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MIRROR OF WORLD
OPINION
WATCHDOG?
dary will result similarly in restoring district. in the surrounding pence Compared with the Changkufeng Going straight to the point, we wish event, this Nomonhan affair is much to ask President Roosevelt this ques- larger in scale as well as in sacrifice, tion quite bluntly. "Will he really and should prove a serious lesson for try to act as a watchdog for Britain both sides, but it would be premature and France in the Far East?" Pre- to think of this Nomonhan truce as the sident Roosevelt, only recently, forerunner of the final adjustment of strengthened the American Far East- the Soviet Japan relations. We should ern Fleet by dispatching to Manila consider, on this occasion, the plan of rather suddenly the aircraft carrier creating a join commision that will Rangley with more than ten ocean- define the national boundaries as crossing bombers on board the ves- whole.—“Asahi Shimbun."
sel. At the same time, Mr. Roose- velt has ordered the landing of Ameri- can marines at Kulangsu closely on the heels of the withdrawal of Bri- tish and French marines from that South China isle. Moreover despite
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JAPAN AND U.S.
In the more than two years since the outbreak of the China Affair, Ja-
This
the
the fact that greater sea dangers due pan has racked her brains vis-a-vis to the European war are belleved to her policy toward the United States, is not necessarily because exist in the Atlantic, President Roose- America is a supplier-nation to Ja- velt is still keeping in Pacific waters, America's main naval strength con- sisting of more than 130 ships. The underlying motives of all these moves are indeed quite inexplicable.-"Japan Times."
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materials in pan of necessary latter's carrying out of its China cam-
paign, nor is it because of the fact that America is the only nation cap- able of using actual strength as re- gards Far Eastern problems. Care- Eastern fully examining all the Far Issues we find that there is hardly any special.political interest of the United States in the Far East which runs counter' to the Japanese racial ideal of construction of a new order in East Asia. American interests in Director Tatsuo Kawai of the In- the Far East are centred in such cul- formation Bureau in the Foreign Of- tural facilities as schools, hospitals fice, in a statement relative to the and Christian churches. True, truce, said:
NO PANACEA We do not think this Nomonhan truce will prove a panacea to straight- en out all at once the Russo-Japanese relations that have been twisted round so much.
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she has trade and commercial "Both the Governments of Ja- interests in the Far East, but that is ran and the Soviet Union have re- hardly cause to justify her recent step cognized that solution of the dis- in notifying Japan of her abrogation pute in the district of Nomonhan of the 1911 Japanese-American com- along the boundary between Man- mercial pact-"Kokumin Shimbum," choukuo and Outer Mongolia would dispel the unpleasant atmosphere prevailing between the two coun- tries, and would contribute toward the restoration of Japanese-Soviet concluded in comparatively a short relations to their normal status." 1. time may be due to the fact that So- If this state of affairs should be- viet Russia is so much concerned come a turning point in bringing about the situation in Europe that
about a new aspect
in the Russo-Ja- panese relations in coping with the problem of build- ing a new East Asta or of the European turmoil, this truce should have ધ greater significance. One sallent feature in ' the truce is the agreement to name a joint commission to define the boun- dary line.
Since both sides seek to eradicate what forms the basis of interna- fional troubles, such a step should be taken speedily and boldly. But since Moscow is quite an adept in wielding a dual diplomacy, astride over Europe and Asia, it will
NOMONHAN
That this Nomonhan truce
WHATEVER COMES
Whatever comes, the do- mocracies have escaped for over tho smirch and ruin of · chame, folly, and disaster. Within twenty-four hours the British and
French Governments announced that they would stand by their pledges to the utmost and the last. No matter what happens, these nations have saved their souls. They have staked their all on courage and faith, and there will be no more talk of da- generate democracies. This is the stand. There never was a better or a greater stand by free nations. Bo far as there remains any glim- mering of hope for the happler future of mankind : that auspico could not have been gained with out the moral and physical fear- lassness of the democracies whose expected funk, had they felt ons quiver of it, would have boon fatal for ever,—J. L. Garvin.
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It found it expedi- ent to stop all hos- tile activities around the Man- chou boundaries as soon as possible. This truce, at any rate, will serve as a factor in clearing the somewhat gloomy atmosphere that has been pre- ' valent between the two countries, and in this particular respect it deserves our congratulation.
This truce will presumably mark the beginning of the solution of eco- nomic and · other pending issues be- tween the two countries, and the truce thus may be considered ELS contributary, how- ever, passive toward the
impossible construction of the new order in East
not but
to judge the future with a simple in- Asia. On this occasion, we should cident in the Far East. We should not forget the friendly efforts rather expect to see the oil field, coal only of the Berlin Government mining, fishery and other problems of the German Ambassador here who vital to our country solved one after have been instrumental in realizing another.-"Nichi Nichi."
this idea toward a more amiable Rus- so-Japanese relations.
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JAPAN AND SOVIET
Our people seemed to feel overse to their relations with Germany since the announcement of the Russo-Ger-
Ger-
The live
There are many factors that are man non-aggression pact, but the Il ely to cause frictions between Ja steady show of friendship by pan and Soviet Russia, but the ab- many, now proved with the conclu- sence of definite boundaries along sion of the truce, will further conso- Manchoukuo-Soviet and Manchoukuo- lidate this friendly relations. Mongolia territories is the basic cause Nomonhan truce should prove a of all troubles. The Changkufeng object lesson to England and France évent was one and this Nomonhan is who are insisting on helping the another. The region about Changku- Chungking uthority. They should feng has been quiet since the boun- awaken to realities and act according- dary was agreed upon.
ly; else they would suffer the conse- The creation of a joint commission quences far from their ̧ liking.—“Ho- to define the Manchou-Mongolia boun- chi Shimbun".