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THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1946,

PARADOX OF PEACE- WITHOUT SECURITY

trast between the iron screen and the open air has led to à direct and astonishing collision between Marshal Stalin and Mr. Churchill upon matters of fact touching the central ques- tion, of Security with Peace.

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Fifty nations in New York of joining the United Nations. formation. The present con-1 are in mid-debate upon several She regards it no less today as questions of universal concerna principle vital to her con- which in the long run will either tinued membership. She stands mend human fortunes or end impregnably on the letter of thein.

the Charter, but breaches it A memorable effort is being flagrantly in the spirit when made to promote the happier any, temporary purpose of insue. No one at this phase mandeuvre; attack or propa- talks, in the style of the old | ganda is to be served." League, of assuring peace by protocol fur ume, everlasting.

The practical aim is to make a fresh start in the post-war world by establishing some kind of definely improved re- lations between the Powers" on 4 basis of agreement in differ ence. If there is to be--any hope of firin progress in that formidable but necessary and not impossible task the World Organisation and mankind at

large must pin to distinguish clearly between two great pur- poses which are usually con- fused.

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"Peace" and "Security" are commonly spoken of in the same breath, as though they were the same. They ought to be, but they are not. The difference between them has been tion since the victory days. sardonic paradox of the situa-

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We have full global peace however harassed and embar rassed. With all its political tensions and economic anxieties it la the inexpressible blessing of mankind by comparison with the terrors and tortures of the conflict it succeeda...

of Mr.

To adapt a phrase Byrnes, there is no inherent reason why a continued "lash of ideas" should lead to an

ultimate "clash of arms.” His- tary shows many examples to the contrary. But at the sarac time we have as yet neither the concrete nor moral conditions of Security required to guaran- tee the assurance of long-term Peace and to make that assur ance abso'nic.

The world is too much at the

Beethoven said that the · ̈ Mr. Churchill. hushed trombones were almost too House of Commons, by assort- notemn for use. As universallying, in effect, that between the. understood. the veto was origi- Baltic and the Mediterraneon nalty regarded as meant to be the Soviet Bloc maintains under reserved in the same way. one command 200 military divi. sions on 'n war footing. This would seem to mean at the least 2,000,000 equipped troops.

The British and United States Governments do not at present demand a fundamental amendment such as Russia is quite adamiane to forbid. But

By J. L. GARYIN

in principle they are well known to share the view held almost with unanimity by the other nations outside the Soviet bloc.

The best practicable. com- promise at the moment would seem to be some procedurai rule-or. even Russia's unwrit ten assurance-that the taboo would only be operative for the future in some serious class of cases that might be suffi- ciently defined.

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• Marshal-Stalin denounces this estimate cutright as the fan- tastic distortion of a warmon- ger. He declares that in the region concerned the number of division belonging to Soviet Russia Irself is no more than the modest figure of 60 divi- sions, not on a wai footing. and that within two months time their number will be re-

jured to 40.

Mr. Churchill, 55 far, has been expert and well-grounded in these affairs, whether in office or out of it. Marshal Stalin himself hatched the dis- quiet, when he proclaimed re- Deatedly in resounding terms that the new Five Years Plans: were intended to develop in- vincible "might" as well a civil production.

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It is certain that some real change will have to be made if any basis success in bettering

Usually the aggregate of ali working relations between Rua- sia and the world's majority is Russian military forces with to he achieved by the great the colours is given as 5,000,000 men Mr. Afee himself des- gathering in New York.

Otherwise the General As-cribes the present degree

as " serably would be regarded as a continued mobilisation delusion and a snare. It would positive danger to peace." forfeit belief and respect. In protest, sooner or later, seces- sions would take place, prob- of the ably headed by some Latin-American dations, but

not confined to them.

The sincerity of all these various estimates and senti ments is not to be doubted, but the present inexplicable extent mition between them on the of misunderstanding or misin facts and future of armaments will have to be thoroughly cleared ap before mephitic sus-

safeguard than the benevolener passions in foreign politics. in the Soviet attitude itself. picion can be dispelled. >:

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oses half its potential valué. his way and the production o The main object both for the atom bombs in the United State World Organisation in New were to be discontinued, and if hi York and for the distinctive of the but decisive counsels more extreme friends, who would like America forthwith to destroy Foreign Ministers ' ́s to her stockpile of bombs as a ges-strengthen the foundations ture of good faith. What is the World Security and to replace project of stripping the Uniter conditional horie by settled con- States of her potential power for fidence for years to come peace before some international agreement has been reached which could effectively prevent the use

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How is it to be done? The rat thing is to examine the machinery at our disposal and to realise how it may best be

These contingencies are so plain that there appears to be some possibility of modification

For the General Assembly Last week M. Vyshinsky genial- ly refrained from the disastrous the question of armaments of the all kinds Is brucketed with the move of trying to veto General Assembly's right to dis- reform of the veto. Molotov's cuss the veto. It is clear that latest cration is too much like a salad dressing; applied (exclu- Moscow is not necessarily mov- ed by the celestial ironies,

sively from the vinegar cruet.)

