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TO-DAY

RIDDLES OF 1941

the "Hongkong Telegraph" begins a momentous series of articles, written by outstanding experts, on subjects which vitally affect every man, woman and child in the world. Written by war commentators with world-wide reputations, these articles will examine the chief problems that confront us in this Year of Destiny.

FIRST

in the series discusses the issues raised by President Roosevelt's latest speeches..

Will America

Enter the War?

CTUALLY America is

already in the war. The only tests of neu-

By Alistair Cooke

trality we law-worshipping Famous transatlantic, broadcaster whose voice is known to

nations know are those of The Hague Convention and

millions of listeners.

ALISTAIR COOKE

I she had an army-which she has nota two-ocean navy, thou- sands of idle pilots, and fifty thou sand Immobile planes, she would be irresistibly tempted to extend her- war effort to Europe.

For the United States is a nation at all times susceptible to moral erusades and proud of her technical skill.

But her vital interest has a dit- a respect for international foot. It belongs to the pre-war

world, which includes also de- ferent emphasis, and the post-war By the middle of 1942, alle will law.

finitions of "war entry."

peace might well be lost in pretend- have the means to indulge this mood, Ever since the United

Ing that British and American points Brital is by then still halding out It does not help us to appreci-

of view would merge as one. States decided last June to ate the part America is play-

in an indecisive war. give Britain from her own ing.

America has now been energised to see the true position, for President Roosevelt's recent stock half-a-million rifles,

speeches have to see a post-war Europe deminated since his first fireside talk in the dark Primarily, America vastly prefers sounded the most stirring clarion standard rather the a world dom by British Empire and a gold days of 1933.

The Germans were also the

After the War

inated by a German Empire and States Proceeds on the

On the diplomatic front the United audacious the barter standard its slave labour premise that it does not exist. But make no mistake, America is af war

This is the pressing American with the Nazis and Fascists. fear, not the fear of invasion-for

Used

80,000 machine-guns, and first to realise that civiliana 750 field artillery pieces, that is, the families of the fight she could no longer be ing men, and the mechanics, and reckoned as a neutral. the diplomats are all equally

Since Dunkirk, then, she effective cogs in the machine of could enforce

total war, and must be so or- has been a "non-combatant ganised. belligerent," and her most

nobody has successfully demons- They'll It is true that to-day no trated how a mighty army could be come from trying to legalise, charges after German submar and successfully operate three thou simply because the Germans, for their through her Neutrality Act, ines, but it is a mistake, too, to singles away from its bases of own good reasons, have not cared to the very powerful and un- think of him as lolling in Haw- neutral contribution she has aii with attractive brunettes. made and is making.

Hongkong Telegraph. gnawing headaches have American sailor is tossing depth landed in the Western Hemisphere

Monday, March 3, 1941. Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 20015

THE preox "Special to the Telegraph" Is used by the tongkang Telegraph" (o indicate news which strictly copyright under the provisions of the Telecommuni- cations Ordinanze, 1938. Kuteli hewa Ax bears the Indication "U" is received in Hongkong on the date of publication by the United Press Associations, who re- serve all fights and forbid republications, either wholly or in part without previous Arrangement.

towards

Pacific "Longstop"

lie's in the war-norcover, in Britain's war-for he is in the Pacific playing tongstop to the British Navy, which is busy elsewhere..

Does It Matter? If, however, you are anxious to know whether America is go ing to declare war, probably`

If he were not there, it is very only God and President Itoose likely that the men in the factories velt can tell you. Only God of Ohio and New Jersey would be would want to.

powerless to go to work on British orders for planes and tanks and guns.

supply.

Be.

It is not down on the books yet,

cry:

"Halt! Who goes there?" Or, supposing Dakar became Nazi, and Brazil was hospitable to the in- They may decide to wage undeclared Somellme this year they may vaders, how it could function even submarine warfare on American ship- 1,000 miles away...

ping. That would put an end to diplomatic relations between Ger- backing the British effort in the only are maintained to-day only because The United States is consequently many and the United States which way that would now be effective; by they are ignored. becoming the arsenal of the enemies

of Nazism and Fascism.

Time Lags

She cannot

accomplish this feat

You would then marvel at how deep America was in, and wonder when she first entered the war. The answer would be: Immediately after Dunkirk.

