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NOTES OF THE DAY

IRELAND'S ARENA

OCTOBER 2, 1934.

STARVING THE WAR IN GRAN CHACO

The Very Idea!

AUNT EMMA RELIEVER

(By George)

DEAR GEORGE,

Fascist at that time, he admitted them to an end." So said Mr. either man or beaut "upport for and that the performance

strictly rationed, and an unquench left with the conviction, shared, In the modern world, whatever able thirst le accompanied by the I trust, by my fellow ratepayers, for that our honourable representa- may have been true in times gone Impossibility of washing

Attacks by by all wars are "senseless." No months on end. war can serve, no victory can both sides have swelled the total tives do take a keen interest in; many thousands. their work despite the impres- promote, the true interests of the casualties to it

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It was such a relief to hear that

Wanchai is to have is new market! One wonders how the poor dears would have got anything to cat at all if the Government had not. been so thoughtful.

General O'Duffy, that colourful and capable Irish patriot, sivorn enemy of the De Valera regime

By PHILIP NOEL BAKER and militant exponent of a united Ireland, has joined the growing 66/TTHE Henseless loss of life, Yot both armica are fighting for Huntley unjustifiable victory with an indomitable cour- army of Fanciam. Nearly twe

I was sorry I was years ngo, however, General imposition of human suffering and age which European soldiers have unable to attend the budget O'Dutly, who was then rallying the meaningless destruction of the not excelled. around him a powerful political bost renources of men and materi-| "Nature,"

re," says the British sol- meeting last week as I hear faction to be known as the Army al of these two countries (Bolivia dier 1 have quoted, "has added a that the elocution was of a Comrades Association;

SAVE

and Paraguay) have endured al-ferce steamy heat in summer and Interview which definitely din closed the trend of his activities. ready too long. I do most whole-dries up her water supplies in win- particularly high standard heartedly urge upon the Council to ter, withholding from the district While he was not out-and-out

seize this opportunity of bringing all natural means of

Water lasted over two hours. the attractiveness of certain of the Anthony Eden, British Lord Privy for the armies must be transported Fascist doctrines. He has now Seal, referring to the Chaco war, in drams from Inadequate welis As it was I had to read the decided, because of opposition within the ranks of the United at the seventy-ninth meeting of far in the rear, arriving hot, green speeches in the papers and am the Council of the League of Na- and brackish to the taste. It is Ireland Party, to raise a banner

tions, last May. he will of pure Fascism. Whether Buccoed in gathering to him a sufficiently powerful organisation to upset the present Government, or whether he will merely cause a weakening of the Opposition, is too early to foretell. In some peoples who are compalled to All the hastily improvised hos- sion created by their remarks. respects it may seem that General fight. It is not an accident that pitals I visited were crammed with O'Duffy has been vacillating, but, when wars are over the settle-sick and wounded, whose suffer- Actually, although he has wheeledents arrived at do not, for the ings were accentuated by flies, his line of march, his destination most part, even mention the sub-heat, and shortage of water. is the same. "We want a dis-ject about which the quarreling Only the most serious cases stood

began.

a chance of getting out of the ciplined and well-governed coun- In the modern world there is Chaco aren back to civilization."

he has said, "and then we try," hope to get North Ireland to join always and Indeed, since men us," There is no reason to sup. first invented arbitration there al-

This is impressive first-hand

Sunday was a great day for the ways has been a better way to pose that he has altered his objec-deal with international disputes. evidence of the horror and futility crew of the Hal Leo whero a recep- ilve.

And of all modern wars, none has of the struggle. Let me ndd to it tion was held on board. The been so utterly foolish, none so the evidence of the impartial Com- unique spectacle of talpana smok- ANATHER EXPERIMMENT

devold by any code of public mission of the League of Nations, President Roosevelt, like a good ethics, of all, rational excuse, as which recently concluded their exing Goldflake and refusing cham- many others, Is disgusted with the present war between Bolivia haustive study of the whole prob- pagne, was witnessed and still condition of affairs which la con- and Paraguay,

lem on the spot. They too are the wonder grew" when our repre- tinually throwing the United Let me cite in support of this agreed that the war is as futile assentative ventured a sip of the found there was States into a state of tension and assertion the evidence of a die it is disastrous. "To speculate on liquor and partial paralysis when Labour tinguished British soldier who the possibility of a solution found

nothing wrong with it. falls out with Capital. It has been visited the Chaco front some upon the battlefeld," they say, "is found that an appeal to the good months ago: "As far as the cys not merely to adopt an attitude sense of diaputants in these in-can reach stretches a vast unin- incompatible with the spirit of the dustrial quarrels has little or no habited expanse of semi-tropical League of Nations, but also in this effect. Now President Roosevelt forest, impenetrable, hot, and particular cane, looked at from the Is going to try another experiment, practically waterless. So most narrowly realistic angle, to and it will be a lesson for the dense is the undergrowth that one attempt an adventure replete with world if it succeeds. He is going is confronted with the spectacle of dangers." They say that the strug

pitiless and to bring together representatives 80,000 men groping blindly for gle is "singularly of every branch of Industry, of each other's throats in a region horrible"; that it "represents a the capitalist and labour ranke, where it is as easy to get lost in veritable catastrophe to the ad-other missing link.

