxious that the long influence of the powers at Geneva,

Travel organizations disclose book-circumstances became profitable: overdue task of revising the should go far in preventing armed inge aggregating 200,000 which But it was indulged in to a very Hongkong Jockey Club, Covenant of the League should conflict. It appears to a good means, assessed on the most modest limited extent. Inherent honesty Dears Sirs:

basis, an expenditure of at least and the law-abiding instinct of the

I want to be a hot jockey and be, undertaken. The existing many intercaled observers that

£3,000,000.

people was the nation's backbone.ride the fastest horses. My love provisions of the Covenant, those nations least sincere in their

During June and July no fewer Employers helped workers to meet of animals is because I followed whilst excellent in many res- desire for peace avoid League mem-

than forty vessels sailed on these their taxes by making weekly or Father down the streets as he pects, certainly need overhaul-bership, and while non-membership pleasure cruises from the Port of monthly deductions from their pay cleaned up after them.

cannot necessarily prove a lack of

ridden a horse but I sure ing; they are far tod cumber-Leincerity, it can xurgest it London alone. Their itineraries and the Exchequer helped every never some and involved to be of would seem that disarmament and craged eleven days and their body by indulgence tempered with want to be a fockey.

Make me an offer and I will con- much practical value. The need an end of suspicion and misunder-trips took in the Mediterranean, clemency proportionate to the needs

the Africa, Norwegian of hard-pressed citizens. So the sider coming to Happy Valley, for simplification is urgent. In standing can only be achieved when jords, leeland, the Baltic and all tax money came in. Every worker,

Harold Dare. particular, M. Litvinoff desires all the world sits around the the prominent conatal resorts of old and young, pulled his weight in that Article XII and Article XV League Council table and private, Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, the comeback. should undergo revision. The competitive munitions manufacture Portugni and Italy. It is primarily first of these Articles deals with and trade are abolished completely; disputes submitted to arbitra- tion. It lays down that in the event of a dispute arising which is likely to lead to a rupture, the members of the League agree to submit the matter either to arbitration or to judicial settle ment, or to enquiry by

the League Council. They further undertake not to resort to war until three months after the award for the report of the Council, which report must be made within six months after the submission of the dispute to enquiry. By Article XV, which argument in so many words, he deals with disputes not sub-appreciates that as long us these mitted to arbitration, League armaments exist they constitute a members agree to submit the threat of war. But they can never issues to the League Council,be scrapped until the people of the which will endeavour to effect a settlement. In the event of a settlement not being reached, the Council is required to issue ja report containing a statement of the facts of the dispute and such recommendations as deemed just and proper. Should outstanding example of failure the report of the Council be un-to enforce machinery laid down animous, not counting the specifically for such cases. M. votes of parties to the dispute, Benes, speaking at the opening League members agree that they of the League Assembly last will not go to war with any party week, threw out a hint that in to the dispute which complies the event of any European Power with the recommendations of the regarding the Manchurian in- Council. It is of interest to eldent as a precedent, and acting note that the "Sanctions" pro-imposed. With what measure accordingly, sanctions would be visions of the League are only of authority he spoke, it would applicable to members who re-be interesting to know. In view, sort to war in disregard of their however, of the League's abject obligations under the two Arti- failure to act against Japan, the cles mentioned. The case for simplification of the Covenant is, warning is robbed of some of its wo have indicated, well pointedness. It is, moreover, grounded. But whilst this is so that she has been made the small comfort to China to feel the point cannot be overlooked that there is no lack of victim of the League's tem- machinery in its provisions for porising. On the general issue, dealing with nations guilty of Peace must be reinforced by aggressive conduct. The chief guarantees, with adequate pro- trouble is that these powers are vision for sanctions where neces not utilised. In this connection, Bary. This much, granted, the the Manchurian incident was an future should be assured.

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fleet. While ho does not condemn

world can feel security without them. Here, then, is a task for the League, the church and every thinking man, to counteract the whispored propaganda of the scare- monger.

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