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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 25, 1939.
MIRROR OF WORLD OPINION
HITLER ON A RUSSIAN PACT
From "MEIN KAMPF" "The fact of the conclusion of a treaty with Russia embodies the de- claration of the next war. Its out- come would be the end of Germany.... "The present,rulers of Russin do not at all think of entering an alllance sincerely or of keeping one.
"We must never forget that the re- gents of present-day Russia are com- mon bloodstained criminals; that here is the scum of humanity, which, fav- oured by conditions in a tragic hour, overran a great State, butchered and rooted out millions of its leading in- tellects with savage bloodthirstiness, and for nearly ten years has exercised the most frightful regime of tyranny
The efforts which President Roose- velt made in behalf of peace in: Europe might:bo.considered to suggest that he would be quite willing to make any reasonable effort to safeguard the Far East from Increasing warfare. How- ever, the efforts he made in Europe also might be taken as evidence of the futility of trying to talk or compromise When the peace away threats of war. efforts all of them, from all sources -made in connection with the Euro- pean situation are studied from all sides they certainly do not argue very strongly in favour of appease- ment offers.
They prove just the contrary, un- welcome though that fact may be.-- "Manila Bulletin.”
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of all time. Nor must we forget that GUARANTEES SOUTHEAST That Yugoslavia should have these rulers belong to a nation which
of bestial shown open resistance to Axis de- combines a rare mixture horror with an inconceivable gift of mands for control of its railroads and lying, and to-day more than ever be- industries in the event of war, and fore. believes itself called upon to im- that to this resistance has now been pose its bloody oppression on the whole added the less open but apparently as world .
One does not conclude real objections of Hungary to dom-
U.S. AND WAR
aging to British statesmen at a time when encourage- ment is more than usually welcome.
a treaty with someone whose sole ination by Germany must be encour-
interest is the des- truction of his partner. Above all, one does not make them with parties to whom no treaty would be sacred, since they inhabit this world, not as the advocates of honour and truth- fulness, but as the advocates of ly- ing, direct, theft, rapine, and plun- dering.
"Germany is to- day the next great battle aim of bol- shevism...
In January, 1937, only 38 per cent of those polled bellaved the United States would be drawn into such a war. By August of that year the percentage was 44. As late as September, 1938, only 43
America per cent balleved would be involved. Then the im- European eventa plication of scomed to have their effect.
In
January, 1989, 57 per cent, be. Ilaved America would be in- volved. Now the percentage has risen to 76 per cent. Only 24 por cent of those polled believed the United States could Isolate itself from a European conflict.
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It is in the light of auch "The struggle
public bellof that the Senate's against Jewish bol-
check to Mr. Roosevelt should be shevization of the
considerad. There are signs that world requires ឧ.
the Senate's action was misinter- clear attitude to-
preted in Europe. The poll puts wards Soviet Rus-
the matter into perspective. It sia. You cannot
shows that, like it or not, most drive out the Devil
Americans see little hope of re- with Beelzebub....maining isolated in a major con- "I do not forget flagration.-Richard Lee Strout.
constant im-
the
British backing for the Yugoslav stand was vicible. If similor support for exists
Hun- gary's attitude, it
is not yet visible, and indeed will not be until all hope of keeping German friendship without accepting German overlord- ship has vanished in Budapest. More-
the over,
British are at this moment preoccupied with German Russian developments. Be- sides those, the question of Hun- gary's position may seem secondary.
Hungary's position is complicated by
pudent threat which the then pan-Slav its need of friendship with both Po- Russia dared level against Germany; I Jand and Germany, by trade relations do not forget constant practice mobili- with the latter which always contain zations whose sole point was to offend a threat to Hungarian economic inde- Germany; I cannot forget the attitude pendence, by fear for Hungary's poli- of Russian public opinion which, tical independence should Germany even before the War, outdid itself in monopolise Hungarian markets, and hateful sallies against our nation and by the fact that an extremely active Reich, cannot forget the influential and strategically situated National Russian press which always was more Socialist movement exists in Hun- enthusiastic for France than for us. gary.-"Christian Science Monitor."
"But despite all that there had also been an alternative before the War; one could have relied on Russia in or- der to turn against England.
"To-day relations are different. If, before the War, one could have gone with Russia at the cost of throttling IEICAMSESSİZLİKASI every last feeling, this is to-day no
longer possible."
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NAZI MANOEUVRES Turkey has rebuffed a Nazi envoy for the second time and declared that she adheres to her engagements with Britain and France. On the other side there are signs, slight but not to be ignored, of apprehension among the long-misinformed people of Germany. The Nazis have alarmed the German public with ration cards and bewilder- ed them with the Russian pact; they have antagonised Japan; they must, feel the liveliest doubts about Italy. Their campaign of bluster has failed utterly, and their efforts to present Germany as compelled to resort to war in a righteous cause have crumbled. The diplomatic shock tactics of the R: sian pact have failed in their objec- tive, and if Herr Hitler feels confident that he has solved, the enigma of So- viet Russia he has yet to convince including his own people, of the-fact Every day that passes without But the effect in Italy would be major moves by Japan gives just so even more interesting. Rome could much more of a suggestion of a dis- hardly remain unshaken in loyalty to position on the part of Tokyo to pur- an already doubtful cause in fact of sue a conservative policy. It is a such utterly irresponsible Nazi man- major gamble what the morrow will oeuvres. While the Italian destiny in bring, but at present there seems to the Nazi train grows steadily darker be no way to avoid taking the risk and colder like the evening in which except by taking a still greater gamble. the Butcher and the Beaver hunted the Neither the United States nor any Snark-Signor Mussolini must have other government has the authority perceived, in the Admiralty's order to make commitments implied or ex- closing the Mediterranean to all Bri- pressed-in an appeasement move. tish, merchant shipping, the hour had AİSİ İS AND ENGINES 033259DE FRANCE fia. The only authority now existing is atruck for his own decision. "Sydney
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Those who suggest that the United States government 'should take the initiative in seeking terms from Japan to guarantee the peace of the Far East would have President' Roosevelt play the role that Mr. Chamberlain at- tempted to play for Great Britain and allles when he flew to Germany to seck appeasement terms.
that fixed in treaties.
Morning Herald."