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JAPAN'S TRADE COMPETITION

The

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1934.

NOTES OF THE DAY

BANKERS BLUNDER

Commercial banks in the United States failed to grasp their op portunity; they failed to rally to the support of industry by extend- ing loans, desiring a high degree of liquidation. Now. It appears. the Government will take unto it extending self the responsibility of credit to business, through the of a central bank establishment early in 1935. that there has been something radically wrong with the American

LATEST ASSAULT ON BRITISH LIBERTY

D.N. PRITT, K.C., EXPLAINS

THE "MENACE" IN BRITAIN'S NEW SEDITION BILL.

The Very Idea!

WHAT BOOTS IT?

By. George

EAR George,

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I was much im-

pressed by the House of Rothschild film during the

Everyone knows notorious as an onslaught on should be jealously restricted, and is a lesson as to what can be

THE Sedition Bill has become police powers of entry and search week-end and I must say it

Whether the the liberties of the subject. · At-the last serious efforts to widen done with a few dollars, chop banking system, Central Bank scheine will solve the tacks on it have come from every such. powers without justification them never so badly. whole problem remains to be seen. political quarter, and the Govern-were rejected in scathing language

The rumour that George

Already the Government has taken

In hand much of the business thatment has showed its hesitation by by Chief Justice Camden in 1705. Arliss is in the Colony has been might ordinarily have been done by amending the original draft. But Yet, in 1914, in sought by thin traced to a drunken friend of the banks, and a little more besides, even in its present form the Bill to create wide powers of search, mine who saw a middle aged lending freely in An effort

to gravest objections romain, and amowiting to a very prave iurood man in the Gloucester Building sirengthen the industrial fabric of since the Government threatens to into our civil liberties, the

nation, extend credit, employ

The Bill proposen that, to obtil moat and trade. It may be pre-Pass it into law it in clear that

the warrant, a pollee inspector Hotel refused to accept dignity in Anyway i understand that the sumed that the American adminis-they need restating. tration is experimenting with this

These objectiona are, firstly, must get two justices of the pence payment-which explains why our banking machinery and that its

will determine that the Bill would render crim-to meet together (not in public. account has been stopped.

I have had the good fortune to

someone (not

about to pay his chita, with dignity,

present operations the polley of the future. In any inal many legitimate and valuable and in the absence of the parties event, the banks have been brought human activities; and, secondly, involved), and must then tell them get a pro-view of the Janet Gaynor under closer scrutiny and there, ls that it introduces a highly vexati-the facts which make it reasonable shoes which have been transported

a repeti-

at great risk and exponse from certainly less likelihood of

to suspect that

Hollywood, and find that they t tion of the epidemie of failures ous right of search. which caused the panic through the

What are these activities which necessarily the person whose house me exactly. years of depression. Something are to be penalised? After prols to be searched) may have done. accomplished, something done! viding in Section 1 that it shall some act made pantshable by the

be an offence to try to seduce any Bill. BIDDING FOR TRADE

member of the forces from his duty, the Bill proceeds to make it!

It is probably that Japan has got her teeth most firmly fixed in the trade bone for which the exporting nations Pre contending in South America. Without the guidance of up-to-date figures, the present trend cannot be calculated, but there has been a slackoning of world export business to South America general-

tion in some markets from which

No more than that is needed to

I take a size eight usually 'but

a little razor paring will bring me down to threes and get rid of in couple of corns as well.

Chinese shoe makers are anxious to get a copy of the bhoes to flood the market with them and I am dreading the embarrassment of the Now let us see what powers it management when a fall house of women stand up to compare their

be named in the warrant,

offence to have documents lajobtain the warrant. one's possession with intent to commit" the offence of trying to seduce the troops from their duty.

Examination shows that this confers. It gives the inspector shoes with Miss Gaynor's on the far worse than it sounda for it power to enter by force at any screen and find that she has dia- is clear that any written argument hour of the day or night during carded about 2,000 pairs of foot- ly. The one exception to the rule addressed to the troops urging that the following month any premises wear in three styles.

By the way I see that Hag Keates killing or fighting is wrong, orlor place named in the warrant. Is Japan. According to one that unarmed strikers protesting Neither the premises, nor any of the Wheelers has cyclod 1,105 thority Japan has attained a post- against intolerable conditions of person or thing on them, need be miles. Can any reader tell me how she will never be dislodged. What labour should not be shot down, connected in any way with the this is possible considering the

suspected offence; all that is neces: short ronds we have here? makes the Japanese position extra would constitute an offence.

Mary is that the premises should I see another friendly match ordinarily secure is the fact that

was held during the work-end, In emigrants from this side of the

The great evil of the Bill in that industrial competition | Pacific continually pour through the

Once inside, the inspector and which not a player was assaulted It not merely prevents thear which Japan is offering to other open doors of the South American

restriction the premises and every practically intact. What is wrong countries is still the subject of republics. Once established, they arguments being addressed to the his officers may search without or sent off and the referee escaped worldwide attention. It will be create a demand for Japanese truops, but also very effectively body they can find there, whether with the competitive spirit in

local sport to-day? geots. While Great Britain and prevents them being addressed to thought to have any connection

I must go now as I have just of interest, therefore, to take United States have had a major anyone else. The only practical with the matter or not. And they

the notice of the Japanese view of share of developing heavy

"in-method nowadays of addressing the problem and more particular. dustries in South America, and have arguments to the public is to print may seize and take away with them been reading the Parauit of Health ly of the effects of increased got into the country on the ground them; and, if one publishes printed anything which they "have reason- column and must run Japanese expansion on the in-floor, u to speak, they have perhaps matter, one in bound to contemable grounds for suspecting to plate that among one's readers amount to any evidence that an dustrial and social standards of neglected the host of less remunera-

committed. other countries. This has been seized upon them.

