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TS there any truth in the accusations that Japan is
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He emphasises the value of. Palau Island 43 potential naval base.
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"At Palnu is a deep basin adequate for a fleet of at least 60 ships," writes Mr. Price.
Hongkong Telegraph. "Is existence is not generaliy
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1937.
MILITARY POWER IN JAPAN
to which they can appeal. This question of military dominance has been analysed at consider-
known. The harbour is flanked by the hilly, island of Araka- besan, on which is located the new airport."
Palau, as Mr. Price points out, is the westernmost and south- ernmost important island in the mandated area. It is the near- est Japanese polni to Singapore..
"Palau is a warning figure," adds Mr. Price.
Pacific Islands
Two Views
SIDE GLANCES By George Clark
"I think it would be nice if our mothers could come und stay with us Iong enough to really get to know each
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Naval Bases
Defences To Be Erected
This Year
lowing the expiry of the Wa- shington Treaty, says Hoctor C. Bywater, naval correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph.
These islands, lying to the north-east of Japan, are strate- gically placed in relation to the Aleutian Islands where America is known to have established a chain of flying-boat bases.
Mr. Bywater states:
Although the strictest accrecy - is preserved as regards details, the general scope of the new Japanese naval programme, of- ficially described as the "third- replenishment plans," has now become knowIL
It provides for the largest amount of naval construction voted since 1920-21, when the "eight-clght" "battleship
pro- gramme, subsequently scrapped under the Washington Trenty, was adopted.
One Milliard Yen THE new programme, which is to be put in hand next year, is to cost one milliard. yen-- approximately £66,000,000 at present rates of exchange. It includes a number of battleships -probably of 35,000 tona--- aircraft-carriera, cruisers, tor- pedo craft, and submarines, be- sides many Fleet auxiliaries. such as high-speed oil tankers. All this new construction is to be completed in five years.
The clash between the Govern-
It is only 600 miles away ment and Army chiefs in Japan from Davao, in the Phillipines. makes it clear that the militaryIt is the nearest Japanese point are bent on exercising even to Netherlands India.
Provision is also made for a* stronger control over the
large expansion of the naval nation's affairs. A study of
air service. In recent years 22 New Great Wall
now. aquadrons have been 'or- political developments in Japan
ganised, and at present the DESCRIBING the Japanese shows that certain obstacles in
Mandated islands as "Asia's
Navy controls 1,000 aircraft, the Constitution, together with new Great Wall," the author "were nil" There was no lack
"It is small wonder that Japan including those based on coastal regards these islands as of stations. This figure is now to the corruption and incompetence says that if they really are of freedom.
fortified America sends ships
There were certain restric- first-rate strategic Importance, be increased to 1,300 first-line of some of the political parties, across the Pacific to Asia only tions on the capital island Palau, They are frequently referred to machines. There are 13 naval have led to a lack of power in by the grace of Japan.
but on Yap, Anguar, Truk, as her "first line of defence." aerodromes, including several in The new Great Wall starts Ponape, Kusaic, Tinlan, and Not, so much, perhaps, the de- Korea and Formosa. the Diet, of which the military with the Kurile Islands (neigh- Salpan he was free to go, and fence of Japan as the defence of Every shipyard in Japan is faction has not been slow to take bours to Uncle Sam's. Ale did go, wherever he pleased, un- Asia.
now working to capacity on "Behind it Japan hopes to naval and mercantile construc- advantage. The Army chiefs tinna), extends through the accompanied by officials.
main islands of Japan, through Fortifications on these small work undisturbed on her great on, and nearly every yard is have, been thus placed in the Bonins, then broadens to islands would be so conspicuous plan of Far Eastern co- being extended in, anticipation S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD. favourable position to work their take in 2,550 islands and islets that they could wardly escape ordination.
of heavier. demands in the --"The continual-strengthening-future.---- will, and, in addition, have had of the Japanese mandate.
This brings the Great Wall
of Hawall and Singapore makes a strong background of ideology
Oil From Coal to the equator. The entire
Japan nervous. With the Wa-.. Asiatic continent lies behind "IT does not appear to be shington Treaty dead the United APART from the new ship-
rampart, Incidentally this
Japan's policy to fortify the States will be free to fortify building and air expansion Singapore and the Philippines islands," continues Mr. Price. Guam, and England can increase programme, the Navy has are also behind it..
But no one can doubt for a the defences of Hongkong." direct interest in other big nble length by Mr. E. E. N. Caus- The northern half of the moment that if war did break Mr. Price deplores the outcry Government schemes which are ton, in his recent book, "Militar-Great Wall is fortified. Fortifi- out Japan would promptly make following Japan's recent an- being financed out of non- ism and Foreign Policy in cation of the South Sea islands use of the Islands as val nouncement of her intention to Service funds.
spend 1,500,000 yen on Saipan was forbidden under the terms
These include a far-reaching Japan. It is shown in that of the mandate.