Besieged Britain has one other con-

Anyway, it is a matter of sur- beenuse nearly all the rubber and simply by taking thought or making prising unimportance. But it tin that is vital to the armaments n public proclamation. Before she solation, though it is of a philoso- will cause a lot of mischief as industry comes from the Dutch East achieves it there are various mad- phical sort, and hence less acceptable dening and irreducible time Ings, in wartime than anti-aircraft guns people go on thinking an Ameri- Indles.

which Hitler will do his damnedest or fresh vegetables. to exploit.

ing

unti

#year

you

AT THE CROSSROADS

ALTHOUGH number of lending Japanese statemen, and the Japanese press have for some time past allowed themselves to adopt a menacing tone can declaration of war would The Japanese Navy is keeping a

Britain

It is simply this: There is no record United mark a change from idleness to sharp eye on the Dutch East Indies. and the

America proposes to train 150,000 in history of a nation amassing And the American sailors are keep, pilots prodigious activity. States, these two countries have per-

and the It would not make any such Navy.

sharp eye on the Japanese

supporting weapons of war and then throwing ground crews, but they will not be them. Into the dustbin. Once sistently, refrained from adopting a change, and everybody who

on hand this year, or probably next. commit yourself to them, somehow similar and all too easy method of tantalises himself with this day; synthetic rubber production in the aeroplanes a year, but she cannot be

Watch They will stay on

America proposes to make 30,000 they tend to get used. retaliation, which, they wisely recog-dream has failed to understand United States is really humming sure of that number until somebody nise, could only lead to further re-the ways of modern war, the and the Indies need no longer be has found a way of mass-producing crimination and bad feeling. reality of the effort America is prized as the gem of the Pacifle. neroplane engines, Japan has, perhaps misunderstood making, and the sort of stake

Even if that secret were made America has a big Navy, but it is known to-night, designers and regarded this restraint as she has in the post-war world. not big enough to split. It is not have to be called in, then produc- would Lot-us-examine-the-question big enough, for instance-to-case-lion-engineers Then infeline tools great anxiety over the would have to be procured to make Panama Canal.

the machines that are to build the -Through that narrow lane of water

new models, Almost the most unconven- part of the Pacifle fleet would have experience of the ablest industrial- All this takes, according to the tional act of the present war was Martinique or French Guiana if the

to dash to stop Germany taking over ists, ten months. the declaration of war made by Petain regime Britain and France. -

Japan still prefers to regard

definite Indication of weakness, but

whatever excuse there may have been for such an interpretation In the past, it is hardly conceivable that so inistaken an idea could be entertain- ed now.

It is true that neither Britain nor the United States seek war with Japan-they have not sought war with anyone. Both countries are even anxious to avert it, but not to

Peace to War

the extent that they are not pre-her nine years of looting, bomb- pared to take their stand should Japan

ing, and systematic campaigning as the "China Incident."

whose

threaten

thuse

territories Integrity

must

rom remain inviolate. Japanche threat have indeed had the beneficial effect of Jerking the American people out of their dreams of isolation to the realisation that preparations for defence must be thoroughly undertaken. The United States formerly was reluctant to take any action that could be construed as hostile, but Japan has, more than any other nation, changed this point of vlew.

America's

should go down in

complete surrender.

Busy Preparing

So, to-duy, America is sweating to make up for previous time lost. And until she has made up that lost time--which Hitler has gained-she will have no surplus armarnents.

And until she has a large surplus

America painfully needs a second it is dangerous to talk about declura- Russia did not make war, on Navy, but though she is hammering tions of war.

sense, and Germany has yet to ship takes four years to make. Poland or Finland in the old way at overtime to build one, it is an unavoidable fact that a battle- declare war on Austria. Memel, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Den she is in equally

To defend her own shores alone

To-morrow:

WILL HITLER INVADE BRITAIN?

by Major E. W. Sheppard, famous writer on Army affairs; formerly a staff officer and a tank officer, пош the now Military correspondent of "Daily Herald"

the

PRIVATE LIFE OF A PRIVATE

It's a a

funny thing..

mark, Norway, Holland, Belgi- planes, tanks, A.A. equipment, riftes,

painful need of.

um, Luxembourg..

uniforms, and must of the other Her part in the carving up of weapons of defence. Rumunia was that of "adviser." # Germany were now to declare Japan stands to-day at the parting: This indifference to the gen- war on her, and she was compelled of the ways. She is faced with alemanly rules of war has been to defend her merchant ships against SAW Old Silence looking at "You must not laugh at what they grave decision and from either direc- tion the prospect is none too rosy.

one of the great successes of U-boats, her harbours against ralders,

the stars. The sky was very call love at first sight. Two people the Pancına Canul against fatal sabo- Lured by the hope of an easy con- totalitarian strategy.

tage, there is no denying that Amerif beautiful. A great white moon that each is what the other has been meet and Instantly recognise the fact quest in

unorganised Chino, her Titler chooses to declare cu would go on a complete and hung over a pale, solemn earth. Inoking for. people find themselves to-day after nothing and to keep everybody frenzied war footing.

years of fighting reduced to an in a state of tension and terror..

