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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1937:

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES OF TO-DAY

RUSSO-GERMAN RELATIONS

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say that Germany, at one time, ; fluence in world-affairs is respect, was the world-centre of the move- ed and whose presence at League ment.

of Nations' meetings is most wel- come. But in the event of a de- finite struggle for and against what is known as "Bolshevism," it can scarcely be said with any con- fidence' that Britain-with-her great overseas responsibilities and interests would range herself on

As the side of Communism. '

for Socialist France-one of the few

democracies parliamentary

поя remaining ..`in Europe- public so opinion strongly opposed to Communism, and the Franco-

The present struggle in Spain may be localized in which case no sparks will be carried among

In Italy there was a "strong, the piled-up

Socialist

and In powder-boxes

element,

conse quently there WES Europe-yet, but it seems to me

no deep that the peace of the world

traditional aversion to influence Italian opinion. " against .... Soviet chiefly depends upon the develop- ment of Russo-Gerinan relations. Russia. » Again, in Germany anti- Germany is convinced that she Semitic feeling is inextricably in- is the head and front of

volved with anti-Communist genti- political movement against an- ment, and the fact that Soviet other

leaders were, and "whose disentegrating in-

are, Jewish, fluence is threatening civilization reacts very strongly upon current

and

German de-

sentiment, which throughout the world," clares she is fighting. "against strongly stresses the importance Bolshevism and against the world of "Judaism by which It is On the other hand, organized." Russia is as positively convinced that Germany und ber Fascist friends are bent upon an aggres- sive imperialistic policy which seeks to destroy every vesuge of democratic principle in the world. and establish dictatorships which, by force of arms, will impose their tyrannical will not only upon their own people but upon "all others who lack the strength to resist and overcome them.

Air Force Development

(Continued from Pago 9.)

The increased expenditure' fall- Į past year the advice and assistance ing on this Vote is indicated by the ❘ both 'collectively and individually fact that the net provision for 1937 of a number of eminent, scientists. (before deduction of the Loan ap-

The greatest importance is at- propriation-in-ald) is more than

tached to this cooperation. six times the corresponding figure for 1934; 2 further, Increase will be required In 1933 to cover com- mitments under the programme now in process of execution.

Apart from problems of Im- mediate urgency in connexion with air defence and those which arise from the present production pro- gramme, the needs of the future are being covered by an extended

After the initial requirements for 'new squadrons have been met, and squadrons equipped with older types of aircraft have been rearm- programme of research and de- ed, deliveries of new types of air-velopment. This includes a num- of excluding all non-Aryan in-Russian military pact recently craft will be applied to the ac- ber of aircraft and engines of new d'uence from participation in concluded was intended as a check

cumulation of reserves to the re-design to meet the latest opera- national affairs. The Jewish

to possible German aggression

quisite scale. The new types for tional requirements. problem has never been a serious against the two signatories, noi

the Metropolitan Force are of one in Italy, but has been a very, as a pledge that France would

monoplana construction incor- live issue in Germany for many support Russia in what would be

porating modern devices for giving has become described-rightly or otherwise-high performance under service years, and of late much more intensified, constitut-

as a war to preserve civilization ing another reason why a Russo- trom ruthless destruction at the German agreement is out of the

hands of Communists. question, while the Jewish element in the Soviet Union continues to exercise any political Influence. Finally, it must be remembered

that

and Italy-like France Britain is widely separated from During the latter part of Novem- ber, as a result of the pact between Russia, and need have no real or fear of Communist Germany, and Japan-to which I Imaginary

whereas Ger- shall refer later-there were fur-military strength, ther bitter recriminations between many's geographical position is Communists and anti-Communists | much more vulnerable from that and in the latter group we must quarter, and makes it leas easy to include the Fascists, with the regard Russia's growing ighting- force with that air of detachment Nazis. as yet there is no definite Germany -understanding between

and Italy, though such a possi- bility is frequently discussed,

HOME OF MARXISM

which is possible when viewing the situation at a safe distance. The suppression of Communism ta Germany by the Nazis has not been followed-as in Italy-by & friendly handshake between enemies; the German attitude a that although the "peri" within has been removed, the danger without remains, and will be a constant threat to the Nazi gime until it is destroyed.

WHAT OF BRITAIN AND FRANCE?

re-

It may be asked why, Busso- Italian agreement (prior to the Abyssinian issue being raised) was found possible after Communist influence disappeared from Italy with the advance of Fascist, a Russo-German understanding LS impossible. seeing that Com- munism also disappeared" from Germany with the advance of Nazt authority. The question is a fair one-similar conditions should produce the same results, but the situation in Germany is not quite

not disposed bo express the same as it was in Italy, First

emphatically. 80 of all, it must be remembered that opinions

relations Germany

the

should home of Russo-German was Marxism and long before Russla unhappily reach the stage of ac- tual abulties, what will be the went over to Communism there was in the pre-war German Em- position Britain and of France? pire a very strong Communist | At party-in fact, one might almost friendly to

TO ASSIST OR RESIST? From what I saw and heard in Europe last year, faced, with the straight-cut issue "will you assist ur resist the spread of Communist | Influence throughout the world?" I think there is no doubt about the answer which would be given. both by Britain and by France, but we

must bear in mind that wars nowadays are not fought on straight and simple issues. There are always, many side-issues, and

conditions. Engines of the latest

design will be employed, including

the sleeve-valve type. Special at- tention has also been given to im- proving and simplifying aircraft equipment, including Instruments, wireless apparatus and armament, with

particular reference to ständardisation for production purposes.

Provision is made in Vote 4 "for the capital expenditure on the con- struction and equipment of the "shadow" factories to which refer- ence is made above, but the cur- rent cost of manufacture of the

3. In this latter Vote also provi- slon is made for reserves of equip- ment (including petrol and ell).as well as for the establishment of

sometimes very important ones, airframes. engines, and other which have to be taken into con-equipment produced falls on Vote sideration. I need only refer to the Mancharian incident" of 1931 to recall the many arguments which were put forward-and with no small degree of success-to divert discussion from the straight issue as to whether or not China' was the victim of an act of ng- gression when the Japanese troops took possession of Mukden and

other cities in Manchuria.

(A further instalment" of this article will be given in Monday's But there are other anti-Com-issue of "The Daily Press.) munist powers which, although strongly opposed to the Soviet school cf political thought, are

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Research, &c.

Side by side with the rapid ex- pansion in production, the aircraft Industry has experienced a phase of rapid change in design and methods of construction. In con- sequence, provision has had to be made for an accelerated and ex-. tended programme of research and development on aircraft and en- gines to deal with the wide range ¦ of new problems which has arisen. Research into armament problems and into the development of new methods of air defence has also re- quired increased study and ex- penditure. On all aspects of this extended research programme the Air Ministry has had during the

In the course of a programme of the development of engines cap- experimentai fiying intended to aid

able of operating at great heights, than-air aircraft was recaptured by the altitude record for heavier-

the Royal Air Force.

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