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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 23, 1939.
MIRROR OF WORLD OPINION
JAPAN AND THE RUSSO- GERMAN PACT
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There has always been a though hitherto ineffective, body of moderate Japanese who disapprove of the war with China, who dislike the Axis connection, and who have never forgotten the old friendliness with Bri- tain.
Some at least of these have long cherished the hope that Britain might as a medium for ultimately serve
with China to an bringing the war end. How this is to be accomplished no one can yet say. But in reviewing the whole situation it is at least a favourable sign that the Russo-Ger- man Pact appears to have caused a marked revulsion of Japanese feeling
IL DUCE AND SOVIET Signor Mussolini fears the inten- that is the element tions of Russia: which makes the situation, as he says, He sees "full of unknown threats." Russia as the temporary overlord of Eastern Europe and moving to assume also the control of the Balkan States. The phenomenon is accompanied by an amazing absence of resentment from Berlin as though it had been Moscow should | Hitler's design that
into Ru- seize the Polish gateway mania, should bring herself onto the flank of Hungary in great military strength, and should, in short, assume the power to bar both the "Drang nach Osten" and the Nazi penetration of the eastern Baltic. If this were so, it is obvious that the other Axis part- ner was left cruelly in the dark in towards Great Britain.-"Great Britain spite of those feverish and frequent and the East." conferences in Rome and in Upper Austria between Herr von Ribbentrop, Count Ciano, and others, in the August days before the Nazis launch- ed their thunderbolt against Poland. At that time, Hitler was intent upon as Poles a lesson," "teaching the Mussolini had, in other days beyond recall, taught the Abyssinians a les- son. If the east be thus barred to force a more Hitler, will he try to southerly road into the Balkans before Russia has had time to rally or dominate the Slav elements there? If so, the dreams of a modern Roman Empire must utterly vanish from the Palazzo Venezia, and the realisation of what was lost with the line of Danube will be felt there in full force. For how can a Duce even rule the Mediterranean with Turkey and Rus- sia closing the Dardanelles, Britain holding the eastern sea and the Canal, the Anglo-French fleets blocking the west, and the hold of the Axis over "Sydney Spain diminishing daily? Morning Herald."
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CAMOUFLAGE
One of the things that have greatly airmen is the impressed our young effectiveness of "official" camouflage where adapted to military or civilian purposes.
In the last War this was a some- what happy-go-lucky business, more or less under the advice and part con- trol of artists. Towards the end of the War the scientists also got interested, and it seems that ever since they have maintained that interest, with the most effective results that have impressed our airmen.
The chief centre of investigation has
"South been Cambridge.
Wales Echo."
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As for the "West Wall" there is no TAKING PAUSE
doubt that the French so far are only Russia to-day has good reasons to "nibbling" and clearing the ground up pause and survey with care the signs to the Siegfried Line; those who ex- on the international horizon before pect rapid results should reflect that she takes any drastic and irretrievable if the Germans have spent only three action against Finland. Along the years on these works they had even Finnish-Soviet borders, tension is less time in which to improvise the mounting with the passage of every Hindenburg Line, which was no mean
Both countries, in order hour.
to defence. Goring's words about the prepare "for all eventualities," have economic position and “propaganda” massed their troops along and behind must have been heard with some the frontiers for the final showdown. scepticism by many Germans. Ger- "block- At this fateful hour, calmness and many's position in relation to level-headedness are needed in Mos- ade", is in some respects better and cow if disaster is to be avoided.. in some respects worse than it was in Thus far the world has been in 1914, but the day is to one clined not to blame Russia too harshly for boasting as though: we were put- for her action in Poland, Latvia, Esthonia, and. Lithuania.. -Fair- minded observers realise that for: 20 years Russia. has been-treated diplo- matically as the “underdog” by na- - tions which call themselves great. They also know that MoscOW'S
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ting our arinour off but only for getting it on to the best possible pur- pose. Goring also referred to the de- cree by which any German listening to a föreign wireless broadcast may now be punished with penal servitude, or... even with This is significant sign, and
"Dr. Goebbels (the Minister for Propaganda), `who has never stated an untruth; even in propa- ganda has had him honour im» pugned, and ho most gravely challenges the International llar and forger whose lies the British newspapers augment. This trulyi la pathetic propaganda.". Nazi: rad dio announced.
cynical, mail-fisted diplomacy to-day certainly a
is merely the step-child of the actions for us ... encouraging. He insists
and omissions of the Western De- mocracies in their dealing with Russia that during the past 20 years,
But bare-faced aggression is quite another matter and the world is not likely to swallow that along with other Russian actions during the past month:
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