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WHY
AND
TH
GERMANY
RUSSIA
ARE AT WAR
By ALEC GREAVES
him. He could blackmail Stalite into providing him with Russian oll without sending a single woldier into the field. If that' failed, he had to choose one of three ways to crash through the combined armed might of Russia and Turkey, or fight one of these two countries alone.
As events have proved, Stalin for the first time since 1939 stiffoneil towards. Gorman de- mands. Soviet oficials havo not been unaware that indus- trialisation, and mechanisation of the Red Army, make Russia dependent upon oil. They have sought by overý cónceivable means to develop their oll re- sources, and more recently, side
THE- inevitable has hap- reaching the outside world, and was aimed at the Soviet, and by side with the now milltary
pened, and those two honest newspapermen bent on the fact that the Russians were programme, a scheme for con ill-suited bedfellows, Hitler and their proper duty are regarded not informed of the negotiation, serving as much oil as possible Stalin, have arisen in the middle as little better than sples, Nor must have come as a tragic blow adopted. It was impossible for for potential military use was of the night and made for each do official statements help, to Stalin.
Stalin to accede to Hitler's de- other's throats.. Forgotten are Hence, it is only from apprecia-
Stalin sees a Nazi-dominated mand, considering the situation the aweet assurances of -friend- tion of one development-after Gone ship of 1939, and the Nazis ap- another, and their places in a suffer declining influence owing
Europe in which his country will all round,
Of the remaining alternatives pear again in their true colours, general- plan, that it is at all The small countries of Europe possible to account for an event. to her isolation, and he knows for Hitler, bullying of Russia niso that within Russia's borders was immeasurably the most know, at grievous cost, that
are vast stores of material appealing. Hitler possibly did treaties mean nothing to Hitler;
wealth which the Nazis not dream that Stalin was pre- he employs them as an instru- Thus, looking at the Russo- naturally covet. In fact, in such transit facilities for his army pared to resist a demand for ment to lull his neighbours into German situation, one fact
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it is Russia's turn.
Russia Encircled
Soviet outlet from the Black
a false sense of security, to sap stands out clearly. Russia is newly-annexed Soviet regions to Iran once the Turks were vitality, and when it suits his completely encircled. The Nazis as Latvia, Esthonia, Lithuania, neutralised. Also, by refrain- purpose he tears them up. Now command the Dardanelles, the and Bessarabia, some measure ing from any act of hostility of discontent has been fostered towards Turkey, Hitler hopes Ideologically opposed to each Sea. They command the Skag- by Nazi agenta, while the Ger- that Moslem feeling will not be other, the political orders of errak and the Kattegat, Russia mans have also been at work aroused against him. Hongkong Telegraph. Nazi Germany and Soviet Rus- outlet from the Baltic.
Stalin has seen the writing on among non-Russian peoples in On sia could not for long sustain a the Pacific side, Russin can the Caucasus. That is the thin the wall and has decided to act. friendship of convenience. Sta- emerge from Vindivostok only end of the Nazi wedge. lin seemed primarily to be keen by Japan's leave. On the north
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on keeping his country out of she is ice-bound and, on the Quest For Oil
the European quarrel, neither south, she is land-locked. giving in too much to one side nor
To have submitted tractably.to the Nazis would have been to acknowledge Hitler
his Another fact is also clear, country's master. For he would Hitler needs oil, and this im- be losing the oil which propels entirely alienating the Little is known regarding the portant product, without which the Red Army and nir force; he other, hoping, with profound recently-concluded pact between his vast machine of war will would be losing the vast wheat cunning, that while others ex- the Nazis and the Turks, and its come to a full stop, is to be production of the Ukraine which cations Ordinance, 1916, Such-new. ** | hausted themselves Russia true significance cannot be de- found in Russia's Caucasian feeds the millions of Russians;
would emerge from the ruins of termined at this stage, but, con- fields, Iran and Iraq.
and he would be losing also his battle the most potent force in-sidering that Turkey had previ-
sole remaining chance of secur- both European and Asiatic af- ously "collaborated" with the In order to gain possession of ing a warm-water outlet to the fairs.
Soviet in Middle East policies the oll, Hitler had to decide on sea, a route through Iran to the the announcement that the pact one of several methods open to Indian Ocean.
bears the Indication "UTH is received in Hongkong on the date of publication by the United Press Associations, who, re- serve all rights and forbid repúblications,
arrangement.
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RUSSIA HAS HER
OPPORTUNITY
IF there is one thing to be said of Nazlism it is that in its un- folding it has submerged in
Aid To Nazis
To this end, he has since 1939 bowed to innumerable German demands. He lent the Germans rolling stock; he supplied them with wheat, fish and other com- modities; oil was also supplied
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between nations, Ideological war- fare, in order to meet a foe whose creed is hideous to all. It is an immense pity that the process was not carried further much earlier in the war. The forced entry of Russia has im- mediately made us, think of the Communists as deserving of our sympathy and help not wholly, it is true, because of altruistic motives, but certainly as a means of weakening the common
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given was perhaps not as im mense as that which the United States is rendering to Britain, but it was of sufficient propor- tions to lead observers to ask secret alliance with Germany.
whether or no Russia had a
What has caused this sudden breakdown? Why does Stalin choose this moment to cease And what are Germany's de appeasing the Nazi appetite?
mands that Stalin's refusal to comply should induce Hitler to attack his erstwhile "friend?"
from the presses of the world-
Millions of words have poured
on this vital question, but re- Hitler has won so many gam-ports contradict one another. It is possible to gather reliable in-. bles that the last words one
formation neither in Germany nor Russia, for a cast-iron system of censorship prevents
wants to hear from British lips are confident assertions that this
MARCONIPHONE, ALL WORLD RADIO time he has gone too far. It
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may be that the German leader designs to visit so sudden and sickening a destruction on the
true,
OF
objective news from
Istanbul
Sea
Cair
EGYP
The rich oil areas, which Hitler covels.
