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MIRROR OF WORLD OPINION
THE PARLIAMENTARY WATCHDOG
world, and not least closely in the dictator countries. When Parliament closes down the sounding-board of the world shuts down. The world be- comes mute.-"Time and Tide."
TANGANYIKA
The sentiment of appeasement is not confined to the Tory ranks. But this is most dangerous doctrine. If we are to make an attempt to conciliate the Nazi the stitches will come out over- night. There is no chance of such an
A more excitable tendency among offer succeeding until the Nazi lead younger Germans in certain up-coun→ ers have recognised in their own try centres, such as Mbeya and Iringa, minds that violence will not pay, and is arousing uneasiness in unofficial cir it is doubtful whether a document in cles. It is questioned whether the Moscow will carry this conviction in European tension is about to be more
strongly reflected in Tanganyika.-
Berlin. "The Economist."
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FRANCO WILL BE "NEUTRAL"
There has been a tendency lately- for Germans to withdraw from their former friendly association with the British. The attitude of the older men of all communities gives rise to the hope that better sense will prevail.— "Dally Telegraph.”
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THE DIFFICULTY
The German General Staff remem- ber the excellent services rendered by Spanish neutrality during the Great War and they are attempting to sec-. ure the same collaboration for a future war. In spite of Franco's im-
The fact is that the Soviet Govern-- perialistic impetuosity he will confine himself to this and
ment wish to make the proposed anti- to the creation among the Spaniards of a sense
aggression pact apply to of
the Baltic hostility towards his masters' anta-
States, whether they want to be so gonists. Italy and Germany will not ish point of view is that such a policy guaranteed or not, whereas the Brit- force Spain into the War because they would be in itself believe that the Demoracies would im- mediately gain a succession of vitor- ies in the Peninsular.-"World Re- view."
DANZIG
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DANGER SPOT
an encroachment
upon their independence. -"Daily
Mail."
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TOKYO-BERLIN RAILWAY
PLAN
Danzig is the danger spot of Europe, 10,000 miles trans-Continental railway A plan for the construction of a.
and it appears to be the intention of Herr Hitler to keep it so, in the hope the full approval of Mr. Sonyu Ohtani, from Berlin to Tokyo has met with that either Poland's nerves will crack or Britain and France will bring pres- sure on her to accept a settlement velopment Company. agreeable to Germany.
One minor crisis has been safely passed. The Danzig Senate has dis- avowed the threat that no Polish Cus- toms officials would be allowed work in the Free City. But
to
the real ruler of Danzig is not Herr Grei- ser but Herr Foerster, appointed as Gauleiter by Herr Hitler.-"The Fort- nightly."
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THE AXIS JUNIOR PARTNER
the Governor of the North China De-
According to the plan a new line will be constructed from Paotow via Lanchow, Kabul and Baghdad
via.. Iran. The existing railways between Baghdad and Berlin will be brought into the scheme.-"Asahi," Tokyo.
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"THE DELICATE.
TERRITORIALS”
We understand that а fair-sized? rainfall proved sufficient to make the inmates of Britain's biggest Territor- ial Army camp run for their lives.
The flight of the 12,000 is charac-- The Italian in this summer of 1939 teristic of the amateurish manner in. wants nothing better than friendship which the British play soldiers. with England. He has not forgotten
the sanctions epi- sode, but he has tried his new friend, Germany, and his new friend seems to be leading him into all sorts of en- terprises for which he has nei- ther the time nor the heart.
England is arm- ing but why, and against whom? Not, it
Such a thing, of course, could not
ACUTE'S THE WORD
"It is unfortunate that, speaking nationally, we are not strong in diplomacy. It wé. get an agrée- ment with Russia in the next year or two that will be rapid. The Russians are extremely acute diplomatists. You have to get up early to deal with them, and that la not our habit.”—Lord Ponson. by.
happen in Italy. Our soldiers are tougher and our camps better made.. The difference is not surprising: we are descendants of the Roman legions,. whose camps were the admiration of the world for more than two thousand years, the British. on the one hand specialised in shop--- keeping and the
land-grabbing.
cannot be, against Italy, who is so easy, but not altogether honest prac- ready to be friends with her, who so tice, of colonial much need her friendship as a bul- "Fiamma," Naples. wark against this strange new alien kily into whose armis Italy seems to have been forced?"The Fortnight-
ORISES AND HOLIDAYS
We all know that the curtain is éx- pacted to ring up on recent aldrams
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MR. CHAMBERLAIN WILL WIN
The British people now think that'
and excursions about the third week in Mr. Chamberlain was wise in making
the Munich Pact.. August, Nobody, ・ is anticipating a placid holiday, and the adjournment By-elections held in the past ten of Parliament does nothing to put the months show that the Government is sun back in an unclouded sky.
appreciably holding the confidence of
As Mr. Churchill has pointed out, the people, and if, there is a Genéral people have noticed recently that it is Election before winter, Mr. Chamber-
ly when Parliament is not - git- lain is expected to win. ting that the worst crises happen. The Two good things Mr. Chamberlain mere fact that Parliament is in ses- has certainly accomplished by that sion gives, the English people a cer- deal-he gave the Empire ten months tam sense of confidence."
more to get ready and he united the But if is not only to this country British to a marked degree in willing- that our Parliament speaks: The ness to fight Germany again if the -- British Parliament is the only assem- Government gives the word. Ten bly belonging to a great European months ago British people were paci- nation that still functions entirely fistic. Now they are not "New York, freely. It is listened to all over the Daily News,"
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