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7, Garrick Street, London, W.C.2. volunteers and the munitions that have been poured into Spain Notice To Contributors. have served to prolong the con- flict and to add to its horrors, All communications intended for but they have brought decisive publication should be addressed to victory to neither side. Madrid the Editor, and be accompanied by still holds out, and in spite of the Writer's Name and Address, momentary gains of the re- not necessarily for insertion but

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cient capital the Government forces are exhibiting a tenacity in defence that offers no hope to General Franco of a speedy easy conquest of that half of the country that resists him. Until the fate of Madrid is decided it must be accepted that neither side will hear of mediation. Hong Kong, Wednesday, March 17, 1937 Should the present assault in

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IN FORCE With any fanfaranades or even vices to bring about peace. Their gun salutes, the plan for the hands will have been made naval blockade of Spain's coast stronger for such a merciful mis- line came into operation during sion now they have shown that the week-end. Some time will they can act together (if late in elapse before the system of con- the day) in seeking to reduce, the trol is working at its highest ef- magnitude of a war that would ficiency, but that is less import-never have attained its present ant than the fact that it is work-dimensions had Spaniards been ing, with four principal powers left to their own quarrel. sharing the responsibility.

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That fact is a minor triumph International Relations of concord between the nations,

Those who belittle it have little When the Admiral's flagship knowledge of the mutual sus went to Manila and saluted the picions that had first to be worn Presidential yacht Casiana, with down. These caused the negot nineteen guns a few weeks ago, iations to drag along helplessly those on board the warship were and hopelessly, apparently, even surprised to find the salute re- when actual happenings in Spain pied to with nineteen revolver had convinced all Europe that the shots fired from the Casiana's continuance of an unchecked flow deck by the President's aide de of "volunteers," many of them camp. It sounds highly irrego

the already organised as military lar, but assuming that units, might endanger peace out-Casiana had no guns, it seems to side Spain. Yet the prohibition have been correct.

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of volunteers is the least of the Of course, in the Navy, really problems, a solution of which the big guns are never used for naval blockade hopes to secure saluting purposes. And for a More important is the stopping very good reason. If they were of the flow of arms and muni- the concussion would break win- dows all around the harbour. tions from any outside source. This rouses questions at once of Not many years ago there was an national prestige and of inter-occasion in the Mediterranean national prejudice. That they when this actually happened. have been met and satisfactorily The British flagship of a visit disposed of is a noteworthy ing squadron saluted on entering achievement For France to con- the harbour of a Mediterranean sent to have German and Italian power, and the senior naval of watchers upon her frontiers recer of the port sent off a-mes- quires as high a degree of ration senger to protest that the salute al self-abnegation. Without wil-was not powerful enough. Ac- lingness to make supervision cordingly, it was repeated, this really international no compact time with big guns, with a dis- would be possible.

tinct tinkle of breaking glass fal

Portugal has accepted British flowing every deep-throated boom. observers on her frontier, a com- That senior naval officer did no promise which is both a recog-more protesting.........

nition on the part of Portugal of

the friendship subsisting be tween herself and Great Britain for centuries, and on the part of}

TODAY'S QUOTATIONS

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the other Powers of the impar not so much in need of skill as of tial position that the British Gov-character. We do not lack ability ernment has maintained With so much as we lack purpose." the naval plan in full operation, Henry Merrit Wriston French, German, Italian and

British vessels will be associated WARNING: "We are fairly cen in a patrol of the various sectain to have a repetition of 1929 tions of the coast, with at least unless we take positive action two Powers co-operating in each to prevent it."Secretary Wallace. - zone. There is reason to believe!

should be given to

that when other issues havE TO QUALIFY: "I most certainly Fielded to discussion, zoutside in- do not believe that (the B. 1.) de- terference will be reduced- minimum. That hope is streng thened by the palpable 1

tervention to force

in the war, since aid

has been countere other, and by lisation that

Hict may

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English abominably or who rites it badly? -Dr. George J. Smith

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Wiliam Gallagher.