CHINA MAIL Japan's Hour Of The
WINDSOR HOUSE
THE REAL REVOLUTION
The hour or final decision in Japan's relations with America and Great Britain has 'been brought much. closer by the
the Japanese invasion of Indo
It has become a com- rapid sequence of recent events:
monplace to say that a China, the American embargo on
Decision
New Order
If a new order under the lea-
world revolution is in pro-exports of scrap iron and scrap of decision in the Pacific area published a project for an alli- steel, the Japanese entrance into would have struck. Japan would ance of Japan, Great Britain, gress. But those who will virtual military alliance with then only have the alternatives and the United States. The all-dership of Germany is to be for look beneath surface ap-Germany and Italy.
Yet Oriental crises can
of submission or of an offensive ance was to be based on equality tablished in Europe it is well for drag against the regions of southeas-of economic opportunity for all us to consider what shape it is pearances may glimpse on for a long tim.é especially tern Asia, such as Malaya and participants, respect for the ter- to take, at least in its outline. For
side wishes something bigger than when neither
to the Dutch East Indies.
ritorial integrity of colonies and such an enquiry there is ample fight. And this is certainly the wars and the overturning position as regards Japan,
Even now many Japanese in protectorates and recognition of material in the writings and spec- the business and diplomatic
circles Japan's predominant position in ches-of Hitler, in the practice of of political systems. United States and Great Britain hope that these desperate reme-China. Its publication reflect the German Armies and German
to-day. Great Britain, with its dies may be avoided. On Events in Germany, Great energy absorbed by the air strug very eve of the
the the survival of hope. in some Governors and in the changes in signature of Japanese quarters that a
such countries as "Switzerland, Britain, occupied France, gle over its own territory and the pact with the Axis Powers, agreed settlement
which have been forced to, adapt may spare the actual and threatened the United States and effusives in the
Axis the "Japan Times," Japanese-own-Japan the incalculable risks
themselves to German orders. of ed newsnaper, which is subsidised war and the rigors of a military other countries are daily arca, certainly has no desire to by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, state socialism.
force a showdown in the Far interpreted by the literal-East. The United States, indig- minded as milestones in nant, as it is over Japan's con- the progress or retarda-
Mediterranean
tion of Fascism, totalitar-By William Henry
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ianism, liberalism, New
waters.
Chamberlin
war in
Dealism and other types in the "Christian Science Monitor" of national or interistent record of aggression, does national movements de-not wish to send the Americau distan! signed to restrict or liber-Navy to fight a ate men. But the vic- Arm there are several con- tories of armies, the acts siderations that may restrain Ja- ban from taking the final plunge of legislatures and the into wat, even though recom deeds of dictators, princes brought the threat
have developments and presidents are, view-closer. In the first place, Japan ed in true perspective, is now really beginning to feel the strain of the war in China simply the bubbles boiling that has been going on for more at the top of the cauldron. than three years with litle pro-
spect of an carly decision.
To recognise that this is so, to grasp the real signi- ficance of what is going on in the world to-day, is vitally necessary both for lay observers and for those charged with the guidance of men and nations.
of
certainly confl.ci
Sugar has been put on a mea- ger ration of 1ss than a pound shortage
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a month. There is of dairy products and people are urged to be economical with rice, the staple food of the coun-
try. The subsitute Aber which
is used in the manufacture of clothing wears out quickly and
ails to wash. The Government
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part of its reserve resources and
the state
Expecting Appeasement"
AXIS- JAPANESE THREAT
SHOULDN'T HONORABLE
UNCLE SAM
• HAVE AN -UMBRELLA?
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Sense & Censorship
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The nature of the political and social structure is unmistakeable. At its head.will be a German bli- garchy, an elite with despotic, Powers, Like all oligarchies, it will be unstable and uncertain. It will therefore be protected by a cccrct police and will depend on a crowd of informers.
Below the oligarchy will be the German people, the chosen race to which all other peoples, in- cluding the Italians, will be sub- servient.
