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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER

1935.

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Sanctions and

Sea-Power

By a Naval Expert

Thongkong Telegraph. THE maps on this page present pictorially the problema of naval strategy

TUESDAY, DEC. 24, 1935.

RE-INFORCING THE PEACE STRUCTURE

The season of peace and good- will, once again with us, is, un- happily, marred by the picture of two nations at war, by between embittered relations

others, and by a feeling of pos- sibly worse things to come.

involved in the application of "sanct.ons. on the assumption that, follow- Ing the breakdown of Anglo-French peace negotiations and the likelihood of an oil embargo, which Italy will regard as an "act of war," the League action will early next year take the form of (1) an economic blockade of Italy, or (2) cutting the communications between Italy and the Italian Expeditionary Force in East Africa.

The general map of the Mediterranean shows:

1. The Italian population in Egypt, Libya (Italian) and the French

colonies of Tunis and Algeria;

2. The naval bases of the various Powers, namely:

British-Gibraltar and Malta:

Spanish-Cartagena;

French-Toulon and Bizerta;

Italian-Spezia, Naples, Cagliari. Taranto, Venice, Pola and Zara,

But, even so, there is at least NOTES OF THE DAY

one advantage in having to face

from

the

SYRIA

cartese CYPRUS

Haifa

50,000 Italians

Suer

·KGYPT

EGYP

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LIBYA,

JEH

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500

In addition, the Italians have improvised a hospital-cum-naval base in the Dodecanese Islands..

the novel pol

From the League point of view, the strategic weaknesses in 1. The proximity of Malta to Sicily, and its consequent vulner

ability to Italian attack by air;

The lack of an adequately protected British naval basa in the eastern Mediterranean.

2 battleships (antiquated);

7 large modern cruisers;

11 small cruisers; 90 destroyers;

28 sea-going submarines,

SIDE GLANCES By George Clark

SAUDI ARABIA

ERITREA Mandaw..

ABYSS

BRIT.G.

KENT

1000

1500 Miles

Half the mall cruisers and destroyers are antiquaten

2. Just an Girdetively, and w less, risk of a Bent action, Italian Vessels could be denied oxit from or entrance to the Canal at the Suez (Red Sen) end, as shown on the second map.

Any force which, under the

|"THE VERY IDEA"

to

IT'S CHRISTMAS But To Mr. Kelly It's A Pain In The Neck

a dangerous, crisis. It shakes loose, unco-ordinated, sentimen- ONE IS ENOUGH tal thinking and forces an

We approve of the appointment

From the blockade point of view, howover, the League's chief carnest search for the funda- of Mr. Anthony Eden, and without mental rock of principle,, upon reservation. Ila has proved him advantage is the case with which the Mediterranean can be closed authority of the League, took this have command of the Red Sea. which alone the structure of self competent, possessing forcaight to ships bound for Italy by naval forces based on Gibraltar and sup stop, would necessarily have

secured. Italy would be With regard to the other aspect of the case-the severing of This pence can be safely erected, and prudence and high principles ported by the guns of that fortress. which mark him certainly as Great Ninety-nine people out of a

Britain's "Man of the Hour." communications between Italy and Abyssinia-it is questionable powerless.

Too Italian naval forces based hundred will declare their desire indeed, he may be her "Man of

whether the Suez Canal could be legally closed, to Italian vessels in for peace. A much smaller per-Destiny" The course which he view of the International Convention of 1888, which provides that on Massawa are believed to com- the Canal shall always be free in time of war as in time of peace prise d'amall cruisers, 5 destroyers centage take the trouble in would have his country pursue may

to all merchant and war vessels without flag discriminatten. This and 6 submarines. ordinary times to think out the well mean that the foundations of

The strength of the British Convention was specifically recognised in the Treaty of Versailles. character of the peace they the Old World's diplomacy will

There are, however, two ways in which Italy's communications naval force in the Red Sea or at Aden is at present unknown. affect to desire or the path by crumble and that the ideal of the with her Expeditionary Force could be cut: which alone they can reach their League of Nations, nourished in a

1. A naval cordon could be established on the Mediterranean Reinforcing it from the Mediter simple and goal. When, however, an actual few stout hearts, will become a

side of the Canal. The objection to this step is that It might Involve ranean would be a war, close-at-hand, is deliber-permanent reality. For that we the risk of a clash with Italy's Mediterrancan Fleet, whose present speedy operation, so long as the

