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*Sometimes I think the Government is deliberately trying to take all the poetry out, of my life.”
NOBODY
LISTENS
TO HIM
BY ROBERT VÈRMILLION
Lake Success.--Paul You has come a long way from Hopeh Province.
Backed by, a string of degrees from Chinese and Swiss schools and universities, fluent in at least two languages, not counting Chinese, Paul now sits for six hours daily in a glass-enclosed booth at the United Nations,
Hunched over a wooden shelf, earphones clamped, to his head, Paul twista into Chinese tho difficult figures of speech of French, English and American.
But Paul is a working symbol of futility. Nobody listens to him.
The Chinese delegate's carphones lie idly on his desk, if the speaker is using English or French. If the speaker uses Russian or Spanish, the Chinese delegate listens to the English translation.
When the Chinese delegate speaks, he speaks in English. And when the only person who conki possibly be interested in hearing Chinese is on the floor, speaking English, Paul manfully trans- lates back into Chinese-for nobody.
This situation doesn't disturb Paul. "Good practice," he said, grinning.
Importance Of Public Opinion
HEN
In Britain's Social Life
Visit
© By OSWALD DUTCH
U.N. ECONOMY
But it hus disturbed some economy-minded people. In the U.N. They want to know why they have to pay people in the U.N. They want to know why they have to pay Paul and seven other Chinese. interpreters for practice. To say nothing of 11 Chinese trans- lators who carefully paint on slick paper in intricate Chinese sumed, and shortly afterwards the characters the official records of Minister of Food was replaced by a United Nations so that they can new official, The Government's be duplicated on an expensive major housing policy has been Influenced "electric eye" machine. I do not believe there is another cmmtry in the world where public concern of Britain's public opinion, repeatedly by public opinion, opinion has become such a powerful factor as in Britain. Much less is said in Britain of this publle opinion than in many other countries but, nevertheless, or perhaps because of is, Its lufluence In every sphere of publie life is always unmistakable.
POWER FACTOR
Human rights form the
and Poul has
answer to this. So a this power factor has always been have Wellington Koo, P. Y. Cheng and Chang Chung-Fu, Chinese took taken into consideration also regardl-
delegates. Ing Britain's food policy.
A short while ago, for example, reform of the marriage inws pince because, despite opposition by the Church, public opinion had suc- ceeded in effecting the speeding up of
divorce proceedings and the modernisation of divorce laws.
When the
The interesting thing about ni!
of
. foreigners London and for the first time hear the speakers in Hyde Park, near the Marble Arch, addressing large audiences from their "soap boxes," they
"We are entitled to translation and are always surprised to learn
interpretation to the same extent us that this world-famous institu-
the Russians, "Dr. Chang says. "After tion really does exist.
So
these developments is that they are all, like the Russian, Chiness is one rarely the result of preliminary ae of the five official languages," many tales have been heard
tion, party measures or decisions in Mono-
reaction overseas about "Prince
public German Commander- principle. The julu" and other well-known
in-Chief in Italy, Marshal Kessel- opinion is spontaneous, Whenever a Hyde Park speakers that they can reareely believe that in the IT is not intended to refer here to ring, was sentenced to death recent- group of people, who for the most who have no direct contact but, who heart of London any man or the fact that every Member in the ly by a British military court, public part do not even know each other, the opinion, mainly among high-ranking from their own Inner feelings, sense House of Commons represents woman may speak freely, may worries and wishes of hls electorate. British officers
had fought that something unjust has occurred.
re- simultaneously decide on joint a criticise, attack the Govern-
still less is it a question of the in- against Kesselring, urged for a ment, conduct a choir, hold a fluence of clear-cut party decisions, prieve at such length that eventual- tion, all participants know that they religious service or anything It is merely the spontaneous ut ly was granted,
when else which may come within the terances of agreement or disapproval
Another instance occurred category of these free gather- by the public as a whole and re-
quires TO Special
organisation, the British Government forbade the ings opposite Park Lane and guidance, or propaganda in order to sending of food parcels do the story. determine at any time, with unfall ing peuple of Europe, and almost in- ing certainty that which is right and mediately a "Save Europe New" that which is wrong.
Oxford Street.
HYDE PARK SPEAKERS
THE Hyde Park open air speakers. just as these at Trafalgar Square
.
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are then up against "public opinion."
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"We must have an adequate number of Chinese versions of official recards, statements, documents and aperches for distribution among the Chinese people," Paul said.
As far as translations are con- cerned, the Chinese are much more reasonable than the Russians. Tho Chinese have asked for only two documents In Chinese in the past month.
HIS PRIVILEGE The budget advisory committee is discussing elimination Spanish and Chinese from the list of languages used in the official records, Thin would save U.N.$1,000,000.
But the matter of intepretation is not se onsy,
the
of Russian,
WHEN the injustice has been re- moved, not one of them who may have helped to bring about the sud- den change has an undue sense of of self-importance. Thanks or acknow- The question arose a year ago. It short ledgment from those who will bene- Perhaps, the best way to explain movement was formed. A result
was pointed out that then, as now, factor of this public this movement was that in a
fit are not expcated. arranged that anyone
nobody was listening to the Chinese. time it was the power
Very well," said a Chinese de or the Tower of London, or many opinion is to give a few examples.
