1934-11-23 — Page 15

IN SHELTER OF DICTATORSHIP

By DYRE CARTER

"GIVE US A KING," the Israelites clamoured about

three thousand years ago, and the cry is being taken up by nation after nation to-day as discouragement spreads with the apparent failure of democracy to solve the complicated problems, mainly economic rather than political, which beset modern governments. There is, of course, a superficial difference; except in Serbia and possibly now in Bulgaria, kingship has fatterly been shorn of most of its authority, and a new label has been invented for the old medicine; men call for a leader. Signor Mussolini, as the Duce, was the first to give the word the status of an official national title, but he left it to the more academically-minded Germans to reduce it to a system- das Fuhrer-prinzip, or the “leader-principle.”

This Nordic concept is worth than deprive his fellow citizens examination if only because it may of their freedom to choose their be accepted ancritically, as a sort lender. And gloriously was hit of magic formula,- by citizens of confidence in democracy justified other countries who do not pause by the event,

to ask themselves whether it in

well adapted to their own mon-

POPULAR CHOICE,

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1934.

The prettiest baby In, America le plotured here, for thomands of Chicago World's Fair voters can't be wrong- Wearing her honours gracefully, Marilyn Yvonna Miller is winner of the £2,000 first prize In a contest, in which more than 114,000 babies were entrants,

GERMANIC CONCEPTION

telligently, in settling their jolutį affairs in a spirit of real co-opera-

It may be urged that the concept tion. The other is to leave it to

CAÑADA'S TRADE WITH CHINA

IMPORTS HIGHER; EXPORTS LOWER

Canadian imports from China'la the twelve months ending August! 1934 were $2,612,629 (Canadian) jas compared with $1,808,685 In the

provinus twelve months.

! Chinese imports from Canada in the same period were valued at $5,366.768 as... compared with $7,872,439.

Camda purchases a wide variety

of articles from China. Prominent on the list were nuts, of which Canadians bought nearly a million dollars worth in the year. Peanut oil to the value of over half a million dollars was also on the list. Other important items were ten, undressed furs, eggs, manufactures jat silk, wool carpets, manufactures

of brass, and fireworks.

An equally wide variety of com- modities is transported annually from Canada to China. Wheat and wheat flour are important items; ns are rubber tyres, sh (dried, sulted and pickled), lumber, paper, silver, zinc. ammonium sulphate and aluminium,

Others on the Hat are: Dusical instruments, films, electricst ap- paratus, alcoholic beverages, cobalt oxide sad automobile parts.

meaning -government by the whole of the people acting as a unit.

MISLEADING

tality as it appears to be to the! To-day, of course, Herr Hitler race which evolved It. Here is a'malatalia that he, too, bases his brief statement, taken from Ascendancy upon popular choice. National-Socialist publication, the But the vital point les in the Deutscher Arbeitsdienst fur Volk moans by which the peopic exercise und Heimat: In leadership the their cholce. Here is one method, task of primary importance is that gleaned from the German article of creating new human beings, lrundy quoted: "(The leader's) The fundamental laws of code Ja: 7 must determine the Nordic being

The Influence of the aristocratic. future. ... are (Ariston mcane 'the best and leader la, as it were, the flowing kratein means 'to rule.")... of his spirit Into a lake-the sou! Honestly, struggle, loyalty, faith, or the nation-there to produce al justice, being lawa essential to the aerien of ripples. Thus, the Jender existence of the community, are en- superior influence of the trusted to the beat of the com- creater emotion in the mass as the munity, to the man who under- result of his will. His followers stands their deepest meaning

They And are under his spell.. out of it is able to show the com- tallow him blindty, because the munity the way. Hence there spell holds them together. And cannot be more than one lender. they never inquire into the motives Unity can only be preserved by behind the actions of the leader,

no men, konealy only by the most because between leader and fol-j honest, atruggle only by the lowers feeling is the link, and

The second alternative, to allow of leadership already presented is the chairman," and to create an progresalve measures to be entire- strongest fighter and, vietor over never reason."

the argument in a purely Germanie ne, possibly appearance of unanimity by votingly planned and carried through there, loyalty only by the must! or Course toyni, faith only by the one nearest) Invour of this type of lendership'adapted to its native soll, but un- their unthinking support to mes-from above. Frequently gives thei tod and justice only by the most is that it alone makes possible the suitable for propagation abroad. aures in which they have Just."

