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MIRROR OF WORLD OPINION
·PRESSURE ON NEUTRALS
The news, that Germany is exert ing very considerable pressure upon the European neutral Powers to aban-
if they do not yield, repudiating with- in a few weeks or months the grudg- ing concessions he make in return for surrender, and at each step making further resistance more difficult. "Daily Telegraph."
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don their neutrality in her favour, is FATNESS AND FATUITY emphasised by the recent telegrams reporting the sinking of Swedish, Marshal Goering once propounded and Finnish shipping carrying
car the theory that guns were better than goes to Britain, by Germany sub- butter. He is now reported to be ad- marines. That the whole procedure, vising Germans not to eat too much which is hopelessly illegal, carries no meat lest they grow fat and unfit. weight with the German Govern- The grim joke about it is that he is ment is apparent, for they are en- himself uncommonly obese. He may deavouring to exercise the rights of not, however, be modest enough blockade when in fact, in interna- admit that he is, for this reason, not tional law, no blockade exists. It is flt to be the next Fuehrer. In fact, necessary to recall that for a block- the people of Germany will almost use for Dictators, ade to be legal it has to be complete- certainly have no ly effective, or nearly so as to make lean or fat, by the time the vegetar- very little difference. That the Ger- ian Herr Hitler makes, room for the So man submarine blockade of Britain not so abstemious Nazi No. 2. is not complete or even approximate the question of a rigorous slimming ly so is apparent, and there is conse- diet for Marshal Goering is not of quently not the slightest justification such vital and immediate importance of the for the sinking of neutral vessels by in Hitlerland as the filling the German navy. The system of stomachs on which the German army, martial forces, are contraband control, which Great Brit- like all other ain has introduced, following the pre- supposed to march. It was a German cedent of the last war, is an entirely General who not long ago hit the nail different matter as has already been hard on the head when he wrote: pointed out, and is, moreover, merely "The reason for the failure of our the proper exercise of belligerent attacks in 1918 was that our starved rights for which there is ample auth- troops could not be pushed beyond ority. New despatches, which have captured supply bases. They were de- recently come to hand, suggest that feated by hunger established by the German representations have been ad- British blockade."" And why did the dressed to neutral countries warning German troops suddenly stop pur- them that they would be guilty of a suit on a break through at Armen- Not because the Mademoi- breach of neutrality if they entered tieres? into war trade agreements with Great selle associated with that French town Britain, the effect of which would be was so enticing; but because the in- to limit their exports to Germany,
vaders hung back to satisfy their and of overseas goods allowed to pass
hunger. "Ceylon Observer." in transit over their territory into Germany. The answer to the German contention regarding goods in tran-
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REAL ISSUE IS
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U.S. NEUTRALITY The present neutrality law puts the sit is simple. Neutrals are compelled United States. false position as to enter into agree-
regards the Europ- the
ean war. It oper- Allies whereby
ates
against the such goods do not
defenders of prin- reach Germany,
ciples identical because if they do
with the princi- not the Allies
ples which under- lie the American system of govern- ment and the Christian civilisa- tion which is the breath of life to the American or der in life. How- ever, the Ameri- can people are not yet perfectly clear 38 to just what course, is demand- ed. Until they are convinced they will not be stamp- eded.
would stop them anyhow, and, per- haps, others as well, by belliger- lent action on the seas. In other words a neutral can only assure its own domestic sup- plies by undertak- ing that what is allowed to pass the British and French fleets will only be used for the neu- tral's Own poses, and that it will not serve Tas an entrepot for the
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All in all the real issue in simple, and should never be lost sight of. It is whether: hoavliy- armed gangstardom, in the form of totalitarian dictatorships, or ordered freedom with represen tative Institutions and the raiga of law, shall prevail in the world. The British people are convinced that there can be no pozce with the gangsters. If one could ask the "common man? to-day for his bedrock thought it would be: "That fellow Hitler has got to be stopped". They may not yet realise the Tull cost of stopping hlm. Whatever the cost may be they feel it must be borne for the sake of glving decent nations a chance to live decent Ilves.—Mr. H. Wickham Steed.
President Roose- velt shows good judgment and fol- lows practical stra-
otherwise she tegy when he gives congress and the
would be unable to do."North China public behind congress due Daily News."
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What, then, is it which
oppor- tunity to make up their minds. He shows confidence in his programme when he gives opportunity for it to be measured against the picture of world events. Congress' knows what carries the people are thinking, what they Great Britain, though loathing war are feeling, too, Congress will know with all her heart, into the front line? when the demand of publie opinion The answer is simple. It. is the is for action. The timing and the aggression of a Dictator trying to force of that demand will be deter- extort by force compliance with his mined in no small measure, by the demands and relying on war as his current of, war events. chief instrument of policy.
It is not at all unlikely that reli- We are fighting for the decencies of gious sentiment “will play an in- international relations against one who creasing part in the development of recognises no interests or rights ex- public opinion. The increase in pro- cept those of the Reich-a dictator minence of communism in the picture working to a grandiose plan for the is a most vital factor from the point complete domination of Central and of view of all Christian churches South-Eastern Europe, undermining throughout the world. the independence of neighbouring One of the first effects on Ameri- States by fomenting revolt within can public opinion of, the communist their borders, We' arc fighting factor most probably will be added against one who would impose his confusion, but, unless trends change control over the economic resources of materially and quickly, the ultimate those smaller neighbours and dictate effect will be an awakening-as to their political relations with other the severity of the struggle' that "is States, who is threatening, annihilation in progress.—“Manila... Bulletin.”...:
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