Our proposed Press Charity Ball and ask them stay there until they one's way in a London fog.the settlement leading to a permanent was because we were on the com- put them into a conference room No Man's Land as it is to misa vance of civilization in that part

of America"; and that "an arbitral was squashed though whether this have drawn up a system of work-Each army is hoping that the other ing conditions, wages and hours will crack under the strain of fixing of frontiers would be mittee or someone else wasn't has which will be acceptable to all of supporting itself, for a military de- better than a temporary solution not been made clear. them. It may be that no agree cision appears to be impossible in by victory) even for the country

that was victorious." ment will be reached, but if the such environment.... President's

It is evident, as indeed all The war has already lasted two { your · power is great enough and it would seem to be be authorities are agreed, that this years or so, and there is no reason can keep them in conference until country is not only uninhabited for thinking that either of the they reach some sort of com- but, for most purposes of normal contending nations will shortly promise, Success will make pos- life, uninhabitable. The most "crack." In the 1860'a Paraguay

for sible the removal of the danger of superficial study of the geography fought years against #IL strikes from the immediate horlof the region shows that there are alliance of her three most power- zon and allow industry to budget only two real interests of any kind ful neighbours, and the war was involved. First, there may be an not ended until two-thirds of her with some degree of accuracy.

var male citizens had been killed. oil field in the Chaco. The war NOT LYING DOWN

began and has continued only be-Bolivia and Paraguay may well cause two rival international oil continue fighting until they com- American shipping interests, concerns have given the contend-promise the prosperity of their meanwhile, have been disturbed by ing governments the money they peoples for generations to come. The British challenge on

Ile of urgent importance, Atlantic. It appears that they River Paraguay, which gives a therefore, that this war should be

the required. Second, there is the

A young girl was soon to enter were not aware of it, or at least not aroused, until the new Cunard-navigable access to the sea, and quickly ended. It is a matter for the water wearing a bathing coa- White Star linor-Queen-Mary was down which Bolivia would like to rejoicing that Mr. Anthony Eden tume reaching from her neck to

have an unrestricted right of way: proposed that the members-of-the-below-her knees, consisting of.a. actually launched. Now

League should impose an embargo long, full skirt and long frilly O'Connor, former President of the

jon the export of arms to the two trousers below. As only her face, subsidy" advocate, is asking the U.S. Shipping Board and a "big

There seems to be no clear view parties. We must rejoice that the arms, and feet were exposed, it Government to rete U.S. $100,000, among the experts as to whether, Council of the League agreed to was obviously of pre-Edwardian 000 to construct gigantic American even if they could be exploited, the the proposal, that the neighbour origin.

Bro commercially states have, promised to carry ships which will be able to com-oll resources

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Mr.

GRIEVANCE There has been quite a flutter in bullion circles at the news that China has seen fit to make representations to the United States concerning the effect on silver of the latter's monetary policy. Although one of the arguments advanced in favour of measures for raising the price of silver was that the step would have a beneficial effect on China by increasing her purchasing power, China herself does not seemingly view the matter in that light. She complains of the hardships caused by the fluctuation of exchange and the drain of silver, and has invited the United States Government to co-operate with her in auch measures as are deemed neces- sary. At the same time, the Nanking Minister of Finance vigorously-denies-the-rumours that she intends either placing an embargo on silver exports or adopting the gold standard. What else China can do off her own bat, short of the two courses which the Minister of Finance says she does not in- tend to adopt, it is difficult to If America's present policy is really causing her injury, the reason is mainly to be found in

and convertible to fighting ships. the fact that China's currency is That's an angle of ship-building based on silver, and, even quite that everyone does not consider. apart from America's policy, it' is obvious that a currency so WHO RULES THE AIR? : based must be subject to fluctua- Yesterday, we published a brief tion. The point therefore arises comment upon the necessity of whether it is reasonable to ex-control of aeroplane construction, pect the United States to modify even of ships to be used in com- her policy solely in the interests mercial enterprisea only. In the of China,

