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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1935.

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We have complained before. of the futility of strikes as a weapon of labour in Recuring... redress. We say again, more vehemently, that the policy is destructive and unsound economically, and will react upon the heads of those who support it. The general strike in Britain, authorities maintain, was bad strategy, moreover; and, that the Inbour movement was seriously

weakened as a ponacquence.' We believe in the rights of the work- ing man; the right, that is, to comfort and fair wages and a reasonable hope of a decent old age, without charity. But if conditions

It im-re such that good wages are im- the "fair presses me as being excellent possible, the level of value in the £300 £350 class. wage" must conform with them.

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losing money consistently, it is absurd for those employed in it to demand more remuneration, and in the long-run disastrous for them. to strike, for the blow may cont pletely demoralise and even ruin the backers upon whom their liveli- hood depends. Labour answers, exeusing the strike, that if indus- try is losing money a shut-down won't hurt it anyway. That is fallacious; and it is short-sighted. Better a little than nothing at all. Let us consider the American ship- ping and longshoremen's strikes which have been responsible for the tie-up of merchant vessels In the Pacific coast ports for weeks оп end. Already the company operating fast passenger vessels THE DEPRESSED AREAS | between San Francisco and Puget

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MONDAY, OCT. 21, 1935.

Sound ports has had to abandon

ENGLAND EXPECTS-

"England expects that every man will do his duty,” the most famous signal ever flown by a

British warship,' hoisted on the "Victory” at Portsmouth. --

To-day is the 130th anniversary of the famous Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson's last Victory,

which ended for ever Napoleon's dream

of the Conquest of the British Isles.

The extraordinary hunger- this service because of the logan T is said that the hour brings

on

the man;

two different elements the hour of the French Revolution brought two men, one on tand, the other on the sea.

On the French side the necessi- ties of land warfare brought Napoleon; on the British side the needs of war at sea found the greatest of all seamen, Horatio Nelson,

of

by

Lt. Cdr. C. H.

Nelson bad given England and her Empire" a watchword which has lasted now for 130. years, and which will endure un- tarnished and over-now till ships no longer sail the seas,

At ten minutes past noon Col- lingwood's flagship, the Royal

ROLLESTON Sovereign, passed through the

strike which has been proceeding entailed by labour disturbances. among South Wales miners, al-That means that scamen, engineers though arising over a dispute and dock workers are going to lose regarding the employment of their jobs. It means that those non-unionists, serves to draw at- who were not satisfied with a little tention to one of the worst do-nothing at all; and those who were are going to get not more, but

Franco-Spanish line under the stern of the Santa Ana, and with pressed areas in Great Britain. | satisfied to accept what the opera-

First Lord of the Admiralty, that her first double-shotted broadside While Napoleon was studding the .combined A recent visilor to this district tors could afford to pay them will the frontiers of France and the Fleet, now at Cadis, represented guns and killed or wounded 400 Franco-Spanish dismounted 14 of the Santa Ana's

stated that his tour was like also be deprived. The same thing countries beyond with stupendous the bulk of the enemies' naval of her crew. going through the ruins of applies to the Dollar Steamship military victories, the Admirals power.

Then the slaughter began, and England were ringing the

alowly and surely during the after- Pompeii, so grim was the im-Company, we are told. Mr. Stan-

If that fleet could be brought into noon British gunnery and British situation waters round France with no less

action and decisively defented the tenacity sank or captured 11. of pression left by the sight of ley Dollar admits the

goes "from bad to worse," and brilliant naval "achievements.

