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WASHINGTON, (By Clipper): During a discussion on" "What Should be America's Policy in the Far East?" over "The American Forum of the Air" broadcast held here recently, Mr."PAUL V. MC- NUTT, former U.S. High Commissioner to the Philipplaes, COL, THEO.... DORE ROOSEVELT, Jr., former Governor-General of the Philippines, and MR. ROBERT AURA SMITH of the New York Times unanimously urged that the United States should take a strong stand in the Pacific to check Japanese aggression and to safeguard American interests in the Orient,
The last speaker, Mr. William Henry Chamberlain, former cor- respondent for the CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR in Europe and Japan, was the only one who believed that the American interests in the Orient were not worth defending at the price of war,
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Germar, aircraft carried out their fifth raid on Belgrade since the Garman-Yugoslav hostilities began, the German Radio announced on Monday night.
DRAMATIC EVACUATION
A million women and children. have been quietly evacuated from the Macedonian and Thracean War Zanes of Greece in the most dra- matic evacuation in history, de- clared the President of the Greek War Reller Association.
Profiting by France's experi-. ence, Greece had ordered cities with populations of over 50,000 to be drained of civilians so that today Greek troops were fighting unhindered.
He stated that British lorries Declaring that the US. interests, restricted the traffic in Japanese performed the operation by carry- of national defence and interna-smuggled goods.
ing supplies up to the troops and tional commerce are rapidly in- "Look at possible developments-then returning with civilians. creasing in the Pacific, Mr. McNutta Nazi-dominated Europe, a Japan said: "Abandoning our position in ese-dominated Orient, and the Asiatic waters to appease a foreign | richest continent in the world be- nation would more than seriously tween the two-a continent only impair our prestige as a world now slowly awakening to the power, and, to bulià a wall around danger ahead, and the only large the new world would mean an portion of the civilized world economic upheaval in this country elinging to democratic ideals. It as great as that produced by war makes a picture which calls for a Itself with this difference-wars strong policy in the Far East.” are brought to an end, whereas this process of isolation would
NOT CLEAR-CUT
Cal Roosevelt, Jr., sald: "Our wreck our economy to such an ex-Asiatic policy in the past has not tent that it could not be repaired been clear-cut. We have muddled for a generation or more.
along from year to year, acting on "Despite the Nipponese threat, a blend of "altruism and material- the U.S. does not belleve that itism..
war now assume the character of money.
of our own outer defences.
TWO MAJOR GOALS
"One of the important factors in China's defence programme is the
in war with us. She realizes the
CABLE
CHINA TO CONTINUE STRUGGLE UNTIL INVADERS CLEARED OUT OF COUNTRY
"We shall never cease struggle against Japanese aggression until the complete attainment of our objectives-the building up of a free and independe it Chins and the establishment of renu- ine peace in the Pacific Before the aggressors are cleared out of Chinese territory, before the Japanese, regard is as an in- dependent and autonomous country and before they respect our sovereign rights, we shall never yield, compromise or even con. sider any peace overtures as traitor Wang Ching-wei has done in capitulating to the Japanese."
This is the gist of a lengthy length, the Chinese are holding speech broadcast to America and firm their line and have folled re- Broadcasting Britain over the International peated Japanese attempts to pierce Station by War it as evidenced in the failure of. Minister, General Ho Ying-chin, in the recent Japanese drives In Chungking. General Ho, spoke in southern Horan, western. Hüpeh Chinese which was interpreted and nothern Klangst: The Japan- into English by Mr. Peng Hui- ese launched vigorous attacks in shan, an announcer of the Station. these areas but they were beaten
Welcoming the opportunity to back with severe losses. speak to the American and British If the Chinese army can have audiences, General Ha expressed adequate military supplies, Gen- com-appreciation for the spiritual and eral Ho asserted, we can im- material support the Governments mediately launch a large-scale and peoples of the two countries counter-offensive to deal a crush- have given Chiba, China and the ing blow to the Japanese. Spect- Anglo-American countries, Genera; fcally, Ho said. are now fighting for the China needs a larger and stronger General" He mentioned, common objective, namely, preser-air force, more heavy artillery vation of justice and freedom and and an improved transport system Lopposition to dictatorship and opin the rear. She also needs medi-
pression. They are united in their cines and other supplies... efforts for the establishment of is better World Order in which
DAILY CASUALTIES
A Greek Home Security munique states that further im- portant damage was caused on Monday in the port of Piraeus as the result of an explosion of a merchant vessel loaded with muni tions and explosives.
