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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 11, 1940

MIRROR OF WORLD

OPINION

HISTORY AND POLITICS - growing also. It is always useless for outsiders, to attempt to weigh up

Morley, in an address that he gave strategical considerations, but even in Manchester in 1912 as, Chancellor outsiders are entitled to acclaim the of the University, recalled a good story growth of a power sufficient to back that Bryce was fond of telling in sup- any conceivable strategy, and to point port of his warning that historians' out the significance of the gradual parallels are often misleading. During bringing into line of the strength of the agitation over the Bulgarian the whole Empire. There is as little atrocities he met an eminent professor doubt about the spirit of those whom who used to argue that history was a the Anzacs have left behind as there safe guide to politics. Bryce, whose is about their own. The Prime Minià- vast reputation for learning was based ter of Australia, in a speech in Mel- originally on his clássical work on the bourne, bluntly told anybody who be- Holy Roman Empire, could hardly be lieved that there could be "some in- disregarded as an historical authority genious formula" for eriding the war on the Eastern question. He observed to "forget it." And from the other side to his friend that, though party politi- of the world the Prime Minister of cians might be divided, no student of Canada informed his audience on the history, since history was so safe a same day that it had been decided to guide, could be in any doubt about the dispatch oversea a second division of policy the Government should pursue, the active service force. Nor must ad- these His friend assented warmly. "We miration for this spirit and ought," said Bryce, to warn the Sul- achievements veil the great and grow- tan that he is wholly in the wrong ing acceleration of the war effort in and can have no support from us." Great Britain herself. As Mr. Eden "No, indeed," rejoined his friend. "I and Captain Balfour have been able mean just the opposite." Few his- to observe and to tell, every part of torians think their fellow-historians the Empire is pulling its weight in the untouched by passion or prejudice, common cause, and that weight is Least of all is this true when the sub- rapidly becoming gigantic in all the ject is full of violent emotions and many parts of the world where it may memories. Napoleon said once that have to be applied. "The Times.” there. would be no peace in history till the whole generation that lived in the French Revolution was extinct. But its memories lived longer than its men and women. Taine, one of its greatest interpreters, was born in 1828, but Aulard, the famous spokesman for an- other school, said of him, "The docu- ment does not speak to Taine; he is speaking all the time to the docu- ment."

The dangerous person, Mr. Sacher suggests, is the man of action who thinks himself the servant of some great, sweeping philosophy. It is when

we come upon their crude self-con-

fidence that we remember with some- thing like respect the man who said lesson to be learnt from

history is that there is nothing to be

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HISTORY

Dr. Ley, now a leading Nazi spokes- man, says:

"We want to be hard in this war. We are going to forget the arch-evil, our good nature, and will be hard and relentless in battling for our de-

mands.

"We have the divine right to rule and we shall assure ourselves of that right."

Is this the voice, and are these the acts, of a nation that would make an honourable peace with anyone?— "Sunday Dispatch."

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U.S. AND FINLAND

·Sympathy might not justify adding to the budget even the one-fifth of 1 per cent represented by the Finnish loan.

But this is must more than a matter of sympathy. Finland is de- fending not only the ideals but some of the United States. interests

advanced to Fin- amount

the land might well be put under

THEY STILL HOPE

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learnt from it. There is a dangerous fascination in the general law, or the complete explanation, or the absolute force. Treitschke said that any dragoon who struck down a Croat had done more than the subtlest political head with a quill pen. But he hastened to Any link his man of action with a general law: the law that Hitler invokes, "the heading: National Defence. It should supreme law of life, that the strong must overcome the weak." Almost all the men of action who make their way

violence by find some special assurance and hap→ piness in anchoring themselves to some great natural des- ting This was true of Napoleon and of

Let those who are out for economy his nephew; it is true of Hitler, Mus- solini, and Stalin. Unhappily, there is estimate what would be the increases something catching in this atmos, were Finland, possibly all of Scandi- phere. Their admirers see them in this navia, overrun, and Russia a bidder same medium and accept their most for Atlantic power. Would they not extravagant dreams and prophecies. cost many times $20,000,000?—“Chris- The great Napoleon said that by the tian Science Monitor." fend of the nineteenth century all

It is hard for the Finne to un- derstand why the United States which always expressed the warmest sympathy for Finland and which raised its voice on Finland's behalf during the Mos- cow..negotiations has seemed far less eager to assist Finland since, Russia forced. the issue to the point of war.-Edmund Stevens.

Europe would be Jacobin or. Cossack.

Hitler is ready to forecast a thousand.

be regarded frank- ly as an expendi- ture, more imme- diately available and also much

than cheaper extra battleship. The setback for France and Britain at Munich cost the United States $500,- 000,000 at once in increased defence expenditures.

years. Such men think of themselves DEBTS AND REPARATIONS as men sent by Heaven to fulfil a great purpose. The Tsar Alexander the First

It was reparations which brought gave a different account of himself. on the French occupation of the Ruhr, He was a good bit of a mystic, but precipitated German Inflation, gave he had at any rate his moments of Adolf Hitler and his Nazis their first realist. thinking: "After all," he said,, real step to power and sapped the “I am only a happy accident." Some foundations of the Weimar Republic. would hold that the same might be It was debts and reparations which mid of Hitler or Stalin, though per- divided the Allies, weakened their haps they would choose a different ad- hold on the development of the post- jective. “Manchester Guardian,"

war world and helped isolate the United States

Without debts. and reparations the Weimar Republic might have lived, the Locarno con- ciliation might have conciliated, the disaster of 1929 might have been checked in time,, Hitler might have remained an inconsequential Bavarian editor and spellbinder, and the post- war world might not again have dis- solved in war.

