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(continued)

STORY OF INDIAN RELATIONS WITH BRITAIN

REPUBLIC

WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH

CLEAN PAGE

World Copyright

Berrangement with Evening Standard

Tell it to those who've

DELMER

VISITS

BRITAIN

been there,

would cauDE In this Caltrate echinated Bestnin

THE NEW German Govern-

mel is delilwentely fewding

gs than German pemple and using an incentive to higher

and out Initiative tradas actual

Mr. Strachey

Sefton Delmer

on a rare stay in London continues his comparison of life at home and abroad as seen by a reporter who year by year has the world as his parish

N

OT ser

many weeks ago than his speech at Chelms

It takes a brave pulttenu

I was in a delicatessen ford. shop in Essen buying myself sausage and some Pumpernickel bread to take back with me to England.

other There were many

store and shoppers in the

so had to wait my turn. on the rations and ret We

Inmediately ahend of me get over here. aminer's frau was bacon.

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my

"Half a pound in

order one piece," was her She added: "Franz laes good thick slices. to take down with him. And he to eat them prefers fresh.

Industrial Essen ล L

and town.

site of many famous coal mines and steel I was not surprised works.

ajast kater

NEVA

producing

Strandve Tempting bens ment per bearl of

aut 1 Thomae in Maybe But bot

* wire are

ared pretting

It has worked before

THE

ME BernoaTY

farrer the alintapa aten trime

puthorities hive the

Tisay Clermont

By Maurice Freeman ⠀⠀OW

HAS THE

WORLD GONE TIP-CRAZY?

row that Gallup polls, And so it went on: each little

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commissions of inquiry item of service taking its toll and general pryings

of tips

Into other people's affairs It was interesUng to observe Various ways In which have become firmly estab. the

accepted stewardia

these re- lished parts of everyday munerations. Nearly All of life, why not a Royal Com- them At Into one mission on Tipping?

of three

categories: (1) The Surprise, usually adopted by Europeans Through the years, the who pretend that they did not practice has caught on, and expect a tip and express over- whelming and unnecessary we are now resigned to the thanks for it; (2) the Matter of fact that taking a taxi, eat. Ing in a restaurant, having baggage carried or laundry washed cannot be done with out the moral obligation of bestowing gratuity of some kind over and above the ordinary rates.

our

But we should shake up momla 11 little. If civilisation will persist in this perfunctory nabit. let At least, have some guidance an ethical code on tips which will prevent | exploitation of both classes, "Income-group for income-group the giver and the receiver. † hot there Europeans whether

enemies or liberated Allion. So often have ww Bulg - closer to regoing their prewar standard of feeding than their British oppostle numbers **

Now

gitate to say any Bunst which might disturba

stanbulent self-assurance of master propagandet Stenelors

But here is a thenight fut hart

Why not

all eat rice?

the

XURY SUCK at national ration

ng" Why not international retumung If it is only and uni

otae Hylton rimuld!

* 11 surely equally

undestrable thint matera jelt eat more than amthes

Al purement

feedinu saralarda NOEN FROM uition To nation as

aux do standards of dustrial and ageteultural produc- Uvity

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Fact type, who expects 11, and murmuren laconie "thanka''; (3) the Fidget, usually an Oriental. whose hand twitches nervously until it closes over a coln.

this last Great exponent of method was the bathroom at- tendant, who would stand by from one iny side Adgeting foot to the other.

As an experiment, one day I left the bathroom without giv- Ing him the muni coin. He sidled up to me.

"Finished?" he asked. "Yes, thank you,” I replied, and walked on.

He pretended not to hear. "Finished?" he asked again.

Et

was not until I bad placed dered over the question, are In alxpence into his palm that so many cents too much or

he was convinced that I had, in fact finished. teo Bitle? So often have

wondered **

if a servant

has gone away thinking us evilly mean, or fools for fur- ther finnuring him in a job for which he is already quately pahl

-

ASTOUNDING

de

Y

HAVE JAM arrived in Hong

kong after spruting a month

I was this very age, which made the trancimus af the pum

mud definitely expiejisive business of tipping. with a lot of money during that time, and the th

went on tipe, some pustiťlatile and Kiven with a unavoidable good will, others and given grudgingly.

