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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 22, 1939.

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If the people of this country see another chance thrown to the winds their patience hitherto admirable—will give way. We venture to warn the government of that."Daily Mirror."

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It is only natural that the at- 7, Garrick Street, London, W.C.2 [tempt by France and Britain to win General Franco's favour should cause scandal and annoy- ance in Germany and Italy. These two countries have not poured their treasure into Spain for nothing, and do not desire that the rebels should make new friends. General Franco has al- ready had to send a reassuring Note to Berlin, and in Italy there seems a growing determination that the Italian "volunteers" shall remain in Spain not only until a military victory has been gained but until a "political vic-

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Hong Kong, Saturday, April 22, 1939. tory" has been won over France.

MIRROR OF OPINION

French

The "Relazione Internazionale” writes: "Italy will remain in Spain until the aims of French policy have been made clear." It Not until the world undergoes can be assumed that the Italian a patient and thorough recon- troops are in Spain less-at the struction of its commercial poli- moments to watch cies will eventual catastrophe be policy towards that country than averted, and not until the United to influence France's attitude to States supplies intelligent lea- Italy's claims on Tunis, Corsica, dership will the necessary recon- Nice, and Jibuti. The financial struction be undergone. In pre-strength of the democracies is paration for the crisis, America minimised as much as possible should stand firmly with world in Berlin and Rome, and an Ital- formed democracy; but in alleviation of an syndicate has been the crisis, America should con- to reconstruct roads, bridges, and tribute to all the world the most railways in Spain with the help workmen and en- conscientious and sagacious lea- of Italian dership of which it is capable in gineers. "Manchester Guar grabbling with world problems. dian." And it should do so for its own sake, if not for the sake of hu manity.-"Texas Weekly.”.

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The rise of British, French and American armaments-promising to rob the axis powers of what- No one can doubt that the Ger-ever lead they may have in the man Government has achieved an field of military preparation- outstanding success in creating provides a factor, which is not to a state of full employment. It be overlooked; now or never, the has meant, of course, the sacri- dictators might decide. In addi- fice of economic liberty for all tion there is the thesis-which alike. It has also meant so far may be wholly incorrect-that: the sacrifice of certain standards the very economic factors in the.. of living, but that has not been a Reich which retard this country's are of an necessary consequence of totali-military preparation tarian economics but rather of explosive nature and might re-. the colossal expenditure on un-sult in some aggressive campaign productive rearmament.

of a military character.-"New The sérious financial and York Herald Tribune." economic difficulties could be solv-

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ed if Germany relaxed the pres- Had it been a question of the sure of rearmament investment Spanish people's being ready for and secured a better balance be-democracy, that question would tween the production and con-have been answered in the af- sumption goods industries. "Financial Times."

firmative, as General Franco's [continuing need of armed foreign ssistance in his revolt has well noved. But the Spanish people's Becon- ight to democracy was

of lary to the determination Great Powers to make Spain' safe

their

self-interests.

When Hitler annexed Austria, after having said earlier that he had no intention of doing so, the call came from Russia (through M. Litvinoff) to gather the "non-for aggressive" nations together. Significant indeed are reports That invitation was refused. from European capitals which Our heil-Hitler Press sneered at indicate that the end of the Span- M. Litvinoff..

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It wouldn't do. The time had end of the Spanish danger not come. Consultation might European peace. annoy the Dictators. And we The determination of Italy to were warned again--the old idio-hold on to political and strategic tic argument that a concerted advantages in the Mediterranean plan of collective security against as a reward for Italian contribu- the Dictators would be dividing tions to the Insurgent cause, and

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We Runcimanised Czechoslova-tain and France to allow in Spain kia; we let Hitler know that he no foreign influence which would could take Czechoslovakia, we threaten their imperial positions pretended to believe that Czecho-these make the future at best slovakia still existed, ready for uncertain. Peace in Spain, like: "a new life." Hitler was not war in Spain, is subject to mani- satisfied. He marched on.

pulations which have at most an The issues have not suddenly indirect connection with the wel- been made plain. They have fare of the Spanish people them- been plain to all but the purblind selves. So Spain joins Czecho since Austria. But leave that, Slovákia as one of those nations The point about Lord Halifax's apparently more ready for demo- assurance is that the Govern- cracy than were its neighbours. ment have lost no time.

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