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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY

1986

SON TAKES LOOK AT FATHER

ANSWERS TO SOME CRITICISMS

BY A SON

HAVE,-of-courso, one of the lng the result of energy and initis. very best fathers in the whole tive, and being given a big world. But not for anything chance? By "young" I mean from would I let him know it; he im-121 to 35, not the kind of person to pressor the fact on me so often whom Cabinet Ministers refer-as From his point of view, a young-"promising" and who is rising 471 ator of 21 has no right to criticise

TOO DIDÁCTIC

his parents. Indeed, he is always

explaining that both he--and, my -One point which annoya.....me mother have always done their about my father is that he is too duty by me, the inference being didactic. Like most men of hia that therefore I should be a generation he did a spot of soldier- grateful and obedient son.

ing, saved Britain, and saw some-

"Obedient" in this case means thing of the world. But surely "divulging my inmost hopes, plans, that doce not qualify him to lay and fears; I am to have no choice down opinions as to men, women, of my own because "parente al and business? Naturally he has ways know better." Maybe, but had twice my experience, but he I'd rather learn by my own mis- thinks In war and .pre-war

The Duke of Gloucester, third son of Their Majesties, the King and Queen, is seen hers receiving from the hands of the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Australia, an inscribed address of loyalty and welcomed.

on the occasion of his recent vis it lo-the Antipodean metropolis,

takes and pay for them. That grooves. Instead of moving with looks too much like wank. He NEW GROUP America Bal or textile interests

any rate, I should know I was to the times ho dlanpproves of my thinks I'm not interested. I don't

blame.

To fathers of 50 and upwards onde, says they are "too damned give him too many details aboutĮ

casual,' and "can't understand

I would say: Why can't you modern girls." It does not seem my girl friends because he docan't IN POLITICS

realise that the day of the Fathor to occur to him that human naturo approve of them; then he con-1. with a capital F has passed, just remains an almost constant fac-aldera me secretive. It seems so like 10 children in a family and tor; his women friends and those very much easier to talk to my prayers at nine o'clock every of the Pharaohs and mine are mother about things that matter. morning? Victorian and Edward-essentially pretty well alike. And Somehow she is nearer to me, and fan parents ruled by a kind of then just because I'm not part- divine right, part of their creed cularly demonstrative, he thinks being that a man grows in wisdom I've got no feelings. with the mere passing of the Further, my friends and I have little use for shams; we say what cach other. My Of course, the war did a great we think to deal to knock that kind of non- father thinks that an exhibition

years.

at any rate she is not so dis- approving. But, then, she is the most tactful soul alive.

Notwithstanding all these things and the fact that at times

NATIONAL UNION NOT. A PARTY.

AMERICAN IDEA

Detroit, Jan. G.

the coal or oil constitute party, despite the fact that they retain powerful lobbies at Washington," he declared.

"But it will be a union to by reckoned with by every senator, evory congressman and

every

president."

The N.U.S.J., he went on, will welcome only those who indorse its social principles including such features as annual wages for all workmen; a government owned central bank! and nationalisation senso on the head, but oven so the of rudeness, whereas probably it life is not nby too casy, I know As an organized, powerful lobby of public necessities. taint of it remains in family and is an instinctive revolt against that my father's happiness Is and not another political party, business life. How very soldom convention and hypocrisy.

success. Ile is the new National Union for Socini The union "pretends to be do you hear of a young man reúp- I have been lucky enough, bound up in my

through my father's holp, to get probably terrified that I shall Justice intends to tell Congress nothing less than an articulate a pretty good billet in the City, make a mess of it, make an un-what lawa it wants passed, accord-organized lobby of the people," ho to make Ing to the Rev. Fr. Charles E. anid, "designed to break down the and personally I'm happy enough. wise marriage, or fail

Coughlin.

concentration of wealth, drive out The other day we were talking good at my job. I try to reassure

the abuses of capitalism, and búlld about opportunities, and I gave him, but I cannot change my whole In a recent speech amplifying him one example of my friends outlook and mode of life. We details of the voluntary, non-fee up legislation for social justice."

In a special appeal, to the experiences.

6,000,000 members, the priest nation's youth, Father Coughlin "An Immense amount of wang cannot put the clock back to "in union which he hopea will attract ting does go on even in the big-my young days"}

said it would fight for a fairer dis- naserted that industralists had tribution of wealth and profits, perverted the country into a "Ar and for the social principles capl-ancial brothel house." He urged the young men and women to join tallam haa Ignored.

"This is no new political party the "house-cleaning" which he sald to avoid and communism. any more than the United States must be undertaken steel trust or the United States revolution Chambers of Commerce or the United Press.

S

Towering towards the heavens above the smelting plants at Copper Cliff in Northern Ontario, one of Canada's most important amelting towns, is this immanio smokestack, a hollow must of brick 500 fest bigh. It is 65 fost in diameter inside at the bass and 45 feet laside in diameter at the top. Its contruction, exclusive of foundations, took a total of 15,000 tons of brick, ita total weight is nearly 16,000 tons.

Reports from London indicate that Sir Maurice Hankey, Secrs tary of the Imperial Defence League, is emphatiqɣla &is inolat snes that Australin and other dominions with Pacific ocaRS COR- petions should reintroduce con Maription for the purpose of defending the empire.

gest firme," I said. "Bill Taylour On the other hand, I admire him lost his promotion because the brother of the chief cashier's and love him much too much over flancee was pushed over his head. to be able to any so. I wouldn't It wasn't a question of com- change him for any other man in petency, either, because Bill is a the world, but how much easier it is to say that to a woman than to very useful man. He is so an. noyed that he is looking out for another post.

"I don't believe It," snapped my

morit father. "It

which counts."

.DISTASTE FOR POLITICS It was no une citing other casca because he just did not believe me. Very frequently, too, he urges me to take a greater in- terest in what he calls "the acrious things of life," amongst which is politics. Now, the more I listen to election speeches and compare them with results after a particular party has been return ed to power, the less I feel in- clined to vote.

My father explains that in his young days he was a member of political clubs. When I ask him what good either he or they did for the country, and point out that it was this system which led to the war, he loses his temper. Ho resents what he calls "destruc tive criticism," yet that is exactly his attitude to most of my friends and the way I spend my spare time. He denounces the "cocktail habit" with the utmost vigour, though I dare swear that twenty years ago he knew the taste of aherry and "pink gin" pretty well. After all, it is only a question of other times and other customs. I rather gather that "business es usual" during the war meant of life Да getting as much out possible in record time.

Another point is that my father has fixed ideas about women. He two atill divides them into the old-time categories of good and bad, the bad being apparently very bad and the good a fair Imitation of plaster saints. Some. how I don't find my girl friends falling easily into either of these these categories. Practically all of them are thorough-going sports and, in the intervala of doing some pretty concentrated work, manage to have a good time.

THREE IN THE MORNING What matters if we do run' around In amall sports cars and come home at three in the morn ing. So long as it is only once or twice a week and our work does not suffor, what possible harm can there be in it? And yet when I come down to breakfast at eight o'clock Dall looks at me over the papor and says, "Bit inte läst night, weren't you?" in a dis- approving way.

Now that just puts the edge of my day; on the way to the office my reflection, isWhy? Did he never come home with the milk once in a while?" And then I get down to work with a sort of savage energy to try to forget that my father is worrying about me just because he cannot under- stand my outlook.

That I bellovo, is half the trouble between us. I don't come home and talk shop because, if I've done a smart bit of work;

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