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POWERLESS

UIERE were several instances like Dun which Inpped up curiosity and my Auds,

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Why do prople tip? Many accept it feeling that servants low wage in the ex- ni pectation

lips Tu Atold Uppang would, perhaps, menn a lowering of a man's standard of Not a few Up to Impress

of friends

or,

with ms Front chientals, to prevent a scene.

Many fellow passengers com- plained to me about "this racket of tipping." but confessed them- selves powerless to remedy the promiflun. The majority were conventional people: it was conventional to tip, so they

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by a

I therfore if to suggest that the fermOLA

including

But it is the quantity which is Upped. the

want to be igient Socialists - German Strachey Nol for firma Dhe Tisko

That

At the log of as natur:ing. British who, as te that

view, expressed "workers" bok back With momy wheth

resull of our forefathers work, the gangplank when embarking, middle-aged man, sums up the better than 215 regret

Insisted to the time when man shall fac

or feelings of most people: "I think inventive genius, nad urganising in young serhatar towever murb bard prefer to live or to work

scanda- the whole business they would

of however much alility attained a comparatively carrying my two light suitcases He high standard of living. should the few yards to my cabin,

loux Servants should be paid better the organs har work.

Leduc it to that of say, the had to have something.

according to their merits and Then nil the fre Government, In Chaneyas

I went to the lounge befors left at that."

and be went out of his voice Fur the

having

dinner Chinese,

Sauntering up to the For there are many Brites of Pumping four milo Gettany in

"Mind said

you, meekly; in following all incom2*

lus 1 KTARI

Germany

rigui restricionist

was politely told by the

don't think it would work in the policy which the Belgians coplesi today. They have friends among

economy hundreds of years ago, steward that if i wat down my ***

that's practice, with spectacular suc-

how it all strome groups of GerinaDAN

it has since are at producing as much as we drink would be brought to me. should be. There is something comes aftant the wur

prefer

to be said for incentive, I sup- it will be

impresible for Mr been adopted by one European re They are therefore not get Bring an Englishman 1

ung their fair share of the Strachey to hypnotise these country after another

world's food.

se." British exiles

telling their frieske at home the imuth,

under to PON UNA

1

The consequence is 1

countries] Germans, fur from envying us vialed these

have

our rations, either pity or laugh had to report from each of them.

43.

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["Bad exciting not only propu - gandist Strachey's courage, but his skill in juggling statistics- at Pential talent

to find that the majority of

customers were tuusu my fellow

AJE

what the Socialists

"workers."

But

#L

1 was surprised

the food pur- the size of chases they were making.

in the vir

Did you forget subsidy?

To put the subsidized British prices by the side of the un- subsidised German prices JA sheer gratus.

quotes

elow about that, Mr Strachey?

London Express Sarokce)

-ON MAKING ANY BUSINESS PAY...

THE ART of management behind American since Brit

without.

WHEN the Government operates a business, it believes in monopoltes. Only when private- I don't suppose that une in ly owned businesses beconic ten of Mr Strachey`s

Isteners

of course The truth 15, that Germans of all income groups except the unfortu nate refugees and expulsees from the Soviet zone who or readers remembered that they monopolies does the Government are largely unemployed pay the difference between the regard monopolies as dangerous, are indulging in an eating unsubsidised world price.

After the starvation orgy.

They pay it in Taxes: Income years that followed the war. are spending every they penny they can on food.

Would they prefer rations?

IT is the memory of that Easen food store that has raised my admiration for Mr John Strachey to a fervour bordering on ecstasy.

subsidised British price and the

tax and all tax, purchase other taxes big and small.

the

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to start at the bar, and said so. Sul politely, but more

firmly,

I was told that it could not be done.

When

the drink

but

ABOLITION

I

The song? came-after a long delay-my

DID discover cases when Up- change was not thrust into my I

ping was justitiable, indeed band, but craftily slid across a

in essential, for a decent standard tray, carefully apportioned

little Indian coppers, sixpences and gradual of living. My

cabin steward told me: mounting currency. This pre- meditated arrangement enabled

£7 "Tips? 1 get

a month. me, intentionally, to forget one Have to buy own clothes. Some- of the coins; which pended on my own particular times tips £8 a month, some- times £15. Оле family, one brand of imeanness or generosity. tipevery bod. Three people

alone, three tips-very good."

