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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1937.

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But now we know that, if war is not prevented, it is we who the brown will soon be called up; to wear khaki uniforms, march off to the strain of some inspiring military tune, fix the shiny bayonets, and hate boys We never saw enough to kill then. Or perhaps, as a great deal has been developed about methods since 1918, matters will be speeded up, and we will be wiped out with a few whiffs of sweetish, pale pink gas. It isn't much to encourage us, to know that we won't be the only ones

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The

Oh, yes! While we are in our class-rooms, our elders are ar ranging a future for us. 'It isn't much like the future we thought would be ours. We would like to live for our country. But un- less the course of things is very much changed, it looks as though we should only die.

Somehow it seems that all the hopes and ideals of American youth are being confused by the insistence on every hand of "in- evitable war," We realize that people say the next war will be in Europe. But we also realize how interdependent nations are. and see no guaranty that some

Hongkong Telegraph. party of that interdependence

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4. 1937.

won't pull us in.

By A Schoolboy

FEEDING THE GUNS

TO-DAY is tho 23rd anniversary of Britain's en- try into the Great War. The accompanying article in. dicates how a section of Youth thinks about War, 19 years after the last awful

holocaust.

An Ironic Pictorial Illustration of Morial Men's Behaviour in Defending What Ho 1 Pleased to Call His "Honour" by Loading the Guns With His Own Children. It is One of 24 Drawings by John Vasos

Depicting Aspects in the Behaviour of Contemporary Society.

war.

Messrs. S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ltd. France after the war and the this? Every day now the news- scourge called war. But we only ones that are taking this going, I said: "But when the

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idea that another war mean utter destruction ?)

I met a boy the other day whom I have known for years. He is just entering Yale. He "You know, I had said to me: FRENCH INTERNAL

a long talk with Dad the other PROBLEMS

night about whether or not it recently, we have been stopping to turn them against the false whether they would engage in would be foolish for me to have to think that the gray-haired leadership of the few. FT.

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frequent

I asked my tent mates at camp changes of a college education. They say diplomats who start wars are not We have been brought up to Cabinets in France of late have war is surely going to be de- the ones who fight them. But respect and love our country, what they would do if they served to draw attention to theclared in a few years; perhaps in younger men. War would be We do love it, in our hearts. But should be drafted. "I'd go to. a few weeks; and how can our pretty impossible if 80 per cent. going into war, and setting up jail," one said, "Splitting rocks serious domestic troubles with crowd duck it? I figure that I of us between the ages of 18 all the after effects of war which is better than getting your own which the nation has been threa-might just as well live life and and 35 refused to put on a uni- will result from our going, isn't head split," said another. "1 tened in recent years, and which, have some fun while I can. form. We know it to be truc, our idea of serving it.

just wouldn't fight," still another unless they are specily and I don't have to have a lot of but we are in conflict about how Already, several thousands of one said, but he sounded scared permanently righted, are likely education to be gun fodder!”. to go about making it effective. students have taken a solemn to say it. "Don't count on me, to prevent her from pulfing her This fellow is not to be shout- College men, future industrial oath not to defend the United Uncle Sam" another exclaimed, European affairs. ed down for being pessimistic. leaders, have just begun to States of America in any kind of but that sounded like whistling Weight in

We don't feel that this is in the dark. During the boom years which He simply faces what he feels to realize this. As a result, they war. followed the influx of visitors to all the rest of us, help believing are beginning to

be the truth. How can he, and have started to organize. They a cowardly idea, and American

Just to keep the conversation fight the boys and young men are not the first payments of Gernian re-papers carry the same sort of wonder if the older ones will stand. · England and France bands begin to play, you'll hum parations, the unwillingness of headlines: War Looms in Eu- bring on a war. before we can have their groups. Let us hope a different tune." And they the French taxpayer to pay up rope. Or, Declaration of War help ourselves?

they will be joined by others. said, almost like a chorus, "Sez and balance the Budget did not Certain. The radio announcers

Lots of people will go so far you!" The Oxford Union was one of as to say that this is a move- Unfortunately, however, there matter so much, but since 1926 and commentators seem to harp financial crises have been recur-on they don't seem to ques- tant step to save us from utter "red" demonstration. The argu- way: "Gimme a

on the subject with practical the groups to take this impor- ment with all the carmarks of a were some who answered this nice sharp rent features of French political tion that we cannot get around destruction. (Who has any ment is definitely undermined, bayonet and let me at 'em 1" The life. The bust remembered of war.

won't though, by the simple fact that kind that answered this way these crises are those which

The such organizations as the Oxford have to be reckoned with, as well brought M. Poincare back It was at one of those huddles Oxford Union voted for and Union, the Society of Friends, as the others. power in 1926 with his Govern- that prep school boys are so ac- against taking part in a war, and the Inter-Seminary

Union, the I go to a famous preparatory ment of National Union at the customed to. After the usual the results were.700 against tak- American Youth Club and the school in Rhode Island where it churches are behind it. Surely is the custom for lecturers to time of the Moroccan War, and subjects of movies, favourite ing part and 112 in favour.

