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THE SOUL OF JAPAN

Reports of Japanese brutality in the Shanghai area, vouched for by sane persons, it would seem, do much to destroy any admiration and vestige of respect for these soldiers whose duty has brought then to China. It must be said, not by way of excuse but simply as an accept- ed explanation of an unpleasant fact, that war, and the killing of men, brutalises human nature. Often the mildest and most pleasing diaposition has been known to alter radically in battle, and there are proved instances of men af noble charac- ter who have done incredibly callous and calculatedly cruel

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WHO'S WHO ON

Labour's New Front Bench

With the election of twelve rank and file members, Labour's Front Bench in the House of Commons is now complete. Here are snapshots of them by ERNEST E. HUNTER

LEMENT ATTLEE.-The Leader. Educated at Haileybury and then at Toynbee Hall. Has been Under-Secretary for War, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Post-

Quiet, master-General. assuming, thorough, sincere. Knows his job and does it well.

un-

Arthur Greenwood.Deputy Leader. Yorkshire and proud of it! Expert in economics. Bonnie fighter in House:

Minister of Health in second Labour Government. Green- wood streets everywhere cam- memorate his achievements.

Parliamentary Executive

Herbert Morrison. London's pride and joy. Man who gets things done. Knows more about local government than all the Govern- ment Front Bench put together.

A. V. Alexander-Keeper of the King's Navee in second Labour Government: More than a match for Duff Cooper--the present First Lord. Fine forceful speaker.

Tom Johnston-Brillant jour- nalist. Watchdog on financial ramps

Lord and bucket-shops. Privy Seal once, but destined for greater things I he stays M.P.

Hugh Dalton-Brought up at Windsor Castle. Capital levy ex- pert. Blg. booming voice: "Uncle Arthur's" understudy at the Bound to be in Foreign Office. Labour's next Cabinet.

Tom Williams-Labour's "handy man."

Outstanding example of Indis- industry and application. pensable. The miner who made himself master of agriculture..

D. R. Grenfell.--"Dai" is an- other miners' member who has be-

an expert. comc

International affairs is his strong point. Tower of strengli to the Front Bench.

Wedgwood Benn.-Famous Par- Only Hamentary sharpshooter. man who ever seriously discon- certed the imperturbable "L. G." Once Secretary for India.

H. B. Lees-Smith-Liberal who

joined Labour after the Great War. One of the founders of Ruskin Col- lege. Professor .of Economica. Authority on Parliamentary proce- dure. Has taken classes of M.P..

F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. - Pio- neer fighter in many battles for social justice. Friend of the Suffra- gettes. Editor of the old "Echo." At the Treasury in Labour Govern- ment. At 07 can still give young men a really hard game of tennis.

Now

Emanuel Shin well-Once Glasgow's stormy petrel. strong advocate of Д fighting Front Bench policy. Defented Ramsay MacDonald at Seaham by 20,000. Has a biting, caustic tongue which makes the enemy squirm.

Morgan Jones-Eloquent Welsh schoolteacher. "C.O." in Great War. Held Caerphilly since 1921 Under- with huge majorities.. Secretary for Education in the two Labour Governments. Certain of promotion in the next.

P. J. Noct-Baker-Great acquisi- tion since he came in after J. H. Thomas's sensational resignation. Brillant Knguist and student of foreign affairs. Knows all there is to know about Geneva.

Additional Twelve

J. R. Clynes, Labour's elder statesinan. Loyal and trusted col- teague. Able administrator. Food Controller during the war. Later,

His Home Secretary.

autoblo- graphy just published. A story of a great life,

Jack Lawson.-The pitman with a dual personality. Great grasp of practical affairs, but poet and author as well. "A Man's Life," which he wrote, is a gem of beauti- ful and sensitive expression.

George Hall-Was Civil Lord of the Admiralty in 1929-31. One of the ablest of the group of mining MPs which Wales sends to the House of Commons, An enthu- siast for the development of oll from-coal_and_the_full_utilisation. of the product upon which his people depend.

Sir Stafford Cripps.-His return to the Front Bench must add strength to the Opposition attack, When he intervenes in a debate it Cool, is with devastating effect.

