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THE CASE BOOK

sal

to Mr. Hen- Lecas misgiv-

hased on the fear that

all too to all ranks that arrests are the

mary test of efficiency.

Japan and Mexico

Japan's anxiety to profit from Mexican expropriation of Angk- American oil companies is per- haps a forgivable

prepare against deavour to

·

day when public opinion in the United States may veer round to e form of sanctions. At the same time, it furnishes a nest demonstra- tion of the extent to which ideo- logical sympathies have dictated her allegiances and how much pure and undefiled' self-interest. For a nation proclaiming herself Ito be an anti-Communist crusad- er, Japan-has exhibited a most 1993. embarrassing haste to come to

an arrangement

Mexico, which is surely ont the Sor Liet Union, the country nearest to acceptance of the Communist That rexed question of police theory. Expropriation of the oil administration in Hong Kong, wells was, in itself, an indication the case-book system, which has of the trend of Mexican policy. presumably, been shelved since That she has given sanctuary to the last Budget debate as it has M. Leon Trotsky is a sign not of always been shelved in the past, hostility to the Soviet, but of has now, it is interesting to ob preference for the Trotsky brand serve, cropped up in England. of Communism as opposed to Stalinism. The tinge, however, Some salutary questions on the subject were put by Mr. Herbert is nonetheless brightly pink and, but for onsiderations, that need Morrison in the House of Com- mons, when he demanded whe-not be entered into here, Jap- ther it were true that a com anese professions of affinity

would pass all understanding. munication had been sent to 2 police station in the Metropolitan area threatening that long-ser- vice bonuses might be lost if members of the force did not Barcelona Bombing prove their zeal and emciency by an increased number of arrests The Vatican's appeal to Gen- and summonses. Sir Samuel eral Franco following the insur- Hoare replied that he was cer-gent bombings of Barcelona's tain no such communication "had civilian population, and the par- been made with the knowledge allel representations made by the or approval of the Commissioner British and French Goverments, of Police," and promised to go is a response to an humanitarian farther into the matter.

impulse which General Fr. The Manchester Guardian" must find it difficult to disregard. comments sharply on the issue Not only are such attacks bar- and is far from satisfied, point-baric and demoralising to the per- ing out that until the report is petrators, but futile for the pur- proved to be incorrect, it must pose, dictating su crimes. All increase a suspicion which al-strategists who have had ready exists among the public tunities of observing the effects that (to put it bluntly) the short of modern air raids in China, est way to promotion in the Ethiopia and Spain have become police force is to secure a large convinced that such me number of arrests. This sus- warfare are tactically futile. In picion has already been aroused none of these countries have air by the recent case in which an raids affected civilian actor was arrested for carrying sufficiently to weaken the post- a second overcoat over his arm. tion of the peoples leaders. On This case was also raised in the the contrary, unrestrained bomb- House of Commons and Sir Sam-ings of non combatants has the uel Hoare endeavoured to assure reverse effect of rallying the his hearers:

sentiment of civilians to the An elaborate code of instruc- casse for which their govern- tion had been issued by the Com-ment is hghting If they missioner to the effect that while any doubt as to the villa every officer should be active and character their vigilant where there were reason- nemy, any questions able grounds of suspicion, the government's greatest care must be taken to derous assaulte avoid any abuse of this power churches and sch even at the risk of some guilty them indisputably. person going free.

ings of civilang But this will hardly prove a tactics,

if officers also bel

only way

that

es at

the