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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

"BRITAÏN SPEAKS:"

BRITISH

MINOR & MAJOR ATTITUDES BUSINESS IN

TOWARDS PRESENT WAR: WORLD SPRING-CLEANING

-"We cannot fight this war on a democratic basis un- less we trust the people. This war, therefore, is a huge spring-cleaning of the world and is part of the coming social revolution," said MR. J. P. PRIESTLEY, the eminent novelist, when he broadcast from London yesterday in the series" BRITAIN SPEAKS."

Tonight," began Mr. see in this war a repetition of the Priestley, "I want to give you last war. This time, they say, It's a picture, as clear and as Herr Hitler and last time it was the Kaiser. The weapons and honest as I can make it, of methods are really the same. the various attitudes towards this war of the people here. I shall divide them into three minor and three" major groups. I call the first three minor, because they are held by a tiny proportion of the population. These are the people against war.

"Most of them say that "war brings about unreasonable change of life, and they blame Hitler and his Nazis for barging in and casing it. "We have all to rally round now and teach the brute some manners," they say. Once we have done that, we can all settle down and be back in the days of Angust 1939,

HANKOW

"FACING BLANK

TRADE"

CABLE

WINSTON CHURCHILL THANKS AMERICA

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this war. In the last few months of today a much greater decree of we have had eminent American co-operation is required in order

Nazi Setback In Yugoslavia

WALL OF PROHIBITEDizens who visited these shores to give it a higher standard of lty-

and found them unconquerable. ing."(Special) They were MR. WENDELL WILL- KTE MR. HARRY HOPKINS and; HANKOW, Mar. 18 (Reuter)now MR. AVERELL HARRIMAN, British subjects and interests in

"I have talked" wilt these men Ichang are suffering seriously from and discovered their unpleasant restrictions and virtual their spirit. I have observed that mind and boycott, particularly in matters of they will be ready to give their obtaining requisite funds and lives rather than permit a doctrine necessary supplies, including food- of barbarism to survive. stuffs which they are not allowed

"You, Mr. Ambassador, share our to buy from Japanese shops, e

purpose; you share our dangers This was revealed at the annual and you share our sacrinces and general meeting of the British you will share our hopes which Chamber of Commerce by the will come when the United States Chairman, Mr. D. B. Tait, who and Britain will share together the said that British business in crown of victory."—(Spec'all, Hankow in 1940 experienced an other year of "facing a blank wall: of prohibited trade."

Belgrade Intractable Despite Italian Concentration

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LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter)—–—– arc authentic indications |that German plans met a netback MR. WINANT'S SPEECH

first in Yugoslavia and a Replying, Mr Winant, dedicated sequence has been to slow down "On the import side. there was himself to the policles of Britain whatever sotion Germany not one British trade transaction and America to "help one another templated against Greece, THE FIRST GROUP

aim Germany's primary "But we are fighting for our report," Mr. Tait, proceeded, "Look- to build a new world happier than ***The first group are those peo-traditional rights and privileges mg down-river, the page of pro the last," says Reuter

securing the right of transit ple who are against this war be- and way of living and for the in-gress is quite blank."

"Today the British people's hon-through the Vardar valley and. 'cause they are pro-Nazis or pro- dependence of the state which are Fascista anti probably before the now menaced by Germany," said British and foreign tonnage, ex-bridgeheads of humanity's hopes, belligerency by joining her to the

The Chairman stated that all our and destiny of man are the as a second alternative, of secur-]

Ing Yugoslavia's benevolent non- war belong to the British Union of Mr. Priestley. "If sacrifices are to cluding Japanese, remained idle It is their privilege to stand against Axis past, both seem to have been: Fascists. They are obviously po- be made, these people are ready to for a year long. tential Fifth Columnists, but I make them, but they are suspicious)

resolutely resisted.` cannot imagine that there are very of any changes in the social and many of them. There are fat more economic structures in this coun

the ruthless powerful dictators who would destroy the lessons of 2,000 years of history, and to tell them

pro-Nazi organisations in the Uni-try." They tend to get very irritat NORD COASTAL you shall not pass.

ted States than there has been ated with that suspicious kind of any time in this country.

irritation which suggests the kind "The second of these anti-war of person who does not want to groups are the ultra-Pacifists, who think, and, therefore, I think it believe that war itself is the

would be dangerous to confuse 1914

PROFOUND CHANGES

"A great deal has happened in the world since the Treaty of Ver-

salles

greatest evil, even worse than the with 1939. Gestapo and Concentration Camps. I do not agree with that view, but I respect It. Many such Pacifists, do not only rule out the doctrine

And was signed. of violence, but attempt to prove

these that one side is just as bad as the people lack imagination and have öther, that Democracy is not worth ever looked at the world we are living in now. They have lived in fighting for, and 50 on, represent only a very small pro- some charming corner of their portion of the whole country, and own, and they do not realise that there are fewer of them in this war the years have brought some pro- than in the last.