Make Your Voice Attractive

ARAUCOUS voice rings the death- to listen to, but there

the other.

penetrating, logical, presenting his case with disarming moderation.

Rhys Davles.—"L. Ga” double in appearance. Labour's expert on all matters pertaining to National Health Insurance. Walking oncy- clopedia on this essential subject.

J. C. Wedgwood-Last of the great Individualista. Fifth "Josiah" of the Potteries, Tiro- less fighter for all under-dogs in all countries. The Happy Warrior of politics.

Fred Montague.-Picot Street who became Under- nowsboy Secretary for Air. His speech on Wednesday night on Civil Aviation showed how closely ho under- stands the. work of the Air Ministry.

C. G. Ammon-Began life as a telegraph messenger. Became an official of the Post Ofce Workers, Was at the Adrairalty in 1029-31. As Sir Henry Craik once said, has powers of clear exposition; of fair, tucid, well-argued state- ments."

F. O. Roberts.—Ex-Minister of Pensions, Distinguished advocate of the rights of ex-Servicemen. Thousands of blind people, old age pensioners, and burves bless lils

name.

J.

** Joc ** Westwood. Little Westwood is the Party's great authority on everything about the Scottish Office. Els mind is no packed with facts and figures that colleagues sometimes wonder how one small head can hold so much.

Tom Kennedy-Labour's Chief Whip in 1929-31, One of the old. .Social-Democratic guard. Suil re- mains faithful to the Marxian tradition. Believes in a National Citizen Army.

Allan Parkinson-Was Herbert Morrison's second-in-command at the Ministry of Transport. Ex- miner who still walks with a bent knee, reward of his pit-life. Kindly, abic, modest.

Whips' Department

Sir Charles Edwards—Labour's Chlef Whip. Always charming. and genial. Rules by persuasion and not by the lash. Once moved resolution to limit timo of speeches. Many think it is pity- he was not successful.

A

Wilfred Paling Deputy Chief Whip-now rapidly making his. way

on the Front Bench. Specialises in putting awkward supplementary questions to Mini-

sters.

WIII John-Leader of the Welsh Parliamentary Group. Baptist deacon who once went to fall for twelve months as punishment for leading the Cambrian mining strike 27 years ago.

George Mathers. — Was once chief clerk at Edinburgh Waverley station. Quiot, effective Scot; suc- ceeds in getting many things done without making a lot of fuss. Wilam Whiteley. Durham miners' lender. Fine reputation for efficient administration on public bodies and in his own trade union. Knows all there is to know

about National Health Insurance.

H. C. Charleton-For 15 years drovo Scotch express from St.

Defeated in Pancras to Leeds 1931; went back to the engine. Came back triumphantly in 1935. Now helps to drive truant M.P.8 Into the Lobbies.

Tom Groves,~Originally a coach builder. Once won the Dunmow Altch. Pockets always bulging: with cases he is taking up. Recently earned Minister's praise for exposing the beating up of prisonera.

W. M. Adamson-Bita for Can- nock. Hoa made a special study of industrial and social legislation. One day hopes that his wife, Mrs. Jennie Adamson, will it in the House of Commons with him.

memory of man.

What old the Throne unshaken, and it soldier cannot give instances? has remained there not because

is nothing Nevertheless, out of the heat of political manoeuvres or armed

knell of charm, yet many women worse than hearing a native trying of battle, and making every strength," writes F. H. Hedges,

who spend pounds on beauty treat- to cover up his natural dialect by modernment and have every detail of their assuming some other accent foreign allowance, there is a limit to the another authority on

Japan. "It has remained there clothes just "right," fail to recognise to his nature; yet many people con- brutality of an invading army because the people of Japan voces is heard during shopping ex- that any dialect

this fact. The sound of their shri tinue to do this, oblivious of the fact is preferable to which discipline`should impose. have regarded it as a heavenly-peditions in town, on the bench dur- affectation.

Voice is an Index of personality, And to those who know the created institution, and have ing holidays, and in theatres and

cinemas at night.

and moods are reflected in its tone, the volce deserves more Japanese people and understand held it, consciously

The modern craze for candour is therefore the regard they have for their consciously, vital to the life of responsible for the loud tones of the attention than if receives.

the Japanese as Japanese. To "hail-fellow-well-mel" woman, whose Monotonous Tones Emperor it would seem that just destroy it would be to destroy crippling handshake when she meets a friend Is only excelled by the one word from the right quarter themselves."

