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8A Wyndhan Street, Hong Kong, fair play, and Guts? War is a terrible thing, and those who would enter blindly into war are worse than madmen. Worse also than lunacy is a policy of con- tinuous retreat from swashbuck-

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Abyssinia, Spain and Austria, Notice To Contributors. should have taught us a series of lessons and the present crisis All communications intended for yet another. It is that the fas- cist-nazi-kodo ideology will let the world rest in peace only wholly satiated and not before. It seems, however, that the peculiar naivete charac- teristic of the pro-Nazi clique of Tories in relation to Germany must receive ruder shocks than broken guarantees, repudiated treaties, and brute-force aggres- sion, before they cease giving away territory that does not be- long to them in the odd belief that it adds to their own security.

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Dr. Wellington Koo earns the warmest congratulations on sec- uring assent of the League Coun- cil to application of Article 17 of the Covenant to the Sino-Japan- ese dispute, but it would be wise, for the moment, to adopt the Czech decision to adopt the cautious mode of approach wit- nessed during the flurryings in Franco-British recommendation Europe recently and fo view the to accept the Chamberlain-Hitler situation with no more than plan for the solution of the Sude-restrained optimism. It is ten problem seems as unreal as achievement to have got so far the alleged nature of the plan as to place, Japan in the position of rejecting League arbitration, itself, implying as it does Czech but Earl de la Warr's explanation surren- of Britain's attitude on sanctions must inevitably raise a doubt as der to Nazi threats of force to whether sanctions will be ap- Nothing authoritative is known plied quite so automatically as regarding the details of that plan. the strict legal interpretation of Speculations vary from suggest the Covenant would require. Un- ing abject defeatism by Mr. less there are vital undercurrents in international diplomacy not Chamberlain, even to the extent detected by the world at large, of promising German hegemony the present would seem to be the over Czechoslovakia, German dic-worst of all possible times for China to have invited Europe to tation of Skoda's output and the take more active measures in destination of Skoda products, to discharge of its obligations under something more favourable to the Covenant. The issue was Czechoslovakia, but nevertheless gently smoothed aside în October having all the hallmarks of an- of last year, again in February other "Hoare-Laval" settlement. and again in May. China had, on No-one credits him with the this occasion, almost resigned stand against aggression which it herself to the idea that the middle is felt, widespread, should be of a European crisis over Czecho- made and at some time or other slovakia must militate against has got to be made. Until all the success, when there came the that all Was details are known, however, criti- announcement cism cannot be well-based. What agreed. The decision to request does definitely emerge is that Japan-knowing there will be a with Czech acceptance there is refusal to submit the dispute to some prospect of preserving the League arbitration is as får as peace. Whether it is such a it goes, but even that is very im- peace as to be worth the price to portant, as a reply will be swift be paid and whether it carries and China is unlikely to waste with It Justice to all parties con- time in demanding the logical cerned, plus guarantees that the development from that stage. sword held over Europe in the What seems especially strange last three weeks will not be hoist about the whole affair is the will- ed in the same or a new form be-ingness of the League, at this fore Europe has had chance to particular moment when good ex- breathe again, remain undiscover-cuse for delay could be offer- ed. When Mr. Chamberlain vis-ed, to accept the responsibility of ited Herr Hitler last week, he applying Article 17 if there is to carrier with him the good wishes be a futile failure to take the of averybody. To-day, he has next step, application of Article

already lost a considerable por 16 and sanctions. There is:na tion of that universal goodwill. intrig air about the whole The Czechs may consent to the plant hatched, in

and London,

but

have

imate

Chins should be