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NOTES OF THE DAY JAPAN'S POLICY The Very Idea!

JAPAN'S SPECIAL RIGHTS

Sir John Simon's reference to "special Japanese interest in China recognised by other Powers" kas attracted more attention than any other feature of his statement on the situation in the Far East. And it is not surprising. The phrase would seem to warrant further elucidation, though the explanation lu probably very sim- plo. Sir John's natural Inelinn~·|

towards legal phraseology, la asistence on each statement covering all possible points often lends to misunderstanding by the Inyman. In this cano he safe- guards himself by the employment

of "recognised by other Powers"

which must include Chins, na well as the other signatories of the Nine-Power Treaty. If the Brit Jah Foreign Minister expinins himaolf, in all likelihood it will be found that he was still mentally connecting Manchuria with Chica There really is. For the cost this Yush (recognition of Manchukuo having been refused by League members) and was merely referring to Ja- draught Ventilation. An ensy-to-drive plan's trenty rights in Manchuria with light, effort-less girls and Yaushal under the old regime, with a pos- Super Braces Bittle quirker in Bible further thought for certain

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1934.

local interests in Shantung.

THE IDEA OF FREEDOM

An Important change in the popular idea of what constitutes freedom, which will ultimately have a very great effect on our polttient thought, has been taking place during the last few years. The change has been moving people away from traditional notions at a rapid pace. It is giving a new twist to the things demanded of governments, and it is atendily changing the concept of the relation of the individual to the society of which he is a part. Briefly, the change can be explain- ed by saying that we are beginning demand economic freedom rather than political freedom. It was once sufficient to demand free- dom from the oppression of rulors -freedom to talk, write, and wor- ship ne we pleased, abolition of inherited caste distinctions, formal recognition of the fact that, as far as rights are concerned, all men are created equal.

ECONOMIC SECURITY

It

was perhaps correctly argued that

the

Poverty

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AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - WITH MR. KOKI HIROTA

(Special to the "Telegraph")

Chiang Kai-shok and Mr. Hirota. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.

East Asin

between the United States the

WAR van, declared Forolga, alone," he answered, "Japan not

Minister Koki Hirota, in the course only would welcome, but inviter

GETTING TO WORK

By George TROTTING along in a T

ricksha which has been promised an extra cumshaw to catch the 8.55 a.m. it is no mean feat to do up your shoes, fasten your sleeve links, put on your tie and consume your breakfast (an apple and a banana) before alighting neat and respect- able at the ferry entrance.

To do all this and find that the

of special Interview at the the co-operation of the United girl is not there is again exces- foreign office, would merely play States, Britain, and other powaively annoying. into the hands of other powers.

ers,"

Neither Japan nor America would gain anything by conflict,

FAVOURS CHIANG KAI-SHEK. he said. On the contrary, both "What, for example, could Amer would be utterly ruined, victor as ica and Europe do, in a practical well as vanquished.

to advance the cause way, The only gainers would be the peace, say In China?" I asked.

of other great commercial nations, which might profit by taking over foreign minister quickly replied, "Support Chiang Kai-shek," the the trade which the combatants. The present Nanking government. would lose.

"The World War," the head of far from controls all of China. It the Galmusho went on, "ruined is sorely beset on all sidea by every great nation of Europe. On If Chiang Kai-shek falls, there is rebels, Communista, and bandits. the other hand, the United States and Japan, to 12 certain extent, temporarily benefited as was al- together logical.

no telling what will happen."

"You mention Communists. Are

Our discomiture was worsened by the fnet that we had to go over on the same ferry as the Old Man who would know that wo bound to be five minutes late nt the office.

wore

Changing a dollar to pay the ricksha, we held up five, also- rans, lifted our hat to a young might-have-been and in nervousness paid more than wo ought.

our

The bell clanged, the door shut, tening in broken English to what and whilst the doorman was 1s- we were saying in the non-classifi

they led by Russians?" "As a result, Europe became a

"I do not believe the Chinese of ed argot we saw the girl on the little jealous, particularly of the to-day would repeat the mistake of ferry. United States. War between the Sun Yat-sen and put Russians in United States and Japan would charge. But that does not matter. tend to even things up.

The resuit is the same whetherw us, "The rest of the world would de- Chinese communism is inspired rice some benefit, perhaps, while from abroad or by conditions of we felt that the day had indeed our two countries destroyed each want and misery at home. other. Japan and America, there-

"In either case the answer ised from the lap of an amah and fore, should see to it that this war chaos, and chaos in China is talk gets nowhere.

menace to world peace."

