HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1929-07-25, Page 2The Channel 1 Br to n'3 Premier
Tunnel Project' And His Pay'
By IL G. Barton ie Should Be &applied With
The project fol' the oonstrlietion of `° ^� .. '/( means to la '
a railroad under the English Channel, 1.- !
Slip -
to facilitate cauimuuication with port.,, Worthily the
k'ra uce was rejected nearly Otte* years ireatest Office in
age.tor very sufficient reasons, which the World'"
are increased Tether ' titan diminished
by modern developments. It is favor- "The question of the Prime Millis
ed now, as it eves then, by interested ter's salary is one of real public ur
international financiers. It was , op- getter, It is a question which the new
posed lit 1882 on uatiortal grounds in (;overureot will naturally be rather
a public protest signed by nen11(. slay at tackling, but upon wbieiz never -
every man of erninenee in this coma.
try. it was rejected again by the Conn plainly, The presextt positilin la alto-.
mittee of Imperial Defence in 1924. ';ether absurd. Everybody knows
The most frequent argument in fa- this "—The New Statesman,
v:or of a tunnel, apart from the cont- "Everybody knows, that is Co - say,
menial aspect of the question, is that that an income of £5,000 a year --
ft could now' be .made with safety be- which when income-tax and supertax
cause aircraft hire destroyed our in- have been deducted is not much more
sularity. Titat is among the most than £3,500 -is utterly' inadequate for:
cogent reasons tor opposing the pro- the proper_ upkeep under present con
jest We would 'not offer act'enemy a ditions of such a house as the Prime
bridge because he has put boats on Minister's official residence at No, 10
the water. Why, baying lost the safe- Downing Street," adds the New
guard of the air, should we surrender 'Statesman.
that of the sea also? "It ie hardly more than enough to
One so-called "expert" has told. us pay for bare living expenses and alas
that the only possibleenemy is wages and food of 'the necessarily
France. Such a statement is absurd large stair of male and female ser
in view of the events of 1914. It may omits. • Tice. Chancellor of the Excite -
well ' be asked what would have hap- quer, if he occupies No. 11 Downing
pened in 1914 and succeeding years. Street, is not' in a mucic betterease.
had a tunnel been in existence? our He has less entertaining . to do, and
Government ' night have been afraid by strict economy may just contrive
to send the Expeditionary. Force to keep his expenditure inside his in -
abroad; the Germans would have come; but to do that he must be as
taken the Channel portsou the French careful and grudging about his house -
side, and the enemy would have been hold budget as he very properly is
at aur gates, even if the tunnel had about the national budget. But as for
been demolished or reudered iuipass- the prime Minister next door, he can -
able. not possibly make both ends meet un-
The defenceof the ports would na•less he has considerable private
turaily Have been regarded by the means or a private sustenation fund.
° French as of less importance than the •" Mr. Baldwin is a rich elan and so
defence of Paris. The problem is not was. Mr. Bonar Law. But out of the
one of armies popping in antiout of last seven English Prime Ministers at
a .tunnel, as the propagandists believe. least three have required private fin -
It is a question of the grand strategy andelassistance—which is not only
of a campaign. obviously undesirable from every
Who are the promoters of the pro- point of view, but is derogatory of the
feet, and who are its opponents, and dignity of what is the greatest office
on. what grounds do they base their and position in the world. (For a
advocacy or <opposition? The pro- British Prime Minister,: by virtue of
maters are those who propose to make st-futon and of our Paella
money by it, supported by some who
have neither the knowledge nor the
inclination to give more than super-
ficial thought to it and influenced by
it superficially attractive enterprise.
The financiers are naturally con-
cerned. with the prospect of. gain and
their supporters with sentimental
considerations; -their opponents have
the less it is necessary to speak very
•
Recalls the Day's of Pickwick
OLD-TIME COACH TAKES TO THE' ROAD AGAIN
Horns blew and whip cracked as M. Claud Gatidard's "Tally -Ho," with its
gay passengers, passed through Hammersmith en route for Oxford' recently.
