No Colour Bar—And No

Women

FORMER well-known planter and trader of Eastern Papua writes

from the Pacific :

IHAVE found our American Allies good folk to work for. In this Branch of Small Ships can be seen a fine work ing example of what international co operation should be; adventurers from all the races that lie betwixt Norway and New Zealand are gathered here, attracted, no doubt, by the high rate of remunera tion, and a life crammed with variety and risk. The Tower of Babel would have nothing on us if each conversed in his mother tongue. There is no colour bar here: white, black, brown and yellow rub shoulders and eat together without argument. I have yet to see a brawl: gambling (and there is plenty of it) apparently engenders no personal ani mosity.

These men being no saints, one can only conclude that the reason why such a conglomerate of male humanity can live and work together in complete amity is the absence of politicians and women—both very destructive to peace and contentment. The first-named live by fostering racial animosity; but the latter are the very devil altogether (where young men are concerned, especially so).

If one can judge by this camp, the .bald fact shows out: eliminate women and politicians from a community and you also eliminate the two main sources of strife and discontent.

The subscription opened in Noumea in the name of the local Friends of the Soviet Union on behalf of French partisan fighters, resulted in the raising of 104,410 francs.