1936-10-26 — Page 18

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, October 20, 1080.

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N close on 50 years of active association with daily newspapers, I can- not remember a time when public interest in Britain's foreign policy was 80 intense as now.

The common

sense of the

British nation perceives that a

supreme crisis in foreign affairs

with GERMANY !

Says

cause, which carried through the renunciation of British authority in India, that. threa tons grave troubles both for us and for that vast Dependency In the immediate future.

Is rapidly approaching. VISCOUNT ROTHERMERE Similar elements, embodied

Emergency, dilumma, and menaco succeed each other 'in Europe at an ever-quickening being tempo. Decisions; aro made by other countries affect- ing the whole structure of the Continent without our Foreign Office even being sounded.

Thus, Germany and Italy have reached a most vital agree- ment concerning the future of Australia, welding their in- terests into a common policy.

The Government's method of dealing with nuch developments reveals no sign of long-sighted -

Its policy or deliberate plan. blunders have reduced British prestige to the lowest point Stubbs Rd. that it has. reached for genera-

tions.

In a complicated a situation the instincts of the people are the haphazard expedients of harassed Ministers, whose sys-

PRUUSGAARD-On Saturday. O tematic subordination of British

fober 24, 1936, Odd Bruusgaard, rerult of car crash. A Service Colonial will be held at the Cemetery Chapel. Happy Valley. at 2 p.m. to-day,

The

interests to the meddlesome activities of the League of Na- tions is constantly plunging us into fresh perils.

Recently, for instance, we co- with sumed, in conjunction France and Portugal, a special

Hongkong Telegraph. responsibility with regard to

MONDAY, Oct. 26. 1936.

the dangerous, problem of Dan- zig. in which Britain has no direct concern whatever.

A Simpler Policy IT is becoming increasingly

in

in the Longue of Nations Union and other ill-informed and

. organisations. - have forced the Government,

sentimentalist this article, ` given

exclusively to the Hongkong in timid apprehension for its

"Telegraph" by

the

famous before his Singapore

newspaper magnate,

for departure Saturday.

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course

own safety, to adopt a futile towards of hostility Fascist Italy, and to take the direction of British policy from cosmopolitan committees of ob- scure foreign politicians Geneva.

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which we have seen in the present tragedy. It has witnessed

criven course

which lead to anarchy and confusion. The demand for vigorous national leadership is loud and peremptory. There is a grow- ing disposition to range Britain by the side of a well- organised and re- solute people like the

Germans, who can be relied on to offer effec tive resistance to the forces of dix- ruption and dis- order under whatever form they may mani- fest themselves..

Here Lies Safety

a swift and surprising advance IN the direction lies safety not only for Britain. but for of Communism in France, fol- props. The partisans of that

systematically

disorganised and discredited in- organised outbreak of strikes stitution the League of Nations on a national scale.

lowed by 8

THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH

clear, however, that the During the past twenty years people of Britain will no longer there has been a greal change in tolerate the Government's reck- the general conception of the less habit of poking its finger structure of government and the into every hornets' nest in

People Of Ordor

have tackled the problem of State. Before the Great War it Europe. What the nation wants

The conclusion of a military world peace at the wrong end. seemed that the democratic form is a simpler, more straight- of government, chiefly connected forward foreign policy, dictated NATURAL sympathies, due to alliance between tussin and It was obvious from the first. ties of race and instinct, are Czecho-Slovakia has given to but it has since been proved in with the parliamentary system as by British interests and inspired

fast developing between the Moscow a foothold in Central practice, that war cannot be pre- understood and developed in Great, by British inclinations.

Europe which is being organised vented by the votes and resolu- Britain, would ultimately be This intuition has long been British and German nations.

At the basis of this fellow by the commander of the Rus- tions of the representatives of adopted by practically every forming in the public mind. It civilised country. The world is now finding practical expres- feeling lies the fact that the sian Air Forces at the head of a loosely organised assemblage mission of technical and of widely scattered and disparate progress in this connection was sion in a growing demand for Germans are a people of order, a

The British mind responds military experts.

Stales, The interference of taken to mean progress in the di- closer association with Germany. rection of the British ideal. The

such a body serves but to in- No one who, like myself, has to their desire to be master in

Futile Course

tensify friction and ultimately war had some extraordinary the means of detecting move their own house. And it is fur- effects on political development, ments of popular opinion will thermore beginning to realise

shevists, twenty years ago, conflict the prevention of which nut catio of which was the de-contest the fact that pro-Ger- that this powerful, patriotic, NOT since the original Bol-to make inevitable the world nunciation and abolition of demo-man sentiment is steadily in- and superbly organised country proclaimed world-revolution as is its professed. alm. cracy in a number of European creasing in Britain. At any constitutes an element of their enduring-aim have the But the close association in in- rising forces of the Left made such ternational affairs of two such countries, the most important of gathering of veterans of the stability amid those which were Soviet Russia, Italy, Great War the idea of another tendencies of disorder and dis- conspicuous, and widespread pro- mighty States as Great Britain and later, Germany, and the conflict with Germany is fre- ruption which are becoming gress as in the past year. and Germany would create a establishment of dictatorships in quently a subject of the strong- Increasingly and seriously mani-

Even in our own country Left force that no aggressor would various forms. As there seems a est disapproval.

