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Ninety-Fourth Year of Publication not now be allowed to fail. Some- how an agreement must be reach- 3A Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. ed, and the test of sincerity will be found in the extent to which the two sides seek reasonably to reconcile their views. What both of them seek is not merely a league powerful enough to win a war though, should there be a war, we aim at that tion so formidable that there will but a coali-

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Russia, her regime or her military strength, there can be few who do not feel that a European block for preserving peace which omitted her would be only fragmentary. Let the matter be viewed from the German or from the Italian stand- point. Britain and France have given a guarantee to Poland and Rumania. Does it not matter to Hitler, should he be meditating an attack, whether he would or would Hong Kong. Thursday, June 15, 1939. the Western Powers but also with not have to reckon not only with

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Russia? Is it not certain that he is following these discussions of ours with the most anxious at- tention? Is it not at least possible: It is over two months since Bri- that peace itself may turn on the: tain proposed to Russia that she question whether Russia comes or does not come into the peace coali- should join in the assurances of tion? So, too, in the Mediter- ranean, where it would be a great support which Britain and France reinforcement to know that Russia had given to Poland and Rumania. stands behind our new agreement

with the Turks, of which she her The discussions have gone on self strongly approves. There is. steadily since then, in London, no doubt that the Germans and Italians would exult over a break- Moscow and Paris, and now Mr. down in these negotiations, which William Strang, of the Foreign they are doing their best to im

pede; they would treat it as a. Office, has arrived in the Russian triumph-which is what it would.

be-and exploit it to capital for a further stage of the Therefore British policy must re- the full.

negotiations..

gard an agreement as something. indispensable, while both sides. The point at the root of the should make their contribution to trouble is the difference between it.

It is said that if we made a wide the bases for agreement that are agreement with Russia Hitler proposed by the two sides. Br- they were fighting against "Bol-- would persuade his people that

tain still seeks to limit the agree-shevism" as well as "encircle--

ment." So he will if we ment to an understaking by Rus-any arangement at all; to him a

make:

sia, as by Britain and France, to "restricted agreement" will be as useful as a full-blown alliance. It help Poland and Rumania. Russia, is said that various smaller na- for her part, wants to widen the tions will be displeased if Russia. joins us though they seem to undertakings. If report is to be know, less about it themselves. believed, she thinks, in general, but in any event

than some who speak for them---

we must have that there should be a defensive the courage of our policy. We alliance between Britain, France the most effectual instrument to must make up our minds whether and Russia as a solid foundation underpin the present patchy struc-- ture of guarantees and understan-- for the varied pacts and promises dings would not be an agreement. that are being made; in particular, worked

for mutual support systematically out between Britain, she suggests that if she promises France, and Russia. The logic assistance to us and the French tion. Even the proposal that we of events drives us in that direc

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should Poland or Rumania be at- should promise to aid Russia should the Baltic States beat- tacked, we in turn should promise tacked by Hitler and Russia go to assistance to her should the Baltic it sounds; if Hitler should attack their aid is not as revolutionary as States, her northern neighbours Lithuania, Poland's neighbour and the most southern of the States, and her "vital interest," and if Poland should regard her "Pravda”, put it yesterday, be at independence as threatened. we-

should be involved in war. The discussions cannot be allowed to- fail and to prolong them in definitely may be as dangerous as -

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tacked and she have to come to their aid. She wants reciprocity.

Most people, reflecting on the failure.