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CHINA MAIL The British-American

"WINDSOR, HOUSE

PETAIN'S DILEMMA

饵

The continued attacks

upon Marshal

Petain's

government by the Ger-

Connection

the

Venezuelan world.

For the second time in our which led to the Monroe Doctrine, any other power which threaten-should be New York and not New man-controlled press of generation the American people the French invasion of Mexico, ed to invade the North Atlantic and ending in 1815

about are greatly concerned

a) the Civil War, 'Paris, admittedly with war which Britain is fighting, and affair, the Spanish War, the first]

nced

to World War, the conflict in the Far support from

Berlin,Americans very much

understand why their Country East and the Pacific, and now the plainly indicates the should be so deeply involved in second World War in which our necessity, from the vic-the fate of Britain. The accept-

ed doctrines of international law

Evid-Americans and that with some

By WALTER LIPPMANN

In the sixteenth century, as we have seen, the British struggle with Spain decided the very pos- sibility of the settlement of the United States by English-speak- ing men. In the next century, in the British struggle with Holland it was determined that New York

Amsterdam. Beginning in 1639 there were fought a great series of wars be- tween Britain and France which The British-American connec-determined that Canada and the tion was founded about a hundred Mississippi Valley and New Eng- | years after Columbus discovered land and the West Indies should America-in fact, during the belong to the English-speaking reign of Queen Elizabeth-after peoples. In all those wars Ameri- tors' viewpoint, of bring- and the usual formulae of Ameri-

the triumph of British over Span-cans participated--in what we call ing further pressure

to ran foreign policy do not help.

ish sea power in 1588. Before that in our history books, King Wil- For while in theory it is laid down

victory there was already a great liam's War, Queen Anne's War, the French bear upon that obstinate, that all foreign powers look alike

Spanish empire in the Americas King George's War,

Peru. and Indian Wars, and the quasi- soldier-statesman.

do they have a sperial relation-relations with Britain, co-opera- extending from Florida to ently he is not taking the ship, in a ractice they do not take tive or antagonistic, were not the But there were no English-speak-war with France.

paramount and decisive considera-ing settlements. They were not Bas .ew. German medicine as will-

tion in American foreign policy, begun until 1607 in the generation after the naval victory in the Twice they have proclaimed ingly as its compounders

must Surely, then, there

be English Channel. Because that neutralty and twice, when Brit-

Thus, though Americans fought think he should; and he ain was in great peril, they have something wrong with the theory naval battle was not lost but was

their inde- still holds the reins in un-gone to her support. The ques-of our neutral indifference to Brit-won, the ocean highway was open-the British to win

though they tion which any saber citizen imustuin, and something very superfed to the settlement of Virginia pendence in 1776, occupied France. The new ask himself is whether twice we cial in the talks that propagandist and of Massachusetts Bay by men fought them in 1812, though the Constitution he has de- lave strayed from the true doc-have suddenly and recently in who spoke English and read the two nations have quarreled dan- trine under the pressure of pro-vented the British-American con-English Bible and adhered to the gerously over many matters, yet as against all other European creed documents and

paganda, or whether the detrie nection. A relation so profound English common law.

powers that have had designs on the and so persistent and, in every legalises his dictatorship. American indifference to

this hemisphere or upon the con- fate of Britain is not contrary to practical test, so controlling must

trol of the North Atlantic Ocean, He can dismiss, punish the real interests and, therefore, reflect enduring geographic. his-

they have since the beginning of actual and replace Ministers as to the

practice of thetoric and political realities.

our history stood together. They American nation. Are we misled. he pleases. The consulta-typropaganda or

This is the origin of the Brit-stood together against Spain from ish-American connection the the days of the Armada, through tive council with which he pelted by realities?

cominon control of the North At-the negotiations which led to the has replaced Parliament

In fact, the relationship is an-lantic which has insured the de- Monroe Doctrine, to the Spanish- American War of 1898. They velopment of a common civilisa- can be counted upon to

cient and is deep. Far from its "do precisely what he tells

being the work of recent propan in the British Isles and in stood together against the France

North America. Ever since this of Louis XIV, of Louis XV, If 1917 had been the first time gandists, the British-American'

the it to do. Berlin, obvious-

beginning

Englishspeaking Napoleon I, and, when in 1859 1941 were only the second connection is a continual develop-peoples on both shorts of the they did not at first stand to- ly, is uneasy as to how he time we were involved in a great ment since the end of the six North Atlantic have in the end gether, Napoleon III invaded and

British war, a plausible case might teenth century-since the defeat. will use his power.

expel conquered Mexico. They stood to- perhaps be made out for the idea of the Spanish Armada gave

the always stood together to

other military powers from this gether against the European al- that the British-American connec-| English-speaking men the con-

theliance of Prussia, Russia, Austria The argument advanc-tion is the work of propagandists, trol of the North Atlantic Ocean.egion, to defend it against

the Central military and France. against entrance of any other For three centuries and a half,!

