1941-07-05 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 5, 1941

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

THAILAND'S POLICY

Japan may be intense- ly occupied by the real political problems con- fronting her in the Far East, but it is unlikely that she will lose the opportunity for elaborate ceremonial to-day when ratifications of the peace treaties affecting Thai- land, Indo-China and Japan are exchanged in Tokyo. It may be taken for granted, too, that nothing will be omitted which can possibly lead to speculation on whether there is any deeper mean- ing to the procedure and create the impression that Thailand is more deeply committed to Japan than Thailand's natural goodwill in all the circumstances would

automatically imply.

In other circles, there has always been a certain anxiety over Japanese in- fluences in Thailand and it is natural that this should increase to some

now

Yates

"VIGILANCE": TO-DAY'S PROBLEM PICTURE

indebted that he is France Under Nazi Rule

to Japan, and

now that the ability of

An examination of the French a feeling French Indo-China

to newspapers, especially the perio-shield and maintain the balance of dicals, shows how the quick-wit- France. forces round and above the Malay Peninsula is! weakened beyond repair.

ted French censors.

to

that he is trying to leader around Laon on May 17,

help the people of 18 and 19, made de Gaulle a gen-i Touching letters from eral on the battlefield, the young, army, are reproduced est general in the French

June 2, 1940.

Out of

outwit the German children to him

in French publications. the chaos he stands for probity, Everyone in France listens the R.B.C. broadcasts in French for there is nothing dubious about for the news. A publication his past, and be is not forgotten

London as the "hero of Verdun." There is, however, no om France carries in one of its

which has just reached

The French people, according evidence at all that Thai- issues a very

article mild little about a man who bought a small to competent observers, have not tool, the coast of Africa. realised how much he is a

land is ready to become island off the tool of Japan in any With the article, two or three unconscious of course, of the Ger- expansionist ambitions paragraphs in length, is publish-mans and of those around

entertained in Tokyo. She has tried to help by be- coming a Japanese pur- chasing agent for several commodities, but conces sion of naval bases in the Gulf of Siam is a horse of quite a

unnecessarily large

map

course

him

the

ed an

whose only interest is in a Ger- Lo showing the whole of the African man victory if they are not

of By what

face many unpleasant contingen- war area,

While the friendly critic eunnot but be a coincidence, be- cies.

acknowledges the good points sides the insignificant little island town

there is, however, the matter of that is a mere dot, every mentioned in the communiques is handing over political refugees to shown a boon to the French who the Germans which it is hard to

of place on the credit side of listen-in and enjoy the news

Reforms that displease the Italians being treated like account. skittles in Abyssinia.

the Germans are not proceeded Frenchmen In London A well-known different colour,

French writer with. joins in the game. Speaking of ask, how long? and, in fact, there has

a German classic, he says in an been quite recent re- article that he has been reading)

it again but is disappointed at the affirmation of the princi- long time the hero takes to die. ples behind the signature whereas English works are full of between Britain and

Is it also only a strange coin- Thailand of a non-aggres-cidence that the inimitable Mau- sion treaty last June.

life and vigour,

rice Chevalier, who has been singing for charity, has written two songs whose titles are "Es poir" (Hope) and "L'Arc en Ciel":

(the Rainbow)?

Yet another publication prints an article about the important role

in the mind of the reader as to

Do We Know

De Gaulle?

De Gaulle begged his superiors to let him unite all the tanks of the French army into one group, and had his plea been listened to the story to-day might have been a very different one.

Advice To The "Occupied”

in

A pamphlet that appears many forms, is sometimes hand- sometimes typed, more written,

or printed, often mimeographed "Avis a l'Occupe" (Advice to the Occupied) is well-known to the German invaders of France.

M. Maurice Dejean, formerly assistant to M. Coulondre, French Ambassador in Berlin, at the be- ginning of a lecture at Caxton Hall remarked that all his hear- ers, of course, knew General de

"If they think they are clever Gaulle. Quite frankly, the French in instilling defeatism into your people in our midst have not put heart by giving concerts in your de Gaulle "over" to the British squares, you are not obliged to public. Beyond the fact that go there to listen. Stay at home. he or go out into the country and newspapers remind readers is "head of the Free French listen to the birda.”

