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RANGOON
SUMATRA
THAL
(FORMERLY SIAM)
BANGKOK
COPOSED CANAS,
Thailand's position in relation to International polities to-day is but under- doubtfully understood-if
have
borders,
HAINAN 19.
:SINGAPORE:
Facts concerning the
country of the moment in the Far East scene
of her new constitution, the British inte benefits. But the statesmen of and French territories on her border Thailand, who had been chary of from western were naturally enused some anxiety, accepting offers
different apparently had but Bangkok was quick to explain powers, that armed security was essential for views on the question of accommoda- internal security and that that was on from Tokyo, as the recent loan of ten million bahts from Japan the only purpose of the country's would show. This is a position hard armament plans. What part sub to reconcile with Thailand's aspira- mariues and aeroplanes have to play tons, but nevertheless there it is, in internal security were never ex- and that again is just the position plained, but what happened on the which Japan would like Canibodia border a few months ago, adopt, us political influence must when greatly superior numbers of necessarily follow in the wake of Thai seroplanes attacked inadr- financial aid. quately equipped French troops, 1s In support of this explanation is too fresh in the mind to need re- the recent inclination of Thailand to iteroting.
withdraw certain concessions which had been granted to foreign coun-
and
her
to
cases in point ate the re-
With a well-trained und fully tries, (execpting Japan) thus clos equipped army, a small but emelenting the door to foreign exploitation and reserving the territory navy and an air force which is said in her
within her boundaries to count well over 500 planes, Thal- whole area
enterprise. land may be considered more than to Thai industry
the Glaring case: sufficiently well-equipped for preservation of her "internal secu- strictions imposed on the British and American oli and tobacco companies rity.'
in Bangkok, which virtually stran There has been conscription in gled their trade and made room for Thailand for many years. Every Thai products of both ol and tobacco man of 21 years is required to spend in the Thailand markets. The oll la two years in the army, except those hrought crude from Manchuckuo and who have passed the high school refined in Thailand, by Thal experts examination, who do only one year's trained In America and Japan.
There a nevertheless strong ground liliary service. Army pay is small
that the Thailanders and the discipline strict, soldiers be- for assuming
SPOTLIGHT ON
THAILAND
the
stood at all-by those who profess to make a study of the changes and transitions that have been, and are, coun- taking place around us. The try's political progress and economic development in recent years become increasingly obvious to the
those uf close observer of Thailand's affairs, and with the imminent threat of
Songgram even went so far as to ing allowed only one evening of themselves-especially
classes-have come under TRON are well educated Japanese occupation and the prospect start the Yuvajon movement, which each week. The of a showdown within her the time is opportune, perhaps, for is based on the Hitler Youth Move- nourished, healthy and their morale Japanese Influence and that they are lund to gain a great deal from the Inte a brief survey of conditions as they ment, throwing the entire school is good. They are very smart on of the opinion that their country would
the parade.
development of eloser relations with exist to-day in the only country in going youtn of Thailand
of his same green-grey uniform
With a population of 15,000,000 Japan. This is very obvious from the South-East Asia to maintain her in-
and having them drilled and
in an And Bangkok alone, boasts more
than the 1,000,000 men under arms trained in the same way as the youth Thailand counts on being able to put general tone of the vernacular Polly County of of Germany.
London, emergency. Nor is the country lack newspapers
or materials. Popular as Bipul Songgram is, two ing in equipment
flere is an instance of the astuteness has with which Japan has woven hernel! attempts were made on his life since Apart from large stocks accummu- he took office. Once he was shot lated during past years, slic at while dressing for dinner, the several armament and munition face into the economic life of Thailand, The climatic and geographical condi bullet missing his head by inches and torles, the two largest being at Bang tions of Thailand are most favourable There is no doubt that the nations with the exception of Japan. crashing into the mirror before him. Sue and Bang Na. Both are man- to the cultivation of colton and rubber,
THE prefix "peelal to the Telegraph" Is ward by the "Tengkant Telegraph to Indicate news which is strictly copyright under the provisions of the Telecommuni cations Ordinance, 1936. Such news ki bears the Indication "UP" is received in the United Press Associations, who ro serve all rights and forbid republications, either wholly or in part without prevÍQUE arrangement.
