The Manawatu Daily Times Labour Party on Sanctions

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 249, 22 October 1935, Page 6

The Manawatu Daily Times Labour Party on Sanctions

A firm definition of the British Labour Barly’s attitude on the use of sanctions against an aggressor State—opposed on pacifist grounds by Mr. Lansbury and other Socialist leaders—was contained in a statement issued by the party on September 24. Headed “On the Eve,” it declares “Sanctions would be ineffective if it were known that force would never be used. But economic and financial sanctions may be effective without the use of force.

There are certain key products required for the production of arms and warlike preparations—the essential commodities of war. They should be withheld from Italy. Credits and munitions should be withheld. If the Council of the League were to publish a list of such commodities at once, and were to include within the range of economic and political sanctions the refusal of imports from the aggressor country, a salutary lesson might be delivered to Mussolini.”

An earlier party statement on the same subject condemns the attitude oh Sir Stafford Cripps, who opposes sanctions imposed by the League while advocating sanctions imposed by the working-class movement. “Sanctions,” it declares, “are the penalties against the aggressor or war-mongcring Slate applied by the Comity of Nations which the British and International trade union movement would apply through trade union action if they could. If those who arc most vociferous for trade union action against war arc reluctant to support public anti official action of the same character, we must conclude that they lose faith in their remedy when it is likely to be effective.”

The Churches and War

The two Archbishops of the Church of England have done valuable service in recent weeks in putting forward the Christian case in the present imbroglio, notes “Atlieus” in the Sunday Times. The new Archbishop of Westminster lias now followed suit. He speaks with special authority, for part of his career was spent among African natives, and lie was largely concerned with the direction of the missionary work of his church. He points out that the importance of the Pope \s recent statement has been imperfectly realised in Britain. It contained some courageous sentences. Pius XI., for example, declared that even self-defence had limits beyond which it became guilty.

The Archbishop restates the doctrine of trusteeship as a duty of civilised Powers toward backward races, and pays a tribute to Britain’s fidelity to that principle. He also suggests as the ultimate solution of the present difficulties the revision and extension of mandates—a “timely understanding about Africa, more large-hearted than the Berlin Act of 1885, and that of Brussels in 1890.” This view, remarks “Attieus,” seems to be coming more and more into favour. It is not only upheld in somewhat extravagant terms by Mr. Lansbury and his followers. It has been stated by stalwart believers in Empire development dike Sir Edward G rigg.

The name “Dannevirke” did not always have its present spelling, according to the records of tho Education Department concerning the Dannevirke North School, which has now entered upon its diamond jubilee year. In 1873 the spelling was “Dannevirk,” and in the following year “Danneverlce” was used. In the following year, when it was classed as a mixed (Scandinavian) school the same spelling was used, but in 1877 the spelling reverted to ‘ ‘ Dannevirk, ” and subsequently to the present style.

During September 7J5 rations were issued to 101 cases throughout the whole of the Palmerston North Hospital Board’s district, as compared with 484 rations to 75 cases during the corresponding month of 1934. In Palmerston North itself 393 rations were issued to 54 cases, the comparative figures being 312 and 47 respectively. Tho managing-secretary (Mr A. J. Phillipps) told the board yesterday that it was spending a litti'c more each month than estimated on charitable relief.