f - ' / - (EIGHT) ADVERTISER AND TIMES. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1935. MR. AWBERY’S CHALLENGE


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WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.


: J f‘nvy not wliat inij'lft have been, Tho?io day.s for ino have gone. Tlicy are as old a.s yonder hills, Tile ground .1 tread upon.


J leave heliind tlio darkest elouds, And look for bluer skies.


Tlie future has a brighter store, Iti wliich my interest lies.


!■. i! i I-


I just live on. froin day to day, TIio busy life tliat hum's, Changing the hitter for tlio .sweet, 7n everything that corner.


T gather from among tlio weed.s,


'i’ho fairest of life’s flowers, TIio past ft»r me has nothing more.


Only the happy Iioiirsl (Mis.) a. LIVKSKY.


jMoon Cottage, Grindleton.


terrible effects of nnemploynient ami he wanted to trace the cauve of the liuge problem that confronted the country at the present moment and point out some of tho solutions the liabimr party suggested. '' Apparently tlie National (Jovernment, whieli has been in office f<n* four years with an unprecedented majority in the political history of this country, has no plan to deal with tlie problem,” Air. Awberv saitl. ” At least tliey liave made no inroads into tho iiroblem and apparently have not a plan for dealing witli it. Yet they tell us that the unemployment figures are coming down and eonventiently forgot that for a long time tlie figures wore going up. and reached a record hciglit since statistics were taken. AVheu tlie LJovernment had been in oflit^j two years, tlio figures reached m^arly three million. Now when tho figures are coming down, the (Jovernmont want to claim credit that they arc revponviblo for a r<‘duetion of unemployment. ‘‘ l^itil the war. we had what was called


to speak on unemployment and that was a subject wliicli affected them very vitally. It affected not only tlie nnemplo.vcd, hut the workers, for an attack upon one was an attack upon the otiior. Air. Awbery said his audience knew the


an ordinary number of unemployed in this country.*’ Air. Awbery went on. “ Im* mediately afterwards. slump occurred and from tlie year 1920 the number of unemployed has been gradually growing. The slump did not touch tlio cotton industry until a feu* years after that, and W


slumj) period pnrtlv to the world dislocation following tlie world war. Uollowi.ng t!ic worlil war. we made a peace that was going to make ibc world safe for ever from future war's.’ AYe drew up a itcacc treaty which was nmlmibtedly a vindictive settlemnt, for our statcvinen had learnt nothing from paJ?t wars and did not realize that a vindictive settlement always reacts upon the victors as well ns <m tlie van(|iiished. Those of you wlio have read of previous peace treaties, particularly that of IS“1 when the Franc(»-German war was settled, will know tliat tho reaction against Germany^ was so great tliat there was a strong feeling tliat tile reparati(uis Germany demanded should not 1)0 met. Simnarly, tlie Yersailles Treaty was a vindictive settlement for we lind l)ccu told tliat we could demand from Germany tho whole of tlie cost of the war— 24.900 million pounds. AVhen the election tool: place in this- country at that time, a great niiml»or of constituencies, ftill of patriotism and vindictiveness, full of tliat feeling of crushing the enemy so tliat ho could not rise an.v more, sjiiil they would agree with the Government. You in Clitlieroo did not. Von sent back a Lalmur man at that time.


(* can trace the


Germany sltould p.ay that ’.ast amount ot money and tliore was a great deal of tajk about hanging tho Kaiser. A'ou will reinenihor the lirotherr- Geddes speaking and .saying that wo would sf|ueoze Gi-rmany like a lenitm until tlie jiips sf|ueaked. 1 trace back tliis phcnomeinil prohhun <»f unemploy­ ment to that period *ju‘‘t .after tlie w’ar. hut if wo want to go linek to the origin of nn- employment we must go hack even further.


l*o(*ple iusi>ted that Work-shop of the World 7


a public statement, said that ultimately what we were doing would liavo a reper­ cussion upon the cotton industry.


the world, exporting a gr(‘at deal of cotton machinery.


“ At one lime, we wore tho worksliop of In 1S9.*). JMatt. of Oldham, in


brought Indian. Chinese and .lapancse students to Teehnii'al Colleges in Ijancashiro and they went hack home and started up machines we liad sent (»vcr ami .set up a geui'ratiou of cotton weaver> and* spinners in tliose (oiintriev. To-day. oiir biggest comiietitor in tlio world market for cotton goodv is .lapan. which proilnces to supply in)t only her.vclf hut the titlier markets of tho world. AYhen .von trace it hack, yon find we arc re-ptnisible ouiselve> to a very large extmit for the cotton indiistr.v being estaMis|i(*d in those three big cduntries. The internal tlev< lopmecc of those nations lovt to ns their own markets. They tiieii deveIo[»cd further to produce enough to supply other markets, ami w<‘ are loving slowl.v hut surely every market In tlie world. Oiir groatist (■(mipetitor in Soiitli America at the moment is .lapan and we are asked to <-ompett‘ against tliat leountrv, where pet»i»le will W(U‘k foi’ appr<»xiinately (id. a day ami are asktd to bring our standard of living to tlieir standard in order to com- pete. Another factor of tlie great nnem- plo.vmont pniblem has been the letliudd purchasing power of our own people in this country. \Yo often forget there Is a market for cotton goods here at home.


