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THE CHINA-MAIL, JANUARY 20, 1940
MIRROR OF WORLD
OPINION
U.S. POLICY IN PACIFIC
of characteristic inefficiency: and cor- ruption, it cannot be denied that much Regardless of the reported increase progress has been made in developing of congressional sentiment in favour
the resources of the areas still under of the fortification of Guam, we still Chungking's control. ...The peace belleve that neither Congress-nor the that Japan professes to desire above American people will feel ready to all else in the Far East will be diff- take-a, defnite stand on this matter cult, if not impossible, to attain, so until there has been more: definition langs as the Chungking Government of, policy, clarification of the pro- remains in being, and:will not come gramme in which the Guam project to terms with Tokyo. And of the lat- is a preliminary part.
ter there is little hope if Japan insists We maintain that the United States
upon what may be called "Pro- ultimately will have to make several tectorate" terms. The conditions which Pacific policy decisions, and one of
have these decisions will
to be in
favour of assuming major responsi- bilities in the Pacific. The United States have to become an active stabi- lizing force in the Far East, Every suggestion, for, starting to strengthen 1938 They appear calculated to defeat Guam is favourable to this general their own ends by exposing Wang theory. However, we cannot see the Ching-wel to public odium, instead of wisdom of trying to sneak into such enabling him to assume; the role of a a policy, consequently cannot; derive leader who has saved his fellow- great encouragement from the Guam talk until that becomes a concrete part countrymen from further strife by jol, a defined programme. In other skilful diplomacy, and an agreement words we believe that Guam is in honourable to both countries.-H. G. cidental to a, Far Eastern policy and not the cause or excuse for it. That is W. Woodhead in the "Sydney Morn- why we are, Inclined to consider the ing Herald." Guam manoeuvers as mere shadow boxing - until further; progress, has been made toward decisions on the fundamentals.
The one element of real encourage- ment in connection with the whole Guam affair is the fact that the ad- ministration finds reason to do some shadow boxing in this direction, es C. Gibbons & H. Jacobson.pecially at a time when the situation
C. Gibbons.
"Manila Bulletin.”
appear to be attached to the establish- ment of the - Wang Ching-wei regime did not figure in, and:are difficult to reconcile with the terms outlined by Prince Konoye towards
the end of
THE PROMISE OF
LIBF RALISM
Without attempting, a. definition of liberalism, it is reasonable to say that the ordinary person commonly associ-
is what it is in American-Japanese ates three characteristics, with it. First, Mayerl & Purdey.relations.
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there is an open-minded, receptive- ness to change. Second, there is a soli- -citude-for the less fortunate. Third, there is a belief in individual freedom of opinion and action without which For the impartial onlooker, it will there would be little meaning to op- be difficult to see how far Japan's portunity orto. demurratic processes. plans fall short of converting Sometimes in the last twenty-five the Wang Ching-wei Government years it has seemed,manys who called into a Japanese Protectorate. A Gov- „themselves - liberals were willing to ernment whose financial and economic imperil those rights, of the individual activities would be dominated by Ja- which are at the heart of historic |panese requirements, which would be English liberalism either in the course compelled to rely, for its protection of attempting to benefit the masses or upon an alien army, which was forbidden a free hand, in its · rela- Hions with other Powers, was to re- celve Japanese as- sistance and operation and denied control of ita - Customs · ·and |railways, could, -as regarda domestic politics, culture, educatión, etc., hardly be regarded as either autono-
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DECENT PEACE
I know that I want this war: to bring about...... auch............, defeat of "Hitlerlem" that a decent hopeful peace can be made in.a Europe,. if not in a world, sat-free from fear of war. 1f-l-drive this-with- out of my heart everything looks \dull and igray. Whakɔdamore; {].] wart:to: delali- i ;can; toɑmake:my. wish come truallo my, watching is tinged with hope and my walt- ing suffused with eagerness.. This, does not mean 'that' I,, and ́the many millions in Western Europe. who share my wishes, are-there- |«fore blind to the things that tall-
against their fulfillment. Ważare It is an ambitious
not blind. -Warwntoh:swelthilyns». plan, which the "ayed jealousy within limita—the: Army appears to ·Jealousy of Elijah lest evil be not have imposed upon coveroame or unrighteousness the Japanese Gov» «triumph; if our horizon is bound- ernment; ; and its ad by the fog of war sue thoughts fulfilment mustsdelerce the -fog-and-ny -toward peace under bluszɛnow kesableds |pend-upon-a-NALN→ · sķies--Hi Wickham Stead.
ber of factors over · sideb, arsyet,Libat- Army has no
mus - or indepene [dent.
‚in' enthusiasm over cbange for its own sake.
gen-
There are plaas- ing signs that the writers in this group recognise the fallacy of that tendency and are careful to avoid it. Among left-
in wingers eral, the working partnership be- tween Russian pro- Jetarianism.. and German. fascism has had a sober- ing, edugative ef- fecț. In some in- stances.liberals ́have, - in -seeking changes, made as- sumptions about -tke paservation of personal free- «dom which were over-loakred or mistrusted by their
At any rate, George Soule, in his description of the planned society which he asserts has arrived
plain that plan-
control. "For, critics. Japanese forces innominal occupa [pfinil the coast ports, and jexte ve areas in North and Central/Chi-
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