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JAPAN

THE Americans

AND AXIS PACT

By The Right Hon.

VISCOUNT SMAUEL

and Nazi Terrorism

"News from the Out- post," which is "publish- ed by Americans in Bri- tain for Americans at

THE motives for the Pact Hence, in Japan, "the China Af- inga Europe dominated by a home," has an article between the Axis and fair"; the failure to prevent milltary and aggressive Gor-on. Nazi terrorism (in- 19 $1,750 Japan are clear enough. The those outrages by the invading many, a West Asia and North Icluding the massacre of

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failure, as yet, of all three of Intion which shocked, the civi- and aggressive Italy, and an 30,000 at Rotterdam) Hitler's methods of attack lised world; the futile attempt East Asia dominated by a mill- and the American re- on Great Britain-blockade, to overcome Chinese resistance tary and aggressive Japan. destruction from the air, in- by the mere intensification of Startled-and with good reason action to it.

The widespread and success- vasion has compelled him violence. Hence the trend of who is forced to take thought

Japan's policy towards Ger- for the morrow; and has to do...

ful use of terror by the Nazis the to look about for some other many where her. army chiefs it very quickly. Now opportunity for action. The derived their training. and United States is 'taking prompt has, it says, involuntarily and Mediterranean is one obvi- whose basic ideas they have action, and with a great strength unconsciously been assisted by ous field; Italy has been been taught to approve and sup- and power. Her navy, army, the attitude toward the war port. Hence also the present and air programme is on a scalendopted by the American people brought in as the agent push into Indo-China, and the of vastness unprecedented In

After the there, and events are pend- prospective glances at the glit- history. She is giving open aid at the beginning and continued ing The Pacific is another, tering prize of the Netherlands to those whose purposes and in- until very recently.

terests are the same as her own, last war Americans became pro- and the word is with Japan. Indies.

Militarism-in the long run al- and is, withholding aid from thefoundly suspicious of atrocity

stories. In addition, danger is loom-

A debunking period ing from the United States ways, and sometimes in the short others.

Historians, German or other, sat in and there was a wide- run-brings to ruin the country.

Bets 27778/9,-possibly also from Russia; it

out

to aggrandise. have been accustomed to des- spread feeling that the United

German diplomacy, at all Japan may be a safeguard Arnold Toynbee, in his great cribe

events after Bismarck's

as States' kind heart.. had been for Germany against both. work "A Study of History, "clumsy."

determina- It is so because it is unplayed upon and gives it as one of the chief les- principled, and therefore can never tion that it must not happen On the other side, after half sons of human experience taken win confidence

and because it is marked by a again. To-day humanity is pay- a century of expansion without as a whole that "Militarism is stupid inability to raise that other a check, Japan now finds herself suicide." So it may prove with desperate to get free. At the in the constitution are brought agreement is an example. It is

opportunities into play to bring back the real plainly, above all else, a Pact against gandists from 1914 to 1918. America. It saya, as clearly as the The sweep of totalitarianism open out within range which control of policy from the language of a treaty can. Take no-has left the United States the could not have been foreseen and soldiers to the statesmen, tice that henceforth Japan stops you

This only country which are very tempting.

from trying to stop Germany." *shows an astonishing mis

misunderstand- France has fallen; Holland is occupied by an enemy; there is a chance that, after the war, the future of Indo-China and of the

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ANOTHER TIME-TABLE

GOING ASTRAY

A fortnight ago it appeared that the war would continue

day,

or obtain secure re-

deeply enmeshed in China, and Japan;' unless the reserve powers-ple's minds and motives need noting a bitter price for the ex-

samc moment,

·

Dangers for Japan

be the same as their own. This new

ing

any

and forthright terms, was

ing empires, whether they many and Italy can be of no help highly significant.

China's

Endurance

COBSCS

of overzealous propa-

where

públic

The Germans have been quick

the calculations of Messrs. Hitler the most urgent thing of all certainly not come about. of it. that should energy of resistance far as possible, evacuated its

adjunct to the Axis drive to--who, by aiding her resources. America, and the British Com- fore posterity as one of the greatest the Germans were free to un-

American character and opinion might have been mobi- no reason to believe that this attempt;lised to condemn these practices. at intimidation will directly result in yet the Allies hardly dared to Gudden or censational change in release the truth about Germun bears the Indication "U" is received in Hongkong on the date of publication by Dutch East Indies might be

Already the economic strain the American polley towards the

but In war;

the long run it seems atrocities for fear it would be the United Press Associations, who re-open.

upon the country is very heavy more likely to work that way than regarded as propaganda. serve all rights and forbid republications. Strong empires, if they are it will increase as one great in the direction that was intended. either wholly or in part without previous peaceful, are a source of stabi Power after another is anta- Mr. Sumner Welles' recent statement,

Ger- In firm lity in the world; weak or fall gonised and retaliates.

to seize the opportunity pro- vided by the United States' are peaceful or- not,

may there.

