1936-12-18 — Page 22

Mẹn, and Things Abroad

by BERNAnd Moone

London, Nov. 21.

| HREATENED extension of the South Manchurian Rallway south of the Great Wall of China 18 causing grave concern in China. The South Manchurian Rail- way, of course, provided the Barajevo "riflo shot" that began the Sino-Japanese war and plunged the League of Nations into its first major International dispute with

disastrous resulta.

The "Mukden incident," when, according to the Japanese version, a length of railway linc-it was only three feet in any case--was blown up, was the signal for the Japanese aggression in Manchuria,

In the conflict that followed,. Japan deded the Leagus and, by doing to successfully, without any doubt encouraged · Mussolint to Jaunch on his Abyssinian venture.

£11,000,000 Scheme

.South

RECENTLY Mr. Matsuoka, General Manager of tho Manchurian Raliway, an. nounced that an attempt would shortly be indo to raise two hundred million yen, over eleven million pounds, for immediate use in enterprises south of the Great Wall.

The same Mr. Matsuoka pleaded the Japanese case at the League Assembly and was privileged to lend his dole- gation and Japan out of the League of Nations..

I remember him in Geneva when, -clad in a brown kinono, he told mo almost with tears in hila eyes that ho represented the great proletariat.

I remember him, too, perpetrating In the League Council the most magnt- flcent mixed metaphor. I have ever heard. Ho was complaining of some new Chinese "aggression," "This is the last straw that breaks the over- streiched rubber band,” he said.

The Spear-Head

RUT. Mr. Matsuoka repre- sents дл organisation which, in the Chinese view, has always been used as a spearhead of Japanese expansionist activity.

'No explanation la required to con- vince thoughtful Chinese, including every schoolboy and girl in the land, that of all the semi-official enterprises of Imperial Japan on this Continent of Asla, none has exercised such satanica! influence in the relations of oriental nations as the South Manchurian Railway," writes the "China Weekly Review."

The paper goes on to say that, re- cently. Chinese warlords in the North granted the railway the right to con-

South of the Great Wall "satanical influence is at work."

struct a number of new railways ex- tending into the coal and iron districts of Chalar and Shansi and the colton- growing areas of Jonan and Shansi, several hundred miles south of the Orcas Wall.

Small wonder that the Chinese fear another Mukden incident which might well result in Japan adding another chunk of territory consisting of the provinces of Hopel, Chahar, Bulyan, Shanal and. Ehantung to the puppet State of Manchukuo.

Qucer Olive Branch

branches

SIGNOR MUSSOLINI

seems to pluck his olive from a blackthom tree. A fortnight ago he talked of an olive branch reinforced by millions of bayonets. This week, his pence offer in the Mediterranean was barked by a threat that Italy would rise, to a man, if his lennuds were not met.

Mr. Eden's reply in the House of

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1936.

TROUBLE OVER the WALL

Commons was timely. He welcomed the Duce's an surances that he had not

the intention of threaten- ing what was the British Empire's arterial road.

It is difficult, indeed, to aco what Mussolini means when he talks of recognis ing Italy's interests in the - Mediterraneaiz Does ho

mean naval control of the Sca? The only other in- tercats Italy enn have are of an economic character and no one hns ever threatened them; so it is Intriguing to know why he is making such a storm in

a tencupi

Although the Non-Inter- vention Commitico at first decided, for

some 10- fathomable reason, that its proceedings and all its documenta should bo wropt in deepest mystery. there has been inevitably, fairly full publicity given to its tortuous discussions in the Press of all coun- tries.

-But it la amusing to seo that Italy, in the front rank in protesting against Russian breaches of the secrecy undertaking, is hardly in a position to cast stones.

On October 20, Bignor Grandi, the Italian Am- bassador, presented to Lord Plymouth a list of allegations against Russia of infractions of the Non- Intervention Agreement. Next day, the full text of " the Note was published by the Italian Press, which had received it from the omcial Italian news agency.

Unfortunately for the Italian Oor- ernment, the old excuse of journalistic indiscretions cannot be used. for the only indiscretions permitted in the Italian Press are those authorised by the Government.

Soviet Congress

WHEN the All Union Congress o! Soviets

meels in Moscow at the end of this month, one of those who played an Important part in drawing up the new Constitution which it meets to approve will not be present.

Kari Radek, world-famous journalist and weller on foreign affairs in "Izvestin." is languishing in Soviet

Jail on a charge of conspiring against the State. He was responsible for the final drafting of the text of the Constitution. An interesting develop-

ment envisaged in the new chartes la that the U.Sen. will, in future. bat composed of 11 "Union Republics," in- stead of the existing seven.

The Turkmenian. Uzbeck, Tajik, Kazakh, and Kirghiz Soviet Sociallst Republics, clumped together between the Caspian Bea and Afghanistan, and hitherto known under the high-flown LILIO of Transcaucasian Boctalist Federal Soviet Republics, will be separately represented and separately mentioned in the Constitution,

Secret Ballot

MOST Important of the changes, of course, will bo ho now form of Parliamentary representation. In a way, tho new political organisation of Russia is re- miniscent of the Swiss Federal system. The Executive organ, corresponding to the British Cabinet, is to be the Council of People's Commissars, con- sisting of the Chairmen of the vital 'Committees," which correspond. nearly enough, to our Governmental departments.

This Executive is responsible to the Supreme Council, consisting of two Chambers--the Council of the Union and the Council of Nationalities, Doth Chambers are to have equal rights and will be elected for a period of four years.

The Council of the Union is to bo elected on the basis of one deputy for each 300,000 of the population, and will thus have a membership some 000 deputica. They will be elected by secret ballot-a tremendous step for- ward.

Another important change marking the development towards a regular Parliamentary Constitution is that the Supreme Council will meet twice a year regularly. In the intervals both Chambers will be represented by n Praesidium of 37 members.

Hitherto, the All-Russian Congress of Soviets has met at irregular inter- vals on an average once every two years.

One Interesting development fore seen for the future is the adherence of Outer Mongolia on the Chinese fron- fer to the Union of Soviet Becialist Republies. This State is independent, but receives considerable assistance and protection from the Soviet Union. A Busy Week

THE diplomats are going round and around, and the music-usually of the military variety-seems to come out almost anywhere.

For the atriesman, especially in

MARSHAL RYDZ-SMIGLY

Would-be Dictator of Poland

Central Europe, are playing general post this week with a vengeance. Some of them are in Vienua for the Danu bian Conference; Admiral Horthy, the i Hungarian Regent, is bound for Rome; Kin Emmanuel of Italy is to go to: Budapest and Prince Paul of Jugo. slavia comes to London.

Meanwhile, guest of the week hers weki Is Colonel Josephi Deck, Poland's dour Foreign Minister, who sinco Pliud- ek's death has been carrying on a behind-the-scenes struggle with Mar- shal Rydz-Smigly for the dictatorship of Poland.

Rydz-Smigly appeam to be winning at the moment. He returned from his recent trip to Paris a popular hero and received his Marshal's baton yesterday. as a reward.

And Rydz-Smigly on top means, any- how for the present, à pro-French foreign policy in Poland.

Landslide

Its

IT is refreshing to see that Geneva, despite all present troubles, succeeds in keeping & sense of humour. No sooner had the amazing result of the United States Presidential election been received than Carlo, the League's barman, invented a new cocktail in the President's honour.

Of course it is called a "Roosevelt." and as a tribute to the international -character of the President's descent, consials of English gin, Dutch curacao and French obsinthe,

The new drink was inunched with the slogan. Drink a Roosevelt and watch the Indslide.""

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