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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1938,

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of Mira Bay an imminent possi- bility, an intriguing position arises.

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Under the Convention for the Extension of Hongkong, eigned at Peiping forty years ago last June, the territory of Hongkong. was extended by lease for period of ninety-nine years, to include the waters of Deep Bay and Mira Bay and what we somewhat erroneously call the New Territories.

The possibilities are almost comical in their ramification. For instance, it is perfectly justifiable for Japan in a war with China to occupy the whole of the foreshore of Mirs Bay and Deep Bay outside British land limits at Shataukok in the east and Shami in the west, but if a Japanese soldier so much as washes his aching feet in the waters of either bay he violates British territory.

Again, sampan crews can an- chor with perfect impunity (or with

25 much impunity as British territory affords) within a few feet of the shores, upon which their less lucky landbound countrymen and women are at the mercy of the invaders. A Future Danger THERE IS ANOTHER in- teresting point raised by the Extension of Hongkong Convention. It reads:

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New Departure

NLY one conclusion emerges from the scramble for solutions

of the present desper- ate situation in the history of Europe. A new departure is wanted,

The order of the Versailles peace settlement has been scrapped. Frontiers, guarantees, the known structure, and even the minimum decencies of international society have gone by the board.

Regrets and recriminations are a waste of breath. The pence treaties no longer exist even as letters of the law. Law itself has been wiped out,

The new order is based on con-. ceptions which matured during the world war. They were behind the treaties which the Central Powers forced on a defeated Rumania at Bucarest and on a defeated Russia. at Breat Litovsk. Not even the pro- tence of self-determination was observed.

It is worth remimboring that those ideas were on the losing side in the war itself. Something or other besides brute force. was operating on, the Winning side to make for the decisive victory which the world now has cause to regret. It is no consolation to imagine that this additional factor was democ- racy, because democracy is now on the losing side.

But it may prove fruitful to re- call that a further factor was in operation which is particularly sympathello to the Labour Move- ment.

It was the organising ability of free man. The Central Powers had nothing to compare with the wartime economia organization of the Allies. They were behindhand in national organisation for the Batisfaction of the needs of the civil population.

They never achieved an inter-

Dance Ban

On Students

Governors of Pitman's College, area leased to Great Wimbledon, have cancelled a stu- dents' dance which was to have taken as shown

on the an- place at Wimbledon Town Hall re nexed map includes the waters cently.

of Mirs Bay and Deep Bay, but ! All the arrangements for the dance

were made by Mr. A. Sonrs, one of

it is agreed that Chinese vessels the masters, with the permission of

of war, whether neutral or, the headmaster, Mr. S. Dalby, otherwise, shall retain the right

to use these waters."

Looking

"We are all mysilled by the ban." a xiri student said, and all sorts of scandal is going round about it.

at the question

We are all terribly disappointed.” hypothetically, what steps could Mr. I. J. Pilman, managing director of Fitman's Ltd., and a governor of Hongkong take to prevent the, the college. said the mistake was the Chincsg.doing what the Japan-headmaster's. cac did in Shanghai neutral ter- not know it is a rule to leave the He was new to the college and did ritory, in which they wore co-social side of the students' lives to partners?

themselves and their parents.

Although Hongkong must -and rightly so-intern. all legal terminology we leave to Chinese soldiers who set foot on someone with more spare time Hongkang soil, the 1898 Con- than ourselves to discover. vention would appear to be so There is no likelihood that the phrased that similar action hypothesis, will become an actu- could not be taken against auty in the present committ Chinese forces operating on between Chilis and Japan, but it Vessels of war. What consti in a dangerous possibility for 'tutes a vessel of war in strict the future.

BY DR. BJARNE

BRAATOY

Lecturer at the Nobel Peace Institute, Oslo, in 1937, a Scandinavian writer on International Affairs who lives in London.

national organisation for that pur- pose, whereas on the Allies' side sovereign nations proved able, for the one and only time in world his- tory, to get together on a voluntary basta and create joint organisa- tions for the administration of transport and the supply of raw materials, foodstups, and other necessities.

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These truly international agen- cles were, so successful that the idea arose of carrying them on for peace purposes as well. The idea was first adopted by the French, The British were gradually won over,

Very nearly to the day, twenty years ago on October 21, 1918- detalled plan for the continuation of the Inter-alled economic organisations was submitted to the War Cabinet.

