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tainly provided one of the chief That is obviously both

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JAPAN AND THE N.E.I.

THERE are signs that Japan is about to start a typical war

Atlantic. Mussolini goes up

war.

die East.

is supposed that Britain and disperse their forces between the Atlantic and the Pacific.

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

The

Enemy's Intentions

Icd

Bewilderment, distraction, di-

the mountain to receive his far as they depend on sen trans- discovered when the Manchurian brought home to Americana the share of the coming glory, provent them from getting to had lost ne minute of the time British resistance, and

port, we must do our utmost to question came up in 1932. Japan immense importance to them of 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.

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

The hold-up of the Italian at- To some extent the situation Europe is an abject overriding an peoples are expected to tack upon Egypt is one of the has been changed since 1936, all secondary considerations. forget all about the promises mysteries of the war. Never in We have made Singapore one of made

'to them of

the whole history of war had a the greatest naval strongholds in an soldier a finer opportunity than the world, and the United States easy and early triumph and was offered to General Graziani has new fortified positions in contentedly accept the pros- when the French surrender left the Pacific. But the result still 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 seeks 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 sea. interests, which we must be pre- ful choice of essentials on which pared to face in any immediate we must concentrate and submit. Italy, and Japan to the exclu- Egypt remains of primary im- future. Sufety depends on our cheerfully to any temporary sion of Britain and America, to portance, but the subject which being willing to face them with sucrifices which this entalla. say nothing of Russia and is likely to be of greatest con- composure and on our being de cern to us in the immediate fu- termined not to let any apparent

The Prime Minister does right ture is the Far East,

to warn us that we must be Mr. divergence of interests separate prepared for reverses, misfor This surely would be the last Churchill announced that the

tunes, and mistakes perhaps straw for British and Ameri- Burma Road, which is now the us from the United States.

The best hope of peace is, for even greater than those which cans. Could they fail to be dis- main route for munitions enter-

With so many tracted and unnerved by this ing China, was to be re-opened. both of us, to convince Japan have befallen us.

hazards over so vast fleld it... · appalling prospect of war On

would be folly to think other- both hemispheres and all

wise. tinents, war overywhere and

China.

con-

By J. A. Spender

But behind all these confused 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 what would happen next or, making a loan of £9,000,000 to end.

on our side and that our endur- 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. If we strip them of tinsel and don and Washington are acting in the Atlantic and the Pacific, That assurance will be the of nerves through the medium of 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 elties as alleged "incidents" in the

the United States off the Euro- looked ahead to the probable or American Conference which met they suffer the daily and nightly Netherlands East Indies a penn ground. The one new thing possible consequences, if Japan at Havana last July.

ordeal through which they are technique for diplomatic and in the Axis-Japan pact is that it resents them.

Speaking of the American now passing. By their courage military accomplishment which becomes operative if a neutral, I was a spectator of the possessions of European Powers, and resolution they have rallied has almost become obsolete since which could only (at present) be

or Danish, he said:

the world but especially in it has been worked to death by the United States, takes a hand Washington Conference in the whether Dutch, French, British, opinion to Great Britain all over

in the war, in which case Japan when the seeds of the trouble autumn and winter, of 1921-22

"We could not permit these re- America, which has responded Hitler, and no longer contains its is to engage her in the Far East. between Japan and the Western tons to become a subject of barler 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 adjustment of such differences.

principal value the element of originality. Nonetheless, yes terday's news of so-called Inci- dents in the N.E.I. 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

There are many skeletons at Powers were sown. She was the Nazi feast, but the chief of deeply offended by the logs 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- can combination pooling re- valent. In order to console her, sources which must in the long we and the United States run be superior to any that the pledged ourselves not to. con- | Axis can 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.

Middle East

and Balkans

If any strategical object could...

allen to systemw

gardes as a threat to the peace and this spontaneous growth of situation could only be re- with us for mutual defence. It is safety of this hemisphere, as would opinion, bringing home to all the any indication that they might be free peoples that we and they used to promote 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 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., Republice.

The South American Republics

be called impossible it was that appeared to accept this declara-

peg on which to hang reprovals,pearance of a German division

It is suggested that the ap of attacking her in those dis- tion and authorised the United demands and ultimatums. Thusin Rumania is a first, result of tant waters without naval bases States to take any immediate

and repairing stations.

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 steps she feels necessary to deal with the situn tlon."

the Brenner deliberations and the beginning of a large scale. operation involving the whole of This, it seems to me, is at least. the Balkans and the Near East.

premature, and the special stress laid on it. by German-inspired noutral correspondents rather suggests that it is meant to de- ceive. Though their Govern- ment is a puppet under German These are old-time Japanese control, the Rumanian people tactics and high falutin diploma ruthless dismemberment of their have certainly not forgotten the tíc 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.1. sure that the oil wells, which They would offer her a prize objective, are not put out of ne- are their principal immediate much richer than Manchuria or. tion in this war as in the laat; the northern provinces of China; therefore it would be unwise to it is highly probable that Mus- As regards the Middle East, dismiss as bluffing this sudden solini has obtained promises of anti-N.E.I agitation,

help from Hitler in his campaign,

Aeroplanes, against Egypt. tanks, guns, and technical ad visers are the most probable forms of this assistance, and, so

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 is the United States, and the fact that the spectre has added a shadow to give itself added potency, through the recent British reorganisa-. tion of the Far Eastem: Command, must act as a brake' oven to the Japanese extremists,

be

The situation presents dangerous possibilities, especially when consider ed in conjunction with the warlike movements by Thailand, which are

almost certainly inspired from Tokyo, and the reported movements of the Japanese in southern Indo-China; but there are many factors which Japon forced to take into consideration before she embarks upon abelll- gerent, enterprise in the south and there is still plenty, of opportunity. for her, more sober political and military elementator prevent action which la almost certain: to prove, in the long run, a catastrophe, to the nation.VERBALAGTA

FUNNY SIDE UP

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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 he said the Unifed States' in- volvement in the European war would be a disaster both at home and abroad.

The cable, aigned by E. J. Tavanlar, secretary of the Phillp- pine alumni and addressed to the Yale secretary, reads: "Newn Item on recent Lindbergh speech. publicizes Yale in manner which may be interpreted as sponsoring his address. Ločni Yald alumni- object to implication."

The letter, addressed to the prest dent of the university, follows: i.“A good deal of publicity, has been given in Manila to the speech of one Charlas Lindbergh this week" under the, nuwe lees, of the Yale University America First Committee. This 1 lud {has a' good, Idea. His other sponsors. the German American Bund, the Einheitsfront, Father. Coughlin and Polley of the Silver Shiris 'oré® in Dutch right now, but Yale Univer- sity Ispatlik a grindinamo. (t

Would you kindly advise: Linda berati that we, too, think, the idea is a goodzuma" andare imitalini, same. We have formed the "Yala University to Eura with “Lindher li | Healety, Marillk Branch) Noj-1998