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MUDDLE IN CHINA

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There is no adjective; or set of adjectives, which can adequately describe the politico-economic con- dition of affairs in China to-day, What we mean is, that there la prob- ably no living man with sufficient knowledge of the situation to give of what is a clear description

and developing between North South, what the Japanese intend in Hopel, Shansi, Charhar: Shantung and elsewhere, what Nanking. le going to do with her currency re forms and how the Government will about nationalisation, what Britain has promised China in the way of assistance, and what Britain and Japan, respectively, think of All that we can say one another. by way of commont is that never £325

confused. a. situation more But at the same time we can be

•PECIAL arrangements extend-equally positive when we say that S

ed to the motorist going on the issues, numerous though they home furlough for delivery in be, are all of outstanding import London and use. at Home and ance and euch can have a tremend

dous bearing upon the future of subsequent re-delivery in Hong-the country, and upon the affairs kong at above landed prices...

of other nations with interests in Daferred terms-Repurchase the Fur Fast. It is not use mich Licence and Insurance arranged. to say that at this monent Italy's painful-little operation upon the shuddering state of Ethiopia is the background by pushed into developments in China. Oue climax follows another with such rapidity as to bewilder completely the ob servor of ordinary intelligence who attempts to keep up with develop

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NOVEMBER 13, 1935.

.GENERAL

ELECTIONS

TO-MORROW

WHY I WELCOME

AN EARLY ELECTION

(X/HEN the House of Com-

WHE

mons adjourned at the end of July the prospect of an election some time this autumn

By the

or winter seemed probable on- Rt. Hon.

ough.

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It was not a prospect cal- culated to arouse any very great excitement. The main issues over which it would be fought. seemed clearly indicated.. On the one hand the substantial re- Government's the cord

of

L. S.

Amery

ая

achievement in the economic ture of European peace, field: the restoration of our built up on Anglo-Franco-Italing credit; the balancing of our co-operation, and a restored Budgets the million additional workers in employment thanks German domination; whether it to the tariff and to Ottawa: the may land us in yet another "war million houses built-all this an earnest. of more good work to to the come and in contrast proved failure of Socialism in the past..

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to end war," with several more and yet bigger wars to end war in the offing all that is another question,

AS

The-discussion on sanctions is atill going on. The in- effectiveness of those that have been imposed has become more and more evident. The clamour for more effective sanc- tions, sanctions involving direct interference with Italy and con- stituting acts of war, has grown louder.

The public, on the other hand, is beginning to realise more and more that there is a real danger of our being dragged into a world-wide conflagration. What will the effect of that be on the election?

Mr.

THE Socialists, except the

handful who follow Lansbury or Sir Stafford Cripps, inevitably committed to calling for more sanctions at Conservatives by

stand

Sa policy for the election It all costs. has undoubtedly proved, for instinct hesitate to follow such the other hand, Socialism would make play with the all who are not absolutely blind, a course, and every day of the the grave inadequacy of our de- campagn has driven them more fact that nearly two millions fences, whether our policy be and more in the opposite direc-

tion. are still unemployed and that that of protecting our own in- large areas of the country are terests or of carrying out the

It is impossible at an election no better off than they were, behests of the League. It has for the ordinary candidate to The first crisis came with the de- claration of the Nanking Govern- with the unpopularity of the also exposed the folly of So- evade direct questions. If the means test, with their general cinlist leaders who now clamour question is "do you advocate ment that it would nationalise its silver. The exchange market was criticism of the "capitalist sys-

that the more unqualified the defent. most moved by that announcement, tem," and, last but not least, for war after having done all in sanctions which are likely to and the anticipation of it. But on with the Government's failure their power to make sure of lead to war?" I venture to say

to bring about disarmament and

What, however, will be the candidato's "no," and the less he top of it came the allegations from

with the inevitable increase in reaction of the nation to the beats about the bush with re- Tokyo that Great Britain playing a deep game with Nanking

our defence expenditure.