mad economic all-against-all war- One difficulty is that the Roosevelt Administration is restrictions of the foreigner's use fare that every nation is waging, pledged to assist the United of the national air is a handy States silver interests and, in weapon either for political or pursuance of that promise, has economic reprisal or to further the not only undertaken to provide a ren or fancied interest of one's 25 per cent. silver backing to own air industries. Morcover to- currency, but has gone a step day every nation regards every

other further by actually nationalising "the next war" is going to be in as potential enemy, and as silver. Before the 25 per cent. the air, common prudence and backing becomes an actuality, patriotism in this Bedlam demand the United States will still need on political gro

grounds the hampering to purchase a very great deal of of your neighbour's air-business to silver, and it is doubtless this the bost of your ability. Is there circumstance which is causing any way out? There la, a clear and simple one, too clear indeed certain interests to act on the and simple perhaps for a world of belief that prices are not likely madmen to adopt. International to sag. There are, however, so Transport should be internation- many ramifications and com- allagd. If the League of Nations plexities in these monetary mat- could fulfil no other valuable pur- ters that the future must of

pose, it is essentially necessary as the ultimate controlling body of necessity be shrouded in A

all civil aviation-or at any rate measure of uncertainty. In-

of the great international afr- cidentally, the report that China liner business now under nationni has at any rate contemplated the control. Not only would commer- possibility of abandoning silver cial flying thus become ration- but that hideous nightmare

Truly the talpan as a class remains as enigmatical and mysteri ous as the Yaoshanicus arcus, or mare familiary the Carp of Kwang- tung.

And talking of this, we hear that someone has discovered an-

Well, that's all for to-day from

Faithful,

Aunt Emma.

A SEASIDE SHOCK. From England Everyone of you will be terribly shocked to learn of a disgraceful spectacle acen at an English sen- side resort. We can only hope that the like will never be seen

here.

The behaviour of the crowd on.

pete against the British and Euro-worth while. But what is clear is out, and that President Roosevelt, pean luxury craft with some, hope this: neither oll nor access to the on behalf of the greatest country the beach was equally deplorable. ships of great tonnage and high of auccess, Besides, he Baya, sea can be worked satisfactorily not a member. of the Longue, has There was a general stampede te without real Internationn} co-actually imposed the embargo for the water's edge to get a good speed would be useful in war-time, Paraguay. The co-operation re hope that the embargo will bring

and which Mr. Eden asked. We must view of the brazen creature. operation between Bolivia

Deck chairs were smashed to quires good understanding and the war to a speedy end. We must bite. Five rowing boats were every day of war puts off the rejoice, whether it ends the war capsized and the occupants rescued moment when such good under-or not, that other nations have at with difficulty. A stout gentle- standing can be brought about. least been willing to express their man, who had removed his As recent history in Europe has disapproval, and to forgo the pro- shoes and stockings to paddle out surely shown, a victory for either fits which the sale of arms might to take a photograph, was swept- side can only postpone it for anbring. indefinite time,

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in favour of gold is not without all. In the air-would then,

interest

to

Hongkong. The and then only, be effectively Currency Commission which inckled.

came to the Colony nearly four

years ago made certain speculc

recommendations whereby Hong-eventuality. We are thus left kong would be in readiness to to wonder what the position of change the basis of its currency this Colony would be were China in the ovent of China adopting to make the change over-night. the gold standard. Nothing The matter is one which might however, appears to have been well engago the attention of the done to prepare for such an Government.

"Agnes, did you ever take a good look at my profile?"

out to sea and has not beon seen. since.

The shameless action of this abandoned girl caused constorna- tion in the Council Chamber. It is thought if this sort of behaviour is allowed to spread it w!}{ keep visitors away. Nobody will think it worth while going there for a holiday. The shopkeepers have sent in a strong protest against their customers being allowed to wear anything they like on the son front..

In an interview, the girl bather In question maintained she was Just an ordinary, simple, innocent. little girl, carefully brought up, and that she had no desire to at- tract attention to herself.

"I would never have worn grannie's bathing costume," she anid, blushing slightly, "if I had. known people would considor it Immodest. It was just my fun!"

For indeed! Was It fun to make an old lady, sitting pencoful- ly in a desk chair humming "Daisy Bell," have a falating fit, and hor companion the hiccups? Was it. fun to make the retired major" on. the plor drop his binoculars Into the sen and ao, spoil the rest of his holiday?

The Mayor declared that he per-. sonally objected to auch costumes because they left everything to the imagination."What was con- alderod decent, in "or"

grand-

mother's time," he commented, forcely twirling his gold albort,. *isn't nearly good enough for this. 'ora place."

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