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MIRROR OF WORLD

OPINION

TOWARD POSITIVE

THINKING

To attain a world federation some precious sovereign 'rights will un- doubtedly have to be tacrificed. The news from Helsingfors has Isolation will have to be tossed over- startled the thought of mankind.

It board.

That, however, will be В should clarify it and give it more, mighty small price to pay for lasting positive impetus toward peace. Sure peace.

ly the underlying mental conflict in Press." the world to-day should be more visible since` giant Russia has ruth- lessly attacked little Finland. There is no possibility of splitting hairs in this case,

of endlessly arguing and

Midland, Ontario,

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NAZI AIMS

"Free

While neutrals, including many that a

worriedly weighing the rights and Americans, have considered Wrongs. What has happened is what statement of peace alms by the Allies would do much to clarify their | Anglo-Saxon law calls "robbery with

thoughts as to the ethical justification murder."

Fortunately the world can see this for the war, it is remarkable that no act in just those simple terms. It such demands have been made upon does not have to question whether the the Third Reich. Is this because they belleve Germany has no hope of win- Finns used force or practiced im- perialism themselves at some time in ning this war, or that the National the past. It does not have to wonder Socialist viewpoint is simply one of what territorial injustice or trade imperialism?

The fact is that the National So- cialists have no peace aims in the sense in which these are understood in democratic countries. For these latter are concerned fundamentally

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oppression has been suffered by Rus- sia that might explain if not justify this act. The question is not com- plicated. There is no Russian minority which can claim mistreatment by the Finns. No one except those who for with the quesilon how can the peace

war be their own ends support Stalinism will which is to end this seek to say that any other Power was fashioned that it will lead to greater threatening Russia through Finland; European co-operation and under- to chaos. No the Finns do not even have a treaty standing rather than with the Swedes which promises

such problem agitates the thought of Herr Adolf Hitler and his associates. military support. And no one out-

not side Russia and Germany will believe They have only war objectives that Finland attacked the Soviet first. peace aims. Unprovoked aggression mankind's verdict.

this

is

To them there is no definite break between the two states called peace and war; the latter is Here is the complete

and uncon- simply the logical continuation of the former. Ever since they came to fused example of the bullying thought

they have concentrated all in action.

Here in simplest form is power, the issue the nations must face if they their endeavours upon establishing want order in place of anarchy. Here the rule of might as its own justifica-

tion. is the Jungle law of tooth and claw in

operation.

true content.

National Socialist "Weltanschauung" In that respect it does not differ (outlook on life) may for a time have essentially from the cases of Japan deceived many both with him Germany in China, Italy in Ethiopia, Spain and and without as to its Albania, Germany in Austria, Spain, But to-day, while some may still be Czechoslovakia and Poland, and Rus led astray by its so-called "dynam- sia in Spain, Poland and Latvia.

tem," few can deny that its whole There is no question that all coun- philosophy is mainly negative, that if tries have been partly to blame for it is anything more than a 20th cen- the present world situation. But tury Teutonic nihilism, - dependent there is one simple choice that can be upon violence for its victories, it has made, and unless anarchy is to con- yet to be revealed. So little root did among the tinue, must be made. "Christian its doctrines take even

leaders that at the frat sign of real Science Monitor."

danger, they sacrificed everything

self-determination, anti-Communism, Lebensraum, "blood and soil," etc. Its immediate capitulation of much of If Uncle Sam is not inclined to join its specious "ideology" has left Na- us in the war perhaps he will come tional Socialism exposed as a new Into the peace. If he does, there is and cruder expression of a national- hope for the world. If not, each suc- ism which Europe has rejected, ceeding generation may have to win namely, a nationalism in which rights J. Emryn its freedom anew on the battlefield are divorced from duties. ---- and our big neighbour will have Williams. sidestepped his greatest opportunity

A CANADIAN ON THE U.S.

to serve mankind.

We Canadians have been doing a

DICTATORS' ROBOTS lot of wishful thinking concerning the King Georg'ona' tour of munition United States. We have assumed that factories stopped to watch the men since the American people speak the were polishing shell interiors. The same language, and enjoy a similar process is so noisy that only deat system of democratic government, mutes are employed in the work. they would be actuated by the same Through a small window, says the motives and would [sooner or later join with us in war- ring upon · Hitler- ism. We have be- lieved that some- where deep in their national con- sciousness was a sense of responsibi- |lity towards the rest`

of mankind.

We muit, how-

PEACE AIMS

War sims mingle with peace "alms as we fight. The' war almb may loom larger at the moment, but it is the peace alms which are more fundamentally Important. A long-range and susentially demo- oratio pasos programme demands establishment by sultabia; mas chínáry of security from violence Hawlett for all nations.Dr. John

"Associated Press" dispatch, the king observad - “the robot-like figures* at their task.

The 'grim' busi- ness of modern war finds em- ployment for all sort of talents or handicaps. It “makes use of deaf mutes in mak- "ing "khells basit employs canaries in their older to

of

rity of the Amer- detect - the approach

determined Yet this, mi

this war.

say

that

are In the men

but in the nerv

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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 8, 1940.