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Annual Conservative Ball.


festive appearance on Friday night, on Hie occasion of the Clitheroe Conservative Association's annual ball the fifty-third, by tlio way.


I’lio Co-operative Hall wore a briylifc ami


upwards of J150, ami the proceedings througluuit wore highly enjoyable, iTio :\Iayor (Councillor Sattertliwaite), together with the Conservative nieinbers of the Town Council, were amongst the company, ami later in the evening Sir William Brass lookoil in ft)i* a short time. The room was gaily decorated, the stage


Tlicre was an attendance of


whieli accommodated Mr. W._ Crabtree*! orchestra, being embellished with flower- ami with palms and foliage plants lent by Alajor Aspinall, of St.indeu Hall. Fairy iigiits, flood lights and mirror^ bowl ofTccts aided a spirit of carnival. The dutie; M.C. were shared by Councillor G. Dcwhursi Messrs. C. Gavaghan, B. Lavender, Hitchen and H. Peatfield. Praise especially due to the members of the ladies committee who. in spite of tlio l!cavy de­ mands made on their time in fnrtlienng the interests of Captain Sir William Brass in tlio town and neighlHnii*hood. undertook the duties of catering for tlie large assemhl.v. A complete success iu every way, the ))*ill wa.s voted amongst the best over organised


hv the Conservative Club. DOWNHAM. THK 1.ATI-; MH. IIOUIXSON. — lii Uio


coiir>o ol Ills yvriiioii on Smitlii.v, the llev. I’ . '1'. Ilriulshiiiv rel’eiTL'd in toiichiug terms to the death ot Mr. H. Itobinsoii, of Ascots I'ariii, Hnttield Hyde, Herts., son of Mr. and -Mrs. T. Itobinsoii, of Downbani. Ho nieiitioned liow ready ibe late Air. llobinsii.'i was to take bis part in all villaKe alfairs, and as a ineinber of the cbiircb choir and a bellringer, wliile resident tliere. His death liad cunie as a jrreat shock to alt bis old friemb, whoso synipatbics went out to his family and to his parents. At the closo of the serviee “ 0 rest in the Lord ” was played by the organist. Miss H. (lardiier, the coiii^rejtation standing in a tribute of respect.


HHtr.K SOC’HCTV. — Tlie annual lantern


Iwtnre in support of the llrifish and i'oreign llihlo Pociety's funds tool; place in Downbani School last 'l-'ridav evening, the Itov. 1'. T. llradshaw presiding. Air. L. King-AVilUiii- son. the treasurer, prosciiting the financial statenienl. nicntioned that last year’s col*


lections were slightly lower than in the prt*ceding vear, and expressed the hope that the dolicieney would he made more than good. The leetnro. given by tlie llev. H. K. Alarsdeii. the West A'nrkshire llistriet Seeretarv, was entitled ‘ ‘ A world tour with the' liilile .Soeiety,” and was richly descriptive, the niiiny oxeelicnt slides being shown hv Afr. I,. King-WilUinson.


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ADVERTISER AND TIMES. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1935.


For the Good of the World LEAGUE OF


NATIONS STAND IN DISPUTE.


ITALO-ABYSSINIA 1. HAWORTH’S COGENT SURVEY AT CLITHEROE MEETING


MR. L. HARDY ON BRIDGING GULF AND STRIFE.


biggest lialls in the town, was packed to its utmost capacity for the Armistice I meeting of tlie Clitheroe Brandi ol tlie League of Nations LTiion on Sunday night, it was probably a record attendance. The chief speaker was Sir Arthur Haworth, Chairman of the Manchester iloyal hx- diaiige, who gave a most interesting history of tlie Jtalo-Abyssiniaii dispute. Mr. lianrie Hardy, Headmaster of Clitheroe Boyal Grammar School, made a strong plea lor peace, and XIr. Frank Dugdale, Bi’esideiit of the Clitheroe Botary Club, expressed the opinion tliat a big responsibility resteil on the present generation as if quick progress was not made while the memory ot tlio lioiTors of tlie last war persisted ultimate failure might be the result.


