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From NEW YORK.
March 5, 1941.
-Third Article-by Freda Utley
What will happen
in the Far East?
NE of the great questions is needed to enable Germany
of 1941 is whether Japan to win a quick victory. 1400.00 will honour her obligations
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to the Axis.
She would then, doubtless,
Will she involve herself in attempt to cut off Singapore by occupying Indo-China war with Britain and the
and Siam or move against United States as soon as the the Dutch East Indies. *
However, it is difficult to
extent and nature of Ameri- can aid to Britain is held by Germany to constitute an conceive of Japan imple- act of war?...
menting her promises to the Axis unless the "China In-1 cident can be liquidated,
Japan's decision must de- pend upon three factors: and unless she can secure Russia, the extent of Ameri- her rear by a pact with the can aid to China, and the U.S.S.R. success of the Japanese mili-
*
"Should Japan enter the war against England, the United States would almost certainly fight her."
peror leana, and who are des- perately anxious not to let Japan' involve herself in a war which would destroy them, have re tained sufficient political power to provent Japan implementing her promise to the Axis,
British successes and Ameri- cun aid to China strengthen their hands, but British reverses or indications that the United
· States - vill do everything to... avold war in the Pacific would probably enable the military and naval extremists to put Japan into the war as Germany's ally.
nese Soviet Republic in the North-West.
The Far Eastern war in 1941 must coalesce with the European war and Britain, willy nilly, must become the ally of China whose war against aggression was for so long regarded with indiffer- ence by many Englishmen.
Facts To Face
on
tary Fascists in converting Nineteen - forty-one will Japan into a National Social- show whether Russia will be forced or lured into such a list State.
Germany might have suc- pact by German pressure.
The concentration of Ger-
It is hardly an exaggeration ceeded in her recent efforts
Should such an order be given may to bring about peace between man troops in Rumania
Empire depends Communista, Chiang might be Asiatic China and Japan had it not conceivably have precisely by Moscow and obeyed by the to say that the fate of Britain's forced by a majority of Kuomin- China, who for so long has bat- been for the prompt action this end in view.
Stalin dare not fight Ger- tang leaders to accept Ger- tled alone. Indeed, the fate of affected by the steadfastness of tending new credits to China many on account of the many's offer to mediate peace England herself must be vitally the Chinese in rejecting all Ger- and promising her arms and economic, military and poli- with Japan.
China's decision would then man offers to save a good part aeroplanes while banning tical weaknesses of his re-
necessarily depend upon how of their country from Japan if exports of scrap iron to gime.
He is likely to come to much aid Britain and America only they will make peace. Japan.
give. terms with Tokyo if pressed
China's Communists sufficiently hard by Hitler.
Hongkong Telegraph of the United States in ex-
Wednesday, March 5, 1941, Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 26015
THE prefix "Special to the Telegraph" is used by the "Hongkong Telegraph" to Indicate news which is strictly copyright under the provisions of the Telecommuni- cations Urdinance, 1936. Such newS LE bears the indication "UP is received in
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NOT THE TIME FOR COMPLACENCY
Should Japan onter the war. against England the United States will almost certainly fight
Help For China Chiang Kai-shek was But Hitler may not be con- Chiang's awareness of the un- her, to the great advantage of thereby given an assurance vinced that Japan will dare certainty of Russian aid and of Germany in the short run.
In the long run the impetus that henceforth American to involve herself in war the dangerous possibility of a aid would be substantial and with the United States, at Russo-Japanese understanding is given to American arms produc- American opposition to least until the Japanese Fas- shown by his recent measures to tion by involvement in the war hem in the Chinese Communists might outweigh the advantage Japanese aggression ex- cists have won complete con- and the Eighth Route Army in to Germany of securing the the north-west, by encircling Japanese Navy against England. pressed in deeds instead of trol at home.
War against Japan would He may therefore not yet them with 200,000 troops, thus HONGKONG'S calmness in the only in words.
leaving them no outlet except Probably be less unpopular in face of the Far Eastern crisis which It is of great significance be exercising real pressure through Japanese-held Shansi America than a declaration of Tension between the Commu- war against Germany, since has arisen just lately has been so that Roosevelt in his, most on Stalin.
