1939-05-31 — Page 6

THE HONGKOng Telegraph, Wednesday, May 31, 1939.

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Encirclement

THE story of encirclement

was assiduously worked up by German propagandists be- fore, during and after the Great War of 1914-18.

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Mr. ROOSEVELT: "Hi! Can't you guys read?”

What the

O-MORROW they send me away. They only tell me.' Some- where on the Sieg- fried Line. While I am away who will look after my family? Hiller?"

The speaker, a crane-driver from a Hamburg shipyard, spoke in the low tones used by practically everyone in Nazi Germany.

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Today, with all the greater power given him by an absolute ful buzz of conversation in London Indeed, to one used to the cheer- control of propaganda, Herr this subdued conversation is one of Hitler is trying to revive it. There is reason to believe that the German people are swallow- ing it.

Great Britain has no desire to encircle Germany or to prevent her being a great world Power -the greatest Power on the

continent of Europe. If Ger- many is content to live at peace with her neighbours, there need never be war witli ̄Britain.

Faced by a programme of aggression proclaimed in "Mein Kampf" and ruthlessly carried out step by step, Britain hus been obliged, as a precautionary measure, to enter into certain arrangements with other States. But these arrangements are purely defensive and could not be called into play anve in the

event of aggression.

In his speech recently Herr Hitler boasted: "We Germans do not feel in the least inferior to the British nation." No one supposes that they do, or would wish them to have such a feel ing,

There is plenty of room-in-the- world for Great Britain and Germany to exist side by side

as equal partners, along with other countries, in a society of free nations. The only condi- tion is that Germany's rulers give up their dreams of world dominion and agree to abide by the laws that must govern in- ternational relations.

most striking things about modern Germany, for it is such a direct contrast to the hearty, noisy Germany of other days.

There were seven of us round the table of the little water-front restaurant. A crane-driver, two stevedores, a taxi-driver, an un- employed youth in Storm Trooper's uniform, foreman from builder's yard, and myself. Out- wardly just a sober little party of German workers entertaining a friend.

WHAT if voices were subdued and the table set in an alcove? Did not

the presence of the Storm Trooper

lend an air of Nazi respectablilty to the party and raise" it above sux- Diclon?

So I thought when my friend the taxi-driver introduced me to his party as a discreet Englishman, and I resolved to say little and in- duige in no criticisms of the Party. of which I judged them to be firm

adherents.

After the slight restraint caused by my arrival had worn off they plunged once more into their dis- cussion and it was not long before I realised that they were not the firm followers of Hitler that the presence of the Storm Trooper had led me to believe,

crane-

"Yesterday I received the order telling me to report for duty to- morrow," went on the driver sullenly," and while I work on the Rhine my pay is to be twenty-five marks a week.. less Party fund deductions. The good

God knows that with the price of things as they are in car happy Germany it is hard to support my family on the forty-ave marks I carn as a cranc-driver. We thank

our Fuehrer," he concluded sar- castically.

"JA, that is so,” nodded Kari the elderly, sickly- -----looking factory foreman,

then glanced over his shoulder

before he

spoke again.

Thint

quick, suspicious glance with which

one soon becomes' familiar and which is so common in this spy- ridden Nazi paradise,

contribu-

Don't Tax

Says

JOHN BLUNT

German Incomes worker thinks

The author of this article is an English, man, whose business takes him regularly to the German ports. The conversation re- ported bere took place very recently in Hamburg. The names and occupations of the participants have, of course, been dis-

guised.

what little one can obtain, costs three times as much as it did before our Fuchrer brought us peace, prosperity, and plenty. -

"Can you wonder that WI workers of Germany are not as red-checked and well nourished as. you English?" he concluded.

:

"IF what you have been telling me 18 correct," I argued, "How is it that Hitler is so popular with many millions? Everywhere in Germany one witnesses this adoration of the Fuchrer."

Karl nodded.

Yes, that is so," he admitted. "And even we who have no love for him know that he has done

my brother speaks to a sailor on an English ship that is unloading in this port. Some little criticism of Hitler he makes, and it is over heard by another stevedore, who is a Party member. ......................

THE suggestion that an income tax might in future be ap- plied in this Colony has caused considerable perturbation amongst the foreign com. munity.

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Not because of the method it- self, but because of the insur- mountable dificulties which would be experienced in the uni- versal collection of the tax.

There is no doubt that a large see-

tion of the community would not find it diicult to evade paying income tax, which evasion would be attribut- able to the peculiar methods of Chi- neso accountancy-the nominal and the ease partnership system, and with which the source of individual Chinese wealth can be camouflaged.

Unless every Chinese business were compelled to keep books under direc-

"AB my brother leaves the docks that evening 1 Black Guard trooper taps him on the shoulder. The next three months he spends in concentration camp, and we of histion and supervision of western me. family have to contribute two thods of accountancy, it would be im- possible to discover the Incomes of marks a day for his food."

proprietors.

