Parliament re-opened quietly this week and there was no official care-many. Everyone is-anxious now to get down to serious business, because the proceedings in the summer are only" a very. small pro-before the recess were characterised portion of the entire popul-more or less by the artificial courtesy tion. Perhaps the average person which one party always extends considers that all coloured people to another in its initial stages. The fare of the same standing and eul-Labour Party now has to justify ture as these who come here; hence, itself in Home polities and it When there is any differentiation going to have considerable difficulty 4 troatment of coloured people, in to do it, It has done well in world public resorts, there are always a polities, though the Conservatives few who are' ready to rush into point cut that both Mr, Snowden print and denoanes what they think and My, MacDonald have been mere-4s our Inck of "fair-mindedness and ly carrying out the policy of the last Government, exact words used by Mr, Richard sportsmanship are In respect of home polities the Hughes, who knows the West Indies case is very diferent. The Govern-and has written on them in an ment has much to do to satisfy its article ho has contributed to the extremists, and it fs therefore pro-"Evening Standard," called "Baron lines of extreme caution, ing the coloured man: a difficult because, first of all, it realises that problem for the stay-atchome Eng-unemployment is worse than it was when it took office, that trade is Of course, itis a dificult problem, falling away, that the revenue re-Dut it will not be solved by: allega-turns of the country are not sat tions of what Mr. Hughes calls factory, and that there is no very "fear of contamination" of the obvious means of bleeding the con European population by members of munity to a greater extent, "Hence, coloured races. The whole question 4s, of course, one of sexual inter-the new Widows and Orphans Pen: sions Bill, hough it adds enormously mingling. You hardly ever see a to the national outlay, does not coloured person in London nowadays really go as far as the Labour Party, without a white woman accompany-Would like, As regards hours in ug him—a spectacle which makes: the mines, the Government is quite tone have a good deal of admiration willing to reduce hours, but it ean-for the Transvaal regulation which snakes. relations between people of not guarantee that there will be no Feduetion in wages. It will pro-Aitferent colour a criminal offence. bably, therefore, try to secure' the What started Mr. Hughes in. the acceptance of a gradual reversion path of dentinefation was the appar-seven hours, with the nationalize ent refusal of a West End grille ion of royalties, We have. had oom to admit Mx. Paul Robeson, what is called the Morris report on the well-known coloured singer. Mr. tmemployment, on which presum-'Hughes, who ought to know that ably sooner or later the Government Xho West Indian negro is often the will take action, This will add most objectionable type of coloured enormously to the national outlay, Person we have, suggested that the because a man will no longer have hotel keepers who object to admit to satisfy the authorities that he negroes for fect of losing white genuinely seeking work, but will patrons should be pilloried, and, at Yeecive unemployment benefit if he his suggestion, the "Evening Stand-can prove (1) that he has not deard" interviewed some of the lead clined any job offered, and (2) that ug hotel proprietors, putting to there are no openings in his par-them the following' question:—ar district which would afford "What would be the attitude of your him a chance of employment. Of Rotel, to n would-be guest whom you Ahad reason for knowing was of sub-course, this policy will be immensely popular with those out of work, and atanco and a gentleman, but who the only risk one can see is' that was coloured?" the real worker will soon begin to Grumble at the receipt of benefit by Bolgravia:—Providing he was a thousands who never intend to work. man of substance we should not think of turning him down, We Even the bulk of the Labour Party fare coming round to the view that Thave net done so yet.
Grosvenor:—(Manager) I would most of the one million who figure among the unemployed are un: not like to pass an opinion, employable, Waldort:—(Manager) I" cannot Mr. Thomas indicates that he is pass an opinion. hugely satisfied, but there are eer-Rite:—(Manager) If he was a tainly rio signs as yet as to why gentleman it would not be fair to he is, and most people—even those refuse him. We have never done ho axe quite impartial. in political life—do not think that he has Mayfair:—(Manager) Ao in the covered himself with glory up to the bast, I shall rely solely upon my Present time. The Trades Disputes own judgment, Park Lane:—(Managing Director)
think it would not be right for will, of course, throw an extra bur people to take exception to the pre-den on industry, and a Land Drain hence of a coloured man it an hotel age Bill, which' will mean guaran. restaurant. It would be bad man-tees or advances by the State to the ners. We have always entertained cloured men. extent of 20 millions sterling. one knows from where the money Claridge's:—We should admit him. which wilt be needed is to come. Berkeley:—Wo should not refuse him admittance, Up to Christmas, proceedings in Parliament will be interesting but. My. James Marley, ar., threat-not exciting. There is not the least fens to bring the matter up in the intention upon the part of either House, though he will make a great Conservatives or Liberals of turning istoke if he docs. The average jour the Government at present. coloured visitor will never encounter Those who are best informed do not any trouble in London, provided he: think that there will be a General Nery carefully keeps free from any Election before 1931. Perhaps one annection whatever with white of the most serious snags will come roman, "This i over the agreement with Russi h sities, hoswhich no. one likes. - Meantime, italy, and public institutions, one there is still a good deal of discount. Ynds coloured men on exactly the ent in the Conservative Party. Mr. fame footing as white. After all, Baldwin, though much criticised, wwe have so many coloured subjects hat Wwe are not likely to adopt any will, it is thought, hold his own, but really he will have to get rid
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