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TIK preßz “Special to the Telegraph” is used by the "Hongkong Telegraph" to indicate news which is sûrietty copyright under the previsions of the Telecommuni cations Ordinance,' 1938. Such newA, RE

hears the indication "UP is received in

Hongkong on the data of publication by the United Press Associations, who re- serve- all rights and forbid repüblications,

arrangement.

"JAPAN AND THE 'N.E.I.

THERE are eigns that Japan

is about to start a typical war

The Universal

TAKEN__together, the

Brenner Pass meeting con-

War

to give effect to it before-con-

ble.

Axis-Japan pact and the A distinguished English journalist sultation with them was possi- stitute the most characteris- examines the international scene This declaration almost cor- tic effort of the Dictators since the entry of Japan into the motives for the Axle-Japan Path

since the war began to dis-

own

tainly provided one of the chief That is obviously intended both to keep the United States occu- American supplies from Europe is supposed that Britain and

disperse their forces between the Atlantic and the Pacific.

pied and to divort the flow of

tract us and throw dust into Axis combination, and is convinced the eyes of their peoples. Hitler

that the best hope of peace in to the Far East. In this way it presents himself as bestriding the narrow world like a Colossus

the Far East is for Britain and America will be led to divide and

with which greater and the United States to permit no

grander things to do than to

invade one little island in the divergence of interests.

Atlantic. Mussolini goes up

them

We may take it for granted that British and Americans. are well on their guard against this. The discussions at Havana

The

Enemy's Intentions

the mountain to receive his far as they depend on sen trans- discovered when the Manchurian brought home to Americans 'the resistance, and led share of the coming glory, port, we must do our utmost to question came up in 1932. Japan immense importance to them of

prevent them from getting to had lost no minute of the time British and in their joyful amaze- their destination, and to rein- in exploiting the situation, and logically to the conclusion, which ment at the glittering new force our own army in the Mid- we were reduced to looking on is now being hammered home by

with our hands tied. dle East.

American newspapers, that, to kill the mischief at its source in, thing, the German and Itali-

To some extent the situation Europe is an object overriding The hold-up of the Italian at- an peoples are expected to tack upon Egypt is one of the has been changed since 1936, all secondary considerations.

Never in We have made Singapore one of forget all about the promises mysteries of the war. made to

of an the whole history of war had a the greatest naval strongholds in soldier a finer opportunity than the world, and the United States easy and early triumph and was offered to General Graziani has new fortifled positions in contentedly accept the pros- when the French surrender left the Pacific. But the result still.

Bewilderment, distraction, di- the British army exposed to at- is that while Britain and Ameri- pect of another winter of tack by a greatly superior force, ca have a combined economic vision and dispersal of forces

with its flanks unprotected. Yet power which if steadily applied between a multitude of objec he has let three months go by must, in the long run, be fatal tives and possible dangers--this Mussolini's henchman, Gayda, without making any substantial to Japan, she has a certain is what our enemy Becks at this gave substance to the vision by advance, months in which power of retaliation, especially moment. Against it we must painting it up as a plan for British power has been largely against British possessions and set cool heads, and make a care- world conquest by Germany, reinforced by land and by aca. interests, which we must be pre- ful choice of essentials on which pared to face in any immediate we must concentrate and submit.

any Egypt remains of primary im- future. Safety depends on our cheerfully to

temporary Italy, and Japan to the exclu- sion of Britain and America, to portance, but the subject which being willing to face them with sacrifices which this entails. say nothing of Russia and is likely to be of greatest con- composure and on our being de- The Prime Minister does right cern to us in the immediate fu- termined not to let any apparent

to warn us that we must be ture is the Far East. Mr. divergence of interests separate prepared for reverses, misfor Churchill announced that the us from the United States. tunes, and mistakes perhaps

war.

China.

This surely would be the last straw for British and Ameri. Could they fall to be dis. tracted and unnerved by this

cans.

appalling prospect of war on both hemispheres and all con-

Burma Road, which is now the

The best hope of peace is, for even greater than those which With so many main route for munitions enter- ing China, was to be re-opened. both of us, to convince Japan have befallen us.

hazards over so vast a field it would be folly to think other- wise.

By J. A. SPENDER

But behind all these confused either wholly or in part without previoutinents, war everywhere and

nowhere at the same time, war At the same time the United that having put our hands to this appearances we have the assur- in which no one would know States has notified that she is plough we shall go on to the ance that the greater forces are on our side and that our endur- what would happen next or making a loan of £9,000,000 to end. where some unexpected blow China.

So far as it concerns the ance will make It sure they will would fall?

It is to be assumed that Lon. United States the situation, both prevail.

That assurance will be the If we strip them of tinsel and don and Washington are acting in the Atlantic and the Pacific, glamour the immediate object of in close co-operation in taking is governed by Mr. Cordell Hull's strong support of the people of these flourishes is clearly to warn these steps, and that they have declaration made to the Pan- London and other great cities as the United States off the Euro- looked ahead to the probable or American Conference which met they suffer the daily and nightly ordeal through which they are pean ground. The one new thing possible consequences, if Japan at Havana last July.