Black
Sea
Batum
Ankara
R
RAN
Russia holds one of world's largest Joil fields here.
Krasnovodsk
U.S.
Pipe line from iraq vital supply for British Navy
British control Iranian Oil.
R.A
Baghdad RA
Basi KUWA
SAUDI
Damman
ARABIA.
Of all the public men WOMEN AT THE
who are shoulder-
ing the present responsi- bilities of the nation, my sympathy goes out
CROSS-ROADS
R.PATRIS
GHANISTAN
world a better place for the citizens of to-morrow, we must acknowledge their right to be born.
LOYALTIES
Now take the young girl who is to-day contemplating. marri-
first to Mr Ernest Bevin. Third of an occasional WOMEN IN WARTIME age She is faced with the same
masses of Russian people that they will be compelled to sue for pence at the cost of their rich southern provinces. With oil and what fields in his possession Hitler might offer to suspend operations, keeping an eye mean. while on preventing further faced with the task of con- Soviet rearmament, to press the offensive against his main antagonist, Britain.
The most important question
Poor Mr Bevin-the first series of articles: man in British history to be
conflicting loyalties.
Sho wants to respond to Mr By Nina Warner Hooke
"Revin's call-yet at the same have chosen time she feels that she could be scripting millions of women. theoretically
logical deduction, this is women
sound, but this course we owe eternal of equal value to her country in
the role of wife and mother. Not only has he to deal leaks like a sieve in actual gratitude and admiration.
Since criticism is of little use with the practical aspects practice.
unless it attempts to be con- MOTHERHOOD, OR
structive, I suggest that she married of to-day seems to be: Have of the problem, such as Every young.
But the young wife who should not be naked to tackle the Russians got the courage enrolment, classification, and woman who feels a patriotic decides to stay quietly at such a problem...
desire to enlist for national home and start rearing a and spirit to go on fighting in
Instead, perhaps, Mr Bovin service knows quite well. ́that eventuality? Will they be
He must go deeper. He that she stands at a junction She may not be aware of women of thirty-eight to forty. family is serving the future, should begin at the other end of the ladder by first conscripting deluded by another armistice and give much in order to retain must go right back to fun-of two roads.
this. She may even think As workers, such the shadow of independence as damental principles, and The fingers of the signpost she is being rather selfish in would prove far superior to Rumania did? Until they give try to decide between the point in opposite directions, thus gratifying her own their juniors in age. evidence of preparing to fight to claims of family and coun- and they might well be long-felt wish. the bitter end the democratic | try. world must suspend judgment
aspect of things in the Far East
welfare,
FINGERPOSTS
labelled PRESENT FUTURE.
women
2
Ex
and It costs money to have
baby.
NATURE'S WAY
It is, I think, a statistical fact that more children are born
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been actively interfered with.
on Russia's forced entry into No good to argue that, It does not matter that, in It takes time, too. It will during wartime than in peace. the anti-Hitler camp while giv- since a nation is nothing but the long run, both roads be a year, perhaps two or. In this way Nature seeks to ing them, as Mr Churchill has a huge unwieldy family, the converge upon the same three, before she is able to redress the balance. But up to promised, such assistance as we two things are one and the point, She is faced with volunteer for any form of now her arrangements have not can. The new war changes the same. Like many another the immediate necessity of national service. Her coun-boat is to say, however wide- making a difficult choice. try needs her, NOW, fit and spread the field of war, women but in thean difficult days it is great opportunity of this war,
Work for the nation unhampered.
have been left comparatively not fair to impute designs or for her to make that move one means work for present. It No one but herself, seems to free to fulfil their basic purposo plans to the countries affected which will take her from the is a sweeping aside of all want the baby.
of propagation. Will their gra- and stir up issues which may shadow of suspicion in which ambitions and personal Perhaps she wonders why dual absorption into the ranks not arise, it is to be hoped that she has so long lingered. An inclinations, all ties of tradi-none of the posters and placards lead to a fall, instead of a com Japan will abide by her treaty extension of war in the Far East tion and affection, in, an and stirring Press appeals ever pensatory rise, in the birth rate? of neutrality with Russia and is not one of the happiest con- effort to meet the general gives a thought to her side. Meanwhile, there stands our
tingencies that the democracies
Surely it is undeniable that young wife at the junction of the chlidren of to-day are the the ronds. Should she make dosire to face! Just now--but It is magnificent and to citizens of to-morrow? And It bombers or produce babies?
the many thousands of our war aim is to make the How should she decide ? *.
not' emulate Italy's famous stab in the back.
"The next move in, the Far East is Japan's and it is the
they would not shrink from
meeting it.
emergency,