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MIRROR OF WORLD
OPINION
MR. SUMNER WELLES'S TOUR
cause in America domination by vio- lence is excluded and because domina- tion by violence is the only method of which Nazi Germany is capable
how "How reasonable, Zonceiving.
"adroit," the New York Times ironi- cally observed, it must have seemed to Germans to mention the Monroe Doctrine, and it continued:-
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children from their ideas upon the homes, and impose our Latin America at the point of bayonet. "The Times."
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Mr. Sumner Welles certainly« made the most of the limited time at his disposal. Everywhere he gave the im- pression of a shrewd sifter of facts urbane and capable, a perfect listener
The Monroe Doctrine presumably with quick power of absorption. In London and Paris-but not of course gives us the right to occupy Argentina in Berlin he heard every shade for and Brazil, to shoot their leading civi- opinion and the unanimity with which lians, close their universities, the idea of any patched-up peace is script their labour, uproot thousands scouted in the Western democracies of women and must therefore have been very clearly his mind. Apart impressed upon from his economic plan for freer trade which is in entire accordance with British principles-he has abstained from making any positive contribution
"The evidence is becoming increas- to the many discussions with Italian, German, French, and British public ingly clear that no teniable argument men. He has repeatedly emphasised can be made against the trade agree- that he came over to find out the ments. So far as the opposition case in is concerned, it was summed up, acts of the European situation — which, however, hopes, ambitions, with surprising candor, by a mem- outlooks, and moral tendencies are at ber of the House committee who, in least as important as plain facts. His acknowledging a difference of view- own conclusions will be reserved for point between himself and the Se- the ears of President Roosevelt and 'cretary of State, said that Mr. Hull "takes the broad view that the whole ultimate Mr. Cordell Hull, and the importance of the tour will lie in the country is helped," while the mem- reaction of the two American states- bers of Congress must think of "the men to his report. In the meantime interests of the people we represent." President Roosevelt has showed that That devotion to narrow sectional he himself has no doubts about the interests, understandable though it is, has been the bane of our tariff po- fundamental Issues of the present war.
licy in the past, and is the best argu- It cannot be a lasting peace (he said) if the fruit of it is oppression or ment that can be made for continu- life ing the present limited tariff adjust- starvation or cruelty, or human
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not be moral peace if freedom invasion is sold for tribute. cannot be a righteous peace if wor- ship of God is denied. It cannot be a real peace if it fails to recognize brotherhood.
and the President, whose viewpoint in the very nature of things is na- tional rather than sectional, "Washington "Star.”
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“LIQUIDATION” NEW STYLE?
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There is not a word in this defini- ion of a real peace with which the Westerr Allies would disagree. But The fate of the Otto Kuusinen whom oppression, the domination of armed the Russians put up last autumn camps, the denial of God, the denial head of the puppet Government of brotherhood between a large nation Finland with which alone they were and a small, are the very stuff of prepared to make peace is obscure. which the Nazi Weltanschauung is For the Russians have found, after composed and on which the policy of all, that they would have to make Hitler's Government is based. It is peace with the real Finnish Govern- herefore manifestly not possible to ment which was none of their choos- Mr. Kuusinen conclude a real peace with the pre- ing; and in that case
ent rulers of Germany, Even if they looks like an awkward excrescence on were to profess different views from the fair face of the Lady Precious those which they now hold, the new Prestige, a fickle deity whose favour who is sought "with particularly desperate promises of political gangsters have broken almost every promise vehemence by regimes whose moral they ever made to other countries reputation is already gone for good. would not possess the smallest value. Obviously from Holy Joe Stalin's
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point of view :: Mr. Kuusinen would be much better out of the way, and the first hasty reports of this week said that he had been
·duly', “liquidated" in the good, old- fashioned" style of Soviet internal po- litics. A Copen- hagen message sald that he had been shot for having misled Holy Joe and the Com-
state about the true
of Britain, rades
Finnish opinion. But now it is:stated countries
in Berlin that Mr. Kuusinen “"has been promoted to be a leader writer on an obscure provincial paper."
Time is never the automatic and unconditional friend of any balligerant. It favours the more It may change "tral "neither. 'sides, and more than once, be- .fore finally 'fixing its support on behalf of those whose energy and Sability have excelled. In other wards, time, like Providence, "helps those who help themselves.
-J. L, Garvin.
of international morals." If the spirit of Christian civilisation can be truly reestablished In International`af- of fairs, the rest the results 80 ardently desired in
States, in the United
most other France, and would naturally follow. Small nations would no longer live in terror of their powerful neighbours, and freedom of thought and religion would everywhere prevail.
""Tant mieux pour Monsieur "Kuus- inen"-from his point of view it is much better to be a pen-pusher in the It is the spirit which matters. When tents of obscurity than a corpse un- Mr. Welles was in Berlin the Nazi der the rifles of the firing squad. Per- Press vigorously promulgated the iden haps it also indicates a growing mild- forness in the matter of "liquidation" of a German Monroe Doctrine Europe, and in the circumstances pre- penalties: where once Siberia or the vailing in Germany to-day it may be firing squad would have been the taken as certain that the proposition: only way, a mere life sentence of now meet the was officially calculated to make a leader-writing may special appeal to the distinguished case. But his rumoured "promotion" visitor. His own immediate reactions may also be a recognition of the es- remain of course undisclosed; but the sential futility of Mr. Kuusinen in any suggestion has been greeted with event. One does not quite see Holy derision in the New York Press not Joe and his advisers inviting Mr. because there is anything fantastic Trotsky to return with a free permit in the notion that a more comprehen- to write leaders on even the most
desire obscure
“provincial -- papers sivė, organisation of Europe
the “Manchester Guar-
in which Germany would neces cally: ploy R ding part,, but
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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 4, 1940
Fage
Mr. Chamberlain's Cabinet Reshuffle
MR.
