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seniors. Major General the Hon. H. A. L. G. Alexander, new Com- mander of the First Division, succeeding a Lieutenant-General in that post, becomes, for in- but stance, the youngest Major- General in the British Army, while but one of several who bring youth and vitality to high- ranking posts. The War Office announcement makės it
clear that the appointments have been made solely in recognition of the peculiar fitness of the nominees for the posts, instead of senior- ity, though a sop is thrown to those overlooked by the state- ment that the promotions are "not intended to block their sen-
iors
hope of advancement.” Just the recent War Council “purge” was welcomed as a much
as
Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 13, 1938. needed step in the interests of
YANGTSZE CONTROL
military efficiency, so, too, will the new appointments meet with the widest approbation. It mat- ters not that feeling is not likely to be unanimous in high Army quarters. The important The declaration of the Ja- thing is that a new spirit will be panese Naval Staff in Shanghai injected throughout the organis- |ation, when officers who are re- that Japan can no longer permit cognised as men of exceptional the navigation of the Yangtsze ability are able to feel that they by non-Japanese merchantmen is will not be thwarted by the au-
tomatism of the seniority not likely to be interpreted
chine. otherwise than as another at- tempt to prepare the West for Japanese dictatorship in China,
ma-
Mr. Cordell Hu!! has set Sig-
were and
with the elimination of foreign Washington's Snub interests and influence as the primary motif. The pretext ad- vanced, danger from mines and nor Mussolini a nice problem by military operations, is pretext refusing to make a treaty in the and no more, for where Japanese name of King of Italy and Em- merchantmen can move (outside peror of Ethiopia. Il Duce is repetitions of such as the Panay left with the choice of breaking incident) British ships can move off trade negotiations which with equal facility. If there is making excellent progress a dangea from Chinese attacking accepting the fact that recogni- planes, and it is possible that the tion of the Abyssinian conquest Chinese Air Force (reinforced cannot be secured by such de- by modern Russian planes) can vices. The United States is, in- do much to render the Yangtze deed, to be congratulated on giv- a dangerous waterway, the risk ing a new lead to Europe in this involved is surely a matter for matter. It may at first sight the British Senior Naval Officer, seem futile to deny the reality of or the British company concern- the Italian conquest and there ed, rather than for the Japanese has lately been a tendency in Naval Staff. London messages Europe to play with the idea of indicate that London is not de-sacrificing the principle of non- ceived by the Japanese prohibi-recognition in the hope of secur- tion and proposes to take the ne-ing appeasement of the general In these cir- cessary diplomatic action when political situation. the real state of affairs in the cumstances, Washington's snub Yangtsze has been ascertained. will come as a shock. The
sity Course, lies in the neces- some serious second thinking to The crux of the issue in real-taken will (or should) d
ity, of
Japan to keep a tight be done. For if Europe has, the naval control of the Yangtsze. United States has not forgotten Chiang Kai-shek is determined to Manchuria. Recognition
pursue the struggle, which means annexation of Abyssinia the
would the
that the Japanese have to decide make non-recognition of whether to continue their ad- Manchurian conquest « illogical. vance or whether to halt at Nan-The main point, however, is this: king and rely on naval control of It may seem foolish to deny the the Yangtze to maintain their appearance of reality, but it positionIn spite of their mili would be disastrous to world se- tary successes the Japanese are curity were the declared defen- no nearer their aim spokesmen have recently the absurd attitude of
ders of international law and justice to ve the mmpression that time heals all