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Kulangsu
KULANGSU, the International Set-
tlement near Amoy which is the scene of the latest Japanese altempt to interfere with foreign jurisdic- tion, . Is Д Homewhat remarkable place, insotar as no mention appears to be made of it in any of the twen- tieth century treaties concluded by China with western Powers,
It is mentioned only once in all the treaties concluded by China, and that is in the Treaty of Nanking, which, in 1842, concluded the Sino- British War and, incidentally, gave, Hongkong to the British. In this treaty there is the clause that British troops shall remain in Ku- langsú until such time as arrange- ments are made for the opening of the porte of China to British mer- chants.
It is incorrect to belleve that Kulangsu is an International Settle- ment by treaty with any foreign Powers. The history of the Settle- ment began during the Boxer up- rising in 1900. The American consul at Amoy at that time-wes--Mr-A Burlingame Johnson, who is still be- leved to be living in Pasadena. California. On his
initiative
own
Mr. Johnson withdrew
from the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in Amoy, against the account of the United States Government, sufficient funds to pay the salaries of local Chinese troops who were on the point of mutiny. Under great hazards and the cover of night, Mr. Johnson per- sonally went with the money to the Amoy headquarters, pold the troops, and persuaded them to remain true to their trust of preserving peace and order within the city.
A few daya previously the Japan-| ese had landed their marine forces on Amoy Island for the presumed purpose of securing peace and order
WHAT BRITAIN REALLY WANTS
84 Per Cent Vote For Closer Friend- ship With Soviet Russia. AN overwhelming majority of people of all classes and
all political parties in the united Kingdom is in fa- vour of more cordial relations between Great Britain and Soviet Russia.
A
British Institute of Public Opinion at a moment in history This important fact has been established by the when the relations between the two countries may be a paramount factor in maintaining European peace.
public this question:
The Institute asked a representative cross section of the "Would you like to see Great Britain and Soviet Russia being more friendly to each other!"
84% said
Yes.
Of the total of those ques- that enabled the Tories to win tioned:
the 1924 general election with the Zinoviev letter and led to the Arcos raid and the subse- 9% said ..... No opinion. relations with the Soviet in quent severance of diplomatic opinion, 1927.
7% said ..... No.
The big majority in favour
of friendship with Russin sug Neville Chamberlain, in an ef As recently as Munich, Mr. gests that, 22 years after the Russian Revolution, the fort to please Hitler, bowed to bogey of the Soviet menace to
the bogey and continued studi-
the British Empire is practic- ously to cold-shoulder the So- ally dead.
BOGEY THAT WON
AN ELECTION
vict.
But, since the unconcealable cracks began to appear in the appeasement policy, it is signi so long by the ruling classes has been adopted by the Govern
ficant that a more friendly tone
It was that bogey-cherished
Who's An Haligonian?
ment to Russia.
even
Mr. Chamberlain has attended a reception at the Soviet Embassy, Mr. R. S. Hud- (Secretary for Overscas Trade) has permitted himself to be photographed with his arm
son
City
A year-old battle still
goes on
from SYBIL VINCENT
who is writing about the fight for oil in which Great Britain and the United States have been vitally concerned.
MEXICO CITY
hour and a half fast. This leads to confusion. Often the conservative
WHY suddenly an and extremely religious Indians re-
SO popular has the 1.Q. (In
telligence Quotient) test round the Soviet Ambassador's become in American newapa-neck before leaving on his trado pers that editors are at their mission to Moscow, and the wits end to devise new men- Prime Minister's latest assur-Mexico? tal posers-not too difficult, ance is that there are now no ret not too elementary. "ideological impediments" be- tween outselves and the Soviet.
Almost every journal in U.S.A. to-day features Д memory test or a "What Do You Know?" general know- ledge column.
OPPOSITION'S
94 PER CENT, VOTE
Because it is just instead of the Hora Oficial.
article from fuse to get up in the dark, but suck to the Hora de Dios (time of God) year since the great Mexico City is, in fact, a strange British and American oil in-mixture of modern American town dustry here was expropri-
and overgrown Indian village.
Walk a few blocks from the sky- ated by the .. Mexican scrapers in the Avenida Juarez and
you, are among rows of huts which might have been there before Cortes.
You remember what a sensation arrived.
