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MIRROR OF WORLD

OPINION

JAPAN LOOKS

SOUTHEAST

from making money out of the flow of blood in China."

"If America should take the latter "it would Americans will take as keen notice, course," said Dr. Park,

of Japan's denunciation of its arbitra-mean the collapse of the military in peace- tion treaty with the Netherlands as Japan. It would mean the will the Dutch. This is another move loving, fine people of Japan I have would have a treaty in the game of

abrogation, known and loved which began when the United States chance to overthrow the governmental denounced its trade treaty of 1911 machine now in power and make it with Japan.

Far

possible for the Chinese and Japan- Netherlands ese to live in neighbourly peace." to influence Los Angeles Times.

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AMERICA AND THE

PEACE

those who are

wrong

Denunciation of the pact takes place in time American opinion on the question of embargoes against Japan. It can be read as a warning that if Japanese supplies from the United States are cut off, Japan may seek supplies in

Indies, the Netherlands

with the sword if need be. Officially address- ed to the Netherlands, it is also in- Its mes-

to I commend tended for American ears. sage is that United States opposition 'thinking of the ultimate peace that to Japan in China may prove costly the chance for civilisation in Europe to the United States' friends in the to come back again may depend

the weaker especially East,

If we are to be of upon America. ones. In this case the United States service we will need to conserve both might find Japanese power athwart our economic and spiritual strength.

and in an American trade routes

We in our indignation at area containing raw materials vital and aggression must ot be led into to American power.

blind hates against whole nations. of the German American diplomacy all along has The great masses

are been cognizant of such possibilities. people and the Russian people This fact partly explains the caution, not responsible for the wars now go- with which American Far Eastern ing on. The vast majority of both these nations are gentle and decent policy is developing.

However, Japan in the Netherlands people who pray for peace as do you

If we have "not been East Indies would be operating at and I. long range, under many consequent veloped in the poisonous air of hate, military and naval disadvantages. And and if we are ready to help Europe

undefended, defeat. famine and pestilence, these islands are not Even should Germany overrun the might also exert a saving and Netherlands in a. Spring drive-and structive voice at the peace table.- this possibility may in part account Herbert Hoover in an address before for Japan's new move the East In- the Overseas Press Club of America. dies would not be left wide open to attack. They possess an independent defence organization which need not draw on the Netherlands · for sup- plies. American national interests are so obviously present in the picture that Japan must reckon also with inter- the possibility of American Sym. Orch. of Paris.

vention. Denunciation of the arbitra- tion pact does stand, however, as a serious development in an increasing ly serious situation. Science Monitor."

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THE FACTS

en-

we

con-

In one notable instance that of the Hull reciprocal trade treaties which are seeking to reduce artificial gov- ernmental barriers to the flow of in- ternational commerce-the Republi- cans in Congress are reported to be opposition. Here almost a unit in

most of them seem to want not only to retain existing barriers but

to. build them higher, if not, indeed, to make them prohibitive.

Their reply, no doubt, would be that they are seeking barriers only the on

With Europe at war, it is United States that holds the balance

in the

of power Far East, and

coun-

in the months

what this try does next few will determine the history of Asla

next for the

500 Dr.

. No- told the San Diego

years,

Yong Park

Open Forum.

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foreign and not on Ameri- can trade; but this reply will not hold water. If the volume of foreign imports is further restricted

HIGHER UNITY

At the end of the World War there was a vast liberation of Loppressed nationalities in Europe ---Poles, ¿Czecha, Yugoslave, Ru-

·manians, and: others. There were- minor inequities, but, on the whole, there was national self- determination in Europe. -

At the end of this, war much, of The United Sta-that work of liberation will have tes has three main courses open with regard to .the Sino-Japanese con- Allet, he said. It can pull out en-' tirely, forget the Open Door; forget. what Americans

to be done afresh—to that Inferno where Poles and -Czechs are in torment, deliverance must›› cóme -but we must not stop short this time at national, self-determina- tion. There, mustībaɔa grouping of free nations in a bigh.unity.-- Hugh Dalton, M.P.

and their price raised, several; ef- fects on American business are inevi- table.

consumers

American must

pay more for some of the things they need; Ameri- can manufacturers must pay, more for some of their, raw materials. The result must be to raise their expense of doing business, and to restrict the market for their

have said about Chinese territorial in- product because of higher prices, if tegrity, and come home for good. Se- they attempt to pass this added price cond, it can continue to weep for on to the consumer. the plight of the poor Chinese ship-

ping side by side across the Pacific And finally, since imports are ulti- one vessel loaded with hospital gup mately, the only means that the out- plies and relief money for Chinese, side, world has of paying for Ameri- wounded and homeless, and another can, goods (barring a certain amount materials of of more unneeded and unwanted ship loaded with raw war to the Japanese for the purpose gold), we are bound to cut down our of wounding and rendering home, exports to the same extent as we cut Or third it down our imports. The result can less more Chi

follow, "the only be

Faurås formira and can see, that.

to onente internal

jority

this, manufaé

"Timés."

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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 2, 1940