These people will have special privileges, political, sociar and economic, but they will have no voice in the government of their country.
be
will
Below the chosen people
the helots, the British, the French and the Italians, whose existence will be tolerated only so far as they serve the interests of Germany, Beyond these there will be the Colònials, among whom are to be included Negroes, Jews and Russians. These people will correspond to the untouch- ables and will have no rights in this world or the next, which will of course be controlled by Ger-
mans.
The political structure then will have four layers, the social structure will have three. The German will walk on the pave-. nent, the Englishman, the French- man, the Italian will walk in the gutter. The Colonial, the Negro, the Russian and other races, that thucording to German 'reckoning, make up the scum of the earth, will be allowed to crawl on their Leltics,
has felt obliged to institute an claborate system of price-fixing, with the usual result vanishing of goods from the maricat and For the true world re-surreptitious sales at higher volution is that going on prices. in the human conscious- All this does not mean that ness. Deep down in the Jagan is on the verge of revolu
The nature of the economic sion or collapse. It does indicate,
structure appears from the deal- hearts and thoughts of however, that the Island En-
ings of Germany with Russia, men the revolt against pire has used up a considerable
with Rumania, with France, with limitation in every aspect is far from being
the conquered countries such as Holland and Belgium and with and against materialism or freshness in which a govern-
countries such as Svitzerland ment is willing to risk a major persists. Never
which have thought themselves- before war.
The problem of reconciling two fly at London. The sound-am-too weak to resist German or: -Another possible restraining) have the agencies both to
factor is the Soviet Union. Could apparently irreconcilable outlooks plification apparatus of the Ger- ders.
ifs constantly up for consideration man propaganda ministry gave encourage and to suppress Japan throw all its forces into a
There are certain industries, between the world's press and the world a running commentary chemical, electrical, and steel, at it been so active. Like a programme of unlimited south-the military authorities. It is a upon the battle and, unchecked which Germans are especially apt.
ward expansion without being
problem which
any is being solved by river running to its des- guaranteed as to
counterblast of truth, Other countries will manufacture its northern tined sea, rising from an front in Manchukuo and Korea only by a slow process involving blared forth "news" of the de- such goods and grow such pro
many mutual readjustments of struction of great portions of the ducts as Germans need and no against a Soviet attack?
values,
city and the total defeat of Lon- others. endlessly flowing spring,
From the specifically The terms of the German-
"The essence of successful war- don's aerial defenders. For the German industries they will be the aspiration of mankind Japanese-Italian pact have arausfare is secrecy; the essence of whole of that day no word came debarred: Berlin will he the
ed comment and speculation be- toward higher standards cause Japan seems to have given successful journalism is public- out of London to tell the real clearing house of the rest of the of conduct and achieve much more than it has received. Thus badly did the British facts, to relate the epic story of world, and the value of the Ger War Office state the problem at an R.A.F. victory almost without nan mark in relation to the cur Germany and Italy could not
Since parallel, to speak of the calm rency of other countries will he ment wells forth con-help Japan in a naval war with the outset of hostilities.
bravery of suburban dwellers varied so that German merchants On the. tinuously despite all ef-England and America. other hand Japan's
who suffered severely when the will make a profit in all their Puisance By John Allan May greatest raid of all time" turned forts of the obstruction-value to Germany and Italy is
dealings. Workmen will have into a sporadic and militarily in- food and clothing, but they will ists.
very considerable. With the third
"It then a growing realisation on the significant attack upon a handful have no independence and no largest navy in the world,
There was could keep the American Navy part of all here that, although se-of residential areas.
