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TRANSLATING OUR TIMES

France and once more vitality

will win over decadent conserva- tion.-"Relazione Internazionale,”

Rome.

A German View

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The passionate momentum with which they (the French) to-day are throwing themselves on their colonies appears to us: (Ger- mans) as an attempt to shut # new door on us just opening up to the world. Of course we are

Hong Kong, Monday, February 20, 1939 not a Mediterranean people and that's why it belongs. to Italy to define our part in these problems. France knows just where her bor ders run on Germany's side. But south, overseas, in Africa, the extent of her possibilities and abilities are not yet shaped

The Franco-Italian Feud

The Italian-British agreement |

clearly stipulates respect France must be fully persuaded for the status quo" in the Med-her imperial idea is not realisable without a complete entente with iterranean which naturally ex- cludes all Italian claims relative Italy, as it is Italy's vital dyna- to Tunisia, Corisca or any other alism that commands the security present position of the various of Mediterranean communica

tions.- Frankfurter Zeitung," powers in the Latin sea. This timely recollection should be Frankfurt enough to make it understood where necessary that the com- munity of views between England What is at stake for the ag-

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Negrin Speaks for Spain

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policies of adventure in the Med-not rivalry of ideologies but a iterranean directed against one distinct struggle for world em- of the two powers would entail pire

The statesman must "ipso facto" intervention by the know the errors of to-day other.

entail irreparable consequences Italians commit an error of for the future. judgment in basing their general Spain hopes and wishes the in- action on the false concept-ofa ternational spirit of tolerance less solidly cemented. Franco- and good harmony of friendly British bloc than the Italo-Ger-nations shall triumph over cheap man bloc and one possible for ambition with its insatiable ap- them to use and break up by petites and impulse to extermin- practicing a totally different ate. She, for this reason, com- policy towards London than Paris. mends a firm attitude and gives

"Le Temps, Paris.".

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A French Radical View

an example of such. But what we cannot do is to unite our des- tiny with those nations who

Hey there! What fly bit M.stubbornly jeopardise themselves, because Spain, with its vitality, Gayda? Italy hints she will war against us? We can never take and united in a common ideal for is in process of arising strong such talk seriously. Not that

Italy isn't capable of fighting and at Spaniards. From a radio ad-

dress by Premier Negrin. fighting well. But one-- sees through the keyhole. Italy is

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not thinking of war but purports Democracy's New

to rattle the sabre hoping it will

scare us. It's always the same Meaning

speculation on French weakness

It's always those

Parisian Progress is nowhere more clear- commentators (of Italian or ly recorded than in the changed French birth--what's the odds?) meanings of words. Aristotle.call- that make Rome believe France ed democracy a perversion of· is rotten and given to anarchy constitutional government.

He Hence the Clano speech, the out-used it as we should use mobo. cries of a few deputies in the cracy. Happily to-day govern- (Italian) Chamber, the few paid [ment by the people is not expect- street shouters and articles

ed to be government by unres- like Gayda's.

trained passion and greed. Com- For me, I feel a reshaping of mon usage reflects the uncons- French unity from these fierce scious standard which presup- attacks. If M. Gayda and his poses, democracy to be govern- friends truly knew what service ment by the best in people. they were rendering us, he would Yet it is well to recognise that throw up his pen and go and lie the ideal has not been by any down.-Pierre Dominique in "La means attained. Aristotle had a Republique," Paris.

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An Italian Reply

useful criterion for governments. He said any form was good if conducted for the general wel- fare, any form bad if controlled by Let no one doubt it. France private interest. Even a maj- will lose the match. Italy will ority may have a private "inter- go into action and with her the est. A majority may attempt to axis. Obstacles will be crushed vote itself a living. A majority and eventual plans of the Hoare-can be as greedy, passionate and Laval type repulsede

oppressive as any tyrant. It can Fascist Italy was forged in a -unless restrained by law and. climate of war and revolution. It by a genuine appreciation of is the movement that creates man's spiritual heritage and and imposes history in modern what the Declaration of Independ- Europe.

ence called "unalienable rights" The Italian people know the-deny fundamental liberties to Hapsburg monarchy was their others. It can surrender them hereditary enemy. The Italian for itself, as under dictatorship. people are absolutely convinced Liberty, opportunity, self-gov- their present historical antagon-ernment are the goals; democracy ist is the French Republic. Both as a form is only an instrument. the former and latter have a com-It is well that we assume démo- mon aim to crystallise. Italy. cracy to mean good government The year XVII of the Fascist by the people; it will be better era will see a settlement of the when the instrument more near- secular match between Italy and Ily achieves the goal..