\Ye


along until they die and tlio average ago of an Indian wlien lie dies is twent.v-four. 'I’hat is what we'a re competing against. Jn those stiflling factories they are prodiiciug cotton at next to nothing and .selling that cotton In markets which we have to com­ pete^ for. Jii tho cotton industry, 1 am afraid, there is a lack of co-ordination ntul co-operatioii between the different depart­ ments, and these appear to me to he .separate water-tight compartments having little regard for tlie other departments. U there were greater eo-oiieratiou between tho vanous seetions of the cotton industry some- thing could have been dime to |)roduce cotton mncli more cheaply witliout reducing tlio wages of tlio operatives at all. The cotton indu.vtry is well known for its individualism, ami .vou cannot have that and co-operation.


selling arrangements. Instead of having men .selling agents, they are going to sell themselves ami eut f>ut the middlemen. Jf tlio cotton people liad adopted .vomething of that character, they might have saved tlio cotton industry to some extent. Thou wc have the quc.stion of watered capital. You will perhaps have read tho book. ‘ Lanca­ shire under the linmmer.’ and will remem­ ber that mills were being'sold for iO, 12 and 20 times their normal capital value in the boom period of 1920-24. That capital went into industry and is watered capital. Jf a mill cost i;10,0{H) and was sold for LUIO.OOU, we iiavo now to find intcre.-!t on 1*100,000. To-day we are suffering from re-action from that boom period. “ Jn J9H1. we went off tlie gold standard


Coal-Owners to Dispense with Agents. Tile coal owners are co-operating in tlieir


Jiceessary to maintain our Iiold upon tlio gold in the country. Nobody seemed to know exactly what it meant except that if we went off the gold standard tho results would he terrible.


ami on to the bra>s stamlani ,” Air. Awbery deelariHl.


'* W’e Inul beoii told that it wa-s


tile gold .standard, we were told it was tho finest thing wc had m'er done. The value of the pound went down to L's,. l-|v., and I2s. To-day a pound in r ranee is i\;orUi Its. Hd.. so that when France buys IT worth of goods from the countr.v, siie pays 11s. l id.


\Ylieu we did come off


in tlio value of currenc.v, and .so long ns Uiere is no stability in the market, this industry of ours is going to he affected. AYe are subject to linancial manipulntions. but tlie bluff of the financiers was called last week \vhen Glasgow wont down to i.nmlon to raise money'to redeem a <!ebt whicli was repayable this .vear. The Hank of JOnglaml said they ought not to do that sort of thing and so tho Scottish folks ignored tho JJank of JCnglaml and raised tho money in anotlior wa.v by arranging a series of mortgages. There is no (|Uestion of there being no money in tlie country. AYhen Cardiff wanted Cfl.fKiO.UOO and Alanehcster 1 L90f),900. it was subscribed to the extent of l'UiO.000.000.


\Yliile we have fluctiiation Lancashire Would be Excluded.


done and the lialn)ur party would do if you gave them tho power. Tho Crime Alinister, jii a speech three years ago. said there was one weakness so far as the Government was concerned and that was the method adopted in dealing with distressed areas. He told us (luile frankly that we have not solved tlie problem of distressed areas. Of course not. A


” f.et us see what the Government lias


of work. Instead of bringing in the age of pleiit.v and alnindaiiee, machinery 1ms brought in the age of poverty ami we look at tile invention of nmehiiies witii misgiving as our forefathers did 199 .vears ago when they smashed the maeliinery that jeopardised their living.


right, of eouise.


Clitheroe Rural Council. A BRIEF MEETING.


maeliine tt> produce and after it has pro­ duced the good things, instead of utilising them for the needs of mankind, we de.stroy what the nmehine. has produced because we e;miiot make a profit ou it.


I do not think they were ’J*o-da.y. wc allow liio


of our forefathers, men had to toil hard to grow enoiigli food, l)ut to-day when seienee lias inlrodueed arlifieial manures and other things, we arc prodneing far more than wo require. Nature is no longer niggardly hut produces abundantly, but there is some­ thing stoi)ping that ahundanec meeting tlio needs of tlie people. This is a (lUeer world we are living in. TC the people of Alars could see iis in lianeashire, witli onr store- !iou>e full of good things and people walk­ ing about the streets lialf-elotheil and half- fed, they would think we were all fit ean- <lidates for an asylum.” J‘*xplaining the dilferonee seienee and in­


In the ila.v.s


vention had made to industry. Air. Awbery said that 10 .vears ago one man could make six tyres and to-day one man and one machine could make 120 tyres. Ton years ago. it took 14 men to charge a steel funiaeo and to-day two men and one niaehiiic iHd the same work.


