'A Scheme Commended To the Editor of the "Norri-Cutxa Dairy News!
Sin—SY.¥'s scheme of giving prizes for drawn numbers of used bus tickets is an ingenious one. Conductors will still make their small profits by giving ten-cent tickets for {wenty-cent fares, but passengers are sure to demand' a ticket for their money, T can see the termini crowded with people waiting to pick up discarded Tickets "from absent-minded—and careless fares, of those who "never have any luck.
For my own part I shall gladly discontinue buying season tickets and yo. in for the more speculative Dusiness—unless separate prizes are given for monthly buyers.
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Shanghai, Dee. 22.
And Some of its Causes To the Editor of the _"Nomu-Curtwa Dany News"
Sin,—The British, slogan: "right oF wrong, my country" and the German song: "Deutschland riber alles* have probably caused more il-feeling between these two countries than anything else, Both were meant to stimulate patriotism, but 1 doubt that the respective authors expected the aggressive interpretation while has done so much to poison people's minds.
If the meaning of either were to Justify any wrong in the name. of Patriotism it would be a flagrant violation of common sense. Trying lear up this impression would. be worth while, but can it be dono The amount and variety of news and Information the papers bring daily ig amazing, There are pages devoted to almost, everything. Would it not be a good idea to add a page for the development of common sense even if news, which are so contradictory nowadays, had to be cut down somewhat We glorify war but is, what going on at present, really glorious not increasing the military strength of a country a direct incentive to war?
Is it not misusing material and mis directing productive capacity when the respective products are designated for destructive purposes 1s it a real solution of the unemployment problem when part of the unemployed are turned into soldiers and the rest is employed for produeing the equipment of soldiers and armaments Soldiers have to be supported just like the unemployed by. those engaged in productive work, it not obvious that soldiers train ed for fighting want to. prove that they are not supported for decorative purposes only Why should one country wish to dominate or even crush another when ce-operation would be of mutual be-eft and so much easier Would it not be common sense to make life easier for the labouring, classes doing hard work when we introduce labour saving machines What is the use of saving time unless we plan how to. utilise the ime saved without causing unemployment?
Such and many other questions might be discussed on. a "common uso page dispassionately and with= out prejudice.
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