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our

OF RECENT TIMES,

some

Britons show a curious ten- dency to belittle their country. They express the opinion that Britain has lost prestige, and that she is not what she was. They profess a profound know- ledge of political history and love to make comparisons be tween statesmen of to-day, and great men of a century ago.

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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1938.

Where Draw the Line? MANCHURIA - TO - MUNICH-

Where does the TO-? retrost before armed might stop?

by

JOHN BLUNT

They entirely forget to com- £400,000,000 previously voted pare present-day conditions

was only a portion of the com- with those of the far away past, plete Defence Fund, which and yet that is the only basis on which practical and sensible amounted to £1.100,000,000 (the) balance of £700,000,000 already being ear-marked), there was The fact remains that it i even less opposition. Indeed, becomes any Briton to speak great credit must be given to disparagingly of his country. the Labour Party for the pres- I strongly resent the opinion sure they applied in speeding up that Britain has lost "face." the Defence Programme.

Unfortunately, the past is so One wearies of atalistics, but easily forgotten, and some those I give are simple and en- people fail to remember that it lightening.

is not so many years ago that Not so very long ago, Britain's Britain set an example to the Budget provided for an annual rest of the world, by putting in- expenditure of some £80,000,- to practice the most drastic dis- 000 on the Navy, and in those armament policy in the history days of false security, there was of any major Power.

far more criticism! The fact

a

It is all very well to be wise that the British taxpayer to- after the event and to decry at day is willing to throw millions this late stage, a policy which and millions of pounds into de- received scant opposition at the fence schemes, should be time.

warning to the world that the The people of the British British Nation and the British Isles pay the piper, as far as the Empire will never take second main defence of the Empire is place. concerned, and it was not sur-

In all the nations whose primary interest is in main- taining an ordered world, the question of where to draw the line on which they will oppose force with force has been para-prising that they should have mount since 1931. They failed to draw it in Manchuria, in Ethiopia, in Spain, in China," in the Rhineland, in Austria or in Czechoslovakia.

Again the irrepressible ques- tion arises. No country or con- tinent can dodge it.

Surely every man and woman who cherishes the spiritual and moral values of liberty will agree that they must be de- fended. Everyone who under- stands that men of spirit will not always submit to tyranny and terror knows that some- where resistance must be made effective.

Where? How? Disillusioned men who fought on the Marne and the Somme to make the world safe for democracy will be ready to fight only when they can be sure it is democracy they are defending.

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welcomed a gesture, which, if THAT BRITAIN detests war, others had had the sense to and will do everything in respond, would have saved the her power to avoid it, cannot be world from the madness which taken as a sign of weakness, but of an indication has become apparent in some rather countries of recent years, strength of character and pur- pose, and an earnest of her humanitarian desires.

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BRITAIN'S

WORD

of the League of Nations.

became

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GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

"How old do you plan to Le 20 years from now, Alke?”

"" First of

Foot,

and

Right of

the Line

The story of the Royal Scots, one of the most famous of British regiments, will be broadcaat from Daventry between 8.5 and 9.5 p.m. to-night.. The broadcast will be relayed by ZBW, at whose suggestion the B.B.C, has been good enough time for Hongkong to arrange the broadcast at a milable listenara.

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During to-night's broadcast, Daventry will make special announcement referring to the presence of the 2nd Rattalion of the Regiment in Hongkong.

In the article below, reproduced by permission of the B.B.C., to-night's programme, which will be produced, by Gordon Gildard, is introduced by its author, John Gough,

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or taking the

Gendarmes du Corps Ecossais, when

ever

was

It is one of the most hearten- Britain's action, and that ing signs that the Empire great bulwark of defence the stands firm and united in the

N HIS TOMB in the or wearing something or other is of no importance at all, except in mat- British Navy-was sacrificed in face of insidious propaganda to Cathedral at Toul isters of tradition and spirit, and every- estimate such value for the belief that other nations bring about disintegration. would follow suit.

himself. If you want a lead in think- engraved in Latin: one must The Trade Agreement signed For a time there appeared to in Washington last week is an

'Here lies the body of the ing about tradition and spirit, may

a pre- the Royal be some reason to believe that additional reason for satisfac-Scot, John Hepburn, knight, say, that it there were such

posterous regiment os a happier international under- tion.

Marechal de Camp in the Blanks you would be as unwise to suggest buttoning the left gaiter as standing would come about, and Actually, it is only logical French Army, who, shot by to suggest putting the Black Watch that disputes, as they arose that the two greatest de- would be settled by the Tribunal mocracies in the world should a leaden ball at Saverne, Into Gordon tartan,

three stripes off a sailor's collar. To sneer at the failure of the join hands in a movement which gloriously fell, 8th of July,

aims at mutual trust and pras-1636.' League reveals 21 shallow- perity, and there is no doubt On his death-bed at THE ROYAL SCOTS REGIMENT mindedness which does nobody that much good will accrue

one peculiarity, and it is credit.

from the closer co-operation of Saverne he said: 'I wish I much too late to attempt to do any- Whatever the cause of the the two great English-speaking could have died in Scotland, thing about it. In the days of the and lie in shadow of the regimenta were just as touchy as failure, the intention was there, nations. and on the heads of those who The King's forthcoming visit green hills of Dirleton.' on matters of antiquity and when the legend of Pontius Pilate failed to honour and support is another happy augury for They were his last words, having been born in Scotland that intention, rests the blame Anglo-American relations. for the deplorable state of un-

It is significant and typical probably accepted as fact, the Scots were dubbed Pontius Pilate's Body- rest and chaos in Europe and

that he reverted to Scotland. guard." They do not want to fight

the Far East to-day.

