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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 16, 1940.

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WINDSOR HOUSE

THE RIGHT NOTE

Isolation

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Mr. Churchill's genius within a few years of the close for touching the right of the great wars of Napoleon, the United States was threatened on note was never more strik-both sides by the imperialism of ingly demonstrated than the victorious Powers of continen- tal Europe: It was in these cir- it was yesterday in his

cumstances that the Americans began to negotiate with the Bri Empire broadcast.

in tish, Rush with Canning, and Never for a moment is those negotiations it developed the possibility of defeat that Britain for her own reasons and the United States for its own taken into account, al-reasons had a common interest in though there is no vain excluding any new imperialism from this hemisphere. The reasons boasting or concealment were obvious: each had a vital: of the heavy task that lies interest in not having as a near neighbour in this hemisphere any ahead.

other Power which could compel it to maintain large armies and o great fleet.

The whole essence of the

Churchillian spirit and The question presented by Can- it is magnificent enough Monroe was whether in co-operat- ning through Rush to Presidènf in its vigour and confiding with Britain he was entangling ence to permeate into and inser in the politics of Europe. Before making his decision, Mon- inspire every British heart roc consulted Jefferson who was

It was a

is its complete accept-living at Monticello.

grave decision to make. The

a small nation. The acceptance of th:

war for the defence of this hemis-

of

ance of the magnitude of Americans were then the demands likely to be proposal to resist the Holy Ai- made upon endurance liance might well have meant a and morale, and com- phere against the continent plete acceptance, too, that Europe. Jefferson advised Mon- roe to accept the proposition be- British doggedness, and eause, he said, "I am clearly of stubbornness, and adap-Mr. Canning's opinion that it will prevenť instead of provoking war. tability, will

carry us with Great Britain withdrawn through the ordeal with from their scale and shifted into all honour.

that

By Walter Lippmann

enemy

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THREAT OF

ASLAVERY

BATTLE OF ALL HISTORY

(Copyright in All Countries.)

Peace Fronts--Old And New

"But you must believe,

said ments in which our nobler policies financier

We cannot be beaten,

who supported the except by ourselves. That is Mr. Churchill's axiom.

the lecturer, carnestly. "The very are hastily wrapped the moment League's policy. Once he became and with it he gives us a

of our two continents, all existence of civilization depends there is any danger of them being quite annoyed and said: The trou-

carried out.

ble with you people, is that you're Europe combined could not un-jon it." lead and

At the time it really did look so wrapped up in class warfare, a leadership dertake such a

He was a very young man, an war, for how

to get atxcellent speaker, and passion- as though the young lecturer's that you can't see the wood for which demands only one would they propose

zither

without superio:tely sincere. Moreover, he spoke cause was on the upgrade-cer- the trees. Once the world is rid the audience of the threat of war, all the things thing for final victory lects? Nor is the occasion to be simple truth. However, we did not tainly the rest of

thought we were pigheaded ob you hope for will automatically this proposition believe with him, that the vigour of his lighted which

His cause is almost forgotten structionists. They were moved follow. It's like a man with can- offers of declaring our protest words are endorsed by our gainst the atrocious violations of now, buried in the pious cere-enough to shout at us to sit down. cer, worrying about a cold in the

Encouraged by this attention, head," he added, crossly. we continued to heckle him, and This was difficult to counter be- vigour of action.

were still going hammer and tongs cause it sounded logical, and logic affairs of another, so flagitiously for nearly a hundred years along after the rest of the audience isn't my strong suit. I embarked begun by Bonaparte, and now:

very inexpensive were, peacably in bed. splendid and

on'a rather rambling account of a confirmed by the equally lawless

isolation,

The lecturer couldn't see our poor woman with a shilling to Alliance calling itself Holy."

The policy worked so well that point and as we all tried to talk spend and a kettle to buy. "She," generations of Americans forgot at once, we frequently lost sight I said, "having attended your lec- Titis was the origin of the Mon-its historical origins and lost sight of it ourselves. If I remember ture (the lecturer had pleaded Doctrine, This policy, as of its practical foundations. They aright, and it was very long for sanctions against all aggres- enger to President Roose-ferson and Monroe and Madi- grew up in the belief that they time ago, the argument centred sor states), might have ideas velt continues.

THE WILLKIE BOOM

The phenomenal rise of Wendell Wilkie as chall-

from audiences.

he rights of nations by the inter- 'erence of anyone in the internal

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fought in all these wars; that all qua Abyssinia was relatively un- ging director of an oil company, explained, lay between armed lion barrels a year. My produc-

of Nations is

con saw so clearly, depended upon owed their isolation to the geo- on the practicality of sanctions. about the undesirability of pur- the supremacy of the combined graphy of this hemisphere when The lecturer was convinced that chasing a kettle made in Japan. And the interesting nets of Brunin and America in as a matter of fact they owed it if British public opinion could be On the other hand, a British or an thing about him is that he Atlantic Ocean. The Doctrine, to the diplomacy of Jefferson, mobilised in support of the League American made kettle costs two he is proving strong hough not an alliance with Grual Canning, and Monroe. They forgot or Nations, Mr. Baldwin (the shillings. In fact, the only kettle Britain, was a joint and parallel that the only period of isolation Prime Minister of the day), would she can afford is a Japanese kettle. where he was considered policy in this hemisphere. By the that this hemisphere has known, be forced to apply the League's If she buys it, she is retarding the of this policy, the Unit since it was discovered by Colum-policy of sanctions against the millenium; if she goes home with- weak-in popular appeal. adoptics maintained successfully bus, was from 1823 to 1914-aggressor state of Italy. This, he out one, there will be no hot water Labelled a Wall Streeter

period of about hinoty years out argued, would compel Italy tc in the house. What is the poor lof 450 years.

