1938-05-06 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1938.

WAR INDICATIONS IN EUROPE

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(Editor's Note: Europe, emerging from the gravest crisis since the World War, seemed to have escaped from the im- mediate danger of a general war the week following Hitler's occupation of Austria, Ed. L. Keen, European vice president of the United Press, says in the following dispatch. Keen, dean of foreign correspondents and a reporter of European affairs since before the World War, analyses the position of each of the principal powers and finds none eager for war).

By Ed L. Keen

PARIS.

United Press European Vice President

DATCHES OF SILVER LINING WERE VISIBLE EVEN IN AS

DARKENED EUROPE AS A RESULT OF HITLER'S OCCUPATION OF AUSTRIA, PEOPLE THEN WERE MORE FRIGHTENED THAN AT ANY TIME SINCE THE WORLD WAR.

CRITICISES NEW BOOK

Sir William Peel was for many years in the M.C.S. and finished his Malayan career as Chief Secretary to the F.M.S. Government, trom which post he was promoted Governorship of Hongkong.

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He was invited by the Straits Times to comment on Professor Rupert Emerson's book, "Malaysia: A study In Direct and Indirect Rule," in which severe criticism is made of British Imperialism in tho Molay States

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"Malaysin" is a useful book of re- ference but is somewhat marred by a bins against Imperialism which to unbalanced prejudice lacking in judgment and perspective, he writes. It can scarcely be denied that British colonisation has

often been carried out in a large measure for the benefit of Imperial trade and enpitalist interests rather than for the benefit of the Indigenous races in the Colonies concerned.

But the latter have not been neg-

But the week after, powerful forces began working toiected and this is especially so in Ma prolong prace. Unless there is another Sarajevo, another sparklyn. Mr. Emerson is scarcely fair like the one that started the 1914 holocaust, war can be averted for months, even yeacy,

The important fact to-day is that governments are calmer than their peoples. Among civilian populations in England and on the continent there is panic. Many of my English friends have withdrawn their sons from continental schools and are preparing to send them to the United States. Hoarding of canned goods has started. Austrian Jews have the choice of fleeing or submitting Czechs wonder to the persecution of the swastika.

whether the Nazis are preparing for another thrust to the east and if so when. Lithuanians grumble over their government's capitulation to Poland.

in his statement that the lot of the Malaya has "changed for the better only slightly. if at all." Com-

munications have been vastly im- proved boon appreelated by all classes to greater extent than many people may realise.

HEALTH MEASURES

Health measures have been intro-

duced which have resulted in reduc- ing malaria and other diseases which led formerly to so much mortality. A fair Incidence of taxation is in

force and the Malays appreciate the fact that they know the extent of the levels and are no longer able to indeterminate "squeeze."

It is doubtless true that their stand- dard of living remains low but, in spite of Mr. Emerson's view to the contrary the Maloy "ral'at" tends to more work than is necessary to pro- vide him with a modest subsistence with which he is in the main con- tented.

But governments, not peoples, declare wars and nowhere in maintain the philosophy of doing no Europe is there a government that wants war now.

Soviet Russia, busy consolidating į A hopeful note for the peace of the Stalin regime through liquidation of many old-lime Bolshevists, does pot want it.

None of those three great powers seeks territory. What they do neek, and seek desperately, is preservation of the status quo. To keep peace, England, France and Russia are will- ing to endure almost any provocation except direvt attack. For example, the best information is that Soviet Russia would not have resorted to military intervention if Poland had Invaded Lithuania. It is uncertain whether France would attack Ger-

many if Adolf Hitler should attempt to nbsorb 2,500,000 Germans in Czechoslovakia.

But Informed persons believe Hitler probably will refrain from further Balkan adventuren until he Lon- solidates his position in Austria,

Europe even has come out of war torn Spain. The statement of rebel Generallssimo Francisco Franco that

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he wil do nothing to change the status quo the

In Mediterranean in event of victory, and will not cede

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Meantime, Franco la giving Europe a preview of the horrors of the next war by his merciless bombing of the civilian popula- tion of Baretlona.

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scare in March. One was former President Herbert Hoover who said, after visiting 15 nations and Inter- viewing leading statesmen, that war is unlikely in the near future. He believes that, in general, the will to peace is much stronger now than the will to war and he pointed out that the principal nations would not be prepared for war for two or three

year's

Some years ago a planter In Kedati complained to me that he to employ local was anxious Malay labour but found it most difficult to obtain. He offered to raise the rate of pay from 91 to $2 a day, with the result that sucht Malays es came at all mero- ly countered by working half the number of days. It requires some courage to attempt to de- stroy suck philosophy,

Doubtless as the better-class Ma-

ny has acquired more education he has become anxious to better his prospects and take a more active part in Government and affairs gen- erally. The Malay Administrative Service was created with this in view and has been in existence for a long- er period than Mr. Emerson appears to be aware of.