SHIPPING

Restrictive Measures Imposed By Nazis

the

Even a concentration of 60,000 Italian troops on the Dalmatian frontier has not made Eclgrade world has known

more trsctable. It will not be tyranny before, but never

surprising that Germany is not tyranny more cruel, absolute or

disposed to act against Greece so relentlessly organised.”

with a non-belligerent Yugoslavia Mr. Winant repeated the Presi-jas a potential menace to her long denta assurances of American aid line of communication. and added: The road ahead is In face of this setback to the

hard. A new spirit is abroad. The desperate Italian offensive in Al-

vulnerable position built, with God's help, again." They

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THE FRONT LINE

BELGRADE CONFAB

free peoples are again co-operating bands however, "LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter) to win a free world, and no tyranny quickly if his help is to save Mus

Hitler must act German `nervousness regarding

can frustrate their hopes.

solini from as big a disaster in Norwegian coastal shipping finds

"From the sacrifices of those who Albania as he met in Liby. The expression in a fresh decree limit- ing its freedom of movement and now suffer and die, these shall be Italian armies must be in a very enacting penalties that may

after their great losses and fi is only to be tend to death, according to Norwegian telegraph agency.

Mr. Winant, states A London expected that the Greeks and the The new order, which was issued message. added, "In the struggle Royal Air Force will exploit the found changes to this world.

by the Reich Commissar, forbids against Nazlism the people of Bri-opportunities of the situation. "Many of them are persons of coastal vessels to leave Norwegian sain hold the front line but they MOST ACTIVE GROUP

considerable influence and it seems ports without permission from the do not stand alone. Your Do- The third, and the most active. to some of us that this is a great German authorities and decrees minions and your Colonies are of the small anti-war groups has pity. I think many of the people that no vessels shall depart from mustering their forces to give you its nuclus in the Communist Party, in general, the ordinary folk, go the route set out in the permit their help. After first supporting the war, the into this first major group and Fishing craft are forbidden to Communists suddenly did a light-most of them go into the second sall outside the limit of the Nor- ning turn around and denounced and infinitely larger group. I wegian.coastal water, which extend, it as an Imperialist war-whatever imagine, though I have no evi- to a limit of 30 miles from the that may be. What is certain is dence of this, that a large propor- coast, while pleasure craft, selling that the Communist Party lines tion of the American public would, and other boats are forbidden to are based on defeatist tactics, and, have to be included in a similar go more than three miles from the therefore, they work for the defeat group.

coast. of the Government by trying to spread discontent among the workers..

"Somehow. or the other, I feel certain that our workers will emerge from this war without being influenced by this attitude. As for the Com- munists in Germany itself and in defeated France, one would have thought that if the work- ers were to rise they would have risen now in Germany and France.

"What is the matter with this argument is seen in what happen- ed in Russia. It is like many Com- munist's arguments-pedantic ra- ther than realistic.

This is really the most highly organised of the anti-war" group.}

but it is relatively very small and below one per cent. of the adult population.

• MAJOR GROUPS

"America has gone into `ac- tion and has mobiilsed with ever growing staged its resourJES to make available to you, the sinews of war. ""

We have not been deceived by Nazism. We want a civilised

LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter) - Mr. Ronald Campbell, the British Minister to Yugoslavia, had a long interview with M. Tsvetkovitch, Yugoslav Premier, yesterday, states a Belgráde dispatch to the German news agency.

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CO-ORDINATION OF JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISES WITH NATIONAL DEFENCE

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Close co-ordination of journalistic enterprises" with national de- fence and military and political administrations of the country was the primary aim of the formation of the Chinese Institute of Tours- ́alism, declared Mr. Fan Kung-chan, Vice-Minister of Publicity, in ́kis opening address at the "Inauguration ceremony of the Institute which

world of free people. In the world PATUNG, CHIHKWE) took place in Chungking. The Institute has a membership of 309 per-

"The people in this very large group, know very well that this war is not the last

all over war

again. They realise that Herr Hitler and his Nazis must not be confused with the Kaiser. They know what this war is not, but they don't know what it is. They do know that it must be fought until Náziísm is destroyed, and they are prepared to do every- thing in their power to ensure victory. They And it impossi- ble, however, to take a direct One of thought about this war. They don't fully compréhend

on the subject by General Smuts, for China, Greece and Great Bri- what it is, but they are sensible enough to realise that when the South African Prime Minister.{taln”, said Mr, Ingrams. this war is won, we cannot re-

"Yes-It is not surprising that Mr. Ingrams declared that what turn to the pre-war world. General Smuts meant was that these three names fell in sequence "The gigantic surprises, such as the fate and the future of western from the lips of the President of were spring upon us in May and civilisation will now be decided as the United States. It would have

U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR THREE LANDMARKS IN CIVILIZATION -BRITAIN, GREECE & CHINA

"Now let us turn to the three It is like trying to add up a long major groups who want to fight column of figures, while the figures this war. The first group, whose themselves keep changing.

