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THURSDAY, APRIL 4,, 1935:

THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1935.

NOTES OF THE DAY

THE WORK DOLLAR

OIL-THE LIFE BLOOD OF NATIONS

By GLYN ROBERTS,

Every, novel idea for currency reform is studiod, by America's | experts before it is pigeon-holed or scrapped, because somebody might| produce some scheme which would bo of value. That is windom. The administrators are afraid to laugh at a fool lest they should HIREE substances, all of them dare-devils. It produces its own be presently proved in error. The T lying originally, under the Talleyrands,

Cromwells, Napo- latest worry for the big people at earth's soil, control the pofities of icons.

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The Very Idea!.

THAT LAST DOLLAR

By Horatio Bogg, Pauper

was the day after pay- day, but, Allah be prais ed! we still had that last

the White House is the work the modern world, and possibly It does not seek the limelight; dollar." Somebody brought this the destinies of mankind. Volun Idea into the Capitol and Congress tarily the human race has given its big men exercise from behind remaining dollar, secreted, mon cannot make up their minds tremendous power to gold, to coal the curtains of the diplomatic for additional safety, in our

stage on influence which has some- whether it is just mansenso or and to oll.

its affected the destinica of Coat-lining. something which will prove a blossing. The idea of the "work This is, above all, the age of peoples,

That was not as it should be dollar" is something like this: an oll. Gold and coal have both lost

when, by all. the, rules and tradi- hour of standard inbour, worth their predominance. Men who

Half-truths and innuendoes in tions, we should not have retained $1 to the worker, shall be made have had unique opportunities of the

of forming judgments worth listen-this terrific story have repeatedly that much wealth so long. The standard measurement of ing to Presidents, Premiera, found their way into books and Goda would be angry, and whon monetary values. The Iden stabilising money in relation to a Foreign Ministers-havo realised newspapers. The whole truth as they were angry they would find

never been told, and probably wages index is old to English this and said so,

never will be.

a way to accomplish our complete economists, but it is something: A very cautious man, Calvin

ruination. altogether now in Washington. It Coolidge, the late President of tho The world will probably never

the whole truth of the Premonition of evil which proved is a discovery, according to Mr. United States, observed: "It is learn F. W. Mason.

manager of the even probable that, the supremacy diplomatic moves shortly before to be only too true. It was an Progressive Party, which consists of nations may be determined by King Feisal's death. The full talo other. "Flower Day", and, alt un- of the remnants of the La Folette the possession of available petro will never be revealed of the Presidential Campaign Army of leum and its products." 1924, sometimes known as the Mugwumps, the American father of the "work dollar" plan.

IT MEANS THIS:

Georges Clemenceau. France's ultra-realist national leader, re- marked: "A drop of oil is worth In drop of blood:" He might have added that It has usually cost it. What does it all menn? some- body asked Mr. Muson. And Mr. Lord Curzon, who know just how Mason said: "Standardisation of and why the Great War happened the work dollar at a value of $1 and ended, commented after the for unskilled labour Armistice: "The Allles were carri per hour would be accomplished through aed to victory on a flood of oil." Government offer of employment

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"Mr. Bogu, you have not bought a flower from 18." "Mr. Bogg. this one should go well with that nice suit of yours."

doings in Russia and the Near East Buspecting, we walked into the of Sidney George Reilly, allas trap. Rosenblum, of the British Secrot: Futile to have sought escape. Service.

We had hardly dodged down a lanė. The identity of the Secret Sor- when our exit was barred at both

accured a vice man who

Near ends, and ahead were two fair Eastern oil concession by posing sellers who had beaten us to it. as a priest; the relations between all interests, Continental armin- "Folled again!" we snarled. We ments firms and the Paris Pressi had the hunted look of a quarry the fantastic but plausible story run to earth, but our fist was at!!! contained in French Secret Ser-clutched tightly over the dollar. vice File No. 28,779-these inre to anyone seeking it, thereby com-

likely to remain in the ambiguous pelling an eternal rotation of new The daily life of a modern State and sinister background of ru- wealth. The Government, as an would be atrophied, with immour, true or false. employer, would pay wages on mediate food shortage, outbreaks sliding scale, low enough not to of disease, civil dissenalon and

The great known oil-fields of the compete with industry privately universal panic, if the supplies of

Who could have resisted those owned, but progressively high petroleum came to an end. As for world are roughly divided into two