The Xlayor (Councillor J. II. Sattcr- ,


ihwaile) presided and was accompanied on the platform by Aldermen Thornber and Manley. Couneillors Bentham, i.eith and Hallows, Messrs. (I. Hetherington (Town Clerk). J. 11. Taylor (llorough Treasurer), 11. Trimby, V. Bailey, Bevs. W. S. Helm, 11. Hooper and W. McKee, and Captain Summer and Lieutenant Taylor (Clitheroe


Salvation Army). I’lie meeting was opened witli prayer by


tbo Vicar (Hev. W, S. Helm) and the .•-pcoches were interspersed l»y tlie items “ Fierce raged the tempest” and “ Bock of Ages.” bcautifullv sung by the Wesley Male Voice Clioir, led by Mr. Krnest Allen. Introducing Sir Arthur Haworth, the


The Farish Cluircli Scliool, one of the . OF DISCORD


far as her central government was cou- cenied was a Cliri-tian country. Another part of tlio country was Moliammedan and further part * frankly inigan. The


sliocked .soldiers,” Air. Hardy saiil. Some, like my.-elf, were mere schoolboy.'. Otlicrs were elderly men and I am sorry to sa.v that they have now passed on ami the tnimpets have blown a- they passed over. Tho message from these shejl-shocked inemD of mine to the youthful friends of this: ‘ Peace will he no easy task. Tackle it, you young men!’ Since lOlS there have been jealousies, misundei>taiuling-, greed for money and maybe the most in­ sidiously dangerous sin of all, greed tor


a ho-pital in which tliere were GOO bhell- power.”


Abyssinians rejoiced in tlieir .lewisli scent, and were proud of tlie fact that


:^layor said: “ We know the I.eaguo of Nations, that instrument born out of. the memory of the war ycar.s hy which it was imped tliat the nations of the world might find a bettor way out of their difficulties than war, is faced* with a sot of difficult and dangerous circumstances and our prayer is it may receive the wise guidance it so >-orely needs* at the present time.”


AllOVK PAUTY rOldTICS


under the auspices of the League ol Nations LTiion, which in spite ot a general election could .soar far above parly pulitic> in trying to place before people a better way whereby wrong might be righted, tyrants miglit bo curbetl, oppre>scd set free, witlmut leaving beliimi a mass of hatred, desire tor revenge lu-t of treasure and oceans of tears. He believed tlie League of Nations was the (loil-given gift to the world as tlie outcome of the last war. “ People point to the I.eague sometimes


Sir AiTliur Haworth said they were met


their first emperor was a son of King .Solomon and the (^ucen of Sheba. The government of the country liad gone on throughout tlie age> in a fairly backward and unenlightened condition. Addis Ababa where sat tlie central government, was ; comparatively new town, but on tlic edges of tlie country the feudal system oiierated cldeftains governing strip- of land am. owning allegiance to the central govern ment. The pre.-ent Fmperor wa> extremely enlighteneil ami was we.-teridy educated and was desirous of reforming the govern inent and customs of his country, 'loward the end of last century llicre wa> trouble between Aliyssinia ami Italy and ai tlie Battle of Adowa a huge army of Abys-inians pretty nearly annilulatcd an army of Italians. Following that a treaty was signed hetwciMi tlie two countries guaran­ teeing the absolute independence as far as Italy was concerned of Abys-iida. the formation of tlie League Ahys-inia applied fm* admissjon. (Ireat Britain and several otiier countries tcok the line tliat the Abyssini.iii central government was not strom^ enough to control the country and tliat the country was not self-governing, among otiier things practiscal slavery, and was not ready for menibersldp of tho League. Halyj however. urged .tliat Abyssinia wa- self-governing and civili-ed and ouglit to he admitted to tlie League ami Italy was Micce-ful in getting