CHURCHILL AS STRATEGY CHIEF
LONDON, TO-DAY.
A SERIES OF CHANGES IN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, FORECAST FOR SOME TIME, WERE ANNOUNCED FROM DOWNING STREET YESTERDAY. Principal changes are the removal of Sir Kingsley Wood, the Air Minister, and the resignation of Lord Chatfield, Defence Co-ordination Minister.
The new Air Minister is Sir Samuel Hoare, formerly Lord Privy Seal, who returns to his old office and who switches posts with Sir Kingsley Wood. Lord Chatfield's position as Defence Co-Ordination Minister is taken over by Mr. Winston Churchill, who at the same time retains his post as First Lord of the Admiralty.
Mr. Churchill
becomes In
effect, Britain's chief director of war strategy as a result of the Cabinet changes.
OVER HALF MILLION FIND JOBS
London, To-day. The Ministry of Labour announces... a substantial
in improvement employment figures.
un-
The new Cabinet posts are as fol- low:-
Lord Privy Seal--Sir Kingsley Wood,
Air Minister-Sir Samuel Hoare. Duchy of Lancaster-Major G. C. Tryon.
Board of Education-Mr. Herwald Ramsbotham.
Minister of Food-Lord Woolton. Shipping Mr. R. S. Hudson. First Commissioner of Works-Earl de la Warr.
Postmaster-General-Mr.
Morrison.
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Overseas Trade Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare.
Parliamentary - Financial Secretary to Admiralty-Sir Victor Warrender.
Financial Secretary to the War Of fice-Sir Edward Grigg.
Mr. Churchill's Job
With Lord Chatfield's resignation,
who are in charge of departments, and thus secure full co-ordination of important departments.
particularly Such co-operation is apparent in Mr. Churchill's commit- strategy tee, which is in effect the and operations.committee of the War Cabinet.
The Postmaster-General and First Commissioner of Works will have a rank which in peacetime would equivalent to Cabinet rank.
Well Received
Router's lobby correspondent gathers in the lobbles that Mr. Churchill's new post is well re- celved.
be
Lord Chatfield, who has realgn. ed from the office of Minister for Co-ordination of Defence. The post disappears from the Ilat, but Mr. Winston Churchill is to take over the duties with, apparently, ex- tended responsibilities.
related functions and to keep the War Cabinet informed of all ques- tions of major Importance. Lord Chatfield will not be replaced as Defence Co-ordination Minister, while the Minister of Supply will be added to Mr. Churchill's defence com-
Sir Samuel Hoare's appointment to mittee. the Air Ministry, of which he has been the head twice before, is wel* comed inasmuch as there have been
growing doubts as to whether some stimulus was not required there."
Sir Samuel's previous association Mr. Winston Churchill, while remain-with the Air Ministry and Admiralty ing as First Lord of the Admiralty, is is expected to bring reassurance to preside over the Committee of Ser- the critics.
to
vice Chiefs which meets regularly, Sir Samuel Hoare's close interest visers, to keep under constant review,
with the three Chiefs of Staff as ad-
on behalf of the War Cabinet, the main factors in the strategical situation, the progress of operations and to make recommendations from time to time to
Between Feb. 12 and March the War Cabinet regarding the gener-
11 the number of unemploy- ed fell by 383,000 to 1,121,000.
Compared with March, 1939, this was a reduction of 605,000.
A large part of the increase in employment was due to the improve- ment in weather conditions but in addition there has been a general increase in industrial activity from other causes.-Reuter.
al conduct of the war.-Reuter.
Meaning of Changes
London, To-day. By the Cabinet changes the War Cabinet is reduced from nine to eight members.
* Purpose of the changes is to make alterations in the relations between members of the War Cabinet
and Ministere not in the Cabinet
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Lord Chatfield's Letter
Lord Chatfield, in his letter of re- signation, stated that although a Min- ister for the Co-ordination of De- fence was necessary in peace, his res-
ponsibilities in war were greatly les- sened by the establishment of the War Cabinet, especially as his power to co-ordinate and make decisions
and he is known to have very de- must pass automatically into the Prime
of
finite views on the best means securing maximum production by the department.
́ ́Official Statement An official statement from the Prime Minister's residence states the
fact
that certain Ministers are accepting less important offices is no reflection on the way they have conducted the business of their departments, but is solely due to the over-riding neces- sity of making the best use of every Minister's services.
Mr. Chamberlain's object is to secure full co-ordination of the work of departments which have
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Minister's hands.
He had therefore placed his office entirely at the Premier's disposal. Mr. Chamberlain replied that when he appointed Lord Chatfield he felt that in the conditions which he then expected to prevail, Lord Chatfield's long sea experience would be invalu-
able.
In fact, conditions have proved very Never- different. from anticipations. theless the Premier expresses grati- tude for Lord Chatfield's counsel and
wise and skilful handling of all mat-
ters which has been of utmost assis- tance.
Premier's Aim
Mr. Chamberlain continued: “I am now contemplating changes which I believe will prove valuable in prose- cuting the war but which will some- what reduce the functions with which you have been particularly associated," and expressed the hope it might be possible to find other means "of mak- ing your great abilities available for the benefit of the country in winning the war"Reuter.
FRENCH NAVY TO BE INCREASED
Paris, To-day. M. Campinchi, the Navy: Minister, stated before the Chamber's naval commission yesterday - that, it has been decided to lay down agfurther number of warships of all types amounting to 200,000 tons.
M. Campinchi said the average monthly French tonnages sunk by U-boats as only half the tonnage sunk In September,
German air attacks of which there had been several hundred during the last seven months, had destroyed not more than 25,000 tons of shipping.
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