Caucasua and thedears? Our resolution melted liko enough to force industry to pay war, it cannot be contemplated areas-the $1 an hour minimum wages, The without enormous reserves of this Caribbean. It was in the Cau- wax, and we surrendered that last

now one of

Once again we were broke. the dollar. money would be put into circula- priceless liquid fuel. Not one canus, then as WORKLESS MILLIONS Lion in payment for emorgency waggon could move, not one lorry, richest areas in the whole world, The Gods had found a way!

work without any limit to its not one aeroplane, without petro- that the Arst Ol Magnate of the

It was a new kind of flower by modern type appeared. A graphic indication of the volume. The Government employ-leum.

which we were sold. extent of unemployment inment agency would be in a posl-

The same is true of most navies, This was Hassan Kouli Khan.

Whether the flower was 'n rose of subject of the Shah Europe was provided by figures ion similar to that of the post Since Lord Fisher's tenure

of Persinar a geranium, we don't know. office. If an individuni goes to power, the British Navy, the and of no one else, whom we and The paint is unimportant beside the issued yesterday to the effect the post office and. pays three greatest in the world and the the last Prince of Baku, exporting fact that it had to be a new kind that Germany has 2,764,000 cents the Government must give Empire's time-honoured guard 2,000 bourdiouts, or sheepskins, of of flower every time a Flower Day workless, Britain 2,272,000 and him a postage stamp. Similarly against aggression, has become petroleum a month in the first was held.

it an individual went to tho Italy, well over a million. Other Government and

entirely oil-burning. There is not years of the last century. By tax-

It is a sad story, matern, going countries. notably Belgium, services, the Government would be important ship in the whole lug the sales of this oll the Persian

Fleet to-day burning coal.

Shah found himself a rich man. back to a number of Flower Days. France, the Irish. Free State, and obliged to put him on the payroll

It is a technique subsequent Shaha We recall that, in an attempt to within forty-eight hours and pay This condition of things has not have perfected.

economise, on an occasion we had Holland, report a marked in him with new money. This money come about suddenly. It is the

saved a rose, anticipating that roses crease in the number of

un-would be redeemed systematically, result of the gradual changes of One day in 1805 the Princo would again be sold on the next employed last year. The prob- through the sale of products manu- the last seventy years, To-day Tsitsianov, with a handful of men, Flower Duy to come. lem is one which is causing great factured by the workers, or taxes the Governments of the world are presented himself at the Palace of

Our anticipation turned out to concern to peoples and Govern- provements,

levied against valuable public im- deeply, involved in the politics of Hassan Kouli Khan and demanded

such as highways, oil,

the sovereignty of the Khanate of be quite correct, but because we Baku in the name of his master, bungled over the job, wearing our ments alike, and at the morient The Government would get the

the Tsar of All the Russius. The rose before these flowers were. there seems little prospect of a money to start the ball rolling at

a printing press. Assume," saya Oll politics are world politics in Khan invited the Prince into the actually out on the streets, the solution along orthodox lines. It Mr. Mason, "that the Government a very real sense, for he who Palace, smiled amlably at him, and Committee became auspicious, and is of interest to note, however, would give emergency employment controls petroleum for the next swept off his Insolent hoad with started an inquiry.

The upshot of it was this decree- that as from the present month to 10,000,000 unskilled workers two decades could put himself in one mighty blow of his scimitar it by caravan to the

of a new flower for each sale. Three hundred million dol- cards skilfully, that it need Shah, Ling" into force a scheme which |tars of now money would be put a great many revolutions and con-

There again, we were folled. But as hope springs eternal in the will make all young

him from: remove into circulation and the parchas- vulsions to persons

But he himself very soon follow-human breast, and as this hope is units in a rigid State-controlled ing power of the nation would put power.

ed the gift to Persia, and the about our only possession at the up help wanted' signs. A ma- The secret war for oil has never Tear's Cossacka antered Baku. moment, we are still holding on to plan. Under this plan, young jority of these workers for the stopped since it broke out half a The Russians at that time know that rose. Maybe we may outlive people will be required to place work dollar' would soon And their services at the disposal of employment in regular industries. Century ago. It will not stop for nothing of petroleum. The in- the whole range of flowers! Then, In a short time only the relatively ome time yet. It actuates and dustry fell into a decline. The when they have to come back to the State Labour Service. This unfit and short-time workers would otherwise inexplicabic of the Commandant at Baku-regarded still hope to bave on the Committee explains the behaviour-often Taar's nominee for the post of the rose, that last laugh which we organisation will have power to be left in the emergency labour

them send

class, and their support would cost Governments of the world's Great at St. Petersburg as virtual exile will be pura. to work on

thought he would recover the Im- the people very much less than owers. farms, to toil on construction

portal approval with a detailed ac Science from an Armchair. at present." It seems that all It is the cause of bloody revolu- count of the projects, or to enrol in a labour that is needed is new money.

