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*Steward, there's tat on my dinner jacket."
**Yatir. Of the rigging, Sir. We told you is was wet, Sir, but you wouldn't taka no notice. Up you went like a two-year-old,"
"I too. And what did I do next?" “You sang some songs, Sir, Grially appreciated they was. Some of the crew asked me if you'd be so good ar to write out the words.""
I have to think about that, Steward. So altogether it was a pretty "nastey night ? *
**There's been wwthing like it on the South China Sea, Sir, since the Purser
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"Lobster grandmotheri Why didn't they stick to gin and Rose's as I did ? I haven't got a hangover.” "You're not the first gentleman I've heard say that about Rowe's Lime Juice. Not by a long chalk.”
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JAPAN'S “Well You Designed It-Where's the Exit?”
HOUR OF
DECISION
By William Henry Chamberlin
(in the "Christian Science, Monitor.")
The hour of final decision in Japan's relations with America and Great Britain has been brought much closer by the rapid sequence of recent events: the Japanese, invasion of Indo- China, the American embargo on exports of scrap iron and scrap steel, the Japanese en- trance into a virtual military. alliance with Germany and Italy.
Yet Oriental crises can drag on for a long time, especially when helther side wishes to fight. And this is certainly the position as re- pan, the United States and gards Japan, Great Britain to-day. Great Britain, with its energy absorbed by the alr struggle over its own territory and the actual and threatened Axis often- alves in the Mediterranean area, cer- tainly has no desire to force a show- down in the Far East. The United States, Indignant as it is over Japan's consistent record of aggression, does not wish to send the Americon Navy to fight a war in distant waters.
And there are several considera- tions that may restrain Japan from taking the final plunge into war, even though recent developments have certainly brought the threat of confilet closer. In the first place, Japan is now really beginning to feel the strain of the war in China that has been going on for more than three years with little prospect of an early decision.
Sugar has been put on a meager ration of less than a'pound a month. There is a shortage of dairy products and
people are urged to be economi cal with rice, the staple food of the country. The substitute fiber which is used in the manufacture of cloth- ing wears out quickly and falls to
wash. The Government has felt obliged to institute on elaborate system of price-fixing, with the usual
higher prices.
The
In
Offensive The Air
One of the most strik These are serious losses; bling yards and canals have been
stant repetition is extraordinari-
THE WAR AND THE PHILIPPINES
By Walter Robb
The effects of Herr Hitler's war are feit in localities remote from the range of Nazi missiles? Because of what Nazifam has already done, the Philippines would not inventory to-day 50 per cent. of their worth three months ago.. The United States has suffered deflation of value In much the same degree, but these losses are not as visible ng in the Philippines. As a whole, America has only a small sur- plus of products for exportation, though the trade runs in bil- lions. In the Philippines, ex- ports constitute 70 per cent. of general trade.
For instance. America may ask herself when her fats and oils will again sell at gaintul prices. Her hope may not be realised in a decade. Hiller's war has closed large lard markets to her; lard, with nó market as such, is going into soaps. Cotton- seed oil and tallows follow lard down the price scale; the outlets needed. and normally enjoyed, were outlets in sound-money countries (and Ger- many, formerly) that are now being crected Into Hitler's totalitarian State: Denmark, Holland, Belgium, France.'
Europe used to take a large glut of the American lard market; re- ciprocally, America was an expand- ing market for Philippine copra and coconut oil, Ideal for soaps, where Inrd is the superior edible fat,
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Hitler has taken from the Philip, .. pines a whole group of secondary markets for Manila hemp, copra and
Denmark to England and embracing copra incal, a group extending from
France. Each of these countries used buy from the Philippines
result: vanishing of goods from the ing features of the pre- but the figures do not show repeatedly visited; and the con- market and surreptillous sales at sent war is the possibi- the gravest damage Ger- ly damaging to morale, quite products valued from one to love many has suffered. Taking apart from the material destruc-million dollars a year, They now lity of both protagonists the full period from August tion. That was discovered in buy nothing. In o total overseas is on the verge of revolution of col-attacking each other's 8. till August 19, she has lost the last war: and Britain is trade of around 100 million dollars
profiting by the experience now. It does indicate, however. vital centres at the same something like 1,500 pilots. There is not a centre of any im-it Hier is anally defeated, it is
All this does not mean that
Inpse.
that the Island. Empire has used un.
resources and In far from being in
war.