Abvs-inia admitted. MOVKMKNT OF TROOPS.


and say that our hopes have not been realized,” Sir Arthur wont on. “ Let us admit at once that the League has not accomplished all tliat we hoped tor it. that it is not a perfect instrument even though 1 liave ealletl it a God-given gift. Imt it is equally foolish to say liecause it has not done all that wo hoped that it i» a failure. Take the ease of Japan. Not only people in this country hut .Signor Mn>so!ini has spoken in not a little exasperation asking in words similar to these why sliould the League attempt to make liim keep In’- word when t!ie League allowed Japan to break the Covenant. I want it to he understood wiicii L refer to Signor Mussolini in regard to tlie present conflict it will be without any spirit of lio'tility towards llie Italians, but will nu'rely he an attempt to slate facts a^ 1 see them in regard to the iiosition tq-day. “ In r<*gard to the .Sino-Japanosc affair


the League to my mind lost a ‘^reat oppor­ tunity. Von will remcndier tliat fighting had broken out somehow or other in South Slmichuria, and in that eountry were any number of old ami comparatively new treaty riglits concerning railways in which Chinn, .lapan, Bussia ami Kngland were involved.


WHO BKGAN HO-STTLITIKS:-


was the other side whicli liad begun the fighting. Cliina appealed to tlie League ami a Coimnission of which Lord Lyttou was chairman was sent out to investigate on conditions in ^Innchuria, China and


Both Japan ami China claimed that it


through Italy’s ca-c tliero wa- almndant proof that Ahy-siniaii- had coiulnctcd raids tor cattle and’ slaves into Italian territory ami Italy liad had no redres-^. IhB there was al-o evidence that' the Aby—iniaii.- had also conducted raids into I'.ritrea (Italian), Keiiva. and Britisii Somaliland. It was al-o’ true to say tliat the Kmperor of Abyssinia iiad maih.* great effort- to reiluce the slavery. Then came tho movements of Italian troops toward- tliat l>art of the world and the attention of the League was called to it by Aby-sinia. The League was impresseil hut could tlo little as .it wa- not clear whether the movinieiit of the troops was directed again-t Aby-sinia. Kg.vpt. the French Somaliland or liulia. None could say definitely the puri)o.-e, but all suspected. Itiily liecam’e more defiant and truoi»s \yere massed on the Abyssinian border. 'I lie Iii*a*'ue tried to get Italy to arbitrate upon tho Wal-Wal incident. Upon tlie new Italian map- Wal-Wal was given a- iii-ide Italian Somalilaml hnt on liie older maps wa-, at least (50 miles in-ido the Abys-inian liorder. Arbitration took place upon that incident ami botii sides agreed tbi't neither counti'V was to blame. Meanwhile Ilal.v liecame more and more belligerent and sue! crie.- a- “ avenge Adowa ” were liearil. So things went on ami finally war broke out. In spite of her iiledge under tlie Covenant of till? League .Italy absolutely refused to .submit her case to arbitration, a-king why l!ie League did not act before with other countries. ’riiough it was po-sible to s\nv patlii^e with Ualv. two wrongs did not make a riglit. Though tlie League was not strong iu the ease ol Japan, it was im>re iliffienlt to be strong in the case of Italy, hut ho believed tho League was perfectly strong and was backed by more tliau oU


Tiion tiio trouMc begun. In looking


nations. “ A .SCRAP OK PAPKB.”


regarded her treaty with the otiier nations as^a mere scrap ot paper, whivh liad never


Italv had lirokeii her Covenant. tihe had


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SAl.H AND lil'XTl'ItH. — The effort on


afternoon thev had a jiimhlo sale ami a stall of now i;nods' at which there was a satis- factorv atteiidaiice.


