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NOTES OF THE DAY

RED SAVAGERY

An instance of savagery which must arouse in ́everyone who hears of it a desire to see a rapid end of the Communist forces which still over-run parts of China, lá the story told by our correspon- dent of the outrage in Sian a fow

young wife of

MUST THERE BE UNEMPLOYED?"

By VISCOUNT SNOWDEN

TEED. we have 2,000,00 un- N

The Very Idea!

SAVE OUR SOUL!"

By Horatio Bogg. Blamer

Something may be done to im- Aimee Macpherson, Hot

employed? Certainly not. prove the textile trades by, the

I know enough of the nature stimulation of the home, market, tho

days ago. Mrs. Frencham,

a missionary separated from her husband when the Reds captured them, was left ten days Journey from any hope of succour in the mountain-

country of Southern Shensi, in a pitiablo

Gospeller, is arriving in

and difficulties of the unemploy- and the same may be said of the Hongkong to-morrow to ment problem not to raise exposto-metal and engineering industries. save, amongst others, the tions that it can be solved by a The prospects of an early and soul of Horatio Bogg, Hot

fow Orders-in-Council,

wife through her recent confine-next twelve months by measures ment. The atrocities which these within our power. lawless forces have.committed, and this is only one of many, must act

big reduction in the volume of

But I do not accept the com-unemployment in four of the six Papa. condition. She was expecting a placent view taken by a Cabinet Industries mentioned above are Almee, we want to let you know child in a few daye time. A gal-Minister that we must be recon-not promising. This leaves two that it will be a dificult if not lant colonel of the Chinese Govern-

for consideration.

Impossible task. Our soul will ment forces, who attempted to as-ciled to have at least 2,000,000 sist Mrs. Frencham and her hus-out-of-works for the next ten years. The distributive trades are the not be there. band to escape, was immediately I believe we could reduce that largest employers of labour in the

No, we don't mean to say we are killed, and his wife with him. Mrs number considerably within the country. There are over 2,000,000 going to do anything rash. Life Frencham had nursed the Colonel's

more than one-third women. In is still worth living for, and, as a insured workers in these trades, December more than 200,000 were Hot Pap we are enjoying it to the day is different both in its naturo think that this occupation is por-

The unemployment problem to- unemployed. I am inclined to brim. and intensity from that which we manently overstaffed. In the last ten years the number of insured persons in it has increased by 55 know in the old days.

Then we had no permanent un-per cont. of "unemployables." employed except a small residuum

So many good things have come trade depression threw capable we 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 persons in work when the inevitable improve. building trades, and 271.000 in to find our soul tripping lightly ment in trade came.

public worka contracts. Of these amongst the geranium beds in the numbers 314,000 were unemployed Pubile Gardens. in December-189,000 belonging to the building trades and 126,000 to publle contracts.

as a spur to the Nanking Govern- ment, and the provincial authori- tics throughout all China, in their campaign against this plague of be stiallam. If there lo which the rest of the world can anything do to assist in crushing these so- enlled Rede, it is time the ald was proferred.

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The last of the six industries

What we were going to say iras jol that we have had quite a lately, trying to keep body and soul together.

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

For this and other reasons, it

It back work and to the realities

much 80 WO are afraid that, mercury-like, it will slude Almoe's

rasp na It has constantly ours.

But it should be worth the

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A mishap which befell a well- Now we are faced by the tragic known resident on Tuesday even fact that we have hundreds of ing. when he had the misfortune, thousands of workmen who are through taking a false step, to fall surplus to the requirements of the into the harbour, serves to direct Industry, in which they werd attention to the dangerous charac formerly employed. Large areas The Government have a Alum ter of the stretch of the Fraya wall which were wholly dependent on clearance scheme which aims at has been a trying time bringing extends from Blake Pier to the

have been rendered pulling down 250,000 slum dwell of an unromantic exlatence; -one trade Star Ferry approach. Several bus derelict because a large part of inga in the next five years and re- services have their termini at their trade han gone never to placing them with more decent Blake Pier, and it is surprising, return.

housca. This programme is ridicu- in view of the unprotected charac-

lous in its inadequacy. It is not tor, of the men-wall, that more ac-

250,000 sium dwellings which need cidents of the type mentioned havo We have now to realise that to be destroyed, but at least endeavour, for wo have been told not occurred. There is, at certain our industries are top-sided. Some 1,000,000 to rehouse the working by those who know us well that houra considerable congestion at havo 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 up tions. That will be a long job. However much the Imperialnear the Star Ferry wharf, there in this article I am concerned with Government may seek to mini-is extremely little room between something less difficult but Imme

THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 1935.

จ

ly

Should Almee enquira mora deep-

into the question, aho will realise that this is so because of the truly epic task it will set her and other soul-savers.

This brings to mind a great Biblical truth-the saying that thero is more rejoicing over the redemption of one sinner than the entry of a host of angels.

be recalled from its

builders waiting to do the

We have 190,000 unemployed job, What is to prevent them from being mise its seriousness, the opposi-the buses and the Praya wall. Asdiately practicable.