I Wanted Romance
I Left my . ten thousand. dollars a
year when I went to Europe because
The job I left was
for a smart Fifth
Around me in
.richest treasures
writing advertising
Avenue shop..
the shop were the
of the European
Economy Corner
Soups •
First I will tell you'how to make
soup stank It is made from cheap,
tough cuts .of meat.' The ;Mat should
be cut in shall ;nieces aed Soaked in
cold water for halt an hour to draw
out the juices. Bone is added for the
sake of 'the gelatine which it con-
tents, end which will give body to the
soup. A good proportion is one pound
each of meat and bone to eaeli quart
of water. Use a kettle with a very
tight cover and simmer slowly for a
number of hours. Stock is better
when made the day before It is to be
used..
Soup Stock—One pound lean beef, 1
pound bone (or 2• pounds of shin) 1.
quart 061d water, 1 teaspoon salt, z/
teaspoon peppercorns, 2 cloves, 2 ail-
-sice berries, 1 spring parsley,: 1 tea-
spoon mixed herbs, 1 tablesoon each
kind chopped vegetables. Prepare
neat as above, soak in water % hour,
heat slowly and simmer 3 hours. .Add
vegetables and seasonings, simmer 1
lour longer, and strain. Next clay re-
move cake of fat. To clear stock beat
white of 1 egg till: frothy, add the
broken shell to above stock when cold
(after fat is removed); heat slowly
and stir coiistantiy. Boll 10 minutes
with stirring; set aside 10 minutes
and strati: through 2 thicknesses of
cheesecloth dipped in cold water.
Here are also some soup recipes:
Tomato Soup With Stock—One
quart stock, 1 can tomatoes, salt, pep-
per and sugar to taste. Stew' and
strain tomatoes; add to boiling stock,
season, an dsimmer 10 minutes.
Tomato Soup• Without. Stock -Stew
together for 1 0 minutes 1 can toma-
toes, 1 pint water, 1 teaspoon salt, 1
tablespoon sugar, cloves, t/s teaspoon
peppercorns, 1 tabiesoon chopped
onion, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley.
Rub through sieve, return to fire and
ic1 en with 1 taLies eon butter and
I couldn't. take it with me! That countries, bought at great price anu
brought to America. I wrote about
sounds simple. But the simple things ,them for others to read, and I wanted
are always the most expensive. { to see where they came from myself.
At any rate, with me, it was "Right I wanted to understand them.
ar wrong,, my Paris!" And away I ' The value of a piece of merchandise
went. Heave never regietted.it for an is never in the actual stuff of which it teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon,
C is made. Nobody cares how much or 1 teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon nutmeg,
instant. Nor shall I ever. Out of flow little it costs: Its value is in the 1 teaspoon soda, i! cup of nuts;. 4
th s p
1 tablespoon flour rubbed together and
stirred in.
Spice Nut .Cookies
One-half cup of fat, 11/a cup dark
brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 14
our con
mentary system, holds in his own those glittering, romantic, adventur- 1'tvay it makes those who look upon it cups flour, 4 tablespoons sour :Milk or
bands more power even than a Presi- ous years in Europe I had what the 'feel. cream. Cream fat and sugar; add
dent of the United States, and of post -graduate student gets at a uui• I And this real value has a
good deal rest of ingredients; ` mix well • and
course infinitely more than a French versity, aucl what the tired business ,to do with the origin of the merchan- chill, Break off small pieces of dough
or. German President or Premier). man gets itl the front row' at the Pol- I dise. A good deal to do with the Imo- and flatten down 3 inches apart on a
"The Prime Minister's salary was lies. I bad just everything. Except ple who made it. With the environ- greased baking sheet. Bake in modes
fixed in days when £5,000 a year money. }ment in which it was created. ate oven. If you find you have not
placed the recipient, even if he •had I had what the soul of the artist] 1 wanted to see the *omen of Chan- enough liquid, you can add a little
not private means, on a temporary drinks ftp at the Metropolitan art Galla tidy actually making the lace I edifier- more to make a stiff dough.