But, just as none of Napoleon's remainder were of small account the 16 ships forming the rear half dilapidated and disused works that the company is suffering and victories gave him at one and Britain would be Mistress of of the combined flect. It is this state of affairs which seriously. We wonder what it

Meantime, the Victory had also blow the mastery of the Continent, the Seas. Barham sent for Nelson has led to a demand that local would do without the mail subsidy, so none of England'a sea con- and placed in his hands command come within range and was assault- of the now reinforced British ed by every ship, in the enemy's the and what the seamen's unions will quests gave her command of the Fleet off Cadiz. With that feet run that could bring a gun to bear, rested the future of the British But no answering gun came yet power to clean up the district do without ships to sall. and take possession of the land on which those ruins.stand.In.) BRITISH, MINERS, support of this contention it is pointed out that the Government has not hesitated in guarantee ing interest on over forty mil lions sterling for transport development in London, and that money is equally needed to remedy conditions of poverty in South Wales. A challenge has, in fact, been issued to the Government to the effect that if it will set up a Commissioners' Council with a grant of half the sum named, with powers to co-

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In view of the lessons taught in

seas that wash three sides of that Continent.

world.

In both spheres a final battle Empire and the destiny of the from Nelson's flagship. Her salle were pierced, her sides were hit, had to be fought and that at sea had to "come-first:-

That was in September-1805, and 50 of her company lay dead or dy Sontewhere between the North the whole world realised that the ing, but the Victory stood slowly on till she had, drífted under the Cape and the Nlie there must be final clash at sea was very near stern of the Bucentaure, Admiral other spheres, British coal miners staged a culminating naval action None understood that better thun Villeneuve's flagship. Then she will probably be reasonable in their which would dictate whether the Lord Barham, and

none better

spoke; she did to the Bucentaure present dispute with the employers, final land battle would be fought than he knew that now, if never what the Royal Sovereign had al- They will avoid a strike

on English soil or on French. before, would the men behind the ready

done to the Santa In February, 1797, Sir John Jer- guns of the Victory, Royal general or prolonged nature bevis broke the back of Spain's naval Sovereign, and their consorts, be ness in the light breeze the re-

Ann. With maddening slow-.

power at the Battle of St. Vincent. required to put forth efforts sur-mainder of Nelson's column came In Ocober of the same year Dun- passing even any previous achieve Into action and massed against the can similarly treated Holland at ments of their own.

enemy's centre. Four of them fled One man only on the active list and of the rest four were taken or Camperdown. Two years later the Dutch Fleet surrendered, bat of the Royal Navy could inspire destroyed before the day was over.

of a

cause they know the industry enn- not afford to pay them two shillinga a day more and still keep the mines open. It is sad; but it is true. Miners' wages are poor; indeed they are less than are required to supply a family's bare necessities, and the employers have been

It

Spain was still a naval force to them to such efforts; his name be reckoned with.

was Horatio Nelson, the idol of

NELSON,

In 1798 Napoleon's attempt to the English poople, and the best- attack India was frustrated by loved leader of men who had ever Nelson at the Nile and Sidney flown, an Admiral's flag Into Smith at Acre. In 1801 another British man-of-war. attempt of Napoleonic subtlety, to

England cripple

by indirect means, was blocked by the same Nelson at Copenhagen.

a conspicuous figure with one emply sleeve pinned Justifiably criticised for not taking

his breast, was walking the deck ordinate the schemes between

advantage of Government - built

with Captain Hardy. He wore all the various Departments, the

his decorations and medals. At machinery to settle their differ- problem can be solved. One of

1.30 p.m. a musket-ball fired from ences with labour. But neither of the chief causes of complaint these causes justifies a strike.

October 19 the Euryalus, the fighting-top of the Redoubtable from close off Cadiz, signalled struck the Commander-in-Chief's with regard to the depressed is only in cases where labour has In 1805 the fleets of France and "Enemy coming out of harbour." left epaulet and passed through to areas is that the Commissioners been obviously and shamefully Spain in separate squadrons occu-

Nelson closed in from his station his spine. Nelson fell to the dock. who have been appointed by the exploited that a strike is in any

pied the harbours of Brest, Roche. 50 miles to the westward. On Oc- "They have done for me at last, Government have had no co-

fort, Ferrol, Cadiz, Cartagena, and tober 21 the sky was cloudless, the Hardy," he said, "my backbone is way excusable, and even then it is Toulon. Off each of those ports sea surface was glassy, but there shot through." It was; they car- ordinating authority, and. that a weapon which may easily turn in

1 British Squadron, generally was a heavy swell: the west-nor- ried Nelson below to the cockpit, he they have encountered a deal of the hand of the wielder and do vastly Inferior in strength; west wind was merely a zephyr and himself covering his face and de- abstruction from the Treasury. him an injury greater than that watched and waited, ready to the Franco-Spanish, Fleet crept corations with a handerchief lest In some of the areas, seventy infilted upon him at whom the harbour and attempt to combine, more than half a knot on a course as he passed them that the man attack should the enemy leave along at a speed of perhaps not the men at the guns should know per cent. grants have been blow is aimed.

