1936-04-24 — Page 18

THE HONGKONG Telegraph, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1936.

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THE SPIRIT

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T

News from Washington

WO hundred miles

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the capital of the United

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get a vote

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FRIDAY, API. 21, HB6,

CIVIL SERVANTS' SALARIES

ahead.

There is fat plenty on all sides.

That town is capital of. these United States of America-Washington,

where politics

-Thit thứ hiu nulien or tha Supreme Court-chlet foo of the New Deal-aro the busiest people it. America. Bost score: Seventy-one decisions in three months,

THAT THE

best political parties are given by Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, fairy godmother of the De. mocratic (Roosevelt) Party, and Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, Anan- cial "angel" of the Republican (Big Business) Party.

That current topics of conversation are the new senator for Louisiana, who is widow of Huoy Long Louisiana's pocket demagogus; Mrs. Roosevelt; the chances of the Demo crats winning next presidential elec

tions.

That the women newahawks are as mad as anything because Mrs. Roo- sevelt, now a columnist, keeps all the chuleo titbits for her column, gives them the scraps.

That I know a senator who sleeps in his office-provided free of charge by a grateful country--to save the rent of an apartment.

industry a

profitable

by C. V. R. THOMPSON

D. C. retired naval, military, civil

America's most profitable in- officials, hotels, convention or- re- ganisers, restaurants, grocery dustry-politics-is alone sponsible for its revival from stores, clothiers, salesmen of

a dull, inproverished town into top hats. a busy, thriving city.

Washington's citizens live by politics and its by-products alone. The business of govern ment feeds and clothes diplo- mats, lawyers, newshawks, lobbyists, telegraph - operators,

NR.A., National Recovery Act, A.A.A Agricultural Adjustuurnt Administration,

Fib

PP.A., Public Works Administre-

PER.A., Federal Emergency Ite- hef Administration.

There will be general agree NOTES OF THE DAY

JAPANESE MENACE

if

WASHINGTON

has always tried to hide this fact, has prided itself on being a real lazy Southern city, whose citizens cun, wait, Micawber- like, for something to turn up while its legislators spend all their time waiting for something to turn down.

Its hotels were slowly Rodding off into bankruptcy. Its great homes were hoarded up. The beautiful tree- rimmed circles that make the place look like a series of parks began ta tok dowdy. The capital, was in f decline.

Came the New Deal and the dawn of a new Washington, a Washington that could not. help-itself -making- money. The New Deal, with its N.R.A., A.A.A.. its P.W.A.. its F.ER.A.,* thirty other alphabetical agencies, brought hundreds of extra civil servants to town.

to

Then Big Business get to lighting with Mr. Roosevelt, and sent its lobbyists, experts, "chisellers" Washington to see what could be done Even Big Businessmen and about it. their lobbyists, exports, "chiseliers," have, as they explained to Mr. Roo- sevelt when he prepared to tax them, to eat and to sleep,

So Washington. is rejuvenated city. Its hotels are full. Its rea- taurants are prosperous. New cock- tail bars open on the hour, close after hours,

The boards imve come down from the great old mansions, which now house the Rural Resettlement Ath ministration, the Fine Arts Division of the PW.A the Utopian dream of Agriculturist Rexford Tugwell.

FIRST LADY

postage

That the Upper Set can always be found at the " Street Club," former home of Mrs. Jimmy Curtin, mother- in-law of Pate Bastwick; that politi clans enn dance and drink freely there without fear of scandalising their con- stituents; that if you are lobbyist your first move in to persuade an at- bractive young woman member to come on your pay-roll so that she will arrange a nice party for you with an many senators as your expense 110~ count will stand.

That attractive young women are abundant in Washington; that the New Dealers bave the best-looking secretaries I have ever seen.