eight mmi with one maeliine were now doing the work it took oo men to do in 1922, and three imni in tin* stokehold of a liner using oil in>tead of coal could do the work of 120 stokers under the old coal s.vstem. The niaeliiiie w'as doing what it did 190 years ago and instead of reducing the hard, laborious toil of men, it was turning men and women on to the .'-crap heap. Instead of looking upon it as a blessing, wo looked upon it as a curse. At one time they Averc fighting scarcity aiid they succeeded. To­ day they were trying to get hack to tho age of scarcity in order to maintain the price and secure profits. Thev Avere not poor hecause tliere was too little In the world hut because there was too mueli. Twenty |)cr cent, of tho peoiilo in this country were suffering from malnutrition and in the schools nine out of ten of the eliildreii suffering from tnbL’reulosis were from Avorking class homes. The reason Ava> that the children Avere not gi^'tting suflieieiit food, and that Avas in a land of pleiit.v. “ 'riie Government are not deal­ ing with thi> problem In a seieiitlfie Avay.” Air. AAvbory Avent on. ” Jf they had dealt Avith this problem as they did un'th that of cni>liing Germany avo would liaA’c conquered the problem long ago. A


In tho motor industry, A ’ars make profits


for the armament firms, and tlie share­ holders of armament firms, togetfior with tlie brewers, arc almost nnanimonsly mem­ bers of tlie Tory party. TJie GoA'ernmeiit IniA'e not dealt Avitli this problem, tliey have adoj)ti‘d the principle of hiis>oz-faire. 1 am not fool enough to hollcA-e that by sittin;^ down things Avill rigiit themselves.


Labour Has a Programme.


the iletermlned wifi and effort of tho people who are suffering.


I.ahour pait.v Ave have a programme. First of all, A


nieasnies and keep the children in seliool another '.vear and assi>t the parents while the children are at school. That Avould prevent an influx into the nnemplo.vmont market. AYe hoiii* so imieh about the cost of such measures hut we have to remember that we do not halaiiee the country by pounds, shillings ami pence. A country nui'-t be measured by the number of sati-*- lied, eontontod. strong, virile men and women Avithin its hortlers. The f,al)our party will also introduce the question of public Avorks. Lloyd George lia> suggested it in his ncAV scheme. Air. IhdcUvni says that the money guaranteed to the Transport Hoard in London is the first step, although ho .stopped tlic sehemes in 1991 in tho sjiered name of ee(»noin.\*.


V O would introduce ameliorative


giving i;2.000.090 to effect improvMnenls in places like Glamorgan and ftonlh AYalos. 'ITie Goyeinment has also failed to prevent areas from becoming distressed. Lanca­ shire is a distressed area, hut it is not selu'dided as one so far as the Government is concerned, and if there were help given by the Government to distressed areas lian- easliire would he excluded.


’ou cannot solve the problem by


creeping parnlysi*^ coming over tho whole area of Lancnsliire ()m> dfici iw)t want to 1 )0


| cixn see a


inent’s record of moi'o wages, more Avork, more trade. loss tnxos is absolutely wrong and I want to prove it from statistics. Since 192S, tiiere arc 97,090 hnvi'r insured cotton operatives. If yon take the period of 1991 to now. the insured cotton operatives have dropped by S9.090.


live o!i a handful of rice, and he works Iwehe and fourti’en lionrs a day. seven days a week. Tliese luitives have no comforts, tliev don t read, tliey don’t smoke. They pimply plod


In India, a native will


established during the past few years.” Air. Awbery went on. “ People want to tie tliemselvos np in a small self-contained nation. Tlie Tories have said that the host thing to do is not to buy from other nations; the smaller our imports the better for ns. Tliat is all very nice on the surface, hut how can you export your ^mods to foreign countries unless yon purchase^ those other goods they sent to ns? V<-iir imports must he balanced by your exports. The less wo impoi’t ami the less we export. 'I’lio cotton industry lives upon exportation and if you tic up your imports automatically .vnu tie up Tour exports. Another thing so far o'? the cotton workers is eoneerned is the cheap l.ihour abroad.


AYales. the miners are nnahlo to afford to buy Lancjishire cotton dre>scv hecause their .staiidard of living has been reduced and you iji Lancasliii'o cannot alfoi’d to buy tlie goods N'oi-tlnimberland makes because, similarly, their standard of living has been reduced The people of these two counties cannot afford to buy coal from South AYales hccauso tiudr stamlani of livinp has been reduced and tho miners are thrown out of work, the vicious circle goes on. ” Then tliero is a narrow nationalism


In .South


of the Government in imposing tariffs and said they had introduced tariffs, fpiotas and snh'-i<lies to lielp their friends-“ and the workin«.£ people were not tlieir friends. A subsidy of ton million pounds had boon given In tlio hneon industry and yet. tho price of bacon ha<l increased from 9d. to Is. fid. per pound. Factories in Lnnenshire had boon exempted from their rates to tho extent of 7.“


tnreVs wanted a rodnetion of wages to help tiieni out of their diffienlt.v.


No Need for Poverty.