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therefore, that the foreigner would be the only cer- Lain source of revenue, and this is Trooper precisely why the very suggestion of

Ineoma tax is distasteful.

"I have heard it said," I xe- marked diffidently, that the 88. (Black Guard) is being trained to take over the duties of the police in the event of war. It is said that IT follows, they even are

receiving instruc- tion in street fighting."

Johann the atorm looked round before replying.

"That is correct. During the Sudeten. Crisis of

September

should war be declared. Of course,

It must also be remembered that foreigners exist here on mony and 60,000 SS. men, fully armed, stood varied financial bases. Civil Ser- ready to dash into Hamburg exception of those locally engaged). vants are paid in sterling (with the Hamburg ta held to be full of They enjoy special housing and other This privileges, and are pensionable, sedition and Communists, because is as it should be, but they form no of its old traditions as a Fice City; inconsiderable section of the foreign *But they were ready everywhere.' community, and while income tax "But why?" I asked.What would not be ideal even in their need for

cases, It would not prove such It was Hans the foreman who hardship as when applied to the man answered me,"

iving here on a dollar basis, whose "Hitler, whom we love so much aim is to be able to retire that he has to shelter behind one

day. if be can manage to armed guards and bullet-proot sumelent. screens to escape our 'affection..

cost of living makes The soaring fears that the workers may try to him wonder when that day will be. rine should the Army and Storm especially when he thluks in terms of Troops be engaged; against converting his savings into sterg

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save

at the present low rate. He would

much good for Germany: "Ho lifted-foreign-Power:-Therefore the 88: therefore have the unpleasant feeling

us from the depth and made us a great country against, i a country with self-respect. But, why could' he not atop then? Why not hold out the hand of friendship and co-operation to the rest of the world? Why must wo for ever

"My pay_la nixty-avo mirks. d__arm? week, and of that I pay twenty-five to the Party," he continued, ad- dressing himself to me," THEY say that it is a voluntury ' tion in order that we may have extra pay, luxury, food, doctora, and medicat comforts when we are sick. But listen to this. I am an old man, and my boots, my only pair, they are not so good, ch?"! and he lifted one foot that I might

kla patched, worn inspect madness to relax any of our This winter has been wet and

footwear.

cold, and for two whole weeks. I

Until they do so, it would be

“I fought in the last war and I do not wish to fight again, I do not believe that the workers of Germany will fight.: Mariy young folk aro now realising the emptincks at rolden Nazi promises and realize that we are heading for disaster Johanns here," and ho indicated the alien-faced young Storm Troopin 21s "one of the many who fai aty member only because he does not think it prudent to be otherwise."

Johann looked at me. "But what can I do?" he asked.

YOUR

being trained-Just in case..."

LATER that night

of being unfairly penalised if called upor to pay income tax, knowing I full well that many of the main part walked back through the of the population were evading pay-- swastika-docked, streets, ment,

past groups of swangering, uni- formed youths and Nazi-maldens, all köyed up to hysteria pitch by

be effective, inust Hitler's latest "victory" in Czecho-TAXATION,, to

be easily and generally applied, Slovakia and Memel,

and there must be no loop-holes it But I felt that despite the every citizen is to pay his fair share. flaunting swastikas and strutting. This te sa perfectly obvious as far as brown-shirted "heroes" the heart Hongkong is concerned, that it up- of the German worker is still un- pears almost absurd, to make such an conquered and that there are many assertion. who, despite threats and terrorism.. still keep alight the flame of pro- gress and democracy.

Washington Bootjack Owned

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tax on tea, for example, exempt- ing what may be cotted the coolie brands, would not be amlar, and overy

nationality would · Bear Its share.

pays.

The present practice of charging receipt stamp duty of ten cents irte- spective of the amount, involved, precautions, but this is a very was in my bed with chllis and in-nhamefacedly. "I have a wife and

offers another perfectly reasonabló different matter from encircle-nuenza. But the Doctor would not

and equllable field for revenue. and what would they

The person who receives $20 certificato give me a

saying that I'

Wilmington, Del. the same tax as to person receiving young brothers are keen Party Million Booker, 10, owns a cost $10,000. Surely no great hardship “For those weeks ing wife and I members and I must not appear from Bootjack engraved "Property of would be imposed in applying a Hyed on thirty marks that I had losa keen than they taken over a year to save. To exlat"Ah," "Liöse Gestapo fellows, fused to sell to historical nocieties.

George Washington" which he has re-graduated scale.

Royalties might well be imposed: on thirty marks for two weeks is they are everywhere broke. In The Jack was found by a slave denier on transport companies according „to. not easy in Germany, where food, one of the stevedores, "Last year at Point Pleasant W. Va.

PLEASE Turn To Page 5).

ment; and the charge ill be comes men who first encircled Czecho-Slovakia and are now attempting to encircio Poland.

WAS