rights. They will be protected Its collective expression, in the Pacific. A Japanese- crecy is still essential regarding no word out of London to speak and nourished, not as individuals even.. the actual military operations, free-of these things, not because but because their work is neces- channeled into the nar-American conflict,
threat of a conflict, reduces the dom of the press to print the news word was written, but because sary to the policy of the State. row bed of nationalism, amount of help which America is also essential to the success of the censors held up every mes-Any order might be tolerable if Britain's cause--a trend of sage and did not allow any to go its administrators had a' regard seeks continuously to can cend to Great Britain. Japanese However, the
are thought strengthened by lessons until nine hours had elapsed. for their fellow-men. But this Afterwards there was general order will be administered by men break the barriers of its shrewd diplomatic bargainers and drawn from the collapse of an
to believe over-secretive France has led to agreement that the censors, to whom mercy, compassion, jus- confinement within out-there seems reason
gave them their in-tice and truth are abhorrent. It that they obtained a quid pro a revision of the terms of the pro-those who
in the worn concepts of creed quo for their help to the Axis, blem. These can now best bestructions, were
wrong can only be established over the was stated thus: "The public must be that a glorious opportunity had graves of freedom-loving people, and class. In some coun- Part of this quid pro quo
an unbalancing it can last so long as the human German pressure on France to told the facts; the enemy must be been missed by tries leaders of popular yield to Japan's demands in re-kept guessing."
of the carefully-weighted secrecy race has lost all the gains of the An understanding of the actual-
publicity scales.
last two thousand years and only thought, hoping to capit-surd to Indo-China. Another part
well be a German premise ity and significance of this pro-
so long as it remains without its alise on this instinct for of pressure on Moscow.
blem is a necessary basis for as- Japanese economic dependence sessing the news. that comes from enlightenment and en- an America which has increased Britain in these days and the news richment of thought since the beginning of the Euro- that does not come from Britain. With the main battle råging over among the masses of men, pean war is another factor for This is no box-office war. For the Britain, everybody and every 10-
relative moderation in Japanese people of Britalti-and in Britain cality here must be considered as strategy was, the authorities sim- have attempted to prevent policy. America has been Japan's It is urgent and real. It involves in "the front-line trenches." To ply stopped all messages until all its expression to selfish beat customer (apart from Man- their homes, their families, their allow messages from the line to the day's battles were over and chukuo) and its chief source of lives. It is understandable that be flashed abroad and conse-their efforts carefully considered. _manifestations. In their raw, materials.
there should be a determination quently to the enemy-telling or The authorities went too far, as blindness and hardness of
not to let listening German cars hinting at the progress, of any at- it turned out, and in the sharp Of course this dependence hear one word that might give tack while it was happening would verbal clash that followed, they heart they do not see, as diminishes af and as Americu im- aid to German hands in their have been foolish. Indeed, since made what might be termed Woodrow Wilson once poses new sanctions and restraints work. of destruction,
Leven simple and apparently harm- strategic withdrawal.
Concessions were made, en- on Japanese trade. It Americu,And it must be remembered less statements might, it released pointed out, that there is under the influence of the new that the more accurate the news too quickly, tell enemy headquar-abling news of aerial battles and a spiritual tide running pact, should go the whole limit the more the enemy stands toters something of the direction or raids to be spread abroad more
penetrating power, or dispersal fully. through the affairs of of stopping hil import and ex-learn.
port trade with Japan, the hour
of various spear-heads of the The significant factor which men, which will not be
A case, illustrating the clash of attack while there was still time emerges is not just the power downed.
brotherhood of man arose at the climax of the might actually be extremely dan- but the power the press and pub- the two opposing outlooks is that for reinforcements to be sent, it that the censors have on the press which is at the bottom of arst great air battle that raged gerous. Since there was no tell-lle also have over the censors. Of this we may be sure, it all, will not suffer de for a wook over Southern Britain, ing how long the succession of Proper preservation of a balance On Friday, August 10, the mighty ralds (forming the single plan of of power is essential to making that the idea of the feat.
German air force struck sudden- 'attacks) might last or what the truth stronger than fiction."
may
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and a strong case which is worth But the censors had a case- consideration. This was it:
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strength, its virtue and its self-
respect.