It is Anonclers and
Sombreros and Sarapes
IN
As one would expect, the Government. High spot of this kind of British Institute's survey shows brain teaser is the question that supporters of the Opposi- there was at the time. Well, the naire which acts as a psycho- tion parties are most anxious logical probe, testing the for friendly relations with dispute still goes on, is still the all- competitor in such things as Russia, Ninety-four per cent. important question in Mexico just his loves, hutes, phobias, dis-of them voted for more friendly
the busiest streets men in among all your British position, character, etc.
sombreros relations.
end Investors interested and women with hair hanging down. shrapes Simple mental tests on
in oll. But the vote of Government
their backs squat berido the road- everyday subjects are still the supporters, at 83 per cent., is downwards, has
Everyone here, from high officials way displaying their goods on the most popular. Typical exam-extremely high.
n different theory kerb. Trafic thunders by, but they ple from current issue of
as to the outcome of the negotia-might be in a village market-place. "Commentator"; If a native
tions between the componles and Everywhere also are the Mexican Government.
traces of Spanish colonial Many are confident that General hind a Tow of shops, a gem of a days. An exqui- site tiled patla with by then be- Cadenas, the President, will agree sixteenth-century house or church be to a compromise and that the pro-wedged in among huge office build- turned to the British and American perties will not, in theory, be re-ings. interests, although
This mixture of modern and prl- mitive Indian with a touch of old
Nor is there any marked dif- of Manchester is a Mancuni- ference in the views of the dif an, how are the inhabitants ferent income groups of the of the following places des- population. Even those of the cribed? Fifty per cent. score higher income level returned a is average, over eighty excel- vote of 79 per cent, which is only 8 per cent. lower than that returned by the poorest section. manage the wells and market the Spain makes up the life of the city.
lent.
1. Chicago 2. Paris 3. Oxford
4. Ball
B. Liverpool
B. Lombardy
7. Naples
8. The Philippines
U. Flanders
10. Florence
11. The Levant 12. Peru 13. Madrid 14. Denmark 13. Afghanistan 16. Brittany 17. New Jersey 18. Punjab 19. Transvaal 20. tax 21. Genoa 22. Als
23. MOSCOW
24. Normandy 25. Wyoming
28. Wales
21. Iraq
28. sle of Man
29. Dubun
30, Savoy
31. Utah
32. DamascUIS
3. New Zealand
34. Cambridge
35. Detroit
38. Caylon
37. Cyprus
38. Aberdeen 30, Lebanon
40. Misdagascar
€1. Kirghiz 42. Colorado 43, Ohio 44, Cairo 45, Madras 40. Toledo 47. Alsace 48. Senegal
49. Gascony 50. Mars
Answers to the above appear on page 7.
And further, those questioned were very definite in their views. The percentage of those who expressed "No opinion" never rose higher than 12.
"BETTER FOR
by
TRADE AND PEACE"
Many people made such re- marks as:
oll.
they
would
Others are Cardenas
equally certain that would rather sce country, go bankrupt
the then let the companies In again.
Cardenas the Idealist
The most modern offices and shops. shut from 1 until 4 pm. for the stesto. But although sacred Spanish tradition no Mexi-
this is can dreams of taking a nap."
Kissing in Public Now fered as a result of the oll expro- COM
OMPARED with those of
Northerners may find the mid- Spontaneous comments
day sun oppressive, but to Mexicans, members of the public ques-
ALL important in the dis-ust to the tropical coast, Mexico tioned reflect the hopes of the personality. Cardenas is a new type So they just spend three hours over pute is the President's City is the Tierra Fria (cold dis- trict) where a siesta is unnecessary, majority who want to see Bri-in Mexican politicsa fanatic, an Idealist. Other Mexican politielans, tain and Russia more friendly
lunch. and the fears of the small aries, have always been willing to Latin races the Mexicans lock any who called themselves revolution- Even by comparison with other minority.
flirt with capitalists to feather the sense of time. For an appointment own nests.
But even those who to be kept within an hour, however have suffered most through denas's acts and most deplore his remarkable. A Mexican crowd ap Car-important the business, is something. policy do not doubt his sincerity.
pears the best tempered in the Members of his family may have world. They never argue or ex- "Yes, it is our only chance there has never been a breath of ply draw guns or
taken advantage of his position, but change blows if annoyed they sim- in the city. However, it was generally tive Chinese bodies, were added in
to keep Germany back.” scandal against the President's per- them right away.
knives and use thought they were planning to take
1930.
"The only way to stop Hit-sonal integrity-something unique advantage of any excuse to selze As
in Mexico. ler is a strong alliance be- be acen, the position Amoy. Fortunately, the excuse dla created by the Japanese demands has
tween Russia, France and
The country undoubtedly has suf- not arise, for the Chinese troops the manner in which Kulangsu was not been rendered less difficult by
England." restored order and, in due course, the founded. As in other International
priation inat year. The peso
Latin-America Japanese withdrew. The money ad-Settlements in China, Japanese troops.
