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MIRROR OF WORLD OPINION
OUR INDIAN
PROBLEM
MILITARY RESERVES OF AUSTRALIA
From a total population of 4,940,952 able to maintain, in 1914, we were besides our troops in Palestine, five full divisions in the field in France, most efficient fighting as one of the forces the world has seen. With our increased population, the greater de- and industrial gree of agricultural organisation, we have to-day a poten- available for service tial of 560,000 whenever and wherever they are most required. In 1914 we were dependent on Generals from the British Army for the senior commands of the Australian Forces. By 1918 every Australian for→ mation was commanded by an Aus- tralian General. At the out-break of this war there are available in Aus- tralia senior military officers who have had wide experience in command of large formations and who have been tried in the only real testing ground of "Mel- the battlefield. the soldier bourne Argus,”
It is easy to see that Moslems could not agree that the provisions of the Indian Constitution should be decid- ed by a majority vote. That would enable the Hindu community to over- rule them on any disputed point. The Congress Working Committee has suggested that matters relating to the minority should be referred to arbitra- tion if an agreement between the re- presentatives of the minority and those of the majority could not be obtained. Evidently there is room for dispute about the questions that would be covered by the phrase "minority rights" and about the com- position of the court of arbitration. But it has long been clear that the Congress leaders are ready to go to almost any lengths to secure Moslem agreement, and it seems certain that Moslem representatives might enter the Constituent Assembly without binding themselves beforehand to ac- cept its results. Mr. Gandhi has faith in the educative value of discussions within such an Assembly, and his faith may not be ill-founded. For the Moslems, no less than the Hindus. continuance of are impatient of the
Already the probability is being dis- British control. They acquiesce in it
of further domestic adjust- only because of their jealously of the cussed Hindus, jealousy which is in the main ments in both countries to harmonise the unreasoning offspring of past their economies. For example, if mal- wrongs done and suffered. The better adjustments between the internal sy- mind of the community would almost stems of the two countries are to be certainly choose for the sake of Indian avoided, Britain may have to do more nationalism to run the risk of self- to control prices and wages, ns the government without any safeguards. French are doing. This would not re- But the community is ill-educated, present social progress in the truest and therefore faction-ridden, and its sense of that term, which should im- better mind gets little chance of show- ply increasing liberation of economic ing itself as each Moslem leader is in forces and individual initiative from danger of being outbid by the head government control. But the experi- of a rival faction if he does not cham- ence of two great peoples with a type pion the extremist demands on behalf of international co-operation which of the community. "Manchester may actually have Guardian."
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THREAT TO HOLLAND
PRELUDE TO UNION?
to precede mere
or unions should political leagues bring to the world a new understand- ing of the usefulness and the possibi- lity, as well as a technique for avoid- ing the pitfalls, of increased world or- ganisation.-"Christian Science Moni- tor, Boston
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IF SOUTH AFRICA HAD BEEN NEUTRAL
It has been shown that the shipping of neutral countries has run as great,
Smashing blows at the reservoir of immense resources of men and muni- tions might be thought necessary for a successful onslaught on the Wes- tern Wall. Had Holland been subser- vient to Nazi threats, such a plan would have had much to commend if not greater hazard than that of the itself. But as it is, Holland may be belligerents. By allying herself with obtained South Africa has way easler for Britain
her overrun to make the
markets the conquest of Belgium and an ulti- guaranteed
and has secured mate advance against the Allied line. products
naval protection
not The moral issues do not, of course, full enter into Nazi calculations at all. But only for her own shores but for her the conversion of Holland from a neu- vital import and export trade. Neu- tral into an Allied Power will have trality would merely have given us far-reaching effects on the course and concern for our markets and gravely issue of the war-"Ceylon Observer." endangered the whole economic struc-
ture of the Mercury."
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WHOSE BLOOD?
for
country. "National
THE BALKANS
the.Balkan States, At moments it seems that even to A firm bloc of
power, would be affront the Fuehrer with an "aber" backed by Italian even to say "but" to the Fuehrer- the best safeguard of their future, may mean that you vanish, not only for it must be apparent that should from Adolf's presence, but from this Germany find an outlet on the Black life. So the blood flows on.
And this may be the blood spoken
of in Father Sta- Un's Santa Moloch message to Fuehrer Hitler.
The message says that "the friendship of the peoples of Germany and of
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the Soviet Union has been cemented by blood."
Sea, at the expense of Rumania,
NO PATCHED-UP PEACE
No patched-up peace or com- promise can assure the world enduring peace. The urgent war aim la victory, followed by world abandonment of and security, the
competition, armaments
which Germany prosperity, In would share. Mr. R. G. Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia.
Quite true! Joe greatly admired the famous Hitler purge of June 30, 1984. Joe imitated it in Moscow.
This, we suppose, is the blood that "cements" the two-the blood of Russlsins and Germans purged by two Dictators To which, later, was added the blood of Poland."Daily Mirror," London.
the rest of the Balkan States would be doomed if the Reich emerg` ed from this pre- sent war vic- torious. It is equal- ly apparent that the best chance of Germany proving successful in this matter is for the Balkan States to divided, to be picked Herr off piecemeal when it suited
·Hitler's: time. The fact is that a strong Entente, despite Italian-Tur kish Jealousies, is the best for the Balkans, and for both Italy and Turkey, and may save them a lo of trouble. In the futura “Nd China Daily News," Shanghai. -
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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 14, 1940