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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1929-09-05, Page 2The Empire." Sir Robert Hadfield i hent Board as tinent. of the country concerned, or any of its Citizens. "My suggestion is that this Empire Development Board, representing the whole of the Empire, should be con- atituted in such a manner as to make it as attractive as possible. The main organization should offer tempting posts to men of the highest ability. Ileal and .An Einpire Idea 1 Proposes a New "British Empire Develop-. Though We Were All on One Con - Instead of Beitiig Scattered" "It le generally recognized thatthe growth of the Dominions and Colonies in prosperity reacts inimeIiattelY ntn the Mother Country. eare best customers, relatively to their population, and as they become richer and make fuller use of their natural resources they buy more and more of our manufactures and provide steady who should be more than well paid. employment for our dense industrial I First Steps and Principles population. • "The first step is to set up a Fed - "Sir • Robert Hadfield now comes. ate, be subjected to the influences of party politics; that Is, it would he. 'kept out of the political arena. The next is to raise -an adequate Empire Development Fund. • "Co-operation, not ditation, must be the guiding principle. Party politics must be rigorously excluded, and it must be clearly recognized that there is no suggestion that Great Britain an Imperial Development Fund of con - should in any way domineer over or siderable magnitude, to be raised and . exi�loit the overseas parts of the Em- usecl, under agreement with our fel-I pire. . low citizens over the seas, for the pur- "The principle of Empire develop - pose of developing the Empire's 1e-1 went does not in any way preclude sources and opportunities. The basis y fair competition from those outside ou which the money should be found,1 the Empire but it does demand that and the uses to which it sht uld be , all Empire citizens should give first put, would be matters for discussion," I consideration to Empire interests. writes Sir Robert Hadfield, Bart., in "At present we interpret 'home de - the Empire Mail under the heading of i velopinent' and 'internal affairs' in far "A Plea for Organized Empire De- I too narrow a sense. Our true inter- velopmeut" He makes the following este are those of the Empire as a pointed suggestions:— whole just as though we were all on "In order that such discussion might I one continent, instead of being scat - proceed continuously and decisions tered. put promptly into effect, I suggest "The time is long overdue, for really that a Federal Council or Empire De- active development of Empire re velopment Board be formed, with re- sources. We are neglecting the great- presentatives from all parts of the est opportunity in our history or that. Empire and with a permanent or- of any other nation. Words alone are ganization and personnel in each of no use i nmatters of this kind. Ac - country. tion is demanded. "iof the Central Board "Ina Prayer Book dated 1646, and ;u eral Council, whose activities' will not forward with a proposal to accelei the movement by setting up an Elm pine Development Board, composed of leading men from all parts of the Em- pire, drawing its funds from public and private sources, and holding aloof from party politics."—The Spectator, London. "It has long been my conviction that the British Empire should have The sessons need not be continuous, but they used by. Oliver Cromwell, he wrote the should ba more frequent than the following words: 'Qui cessat esse me - meetings of the Imperial Conference, for example, and they should be held in Great Britain and the various Do- minions and principal Colonies in ro- tation, so that every member might have first -nand experience of the con- ditions, requirements and possibilities of different parts of the Empire. A Permanent Organization "We in the United Kingdom pay '£400 per annum to each of 615 legis- lators in their capacity as Members of Parliament (apart from the fees appertaining to special offices) in con- sideration of their services in. guiding the affairs of this country. Members of Legislatures in other parts of the Empire receive more liberal emolu- ments; thus Australia pays £1,000 per annum phis expenses to 113 Mem- bers; Canada pays $4,000 per session to about 245 members; and New Zea- land pays £450 per annum to SO mem- bers. Yet there is no comparable body of men dealing specifically with the development of the Empire as a whole—the largest and wealthiest Em- pire the world has ever known. "It is not reasonable to maintain that the utilization of the resources of our ,mperial estate is a task demand- ing the whole -time activities of a re- presentative Council, and one worthy of the best brains in the Empire? While some might be honorary work- ers. I see no reason why the perman- ent staff should not represent highly - paid officials, • thus