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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 23, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

JAPAN'S PROBLEM

Events in Russia plain- ly raise difficult problems in strategy and diplomacy for Japan. As never before since this war began, Hit- ler's power and prestige is at issue, and already there is a strong and growing body of opinion which, if it is not prepar- ed to agree that Hitler lost! the war the day he order- ed the blitzkrieg against Moscow, feels that fai- lure to break through in ten or fourteen days spelt the doom of the whole enterprise, no matter what victories he may now snatch. It follows then that continued active partnership with! an ally whose future; power is deeply jeopar dised must be a matter for anxious study by the new Cabinet, though nothing in Ministerial statements since

announcement of the new personnel has justified the conclusion that any substantial with- drawal from earlier policy is at present contemplat- ed. On the contrary, it has been the purpose of the Konoye Cabinet to give the impression that noth- ing has changed but the driving force, and that the tempo of action is to be speeded up.

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A NEW PIECE ON THE BOARD

The First Americans &

successfully dispute, that the for- eign policy of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Monroe was not one bit more Isolationist or non-interventionist than the policy of Roosevelt, Willkie and ALTHOUGH there are sume 1 whether Spain hud really sur-

*full, The two policies are the who think it far-fetched and rendered and was collaborating same policy-the historic Ameri- meddlesome for the United States, with the revolutionary conqueror can policy since the foundation of government to take an interest But by September of the same the Republic. It is that the terri- the British Were telling tories affecting our vital interests in the fate of the French, Spanish year

Their Policy

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was

The news was communicated on

February 15, 1798, by Lord Gren- ville to Rufus King, the United States Minister

really to be

cause the resources

of South

position

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By Walter Lippmann

taken

the

and Portuguese empires, They Rufus King that there "could be must not pass from the control of would not think so if they had no doubt that France had obtain= |¦ friendly and pacific nations into For the moment,

American history. Forer a cession" of the Louisiana the control of aggressive and ex- no studied

the line of policy an uneed by territory and King was saying in panding empires, and that to pre- safe prediction can be

the President

May 28, and London that we should be un- vent this happening we are pre-

that Louisiana made as

should | pared "to marry ourselves to the to what that being followed by Secretary willing

Hull in his negotiations, was in pass into the hands of new pro-British fleet and nation" because might mean interpreted fat inaugurated under President prietors."

this means "the union of two. into terms

nations who, in conjunction, can of Far East John Adams and while Washing-

tun was still alive. In 1798 dur- Shortly after this, by a secret | maintain exclusive possession of strategy. For manying the wars of revolutionary in-treaty

1. 1800, the ocean." signed October

Louisiana did rede

to question the months Japan has been perialism

ar: se Spain

There has been no change what- which has now, with Hitler's Napoleon, though for more than a

ever in the principles of American poised to strike in the

Germany in place of Napoleonic year this was stoutly denied by foreign policy. If in 1802 we

arisen again it

The Spanish and the French. The southward direction, at- France,

could not allow revolutionary States continued to learned that conquering France United

France to control the mouth of the tracted by the promise of was about to gain control of the negotiate with Great Britain and Mississippi, if in 1823 we could

taken about tat Spanish rich spoil in the raw mat- weakly

empire the which then included the Louisiana Spanish possessions was identical not allow Russia to control the western coast of Canada or the erials which could be ob-.

territory, Florida, Central and

European quadruple alliance tö reconquer tained in the Dutch East South America.

South Central and America, then how can Indies and Malaya, re-

it be argued by Col. Lindbergh that in strained by consideration

1941 we are more aggressive than in London, say-

Hitler because we say that Hitler of the risks of a war with

shall not control the islands of ing as King reported, it, that "If Great Britain, possibly Spain should be able to preserve

the Atlantic and the west coast of Africa? The distance in time also the United States. her independence and prevent u revolution in her government,"

from Washington to New Orleans! Japan's imperialists, Great Britain would let the Span-

in 1801, or from Chicago to South both in and out of Ish empire alone; "but if it was with that which Americans have America in 1823, was very much

to in regard apprehended Spain now

greater than the distance to-day the Azores or the Cape uniform, paint an allur- should fall beneath the control of French, Spanish and Portuguese from ing picture of a Japanese France," then the British govern- possessions in the Western Hemis- Verde Islands or Casablanca or ment "would endeavour to pre-phere or confronting it, and in re- Dakar to any part of the Ameri- can continent. I have myself Empire, enlarged, rounded vent France from gaining to their gard to the control of the seas.

The policy was formulated by talked recently with a Canadian out and made impregn- America" and would "immediate-President Jefferson in his instruc- newspaper man who had dinner

tion of April 18, 1802, to Living- in Montreal able by the acquisition of ly open their views and

and breakfast a negotiation upon the sion, the United States Minister England, having crossed the At- the Dutch East Indies, mence

in Paris: "The cession of Louisiana | lanitic in a bomber. Yet we are subject with the United States." with their riches in rub- There was some doubt' then, as and the Floridas by Spain to asked to belleve that Jefferson,}

about French ber, tin, many tropical there is now about Vichy, as to France works most sorely on the who was aroused

United States." New Orleans, he control of New Orleans, and Mon- products and that com- even

and Jefferson, who were a military pointed out, is one of the gate-roe

ways to our territory: "France, aroused about the control of far- modity which is more pre-standpoint, of cutting off placing herself in that door, as off South America, would to-day! cious than gold in a world all sources of supply ex-sumes to us the attitude of de- be unconcerned at the prospect

flance. Spain might have retained of having Hitler established half! of force: oil. Malaya also cept those in regions it quietly for years. These way across the Atlantic. contains tin mines and which are under Japan- cible that France and the United appeal to the fathers of the Re- circumstances render it impos- The truth is that those who rubber plantations, along ese military control. They States can continue long friends public in support of the Lind- are misrepre- with iron. And the Philip- point out that an attack when they meet in so irritable a bergh propaganda

position,

The day that senting totally the principles and pines,

nes, which could scarce- on Singapore, or on any France tales possession of New the actions of the fathers of the The first American} ly remain outside the of the British, Dutch and Orleans fixes the sentence which Republic.

is to retain her forever within statesmen were not pacifists. They Japanese, orbit if Malaya American strongholds in her low-water mark. It seals the were not isolationists. They were and the East Indies the South Pacific bristles union of two nations who, in con- not neutrals, They had not been Junction, can maintain exclusive afraid to fight against England but should fall, contain large with difficulties.

possession of the ocean: From neither were they in the slightest reserves of iron and man- And they are the type of that moment we must marry our afraid to say that they would, it ganese, together with difficulty that will not be selves to the British fleet and American interests were threat-

nation.....

This is not a state of oned, fight along with England.

Thus is may be sald, quite their sugar and coconut modified in Japan's fav things we seek or desire. It is one

our if, as seems more and Franco, forces on

which this measure, if adopted by literally and seriously, that though, plantations.

us as neces- the present foreign policy of the Japanese moderates, more likely, Hitler be- sarily as any other cause, by the United States government is not and a few of these moder- comes as effectively bog-laws of nature, brings on its in; accord with the views of the America First Committee, it is strictly in accord with the prin ates are in the Army and ged down in Russia as Thus it is a fact; which no ciples and the practice of the first Navy, stress the danger, Japan is in China.

from

com-

necessary effects,"

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student of American history can American.

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