. aimind ns?” Air. Awhei \ asked. Ims nnule stiipemlons strides dunng the last few years, so big that inventions Iia\o


” Is there any need for this llii’own thousands of men and women out } per <‘ont. and oven then the mniinfnc-


that for another ton .vears. there won't 1)0 any cotton operatives in Lancashire^ That is a reeord the National G<*vcrnmont ought seiiimsly to consider. Take the nnmhor of |)aupers. The numher of people draw­ ing poor law relief in La’seasliiro has in­ creased since the Nalinnal Government took nfliee by S7.")90 and if you take tlie figures for the Avholo of the country yon will find them in the region of half a million. There has never been such an increase in the* nnmhor of persons in receipt of poor law relief in Jjaneasliire as there liar, been since the National Government came into oflico. 1 wjuit them to tell tli o pcojde of tliat ri‘c*U(l. and I am i)reparrd to stand upon SI platform with your candidate and debate with !»im the rei'ord of the National Govern­ ment so far as the po-ition of tho Lanca­ shire opersitive is eoneerned. hut T do not expeit that udll he accepted. Tho National Government has ineren'^ed tho nnmhor of poor hiw recipients and reduced the number of cotton operatives.” Air. Awbery went on to rritieiso the action


If things go on like


Coming along in the ’bus I s:iw a big placard reading ‘ Alore wages, more work, less taxes.’ snnl elaiiniiig that those things had been accomplished by the National Government. AYe want to examine those statements and see if they are correct. If they wore, it would not he mneh good me putting lip as your eandidato. I t is he- eaus(* I know that they are (|iiite tho re­ verse from the truth that I want to explain to you tfip wiiole position.


pessimistic hut one has to face facts. 'riio CJovern-


election in the ofling and so the first step is made toAvards public Avorks schemes. In addition, the Labour party Avill emlea\'our to restore the eonfideuee betAveon nation and nation Avhieli Ini'- been lo-t during tlie last fcAV years.


N oav there is an


AA'ere AVork for you to do, .vou Avould go and do it. Hecause you cannot find Avork, you are the outcasts i»f society, the iintoneh- ahles. The Tories Talk about class (listinc- tion. but they are creating in the AA'orking class niovenicnt ela.ss distinction. Tliey introduced the Aleans Te.st.


been treati'd? You are not unemployed hecause you (lo not Avant to AVork—although thi re are Tories that aviH tell us so—hut through no fault of your oAvn.


If there


the la'-t eleetioa how it AA'ould operate ami Avhat I said then has come true. Tn the name of economy they took ten per cent. aAvay from yon. Fancy ten per cent, from the loAvest strata of soeiot.v.


I told .vou at


heard of cotton mill oAvners dying leaving a fortune and keeping tlieir operatives on tAvo looms? ’j'liey grumhie because Avlion they leave tAvo million pounds the f^tates takes half of it in death duties—money that has be(>n aeeiimulated out of the skill ami brains of tlieir A


llaA'o .vou


at the last election and possibly they Avill create anotlier one to persuade .vou to vote for them again. KA'or.vone realizes that the liist election Avas not a normal one. At the last election I polled lo.999 A'otes and having regard to the fact that I had not been in the division long, and in vioAV of these other eirenmslanees. 1 think there was nothiiif' to ho ashamed of. The next dee tion a


A ’orkpcople. 9'bey created a crisis a


further poverty and another Avnrld Avar, or make a step toward^ peace and democracy. At the last election avo wore attacked on all sides, by tho Fre.ss and on the Avireless, hut Ave eamc out solid. AA'o did not lose our souls if A


iiient will at tempt to justify their position. They avIU probably toll you that it is in tlio interest of tlio nation that tliey .should ho returned. Tliey AA'ill sa.v that the.v have reduced unemployment and increased your benefits by ton per cent., and restored tlie stability of the country and that tho fear of Avar on the Continent makes it iinpera- ti\*e that they should go hack to office., Do not ho IioodAvinkod on this occasion. Tho prestige of tlic National GoA'omment has fallen to zero, and very shortly .a'ou Avill ha\*e an opportunity of rceordlng .vour Aotc again.”


V O did lose our scats. The GoA'crn


grateful for tho generous Avn.v Iho.v lun'O treated ns. The unbiassed \A'ay tlicy have reported our mootings and ha\'c given ns space for onr articles and letters entitles tliem to credit and I Avnnt to pay them tliat tril)uie.


article entitled “ \Yhy HeshufTle tho Government,” Avritten by him, and puhl^hed recently in tho ” AdA-ertiser and Times.” ” I want to pa.v a tribute to tho Clitlieroo paper,” Air. AAvhery said. ” They may not 1)0 of our Avay of thinking, hut a


Tribute to the “Advertiser & Times.” Air. Awbery eoneluded by referring to an


a'o are


* Hnrnlev Fxpress ’ Avhich indulged in a (Continued at foot of next column.)