all nations can freely. do thetr
"will be necessary to fight Japan. "Our sympathy as a nation is TOKYO, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-Vast This optimism is based on the suc- with China. We have sent hun- and abortive assassination, arson cess of China's 'struggle for sur- dreds of thousands of dollars to and conspiracy against Japanese respective part and settle by legal the Chinese Army have succeeded General Ho further stated that vival, For America the Sino-Japan-hër for civilian relief and our political, financial, educational and ese and the Japanese new order government has loaned China other leaders, are revealed by the and peaceful means the problems
immobilising över 1,000,000 Japanese authorities today, when arising among them.
Japanese troops in China and are a preliminary action on the outer "I believe that our interests in they lifted the Press ban.
NOW STRONGER
inflicting at least 2,000 casualties defence line of the Philippines, and the Orient would be jeopardised |
Despite Japan's superior military on them daily. As long as Chinese hence become inseparable from should Japan establish a great, our hope for peace. Therefore, all militaristic empire, embracing the should be one of continuing and/eral Ho continued, China after have no way of alding her, Axis equipment and organisation, Gen-resistance continues, Japan will economic help given to China now southern Astatic countries. To Increasing our resistance to Ja- stronger than she was at the be of military insubordination. Gen- four years, of fighting is now partners. Despite few minor cases means the inherent strengthening not believe Japan wants to engage panese aggression, rather than oneginning of the war, while Japan iseral Ho affirmed that the Chinese hazard of such a war is too great. A suggestion that we change China's vigorous resistance during the country are firmly united "in
of attempting to compromise with becoming
weaker and weaker, forces and the people throughout as far as she is concerned.
our attitude and our policy at this the past four years has not only their common objective preserva- "We must continue, however, stage by recognising the validity crushed the Japanese ambition to tion of national unity and free- Chinese Industrial Co-operatives. the administration's policy of of Japan's aims is an invitation to conquer her but has also checked dom.
our national defence. workshops have two major goals: which in this case strengthening ideals of the. U.S.
the obligations and their aggressive designs in the Speaking on the future of the one la resistance; the other recon- our feet, the development of our
Chinese Army, General Ho dis- struction.
Pacific bases, particularly the air one major purpose, namely, the
General Ho revealed that Chica counted the possibility of military "To resist Japan on the economicases in Alaska. From Alaska defeat of the British Common- now has an army of over 300 Divi- dictatorships or régional mill- ld their capital in check. It is wealth of Nations, the Japanese Sions totalling more than 5,000,000 tarism. He said that after the are telling us in effect that we men at the front. In the rear, he War China will need only an army can have a peaceful policy "In the added, we have 10,000,000 more adequate for self-defence while the men in reserve. In addition, some country generally will concentrate 800,000 guerrillas are engaged in its efforts on industrial, economic harassing the Japanese communi- and political reconstruction in or- cation lines and more than 600,000 der to realize the Three People's regular troops are operating in the Principles of our Late Leader Dr.
Sun Yat-sen. Japanese rear.
These small-scale,
decentralised building
front, CIC. have made use of the.
one thing that Japan cannot des-gh these means that we will
be able to avoid war."
A SUGGESTION
troy either by blockade or inva- sion Chinese manpower and the skill of the people. They have! Mr. Smith, who is also author of created jobs for workers and goods the book "Our Future in Asia" for consumers and have effectively said, U.S. policy in the Pacific
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treason to
"Now since the Axis exists for
Pacific only by subscribing in advance to the doctrine, now off cial in Berlin. Rome and Tokyo, that the British Commonwealth must be destroyed.
"I do not believe that the Ameri- can public cr its government,!
Pacific..
Continuing, General Ho" said
In conclusion, General Ho sald, floyfully committed to a policy of that the battle front extending the day of China's victory will also aid to the British Commonwealth, from the South to the North totals be the day of victory for the de- will tolerate the recognition of
more than 2,800 miles. Despite its Imocracies (Central News). any Japanese new order on those terms. Our policy in the Pacific must be one with our policy in the Atlantic, and it must continue to be resistance to the utmost of Adolf Hitler and all his works, even that includes the Japanese If militarist party and its "immuta- ble Axis alliance..
