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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 6, 1940

The China Dail

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1940

ASIATIC MONROE DOCTRINE

Japan is seeking to apply a Monroe Doctrine to the whole of the Far East and the United States the sponsor of that creed for the American Continent like other European nations does not see any parallel nor do they recognise the right of Japan to establish this new order in Asia.

The United States in seeking to preserve the peace of the American Continent stated that she would not tolerate any further interference with the territories on or near the American Continent. She threw her protective mantle over the states already es- tablished, but she did not claim to dominate those states. It is safe to. say that the various republics of South- America and the Dominion of Canada welcomed the declaration of the senior republic when it was made and cer- tainly appreciate its value now.

There is on the Continent of Ameri- ca, a common outlook. The dominant note is independence of each state, and freedom of the individual. There is no coercion on the part of the United States.

gible as a factor in international po- litics.

Japan will probably align herself with Germany again when the latter launches her attack against Russia, but that again is not a likely con- tingency at present, Germany has done nothing to assist. Japan in the Far East. On the contrary she has weakened her position vis-a-vis Rus- sia, and consequently Japán cannot see any good reason for assisting Ger- many in Europe,

It is of course natural that Japan should seek to take advantgae of the present world situation and prevent others from doing the same, but no one can foresee what that position will be in three months' time..

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It is clear that sea power must play an important part in deciding the. issue, and in this sphere there is little evidence that Germany can secure favourable verdict. Submarines are not the menace that they were in the last war, even to merchant shipping; the coastal motor boat can only oper- ate near its own coasts and is in any case too noisy to be of any great value. No Blitzkrieg will prevent Britain from controlling the surface of the oceans, and it is safe that she will in the years to come share- that responsibility with the United States.

to say

When revolutions have occurred in Brazil, Mexico or Argentine, the troops of the United States have not been sent to restore order or set up puppet governments. The United States has never isolated or blockaded a British possession such as Jamaica, Trinidad or G. Here in the Far East the situa- Japan's policy would indeed "be tion is different. The largest country_short-sighted if it ignored-these facts Chiria with its population of four hun-but it is not likely to do so.. In fact in dred million is invaded, and the her fevered state of mind she sees Chinese are ordered to adjust their herself isolated and encircled by the policy to the requirements of Japan. fleets of U.S.A. and Gt. Britain..

There is no evidence that China is seeking the protection of Japan, but there is much evidence that Japan is seeking to dominate the Far East.

The spirit of the Monroe doctrine as applied in America is a voluntary co- operation to preserve the integrity of the individual states. There is no compulsion to modify the constitutions, or change the internal structure of any of the, states.

Japan in the present crisis in an- nouncing a hands off policy may be thinking of the possibility of Germany and Italy acquiring new possessions in the Far East. She is worried about the ultimate disposition of Indo-China, which, while the armistice lasts, is still part of France, but which, when the peace terms come finally to be set tled, might find a new owner. Tsingtao likewise was once controlled by Ger- many and as nations have a tendency to adhere to tradition, there may be a demand for its restoration.

Recent despatches from German sources suggest that Germany does not acquiesce in Japanese schemes for ex- pansion. Japan did not join with Ger- many when the war broke out, and she cannot therefore lay claim to any French possessions, as a reward. It would seem then that if the Japanese

Japan at the moment has two aims one is to subdue China, and bring her within the orbit of Japanese con- trol, and the second is to stake her claim as the dominant power in the Pacific. If the first can be quickly achieved and the China incident dis- posed of, then the second she thinks might be accomplished before the European war is concluded. China however, obstinately refuses to accept defeat, and for three years, in spite of severe handicaps and hardships, she has resisted and is apparently as keen as ever on maintaining the struggle. which might well last years longer.

All this leaves out of account a nation in the Pacific with twice the population and

many times more powerful, from the point of view of material resources, than Japan a nation which has now wakened up to the need for rapidly increasing her military, naval and air power, has already said that she will not be unmoved if any change of status takes place in the Pacific, and it would not be wise for Japan to ignore that view before embarking upon new adven- tures.

were to attempt to take over Indo-WAR

China by force, she would antagonize Germany and Italy, both of whom un- doubtedly will want a footing in the Chinese market and a base from which to operate. What better base could there be than Indo-China? Japan na- turally does not desire any new and powerful competitors in the Far East and is warning these countries, by the announcement of her version of the Monroe doctrine that she will not tolerate them. On the contrary, so far from allowing others to challenge her hegemony in this quarter of the world, she seeks to eliminate those who are already there.

While Japan might be a useful ally of Germany, Germany is no use as an ally of Japan. On the Contrary Germany has contributed by her pact with Russia, very largely to the lat ter's strength. The sole purpose of Japan's original alliance with Germany was to destroy Russian power not to increase it. All that Japan now sees, as a result of her association with Ger- many is that her arch enemy is in a fær stronger position to attack her than ever before, German sway can never extend beyond Europe until she gets control of the oceans and that is such a distant prospect as to be negli-

MEMORIES

She

OF 25 YEARS AGO

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(From the "China Mall” files). July 6th, 1915.

The Kaiser, in a recent speech re- ported by a neutral observer, has assured the German people that there will be no winter campaign war will be over by October, 1915. the Officers and men cheered this an

nouncement.

Lublin, the enemy is advancing be- Petrograd: In the direction of tween Krasnik and Vieprz.

Athens: Colonel Leipziger, the German military attache in Constan- nople, has committed suicide. He was recently appointed interim Min- Ister to Soffa.

