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September r 16, 1941.

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To Keep U.S. Out of War Is

HITLER'S FIRST OBJECT

By Major George Fielding Eliot

noted American military expert

his

Some notes on the grand tive is, as always, his guiding

He cannot begin strategy of this war as it star. appears to be developing peace offensive, for obvious po- itical and psychological reasons, may be of value at this until he has gained at least the time..

must

appearance of victory over Rus- sia, and he does not have that Grand strategy embraces yet, may not be able to get it. not only military, but poli- Even if he does get it, his peace tical factors. Probably the offensive may fall; the Ameri- main effort of German can people may be brighter than grand strategy at this mo- he hopes they are. Against

these contingencies he ment is directed toward

provide in military ways, keeping the United States Here his pressure on France from becoming an active is also of value to him. It has participant in the war. This already gained his Asiatic part-

Japan.. Hitler must fear more than ner,

ቤ foothold in any other development. It French Indo-China. has a direct bearing on his which will be of value just as This is a strniégle advantage course of action in Russia, long as superior naval power. for he may well have cal- backed by the will to use it, is culated that many Ameri- not present to oppose Japan in cans would be willing to ally the South China Sen. Should themselves with Great Bri-uch power be gathered there, Japan must fight and be beaten, FUNG KONG UN-On Sunday Sep-tain might recoil from aid- or yield. The power exists in

tember 14, 1941, at No. 54 ing Communism. Bonham Rond, Hongkong. Fung Kong-Un (owner of Fung Tang), aged

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WORLD WITHOUT COLDS

IF the war produces a cure for the common cold, as foreshadowed by a British Cabinet Minister, medleat science may well consider that it is not being fought in vain. The cold is not regarded as a serious com- death-rate-perhaps Ц larger one thon is suspected. Many deaths as

plaint, but nevertheless it has o

cribed to other causes can be traced

tion of short-wave radio and elec-'

there are colds and colds.

the British and American flects. Therefore distraction is neces- sary.

French Fleet

Likewise, his pressure on Finland to join him had not only a military but a politi- cal aspect; American sym- pathy with Finland was to

Unfortunately for Hitler, his own navy has been pretty well be mobilised on his side, and used up: he has lost the Bis- ammunition, furnished to marck, the Scharnhorst, Gnei- our isolationists, who could senau and Prinz Eugen seem renew their insistence that unlikely to be ready for sea for the European situation is some months, if ever; only the now so confused that there Tirpitz and a few cruisers re- main to him besides his subma- is no course for America rines. British has sixteen ships save non-involvement.

of the line, will soon have nine- teen. The United States has seventeen. Japan has only ten. If three or four battleships

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Chinese

Jade

By T. PAUL GREGORY

deal with firms

in the

Of all precious stones, in many ways, so that if one jade possesses the does not know what constitutes most romantic history. To genuineness, one had better of repute the Chinese people, it has rather than shop in the open been esteemed from remote market in the hope of secur antiquity as the symbol of ing a bargain at the price all that is supremely excel-of the proverbial song. Even so-called Yuk-hef-hui lent. The Chinese language "Jade Market" in Canton abounds in metaphorical ex- before the days of the Japanese pressions, in which the word occupation, good specimens of for jade is employed in jade were never cheap, although many fanciful forms to ex- the variety of cut pieces in this press ideas of perfection, wholesale emporium was

usually large and fine. rarity and costliness. To A spurious jade is said to this day, the Chinese scholar have been one of Germany's ex- will allude to a sumptuous ports to the Chinese market in repast as "jade food," and pre-war days, and so excellent in addressing a letter to a was this ersatz imitation that friend be certain to enquire rings, it was most difficult to when mounted in Chinese gold-

body."

