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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY,

NOVEMBER 23, 1934.

IN SHELTER OF DICTATORSHIP

By EYRE CARTER

"GIVE US A the age, and the cry is being

❝IVE US A KING," the Israelites clamoured about

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 latterly 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 uncritlently, as a sort lender. And gloriously was his of magic formula, by eltizens of confidence in democracy justified other countries who do not phune|by the event.

to

ask themselves whether it is

well adapted to their own ment-

POPULAR CHOICE.

tality as it appears to be to the Tolly, of course, Herr Hitler race which evolved it. Here is a muintalus that he, too, hases his: brief statement; taken from a ascendancy upon popular choice, İ National-Socialist publication, the But the vital point lies in the Deutscher Arbeitsdienst fur Volk menna by which the people exercise und. Heimat: In leadership the their choice. Here is one method, Lask of primary Importance in that gleaned from the German article of creating new human beings, already quoted: "(The leader's) The fundamental laws of code is: must determine the The Influence of the

Nordle being kre aristocratic. future.

Aristos means 'the beat' and lender ls, an it were, the flowing! kratein mesna 'to rule.")

of his spirit into a lake--the noulį Honestly, struggle, loynity, faith, of, the nation-there to produce a justice, being laws exaential to the series of ripplea. Thus, thei existence of the community, are en-¡superior influence of the leader: trusted to the 'best' of the com-creates emotion in the mass na the' munity, to the man who under- result of his will. His followers! stands their deepest meaning and are under his spell.

They

out of it is able to show the com- follow him blindiy, because the munity the why, ...... Hence there spell halds them together. And cannot be more than one leader. they never inquire into the motives Unity can only be preserved by behind the actions of the leader. ne man, honesty only by the most because between leader and fol honest, struggle only by the lowers feeling Is the link, strongest fghter and vietor over never reason.

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GERMANIC CONCEPTION

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

CANADA'S TRADE WITH CHINA

IMPORTS HIGHER; EXPORTS LOWER

Canadian imports from China in the twelve months ending August 1934 were $2,612,529 (Canadian) fas compared with $1,808,585 In the

previous twelve months.

Chinese Imports from Canada In the same period were valued at $5,366,768 ካዞ compared with $7,872,439,

Canada purchases a wide variety ́of articles from China. Prominent on the list were' muta, of which Canadians bought nearly a million dollars worth in the year. Peanut 'oll to the value of over half a million dollars was also on the list. Other important ilema vyre ten, Į undressed fura, eggs, manufactures of stik, wool carpets, manufactures of brass, and fireworks.

An equally wide variety of com- modities is transported annually from Canada to China. Wheat and whent four are important flema; as are rubber tyres, fish (dried, salted and pickled), lumber, paper, silver, zinc, Ammonium sulphate und aturnintum.

Others on the let are: musical instruments, films, electrical ap paratus, alcoholic beverages, robalt Joxide and automobile parts.

menning -government by the whole of the people acting us t

unft.

MISLEADING

The second alternative, to allow

It may be urged that the conception. The other in to leave it in of leadership already presented is the chairman," and to create an progressive mensures to be entire othera, loyalty only by the most Or vourse the argument In a purely Germunir bne, possibly appearance of unanimity by votingly planned and carried through toyal, faith only by the one nearest favour of this type of leadership adapted to its native soli, bat un their unthinking support to men. God and justice only by the most is that it alone makes possible the suitable for propagation abroad, ores in which they have really from above, frequently gives the junt."

rupid executive decisions, lacked The same sort of thing was said leontributed nothing.

impression of speedy advance, and, With the concept, and its prae- by NAS aereptanec, which Are « few years ago by Signor Munso-

of efficiency. But real exemplification in the events necessitated by the complicated Hat in his declaration that Fascism

The first method makes the club. therefore occurring in Germany on June 30: nature of modern political and was an Italian product "not far roum and JLM committees the decision is nut necessarily smund of this year, we may contrast the economic conditions. Democracy.jexport." But the seeds of Fascism nurseries of government; it trains Just because it is quickly taken,

that Individual in picture of Abrabani Lincoln just if it is to survive, must answer have apparently fleated pollen-the

self and the effect of depriving the before the presidential election in this challenge, must clear itself wise into receplive or unguarded discipline and sense of respon- rank and file of exercising initla- 1864. Ürst term of office, from the charges of ineptitude and fields

the Alps. Is the sibility which enable him in turntive and judgment was well des heavy with the responsibility of a vacillation, of indecision and cor

eribed by Signor N. 0. Corbino, conflict accepted in the defence of ruption, to which defects in thei

who, speaking the Italian: the two great principles of anity parliamentary system, have given

Senale In January, 1934, referred; unless demo- and liberty, was closing in some weight. For

itx atmosphere of despondency. He eracy does establish

to the tendency of Italians to turn ጰ ኒና ╔ገ

to the Duce for the solution of all knew that the strong and courage, answer, it may find that the in-i

their dificultles, and said: "Let us leadership which he had given exorable løgle of events has placedį

me deplore the spread of such a and could continu to give Init In the grip of a system.

habit which might even give rise Title was as necessary as that thought which, though essential-

a generation of individuals; which General Grant was givingly incompatible with individual

averse either by laziness or by: In the floid. But he was prepared liberty and self-determination, dova

lear from assuming the necessary to take the risk, which seemed present an attractive surface

responsibility. The fact that the, almost a certainty, of that leader-organised and effefout achieve-

Chief becomes every day bigger ship passing to another, rather ment.

*hould not authorize the Italians make themselves every day smaller."

Even though the Socialist rebele put ́up such a tarṛiße Gight in, Spain that the result was in doubt for enveral days, they did not have opportunity to bring all of their arme into action, Government troops are shown here investigating a socialist arsenal zaleed while the revolution was at its height.

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Demnerney's alternative to the domination of an individual will, supported though it be by the emotionally produced assent of the masses, has so far been to en phasize the "will of the majority," and that is why democrney has not Mere yet renched full fruition. numbers. relying on the same foundation of the human will, do not suffico to establish the best government, the government of good will. In fact, mutabers often spell weakness and uncertainty. for, as Bernard Shaw says in "The Tel. 20135. Apple Cart," "One man that has a mind and knows it can always bent

"leader-principle" also trying to to face the larger issues of public ten men that haven't and don't. find lodgment abroad? This ques-affairs and to guide his fellow Democracy will gather strength in tion becomes easy to answer if citizens wisely and it distributes proportion as it obeys the Apastla 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 be in you, which was also in Christ egotism, aggression and emotional, helpers. In proportion as this Jeans 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 office, 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 na governed by the universal country will reflect the mode of [than that, it will bear its true Principle of all good. thought expressed by ità citizens

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