European alliance under the Kai- ed in Vichy to make suchBut the fact is that while Ameri-

chus have quite easily remained since the generation just before the power.

ser William II and now they are a situation palatable is neutral in most wars-for exain-English-speaking settlers began

again standing together-against Crimean, ple, the

The Franco- to come to this continent, the

war Therefore, in every that a Petain dictatorship Prussian, the Sino-Japanese, the ocean between the British

be-the Nuzi empire of Adolf Hitler. Isles tween Britain and any European↑ will be of great advantage Russo-Japanese, and the Balkan and North America has been held power seeking the domination of Is it conceivable that this his- wars- there has aerer been by English speaking men. This Europe and of the ocean highwaystory of more than three centur- in negotiating the peace area: war between Britain and has meant that on both sides of to the rest of the world, Ameri-ies is the work of clever propa- terms which ultimately the dominant power of Continen- the occan, regardless of political cans have participated. For, con-gandists and warmongers? Is it tal Europe in which Americans forms, the same kind of civilisa- trary to the general belief in this not evident that the British- will end the present arm- did not participate. Moreover, tion established Itself, and it country, 1917 was not the first American connection could not be istice, but apparently that there las never been a serious has meant that, whatever the dif- American participation in Europ-so persistent if it were not always

mans. They probably be-with France, the Louisiana crisis ples, their common interest has In Europe, and there have been indissoluble and irreversible his- they many in which America was not tory? Can any small and super- gin to realise that there with Napoleon, the War of 1812. been so fundamental that

the crisis of the Grand Aliance have always stood together against involved.

and

arc We Come

foreign references-often very serious

wwwww.w

ean affairs; the truth is that there renewed by the compulsion

of

of

does not satisfy the Ger-crisis in American

lations the so-called quasi-war among the English-speaking peo- has never been a great British war geography and by the ties of an

'Planes For

England

Hence, one will hear more soon, the Bell Atracuda pursuit types about the four-engine Ryfng boats apparently depends in large part of the PBY series which are al-on engine production, particularly ready being delivered in some production of the relatively new numbers by the Consolidated Air-liquid-cooled Allison engine on

ficial explanation account for the fact that the English-speaking peoples in the North Atlantic, whatever their differences among themselves, have always stood to- gether when there was uny ser- ious threat from any other quar- Iter?

are two sides to that view. If Petain should demon- strate that he will act in consonance with a public opinion to be sensed rath- er than expressed, he will į be strong; if he intends! Bombers, bombers, bombers' to force upon his people a All the talk about American air- cooperation with Ger- caft production for England seems to centre around hombing many antagonistic to planes rather than pursuit ships. craft Company of San Diego, which the General Motors plant the British and their every instinct, the The layman is inclined to inquire Callf, either by way of Bermuda of Indianapolis has reached

why. It would scem that the' or over the North Atlantic. As the output of around 300 a month. peace thus attained will smaller, fuster fighters are what fogs lift in the spring, the ten- endure only

off hour northern route from New- so long as is needed to keep bombers

Britain, and these could be turn-foundland will become more and there are sufficient Ger- ed out more rapidly.

more usable. By May, it is expect- man bayonets to uphold

But from talks with technicians it. Nevertheless they still hope to use the Marshal, if they can.

an

What we see to-day is what the Americans have always in the end been com- pelled to see-that both must sur- vive and be strong or neither can be truly secure and independent. When the British and the Ameri- cans have seen this truth clearly, both have profited immensely;

and military men several reasons By Tully Nettleton established production of high- when they have lost sight of it

Arst place, the British with their

for the procedure appear. In the

decentralised plants are almost ed that the Boeing Company of cockily confident of their ability Seattle will be in production with to turn out, even under fire, the its "ying fortress.' Hurricanes, Spitfires or other pur- suit types.