•. no plea nor personal motives for op- York—only a thousand I tined. 1 wanted to see the Italians,1 :
level with the richest men in the conn- levy in Nely
posltiou — they stand on patriotic try. To -day, lacking private subveu times more. For imported art is like ;too, sitting oeside the blue Mediter-
i ' Action Not Gestures
ground only, for they do .not wish to tions, it Is actually insnilicient to pay flowers pulled up by the roots. I . ranean, glancing from their lace -
see anything done that may ordain for even that almost compulsory mini- wanted to see the very, gardens in spools to the coppercolored sails of i Toronto Telegram (Ind. Cons.). The
ger •the safety of England or weaken mum of entertainment which it is the which these . most wonderful •flowers the fishing boats. I wanted to see the
• our position in the world even in the duty of the head of the Government to •actually grew. And I did. blown glass of Venice—not just in a
slightest degree,.
offer The Attorney -General gets well I saw Italy, jeweled from top to boot gift shop in New York. And the fas-
We are told that.closer contact
would increase and .foster friendly re-
lations with our French neighbors, a.
very laudable object, but not basedon
fact. It is conceivable that it might
have the opposite effect; it is doubt-
ful
oubtfui whether an influx of our tourists
. would increase the affection of the
French for our people.
Continental expe.ionce shows that
facilities of communication have not
improved the relations between
France and Italy, and France and
Germany. The commercial advant-
ages to Great Britain are equally
doubtful 'They are confidently claim-
ed but never pro
only thing Uncle Sam understands is
something that hits bins in the pants
pocket. Canada is his best cus-
over £20,00 nowadays, and the Solici- heel:like a rich - embroi.deisett robe. ihionable frocks. I advertized to.' be tomer. The only thing that will
tor -General about £16,000; the Bri- 'Germany was mine. Its incomparable _worn at the Lido; I wanted to see keep Canada fruzu continuing as its
tish Ambassador in Paris about music—and its Munich beer. Noreen- worn there! best =stonier is a tariff that Will keep
£s,00q or .£10000 and the Ambassa- berg, the town from which `e I wanted romance. Romance.spell his goods out of the Canadian mar -
dor hi Washington £13,000. The are copied! And after it "The Me.is-, ed in capital letters. Not the romance lets. Let United States have to
Lord Mayor of London gets £10,000 tersinger of Nu.•emberg. These; that is meant by a word .whispered unload the billion dollars worth at
for entertainment expenses. Yet the things that are only legends to us in in the moonlight on a verandah goods that he now sells to Canada on
tax -fee inoome of the Prime Minister: America, are everyday ,lite in Ger- shrouded in clematis. But the sort of his own markets. Then the law of
is only about £3,500, out of which he many. j romance that.lends a vivid back-; supply and demand will make itself
has to pay all the costs of keeping up i .And my Paris anti yours. Every- ground to the dull tasks of the every- felt. So long as United States can
a great London :rouse! body's Paris, I lived on the left bank day. The sort of romance that caul
keen its own markets and unload
Ought To I3e Done, At Once in the Seine, iu a pension for students lift ba•ead-winning out o ftbe humdrum its surplus stocks on Canadian mar -
"Something must be dobe about of the Sorbonne. Then II moved over • class.
kets it in a position to be not only
this and ought to be done at_once. Thiel to the right bank, and lived in the' Every bit of lace, or Venetian glass, iuclepeudet but supercilious. A dose
Prime Minister should at the very most fashionable hotel.. 'or raiment became crowded with per -of its own medicine will eitlte` make
be the most highly paid servant I bought one frock from the great- sonality. R2erchandizing-the writing 'United States come down off its perch
proved. One thing only of the Crown. If he had "even the sal- est creator of fashious• in Paris, many. of copy for a great shop's advertising or it will leave a vacancy in Cana -
is' clear. A tunnel would enormously . ar and expenses allowance of the frocks from the clever small shops on department—became the mast gram dial markets that can be filled part-
y g ly with Canadian goods and partly
increase the numbers and expenditure
British Ambassador in Washington he' the side streets. ; ovens sort o fa pante, Money values
of British tourists on the Continent.would he able to do his duty without On the Continent of Europe' beauty —even the vanished ten thousand a withgoods of other dominions and
It is most unlikely that the expendz-is • not o ly for rile rielz anti great. year—lost their significance. countries that are willing to do busi-
Borrowing and without' impoverishing u Hess with Canada. The time for
ture' of foreigners in Great Britain himself. At the very least we can af- Beauty in conte guise --in color, form, As I wandered about, through the
would., increase proportionate ly,ford to give him in. addition- to his t or sound -is the daily bread of .even Old World, I gained richness and gestures is past. Action is the need
Arguments based ori pacts, treaties, ,ordinary salary £10,000 a year ('tree, i the beggar on the streets. gor, after tolerance. I gained mellowness. The of the :tonal
ententes, or the political situation of f cours
tainenent expenses. In present e of income-tax)for 'miter -Ian, an appreciation of beauty depends hurry and bustle of a great organza -
the. moment are worthless especially Cirmuch 'upon the leisure to enjoy it, tion became less important' thanthe "I hear you are going to California
when we remember that responsible
statesmen considered war with Ger-
mayn to be "unthinkable." Political
friendships are not eternal; nor, with
the spectacle of Russia. before us, can
we •count on the stability of nations or
political' systems.