Suitable cases for promotion, were rare at first but five members of that service were promoted to the ranks of the higher Civil Service during (1020-1930). my term of office as Chief Secretary

The bite that Germany look out of middle Europe when she absorbed Austria seems to have appeased the There Was impressive reaction Nazi hunger for land temporarily. throughout Europe to the speech of Now she must digest what she has Joseph Kennedy, new United States eaten, Hitler now controls the

It was essential both for the ser- bottle-neck through which land, air Ambassador to England, who advised and water communications to south every one against proceeding on the vice and for the aspirants themselves dungerous assumption that the United that a high standard of qualification eastern Europe must flow. Thus he States would not fight under any for such promotion should be main- is in a position to fulfi one of his clrcumstances short of actual In- tained. ambitions-the break-up of the Little vaston.

I stressed his strongly at Europo has not forgotten the annual gatherings of the mem- Entente by economic and diplomalle that men and money from the United bers of the Malay pressure rather than by a resort to States delivered the knockout blow Service held at

Administrative Carcosa, while assur- in the World War.

ing the members that Government Hitler's speech on March 13

French and British political leaders was anxious to help them. It is in- reflected this new attitude of are

increasing their attempts to teresting to note that a brilliant mem- restraint. He devoted most of it to a uppease the "hungry" nations. Typical ber of the service who was promot- justification of his Austrian putsch, of this were the strong diplomatic ed, has been recently promoted to

was devoid of threats. He omitted appeals of France and Britain, to act as a Puisne Judge. 113 customary denunciation of Poland and Lithuania to reconcile Bolshevism "nd nvoldert special their differences. And always in the mention of Czechoslovakla. The back-ground is the

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Interpretation placed on that speech an ever-increasing Briti threat of Malay predominance and elsewhere

navy and

Mr: Emerson is somewhat incon- sistent. He deplores the loss of

complains that the British Govern- has decided to step warlly in view the gravest threat to its peace, in other aliens an even greater pince in The tragedy of Europe to-day, and ment has not given the Chinese and of the fact that France has reaffirmed the fact that the abservance

the country. It may be ataled that of intention

here is that he does not desire to a strong French army. provoke Soviet Russin and that he

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of defending treaties has broken down, All under the law of the country such Czechoslovakia against aggression. nations have reverted เอ "power allens suffer from scarcely a single

politics" in which nothing matters "special" disability.

continent on

But it would be dangerous to be except force, When and if war too optimistic over n which so many nations are clustered, comes, the failure of nations to live word will

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separated, in many cases, by nothing have been

their pledged but artificial boundaries, Resump-United Press.

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llon of diplomatic relations between Poland and Lithuania will not mean that all their problenis huve been solved. Poland still wants autonomy for the 200,000 Poles in Lithuania;

she wante access to Lithuania's Balic ports; she wants to drive a diplomatic wedge between Lithuania and Soviet Russia.

TUSSAUD'S LOSES TRINKETS

London.

The "dummy" V. C. on the breast of the wax figure of Jack Cornwall, boy naval hero, has been stolen from

DECENTRALISATION THEORY His study of the decentralisation question shows great industry, but it is not easy for a visitor thoroughly to grasp the ramifications of this pro- blem. The only comment I would make is that he appears to have ac- cepted the theory, popular with the protagonists of decentralisation, that extravagance was inherent in the system which maintained

"highly centralised bureaueracy Kuala Lumpur."

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I join issue with this view, What-

The situation in Czechoslovakia is Madame Tussaud's Muscum here. less critical. The apparent willing During the past year dozens of ever opinions may be held regarding ness of the Czechs to give German- Imitation jewels, snuff boxes and the high expenditure in boom years, born citizens a more nuthoritative buttons were removed from figures valce in the government has eased of royally, literary celebrities and largely to recover lost ground, there

tension.

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The average man in the United States spenis about as much money beautifying himself as the

average woman," L. J.' Ray, Chiengo · scalp specialist, Baye.

Statistics by scalp specialists and national trade association reveal that the average man spends 121.65 and 201 hours annually on his face and hair, Ray sald Women averago $29.00.

Is no doubt that the Chief Secretary acted as a brake on State demands for increased expenditure, especially on pubile worico,

Mr. Emerson's reference to the low living and working conditions of the Indian labourers in scarcely fair to. the administration to the planter. Such conditions are definitely higher in Malaya than in the Indians' own country,

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