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TRADE FAIR Coincident with the House of Commons announcement on the
The Administration, Congress and the average man are agreed. They mean to preserve the technical neutrality of their country in this African war, but they are resolved that no American interests shall, pro- fiteer in blood.
NOTES OF THE DAY
ONE FOR ALL; ALL FOR ONE
The criticism of the Labour header, Mr. Clement Attlee-that the British Government has not shown consistency in its policy to-
Another umission, however, The oil interests are a förmid- was deliberate. Congress will able Colossus, yet one 'may be give the President no power to reasonably sure that Congreas THE problem has its complica discriminate between belliger will grant the right to put an tions, but the state of mind ents. The Versailles Treaty embargo on its sale to the belli- of the average American citizen has caused most, Americans to gerents, and that on one condi- is a model of confident simpli- feel grave doubt about the tion the President will use it- city. Two considerations have classification. of belligerents the League itself must also take decided him. He read the lurid into victims and aggressors. this risk. evidence of the Senate's inquiry Henceforth they are all taboo. The evidence is clear enough. into the international trade in The first test of the new con- In the first place, the Adminis arms with indignation and dis- ception of neutrality has been tration has already done all that gust.
amusingly unreal. In fact, was possible, given the defects. The second consideration that American sympathies by an of the Act, to check the export led American sentiment to the overwhelming majority go to of oil to Italy. It used its hold new conception of neutrality the Ethiopian underdog.
øver American shipping. Most,
States-was-involved-in-war be
was drawn from history. Twice, Few, it may be, believe in the if not all, the regular lines are in 1812 and in 1917, the United altruism of the British Govern subsidised. Most of them have cause it defended the traditional ment's motives. The delays of received lavish credits.
As creditor, Washington used right of neutrals to trade with the League are noted, and some
critics remind their readers its power to forbid the carrying belligerents. - Now .on one thing, that the League Powers supply of oil in American vessels, for Americans in ten are passion most of the raw materials for Italy-at all events in quanti-
this aggression.
ties beyond the average civilian ntely resolved. They mean to
demand. This was a significant keep out of the next European
gesture, though, anluckily, Norwegian tankern woon rushed in to meet the demand.
war.
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The more Europe rearms and NONE the less, nine Ameri- cans in ten follow the. halt ranges Itself in alliances and pacts the firmer grows this ing efforts of the League with American resolve to stand aloof, sympathy and wish it success.
sanc-
What, then, of Congress ?" Will it follow the Administra
The Neutrality Act, passed in In this singular case strict tion, when Oil gets busy in its Iobbies? A straw postal vote a hurry last summer, sprang neutrality is equivalent to par was taken shortly before I from these two lines of thought. ticipation in economic
sailed. It gave the startling It forbade the sale of "imple- tions, since Ethiopia has never result that 80 per cent of the to a negligible members of the two Houses ments of war" to any belliger- traded, save ent, but because the Senate had extent, with the United States taken together would support an
The chance to amend this embargo on oil. ⠀
subject of the proposed wards the League of Nations, may privately-sponsored British Em- bo justified to some degree. The pire and China Trade Fair in cabled despatches from Britain Hongkong, comes the result of concerning the foreign affairs de- the canvass which the Hong-bate in the House of Commons are too brief to allow one to form any kong General Chamber. of
opinion with respect to the reason- Commerce had carried out to ablences or justice of Mr. Attlee's ascertain-current local opinion claim. But if Mr. Attlee is a on the matter. On the one champion of the League of Nations, hand, we have the information | we fall to discover anything in Mr. conveyed to Parliament that the Eden's speech to the House of. organisers of the Fair have which he can fairly complain. For formed an influential committee Mr. Eden has so defined the British. in Britain to get into touch with policy that it cannot possibly be divorced from Geneva's. If Mr. prospective exhibitors, that-the!