hi. Hiiek, of Clitheroe, Rave a most racy lecture on “ ’I’lie Bibbic \ alley,’’ in which lie gave a graphic account of the track of tho river from Bilibleiiead to Bibchestor. Tlio lecture was well illustrated by a largo number of lantern slides which wore shown by Air. T. Althain, of AVaddington. Tho Bov W. McKee, of Chatlmni, presided over a good attendance. The ladies had charge of an abundant supply of refroshments Tho officials desire to tliaiik all who g|\vo so gencroiislv and lioliiod most wiliingl>, thorohv enabling the financial result ot £22 l.is. 0<l. to e.KCCcd the expectations oi


Ill the evciiiuK Mr.


tho officials. Wife (going away for tlie week-end): Do


yon morrow:*'Hiihby: .Sixteen hours, forty minutes and


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Japan. Tlioy drew up a rcimit and one interesting fact emerged. The Japanese liad accused Hie Cliinesc of blowing up a railway to prevent the movement of troops. Tlie Commission found there had been &ome little explosion hnt tliat a train passed oyer the lilown up line and arriveil at its destination only 15 minutes later. Many other tilings were discovered ami 1 don’ t think the .Japanese ever wanted that report to be publislied for tliey realized tliere was a good deal to be saul against tliem on their own evidence. Then Hie League failed to act. It i.s believed tliat if wc liad given the lead then and pointed out to America tliat thougli she was not in the League we hoped to rely upon her in case of hostilities arising tlirougli any bo.vcott which miglit he jilaced upon Japan, America wliicli hates Japan, would have been oidy too ready to Imve complied. In tliat ease oven tlio wildest imperialist in Japan would never have dared to go to war againts the memhers of tlio f.eague and tlie L nited State- of America. For some rea.-on, possibly because the ropro-entatives of tlio various countries were not sme of tlie hack* ing of their countries, no j^ction was taken by the League and little by little tilings went worse. Time went on and little or iiotliing was done. All that could lie .said was that without Hie League tlie various powers would have got suspiciiuis and would eventually have interfered until there would have been anotlier wnrhl war. That be- c.auso of tlio liOague, at any rate, was .nvortod. Tt the Council of the l.c.TiJiin liiiil hoeii btroiig .lapnn uoiihl never have left the League iiml Cleriiiaiiy ivoiilil never have left the T.eagiie. anil if those livo powers had not left there would have heeii a different ntiiiosphero in the worhl tonla.v. That is to sa.v, Ital.v and Ah.v.ssinia would not have heeii at war, and speeches would not have been uttered such as those inade hy Ital.v—“ With the League or without tiie League or against the League, we are going on.” If the.v had assnined that attitude with those two eoniitrics in the League tliey would have found theiiiselve.s arrayed ngiiiiist iiracticnlly tho whole force of the woild, to say nothing of that power­ ful force world pnhiic opinion.


ATiyS.SIXIA.


pute, .Sir Arthur went on to say that Italy was -inodern in its present form, hnt ancient in its old foimdations. Abyssinia was an exceedingly ancient country, and ns


Tleferriiig to the Ualo-Aliy.ssiiiiaii dis­


been the eii-tom ot this country, anil which was the main reason for bringing us into the last war when Cleiniany invaded llelgiiini. When a nation broke the Covenant ot the League she was ipso facto proved to have coiiiniitted an act of war against all the other nations of the world and it was for those nations to decide tho steps to take in regard to the aggressor nation. Tliere was nothing which forced aiiv coiintrv to go to extronie nieasiires i 11 'bovcott 'or to adopt .stronger nieasnies unless thev had tho League heliind them. ‘ ‘ So far the League,is with ns," Sir


will he siiflieient for the people of Italy when thev fully realize wlmt it means, and tliey will lie" ready perhaps in the very near Litnre to he avcomiimdated with a bridge over wliich they can retreat from a false position. Tlieii they may siihmit their case to the League, and would iindonhtodly get some of tho wrongs caused hy Ahyssiiiia through her inability to carry nut tlie Emperor', wishes, redressed. Considera­ tion would probably he given to the clainis the Haliiiiis make for a place in the sun in order that the nations of the worhl may ho iiieroasingly prepared to pull tugctlier for, tile good of tlie worltl. ^ ^ “ Tliat is simply tlie state of affairs to­


l*rohahly that


day. 1 can only hope and tiray^that on this dav of reiiiemhraiice the (lod-giveii


iiistrnnrent of the League ot N'atinns may ill His hands be made to trinmpli. w iicli would ho the highest testimonial to those


wlio died.


