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August 18, 1939

Britain's Coal

Since last summer,

when Parliament passed the Coal Mines Act, the British coal in dustry has ceused to be the topic of embittered debate.

modern conditions, and none in which there has been so much unrest among the workers or

such disastrous strikes.

said that in

"Next Time",

How he Cements the Things will not be that way

Democratic Front

By "An Old Stager"

was negligible. The Old Blood and Iron

exhibitionism.

if they insist on try- ing one more reckless gamble with destiny. And that typical Nazi dream of a quick knock- out by air frightfulness is no longer anything Fut- a criminal dream.

However cynically or brutally Nordic philosophy may sneer at it, Europe is stili overwhelming- y religious in instinct.' There

Perhaps our devoted Minis- ters think their propaganda

cluding ourselves, und, what is a Chinese gangster when he chiefs could easily and quickly more, are doing so.

In point of pumps lead from his auto- is an imponderable weight of pick up all they need to know fact, Germany's pre-war colonies gun into some inoffensive citizen fervent conscious opinion about their job from studying never paid her. The total raw up town, is pining for "Loben- against despotism, ruthless the inimitable Dr. Goebbels. If material she derived from them sraum." In both instances the Mankind has not achieved its force, and reckless ambition. that truly is their idea, it is any-

controlling impulse in just eri- freedom through bloodshot cen- thing but a bright one. 11 is

minal greed and utterly egoistic turies lightly to throw it away any encounter in which the French Army is en-

And that ushers in point num- The only thing on earth that death for liberty. The con- again without fighting to the gaged, the presence of a bat- ber two. Before talion of the Foreign Legion is started tearing up all the scrape is the possibility of police action Germany, if Germany precipi- Germany restrains the Chicago gungster science of humanity will arraign worth two brigades. My estim- of paper that helped to avert the and "the chair." ate of Dr. Goebbels' propaganda dread of war from Europe, be- that will restrain Hitler-Goering- and next time there will be no The only thing tates yet another Armageddon, work is that he is worth at least fore 1914, she had vast oversen Goebbels and Company is the more criminally-misguided_con- an army corps to his opponents. possessions. There was no lack possibility, amounting to a cer- niving at the tearing up of Pence

If anyone is thinking of hand-

of "Lebensraum” then. ing out a prize for thoroughly

Yet tainty, that any further grand Treaties. Germany, and nobody else, bluff will be promptly called, at In fact, if trouble comes in- high-class recruiting work for plunged the world into military whatever our national defence services, it chaos and militant carthquake in venience,

expense and incon- deed, it is a fairly safe prophecy would be sheer prejudice to

and the certainty. that the next Peace Treaty overlook the signal claims of

which their Army chief's could will be signed in How would handing her back readily assure them of, that in left

what is Hitler's Minister of Propugun-

of Unter den Linden. her former colonies on a plate another real European show- I should not Public Information. and

care to be a "Doc" Goebbels, if one may bor- now afford us any more faith in down they would be much worse Nazi in Germany, once

than they suppressed undertow of Ger row the bright imagery of select Germany's peaceful intentions off from the start

It is not "Le proved to be in 1914. They man opinion got loose behind a American poker circles, fairly now than then? scoops the pool every time. Lord bensraum" that the Nazi gang caught us napping as usual then, retreating German front. There Kitchener was good in 1914. sters of Berlin are after, but the and began their bid for, hege- must be a good many people in But I am inclined to rank Dr old blood and iron ambition of mony with overwhelming advan- Germany who have a little ac- Goebbels just n

You tages of numbers and equip count to settic with Dr. Goeb- few marks Deutschland Uber Alles.

might as well try to tell me that ment.

bels and his friends.

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higher in 1939.

Every time the "Doc" lets himself go. and pumps up some more of his native super-hented venom. I reckon it is worth quids

to the Democratic Front. How well Cleopatra's invocation to the worm fits this mountebank: "Poor venomous fool! Be angry, and despatch 12

1914.

