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MIRROR OF WORLD
OPINION
risks of not doing that. And clearly the liberal answer is along lines of economic opportunity for all nations of the world, precisely as, in'the domes- tie field, it is along that line. We can- not have a world organised for unend- war without having ing economic eventually a world engaged in military
war.
for
Moreover, a world organised permanent economic war, involving denial of the right to prosperity creating exchange of goods, inevit- ably must force upon even us more and graver domestic problems, more and greater domestic regimentation, more and greater interventions by gov- ernment to deal with internal im- balances. We are not immune from these world influences. They can crush us, crush our liberal system, if they be not themselves reversed.
DISCRIMINATION "Directly and indirectly, Japan has discriminated against the United States. Direct discrimination has been practiced in Japan in favour of Man- chukuo, Germany, Italy and most re- cently China. The most extensive dis- crimination has probably been in fav- our of Manchukuo, which according to Japanese theory is an "independent Empire," but according to America's legalistic concept, a part of the Chin- ese Republic. For example, imports of Manchurian pig iron-which were ex- tensive up to 1935 but have been steadily shrinking ever since, probab- ly to nil in 1939 and 1940-have been enjoying special favours by customs duty rebates. Manchurian shale oil has been granted preferential treatment in the purchases of oil by the Japanese Navy, at the expense of American and other foreign oil. Other Man- The ultimate solvent of the problem churlan products have enjoyed, and of peace and of the inextricably re- continue to enjoy, similar preferential lated problem of mutually advantaging treatment in the matter of Japanese trade is still what it used to be-not
despite import licenses,
excessive totalitarianism but democratic pro- but prices charged by their producers, as, cesses; not economic autarchy for example, sulphate of ammonia and workable freedom of exchange; not wood pulp, Japanese purchases of passionate national tribalism but in- these products.in the United States, telligent modification of the dogma of not unimportant formerly, were com- jealous sovereignty, not a backward pletely discontinued until the Euro- trek to the self-sufficiency of a tribe pean war cut off other supply sources. whose horizons are a range of hills Only now that Germany has in- and a river too deep to wade, but an volved herself in the Danzig 'Incident,' evolving recognition of the world com- do Japanese leaders see a necessity to munity. come to terms with America. Yet they
Every timid retreat we make from refuse to realise that American-Japan- international
co-operation finds ese friendship is incompatible with shortly dragged back by the destiny of Japan's present policies. Whatever may mankind. Americans fleeing from all be the American Government's de- "entanglements" whose purpose is to cision with regard to an embargo on mitigate nationalist frictions adopt the exports to Japan, there is a strong case most certain
of entangling for retaliatory action against Japan's America in foreign affairs at the worst discriminatory treatment of American possible time and in the worst possible interests under the provisions of the way, with the worst possible results
American Tariff Act,' "Amerasia."
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PUT THIRD TERM
TO A VOTE? Certainly a process whereby the American people are permitted, In effect, to choose, every four years, between only two men for the Pre- sidency of the United States-and each
way
Us
for us and the world"Des Moines Register."
WILL ROOSEVELT REFUSE?
If the ritual requires that the Pre- sident be given the opportunity to re- fuse a third term, the practical situa- tion will at the same time compel him to refuse it. Such is the force of the
conceivably obtain
of these two chosen by private organi- tradition that the only man who could sations which in the main decide for themselves how their delegates should be selected ---is not a democra- tic system.
BETTER ORDER
I can remember half-a-dozen wars, Yet I cannot think of one In which, from the vary outset, there was such sagerness to dis- cover how a beiter order of things might be built when it was over. Those who do not ba- lleve in a better order think despondently. These are the real "defeatista.“ Among the "com. mon people," at any rate, they are very rare.-H. Wlokham Stead.
"a third term is one who convinced the country he did not want it. The effort to get a third term would convince the country, that the man must not have it; it would be the proof that he was using the power of his office to per- petuate himself in office. That would surely split his own
Congress could and should pass in January next A law to govern the presidential pre- ference primary 1940 election and thus make the na- tional conventions mere ratifying in- stitutions to conform to the existing party: it would certainly provide the state laws just as the electoral college opposition with the greatest of all meets to ratify the choice of the
issues, namely, the defence of free in- voters in the final election.
stitutions against personal government:
In the absence of a Presidential pre- ference primary law, President Roose- velt should not run for a third term or even permit his name to come be- fore the next national convention. There is only one effectual way of preventing such a nomination and that is for him to announce that if nomi- nated he would not accept.
Last year when his party was split, his personal prestige at low ebb, and a bi-partisan coalition was working against him, I should imagine that he may, have considered seriously mak- ing a fight for a third "homination. But should a presidential preference There were many indications that this primary law be passed, and should was in his mind. But such a fight Mr. Roosevelt win by ballot among all would never have gotten him a third the voters of his own party, the break-
ing of the third term tradition would election; it would have gotten him only not be his decision at all. It would be a meager kind of revenge and the ap- the act of the Democratic Party itself. proval of Mr. Ickes,
The American people as a whole, would then be asked to pass judgment.
The popular confidence which he
on what the Democratic Party and not has been earning since he rose to the one man had done.-David Lawrence occasion of the war will grow greater in "United States: News.”*
ISOLATIONISM
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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 11, 1940