Wing tendencies have asserted dare to challenge. Its authority but in tendency to regard the days of

Germans who visit Britain Last year saw Spain fall themselves in national policy. would find expression not in parliamentary democracy as being

formidable military, navn), numbered, it may be interesting are surprised by the cordiality under the control of a Govern- It was the Left Wing of the wordy denunciations to consider briefly what is the with which they are received, ment bearing the sinister stamp Conservative Party, forsaking British ideal and upon what Where the actions of the British of Bolshevism, the fruits of the great traditions of their aerial, economic, and financial system it is based. In the first Government had led them to spirit of carping instance it embraces the ideal of expecta individual freedom, and of the criticism they find a friendly freedom of the community from attitude of good fellowship. either personal or institutional In the same way the Britons tyranny. That freedom is main-of every kind and class who go tained mainly through democratic to Germany in large numbers government and the rule of law-invariably return with the best; the citizen's guard against attack impressions and a feeling of on his personal liberty. The respect for the many admirable ideal of liberty is shared through-achievements of the Nazi re- out the British Commonwealth of gime. Nations. That Commonwealth is

one of the most interesting things

in the world. It is not a single to him is based not only on per- nation, neither is it an alliance nor sonal affection and devotion to the a federation. As a well-known | sovereign himself, but also on the authority on the subject, Mr. idea of his complete political im- HI. V. Hodson, recently stated, "it partiality.. The British Common- is quite different from anything wealth stands, then, for the ideal that has ever existed before in the of individual liberty; of demo- world." Ten years ago, the cratic government; of freedom group of self-governing coun- from tyranny in all its forms; and tries forming the British the reign of law as opposed to Commonwealth were described, arbitrary rule ar dictatorship of at the Imperial Conference, any kind. All the members of "Autonomous communities the British Commonwealth stand within the British Empire, for peace and for the game in- equal In status, in no way sub-dividual and national political

Their ordinate one to another in any ideals.

representatives aspect of their domestic or ex-meet periodically in conference to ternal affairs, though united by a discuss issues which are of com- common allegiance to the Crown, mon concern to them-trade, com- and freely associated as members merce, finance, communications, of the British Commonwealth of ete.and to develop principles of Nations. Ench of the Dominions common policy, including foreign has the same rights as the United policy. That there will be con- Kingdom: They are "free asso- Biderable changes and further cintes," though being "united by a developments we may be common allegiance to the Crown." but, whatever the rest of the they cannot simply resign from world may do, it is certain that the the Commonwealth as from any various peoples of the British ordinary league of organisations Commonwealth will continue to tor institutions. The Crown, cherish their artios and the Imoreover, is the essential head, various instruments and forms of the centre-pleco of the whole democratic government which structure. The King is above they have created to ensure their politics, and the general alegiance Individual and national freedom.

sure;

fest in Europe.

SIDE GLANCES

By George Clark

Sill

"Now, if I let you stay here in the club and talk politics. for a while, will you promise not to get too violent?"

strength.

As between these tivo Powers conflict would be easily climinat- ed when once they had arrayed themselves side by side in mutual confidence. Their des tinies and ambitions lie along different paths. Germany to a great European nation. Her in- terests and the sources of her strength are concentrated in the heart of the Continent. Those of Britain lie to a great extent In the farther parts of the earth. The Pax Germano-Britannica would be a guarantee of world peace such as Geneva can never give. It is time that we ceased to chase vain shadows and laid hold of the reality which is with- in our grasp.

Six years ago, when Hitler was still regarded even by the mujority of his fellow-country- men as no more than the leader

of a forlorn, political hope, I foretold the great change that ho would work in Germany. I asserted that his rise to power would open a new era in Europe. Time has completely confirmed' my prediction. With the same- certainty I now affirm that if we continue to hold at arm's length the German nation which under him has been reborn to such I mighty vigour, the final result

can be nothing but eqnfilct.

If, on the other hand, we take practical steps to form a frank and friendly association with Germány, we shall thereby create a new world order of security and stability which will benefit not our two selves only but the whole world.

The unity of the strong, not the volubility of the weak, is the only solid pledge of peace.