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U. S. FOREIGN POLICY
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FRANCE'S WAITING GAME IN CHINA
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
The alternative routes are by caravan over mountain
The Very Idea!
OURSELVES & OTHERS
I
By George
Signs of increasing American interest in the Disarmament Con- ference
are unmistakable. Mr. Norman Davia is expected to make DEIPING, April 10.—France, with
N response to the numer- an important statement which, if the world's greatest colonial camel
United
ous telephone enquiries fit does not commit the States further, will at least briempire next to Great Britain's, kas | trails. Instead of three days, they as to our absence from the her eyes on a slice of Chinn as big require from four to eight weeks. dancing competition held back to
to the point from which as the B original. American' the withdrew twelve months ago. colonies.
Hore fa at lenat one reason why In addition, close Anglo-American Imperturbably, the French are co-operation in the handling of the watching every move made on the conversations
preliminary to next Asintie chessboard by Japan, the year's naval conference con- United States, Britain, Rusala, and filently predleted. There is still
even China, in Central Asia and sound hope for the immediate
elsewhere, so that no possible turn future if the reorientation of of the delicately-polsed balance America's foreign polley is an
is will catch her napping, earnest of real appreciation of the gravity of events in the Inter national field and of Prosident Roosevelt's readiness to contribute
berally towards a solution
Did you ever "build a rear in the air? Did ANGLO-AMERICAN UNITY
you ever examine cate. In a showroz and say to yourself, "I would have this from that ent mul that from the other, on my kieui ight car"
Net deliberately and conscientiously, perbave.
flal, though you may not be aware of 14
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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1984.
THE TASK BEFORE GENEVA
France objected to a British mail- last week, we have to thank way into Yunnan from Mandalay our friends for their interest and the Indian ocean. Econom- and to remind them that at feally and militarily, she controls the province as matters stand.
this stage in the month we
{ Ne arms or munitions can get in Cannot afford to enter any save by France's leave, und in all competition where the re- the inside track on the rest of the sult is arrived at by public
matters of ordinary trade she has i
If China blows up, or is torn asunder by the over-increasing world. pressure from without, France will be on hand for her share of U.S. PLANE SALE HITS SNAG. the spoils.
Her sphero of influence or zone of special Interest is the territory of Yunnan and Kwangal, on Indo-China's northern frontier, the Luichow peninsula and the Island of Hainan at the peninsula's point.
French
vote.
Had we been able to bring our shroff friends and other para-
Some time ago the war lord of sites along we might have been. Yunnan wanted to buy some air-induced to shake a hoof with planes. An enterprising American the best of them, despite the sold him four. When theso reach unattractiveness of the prizes. ed Haiphong, the French refuged to let them in.
What we should have liked to. They classed them as war sup-have seen as prizes were a free chit plies, which, rightly enough, are account for a month at the Hong- barred.
kong Hotel for the men and free access to the ice cream at the Gloucester for the ladies. As a second prize gratis training for the profession of glass blowing or. instruction in the rudiments of dancing.
vary
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And the prospects are Hood. For the effect of Japan's recent hogemony pronouncement has been to bring Great Britain and the United States considerably closor in their Far Eastern policies. IN LINE FOR GREAT POWER.
After considerable diffleulty 'and Anglo-American disunity in the Given the island and the penin- loss of time, during which Wash Far East was a principal factor in aula, the Gulf of Tonkin, which ington and Parla exchanged a Frustrating effective international she already dominates, would be series of cables, the American An- action to prevent the dismember us French as Long Island Sound is ally got, his planes through, ment of Manchuria, and Anglo-American.
And the war lord was American disunity in the Far East And France atrategically would pleased with them. But he had has continued to complicate and occupy a position fa the Far Easternod his lesson. His next or- embarrass relations between the second to none save Japan.
SLEEP, UNTROUBLED BREAST.. Yunnan is the second largest of France. two halves of the English-speaking
der for planes was placed in
Dear Juryman (Alexandra Build- world. Unqualified, unquestioned the 18 provinces of China proper.
Foreigners complain that their ing)-1 can understand you fall- and unchallenged Japanese hegem-in area it is almost 150,000 square shipments take weeks or months to ing to sleep during the hoaring of ony over China is as grave if not milos. Kwangsi is nearly as large, reach their destination in Yunnan, a long case but there are several a graver concern to Great Britain With Hainan and the neighbour and they suffer considerable loss expedients you should try, before than it is to the United States. Ing peninsula-on which France
from breakage.
you let snoring interfere with the Neither country will willingly ac- controls leased territory
your snooze. You might arrange cept the supervision of its political Kwangchau-wan-the total arca
with the juryman next to you to and commercial relations with amounts to approximately 350,000
take turns in sleeping so that you China by the Japanese Forviga | square miles.
can each hear part of the case and Office. Neither country wishes to
fix things up. afterwards. You supervise Japan's relations
might also wait for the Assistant China. Both seek to maintain the FRANCE BIDES HER TIME.