The possible danger of a Channel
tunnel' would come not merely from
the. France of to -day, but from a for•
eign invader as in 1914, from a 13o1-
shevized Europe, or possibly from
treachery within, which unfortunately
is greater to -day than at any time in
cumstaiibes no man who has not And leisure the Europeans demand,
large private means can possibly at...!!I king and beggar too.
ford to live at 10 Downing Street and I We do not originate in Amerman
offer that social and political hospi-
tality which a Prime Minister should
be able to offer.
"Such a postion is obviously anom-
alous, indeed worse than anomalous,
because it means that the Prime Min-
ister cannot even receive foreign I
guests in the {Manner in which they
are entitled to expect to be received,
They have to be 'asked to tea (as it
were) instead of to dinner. That is
not an exaggerated statement .aft he
ease. It is quite literally true, And it
implies a degree of humiliation 'whch
affects England no less than It affects
her Prince Minister. We can afford to
pay . our Prime Minister properly.
Why do We not do it?
"The answer to'' that question of
course is that Ministers always hesi-
tate
esi
tate to discuss the problem or to pro-
pose any increase in their own emolu-
ments. Their habitual modesty in
this respect may in some respects be
worthy of admiration, but it is not
sense.
"Now it must be dealt with by the
new Government regardless of any I�I
sneers which such a ,proposition
might arouse. In point of fact we do
not believe there would be any sneers,
immune form Sudden seizure, ,,.This' either in the House of Commons or in
the Drees. The necessity is so- very
pIain. It would be a very graceful act
on the part either of Mr. Baldwin or
of Mr.. Lloyd George it one of them
would take the initiative in the Mat-
ter aut. would .propose that the Prime
Minister of England should in future,
apart from private sustettatlon fonds,
be supplied with adequate means to
support worthily the greatest trance hi
aT and era s, sea."
world."'
thing for which the organization with your husband, Jane,' 'said Mrs.
stood. Jones to her maid, who was leaving
And so, in going to the Old World to get married, "Aren't you nervous
industry; we develop. Almost all our to seek the origin of these every -day about the long voyage?"_ "Well,
work has some connection with the things we use in America; I olid not ma'am," was Jane's reply, "that's his
really leave my job at all. I merely look•ottt. I belong to him now, and
followed my job to •Europe'. -Smart if anything happens to me, it'll be his
loss, not mine."
Old World. In my own case, the con-
nection •between my work and Europe
was even more ,than usually obvious. Set. ,
Grown Up Take Part During Kite Time in Japan
ORCHID SATIN ENti,JMI;ILg
Attractive boudoir pyjama creation
of orchid satin, sleeveless jumper ,
trousers, wide -buttoned rand maribou
outlining hip -line coat.
The childish argument has been ad•
vanced by the "expert" already refer -
red to 'that an enemy could not
emerge from the mouth of the tunnel
even if it were in his possession, as
air defence ,would prevent him. from
coining out. This presupposes the ab-
sence or inactivity of enemy .aircraft,
or a command of the. air as complete
as the command 6f the sea held by s
Predominant navy. But it is no less
ridiculous to'suppose that the goes.
tion is merely one of armies popping
in and out"of the tunnel.