The veto was defended and carried at San Francisco as the and very key of both Pesce Security alike as the sure cement of the all-saving unity of the Great Four. "Instead of which," as the celebrated judge observed, it has become the

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America's Plans For The New Japan

Washington, Nov. 19.- the deadlock with Russia on the The Japanese and related question of Japanese pe Pacific affairs are providing parations. This is of tremen- near sensations and grabbing dous significance to Japan's Page One Leadlines in Ameri- future well-being and ability to can newspapers, hard on the start economic recovery

Onte Japan knows what re heels of the subsiding United States election developments. Apurces and industrica she will The questions of Japanese be allowed to retain, the 'path reparations and General Dou-to her permanent comeback purge ultra-nationalist public biective, on behalf of Japan, to will be open. This is America's glas MacArthur's

servants held American inter- in attempting to expedite the

reparations settlement. est generally.

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Even before the final election counts in the Republican land- slide reached the newspapers, Japancas developments took the

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The United States appeal to the other nicmbers of the Far East Commission to jojo Amerfen in preparing a direc tive to General MacArthur Qu how to divide Japanese repara. tions and to designate, to whom they are to go, was interpreted ...in Washington, as ade Sth column headlines, over the claration to Russia of American reports that General MacArthur determinatis to get on with was forcing the Japanese Gov- the reparations: question with ernment to dismiss from or without Moscow's participa one-quarter lo half a million tion. This interpretation was prefectural and rural officials confirmed today, when: Edwin New York, Nov. 12. whom the American commander Pauley, reparations commis Mrs. Max Hill, 38 years old, considers ultra-nationalist and sioner. announced on behalf of. plunged to her death from the ese prewar Jingoism.

the invitation to all nations with window of their seventh floor Typical American newspaper reparations. claims against apartment in midtown Manhat- treatment of this house-clean-Japan to confer on the question This uphappy: fact enters

tan today, police reported. ing was an eight-column banner here in early December. more or less into all other

He questions in way

Her husband, formerly As- prodalming MacArthur fires cald Russia had not accepted seldom mentioned, and seems Tokyo, anid Mrs. Hill had been more to go."

that is sociated Press bureau chief in 180,000 Japanese officials and and added: vory little perceived. Relying on ill far some time and recently! Commanding equal public at- the unique impunity afforded by the veto in emergency, Rus- returned from a convalescence tention in the United States is

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the American move to break offensives has been led undoubt sin in her various diplomatic

of this terrible weapon by others? used. There is no such thing as; acrid atimulant of their dis-/ wife of the radio commentator, the former backbone of Japan- the United States Government:

an exclusively dual system com- posed within the United Nations of the Gencial Assembly and

The United States has de mobilized her armed forces at prodigious rate, but her mono poly of the atom bomb still en the Security Council. For work ables her to be the effective guaring purposes there is a tripar

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dian and trustee of Western civili zation. Some people argue that it is wrong for one nation to have such power. But certainly there is

For, in effect, the Foreign Ministers representing the re dominant Four-but especially

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brusquer moves than she would have risked under the ordinary conditions of negotiating states- | manship.

"We will proceed with or without the Soviet acceptance

This positive action reparations question followed months of delay as the result of Russia's refusal

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HATE TO BE CHALLENGED.

no nation in whose hands the Russia's veto--are at present aedly into the habit of making world would rather leave the Supreme Court by comparison bomb. During the whole of the with the organs of the United 19th Century, the liberties o Nations. All depends in the last We are interested purchasing in quantity all sorts of vanced by the overwhelming United Nations, but can be as

Europe were defended and ad-resort on this third

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Yet there seem' growing in- bridge sets, table sets, tea sets with napkins, face Power of the British Navy. Bri imperious as arbitrary in its dications and, if they mature. towels, bedspreads, Ballerinths, pillow cases, bed sheets tain in those days was the trustee action.

the Western democracies must: elther for immediate or future delivery. Would also of freedom"and÷ civilization. And consider exclusive sales agency for Canada. We have on the whole, most fair-minded| accordance

This procedure is entirely in meet them half-way-that the with Moscow's Kremlin in its own pressing facilities to give 100% representation in Canada, on a people would conclude that she domestic executive system. The interests may be reconsidering Commission basis, to additional responsible manufac discharged her trusteeship well. hitch at every turn is that its methods..

