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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 21, 1939 -

MIRROR OF WORLD OPINION

A WISE STEP

The decision to reduce the British, and French garrisons in North China is, in the light of all the circumstances, a sound move, and one which was obviously dictated by the necessities of war. The decision was not reach- ed, as one German jibe would. have it, because of the inability to secure sufficient recruits in Great Britain to send to France, for the fact is that men are being called up only as quickly as they can be trained with existing facilities, and that for the Allied im- mediate purposes Great Britain is sup- plying sufficient strength in manpower, having in those classes which have not yet been called up a wealth of re- serve which will make itself felt as the war progresses. Nor is the deci- sion the result of Japanese representa- tions made some time ago, shortly after the outbreak of war, to the ef- fect that the troops of warring na- tions should be withdrawn from China in order to avoid incidents. In will be remembered that both Great Bri- tain, and France refused to agree to that step then, and the fact is that had the Japanese not made that re- quest the reduction of British and French forces in North China would have been effected much earller, When the decision of the British Government to reduce the naval patrol

on the Yangtze is taken into consideration, it is obviously clear that it was reach- ed as a result of a desire not to leave too many men, whose services would be of considerable use elsewhere, wasting their time doing protective work

which safely

be handled by a much smaller force,

in and, as

the Yangtze, the British flag will still be kept flying by the minimum of men left there for the purpose of afford- ing whatever pro- be I tection

may necessary to British interests in Tien- tsin and Peiping. The withdrawal of these forces, there- fore, constitutes no relinquishment of

ment. It is not impossible that there may be such a development, because war-makers when desperate are dis- posed to resort to desperate means and desperate acts.

be

as well it might However, realised that appeasement as a means to head off desperate and outlaw acts has been proven ineffective, American refusal to change the discriminatory neutrality legislation for fear of of fensive acts by the ones convenienced by the old act would have been noth- ing more nor less than a cowardly at- The chances tempt at appeasement. are that it would have been as use- less and as harmful as a lot of other appeasement efforts have been the same reasons, too. "Manila Bul- letin."

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CHINA'S PEACE ECONOMY

for

China's economy of peace assumes it is con- greater significance when trasted with Japan's economic struc- ture, which is an economy of war. All the

available manpower, machines. and materials in Japan are being used almost entirely for making munitions and other essential war implements. The export and "peace" industries in Japan are being left to subsist crumbs left by the war industries.

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This contrast between the Japanese and Chinese economy is important be- cause even at this time one has to think of the years and decades which will follow. Sino-Japanese armistice.

CERTAIN PEACE

"We have taken up arms against aggression and we will not lay them down again until the world has certain peace.

"Every six months Germany makes new territorial demands and then says she is satisfied,

"Far from bringing about a reduction of armament, this sys tem makes other nations increase their armament.

After the conflict, Japan, having con- centrated her ef- forts on building an economy of war, will have

on her hands an over- expanded muni- tions industry, lost world market and a depleted na- tional treasury.

"In order to

ing bring about a lasting peace... we must fight against the abuses of force.

"A security of nations can come about only by mutual un derstanding devold of all sur. prises.

"The time has passed when a territorial conquest brings happi- ness to people.-M. Daladier,

the retention

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On the other hand, China, hay- built during wartime a produc- tive economy of peace, will have, after the conflict is over, a new and rich South-west, an expanded

port market

ex-

de-

veloped as a result

principle, a fact which is clearly de- of the urgent necessity of war, and an monstrated by

of a agricultural economy based on а number of men in the north. To talk stronger and more modern founda- is this balance sheet in of the abandonment of rights either tion. It on the part of Great Britain, or of China's favour which has prompted France is, in the circumstances, ludi- many observers to believe that al- be though China's army may be "down," her economic strength is far from be- ing "out."-"China Press."

crous.

Those rights would not abandoned even if temporarily the British Government decided to re- move every soldier and sailor in China elsewhere for the purposes of war, and to see in this latest development anything of the sort is to see some- thing which simply does not exist.- "N.C.D.N."

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OBSEQUIES OF APPEASEMENT ·

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JAPAN IN TROUBLE

"Militarily, economically and diplo- matically Japan to-day is in an ex- tremely difficult position.

In the military field, all the present indications point to the fact that Ja- pan's campaign of conquest will ulti- The old U. S. neutrality act, under conditions resulting from the Nazi- mately fail. As a result of more than Soviet arrangement, worked to the two years of war, Japanese casualties advantage of the dictators' camp, be- exceeded 1,000,000, while their forces cause it left the democratic allies with- in China, numbering approximately out a source of supplies to match the another 1,000,100, are far from suffl- Russian source for the German armies cient to man the steadily widening Furthermore, the continued and the German industries support- fronts.

armies in the field. stalemate in the military "operations ing the German

influence affects the morale of Japanese soldiers Unintentionally, American and American resources were on the on Chinese soil and Japanese civilians side against which American sentiment at home. stands as a matter of basic principle.

Now the situation is changed.

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Economically, Japan-is neating ex- haustion. The increasingly huge, mili- tary expenditure incurred by her campaign is being chiefly

If the final effect turns out to be in the direction of involving the Unit- China ed States in an active or non-neutral financed by taxation, thus enhancing way it will be because the Nazi- the burden of the people. Issuance of Soviet alliance resents the nullifying public bonds to finance the war are of their advantage and expresses such estimated at more than Yen 20,000,- "Chinese-American Daily resentment through acts specifically 000,000, culated to force American involve- News."