The Archive · 1931

INCONSEQUENCES

By Larraror One of these days publi opinion will bestir itself and decide to get rid of the tyranny of the age. Dictators, despots even puppets are to be preferred to that tyranny which is nothing Jess than the domination, the terrorism of the Conference, Conferences. now stretch from Geneva to Honolulu, from Peru to the Crimea, from Bafiin's Land to South Victoria Land. They have been created by man with the idea of staying action and obviating the necessity for coming to a decision, They turn fon their creator, They come to decisions and they take action but the action is usually irrelevant and the decisions disastrous. If conferences were representative it would not matter much, The trouble is that they are so seldom possessed of that quality. The type of mind which fits in with the gymnastic of the conference is happily rare. It implies a marked capacity for thinking in a vacuum, It avoids fundamentals as the devil does holy water. It revels in the superficial. "Yet it is essentially tyrannical. It is oligarchical because, owing th paucity of the material avail able, the same platitudinous iis are used over and ove again to form the nucleus of the Conference which thus becomes deadly instrament in the han SEAN wrt omer estigation "receives. Mlustrar tion here. An ounce of practice is worthy a deal of theory. Missy Margaret Bondfield, a Cabinet Minister who was once a domestic servant, is more, worth listening to, as a propounder of, remedies, when she lays stress on the dignity of service, and, while, aot ignoring the stupidity: of some mistresses' mediacy. methods, ascribes the shortage to the currency. of false ideals, For that blame cannot be withe held gvom the teachers of young England. wae It is indeed a, matter for consideration whether the training: of teachers might not be adjusts ed as a means of securing better outlook among the rising. generation, Tvachers have been holding conferences in England, For revelation of the extra. gence of the thoughts which past for wisdom nowadays a study of some of the spe be valuable. be anything in that vague idiocy known as "bolshevism"—the communist creed or Moscow, doctrine is not meant but, rathes, the posturing of a cers tain mentality—the danger of it appears to be patent in the atmosphere of a teachers' con= ference. eae Dickens showed how Bradle Headstone, heavily charged wit feriority' complex, made of hig profession as a schoolmaster several speakers. Mx, Penner Brock-way (who succeeds Mr, Maxton as worse than it was four, weeks °f, go and that the boycott is more, fealled. them) to rush in, and Miz of mediocrities masquerading as means for moulding the infant material entrusted to him to the chairman of the LL.P.) denounced Father than less: intense. reluctance of the actual. worke superman To come down to bed the trial of the Meerut prisoners as Mr. John Grey, chairman of interesting. Sach a disproporrock the Conference is an inter: enforcement of his unhealthy, "the most disgraceful political trial cotton 'Spinners Manufacturers' tion between practical and specalafering nuisance, It is likewise views on life. It, may be in modern times, as disgraceful says that the Governtive evidence obviously destroys the the Dreyfus trial in France or the aeet ap ave entire inefficient. wondered how far the present iment appetra to have entire mis. valve of the proposed charter. tendencies to' indiscipline, the Saceo-Vanzetth trial in the United Understood the meaning States ociation, formed to bay wp. and the One point that this, document On this point let the per-slackness of the mental fibre wells on very strongly is a formances of one of these curious discernible in certain of the Mr. Stephen, wip, declared that} tot India. the accumulated no solution in' India would satisfy stocks of" Lancashire Goods.

Mr. piactlc of "consdental references bodies speak. organization rising generation are due to the from mistress to. mistress should under the microscope is one modern Headstones. the T.L.P. which did not give "the OFY, describes i, a8 a definitely Grey. describes ft, as "a definitely be abolished; it ix described an "a which in a few. weeks time is obvious that the education of fullest representation to "all the hostile people in India and allow for the peegSuite jasnanet ces movement"