'rho same nrlielo Avent to the ‘‘ AA'Iiat about yourselves? Hoav have ,vou


Things will on|\* right tliemsclves by If you return tlio


PAYMENT OF MEMBERS’ EXPENSES 7 Alembers of Clitheroe Unral District


Cumieil arc to support a moA'cment to seeuro the [layment of the expen^e.s incurred by tlio members of Hural C’onncil.s in attend­ ing Council and Committee meetings. This decision Avas made at the monthly meeting of tlie authority held at ClitliLU’Oe Toavii Jlall on AUnulay. Air. AY. Hans-on presided ami otlier imunhers present included the Hev. Father H. Hohinson, S..L. Ale.ssrs. it. A'arley, C. F. Clayton, T. Jlausoii and T. Jlobinson. \Yhen the Alodlca) Ofiieer’s annual report


HOLIDAY CAMEOS. THE SHILLING CRUISE. B y KOBJ/AX TAYLOJl .


ing about nolliing in particular, then put aAvay your perplexing ineonie tax forms and if the Avirele» is hroaileasting sometliing aliout depre^>ions coming from Iceland sAviteli off.


the North Avitliont inviting dej)res>ions from otlier coimlries.


came up tor consideration, Air. H. Yarley said lie noticed that efforts Avere being made to convert pail closets into A\*ater closets. J[e considered that tlie owners of houses Avhere pail closets still obtained slionld ho .sieii and urged lo convert them to the A


A


lliAvaite) said the .Sanitary Inspector Avas urging ail oAvners to take this course. They could not be eompelled to do so. Ah'. Clayton called attention to a para­


’ater sv.stem. The Medical Officer (Dr. .f. Al. Postle-


graph in the report I'cading*: ! am of opinion that the accommoda­


on several occasions. On tho last occasion he Avas assured that tho Council Avas to eo-ojifrate' Avith some other authority to provide adecjuatc aecommodation. 'I'hc do rk (Air. A. 1C. Aitkcn) said ho


Air. Clayton said he had raised tlie matter


AA'as aAvaitIng a scheme to ho submitted by Aeeriimton Corporation who had invited the Clitheroe rural authority to co-operate. Tlie report AA-as accepted upon tlie propn-i-


tion of Air. Yarley. secomhd by Mr. T. 1 lanson.


Plans.


(Air. AY. G. Hooth) and accepted as folloAv.s: House near Stonyhur>t for Airs. Loft-


Hlai's Avere submitted by tho Surveyor


road. I’emiloton. HungaloAv lor Air. J. JC. Smith, at


AA'halley. Store shed for Air. d. Fielding. AYhallcy-


liousc. G:ir:igo for Afr. Hoad, Al itton-road,


for Alessrs. AskroAV. Ncav shippon at AYisAA‘<*ll for Mrs. .Seed.


Hurst Green. Alixlng ruum at iiainb Hoe, AViialley,


Derby’s agent at Hre>ton Avith logard to the ncAV lease for tlie Chipping AA-ater supply. Corre-pondenec' relating to HarroAV


Creameries Ltd. Avas dealt Avitli in com­ mittee. ’I'he Hural District Cmmeil’s Assoeiation


asked the Couneirs vicAA's regarding the payment of expenses of ni<’mlH*rs attemUng Council and Committee meetings. Air. T. Diierden expressed the vicAV that rea-onahle expenses should he paid.


penses should be paid, said tliat probably the fact that at present traA'cIIing expenses AA'ere not paid might dollar certain people from being members of tlie Council. Air. T. l)uerden seconded and tiie resolu­


tion AA'as carried. It Avas decided to subscribe one guinea to


a eomnuinieation from the County Sun'eyor recommending tlie carrying out of improve­ ment- at LoAver Harlionr, Thornley. and the (Mirner near Thornley Hall. Tho-c tAVO scliemos Iiad evidently heim seleetcLl fi'om tin' five or six submitted by the Council. Air. Clayton asked if both scliemos were


tin* Lanea-ibiro Playing Fields* As-ociation. 'I'he .'Purveyor stated that lie had reeeiA'od


in the same parish and on being told that t'loy Avere as-(‘rti*<l that he con-iidevi'd the County .Purveyor should he more equitable ill the distrihntion of tlie schemes. The Council tlien AAcnt into Committee.


(Coutiniied from preceding cdliinm.)


diatribe against me to the extent of iialf a column Avithout publishing the article L sent. If tliey liad published my article and then erltiei'-ed it, tliere Avould have been no ohjeetion. 1 certainly oliject to anytliing like that. The Tory agent thought he couhl


*I)aper is not eimilated very Avell, so ho Avrote a letter lo the local pre-s and in- cIiuIlm


in the Clitheroe Division where tlie Hnrnley


F.xpress.’ 1 think it AA'as only right, of eour>c, for tlie C’litheroo paper to puhlisli it. as they published my letter. There is nothing mueli in the rest of the letter Avorth hothering about. H(‘ say- Air. AAvbery makes a pm-feet diatribe against tho Government Avithout an ounce of fact to support him. A foAV Aveeks ago. 1 made sneeeh in this room and Avas reported to tlie extent of throe eoliimns. The Avholc of my facts against tho National Government Avere published and that a


I in it the article from the ‘ Hnrnley against the National GoA'crmnent.


the working class is eoneerned. U Avi . di'cido Avhethcr a


TH he a A'or.v vital election .so far as a'o are going to head on for


ge-t he pnj:ehases the ‘ Advertiser and Tinie's ” of three AA'eeks previously. Tlien he says that we need not Avorry b(‘causo the Scottish Universities liaA’e returned a Tory Avith a huge majority. AYe expect a University to return a Tor.v.