immediately he liiii.shod his speech, in order to get home in rcasoiiahle time, were ex­ pressed on the pnipositiim of Hnrdv, seconded liy Mr. E. Dugdale. The resolution of thanks also iiielnded the AInvnv for presiding, the Wesley Male \ qice Choir, tho Vionr of Clitheroe for allntviiig tiic use of the room, and the energetic, secretary. Afr. J. A. flariics, for organising


Thanks to Sir Arthur, who had to le.ave . , , . ,


tlie nicetiiig. SEVENTEEN' YEARS AGO.


“ .Seventeen .vears ago to-morrow, whieli


«cpiiis such a lonp time ago now. at tho olovontli hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, there was signed wlmt was popularly called thk Armistice.” Air. Hardy said, adding that ho wauled to deal with the attitude of - youth towards Anmslicc Da\\ “ Our boys have grown up witli tiie* war a memory but 1“ years ago to-day. I myself was a patient in an invalid chair


of international strife barring the way to jirogre.ss liad to he bridged. Tiie bridge they liad built for the puri)o*^e was tiio League of Nations, Imt it was no good ad­ miring tlie splendid design and construc­ tion. Tliey had to play their part in keep­ ing the bridge in condition to -latul the strain to which it was ronstaiitly -uhiectc’d. In tlio vear 1014. an Au-trian Arcluluke was killed ‘ in Serbia and that incident le<l directly to the killing of ten million men wlio were not arc!uluk<‘s. and the doatlis oi countless tliou^-ands of women and cliildren who were not diicliesses. Lour year- 'dtnr- ward-. Austria wa- incompletely sati'^lied. It was a tragic story hut it wouM lie a greater tragedy if tlu*ir hoys liad to tight in anotlu’r war.—(Hear. In.'ar.)—A\ar was tlie ultimate expression of man’ - wickedne-s and man's silline—. ami the -iliinc— was more heart-breaking than tlie wiekL’dno--. Surely tliere was liope for tlieir youth winch had sucli opportunilie< to-day. surely their confidence in youth was not mi-phiced. and surelv thev Wfiuld not look t«i tiuMl* yoiitli iu vain. “ Let us ti'acli youtli to seek pearo and en-ne it.


Mr. Hardy went on to say that tin? Ilow , , ,,


world wiiose rules liave been ela-tie emuigh. and wliose orgaiii-ation lia- bueti -uifi<-U'nii\ aciaptable to overeome every barrier u i colour, race and creed in exi-tenee.” 'I'iii- .statement was made by Mr. 11. D. Davie-, an official ol the .Aranelie-ter Boy .Scout-,' A—ociation and a member of the J.ama-liirL- Comity Cricket Club Committee, addr<"ii!g last week’s meeting of Clitheroe Rotary Club, on “ Scouting and Intcrnationaii-ni. ’ Kuropo to-day wa- practically -clf-centn-.i


“ Scouting is the only orgiuii-atioii in tlu


appeal to them to Imhl^ the bridge.” -aid Mr. ITardv in conclu-ion. “ May this bridge of'the League of Nation- not only help youth to carry on the noble tradition.s of this greiMi and jilea-aiit land, hut eventn-


d(v build .leni-alem in it.’ ’ SKKKINC; KBIK.NDSIHP.