It provided for the adherence of the then enemy nations and of the noutrals. The intention was that It should supersede the machinery of the blockado as soon as possible after the Armistice.

It needs but little imagination to realise the potentialities of this plan. What misery and humiliation could have been spared the de- fcated nations, what possibilities of co-operation

nations.

ensured for all

The plan was, indeed, as its authors themselves said, "the in- evitable corollary of the whole iden of a League of Nations."

Before the plan could pass be- yond the drafting stage, the ap proval of the United States Government was necessary. Finan-

cially Washington held the whip hand.

It proved difficult to get a reply to the Franco-British proposals, but on November 8-three days be- fore the Armistice-a dispatch was announced from Washington which bluntly rejected the plan:

"After peace over one-half of the whole export food supplies of the world will come. from the United States, and for the buyers of these supplies to sit in majority in dictation to us as to prices and distribution, is wholly inconceiv- able"

The business mind of the author of that dispatch, Mr. Herbert Hoover, was expressing the desire of the business community for a re- turn to "normalcy."

The only constructivo idea which emerged from the horrors of the world war was thus killed at birth. The wartime solidarity was de nounced. before the war. itself had ended and the peace settlement was fatally marred bafore even the negotiators had been appointed.

In consequence, the inevitable corol. lary of the League of Nations was -Dever seriously considered. The League has not got to-day, and never had, more than the most meagre bo ginnings of economic organisation, and the real reason for its failure is there for everybody to see

sanctionist

That is the real reason also for the failure of Leaguo "sanctiona." Sold aelty in face of an aggressor implies solidarity between the Powera. But how is that solidarity possible when even for the mild form of economic sanctions the machinery is not in existence?

It was not even created between the members of that common front which might have saved Czechoslovakia, whlie

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there was still time. A military alliance, however complete, is in any case an outworn instrument in these days of totalitarian war un- less the inevitable corollary of co-operation is fully organised.

Meanwhile the enemy" powers are putting into operation their own ideas on international economic co-opera- tion. Backed by overwhelming mili tary power, they are subjugating the economia life of central and eastern Europe and making serious inroada elsewhere.

This economie offensive constitutes an inescapable challenge. Unless the democratic nationa of the world prove capable of organising their economic relations as they did in the world war they deserve everything that la com- ing to them.

National unity, rearmament, and all the love for freedom which they can muster, will be of no avail.

They will go down to the final de feat, whether this defeat is measured. In military terms or not.

The idea of "international confer- ences" does not meet the case. IN- atona na to possible participation by the totalitarian powers may be dis missed out of hand. The democratic pations must Arst have soenothing to show for themselves,

For that purpose international con-- ferences are not even of girimary, im- portance. For the Labour. Movement....... at least the watchword must be organ- isation

The means are there. They need only be developed. The cost of, QUB- battleship, in added contributions to the economia and financial sections of the League of Nations, would make it just possible for that organisation finally to be of some vital use in the world,

It could secure and make available information on production and needs. throughout the democratic world on a scale which has hitherto tardly been attempted. It could centralise that financial control which has eluded the grasp of the Bank of International Bettlements at Basel, and which the monetary understanding between Britain, France and the Dalted Blates only skirts.

It could be the beginnings of an international investment board, which would prevent overlapping in the de- velopment of the world's resources and undermine the economic barriers be tween the nationa

Distressed areas in the international' sense would immediately come under ite searchlight, and the horror of abundance is one corner of the earth while starvation reigns in another would be avoided by the guidance of supplies from one to the other.

The economic conferences of the future would be able to fulfil a real function, because a substantial basis. will have been provided for their de liberations. Finally, the common front necessary to meet aggressor, nations- would have its wherewithal, mutum). solidarity between the members of that front.

Throughout the post-war years the International Labour Movement has repeatedly made suggestions in this direction. Before the world economic erials the suggestions worn largely vitiated by the remnants of free trade philosophy in the Movement itself and. by the lack of economic and nuancial authority for national Governments.

Bince, the world economic crisis the latter weakness has been repaired:

The Labour Movement of Britain has davelapod. these ideas, particularly in the programme, "For Bocialism and Peace." adopted by the Bouthport coni- ference in 1934 and in the statement on "International Policy "and. Defence' adopted by the Bournemouth "bonfa- enon in 1937,

That: they still remain statensenta of national aims. The next step must be- ́to develop, thane ktosus, witalny tha framework of the Interskliorii Laboét Stovement.

Without mich a new departure Dino- cratie Bocialigy in as an angle