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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 23, 1940
MIRROR OF WORLD
US OPINION
WAR AND ITS ORIGINS
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then
"her connexion
German Government from doing what it wished in Austria, Czecho-Slovakia, How fully Justifled Mr. Churchill and Poland-and what has the was, in his fine speech at Manchester, complishment of the Nazi will meant
them? Brutal to include faithlessness among the to
oppression,' ex- major evils Great Britain and France ploitation for the benent of the Reich, are fighting, is conclusively shown in executions, and plunderings. Ribben- a careful and judicious comparison of trop's remarkable act of "friendship the contents of the official publica- towards France in December, 1938, is tions on the origin of the present war now also seen in its true light, After -British, French, and German-which Munich he himself proposed a visit to can leave no doubt at all in the mind Paris, in order to sign an agreement Hitler signed of an impartial reader where the res- similar to that which ponsibility for its outbreak lies. It with the British Prime Minister at is not the facts alone which place the Munich itself. In Paris he had com- fidential conversations with the lead- blame upon the Nazi lenders. The outlook and the methods of the reg. ing French statesmen, and he now pective parties impose the sume con- makes it appear that France clusion even more convincingly. On "completely severed the French and British side there is with Eastern European problems."
As Lord Halifax said at Leeds the an earnest, even simple, desire to maintain good relations all round and other day, Nazi “understandings" with other States appear simply as steps maintain the peace, with readiness to consider fully, and make every allow. towards the achievement of individual ambitions. Promises and assurances ance for, any opposing view. On the
have been used as deceitful sedativer. Nazi side there La arrogance, im-
Treaties are ladders to be kicked down and cun- patience, bluster, threats, ning, which inspire a feeling of mis-
as they have helped the trust, even when associated with some Nazi robber over the wall. Such is the universal mistrust inspired: by proposal in itself commendable. The final and most glaring example of this Nazi promises that the offer of a Ger was the last-minute plan for the set- tlement of the Danzig and Corridor problem. It was so elaborate that it must have taken long to prepare; but It was only announced to the world on the very eve of the invasion of Po- land, and when German troops were provocation of an adversary until be already on the march. That it was takes an imprudent step or explodes in broadcast before the Warsaw Govern- an outburst of indignation, and ment had had the chance of consider- then promptly accused of "unheard-of ing it at all showed conclusively that provocation."-"The Times.” the whole thing was a propagandist manoeuvre—which is still being ex- ploited inside Germany.
runs
as soon
man guarantee is now positively re- garded as a danger-signal. The record of seven years of Nazi diplomacy has at least had the result of depriving it of its power to delude. Its tricks stand out too clearly-the deliberate
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COMMONPLACE
is
He
The Dict speech of Premier Admir- The same note of insincerity
al Yonal, outlining his Government'a through the whole German volume of administrative policy, fell fat on our documents, which has serious, omis- cars. It lacked contents worthy of slons and even stoops to remove vital particular comment. The Premier sentences from the British Prime Min- stressed the necessity of enhancing ister's speeches. Ribbentrop contri- the original spirit of the Japanese butes to it a characteristically dishon- nation such as characterized our fore- est and partisan preface, in which he fathers upon the founding of this Em- seeks to make up the reader's mind pire 2,800 years ago. This is nothing for him by informing him at the new for the Premier to state. outset that England was "exclusively also referred to the Government's et- and alone" responsible for the war. forts to adjust Japan's foreign rela- She "willed the war in order to des- tions, on "an independent footing." troy Germany"—and this from the He then covered the Government's man who had assured Hitler time wartime economic policy, on the basis after time that Great Britain would of low prices, disposal of the China not fight. It is clear
that even in Affair by giving assistance to & Cha the latest phase of the negotiations he China regime under Wang Ching-wet, still thought on two occasions that and other matters. Great Britain would not keep her All that he said is quite common- plighted word to Poland, first when place. If we are to summarize what he concluded his compact with Stalin, and again after the military defeat of Poland.
He judged
by - his
standards.
others
BONDS OF PEACE
The Vatican and the Quirinal, separated by the Tiber, are united by bonds of peace in the memory and religion of their fathers and their ancestors. The waves of the Tibar have overwhelmed and burled in the depths of the Tyr- rhenean Sea the troubled mem- orles of the past, and olive branches once again flourish on Its banks. To-day for the first time for many years the hand of the Pontiff le raised in blessing with the sign
of peace-italy looks on and rejoices-the whole Catholle world looks on and re- Jolces The Pope.
might be consi- dered as the main points of the Yonal platform, they may be re- duced to the following, COMI- pletion of defence preparations, en- hancement of na- tional spirit, de- velopment of economic. power and stabilization of the nation's livelihood under the wartime aitua- tion.
own He himself threw over without a qualm all his
anti- Bolshevist profes- sions, abandoned his former pro- teger, the Baltic States, and left to her fate in the hour of her need the Finland which Germany had helped to create. His residence in London had profited him lit- so made no forceful statement. He ex- tle. He did not understand plained rather in detail past develop- that Great Britain's policy ments in Japanese-Soviet negotiations, could not possibly conform to his own but he threw little light on the diplo~ debased standards.
matic situation with Germany, Italy, ́-Another revealing item is the use Britain and the United States, beyond of the word "friendly" in Nazi diplo- what is generally known. His slo- macy. Great Britain is freely accus- gan of "moral diplomacy” 'sounds too ed of obstructing Germany's efforts to prosaic.
Gov- The next ernment speaker,
Foreign
Minister
Hachiro Arita, al-
to
secure friendly relations with her Finance Minister Yukio Sakuraw- neighbours. The friendly intentions chi was elaborate in his efforts are "proved” mainly by extracts from recount the latest developments in Hitler's speeches--which might be the economic and financial situation. made to prove anything. His acts to But his speech also lacked force and wards his neighbours are in greater power. He failed to make any con- part passed over in silence. Nor is crete indication as to the positive po- this a matter for wonder. They speak licy which his administration is call- for themselves very eloquently, Brit- ed upon to emforce. “Asahi Shim-- ish “obstruction" did not prevent the bun.”
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