It must also be remember- nists and the Chinese Govern- there are no minorities here in striking as to warrant the suspicion recent speeches has included
Anglo-Indian relations are also that the reaction 1 caused more by China with Britain and ed that it is to. Stalin's ment has never been as great as sympathy with Japan..
Japan is unlikely to defy a vital factor. Should we have advantage, as well as to now: Hitler's, to see Japanese America unless her Fascists can the courage and wisdom to aggression diverted south- Institute a totalitarian economy promise India freedom and treat and social system on the Nazi her as an ally, her vast material, She May..
model in place of the present moral, and man-power resources semi-feudal, semi- "capitalist" could be mobilised to save the East from totalitarian tyranny. Nothing would do more to con- vince doubting Americans of what we are fighting for than an abandonment of Imperialist domination of India.
Indifference and smug complacency
than as the result of any deliberate Greece as the nations on and objective appraisal of the por-whose success in resisting tends. Possibly too, there has been aggression the United States so much ery of "Wolf! Wolf!" during safety depends, and for the past 18 months that the populace whom the United States will has become suspicious and disbeliev- become an arsenal.
wards.
Russia cannot afford to let set-up.
ing. It is not with the intention of The prospect of real aid Japan become master of all Great Obstacle causing disquiet and fear that atten- from America, and of a com- China, but might be glad to see
n compromise peace enabling The great obstacle is the posi- tion is drawn to the political signi-plete American embargo on Japan to withdraw a large part tion of the Emperor as the ficance of the Japanese manoeuvres the export of war material of her army from China and em. "Divine" Leader of the nation. in Kwanglung, Hainan, Formosato Japan must strengthen boldening her to take the incal-On-account-of-this-Japan-is-ox Indo-China and Thailand, but it does the hands of Chiang Kai- culable risks of war with the periencing the same difficulty in seem vitally necessary that Hong-shek and all Chinese patriots British Empire and the United going Nazi as she formerly ex- icong, and especially the huge Chinese as against those who are in- States.
perienced in trying to become a If American and British sup- democracy. population here should be alive to clined to compromise with
port of China prevents such a Hence the efforts of the Fas- The popular belief heard expressed Japan and conclude a peace peace, Stalin could serve Hitler's cists to deprive the Emperor of his temporal power and seclude him in the Colony to-day is that Hong- enabling Janan to limit her interests and perhaps see kong-will never be attacked; in these commitments in China in own advantage in ordering the as a powerless god like his an- times, when events move with such order to attack the British Chinese Communists to with- cestors before the Restoration.
draw their support from the Up to date those big business rapidity and changes in the Inter-Empire.
Generalissimo and form a Chi- interests, to whose side the Em-
the possibilities.
national situation are effected, over- night, this is a dangerous assumption. Rather should the Chinese masses
and
Embargo Failure
war
TO-MORROW
the Rt. Hon. Hugh Dal- ton, Minister of Econo- mic Warfare, discusses in an interview with Maurice Webb the question, "Will Our Blockade Win?”
Mussolini's London Flop
By Hannen Swaffer
However, the United here be encouraged to treat the allun-States is still supplying tion with serious suspicion and ask Japan with large quantities! themselves, "In the event of Hong- of materials, presumably in kong being attacked, what am I go the hope that by gentle ing to do?" The question is of vital handling Japan can be kept H vive as the Dictator of than
TOW long will Mussolini sur- the words: "The pen is mightier sometimes never heard of again, it is the sword. Mussolini's from England that. I am writing this. Importance both to the welfare and from entering the
my opinion of your play. I feel power with the latter is unques quite safe here. Italy? safety of the people to the against England.
The allan headwaiters present When will the Koyal Family, tioned. Readers will be anxious Unfortunately, although the heads of the Army and the to test his skill with the former." all came out looking as if they liked Yet it was not till his brutal it. The Belgian, Italian and German It is fully recognised that the big this policy may have some- depressed workers join in a re-
assault on little Greece ten Ambassadors smiled, diplomatically.