Speaking of the American now passing. By their courage. in the Axis-Japan pact is that it resents them.

possessions of European Powers, and resolution they have rallied becomes operative if a neutral,

a spectator of the whether Dutch, French, British, opinion to Great Britain all over which could only (at present) he Washington Conference in the or Danish, he said:

the world but especially in the United States, takes a hand autumn and winter of 1921-22 in the war, in which case Japan

of nerves through the medium of alleged "incidents" in the Netherlands East Indieg-a technique for diplomatic and military accomplishment which has almost become obsolete since it has been worked to death by Hitler, and no longer contains its principal value-the element of originality. Nonetheless, yes terday's news of so-called Inci dents in the N.E.L is disquieting and provides pause for thought, Normally the "maltreatment" which the Japanese, accuse the Dutch of being guilty could be settled-providing the allega tions were proved by ordinary diplomatic apologies; but evidently the Japanese Foreign Office desires to make them a pog on which to hang reprovals, demands and ultimatums. Thus it is already semi-officially stated that Mr. Matsuoka is to ask, not only for a formal apology, but indemnity. Presumably, if this is not forthcoming, Japan will regard herself as entitled to "take any other stops she feels necessary to deal with the situs tion."

I was

is to engage her in the Far East. When the seeds of the trouble between Japan and the Western

can

There are many skeletons at Powers were sown. She was the Nazi feast, but the chief of deeply ended by the loss of them is the prospect, which has the British alliance and by no come visibly nearer in the last means accepted the nine-Power few weeks, of a British-Ameri- pact then proposed as its equi- combination pooling re- valent. In order to console her, the United States sources which must in the long we and run be superior to any that the pledged ourselves not to con- Axis

muster. America, struct advanced fortified bases in the Pacific until the treaty therefore, must be kept busy.

expired. This made her prac tically impregnable for the next fourteen years.

can

Middle East

and Balkans

If any strategical object couldTM

FUNNY SIDE UP

adjustment...of such

differences.

"We could not permit these re- America, which has responded gions to become a subject of barter to German threats by speeding in the settlement of European dif- up the supply of munitions and ferences or a battle-ground for the entering into closer relations Either situation could only be re- with us for mutual defence. It is garded as a threat to the peace and this spontaneous growth of safety of this

hemisphere, as

opinion, bringing home to all the hey might any indication that they

free peoples that we and they used the Inter-American system. Any are engaged in a common cause, effort

therefore, to modify the which is the ground of our con- existing status of these areas-fidence in the future. It is some whether by cession, by transfer, or thing greater and more durable

by

would

allen

any impairment whatsoever in the control theretofore exercised than any

combination that

would be of profound and immedi- could be pieced together by the ate concern to all the American most skilful diplomacy. Republics.

The South American Republics |

By Abner Dean

be called Impossible it was that appeared to accept this declara- It is suggested that the P of attacking her in those dis- tion and authorised the United pearance of a German division in Rumania is a first result of tant waters without naval bases States to take any immediate the Brenner deliberations and and repairing stations. So we action that might be necessary the beginning of a large scale. operation involving the whole of the Balkans and the Near East. This, it seems to me, is at least premature, and the special stress laid on it by German-inspired neutral correspondents rather suggests that it is meant to de- ceive. Though their Govern- ment is a puppet under German These are old-time Japanese have certainly not forgotten the control, the Rumanian people tactics and high falutin diploma- ruthless dismemberment of their tic phraseology will not cloak country, and the Germans may real intentions. Japan has made well think it necessary to send no effort to conceal her desires in a force of their own to make for expansion to the N.E.I. sure that the oil wells, which They would offer her a prize objective, are not put out of ac- are their principal immediate much richer than Manchuria or tion in this war as in the last. the northern provinces of China'; therefore it would be unwise to dismiss as bluffing this sudden anti-N.E.I agitation.

Her course, however, is by no means clear. She cannot take the Netherlands Indies simply for the asking, though doubtless she has fald her plans well. The spectre over, her shoulders in the United States, and the fact that the spectre has added ́a. shadów to give listlf added potency, through the recent British reorganisa. tion of the Far Eastern Command, must act as a brako even to the Japanese extremists.

As regards the Middle East, it is highly probable that Mus- solini has obtained promises of help from Hitler in his campaign against Egypt. Aeroplanes, tanks, guns, and technical ad- visers, are the most probable forms of this assistance, and, so

almost certainly inspired from Tokyo, and the reported movements of the Japanese in southern Indo-China; but there are many factors which Japan is forced to take into consideration before she embarks upon a boilie Korent enterprise in the south and there is silli plenty of opportunity The altuatio presents- dangerous for her more sober political and poadbikues, especially when consider which is almost certain to prove, in milltary elements to prevent action ed-In conjunction with the warlike | the long run;) a: estastrophe "la the movements, by Thailand, which are nation.

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Yale Alumni Object To Lindbergh

The alumni of Yale University in the Philippines have sent a cable, followed by a letter, strongly objecting to Colonel Charles Lindbergh's speech before their alma mater in which ho said the United States". In- volvement in the European war would be a disaster both at home and abroad.

The cable,..signed by E. J. Tavanlar, secretary of the Philip pine alumni and addressed to the Yale secretary, reads: ""Newa item on recent Lindbergh speech publicizes Yale in manner which may be interpreted as sponsoring his address, Local Yale alumni object to implication."

The letter, addressed to the pren dent of the university, follow

"A good deal of publicly has been given in Manila to the speech of one Charles Lindbergh this week under the nurrices of the Yale University America First Committee This Ind has a

goori

His other sponsors. Idea. the Gorman American Bund, the Einhelistrant, Fallier Coughlin Pelley of the Silver Shirts are in Dutch right now, but Yale Unive atty is silla grand' name.

Would you kindly advise · Laind- berith, that woj too; think, the. Idee: li A good one, and ara imitating mind. We have formed the Yalo University to Hell with“ Lindbergh Rociety, Manila Branch Now V

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