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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 16, 1940
MIRROR OF WORLD OPINION
AID IN REVERSE GEAR
When German-Russian collabora- tion loomed as an Immediate factor in
the peace-or-war equation in Europe, the question on most lips was, "How much aid can Germany expect from Russia?" Economists weighed the productive capacity of the Soviet consumers' Union against its own needs and found a narrow margin for or to any other export to Germany country. The difficulties in the way from Russian of shipping goods sources to Germany likewise appear- the ed formidable. And there was question how Germany, busy trying to needs, supply its own war-swollen could pay for Russian goods. The economists could, of only estimate. Even with the most re- liable statistics available on such a
course,
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and in deed, this will be of inestim- able value to the general sentiment in our country. It will give courage and strength to those who carry the great- est responsibility of the future for our country.
In this way we may fortify our neu-
trality.
Let us start to-day to set aside self- interest and prejudice, to acknowledge to our own shortcomings and try make up for them instead of finding fault with others; to practice honesty, and truthworthiness unselfishness,
to of to get; love; to give instead serve instead of to dominate.
On us women, as the educators of our childhen; rests a particularly great This is the and responsible task. mobilisation to which we now sum- an open mon every woman,--From letter from a group of prominent wo-
subject, few economists would dog- men of The Netherlands, in "Do Tele- matize. While they have continued to graaf," Amsterdam. ponder, Finland has been producing an even more convincing answer. convincing, in fact, that Germany is reported as weighing the possibility receiving aid of aiding, instead of from, Russia.
Germany's problem is complicated. One of the most important contribu-
A CZECH RAISES HIS VOICE
We Czechs have a right to demand tlong the Third Reich could make to that the other peoples of the world Russia's campaign in
Finland would
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show an understanding of our efforts be to discourage other Scandinavian and help us in our struggle. To-day But can it is not the liberty of this or that peo- states from aiding Finland. they, knowing that Finland is fighting ple which is at stake but the whole The most a battle that is also their battle, af- world's civilisation... ford to withhold such economic aid as cherished ideals are now threatened they can give? And can Germany, by Pan-German Nazliøn. Destruction whose main iron supply comes from of Nazi imperialism now plunging the Sweden, afford to press the Scandina- whole of Europe into barbarism is the vian bloc to adopt policies which that prime condition to be realised if the bloc must almost certainly refuse as fundamentals of world civilisation are
there suicidal? All over Europe
to be saved and an international re- are are signs that small countries
gime created based on the principles aware of their common interest in the of liberty, law and humanity.--"Hu- suppression of violent expansionism, bert Ripka,” Czech publicist. and that they are seeking ways to bring a common defence to that in- in behalf terest. German, pressures
of Russia will tend to hasten this pro- cess of solidification of small-Power policy, and to do so to the advan- tage of the Allies, with whose aims it could be easily harmonised.
before he be- Adolf Hitler, long came Reichsfuhrer, out in pointed
“FUNCTIONARY” MINISTERS
The Labour party is going to de- mand in an early
debate in the House of Commons Qiat Mr. Chamber- lain shall appoint a Minister to direct
TYROL GERMANS
-Though the figures are not yat officially available, "It ́ ́la now- known, that the Tyrolese plebiscite has resulted in an overwhelming majority in favour of à return to the Reich. That fact reeds to be carefully weighed by those German who still hope for a ravulsión against Hitlerism.—). L. Garvin.
"Mein Kampf" that nobody had any use for a weak ally. If Is even Russia weaker than it was thought to be when the startling non- aggression pact was signed between it and Germany-and this is what the Finnish campaign indicates aid to Russia may be re- garded in Berlin not only as expensive but as a luxury, -"Christian Science Monitor."
A CALL TO WOMEN
The war with all its consequences has been come a fact.
direct - rather than co-ordinate- the country's eco- nomic effort. One learns authorita- tively that, if the Prime
Minister Were to grant the demand La- bour would be
highly displeased if Mr. Chamberlain were then to appoint to the post what Mr. Attlee calls a, "functionary.”
It was as "functionaries and not statesmen" that the Labour leader referred to Sir John Reith and Sir Andrew Duncan in Tuesday's debate. What Mr. Attlee, is really objecting to is bringing the non-politician into is a matter government, and this
to some even of surprise Many of us are asking, why this
upon us, while on his own side. Most people have calamity has come everybody desires peace? War is the welcomed it ng a belated sign of some result of dishonesty, selfishness, do- flexibility in Mr. Chamberlain that he mination, greed and fear. We all have should have gone outside the politi- admitted these destructive powers in clans to reinforce a very feeble our lives. The fault is not only with Ministry that can no longer be rein- other peoples, or nations but with forced from within.
everyone of us.
Our Government declared that our country will remain neutral, and the responsibility thereof lies with every citizen and specially with us, the wo-
men.
Mr. Attlee has hardly, got superior material on his own side for forming a War Ministry, and yet, my friendly critics of his, he is tring his hands in advance and precluding himself, should he have to form a Ministry, from getting help from outside” poli-
When we maintain our equipoise tick.
Besides, it is pointed out, he is and our self-possession in our con- versation-and-our torrespondence, forgetting or Ignoring the unample of when we do not increase the burdens Mr. Lloyd George, **
and cares of our husbands; bür” šoni, not a few “outsid
our flatices, through self-complaint; ed out to be some
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