rapid executive decisions, Incked The same sort of thing was said; With this concept. and its pray- by mass acceptance, which are a few years ago by Signor Musgo-contributed nothing. tical exemplification in the events necessitated by the complicated lint in his declaration that Fascism

ccurring in Germany on June nature of modern political and was an Italian product "not for room and its of this year, we may contrast the economic conditions. Democrney, expart. But the seeds of Fascism nurseries of government: It trains Just because it is quickly taken,

self- and the effect of depriving the' pleture of Abraham Lincoln just if it is to suivive, mast answer have apparently Boated pollen- the Ifore the presidential election in this challenge, must clear itself wise into receptive or unguarded discipline and senso of respon-tank and file of exercising initla- 1804. His first

the Alps. Is the sibility, which enable him in turn tive and judgment was well dea term of allice, from the charges of ineptitude and felds across heavy with the responsibility of a vacillation. of indecision and cor- conflict accepted in the defence of ruption, to which defects in the the two great principles of unity parliamentary system have given and Iberty, was closing in anfiome weight. For unless demu atmosphere of despondency. He

dors establish its own racy knew that the strong and courage-answer, it may find that the in-!

leadership which he had given usurable logic of events has placed and could continue to give oilt in the grip of a system of polities was as necessary as that thought which, though essential which General Grant was givingly inenmpatible with individuzi in the fend. But he was prepared į liberty and self-determination, dora In take the risk, which seemed present an attractive surface of almost a certainty, of that tender-forganised and efficient achieve. ship passing to another, rather ment.

Even though the Socialist rebels 'put up such a terrifio fight in Spain that the result was in doubt for several days, they did not have opportunity to bring all of their arms into action. Government troops are shown here investigating a sociallot Arsonal seized while the revolution was at its height.

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Meanwhile, London has been producing Miss Betly Thor, now "Min England," and possibly "Miss Universe."

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impression of speedy advance, and therefore of effeiency. But The first method makes the club- decision is not necessarily sound

committees the

individual in that

One of the fantastic statues in

Buddhist temple of Bangkok.

cribed by Signor N. 0. Corbino, who, speaking to the Italian Senate in January, 1934, referred to the tendency of Italians to turn to the Duen for the solution of all their dificulties, and said: "Let me deplore the apread of such a habit which might even give rise Kenoration of individuals averso either by laziness by fear from assuming the necessary responsibility. The fact that the Chief becomes every day bigger should not authorize the Italians to make themselves every day smaller."

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Democracy's alternative to the domination of an individual wifl,. supported though it be by the emotionally produced assent of thu masses, has so far been to em- phnaize the "will of the majority,” and that is why democracy has not yot reached full fruition. More numbers, relying on the same foundation of the human will, do not suffice to establish the best government, the government of good will. In fact, numbers often spell weakness and uncertainty. for, us Bernard Shaw says in "The Apple Cart." "One man that has a mind and knows it can always beat "loader-principle" niso trying to to face the larger issues of public ton men that haven't and don't. And lodgment abroad? This ques affairs and to guide his fellow Democracy will gather strength in tlon becomes easy to answer. If citizens wisely; "und it distributes proportion as it obeys the Apostle two things are remembered. One the burden of a nation's problems Paul's Injunction to "let this mind is that the despotic tendencies of over a larger number of willing bo in you, which was also in Christ egotism, agxression and emotional- helpers. In proportion as this Jesus." Unity of purpose cannot ism present themselves as univer- principle can be extended to fac- be achieved on the basis of the sal aspects of the human mind. tory and workshop, store and offee, strongest or the humanly "best" The other is that "a nation gets through reasonable consultation personality, but on the progressive the government that it deserves"; between the management and the realisation by each member of the in other words, the chief executive workers, democracy will become a community of his true individuality and legislative institutions of a reality in everyone's life; more as governed by the universal country will reflect the mode of than that, it will bear its true Principle of all good. thought expressed by its citizens)

in their more intimate groupings. There are, for example, two ways of running a sports club, a literary society, or a chamber of commerce. One is for the members to take an active part, by inillating pro- posnia and discussing theni in-

- Seguss-such so that depicted above-ware a common sight throughout the Chinace City zacently when Mayor Wu's Emergency Mobilisation Order was; put, lato force. - "Fires” and “floode", ware fought and rebellious moba quallad, whila ambulanose rushed through the streets to the secompaniment of slanging bolle and shrieking strani. -Fletɛre shows a "cannalty" being removed from the scene of aɛ

"disturbance” In Kung Woo Road, Chupel, later being taken to a first aid station for attention.

They had to build these spacial 'shelves to hold the dosamentary

· evidence at Samuel Insull's trini.

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