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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 29, 1939

MIRROR OF WORLD

OPINION

PEACE AIMS

Mr. J. A. Spender, well-known publicist, upholds in the "Sunday Times," the Government stand against any attempt to persuade it to adopt a plethora of worthy peace aims voiced daily from the platform and in the press. Writing of letters from Ameri- cans on this subject Mr. Spender says: that while "I have replied to them we do not at all

presume to advise them about their policy, these aims must necessarily differ accordingly as the United States are or are not dis posed to co-operate in keeping world peace at the end of the war. For us to launch out into schemes which re- quired their co-operation, without the certainty of it, would be to repeat one of the principal mistakes of 1919; but on the other hand there are obvious limitations to all schemes that are con- fined to Europe."

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JAPAN'S PROTEST

Japan threatens

counter-measures

It is hard to

expect

Philippines, although in any crisis the Philippines would

as the a stand in support of strong American flag us is taken anywhere For that reason else the flag flies. it is clear that the Philippines could come actively into the picture at most any time if the diplomatic strategists unexpectedly should find the going hord.-"Manila Bulletin."

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INITIATIVE

Millions

here of watchers,

and amongst neutrals, small

or big, ask themselves why we can never take the initiative; or, at any rate, prevent or paralyse in time those strokes that add to the lengthening list of Hitler's victims - all of whom, as a matter of course, are to be redeemed by us when this war is over.

It may be sound strategy. not pronounce on that dispute. take certain it is that no siege

We wait and see. After waiting we do not often see signs that it is Somebody any use being warned. else is run over; that is all. Another corpse on the road.

Our rulers have tried to cheer us the tedium of the in the event of serious interference by referring to

waiting and by the Allies with Japanese imports siege, the boredom of from Germany.

see seeing. But with the tedium mingles how a distinction can be drawn be anxiety-or exasperation.

We do not strike. We wait for tween the Far Eastern neutral and

It may be prudent. other Powers affected by the appli- Hitler to strike,

We dare cation of the British and French decision to seize enemy exports. The Allies have been compelled to this step as a reprisal for German broken without an effort to sally on The the part of the, beleaguered garrison. breaches of international law.

That is why we do not

rejoice that, argument that two wrongs make a right cannot be pushed too amongst our rulers, we have at least realises far in a desperate struggle. Sir John one "war mind”-one who

by waiting for Simon has said that if the Allies that we cannot win could not achieve ultimate victory, ever. life would not be worth living. There must be a counter-blow to the Nazi mind of Mr. Churchill. frightfulness, from which Japan has may be others hereself suffered already by the loss of "Daily Mirror."

If the a valuable merchant ship.

results of this retaliation are to be a more effective blockade of Germany, the

hastening of an internal up- heaval in that country, and so

an

But

was ever

We have the eminently “dynamic" And there behind the scenes.——

L

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FINLAND FIGHTS

ON

earlier end to hostilities, the neutrals After a fortnight's fighting Finland she is well able to should not complain against the re- has proved that striction of their commerce." `A`war" put up a stiff resistance to the Soviet that lasts for several years is likely invasion, and though by sheer weight to cause them equal or greater hard- ship. "Ceylon Observer."

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SOMEWHERE ELSE FIRST

Present indications are that the Philippines will be brought directly and immediately into the manoeuver- ing related to the termination of the American-Japanese treaty navigation and

to

no

commerce

greater degree than Is absolutely neces- sary. Most probab- ly question of ef- fects on Philippine- Japanese trade will be raised officially to the smallest pos- sible degree, and so far as the Philip- pines is concerned matters will be allowed to carry on until and unless there is reason to force the issue.

of numbers the Red armies appear to have made some sort of advance into Finland, they have not yet made suf- ficlent headway to bring them into general contact with the Finnish Mannerheim line. In the Karelian peninsula the Russians have held up successfully, and progress they may have made wards Viborg has proved to be small. In the lake area little or no advance

ON ACTIVE SERVICE

This ought to become a classic story of the outbreak of war:

The scene was the officers' mess of a defence unit somewhere in England, the time Bunday, Sep. tember $.

Mr. Chamberlain's last words had been heard on the radio, and there was a tanse silence.

It was broken by the C.O.: "In future," he said, "In. reports of crimes, the description of the of- fence should be followed with the words 'white on active service."'

This theory fits in with the gen- eral belief that the present stage is largely one of jockeying for position and that the diplomatic battle is not to be fought on all fronts at once, at least not in the early stages.

been whatever to-

has been achieved, while further the north, about middle of Finland's eastern boundary the Soviet high command has made a determined push westwards in the hope of dividing Finland in two, but has met with a re- sistance which holds the invading force at Suomusal-

mi about twenty miles inside the Finnish border, and about 110 miles from Uleaborg near

off

the top of the Gulf of Bothnia which appears to be the Russian objective, reaching of which would and the

of southern mean the cutting Finland from Sweden. Fighting is also proceeding north of Suomusalmi, at Kuolajarvi and of course around The Washington policy has consist- Petsamo, which even now the Soviet It is ently followed the line of involving forces have failed to reduce. the Philippines to no greater degree true that the Russians have occupied in the the islands which M. Stalin desires in than is absolutely necessary whole tangle growing out of the Far the Gulf of Finland; but it was no the Finnish command's Eastern war and general international part of chaos. Present indications are that scheme to dissipate its forces in an en- con- deavour, to protect them, for 'there' is this policy will be followed in nection with the trade treaty situa- still much serious fighting to be done

on the mainlariti, . where,” before hou» · tion.

tilities are concluded, every man will

C. DƑNews" be needed.

In a general way that policy" is cal- culated to meet with approval in the

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 23, 1930

DOG SENTRY SAVED POST FROM CAPTURE

TAUGHT TO HATE

FRENCH UNIFORM

Paris, November 27.

GERMAN PATROLS WHO have been active on the Western Front are making extensive use of highly trained wolfhounds as watch-dogs and messengers.

"We have had to kill numbers of these animals, as they are very fierce and have been taught to hate our uniforms," a French infantry officer said.

"But when we can we lasso them and send them back as prisoners. They make desperate efforts to escape to the German lines.

"I once found six chained up in an isolated house.

"Information carried by these dogs - has often brought down sudden artil- lery bombardment on part of the French lines which has been observed by German patrols from the neigh- bouring woods."

A young bearded officer, in the blue breeches and tunic with yellow piping worn by French rifle units, told how a dog had ruined his chance of success In a night raid ree days ago.

TO GET PRISONERS

"It was useless to continue the at- tempt to enter the trench and take prisoners. We threw all our bombs, including those of the wounded men, into the German line, and then we made off as fast as we could.

"But for that four-footed sentry I am sure our raid would have been a perfect success."