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material interests in victory. It still believes that while "to re- sist is to conquer,”. surrender may mean slaughter. more foul than defeat: slaughter which, "The Times implies, the "non- intervening democracies should do nothing effective to discour- age. And it still holds one-third of Spain.

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But the argument, thunders The Times," that recognition should be withheld, from Franco while the Republic's flag flies over Madrid, does not hold. Nothing could be better calculated to courage a desperate resistance by Miaja. Nothing, in plain words, must be allowed to nour- ish Miaja's hope that the demo- cracies might, even yet, awaken to some regard for their own strategic security, some care for international law now being sacrificed to gangster rule, some concern for simple human de- cency. How far lost to human decency "The Times" has be- come is indicated in its revival of the outworn lie that the Spanish Government is the pawn of Moscow.

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It has been suggested that the decision of peace or war (in the September crisis) rested upon the whims and fancies of a sin- gle individual. Against that sug- MIRROR OF OPINION gestion it will be readily realised that upon the people themselves

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Japan's “ultimatum" to the largely rests the issue. It is nevertheless the right of human- Municipal Council of the Interna-ity to accept or reject the idea of tional Settlement in Shanghai ap-brute force as the controlling fac parently is presented without the tor in human destiny, or to ac- cept the power of right reason- least embarrassment in Tokyo, ing. Obviously the leaders of although the thesis back of the the nations need poise and wis- ultimatum might be turned dom in dealing with the interna- against the Japanese Govern them to day. Nearly every pow- tional problems that confront ment itself right at this moment. er regards its own problem as Japan is pressing the Council of the principal factor round which the International Settlement to the actions of the nations should permit increased Japanese parti- be said that the principal lesson revolve. But in the end it can

cipation in the affairs of the In-that should be learned from the ternational Settlement. The Set-crisis of the immediate past, ... is tlement is believed by Japanese that the leaders of the nations as authorities to be harbouring ele-well as the rank and file of the peoples of all the great powers ments disruptive to Japanese need recourse to wisdom. far control elsewhere in China. "

transcending the mere cleverness The Japanese describe the case of diplomatic reasoning. In a word the flame of faith and spir- as one between "order" and “dis-fitual courage in the conduct of order." But while Tokyo's right the affairs of the nations must hand thus boldly 'embosŝes a de-be rekindled, since it cannot be mand which must cause concern denied that in ratio as men in- in Western governments, Tokyo's dividually attune their thinking to the higher spiritual, factors, left hand scribbles an apology to the threat of war, will lessen and one of these governments for a the boon of peace will be hasten- “Timaru Japanese air raid on Hong Kong ed in its coming. — Herald," New Zealand. The bombing of a station there, the British are asked to believe, was a "mistake."

A totalitarian State does not This coincident of a profession waste time negotiating with an of regard for order and an act irresolute opponent unless it is of disregard for it is all too typi-totally successful by these cal of Japanese methods since methods.

the invasion of Manchuria. The The solution is for us to take coincident looks very much like the initiative, begin to put our a two-barrelled gun, both barrels own imperial house in order, and of which go off at the same time know beforehand where and on and are intended to strike the what principles of right we are same target simultaneously. The prepared to stand Until we target is the temper of the de have done these thing all talks mocracies. The result of Japan's and concessions to the anti-Com- marksmanship, from the air and intern Powers will be calamitous. from its foreign office, will be We still have some time to do studied in Berlin and Rome as them. For this we can be thank- well as in Tokyo.- Science Monitor.

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ful, but if the respite is not em- ployed to reform ourselves,, con- solidate our forces and unte, our policies a second. Mur