drawing on our very best. "it would probably be neither prac- ticable nor desirable for one set of men and women to serve continuously on the Empire Development Board or Council, but the oBard itself should be a permanent institution with a con- tinual supply of newly -elected mem- bers. The period of service need not be rigidly specified; each member might be elected for a minimum peri- od of two or threes years, subject to extension if he or she were engaged on a particular scheme at the ned of that period. "This and other details do not af- fect the plan as a whole and, in my opinion, no consideration of time, dis- tance or expense affects the urgent need for a permanent and adequate organization devoted solely to the great work of helping on Empire de- velopment. On the Broadest Possible Lines "In order to provide a basis for dis- mission, I would suggest that the Board should interpret 'development' on the broadest possible lines. Thus, apart from such obvious work as im- proving the existing facilities for trade and transport, the Board should devote special attention to the work of expansion by assisting the opening up of new means of transport—rail- ways traulways, roads, harbors, docks, dams, canals, constructiost of hydro- electric power plants, the foundation After the war the alleged concession of new industries, the opening out of, wag assigned to a British subject, who new districts for farming, ';lie control for several years maderepeated ro- of forestry, and se on. • Ipresentations to the British Govern - These matters, it may be said, are . ntent, but without result. This claim - the business of the countries concern, ant being a British subject, could not ed. Undoubtedly, so far as the ulti- sue his own Government before the nate control and operation of these International Court. works is concerned, but I' am eonft- He therefore made arrangements dent that an Empire Development with French citizens that they should Board, duly constituted and elected, appear as formal claimants to this pre 'working with a full kno'wle'dge of con- war eoneession. This French group ditions throughout t1',y Empire and sought the aid of the French Ambass-, possessed of suitable financial re- atter in London, but the British Gov- Sources, could assist enormously in eminent has been unable to recognize the rapid and efficient development of the gifts of Nature and its opportuni- ties of mankind in the various parts of the Empire, without touching the ilttseptibilities or infringing the rights Ontario Champions MAKE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP SISTERLY AFFAIR. Olive Wade (right), who defeated her sister, Mrs. Elsie Gray (left), for Southern Ontario ship. Miss Wade ,is also Canadian Women's Singles champion. • pedally interested in watching the be - Communists Sh<. w ;havior of these Recls who went to bed lior cessat esse bonus: A free trans- 1: as rulers and awoke as p Lack ®f Stamina war •out of their untroubled sleep. One lation of this is: `He who ceases to of the eminent g aim at better things will cease to o canners of dfigures in village poli - good Put to the Test Reveal They tics was so frightened that he jumped . things.' Inde ed, a fine motto d d ran madly for us to ponder over, both individual- Are But I Inman ly and nationally. Let the spirit of these words be the aim of us all and then there neea be no fears for our position in the future AT MOCK INVASION osi "In order that the matter may be Dramatic Method Adopted to advanced beyond the stage of general Discover Fitness for discussion, steps should be taken to Responsibility form a representative committee P y which. would then proceed to enlist Moscow.—At least .one localized "re - the interest of both home enc' over- I volt against the Soviets has been ad - seas parts of the Empire with a view t mitted, and admitted with some pride, to setting up the Empire Development by the loyal press here. Board itself at the earliest possible I It happened in the viliage�ioshen- moment. skaya, in the Kansky district of Si - "A sympathetic attitude on the part beria, a district that remembers all of the Home Government would be in- I too vividly the horrors of civil strife valuable, if not essential, to the smooth working of the scheme." Truth Telling \, British Premier Firm Believer In Democracy' tennis champion - Egyptian Prime Minister 1. -las' ;Views With. Regard to Future of I -lis Country. Major E. W, Polson Newman, who: is an authority on Egypt, has an ine teresting contribution tri the "Contem- pory Review" on 'Progress in Egypt,'t. which is of special interest in view of the recent resignation Of Lord Lloyd'. and the recent debates in Parliamentct Both Mr, Henderson, the Foreignel Secretary, and Mr.' Ramsay Maebone ald, the Premier, assert that there is no :undamental change in British policy, but Major Newman says the! time is obviously near at hand wheal constitutional government in ESype? Will be restored in some 'workable'! form. Writing