Friday,
Dream And Reality
In Japan's
Policy
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
LONDON, July 17 (Reuter)—Under the heading "Dream and Reality in Japan," "The, Times" publishes a long review of Japanese policy from its Tokyo correspondent.
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America's Part
According to Mr Kumataro Honda,
Ambassador to Natklug. Americans
Value Of
Russia As Ally
Sir Ronald Cross Drops A Brick
July 18, 1941.
Value Attached To Pact Between Reds and Tokyo
EDINBURGH, July 17 (Reuter).The newspaper "Scots- man." discussing Anglo-Ruasian relations in the light of the Japanese Cabinet crisis, points out that the now Anglo-Russian alliance has geographical and political limitations. Inasmuch as it singles out Hitlerite Germany as the enemy in contrast to the more clastic phraseology of pre-war pacts with France, Poland and uther Powers which referred in general terms to "aggressor."
Since Moscow has only recently concluded a part of non-aggression with Tokyo, which The Japanese Government has notified its intention of scrupulously observing in regard to Russin, the Russians could not have properly signed no sureement with another Power specially direct- ed against Japan.
The
"Scotsman". continues that this, however, la not to say that if Japan, contrary tu all evidence now available, did attack Russia at aj later date, the British would not give Russia every practical assistance. But it does mean that both London and Moscow have no desire to take Kieps calculated to antagonise Japan -for the benefit of the Germans unless Japan's own attitude compels them to do so.
British Appreciation
Britain words,
fully
ns
Vichy Warns French In Syria
Dissidents Not Tolerated
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VICHY, July 17 (UP). Despite the French government's ratification of the Acre Armistice providing that each French civilian and soldier in Syria has the freedom of choice as to whether he will rally to De Gaulle to-night Isqued a communique warn or be repatriated, the Government or
Ing all nationals that there has been no modification of their determina tion to prosecute As traitors any Frerichmen who join the dissident. camp.
The article first outlines a historic sketch of Japanese foreign policy since the sixteenth century, showing how she emerged from seclusion until the present China Incident gave im posing evidence that Japanese ambitious to dominate all Eastern Asia were not only dreams,
The European war seemed to to win over the Chinese masses dig! hold out an opportunity of cap-triet by district by Improving their ping them with a grandiose To the same end, she marched climax. The Konoye Cabinet troops Into Frenchi Indo-China. decided to join those whom it forced a medlation of the territorial regarded as the prospective dispute with Thalland and conclud
Jed a trade agreement which inves victors in order to obtain their the way for Japanese exploitation of consent in advance to Japan's French
Indo-Chinn resources. sharing the spoils and to elimin- Beyond that, however, the policy ate the remaining obstacles from his truck, two snags: the continued resistance of General Chlang. Kal- Japan's path.
shek and the attitude of the Nether- lands East Indies Japan rightly The article quotes Mr. Matsuku's j sumpects that behind both
stand new book regarding Japan's world! Great Britain and the United States. mission, pointing aut thot Mr Matsuoka hkuself declared that the outlines of Japanese objectives would
SYDNEY, July 17 (Reuter).. In other be made clear perhaps in 30 years help has blasted all efforts to reach"I rejoice that we have this recognises the binding force of the and begin to bear fruit in about 50 compromise peace with Chiang
Kai-shek, undertaken by "peace powerful' nation on our side. Russo-Japanese Neutrality Pact India And Australia
brokers" ገሩ Shanghai, and the Russia is our Ally, and those long as it is faithfully carried out by
Japan.
The point is important when The article continues that accord-dupanese press is vehement in de- who hate her and express Nazi propaganda by the circulation authoritative Bouncing the Dutch Government as hatred by words or leeds cer- of false rumours is striving hard to
H incre "puppet" of the Anglo- pronouncements, it includes every Americam camp.
tainly are not friends of Britain, provoke a breach between Japan and
the new Russo-British Alllance. Japan Pus faces the necessity utjat the present time.” renching a settlement with Great This statement was made by Australia nad half the world's popularitain and the United States before the Australian Attorney General she can proceed with her plans and Navy Minister Mr W. M. before she can extricate herself from The future farta is indicated In
the imbroglio in China, Nuineries Hughes, replying to a statement the structure of Manchukun nominally independent empire anfergestions have been advanced with alleged to have been made by
that abject, but all efforts 50 Japanese contral and In "victors
for the new High Commissioner, Sir I have failed. pence-terms" outlined in the "Japanj
In holding fast to its policies, the Ronald Cross, on his arrival in Times arid Adverther," the Foreign
had tool Australía yesterday. de: Konoge Cabinet has Ofice
The once organ, demanding
ultimate Sir Ronald Cross is reported to have and fast to the theory of an. militarisation of all British
British and American detent.
