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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

NOTES OF THE DAY

RED SAVAGERY

1985.

MUST THERE BE UNEMPLOYED?

By VISCOUNT SNOWDEN.

NEED we have 2,000,00 un- Something may be done to im IN

The Very Idea!

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SAVE OUR SOUL!

By Horatio Bogg, Sinner

An-fastance of savagery which muat arouse in everyone who hears' of it a desire to seo a rapid and of the Communist forces which still over-run parts of China, Sa the story told by our correspon

employed? Certainly. not... prove the textile trades by, the dent of the outrage in Bian a fow.

I know enough of the nature stimulation' of the home market, days ago. Mra., Frencham,

missionary and difficulties of the unemploy- and the same may be said of the young wife of A separated from her husband when ment problem not to raise exporta-metal and engineering Industries. Save, amongst others, the the Reds captured them, was left tions that it can be solved by a The prospects of an early and soul of Horatio Bogg, Hot ten days journey from any hope few Orders-in-Council.

the

big reduction in the volume of

imes Macpherson, Hot Gospeller, is arriving in to Hongkong to-morrow

of succour in the mountain country of Southern Shensi, in a pitiable But I do not accept the com-unemployment in four of the six Papa. condition. She was expecting placent view taken by a Cabinet) child in a few days" time. A gal-Minister that we must be recon- lant colonel of the Chinese Govern-

Industrios mentioned above are not-promising. This leaves two for consideration.

ment forces, who attempted to as-elled to have at least 2,000,000

The distributive trades are the sist Mrs. Frencham and her hus-out-of-works for the next ten years. band to escape, was immediately I believe we could reduce that largest employers of labour in the killed, and his wife with him. Mrs number considerably within the country. There are over 2,000,000 Frencham had nursed the Colonel's

Almee, we want to let you know. that it will be a difficult if not Impossible task. Our soul will · not be there..

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The unemployment problem to unemployed. I am inclined to brim. this is only one of many, must act day is different both in its nature think that this occupation is per-

What we were going to say was as a spur to the Nanking Govern-

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ton years the number of insured that we have had quite persons in it has Increased by 55 lately, trying to keep body and ties throughout all China, in their

per cent.

soul together. campaign against this plague of bo- silallsm. If there is anything which the rest of the world can do to assist in crushing these so- called Reds, it is time the nid was proferred.

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persons in

but at

Or, 18 a beautiful butterfly, floating, zephyr-like, amongst the flowers of Spring.

But it should be

worth the

Should Aimee enquire more deep- ly into the question, she will realise that this is so because of and other soul-savers. the truly. eple task it will set her

Then we had no permanent un- employed except a email residuum of unemployables." Temporary

The last of the six industries So many good things have come trade depression threw capable wo are considering is building and to distract it, that it will not be workmen out of employment for a public works contracts. There are

the surprising at this very moment time, but they were reabsorbed in 928,000 insured work when the inevitable improve-public works contracts. Of these amongst the geranium beds in the building trades, and 271,000 in to find our 'soul tripping lightly ment in trade came.

numbers 314,000 were unemployed | Public Gardens. A mishap which befell n well- Now we are faced by the tragic in December-189,000 belonging to known resident on Tuesday even fact that we have hundreds of the building trades and 125,000 to

are public contracts. GARAGE.ing, when he had the misfortune, thousands of workman who Stubbs Rd. through taking a false step, to fall surplus to the requirements of the into the harbour, serves to direct industry in which they were

For this and other reasons, it attention to the dangerous charac- formerly employed. Large krons The Government have a sium

has been a trying time bringing ter of the stretch of the Praya wall which were wholly dependent on clearance scheme which aims at it back to work and to the realities extends from Blake Pier to the one trade have been rendered pulling down 250,000 slum dwell-

of an unromantic existenco; 80 Star Ferry approach. Several bus derelict because a large part of inge in the next five years and re-

much so we are afraid that, services have their termini at their trade has

with more decent to placing them gone never Blake Pler, and it is suprising. | return.