"If you Forces," very few know anything Paragraph 12 says:: else about him, And yet he has have to speak to a German sen- two remarkable "mentions in tinel outside. a Kommandantur despatches" one in the last war, don't take your hat off.”.

"Abandoned by the other in this, which prove be

your State is no carpet soldier.

wireless," says paragraph 15, who "An officer

has "Abandoned by your newspaper,

friends and family, when learn to think for yourself. But

In 33 numbered paragraphs it! presents its counsels to the suff- It tells the ering Frenchman. Frenchman to be frigidly polite! but it teaches him not to lose his sense of proportion and values, for the German is ever the enemy

International brotherhood of smokers is shown in the para-1 graph, No. 6: "If he asks you Lor a light hold out your ciga-! rette. Never since the most dis- tant ages has

one, ever refused. fire, not even to a mortal enemy."

Petain Is Popular Marshal Petain is still popular shown the highest moral and in- abandoned by your party, far!

1916:

Thailand, whose people are well educated and of excellent abilities, has al- ways observed a discreet petrol will play in this war. Per- neutrality. What hasusal of the article leaves no doubt caused some people to sus- who has got, and is going to keep, pect her is her evidently the petrol. friendly feelings for Japan, with whom she has signed several commercial in France. The perusal of any agreements. Japan has French newspaper shows this; and tellectual value. On March 2, at from your

the village of Douaumont, people just out of France confirm built many of her war the fact. To a people in despair after a terrific bombardment the do not forget this the voice that ships, her young officers the venerable old man, represents enemy attacked the battalion from pretends to encourage and help every side, led his company to is the voice of Goebbels, Watch often receive their train-something fatherly, and there is the counter-attack in B. furious out for German propaganda."

hand-to-hand combat, the only "It is forbidden to lacerate; ing in the Japanese Navy Rangoon, in Burma, and solution to the situation compati- their posters. Be careful not to and growing desires for a Singapore is within easy ble in his judgment with milltary rub against them if they are wet honour. He was seriously wound-with rain. Why does the face on strong fleet, joined to her flying distance of Southed in the action. An Officer of the poster find it so hard to keep war-time army strength ern Thailand. There is no the highest order. Two previous clean?" }

of 400,000 men, have led need to emphasise how wounds and one mention in des- hate: "Put on an air of indiffer-1

patches."

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Paragraph 21 is tragedy and

WHAT IT IS

1940:

"An admirable leader ence. Stifle your anger. It will to questions about where important to the Empire's all this was leading. Apart war effort is that vast and showing dashing initiative; at come in useful some day."

tacked with his division the Hope in de Gaulle and hope in THE FINEST

Abbeville, firmly England are not wanting in this from Thailand's advanced wealthy trade which goes bridgehead of and independent acts leads us to rate highly the ed 14, kilometres into the enemy's eagle struts proudly, but it is the spirit, through Singapore. It held by the enemy. Broke the "Advice to the Occupied." Para-

German resistance and progress graph 23 reads:The German & SAFEST IN which naturally

friendship, her atti-independence and good-lincs, taking hundreds of prison- goose-stop. Marching off to war

capturing considerable against England it sings but HONG KONG tude is extremely impor-will of Thailand, who material. tant for our interests in holds so much of that Who signed these two magni-"You grumble because they fcent testimonials? The first was make you be indoors by cloven the Far East. It is only a long, slim peninsula at algned by Marshal Petain, the sharp.. Simple, have you not un- few hundred miles from whose tip is the imperial second by General Weygand, and derstood that it is so that you may

It was General Weygand who for listen to the B.B.C. from Eng her capital of Bangkok to base.

his successe9 03 0 tank-corpul land?)

our

ers and

probably it's its swan song