a'us my eliallenge f sug-


that attack upon me very nicely


not eveiyone Avho could aflorti to pay travelling expenses. Air. Clayton, moving that trnA'elling ex­


It A’as A A committee Avas appointed to moot l*ord


I AA'omler Avhat tlio unom[)Ioyed reader thinks as lie goes tlirongli all the details, nil)bUng his saiulAA'ieli in hetAveeu the regular visits of tin? Lilirarian to the reading room. Sending Jim and J^izzie to the seaside for a fcAV days proves an almost impossible task and boAv they talk al)ont it for months aftcr- AA'ard''. The unempioyod liealtbv felloAV, un­ employed tlirougli no fault of liis oAvn, cer­ tainly needs to read tlio 'I’oAvn Council minutes kindly provided as alternative read­ ing in order to retain sanity. HoAvever, every eniisc is not necessarily


very expensiA'c, indeed, attracted by tli'e liandbills stating that a five lionrs* ’cruise AA'as available for the small sum of a sliilling I AA'as induced to participate in tlic thrill of being on tlie higli sejis for that period and incidentally to enjoy entrance to the pier and jetty for tlie ine)u>iA'e charge men- tioiAcd.


strictly an anglers’ t r ip; the anglers, Iioaa'- ever, paid I tliink tAA'o sliillings. Tiie skill of anglers in general is pro­


It appears that the cruise was


verbial and so mnv an opportunity oeeurred to obsoi'A'c a hauling of real large fisli ou the spot.


“ ,S.S. Linden ” eomjiared Avith tlio “ Normandie” I Avas interested to find tliat the said ollieial AA'as a man Avlio liad in pre­ vious years l)oen on duty on tlio “ l^airy- land ** site: he rememherod the foAV little chats Avc had enjoyed and replied that lie did not knoAV just AA'hat the tonnage of tlie ” liinden ’’ Avas. He promised to find out and upon my enquiring if he still l)elie\'od in fairies he . . . . Avell norliaps the reply


adventure, if only mixing Avitli tho varied Jiumanity found bn such economy outings. Kiuiuiring from tho official just Iioav tho


'riio wliole hnsinc>s suggested


jetty rcA'calod the “ Linden ” in sight, (|uite a friendl.v looking boat. Slie Avas aAvaiting the embarking of her passengers; already several globe trotters were comfortably seated liere and there. Avhilst the men iii AA'hite aprons Avero busily taking aboard the necessary liquid refrosbments. No cuniber- soiiuy luggage Avitb broad labels “ Wanted on Voyage ’* impeded tho passage way on this trip. No formalities or passports* but ju>t a thank you. sir.” as the legal token resemhling a tram ticket Avas at that


might he considered private under the eireiunstanres. Going along tho pier amh arriving at tho


A Sampling Contest.


Anglers, their wiA'os, children, hoy friends Avitli their girl friends soA'ornl robust women


hoy at the University and I kiioAV it happens. Hut I do TmoAV tliat in Univer­ sities. not only »at AberystAA'yth, but in Oxford and Cambridge, there is a groAving feeling amongst those young men in favour of th(* Labour party. Ho forgot tiie by- oleetion in Loudon last Aveek, Avhero tlio Labour candidate Avas returned, and AYllmot, Avliere a majority of 1-1.090 for the Tory Avas turned into -1.000 for Lahonr. ■ fn fact, he has forgotten soA'cral b.v-elections. and f suggest he AA'aits for AYcst Toxtetli. Avhere ho AA'ill have another big shock.


said that as nnemployed people they had to eonsid(*r the facts laid before them. They AA'ere not allied to any particmlar party, but politics did eoneern them and it AA'ns up to tlie members to pick out tilings for thcni- s('l\*es and Air. AAvbery had eertaiidy given them sometliing to tliink about. *Tt was quite likely that a questionnaire Avould be sent round to tlio various candidates when the election came along and tlio answers given AA-ould largely determine wliieli way the members Avould vote. Air. Hrimlley AA'en.t on to appeal for more sup­ port of the Assoeiation and gave instances of its usefulness to the utiomplo.vcd. Tn nnsAA'or to n question. Afr. AAvber.v said


to got facts, they can get my facts in tho report of my speech a few AA'oeks ago ami published almost AA'ord for Avord by the ‘ Clitheroe Advertiser ar.'l Times.’ and I AA'ant to thank tlioiu for doing tliat.” In thanking Air. Awbery, Air. Hrindlcy


If they want


that we were tho only important Govern- niont that had opposod tho legalisation of the 40-!mnrs AA*eek at Geneva. Air. AAvherv also explained to members various points I'ospocting unemployment claims.


I ha\*e a


SINGULAR DRINKING VESSELS Clever craftsmen of all periods liav'c made


many curious cups and vessels for drinking purposes (Avritos .1. G. Noppen). They have


nse<l nearly every imaginable material, including egg and nutshells, ivory anti marble, as Avell as tho l>otter knoAvn wood, le.ather. metal and glass. Leather AA'as pro­ bably the lir.st of all to bo made.


forms. Tlioro is in the Aslimolean Atuseum at Oxford a quaint example whieli is shaped sonietliing like a handbag. I t belonged to JCing Henry YIH., and is deenrated AvIth an cmbo.-sod rose Avbich was his badge.