a year, this loss is keenly felt. Even
a considerable part of its rezerve time. This is entirely and crews in battles around portance which the long-distance doubtful that these vital secondary the state of freshness in which a novel, though some fore- Britain, as against 90 mem- bombers do not attack; not even markets for Philippine products will government is willing to risk a major shadowing of the posi-bers of the Royal Air Force the Baltic or Italy beyond the be entirely regained. Probably their
Some part of this huge dis- Alps is immune. tion was noted in the last parity is, of course, due to Mr. Churchill said that these bomb
the fact that Germany has ng attacks would "continue upon an Philippines
ever-increasing scale until the end been fighting on British of the war, and may in another year
If ground.
the British of." He also quite rightly added that
Another possible restraining factor
is the Soviet Union. Could Japan war. throw all its forces into a programme
of unlimited southward expansion without being guaranteed as to its
In the historic strug-
attain dimensions hitherto undreamed'
at
economies will be reshaped; their ties with the British Empire will be closer and their loose ties with the may be altogether broken.
Great Britain bought Philippine
products to the value of $3,008.538
northern front in Manchukuo and gles, armies and navies raids upon Germany are in- this action assures us of one In 1938, Manila hemp alone valued
Korea against a Soviet attack?
were
SO
manoeuvred
The terms of the German-Japan that Germany was pre- ese-Italian pact have aroused com-
ment and speculation because Japan
seems to have given much more than vented from attacking
it has received. Germany and Italy
BY
could not help Japan in a naval war areas, cities and ports "STRATEGICUS'
with England and America.
On the whose immunity
other hand Japan's nuisance value
was
to Germany and Italy is very con- necessary to the con- cluded the comparable
siderable. With the third largest
navy
Japanese-American conflict, even the
amount of help which America can sent to Great Britain.
has
chief source of new materials.
•
•
•
the
lenst of the most certain, if not the at $2,531,056. She wants nothing Philippine now. The only secondary shortest, roads to victory."
Britain
Itain then is faced with this en-fibre market of consequence couraging chance of carrying the war Philippines have left is Japan. Into the heart of Germany and Italy
If Herr Hitler wins (aside from even while her land forces do not the universal economic chaos bound yet permit of her taking the offensive with the army, and the Nazis are too
to ensue his empire will be a vast totalitarian State given to forced
shy to allow her the chance to-try barter rather than to normal inter- out the merits of the Nazi navy.
But there is a possible doubt that national exchange. Countries with
can
more lagenlous,
So, whether Nazlism wina or loses,
in the world, it could keep the tinuance of the war. It figures are about 1,500 Ger- may enter some minds. If Britain sound currencies, such as the Philip- American Navy in the Pacific. A is the development of man to less than 300 of the centres, why can she not do the same tropical colonies in his settlements do such damage to German vital pines, will have no way of selling to him. Besides, if he should get to Britain's? Whatever be the rea- with the vanquished countries, Nazi threat of a conflict, reduces the the aeroplane that has Royal Air Force.
son it is the fact that the Royal Air Even reduced to these more Force is very much superior in quali-Germany could compel those colonics produced the extraor-
ing to duplicate Philippine, products with modest dimensions the Germans ty; and while Goering was amusing However, the Japanese are shrewd dinary position which are suffering so heavily that himself at British pamphlet distribus forced Inbour. diplomatic bargainers and there
the present they can't possibly continue the tion over Germany, the bomber plots seems reason to believe that they governs
campaign Indefinitely. Yet what were gaining quite invaluable train- Ing in finding their way about the obtained a quid pro que for their phase of the war; and is Germany to do? She must country. British airmen are better Philippine products are likely to be help to the Axis. Part of this quid
market. There they,
would constitute pro quo was German pressure on part of the reason for persist in her attempts to dam- trained and have better machines; thrown entirely on the American
a superabundant less prone to except for
oversupply, and, in regard to Lido-Chin. demother the great battles in the age Britain's war potential and and, in fine, Britons are more inven defence, since, short of invad- herd-action and fonder of being left
sugar, governed by quotas part may well be a German promise air over Britain is the log Britain, she cannot do any- to themselves.
United States and the
tariff, muy sell for extremely low prices. While of pressure on Moscow.
The Royal Air Force has numbers this situation would chiefly affect attempt to put the Royal thing but look on at her growing Japanese economic dependence on
power; and she cannot invade of navigators and pilots who can find fats and ofis (since America does not Americh, which has increased since Air Force out of action. until she has attained superiori- their way over Germany; and they grow fibres competing with Manila
continue to do so nightly. On the the beginning of the European war is another factor for relative mode- The German air offensive ty in the air. She knows that ather hand the German night raids hemp), it would bankrupt Philippine ration In Japanese policy. America
British air production now ex- have caused comparatively little dam-economy and soon cut in two the annust volume of American manu- been Japan's best customer has been developed with ceeds her own and she recognises age; and have made no impression at factures that the Philippines buy. (apart from Manchukua) and its even greater intensity, and that the present is her only all upon civilian morale. It is, there-
fore, imperative that the Germans Even now the early effect of the though it died down for a chance.