At Boulogne Was Napoleon's roughly parallel to the land, they reverenced. was hurt. offered, leaving the local authori-

Grand Armee waiting to cross the To the avost in two columns For three hours he lay in agony, tics to find the rest out of rates sary on the land, but that is far

Channel.

about a mile apart and, with overy constantly inquiring how the action In April, 1805, Admiral VII. sall set to the light breeze, Nelson was going, and expressing himself which they are quite unable to from the facts, and It is making leneuve, with the French Teulon and Collingwood, with 27 ships as satisfied when told at 2.40 p.m. raise. This cannot be regarded no contribution to the problem Fleet; escaped while Nelson had against 33, had the wind astern that 14 of the enemy had struck as a satisfactory method of deal of the depressed areas to hold been driven away by foul weather. and made good about one knot, their colours.

through the water. ing with the question, and it is out hopes of a kind which are ships at Cartagena, and made for through the enemy's five-mile-long I have done my duty!"

Villeneuve picked up six Spanish

At 4.30 p.m. Nelson died; the last Nelson's plan was to pass clean words he spoke wore: "Thank God I certainly not helpful that vari- never likely to be realised. the West Indies. Nelson went

ous departments of State should Obviously what is needed is after him, failed to find him line with his two columns, thus be differing as to which should big national scheme of re- through being misled by a false lingwood, with 15 ehips, was then TIS legacy to England and to our

cutting it into three portions. Col. accept responsibility in this organisation in

report, but chased him back to these areas. Europe.

to tackle the 16 rear ships of the Empire. Was twofold-comi- matter of admitted national con- The appointment of Commis

enemy, while Nelson held the re- mand of the sea and the inspiration cern. There is

maining 17 with his 12, attacking contained in the Inst entry in hla the further sioners to investigate the prob- NELSON called at Gibraltar, wont particularly those in the centro diary: "May the Great God Who point that many of the un-lem is of little value unless they ashore for the first time for two before the van could wear round worship grant to my Country and employed in the depressed areas are given some measure of years, and then proceeded to Eng to their assistance..

for the benefit of Europe in general have already lost their insurance financial power and their recom-rived off Cape Finisterre, had an and unorthodox; it was the "Nel- may no misconduct in anyone. land. Meantime, Villeneuve Br- This plan was startlingly now a great and glorious victor); and rights, due to their having been mendations acted upon. It is indecisive brush with Sir Robert son touch."

tarnish it; and may humanity after out of work for so long a period. impossible to read. of the condi-Calder's feet, and then, to the

victory be the predominant feature in the Britisk Fleat.

"For myself, individually, I comf to combine with the French Breat climbed to the masthead of the mit my life to Him who made me, Fleet at the mouth of the English. Victory. When their meaning had and may His blessing light upon Channel.

been interpreted the mon manning my - sudcavoure - for serving my brought to England by the frigate message with round after round of sint myself and the just cause News of these movements was the British ships answered their Country faithfully. To Him I re- Euryalus, and it was at once ap- ringing cheers: "England expects which is entrusted to me to defend parent to Admiral Lord. Barham, that every man will do his duty.” · Amen.

Mr. Lloyd George has been tions in these districts without south to Cadiz instead of north AT 11.40 am. a group of flags

consternaton of Napoleon, went

claiming that under his "New feeling that a more vigorous Deal" plan some 600,000 work-policy is called for. And one of ers could be taken from depress- the first steps necessary in the ed industrial areas and absorbed South Wales area is a complete by agriculture. The assumption reorganisation of the coal in is that skilled work is not neces-dustry.

Amen.

“Amen”