They forgot that withdraw from Abyssinia,

woman to do?" and public utilities mag-list a "Mr. Sensible" on since the first English-speaking Neither of us quite knew where Before he could answer this, nate he has proved almost every street to maintain settlers came to Virginia ahd Abyɛsinia was and I think he sus- rather unfairly, my fellow dissen- Massachusetts, there have been pected this, because he was care ter said: "Take the other end of a home-spun, log-cabin type of campaigner, with Public moralelo caseven great wars, not counting the ful to point out that Abyssinia the scale. Suppose I am the mana-

agents of reassurance res-present war; that Americans have a spark of humour and ponsible for allaying pub-these wars, have been fought in important. The vital issue, he with oil wells producing ten mil- the common touch which he fears, stimulating pub-this as well as in the other homly thugs and peaceful citizens. The ton is nicely allocated down to sphere. They forgot that the only policy of sanctions applied to the the last barrel, and I have in- draws instant response lic effort, and giving ad-period of isolation and non-in-thugs would bring the first peace-formed the other directors that vice and encouragement. volvement which Americans have ful victory in the world's history, the usual dividend can be safely

enjoyed; if we allow ourselves to and would clearly demonstrate to declared. Moreover, the most im- Here is a highly com-ignore the affair of the Emperor thuggery that robbery, with vio- As I am being patted on the portant factor in the Will-mendable plan calling for Maximilian in Mexico, ed in 1914. lence was no longer a paying pro- back, along comes a cable, saying

ninety years which ended in 1914. position. Once this had been that the League kie boom has been his for-general adoption. It is a

This is our history. It is marii-achieved, he developed, the world about to make it impossible for eign policy. Weeks before plan which no nation, or ourselves from the great ware of moral and cultural renaissance of the five million barrels car- fest that in seeking to separate would experience 21 political, my best customer to take delivery the present crisis, when community can afford to Europe, we cannot rely upon the As the dawn succeeds the darkest marked for him. This is damned other Republican candi-overlook. There are too Atlantic Ocean, It has never been night, so we should enter a truly unpleasant news, and when I find

a barrier to ínválvement. in Golden Age.

out that it's all on account dates were emphasizing many "Mr. Nonsensibles" war."

It was dificult for him to see some backward state that doesn't their isolationism, he abroad to-day blowing up

[our objection to this, because we buy sixpenn'orth of dil a year, lit If the came out strongly for sup-facts until they appear in

Occans are not a barrier. They kept on agreeing with him how sounds downright crazy. are a highway: Across the oceans splendid the prospect was, re-embargo becomes a fact, apart porting the Allies. Now

weird distortion. To o all the empires of modern times membering only how and then to from the shareholders going hu- that popular opinion has many deliberately or un-have gone forth and have con- point out that as long as the capi-gry, it looks as though I shan't quered: the Spaniards and the talist system flourished the via be able to meet the bank loans I raised for the new well, and then swung so far in the same knowingly, allow them-Portuguese and the Dutch and the media was hopelessly blocked..

Every time we brought this up, where will the company be? direction under the im-selves to become dupes of Germans and the Japanese and

the French and the British, Across he quoted the name of some: The more I think about it, the pact of the Nazi military forces that would foment the oceans we ourselves have powerful industrialist or big-shot|more" determined I become to

throw a monkey wrench in this" machine, more and more fear, break down ration-gen, establication

sea communication in Alaska, in

League of Nations' works. I lob- Republicans or independ-ality, and destroy the China, in Hawaii, in the Philip- come when we face the prospect by my M.P., worry the banks, cir

allled interests, of living alone in a hemisphere of cularise poise which is one of the The fact of the matter is that weak States amidst a world of threaten to close down produc- velt's domestic policies most vital pieces of equip-an ocean is no burrier at all unless gigantic conquering. military tion. After all, my first duty is fo both sides of it are ruled by Stutes: Within the orbit. of our the Company; don't they pay me consider Willkie the only ment in combating every friendly or by weals Powers... influence and our interests from my salary?? man they could support. form of evil..

For that reason every war Alaska to the Netherlands Indies And so on, für into the night.. By the time the election

which involves the dominion of and from Canada to Brazil lle It all sounds very rococo now, A better defence against the seas is a world war in which lands whose natural wealth is and I can't think what prompted comes this sentiment may the tendency to accept America is inescapably involved. surpassed only by their small me to recall It: Maybe it's this The Independence of the populations and feeble defences. new pobce 'front they're trying fo be decisive, though it will discouraging and dis- Americas was a British 86 well as Overseas. In Asia and in Europe form. I hear it's quite a business be a tough fight if Roose heartening exaggerations in American polley and the isola- there are great military peoples deal: no golden age stuff, but velt elects to stand again. of the news is one of the secure. Since 1014 the British ca by conquerors, arthed to the that the Russlabs arch't too keen

tion of this hemisphere was living on crowded lands, govern-simple self-preservation. It seems primary needs to-day. A command of the seas. has been teeth, and within sight. of victory think the Capitalists are alming MR. SENSIBLE

gravely challenged, and the period This, then, is the hour of our to double-cross them. few more "Mr. Sensibles" of our splendid' isolation has destiny when it will be decided You can hardly blame them, how much of our "great. Inherit- can you? There must be an awful A plan was recently an- in each community can ended

Whatever is about to happen infance, we are able and willing to lot of Capitalists without any nounced in Britain to en-fill this need.,

Europe and Asia the hour hasldöfënd.

option.

ents who dislike Roose-

pines.

ourselves by

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and