houses. This programme is ridicu- mercury-like, it will eludo Almes's In view of the unprotected charac-

lous in its inadequacy. It is not grasp na it has constantly ours. 250,000 alum dwellings which need ter, of the men-wall, that more ac- cidents of the type mentioned have We have now to realise that to ba destroyed,

least endeavour, for we have been told not occurred. There is, at certain our industries are Iop-aided. Sema 1,000,000 to rehouse the working by those who know us well that hours, considerable congestion at have been abnormally developed, classes in a modest standard of our soul is really worth saving. the bus termini, when passengers while others have been neglected. decency. In fact, the greater part THE NEW INDIAN

are waiting for incoming buses, and We shall have to redress the of Britain urgently needs to be CRISIS

both at this spot, as well as at the balance of our industrial occupa-| rebuilt. point where the vehicles draw uptions. That will be a long job. However much the Imperial near the Star Ferry wharf, there in this article I am concerned with builders waiting to do the job. We have 190,000 unemployed Government may seek to mini-is extremely little room between something loss difcult but imme- What is to prevent them from being mise its seriousness, the opposi-the buses and the Praya wall. As diately practicable.

put to the work? Nothing but the tion of the Indian Princes to the consequence, there is an ever-

especially when An examination of the figures of complacency of the authorities. India Reform Bill, expressed present danger,

eople are scrambling off or on trade and employment brings out

Such a building enterprise, to after lengthy and studied con- the buses in any considerable num- some interesting and significant gether with the employment of the sideration of the measure in all ber, of passengers Anding them facts. It is quite wrong to as other 125,000 out-of-works on pub-

undoubtedly selves perilously near the water'ssume that the period from 1023 to lic works, would do more to reduce Spurred by its aspects, does create an entirely new situation. edge. What is needed to the pro-the present time has been one of unemployment than any other im- many a well-meaning parson from Indeed, unless a marked change vision either of a suitable railing unrelieved depression. Many of mediately practicable scheme. time to time has set out,

to capture the a distinct or similar structure along the sea-our Industries have been quite There is no other industry which nets and traps, occurs, there seems danger of the whole scheme wall for the whole atretch from prosperous during all these years. provides so much ancillary and in-elusive thing that is our soul.

Blake Pier to

the ferry approach. The depression has been mainly direct labour as the building trade. having to be dropped. Such a In the past, when this suggestion confined to our staple industrica The employment of an additional an empty husk. This huak is all The only thing secured so far is development would be little short has been put forward, it has been which employed the largest num-1314,000 men in building operations that has remained of us, until our of calamitous, as there can be no argued that an obstruction would ber of workers, and which were and on public works would also give out be recalled from ita questioning the point that the be caused to sampans or junks lying largely dependent on overseas employment to another 314,000 in wanderlust. Bill represents a sincere desire along the sea-wall; but there is markets.

ancillary occupations and a further by Britain to evolve a fair and should make use of this section of really no reason why such craft

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Since 1923-the number of persons-

When she pops the question: section of the Conservativo Party atruction. We put forward the ing, building and public works employed in electrical wiring and "Who wants his soul saved?" we as strengthening their view that idea in the interests of public safe-and distributive.occupations.

contracting increased by 108 per shall be in a position to be amongst the proposed scheme is likely to ty.

These facts give us material for cent.; in artificial stone and con- the first to put up their hands, prové entirely unworkable. It

examining how far it is within creto 110 per cent.; in heating and After that, all we can do is to the power of this country to effect ventilating apparatus 107 per cent.; hope for the best. will certainly be difficult for the

considerable reduction in this in electric cable, lams, etc., 80 per cent.; in paints, varnishes, etc.; volume of unemployment.

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CHANCE OF NAME

The world's unrest has for years been showing itself in many and One of these is the strange WAYS. Passion for changing names, whe- ther of towns or of streets, Some-

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a measure which, in its present form, is inacceptable either to Congress or to the Princes. True, according to Sir Samuel times even the name of a country a substantial improvement in the For many reasons I do not think

There is, in fact, not one manu- Hoare's lateat Commons speech, is changed, as in the case of Per-coal-mining industry can be ex- facturing trade which will not be the Government feels that the sin, which desires to be known in pected. The revival of shipbuild- stimulated more or less by a build- Princes' opposition is based on future as Iran. That is shorter asing depends upon the revival of ing boom.