Moreover the German Staff should destroy the British Air Force low prices Philippine products can few days it is difficult to see
If they can. If they cannot check command in the only extensive mar- of course this dependence diminishes if and as America imposes how Germany can cease how must know that they have caused the nightly air raids, industrial pro ket Hitler has left them (the United no serious damage to Britain's duction will fall off as it did in the States) may be to bring financial new sanctions and
restraints on efforts to crush the Royal war effort, and that so far from last war, and, as a German military ruin upon plantations and curiall Japanese trade. If America, under
writer said, the morale of the nation production. Wages are falling, and the influence of the new pact, should Air Force. If she wishes to weakening her morale by killing, will decline. I have satisfied myself may go lower. Domestic manufac go the whole limit of stopping au invade Britain this is an in- women and children they are of import and export trade with
can leathers and Andings, and the Great War can And it in the hour of decision in the Pacar dispensable preliminary; but merely stiffening everyone's de- wishes to study the evidence about turing (such as shoes, using Ameri- machinery) rapidly declines with de- Brca would have struck Japan would then only have the alternative if she wishes merely to con- Germany is, in fact, faced the Omell. History of The War in slining demand
the
Alr,
volume 6. The Interprota of submission or of an offensive tinue the struggle effective with a dilemma. She cannot tion we place on the facts varies As already said, the major portion abrindon the offensive and retain largely between individuals. For my nt this damage done the Philippines Asia, such as Malaya and the Dutch ly it is also a necessity.
her prestige, and aho cannot con- part I am convinced that the British by Herr Hitler's war seems likely to
air offensive will
play a much larger prove permanent. Gradually, how- On Thursday, August 15, tinue it with profit. The hard part in the final victory than most ever there are little things the
to-day. /*
Philippines may, de fov rebuild their ness and diplomatic circles hope that the day on which Hitler was core of realism in the German people thile
character must apprecinte this; But everyone is agreed that it will economy. But recovery may be slow these desperate remedies may be to have taken his triumph in and yet there is another compul- play a significant part and it is this and painful. signature of the pact with the Axir London, there occurred the ston pressing her on. It is very that justifies a careful study of the painful
*present "struggle in the air. Neutral Judging from Spanish feeling in Powers, the Japan Times, Japanese greatest air attack the world easy to imagine the barren if observers may insist that they cannot the Lalanda, Franco is tacitly Hiller sidised by the Ministry of Foreign has yet seen; but it provided skilful-victory in Somaliland or discover the true facts. Some are ally, now and will soon be openly Affairs, published a project for an the worst setback Germany the more important operation inclined to say that the Britax re- and militantly on his side; and alliance of Japan, Great Britain, and has suffered. The number significant events; but these are lying. This is the abdleation of ren-Bring guns for the Axis Powers and against fort Capuzzo and Bardia ports lle; others, with a spurious show judging by Japanese feeling, they
caution, say that both sides are too think it about time to begin the United States. The alliance was
of economie of planes brought down was not to be compared in ultimate on Everyone should be able to Dal opportunity for all pect for the territorial: integrity of
Milan, Turin, Northern Italy and sons involved, their standards and The undercurrent of opinion in colonies and protectorates are Air Force.
the Industrial centres of Ger truth; Brith people from their form Hitler's plans against democracy in- their professions, who is telling the Manila tends to show that Herr, cognition of position in China. Its publication In another raid on Friday, many of overnment care: bred to be crition cludes the Unliedy sure had sre reflects the survival of hope in some Japanese quarters that a new agreed August 16, Germany lost 76 The British offensive has becs of omcialstatements; but in this that deeply and curningy Tild, mobilis. carried on continuously for ler Britons know they cannot be in every curity painat Britain sellement may spare Japan the in- as against 22 and on Sunday, months. Ports, dockyards, fac. wrong for no one would dare to late since the Armada, and every vestige rigours of a military stato soolaltam. August 18, 168 against 22, torles, railway junctions, assem a valuable barometer of the war.
against the regions of sbutheastern
East Indies,
Even now many Japanese in buale
avoided. On the ́, very ・ove · of, the
ownod newspaper, which is
termination to fight it out.
and
to be based on equipants, res-180 against 34 of the Royal Importance with the raids on Judge from a knowledge of the per-
calculable i riakka
predominant
of war
and the
them." As they are correct they form of feeling" here agalmat, the C
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