- Possibilities have to be taken into
consideration.. In war it is the tinex-
pected;that happens, as was proved
when Hannibal and Napoleon passed
the Alps. It'is possible to conceive of
a situation, especially in view of
scientific developments such as .long-
range gnus, poison gas, submarines,
amphibious tanks, and aircraft which
descend like a bolt from. the blue,
which would enable an enemy to
seize the outlet of the tunnel by a
coup de main, and in the event of anunsuccessful war the tunnel might be
demanded as one of the terms of
peace.
• Nese ere frequently told that the tun -
net. could be easily destroyed or tau
tiered iii pable of use before an
WU,,4LIZ CV1II.LL Aii,I4o AI.. ALL,.7 ,.) i'AQCI)
ibie .in theory, but who is going to
take the.. grave responsibility of
"touching the button" to blow up the
tunnel or let in the sea; and at"what
moment would the responsible person
act?
Would this be done on the first
threat ot danger—there might be no
previous threat -or would he, backed
by powerful political or financial iu-
terests, "wait and see" whether it was
possible to avoid so great.a catastro-
phe, and perhaps wait too long?
There .are tunnels through the Vos-
ges which were elaborately prepared
for demolition in the Franco-Prussian
war, of 1870, but they were never des-
troyed and were .used by the .Prus-
sians throughout the campaign. Mea-
sures prepared for the destruction of.
such works are dependent on fallible
human agency for their execution,
and are always Iiable to fail at the
critical moment.
It is to be hoped that the Commit-
tee of Imperial Defence will ignore in
terested and uninstructed agitation,
and adhere to the decision arrived at
five years ago. At any rate one eon
sideration, and one only should. deter
mine a decision, and that is freedom
from any additional risk, howeter
slight and remote it may seen:, to the
integrity of the Empire and 'to , the
maintenance inviolate of the soil ot
our history.
�, G ik a England.
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t .nF... ... t ..�.
Au argument ignored by those who
favor the project is our present int
meeity from those responsibilities
which are borne by Continental na-
tions, and have led to the institution
of compulsory service. We should re-
quire additional Insurance in the form
of armaments, not merely in the form
of protective fortifications, but of per-
manent additions to the fighting ser-
vices. Would those who are eo eager
to construct a tunnel be prepared to
bear the additional expense, ar is it
to fall on the taxpayer?
But suppose those difficulties are
overcome, the tunnel constructed, and
works .for its protection built, armed
teed. ecnipped4 There. is 'no assurance
that the mouth of thetuniel would be
lack of " immunity ,,would -make attaok
more probable;.the„hanger would be
enbanted.by. the development of air -
Craft.
"The general election does not seem
to Interfere very 'much with yachting
prospects,” says 'a Press Gossip. On
the contrary, the sport seems likely
to be more popular titan ever; with
so many T les n d Liberals, at
Magistraites' Clerk -."What was the
Misdealt women now use clay to
aitatat
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A TYPICAL SPRINGTIME SCENE IN OLD JAPAN
•
,motorcyCl4 a4�lil�'- �; Man-„;�arkinpi improve their complexions. So levy Some of the contestants' iii the anetial.Jepenese.kite flying chaurpionehins in Nilgat
.
atl Afro is - they turn to gl'ty before they tike: of the world's greatest kites are made and iiown
aim•.
province, where many
A Lesson from Venezuela
Truth (London): The raid upon
Willemstad, in the Island of Curacao,
by a band of Venezuelan swashbuck-
lers, has a rather tiseful moral for
those who are disposed to ridicule the
necessity for what Is called the police
work of the Navy. The Dutch, whose
confiding spirit is symbolized in the
Palace of Peace at the Hague, have
not so much as a naval pinnace in
the :Fest Indies, Ot Course, "General”
Urbino 'perfectly well knew this when
be led his rabble across the :Spanish
Main, I suppose that Willemstad has
Wireless, but no call for assistance
seems to have been Made. Probably
the Curacaitis foresaw that,. with the
seizure at the Maracaibo, such a call
probably would have brought about.
half the United States Navy'" to the
island on a very much longer invasion
titan the Urbino raic1 Had there been
two or three Butch sloops or destroy -i.
ere "santewllet•e about;' Z wonder,
whether these half -naked filibuster_
would have been so Clashing.
The thing that looks danger°"
about the now -tangled underwear o
teen, in all the pretty patterns, is tha
someone's apt to get the fait idea
will take the pingo of panty