"He who makes many

spiritual and physical with- bo a source of trouble. afraid of him has himself many

drawal from the European They invite aggression 9 to fear." The militarists of revolt-witness Turkey in the Japan may evoke in course of

scene. Not only was the United last century and early in this. time a combination against their Japan would be glad to enlist country-political and economic, the sightest sign of surrender. Over-to atrocity stories; it removed Meanwhile China herself shows not [States resolved to close its heart. to move according to plan, but friends in advance in case the and perhaps ultimately military run, outraged, berbed, devastated, its ships from war areas and, so

Be-which is desired by no one for the Chinese people display a power something has gone wrong with opportunities should come.

sides, to end the Chinese war is its own sake, and which would of sucrifice, an

and does cum-citizens from belligerent coun- command mand, the respect and admiration of and Mussolini. The conquest of The Japanese believe that it is self, but which may be made in- mankind. In Chiang Kai-shek they tries. With the one great neu-

the friends of China-Russin, evitable by their own aggres- have a

have a lender, uncowed and unyicid-

tral unrepresented on the seas,, Greece, regarded as a necessary the United States, Great Britain sions combination of Russia, ing, who can hardly fall to rank be-

submarine In the far unde-leash unrestricted men of our time. wards the Suez, seems to be as prolong the struggle. To bring monwealth, with China.

veloped west of their vast amorphous warfare upon the neutral and the Axis into the foreground might give pause to al three. for such an outcome would be and military effort which in the clr-left and to supplement it by in-

I feel sure that the necessity empire they are making an industrial belligerent ships which sent his soldiers across the These are the plain reasons, deplored by the public opinion cumstances is astonishing.

In order to link up through Burma discriminate bombing in coastal Albanian frontier. Graziani too, on the one hand and the other, of Great Britain and the Domi- with the outer world, on which they waters. After all, the Germans was expected to launch a simul for the German-Italian-Japan- nions. There is no feeling here are forced to depend for many vital need not fear any action which

ese Paet.

of antagonism to Japan. We supplies, they have built very rapid Eire or Portugal might take

by voluntary labour and were happy in the alliance which 1, mas aid of a single machine, when their ships are bombed or

without the Domination of even a

which was of no small service to longest and most difficult mountain laws of sea warfare, and the Japanese progress; and we were roads in the World. At the demand sinking of unprotected light- grateful for her effective co- of the Japanese it was closed for the

far away as when Il Duce first

taneous onslaught against Egypt,

but indications are that he failed

to "break cover" at the right| time owing to the devastating ralds by the R.A.F. and the South African Air Force on the

Italian bases.

the Army

It

were

"The Stunned Mind”

transport of all military material. ships, whose only duty is to It is not always realised how operation in the last war. We These essential supplies, for whose save life, no longer affects the the whole situation in the Paci- should all of us be glad if that sake fe is influenced by the strange friendship could be restored, and stinted sacrifice, were denied, un-ships of any powerful neutral.

Those who confuse the material constitution of Japan. All would rejoice to see the Japanese Hitler, states German reports, power is in the hands of the people once more advancing to concomitants of civilisation with civi- sation itself, those who think that

The root of the problem, however, dissociated himself from Musso- Emperor, but he is required greater prosperity and a higher nations are to be valued merely by

goes far deeper and is more frighten- always to appoint, as Ministers level of well-being along the their factories, mines, ships, rallways, lini's Greek adventure. In fact, for the Army and Navy Depart- paths of peace. But the present skyscrapers, industrial companies, and ink in its implications. To take a he apparently at first deplored

pitifully barbarous i comparison horrified by a story that German airmen chased a Polish woman farm the invasion of n country "with active list of those services. It is Japan's own doing. It may with Japan. But those who do not which Germany had no quarrel". corps, this in effect gives the mately of a bad constitutional something of the ancient character-machine-tunning as they flew, until

Owing to the strong caprit de be seen to be the product ulti- fall into that mistake, if they know worker round and round a

she collapsed, riddled with bullets. It is, however, inconceivable that leaders of Army opinion--for system running loose from con- derstand even a little of the Inner from the air by. Goering's Luftwaffe istles of the Chinese people, and un-To-day machie-guaning of civilians not fully informed, the Navy has not been so asser- trol.

he

Was

Aimed

America

at

fleld,

spirit and the strivings of modern

is hardly considered news unless it tive-a veto upon acts of policy, -

China, will reach a very different Hitler has over fifteen divisions and thereby a final control.

happen to an American, an was the judgment.