"Attles were to find fault with the Governor of Hongkong has League's dilatoriness in the Italo- accepted a position as Patron, Ethiopian crisis, we should be and that the British Connul- uclined to agree with him that General in Canton and the thero was cause for complaint; and Commercial Secretary for South in spite of Mr. Eden's defence of the League on that particular score. China have been authorised to But wa fail to sed in what way accept honorary positions on Mr. Eden-or the British Govern the Council of the Fair. On the mont can be held responsible for Geneva's procistination. We feel, other, it is disclosed that the from what we have seen of British local canvasa has revealed very policy heretofore in the matter of little support for the project, the Italo-Ethiopian conflict and the that fifty-eight of the seventy-gressor, that His Majesty's Govern consequent action to deter the ag-
five firms answering the ment has taken a bold course; and questionnaire
cast its searchlight on munitions are definitely there has at no time been a more against the holding of the Fair, in this crisis than Mr. Eden, both devoted disciple of collective action
and that none of the principal while he was Minister for League: Hongkong merchant firms of Nations Affairs and since his holding important British
promotion to the Foreign Secretary. ship. More than that, had Britain agencies have promised their been less dipkanatic and circumspect support. The situation crented we might have found ourselves. is, to say the least, decidedly strength with Italy. As it is, our involved in a serious test of awkward. There has been a leadership at Geneva has gravely great deal of propaganda con- impaired the formerly sympathetic ducted at Home in connection relationship existing between Italy and Britain. --And the same time with the Fair, with the result that Mr. Attlee expresses dis that many prominent person- appointment with Mr. Eden's In- ages have lent their support to consistency and lack of forcefulness in the matter of foreign policy, he the venture. It would, how is lamenting the Government's ever, be of interest to know conviction that a measure of re- whether these people were in-armament is necessary in Britain. formed of Hongkong opinion on lead the sanctions parade, enforce Would Mr. Attlee have the country the subject or have since bean oil embargo and thus defy the made aware of it. Much has Italian threat that such a measure been made of the support would mean war, and without the backing of adequate sea and air promised by the Hongkong forces?
Here, we suggest, is Government, but it is now clear greater inconsistency than any that the blessing which it pre-alleged against Mr. Éden. maturély bestowed on the Fair,
without firat consulting the sponsored by the business business community of the interests of the Colony. It is Colony, .or awaiting public re- the man on the spot, acquainted action thereto, has placed as he is with local conditions, the Government in an un- not influential committees at fortunate-predicament. Our own Home, or oven-British-manu attitude is that the question of facturers who may possibly be"] whether a Fair should or should unaware of Hongkong opinion, not be held is ons in which the whose advice should decide the opinion of the local business point. As matters are, there is community should be the de- a danger of the Fair being termining factor. We are all forced upon the Colony, con- for a Fair, provided the times trary to the considered views are propitious, assurance of of the local business community. adequate local support is forth-In such circumstances, a pro- coming, and the event, like ject of the kind contemplated previous functions of a Uke could scarcely be otherwise than kind," is a community effort stupid and farcical.
only, in the narrower sense of hasty-Neutrality Act has now Big business haemot yet this word, it naively omitted any come with the reassembling of recovered the political ascen reference to raw materials, Congress.
SIDE GLANCES By George Clark
suppose we'll patch it up somehow. eleventh time Arthur and I hao separate
This do the
dancy that it loot during the slump, and of all the quasi- monopolies Oil is traditionally the most suspect. Indeed, I doubt whether it dare make an, open fight for its "rights."
The Rockefeller dynasty has been engaged for many years in an effort to make ita peace with the Churches, and to live-down its hurld past. Already, 30 gathered, representations this subject had reached it from the Churches.
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Finally, it may be asked, will not Washington expect Geneve to take the first decisive step? I doubt it. Washington has its own pride: it does not wait for the Old World.
CAN see before me, as I write these lines, the dignifléd per- sonality of the Secretary of State...
When Mr. Cordell Hull re ceived me in Washington, une day in November, to talk over these matters, he struck one note over and over again. He was proud of the prompt action of his Department in recognis ing the existence of a State of War in the early days of Octo == ber. It acted in as many hours as the League book daya. "There," said Mr. Hull, "we gave a lead to the world.". I burned the talk to oll, the Nei- trality Act, and other indiscreet matters. I must not report in detail what Mr. Hull replied, but one phrase I think I may quote:
"I hope," he said emphati- cally, "before very long to give a lead again.
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