"You look sad," I said. She would thereby increase her almost unbearable state of poverty. Bluffed, cajoled,

led, and Battered by Ger-

The United States, however, armaments production, but not as much as she would need to satisfy many, the country has been turned believe that two can play at that the new calls on her supplies. into a condition which borders on game, and President Roosevelt despair. The war of nerves which especially is an adept. the Germans have played so success- another form, In

аге

the present war that though eratage of the very same failing,

there

turo

She would, Indeed, have much less to spare for Britain and China, ond

America is fully alive

These

"Just thinking." he replied. "Of home?"

"I haven't a home. I

"I met her by chance. Life be- came beautiful, full of new things; i was ilke being born Into daylight. I never thought it possible to fall in love as much as that. In fact, I used move to think that love was something

about and live here and there." which people exaggerated for the

"Family?"

"I have no family."

•

I could only say: "Ah."

After a while, Old Silence spoke again, half to himself.

purpose of making stories and films.

I can tell you, now,

that writers and actors cannot convey one thousandth part of the real meening of love. True love is too deep for expression. Do you un

understand?' "I understand,"

I sold. "Then," he went on, "after I had known her only three days, I was

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plain to all that at the moment it Consequently, international' Since America is arming with all suits Hitler's purpose to carry on the law in these times has all the her might against the very enemy delusion that the halds good, whereas it is equally clear

So while we deplore the fact might be bluntly compelled to say fully in various countries in Europe that Germany never learned to 0. l being. used in Japan, whose statesmen being play cricket, it is worth remind- dangers and is preparing as fever- Jured by promises wh

ises which, at the best, ing ourselves that America is at ishly for total defence as if actual can only be regarded as doubtful. It the moment taking full advan- battle were to be done next month Is one of the strange plicnomena of

on the plains of Texas or in the has not been one single instance in America, too, is not bothering waters of Chesapeake Bay. which co-operation with Germany herself with declarations, In- war as grimly as they will ever be. fler armament workers are in this has proved successful except for Germany itself-yet-

stead, she goes ahead, giving to You may say that America is doing in ench victim enticed by false promises, has Britain all sorts of help which this for her own safety. So she is "Nor have I any friends," he said, called up. And here I am. imagined that I will prove the excep-in the world before 1917 would but the point is that if she were "Three months ago, if I had suddenly there slie is. My body is here, and

Even Italy, still quoted as the have constituted positive acts of would be doing the same things at

doing it primarily for Britsin she been wiped off the face of the earth, it does what I tell it to do my duty. partner. of Germany. has become the war,

there would have been nobody to

Gut

ny soul is there; and I feel an slave rather than the equal. It is

the same speed.

emptiness, a kind of pain which will volunteered for the Army; 1 not go away. We write to each other

day. We'll meet But..

again, European Axis still force and authority of a rabbit's that Britain is now resisting, and wanted to get away into a new life, every

since President Roosevelt makes no Then, all of a sudden, I fell in love that once he has attained his objective so far this alliance has not brought that enemy, you might be tempted with inc.

He Inughed forlornly. There was bones about naming and despising with a woman, and she fell in love

qulet for a while; the great, deep Italy will become as Itumania or any

"It happened in forty-eight hours, quiet of a calm winter night," "This other conquered country.

the expected happiness nor prosperity to assume that America's Interest in In the last European war Japan

to the Japanese people, and they this war is on all counts the same as was one of those things two people war is a strange, sad kind of begin-. was an ally of Britain and Russia. would do well to remember that the Britain's.

wonder through life on separate ning to many beautiful things yet to and prosperity

southwards, in many ways it is-she belloves paths, without purpose as it seems. come, by God's grace," progress date threatened from that time. Since then, inspired though ided by German propa- in the same institutions, the same Then they meet, and the whole Silence. by dreams of greater grandeur, she ganda, would expose them to still type of government, the same free-meaning of their lives becomes per- has thrown in her lot with Germany, greater dangers.

doma.

fectly clear.

Her

advanco

care,

sald Old

An air rald warnlig solinded, and

we reached for our rifles.