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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 22, 1941.

"V" FOR VICTORY CAPTURES U.S. IMAGINATION

NEUTRAL EXPOSES AXIS RADIO

In о fully docu- mented article on the front page of the Buenos Aires

La Nacion, Leonardo Spearman, the news- paper's London corres- pondent, gives an ac- count of what he des- cribes as a 'malicious attempt" by Berlin and Rome radio to misrepresent his des- patches.

He reproduces sen- tences which the Axis radio took from his despatches, torn from their context, wrongly to represent him as stating that British morale was weak.

AS EVIDENCE OF how Mr. Winston Churchill's vigorous "V" campaign has caught the imagination of the Americans, Alexander Stewart, father of the film star, James Stewart, has erected a 10-foot alumin- ium painted V on top of Indian County's Courthouse.

The sign which hangs 300 feet over streets is illuminated by floodlights each evening.

The Press continues to give Symphony opens has been turned considerable prominence to the into the motif of the inevitable. campaign.

knocking ominously on doors and The New York Sun" yesterday windows whenever the Nazi op- jan a leader stated: "Now

the pressors pass by."-Reuter. Nazis have decided to use the letter V for victory. This Ger- man imitation is doubtless intend- ed to confuse but it is doubtful if many will be fooled.

"When Europe's captive people hear the word victory or see the sign on walls there will be no doubt in their minds who the vic- tory is meant for. The only vir- tory worth the name is final vic- tory over Nazi tyranny.

"What seemed a cute trick may prove a boomerang for Goebbels' department."

Fifth Symphony

ROYAL

WORKMAN

DECORATED

A Government workman who, for over forty-five years, was per- haps more clo.ely in touch-in a Iteral sense with the most im- portant Royal ceremonies than The "Christian Science Moni-¦any highly placed Royal official tor"

on Saturday said: "Beeth was yesterday presented with the oven would never have been a Imperial Service Medal by Mr. Nuzi. He would be glad to know George Hicks, Parliamentary that the motif of fate knocking at Secretary to the Ministry of Works 000i the door with which the Fifth and Building.

LONDON WATCH ON FAR EAST EVENTS

During his service, he minister- led to the needs of ten Prime

Ministers and four Speakers,

At an early stage in his life, he assisted in the preparations of St. Paul's Cathedral for Queen Vic- toria's Diamond Jubilee, the Lying in State of Queen Victoria at St. George's Chapel, Windsor and the Lying-in-State of Mr. Gladstone. -British Wireless.

Konoye support against the ex- tremists while securing the sup- part of the moderates who dislike being put in the Fascist straight jacket by the previous Cabinet. The appointment of Mr. Ogura, head of the powerful Sumitomo banking industrial syndicate, us Finance Minister, is to open

Sheet Anchor

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THE WEEK-END provided an opportunity purse-strings of the vested inter- for a digest of the implications of the newly-ests for the Treasury's needs. formed Konoye Cabinet, Watchfulness main- tained by London and Washington remains unrelaxed. British defences in Malaya are being reinforced and the U.S. Fleet is main- tained in the Pacific as precautions against ently maintaining an independent eventualities.

Berlin's satisfaction is that the new Cabinet sull regards the Tripartite Puct us the sheet anchor, but London draws the conclusion that although appar-

course

Japan will continue to pursue a policy of expansion which must inevitably be at others' expense.

It is significant to note that

There is firm belief in London that the new Japanese Cabinet does not necessarily Prince Konoye declared that the entail a significant change in Japan's basic foreign policy, which belief seems confirmed by the statements made by Konoye and the new Foreign Minister, Admiral Toyoda. Lon- don, however, took note of Konoye's deter-

Tripartite Pact will henceforth serve not as an "automatic offen- sive instrument for Japan's own expansion" but as a purely defen- sive alliance its avowedly ori ginal purpose. This attempt remove suspicion of Japan's in- tentions meets with whimsical response by, London circles quot-

speak louder than words.

to

mination to carry out Japan's decided policy Ing Mr. Cordell Hull that deeds

"boldly and swiftly."

London circles pointed, with the democratic out that serious trouble is pcssible. definitely brewing. There,

Powers if

Anti-Russian

China Question

It is understood that Konoye's raison d'etre as Premier has been: that he will settle the "Ching based on his pledge to the nation is.Incident. The question con-

fore, the situation calls for out that the

London circles further pointed

Cabinet which keen vigilance and pre-heavily weighted by the retention fronting Japan is therefore whit- paredness against even-Minister Oikawa notedly anti-another major engagement while of War Minister. Tojo and Navy her Japan? Dare she take up tualities.

Russian -is a guarantee that the her hands are tied up in China? ! Nowhere, however, is there the Army's and Navy's desires must Uneasiness increased during the faintest suggestion or talk of get the first leeway. Mr. Matsuoka week-end over reports of Mr. appeasement. The reason for this has been dropped because firstly Sotomatsu Kato's visit to Admiral is probably found in the views he is objectionable to the United Darlan in Vichy, and Admiral on the composition of the new States and Britain and his exclude Coux's sudden return to Hanoi. Konoye Cabinet.

sion, it is hoped, will make pos It is Ironical that Vichy, profès- sible approchement with them. ́ ́ sedly sincerest.collaborator of the

Suitlek, generally understood

that its composition. Indicates Secondly, his exclusion, Axis, is not enjoying the protec --an attempt at a compromise was thought, would patch uption of its overlord. Contrarily, between the liberal and extre the internal dispute which has its territory is made an object of mist factions in Japan; yerl beon" aflame since his return bargaining. The compromise: apparently Is from Berlin and Mostow, London seems convinced that designed to find a more sober Thirdly, in the event of an at- Japan's policy must soon move in execution of the policy as con- tack on Russia, there would be order. to pacify domestic discon- trasted to Matsuoka's head on"}, no compunction or loss of fact, tent over the China war. It is manner which will extricate London, however, also noted believed that the Kato-Darlan Japan from the morass wherein that there has been no talk is aimed at securing Vichy's she finds herself since the out-slightest hint that Konoyé séquiescence In Japan's occupa➡ break of the Russo-German war has been out of stop with tion of South Indo-China in order but enable her to pursue indepen-Matsuoka, Baron Hiranuma to secure strategia bases for future dently the achievement of her who negotiated the anti-Comin operations southwards, yet avoid- war expansionist programme tern Pact but subsequently being confilet with Britain and tho without risking as major collision I came moderate is intended to give United States, ·Central NewIE,

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