NO CLASH OF INTERESTS.

"Our national interests do not clash fundamentally at any point. They are, in fact, complementary rather than conflicting or com

petitive.

DISCOUNTS WAR RUMOURS,

"What are the chances of war breaking out along the Amur be- tween Japan and Russia?"

"Japan has no Intention to at tack Russia, and I do not bulleve "Our principal export Is silk, Russia intends to attack us. So which you must have, but do not there should be no war. produco. We must have cotton, "Russia has sent a considerable automobiles, and so forth, which number of troops to the Manchu you produce, but which we do not," kuo-Siberian border. And that Monroe Doctrine of her own for 1

"la it true that Japan aims at a creates a certain uneasiness. But

Asia?" Lasked.

NO "MONROE DOCTRINE"

world,

As we saw the girl the Oki Man

Transfixed between two iey looke begun badly. After being reject-

the toe of an irate taipan we found

a seat in which to recover our balance and consolidate our break- Inst.

A SLIGHT CONTRETEMPS.

Eating oranges in public is an exciting but not a happy business sciously on the shirt tail of a and wiping your hands uncon- vitingly in front is not calculated Indian gentleman standing in- to bring forth the best results.

Hindustani is not our forte but point of his remarks.

Seated at last in comfort and security between and a respectable looking civilian 3 atenographer we started the journey across the

Now was the time if any to produce the paper. But you know what papers will do in the spring time. With the advertise- ments wrapped round the legs of the stenographer and the foreign Intelligence slithering to fee- ward we found ourselves Gined to McWhirter and the Shipping News.

con-

The stenographer expressed her disgust by kicking her portion of the paper into the harbour.

JAPAN'S PROMISE The British representations to Japan in regard to the "Hands of China!" statement have yielded a satisfactory result in the assurances given that there is no conflict of viewpoint in the Far Eastern policies of the two nations. The Japanese Govern- and freedom from economic dis- Now people are beginning to de- ment has plainly stated that itabilties: freedom from poverty,

thit think it will lead to any-we could hardly fail to gather the will observe the provisions of the for instance, and from the fear of

"No," the foreign minister re- What do you think China's Nine-Power Treaty, and has

re- poverty. We are beginning to plied. "The Monroe Doctrine im- position would be in a Russo- affirmed its acceptance of the insist that political equality be plies certain exclusive rights over Japanese conflict?*

and Japan "The present belief at Nanking Open Door policy. That being balanced with economic security some particular aren the case, there is obviously no

It is this demand which is behind makes no claim to exclusive priv is that China stands to profit by

peace more than she would by harbour. need for Britain or any other such bills before Congreso as the leges in Asin.

Wagner-Lewis unemployment in- "I recently stated in the Diet general Far Eastern war, in which Power to pursue the issue fur surnace law and the Connery 30 that We should not for a moment she might take a hand. ther. The assurances sought hour week bill. the criticism in forget that Japan, serving as the "Nanking now is convinced that have been obtained, and there England of the British Unemploy-only cornerstone for the edifice of an understanding with Japan is matters must reat, at any rate ment Bill on the ground that it the pence of Eastern Asin, bears more to her advantage than con- for the time being. Future de-falls short of the Ident and the the entire burden of responsibili- let." velopments will entirely depend demand of the Cooperative Societies.

HINTS AT SHREWD STROKE. an Japan. There cannot, how ties for pensions for all at 60. The ever, be the slightest doubt that thing to notice is that never be

This statement is extremely "By this I did not mean to Imply significant. Throughout the Far the original statement of Japan-fore, in all the world's history,

could u ese policy, later modified and security have been made sensibly, that quarter of the globe. Japan defined belief that China's strong demand for cuonomica Japanese Monroe Doctrine for East I have discovered a well- then declared to be officially non-

has no Monroe,

man, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, existent, did imply a line of ORGANISED SOCIETY

"I meant merely that Japan must has reached an action in direct opposition to

understanding the common rights of the Powers sidered inevitable that insecurity in a job for the good of the entire ing government recognizing Man After it had gone out twice we ran

have peace and order in East Asin with Nippon and there is even In former times it was con-and, therefore, is taking the lead talk of the possibility of the Nank- in their dealings with China. be the lot of the average man.

We retaliated by lighting a pipe. By that statement, Japan assum-

chukuo.

short of matches and the respect- ed a position of suzerainty over there simiply was not enough of policy 7" I queried.