Not only willlsoures of great trouble and much taking upon itself the duty. of the teacher in the mass must

working classes to have control of ofa: infuaten'= Tals ig, rabbih., Ope examining the cause of the have its severe limitations, Yet where, but the association will only the country"—a statement which to relieve dealers of their stocks maidservant is rather anxious than not peculiar, is that the Bond, unpopularity of domestic service the position of being, day after in England. In less pretentious day, the unquestioned mentor, those" understand its implications ion that they Jotherwise that reference should be terms it wants to tackle the of unprotected human minds vill appear madder than most LIP, more from Lancashire. Those made to her last mistress. assertions, servant problem. As a preli-creates an arrogance, a brome and other damaging facts have been Everybody was agreed in reproved by correspondence lately udiating any connection with the charter are actually, settled by Best other points in the proposed minery a questionnaire was sent. gloriousness which "is" most Feceived in Lancashire. The agree-out to various bodies whose 4a! ingerous. And it is the private arr int between mis-borals, but there was some dis tween Lord Irwin and opinions were held to be valua) teacher type of mind which ress and maid. The obvious desire as to what to do about Sir Ost violated in spirit as lof the Standing Committee is to.

It obtained plenty of materi comings mistresses, the On the subact of the she nowadays, finds far too much Mosley, However Mr. Maxton bureaucratize domestic service. It "Jempoyment in the conference by a pronouncement that The op} sition to. the Govern Mosley faction might have some-went's Indian polic has been much Fecgmmends the "formation of a joint council of eral grievances of servants the movement. It produces, in the international hotbed of gre-thing. in common' with the Tory strengthened by the ery resola-Party, or the Labour Party, but not tions of the All-tndie Meston Con domestic workers in every district, means of stimulating the acti various ineffectiveness, evils for fand a joint national council, ties of the registry office the which, sooner or later, mankind with Socialism. ference. and ts" repudiation of would do no more for the girls than The speeches generally remind one Gand and, all his works. Tu this They can do for themselves, possibly answers were copious and will have to pay, a heavy price, oft id Sole ay he thought enponton, the grave tarvingy of [lest "Miatessen ave ari tat ingenious. "All seemed to be that nly herself and the Minister her vile ald tance are Enpnning tly [Pare which, unless a resi improve- and, st they don't, they facy goo, Youd they aay promising well for the thrashing This thought is too seriously out of the problem in conference. presented for consideration elf andthe, Miniter ut in the Todian sive ation tales trict. "Netbes eas cate" governs Then, too unkindly, someone has the first Sunday in cheerful May. we Place, wil become momentous." To liven. inspectors putting. la" there way of, simulating British Question, not 0 alow i. fo de-[Tortace TEs" ntwet Whose 18 09 United front on te Traian [acme "Mmeery, MaNing, thrown a bombshell.

The world's saving grace lie been pointed out that only 1 per not in conferences but inthe toad wits south Atmerieaan mone 19 de: [negli cent. of the replies came from robust. resistance of human ing correspondence has "been. ran-seen the common aim, which, the [eX Po mayatery fs presented for the domestic servants them-nature, On the bosom of, the nig in "The Times" on the virtues Contervativen, on the "whole have pubic delectatog fa. the dare selves and the number coming stormy sea there float hundreds coffee. fe appears: that we in loyally vobwetved: Bat "there "ars Siu piahtee iz peat nid Beford from the employers.of that! of little craft, which, by the.

the worl indications that this one Moly Enilips@ F-year old Oxford form of labour—as_such—was tone' evening about 18. months ago, and "whose, skeleton, identiged equally small. It is not sur-simple device of adapting them es to the vagaries of prising therefore that plain keep. themselves.