FREIGHT RATES JUGGLED. France is not at all excited øver
Attorney General's summing up, present balance in the Far East
Freight rates, too, they say. when you may gnore to your through a collective pence super-Japan's encroachments in the
seem subject to sudden change on heart's content. It is a pity that vised by the collective application north. She appears but millly in the French railway. True or not, the benches are so uncomfortable of the Nine Power Pacific Treaty terested in what the British are it is remarked that when some but I am afraid It is the old story guaranteeing, as it does, the politi-doing in the "God Land" of Tibet. particularly close bidding is going of the public's comfort considered feal, territorial and administrative for the manoeuvres of the other on, the rales acêm to drop when last.
powers in the hell-hole of Chinese French materials are due to go up sovereignty of China.
Turkestan.
with
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On the other hand, they observe,
French shipmonts somehow enjoy much better luck, arriving in a few days in good condition.
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FAT HENRIETTA,
To-day there opens in Geneva what can certainly be described as the most fateful session of the General Commission of the Disarmament Conference ever
If there is to be a new scramble into Yunnan, then bound back held. The result of its delibera- | CRITICAL MOMENT
for "concessions" at the expense of again in time to cutch competitora, China, France has her bit already when conditions are what they are Tong) certainly feel that you.
One always hears such atorica
Dear Henrietta, (Kowloon tions will have a profound effect
staked out. on the peace of the world. Un- Unity in the Far East between
There is a tacit anderstanding at Haiphong. But the fact re happily, the Conference meets Great Britain and the
more should take some exercise if you United
between the French rooster and in that Franco gets under the shadow cast by the States seenis essential to the at the British lion in southern and business than all the other nations really have put on seven pounds in tainment of such a peace, and if Western China, Burma, border combined, whereas, in the rest of seven days. As you say stamp widespread fear that no major new Anglo-Ameriena unity is in ne tununu on the west, was once Chinn, she stands close to the bot-collecting reduces the figure but
seems to touch your pocket agreement on the limitation of the making, as it appears, Japan part of China. Now it is British. tom of the list.
money more than anything else. I should urms is likely. Whether con- will have helped to bring
these two
just as Indo-China is French. Yunnan Is very mountainous advise you to take up billarde or templation of the grave consc-
countries together at a critical and
But some time ago, when the and extremely poor. But she snooker while you are still able to quences of possible failure will profitable moment for themselves on proposed to extend his rail raises the best oplum in Chim, bend over a table. I can under- have a sobering effect on the and for the entire world. road-which runs across Burma, which is always in great demand. stand your not being able to touch
points of execution, the foreign
The drug is by far her principal your toes but have you tried with various delegates, causing them policy of the present Administra-in Mandalay, to the Yunnan bor- at the eleventh hour to explore tion differs appreciably from Ita with the head of navigation on the imports rice. Her best and is that? Anyway you ran always der-on into China to connect export. On the other hand, shef a walking stick or something Ilke every possible avenne in order to predecessor. Unlike Mr. Stimson, Yangtze river, the rooster crowed turned over to the poppy. avert such a catastrophe, will Mr. Cordell Hull has not allowed soon be seen. Meanwhile, it is the United States to become the warning.
dropped. to be hoped-that, if nothing else spearhead of protest
Asiatic
Kwangs, the province east of will be taken along the lines of
will, like JEALOUSLY BARS PARTITION.
Yunnan, has not yet felt France's await developments. The the Russian plan for collabora- President supports
This does not mean, of course, influence to any great extent. the non-that Chin Is already, parcelled France has no railway there, She tion in the definition of an recognition doctrine, enunciated by out. Far from it. International does have a line from Hanoi, how that a sub-editor is "next to the aggressor, with sanctions President Hoover and Mr. Stimson, rivalry over which great power ever, as far as the Kwangsi bor-editor." against the guilty party. The but is not prepared to press it be- would get what piece of China, and der, and a concession for a rall, Russian attitude on this point yond what the American Govern- why, still remains China's chief rond connecting the head of the become sub-cultors should realise Misguided pupils who wish to has always been marked by a ment can enforce, without the keen perception of the danger backing of the rest of the world. arising from the fact that there
is achieved,' some definite stenlatest chapter in Japast the
Cossybent. Washington
salvation,
Ital.
