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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 12, 1039
MIRROR OF WORLD
OPINION
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U.S. NAVY EXPANSION streak of good luck for us that Napo- The United States has announced leon badly needed cash when we ef- her big naval expansion scheme. Her fected the Louisiana Purchase plea for the project is that although acquired the Mississippi Valley. the already-established plans may be got another bargain of the same kind sufficient for effecting a one-side de- when we bought Alaska from fence they are quite insufficient to Russians, though this "Seward's fol- strong meet double-front offensives. Thus ly" was achieved only over the United States indicates that she opposition. In our early days of ex- is trying to establish a big naval pansion we were not specially con- strength to cover the two sides of the cerned over the "sanctity of treaties," Pacific and the Atlantic.
for in dealing with the Indians when
It would be of course free for the we wanted their lands we had scant United States to carry out her big regard for covenants we had entered armament expansion. But no nation into with them. We adopted simple in the world to-day is trying to fight courses of expediency when we want- America. It is quite inexplicable ed to expand, so without particular what menace has impelled the Unit- regard for a weaker neighbour, as ed States to carry out such a big painlessly as possible, we amputated armament expansion. Perhaps such from Mexico California and our vast a plan would be necessary if Japan priceless southwestern empire. When and Britain were to combine them- we wanted to build a ship canal se- selves to fight America. Such, how- parating the two Americas we blithe- ever, would be only the most foolish y overrode the objections and obsta- daydream. For America to venture cles raised by a neighbouring country forth on such an attempt is too dcar and created in territory of that coun- a price to be paid to gratify her feel- try a new state, in a fashion not un- like that followed by Japan in the ing of vanity,-"Miyako Shimbun.”
creation of Manchoukuo. Then on principles of the "higher' morality," JAPAN MUST PREPARE
acting in the best interests of all That Japan hitherto has been rather peoples of the world, we dug the reserved in her attitude toward the Panama Canal... In the worst even- United States is not because she de- tuality, from the Japanese viewpoint. sired thereby di- plomatically to al- lienate Anglo- American relations. It is because she thought it wise thus o pass over in si- lence the too much legalistic arguments
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"In recent times the German 'aggressor' and 'aggression' have laken on a new meaning and now we cannot use those words in the senud that we used to UBO them. The war la now only in its primary stage; it has not yet developed-It might still spread over Europe and beyond It.”— M. Molotov.
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Senator Key Pitt- man of the Foreign Relations Commit- tee of the Senate will carry out his already announced intention and in- troduce in the American Senate a resolution empow- ering the President to place an embar-
ced by that nation since the out- go on Japanese trade; the measure break of the China Affair.
But the United States whose char- |acteristic is outspokenness, inflated by its apparent success achieved in gain- ing its present-day status in interna- tional politics, is now trying to exert pressure on Japan through its naval and economic strength.
will be adopted and President Roose- velt will proclaim the economic block- ade against Japan. It is foreseen then that Great Britain and France will take parallel action. For the Japanese Nation these successive blows will be crippling and disastrous--perhaps not mortal. For weeks Japanese econo-
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It would be of course free for the mists and statesmen have been cal- United States to take any action to culating consequences that must fol- exert pressure on this nation. But low such a train of that can never prevent Japan from Eastern Review." taking an independent action to ac- complish the objective set forth in
MORAL TIES pushing the current China camprˇgn,
At the which is construction of a new order
same time
the we hope in this part of the world.
American people will not assume that fighting for the sake of her national the passing of the law ends the dan- ex.stence. To achieve the aim she gers to their neutrality or to
ideals. wouldn't care if the peaceful waves of this Pacific should be made to run
Japan is
high-if such is only an inevitable fate for Japan to accept.
We very much desire improvement of Japanese-American relations, but
we can in no way whatever acquiesce to the attitude of the United States which ignores completely existing realitics and national sentiment. We even think under the present develop- ment that we must be fully prepared
for the worst.-"Asahi Shimbun."
their
Even under cash and carry the pos- sibility of incidents which would in- flame the people is not banished. Even coastwise and South American ship- To-day ping is not without danger. American warships are patrolling far at sea in areas where they could be mistaken for belligerent ships. And if
submarines lle in wait outside American harbours to sink Allied interests ships, American financial may not be involved but American. feelings are sure to be agitated. ⠀⠀ In fact the severance of commercial ties under cash and carry may prove how much more important are moral and emotional ties.
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CROSS PURPOSES The Japanese have appeared to be entirely incapable of comprehending the American viewpoint regarding the If danger remains, even in the new Far Eastern situation. It is abun- neutrality, so too does opportunity. dantly evident that Americans have The neutrals will determine the out- no sympathy with or understanding come of the present struggle. Some of the. "New order in East Asia," are merely sparring for their own which is the cardinal element of the advantage, like Russia. Others have Japanese viewpoint.
so far not felt themselves sufficiently
The inability of the two Powers to threatened to take up arms-they have understand each other may be attri- left to others the task of combatting buted in some degree to physical and systems which nearly all dislike and geographical differences between the fear. But certainly all the democra- two nations. It is to be seen, too, cles have a common. Interest and by that national moral attitudes undergo support of that interest can influence great changes with the passage of the diplomatic and military struggle. time. It may well be, after all, that If positive enough and concerted the Americans in fact are the Chosen enough in their action, they may deter People, for it is certain that they have countries like Russia and Italy a and been favoured by a beneficent. Pro- limit the extent of the war. Inesca- vidence, above all other peoples of pably they will be concerned with the the earth, and, singular fortune has peace and from now on can play a attended them from the beg ning, decisive role in shapi Unlike, the Britōns, not had to do much gains, or engaTON not merely the ms, of
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