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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 24, 1941.

THE COMMUNIQUE RACE

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE –

ENCIRCLEMENT

The Japanese began talking about encircle ment some months ago They talked angrily and defiantly about it. They would not have it. They would seize sources of supply and tell us to keep our distance, or else.

Then came the freezing of credits and the licensing of exports. Japan was suddenly aware that her freedom of movement outside of territorial wat- ers and of the South China Sea was threat- ened: Encirclement be- came the theme of the

•hour in Japan. The militarists denounced it angrily. Every one else discussed it with alarm, and into these nervous discussions there crept a note of injury. Then came the Roosevelt - Churchill conference and the an- nouncement of the joint determination to aid Rus- sia; and, angry and alarm- ed as the Japanese outcry was, the keynote of it was a sense of injury. There was the Russian bugaboo

JUMPING THE GUN AGAIN.

In Government Service

again, right in Japan's My uncle Carolls used to

that it was very important that the great thing about Gov-him for a breach of the regula,

back yard!

used to say getting personal you could charge Service was that it tions.

say My uncle Carolls

that a young man should be fixed ernment

It seems very likely that for life. According to my uncle, avoided the trouble

there was too much energy wast- and tiring your brain. According was much more aggravating than

ment Service from the start.

My uncle Carolis used to speak

because he was Service habit

By KEN

pension when you retired. cording to

Aci was

of giving you a

my uncle this quite in keeping with the tradi- tions of the service for there was no reason why a man should cease' being paid for doing nothing mere- ly because he had passed a cer- tain age.

of thinking My uncle used to say that what

criticism was a superior the movement of Japan-ed in trying to make a career, My to my uncle, half the trouble in public

was always finding ese reinforcements to uncle used to say that however the world was due to people act officer who

the much a man may use his brains ing on their own judgment. My fault. In my uncle's opinion, not

was taken in Korea and Manchuria, he must die in the end: Accord uncle used to say that in Govern enough care

not go by selection of Government Servants which followed closely up-ing to my uncle, as this was the ment Service you do

case it was better to join Govern-judgment but by the regulations. for you sometimes got one who on. Hitler's plunge into

My uncle always used to tell stuck to the letter and not' the, the story about his good friend a spirit of the regulations. My uncle European Russia and

Proctor and Notary who was hav-used to say that the only thing to coincided with the in-could not stop the swarms ing a good practice drafting petido in such a case was to get your got ambitious friends to send a petition against" vasion of southern Indo- of American planes, flown tions, but he soon

and started taking cases. My uncle him, China, was primarily de- from Alaska, which might used to say that he was a very

could not very highly of the Government fensive. Japan meant to then reinforce the strik- uncertain person and

sleep at nights concentrate on the south- ing power of the Far East-never sure whether he was right ern adventure when Mos- ern Red armies. If Stalin or wrong. According to my uncle, cow's resistance collapsed, cared to look upon inter- but she had to guard her ference with his supplies northern frontiers against as an unneutral act and irresponsible Russian to denounce the pact he armies in the event of signed with Mr. Matsuoka,

My uncle Carotis used to say Government Service gave Moscow's collapse. Japan those armies, whose met after some time he chucked the that

you more holidays than any other also owed it to herself to tle Japan has already whole thing and entered the cleri-

cal service. My uncle used to say profession. According to my uncle, be ready to get into Sib- sampled to her chagrin, that he was much happier in Gov-if you were fortunate enough to for get a travelling allowance have to bother about right and your job you could spend your eria and entrench herself plus the submarines at erhment Service for he did not there if chaotic conditions Vladivostok, might adopt wrong and could sleep both night holidays visiting many interest-

ing places. again offered her such an an attitude that would and day. か

My uncle Carolis used to say that being in Government Service opportunity as she seized force Japan to abandon

My uncle used to say that Gov- increased your chances of a good and then surrendered every other objective. ernment Service, was the twenty years ago. At any Japan is encircled. She profession for a young man as it marriage. According to my uncle, ents-in-law preferred a sale Job rate, she had reason to faces the prospect of be- was the only organisation that in these days of uncertainty par- look upon the situation to ing slowly disarmed by According to my uncle, this was to a decent education. My uncle the north as safe until it attrition. It is a terrible only natural as you could not es used to say that there was once pect every man to be equally in a time when a lawyer or profes- match, but nowadays everybody might later suit her pur-situation for a nation that telligent. My uncle used to say sional man was considered a good pose to disturb it. The has had everything its histone would you sidered was thinking that the risk was too

ganisation

great, seniority of service; more import- initiative was securely in own way for ten years

her hands

best

made no distinction about merit

which

Igulations

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except in China-break ant than brains for promotion: My uncle used to say that such According to my uncle, this gave jobs had some status, but what Now she sees that whole ing. treaties at will, ex-everyone a chatice for a man must was the use of status unless one to my uncle, Government Service cleverer. situation in a different panding through armed get older even if he cannot get was already well-off. According and security. According to my: light.

Russia ··· is --not aggression, allying herself My uncle Carolis used to say was unique in giving both status

that once you got into Govern collapsing. No single army with the enemies of civil- ment service it was very difficult uncle, even though it may some- comfortably if has collapsed. The Rusisation, blackmailing sup to get out of it unless you did times not pay much you could al- sians are just backing plies from the nations comething. In my uncle's opinion ways live fairly

people were anyway too restless, you knew how to employ the re- away; and they may go on whom her monopolists My uncle used to say that being In Government Service taught one. doing that. Meanwhile, were driving out of - one virtuous habits such as keeping the Far Eastern armies market after another, and quiet and contemplating. will not be without sup- looking forward to the plies, for the United States establishment of a great My uncle Carolls used to say Government job made up for low- has undertaken to ship self-sufficient empire from that being in Government Service by birth. My uncle used to say that taught one not to be so vain as to people had to respect you for they oil and other war mate- which she could sell the take seriously what others sold would have to come to your soon- rials to them. These ship- rest of the world its pro- about one: According to my uncle, er or later on used to say.

people were always complaining My uncle Carolis ments must go through ducts at her own price, abbul Government Servants and that one of the advantages of Japan's own barrier chain Japan is encircled, by the if one ever listened to them one being in Government Service was would be badly discouraged. My that one could get Important pall- of islands, behind which consequences of her own uncle used to say that if you idole bearers at one's funeral. Accord her own Navy could, of outrages against interna, no notitë, people stopped coming to my uncle ajman must leave

plaffiing after a while. According the world with the same digi course, stop them. But she tional decency,

to my unclb if anyone was really he had WHONKIRUITS JENER

4.

My uncle Carolis used to say that the best thing about Govern- ment Service was the prestige it, gave you. According to my uncle, he even knew of cases where a

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