tive opportunities, and Japan has there will certainly be some mem-offence under the Act has been

bers of the forces. set forth at some length" in a

Here again the position la worse Now, it is a well-known rule of reply to figures quoted by the DANGEROUS DRUGS

law that one must be taken to the law stands at present anyone than appears at first sight; for, as Director of the International

the natural con- Labour Office showing the mark-

One trembles to think what might contemplate have happened to many civilised sequences of one's own acts; and who is lawfully searching any Mr. ed rise in Japan's overseas trade communities if the dangerous drug it follows that nobody can safely premises is entitled, if he has the Honourable Kind Sir:

Business is becoming more from 1931 to 1933.

The first traffic had been allowed to develop print anything for general publien-good fortune to find anything that point made is that to take the unchecked after the War. Now tion if it contains any argument ves some evidence that anyone and more. We have no use for lier's has committed any criminal offence try to composing excellent letter figures for 1931 is to create an drugs have been discovered and that might weaken

whatsoever, to seize that thing, advertisement when before the pen erroneous impression of the new methods and opportunities of allegiance.

The result is that, once a search is in hands there is enter a cus- situation, since that an production developed which have

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Benjamin Stoner

It is clear that the result of the warrant la granted under this Bill, tomer requiring services.

acquiring during

views.

premises and from the persons forthcoming week at 10% less than seize and take away from the opportunity there anything seeming to Indicate any day. that any one of the innumerable

Favourably yours, criminal offences known to the law | MUSA-SHIYA HE SHETMAKER had been committed by anyone

(signed) whatsoever.

Small wonder in the circum-

It has long been one of the prin-This is the authority for the ciples of English government that magistrate.""

that as, compared with 1920 of both national and international Bill would be to remove into the the police would be entitled to advising, therefore, for oxcellent Japanese exports last year show which the League of Nations ung In the Society of Friends and the control. Fortunately the machinery criminal classes all active writers ed a decrease of 14 per cent, in established for dealing with the various pacifist organisations. value, and, as compared with problem is of a flexible character 1925, a decrease of 26 per cent.

The other main objection to the Moreover, the foreign trade of meet an ever-changing situation. Japan in 1933 represented only That is why. new drugs Conventions Bill, that relating to the power of 3.09 of world trade, whilst the have to be adopted at fairly fre-search,, in equally serious.

quent intervals and why there are In many Continental countries stances that, after much Govern increase in the nation's total several bodies, and not merely one, the police have wide powers of ment indignation had been dis- trade between 1929 and 1933 did dealing with the matter, each of entry into private houses to search played against the charge of at- not amount to more than 0.23 course responsible for one particu- for evidence of supposed offences; tempting to introduce "General per cent, unti increase ar aspect of the problem. Two of

League bodles dealing and it is well known that when Warrants," the Attorney-General. export trade to only the three

Huch powers are freely used all in the House of Commons let the 0.20 cent. It is claimed with the drug menuce recently real freedom of discussion tends reactionary cat out of the bag with

One met.

of these Is the that many countries notably Supervisory Body set up by

to lanppear und life becomes the remark that the "Bill is la France, Britain and Belgium, 1931 Convention for the Limitation quite intolerable to many ordinary enable an answer to be given to those any successor of Chief Justice people, and above all to their increased

trade of the Manufacture of Dangerous citizens, valuable but sometimes Camdes who asks: Where la the much greater extent Druga, which met at Geneva at the unpopular, who are of "advanced" law which allows a general war- than Japan. A point to be kept beginning of October. The other

rant to be issued? If this Bill is passod we shall turn to it and say: in mind, however, in taking trade is the Fermanent Central Opium values is the extent of the de-lourd which met on October 18,

a preciation of the yen in terms of other currencies. One of the most interesting submissions This Board collects the statistiça made in that by her foreign from different Governments regard. trade, Japan is contributing tong the amounts of the various the industrial recovery of the far medicnt and scientific purposes. dangerous drugs which they require countries with which she is trad- This enables the legitimate traffic ing. In support of this point, it in dangerous drugs to be properly is stated that with her scanty controlled. The statistics are also natural resources. Japan is of course of vital importance to the compelled to buy most of her Supervisory Body In its task of raw materials from abroad-38 controlling manufacture. There is one other form of international per cent. of the iron, 40 per cent control which sooner or later will of the wheat, and 100 per cent.have to be effected, and that is the of the cotton and wool which she control of the production of the requires. It is thus argued raw materials. Already the League that should Japanese exports be has discussed the matter but a suddenly checked and her imm-great deal of preparatory work will

have to be done before a conference! ports correspondingly decrease, can .be called to deal with the the people who will suffer most problem. It was announced yeater- directly will be the manufac-day that China has gone far in turers of the industrial nations controlling the nirestic traffic with- of the West and the producers in her borders, and the efforts of of raw materials the world over, the Government must call for world These points are illuminating as approval.

showing how Japan views this wise. Whilst there is something big problem, especially also in to be said for the argument that view of the further contention newly- industrialised peoples that Japanese progress in recent must be permitted to develop yours is due more to increased their trade, it is obvious that efficiency and technical advance- there is a danger in permitting ment than to exploitation of the the resulting international com- country's workers. None the petition to lead to a lowering of less, it is beyond dispute that the standard of living in the Japan has immensely expanded more advanced countries. Tho thor overseas trade, and nothing process of adjustment should be is to be gained by efforts through levelling-up rather than

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