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NOTES OF THE DAY

STRAIGHT TARIFF ́ ́·

MUSSOLINI AND ABYSSINIA

By G. WARD PRICE

The heart of the British farmer has been choored by the clear and unqualifted declaration of tarif poler which BK. Ji Hà Thoa made in his survey of Dominion · relations, says the Dolly Mall, He stated what Mr. Baldwin announc- ed in loss definite terms some months ago, that "instead of a system of restrictions, and embar goes, which leads to all manner of friction... the policy at which wo' are aiming and the agreement

League resolutions leave unalter which we are striving to obtain ised the necessity for facing facts. a tariff with a substantial prefor-

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AST April the British Govern- | would be cut off. Italy could send ment took part in a League of them no reinforcements or sup Nations vote of censure on Gerplles, for the Mediterranean would be closed by enemy submarines. many for rearming;**

What more likely than that the Abyssinian tribesmen, who for years have been raiding on the frontior, would take the oppor- tunity to swoop down upon the Isolated Italian garrisons? And what greater ignominy for the

Now, only two months later, the same Government has negotiated a naval agreement which settles how Germany is to do it.

Mr. Anthony Eden, the newly ap- pointed British Cabinet Minister for League Affairs, has already played a prominent part in the efforts of that body to interfere with Italian policy towards Abys- sinia.

founded by the democratic Govern-

ments which it displaced?

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ence to the Dominions." Wo wel- Next August another, choice be-Fascist regime than to lose Colonies como that statement the more between fact and theory will have to cause, as our readers well know, be made. for yours the Daily Mail has called for a polley of straight tariffs of the kind suggested by Mr. Thomas, with ample proference to the Do- minions, in place of the present confused complex of quotas, restric- tions, levies, subsidies, and market- ing boards. The straight tariff alone can straighten out the awk ward tangle of the milk and beef- and bacon schemes, and thus secure the solvency and stability of Brit- ish agriculture.

DELAY UNAVOIDABLE

There must, unfortunately, be

Mussolini's Immediate aim, there- fore, is to put Eritrea and Italian Somaliland in a position to look after themselves, without support from home. For this purpose an army of 100,000 white troops and If these efforts are renewed | 200,000 native auxillaries is being when the present period of "arbit-created there, with arrangements ratión" onds in foredoomed fallure, for their supplies to be drawn from Italy will leave the League, as

sources beyond the Red Sea... Japan left it in consequence of similar attempts to obstruct her in Manchukuo.

Halian feeling with regard to Abyssinia is as little appreciated in

this country as our attitude in the Fashoda affair was understood on the Continent.

I have had better opportunities.

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As far back as

1906 Britain. France, and Italy came to an agree- ment which contemplated the parti

The Very Idea!

NEW POLICE FORCE

Insidious Propaganda "Is Having Its Effect

– By Sunt... Edward Kolly

Kelly, who has been read-

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- ing all the correspondence in * morning contemporary regard- ing Alm censorship, agress" "with. the correspondent who says that there's not enough consoring in Hongkong.

The dreadful infiuence of cer tain types of filma on children I already well known, Mr. Kelly ayers. Bat what, he zake, of the Infigence of another and more in-

sidious type of flm on the adult population?

"Bring var censors to their cen sora!" s■ Mr. Kelly's motto,

system of propaganda threa

A pernicious American tens to rock our Police Force to its very foundation.

And when you rock a' police force to its founda- tion, it's no mean feet

We went up to Police Head-

quarters yesterday to interview Mr. Burlingham on the subject, but he was too busy counting the cigars and bowler hats that will be issued clothes detectives to see us. to Americanized Hongkong plain"

That is the Arst of Italy's aims

We refer, of course, to the in East Africa. The second is to number of pictures that have secure ultimately for Italian settle-been screened lately, depict- delay before the now policy can be ally led nations like the Japanese, plateau with its bracing, temperate ican police farces-forces.

