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frightened the more moderate but men in Japan, which is neces- sary, and they have established what flattery of America by Mr. Hirota cannot destroy that co-operation between Britain and the United States. which alone can provide a satisfactory solu- tion to this and to many other international problems.
Hong Kong, Tuesday, January 25, 1938. Pigs Happy in Death
HIROTA SPEECH
have
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"Sausages from pigs that die happy," said a Hampshire but- cher advertising his particular Mr. Hirota's outline of Japan-
speciality. That shows so ten ese foreign policy in the Diet onder a regard for man's victims Saturday was eminently satis that even the chronic vegetarian factory up to the point where all should be induced to stray back of Tokyo's assurances
a from his greeneries to good red habit of coming to a full stop in meat. But how did the butcher these troublous times. There is
ensure that the pigs met death no specific reason for doubting with a smile on their chaps and Mr. Hirota's sincerity, for assum- ing that Japan's Foreign Minis. * grunt of satisfaction from their lips? Were visions of smellier ter was talking with his tongue smells and filthier filth conjured in his cheek. There is reason to up for them in the heavenly sty enquire whether the polite pro- for which they were destined ? fessions of the politicians will If so the machines made mince- not suffer a rude shock when meat of their ambitions. Or the military take the stage and does a porky soul escape the at- provide their part of the per- tentions of chopper and knife, formance the action as
con-and, substituting wings for trot- trasted with the words. A forters, go flitting
endless eigner just arrived in the Colony, troughs flowing With nectar who has had an opportunity of swill? Perhaps, after all, pigs close study of Japanese milit-fly when they die; and only their ary, expresses the opinion and earthly remains are enshrined in it is a view which has the sup- those highly seasoned lengths port of the history of Sino-Jap which so often rescue a despair- anese hostilities and of anti-ing housewife from food short- foreign incidents in which Japan-age at the table.
ese forces have been involved→ Or it may be that the kindly that the campaign in China is for butcher inspires his swine to die al intents and purposes in the happy out of duty. His "Dulce hands of the junior officers, The et decorum est pro patria (or question is raised, in fact, whe- rather patronis) mori" would ther even the Commander-in-send a glow of ardour through Chief has effective control over the victim's body that would be those extensions of the military reflected even in the streaky. arm which have been moved by operations out of his immediate orbit.
For how can pig die better
than facing knife to see That we've bacon for our breakfast, and sausages for tea
The answer to most of the pro- blems in this campaign, it has been suggested, is probably to be “Die and she'll adore you !! enys found in that peculiar feature of the slayer to the sow (in the the Japanese military machine words of Pope), while thinking which one may politely call ““in of the harassed housewife. dependent command." It has fre. The only alternative to these quently been obvious that the suggestions is that the butcher Government does not enjoy con- catches his pigs napping and dis- trol over the military chiefs. It patches them in ignorance by has also been noted that the mil- methods which produce nothing itary chiefs in Tokyo cannot al- but a pleasant sensation. A sur- ways rely on the strict obedience feit of indigestible pearls might of the commanders of forces on gladden the heart even while the mainland of Asin Active fatally distending less romantic commanders, in the same way, portions of a pig's anatomy. are not always sure of their Something might be done with junior officers, who (dare one say clover; or with that poke with it?) are sometimes in the same which the purchase if not the
sition with regard to the pri- dispatch of pigs is usually te soldiers. Insubordination, sociaten. And let not such mir- moreover, if only it is roughly in der of innocent swine. be unduly line with Japan's imperial des- deplored - for the hog, like sonte tiny, is more likely to be reward- mên, do no good until he die ed than punished. This know-But rather" standing · by - his ledge naturally gives confidence corpse or buying a little of it to ardent young patriots wish to. sassinate Prime Minister or, perhap up a British gunboat. son touch has many adn Japan. And when it is
from the Hampshire butcher, man might say with the rustic blow moralist, when complimented
fine pig by the Rector Ahl tr in we was onty, all of us, an fit to remem-Idie as him ta