Persistent "Dole" Seekers Make Statistics Black London, June 14
Some interesting figures concerning unemployment in England are contained in a Blue Book issued by the Unemployment Assistance Department of- the Ministry of Labour following an inquiry into the reasons for continued unemployment.
Investigators discovered that there is, in England a considerable number of unemployed persons who do their utmost to evade becoming re-enroNet They use every conceivable pretext to again drawing their subsidy.
Inquiry also revealed that of the total number of unemployed in December, 1937, about 250,000 were male workers over 45 years of age and of these, 140,000 were male workers over 55 years of age. One third of these unemployed persons of an ad~ vanced-age have been without work jor more than three year In 1937, England spent a total of £41,500,000 on unemployment assistance.—Trans-Ocean.
"Not content with extending military assistance to China," the "Kokumin" continued, "France is now granting loans to the Nationalist Government and building a railway between Indo-China and Kwangsi province.
"Taking advantage of the transfer of the Nationalist Government's seat from Hankow to Yunnan, France is now attempting to extend its influence not only to that province but also to Kwangsi, Kweichow and Szechuen."
Declaring that Japanese military action in China aims at the "obliteration" of the Nationalist Government, the "Kokumin" said:
"Japanese military operations, including aerial bombing, will be directed against anything which has military importance, whether or not t is backed by third Powers or involves {H interests of third Powers.
Therefore, once Yunnan becomes {he military and political centre of the Nationalist administration, not only Yunnan province but French Indo-China as well will naturally be involved in the maelstrom of Sino-Japanese hostilities.
"For such an eventuality, France must be held responsible."
"Chugai Shogyo" Mystified The "Chugai Shogyo," whose president i" Mr. Tokichi Tanaka, former Ambassador to Moscow, said it was "mystified" by the "vigorous military assistance now being given to China by France."
In view of the Franco-Soviet mutual assistance pact, the daily pointed out, it is "easily imaginable that France 1s affected by Russia's positive military aid to the Nationalist Government, Foreign Powers, however, it adele "should envisage the outcome of their assistance to China at this juncture."
Depending on the Soviet Union, as it does, for all of its military supplies the Hankow Government will eventually be Sovietized," the journal asserted.
"This means that assistance to China by other Powers, including France, will eventually prove to be tantamount io aiding Russia in her attempts to Bolshevize China."—Domel.
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