Highly disciplined and energetic- ment some of the lofty Abyssinianing the work of the Amer- applied energetically. The Argen- tine agreement prohibits further Germana, and Italians will not per-

climate and fertile soil. Italy, taxation of Argentine meat importa|mit third parties to meddle with whose area is about hair the, size

This insidious propaganda is. until November of next year, and their vital patriotic aims, any of France, has 2,000,000 more in already having its effect. the Danish agreement prevents more than this country would have habitants. Only by hard work and Since "Manhattan Melodrama" limitation of Danish bacon Imports allowed it when she was building low standard of living can the was screened a movement has till June 1936. But when the straight tariff is put into effect, let up her own Empire. It is not yet Italian people exist in its cramped been started in Hongkong to the Government make sure that forty years since war between Brit-confines. Emigration is stopped Americanise the Colony's Force. MONDAY, JULY 22, 1935. there is no nonsense about itain and France was only averted by foreign restrictions, The terri-will be equipped with sirens, Any day now the riot squad that it is sufficiently high to give by the withdrawal of the French tory in Asia Minor promised by while dashboard radio sots will our farmers efficient protection and PARITY. IN

expedition which the Dominions generous prefer-

had occupied the Allies during the war was whisper, in the modulated voices ARMAMENTS

ences. The Empire must come be. Fashoda, on the Upper Nile, and never conquered. It is natural, employed by all Hongkong police fore foreign interests. It offers an so threatened to interfere with our ; therefore, that Italy should look for gorgeants, the magic words, "Call- "The reason why limitation, expanding market for our exports, occupation of the Sudan.

new outlets in Abyssinia, a country ing all Cara!" disarmament or agreement in stationary or

whereas the foreign market is

so backward and brutal that the dash up behind erring motorists on Trame police are being trained to contracting, The the air is vital is because of the first principle in framing the tariff

British Government fourteen years screaming motor-cycles and to ask, ago protested against its admis- "Fresh guy, eh? Where's the swiftness of the stroke from the must be to encourage to the utmost

ion to the League of Nations.

Aro ?" H air. What we have to stop is food at home, and thus at once to British agriculture to grow more that race in arms which can only provide healthy employment for end in bankruptcy and may end British inbour and insurance Thus spoke Mr. Bald-against the risk of starvation in war. One of the earliest measures win at a mass meeting held at of Mr. Baldwin's new Government than most people of becoming tion of Abyssinin between them the Albert Hall recently. In should be, in accordance with this acquainted with it. In Rome reinte spheres of influence. these words, he put his finger on policy, of guarantee the continu-cently I had an hour's private con at the same time Britain andtion, we can deplet for our public ance of the beet subsidy, since versation with Signor Mussolini France made a similar arrange-life of a young Hongkong pollee- official experts have declared the which mainly dealt with the Abysment by which Britain, In return growth of that crop to be "essen- tial to intensive cultivation." sinlan' question. Similar talks in

each of the thirteen years since he for a free hand in Egypt, recog

nised the right of the French Gov- There will, of course, have to be ernment to penetrate Morocco, the periodical raids on the dreadful What France did in Morocco Italy speakeasies and night clube that

infest this fair Colony. now wants to do in Abyssinia.

We foresec the European Y.M.C.A. These Italian ambitions in Abys-national Club an the first joints to and Women's Inter- sinin do not clash with any inter- be raided. In the case of the for- ests of ours or of the French. On mer, a dozen screaming police cars the contrary, the unruly chieftains will tear down Salisbury Road, of the Abyssinian frontier-districts Axes will be employed by the polite may some day become as aggres-and the residents will be suddenly to`gain admittance to the Y.M.C.A., alve against us in the Sudan” as Eritrea and Somaliland may ap- they have shown themselves to the surprised with the evidence of gullt. pear to us insignificant possessions, Italians in Somaliland. By close in front of them. The bottles of but they make up one half of Italy's on thirteen years of brilliant ad- Formazone, the draughts and the Colonial Empire. They are nar-ministration Mussolini has given chess boards and ping-pong tables row strips of territory, 3,000 miles proofs of the bencfts that his rule will be taken by the police as ex- from Italian ports, and each of would bring to Abyssinia. The hibits. them with a long and vulnerable | genlus of the Head of the 'Italian Mr. Ingram will probably barri- land frontier bordering on the most Government, which has transform-cade himself in his office with the powerful and warlike country ined his own country, deserves

other Y.M.C.A. gangsters and

500,000 well-armed men. Africa, which can put into the field wider field. By opposing its exten-shoot it out with the raiders.

alon to one of the last and most Radio listeners, by tuning in to hackward of independent native the police station's wave-longth, progress of civilisation. States we should be hindering the will hear juicy flashes of informia-

tion. Such as--

the central point of the arms danger, and he also provided grounds for the contention that the British Government should

came to power have convinced me take the initiative with a view to | ACCEPTABLE' THEORY

of the sincerity and frankness with getting an agreement to end the

If, as the Daily Mail believes,

which he speaks on such occasions. arms race and to ensure parity the heart of the "home" farmer

Italy has two aima in Enat at as low a figure as possible. has been cheered by Mr. Thomas'