"All the would-be Mussolinis pre- gest problem which will confront the thing to be said for it poli-volt?
ago that Mussolini's gent→there were at least ten of them authorities in the event of an attack tically, it has enabled Japan Never so quickly, in the hour weeks on Hongkong is proper control of the to lay in large stores of of test, was the reputation of a power with the sword was looked very Napoleonic." tens of thousands of Chinese, not essential war materials and world figure so suddenly shat- tested.
He had better go back to AFTE 1 Island, but those who will endeavour to make it less likely than it
successful defence of the
against any such attack.
Colony
only who are already resident on the
tored.
writing novels!
to flock across the harbour. It will was a year or two ago that waiter whose leg I frequent- you remember how, in who was betrayed? Why must we
REMEMBER an Italian hend be an immense, perhaps impossible a complete embargo would
ly pulled with the words, "How's task to prevent chaos. The official halt Japanese aggression. mind is probably grappling with the
Moreover, the failure to your fat friend?" problem at the moment, although the
He would walk away pained solution at first sight does not appear impose an embargo not only and then, returning time after
disheartened the Chinese, time, recite this monologue: In this connection it would seem but has deprived the United
"When I come to London they that the Chinese community leaders States of vital materials and say: 'Ah, dago, hokey-pokey, and John Drinkwater, who
organ-grinder. possibilities of finding # scheme machines.
to be an easy one.
might help. Earnest inquiry into the
FTER a caustic criticism of the.
play, I concluded:** "Frankly, Mussolini, why do you sce in Napoleon only a conqueror April, 1932, Mussolini's only see history as n pageant of men of
might pri
and pomp? play, written with Forzana, wAS "We saw nothing of his millions of victims--the victims of power and produced in London?
He called it "Napoleon, the majesty and dominion over suffering. men and stricken women. Put that. Hundred Days."
in your next pluyl". Sydney Carroll, the manager,
¡OT even as a dramatist dik Mus-. adapted it, received from the NOT
solini havo all his own way. He was dictator in Italy-but "They ask me, 'Where's your King of Italy, no doubt because whereby considerable numbers of Lack of these is to-day monkey?' and laugh.
Mussolini ordered it, the degrees every adaptor allered his play in a
which it was produced," Chinese in the Colony could be trans-holding up part of the "Now, Italia great! Mussolini of Knight Commander of the different way in every country in ferred to other and relatively safer American arms production stop the hokey-pokey, say 'No Crown of Italy; Robert Atkins, Paris cut out Wellington and all who played Napoleon,nd the English and German officers. monkeys.'
Was Weimar cut out Wellington and the "Mussolini great man. Evvi- Arthur Wontner, who
Germans. Fouche, received a Knighthood English-but left in the
London,made cuta. va Italia."
The head walter is interned. In the same order.
Forzana must have got tired of Yet the play ran for less than calling on his fellow-author and say- Ing: "Master, they've altered your play again!" IT was with curiosity I picked a month!
up yesterday a novel called
Cardinal's Mistress." WROTE, na my criticism, an open
letter, addressed, "Dear Duco," Awent along and praised the play Published here in 1929, it bore, and beginning:
areas before the danger of attack in:
imminent may well produce a prac-programme.
ticul plon. Alternatively these gentlo- men could actively co-operate with
And Russia?
Government by urging the Chinese The accumulation of re- serves in Japan may now be
populace to lake advantage of any mooted, official scheme.
A stampede out of Hongkong at sufficient to enable her to this stage, would certainly be pre-risk a war with Britain and farable to the pante which would America if once she is con- Inevitably result from any nesauli on vinced that her aid is all that
this Colony.
The
the Society, nobs of Loudon
on the cover, the name of the "As in Italy your critics aro sent-but the sequel was a sordid row author, Benito Mussolini, and away to mysterious islands, and then over the income-tax on Musso's foeat.