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.95
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1940
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MIRROR OF WORLD OPINION
SUPREME ENEMY
A CRUSHING VOTE
·
once
Suggestions (doubtless the off- By an overwhelming majority the spring of German propaganda) have Durham miners have voted in favour | been appearing abroad that events of Labour's policy of resistance to |might tend towards the formation in aggression. The free vote of 714 to
Europe of an anti-Bolshevik block 21 speaks for itself. It shows which could fittingly include both again where the British working class Germany and Britain. Buch stories stands amid the present international are the merest moonshine; they would chaos and crime. It stands where it not be looked at by anyone who has stood last year, and the year before the remotest sense of realities-or of that, and every year since British Lab- the danger in which this country our found political expression. It does stands from Germany There can be not alter its convictions with the winds no peace, no security, ΠΟ hope for of political opportunism, and it does Europe or for us without the defeat of not break its pledged word at the very Hitler. Or, to take another alterna- moment when that word has to be tive that is being discussed, it might honoured with deeds. well suit Hitler's book to bring Russia No. British Labour, like Mr. Roose- into his war against us and France, velt and all the other forces of rea- but it is not for us to do what might son and order in the world, under- sült Hitler but only what we feel stands that the faithful execution of sure will, immediately or ultimately, undertakings democratically accepted help us to overcome our supreme is the only guarantee of progress. enemy. That is not to say that the Therefore British Labour is determin- League at Geneva cannot find, and re- ed to resist the aggressor and law- commend, substantial ways of helping breaker in the international field as Finland. Sweden, and behind her well as in the industrial fleld, Nelther Norway, have their own problems in the Durham miners nor the rest of this matter, but unquestionably they the British working class will waver will be disposed to do more to assist in this determination until Hitlerism is Finland if they find that the rest of utterly extinguished.-"Dally Herald." the League Powers are also helping according to their means and oppor- tunities. The League can do what it The Chancellor of the Exchequer did in 1837-8 regarding Japan and made an attempt the other day to help |China. It then called on the signator- those who have been bewildered by
ies of the Nine-Power Treaty and on apparently contradictory League members generally to give the subject of spending what individual help they could to They have at different China. (It is necessary to add that asked to do both. Sir John Simon Soviet Russia gave more help than explains that in the early days of the anyone). The League could make war spending as usual was the right the same appeal again with more hope policy. But now that the war indus- of success. No one who gave help tries have expanded, he says, the im- would be taking part in "war"; Stalin portant thing is to help export trade. says so (if not Litvinoff).—“Manches- Excessive claims upon the home mar- ter Guardian."
*
"PLAYING POLITICS"
IN INDIA
THE DUTY OF SAVING
advice on and saving. times been
ket might not only deplete the sup- ply of raw materials necessary for exported goods but cause a rise in prices. But the spend or save pro- blem cannot be answered so simply. It is a very short-sighted infatua- The Chancellor admits a conflict of tion that has prompted the Congress arguments. It is important to keep leaders in India to use the war as an the home trade going. Would it not opportunity for "playing politics." The be possible to give the ordinary cit!- emergence of a democratic Constitu- zen with no knowledge of economic tion for all India depends absolutely laws some definite guidance on how on the 80,000,000 Moslems acquiring to distinguish the kinds of spending confidence in the good will and good that are helpful to the State faith of the majority. Congress co- those which are not? "Manchester. operation with the Government at this Guardian." juncture would have gone a-long way to establish that condition. The effect must be quite the reverse when the Moslems see Congress ready to sabo- tage self-government in the Provinces for ulterior ends.-"The Observer."
HISTORY REPEATS
The
slan
from
THE BALKANS’ TURN ? probabilities are that Ger- many has agreed to support Rus- endeavour to wrest Bessarabia from Rumania. That would mean a further incursion by the Soviets into the Balkans, which it has been stated, The Soviet's lack of success time and again, it is the Italian in- against her Uttle neighbour must tention to resist. If indeed there is needs give rise to
such 器 plan In Intriguing
existence its execution
How
ITSELF
speçu- lation.
far did the defeatist
conduct of her lea- ders contribute to the total collapse of Poland's resist- ance against the Nazis? Had they stuck to their posts
PREPARED FOR
PEACE
There is a dsmand for ex- port thinking, and i would sug geat that the Government should satisfy that demand by the ap pointment of a strong committee certain definite to Investigate problems, expert Information upon which would be invaluable to any Peace Conference. that may, perhaps suddenly, be called upon to produos the new world.-- Lord Kaher.
would
amount to An- other betrayal of Italian adherence to the Anti-Comin-
tern Pact. The significance of the reported plan is
that it embraces
would not the "rank
the idea of Rus- and file have fought
sian expansion to the last ditch
into the Balkans rather than. :-"suc-
with the consent cumb comparatively easily to the in- and approval of Germany, and the vaders?ubes sanswer tie y obvious. Important point which arises is as to The unyielding determination of Pre-whether. Italy would resist such an sident Kallio and Field-Marshal Man- expansion sponsored as it undoubt-. nerheim not to place their personal edly would be by its partner in the zafety: before their country's freedom Rome-Berlin Axis. Obviously," op- ^\] ban÷made the vallant"Finns doubly position to Russia is one thing, and 03 vallant a The Russian steam-railer - opposition to a combined: Germany
and Russla, – is an entirely different-
tter
to be emphasised that ed, that at pre-
[by superior
firmation, but
the lines of Italy the ble ands
Pa
Pa
THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 31, 1940