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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 18, 1041.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

THE LATTER END

The great battle for Russfà perhaps the fiercest the world has ever known-shows, after nearly thirteen weeks of constant warfare, no ad- minution in intensity. Having failed to sub- jugate Russia "according to plan," that is, within the first month of the at- tack, Hitler finds himself faced with the need for obtaining adequate win- ter quarters, where he can hope to consolidate himself and prepare for a further effort to subju-| gate the Soviet Union in the spring. Leningrad and Kiev are, therefore, vital to him and the strength of his attacks on the Rus- sian positions in these sectors is evidence of his supreme need to capture them before the heavy snow storms of winter make intense warfare impossible.

The Soviet forces are defending the approaches to these two key positions with a tenacity that is lit- tle short of marvellous.

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General Timoshenko is 》UGHT we to concern ourselves national guarantee than in the Geneva, too, must profit by the here and now with war-Low Countries, where so many stern lesson of facts. I cannot de- assisting by his remark- aims? I fully appreciate the rea-highways cross, where humanvelop that thesis here at the close able come back in the soning of those who refuse to re-activity is so intense, und on of an article. I must be content: cognise any other war-aim than which so many envious eyes are with indicating briefly two of the central sector. He is the winning of the war, and who cast. But what guarantee will be indispensable conditions of suc-

concrete conditions definite enough, and what form ċess. The required thus engaging forces that want to see

union must: created by victory before commit-of organisation will ensure its ef- be assured of the active coopera- might otherwise be

reting themselves to the conditions fective operation? Events in the tion of all the major democracies, last quarter of a century have that of the United States being leased to augment the of peace.

None the less, since peace re- thrown much valuable light on particularly essential. We see attacks on the two ends

more clearly mains the

objective those questions.

every day what of the line. It is indeed without which everything etse Belgium lived originally under American assistance in the war, is

common guarantee of

What might the star- the meaning. more than probable that would be meaningless, it is neces-

spangled Republic not have ef sary to understand what kind of European Powers. the German High Com- peace we are fighting for, if such In spite of that she was attack-fected for the preservation of

peace if it had understood in time!! mand has already with- agonising sacrifices are to be ac-

that its frontier is on the Rhine! cepted with eyes open. For the

It is necessary, toð, imperatively drawn as many men as peace of to-morrow will be what It will be the war has made it.

necessary, that cooperation should be organised on the basis of a so- ciety of equals. I do not mean by When Hitler is cynically en-

that the Stales of every varying slaving his partner Italy, he is

magnitude must command the with a sinister logic preparing

indeed would Whatever may be the that country's "peace" in the ed by two of her guarantors in same votes that

create flagrant inequality-but" simply that the citizens of every outcome of the battle, it framework of the general enslave-1914, and, though she was loyally

ment, In the same way, if the defended, and enabled thus to re- State must have the same oppor- is clear that Hitler has Allies are to achieve, later on, gain her liberty in the end, the

tunity of exercising their fegiti to none the less failed cooperation in the system failed.

mate influence over the discus- It has been said that general

either the invasion of cause of right which can alone prevent that he lost the war save civilisation,,a logical nieces- my country or general war. In 1925 sions of the society, and find the same protection for. their own when he failed to invade sity no less implacable demands Locarno brought us a whole col-

that they shall practice forthwith lection of new guarantees, which Peace and the same guarantee of their essential rights. Among these were Britain. If so, he has between theinselves solidarity be there

good reasons for

Tatter one of the most essential is doubly lost it when he tween equals, generous and con- thinking stronger than the old.

fident, inspired by the same print Hitler, none the less, solemnly re- unquestionably the right to na- failed to occupy Moscow ciples and expressed by Similar pudlated the engagements which tional independence, that is to say before the winter. With methods. We shall achieve suc- he had no less solemnly contract- the right for each State to re- cessfully to-morrow only what ed. Since then what remained of gulate its own, life, freely in the Moscow still immune Hit-we are already sketching out to the system has disintegrated pro- organised world with the same liberty is the individual citizen enjoys within each State. ler cannot present his day, and the noblest dreams will gressively I simply record

remain sterile unless our action fact, without seeking for the mo-

ment to allot responsibility.

The passion for this right runs intended peace terms to to-day is inspired by them. Stalin. He is thus defeat- There reflections embolden me Belgium after that obtained two strongly in the world. It is felt as ardently by peoples whom his- ed, not only in the field to present the observations which distinct guarantees on given by tory has made small as, by the follow. My country, Belgium, can France and the United Kingdom, most populous. I have tried to but also diplomatically. It play only a very limited role in the other by Germany, tee the demonstrate that by the example THESE FACTS MAKE is probable that his attack this conflict, but a certain role history of 1914 was repeated. This

she is called on to play, none the time once more victory will de-of Belgium, But actually we are on Russia in the first less. She has rights to defend and liver us, but war has not been dealing with a fact which is com

pletely universal and very, for- tunute. The desire for indepen- place was undertaken be- duties to perform like the greatest avoided,

States in the world. There are After her renunciation at dence must grow still stronger, in cause he realised he was many reasons why my participa- Locarno Belgium sought a new proportion as the international already defeated in the tton in the discussion should be security in the tightening of the solidarity of which it is the es-

modest, but I claim at least that bonds which already united asential counterpart develops. For, West. With a broken it is not misplaced.

certain number of small Western how in a united world woma it Russia under

present question, do freedom and peace the fundamental impotence of the that diversity, that upsurge of in- stand in greater need of an inter- Oslo Pact to preserve either gen-dividual and group originality eral peace or the peace of it without which there can be no ed terms to Britain and

member-States. There is not, I intelligent life? If it were neces- America which might

imagine, a single reasonable Belsary to embristrate the possibility have proved difficult to iac, he will continue gian who is not convinced of that of securing the co-existence in a after the experiences my coun- single union of States of every reject. He has thrown to destroy and pillage try hus been through. No form of magnitude equally Tree and the dice and lost and to- until he is overpowered, regional union could by itself equally respected, and demonstrate day, as a result, is facing the final destruction of guarantee Belgian place effective-further how invaluable, this

Ty or prevent the recurrence of a co-existente .is, it defeat both on the East-Hitler and Nazism is be- world catastrophe. Belgian peace be sufficient to point to ex ern and the Western coming more evident not could only be firmly based with-ple of the British, Commonw

in a universal peace-system.

whose strength is so vastly in- fronts. He is being slowly only to those who feared. But it is hissuredly not enough creased by the complete equality but surely crushed even him most but also to that a peace-system should be of rights which exs" within, it universal, still less that it should between all those who enjoy Do-

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should Kiev and Lenin those who anticipated be nominially universal, to prove patrion status, But, let me hasten HONG KONG: grad fall and though his that his victory would itself completely effective. Wit- to add, the rights of small nations ness the League of Nations. Iimply corresponding duties. It dis final overthrow may take gain them advantages Experience has proved the exact by the full discharge of their some considerable time which, alone, they could value of the Geneva institution duties during war that they may and has proved equally its insuf-be assured of the plenitude of

their rights in peace, because, like every man not hope to obtain..

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