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one direction. The proposed.. 45,- 000-tonners are based on rumours that Japan is building near this size. But if Japan has not yet decided to build beyond the tra ditional 35,000-ton limit (and ap- W.C.2parently no one is sure) she may now feel forced to do so to match the threat imposed by her power- ful Pacific neighbour. In that event, the United States might be held responsible for provoking this kind of race.

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The five towns of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sand- wich on the South-East coast of The right hand of British for England, which, with the later eign policy, extended in concilia-additions of Rye and Winchelsea, tory gesture despite repeated re-make up the ancient confedera buff, is of course not unaware of tion of the Cinque Ports, have what the left hand is doing. Pur-lately been endeavouring to dis- suing through diplomacy a policy cover which among them is en- which critics have described as a titled to the leadership. "retreat," Britain seems never- It is rather strange, and per- offensive, or at least a strong the sense of equality among defence, along the economic front. them, that this controversy

Britain is mending her fences only a modern and academic one. in Eastern Europe as well as in For the history of the Ports goes the Western Hemisphere. The back seven hundred years, to the increase in the fund available for days when, in return for provid- subsidizing British exports, and ing the greater part of the King's statements from official quarters navy, they were made free in London, indicate a revitalised both sides of the sea throughout economic policy in that part of our whole land of tallage, pas- the world where German in-sage, carriage, rivage, spondage, fluence might otherwise have been wreck, re-setting and all expected to extend itself uncheck-toms," and were to be answerable ed. Rumania, Yugoslavia, Bul- at law to none but the King's garia and other smaller nations Constable at Dover. are to feel the effects of a Brit-1 After that the only point of ish economic drive. Or perhaps precedence that appears to have more accurately, an uneconomic occupied them was that of main- taining their collective pre-emin- Economic or otherwise, it is at ence. Nor was this difficult; for least an assertion of the ability their part in the national story of British democracy, and a sign was glorious and unique, and as of the ability of other democra- England's chief bulwark against cies, to play the game in an un-attack, as keepers of the narrow economic way if they are forced seas, privilege after privilege was to do so. It parallels the asser- accorded them. Their represen- tion of their ability to play the tatives, as Shakespeare has not- political game by rules of force if led, bore the canopy at the corona.. no other rules are to be recognis-tion of the monarch; their free- ed by the dictatorships. This as-men were all "Barons of the sertion likewise takes an un- Cinque Ports"; and their power economic form in rising arma- was comparable to that of a Han- ments. Only reluctantly do the seatic League.

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peoples of the democracies bear To-day, Britain at large will the burden of these policies. Yet hardly consider it a great matter they feel sure that the govern-if-they-have forgotten which of ments of totalitarian states can them is the greatest, for it looks be outplayed at their own game. upon them all with equal venera- Outcries against the British sub-tion as having formed together sidy increase as well as against the cradle of the British navy, the arming of the democracies and a force that contributed show that advocates of autarchy largely to the rise of the nation. are also aware of this fact.

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The U.S. Navy

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The most popular solution to the problem, for which there ap- pears to be much support in tradition, would undoubtedly be

The new American naval build-that each Port in turn is entitled ing programme shows that to be called "Primus inter Pares.” American naval policy is taking

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shape mainly along defensive "Correcting” the Czechs lines. Judging by the stress it

puts on plans for new fleet air Farewells to Czechoslovakia as bases in the Caribbean, Alaska, a democratic state are now be- and a few strategic south Pacific ing said. The Premier, Dr. Beran islands, policy is tilting unmis- recently introduced legislation takably in the direction of the which provide for decree govern- Monroe Doctrine. The programme ment on totalitarian lines. One aims largely to strengthen con- measure of the change is the re- tinental defence. The proposed port from Italy that "immediate Pacific bases would enable the correction" is being made of the Navy to patrol the western naval Czech press's failure to print a frontier which has been officially | fictitious dialogle supposedly

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Alaska to Hawaii to Panama. piece depicts former President Caribbean air bases would serve Benes and Emperor Haile Selay- as defensive outposts to the east- sie lamenting the lot of those who erly approaches to the Canal. rely on the democratic powers.

Regarding the two projected The Fascists really believe in 45,000-ton battleships, some peo- the power of the press. And if ple feel the Navy is taking a they can exercise this kind of Idangerous tack away from its control over in Czechoslovakia, [defence goal in building unpre-boundaries will be relatively un- cedentedly big weapons primari-important. There is increasing ly designed for far-ranging offen- evidence that British and French sive operations. -

boundary guarantees to Czecho- The danger from this bigger- slovakia will not become embar~ battleship trend lies in more thari rassing.