Hongkong on the date of publication by dependence throughout the centuries.
THIRD BLITZ
affairs.
Until a few years ago Thailand was regarded as nothing more than a "backwoods region," too embroiled in her own internal worries to be of
world in any significance This was the consensus of opinion In most of the more progressive whose statesmen saw in the appar ent disregard of Thalland an oppor- tunity for spreading the influence of Nippon into a little discussed part of the world as a groundwork for
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ECONOMIC SPHERE
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FUTURE PROGRESS
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Chinese neglected these, the Japanese Germans are making a des-
were quick to seize the opportunity to perate and terrific attempt to
Milly air bases have been con- explore the possibilities of cotton grow. structed all over the country, the one Ing in Thailand, and thus make closer crush Russia before Winter.
countries. Japanese experts reported ACUTE NATIONALISM ` at Satha Hip is considered to be the economie co-operation between the two biggest and the best. The Bangkok favourably, and to-tay certain business quality in 1
the Russian
The keynote of his policy is acute civil airport is also said to be con- interests in Osaka havo alarted opera- With the commencement of the
nationalism and entire self-suffi- vertible into a military air base at lions on a large scale in order to meet
the requirements of the mother coun Hopposition which has exacted Japanese movement, realisation also
try." terrible toll
came to Thailand. The country was clency. Numerous labour laws have a moment's notice. of
man-roused from its state of querulous been introduced to achieve this goal,
Few people are aware of the fact power, tanks, planes and allapally, and recent years have seen and many of them make it almost
Thailand
acroplane factories, notably those at
In the same way tin and rubber from no her Thailand. For instance, her Thane
allon Don Muang and Bang Sue, where the other impedimenta of mo-transon Pass thecough stage of Impossible for aliens to get work in that Thailand has even got her own
unprecedented
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Japan, Thailand has thus dern warfare-a stern and dis. whole history.
period, which first made itself felt allowed to take up manual work, British "Bristol Bull"
numbers under licence from the mitted-perhaps unconselously--that to quieting reality which must in-In 1932 when a coup d'etat carried and ricksha pullers' licences are re-engines are being turned out in large ready, buyer, and in return has per- out by an organisation called the fused to all but Thailanders. The patentees. Thailanders make good which she was once opposed, namely deed cause Hitler furiously to
People's Parly turned the country Chinese, being the largest immigrants, fliers and many pilots are turned out foreign (in this case Japanese) assis by every year at the civil and military tance for exploitation. The inference thlink.
is obvious. Even should this third overnight from an absolute monarchy are the most severely affected
constitutional Government, this legislation.
flying training centres.
For this change of attitude, even If | blitzkrieg against Russia achieve Japanese influence has been steadily Thai officials have stated that as Thailand's navy consists of a use it was done unconsciously, there is success, it will not mean final gaining ground in Bangkok politics. much as 90 percent. of the labour ful number of destroyers, gunboats Thailand's side of the case to be heard. employed in the country is "foreign," and submarines, not to speak of According to her officials she was un- victory.
STAGE OF TRANSITION
and for purposes of their own the torpedo boats and even a few cruis- able to find a market for her catton, It is true-that-the-Russians-
The People's Party still remains-Japanese have interpreted the word ers.While some of the more senior tin, rubber and teak with the Western have been dealt almost stagger the only politically conscious body (who have admittedly
Chinese naval officers received their training towers. Britain,-for-example, had no reason whatsoever to assist Thailand or Germany, in the development of these products, in the country and alone provides Thailand in large numbers in recent most of the younger personnel re- as her own colonies suppiled her re- ing blows, but the intelligence the Government, which is run by 2 years and determination in their mode
"National Assembly consisting of years) and Japanese propaganda has celved their naval education under quirements to the full.
whom are made much of Thailand's decision to the aegis of the Imperial Japanese 188 members, half of of defence augur well for a con- nominated by the People's Party and reduce Chinese Immigrational in- Navy.