That there is a great surplus of women in Washington,

THAT NO SECRET

is ever safe in Washington (I have just said there is a great

That Mrs. Roosevelt's favourite Surplus of women); that to tell

when nanoyed expletive mach!"

is "Oh, the contents of a new Bill in confidence is the best way of Roosevelt's favourite getting it round town, That Mr. hobbies are swimming,

That the Washington Monu- stamps, reading English history. ment is k favourite suicide

That Washington's most popular spot.

That Titian-haired Mrs. Cisale woman is Irene Boyle, secretary to

of the British Ambassador Sir Ronald Lind. Patterson,

is Herald, sny's wife.

America's only big-time woman news. paper editor-in-chief.

That there is only one xurecesful night club in Washington.

That Secretary of the Interior Ickes is bar-tender, an hotel-kesper, a THAT THE BEST tourist agent, a flour miller, because he la experimenting on a new cocktail eating in town is at Harvey's, to popularise Puerto Rican runt, is established in 1878-houry at running an hotel in the Virgin Islands

a campaign to encourage tourists to tiquity to America. Specialities both places, a floor mill in the Govern- are stowed oysters, terrapin, ment's park at Rock Creek. In pri- snapping turtle stew.

vate life he raises prize dahlina.

That D.C. stands for District of That the next best eating is at Columbia, and that the inhabitants of The Mayflower Hotel, favourite Amerien's capital are the only people luncheon place of lean Colonel Marvin who do not linye votes. McIntyre and pudgy Steve Early, That it is time to say "Farewell, White House secretaries.

Columbia."

That the next best eating is at

the Senate Dining Room. Speciality The District of Columbia is iden Is old-fashioned strawberry short tieal with the city of Washington and cake. No alcoholte refreshment is consists of land ceded, during Work permitted.

ington's presidency, by Virginia and

That Washington is as cold as Maryland so that no Stuta should, by woman's scorn in winter, as hot as contrining the capital of the USA the late Senator Huey Long's temper be un object of jealousy among the

others.

in summer.

What The Locarno Treaty

pent with the point made by the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, in his speech on Government salaries

Canton is ringing again with On Wednesday, that the method of a temporary levy is no real rumours of an impending autonomy movement in Fukien, scene of an solution of the problem with abortive revolt two years ago in

famous which the Colony is faced. which the

Nineteenth What is obviously needed is a Route Army played a conspicuous, unfortunate. part. It is the thorough overhaul of the ser-supprestion of certain reliable quar- vice conditions of the Govern-ters that Japanese influence is be meat personnel. Happily, there hind the recurring, unrest in this section of China, and for several is promise of such an outcome.months past we have been con- and, for the purpose of making cerned or bored, according to our the necessary investigations it views, with the persistent reports of rebel activities. For weeks, is immaterial whether the mat-according to-, news sources In ter be taken in hand by a Com-Kwangtung. the Canton military mission or by tife Executive lenders have been alert to the dangers of the Fukien situation, Council. The probability is and troops have been sent to vari

The trees have been manicured. that quicker results will be ous points at which it was suspected The streets have been repaired. New achieved by the latter body, trouble might arise. But the re-lonic and Doric temples of justice and commerce have been opened. There peated alarms seem never to have are great parties. There are beauti His Excellency the Governor,

beyond the stature of

ful women, beautiful clothes, beautify! HOW far and under what con- fuct helps explain Whitehall's “who “is” thoroughly convinced of rumour; and yesterday's will proba-"|"Jewellery Nowhere is there poverty;ditions is Britain committed air of relative detachment, us the need of reforms, has ably prove ng more significant.