THE BENEFITS OF BIFURCATION

NO, the mis-en-scene is not

Tientsin, that unattractive,

dreary city of the plains, of the By N. B. Whitestone dull suburban streets, of dusty |

the

public gardens; that country of ever, saved the situation, the

equality, if not of superiority; of that indefinable "top-of-the- workiness". And this quite ir- figure (if any), constitution and respective of age, temperament, the iron-clad earth from which polished, spotless suppleness of bank balance (also if any). A it seems incredible that green which delighted the

eye dare-devil arrogance asserts it.

Dr. Goebbels is so useful-to us-that if Germany had not got him it would be our patriotic things can once more spring; the well shaped form, the expert self, however demure and girly- Quietly and inconspicuously duty to suggest improvising him. where little Annie will one day fit bespoke the master mind. girly the lady may have been steps are now being taken for as part of the Nazi regime, if from school with the marvellous as the lark is popularly sup-in a roseate clime where all is In fact, accepting Dr. Goebbels in May rush excitedly home She seemed, bless her! as happy courage and optimism wrap her applying the law. None too Germany has the Government it tidings that she has actually posed to be; as unconcerned as well. Even those who long ago soon. There is no great in-deserves its national deserts seen a green shool proceeding Vere-de-Vere, and she was, as have topped the rise and nowy dustry in Britain which has must be pretty nearly minus from the earth-and earth it is, well she knew, the cynosure of descend more

something astronomical. And

or less sedately caused so much trouble during yet there seems to be a little Then the scene changes, with recked she as she clattered on cognise these weighty facts. appearances notwithstanding. our blase population, but little towards the Western valley, re- the last thirty years as the coal clique of palpable mental refec-withering, blasting,

towards the Ferry. nerve-

And, once recognised, they ac- industry. Vital as it is to the tives in these islands to whom wracking sandstorms; again the invaluable doctor's outbursts with sizzling heat. But this far

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count for the otherwise un- national prosperity, there has represent the Sermon

accountable multiplication of been none which has been so Mount. They actually believe claim to attention und will in-

on the from fair city has now a further "OH, my deart just look at

riding schools, that girl! The legs! What

equestrienne

slow to accommodate itself to

almost every word he says.

If Joe Louis, America's for- the minds of the flippant and knows the difference between comforts of the China pony's evitably go down to history in a get-up! D'ye suppose she academies, hacking clubs, and so on. Why endure the aching dis- midable Brown Bomber, who has the irresponsible as inextricably withers and fetlocks?" just necessitated the insertion of entangled with those prosaic

The acid remark and the bumpety-bump of the tyro pain- jolting gait, the agonies of the 28 stitches in honest Tony Ga- but still necessary garments the quickly averted eye of my com- fully endeavouring to accommo lento's face, complained that he mention of which-once strictly panion of the sere and yellow date herself to what the local was being physically intimidated taboo in polite society-even to- leaf drew from me a smirk of lights are pleased to term "post- In part, the trouble has been by elderly spinsters, nobody day usually evokes a snigger of understanding and fellow feel trotting"? Why with martyr's due to conditions not easily con-would believe him. But our derision.

ing for them both, well knowing sickly smile do the lassies make prize sentimentalists and out- trollable; in part, to the fact that size emotional nitwits find not reflections

No! the raison d'etre of these that, dared she brave conven- light of skinned and blazing bepanted, tion. Forty-five would dive into thigh, knee and calf, due to the Inssic uncon- similar attire at the double.

ever shortening of the shorts? of owners has been confronted in believing that intelligent and cernedly taking the sultry morn- Man, owing to the fact that educated Germans think we are ing air of Pedder Street. Hat- sartorial freedom (save from with the doggedness of a singu-encircling them with intention less she was, her polo jumper of the neck upwards) has been his |larly class-conscious body of em- to wipe the Reich off the map.

canary yellow might well have as a right from the beginning MAN seems unaware of his

peril. If and when the. ployees. But in the main in-

Our Prize Sentimentalists

emerged from the same dye-vat of time, is doubtless unaware skirt is definitely superseded, his as her shoulder-length and shin- of the fact, though undoubted assumption of, and the lady's adequate organization has been