arise,

I do not think it is an exaggerat- world, ed estimate to any that the employ-

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a misunderstanding of the details well as more melodious, and brevity foreign trade. There is not much of the Bill, and that amendments is a strong point in favour of the prospect of a real revival in our

80 long as can be introduced which will name of any country in these times export trade

öf large-type headlines. The conditions remain unsettled. satisfy the States, whilst at the aame time not sacrificing the country that wants to get its due in the news of the day is general Federal structure of the wise to have a name of only four reform plan. But it would apor, five letters, for which reason pear that the opposition is not Iraq is much to be preferred to merely in regard to detail, as Mesopotamia, The only danger is the resolution passed at the that now, with Iraq and Iran both Princes' conference expressed on the map, and these, moreover, the definite opinion that alters contiguous countries, some slight

confusion may occasionally tions are needed on fundamental and the misdeeds, if any, of the points both in the Bill and in one attributed to the other. Geo- the Instrument of Accession.graphy, too, does not become any Obviously, the Princes feel that easier with some countries show their rights and privileges are ing an almost feminine fondness for change of name. Especially Is Sir inadequately safeguarded. Samuel Hoare asserts that on this so if one happens to rely on na oid text-book. Who would now points in which the Princes dare to speak of Christiania or wishes have not been met the Constantinople? St. Petersburg Government will undertake to became first Petrograd and then see that they are; but it may Leningrad. What it would be to well be found that any conces-day had not Lenin had the per- sions made in implementing this pleacity to die before his Com- assurance will serve to increase would be so bold as to guess? The munistic glory began to fade, who the opposition already encounter-map-makers, like the compilers of ed in political circles in British encyclopaedias, have a disheartening India. In other words, the task. They cannot keep pace with Government, in its anxiety to the march of progress; Always satisfy the Princes, may discover they are a few moves behind the that it has merely jumped from times. It would not be a bad thing, the frying-pan into the fire. The named without giving a few years' therefore, if no town could be re- position at the moment is cer-notice to the League of Nations. tainly one of extreme delicacy. From the fact that the Princes

are known for their loyalty to India, and are therefore entitled the King-Emperor, and for their to look for adequate guarantees keen destro to see the British regarding their future status. connection preserved, it is clear. It is a thousand pitics that this that they would not have' op- unexpected crisis should havo posed the Bill-except for good arisen, but nothing is to be and adequate reasons. They gained by attempting tỏ mini- must be given a square deal, mise its importance. The fato since the Foudatory. States com- of the Imperial Government may prise a third of the territory rest on the steps it takes to deal and a fifth of the population of with the new altuation.

"We haven't met one really Intelligent person. We may as well havo stayed at home,"

This brings to mind a

grent Biblical truth-the saying that there is more rejoicing over the redemption of one sinner than the entry of a host of angels.

this great truth,"

with

With the two component parts

there when Aimee drops in from Shanghai,

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To-day's Triolet

Why do the busca arrive in pairs

After our half-hour waiti

1 say to Joan as we climb the

algirs

Why do the buden arrive in

pira

And ake with her hoity-toity

airs:

I'm quite unable to state Why it is that the busca arrive

in pairs

After our half-hour wait,

ment of the unemployed. building and construction operatives would directly and indirectly reduce un- employment by one-half.

This reduction would add £100,- 000,000 a year to sponding power, and lessen unemployment pay by £50,000,000.

It is proposterous to think that 125,000 men could not be employed. on much needed public works-on. removing dangerous fövel crossings, on rural water supplies, on new bridges, on railway electrification, and on a score of other far-too-long- delayed improvements.

I have not put forward these guggestions 'ns a permanent solu- tion of the unemployment problem.. But I believe they would break the back of the prosent huge, total of workless,

Meanwhile other and more far- reaching schemes will have to bo carried through. Our resources in: the land will have to bo fully daveloped; industry will have to be reorganised from top to bottom; our vast Calonfal: Empira will hava to be developed to provide us with export trade; boys and girls must not be brought into industry long- before they have acquired a useful: education.

It is a gigantia task. But It Is..

not boyond the powers and

re-

| sources of this age, so marvellous -

Lin tany of its triumphs..

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