If you should ever have the pri- for another oppressive peace.

vilege and pleasure of spending long Until 1937, Great Britain re- FOREIGNERS who live within (Perhaps reverted' is not

mess at Glen- But if collective security under

the confines of the British the word, for no Scot 're-hours in the officers mained off her guard to a point

homeland. corse Depot, and should sound the

accent the Geneva system is combined almost amounting to reckless- Empire learn to respect and verts' to his

prospect of putting some with collective justice they will ness, but when the grim reality love it, and that fact alone is Psychologically Scotland is this nickname in the programume you

our wherever he is).

pre writing, you will find a shade of fight to support it. A line could dawned, she performed Her- sufficient to strengthen

hesitation. it is important not to The reverence of exiled Scots misunderstand. The officer will sip be drawn quickly enough if it culean tasks in bringing her de- faith in the future of the Em-

state which pire.

is no modern twice, then tell you quietly that 'First were mainly to defend ideals offences up to a

allows for little real anxiety. A war to-day is unthinkable. for Scotland

better. What he means is that 'Pon- liberty.

Those who think otherwise, are but Britain will not be found curiosity. In the Gendarmes duet Foot and Right of the Line

calamity Corps Ecossais, and before that tius Pilate's Bodyguard' does not ap- Dove in Armour

greatly mistaken, the blunders wanting if such

upon her. in the Scottish Archer Guard, pear in the Army List. It is officially (if they were blunders) of the should be forced

are rattling the we have ovidence of a racial iden-unknown; which makes past have acted as the strongest Those who FEATHERS are sprouting on

away or lost. It is a Ume-honoured, the bird hatched at Munich. Possible incentive to Britain to sabre in Europe and elsewhere tity which generations of Con- that the name can never be taken

will do well to pause and think. tinental soldiering could not indelible tag.

Modern war equipment is cap-change. Though the history of Here are some of them:

able of inflicting such bloody the Royal Scots Regiment off-! "London. As part of the

AGO, FIVE YEARS

there destruction that those involved cially begins in 1638, when Hep-THE PROGRAMME you are to hear effort to speed up Britain's would have been the greatest would suffer for generations, burn was its colonel, many his. machine, the War opposition in Parliament had and it is because of this grim torians trace its logical ancestry Secretary, Mr. Leslie Hore-the Government of the day at- reality that Britain will continue back to the eight hundreds. Belisha, has announced a com-

tempted to launch such a collos- to strain every nerve to avoid sal

of defence, such a horror. programme plete reorganisation of the Tor-

When in 1937, £400,000,000 was Unhappily, events in Ger- ritorial army of 200,000 men.”

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"I have, therefore, decided to continue construction of forti- fications in the West with in- creased

energy." (Hitler's speech at Saarbrucken).

re-arm.

murmur.

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should war be brought to it.

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10-night was first broadcast in June, 1933, on the occasion of the tercentenary celebrations of the Regi- ment. It was the first regimental radio programme-a fact noted with a certain satisfaction by chroniclers of the Regiment as being not inap- editorial

I always remember an asked for in order to modernise many in particular, give cause Now, as you know, all regiments propriate.

with any length of history are in- the Royal Navy, Army and Air for the greatest apprehension, dividually proud of their unique note written by a friend of mine at

instance, the the Force, there was scarcely a although I for one will not be characteristics. For

lieve that the average thinking Royal Blanks, let us suy, Barades quoting, and I think it is worth 'It was certainly one of the most programines broadenst When, a week or so later, it German falls to realise what with the left gaiter unbuttoned,

which, signities to those in the know ambitious was naively explained that the would happen to his country that at the eighteenth century Battle from Scotland, the size of the cast and on the number of people employed for of Ecks this regiment, determined on

and the great speed in the charge, threw away effects being enormous, Jan additional expenditure of

all surplus accoutrements in order to effects themselves, as we know to our make The pace. A nippant illustra-cost, at a slaggering loudness. All "Washington. The biggest 2,307,000,000 francs."

IN THE MEANTIME, away on, you say, remembering that cer- the studios were commissioned by the

and there was even annual increase in the United

A bird's species cannot always with those silly criticisms tain regiments have the privilege of producer, States armaments budget in n be recognised by its fledgling that all is not well with Eng-marching through London with fixed rumour that the editorial chambers

bayoncis, that another

were to be used for reproducing the regiment we docado is indicated for the com-

feathers. The dove may be land.

wears the Red Hackle, and

and so on. iqueaks of trench rats. As the roof ing fiscal year by President able to live for some time under Not only would the Empire Well, some regiments take pride in seemed an uncongenial place for seek- Roosevelt's candid disclosure." a cont of mail. But these first rally to her support, but every very peculiar things connected with ing literary inspiration we took the feathers express an inner con-nation in the world which loves their uniforms and customs, and ali precaution of placing our desk against "Paris. The French Govern-dition. They are clear warning and guards liberty and justice, regiments are proud of whatever is the door and threatening to shoot on

own humble part I think very rightly. entrance by the window. These ment decided to-day to bolster that a radical change to more would be found on her side if Individual to themselves, and for my sight anyone attempting to effect an the army and navy against positively peaceful thinking is tyranta attempted to molest For a regiment is very much akin to caullane served to provent the

her.

a family, and a unique way of doing, Germany's growing force with required.

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