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NOTES OF THE DAY

THAT OPEN-DOOR.

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door

at

IS AN ANGLO-U.S..

WAR IMPOSSIBLE

The Very Idea!

States and of the British Com to war with Great Britain for the monwealth have proceeded on the freedom of her own trade and with assumption that there was no Germany for the freedom of the serious risk of world war. They world, because It gradually be were right. The victory of the came impossible for her to romain allen in the World War. was so neutral, overwhelming, the nations were so exhausted and had such vivid memories of what war meant, and The issue arises not, from any there were so few points of differ. direct conflict between the United there was, in fact no risk of war. arises from the fact that the navy once b:tween the victors that States and Great Britain. It blast.

ham.

TRAFALGALOO

บ

Specifically, the open-door policy is said to be Lord Charles Beren rofers only to China. The phraso

ford's, says the Christian SefencG

By THE MARQUIS OF LOTHIAN Monitor. At the dawn of the

AN HISTORICAL twentieth century, an Americanistice the peoples of the United 1914-1918 to choose between going THOR fifteen years after the arm-1 United States during the war of

MELANGE Secretary of State saw the parti tion of Chios ready to begin, and

Onions, Murketing Board for per

Specially approved by the was able to persuade the

formance in elementary schools. foreign powers (though Russian

The acone is the quarter-dock approval looks very dubious in the

of a dirigible balloon. Oak panelling and all that Admiral documents) to stay-ihoir band. Together they agreed to keep the Chinoso

MacDoodle, in full uniform, paces and оред

feverishly to and fro, Nothing the Washington Conference the

happens. Exasperated, iha. Ad- promise was written into a formal

miral takes a trumpet from his pledge, being one of the articles

pocket and blows of the Nine Power pact. Now, in

resounding a territory that was Chinese at

Enter Lord Thomas of: Huffing- the time of the Washington Con- But no thoughtful person can say is the principal weapon of defence forence, but is now the separate the came to-day. We may lament of each country and because the but unrecognised state of Manchu and protest against a great deal way in which a navy exercises yer blow?

Lord T: Ullo, Hadmiral, did kuo, the Open Door is in danger.of the needless propaganda of fear pressure as against an enemy

Admiral: I did sirrah. Manchukuos preparing to ostab about war which fille so many of country is by trying to cut off its

Lord T. Ish a state oll monopoly. This the newspapers. But we cannot commerce with the rest of the Though I card yer.

(conversationally): will frenze out foreign distribu- ignore the fact that both In Europe world, which involves interference tors, Another diplomatic conflict and in the Far East there exist with neutral trade. It is this averyone?

Admiral (stamping); Where is

What's international situations which are interference is threatened, with Britain and menacing and which may easily question of the freedom of the we? Why docen't anyone tall me

which

happening? raises the Are we going into action, or aren't the United States leading the develop into war unless they are scas. Hitherto, interference with anything protestants. There will continue to be a dimouity fading the right handled with a wisdom and Arm- neutral trade has usually been be

Lord T. (soothingly): Come, protest. Bess which are not always charac- gun by Great Britain, because, come, Hadmiral, there's a lot of quarter in which to Manchukuo will, of course, remain teristic of human governments, being nearer to Europe she has questions. "Where is heveryone?" bland. Recognise us," it will Most people of the English-speak usually become involved in war Wol's 'appening?" "Are we go- say, "and then we can discuss your ing nations will admit that there first. But during the Civil War ing into haction?" "Ow do I know. right to trade with us. Meantime

is once more a risk of war in the the North blockaded the South, and Hadmiral? We're going hon, I 'we' must reserve the right to dis-

world. But they will go on to from 1917 to the end of the World know that. We're going hup 1 pose of our trade as we please.

say that war between Britain and War the United States used Just know Treaty rights? They were with the United States is "unthink the same methods against neutrals China, and we are no longer China." able," or "impossible." So it is, trying to trade with Germany as Japan, of course, disclaims res

psychologically. The English- did Great Britain. The isso, in ponsiblilty. If the diplomats pro-speaking peoples speak the same fact, arlace whenever either nation duce all the promises to maintain language, their ideas of law are becomes involved in war ahead of the Open Door which her states. fundamentally the name, they are the other. The question of the men have uttered since the Man-pledged to democracy, and, espec freedom of the seas is the hidden churlan adventure atarted, then ially since the advent of the serpont which lurks in the middle JOHN PAU CHUNG-TAI, aged 69 Japan will still disclaim responsi-women's vote, they are deeply and of the Atlantic waiting auddenly years. Died on 6th December, 1984, bility. The correspondence will on moral grounds opposed to to palaen the relations between at 24, Canal Rond. West. Cortege will pass the monument at 4 pmbarrassing.. But it will be em-

thus prove more than a little em- human slaughter. Except for a the two countries and even to fow non-vital matters, such as war bring them to the verge of conflict 7th December, 1934,

barrassing for another reason, debts, 110 serious political or unless its existence is recognised There are no open doors any more

economic issues divide them. and its power to harm is sterilized, In the world. Each country seems

