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WICKHAM STEED v. LORD ROTHERMERE

AMAZING LETTERS

ON CZECH CRISIS

REMARKABLE correspondence which has passed between Lord Rothermere and Mr. Wickham Steed, the publicist in the "Daily publication and journalist, following the Did

Mail" of an article "How Long Shall the Czechs Imperil Peace?" is made public

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In that. article. which appeared on July 18. Lord Rothermere declared that:--

If the question of the Czech minorities were not settled to the complete satisfaction of Germany by the end of September, no astute observer of Europeta affairs would consider Czech independence to be worth three months' purchase..

The Czechs have been the pelty bullies of Central Europe tour enough,”* he added. Tim Czech Government will have a rude awakening if it imagines that Great Britain will ever lift a finger

Of late some journalist with a vivid imagination has detected "suburban now disease, neurosis." We are invited to picture the suburbs as a sort of reservation for frustrated neurotica. Childless wives (it's much more fun to run a baby car, you know!), quickly get through their housework in their nice

easily new bungalows, and sit with folded" farms looking out

the miniature patch of rock garden in the deepest gloom. In the evening they play endless rab-HAVE tarely written to you, but bers of bridge in a vain effort. to keep boredom at bay.

on

to

run

There is also a prevalent idea that the bungalow dweller

is

Hongkong Telegraph. invariably a mun of straw. A

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1938.

WATER

speaker at a luncheon recently described him as being "up" to the neck in paying instalments for his house, his car, his furniture, and his pram."

I frankly admit that borrowed money when I took aver my house, and furnished it on the deferred payment plan. We wanted to start of our

It is undeserved ill-luck that Hongkong should be visited by its worst drought in 43 years at a time when its Uirst for water married life in comfortable.

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of our own.

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to save Czechoslovakin.”

"Position Clear"

On July 18, Mr. Wickham Steed sent the following letter to Lord Rothermere:--

must write after reading your article In this morning's "Daily Min." for that article, based on mtsiending Information. may help to bring on a European war

LORD ROTHERMERE, son of a barrister, was born 70 years

ago.

When he was 21, he entered the publishing business of which his brother Alfred, afterwards Lord Northelife, was head. In 1914 he bought the "Dally Atirror" from his brother, After his brother's death in 1922 he took over for some years the proprietorship of the "Dally Mail," Weekin Dispatch" and "Evening News.".

which Geal Britain would wis-1 ally be drawn

Run to know that to-day Great Why you should wish to wedien the|Britain, instead of being largely invul- defence of this country by encouraging nerable as she was in 1914, 15, owing to Germany to attack and, if possible, the development of aircraft, the most obliterate Czechoslovakin in a mystery to vulnerable conatry in Europe.

If you and your friends had your way me

I can readily understand why Der you night provoke a war infinitely mure many ahould wish you to do tha disastrous than the Great War of 1014. Czechoslovakia jula out into the heart of I suppose you know, but I should Germany. Her existence as a well-armed me to impress it upon you, that the day State, habited by a determined and Great Britain goes to war in pursuit of effetent people unpedes German dombat some aim or design in Central Europe on over Central and South-Eastern or three of our most important The domination, 1 to da: Dominions will declare their Weatrality Europe. is an indispensable prelims and by doing so will bring an immediate German reckoning with the British Em-end to the British Empire. pire, which forms the ultimate obstacle

"No Answer"

On August 6, Mr. Wickham Stecu sent this reply:-

wal cladly publish your reply-which 1 may pubitsh my letter to you no answer--to it.

HENRY WICKHAM STEED, 8011

of a Suffolk solicitor, was bors 67 years ago, and toas educated at Sudbury Grammar Bchool and at three Univer- sittes-Jena, Berlin and Paris, At the age of 25 he toga mado actly Berlin Correspondent of the Times." Later he was Times man in Rome and Vienna and Foreign Editor of the Tinica from 1914-1919. Was Editor from 1910 to 1923 when the paper was sold to Major Astor.

Hitch-Hiking Through Britain

HE and I were making for the

hostel at Edinburgh. "Come far?" I asked him, looking at the big rucksack slung between his shoulders. Mentally I calculated from 15 miles. "I have come Aviemore," he said.

"One hundred and forty miles!

her to get rid of it. Such a course is not And it happens, toxlay, that the defen- "Do you always hitch-hike?" I compatible with the loyalty to "Kingsive frontier of Great Britain is no and Empire which the Daily Mail longer on the Rhine, na Mr. Baldwin asked.

once said, but along the borders of "Most often. I intend to go professes

I need not remind you of the patriolic Czechoslovakia. Tomorrow it may be through France, Belgium, and Ger- I have al- part played by the "Dally Mall between elsewhere. And the surest way to save

For this country and the Empire the position is clear. Either we stand with France and other friends against Ger- mon domination of Europe, while there

And while we still have friends, or we

"Moscow-Owned”

on August 10:-

that Czechoslovakia is now the fron-

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is greater than at any other healthy, and dignified surround-in Cerman supremacy in the world.

