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Hong Kong, Saturday, May 20, 1939.

That Turkey is on the side of peace goes without saying: the whole purpose of the country presupposes a long period of tran- quillity, without which her far- reaching plans for development and reform would be meaning- less.

Turkey means to preserve peace. But her statesmen are much too long-sighted to be isola- tionists; they know that a threat to their neighbours in the Bal- kans is a threat to themselves.

Their

Turkey and Russia to a large extent hold the key to the present position in their hands. final decision is awaited with

but eagerness,

also with confidence. Neither wants war, but each is prepared to fight for its own independence, which they do not make the mistake of thinking is threatened only if and when foreign troops invade Tur- kish or. Russian soil.-"Great

Britain and the East."

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Roosevelt is walking precari- ously ahead of public opinion. So MIRROR OF OPINION |far, the mass of opinion has gone along with him at its distance. It Though it is possible to ap-has not yet turned and walked prove the substance of the Goy-in the other direction. There are ernment's conscription decision, no outward signs of a general re- it is far more difficult to be happy volt. But-and this is all in the about either the manner or the field of opinion-it seems to me time of its announcement. For that latent isolationism can al- one thing, it increases still fur-ways turn into open reaction un- ther the artificial character of less Mr. Roosevelt picks his path the Budget.

with continuing astuteness. So

There is, however, another far, it must be recorded, he has financial issue raised by the new changed course slightly and skil. measures. The Prime Minister's fully whenever signs of reaction Jannouncement recognised that it became threatening.

would be utterly inequitable to If, on the other hand, events introduce the conscription of worsen into a war, it is the con- man-power without at least lay-sensus that the President would ing plans for the conscription of be permitted to extend substan- wealth, and he attempted to give tial help in the way of supplies some embodiment to this phrase. to the anti-Axis Powers. There He pointed out first, that wealth would be no question of Ameri- was already heavily conscripted can sympathies; only the degree by direct taxation; secondly, the of co-operation would be in doubt, Government would introduce "The Spectator." législation to tighten the control

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of armaments profits; and third-

The manifest and pronounced ly, in time of war, measures

determination of the Poles would be taken to "impose special maintain their frontiers intact penalties on profiteering." These and. to fight at once if they are are steps in the right direction, menaced has had more effect in but, as is this

Government's Berlin than wont, only steps where strides event, more even that the tenta- any other recent. would be more fitting."The tive and belated use of the word Economist.

"conscription" over here. At the time of writing Mr. the Polish Government had done It looks very much as though Chamberlain's statements on the in private what we ought to Government's intention to

cur-have done long ago and spoken to tail individual profits are not suf

Ribbentrop and his triumvirate ficiently precise to inspire belief in very plain terms. There is still in the creation of any thorough-time for us to profit by that ex- going scheme for the conscripcellent example."The tion of wealth. He has justified Review." the departure, from his pledge not to introduce compulsory ser- vice except in the event of war on the grounds that the period we are living in now cannot be called peace, time.

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Political expression of the most concrete, decisive and direct kind must be given to the moral pas- sion which has transformed the He is right. But if now is a time situation in England and France for calling in our young men to since the September crisis if the train to fight, it is also a time totalitarian Powers are to be to call in the nation's money.

"Time and Tide."

brought to a genuine awareness. of the new feeling they have to face. If this awareness can be If the Government is to have brought about there is a real its way over this new proposal hope that war, which at the mo-- there is a price that it should be ment seems almost inevitable, made to pay. We want an end may still be averted.

at last to the weariness of delay. But the accomplishment of this ed decisions, of reluctant forced task calls for immediate and un- concessions, of tentative, half-remitting activity by Great Bri-- measures, and of the regretful fain and France, for a foreign looking back towards the old love policy that concerns itself less that suggests no great faith in with the "friendly gestures" and the new.

dan demagogic counter-proposals so

Some of our friends. abroad often made by the Fascist leaders may be encouraged by our ac-thian with the seemingly unalter- ceptance of conscription,but able determination of both Hit what would produce a greater ler and Mussolini, driven by the confidence than anything else whip of domestic difficulty, to- would be the sight of a new Bri- seek solutions for their problems. tish Government under a new in the field of foreign adventure.- headManchester Guardian.” -"Nineteenth Century.”.

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