sniil a striking featni’e wa- tliat recent advoeaev of the League of .Nation- had been based on the im-.sibility of the I.eague s sueees- in its major purpo-e. tliat ot pre­ venting war. Tliere liad been meetings ti whTeh the speakers were almo-t apolo- :etie aliout t-lie League’- war-breaking Ifort- and -ouglit to justify tlie League on


Sediuding the resolution, Mr. I'. Dniidalc Ii<*t ns entn-at tlieiii^ and


ami wa- injluenced l»y a hcMigerani -pirir of nationiili-ni, iiolitically ami economically. Spealving at London. .Mr. Al. !»nii<-. Coiumi-sioner for .\u-iralia. -tat«d tliat all the thing- in the world lie lielieved -cout- ing wa- tile -tronge-t of ail in it- driv.* towards world peace. Ber-mially he did not make such an extravagant claim. Inii lie did wi-h to point out one or two tliim:- -couting wa- doim: v.hicli were iiclpin.^ to bring about a iictter world order. 4 i.e fine-t work they did in tlie inteniational field was tlie organi-ation of iiiternatiou;il janiboret's, whieli were attended hy -("ut-. iroin practically ever.v country in tlic woi'M with tlie exception, -ingularly enough, oi Itidy ami (lennany. where the boy- weie forbidden to lie -I'out- becau-e of the lUlei- uational ideal- of -couting.


CHK.AB TJLVVKL.


Moreover -couting h:ul organised tie* elieape-t travel bureau in tlie xvorld. an i iie had travelled tliou-aiuls of niile> m Norway at a total co-t of L'Uh S<-oui- were able to spend liolidays in Switzerland. Au-tria. Hungary and other coimtri. - !*ir ,ir les- tlian it would co-t tlicm to -pend a


such activitii- a- tlie prevention of the wliite slave traffic, interference with tlie di-lrihntion of noxiou- drug-, aiul the work of tin International Labour Office. Im- oilaut a- were the-e hraiiche- of work,


tlie man in the street per-i-ted In regard­ ing them as sidelines, and it wa- eiuimrag- ing to find advocacy lia-ed upon tlie fact that the League was now fa<-ing up to war. And if I'ivili-atlon is to lie -aved. the


Scouts as Peace Pioneers.


BREAKING DOWN RACIAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS.


MAKING FRIENDS ABROAD.


week at Blackpool. Poorer hoy- wep- often sent on tlie-e holiday- liy tiieir hrotlier scouts, and he liad no need to stre-- ilu- educational xnihie of ti'avel. .<couting had made tlie grand tour of Kurojn* a- a finish to edneation no longer the privilege mi’ lord, hut it wa- available to tlie


I.eague mu-t -ncceed.” Mr. Dngilale went on. “ War i- an anarclironi'm, a- out ot dat(> a- Imr-e trams. It prove- nothing and it achieve- nothing, impovori-he- victor and vaiKiuislied alike, cau-e- untokl ini-erv while it lasts and leave- a legacy of reem- riip'^ aip'ui-h.


tlirougli tlie Pence Ballot, liave -aid clearly enough tliat they want no nune of war and my opiniiiu i- Hint given similar (ippoutniii- tie-. tlie people of otiier nation- would pronounce tiie same verdict.


’I he people .of Britain,


out that he wa- privileged to -peak by virtue of his office a- president of the Botarv Club of Clitiieroe. Air. Dugdale .said llotary had its own line of approach on the peace question, and was working for the advaiieement of tlu* understanding, goodwill and international peace tlirougli a world fellowship of bu-lnes- and proies- sional men. The exiiorience of Bolarians revealed that among the busiiie.ss and pro­ fessional men of all countries tliere was not onlv a desire for pi'ace hut a willingnes- to make sacrifices to secure it. It seemed strange tliat with tho people of tlie worhl desiring peace, nation- wtne preparing for war. It was clear tliat peace could not he liad for the a-king and he douhteil whether it would even be gained by -tate-- men unless tliey were driven ahead by tlie expressed public opinion in tlieir eountrio .Sugge-ting tliat tliere wa- a lowin'