resources of the! We heard this week of an aged Why tions into us-obscure South Khanate. In his report figured Empire-builder (retired) who, camp. Thus the young worker make a man work for it? we ask. American and Near Eastern coun- this thick black liquid.

every morning, as he makes his will pass under the sway of a Why not give it away? and bring tries. It attracts men of genius,

slow, dignified way from bar to "Very interesting," Bald the bar, is followed by the following centralised, disciplined authority Prosperity back that much faster and men, too, whoso acquiallive

Instinct is developed to the stature Tear. "Send a scientific expedi-animals-a mauve elephant (ordin- quite as rigid and strict as that | HOLLYWOOD'S "SAVIOUR""" of a perversion-adventurera, (Continued on next column) ary enough, and needing no com. of military conscription. Such

ment), three orange-tinted camels Dickens is Hollywood's "anviour."

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a controlled plan is the logical The foit quenes at the ticket offices result of any nation-wide, au- thoritarian control of labour by must gladden the hearts of motion. picture theatre managers ng "David the central Government. It Copperfield" pulls in such crowds marks a definite departure from as have not been seen since the a free, fluid labour market. easy-come-easy-go free spending There have been many proposals daya of five years ago. Just what is the secret of this put forward in various countries. for absorption of the unemploy-ntiainstic acclaim by so large a ed, but the great majority of It cannot lie altogether in the in- these carry with them manifold telligent casting of the parts, or imperfections. Some of these in the sympathetic handling of the defects are inherent in any at- subject. Other screen attractions tempt to put people back to work have been cleverly cast and well before the alow

of directed. Excellently portrayed as process

are all the roles in "David Copper- recovery becomes uncolled

fold" the feminino. personae of others arise from the fact that leas successful films have included as in the United States, attempts names more "glamorous," to use are being made to solve the the current, and rather overwork- problem through voluntary ed, Hollywoodiam. Grappling with methods. Whilst it may be every-day problems; weary and possible to effect the desired end seared with a pseudo-sophisticu more quickly by complete State tion that scoffs at sentiment and control of labour; it is question-brushes virtue by, many are find able whether in the long run the ing something more near reality in the unashamed sentiment, and outcome will be to the benefit of simple virtues inimitably depicted the country choosing such by England's foremost. novelist. method. The real task lying

before economists and statesmen

is to endeavour to fit re-employ-which at the moment happen to ment plans into the existing in- [be inactive. One point, which dustrial framework. It may be has been made plain, in recent that such a process will be slow years is that small hopes can be in its results, but there does not entertained of the efficacy of scom any royal road to economic national action; the issue is one recovery. In the final resort, for co-ordinated International practically overything depends treatment. Until the various on the overcoming of the con- countries most affected come to tinued world depression. But a full realisation of this point, this cannot well be hastened; it it is unlikely that any material must eventually come from the improvement will be brought operation of economic factors about.

I'll be glad when our crowd gets a bit older and stops having

birthdays,"

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As he invariably carries a hunt- ing-crop, he gets little trouble from hia pets until be geta to the corner of Pall Mall and St. James's Square. Hare, for some reason, they refuse, more often than not, to keep In Unc.. He does not condescend to argue or bully them. He merely observes, in an icy tenor which once put the fear of Allah Into the aboriginals of the M'Bongo hinterland:

"Any more trouble from you, by Gad, and I'll take a couple of aspir In and get rid of the whole ruddy lot of you!"

tion to see what use can be made

of the stuff." Some of Russia's greatest savants were in the Cou. CREVA for many weeks. Thetr verdict waa:

"Petroleum is a liquid which has no use whatsoever. As for its nature, it is a sticky liquid with an unpleasant smell." It cannot be employed in any pro- ductive fashion

But history has judged other- wise. Several hundred thousand men and women and children have died since then for the Oll of Caucasus. To-day, more than ever, tho city of Baku and the in- calculably rich petroleum fields of the Near East are the centre of a ruthless secret war.

In this otherwise unimportant: fathmus, between two large Asiatic Iakes is concentrated billions of dollars worth of the liquid which makes and breaks Governments..

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