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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 3, 1940

Marlene Dietrich In a dramatic scene with Brian Donlevy

in Universal's "Destry Rides Again," now at the King's Theatre.

OCCUPATION BY

GERMANY

SHORTAGE OF BEER IN MANCHOUKUO

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")... Faced with the tragedy of a beer shortage throughout Manchoukuo, breweries and wholesalers have banded together in an attempt to establish a union to control dis- tribution of the scarce beverage.

The union, according to an an- nouncement, is designed to strengthen relations . between the brewers and dealers, and to improve the distribution system.

Manchoukuó consumed. 1,300,- 000 cases of beer last year.

Of these, 20,000 were imported from Japan. Imports of Japanese beer have ceased this year, however, and although local breweries have increased their output by 50,000 cases, the people are at present suffering from a 12 per cent, shortage.-Havas..

have been sent away, and the productive capacity has been re- duced. The fate of the popula- tion in these countries, it may be argued, is not much worse than that of the German provinces which have undergone а similar process of impoverishment under Nazi rule. But in Czecho- slovakia, and still more in Poland, though less in Austria, it has been the deliberate policy of the Nazi administration to remove even es- sential commodities without re→ and great A NAZI GERMAN invasion may be violent as in gard for local needs,

hardship has thus been caused. Poland, the Low Countries and France, or "protec-There is, unfortunately, no reason to believe that Denmark will fare tive," that is, imposed by threat of violence, as in better than former victims of

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| Czechoslovakia and Denmark.

Violence and fifth column demoralisation may be combined as in Holland. Promises and bland- *D*D*D*D*D*☐•☐•☐*=*=*■•Ñ•Ñ•Ñ•Ñ•□□□◊ ishments are used to induce surrender and submis-

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sion. The Czechs were promised Home Rule.

Nazi aggression. Every successive step in the march of aggression is made to pay for the following one, with the result of general de- privation and misery. Wealthy**

countries are reduced to the low

level of living which Nazi policy has brought about in Germany, but it cannot be said that Ger-

To steel Norwegian independ, acteristics of the victim, but nev-many has derived any lasting ence Germans were sent who had ertheless shows common features benefit from its territorial con- been cared for by Norway at her which have by now become some-quest." (1). expense in their needy childhood what familiar. In Denmark we MANHOOD DRAINED AWAY after the war of 1914-18. They are at present witnessing the first The unemployment caused by said they had come as friends, stage of the elaborately conceived: he economic ruin of the victim and played music and sang songs. and systematically executed plan provides man-power

for Ger-

Council of Administration.

workers

have no

of

the

the

The promises are broken and which in Austria and Czechoslo- many. German farmers have been the blandishments discarded as vakia led ultimately to the era-promised a million Poles to work. soon as they have served their dication of all national independ-for them. Hundreds of thou--

and ence in economic purpose.

financial sands are working as prisoners of THE NAZI GRIP TIGHTENS matters. In Poland the process war, hundreds of thousands more Το diminish opposition and is still in full swing; it follows have been transported to work thereby economise German ex-there the same lines as used under conditions inferior even to penditure of effort, the existing against carlier victims of Nazi those of German workers. Sep- Government or a puppet Govern-aggression, though it is applied arated from their families, they ment nominally of local origin with rather less finesse than was are, in the words of the TU.C. may be allowed at the outset of considered advisable on previous Industrial News of February 27th, the occupation to carry on the ad-joccasions.

1940, "at the mercy of a clique ministration of the invaded coun-; The very first measures of the of Nazi officials and employers try. The trick has been played invading army are, of course, the who can conscript

them, draft with Dr. Hacha's administration, seizure of public utilities, means them where they will, pay them and the Danish government, In of transport, and other essential such wages and work them such Norway there was sleight of hand parts of the economy. This is hours as Nazi Police chiefs think with a Cabinet under the traitor followed where possible by con- fit. Polish Quisling and later a Norwegian fiscation of foodstuffs, rationing locally customary wages and. of consumption, issues of "Army limitations of hours obtaining for But even where the velvet glove promissory notes" and sequestra-German workers, though even is worn at first the mailed fist tion of public funds. The next the latter have a working day of soon bursts through and fastens move is habitually the cutting of 10 to 12 hours, not counting over- its grip on the victim's throat. commercial links with foreign time. It is significant that The brutal State-Secretary Frank countries, 2 measure which is Nazis have given the name of the in Bohemia-Moravia, or Reichs- the first step on the way towards "irst General Regency kommissar Terboven in Norway, the complete incorporation of new Third Reich" to German-occupied takte over power and dominate territories into the economy of Poland. They hope to add re- the administration. Sooner or the Reich. These precautionary glons in other parts of the world later the Gestapo comes in. There actions are soon followed by more to those under its yoke, to reduce is spying and shadowing and in-comprehensive and systematic free workers to slavery and timidation at once. Concentration] measures with the purpose of prevent the liberation 77 camps may come into the pic-bringing trade, industry and fin- already enslaved."