of Mahmoud Pasha,J the Egyptian Prime Minister, the meal who is likely to be responsible for,, carrying out any agreement that may,? be made, Major E. W. Poison New- man, in the "Contemporary Review, says:-- "Mahmoud ays:- "Mahmoud Pasha has several main: objects in view. First lie is deter- mined to crush at al costa the class' of professional politicians who enter po- litical life for the- sole purpose of lin- ing in ing their own pockets. Secondly he is conentratin.g his attention on im- proving the conditions of the fellabin. and the workers in the towns, who to- gether make up the vast mass of the people of Egypt. Thirdly,he intends to . prepare the, way for a return to constitutional government as soon as the country is fit for it. "The Prime Minister is not a dicta- tor in the ordinary sense of the term, and is, in fact, far less autocratic than the Wafd Committee that preceded him. He is a strong believer in de- mocracy, and he is determined to guide Egypt to an enlightened form of government on sound democratic lines, free from the serious shortcom- ings that have proved the downfall of previous Egyptian Governments. 'He has concentrated his attention on the return of Egyptian national life to its normal course and the re-es- tablishment of government prestige, without which it would be impossible to carry out the programme of re- forms essential for the progress of the country. "Malioud Pasha hopes to restore to robust health a body politic born in difficult circumstances, and to see in Cairo an honest, enlightened, and pro- gressive political system worthy of a great country, who by her example stoners are still struggling with such questions. What is more, the local population is peeved as it has ample cause to be, about its disturbed sleep. A. real civil conflict, bitter and en- during, runs like a thread of fire through t to life of the vast agricul- out of a window an through the streets. Some pleaded for tural stretches of ".he Soviet land. It mercy. Others were stoic. A few is not always visible on theh surface were defiant and ready to fight for to the casual observer, but it is there their cause. none the less, and breaks through the Despite the quietness of the pro• surface often enough. in acts of viol- ceedings, the news of the coup -d'etat ence and terror. d„„ Civil Strife Prevails. wildfire.dthrough Nos a measa like It is the conflit in tens of thousands There was a measure of panic. The cry "Kolchak is coming! of villages between those actively Kolchak is coming!" passed from supporting the government's policies house to house, and some of the and those who attempt in every pos- frightened villagers rushed to the Bible way to tear it down. The re can have a powerful influence on the thick forests nearby for protection. ports of village Communists beaten less enlightened nations of the East. Bymorning,•^ however, the 'revolt" or killed by "kulaks".:or rich peasants Free :from the fetters of party Politics ., are so frequent that. they no longer and intrigue, the Prime Minister has was ended. The alleged whites" re constitute news. By the same token moved their uniforms and revealed the reports of kulaks condemned to a great .opportunity of adding strength and prestige, to the independence of which drenched Siberia in blood in themselves as members of a commis- death for terrorizing active poor peas Bion which was investigating the the nation, and of building up a new the first years of the Revolution, Like calibre of local Communists and social ants, for burning their houses, and the national consciousness, which will en - the a thousand other places which carry h i todetermining like, are 13o frequent that no.one here able the outstanding differences of wounds of those years, Noshe skaya has jumpy nerves oa cuci n whole business was a naive make Sells Old Stocks ject of revolts and counter -revolts. Theew to business tesshe as a nalna of the the Communist Party and its million- �7 It jumped with all alacrity one night Communists under fire, so to speak.' fold supporters insist that the revolu "'^' Coats—Vin- i recently when a group of "Whites," It was all part of the "tciiistka" or tion is still goin on, that the country H 11 as in the uniforms of the dreaded Kol cleansing now under way everywhere is still in a period of war. n. workers with a view LLb their fitness for their various jobs. pays much attention to them. Anglo-Egyptian relations to be viewed It is not without good cause that tage of 1927; Men's Suits— arty lhak officers and heavily armed, swoop in the Soviet Union. Stylish as They Used to Be; 1'lcarm Woolen Blankets—but Ugly." These ' ed down on the village while it slum• Is Cowardice Communistic? candid headlines were actually used tiered peacefully. The invaders went about their job Unfortunately for the scheme, it ably will win. His plea on behalf of by a department store in the south -1 quietly and efficiently. They awaken- raised a great many philosophical western