Pointing


poorest scout in Salford. Tie* hoy- were given tliose opporiunitie- of travel when their mind- were Ire-li and impre—ionahle. ]f tliis form of scouting did nothing el-e it enabled the boy.s to form some -on o, intelligent idea when they grew up ef fortdgn policy and to a-si*-- tile oiitrageun- n*marks xvliii-h appeared from time t»> tim- the daily pre--. AVhen -eout- travelu- l


abroad tliey were met witli exceptional jio-pitality.* Scout- were better ainha-'adyr- tlian diplomat- or -port-men. ** We Ining in Italian footliall team to London and tlie (jue-tion imnu<] lately ari»e-—are onr ho-pitals big enough to accommodate tlio injured*'” Air. Davie-; went on. “ AA'e -end :iciit-men to America and there i- a -train


between the Anglo-Saxon nation- of the world. AVe -end Larwood to An-lralia and ver.v nearly break up the C'omimmwcaltU within tlie* Kinpire. But wlieii the largi-t jamlmroe of it- kind was held in .Di-tralia tliere was no talk of strained relation-. I believe the value you get from contact- witli foreigners depend- upon tlu- spirit in which


vou meet tlnnn. BK.AL DIPLOMATS.


standard of tnistwortbine-H in the states­ men of the world tliaii was to be found among the orclinary husioos- men of I.nn- ca.shire. the speaker mentioned a visit ho had paid to the Mniieliesler Cotton KAchango where lie saw (|Uotation- given and accepted and orders placed )iy word of mouth, order.s which were fulfilled ami paid for witlunit even a confirmatory letter. He tlien quoted tlie Kellogg Pact in which the chief powers of tlie world renounced war and agreed to settle every difference hy pacific means and declared that after signing that Bnet in the name of their people-, the signatories proceeded to regard each otiier a- <’alcnlat-


general impre-sion upon hi- arrival -eca;- to be a terrific concern a- to what new min-^ lie lias got up hi- -leeve. I'N'mi when ycu go abroad as Cook’ - touri-t- you arc c o n ­ ducted around ami see very little oi ti;e lives of the people. Go as .-cout- and \ou are admitteil into tlie very home- oi I'o people. Poor a- are the \K’c‘ple of Hnngar>. ami 1 do not know any nation who'a ha' suffered as much a- a result of the wa;. tliere has been nothing comparable to lie it attitude to British >cout- wlio vi-ited the i • country. Tliey took our .-cout- into tho r homes, made no charge wliatever. ami sliowed tliem a- imieli of the real life oi the country a- it wa- jHissMile.


“ AVhen a diplomat goes to Geneva tii''


i'liongli the greate-t Fngli-liman in tluir eye- is Lord Beaverhrook. hecan-e he ha- tried to get a revi-ion of tin* trealie- in their favour. The Hungarians ware mo-t anxious that we -honld bring hack to Ivvg- laml a good report of tlieir country ami their people.”


.'strangely


Arthur stated. ‘ ‘ Tlie League is true to peace and is setting np a form of ecoiumiie pressnro against Ital.v.


lug and unblushing liar-. Because of this lack of trust, the Bnet was u-ele-s anil he was satisfied that tlie only praetleal way to secure peace was hy .supporting the prin­ ciple of tlic Loaguo of Nations. Alany organisations, including Botary, the Scout^ and tlio Rchool‘i. were contributing in their own distineiivo wax to international under­ standing. friend-hip and goodwill and they must carry on their efforts witli an increas. ing detorlnination to remoye the suspicion winch now existed. “ A big responsibility rests upon tlie present generation.” Air Dugdale added. “ AVo shall find it easier to make progress now. wliilo tho memory of tho lioiTor.s of the last war remains, than later. Afny it be tliat we may so acquit onrselves now that. looking back along the corridors of time, future generations xyill bo able to thank God that wo in tins testin time (lid not fail in our duty to them


