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CENSORS TREAD ON SHANGHAI TOES

he said.

RECKON that just about hits the nail on the head,"

I had seen that Martin was reading Stuart Gelder's article "You Coward!" (which gave the view of a young wife who was upbraiding her husband for wavering In his allegiance to I had pul a peace pledge".) the paper down and was think- ing about what she said.

"Don't you agree?" he said. "I wish I could."

"You surely don't support the idea of war?"

He's twenty-two, just getting his teeth into a decent job in an underwriter's ollice. There's a girl, too.

I didn't quite know what to sny. I could see he was half on

fire about it. He said: "Ilang

next time."

"I know." I pretty miserable.

was

war

I

When Would Fight

By

AN EX-SERVICEMAN

"There isn't a good general-

nounced war," he said.

it all, you know what war is. eye-that ancient devil's argu- It's not really very long in his-

tory-not long for all men Hamilton, Allenby and the rest You were in it. You've said a ment?!? dozen times you'd have to be "It's no good, Martin, abusing everywhere to have reached not one of 'em who hasn't de- fetched between fixed bayonets me. I may be stupid. I'm the sunity."

I've been "Do you think anybody ex- generation.

"That's right. 'I denounce it all you're feeling through

going cept and beyond the out-and- too. So does everybody. But through. I've run the whole out pacifists have reached it?**

face the old generals with a to France "Yes, I think so. gamut from going

I think all dictator running amok. They holding ideals to coming back those men who have decided to wouldn't hesitate again."

"You don't deny that most HE said: "You've said: worn out in body and spirit, dis- hold together in the building of

Make the slightest illusioned, cursing patriotism, peace and, if the need arises, to people in all nations are good, concession that you'll fight for nationalism and the rest of it. light together against the break decent people?"

lived through this or that and you'll be caught I've

several er of pence in order that he may be crushed swiftly-I think all So far unexplained, and caught in the same old filthy, phases."

murderous and futile business, "And now you've returned to those have reached sanity." seemingly unwarranted, the killing decent ordinary folk with your beginning, fine ideals— Japanese military authorities' whom you've no sort of quar- ideals for war again, barids play-

"You think there are He was ing, marching men." action in Shanghai in placing | rel." "

things worth going bitter.

to war for ?" censors in all cable offices in the "Well?

"I'm not back to my begin- "I'm almost grieved to say it, International Settlement can be on it?"

'ning," I said.

Martin-but I do." expected to cause something of a stir. If the appointment of censors by the Japanese to act in the Chincau Government

radio offices was not altogether surprising. this latest develop- ment is a very different matter.

The

cable oflices affected are

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"Yes.

Are you going back

"It's not so easy as it was." "The propaganda's got you......... as you said it might if you de- viated an inch."

He was a bit scornful. "Look here, Martin," I said. you happy about what “Are happened to Abyssinia and about what's happening in China?”

Happy!"

"Does any means suggest it- panies of neutral nationality self to you of stopping mili and they are on neutral soil. turists from doing what they're

doing except by force?" The Japanese action would ap

He said: "What good would pear-to-be-a-denial-of-that

killing decent Italians

do neutrality. There can be little Would you burn up a child in

excuse for the Japanese Tokyo for one destroyed in Nan

in the cable king? Would you sack Yoko- QUECKUDMNDUWELIJENTEN ÇIQLAMENTAR DARBAI MUZANTZEZON manca placing censors

offices of the Settlement than hama to set off the destruction of Shanghai? An eye for an other in cable offices in any

Moreover, neutral port.

the Settlement itself established a censorship in 1932, and as for as Hongkong authorities are aware that system was still in operation when the Japanese usurped the responsibility of jauthorised officials.

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Meanwhile, according to mes-

I

"How far off ?" “For

one thing," said, "there's a fresh idea in the world that didn't exist in 1914-collec tive security."

"War for a new ideal. ch? War to end war under another slogan; the same firm in new premises?"

"You really believe a League of Nations war would be differ- ent from any other? Any more justified than any other? The slaughter, maiming, poisoning, burning-would be the same."

"No, I don't deny that. But if they're so misled and mis- 'guided as to be doing devil's work, the agents of a criminal, they've got to be dealt with."

"Even with bombs and bayonets and gas, I suppose."

"Even so, if there's no other way-until such time as they come to their senses."

"YOU'VE given up hope," he said, "Arm to the teeth, outdo every other

guns,

more

"No--not the same, not in de- nation-bigger gree or purpose--only beginning planes, more men-o'-war, worse at all if a vast number of coun- gas. That's it, eh?"

"I profoundly believe that "You can say that, of course. tries had sat as a jury and de- Don't think I'm happy about it. cided who was to blame, had would be it," I said, "unless we My common sense-won't let me. done their utmost to persuade stand with all other law-abiding The wife in the article we've the aggressor to arbitrate, had nations to create a new league been reading thinks if we did been repulsed-and had then, for peace, so determined to act nothing, didn't resist at all, the combining their mighty autho- and so ready to act that nobody invaders would-feel-so-ridiculous_rity, decided to crush swiftly dare start war wantonly as a

and as mercifully as could be, condemned aggressor.-With---

their they'd pack up and go home.

"Can you see it happening? the nation behaving brutally nations ready to pool

forces the need for swollen.. The conquerors of the richest and acting wantonly,"

the He said: "If a man's dead, armaments disappears."

"And supposing," he said, country in the world, of greatest Empire, feeling so he's dead. If a child's blinded,

"we find ourselves involved in foolish and mortified by reign- it's blindel. Nothing can jus-

a war that isn't approved or ing over a quarter of the globe, tify it. Life's sacred." and so bored because we don't "Ought to be. To militarists sponsored by the League a war.

it isn't. Don't you see there'll arising from imperialistic or

national aims." be no peace and quiet so long as murder can be done without a

shoot at them, that they run back whence they came."

