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MIRROR OF WORLD

OPINION

- FRAIL CRAFT

"TIS DISTANCE Perhaps South Africa is so far re- Although the Hertzog group in the moved from the actual scenes. of war, Transvaal has decided to form a new there seems to prevail among a large party pledged to secession, a great section of our population a very light- many Afrikaners in the north will hearted conception of what this war refuse to have a anything to do with means, or may mean. Some of our it. They realize that the success of prominent politicians, who might such a cause might soon be follow- have been expected to show their sense ed by the loss of the freedom and of responsibility, and to have had independence they now enjoy. One some glimmering of what war means, would indeed be a purblind optimist are acting as irresponsibly as if there to believe that if the Union became were no war. They are burying an independent republic it would be themselves in the pages of the past, able to exist in peace and security and the little trumpery political untroubled by the ambitions of its grievances in which they seem to find voracious neighbours. To launch the satisfaction: They rarely spare frail boat of a republican South Africa thought for the vast issues which are upon the seas running to-day would in the balance over the world. Pre- be to invite disaster-Cape · Argus. sumably this irresponsibility is due to our. remoteness from the war scenes of Europe. Cape Times.

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INDIA'S DEADLOCK

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Surely the present way out of In-

KEY TO SITUATION dia's deadlock is a frank · Congress

The nation which holds a key to the recognition of certain realities. We don't agree with the Muslim League current European war is neither: Ger~ that democracy is unsuited to India: many nor Italy. Nor is it Britain or We assert that it is the only form France. Weighing the general situa- of.

Government which can succeed tion, we perhaps could safely draw a which in this country,provided it is adapt conclusion that it is Russia ed to Indian conditions and conduct- holds the balance

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in war or peace.

ed in the democratic spirit of com- But Mr. Welles does not visit Moscow. promise. India's goal is full Domin- How then may Mr. Welles gain suc ion status. The British Government cess in his "peace" efforts? desire that goal to be reached as early This visit of Mr. Welles to Europe as possible for the simple reason would be interpreted as indicating that a peaceful and contented India simply an extension of President will not only be a vast source of Roosevelt's, domestic policy to seek strength to the British Common- election for the third-term. If Mr. settle Roosevelt is elected again, it is already wealth in the future, but a ment of difficulties now will ensure reported that America's participation for Great Britain the willing co- in the European war will become. operation of the whole Indian sub- inevitable. But the international situa- continent in prosecuting the War. tion in that event would be different Would it not be wiser for Congress as compared with the case in the last to sacrifice something of its idealism European war. Japan, Italy and Soviet Russia are taking different positions. It in return for a really valuable prac- tical gain? It is also the duty of America should ever take erratic steps, the minorities to state precisely what she must be prepared to make Rus-

they consider essential to their se- curity in order to facilitate a settle- ment.-Times of India.

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sia her enemy.

Japan, in that event may remain in- different, to the outcome, maintaining But her non-involvement policy. America's attitude toward Japan must

a change. inevitably undergo "Yomiura Shimbun.”

SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

verdict has already come down. A In Canada the only controversy is majority of neutral sentiment-in the between those who maintain they, United States an overwhelming ma- are doing their bect to win the war, jority sanctions. Britain's spectacular and those who maintain that - that release of 300 seamen from the Ger- best is not good enough. South man prison ship in Norwegian waters. Africa is in a less happy position, Indeed, something very like applause and General Hertzog has not raised can be heard in America.!

his reputation."

Norway may get some sympathy as

It was natural that he should wish

a small neutral in a very tight spot. to come back at General Smuts-in:

The British foray

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was clearly violation of terri- torial waters in de- fance of Nor- wegian authorities. Yet Oslo is not on firm ground in its protest. Neutrals have obligations as well as rights, and Norway- plainly was remiss. in its handling of the Altmark - known to have been a auxiliary of the Graf Spee. Why was she not more thoroughly searched at Ber- gan? That she

was;

Great

WAR NEEDS

cat Britain has drastically increased taxes to provide for war needs. It is high, time, that Canada should follow this exam- ple. Trus we have added a sur- tax of 20% to our income tax, but the vast bulk of the incoms of Canadians is only lightly taxed. A period of fierce trial such as that upon which we have now entered must prove either a time of disintegration or of the strengthening of the moral, fibre of the nation.--Mr. H. Ri: Drum» mond, President of the Bank of Montreal.

searched. indicates Norway he

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to justify his neutral- ity policy, position is stitutionally, dif-

statesmen some- ficult to argue, but

times rival ecclesi- astics in casuistry, and General ··· ·Her-·· tzog could tainly have relied tolerant hearing for his views.

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