ie Thus one writer derides'the won-Bill-has been publish Teamants of clothing, was recently the found in a bog on Exmoor, by some matter of fact folk ask what the water, The conference maniacs is derful and elaborate. machines that foxteome of the recent uproar over value of the suggestions may be. may" gather together and. workmen." The Coroner's Jury nton the market, and. says that All that fe needed 'a jug (well mission to cinema hoi London County Councils -{brought in a verdict of death by To take three excellent examples solemnly discuss the impending uses to violate misadventure, and the police doctor of folly; the remedy for doom of, ind, or more warriied beforehand) and. an ounce the existing Act provided they gave popularization of domestic ser-the advanced the theory "that Molly congenially, their own supreme Of freshly ground coffee to every percentage to charities. Yet Philips lost her way, stumbled into vice is alleged by several soacy of wisdom, the: pint of water, which of course must new Bill seems hardly less anomaly the bog and could net. get out. called women's societies 10 lie welter of revolution, catas-fous. that old Act. Tt would water gently, stirring the while fevabaoiately being." Pour in the Permit musical entertainment This verdict has raised a perfect in the abandonment of the mis trophe, slump, recovery and with a, wooden paddle, and when the cinemas, exhibitions of animals [outburst of indignation in Caleombe tresses practice of making ser-boom, the ordinary plain human ie rounds ave settled pour' off the into. another jug. The great inanimaic is, ded tha hat jived), headed the local Rector, Mr. the village where the" dea vants ask. their permission being manages" somehow: to: no employee works more than si Senoure. agers maintain before entertaining men visitors, settle his or her affairs, The sential is that coffee must Never days out of the seven, and that 2 that Moly Phillipe, who Knew the the discontinuance, on both play and the work necessary to Jeinemas. continue, to give percent. moor thoroughly and was a power sides, of the custom of requiring keep life moving, go on just: the ages to charity—but not theatrical references and. the abolition same. The social season But another writes declares, that one and not {fal git, could never Nave stumbled the best apparatus of all is a simple into the bog and, if she did, could the "uniform"—a badge of folds itself, just as the con~ cast iron saucepan. This waiter is a the other? The ak ary jeatre folk easily have got out, To prove this "servility ferences, arbitrarily select cer-already, protesting, vigorously, a Scientist whose instructions should Hatter argument, it. Jenoure, tain periods for the display of Ino doubt they will be, joined by tuccordingly be heard with respect boxing and sports associations. the presence of witnesses, pushed a It is useless of course to point their ominous activities. In. Ite sayer The Bill is to be left to a tree [man over into the bog on Saturday, out to such a self satisfied body. London, now for example, the Ther maker must Rmaelf or her-vote of the House, which m who baraly sank and easily pulled as that which takes upon itself opening of the Academy gives asit tee the water "boil, otherwise rat_members will Vote not ace anything from tepid.

rds may himeelf out. Everyone on Exmoor the duty of setting other people the signal for the rising of the ing to party, but as thelt feelings convinced that Molly Phillips was right, that each of these three curtain, And there may be ie' supplied. After "th bunltgn fas subsided Prompt then and as it of Bot rardered and then deagsed to the Bog and, thrown. in. customs tends to protect the more sense in the frivolity of coffee is tipped. dently "stiteed with 'a.

$5] Ticland. Seetarian. (and Northers "The clamour is so great that the employed as much as the em-' the Opera, the Private View and but "continued ster be fee if Yet. ther normal Brit-'Home Office has ordered all the ployer. Moreover the mere fact) the hundred and one diversions, facts, of the cate 19 be sent that a shortage of domestic which combine to make up the Goaiiy gets "the cottee submerged. ish prejudice against "a Continental Active, stirring is then required. lung ay" veraine 40 strong, im spite land. searching inquiries are. being servants exists indicates that social routine, than in any of

Order to break away from each ith fact by sail classes on Sunday, that the greater freedom, adopted in made' which include cutting oat they would have long ago been: the May Meetings or their Home of the sal, which is io be abolished if servants themselves numerous. appendices in the Franule its adhering air-blad Which boiling water alone can would) not be. surprising Snalyaed for remmaais of Blood. did not find them of value. In succeeding months, Does not Beparated, these rise to the top any event the virtual failure: to Shanghai this week have its own Produce that wonderfal Srown foam, lof "The Times" undoubtedly obtain authoritative views on place in the social sun? The proof of well-made, coffee. "The [present 2 wide feeling. It says: The Empire State building, the them from the principal classes wilde operation up. to this stage ecupies about "one minute,, Oceeadpatt from the: dizeetly, reli tallest sky scraper in, the world, tS involved puts out of court any ctor, there may consisting of 86 floors, was opened 'Messnges. from all parts, of, the Sional stirring during the next three hesitate: before encour in New York by President Hoover. effort to' legislate on the. basis world were poparing in on April 30 fo" five. minutes produces a. clour The President pressed. a button in which they may offer. The pro-on Princess: Juliana, heiress. to. the Sntusion, with the" wrounds com the White House, Washington, whicl bability: that the preconceived throne of the Netherlands, con actly massed at. the bottoms show pitched on leks throughout the idea has been hi exploited ing complete. impregnation by the Jgratulating her on her 22nd" birth. seraper: take the place of serious

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