It would be dangeronts for Ciermany to attnek either France or Grent Britain us! period in its century of history.ings, and we did not choose to

furnished long as the Czechoslovak Republic is Excepting 1895, when only 16 risk the hazards of inches of rain were recorded, rooms while we scruped together able, as it now is, to mobilize 100,000 well

to dispose of a powerful air force which! this year will almost certainly enough to buy a decent house and well-trained troops in a week;

could threaten Dresden and Lelpde. jia

I am proud to be wint you call a How did you do it?" end as the driest since the Royal But in a world of which the Munch and Nuremberg in half an hour

Journal de Bourbon" who has not in case of German attack, and to control

He jerked an expressive finger Observatory began functioning,vital mainspring is credit, who the great armaments works of Studs for gotten the sons of 1985-1818. For

"Ilitch-hiked." getfulers of experience is not wisdom. ever his shoulder. for it will need record rains in shall say that my plan was and Witkowit..

In order to crush Czechoslovakia or to Next Greman propaganda the Something told me he was a stran- November and December-al-wrong? I carefully adjusted'

and three million men. There most invariably

Your information about the Dominions ger, and I asked him. "I'm a the driest my liabilities to my income, ander would need at least 1.000 guide to the truth. months of the year-for the my prospects are good. Mean- acroplanes and these men would be faulty, as I, who aim in constant touch: Dane," he informed me.

Later he let me into his secret. time I have given a fillip, available again't Gred Britain and with all the Dominions, can testify. Like France were Czechoslovakia overthrown their proples would never approve of total to approach anywhere near-

Moreover, If Witkowit: Skoda and British war In pursuit of some aim "This hitch-hiking is a great idea." he said. "For myself, I landed at even the next lowest recorded infinitesimal, 1 admit, to

ployment, and I am secure in their various branches below ground for design in Central Europe."

were to all into the hands of Germany. Like me and unlike you-they would Hull, went to York to see the fall of 57 inches of exactly the present enjoyment of many

her facilities for the manufacture of approve of and support resistance to buildings there, from York down to

upon the defences of Great forty years ago. The revela-comforts and not a few of the armaments would he double those of tuck

Great Britain and France.

[Britain antel upon the essentials of Cambridge, where I wanted to see tion last week that the Colony's luxuries of modern life.

It is comprehensible that Germany British freedom. Like me and unlike the University; then I retraced my Biased critics may dismiss my reservoirs contain only sufficient

should wish to be rid of this Czecho-you-they would not, in the last resort.steps. to Scotland, and I have been water for

three abode as a harled abortion, but stoval thurn in her flesh. It is not con- fear to tight for the principles upon right through your country." He further iL

a deep and abiding prehensible that any British journal, no which the British Commonwealth is spoke English perfectly. I have

alter how nadvertently, ahould help based. months' supply at the present

affection for it. rate of consumption is, in view

For one thing, I visited the of the approaching dry season, site often when it was being Chater Road. most disturbing. Per capita built, and watched it rise from consumption of water has in- foundations to roof, my interest creased alarmingly in recent growing with it. By dint of 1908 and 1914 in arousing this country ourselves from having to defend 16 in many on my way home.

to a sense of the German danger, nor of arins anywhere is to have a firm and ready been in Sweden, Czecho- il

629 making myself a nuisance 10 its steadfast action throughout the War, strong purpose of peace and to dare to slovakia, and many other European Fyears-in 1936

In helping to withstand that danger. make It known,

countries. In Germany the prac- gallons per month per capita the workmen I learned quite

Two of your sons then gave their lives;

tice is forbidden, and the police in this cause. Would they approve of and in August this year 868 lot of interesting information.

you hailing atop you if they see Apart from the bright new wint you are now doing? gallons per capita. Government

That happened to me, so I Lord Rothermere sent the follow-cars. ness of my house, and its

tng letter to Mr. Wickham Steed took a train to another village a few apprehensions regarding was-

hygienic, planned comfort, the

miles away, and began all over tage are not ill-founded and if

beautiful surroundings are Hongkong is not to have re-enough to convince me that is st time to avert that donation it appears, according to your letter, again."

"What's the secret of it?" enacted the almost catastrophic could never live happily again shall presently be confronted with atler of Great Britain. This will be news

cholce between abject surrender to to the people of this country and to the asked. shortage of 1929, when the in a noisy, crowded city street,

He pulled from his pocket a small If you or anyone else are so foolish as i

white cross. Colony was on the point of im-and I never dreamt that garden-Germany mistress of the greater part of people of the Dominions.

Europe, and a desperate, friendless fight porting water from Canton and ing could be such an absorbing: for existence in which the odds would be to believe that Great Britain and her red pennant with a

heavily against un.