This sort of thing makes me ing locks; south of the equator fact it is, that the immediate apparently tacit, though in reali- at the bottom of it; neglect of uneasy. I get a disconcerting festooned and wrinkled habili- and invariable effect of the in-ty deeply rebellious, acceptance the known remedies gave sub-feeling that perhaps Hacken- ments which would have filtration of the lower female of his superior calibre, will be stance to the miners' grievance. schmidt, or whoever is the cham- scorched the souls of the sahibs limbs into the bifurcated gar-doomed. She has unearthed the The authors of the Coal Mines pion strong man of the moment of Jodhpore: have caused the ment is an instantaneous feeling source of his courage, his pro- Act took the courageous course in the circus arena, goes in hour-sudden demise of Walter Gilbey. of exhiliration, of jaunty self-wess, his strength, his mental of providing for the State pur-terror that I may assault him. "Point-to-Point's" boots, how-confidence, of emancipation; of activity. Pop the plump and chase of all the coal-mining lowers of these islands-I doubt What these encirclement-swal- royalties in the country. Three whether any exist in Germany years hence all the coal in Great are actually doing, besides Britain will belong to the State possibly lending some slight as- represented by a Coal Com-sistance to Dr. Goebbels, is to mission, and this body was em-imagine the Germans are powered to take immediate stupid as themselves.

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measures to promote amalgama- tion of collieries, if possible by agreement, if not, by compulsion -in or before 1940.

In view of the inevitable, the

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That is a gross exaggeration. Germans are really quite cute people. The way they are now winning the war they lost is proof enough of that.

Then there is another favour- colliery-owners have already ite and

impassioned theme of been getting together and have the learned Dr. Goebbels to which even more people here been bringing groups of mines seem to give credulous ear. We under common management. are constantly being told that To hasten the 'procedure the the Germans need "Lebensra- . Coal Commission has now issued um"-which means, in plain an "outline plan" dividing all the English, elbow-room for develop. coal fields of Britain into areas ment. That feeble Gott-mit-uns each of which should become a in certain home circles in the bleat appears to go quite well single unit. It'invites discussion United Kingdom. Dear old Mr. and friendly co-operation as the Lansbury almost weċpa when he best means of securing sound is told how terribly Germany results.

suffers from the lack of big open spaces.

Thus the last stage in the re-

There are two simple answers construction of this basic into this tomfoolery. In the first dustry is now in aight. The place, in what way is Germany, industry is to be equipped to 80 far as all commercial and develop its own resources to the trading facilities are concerned, utmost, face severe foreign com- any worse off than anybody else? petition, and provide better Certainly, so far as our Imparial possessions are concerned, Ger- wages and better conditions of mans are as free to trade and life for its workers.

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

industrialise as anybody else, in- | "Turn off thoso police calis„Sis—they're makin' mo norvous."

exuberant denizen of Brokers' Alley into crepe-de-chine, and will his spirits and his profits flag? Will they? Picture to yourself a Legislative Council in Dnirji frocks or a Residents' Association in peau-de-sole and do you suppose there would be sufficient vigour even for the censorship of disrespectful and other journalism? Enough energy even for the sug- gested suppression of hawkers' squawks? No! all this encrvat- ing masculine vim lies wholely and soly in the trews. The third generation of a bepanted femin- ine race would dispose beyond. any doubt of any last remaining conceptions of male preponder-

ance.

Consider the baby boy, who will remain an adorable, docile and insipid infant while in frocks, and no one who has wit- nessed his instant transforma- tion when in his first knicker suit, can cast a doubt upon a matter which has passed beyond the realms of theory.

Consider the coolic woman; in every respect the equal-If not her lord. Ponder worse of upon the Grecian ballet-skirted Guards, fit only for palace cérc- monial sentry-go, useless for the Beld; and who, released from: their grotesque caparisons, re- PLEASE Turn To Page. 5..

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