Unfortunately feeling and opin-And if an Anglo-American crisis The arises, It will do ao suddenly, not to have barricaded itself against on are not the whole story. outside trade with tariffs.

Civil War in the United States out of any primary quarrel be- change restrictions, quotes, looked like an Impossibility, and tween the two countries, but cences, nationalistic currencies was treated as an impossibility moly, because if the country be- and the like. Of course, these are

almoet until it happened. It was comes involved in war or sanctions different. They are rarely achieved certainly not produced by any; it against another nation, either by an outright breach of treaties, psychological antagonism between in Europe or the Far East, while country, how I leave my country? Pitl: Roll up that Mac. My Yet the chancelleries will be lack. North and South, for til the out-the other is, at peace there is I think I could do with one of ing in a sense of humour if they break they were good friends. It bound to be an interference with Walter Elliot's pork pire. cannot spare a smile for their happened because there was an neutral trade. And it is quite cor- perfectly proper protests about a issue which the founders of the tain that to-day with equal navica abut door in Manchukue while Union had been unable to solve, and the economic integration of barrling their own. they are engaged in bolting and

and which finally broke out in the modern world, neither country flames of war, just breann It had will, to quote Prealdent Wilson not been resolutely tackled in the famous words, "think" neutrally intervening 70 years of friend-for very long whild the navy of liness and peace.

the other la busily interfering with Its trade. What is the remedy? Before we can see this it is necca

DEATH.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, DEC. 7, 1934.

JAPAN AND THE

TREATIES

READING TASTES

ex-

the

means haction or not-well, you'd that. But whether that better send for someone as doca know.

Tucket. Enter Drake, Nelson, Boadicea and Lady Godiva. Wellington, Pitt, Joan of Arc,

Grundy objects,

*Unless, of course, Mother

all this? Empire Day? Or is this Admiral: Heavens above what's the Committee to Downing Street?

select Mien

not words. We go west to-night.

Drake: Peace, windbag, Deeds,

now. This is front-page nows." Nelcon: Hardy, we have them, Put me at the top of the column. croes in my time. Now for Water- Wellington: I have made kings lon.

Dios. No one takes the slightest begins to tell his story about two notice. Lord Thomas, unruffled. Americans in a bar.

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DUMB BELLES LETTERS

By Juliet Lowell' Communiste v. Capitaliste

Comrade Victor Young: Victor Young Radio Station New York City

There is a fear, voiced in many quarters, that Japan's denuncia- tion of the Washington Naval Treaty may involve the throwing

From public libraries and book. into the melting-pot of the whole shops come Indications that the series of international agree- and for stories of depth and dis-relations between the two peoples clusion drawn by the best thinkers

appetite of rendera for non-fiction

It is just the same with Britainrary to consider the lessons of and the United States. General the great war. The central con- ments affecting Pacific problems. crimination is increasing. Young have never been better. Much of after that conflict was that, on Lord Lothian obviously had this people are among those displaying the ancient grudge has been dis-n globe so contracted in terms

significant interest in works

of

I hear you have written ·8 onnelled. There is fin mind when he referred to the current world movements, history, understanding on each side of the and space, war would ha tuno called "Pearls on

far better time

Velvet" necessity of Britain continuing blography and natural science problems and difficulties of the world-wide in character unless capitalistic propaganda against evident and increasingly which sounds to me like a lot of to stand by the principles on A large metropolitan public - other. Secial and economic con- International anarchy could be the downtrodden messes. Anybody which the Washington under-

brary reports that 40 per cent. of ditions are tending toward a com- curbed and a beginning made with that has pearls is on velvet but its circulation is non-fiction. It standing is based. He feels is noteworthy-that-the regularly Atlantic. War seems quite im- las among nations. The first at are going to change,

mon standard on each side of the the establishment of a reign of that is a situation we Communista that if any nation is permitted published lists of "best sellers" possible. Why then ask the un-tempt to do this, mainly the re-

Norman B-~--~**. to play ducks and drakes with dividual title are enjoyed by books fears and hates which

show that maximum sales per Inpleasant question, with all the cult of Anglo-American collabora- the agreements reached in which feed something in

it may tion, was the Covenant of the

The Next President arouse? I raise it because unless League of Nations, embodied in Washington in 1922, there may

reader above the desire to escape we face a problem in Anglo- the Treaties of Peace.

