1939-01-31 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII, TUESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1989,

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Disunity

IT IS ONE great strength of

Mr. Neville Chamberlain's Government that his opponents, united in oppositoin to bis policy, refuse to be united in organisation.

The Labour Party has it in its power to promote a united front in opposition. But at present it is not willing to do so, and even went to the extent last week of expelling one of its members, Sir Stafford Cripps, for breath- ing those heretical words "Popo- lar Front." Consider the posi- tion of the Chamberlain Govern- ment: It is still called the "National Government," and it retains this title in view of the fact that it is supported by persons who designate them- selves "Liberal" or "Labour" with the prefix "National." But the forces of its opponents in and out of Parliament have been increasingly articulate, and on one point at least these are united-in their conviction that a different foreign policy is re- quired.

Against Mr. Chamberlain, of course, are the solid battalions of industrial and political -La- kour, and the latter has now received the promise of electoral support from the well-organised Against Co-operation Party.

him, also, is the Liberal Party, small in Parliamentary repre- sentation, but still capable of turning at least two million votes in the country. And last- ly, there is the new Conserva- tive opposition, led by Mr. Dun- can Sandys, which has come into being in consequence of what some Conservatives regard

as Mr. Chamberlain's excessive complaisance in the face of Fascism and National Socialism.

This small but virile opposi- tion includes, such formidable leaders as Mr. Anthony Eden, Mr. Winston Churchill and Mr. Albert Duff Cooper.

United, all these parties and people opposed to Mr. Chamber- lain might spell defeat for the Premier at an, election. But official Labour is jealously ex- clusive. Its backbone, the men who have built it up on the basis of the trade union move- ment, aro unwilling to ally themselves with any group which will not subscribe to the whole of their policy. Pas- sionately though most of their members feel about Abyssinia, about China, about Czecho Slovakia, about Spain, about

a nation

T

HERE are two diametrically opposed inter- pretations of the new political and economic situation resulting from the application of the Munich-Godesberg plan, with the additions imposed by the triumphant German negotiators.

One interpretation is that Czechoslovakla has been so weakened industrially and politically that its survival, independent of Germany, is open to serious doubt. There would be some ground for this belief if the Polish-Hungarian plans for a common frontier were carried out and Slovakia and Ruthenia were elther cut off from Bohemia or so partitioned as to be useless to it.

There is no indication, how- ever, of this spoliation taking place. Apparently both Ger- many and Italy look on a joint Polish-Hungarian frontler with a certain amount of disapproval.

The other interpretation is much moro constructive and hopeful. It is based on the belief that the new State. Czechoslovak - Ruthenian

even if it granted almost complete autonomy of Slovakia and Ruthenia, has in it suffelent economic strength to be capable of reconstruction.

The point must be emphasised here that even now Czechoslovakia is Industrially, at least, unwilling to be brought within the German orbit.

After studying conditions in Prague and discussing the indus- trial and economic situation with those most competent to have a view, one cannot escape the con- clusion that something can be done to build up a new and vigorous State,

It is essential that any action of a constructive naturo should bo taken at once and it should not be obstructed by political provisos.

What Has Been Taken

has

· ZECHOSLOVAKIA lost in all about 33 per cent.-40 per cent. of its industrial productive capacity-rather more than three times that sustained by Germany as a result of the

Versailles Treaty: a loss made good, incidentally, by the latter within a period of less than six years.

All of its lignite resources, most of its glass works, chemical works, a large proportion of its coal-min- ing, iron and steel, textile and Woodworking industries have been transferred,

Certain compensatory factors must be alldwed. Ever since 1931 the ceded industrial arcas de- pended mainly on export and have seldom worked near capacity, and in the worst years presented a pic- ture of inactivity not unlike that of our own special areas; they con- tained industries producing mainly row or semi-finished materials which were worked up further in large planta located round Prague und Brno.

The greatest aingle losa sustained was not in Bohemia but in North Moravia, where the most import- ant coal-mining, iron and steel combination and one of the most modern installations in Europe has gone over to the Poles.

This company had an output of more than 4,000,000 tons of coal, 1,000,000 tons of steel and 600,000 tons of semi-finished products and supplied the requirements of the nishing industries round Prague. Czechoslovakia still has its most Successful and profiablo engineer- ing works, the great woollen Orma round Brno and a great aggreg2-

I

by Hugh Quigley

who is chief statistician and economist to the Central Elec- tricity Board and a recognised authority on economte planning.

tion of smaller firms scattered throughout the country.

By doliberate and, courageous planning based on what it now has in industrial experience, adminis- trative capacity, raw materials (Blovakia has potentialities not yet fully explored) and manufacturing onterprise it can rival the achieve- ment of Germany and make good In less than a decade.

Must Be Self-Sufficient

To

"O do so it must replan and partially rebuild its communications, road, rail and water, change the direction of its Industrial and trade routes, and specialise on the intensive develop ment of Czechoslovakia itself as a market..

raised in this country (with the prospect of assistance from the American Investor) under a sys- tem like that employed in the old Trade Facilities Act or specific legislation such as the Railway Finance Act.

(3) An Anglo-Czech marketing commisalon should be created to advance mutual trade.