"The elected representatives of the American people have now made into law a bill which provides that Great Britain and her allies can draw on the resources of the United States for all the supplies they need to carry on their fight against German aggression to a final and victorious decision”, said MR. LEONARD INGRAMS, the well-known economist, when he broadcast from London on Monday on the significance of the passing of the Lease and Lend Bill,

Referring to a recent statement į that help is to come at all time

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sons representing twenty-four provinces and municipalities.

MR. PAN'S SPEECH

Mr. Pan Kung-chan, in his open-

BOMBED

The ceremony was attended by a Mr. Wang Yin-san from Homan ENSHIH, Mar. 18 (Central)...

representative gathering of high and Mr. Wang Ya-ming · from Patung and Chihkwei Yangtze Government and Party officials in- Kweichow. River towns in western Hupeh near cluding President Tai Chi-tao of the Szechwan border, were raided the Examination Yuan, Mr. Yu Yu- yesterday morning by Japanese jen of the Control Yuan, Dr. HE. | aircraft." Although numerous Kung. Vice-President of the Exe-ng speech, said that the Institute bombs were dropped over both cutive Tuan, Dr. Wang Shih-chiehamns at mobilising the strength of places the damage caused

throughout was Minister of Publicity, Mr. Chen Li- slight, as most of the bombs fell tu, Minister of Education, Mr. Ku country and studying ways and wide of their objectives.

Cheng-kang Minister of Social means of effecting close co-ordina

tion of journalistic enterprises Welfare, Mr. Chen Pu-lal, veteran

and political" administrations of the country.

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INDIAN RESPONSE TO APPEAL

NEW DELHI, Mar, 18 (Reuter) In response to the appeal issued by the Director General of Supply 485 revolvers, 252 compasses and 479 binoculars were received.

newspapermen

the

Journalist and member of the with national defence, and military

C.E.C., and Mr. T.T. Hsiao, Director of the Central News Agency.

Dr. Wang Shih-chich pointed Among the newspapermen n Chang Chi-luan, Editor of the and intellectual standards of news. active service present were Mr National Government, the moral. that since the establishment of the

Kung Pao, Mr. Chen Po-sheng, Editor of the Central Dally News, elevated, and dan Min Chu I has papermen have been greatly Mr. Cheng She-wo. Editor of the been universally adopted as the Lih Pan in Hongkong. Mr. Ma basis of a common faith. TOKYO, Mar, 18 (Reuter) The Hain-yeh of the Department of

Mr. Ku Cheng-kang said that

formation Board announced.

and Fang Ching-ju from Cheklang,

June last year, may well be sprungit was 1,000 years ago when Agulika, | been unnatural, when civilisation 15 trade understanding between Ja-Journalism of the Central Pothe Institute will not only form upon us again. We have to start another Han, was defeated... at stake, if the great contributors

pan and Venezuela, concluded on tical Institute Messrs. Wu Jen strong citadal of newspapermen 2. working things out all over again.

to civilisation were not to be help July 1, 1939, has been practically tsang and Chang Yi-chu frombat & to be the center of command NO STALEMATE General Smuts had made the ed first in the struggle. most important implication of the

"Even now, in Nazi Germany renewed as froin Mar. 11, the In-Shanghai, Messrs. Hu Chien-chung of public opinión. American decision when he de professors will be bound to tell clared that the struggle must now their classes of the three great "But the bewilderment of this proceed and that there was no landmarks in civilisation--the Chi were staunch supporters of the group of people becomes more than hope of a stalemate or the re-nese, the Greeks and the North They bewilderment when it begins to motest chance of appeasement. Europeans. It is the contribution realise in what direction the world Mr. Winston Churchill had already that these people have made to 18 moving, and how we ought to assured them too that Britain human happiness that we think about this war. I say this would never give in

members are always getting inte trouble, consists of persons who

Chamberlain Government.

LITTLE NAZI AIR ACTIVITY

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LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter) There was little air activity over Britain yesterday and London had to alert up to a late hour, Enemy planes were over the north-east and east Anglian coasts but there were no reports of bombsə.