Dominions will fight for the oscos "This is the Danish flag. If lifts and soothing pastime. Macao, more stringent mensures

So I urge you to bethink yourself, to owned Prague Clovernment, you are are not forthcoming I tie it round In the evenings when I sit in learn the truth and to proclaim it. This labouring under some strange deluston my neck. It makes people stop. will have to be taken.

the cheerful. living room with a Is your duty as a newspaper owner and Why should the people of London and At the same time, Govern-book, I am pleasantly aware of na a British peer.

Manchester be bombed to perpetuate the and, when they find I am a stran- tyranny of the Czecha?

ger to the country, they are most They like to ment cannot escape criticism for the rich obbligato of my bung-

Your letter confirms the view held by plensed to lift me. the recurrence of Hongkong's alow-the whistling of the wind

Lord Northelife in the last days of his hear what I think of their country, interested in association with you, that you are a man and are also most perennial water difficulties. The

with a confused and distorted judgment. position has, of course, been=

"In Czechoslovakia, however, aggravated by this year's 000, is understandable from the drought, coupled with the ab-point of view of financial stabi-influence on the affairs of Czecho

thought I was a German and they normal and unexpected increase lity, but the time has come slovakia.

On August 12, Mr. Wickham wouldn't pick me up. So I went Д Union I sincerely hope this is so, because further procrastination in population, but as long ago

Steed sent this letter to Lord into a shop and bought the more the truth about this monstrosity Rothermere:

Jack. I was lifted right away. as April last year-six months may well menace the existence of a country becomes known the lens:

TOTHING In your "Daily MailThe man asked me whore I came Colony, Government chance there is that the British people article, or in your letters, shows a from and I said London. He only before the outbreak of hostilities cannot afford to nourish the hope will allow their Government to associate in China-Government' was that the population of Hong-elf directly or indirectly in its affairs. more "confused and distorted Judgment" knew a few words of English, for warned in no uncertain terms in kong, even after the cessation inte existence, la har oppressed the der alles your brother, the late Lord North which I was thankful for at that a Report on the Water Supply of hostilitics in China, will de man, Hungarian, Slovak and Polish eilffe, to have held in the last days "time my command of your language prepared by Mr. W. Woodward cline very sharply below its, norities. It has done so without pro- of his association with me; for in those was extremely slight.

tert, because the League of Nations until fast days, and for some months earlier, that the provision of further present level, and the natural intely was entirely controlled by France as you may on reflection remember, the "I got over it, however, and used supplies would have to be put annual gains in population will with her allies, Including Czechoslovakia, character of his fatal illness unfortu-the Union Jack all the time. Your

more than offset any post-war | I am afraid you are one of those nately made it imposable for him to flag is greatly respected on

France, Journalistic Bourbons of whom there are not any coberent view at all, even spout Continent, especially in in hund as early as possible if exodus within two or three

You seem to have fortalten you. restrictions were to be avoided. years. To endeavour to tackle thing and learned nothing. You com I shall arrange for the publication of where they would never refuse &

British person, a lift. In adopting Mr. Woodward's the problem by reducing the per to think that 1930 is still 1914. You en me comes evenre with you, is both

"It's great fun, but you must proposals for the expenditure capita consumption

and dangerous;

have a good constitution to be able of $3,185,000 for urgent im- unhygienic provements and additional sup-in a position to encourage the Government, in fact, should be

to stand the strain of so much con- tinuous travelling." One thing, ply mains, Government avoided general tendency of the Chinese

though; it gives you a much better Insight into the manners and cus- major requirement. for to use more water as a result of

toms of the people, and you get to ending the perennial shortages their increasing knowledge of

know more about them than you -conatruction of another huge Western standards of public

Alfred Wilkinson, 44, Melbourne So that parishioners will not have would by travelling in the ordinary the reservoir in

Tai Lam health and hygiene. `

ex-serviceman, completed a 578-mile to forego church attendance if they manner,” and Chung Valley area. Govern- A close perusal by competent ride from Melbourne to Sydney on a wish to enjoy outings, plentes

"And where are you bound for ment's indecision in embarking Government officials of the re-child's tricycle in 9 days, 23 hours sports on Sundays, Rev. Albert W.

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"London," he said casually, and ward Report, in addition to original wager of $125 was that he mer services at 8.30 am, every week taking of Buch magnitude, those already authorised, is could not ride the distance in 21 to

which persons of all de- went off to make arrangements for involving as it would the cx-vitally necessary in the light of days. With other bets Wilkinson has nominations, attired as they please, the Journey.

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On August 3, Lord Rothermere wrote to Mr. Wickham Steed:— YOUR letter flatters inc.

It suggests that an article by me in Daily Mail" is_exerting a great

Please publish the whole of your cor- Danish customs. respondence with me.

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