fluence by making it one other half elected. This arrange- tinuance of their resistance.ment was made for a period of ten standpoints of Thailand's sympathy They too can count upon a
years-until 1942-by which time the with Japan's Pan-Asiatic ideals. tremendous
country is expected to be sufficiently man- reserve of
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submitting to the economic expielta- became apparent for the first time in Thailand but in its irredents, which most attention, for it is a truism that tion of her territories by the politicians The wenkness of the arrangement the language spoken not only in point that her statesmen have paid Japanese goods, thus almost completely
ich the economic field must first be sown of Nippon. the spring of 1938 when a demand comprises certain districts of Com- it a political harvest is to be reapedi,
Thailand's future progress, therefore, in the Assembly by an elected Mem-bodia and Lacs, in French Indo- und the country's armament pro- appears to be bound up with Japan and
fov Chino, the northernmost states of gram and political aspirations are ber for n detailed
account of Gov-
will apparently only be expedited as ernment expenditure was refused. the Malay Peninsula (these are now only secondary to her economic Japanese influence becomes increasing. There were also allegations of mis- under British protection but still pay plans. It is in this direction that established. The only fear at the tribute to Bangkoke) and Japan has, during the passing years, moment is that Thailand's friendship privy purse. management of the The unexpected happened when the same. of the Shan States of North slowly but firmly entrenched herself with Japan, continued on these lines, will affect her politically, and that she to accept nominated members joined their Burm which Thailand ceded to Bri- in the life of Thailand.
While Thailand is able, by her may be compelled openly elected colleagues in voling against toin many years ago. Does this
Japan's advances-even to the extent the Government, causing a political mean that Tholland expects one day:
to extend her boundaries to cover large exportation of rice, to remain of milltary collaboration. It in this crisis of the first magnitude cris resulting in the resignation of the the entire Thai-speaking corner of in perfect solvency, foreign finances danger that the Democratic front is
were needed to secure certain econo- now called upon to counter. Premier Col. Phya Bahon Bulbayn- the globe?
When Thailand started spending' large sums on an extensive arma- ments programme under the aegis
sena.
and
This brought to the limelight of Thailand's politics the present Prime Minister, Major-General Luang Bloul Songgram, who has emerged as tho virtual dictator of the country, con- trolling the army, navy and air force In his capacity as Defence Minister, in addition to his office as Premier. He is also Minister of the Interior and Chancellor of the Bangkok University.
Having received part of his mill- tary training in Germany, Major- General Bipul Songgram has shown German decided preference for Subsequent events upset, all reckoning, the greatest and methods in the training of his armed forces and the selection of his aria- most sensational being the sud-ments, and this many have accounted den manner in which Hitler at partly for the large number of very. military-looking Germans in Bang- fateful spring tempted to double-cross Stalin, took during those by invading Russian territory. months of two years ago, After nine weeks of the great- est mass warfare in history, the campaign has merely served to world's arch-aggressor finds weaken her, and bring nearer himself in as unpleasant the day when she will be on the quandary as one can imagino.efensivo, trying Besperately to It is a cause for the utmost stave off the coup de grace gratification on the part of Ger which Great Britain and the. many's foes to know that Hit- United States are planning to ler, genius as he thinks he is, administer. It is encouraging has made a collosal blunder to know that Hitler has plunged antagonising Russia. There is his people into a gigantic not only a limit to Germany's struggle which, according to his gbility to over-ride and ruth-uana should have been but a lessly smash other nations, but side issue. It is also interest- a limit to the endurance of hering to consider. the dimculty people and to her material re- which now confronta both hie. sources. So far, the Russian dupes, Italy and Japan-
nnual
By DOUGLAS JANSZ
For most people Thalland, formerly Siam, brings up pictures of elephants, Slamess twins and primitiva templò dancing. But Thailand isn't a land of swords and other ancient
It has modern anti-aircraft guns drawn by tractors is this photo shows. background arò dome of Bangkok's 300: Buddhist temples,
the