I HAVE BEEN by the Locarno Treaty to help compared with France's demand This Is not to suggest that the ready taken steps to review the stories of Fukien pintting are moving about this new Wash-France or Belgium against Ger- for action. rent and other allowances which false; or

that. Even

The following procedures are Chinese ington, and here are some of the many in the Rhineland? Civil Servants enjoy, and this suspicions that Japanese interests, facts I have gleaned :-

Within the carefully guarded stipulated: aspect of the question will be ort them, are, baseless. Of these That Washington's most diplomatic phases of the treaty

possibly unofficial infiuences, sup-

party alleger". taken into account when con-matters we cannot judge. But we popular diplomat is Michael itself, Britain is amply protected violation of the Locarno Treaty or of sideration is given to the salary rather feel that the gravity, of the MacWhite, ex-Foreign Legion against having to send troops Articles 42 or 43 of the Versailles scale already in forec in the Fukien position is exaggerated. naire Minister for the Irish Free unless in her judgment condi-Treaty, which govern the demilitaris- State, Best story-teller in town. tions require her to do so. This ing of the Rhineland, the party is to African Colonies, the suitability However, if it is as precarious as

bring the question before the League some Chinese observers appear to of which for Hongkong is to be believe, the South

China leaders

Council. France has done this. investigated. The Colonial who have been clamouring Ter Secretary, in his speech at action against the Japanese aggres-

sors may ret have their Wednesday's Council meeting,portunity.. made reference to the efforts be ing made by the Colonial Office

grown

op-

to secure unification of condi- Government service. Every- tions in the Colonial services body wants to see the fair thing generally. It must be apparent, done by our Civil Servants. The however, that there cannot be demand for a lessening of Gov- exact duplication in each and ernment expenditure rests on the belief that the Administra- every Colony. Living costs,

tlon is overburdened with too climatic conditions and other matters should be taken into many highly-paid officials, whose account, in which connection salaries, together with other Hongkong may materially differ privileges, constitute too heavy from other Colonies. Such uni-a charge on a Colony of the size formity as is possible, however, of Hongkong. Over a period of would greatly help in facilitat- many years, there has grown up ing interchange of officers be-in this Colony an altogether too administration. That tween the various Colonies, costly which would be all to the good. cost must be reduced. In the There is undoubtedly a feeling process, there may have to be, in some departments, consider- apparent amongst certain sec- tions of the Hongkong Civil able, substitution of dollar-paid servants for men on sterling Service that Government ser- vants are being singled out for pay, whilst certain of the higher ranks may have to suffer a re- unfair treatment, but the public view coincides with that of His duction in their total remunera- Excellency the Governor when tion. But this should not mean he states that the temporary

that civil servants doing, an levy is a reasonable measure and

eniential job of work will be i one which is not incommensureither under-paid or unfairly ate with the deprivations and treated in their general service losses in which economic condi-boils down to the Colony cutting conditions.. The whole question tions have involved people in its garment according to the every walk of life outside the cloth available.

Asks Of Britain

SIDE GLANCES By George Clark

*

"Oh, boy! She's going to make a grand slam. If she only plays this hand the way I'd play it.”

1. In case any

any

It is significant that reference to Article 44 of the Versailles Treaty This was omitted from Locarne. article makes violation of the Rhineland provisions "a hostile act" against the signatory power. place of this provision automatically determining the aggressor, Locarno enables Britain to determine for her self whether an "unprovoked" act of aggression has been committed, as the following clause shows:

เ

Paragraph (3) of Article IV of Locarno provides in case of "lagrant violation" by one party that:

...each of the other contract. ing parties hereby undertaken immediately to come to the help of the party against whom such a violation or breach has been directed as sonn na the saût power has been able to satisfy itself that this violution constitutes an un- provoked act of aggression

and that by ressor either of the crosă-- ing of the frontier or of the out- break of hostilities or the assom- bly of armed forces in the do- militarisod zone intmediate action is necessary....

It is further provided that in caso of flagrant violation the Council in due course shall make recommenda tions. The parties aro bound to follow these recommendations, pro- vided they are reached unanimously by the Counell, excluding the parties engaged in hostilities.

Since Britain has a permanent vote in the Council, she is able to decido barown course of action_in_caso. either of an "alleged" or "flagrant" violation.

Articlo 9 further exempls the Bri- tish dominions from any obligation under Locarno which they do not

I voluntarily necept.