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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 3, 1940

MIRROR OF WORLD

OPINION

WHERE WARS MEET

war and the Asiatic war.

If Japan meditates on these rami- cations the tendency should by prac- tical logic be against carrying the pre- sent chain of activities beyond the bluffing stage. However, Japan is des- perate, possibly desperate enough to act recklessly.-"Manila Bulletin."

The present; shaping of the Far Eastern situation carries the specific implication that the European and the Asiatic wars may meet somewhere in North Indo-China. The Chinese res- ponse. to. Japanese gestures in the direction of Indo-China indicates that the China war may soon have a front in Indo-China. With the French of Indo-China already committed against PACIFIC ‘SAFETY FIRST' the surrendering Petain government and in favour of standing with Bri-

tain in keeping up the fight against the axis powers, China will, in effect, automatically become an ally of the democratic powers.

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For some time past, there has been talk about a non-aggression pact be- tween Japan and the Philippines. The latter islands, of course, cannot move alone in such an affair until, in 1946 Apparently the Tokyo assumption when they have attained their inde- has been that China will be in no posi- pendence; but the Japanese Foreign tion to enter the fight in Indo-China, Minister, Hachiro Arita, has suggest- but the tenor of Chinese protests ed that if, in the meanwhile, "the against Japanese threats argues in the Philippines, with the United States, are other direction. In fact, it is not im- willing to make the pact, Japan is probable that the Chinese would be quite willing to negotiate." It is high- willing to have some of the war ly significant that this statement fought off their own territory. Fur- should now be reiterated to the press thermore the railway into Indo-China by Yakichiro Suma, Tokyo's foreign is one of their life lines, and the moun- office spokesman, immediately after tainous area of North Indo-China is the arrival of our Philippine Com- favourable for the Chinese style of missioner at the Japanese capital "to fighting, more favourable for the widen his knowledge of and contact Chinese than the Japanese.

with Japan."

Presumably the French forces in'

Meanwhile, the Philippine National Indo-China are relatively small, most Asembly has been seeking to reduce probably insufficient by themselves to the annual flow of about 2,500 Japan- offer heavy resistance to the Japanese ese into the islands, Having long since forces that could be expected to be established control of fishing, these assigned to that invasion. However, by immigrants are spreading into the in- working in cooperation with Chinese terior and providing labour at such they could make a Japanese invasion low prices that there is a suspicion extremely difficult except at the coast, of pecuniary assistance from outside. within the range

of the Japanese The assembly has passed, by an al- navy. Unless the preparations for re- most unanimous vote, a law limiting sistance are far better than generally immigration from any one country to known on the outside, the Japanese 500 a year, and there is virtually no could take, at least temporarily, the attempt to conceal the fact that the Indo-China end of the railway and law is really aimed at Japan. This that would mean much in the main-. has scarcely raised Manila in Tokyo's tenance of a blockade against Chung- good graces. king supplies, but it also would mean much added cost for Japan at a time when conquest costs already have the Japanese economic structure very

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No treaties are ever better than the honesty, or dishonesty, of their high contracting parties. In view of recent events, non-aggression treaties are re- garded as positively perilous-on the It is quite evident that Japan is bid- other side of the Atlantic. But per- ding for admission into the axis al- haps the present standards of Pacific liance, is seeking the means of qualify- diplomacy differ from those of Europe. ing for membership on the basis of The United States could lose nothing successful aggression. In this connec- by the negotiation in question; the tion, however, Japan is not in the Philippines might gain. It is possible very best of position just now be- that preliminary discussion is one of cause the European game has run the means whereby.. Commissioner away from the Japanese. It is not Sayre intends "to widen his knowledge perfectly certain that in their period of and contact with Japan." We hope of success in Europe the dictators so "Boston (Mass.) Transcript. would be especially anxious to admit wearied Japan into their team, cer- tainly not as a first-string member. It is not certain that Japan could give evidence of ability to contribute enough of material assistance to quali-

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THE FIFTH

COLUMNISTS

A federal bureau of investigation With Russia increasing her threat office, or some other agency equipped against the axis powers Japan to deal with the problem of fifth has more to think about when attempt- column activity, should be opened in ing to force admission into the totali- Manila. In fact such an office should tarian association. Current trends sug- have been here long ago. gest that Russia well may be more Most persons assume that relatively friendly toward the French authority little of alien espionage and subver- of Indo-China than the French sur- sive effort go on here. But the prac- rendered authority of Bordeaux, late tical fact is that there is no way to of Paris. This means that by becom- determine how much of such there is, ing aggressively pro-axis and by how it is made and to what purpose bringing about a China-Indo-China and effect. The facilities for investi- alliance or working arrangement Ja- gation simply do not exist, pan may find she has reopened the This comment is not a reflection on gates for supplies from Russia to China the army and navy intelligence offices. thereby rendering the Japanese- Rather it is made by way of advocat- operated China Sea blockade corres- ing that they be given better oppor- pondingly less deadly against Chung-tunity to do what they cannot possibly king.

do now because of the lack of person- It stands to reason that Russla, nel and general facilities, while organising a more and more The location of the Philippines formidable challenge to the axis al- makes this á logical centre for espion- liance in Europe, could not remain age activities, especially since the re- indifferent to a development in Asia cent developments in the European that offered any substantial prospect war put an entirely new aspect on the of improving the axis stock. By na- whole Far Eastern. problem through ture Russia is anti-Japanese and by the Dutch East Indies. The East In the nature of present developments is dies angle to the international situa- becoming more and more anti-axis, all tion has created vastly more Interest of which adds up to an important fac in the Philippines, interest not only tor in connection with the present for those who are friendly but also trend in Far Eastern repercussions to some who may not be friendly in their the European war, the trend toward a attitude: and their activities."Manila definite tie-up between the European Bulletin."

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 3, 1940,