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people. - I have never been disappointed iu any country 1 have vi-ited iu the good nature of the eomimm people. AVe need to purify onr ideas of jiatriotisni. AVe mnst lose the old idea of my country right or xvroiig. AVo toacli a scout to love his own country, and we find that a s(‘out loves and cherishes his country more wiieii lie enable: them to leave the bricks and mortar of tbo city and to see someHiing of wliat Kiigland really is. But we teacli them tliat ju-t as as a British scout loves bis own country, so equally does a French scout love his country and so has every scout a right to love his eountry. If wo want to abolish war we shall have to make peac'o ns fascin nting and thrilling as any war can bo,


think that is wiiere we are stealing the army’s clothes. Army life is supposed to ho attractive enough but T have never yet found an army camp wliich can compare witli a hoy scouts’ camp. Scouting is Hie first organisation in the world wlio-o rules are elastic enough, whoso ideals have been attractive enough and wlioso organisation lias been sufficiently adaptable to overcome every barrier of colour race and creed in existence. A


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ox-convicts in Ceylon, British guards in Cairo, urchins in Stepney, millionnirc ranch holders iu Canada, and all meet on perfect equality as fellows licld together by one common hond.” The thanks of the Club were Pxtciided to


the speaker bv Botariaii A. Jones. Chair man of the Club Community. Service Cciii inittec.


A’o count in our member.sliip


scout xvho had visited Switzerland, Hungary and Norway and who applied for a month's absence from hi- work to go to Latvia, an.l it wa- readily granted him hccau-e hi- em- plover- realized the tremendous educational value of travel to that hoy. Another -ruut who liad visited Germany began to learn CJennan as hard as lie could, and what did it matter if ii wa- eliiofiy to he able t«» read letters sent to him by a German girl in-tead of having to a-k someone to tran-late them. It was far better than wasting bis time mi tlie street-. Apart from anything cLe travel gave one a -ensi' of humility, par­ ticularly when, boy- met foreifgn people who wore more advanced in certain direction- than tliein-elvcs. But it also taught boy- to value their own country, which was ex­ tremely sati-factory. AVlion they returned from llmulary aft(‘r living on maize ami wild toniatoe.s. the -iniple fare of tho people of tliat country, tliey were able to appro, ciate in full the fine standard of living in this country.


Air. Davies mentioned one Alamhe'l'r A COMMON IDFAL.


to fail in this sense, that bcdiind all their arrangement- and speeches the diplomats always seem to plead the essential hostility of nations and their efforts seem to be to gi?t ])once hy violence rather tlian through any es-ential de-ire for peace,” Air. Davie- went on. “ Any temporary peace we di» get seems to be uneertain and duo to the fact that the nations arc temporarily ex­ hausted and are re-arming to Hy at eacli others throats at the first•opportunit.v. In the scouting world by meeting Hie young men and boys of various nationalities we do get a deep impression of the absolute peace­ fulness and tlie friendliness of the people- of the various nations despite the differeme- of horitiige, colour and custom.


differences vanish in the common interest and in the establishing of a eoinmon ideal. It is the aim of scouting to reuiovo the state of ignorance and suspicion wliich lead- nations to war. President AVilson’s idea of a League of Nations was a good one and we have seen tliat idea working admirabl.v at tho various scout jainboroes. where hoys of all nationalities work together, play together, and sing together.


STKALTNG ABAIY’S CLOTHES.


listening; to debates nmon|;st scouts. Ono is that if pence comes T do hot hink it will he imposed by governments or circles of diidoniats, but tliat it will spring from the spontaneous good nature of tlie common


“ I have formed three opinions tlirougli (Continued in preceding column.) 'rho''e “ Tlie diplomatic mctliod in Geneva .-cem>


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