Rome A dirigible bombed Trieste and returned safely after inflicting heavy damage.

The battle of Arras continues to be very fierce around Souchez station, which remains in our hands.

The battle in the Argonne, is incessant.

“Guinness and Company, Ltd., of Dublin, have subscribed £6,000,000 to the Was Loan,

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 6, 1940

THE WHOLE STORY OF HITLER'S PARACHUTE TROOPS

GENERAL

NAZI

THE

TRAINED MEN ON SECRET AIRFIELD

By H. W. BLOOD-RYAN

WHO SKY

I KNOW THE man behind the parachute troops. The man responsible for training and launching the parachute troops who helped to rout the Dutch is General Eberhardt Milch.

At a time when anti-Semitism was at its height in Ger- many, Eberhardt Milch was appointed Secretary of State for Air and Director of Air Traffic-a post which placed him second only to Goering.

Before that time I had known him as an official of the Deutsche Lufthansa (German Commercial Airways), as a member of the council of the German Aero Club and as a prime mover of the German League of Sporting Flyers.

SHANGHAI BOY NOW WAR PRISONER

The exciting experience of a Shang- hai boy, a former pupil of the old Cathedral School for Boys, who joined the R.A.F. and saw active service in France, but was eventually taken by the Germans and is now in a prison camp, is revealed in a letter received recently by his relatives in Shanghai,

The following is an extract from a very cheerful missive:

"Dear Family, Well as you may see I have done it at last. Most unfortun- ate, but still I suppose it is fate. You will probably have had official news by now, but in any case I am as well and fit as before. Food and surround- ings are passable, but boredom pre- valent. However that should not worry one. Parcels can be sent, but I am not sure whether it is worth your sending anything except possibly food.

Was shot down on the night of 18th May over Hanover and after fairly exciting walk all night and lying in a forest all day was caught by an S.S. search party late next day. They really treated us very well, glass of beer and food with lots of coffee, (of a fashion). We that is the crew all jumped by parachute and are all now in an Air Force prison. Camp.

"NO GRUMBLES" Weather here is really grand and there is some talk of a swim occa- sionally, so all in all no grumbles so far. There are about twenty R.A.F. officers and some French pilots no military or navy. Evidently they keep them separate. Gosh knows how long the war will last now, but the Ger- mans seem to think before the Sum- mer is out they will have won. They think that.

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TROOP CARRIERS

Since that time Goering has gathered around him a small but resourceful band of collaborators, among whom Milch has stood out as an organiser of pero production and an advocate of new technique,

When he took charge of German civil aviation he replaced old machines with three and four engined Junkers, all of which could be converted into bombers, troop carriers, and ambulan- ances by the application of a spanner.

Machines regularly in use in the Berlin-Croydon routes before the war are now carrying thirty fully-equipped soldiers or saboteurs to be dropped by parachute.

Soon the remote air fields of the National Socialist Flying Corps, an organisation. created by Goering to absorb all civil aviation organisations in the Reich, witnessed the un- usual spectacle of young men drift- Ing down to earth from a variety of machines.

In 1937 Milch, now a general of the German Air Force, fitted out a number of four-engined Junkers bombers J.38 as experimental troop carriers.

With these, in out-of-the-way Silesia, large contingents of men were intensely trained as parachutists.

THEY LEARN FROM RUSSIA'S MISTAKES

Reports from the German Air At- tache in Moscow were regularly re- viewed by Milch's department and German experimentation.

On several occasions I have dis- cussed the utility of parachute troops with Goering and Milch.

They invariably agreed that they could not, as was commonly supposed, be used as storm troops, but that their use was to be found purely as sabo- teurs, panic makers, and as an ad- ditional line of communication be- hind the enemy.

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But during the whole of my years in Germany I never once met German who could sustain a con- versation in faultless English.

rationed re. By the way we are

Because of this, the action of the letters so do not worry if you do not

all enemy hear for two weeks or so, as I will be Government in removing writing to England with some of the allens from key areas will go far to

had a By the way we

reduce the risk we run from such allowance. really grand time on leave so was not parachutists, because military and po- areas will be warned so badly off after all, Hope the miss-lice in these

ing telegram did not shake you. against anyone whose English pos- Do not worry about.me as I told you sesses any trace of mannerism. before I have an idea I will see a lot more of this world in the near future. Best of luck to all."

BARBER'S LAST TIP

Legacies of £25 to Albert Baxter, of Purley, "my late barber," and his "wines, spirits and cigars, if any," to his friend, Eaton Henry Adye, were made by Mr. Joseph Pulley Oldaker, of Woodland-place, Ewhurst, Surrey, His will, disposed of estate worth £63,000.

2 SONS LOST IN

12 DAYS

Gen. Denain, former Afr Minister has lost two of his sons in the war Sgt.-Major Jacques Denain was killed in an air action on May 13, while re- turning from a long-distance recon- naissance flight, and Sgt. Jean Dennin was shot down on May 25 while re- turning from a similar reconnaissance.

HE GRUMBLED

WENT

When the Minister of Labour's appeal for workers to be employ. ed "seven days a week, twenty- four hours a day" was read to the workpeople in a Midlands air- craft factory, only one man grumbled.

The whole shop downed tools, and, in the words of a member of the staff, "within a couple of min- utes he was outside the shop, chucked into the drive."

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON

SUBJECT: "GOD"

The subject of the Lesson Sermon in all Christian Science Churches to- morrow, July 7th, will be: "God".