"You're gibing," he said. "No.

"Then I don't fight. So long I can respect the hearts hand being lifted. You don't as the League exists, I don't fight unless the League has sages from London, the recent of the extreme pacifists, but I get respect from Al Capone by failed to settle the dispute by remarks of Admiral Nobumasa can't stand with their heads. putting your hands up. Eng-

It's too easy. They don't face land is peaceful and safe because argument and by economic sanc- Sucisuga, the new Japanese facts."

we won't tolerate gangsters with tions and has approved war."

"I fear that will never come Interior Minister, have caused a "That's what Dichards always sawn-off shot-guns. Why has to pass," he said. "The League liberty vanished from Germany will never have the courage or The effect of this censorship stir in England. Speaking of say."

"You're gibing now. I'm as and Italy and Russia? Because will not be immediately ap- the continued assistance which far removed from a Dichard as people aren't ready to give their unity. So you will never fight." "I hope it will never be parent, perhaps; for fortunately China is receiving from foreignwell, as you are. The belief lives for it-not enough people."

necessary, but if the Leaguo "Is that another thing you're does function that way, I shall there seems no likelihood of the powers in resistance to the that the world was ready for a

war for

find myself marching again. employees of the cable offices Japanese

Admiral new age wherein, war would be prepared to go to invasion,

banished has faded, that's all. liberty?"

And I'm driven to this conclu- refusing to work under such Suetsugu is reported to have Perhaps we expected too much.

"You make me feel like hell, sion too that unless enough since the last. Martin. But yes, it is." that such sources of Eighteen years circumstances, as did the staffs declared

For the Chinese Government supply would have to be cut off. .........

in the International Radio In this connection he observed:

Offices. Were such a stoppage "If Japan comes to clash with

to materialise in the cable offices Great

Meanwhile, because

arc

Britain that cannot be

of us make it clear what wo are prepared to do in dire need, and talk less about what we won't do, war will come steadily closer."

MY FRIENDS THE TREES

There memories of my boyhood holidays "It will be the same as last are certain trees in various dl-there. An avenue over a quarter of a time," he said. "It will demand I AM great lover of trees. rections around my home, and several mile long ran from the house down miles away, that I often go specially to the main road. At the house end more courage to refuse to fight dis- to see. It is ns pleasant for me to of this avenue were two large chest- than to go."

"Perhaps," I said. "But you If Admiral Suetsuga teemed friends. Indeed, each tree

My brother and I "owned" one know there were times when it

human being.

visit those trees as it is to visit es-

a

nut trees.

into their swaying helghts, and pelt

•

it would be serious indeed. helped." Such words can be in- the lerpreted in at least two ways; Telephone 28021, |Japanese censors walked into and either way they are

the Chinese radio offices and the quieting. staffe walked out, the twelve is merely expressing a fatalistic has its own characteristics, just like each, and many a time did we climb wasn't so pleasant to sit tight

indifference to such a develop-

I know intimately every tree in my visitors from our strongholds; using in trenches, either. It's nearly Shanghal wireless stations are

as that he mentions, it garden, and can see in them different the beautiful shiny nuts for those we as easy to over-praise as to moods and expressions according to liked, and the prickly husics for an under-praise the men who stay silent. This throws an addition-ment

al home." would seem to indicate a lack how the weather may be treating occasional one who was maybe not al burden on the cable com-

them. The hawthorn in the south-favourite.

He got out of the bus. "So of vigour; for statesmen, We west corner seems rather stand-offish, but 1st it staunch old retainer panies, and already they

We built nests away up there, long." he said. "I shall keep nevertheless, and very friendly to burdened enough, what with have been taught to suppose, at

"Unless I'm sadly wrong faulty connections and no cable least attempt to be the masters the birds. The two rowans are like where we could read, and could even out of it."

affectionate twins, and one of them have slept in antety if we had ever

about you, Martin, you won't... of their country's fate. In quite lovingly spreads its branches wanted to do such a thing. At a bend in the avenue was the "spy-tree" ship yet available to effect re-

aver the arbour where my wife and I pairs. The ship is on her way, another light the remarks of the would sit on moonlit nights in sum- from which we could see to either not if it starts. Darned few of

end from the house gate, to where Minister might be interpreted as mer if we had time, and if the sum the avenue joined the main rond. us will. We wobbled into the mer was sufficiently summery. From this tree, too, we could get a Inst war. We shall only steer threatening. It is reported that

The solitary beech is tall and muslimpse of the road about a mile clear and steer civilisation clear If there is any further inter-His Majesty's Government will The solitary bench into the lovely sway, and we always watched that by making it plain which road ference with Shanghai's com-

But little birch with its graceful sprays point for the last waves from n de we're taking. And that's the

of tiny leaves always makes me think parted friend, or for the first sign of munications and any serious press for an explanation.

it la likely developments, more of an enchanted princess I used to recognition on many a joyful arrival, League road whatever the con-

I have not seen those trees for Requences. in love with in a fairy tale, n inconvenience to business, the than any words, will illuminate becently long time ago before I many a year, but I bear them in mind safety all the way, but the dea- reaction will unquestionably be the Japanese policy with respect met my wife, to prevent her having for the sake of those times, and tinntion is all right."

shall not forget them any more than

The bus was moving again. directed against the Japanese to Great Britain and her lawful any feeling in the matter now.

A visit I paid to an old country I shall forget my human friends.

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