ture from the start or later. ance into the orbit of Nazł sys- In countries such as the Scan- THE ECONOMIC SQUEEZE tem. New rates of exchange are dinavian neutrals, where the Ger- The Nazis of course are not fixed, new taxes are introduced, mans. hope to obtain their ends benefited by the economic ruin the productive State property is with the use of less troops, of their victim which automati- made to serve the interests of the rather more subtle beginning is cally ensues from their invasion; Reich Government, private banks made. The local unemployment

assistance but they do not scruple to inflict are subordinated to the control of:

arrangements break it. They may at first make aofficial and semi-official institu- down or the Germans lay their show of mitigating it and bring- tions in the old parts of Germany, hands on them and withhold re- ing their own supplies with their leading private firms are encour lief. Then the unemployed are troops, as in Denmark. But they aged to seek the support of Ger- forced to build or repair aero- very quickly proceed to their imman companies, and the whole dromes and fortifications in their mediate aim, the plunder of raw system of Government control and own country for the use of their materials, man-power and food supervision is extended to The invaders, as in the case of the for the ever-increasing hunger newly acquired territory. As loot Norwegians, or organisation is set with which their war. policy has is one of the chief aims of Nazi up for the "voluntary" transfer devastated. Germany. Drastic aggression, action is soon taken of workers to Germany, as in the rationing is accompanied by milit- to transfer the movable wealth of case of the Danes. ary requisitions and by seizure of the invaded country to the old THE BLACK-OUT OF raw materials, and the exploita- and impoverished parts of the tion of industry. and agriculture Reich. Railway rolling stock, Το

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suppress opposition, or to fulal German needs. The Ger-road vehicles, all kinds of mach-criticism of their invasion mans may trade in exchange inery, stocks of raw materials plundering, liberty of expression such products of their own

and. ́food-stuffs are

Press considered is simultaneously, stifled. they are able and choose to send. most valuable and have been and radio are muzzled, free speech In industry control is furthered by taken in large quantities."

and right of assembly "verboten." imposing German directors as in "It is impossible to give even Only news sources favourable to Bohemia-Moravia, or expropria- a rough estimate of the assets of Germany may be used. News- tion as in Poland, and by German the annexed countries which the papers which do not toe the line economic dictatorship. Agriculture German authorities have either are censored or suppressed ob- has to produce what it is told for taken to other parts of the Reich|jectively-minded journalists lose German: needs..

or exported in their own Interest. their jobs and perhaps their. “The German authorities re-The effect on the countries con-liberty, Minds are imprisoned sponsible for the economic pono-cerned was very serious. Import-and the outside world cut off. tration and exploitation of the ant means of production" and This suppression is one of the territories Invaded by the Ger-transport have been permanently earliest. cares of the Gorman man military machino...have removed, their economy has been military authoritics... evolved

a standard procedure crippled and subordinated to the (1) The Statist, April 20th, 1040, which is varied in · Individual needs, of, thỏ Nazi war machine,| article on The Economics cases to meet the particular char-large numbers of the population Annexation.

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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 3, 1940

Russia And China Block Japanese Monroe Doctrine

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FORMER JAPANESE Foreign Minister Hachiro

Arita's rather vague Japanese Monroe Doctrine for CIRCUS

East Asia and adjacent insular areas in the western

Pacific ocean, has marked another forward step in ARTISTE'S

Nipponese policy in that part of the world.

It has not, however, cleared up Japan's im-ESCAPE

mediate intentions.

Although suffering intense, pain What the foreign minister said, in effect, was through an accident during a per- in the day, that Japan considers herself the dominant military, formance earlier

Dorothy Ayres, an eighteen year- political and economic power in East Asia and that old rollerskating circus star, in- she hopes to become the centre of a great new sisted on-doing her act at the Em- press Stadium. Earl's Court, Lon- aggroupment of East Asian peoples which will work on She completed her perfor- The crowd showed its together for mutual prosperity and self-improve-mance.

appreciation of her courage, but immediately she left the ring she

ment.

What he did not say is that Japan still has to bring her long conflict with Nationalist China to a successful conclusion and has not yet reached an understanding with Russia which would enable her, in event of need, to utilise all her armed forces in establish- ing domination over the Nether-| lands East Indies, French Indo- China, British Hong Kong and other foreign-controlled arcas within the proposed new Japan- ese sphere of domination.