part of the country to adver-Britain is backed by a brand of na- 1 a "white elephant sale" described . ed a leading Communist, informed questions for the commission to an tional spirit and blunt sincerity that by Ray M. Hudson assistant director, him that the Soviet regime had been swer, and practical jokers are not ne- can not be checked by protestations os - Bureau of Standards, in the United overthrown and that he was under ar- cessarily glib pholosophers. When a tensibly based on international good - States Daily. I rest. They made the same announce- Communist, faced by hopelessly sue will but in reality prompted by self- ment in turn to one after another of perior enemy forces, runs 'for cover— interest. The difference is that other British Bluntness Washington Post.—Snowden prob- Merchandise featured in the sale i the important Communists and social was an accumulation of "shelf warm j workers, gradually gathering a ton- ers" that were out of date or nnpopu ' siderable number, mostly in night - lar. Perfebtly frank descriptions of i shirts. the goods were published in the ad panic Prevails ad- vertisement. Goods that were old and shopworn were so described and, if The triumphant "Whites" were es - the merchandise was out of style, mention was made of the fact. By noon of the day of sale, the major portion of the goods was reported sold. Work that the Bureau of Standards' is doing will make fewer and fewer. "white elephants" on merchants' shelves; eight years it has assisted industry in simplifying 110 commodi- ties, limiting them onlyto those varie- ties which are in constant demand by consumers, Mr. Hudson says. 1:3ead Sea Claim Rejected by British Jerusalem.—A categorical rejection of the French claim to the pre-war Turkish Dead Sea concession which France wants to bring before The Hague Tribunal is made in an auth- oritative statement issued here. The concession in cluestinn was granted in 1:911 to. Turkish journalists in Constantinople, the statement says. is his behavior cowardly, unworthy of statesmen are out for the interests of a Communist, or merely decently dis- their own peoples and are using inter- creet? When a defeated Communist nationalism as a cloak for their 'e - gives himself up proudly to the con signs, while Snowden is fighting for queror, is he a hero or merely a fool? the British end has the courage to At this writing the clever ommis- say so. Always Popular With Overseas Visitors irninieusernmeme the claim. r-- E _ SOUTH AFRICA ADMIRE POMP OF HORSE, GUARDS' SENTRIES Es FRoM Lack of parental control is anotherse MISS r, t South Africa, in London for the great iiiterdatiOnal scout jamboree', They Those Girl Guides are ti n it xray of briefly describing Ilio cause of • a wasted life, the accoutred gentleman on the horsS very muck and don't hesitate to show from a new angle, more satisfactory to the British Government. and more acceptable to the Egyptian people. "The progress made in internal af- fairs should place'Egypt in a better position to shoulder certain responsi- bilities, without which further conces- sions cannot be contemplated by the British Government; and should es- tablish in this country a firmer con fidence in the capacity of the Egyp- tians,to manage their own affairs. The process of enlightei ment, resulting from a clean system of education, a clear exposition. of political realities, and improved conditions of the fella- hin and workers, should citable the people to see the direction of their true interests. "Moreover, the changes envisaged by Mahmoud Pasha should help to build up that mutual trust which is an essestial condition of a successful settlement. The Prime Minister. therefore, deserves every po isible sup- port both in England and in Egypt; and there is reason to believe that the constitutional support which he now lacks will be forthcoming in due course." British Collect To Pay Balances Washington. -2n 1925 Great Britain had the world's largest unfavorable trade balance while the United States had • the world's largest favorable trade balance, according to Dr, Ray Hall, acting' chief of the finance and investment division of the U.S. Depart- ment of Commerce, wlio has just com- pleted an analysis of Anglo-American trade: "Each year the United Itingdom dol leets, in the form of American mer- chandise, something like $500,000,000 of the revenues from its overseas• in vestments," says: Dr. Hall. "This means that the United Kingdom, have Ing ail unfavorable balance with the United States each year, pays for her American purchases by revenues re- ceived from other countries." Thirty per cent. of all the interna- tional tr ansactioiis Of , the United States, both visible and invisible, are with Canada and the United Kingdom,. Mr. Hall's study showed. Old lady from up -country, watching the traffic in Adderley -street: "isn't it wonderful how a single policeman,• an dam the flow of traffic?" toung admire Nephew "Yes, Granny, but YOU Should gear the has drtVers do It!"