Suez Canal was open. ately undertaken by a civilised should owe Mr. Edon, and his allies strength may be put at

an everlasting reverence. How fellow-country, and the League ever, such happy victory is not by of Nations, the world's peace any mans assured. We can only machine, sets itself to the task hope that Mr. Eden's vigour and of stopping that war, it becomes his enthusiastle belief in the urgent duty of every intelli-efficacy of the League and a policy gent person furiously to think. of collective security will win among the In the first place, it is already crusaders crystal clear that peace depends adherents of the League. We be- on law. In law there are two lieve that no better man could be !found to rally the resistance to predominant elements-agree aggression necessary if the League ment and community force.

is to survive. Moreover, we believe Both clements are to be found Mr. Eden's task is simplified. in the two principles which form Formerly British foreign policy the core of the Covenant of the was fathered twice over, and re- League of Nations. The first of oulting progeny was anything but

It reru fed in th these is that all the member- satisfactory. states agree that when the temp-! Paris peace plan and the Parlia tation comes to resort to war for Paris which fellowed close upon it.

mentary debinele in London and ↑ | "expansion" or to settle disputes It

with other members, they will tradition of nims by two Ministers, resulted in an apparent con- resist that temptation. at least for while Mr. Eden was preach- until the League tribunals have ing his doctrine of resistance had a chance of deciding the to aggression, Sir Samuel Hoare matter amicably. Here you was literally planning to reward have the substantive content of what the League considered to be law, but no law is perfect unleasa, robber state. Of course, the it is supported, by what is Ministry subsequently declared technically called a "sanction". that the peace plan was nct its that it had never A penalty must be prescribed esponsibility,

instructed for a breach of its provision. confirm it, and that, in any event, Sir Samuel Hoare to Therefore the second principle it was put forward only as a basis of the League's Covenant is em- on which to work for a peaceful bodied in Article XVI. All settlement of the Italo-Ethiopian member states agree (since they crisis and was by no means final. are cach sovereign and

(Continued on Page D.) acknowledge no superior, they cannot do more than agree) that

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they will uke their united the will to peace rudely inter- strength in co-operation to pre- fered with. To meet the chal- vent breach of the law they lenge, peace-loving nations are have in other articles Inid down, uniting in an effort to bring the To establish peace therefore, aggressor to his senses. The Jaw is obviously one of the chief immediate outlook may be grave foundation stones, a law stating and menacing; it may be that in what should be done and how, | the near future hostilities will when it is not done, the forcespread rather than decrease. of the whole community-econo-, But it is something for which to mic and military-is to be be thankful that eo many nations! brought to bear. At the mo- of the world have shown their ment, the world is faced with a determination to uphold the specific instance in which solemn sacred principles on which the obligations have been flouted and structure of peace rests,,

"Hodoosn't seem to be, very interested In whothor Santa Claus brings him anything or not.".

Mr. Kelly, fed up with 'sly hints from people who expect Christmas presents from him, disgusted at those who won't take his own hints, sick and tired of Christmas jokes that are an old as he feels, and generally down and out after a pre-Christmas party, has decided on novel scheme for to-day's "Very

Kelly

Mr.

Iden

announces with pride that his is the only humorous column in the world that is not printing a joke · to-day about Christmas, Yuletide, mistletoe, plum puddings, carnivals or Santa Clus.

He will earn the undying gratitudo of all lila rendera.

ION

NE of the brightest spots in our hitherta drab life is the abolition of the silver dollar standard in favour. of a noto standard.

The Hongkong Government is mere. ly following a procedure which wo have advocated and put into practice for many months part.

Some

classics

of our notes have been

DEAR SIR,-Owing to the present financial depression, we find ourself

unable to meet your just domands immediately. However, we are

-XO

pecting shortly a legacy from

relative in Fili, and you may wealthy

rest assured...

GAS CO.

message

Sira, Your insulting reached me this morning. Neod I say that I was disgusted and annoyed? This is the fourth final notice I have

had from you. Any more of this, and I shall be compelled to request you

send a

man to cut of my Eas

tu

supply

usually fixes things. Of there are faults in the atom.

Cesterday we were presented with

a note, "LO.U. 5/-. Signed, Edwardi Kaliv. So we want back to the allver standard.

Mean

The whole thing is very involved to Bay, come home and find on felve a note, “alted up till 2 o'clock. Where have you been?. Your dinner, is in the oven."

That sort of note in NOT. negotiable.