T.catbcr boitells wore made in various


existing cue was made in 1644. Heavy silver mounts conceal most of tho leather, and an ongraA'od coat of arms .shoAA's.that the decanter helongod to Lord Ogilvy.


Docantors wore also made of leather. An


is a quaint half-pint cup, carA'cnl out of a .jingle niece of Avalmit wood. I t bears an inscription wliich reads:


Tn the County Atuseum a,t Taunton there


Except you fill me with some more; l^or ,to borrow and never lo pay, 1 call that foul play.


Take not from mo all my store


’inscribed on it. In Great-Hritain coconut shells were for


whoever emptied it had a handy means of calling for a refill. The name of its OAvnor, N. H. Watson, and the date. 1695, are also


The base of the cup is a A’liistlc, so that A


long regarde<l ns freak cnriosvties. Cups th a t are I'cnlly AAondoiful AAorUs of ar t were made from them. The shells were highly polished, and adorned with fine carving.. They Avoro then set on silver or silvcr-gilt .stands, and their rims strengthened with


tion for infeetioiis eases is iiiadefiuate. Jt is quite impossible properly to isolate infectious cases in the .small cottage homes and tho means of care and a(Ic- (|Uale supervision are AA'anting,


mind a joy ride; its a splendid remedy for AArinkles and fjir more heljiful tiian smear­ ing almond oil over the face that promises to become as Avrinklcd as a AA'alnut in the years ahead. Of course line> o\'cr the no-e may indicate the aliility to study deeply, but on tlie other hand tliey may indicate a AA'orry-loving individual. AnyAVay tiiat’s by the Avay. Von Avill probably have read about the


\Ve have enough depressions her»? in liCt*> relax and giA*e the


If you care for a fcAv minutes’ light read­


Avho looked like troubled laiidladie- iiaviiig. tlie afternoon off, some of the men folk resplendent in ImAvler hat with yellow o[)en shirt'-, their eyes sliining AvIth the thought of the sampling coMte>t Avhieh. unkmiAAo to tlieir AA'ivc'. AvouUI take phue in tlie bar as soon as the boat sailed—all tlie<e people eanio aboard before the liour of 2-lo p.m. prei-isely. 'The usual cautions renuirlcs, ‘'Don' t lean


over the side of the boat,” the fond l;ire- AA'ells of tlie voyagers as tliey Aveie Avi>Iied God-speed until tea-time certainly ma«!e mo feel hmel.v. HoAvevor, a friendly Avink from one of tho sailois promised me co:n- panioiisiiip. at lea^t at interval-.


many cruises to foreign lands, say the Fa-^t liulies or Aladoira, for they are Avell adver­


studies of apple blossom-time ’neath tropical skies, AA'oll produced on ar t paper.


AA'hat the vi'-itor may expect to find is described in floAvery terms. KxhaustiA'o details of Imw society in general fnv(»ur the so-and-so hotel and return each season. Further ai'Counts of Jioav Lord and Lady Alarmalado Avith daughter find an extended stay condneiA'e to tlieir AA'oll-heing and Sir William V'itz-Flzz has aLo decided to pro­ long his lioliday for a fiuther three montlis.


, lu't


tised ill the leading liigli class magazines whicli are regularly perused if the Free Library liappens to be open and the particu­ lar journal is not nestling underneath a current issue of “ 'riie Yorkshire Post.” 1*lie magazines usually contain beautiful


Uaptain Avas iu Ids box, perliaps I sliould -ay on the liridge. but it appeared more like a lirojidca'^ting box as seen Avlieii the com­ mentator is bried-d to give Ids observations to tile AA'orUI. or at least to that portion (jf tlie Avorld wldeh enres to listen.


'I'lio


sported yellow-back'ed thriller> wldcb tliey tucked neatly under their arm. It docs St'cm just the tiling to carry hook- nmvi- day-. A few yeais ago mo-t young penplo carried a tennis raeiiuet or a yo-yo. C’ididten ran up and down tho staii'AVJiy carrying bags of potato crisps and snckiMl at straws in­ serted in lemonade bottle-.


unable to settle doAcn to reading too, Jn- t a fcA


A * pas-engers canieil cameras and several


cri-ps they ate the nion? drink tliey needed.


tliat eouM he achieved if tiie rc-pectiAO linns anmigamati'd! Some men. rmldy in appearance, stumbled around the deck; tho sea AA'as quite calm and then-fore tlieir lack of stability could hardly be due to tlie un­ even motion of the “ Linden.'* I had in.v oAvn thouglits about it.