May 15, 1931. easily be undesirable reactions Accurate

from himself at minimum effort. American relations, not so difficult

Vose and Sons Piano Co. pictures of

Watertown, elsewhere, lending to a major character and setting in

custom, but nearly as dangerous, as that Under the Covenant nations Massachusetts, world crisis. Whilst it is possi-terest. The desire to know how South we may wake up one day Geneva once a year as

familiar places create deep in the existence of slavery in the things: to meet in an Assembly at

un presented to the United States by undertook to do four principal My dear Sirs: ble to take too alarmist a view other people are meeting the prob to find ourselves faced by an acute mont of man and to discuss world next President of the United I beg pardon. It is my wish a parlia to say to you that I am to be the of Japan's intended action and lems common, to humanity

crisis and even an imminent risk problems; to submit any dispute States, the youngest one ever be the reactions arising therefrom, counts in part for the intense of war. What is this issue? It likely to lead to a rupture either fore in the U. S. "White House". I no-one who has the cause of Far persons in the Russian drama, ly indicated under the famillar or to Investigation and report by the use in the U. S. "White House". absorption of so many younger can, perhaps, be most convenient-to judicial settlement, to arbitration will want one of your planos to Eastern peace at heart can but while older renders receive in- title, "The freedom of the sous." regret that the situation in the worthy blography and history. American War of 1812. It caused after the notification of the disputa enjoy it now while I am not a spiration in their difficulties from This issue produced the Anglo- period of not more than six months plano a little in advance so I could Council of the League during a Could you conveniently send this Orient should be further com- Interest in religion is continually

the Trent affair during the Amorl to the Secretariat of the League; busy plicated at this juncture by a

pressing upward, and this is re- flected in a deepening of the read-

can Civil War. And it forced the step of which it is difficult at the ing tone in many a community.

(Continued on next column)

moment to foresce the eventual Generallantions as to taste trends upshot. There is, of course, no

in popular reading are not lightly to be entered Into, but signs are questioning Japan's right, if she not lacking that a welcome and sees fit, to denounce the Wash-powerful Impetus has lately been ington naval agreement. By do- books.

given to the perusal of worthwhile ing so, she will be merely oxer- cising an option for which sanction is given in the Treaty.

although not actually inter-lock- But withdrawal from the terms ing-each treaty being a separato of this specific understanding in instrument all the Washington no sense implies denunciation of agreements bear a general rela-.. the agreements reached in Wash-tion one to the other. In other

no-

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ing the Far East, notably the as a part of the general machin- Nine-Power and Four-Power ery devised for the preservation Pacts. It must, however, be of world peace, with especial borne in mind that the naval reference to the Far East. It is iasua la inter-related with the inconceivable that Japan contem- general question of security in plates, the complete wrecking of the Pacific, and once Japan is that machinery. The latest free of her obligations in respect utterance by her statesmen is [of the former she may well that she is no sense desires a pursue a policy involving mat-treaty-leas cra, but is quite pre- ters of wider significance. It is pared to negotiate a new inter- this possibility which is at the national naval agreement. In moment causing a measure of this way Japan puts the onus of [concern in some quarters: Noth-stabilising the situation on the ing has so-far been disclosed other Powern. Unfortunately, which suggests that Japan in- there is no indication that wie tende denouncing the other Tokyo Government is prepared Washington Treatles, and there to continue adherence to the ex- scoma no ground for thinking Isting treaty until auch time as that she has such a possibility a new understanding can be in mind. Yet it is true that, reached.

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to refrain from war for a period of three months after the receipt of the award of report; and to sever economic relations with any nation which resorted to war during this period, in order that the rest of the world might have time to bring about a just aṭtlement by pacific: means or at least to prevent a local war from becoming a world war: This seemed a reasonable and sensi ble advance toward a world or ganised for peace. The League of Nations, however, failed to gain the United States, for two main rea- sons. The first was that the Len-- gue seemed to involve the perman ent entangiment of the rest of the world In the domestic affairs of urope. The second was that it under Articles 10 and 18, to Involvo automatic commitment to war. In 1928, however, the United States. made Its own move toward world peace in the Kellogg Fact, now algned by practically all the ná tions of the world except, one or two South American states. By (Continued on Page 73)