On the reconstruction of Czecho- slovakia can be founded a plan for revising and extending trade in South-Eastern Europe, but it la dangerous to assume that a propo- sal based on wider territorial issues that Czechoslovakia would lead to success,

We have had some experience in the post-war years of inter- national schemes and thele patent futility.

Let us not mix up the possibility of strengthening the economic position of South-Eastern Europe as a whole with the much more urgent and concrete problem of rescuing one country to whom we have not only moral and political, but also economic, obligations.

If we are in earnest about assistance to Czechoslovakia we shall have no dimeulty in holding and extending our influence in the South-Eastern European market.

It is true that politically we have almost committed suleido in Cen- tral and South-Eastern Europe, and have left the way open for a bold attempt at German economic penetration, not only in Europe, but also in Asla, but our economic and Anancial strength remaina unabated, and this strength must be used with intelligence and determination.

This Menu Would Do It

continued for 20 months is an out- An average loes of 31b, per week:

The caloric standing achievement, content of a diet capable of producing this effect could not be more than 1,500, This would be given by a menu on such lines aA: Breakfast: Two water biscuits.

It must move away from an economy based on coal to one based on electricity derived from One cup of tea with milk and sugar. its great rivers, with its conse-Lunch: lb. grilled steak.

quences in railway, Industrial and rural electrification.

It must link up more completely the outlying parts of the country, particularly Eastern Slovakia and Ruthenla, with the centre.

Agriculturally, the new State should be more than self-suf-

Small portion of green vegetable. One slice dry bread. Tes: One cup without food, Dinner: Fish, 2oz fillet,

Or one egg.

Winter salad. Two blocuits,

Glass of orange or tomato juice. This diet would require supple-

fielent, but it may run the dangermenting with a few drops of a high- of having to export immense tan- potency preparation of "fish-liver oll nages of agricultural products to to ensure adequate vitamins A and Import expensive machinery it D. could manufacture itself.

Loan Of £50,000,000

Assistance given by Great Britain in the provision of capital would be economically justified as well as politically and morally expedient.

What is required la:

(1) A loan with full British Government guarantee of not less than £50,000,000 in total (spread over a number of years) to reconstruct transport.systoms and the public utilities and ser- vices.

The present loan of £10,000,000 is destined mainly to caso cur- rency difficulties, and has conse- quently no direct connection with any plan for industrial and economic reconstruction.

(2)

An Anglo-Czech economic mission should survey at once the potentialities of the new State, determine where and to what

extent now industries should be established, and what capital should be required not only for now manufacturing capacity, but also for mechanise- tion and re-equipment of exist- ing factories.

The now capital should be

dictatorships, their leaders are NEW GUINEA FORESTS containing 50,000,000 super feet of

still reluctant to join with those

who share their feelings But do

CANBERIA.

boop and klinkti pine and a quantify

A large area of forest country in of cedar and secondary timbers, is to not accept the whole Socialist the Bulolo district of the Australian; be thrown open by the administration doctrine.

mandated territory of New Guinea, for 'milling,

Crinolines

Webster defines the word Crinoline thus: the [ II. crit, hair. L., crinks] 1, A kind of Bilff cloti. 2, A woman's skirt of any su material; also, a hoop akirt.

THE example the Queen has set in wearing a crinoline makes women think.

During the last few months we have offen toyed with the idea of the crinoline, liked to see

it

on

húng mannequins, but were not quite

certa i u wheller

we dared to intro- duce

ice it our-

selves.

who

began

weurin # the cri

noline,

1848-1938 anyway7- Mme Pompadour in the 18th century. Queen Victoria revived the fashion in England in 1840.

The style survived for many years, Wemen went shopping in crinolines; climbed into hansoms in them.

First declaration of indepen- dence apparently came from the three brides Ellen, Edith, and

1914

I

Annie Beeman Hughes in

1807,

wiien

they discarded their 1100ps and walked down Hack- ney-road.

“This" they reported in 1017, "was a most doring thing to do.

Crinolines went

"out"

then.

and many times since they've threatened come back,

In 1011 M. Poiret, a Paris dress designer, created a sen- sation by reintroducing them in his winter collection. They came as a direct contrast to the "notori- ous harem-skirts" which had n rather feeling vogue. But M. Poiret couldn't quite get the Oriental bias out of his mind; his crinoline was of an Oriental style, In 1914 they said, "The crinoline is not only threatened, it has arrived," and

ኒ።

the high light was a mode! made af taffe-

with skirt "describ- ing a series of puffed circles with a corded line between

ench puff."

No undue exaggeration of width, of course, and don't know how they had! the

temerity

to call it i

10

crinoline, be cause the hoops were absent.

have

In 102) they sak. "Crino- Jines

1921 cone at last... women can wear them with the full balloon effect beloved of their grandmothers, having due regard to the con- tingeneles of modern life."

In 1923 it was crinolines again; in 1925 n demand for bustles and, supposedly, an end to masculine fashions.

But it wasn't so. It was just a reaction, in the same way as our return to crinolines now is u reaction. Having become eman- cipated, presumably we want the best of two bargains, and hope to be considered ultra-femining too, As a concession to the narrow doorways of modern fints and cars the new crinoline hoops are pilable.

GRACE HERBERT.

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

"Junior's teacher maid you should talk to him--he got a "poor

in conduct this month!" -