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

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

people are scrambling off or trade and employment brings out

on after lengthy and studied con- the buses in any considerable num-

Such a building enterprise, to some interesting and significant gether with the employment of the sideration of the measure in all ber, of passengers finding them- facts. It is quite wrong to as other 125,000 out-of-works on pub- its aspects, does undoubtedly selves perilously near the water'ssume that the period from 1923 tolle works, would do more to reduce Spurred by this great truth, create an entirely new situation. edge. What is needed is 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

ar similar structure along the sen-

practicable our Industrica have been quite There is no other industry which nets and traps, to capture the.

scheme, time to time has set out, with occurs, there seems a distinctor

wall for the whole stretch from prosperous during all these years. provides so much ancillary and in- elusive thing that is our soul. danger of

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

wanderlust...ak ancillary occupations and a further by Britain to evolve a fair and really, no reason why Buch craft

should make use of this section of Of the 2,000,000 registered un-equal number, Indirectly arising equitable solution of a problem the waterfront. So far as launch. employed about two-thirds belong from the increased spending power of great complexity. The latest

to half a dozen trades and in- which would be provided. to be ed, the railing could be so con-

dustries-coul wining, textiles, turn in events is sure seized upon by the "Die-Hard" atructed as to create no real obmetal and engineering, shipbuild. Since 1923 the number of persona

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

contracting increased by 198 per shall be in a position to be amongst the proposed scheme is likely to

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

examining how far it is within crete 110 per cent.; in heating and After that, all we can do is to will certainly be difficult for the

the power of this country to effect ventilating apparatus 107 per cent.;hope for the beat. SESES British Government to persist in

considerable reduction in this a measure which, in its present

volume of unemployment, form, is inacceptable either to Congress or to the Princes. True, according to Sir Samuel Hoare's latest Commons speech, the Government feels that the

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CHANCE OF NAME

.concern.

The world's unrest has for years been showing itself in many and strange ways. One of these is the passion for changing names, whe ther of towns or of streets., Some- times even the name of a country a substantial improvement in the For many reasons I do not think

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in electric cable, lamps, etc., 89 per. cent.; in paints, varnishes, etc.; 09 per cent.; in brick, tiles, pipes, etc., 60 per cent.; and in furniture, making 41 per cent.

There is, in fact, not one manu-

is changed, as in the case of Per- coal-mining industry can be exfacturing trade which will not be 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.

a misunderstanding of the details | well as more melodious, and brevity foreign trade. There is not much!

reason

of the Bill, and that amendments is a strong point favour of the prospect of a real revival in ourț I do not think it is an exaggerat- can be introduced which will name of any country in these times export trade so long as world ed estimate to say that the employ-

of large-type satisfy the States, whilst at the country that wants to get its duc

(Continued on next column) hendlines. The conditions remain unsettled. same time not sacrificing the place 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 up- or five letters, for which pear that the opposition is not Iraq is much to be preferred to merely in regard to detall, as Mesopotamis. 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 altera-com

contiguous countries, some slight tions are needed on fundamental and the misdeeds, if any, of the confusion may occasionally arise, 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 ng an almost feminine fondness inadequately safeguarded. Sir for change of name. Especially is

this Samuel Hoare asserts that on an old text-book. Who would now

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Cono happens to rely on points in which the Princes" dare to

apeak 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 picacity 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 compliers of ed in political circles in British encyclopædias, have a disheartening Indin. 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 fow moves behind the that it has merely jumped from times. It would not be a bad thing. the frying pan into the fire.. The therefore, if no town could be re- named without giving few years" position at the moment is cer-notice to the League of Nations. tainly one of extreme delicacy. From the fact that the Princes

be

are known for their loyalty to India, and are therefore entitled the King-Emperor and for their to look for adequate guarantees keen desire 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 opunexpected crisis should have posed the Bill except for good arisen, but nothing is to and adequate reasons, They gained by attempting to mini- must be given a square deal, mise its importance. The fato since the Feudatory 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 now situation.

["We haven't met ons really Intelligent person. We may as

well have stayed at home."

With the two component parte finally combined, we hope to be all there when Aimee drops in from Shanghai,

To-day's Triolet

Why do the buses arrive in paira

After our half-hour wait?

I say to Joan as we climb the

staíra

Why do the buns arrive in

patrati

And she with her hoity-toity

aire:

fat quite unable to state

Why it is that the buses 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 ndd £100,- 000,000 a year to spending power, and lesson unemployment pay by £50,000,000.

It is preposterous to think that 125,000 men could not be employed on much needed public worka-on removing dangerous level 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 suggestions as a permanent solu tion of the unemployment problem. But I believe they would break the. back of the present huge total of workicas.

Meanwhile other and more far- reaching schemes will have to be carried through. Our resources in the land will have to be fully developed; industry will have to be reorganised from top to bottom; our vast Colonial Empire will have 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 gigantic task. But it is

not beyond the powers and re sources of this ago, so marvellous in many of its triumphs.