Volces, nowadays, lack expression, volume of her greeting, which can They are high pitched or deep, and might prevent such instances of

It must be, then, that the be heard from one end of a street to they finish there. Few people in describing a scene or a happening swaggering bestiality as these word of such an Emperor is law

The individual woman, in an effort can lend colour to their story by the to all his subjects. It must be to be "different." speaks in an affect proper laffection of their voice. They Intest reported from Shanghai.

supposed that the Army of ed voice with an occasional lisp, and slur their words and speak indis- "Unless the position the Em-Japan, from the highest to the every word she whispers is almost tinctly, and the listener us, nine inaudible. Her accent is by no times out of ten, to "strain his cars" peror occupies in the life of lowest rank, is inspired by the

her surroundings, and seems to have Japan is understood," writes H.Throne which has led the nation means consistent, varies according to to catch what is being said."

Clarity is essential for an attrac- to great accomplishments. But originated in widely distant parts of tive voice, and a great deal can be H. Tiltman in his Uncensored at the first sign of failing dis- the British Isles,

done to improve tone if it is exer- cised sumciently. The ideal to sim | Far East, "It is impossible to cipline, on the part of individuals Few women speak in natural tones CIRU

One of the most beneficial voice glimpse the soul of the nation.or groups within the nation, the when meeting someone for the first at is a clear, well-modulated voice. Impression is created that that time. This trait is the result of an The worship of and reverence old loyalty which made Japan to make a good impression upon the out of fashion with the advent of so inferiority complex, and the desire exercises--reading aloud-has gone for their Emperor is the great strong is losing something of its person they are meeting. Unlike the many different forms of amusement, centrifugal force which unites potency.

women who talk in loud tones, they but If people teled reading aloud realise that an attractive voice is an

It would improve their carefully, the whole Japanese race in one Friends of Japan will hope, pssot, but they make the mistake of

trying to alter their valees. When Deep breathing is most important family, the one force uplifting with Tiltman, that "not all the they pre into their ordinary when in the cultivation of a pleasing volce.

activities and ambitjons the whole people, from richest

of the person who has been "Irented" If women would take longer breathe Japanese generals can change to the acquired accent cunnot help when they are speaking, high-pitched to poorest, which will endure the Japanese soul-that soul thinking that such women are in- "hend" volces would gain resonance,

Singing,

which necessitates breath when all modern factories, which is glimpsed whenever sincere.

does, of course, benefit the speaking voice to a certain extent. Speaking in the open air, for which have returned to dust. The voice cries "Halt" to her troops some "bright young things." spells meaker la to be heard, is also bene- "Gushing" a practice favoured by deep breathing is essential if the place which the Emperor occu- in China the friends of Japan insincerity, and phrases like "too, too ficial.

will have во far wonderful "loo, too utterly," and

Few people open their mouths ples in Japanese life goes back shortly

diminished to be of no cone stumped for another word, do not they were to stand in front of mir even "too, too" alone when they are sumciently when speaking, and I to the very beginnings of the quence whatever, and by their sound pleasing to the ear. Japanese people,”

own acts Japanese troops will

rors shaping their lips for each sound to remember that what you say con-- In every large town varied dialects they uttered, they would moon got veys the impression of what you are....” Itarnish that which they cherish are spoken by people who have left into the habit of shaping their mouths but how you speak gives you away" "Throughout the centuries the most-the brightness of the their native town or country to settle properly for each sound.

tool Imperial family has remained on Imperial Throne.

there, and many dialects are a joyi

machinery and improvements' none great catastrophe hits that Don't "Gusti"

Band." But unless some strong

voices.

Before speaking at all it is well

Frank Anderson-Member for Whitehaven. Has taken a leading part in the great constructive cam- paign to bring back industrial prosperity to West Cumberland..

W: Scott Lindsay-Secretary of the Parliamentary Labour Party, who ought to be on the Front Bench. For 31 years has been - working behind the scenes, draft- ing questions and amendments, gulding the Party.

Today's Thought-

IN any list of great men, the names come first of those who serve the public,

--MERRICKL

LR.E