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to London for consideration and, dis- semination, rather than waiting for London and Parls, have extremely the various departmental activities to little time now to think about China send in reports. To be really efficient and the Shanghai International Set- the Ministry should be working with tlement, but they do not have to waste the speed of a news agency, exercis- time on study to know that they do ing a reasonable restraint upon what not wish to surrender to Japan any it hands out for publication, but at more right now, than they did six the same time supplying the months or six years ago. They would shawks with the "hot" nows which "North like to be able to leave the troubles their newspapers requiré. - of this part of the world temporarily China Daily News.” to the United States, but they are too

of wise to be caught in the trap seeming to give the United States the status of an ally of Japan in the new- order-in-East-Asla campaign.

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CRUEL DOUBT

It is logical to assume that

For now, as in the crisis of last British British and French-the

in September, the cruel doubt persists: particular since they have been the "Do the German people realise what special targets for Japanese booting is at stake?" will made every possible effort to avoid allowing the Shanghai manoeu-

They fear, but they do not know; vering from reaching the critical stage.

that and the war of nerves is, therefore, to It is equally logical to assume the Japanese will work just as hard them, much more, harassing than it is to force the issue, to eliminate their for us.

Almost certainly they do not.

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quietness" and without war.

tain campaign.

Also it is quite natural to suppose They have also been told that the that the United States would not wel-' two decadent democracles, France and come the position which the Japanese Britain, will not fight. proposal would involve at Shanghai. This Nazi propaganda

The American attittude, as expressed in repeated Washington statements. and what active policy there has been,

edged.

is double-

It leads the German people to the

is that Japan's and the western pow- edge of the abyss; yet convinces them ers' programmes and courses of action that they will not be told to hurl them- in China must and will be determin- selves into it. An appalling piece of ed by treaty rights and not by com- mesmerism; a ghastly gamble!-"Daily promise in principle based on local or Mirror." international expediency. As long as Washington stands by that principle in thebry and in practice there can be no consent to the withdrawal of Brit- ish and French troops on Japanese de- mands-"Manila Bulletin."

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GERMANY'S SHOCK

insisting that "we expect Germany

In Germany it seems to have been supposed that the surprise which Ber- lin and Moscow have 'sprung would suffice to eliminate Britain and France from the Polish dispute. A semi-of- The Ministry of Information which cial statement announced that the non- has been receiving some fairly hard aggression agreement was "not a tac- knocks in Parliament as a result of tical manoeuvre, but an event of im- its policy of withholding the news mense historic importance which must concerning the development of the considered decisive for the future of war, has proved the virtue of its critics' German-Soviet relations." The Japan- case by belatedly issuing a report of ese spokesman, on the other hand, was the bombing: of the German Navy wat Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbuttel. It is made quite clear that the Brit- ish aeroplanes swooped 60 low over the German vessels that there can be no doubt as to whether hits were made or not, and when it is claimed by one aviator that a bomb from the machine in front of him hit a Ger man ship amidship,

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FIRST CHOICE

Some Nazi leaders seem to in- dulge the hope that with ́ Initial [successan against Poland they can turn round and offer penou to the Western Demooracles.

Let them ölear their 'minds of such delusions.

Those who choose the moment for the beginning of wars «muat not be allowed to choose the date of thale, ending—Mr. Winston Churchill.

to make no ar- rangement incon- sistent with the Anti-Comintern Pact," and he pro- tested that, a simi- lar agreement be- tween Japan and

Russia was impos- sible.. It would seem that Japan has not learnt from her Nazi ally the convenient knack,

as John Bright called it, of “turn- ing one's back on one's self." Mean-

it has to be remembered that he was while, nothing, has yet been disclosed definitely in a position to see, and of the terms and Implication of the not too far away to be certain of the Russo-German agreement, and though results. Altogether three hits are the Government here have naturally claimed, and there seems very little applied to Moscow for information, reason to doubt the accuracy of the they have not recalled the British reports. What military advantage Military Mission. While omitting no there was to be gained by withhold- necessary precaution, they continue ing this account of an effective, raid to regard the changed. situation with it is difficult to see. There is nothing composure. Herr von Ribbentrop ar- in it which could possibly prove of rived in Moscow, to find the airport service to the German command, for decorated with Swastikes-a startling they were perfectly well aware of the compliment indeed from the land of raid and of the damage which was the Hammer and Sickle. At the same done, though this they claim, uncon- time, the King was returning to Lon vincingly, was nil. Fortunately it don from Balmoral, and the British seems that one of the results of the Ambassador in : Berlin was presenting debate in the House of Commons is to Herr! Hitler personally Favmessage, that the Ministry will seek to mend not from the Prime Minister, but from its ways, and that a better service of the British Government. That act news will be available than has been can leave in the Fuchrer's mind no the case up to the present:-It will room for misunderstanding. The de- probably find before many days have cision which now, rests in his handa passed, that what it really needs. is cannot be reached by him. in, ignor something in the nature of a wide- ance of some of the consequences. spread reporting staff, remitting news "Daily Telegraph," Aug, 24,