SILENT ON RUSSIA

MANCHOUKUO

EXCHANGE

CONTROL

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Exchange control laws in Man- choukuo have been revised anew and now place a 50-yuan limit The programme, in some on the amount of money that may respects, was noteworthy for its be brought into or taken out of lack of specific references to the country. The chief points set. Russia which has been a chief forth in the revised laws are: Ban opponent of Japanese expansion upon circulation of, as well as for more than a decade.

receipt and payment in foreign

rencies, in Manchoukuo.

It should be remembered that currencies, notes of the Federal Reserve Bank of China. Mongolian Russia herself has been carrying banknotes, and other alien cur.- out an aggressive policy in eastern Asia ever since 1924. It was in

Control upon transfer from that year that Soviet "advisers"

Manchoukuo of domestic, Japan- began to gain control of the Chin-

ese and foreign currencies. Re- ese nationalists revolution, then)

duction of the limit of currencies led by the late Dr. Sun Yat-se, carried by out-going tourists to and began the penetration which 50 yuan from 500 yuan. resulted in formation of the Restraint on influx of the powerful Chinese Communist domestic, Japanese and foreign party which has maintained its

currencies. Lowering of the independence and increased in amount of currency which may strength despite continued pres- be carried by incoming tourists sure from Chinese Nationalist to 50 yuan from 200 yuan. Generalíssimo Chiang Kai-shek All remittances abroad must and the Japanese.

The Chinese Communist party with Russian support, has con trolled considerable areas of

from

now be made only with a permit, which replaces the former free limit of 500 yuan per annum. Remittances by coolies to their

China, homes (in North China ever since 1927 when it where they were imported) are split from Generalissimo also subject to permits. Chiang's Kuomintang (Nation- alist) party and established а Soviet government.

SPREAD RED IDEAS

It has been a dominant factor in the Chinese revolutionary youth

movement and has made a great deal of progress in spreading Red ideas among the peasantry, parti-

The Kwantung Territory, it' was also announced, has taken similar steps, to ensure full co- ordination with Manchoukuo in their common economie policy. The revised exchange control laws came into effect on July 15-Havas.

cularly in north-west China. DEATH FOR

The communists joined General- Issimo Chiang's "All-China anti- Japanese Front" at the beginning of the Chinese-Japanese conflict,

but

HOARDING

surrendered their independence. IN

Their armies have been maintain- ed in the field and they have re- tained control of government in the north-west provinces. Com-

GERMANY

munist leaders continually have THERE

IS A GREAT RUSH

flown back and forth between IN GERMANY NOW TO BUY}

the Chinese nationalist capital in THINGS. THE GERMAN PEO- Chungking and Moscow.

PLE WHO STILL REMEMBER INFLATION PERIOD

Thus it would appear that THE any Japanese move for suddon AFTER THE LAST GREAT WAR ARE ANXIOUS TO BUY AS expansion southward hardly

could be envisaged without MANY THINGS AS THEY POS- taking Russia's attitude Into consideration.

STATEMENT IN MANCHURIA

SIBLY CAN AND TO LAY UP STOCKS OF VARIOUS PRO- DUCTS.

The Nazi authorities look with great disfavour upon this move- ment and according to para. 1 Russia, is must be remembered, of the War Economy

Decrees has kept from 300,000 to 500,000 which have been recently issued, Japanese troops Immobilised in persons who "destroy, hold back

Manchuria throughout the three or hoard raw materials or goods years of the China war, she has which are of vital necessity to fortified points in Kamchatka and the people are liable to impri- her islands to the northward of sonment, hard labour, and even Japan and has chlarged her naval death.

base and airfields at Vindivostok The official journal of the Min-' "the arrow which points at the istry, of Justice, "Dle Deutsche heart of Japan."

Justiz," elaborates this paragraph What Moscow thinks of the for- and states that, furniture, silk musical instruments, eign minister's programme will be material,

of the utmost importarice. If the fall into this category.

CHEUNG CHAU MEETING

The Annual Business Meeting

Russian attitude is "thumbs down" the Japanese moves southward undoubtedly will be checked. If, on the other hand, Josef Stalin feels that it is in his interest to *see Japan expand southward so

that pressure on his own spheres of the Cheung Chau Residents of imluence, notably in Outer Asssociation is to be held on Mongolia and. north-west China, Monday at 10 a.m. In the Cheung will be removed, one may expect Chau Assembly Hall. All resid- startling developments,

lents are expected to attend.