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On de

The left-over is assumed to be a lip.

could This, please note, THERE IS no better training 1|

not

operate 11 drink were know than mannging

Gall

trone- bought at the bar. Its business. to frauty

ways it i

only a few portation-usually more dißeult than managing yards-gives the steward sum- larger one,

clent justification for accepting

THREE TYPES

He put it oddly, but I under- stood how serious it could be for him if no tips were forth- coming. In addition, he worked only 12 months in 21, and he had a family of five to support. EVERY PRACTICAL business the tip.

The bathroom attendant told man ough to know the impor- lance

much the same story. I gave of keeping the overheads

to these with a good heart, Unfortunately the British low, THE FEWEST number of businesses in any one industry to public are not equally awarded

The European stewards, most the importance to themselves of

unpleasant welcome of whom were engaged in the secure the maximum eficiency keeping the overheads of gov-T is three.

Hiust But they

given to me by the Bay of distribution of drink, were fair- ernment as low as they can con- Biscay the following absolutely independent

morning ly adequately paid and showered trive. ather.

caused me to spend the day with tips. I gave to them grud- THE LUST for power, and for tossing and groaning on my gingly. The Germans pay less in taxes THE CIVIL SERVICE uses more power, is one of the strong- bunk. 1 rang for the deck than we do and after the new

examinations to pick out the

Abolition of tipping A

Is de- downward revision of taxation abler boys for office work. The est emotions of which the human steward, who recommended

dose of ginger ale for

sirable, but out of the question. recently passed by the German time is fast approaching when race is capable.

malady.

however, is not It cost 4d. I put 6d Modification, Parliament they are going to pay the only boys What will be

IT PAYS to consolidate small-on the

could steward Impossible. It

not be even less. Which is one reason prepared

tray. The to serve apprentice-

er businesses into larger ones frowned, I added 3d. He left done judicially, and if a Royal skilled trade will be only so long as cheaper produc- smiling. (The ginger ale, inci- Commission is asking too much,

tion makes this course profitable, dentally made

not try to bring it about unrationed bacon for her Franz to get a job in en office.

me feel const- formally. Perhaps chambe derably worse and I never rang THE TROUBLE with special-for the deck steward again). THE HARDEST thing for the ists is that they usually believe average manager to learn when not to interfere.

why that Essen miner's wife is ship to a able to afford a half pound of those who are not bright enough

I do not blame propagandist Strachey for suppressing what to my mind are two of the most significant facts about the food situation in Germany:---

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other people.

Bost

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ms

of commerce and the individual managements could give a lead. 15 the jobs they do are much more I soon discovered that taking Their examples, a sot code important than the jobs done by a bath was not free from the which would act as a compro- tip-giving plague. The alten mise between the lust of the dant, like the bar steward, had servant and the slinginess of

opportunity. In the customer, would be bene- to make his addition to his normal duties of Ecial to all. cleaning out the baths, he took it upon himself to draw the water for passengers, thus Juxii- -(London Express Service) |fying his receipt of a tip.

CANNOT legislate YOU Not for Mr Strachey, the

nation lato prosperity, Food Minister, you under-

THE GERMAN * food' au- JUST OVER 50 yours ago stand, but for Mr Strachey

thorities wanted to abandon British working pace was de the propagandist.

It may be But the good as American." rationing a year ago. Never was there a more Allies put their velo on this, coincidence that British work- courageous performance because of the unfavourable im-ing pace has dropped steadily

NANCY The Line of Leash Resistance

HELLO, NANCY ---

WHERE ARE

YA, GOIN'?

* INDUSTRIAL FACTS AND FALLACIES, by Lewis C. Ord (Mayflower), 10s. 6d., out to day..

By Ernie Bushmiller

I DON'T KNOW

YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE:

YER GOIN'?

I HAVEN'T THE

FAINTEST IDEA

NOPE

But no matter the method, let something be done to curb the world's tip-craze,

bif

INSECT SPRAY

WITH DOT

When there's bif ». Ineedn't use my fist!

SURE KILE:

AAN NAN KANG CO. •

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