"I will use Recently a German
prisoner of who was willing to go without part. It is precisely this attribute which
legate,
my privilege of other places in the
which war fell in love with a British girl; of his own rations could legally send makes "public opinion" in Britain speaking in Chinese,"
He did so. must be regarded as part of "public he wished to marry her but this was a 1mited quantity of such parcels to such a factor of power: because no well-established in a
forbidden. And when the girl and a his hungry friends on the Continent. one undertakes to substitute justice
The only Chinese interpreter in in Britain. "Letters to the child the German P.O.W, was sen-. opialon
five interpretation booths was Editor" which appears nimost every fenced by a military court to one
"for" demagogleal reasons, or to gain caught with his mouth open. The day in the national newspapers are
Influerice, therefore, no misuse can
Spanish and Rus- of year's imprisonment. another deep-rooted component of letters and articles appeared in the
Interfrantically врип Press; this "public opinion." It also mani-
his rentefice was branded as NATURALLY, public opinion em- be made of it. It is always a ques- sian
which lion of reason being victorious, of their switches seeking the speaker fests itself in the numerous gather a violation of the most
braces other problems elementary
of langungo they understood. in human rights.... Ings in clubs and other unions,
..and few
The delegate days do not deal actually with human the enforcement of justice or
riarted again. The in later a Bit was submitted to Britain's characteristics "pubs,"
the rights,
When in 1946 the then strengthening bumanity. And pro-Chinese interpreter repeated it In debates held at the universities and House of Commons allowing German British Minister of Food.
for vided such British Government nc-English. The French, Spanish and of economy, the POWs to marry British girls. This reasons in
to the English suddenly knowledges, these pure motives of Bussian listened the schools, and even in
in front of would form
entall That "queues" which
version and translated into their own the sentenced cancelled all further imports of shops, cinemas and theatres, and PO.W. had not committed any dehydrated eggs (egg powder) there "public opinion, human rights and
languages, where It crime and would have to be repriev- was almost II revolution among cause of humanity will be in good finally in Parliament,
The Chinese delegate comes to earth in legislation.
be re hands. housewives. Imports had to
point. United Press,
у
cd.
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BY THE WAY by Beachcomber
PARTRIDGE shooting begins, Same again
and to the end who
started walking the stubble at a THIRTY-FOUR years later, the son of his host, wishing to make few minutes before midnight on August 31. Every decent club up a shooting party thought of his father's old friend. The family were in town will close its doors against having him, after what he had said. But they finally agreed to against him.
usk him.
I knew fearfully jolly sort of hlighter who was invited to a place for some partridge shooting. He ar- rived with all his kit, as it were, and dinner was served. In the middle of the meal, wishing to say thing, he raised his glass and said, "Here's to the pheasants we're going to pot,"
Kome
Down he came on September 1 and in the middle of dinner raised his Elnes and drank to "the plicagints we are going to pot,"
The same senco fell. The poor old chap said to his host, "I meant partridges. Will you tell them to have my luggage brought down and put on the cor? I suppose that A silence as of the Glacial Period damnable 10.12 mill stops at every rownrded his saliv. I should have station on the way to London?" said partridges," he muttered, red
as beetroot to the roots of his teeth. No way out.
But it was too late. The car was
brought round, kia bags were packed FOURTEEN years later, the old
happened. It ran in the family. Except that there was no 10,12, and he had to sleep at the Station Hotel. Music of the week
TIREE graceful Httle songs from
"List of tho
Huntingdonshire Cahmen" were sung at the Eolian Hall by me. Orlona Travella, She them made the mistake of singing, too sentimentally. and her prow
nunciation some of the more difficult numes was at fault,
The settings, by Mr A. L. Reeves were adequate, but too solemn, and in the third song one was conscious certain monotony of effect when of Gackwynd. E. P. H., ropeated twice in a very slow passage, Pos sibly recitative is the best setting for Auch material. Tomato-conscious
and loaded, and they told him there boy's son was Invited for Sep. A TINY milkman at Bibney St. was a slow train back to London at tember 1 by the original host's Vitus has grown a tomato bigger .10.12,
grandson. But you can guess what than himself.
MAJESTIC 7.20 9.20 p.m. NANCY Prescribing for Herself
He never lived so dangerously-never loved so desperately!
ALAN LADD
and GERALDING
FITZGERALD
In Paramount's
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ROYAL WEDDING OF
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A DOLLAR--- OH, BOY ---AM I GOING TO HAVE MYSELF
A TIME
PORNTE BUSHMILLEP-
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Frencit,
won
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
1. This is
•
Across
6. Held, (Beat. (4)
19. Where to ripe on. (8)
HEY ---- WHAT ARE
YOU SLOPPIN' YERSELF ALL
UP FOR?
By Ernle Hustímüller
I WANT TO BE SENT
TO BED WITHOUT
ANY SUPPER
Lengthened., (D)
12. This ford is in Germany. (3)
1. Half an island, {*}
15. Folding EDEL. (7)
10. Opulent, (4)
19.Preposition. (2)
20. A name would be proper.
22. Given up, not eaten.
body
13. A ngure with these is a decagon.
13.)
Down
1. 'It's a bride. (4, 6)
4. The bitter end
majority. (9)
with
4. Bad this for an animal. (3)
4. Weapon. (4),
5. Dodges with frozen tail. (9)
4. & type of acid. (0)
anal,
7. A scared (sce is often this, (1,4)
Extremities. (4)
9. Each book has two. (8.6)
13. Lessen (0)
10. Past shie la part of a harso's foot.
(3)
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