The
project was
Except Japan, no ulher nation, for the moment, is willing to risk is at present no universally ROOSEVELT LIMITATIONS
war. Mestly they are just watch- acknowledged definition of ag-
ing and waiting,
France controls Yunnan by con- gression. This is well demon. strated by the reservations at-
The tendency of the Roosevelt trolling the gateway. The one tached to the Kellogg Pact. In Government to keep its internation- practicable portal is via Haiphong, al ideas well within its capacity to French Indo-China port, on the effect, these reservations amount execute them and within what it Gulf of Tonkin, thence by railroad to a claim by certain States for believes is the willingness of the to Yunnan-fu, the provincini cap freedom of action, in certain American people to support them cuses and in certain parts of the also, can hardly fail to effect the world, Pact or no Pact. The search to find disarmament in is mischief is. In this connection, Europe. The Administration that given circumstances may be
less expansive about consultative used as justification for aggres and the United States has, till now, commitments than its predecessor. sion. A prime necessity, there refrained from playing any active fore, is the defining of war and role in a world-wide system for aggression by the drawing of the collective enforcement of definite distinctions between peace. In the meantime difficult aggression and defence. Russia and explosive problema remain has put forward very specific the seeds of certain conflict if left unhealed in Europe. They contain submissions on these points and
to the cultivation of selfishness and has, in fact, already embodied at
stupidity. In their political ag them in certain non-aggression perts it is believed that Mr. Nor- pacts. In the course of an all-man Davis will explain
New form embrac.ng instrument, an ag of neutrality, to be achieved gressor is defined by the Russian through an embargo which would plan as the first country in an abandon trade with all bell- international conflict which de- gerents. It is the conviction of clares war, invades the territory many in Washington that such a of another without a declaration parallel action by Great Britain, particularly if supported by of war, bombarda another's would discourage war by with territory, attacks the naval or drawing essential financial and air forces of another State, or commercial support, or circums establishes a naval blockade of eribe its ring of destruction. the const or ports of another
Until collective action to restrain country. What is more, it is Washington offers this alternativo. becomes a possiblity, An aggressor Inid down that no considerations American reaction to the Litvinoff whatever of a political or econ- scheme should be interesting. omic nature, including the desire
to exploit natural riches or to
On
obtain advantages or privileges cerely respected, would be of the the territory of another utmost value in the preservation State, or no references to capital of peace. Coupled with an un- Investments or other special dertaking of joint action against interests in a given State, shall an
aggressor, as defined, it
be accepted a justification of should immensely reduce the aggression as defined above. danger of war and soon put a Here, then, is a clear-cut defini-stop to aggressive action once tion which, if adopted and sin- begun.
RING CLOSES_ON_CHINA.
Gulf of Tonkin with Yunnan-fu.
exercise by touching the ceiling which is just as good and easier in your case.
LESSON IN JOURNALISM, The layman usually believes
So, beginning with Kores and that this is so far from the truth Manchuria, and continuing in a (like a popular beliefs) that stupendous semi-circle through editors are often unaware of the numes belonging to the "spate" Mongolia, Sinklang, Tibet, Yun- nan, and Kwangel, the great or "clutch" of almost hairless men powers are pressing in on China, who sit closely packed round the auba' table "spiking," or throwing closer and closer,
away, "scoops,"
Paralyzed by her own impotence, and without much hope of help from lottering peace machinery, her horizon is dark indeed.
"Would you gentlemen care to join us in a little, card game?"!
It has been said that sub-editors are the lowest form of life with the exception of the one-oyed newt, though this is possibly an cxaggeration. They sleep. In the daytime, herd together for pro- tection and live mainly on cold. ten and stale sandwiches thrown to them by office hoya at feeding time.
Their datiles are to write hend- Ines and put sparkle and "human touches" into the nowa. This Is. achieved by using phrases like "Dame Fashion." "Miss 1934," "Eve."
"The Modern Girl," "The Kiddies," "Tiny Tots," "Clerk of the Weather," "Happy Holiday Crowds," "Suprias Move," "Bombshell," and "Women up in Arms."
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They are mammals and their chief enemies are reporters,
The reporter though to the out- sido appearanca a 'bright and nor- mal lad is ofton imbued with the same germ from which the sub- editor 'aprings, oozes, or crawls so that much which could be said of. him Is reserved for further cogitation.
On the whole reporters are the bent of tho bunich, being nice, clean, upstanding lade with a fine distaste for drink, swearing, and work.
Most of them are following father's footsteps though their flat feet are derived from waiting on taipans offices, trending on talpana toes necidentally, and fallen arches due to frustrated ambition.
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