EASTERN WING
"In the Pacific that must involve making it plain to Japan that we do not and will not recognise the eastern wing of world "aggression as a 'new order or any other kind
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Patrick Wong and C. Au, Bad- minton doubles champions, scrap- ed through to a win by the odd !point over Henry Eardley and
Norman Smith at the Kowloon 11 Excessive
tenant of No. 398 Portland Street,
A claim for an order to eject the Cricket Club last night, Mongkok, was brought before Mr. Court yesterday. Justice Williams at the Summary
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of an order. Mr. Matsuoka con- tinues to call upon us to correct our misunderstanding of Japan. It is time to call upon Mr. Matsuoka The claim was brought by Mrs. and A. E. Xavier beat P. C. Leung 21 High note of to correct his misunderstanding Wong Kwai-ylu, the registered and K. F. Chiu 11-15, 15-7, 18-
Guido scale of the U.S. If he thinks that there owner of the premises, through 17: Senior Doubles: R. W. Choy 22 Half an em is any possibility of taking Hitler's her attorney Lal Cho, of No. 4 and K, B. Low beat M. Oliveira 23 Loose over. friends to our bosoms and agree-Argyle Street and the defendant and L. A Carvalho 15-8, 15-5. ing that all will be well as soon as was Jahman Singh.
the British Commonwealth' and The plaintiff, represented by Mr. the Chinese Republic are destroy- Alfred 8 K Lau, also claimed
ed and the Nazis, the Fascists and damages not exceeding the sum of the Japanese militarists inherit $1,000, other relief and costs of the the fragments of them,
action.
LET TO INDIAN
ENGLISH ASSCN.
A meeting of the Hongkong 30 By way of
"That involves a declared de- Mr. Lat said that defendant had Branch of the English Association 31 Game of termination to defend the open committed trespass on the third was held at the Helena May In- marbles door in Asia, to defend our treaty noor of the premises and plaintiff man Mackenzie, B. "A, gave a very
stitute yesterday, when Dr Nor-32 Sharp structure and its commitments, to asked for an order to eject defen-
ÁRVOTA end our backdoor assistance to dant.
interesting lecture entitled "Tales 34 Indistinctly Japanese militarism, to increase
of Travel" our assistance to the Chinese Re-
36. Land Mrs. Edgar Davidson presided measure public that is resisting it, and to
The door was let to Hazara and among those who later took 37 Periods for render prompt and effective aid to the British Commonwealth to Singh two years ago in whose part in the discussion were Prof. insure its survival, in Asia, as well name the defendant started to W. Brown and Mr. B. G. Birch. as elsewhere.
pay the renta. At first Jahman "Let us
correct the Japanese Singh said that Hazara Singh was misunderstanding that the United out or away, but later, in Feb. this States would be willing to sell year, admitted to the rent collec- honour for advantage or to betrator, Lai Cho, that Hazara Singh freedom for the sake of a parlous had gone back to India.
request,
CHESS RESULTS
which any- thing is had and enjoyed 39° Plural: sufix 41 Armed
confict
43 Hindu queens
A Y. Biriukoff, experienced his (44) Cloth ⠀⠀ peace. Let us correct the obvious Defendant, at Lai's
first defeat in the Colony Junior measure misunderstanding that the US wrote a letter asking the tenancy Chess Championship last night 45 First man does not mean business!"
to be transferred to him. In reply when he dropped a point to 7.47 Pastry with a letter was written asking defen-Tansz In the only other game dant to give up the premises.
played, A. Kurrik beat Petrove.
PRICE OF WAR
Mr, Chamberlain, who is now
Mr. Lau said that no month's lecturing in the UB. declared that notice was given as defendant was
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he did not belleve America's neither a tenant nor a sub-tenant terests in the Orient were worth and had committed trespass by did not sleep there though the 59 Plant ovules defending at the price of war of staying. Defendant did not take tenancy was in his name After even that they could be defended notice of the letter and a writ was receiving the solicitor's letter he
in this way. He warned that the first consequence of an American- Japanese war would be the look of all American trade and Invest- ments both in Japan and in oc- cupled China. He further added
sued on Mar. 7.
went with Hazara Singh to see Lai Evidence was given by Lal Cho. Cho and asked the tenancy to be
DEFENDANT TESTIFIES
transferred to him. Tai asked him for money and agreed to change Defendant, in evidence, said he after he (defendant) paid three
that. U.S. had nothing to gain and was the younger brother of Hazars months rents. much to lose from forcing-war Bingh and had lived in the
Further hearing was adjourned
In the Orient (Central News) premises for about a year. Hazara to April 18, at 9.30 am..
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