The Archive · 1927

from prominent British Labour

P's to me which you published in I am not familiar with the rules yesterday's is and to your com under which an. extraordinary ments. on them in today's paper meeting of ratepayers may be called, Would like to point out that but T have a hazy idea that a re-{letters which were sent to all the [quisition signed by 40 ratepayers Labour M. P.'s were post is sufficient, Be that as it may five months ago, there must surely be some way of 'The chairman of Sir Austen bringing about such a meeting. 'Chamberlain' division in Birming-If the Council cannot justify. its ham happens to be a personal trend actions and elicit from the meeting of mine and in a letter which 1 verdict of "not guilty," let it received from him last week he resign. Tam sure there are many! reentioned that, so far as the general! lather responsible ratepayers ready public and the newspapers are conto fill their positions and who would loomed the interest in China not be susceptible to covert threats gone and is not likely from outsiders. Strong "action by aroused until another crisis the Council will force the hands of The British Government are the protocol Powers and result in determined. not to consider any 8 declaration of policy. No matter change ing made in the status of What that policy might be it would, Shanghai until they are fed at all events, show us where we that they are dealing with reasonable "ood. It is either prompt action people, we go down to everlasting Moreover, he emphasizes that the Jdishonoour as men with the backbone rank and file of British workers are] of a jellyfish. If we have to,|me fools and are not being mislead, down let us go down fighting.

the extreme wing of the Labor: It may be said that there are all Party. "The replies which I recei ing another world, war-the elements in the position for: /from the Labour M, P's including: Granted. But'

It, Commander unworthy confirmed this Concerning Munteip: matters, jone-of the important features which has been very clear at home, inthe investigation recently ducted into the. position of the engineering trades, which, taken in their entirety, earned in 1926 a net profit of slightly over 3 per cent. was the tremendous handicap of heavy Munfeipal taxes. Here Shanghai we ought surely to con-Sider ourselves.forturrate in this respect and I wonder if any Municipality of similar importance tean show as cheap an administration! if we stand pat and, Snowden rived at a state of, complete] attrition, the Powers would then have to make a move and the danger: of another world war would still present.

If you had the toothache and the dentist was a thousand miles: away you would probably do as President Kruger did—gouge the offending molar out yourself with a knife, We ave the toothache badly and we! have the knife. Let us use it, T am, ete, 'UP AND Ar Eat.

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