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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 25, 1989.

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Who's the latest war-monger? Mr. Roosevelt warns America. He appears to think that America cannot calmly and coldly contemplate the possibility of the defeat of the democracies.

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defence frontier is in France what on earth can the Nazi Press call him? A war-monger. Blessed word. Never stale.

We must say this for it-the anxiety of everybody to call everybody else, privately or pub- licly, a war-monger does really Hồng Kông, Saturday, Feb. 25, 1939. show that we are all ashamed of war, even if some people prepare to make it against those war- mongers who offer peace and con- ciliation.

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Some may regret that earlier the gallant resistance which the attempts at parallel action" Chinese people are making to the came to nothing and may regard invaders of your country and the new indications of its pos- the enemies of your freedom,” sibility as coming too late. Yet and continues:

it may be that the very delay in That you and your fellow- collaboration will make these two countrymen should have been able notes all the more important in to steel yourselves to such incre- Japanese eyes. The Japanese have dible feats of courage and endur- now been in China much too long ance is now one of those acts in for Japan's own good. The war history which then can never for- Orch: Francisco Canaro, had become one of attrition. Ju get. In the past the British peo- Mantovani Orch. when Japan reeds some sign that ple- have had their ignorant Chinese resistance is about to doubts as to the reality and signi- Gardoni Ensemble. melt away, and that other coun- ficance of Chinese civilisation and

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tries are resigned to seeing this culture: To-day, instructed as happen, the two most powerful A. J. Presenti Orch. economic factors in the world re we are on the one hand by the savage hates of narrow nation- new their interest in an indepen-alistic cults, on the other hand Ray Ventura Collegians. dent China and exhibit it as by the dignity and self-control of Geraldos Orch. joint front against Japanese Chinese feeling against Japan, we

treaty violation.

have no doubt as to whose hands Japan; more than ever sensi- bear the torch of civilisation tive to economic pressure, al-

day when the We look to the ready has seen an American loan democracies of the world shall go to China for the very purpose stand unflinchingly on your side of increasing China's economic and the valor of your people shall ability to resist invasion. And wring even from your enemies back of the notes. now re

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to bolster Chinese morale and Mr. Lloyd George in his speech factual fighting power through at Llandudno attacked the Gov

steady economic aid.

ernment's fofeign policy in lan-

Japan, moreover, understands guage which was pungent – and that these notes are based not so derisive, but he based his argu much on abstractions about jus-ments upon solid enough grounds. tice or on idealistic support of He brought to his help a series of collective security as on the maps thrown upon a screen by a national interests of two Powers lantern to illustrate how tho able to defend those interests. strategic position of Britain and Whatever people in other coun- Franco had been weakened by re- trion may think of this fact, it is peated concessions to the dicta- one which doubtless will impress tors. As to the lowering of Japanese authority. "Christian prestige from the same cause, Science Monitor."

Mr. Lloyd George said. "This childlike faith in the trodden War-monger is a very popular pledges of these rapacious aggres- word just now. It is flung about sors, these shiverings" and = re- In private talk like darts in the tirements and propitiatory genu- pub. Do you say that there are flections before their écowls and still gaps in our defences? You threats, these rejoicings... when- are a war-monger. Do you deny they condescend to smile upon our our weakness”. that there are gaps? War-mon- credulity and gor! The war-mongors shout at (such is Mr. Lloyd George'l den- one another across the table - or cription of the policy of appease the bar

a ment) “are damaging to our în-- It's the same word, if you listen fluence in the world.” The world across Europe and the world. * had seen one nation after another | Do you wonder why certain who had trusted in us destroyed

China, ...... Abysɛínia, : Czechoslo nations are arthing at so frantic

a face that their people groan valda, and Spain. - A few veera burden? The leaders go we had 68 nations red

of those natio appear to you to to follow our lead in defence of calt war, and therefore to he liberty and right. He challeng- War-jed anybody to name three nations yourselt for dalling them who would follow us Have certain of our politi," "Manchester Guardian.

-day.