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MIRROR OF WORLD OPINION

COORDINATOR GAUSS

BEWARE

The appointments by President The Allies have also-at÷this critical Roosevelt, of Consul General Clarence moment to beware of an alternative Gauss as first United States Minister German manœuvre to their involve- to Australia: is a step in coordination ment-with-Rusia. Nazi propaganda is in the American Pacific policy. Mr. sedulously cultivating the doctrine that overwhelm Europe Gauss, consul-general in Shanghal, has Bolshevism may been a chief coordinator in American unless the Western-Powers join hands Far Eastern policy, and has done an with Germany to check and defeat it. excellent job with a delicate situation. If such a danger exists-and Stalin's Australia is somewhat removed attack on Finland has revived fears of from the centre of the Far Eastern it-the responsibility rests with Hitler, diplomatic field, but it is vitally im- who rose to power on his flaming de- portant in the whole programme of nunciations of the "Red terror," only Pacific policy-making. The post needs to join hands with it when no other a trained man with a level head. It path to European dominion was open gets exactly that. It gets a trained to him. Worsted in his deal with the and tried, career an, not a politician. Kremlin and thwarted by the Allies, The recent vis.. of Consul General he would use them now if he could Gauss to the Philippines and his con- to break the growing power of Russia, ferences with High Commissioner and turn upon them afterwards. The peace and recon- Sayre and Admiral Hart here take on way to European extra signifiance in light of this new struction does not lie in that direction. appointment. The coordination repre- Hitleriam itself remains the principal sented in the conferences here has obstacle to that better order in Europe added meaning by virtue of the as- of which Mr. Chamberlain has spoken, signment of one of the coordinators to and a strategic post on the front on which seem coordination and systematic planning throws are urgently needed.-"Manila Bul- convulsion letin."

though the goal may to recede 31.8 Russia Northern Europe into and threatens the Bal- kans and Asia Minor, the Allies are resolved to strive undeviatingly to- wards it. The fate which threatens Finland to-day was the fate of Po- land yesterday, and of Czecho- Slovakia last year. Such cruel wrongs Mr. Hore-Belisha's removal from can be prevented and righted only by the War Office will create a national the victory of the principles for which sensation. That would not matter Britain and France are struggling.— if. the man chosen to replace "Sydney Morning Herald.”

him

SENSATION

were likely to bring greater energy, vision and statesmanship to one of the most vital posts in the War Cabinet.

But the record of Mr. Oliver Stan- ley gives the public no such assur- ance. As for Mr. Belisha, the public will want to know why he has been Backed in this way.-"Daily Herald."

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PEACE AIMS

CABINET, CHANGES

Mr. Chamberlain has given the country a sharp surprise. It will one until its also be a disturbing results can be measured by experience. Two of the Ministerial changes will evoke no criticism. The appointment of Sir Andrew Duncan to the Board of Trade and of Sir John Reith to the

One can readily understand that any Ministry of Information promises im- of the belligerents must be very un- proved efficiency in both Departments. certain about the conditions in which But the removal of Mr. Hore-Bellsha War Office will give the peace will be made. The Allies have from the

uneasy-week- spoken of the restoration of Poland public more than an and Czechoslovakia, and recently have end. Included Austria, although naturally There is no difference of policy, it they have not been specific about is announced, between Mr. Chamber- forms or boundaries. They hope they lain and his late, colleagus. The most will not have to fight Russia to re- natural inference › from :such, a state- store Poland. And they hope that ment is that in the application of the Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Government's policy there has been | Hungary, and Rumania will not have discord between the ex-Secretary for to be restored. Mr. Chamberlain is War and his military colleagues. not for "redrawing the map"

a There may be inconveniences in the statement which may be intended to way of discussing such a point. But head off a French desire for splitting the price of silence may be a much up Germany.

more harmful growth of popular fac- And he lays down some general tion and legend Whatever watch features of the "new Europe" which Mr. Hore-Belisha may set upon his should be reassuring to the Germans own lips, his record will maintain its and to all questioners of Britain's eloquence. He has left a deeper and policy:

more beneficial mark upon, the Army

1. An end of aggression, permit- than any predecessor since Lord ting settlement of boundaries by Haldane. His vigour and his forward negotiations between neighbours meet- vision have done the State much ser- ing on equal terms.

vice. In no quarter can his dis- 2. Increased standard of living, to appearance from office pass without be obtained by full flow of trade,

concern.

3. Each country to choose its own The issue is not one for pre-judg-

form of government provided. foreign policy is not injuri- ous to neighbours.

4. Gradual dis- armament to level needed for internal law and ordered

WISDOM, NOT WAR

Får batter for Stalin, réassert- Ing his own common, sensu, to abandon the claim to Hangoo...... which la Just like the old. En..

ment. Administra- tion demands har- mory, and cases arise in which the most gifted of in- dividuals have to be the sacrificed to demanda of team¬

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