"What about your Manchurian Should this happen, of course, itable citizen also being matchless. China to which she was in no everything to go around. Some-

would put an entirely new face on the second round also. went to tho way entitled. It was this cir-body had to be left out. Popula set up a model state. If by our other countries. Refusal to extend

"In Manchuria we hope to help the question of recognition by sten. cumstance which caused so much tion, as Malthus pointed out. tend-help Manchukus becomes peaceful recognition after China had done

ed to increase faster than the

FULL POINTS. · concern amongst

other

means of subsistence.

and prosperous, it may lead to so would place them in the posi- Treaty Powers and which led to

At this point we were reloved to was inescapable. But to-day our peaceful and prosperous China, tion of being "more Catholic than recognise Britain taking up the issue troubles come because there is too And Buch China would be a boon the Pope."

01 acquaintance and through the customary diploma-much of everything. For the first.

to all civilization."

Whether Japan withdraws from making our way across to him wo tic channels. On second time since the Earth started spina operation in the job of reconstruc-less given parity with the United grapher's legs taking the third

"Would Japan accept foreign co- the Washington naval treaty un-managed to stumble

over the. thoughts, Japan has deemed it ing, every man could, in

proper- wise to deny any claim to specialis organised society, get a fair tion in the Far East" I put in. States and Britain, the foreign round decisively with full points.

(Continued on Page 2.)

Finding that the "acquaintanco" rights or privileges, and in reach-share of all necessaries and even

Insecurity is

was the friend of somcono else wo of luxuries, ing that decision she has without

apologised for longer necesary,

our mistake and doubt heen influenced by the of poverty is perfectly possible.

made our way back with the fold strength of world opinion, so ad- The ordinary man has come to

ect for drawing even at the fourth mirably interpreted by Britain. realise this. He knows there is

Bession. The point cannot be overlooked, enough to go around and he is de- however, that all through the manding reconstruction of the Manchuria episode Japan per- economic system along such lines sistently denied that she was share for a fuir share of labour.

us will enaure

ure that he gets his violating the territorial integrity Sometimes he is not aware fully of of China or in any way acting the impulse that is driving him, contrary to Treaty obligations. but he is moving slowly but surely In that instance, her deeds be in the right direction. fled her words. For the sake of the peace of the Orient, and |Japan's reputation as a world

Power, it is to be hoped that no misapprehension concerning the There appears to have been some future circumstance will arise precise effect of the Vinson-Tram which will cause her to act in any mell Navy Bill. The measure, way contrary to the very specific which authorines the construction assurances now given in regard (of 102 warships and 1,140 aero- to her policy in China. Her planes for the United States during sincerity will be tested, as we passed by Congress and signed by the next five years, is now law, recently romarked. by her the President. But it is now point- actions. Inevitably, in view of fed out cle

clearly that the law does the suspicions recently aroused, not actually commit the country to the world will keep a watchful Immediate construction of the eye on her diplomacy for the pur- armaments. It is simply a formal pose of checking up the actual statement of polley. Congress and translation of her policy with the record as favouring the building the Administration have gone on definite assurances given. The whole episode has been un- strength authorized by the treaties up of the American navy to the settling and at one time its pos- to which the United States is a sibilities looked decidedly grave. party. However, the bill appro If, however, the final result is a priates no money for this work. better understanding, leading to Not one keel will be laid down as really sincere co-operation in result of it. Thore is A vast place of distrust and misunder difference between ships authoris standing, there will be every Until this bill is supplemented by ed and ships appropriated for, renson for general satisfaction an actual appropriation measure, it at the outcome.

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"Far from wishing to take on

TRACK 4.

"Now, remember, she didn't help with the housework when sho visited us.”

The stenog, however had not been idle and we found our sent fully becupied by a buxom com- panion with whom she was carrying on an animated conversation. We got our approach in with a meat stumble which drew a gasp from the enemy but then finding our- selves badly bunkered and feeling that a retreat would lay ourselves open to a counter attack we had to remain balancing between the res. cit. and the bux. comp,

The bell rang, the cagines reversed, and safety loomed nearer. There was a bustle of movement around, but the reap. cit., the bux. comp., and the sten, pher, remained stationary,

Then the gangway clanged,

With a swift, feint the bux. comp. sold us the dummy and passed us with a neat back flick of the shoc. She was closely followed by the sten, who took us on the other side and left a tear in our sock.

We gasped. The fifth and sixth rounds had been well and truly Iost.

We walked off the ferry with black malice in our heart,

In the crush wo felt a foot land on the back of our calf, slide down our trousers, and neatly remove our shoe.

Behind us the resp, clt, mutter- ed an apology and passed on with dignity.