"Many of these reef barricad- Harbour. volume that an important check
cd atolle, notably the Palau "Saipan harbour is the one scheme of extracting oil from Suspicions
lagoon and the Truk lagoon, are important harbour that would coal, and for accumulating large upon military activity seems to
naval serves of imported and domes- tic fuel against the contingency he contained in the Imperial THE League's Mandate Com admirably suited to this pur- be completely useless as
base," concludes Mr. Price. mission has freely voiced its pose..
of war, and a plan for develop Edict of Melji, which clearly suspicions suspicions which "No enemy unfamiliar with {warned soldiers and sailors have considerable point in view the hiding places of cruisers, JAPAN is expected to make an ing the national steel and iron. against meddling in politics. It of Japan's demand for naval submarines, and aircraft could early start this year with industry, with a view to increas to get through this the fortification of the Bonin' ing the present output by 50 per and Amami-Oshima Islamls, fol- cent. is the view of some commenta-parity, her resignation from hope tors that this check has, how the League, her policies in Asia, labyrinth.
and the expiry of the Washing- ever, been disregarded, for dur-ton Treaty. ing a discussion on foreign Observers in the islands have affairs in the Diet in 1984, it was been unable to discover any firm declared that there was a gen-ground for these, suspicions. eral impression amongst the Foreign visitors are few, but public that there was free dis-two or three pass every year
this; one is that in most lives the sad. cussion of politics both in the through the mandate, calling
events are very much fewer than at the most important islands, A GENIUS has offered, for a no- Treamred Trivialitics
minal payment of one shilling Army and the Navy. General such 18 Palau, Truk, and
Such little things as umbrellas and the happy ones, and so more easily a year, to send reminders to motorists Hayashi, the then Minister of Ponape. Not one of these and others when their licences fall such minor details as names are the remembered, and the other is that seems to stand still and the period War, said, during the debate, visitors has ever reported the duo. It is suggested that this will facts which most of us forget so during times of unhappiness time
prevent forgetful motorists incurring easily.
become an eternity, but when we are Umbrellas are cumbersome. and that "it was not absolutely existence of fortifications.
Mr. Price reports that his fines for their mental lapses.
The idea can be extended, for we we are all lazy enough to dialike Joyous time, flies and we have discuss wrong for soldiers to
carrying them, Thus we lose them opportunity
pleasure. national defence and armaments on findings, during a recent are all forgetters,
Few people would care to boost readily. Names are common and of intensive tour of the islands,
about being physically or mentally or little Importance; therefore, our mind The Rake's Progress from unalloyed 'motives." He
even morally weak, but thousands does not trouble to seek further declared, that the Army
seem to delight in tefling their friends from the welter of memories in our All this is interesting, but it does not help the forgetter to improve his was apprehensive about certain short when national defence is at
days things which are unimportant, and social evils, which he considered stake, for, since the Services are remember things for a few
There are many mechanical aldı the political parties should make entrusted with the defence of only, others cannot remember at all, remember the great moments of our to remembering, of which the knot and still others remember only with lives and the important things which in the handkerchief is the most an effort to correct. An even the country, anything which an effort, but, having once committed we bear.
familiar, but it is much better to im This is untrue of most of us. greater surprise was occasioned concerns that defence auto- a fact to memory, never forget.
A young lady visiting her friends, Many of us remember vividly tiny prove the memory itself, and this can
be done by practice. when Admiral Osumi, Minister matically concerns them. As recently said, "Remind me to forget events, and have only a hazy recollec-
Take, for instance, the commonest of all forgetting that of omitting to of Navy, stated that certain Mr. Causton observes, "such an my umbrella when I go!" What she tion of the momentous incidents of
meant was, "Remind me not to forget our lives
made that learned scholars were being con- argument would appear to bring my umbrella!" but she
This is explained by the fact that post & letter. This is the mental. unconscious slip for the simple reason when important events occur our process of Mr. Henpeck when given a letter to post on n his way to the |sulted-regarding-the-true-inter-into the sphere of influence of that she hated carrying on umbrella, minds are unaware of the significance e
club do pretation-of-the-Imporin! Edict, the Services the very founda- and subconsciously she wished to rid of the moments; only later in life
herself of
of the encumbrance.
we realise which were the turning "Ha! I must not forget - Maria's and he suggested that in certain tlons of the State, its moral life. We forget names of people we know points. For instance, fow men can letter, this time; I haven't you head circles it was believed that the and its economic organisation, quite well, and the psychoanalyst remember. distinctly their wedding the last of the previous one. I will right interpretation was that any of which might either direct anys that it we delve deeply enough day. They remember iltle, reten post it round the corner. I will not my way? What do you think of the oldiers, and sailors, should not ly or indirectly affect national into our minds 'we shall and that we que sights of that day, but not the forget. Why, hallo Smith Coming
once knew someone bearing the main features of the ceremony. addict themselves to politica defence." In short, such an at Once again our unconscious of forgetting is that we human be
forgotten name whom we disliked Another strange fact about the art political situation?.
"By Jovel Talking to Smith rather than involve themselves interpretation would in fact minds retained an unfavourable Im-ings remember painful and sorrow-forget to post that letter. There's a therein, The Implication of appear to abolish the letter and pression, mody, whether borne by a than we recollect happy or pleasant cross-over there's another one fus
and tried to erase that name ful occurrences much more easily pillar-box over the road, but I won't these remarks is that the check the spirit of the Imperial Edict. friend or not,
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