MOST IMPORTANT

la most important of all, because this war must not only be fought to a finish, but must also be con- tinually and carefully thought about. These pains are part of the world's growing pains, and are necessary if we are to arrive at a period of purity and prosperity,

"This brings me to the third of the major groups," continued Mr. Priestley. This consists of those who have, from the first rise of Nazism, denounced it. They don't

"We have always known that in our hearts", said Mr. In grams, "and from now on we know that whatever our fate may be in the months to come, the ultimate defeat of Ger- many and everything Germaný stands for is certain, We know that if our children and our children's children are to live, these things which we are doing now are worthwhile.” Mr. Ingrams commented on the

fighting to defend today.

SITUATION IN FRANCE Referring to the situation

are

Twelve New Cruisers

For British Navy

Interesting information is disclosed in the new issue of JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS Just published. states a London message.

Twelve new cruisers have been built for the British Navy, five of the Fl Class of 8,000 tons and carrying 12 6-inch guns and seven of the Dido Class, of 5,480 tons, with 10 guns of the new type of 552- inch calibre.

Twenty new destroyers have| been constructed since the war

CYCLE MISHAP

Pte. G. Pargeter, of the Middle-

President Yu Tu-jen. and Pre- sident Tai Chi-tao also spoke on the occasion. Other speakers - cluded Mr. Chen Pu-la!, Mr. Liang Han-cheo and Mr. Chen Kuo-fu.

PROPOSALS SUBMITTED

At the first general meeting of the Institute held in the afternoon under the chairmanship of Mr. T.TË Hsiao, the following proposals were submitted for discussion:

1. That the Ministry of Educa tion be requested to open a" course of Journalism in all the national universities and the curriculum for the course be axed.

2. That measures be taken for the relief of unemployed news papermen, to

3. That a memorial service bè.

| France, Mr. Ingrams:said that the French Government had seen fit to tell their people, that Britain was to blame for bringing them to the verge of starvation because of her refusal to lift the blockade

"If the voice of these people could be heard above the voice of the marionettes at Vichy,

began and they were completed in they would choose not col-

18 months. Two of them, one sex Regiment, has reported that held for newspapermen who died LONDON, March 18 (Reuter)

Iaboration with Germany, but HMS Holderness, were recently about 12.30 p.m. yesterday while in the performance of their duties Mr. Matsuoka, the Japanese Fordenounce it as an ugly pheo fact that he had received many

to fight with every weapon in

mentioned by the Admiralty as be- eign Minister, has arrived at the menon, but as a dangerous product letters from friends in America their, power against the coming concerned with having shot prince Edward Road he knocked insurance for newspapermen be in- driving motorcycle No. 591 along 4. That & system of savings and Russian frontier station of Otportion. They know that Nazism is propaganda in that country and for a world in a dangerous condi- complaining of the lack of British

mon enemy" said Mr. Ingrama. down enemy aircraft.

The fact is that the Germans

down a 70-year-old man, of, Nostituted,MD SALSAL message to the official

There has also been building in 139, Bal Yeung, Choi Street, who more than a fundamental chal-the ineptitude of British informa-have looted large food stocks that He is an his way to

The entire body of the members lenge to democracy.

tion. They had drawn his atten- were imported by France."

other parts of the world.

was admitted to the Kowloon Hos were entertained in the evening at “We have to fight this war with tion to the colossal sums that Dr.

pital, and v

asa dinner given jointly by the Min- I both hands, and, therefore, one Goebbels there and all over the

Pte. Pargeter, who was thrownistry of Education and Ministry CAIRO, Mar. 18 (Reuter)--Birry hand must come out of its pockets world to try to enlist sympathy for Peshk, Egyptian Premier, Inform-where it has been busy turning the German cause as a de ed the Chamber that he had told oves money. We cannot fight this HELP FOR ALL TIME Mr. Anthony Eden that Egypt war on a democratic basis unless Dr. Goebbels listened to tie is now ready, states London sincerely intended to help the dewe trust the people. This war, President Roosevelt's speech-if he message. mocracies and firmly believed in therefore, is a huge spring-clean- was not too busy thinking out some

states a news agency Berlin

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NEW CLIPPERS per quid format non-stop fights across the Atlan

The first of six new Clippers for

"bres of these, will be Britain for the, mainten

an altimate triumph for the cause ing of the world and is part of the thing for Herr Hitler to put into ance of Empire communications. of Uberty and civilisation.

coming social revolution.”

his speech-he would have heard (Special)

JAPAN »BUILDING"

It appears that Japan has four from the cycle, also received in and Social Welfare (Central battleships under construction Juries and was treated at the MI-News),

than their existing battle cruisers, which are considerably smaller litary Hospital

The United States Navy is builde ingabe battle cruisers but no de talls of the American design" havé been released officially (Special)

MELBOURNE, Mar 18 (Reuter) LAHORE, Mar 18 (Renter) The Government is planning to The death is announced of Bπ Mo- revive man power owing to the hamed Hyat Xhen Noon, father of growing need of the services and the Indian High Commissioner b armament industries