Everybody hates to be chal Submit samples price list and delivery dates The United States today is in the Russia, devoted to the dogma

In the game as hitherto lenged, fr he has to refuse to position that Britain occupied in of Marxian dictatorship in the managed, Russia has overplayed take the dure. But one of the the 19th Century. And there alleged interests of the masses, her hand. Her policy has made attributes of the fine bridge every reason to suppose that she does not understand the general some substantial blunders and pleyer is de ability to contral world's ruling ideas of repro deeper gnistakes in dealing himself and resist the tempta will use her great power no more sentative. Government and free with the psychology of most tion to do something which his selfishly than did Britain. institutions. 20

other peoples, and notably with judgment tells him is likely to Against this background, all

Britain and the United States; Prove unprofitable. Pre-emptive thinking Europeans have heaved

Everywhere in the occupied and bids of any kind whether a sigh of relief at the discom-

other countries of Eastern and original ones or those made fiture of Henry A Wallace, and

Central Europe the Communist during the heart of the auction are glad that the safekeeping of Western freedom. According to party ranks are shrinking, des- have a challenging effect in this frightful instrument of des- Soviet dogmies of Government pite their continued seizures of a very pronounced way on some Fruction is still in the sagacious of the people for the people but more executive power types of temperament.

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Jockey The action was announced by made an unprecedented and in- that crucial need for both Peace

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ESTA DMT05 legal officials of the United comparable means of mobilis- and Security-a common. plan States military government. The ing the weight of world opinion, for increasing German freedom

North's hop to 3-Spades was action was taken by the Munich Its firat duty in New York and rebuilding German pros- A limited number of lunches for Members of public prosecutor on orders from is to urge with all its strength perity to the utmost that solely for the purpose of shut- The Hong Kong Jockey Club will be available, the de-Nazification Minister for the modification or restraint of drastle disarmament and sene ting East out of the bidding: In the Coffee Room Tables should be booked Bavaria where von Papen has the Great Power veto. On one reparations allow. His own band was so weak on in advance with the No. 1 Boy at the lingered since his acquittal by hand, the increased abuse and Nothing in the world could the defence against any other Club House, Happy Valley. Tel. 28211.

the International Military misuse of that device as now be more desirable than that the suit, and his fit, with spades s0 There are a limited number of Boxes, available, for whieh Tribunal at Nuernberg-As- exercised huve amounted to a rumoured project of a new good, that he was willing to application should be made by Post to the Clerk of the Course sociated Press...

mockery and paralysis of the partnership between the Soviet risk n" set of a trick or two (L-Col. JR, Edgar, M.B.E, H.Q. REME, Land Forces) en

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Toronto, Nov. 12. other hand there can ✅ bei) | and poples, should add flesh to viously the bid showed no ments is received:

Minnie Doner, Jaffray, active illucions about the bristling Its form and Lecome a sub particular high card strength, missionary in the Christian and difficulty of dealing with the stantial body

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Mod Bus Meanwhile, there art. some, years, died here today. She was At Ban - Francisco Russia vast obscurities to be cleared a native of Medway, Ohlo-As-made the Introduction of the up by a more equal frankness sociated Press.

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in efforts of other nations to inaugurate Pacific reparations conference.

Prospects are that the For East commissier nations, minus Russia, will write the repara tlons bill for execution by Mic- Arthur.

Yoshida's Governmental. struggle under Inbour, social, democratic and communist at- tack, is providing a third leg to. the Japanese affairs, pré- rently drawing heavy. American interest NAVAL

The average American does.

When South cut in at 4. Spades then a contract which could be set two tricks West not understand and does not reckoned his partner as appre care about the details of Japan- ciably stronger than he was andese politica, but does fervently so carried the bidding to 5- hope and demand, that Tokyo's Hearts. Fearing that East politicos get their house In spades, order and formulate and make might be blank in South discreetly-refused to into reality, & sound programme double this, and was happy of reconstruction, both political enough to beat it two tricks, ly, and economically along de- Getting 200 points that way mocratic lines, as a fundamed- was surely better than being tal preparation to Japan's “re- doubled and set a trick or two entry into the family of dati, himself.

in which (hé average American East allbled his own bid later demands that his Ideals be by saying West's double of the granted najor recognition.

American feel that tha 1-Spade proclaimed good sup port for the other major, and future of ali Oriental, countries, coupled with North's jump, so closely interwoven, that im probably extreme shortage in provement or deterioration of epades, with either a vold or any one is of vital codeurne to a singleton.

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By jumping up that way, What would you consider thie North accomplished more than best way for all concerned to bid tons more than he expected. He bid stirred up, thie freakish deal?