Africa, to which many counterparts In the same speech, Mr. Baldwin altogether likely that there will be can be found in our own history: definition of the tariff policy, it in remarked that if there is to an equally happy reaction in the The first le to protect what she has be collective security, common Dominione. Unquestionably they got the second is to secure new have benefited, and will beneft still territory for over-sens settlement. sense, common honesty, and

further, from Great Britain's pre- common fairness demands that. ferential treatment of their raw all should put an equal amount products. Their wheat and meat, minerals and fruits, and all the into the pool. That is a state countless products that go to make ment which should find general their revenue in pounds sterling acceptance. But in a system of one of their surest sources of pros- collective security, surely the more important place in the mar

perity, are gaining a

and measure of the equal contribu-kets of the United Kingdom. The tion should be collectively deter theory of preference in tariffs is mined. There cannot be any obviously. At the same time the most acceptable to these Dominions, ground for each nation maintain- United Kingdom cannot afford to ing armaments at the same high relinquish its prestige in other than

more

Empire marketa for the sake of the Dominion producer. Britain's cus- tomers are scattered all over the globe, Not for a moment do we

level which it would seek if it were the single defender of its own security. It was on this ground that there was recently wish to discount the advantages of solid system of Empire barter, some criticism of the British de-ndequately protected, but at the cision to fix air parity at the same time it would be a serious French level, the critics asking if, in pursuit of a leak-proof Em- loss to the British manufacturer why we should go up instead of pire proference scheme, the great down? Certainly it can be industries were to sacrifice their argued that if parity at the level still substantial trade in all other of 1,500 planes will give security, Empire trade should be encouraged than spheres of British control. so will parity at the level of 1,000 to the very limit, and If the British or 500 planes. And common-

industrialist were not faced with serious competition from foreign sense suggests that, if agree-producers in the Dominions them- ment can be reached, parity at selves, and even in Britain, we a low level is to be preferred to would be more ready to accept the parity at a high level. If all the by the Daily Mail.

"Empire first" policy championed Great Powers stand for peace, as they declare, there ought really

to be no question of a race in an immediate understanding om- armaments. A system of collec-bracing all the principal Powers, tive security does not require the high parity would not have high or increasing armaments, been decided upon. It is the and the thought suggests itself absence of that prospect which that if nations can trust one an- has necessitated prompt action, other not to exceed a common in view of the danger of a swift figure based on a high level, they threat from the air, to which Mr. ought to be able to trust one an- Baldwin recently alluded. On other to abide loyally by an general principles, however, Bri- agreement fixing their strength tain stands by her desire for at a lower figure. It is not to world disarmament, and what- be doubted that Britain is anxi-ever else may be said about the ous for a world armament agree-recently-concluded naval" agree- ment, and that she has with the ment with Germany, there is greatest reluctance felt com- good reason to believe that the pelled to treble her Air Force Government regarded it as a step Had there been any prospect of towards the end in view.

Europe, those little Italian Colonies If war were to break out in

Almost

"Now that thny've all graduated and become engineers and lawyer, I wonder if I shouldn't have kept them home and

taught them my trade,

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However, with our usual Imagina.

the incidents that will occur in the

man when the new scheme comes into operation.

"Calling all Cars! Calling - all Cars Public Enemy No. 1 just entered the Dairy Farm speakeasy In Queen's Road, Bring him in" Then, of course, the cars will tear down to Queen's Road and will rush in and arrest us, just na wo were gulping down the last of our Chocolate Malted Milk.

"Stick 'em up, Kelly!" the ser- geant will say.

"Say, bo," we'll reply. "You ain't got a thing on us. We've got, an alibi."

"Give him the wolks, Joe," one of the dicks will say.

the

all

After they have given us wolks then we rejoin their cars and wait for the next message,

"Calling all cars! Calling cara! (Wo're beginning to like this1)," the loud speaker will ex- claim, "A woman is being murdered. on the second floor of the Glouces ter,

So the cars will proceed to the Gloucester, and the Johns will use their axea again to break down the door of ZBW's studio. Accidents liko that are always liable to hap- pen, however, especially with some of our Hongkong singers.

Naturally, Mr. Burlingham will have to see that ROMANCE is in- troduced into the Hongkong police force. Perhaps arrangements can be made for some of the Peak love- líès to co-operate in this matter,

All that is necessary is for them to be arrested and put in Victoria Gaol that is, penitentiary, on B murder charge. The Sergeant- -who-fell-in-love-with-her-whi o n-hez-~~

arrested-her-but-always-believed-In- her-Innocence will move heavch-or falling heaven, the Peak--and. earth to find the gulity person, who will be discovered just as the

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