Government's policy and to the ferences to "isolated action" the and that British money was behind

The result, too, seemed one critical international situation more certain will he be of sup the Chinese monetary

that could be predicted with which that policy has brought port. Public opinion generally felt a re

For my part, at any rate, I to this assertion and the reasonable confidence: a swing about? For it is after all the action denial from Great Britain, while it back to Socialism in many of nation that decides not merely shall not wait for questions but was immediate, has not entirely the big cities and over a great for or against the election issue make my opposition to war sanc- dispelled the suspicion in the Japan-area in the industrial North, presented by the Government, tions clear beyond all doubt in ese mind. That is not exactly sufficient to recapture most of but what the issue is going to my election address, polite on Japan's part. Meanwhile, the traditionally because Japan so strongly objects to the Chinese monetary reforms, and has expressed remonstrances,

GROUNDS FOR SUSPICION

Was

moves.

more

Labour

or be.

Liberal seats, but not enough to prevent the Government being returned with a good working majority.

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are

That the result of an election circum- fought under these stances will be a Conservative majority I have no doubt,

The Very Idea!

On that point I can only give my personal opinion for what it is worth. I believe that a great

But I believe it will be .n the United States has taken a hand

majority of the nation aro de- in the business, Washington news-

The Liberals, as such, would termined to support the streng majority with a very definite papers are loud and outspoken in

almost disappear.. The Lloyd thening of our defences. I be mandate, not for intensifying their criticism. They are

George excursion, with its curi- lleve that a still greater major- the international crisis, but for embittered by the fact that a sec-

ous blend of reflation by borrow ity determined that we putting the brake on Mr. Eden's tion of Japanese opinion is seizing upon recent incidents in Shanghaling and Nonconformist pacifism, ought not to drift into a Euro. activities at Geneya and getting to claim provocation on the part of did not seem likely, scriously to pean war over Abyssinia. How out of the present entanglement And that is China. But all of these develop modify the general conclusion. will these two determinations as best we can. ments, and they are disturbing

affect the clection?

why I welcome an early elec enough in the mass, are trivial com-

The answer, to my mind, is tion, JAPAN'S LOAN.

pared to the prediction from well- BUT this humdrum prospect informed sources that Japan is has now been rendered in- now clear. It depended entirely ATTITUDE

assisting in the formation of a new finitely more interesting, and at on the situation at Geneva. If system of autonomous states in the same time more confusing, Italy had climbed down, or if, on Japan's discomfiture over North China, the first to Include

by the Abyssinian crisis. The the other hand, it had been proved beyond doubt that Nanking's

reform Hopei and Charhar, with Shantung, Government's election policy on currency measures has taken the surpris-Szansi and Suiguan-joining later that issue-has-been-dominated the members of the League were by one consideration. Impress- not prepared to support any ing turn of refusal to participate

ed by the strength of the pacifist sanctions that would possibly in any international loan to

vote they have, been convinced stop Italy, all would have been China. The suspicion has been

If Japan is suspicious of Britain's that they could not carry the de- plain sailing for the Govern- strongly voiced in Tokyo that interest in China's monetary af- mand for effective rearmament ment.

reasonable without having first proved be. Britain is at the back of the fairs, how much more currency decision, but it is now Japan of some invisible motive in

will it be for the world to suspect yond all question their devotion IN the one case the Government would have won a signal vic- definitely stated in London that encouraging autonomy of the North to the League as a body capable

tive security." In the other Britain has neither instigated China provinces, even though Japan of preventing war by punishing tory for the "system of collec

is only indirectly assisting in that the aggressor.

