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MIRROR OF WORLD OPINION

"FIVE OR TEN YEARS

}} namic forces with static conditions. But first of all it was necessary to clear away the miasma of misunderstanding which has enveloped American-Japan- ese relations as a result of official dis- ingenuousness in Tokyo.-"Christian Science Monitor."

An admission of defeat is contained

in Japanese official appeals to the peo- ple to be prepared for a five or ten- year struggle before the China affair is "settled completely." The vagueness of the promise of ending the war, the

use of such widely varying terms as MOSCOW'S "PATH OF

"five or ten years," suggests that the official plans are, confused. Such a term as "five or ten years" can be understood to have only one mean- ing: that the end is not in sight and therefore it is necessary to plan to carry on indefinitely.

PEACE

M. Molotoff, the Soviet Premier and Foreign Commissar, is, however, unwittingly, a first-rate humorist. His review of the international situa- tion in Moscow is full of those start- ling paradoxes in which Mr. Bernard Shaw has hitherto been regarded as the past-master. For instance, he upbraids this country and France in good round terms for seeking to extend their influence in order to eg- cape

the from the bankruptcy of capitalist world. He then contrasts "this imperialist policy" with "the policy of peace" of the Soviet Union; and at once claims as one of the greater triumphs of that policy of peace the annexation of Eastern Poland. It must

When the invading Japanese armies marched into China the assumption behind their marching was that they would wind up their job in quick or- der. The bombing of Shanghai was planned as the opening drive in a sweeping campaign with the early collapse-of China the goal. Then the sacking of Nanking and the taking of Hankow were looked upon as turning be admitted that imperialism and capi- points bringing complete victory near able with that example of what M. talism have nothing to show compar-

--much nearer than is suggested now Molotoff calls "proletarian internation- by official appeals

to the Japanese people to support a five or ten-year war.

Unless Japan can begin to collect dividends from the occupation of China a ten-year war is out of the question. The economic and industrial reserves of the Japanese empire are not suf- ficient to support a ten-year war, or. anything approach- ing that. One of the several reasons the war is dragging so now is the lack of behind - the - line resources to keep

THE GALLUP POLL

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But above all, why put the United States in the position of seeing no difference between the victims and the beneficiaries of aggression? Why ask Americans who have urged Britain France to stand up for small na- tions to make it harder for them now that they are risking all in such a stand? Why say that the British Government has been the best friend of Nazlism because it went the second mile with Ger. many to prevent war? Why not recognize that to-day the British people and Government - arc fighting Nazilem? And why pretend America is not concern- ed? Happily the Gallup poll shows that the American people know better.-S. R. Davis.

it going at the pace at which it start- ed.—“Manila Bulletin."

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GREW DEMARCHE

alism"; but the achievement is not a very edifying ex- ample of "the policy of peace,' so called.

In the midst of this bewildering in- of terpretation events and distor- tion of values, de- signed to distract attention from rea- lity, M. Molotof contributes one em- phatic and under- standable declara- tion. It is that, in spite of all the am- bitions and mano- euvrings of the capitalistic Pow- ers, the Soviet Union will re- and will re- zist all efforts to drag it into war. That is an assurance which may not please Germany very greatly; but what is thought of it in Finland, whither "pro- letarian internationalism" has so dis- astrously appeared.--"Dally Tele- graph."

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NEW ORDER

It is one of the problems facing de- mocratic countries to restore that intercommunication between peoples which has been written down by dic- tatorships. This is one of the services rendered by Ambassador Grew. It has been made clear that Japan Knowing the delusions entertained objects to any interference by third by the Japanese people, knowing also Powers with her plan for establish- the opinions held by the American ing "a new order in East Asia." She people, he played the role of honest complains that her motives in China broker. It was plain language with a are misunderstood. It is not her inten- purpose. No friendship is possible tion to take advantage of Britain and without understanding, and the basis France being engrossed in the Euro- of any new approach to change in pean war and to wrest unreasonable Japanese-American relations must be concessions from China or to force ir- a knowledge in Japan of what Ameri- rational demands on the Western Pow- cans think about the China adventure. ers. All she asks is to be left alone in The Grew demarche is thus not an achieving the projected new order or end in itself. Out of it may come a to be offered the co-operation of other realisation in Japan that the re- countries in thus laying the founda- ticence which the European war and tions of a lasting peace in the Far East. the neutrality debate has imposed The new order she has in view has upon the State Department must not been defined as "a relationship of be confused with a willingness to ac- mutual aid and co-ordination in politi- cept a new status in the Far East im- cal, economic and cultural fields posed by Japanese arms. War-making among Japan, Manchukuo and China.” in Europe, indeed, requires that a With this object, Japan seeks world sharper American eye than ever be recognition of the importance of kept on the Pacific. This doesn't mean liberating_China "from the bonds of that the United States wishes to chal- a semi-colonial status.” Unfortunate- lenge Japan. It wishes to come to ly the Chiang Kai-shek regime and terms with Japan. The opportunity those who sympathise with it are con- presents itself in the negotiation of a vinced that this "liberation" is another new commercial agreement to replace term for the Japanese domination of the one that the United States has de- China. Meanwhile, Japan' pursues a nounced. This should be an all-in foreign policy notable for its free and agreement of the kind to set an exam- independent character, uninfluenced ple of adjustment of difficulties which by the audibly cracking Axis in have been created by the clash of dy- Europe.-"Ceylon Observer,"