I pondei'cd on tlie huge >mcc-5


postcards of the boat: they did not have a ready sale. Alany of tlie olil ladies M-eiimd annoyed tliat they slmiild be interrupted during their Intimate conversation. Fa-sing to and fro one could m»t Indp overliearing that the diseu—ion consisted mo-tly of chatter about tlie lady at the huii-e and effective cures for Imiiions and ingrowing toe nails. Doavii on the loAver tieek cliecr?i resounded AvheneViT eatehes wen* liiade b.v the anglers. Going down beloAV I foinul keen competition among them. One of tho outstanding anglers Ava> a Aveil-lmilt par-on. Fassing the time of tlie day witli him (Aveatlier eoinmonts are alway- very u>eful for introductions!) I found liim an agree­ able companion. He explained tho eoti- te-t to me. intimating that every bag u-ed by each member was oxamim'd by tho Fresident. I asked. “ Did t iny even . examine yours?*’ to Avliich he replied ” Ve.s.’’ “ Grat-iou-! Fancy not trusting a parson; its a poor look out 9*r ordinary com­ moners. eh?** I retorted. Youngster- of sixty year- of ago Avere throAving tlieir bait and AA'itli sueli zeal tliat snrel.v if the cmxJ had been long enough it would have reached the jetty some tAA'o and a ludf miles out!


One of tiie sailors eamc around selling, Feeling Seedy.


it Avas ohvlous that some of the ladies v.ero feeling seetl.v. and tiu’ sight of young-tors enjoying samUviehes Avith boiled liam fat sticking ovi'r the edge of the ibiek saiul- wieli did not help tlndr peace of mind. HoAA'cvcr, there was little of discomfort to • be seen. The moA'cment of the boat meant that the return journey Avas being made, and lialf an liour later tlio eroAA'd of poo[)lo on the jetty Aveleomed the boat. At first glance it looked like a eivie reception, hut the gatlicring were only Avaiting to take onr places for an evening trip. A gentle bump and avc all vilirated Avith tlie move­ ment of the vessel.


Kventnally. laturning to the upper deck,


such a boat to realize that eivili-ation in only a veneer, the crushing and tho pu-hing. is intense and every one tries to .squeeze tlirough tlie gangAvay lir.st, irre-pective oT personal girth.


It is only necessary to di-embark fioiu


is heard. Avbilst .several sliarp unfriendl.v expressions are also noted. 1 roileeted that such temporary emotional misunder­ standings AA'ere possibly settled by hitting eaeli otlier senseless with coconuts in moro primitive days. To-day apparently it ifi still tlio laAV of the survival of the fittest, but the modern Aveapon is money: tlu' moro money jiopssessed tho more poAver I- OAvr.ed. Hut tliaUs anotlier mat ter tliat doe- nob eoneern the little steamer!


.Some gooil-natmed banter


moment exclianged for five hours aboard tlio A'OSSCl.


clerk if tho tonnage of tlie ‘‘ Linden *’ had yet boon discovered, but bo ansAvored “ No ” Funny. I thought to myself. It reminds mo of the .story of the raihA'ay man Avho tapped' the wlieols of tlie engine for 90 years with­ out knoAving tho reason avIIv! 1 mn<t find' out about i t : T AA'ondor if it AA'as printed on those photographs sold on the bo:it?


Arriving at the booking nnUe 1 asked tho •M'P'


cup Avhieh helongod to Sir Francis Drake.- ll io coat.s of arms of hotli Qiu'cn Flizalvth and Drake are engraved on the shell.


silver inounts. Still existing is a coeoiiiib v*l


turies, and cnp.s of noble size and beauty AAcro pnde from it. Largo liorns AA'ere often mounted on silver legs, and some Avero engraA'cd Avith hunting sco''.es. About Al years ago a siU'er drinking enp in the shapo or a horn Avas dug up in an Irish bog. It is decorated with carving. Avhich shows that It Avas made about 1,400 years ago.


they Avore specially exhibited to at t ract congregations. Horn AA'as a faA'onriio materia! for cen­


Cmpor.ntion of Portsmouth. «:i.s made iu rile howl IS shapml like a font, and:


I ' f t


the Company from tho skir,t cim; drink tho Jfastor s licaltu from the pai l ; kiss tho


uiai.l also form n ciip. AVlion the skirt cup • Is turned upwards for use. the pail swings ■ rmiml on a .swivel, so th a t both can be filled. How tho.so. Clips wore use<l is explained by an old rule of tlic Viutner.s' Company., tUicu a new Liveryman joined tho companv he was requirod to “ drink the health of


SI vor were very popular in the time ofs Charlc.s 11. Thoy arc lu the form of a milkmaid who holds a pail above her head. Mic pail IS- the cup, hut the skirts of tho


“ Milkmaid ” cups of either wood or


imlkmaid, and not spill a single drop.” Tho-- task was not easy.


The “ Doilkin ” cup, Hhicli hclongs to tho • • sinql


- coml AVilil I f t | will I


rich I and r G |


Avero first brought lo England by the Crusa­ ders about eight eentnrie.s ago. They were* found in use in_ the eastern mosques. Alany of them AA'ore given to the parish chnrclio.s. I he curiosity they excited was so great that '


IS mounted on a silver stand. Cups made from the shells of ostrich eggs


It


I'S I'i


that only five pago of my book wa> rta<l during the trip.


Interest Avas sustained to such a degree Other peopU- semned


HolI Tlie more*


a':!-


m


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