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THURSDAY, FEB. 27, 1936.

THE TOKYO REVOLT

The heavy censorship on news emanating from Tokyo, affect ing both the actual happenings in the capital, as well as the background thereto, makes it difficult to gain a clear, impres- sion of the position and the precise significance of the up- heaval. It is evident, however, that the result of the recent election is a factor in the situa. tion Certain military elements. of the reactionary school, were doubtless disappointed that the Minselto succeeded in retaining its power, and it may well be that the failure of the Seiyukal Party to gain the upper hand induced the malcontents to seek the attainment of their ends by

the health and happiness of the great deal of power in Invested

Interests. people, but is quite ready to

There is, too, enormous force spend millions on instruments

in tradition, supported by the

of destruction.

fence Loun" will be a wonderful a fairly large contingent is to It is even argued that a "De- old sailors and soldiers, of whom means of putting the un- be found on the Government employed to work. Mr. Runci- Benches.

The general public will be. man has hinted that there may be a great flow of orders for the assured that we know nothing about such matters, and that "Depressed Areas". оп the

we should leave them to the ex- north-east **coast. In fnct,

promises of work on armaments Pert opinion of the distinguished generals and admirals. The played no small part in the

trouble General Election.

about these, people is that most of them live in the past. The more advanced have

WE of the Labour Party have got as far as considering the yet to be convinced of the last war, but many are still need for this increased expendi- thinking of war as it was waged ture. We do not believe that when they were young. the way to safety is through

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We still maintain

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for the

HEAP

IF THEY MUST WASTE MONEY "The anti-aircraft gun is certainly not an offensive weapon,"

from being attacked.

We all know. that the real menace to day Is attack from the air: For centuries this country has rested secure be hind the shield of the Navy, but, this shield can now..be passed by the new WER- pon,

We

believe that nothing short of the. total abolition

of national air forces and the internationalisa- tion of civil aviation w111 really

romove

its

There are

unconstitutional methods. It is NOTES OF THE DAY the last war, still holds the field.

this menace, but the Government failed to 'ros. pond at Geneva to the proposals made by other Powers to this end. It has therefore, A heavy respon- sibility to the people, of this country, who are piling up great armed forces. SUPPOSING, which heaven

exposed to the We are, on the other hand,

possibility of a forbid, that this Govern- insistent that whatever forces ment involved us in

devastating at- a. war. arc required in order to, per- What should we find? A fine

tack from bomb- form our obligations under a force of cavalry, seventeen

ing acroplanes. system of collective "Security" should be efficient and suited regiments in all-splendid men,

If the Gov- for their purpose, and that any useless in

splendidly mounted, but utterly

ernment really money needed should be econ- which is an affair of aeroplanes modern warfare,

intends to de-. omrically expended.

fend us, it should and bombs, of tanks and Suppose that the Government machine guns.

davote a big proportion of this We still have repented, old new expenditure to air defence. decides to spend many millions. The Government has, indeed, formulae about the defence of The anti-aircraft gun is certain- will this money be allotted? on the fighting services, how announced that some cavalry these islands depending on the ly not an offensive weapon. If the There will be an even greater but it intends still to retain the Navy cannot prevent us power to stop invaders, it.La in

regiments are to be mechanised, Navy when it is quite clear that

Government believes in scramble than usual between

this direction that it might the Army, the Navy and the considerable force What de-

If the Government is deter- profitably use some of the money Air Force for the lion's share, fence does cavalry afford? Yet The two senior: Services still we spend over a million a year mined to spend millions on "de- which it is resolved to spend. look upon their younger sister, on its maintenance.

fence," it must Tell us what it But anti-aircraft guns are · the Air Force, as something of body of infantry, both regular thinking in strict terma of against air attack.

a great means by it. If it is really not the only possible defence. an upstart. They regard it as and territorial, while the Tank defensive weapons, there would, scientists working to-day to an auxiliary to be used to sup- Corps,, despite the lessons of of course, be no offensive wear perfect a giant screen which can plement their major efforts. They regard themselves still as the last war, seems still to be pens, no tanks, no battleships, be thrown around a whole city. the main bulwark of national regarded as an auxiliary.

no heavy artillery, no bombing and prevent a single aeroplane defence.

It looks as If the theory that aeroplanes. These were the from flying through it. human beings can conquer weapons forbidden to Germany machines, which sent the flower under the Treaty of Versailles. in earnest, money spent in this Clearly, if the Government is. of our youth to the shambles in

But it is certain that the way on research would give far Government is

not thinking better value than building known that the militarists have

Parades of fine men, splendidly along these lines at all. What battleships and aeroplanes. been dissatisfied with the Gov

dressed, such as the Trooping it really means by "defence" is of the Colour foster old illusions the power to counter-attack. It If science, which has con-. ernment's policy for some time

and hide the stark realities of really argues on the old lines, tributed so much to increasing past, and, in particular, that We can recall.

of insecurity, can' no occasion in war.