The touchstone of his

Moreover, they are Thus far the American 'plane intentions, as the Ger-

close enough to be able to adopt most heard from in English use is mans see it, is what he in- most quickly any changes of de- the Lockheed-Hudson, not pri- tends to do about Laval. It sign and armament which combat marily a combat 'plane but a re- experience shows to be needed.

connaissance or patrol 'plane of is still insisted that Laval

great maneuvreability and use- Comparatively speaking, the de- fulness. A new Inodel of this must return to the Cab-sign for bombers is more settled, inet in some capacity; more like the construction of the plane is on the way.

large passenger transport 'planes

suffered

War

The much larger and longer horsepower aviation engines in temporarily, they have the United States is in the air-seriously. They saw, the truth cooled types, with Wright Aero-clearly in the first phase of Napo- nautical and Pratt & Whitney as leon and we obtained Louisiana. the principal manufacturers. Each They saw it clearly in the Can- has a current output in the neigh- ning-Rush negotiations and Latin bourhood of 1,000 motors a month, America was guaranteed its inde- with additional facilities under pendence. The British did not construction.

see it clearly in 1859, and Louis Napoleon was permitted to invade Within four or five months the Mexico; they did not at first see Packard Motor Car Company ex-it clearly during our Civil pects to be in production with its and the British ruling class very edition of the Rolls-Royce Merlin nearly connived at the destruc- engine. Shortly afterward Henry tion of the Union. They saw it Ford will be turning out some of clearly in 1898 and stood between otherwise further negotia- in which American builders have In the field of medium or dive the 4,000 Pratt & Whitney-type us and the intervention of Ger- tions with Germany will dune exceedingly well, and apt to bombers, called "attack" 'planes engines which ho has contracted many on the side of Spain. In be able to make use of the moss by the American Army, the Bri- to build for the War Department, 1917, but only when the situation bog down in hopeless production facilities of the Ameri-tish are receiving supplies of the and within the year Bulck also was grave, we saw that the sur- deadlock.

Douglas DB-7 and Martin 167, will be producing Pratt & Whit-vival of Britain was an American But Berlin can motorcar industry.

both ordered originally by theney engines and Studebaker will interest. In 1941 once more, but wants more than that. It Finally, the large bomber types French. The factories reportedly be building Wright engines,

again slowly, dimly and tardily, and even some of the medium are turning out about three a day seems to be insisting up-bombers have enough fuel capacity of each of these models, in addi-

we see that the survival of Brit- Actually the total reported pro-ain is an American interest. on the Marshal's granting and flying range to be capable of power to this man whom being flown across the Atlantic to pan will eventually have

the lighting zone, whereas the production of its now plant and which forecasts deliveries of 1,500

more revealing than abstract theo- all France, and the out-pursuit planes, being built for ro. Martin will have an added plant planes a month at the middle of rising, private wishing, and ances- side world to boot, regards taken over in cargo vessels,

latively short flights, must be at Omaha, Neb. The new Martin 1941 and of 30,000 'planes for the trak prejudice: that testimony is B-26 bomber is to draw extensive- | full year of 1942. On a conserva- as Hitler's willing tool in

ly on the automobile industry for tive basis of one-half of Ameri- conclusive that the North Atlan- parts, the defeated state.

can production to Britain, T. P.tic Ocean joms the British Isles Pe-

Wright, Defence Commission con- and North America in one insev- tain's hesitation in going will be required to insure

At Buffalo, NY.. the Curtles sultant, calculated that parity in erable system of security. that far is the stumbling that the aid he perforce division of Curtiss-Wright is pro totul air forces between Britain the British are the first line of ducing eight fighter planes a day and the Axis would be reached our defence and we are the final: block. No one knows bet- denies to Britain shall not for Britain, according to recent early in 1942. Since it is proving citadel of the British defence ter than the Marshal him-covertly be extended to announcement. These rue of the possible to allot more than half against all who invade the ocean single-engine P-40 type. Produc-| to Britain, the turning point may which connects the homelands. på

apeaking, peoples, the Engli self how much vigilance her bitter foe.

tion on the Lockheed P-38 and fome sopper

tion, of which the Douglas Com-duction of 799 military aeroplanes

tha in December exceeded a schedule The testimony of experience-is

Thus