The British Navy, now without the case recently. So many thousands of in Ramania ready to seize the There is frequent vacillation and

refugees were machine-gunned by French, would be hard put to it to the Germans in Northern France, BO opportune moment to march for inconsistency as civilian and

maintain the cause of national free-

women and children were military ideas compete and

dom and International law in all ny

crushed under German, tanks on Bel- ward, and though there appears chish; but of Inte years the When the United States of the sens at once. To hold simultane-gian roads, that the stunned mind

the moment no open move by Army has proved in the end to America came to birth she found ously the Mediterranean against Italy,

and the Pacifc against Japan-alone, its real proportions.

can hardly appreciato, the horror in. Germany to supplement Italian be the dominating force; and herself geographically on the und without any associate or ully

Now she would be a strenuous task Indeed. through more once, within the Army, edge of world affairs.

Anesthetisation of out nerves, of our reactions of pity and of anger, of head-strong is at the centre, or rather at one The next sign must come from the Rumania on Bulgaria or Turkey, junior officers has been able at of several centres, Surveying people of the United States, Theit began before 1939. The terrible, toll

on which at this moment the wheel now offered to her is not invit of history is turning.

action by

pressure

sonie

group

the Germans cannot afford Lovital moments to set the course her own situation, the prospect opinions and their netions are the hub of human brutality has been fed be

SAILOR WANTED TO WED FATHER COULDN'T AFFORD IT

the Italiana in Abyssinia

and. Spain, by the Japanese in Chin, by the Russians in Finland, and by the Germana in almost any other Euro- pean country you care to mention Norway.

Holland, Belgium, Peland, France, England. And with this. crucifixion of the weak across the frontlers has gone the, crushing of minorities at home, the purges and

see their partner worsted at this: of State. stage. In the meantime, while | Italy is trying to extend her own Itare in history have been Empire, the German army is the instances of professional being maintained free of cost in soldiers with the gift of states- Rumania using this respite as an manship and the virtue of res- opportunity to train parachutists.traint. Where an army as such and other types of warfare. is granted equal constitutional

If Hitler had succeeded in machine powers with the civilians; in the A sailor, who will be twenty-one next month, asked the concentration camps in Germany, gunning the K.A.F. out of the skies determination of policy, and the magistrate at West London Police Court for permis-Faseist Haly, in Soviet Russin. over-Britain, the story would have superior powers when it choosession been somewhat different, but he not to push out its rival, the result unly failed in this, but has shown

The "caso" ended in amiles all himself to be very vulnerable, in spile can hardly fall to be disaster.

round. The sallor's father, who of his colossal strength. The Berlin- Rome-Tokyo treaty, seems to have

had refused his consent, shook but he has falled to protect Germany hands with his son, and tho been

a gigantic smoke-screen to soften the effect of a whole series of from the RAF's terrific blows, magistrate gave his blessing and failures which Hitler and Mussolini which are driving Berliners into a beamed on them.. are now admitting to their people. "voluntary"

ovactuation-no-

to marry before he rejoins his ship.

one "The sailor' 'was Able Saumon

the slaughter in Franco Spain, in

The more terror has been employed His father, Samuel Foole, of what remains of the neutral world. the less outery it has aroused from. `Playfair-sireël, Fullum, had with- held consent on the ground that his Each crime prepares the way for the `son, was "always"“stony "broke”; and

next, hardens the mind to accept the worst that is to come. In the same always welling homie, for money,

marTlaxe:

This was his only objection to tie way gangsteriren in the United States at one period threatened to become almost a normal institution. 11 look. "Stand On Our Own Feat” · a great effort of: will to realise that The magistrate pointed out to the this creeping menace must be wiped

As the "Herald Tribune" pointed out knows what is happening to the Ruhr recently: "They have failed to end and north-western German cities. George Arthur Poole, who applied to the war by winter. Mussolini falled The past few days han cleared the the magistrate for consent to his father that Poole would be able to out. It will take an even greater to bring Italy in five minutes before European mirror, sumciently to show of Wandsworths Bridge-road, save his consent, month's time, and the end: it looks rather as if she got that Hiller has a gigantic task before ing.

S.W.

effort to meet the present monaco,

| for: tô-đny' we stand in

He told George: "You can't expect ger of losing for over that regard for in only a few hours after the begin him, onn that when looked at The reason for George's hurry was your father to keep your wife as human life and, the elementary do ning.nl

passionately, gives justifiable cons- Hitler not only i falled to invade dence in our ultimate victory against that, he is, rejoining his ship next well, you know. You must learn to cencies of conduct which have been

Wednesday, Britain, to write a tronty in London,

'stand on your own feet."

the glory of Western civilisation German domination and injustice.

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