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The decree of the Central Hong Kong, Friday, January 21, 1998 Executive Committee of the Communist Party in Russia, or- of dering immediate cessation indiscriminate expulsions by petty and over-zealous Party leaders, is one of the most inter- All has not yet been said that esting developments in the Mos- ought to be said about Japanese cow picture for some considerable bombing here there and every-time. The decree insists forcibly the slaughter of upon enforcement of the guar- where, and Chinese civilians far behind the antee of the right to work, in- fighting lines. The world has ex« sists that those who have lost pressed its horror; it has talked positions because they have been about means of stopping or res-expelled from the Party be rein- tricting the fighting which pro stated, and overcomes resistance duces such outrages, but little by those who might plead “in- about tracing them to their prime competence" as excuse for dis- the mentality which missals by declaring that other cause makes it possible for human be-employment must be found in ings to engage in war in this kind such cases. Two exceedingly important indications may be of way.
In the name of candour it has found within the decree. In the been laid down as an axiom that first place, the existing economic since war is a wicked thing in democracy is clearly extended in further into the realm of politi- its nature, a nation engaged war and fighting for its existence cal democracy by the curb placed: will stick at nothing and will be upon petty autocrats, who act deterred by no scruples whatso-in Russia as they act all over the world when, individuals of any atro- ever from committing city which will break down the big ideas" are invested with a physical power and morale of its little brief authority. A more assured judicial attitude will be adopted Thus we are that however terrible and con-to those accused of wavering trary to the individual human from the “straight and narrow conscience certain actions are, path of Communistic ideology, nevertheless in war they will be and the crime of punishing fam- ilies for the errors of individuals
enemy.
committed.
Peaceable and peace-loving members is to go. Secondly, the persons, advocating peace mea decree reveals that Russia to-day sures, have asserted again and does contain within it an effective again that these and all the worst public opinion. Internal rumblings may have imaginable horrors are inevitable of dissatisfaction in war. Earl Baldwin, two years compelled the decree, but it
good sign that ago, when announcing the need none the less a for increasing the Royal Air grievances were permitted Force drew a gloomy picture of Pression and given serious
sideration leading to corrective the nature of aerial attack... in
laction. the next war. The London "Times," only a few weeks ago, in speaking of the ruthless action Roads Over Europe. of the Japanese in attacking non- combatants, blamed them rather
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for having precipitated war than There is a brave sound about. for their conduct in the war — the proposed London-Istanbul appearing to admit that ruthless-road, in a world which in the ness, when once war has been ordinary way cultivates obstruc- declared, is inevitable.
tions to international traffic with The question arises whether the utmost diligence and success thoughtful persons in civilised there is a more refreshing ring countries ought to tolerate these about plans for a motor highway now almost general admissions which, apart from a little bit of about the inevitability of unlimit-ta water splash between Dover ed barbarism in war-and whe- and Calais, would run all the way ther these admissions do not from the Thames to the Golden promote the very evil that is de Horn. And the scheme has now plored. True, it is no good to gone so far as its first Confer- shelter ourselves behind amiable ence between représentatives of illusions; nor is it any good to the various countries concerned; shirk recognition of the darkest the delegates met at Budapest possibilities of war. But to re-last week and duly elected the gard the worst as certain is to deputy chief ́ engineer make it certain.
own Ministry of Transport - as We ought to be prepared, in the first president of the Con- war as in peace, to mobilise ference's permanent committee.”
of fact, world opinion against a break-Hungary, as a matter ing of rules, then the know-has already finished, or almost” ledge that world opinion would finished, her share of the trans- be against the offender would be Continental road and it is about a powerful deterrent. In time to be opened to the public, there of peace some attention should are plenty of good roads in most be given to the effort to restrict of the other countries which can the horrors of war an effort be fitted into the proposed: which history shows not to be scheme.
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