York Herald

ALLIED POWER starial visita induce further re- the past range of the res- of the Alllest and the

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HE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 1

EARLY DECISION EXPECTED

Helsinki, To-day.

It is believed here that the negotiations in Moscow between Messrs. Ryti and Passikivi, representing Finland, and the Kremlin negotiators, will end shortly and that the result will be made known immediately afterwards.

It is possible that the Prime Minister will return to Finland before decision is' reached. Reuter.

CLEARER PICTURE OF FINNISH PEACE TALKS: SOVIET REFUSES ARMISTICE

Stockholm, To-day.

IT IS NOW POSSIBLE to get a clearer picture of the

Russo-Finnish peace talks.

The suggestion was made some 10 days when the Russian thrust on the Isthmus appeared pro- gressing so rapidly that the time had come to con- sider an armistice.

COSTS EXACTLY NOTHING

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

New York, To-day.

Communications passed between Finland and Russia through Mr. Erkko in Stockholm and the Swedish Lega- tion in Moscow.

The Russlans refused and armia- tice but agreed to receive a Finnish delegation which, as now known flew to Stookholm and then wen

Moscow.

The time limit fixed for the talks i believed to expire to-morrow but in the meantime it is understood that the contact will be maintained between the Finnish Government and the Al-

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Within five minutes of birth a daughter born to Mrs. Ives, of Amelia-street, London, 9.E., had been fitted with a gas protective helmet rushed from a neighbour- Ing A.R.P. post.

BRITISH STEAMER SUNK IN NORTH SEA

SWEDEN ACCUSES FRANCE

Stockholm, To-day. A statement read over the Swedish Radio em- phatically denies sugges tions (which it says eman- ated from France) that Sweden is exercising any pressure on Finland to conclude a dishonourable peace.

As already defined, the statement proceeded, Swedish policy is to main- tain neutrality in the war between: the Allies and Germany and to assist Fin- land to the best of her ability with- out compromising that neutrality.

Swedish assistance was an important factor in Finnish resistance before other countries' aid became effective.

The statement concludes: Do the French accusations signify that: the principal Interest on their,alde. is to make the northern countries a theatre of war between the Allles and Ger-. many?-Router.

COST OF WAR TO N.Z.

Wellington, N.Z., To-day.

The Finance Minister, Mr. Nash, yesterday revealed that the country has sent £7,350,000 on the army, navy and air force.

He was satisfied that any necessary extra taxation were economies or well within the country's capacity,

The latest Gallup poll re- veals increasing interest on lied Government about ways and the part of American public means of increasing help for Finland yesterday as the result of an explo~ but no matter what the cost it would

opinion in European affairs.

Fifty-five per cent. of the voters ap- proved of eventual participation of the United States in a peace conference;

75 per cent, are of the opinion that Britain and France should accept such a conference should Herr Hitler sug- gest one before the summer;

70 per cent. reject any peace allow- ing Germany to retain a hold over Poland. Havas.

if necessary.-Reuter.

OFFICIAL FINNISH COMMUNIQUE

London, To-day. The British steamer, Chevy Chase, of 3,000 tons sank in the North Sea

sion. The crew of twenty-one has been saved.-Reuter.

DANISH A. A. GUNS IN ACTION

Copenhagen, To-day. Danish anti-aircraft guns opened

be met.

AND COST NEXT YEAR He estimated that the cost of the fighting force next year would be about £33,000,000, of which £13,000,-. 000 would be found in the Dominion. -Reuter.

Helsinki, To-day. Official silence on the peace talks was broken by a communique issued last even-fire yesterday afternoon on a plane, Mr. J. Moody at No. 108, Waterloo apparently German, which flew over Road, between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. yes- Danish territory north of the fron-terday and escaped with $225 in money tier. Reuter..

and clothing.

ing saying, some days ago the Soviet and Finnish Govern- PITTMAN PROPOSAL

ments entered into contact (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Washington, To-day.

through an intermediary of European-belligerent nations should conclude a 30-day truce in order to the Swedish Government discuss peace terms, advocated Sena- with the object of examining

tor Key Pittman in a radio speech the possibilities of securing

on Saturday night.

He also stressed that Mr. Sumner peace. Welles went to Europe on £ peace mission. Havas.

LABOUR PARTY'S POLICY

London, To-day.

The utility of direct conversations was: recognised: by both sides.

The Soviet Government having in- vited representatives of the Finnish Government, to proceed to Moscow to undertake discussions, the dele- gation. consisting of M; Ryti, M. Pas- sikivi, M. Walden and Deputy Volon- maa, left for Moscow on Wednesday evening.

The delegation has had two or three interviews with the representatives of the Soviet Government.

the On these occasione,

Finnish representatives took note of the 80-

No decision had yet been taken.-

Router.

The Labour Party will sup-viet peace conditions. port every step ensuring the successful prosecution of the war, but will continue to criticise inefficiency, waver-

Italian Comment

Rome, To-day,

ing and lack of foresight, The first authoritative comment on said Mr. Arthur Greenwood, the Russo-Finnish peace reports is Deputy Leader of the Labour made by Gayda in the "Voce d'Italia" Opposition, yesterday.

Criticism of the Government, he said, did not mean that the nation was divided. The nation was united, and would make every sacrifice to bring about the war to a successful con- clusion as soon as possible.

who says that only Finland can de- cide if the heroic war which sheṛia

aghting is to be continued, but in the event of eleventh-hour help by the Allies, It is impossible to see how such intervention could spare. Nor- way and Sweden and avoid provoking retaliation from both Russia and Ger-

The Labour Party would urge great- many. er and greater efforts to this end, and Any British or French intervention would not withhold its criticism of the would, therefore, mean the deliber men who did not live up to their resate spreading of the European con- ponsibilityReuter:

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