"Better for trade and lost a third of its value,
has countries, Mexican and the
girls nowadays vanced by the American consul was have a
peace."
cost of living has risen.
have a great deal of freedom. The subsequently refunded by the Chin Kulangsa, and Japanese residents
a legitimate right to
"Such friendship is long
duenna still exists, but she is more to land in
While the Mexican Government a matter of form and easily shaken Government and the Consul con- are legitimately entitled
overdue."
have been working the expropriated off. Apparently sidered the matter closed.
the Government to repre-
The minority opinion is re-properties fairly successfully, they encourage this sentation Months later Mr. Jolinson received howe
new freedom. Re- Од Its Council. There, flected in such comments as:
cannot afford to prospect and drift cently a regulation forbidding kiss- from the Chinese Government a sug-through usage, end. To conduct a
however, the Japanese rights, if only "No, Russia is not to be which the
on anything like the gigantic scale
in public was revoked. Em- gestion that he accept Kulangsu on house-to-house search,
trusted." behalf of the United States Govern- Chinese subjects residing on
did. When braces are now permitted, provided to detain
the present oil wells dry up there they are not unseemly, ment
will be far fewer new wells to take emolumeni
"They would only try to the valuable services which
Wie island, and to picket the wharves
The senoritas their place.
still reserve their he had and waterfront (na has been done)
force their ideas on us."
most elegant outfits for the bull. But those nearest the President } fight. Polo, boxing, baseball, and The big majority expression declare that usurpation of the authority of
these facts Althoughs
may not football courteously declined by the United are minor violations of the rights ofjis, to some extent, supported by dian with all the reckless disregard torco still reigns supremo,
have become increasingly: these of friendliness to Soviet Russia influence Cardenas--a Tarascan In- popular, but with every class the serious, of Kulangsu compared the results of two previous ques-when roused.
of consequences typleal of his race
ese
धয়
for
rendered. When the matter was re- ferred
10 Washington,
States Government.
It
con
is an Was the Council.
the residents of Kulang
the demands
In 1002, however, final arrange-with ments were completed with the for- Japanese, which call for the rections put by the British Insti
made cign Powers represented at Amoy ton of the British Chairman and tute of Public Opinion,
resigna- for the International Settlement ns British chief of Police and the pack-
componies
olher
aro
100
The huge bull ring, larger than any In Spain, 18 crowded every Sunday. Apart from the oll industry, other And, even if the bulls are poor, a British concerns in Mexico are all bull fight at present constituted. In January, ing of the Council with enough In December 59 per cent. of spite of attempts to squeeze them that they
never dull !n going through a difficult time. In Mexico City. Should the crowd feci. 1903, a Municipal Counell was Japanese members to establish pre- those questioned said that if out by impossible wage demands money's worth they start fires all niceted, and it
getting their began to function four dominant Japanese months later.
control.
there was a war between Russia and taxes they are holding on in the Because British interests in Amoy
It is unlikely that the Japanese and Germany they would prefer boller that when Cardenas's term of will be acceded to. Future to seo Russin win, as against will be a swing to the night.
office is up in July next year there have been predominant, the Muni-
demands were made Indepen
clpet Carmeli at Kulangsu has largely andsets will show whether 10 per cent, who wanted to sce
over the areлn...
On the other hand, when a mata- dor puts up a really good show, not only do the men throw their hats Chairmanship being a British per-in-Chief in Amoy, or whether they who expressed "No opinion.""
question in Mexico City is men do the same with their furn. quisite since the Settlement was had the connivanco and authority of
whether the capital will shortly beThese are later returned. founded in 1903. Membership of the the Japanese Government.
In January 63
plunged into darkness. Owing to Council, however, has by no means
per cent. of last year's drought the supply of
Recently, in the famous Corrida is certain that any accession to those been confined to Britons, as witness the demands would be sufficient pre- sympathy for Communism, as
questioned expressed power has already fallen low, and de Covadonga, the great Armillita the fact that at the present ume cedent for the Japanese to present opposed to 21 per cent. who
It is feared It will not last until the performed the unequalled fest of: there
next rainy season, due at the end the crowd were so delighted that two Japanese (one of similar demands inhanghal. The ATB
killing eight bulls. Enthusiasts in. whom is vice-Chairman)
of May. American member. Three Chinese watching. It may have far-reaching cont.
and an situation at Kulangin, then, bears voted for Fascism and 16 per
they toro his magnificently embroid who
No expressed
To economise on electricity in the dered suit, which had cost £200, into». members, fominated. Vy, representa- consequences.
opinion."
evening Cardenas has put the clock shreds in an attempt to capture, a.. forward so that the elly is now an place as a souvenir.
comprised British members the dently by the Japanese Commander-Germany win and 31 per cent.tont
After ol, the next most impor- and sticks into the ring but the wo-
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