It believes that the strong man, our sense Baron Takahashi, the veteran recent years in which the turmoil

armed keeps his house, but for show us the means to prevent Finance Minister, unhappily in international affairs was better MUCH the same considera- gets that the

enemy from dropping a text continues an murdered, was often in con-illustrated than yesterday. It was tions apply to the Navy, that when a man stronger than single bomb on our cities, it will flict with the Army leaders, a day to drive a newspaperman to Here again tradition is strong, he cometh, he taketh away from have done a great service to This is real. and At the moment of writing, frenzy; for he had to judge the fear that we shall find that him all the armour wherein he mankind.

genuine defence. the Government means to spend trusted. it is not definitely

relative importance of an army millions on building known

up the

This is to put the fallacy of -- to what extent the re- revolt. in Japan; a threatened kind of Navy which we had in a belief in armaments in a nut ONE aspect of the Govern bellion, for such it is, has repudiation of the Locarno pact by the days before the aeroplane shell. Increased armaments

Germany or Italy or both; the arrived. spread, but it appears that the Growing desire in France for an revolt was engineered and led allance with Russia and the in- by younger Army officers, who creasing antagonism to this move chose the early hours of the in Germany, and all the implica- morning to seize the cabinet tions therein; and the suggestion of a new Anglo-German treaty to offices, the homes of ́ Ministers | circumvent the obstacles in the and the Headquarters of the way of agreement at the London Naval Conference. The simple Metropolitan Police. Time will

enumeration of these discords, | show precisely how serious and though most of them are inter- widespread the trouble is, and related, sound distinctly disturb

ing. Well-informed authorities whether there is any danger of

sgroo that ardorientation - of!. the militarists actually seizing European relations appears to be the Government machinery. The imminent, and the recent Italo- history of the conflict between Soviet overtures and the general German conversations, Franco- the military and civilian groups diplomatic rushing about by Great in Japanese politica is too well- Britain, Indicate the direction in known to require emphasis, but which events are leading us. Ons

LOOKING IT OVER

it has latterly been most pro- reasoning. If one were to suggest

could not be accused of irrational

nounced, especially since comm that if European Governments mencement

follow the road along which 'eir-] of the Man- churian venture. Again and cumstances ocem to lead them they will eventually arrive at that again we have seen instances in historic cross-roads in international which the Army leaders have relations upon which men stood in 1914, and wondered which way taken their own course, without they must furn. It is surely not awaiting Government Instructoo much to hope that we have which way not to turn. tions, and much friction. has learned

And yet, it is unwise to place too. been generated as a consequence much reliance in the lessons of his The tussle fias gone on for tory, for history, and the leasons it years, and it has long been felt contains, have a way of repentina that the time, would come when themselves in spite of the legic of the race and its really serious a showdown would become inefforts to avoid disaster. evitable. It is too early in the day as yet, with only the most

of tho outbreak, which may meagre authoritative messages avallable, to say, whether the quite easily have grave reper

cussions throughout the nation. upheaval betokens the arrival At the moment, it would be that toment. However wise to await further disclosures that may be, there can be before seeking to reach definite no questioning the seriousness - conclufalons on the upheaval..

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only mean an arms race,

SIDE GLANCES By George Clark

ment's programme has not been emphasised fully, and that is the relation which it bears to the Air Raid Gircular recently sent to all local authorities.

This circular was the most appalling confession of the ut- ter failure of the Government. to afford protection to its citizens. It recognised the truth of Mr. Baldwin's state- ment that the bomber.will al- ways get through. Yet it told people that they could expect only the minimum of help from the Government in providing services in the towns in the event of an air-raid, and that they must therefore set up im mediately their own organisa-- tion.34

The circular aroused great in- dignation among a number of local authorities, and rightly 80, for it showed the Govern ment's intention to shelve its responsibilities as far as possi-

ble.

The circular showed the hepe- lessness of·· protectivo" measures. There was really "no, suggestion that any means of ́protection would bo available for people, generally,

TP the Government believes in the Logicacy of the measures it suggesta, it should itself provide the gas-proof shpiters, the gas maski, and all the rest of the paraphernalia. As it is, the poor will inevitably be sacrificed. The real position is that, until the salontists Invent something that will Frustrate the attacking aeroplane, there is no such thing as defence. No big armaments on land or, son or In the air can give the people the wense of security

thufs

what

the world wantar: Ultimately a'the choice before the world STREDNA For Perich