I am dealing with their policy, they would have proved that, in 'the reforms, nor in any way

endeavour? And although Japan

election aspect. spite of all their efforts, that' helped to make them possible. will say that the "Federation of purely in its What is more, it is categorically Chinese States" will be under the Whether it was wise in itself system has failed. In either denied that Britain has made direction of Nanking, who is to or consistent with our past at case, the mouths of all their a loan to believe that not only Japanese in- titude towards the literal execu- critics will be stopped-at any any "proposals for

In con- #uence and money, but Japanese tion-of the Covenant; whether rate, for the moment. China. Presumably

What has happened, howover, formity with the policy agreed troops and warships also are not it is likely to succeed or fail;

If this report whether its success may involve is that no such definite to on the formation of the Con- behind the move?

of a projected "Federation" of the collapse of the whole struc- conclusion has been reached, sortium in 1920, there have been tentative discussions regarding true, then Japan, is either taking. the granting of an international loan, and surprise is now ex- pressed in London that, at this juncture, Japan should intimate

her

autonomous states in the North is

planned course of action to resist want she believes to be an attempt on the part of Great Britain to gain some sort of hold over Nan- ing, or else she is merely making the rumour of British "e-opera- tion" with China an excuse

to

intention to take no part therein. When the Consortium was established, there was a fear further her own ends in East Asia. that China might commit lier- Whatever the case may be, and we self to innumerable private do not pretend to know the truth of loan obligations, and Britain, it, it will be long before the the United States, France and atmosphere of tension and suspicion Japan agreed that they would becomes clarified and we can see combine in any further ad-atairs in China in un uncoloured vances made. China has never, tight, Moreover, it is sure that as officially recognised the, exis-long as this incertainty remains, there is danger of national feeling tence of the Consortium: nevertheless, the polley which running off the tracks and causing an accident-which will be extremely its creation implied was endorsed painful to those unfortunate enough by the nations named. This to become involved, very fact invests the Japanese withdrawal, now minounced,

with mystification and signi- wreck the scheme, in which ficance. The announcement is event China would appear to linked with the currency re-have three alternatives left-na form issue and serves to em-reversion to the silver standard, phasise Japan's objections devaluation, or definite linking thereto. In it, Japan professes with the yeh.. The first-named concern lest China should come step would create a considerable under foreign (obviously mean-economic upheaval and would counter to China's recent ing non-Japanese) control. But, run

in the event of a loan being policies; the second would not made to Chinn, surely an inter-placate Japan; while the third national advance would obviate might arouse opposition in other the possibility of any one nation quarters. The situation at the enjoying greater control than moment, is confused and com- another. Of more immediate plicated. The only factor that importance than any loan at the stands out prominently, is that moment is the question whether Japan is definitely against the China will be able to operate her scheme of currency reform re- now currency-decree. It is felt cently initiated by the Chinese in some quarters that Japan can Government.

"Miss Perkins, will you look through these birthday gifts from my grandchildren and acknowledge same with notes express-

ing my sincerest appreciation ?"

SOME POSTSCRIPTS

Including a Conversation With the Awful Child

Reported by Ed. Kelly The Awful Child "Daddy, why did the Government. put an embargo on silver?”

"That's to stop the money from going out of Hongkong, my child."

"But why do they want to stop the money from going away, duddy?i

"Well, son, it's the same us with Rover, our dog. When he went out on the footpath this afternoon, daddy had to chase him and bring him back and tie him up. If daddy hadn't put an embargo on lover going away, a bad man would have come along and It would have cost daddy a lot of

money,"

"And did putting the embargo' on '· Rover save you a lot of money, duddy?

"Yes, my child."

"That's funny, daddy. A funny looking man asked me your name when you took Rover away. He said that some tiever learn to tie up their dogs until they've been caught where it hurts them most."

Aco High

"Let's play poker-Ethiopian style."'

"Ethiopian style? What's that?” "Duce is wild !"

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Nazi Man

Two men were walking down a Berlin street when one romarked to the other, "It's a terrible Govern- ment!"

A Nazi policeman heard and barked, "You're under arrest!"

"Under arrest-whatever for? We were talking about the Abys sinian Government:"

The policeman laughed and sald: -"Huhl You can't hoodwink me. There's only ane terrible Govern- ment!"

Autumn.

"I told my wife she needed a new hat yesterday."

"You told her that? Good gracious! What did she say?".

"She said, "You sit down quietly, dear, while Iphone for Dr. Smalley!