come and talk. One who is es- they aren't "red" groups. the crisis which brought M. orchestras and who got kicked One year ago antiwar pro-

pecially interesting, and conse- out of what class that particular paganda was being distributed Doumergne back from his rustic day had been disposed of, the on 20 campuses. This year 100 that some California students back, is Mr. Gaylord Douglas. Recently in the Press I read quently always asked to come retirement to form a National subject of war again came up, more colleges and prep schools were arrested for distributing the colebrated peace worker. It Government again after the We talk about war a lot. It will take part in the nation-wide

in is his practice to lay before us, Stavisky riots of February, bothers us. But our elders make mobilization of thought. pence propaganda. Even

We New York, officials at Hunter in his own ansing fashion, 1934, and when the not aito-us-think about it by talking so really think it is better to mo- College refuse to allow meetings the interlaced situations of Eu- gether successful experiment much about it themselves.

bilize to find a way to live, than for peace talk under their roof. rope, and then offer us certain was tried of including Marshal The thought that hangs over to mobilize to die. Student Notwithstanding, the students pamphlets on disarmament and Petain, France's chief surviving schoolboy huddles like these is leaders believe that "complete, are not feazed, but hold their peace in general. In talking to War General, in the Cabinet always that it is our elders who satisfactory

armament" has meetings elsewhere. And it him afterward, he told me that SAVING

say that there will be war, but come to mean, not the assurance isn't only the students who have one of the schools he visited had The plenary powers granted to that it is we who will have to of peace, but rather the annoy- geen the need for organizing bought enough pamphlets for M. Blum a few days before the fight. We have been trained to ance of other countries and the thought. Officials of Harvard, the whole student body and OPPORTUNITY defeat in the Serate which led see that youth is expected to temptation to reach out and Yalo and Princeton have all con- mude them required reading.

to his recent resignation, and carry on the torch; but among grab.

tributed to the cause by speech- Well, if the R. O. T. C. is going to which were described as making ourselves, we think that the When we think about ways to making and encouraging discus. be required instruction, why not him a financial dictator, are not torch of war is a pretty futile spead a prejudice in favour of zion.

required antiwar instruction? anything new in French finun-hing to carry on.

peace, we know we are risking Dean Gauss of Princeton re- It is going to be interesting Our crowd is discouraged. We personal stigma. When a war cently published an article on the to watch the spread of cial life, for similar powers were have been made to feel that there does come, it is going to be much student attitude toward war. peace movement through col held by M. Laval for six months is nothing we can do about the more difficult to stay out of it. He pointed out that more and leges and schools, for it will in 1935. It had been hoped that situation. We are made to think than it will be to fight it, also. more people are getting at the spread. I wish I could see the the advent to power of M. Blum that either we go, when the time One won't be able to eat, or sleep, real character of war, and know expressions on the faces of some would have resulted in a firmer comes, doubtless to be killed, or or even be seen, without hearing it to be absolutely destructive. of the gray-beards, when they line being taken by Franco at that we don't go, and will be voices which know only a few

We hear the question, "Isn't ace more and more of their Geneva in support of the ideals promptly jailed as unpatriotic words: "Coward! Yellow I Swine! it just as easy to have peace as it young material slipping away and aims of the League of

is to have war?"

from them, because youth wanta Nations, The doublo - edged Every once in a while it occurs Well, then, the next war will The answer is definitely no. It to preserve peace, not engage in

to us that we haven't thought have to see the establishment of is not just as ensy. policy of M. Laval gucceeded in enough ourselves that, without a martyrdom which will never be been made as real as war. The ing for the munitions manufac Peace hasn't war. It is going to be agoniz- retaining neither the recently us, there can't be a war. Just forgotten-must never be for- colour of war in red and easy to turers, too, if enough young men nequired friendship of Italy nor in vindicating international jus-ally healthy and it is a case of

see. Wo don't know exactly simply won't fight. They will tice through the League of Onancial

what the colour of peace is, but have to close their plants and What has needed doing, ever it isn't strong enough yet, or bold live on their bad names. ways rather than Nations, hitherto a cornerstone means. It is to be hoped that since the postwar days, is now enough. Peace, by so many peo- It is going to be great, this of French foreign policy, and a speedy solution of present beginning to done. The pic, la sitiply taken for granted, cheating Death of millions of reduced French Influence in difficulties may be found, that question of peace is being taken while war is impressed on their lives, because the young de- Europe to a lower ebb than it her present troubles may not be from words and being transform- minds with posters, brass bands, mand to say what they shall do

with their lives. In its way it. had been at any time since the mistaken as a sign of weaknessed into action. We have learn- noise and colour.

by would-be aggressors in ed now that wur is made by the I was once very interested to will be a better scrap than war Great War. With her large pen-Europe, and that she may be few, though It has to be conduct find out just how a certain group ever could be. sant-proprietor population, the found playing a leading part in ed by the many. The many of boys, representing all types, Because the prize is not position of Franco is intrinsic-organising pence in Europe. need more than polite persuasion would answer the question of Death but Life.

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