THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 13, 1937.
GERMANY'S RETURN TO LEAGUE FINALLY RULED OUT After Departure Of Italy Step Cannot Be Considered
"COLLECTIVE
INSECURITY"
Berlin, To-day.
Return of Germany to the League after the de- parture of Italy, cannot be considered, says a com- munique, and Germany is convinced that the policy and political system of Geneva are doomed to fail-
ure.
Regarding Italy's exit, the communique says that the decision of the Fascist Government and the highly significant grounds that Il Duce gave for this step, meet with complete understanding and warmest sympathy in Germany.
For long past, no doubt whatever has existed about Italy's fundamental attitude towards the League.
The words "The false gods of GERMANY WILL NOT RETURN Geneva," quoted by Signor Musso- Whether those great powers still lini at the end of September in Ber-remaining in Geneva will desire lin, still ring in the ears of the after this to employ the League as German people.
Ja serious factor in their policy, is
It is, however, of the greatest their affair. importance that the Italian Govern- These powers, however, would no ment, through the decision prolonger have the right to extol the claimed on Saturday, should have League as the authorised representa- made the situation definitely clear.tive of a worldwide union of states The League has received what and as the supreme organ of inter- it deserved for its political per national co-operation." formances. At no period of its ex- "In any case, Germany will, in
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istence has it proved itself cap- accord with the Italian Government, FIGHT AGAINST
able of making any useful con-not allow its conviction to be weak- tribution to solution of current ened that the political system of problems of world politics.
Geneva not only is mistaken but also is reprehensible.
PERNICIOUS INFLUENCE® On the contrary, it has exercised on the entire political development of the post-War years an exclusive- ly pernicious, in many cases even dangerous, influence.
"Return of Germany to the League therefore will neve again come into consideration.
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FORMAL BASIS Under the protection of profess
Washington, To-day. ed ideals, the League has more and
Well-informed quarters in Wash more developed into a mere asso- ciation for protecting the interests ington are of the opinion that with- of the beneficiaries of the Versailles drawal of Italy from the League will not materially affect the Euro Treaty.
Instead of leading international pean situation, and only puts on politics' into fruitful channels of a formal basis, conditions which development by bringing about rea-have been existing for eighteen sonable adjustment of natural re-months-Beuter. sources and the needs of nations, those in Geneva have first and fore- most concerned themselves with de- vising and employing methods to prevent such development.
COMPLETE FAILURE Complete failure of the League is to-day a fact needing neither fur-f ther proof nor further discussion.”
ideals
FIRE OUTBREAK ABOARD
S.S. KINSHAN
The hopes, above all of the A small fire in the Chinese quar- small states, placed in the ters caused considerable excitement League, have disappeared with aboard the 5.8. Kin Shan recognition that the Geneva polyesterday afternoon just after she licy of collective security has in had passed the last breakwater on reality led to collective insecur her way from Macao to Hong Kong. ity.
Loud cries of "Fire" caused a panic Only from Moscow can one now
among the third class passengers hear unqualified avowal of Geneva and it was not long before there
was a general rush for life jackets, If now and again an attempt is while the vessel was stopped. made to explain failure of Geneva Prompt action by the crew, how by its lack of universatility that is ever, saved the situation and the quite obviously confusion of cause fire was quickly under control. and effect.
It is believed that the fire wa Reasons that compelled first Japan, started by a cigarette butt which then Germany, and now Italy, to fell on a woollen blanket owned by leave Genera, prove where radical one of the passengers, mistakes in its construction and in The Chinese quarters were filled the political tendencies that domin ate it, lie:
It is a hopeless endeavour to try to remove these radical mistakes by partial reforms.
almost to capacity, while all first class accommodation was booked.
As the result of her delay the Kin Shan was twenty minutes late, ar- riving in Hong Kong.
CRIME IN GERMANY
According to statistics compiled on charges against accused per- sons filed since October 1, 1935, the number of cases of treason has re- mained on the same level as before, but the number of cases of high treason has increased by more than one-third, while charges arising from offences under the law of sults of the systematic fight to malicious slander, which includes eradicate
in Germany, has insults to the Nazi Party, have de been published.
creased by one-sixth.- ans-Ocean.
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