said: "The Russian system of Gov- American strongholds from Gibraltar Though the Japanese press is loud in crument is rated throughout England:
WASHINGTON, July 17) to Hawell, Ute Independence and self-government of all Euopean pos-evitable, ts most Japanese these as better than the Nazi dictatorship."
declaring that such a defeat is la- only a tiny miturity think that it (Reuter).-United States land forces have reached a peace. sessions in the Pacific, and the ansertions have sequired a hollow ring Sir Ronald protested at being time peak of 1,477,000, of whom pointment of Japanese advisers, their governments to rationalise their Japan has jumped into the wrong marks and said that the report did said Mr Patterson; Under-Secre- quoted out of the contest of his re- 624,000 are selective trainees, and many begin to suspect forms of co-operation within The sphere of co-prosperity.
nut convey is real nieaning. He
agree with Mr Churchill's tary of War, at a press confer-in London to-night. went on,
In the fence to-day. remarks about Communism past,"
ink to umofield but
thing between the date-line of the 180th Meridian and the Arabian Sco, which would embrace India, Malaya,
tion
ed hand.
like
As
camp.
The more
that
U. S. ARMY REACHES PEAK
NEW DIVE-BOMBERS
After the publication of this com- munique, It is become evident that Vichy will not tolerate any extension of dissidence under cover of the Acre pact and, while citizens continue to have a
a cholec, any military man who goes over to De Gaulle will face cer- tain court martial and military de gradation while civilians risk the loss of their citizenship und confiscation of their fortunes.
MAISKY FINDS POPULARITY
LONDON, July 17 (Reuter).-The Soviet Ambassador in London, M.
left the Royal Albert Hall concert cheered by a large crowd when he Ivan Molsky, was surrounded and
The archestra played music by He added that the War Department leading Russian composers and dur had received a "substantial deliverying the interval Sir Henry Wood, of A24 new Douglas light dive- who conducted the Arst part of the bombers which, he declared, would concert, chulted with M. Matsky in "out-perform any dive-boniber
in his box. Europe."
Defence Production
more
Business View Iron Hand
conservative Although all Japanese
Japanese statesnen Insist that Japan has no territorial statesmen are unwilling to risk much
Sir Ronald added: "I have not ambillons and that she abhors west-and businessmen, conscious that pros ern imperialism, they have also made Prity depends on foreign trade, 20 even begun to say what Mr Churchill i per cent, of which before the war said about Communists. It is not it plain that countries which "Insincere" or
nomy business to engage in controversy the Chinese, was with the democracies.. "Ignorant of Japan's real inten- necessity to take risks.
but I agree with Mr Churchill's It is significant that suggestions attitude towards Communisu."
Command Changes tions, will have to be brought to
No Commitment bouk by a strong but paternal arms that Japan should plunge into the
Mr Patterson said that following war
to help Germany and Italy are Mir Hushes had also said, "Mr yesterday's re-shuffle in Army High The Konoye Cabinet subscribed column war. On the other hand Sir Ronald Cross with whose views Generals, there would be
(already denounced as "German fifth | Churchill's recent speech answern Command, which involved 17 Major- the Nazi proposition that the world should be divided ammuts, four or five there is to blinking the fact that the I disagree.
The alliance does not changes in conformity with the War bloes: German-Italian, embracing all of the policies has the full sup-cominit Russia to the acceptance of Department's policy of "ussigning continental
Europe and
Africa: Part of the nation, the only question our theory of democracy nur doen it Generals to duties which they are
wisdom of Soviet, embracing presumably addi- raised being the
the commit us to necept Communism." believed to perforis more effective tional parts of eastern and central chosen methods.
Meanwhile Mr Menzies remarkedly. see. Af! Japanese want to
their on Mr Asia; and America embracing North
Hughes comments, "Mr Replying to questions, Mr Patter and South America; the British Em-country heir to Great
Britain and Hughes was not speaking on behalf son said that the changes "were not pire bice if the British consent to a America and other white Powers in of the Australian Government. Sir closely linked" with the recent exer- compromise peace; and the Greater Greater East Asla, but not at the Ronald Cross is a highly qualified man elses in Tennessee, East
price of a Asta bloc under
national catastrophe. from Britain. If he is not at liberty leadership.
Being realists, they are very sensi- to make a statement regarding the tive the
to realities of power, which
position En Britain I completely in pursuit of this nim, Japan has why they have often retreated but misunderstand the situation. put new vigour into her war against have never suffered invasion or lost General Chiang Kal-shek and is in 7 the same way trying to strengthen the Nanking regime of Wang Ching- wel in a "peace movement" designed
Japanese
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New Structure Though the military revolt of February 26, 1936, was crushed, its underlying ideas became to u large extent the basis of the "new struc- ture." But Japanese totalitarianism was met and checked by three forces: the Diet which was supposed to he shelved, showed. during the last season; the
tion.
AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCES H.Q. Units Abroad
4-unexpected stablishment_of_RAF...administra--
Demands SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, July 17 (UP).-- The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr Henry Morgenthau, at a press con- ference to-day declared that non- defence manufacturing must be sharply restricted Immediately K defence production is to be increased to the destred levels. He cited the automobile industry us a "glaring example."
Enemy Shipping Sunk And Damaged In Week
000
LONDON, July 17 (British Wireless). — Government Is
During the past SYDNEY, July 17 (Reuter).-The week, the R.A.F. hit hard and often against enemy shipping considering the and the resulting loss to the enemy was heavy. The Royal Navy tive units in the Middle East and and Royal Netherlands Navy also took their toll.
A total of 13 enemy ships with During an attack on the port of Tripoll on July 8, hits were observed on two ships of 1,000 tons and ope were left damaged or of 12,000 tona was set on fire. sinking. About half of the at- other vessel of 7,000 tons was hit by tucks took place in or off French two bombs, wreckage and iffe-boats and Dutch occupied ports and being flung high into the air. half in the Mediterranean.
Convoy Off Tripoli Losses of enemy ships between In an attack on a convoy off Tri- Italy and Libya and elsewhere in the poll on July 13, a 7,000-ton ship was Mediterranean have been particular set on fire and destroyed.
tive elements led by Baron Kiichiro England. Hiranuma, the Home Minister
This is in order to co-operate with in charge of the Police, and Guardian ILA.F. commands in view of Ville an approximate tonnage of 58,- of imperial Rule; and the higher many Australian airmen fighting in Army leaders who have discovered those theatres of war, declared Mr K. by painful experience that military McEwen, a member of the War and bureaucratic control of industry,.
Cabinet. far from increasing cciency, has It is proposed to review the policy produced a serious drop in produc- of not publishing the names of air
men distinguishing themselves, he The upshot of that was that the further declared. Cabinet was re-organised to com- bine military and business interests in war economy directed by Mr Ansatsunie Oguru, former head of the Sumitomo Trust, whose chief execu lives again are Army and Navy men) to guarantee that his directions are carried
out. And that is where things stand to-day.
Lindbergh Demands Apology
Gibe By Ickes
NEW YORK, July 17 (Reu- ter).-Mr Charles Lindbergh has written to President Roose. velt demanding an apology from Mr Harold Ickes, Minister of the Interior, for "certain statements and implications" made by him. in a recent speech.
Mr Ickes, in his Bastille Day speech, stated, "A study of Hitler's methods of Internal disorganisation
and demoralisation will help one to understand Lindbergh and make one realise what a mennee he and those like him are to the United States."
Mr Ickes also described Lindbergh as a knight of the German Eagle" and said that Lindbergh's "passionate words are to encourage Hitler and to break down the will of his fellow citizens to resist Hiller and Nazism." Lindbergli, however, denies the suggestion that he has connections with any foreign government, saying that he received his German decora- tion while serving in the American Embassy.
FRANCO ON · FOOLISHNESS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MADRID, July 18 (UP)-General Francisco Franco, speaking here to day, warned Spaniards to prepare themselves, against "he foolishness) of their peoples who want to og gravate the world situation by ex- -tending-and-expanding the war.”---
Warrant Against Ex-Police Reservist
An-
man rallways by bombing and the the night hit station of the
on the
of
ly heavy recently. This is doubtless In the Mediterranean, shipping in largely due to the dislocation of Ger- the Day of Naples was attacked on 10-11 following an consequent necessity of sending war attack Failing to appear before Mr G. T.material and stores destined for the town itself the before. Lowry at Cenrtal Magistracy this Russian front by sea, morning on a summons for failing to pay the cost of his uniform of the Police Reserve, having since been dismissed from the Force, a warrant was issued for the arrest of J. de J. Fernandez-of No. 20 Hankow Road, Kowloon.
The Italian tanker Strombo, Le Havre
5,250 tons, which had already been During the raid by Blenheims of seriously damaged by one of H.M. the Bomber Command on Le Havre submarines and had colne out of on July 10, six ships totalling 20,000 Istanbul was sunk on her way to an tons were bombed and reported to Italion port for repairs. be a total loss, four of them heing A heavily laden tanker of 8,000 hit within 25 seconds.
tons was sunk on her way to an Mr W. R. Chester-Woods, Adjutant Operations on the Libyan coast in-Italian port by a ship of the Royal of the Hongkong Police Reserve, ap-cluded the bombing of Benglinzi and Netherlands Navy, co-operating with plied for the warrant.
its harbour'no less than five times. the Royal Navy.
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