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NOVEMBER

MIRROR OF WORLD OPINION

THE SHOWDOWN

now,

some form of League and be faithful

of the Secretary of State Cordell Hull de- adherents to its principles; principles

which almost every member clares that the United States is co-

War Cabinet has had a hand in be- with [operating in all branches

the Shanghai Municipal. Council, to settle traying? Our retreat from the policy of Collective Security based on social the incidents such as the attacks on Shanghai Municipal Police in the out- justice fed Hitler's lust for power and side roads areas, the local American was a factor inducing him to gamble Shall we return to the only authorities in Shanghai, including the on war. Fourth Marines, being authorised to policy on which honest, enduring peace

can be built? handle all such incidents in co-opera-

To answer these questions tion with other governmental agen- cies interested in the Settlement. The clearly and officially, would bind to statement was interpreted in Washing- this country's cause the sympathy of American and other neutral opinion. ton as a reiteration of established

It would give real hope to men and American policy with regard to International Settlement, but locally women in Central Europe eager to es- it was invested with greater signifi- cape the enslavement of Fascism. It cance in view of the earlier address might even exercise a determining in- of Ambassador Grew in Tokyo. Gen- fluence on the policy of Russia. Above erally it was taken as indicating the all, it would give to our own people growing determination of Washington this guarantee: that they, who have entered the war with clean hands,

not to acquiesce

in

•

the

any acts of

violence in China, whether by the will emerge with ideals unsullied and with the moral and spiritual strength Japanese or their Chinese puppets,

"Reynold's which tend to abridge the well-estab to realise these ideals.

News." lished rights and interests of the United States in this part of the world.

MOLOTOV SPEECH But, since American protests have thus far met with nothing but wordy "Great attention. was paid to Mole-- assurances from the Japanese, assur- tov's speech. It, however, contained ances which contradict actual deeds in nothing new. nearly all spheres; and since the the Soviet's Japanese Government has shown no Europe that signs of backing down from its policy paid to it. of riding roughshod over others

"There are only three points in the its desperate efforts to achieve the Soviet Foreign Minister's speech which "New Order" in East Asia, the ques- can be said to be of some importance. tion now being asked is: "When is "Firstly, it supported Germany's the United States going to pass from

peace drive; words to deeds?", Or, to use a popular colloquialism:

in

"When is the showdown coming?"—. "China Weekly Review."..

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*

EDUCATING YOUTH

It was only because of important position in so much attention was

scolded Britain and France; and disapproved of President Roosevelt;

"Secondly, it confirmed the Soviet's intention of making Finland bent to her demands; and

"Thirdly, it disclosed that the Soviet

We had better treat 1939 as if it is, prepared to readjust her relations was not 1914 but 1917. The most with 'Japan.

striking improve-

ment in the post- war world is, to be seen in the treat- ment: of childhood. This is true of all Europe. The dicta- tor countries, like the democracies, have grasped the sovereign import- ance of the pro- [blem of youth. We

سلام

WHY? OH! WHY?

Bills are loana'to' the nation. We cause the Government has to pay out money before it gets in the taxes. Why we should not print the money and then-destroy it as soon as the taxes are in, I have never been able to understand.— Hamilton Fyfo.

Trevsuryage to borrow be-

"These three points are not of very great import- ance but are still worthy of note. '

"Molotov dispell- ed all rumours of a pending Soviet- Germany military alliance by saying. that the Soviet will maintain its neu- trality.

start this war then with a higher "Our conclusion is the same as that. standard in our sense of responsibility of the London press

•

Soviet RusTM

and

to the young than we started the last sia is feathering her own nest war. Let us resolve from the first to will in no way assist Germany."—"Ta see that we lose nothing in this war, Kung Pao," Hong Kong. and that we do whatever can be done.

by raising our standard to repair the

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ENDURING PEACE

calamitous losses to which we are To be enduring,.. a peace must be condemned. It is the view

of the

just. This is the answer, of course, de- dictator Governments that the

to any spurious "peace offensive" that their mocracies are decadent; virtue and vigour are spent, and that launched on the basis of the conquest their place is now in the past and of Poland as a falt accompli. An im not in the future. If we mean to posed peace which exalts sheer force and claims the spoils of victory on meet this challenge we must do so in that basis can never be a satisfactory the fullest and most literal: sense of the word by renewing our youth.— "Manchester Guardian."

* ** 津 WAR AIMS

peace.

In the long run the making of peace is a more vital fact than the existence of war. Looking toward the peace that must eventually be made To define war aims, particularly in in Europe, Vera Micheles Dean said the early stages of a struggle which recently "To a struggle in which the may involve many nations, is difficult. future of Humanity is at stake, we To delay defining our aims in this inust bring not fear, but faith that we war is dangerous.

can lay the bases of a new peace Almost everywhere, neutral opinion which would be something more than interval between wars. The is opposed to Hitler. Abroad, as well an as at home, the public welcome the whole hideous effort of war is beat War Cabinet's grim determination to toward controlling the conditions of see this thing through, however hard the ensuing peace. War, moreover, and long the struggle. They rejoice tends to make more difficult the main- that the enemy has been warned of the tenance of those very qualities which strength of Great Britain's resolution. are most essential to the making of a that permanent peace, because it inflamries. They rejoice in the assurancè the soul-sickening policy of Munich, hatreds and vindictiveness.

Therefore, it is all the more neces-- the willingness to surrender other

they in- people's land and liberty to force, is sary for peacem

clude potentially, every Individual, of a policy of the past.

cling: But people everywhere are asking: every nation —to cultivate having achieved its immediate war to the altitudes of thei ain, having destroyed Hitlerism, how their fellow man, whi does Great Britain propose to

win possible the ultimate në

peace that will” stand,

will liatin

e of Nations was the only will stand because it is in thing that emerged from the and reasonable. 1918 holocaust. Shall we restore Monitor."

tolerant,. nce: