1940-02-28 — Page 9

Western Civilisation Fighting For Its Life

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London, To-day.

SPEAKING AT A LARGE University gathering at Oxford yesterday in the dual role of Chancellor of the University and Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax dwelt upon the deeper philosophical and spiritual issues which seemed to him in- volved in the present war and, in particular, dis- cussed the impact upon the mind of youth of the second appeal to force in a quarter of a century. He recalled the circumstance that the Foreign Secre- tary in office when the last war broke out later became Chancellor of Oxford University and said that Lord Grey had hated war and had done his utmost, as his successors in office to-day had done, to avoid war.

Taking as his text, Earl Grey's famous aphorism on August 4, 1914, Lord Halifax said: "We also observe with deepening anxiety the growing darkness in Europe. Our attitude to those instruments of force to which

we

are compelled to have resort in defence of the highest things for which and by which we live our views about war - both these are unchanged."

What he thought had changed was the temper of the nation and of the young men to whom came the call to arms when faced with

war..

To-day it was one of set determina- tion rather than any feeling of a great unknown adventure,

DISILLUSIONMENT Referring to the element of dis- illusionment he perceived in the mind of youth, he freely conceded

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STRANGE NEW WORD MEANINGS

LONDON, TO-DAY.

THE ANKARA PAPER, “ULUS" STATES THAT THE MEANING OF NEUTRALITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED GERMANY WHICH DEEMS

BY

NEUTRALITY 18 VIOLATED IF ANY STATES DECLINE TO SELL HER GOODS AT HER PRICES OR ACCEPT THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE CONTRABAND CONTROL OR COMBINE TO PRESERVE THEIR INDEPENDENCE; IN SHORT, UN. LESS THEY SERVE THE AIMS OF HER FOREIGN POLICY.

The meaning of aggression has suf- fered strange changes. Thus the Ger- mans are not aggressors in Poland!

The Allies were the aggressors for trying. to thwart that attack!

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When she destroyed Czechoslovakia, Germany was only depending herself against her victim!

The partition of Poland was mere- ly an act of self-defence and the Poles, by resisting, were aggressors!

Such new definitions have least merits in throwing light on German policy.

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The Istanbul paper. "Yeni Sabah" states: "Mr. Chamberlain's' speech was sincere as always. It was moderate in tone but this was not due to fear, as Britain is stronger militarily and politically than at the outbreak of the war.-Reuter.

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U-BOAT RAMMED AND SUNK

Paris, To-day.

It is officially announced that a French destroyer yesterday ram-. med and sank an enemy sub. marine.

The torpedo-boat "Bimoun” sank the U-boat off Cape Finis- terre.-Router.

we, like qther men, have 'often len short of our professions. history not been free of faults.

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CEYLON

COUNCIL CRISIS

Colombo, To-day.

All six Ceylon Minis- ters resigned yesterday evening.

The sudden crisis was precipitated by the Governor's decision in con- - nection with differences"}which had arisen between the Home Minister, In- Sir Baron Jayatilaka, and the spector-General of Police, P. N. Banks, regarding the carrying out of the State Council's decision to postpone certain criminal proceedings.

The difference originally developed from labour trouble on an up-coun- try estate on January 10, leading to the institution of criminal proceedings against the rioters on the one hand and the appointment of a Commis- sion of Enquiry into the alleged shoot-

existence of war in Europe to-day was a sign of failure or something

JUDGED ON FACTS more than failure in Western civilisa- It has taken time to establish in tion, but he was more appalled by universal practice the principles which the fact that the conflict seemed to

have now won general acceptance, him less one between the older gen-And there are things to-day within eration which had failed, and the our body politic which we need toing by the police on the other. younger generation, than between youth and youth.

What has been the driving force behind the Nazi movement?

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It has been German youth. Deliberately deprived as they have been of the elements of true judg- ment, it is they who made the move- ment and still sustain it.

They have their own ideale which, to our minds, are distort- ed, but for which hundreds of thousands of them are prepared, without a moment's hesitation, to sacrifice their lives.

fight not less Intensely with other weapons than we fight the enemy without.

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The Home Minister subaequant- ly protested to the Governor that Banks had not carried out "tho Instruction" to postpone the cases

Commission's re- pending the port as decided by the State Coun- elf.

STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITY

"But the broad record of the Bri- tish race stands to be judged on facts that the incontestable. It is a fact that during the 19th Century when the power of this country was un- challenged, there was no nation in Europe which felt for that reason in- secure or did not recognise our power

The Governor, though regretting to be instrument of peace.

not that Banks had

"worded his "Pax Britannica has been no em-letter more happily" to the Minister, pty self-righteous boast of purpose. did not think there had been in- It is a fact too, that in every corner subordination as alleged. of the world where men of the Bri- There is what seems to be an im-tish race have established influence, penetrable barrier dividing you from them which somehow must be broken down if we are not to go on living always in this waste land and if the European temple of civilisation is to deserve and win a rekindling of the lamps."

THE BARRIER

Remarking-that-an-average, thought- ful citizen of the Nineteenth Century who returned life to-day would be | astounded by the moral retrogression of Europe and the devastating..perver- sion of youth in Germany, the For- eign Secretary continued:

let me overstate the case.

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"I am far from thinking the wounds inflicted on our civillea -.- tion need be mortal. But I do think we aro fighting for its life and inasmuch as that life finally depends upon the ideals that in- apire it, I think we have no choice. but to resist and defeat by force the attack to which those ideas are now exposed."

THE SPIRIT BEHIND He added that always it is the spirit behind the application of force which makes or mars its value. And we may assuredly hope that the same spirit which gives physical and moral courage to defend the menaced values of life to-day will avail us when we come. through the Valley of Dark Decision to the work of reconstruc- tion:"

What was at stake in this war, Lord Halifax said "is whether the nå- peace must perpe- tions that desire tually be faced with war if they are not prepared to accept any settlement force may seek. impose upon them."

SHEER NONSENSE -The--racial doctrine of the Nazi'

SIX WOUNDED IN PARIScreed he characterised as sheer non-

STREET

Parla, To-day.

Bix people were Injured, one of them seriously, by a shell which ex- ploded on the pavement when the anti-aircraft batteries' opened fire Imst night-Router.

there, by an immutable law of na- ture, you find established the seed of the plant of liberty. It is a trail by which is marked a progress inter- preted to all by the standard of good faith, respect for law, and equal jus- tice.-British Wireless.

He also pointed out, the statutory responsibility imposed on the police and doubted the propriety of the procedure adopted by the Home Minister.

The Minister maintains that the question goes to the root of the Don- oughmore Constitution.-Reuter.

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sense and what was worse—a doctrine invoked in justification of the pression of other races which came a crime against humanity,

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