un-

prase, a beautiful apple' green

To the mineralogist, jade is stone, are stated to be some. one of three varieties of silicate times palmed off on the unwary of alumina occurring in all por- as the finest jade, and as the tions of the globe, but which, to resemblance between these two have value in Chinese eyes, geni stones is so striking, con- must, however, come from stant vigilance must be em- either Khotan, in Chinese Tur- ployed in making purchases. kestan, or from Yunnan, in In addition, jade is some-. China's great Southwest. Rough times "doctored" to hide other- pebbles or small stones found, in wise obvious flaws. Evon the dried-up beds of streams in Chinese pawn-brokers and these sections of the Asiatic there are none shrewder in the continent are often bought up profession are sometimes by Chinese lapidarles "on spec" swindled by their unscrupulous and it is only after the pur- compatriots who hock meretrici- chases have been cut up that the ous. pieces of jade at prices value may be determined. Oc- worthy of the meritorious ar- casionally, a boulder of the most ticle. Chinese confidenco men unpromising appearance may, who work the pawn-ahop angle like the ugly duckling of Ander- invariably employ pretty women sen's well-known fairy tale, confederates to do the actual turn out to be a veritable awan, pawning, and it is surprising astuta and yield a fortune to the lucky how frequently even

"Uncles" may be fleecod in the: jade merchant.

matter of purchasing jade.

A like consideration at- will suffice to contain the Tir-after the health of his "jade detect. Specimens of "chryso- tends the present Nazi pres- pitz or produce Immediate and overwhelming combination Sure on France. Hitler is

against her if she gets to sea, well aware of the strong and if, say, five more bonds of sympathy and adequate to contain the traditional friendship which remnants Italian navat unite the French and Ameri- power in the Mediterranean, can peoples. If he can make there seems little reason why overwhelming superiority it appear that France, too, of battle-line strength cannot has joined him, he may hope be gathered in the Far East to to count on further confu- deal with Japan; and there like sion-in-the minds of Ameri- wise seems little reason why Jn- should then choose the cans, an a reluctance to act pan

course of defiance rather than forcibly against France.

Already the course forced accommodation, merely to sup- port an ally that would be back to a neglected cold. The now upon the British in Syria powerless to aid her, treatment appears to be a combina has been-used by American But if the problem of the tricity. A success of 70 per cent, is isolationists to sow doubts French fleet can be added to claimed on the basis of about 1,000 and hesitations in the minds Britain's Mediterranean anxie- tics, some check might be placed persons treated. The scope of the of their hearers.

on transfer to the East of heavy test is not large enough to warrant

Probably Hitler's maxi- British ships; while if the radi undue optimism. Further, no detalls are given as to the type of symptom mum objective at this time us of action of Axis submarines exhibited by the persons treated: in a military victory over and aircraft can be extended to Dakar and Casablanca, addi. Russia, followed by a "peace tional British and American Any belligerent nation that can offensive" which will give cruisers, destroyers, aircraft- future even a resonably succese-him a breathing space with carriers and patrol aircraft ful cure for colds will have a tre in which to recoup his might be detained in the Atlan Colds are going to be commoner losses, organise Russian re- tic. than ever during the war winters. sources, refill his depleted Moreover, such a move would Extra work, disturbed sleep, addi- oil tanks and reorganise his add in other ways to the South will all play their part in diminish military and political fronts. States at a moment when our ing body resistance, and as soon as Should he succeed in this Asiatic difficulties are likewise the human body lowers its first line be might well hope that the increasing.. of resistance defence, the commen American armament effort cold attacks at once and usually would wither away, and manages to secure a foothold. Then that he might then resume Thus Hitler might gain time: there are more different methods in his favourite process of ac- for his yet-to-be-wen military operation (including a number of quiring one small objective victory over Russla, which in more-or-less secret weapons) than after another, without for turn would immensely lessen were ever devised in the whole his- cible opposition, until he the present pressurs on Japan tory of warfare. Recommended ro had reached a point where Europe a resurgence of despair and might produce in occupied be spread on brown, paper and opposition either would be from the present dawning hope plastered on the sufferer's chest) to no longer possible or would and stirring of unrest, which couple of aspirins followed by be possible only under cir- would set the crown upon his hot whiskey; quite frequently the cumstances highly disadvan- new order as far as Europe is concerned and make doubly tageous to his adversaries.

plausible to the unthinking his appeal for "peace." Like all German offensives, this one may well succeed if 'the victims do

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Its enemies,

tional worry, and a restricted diet,

the sufferer attacks the cold, and

medies vary from Russian tallow (to

aspirins are omitted.

One of the latest. theories about

colds · leans to the view that the virus or germs of the common cold is always present in everybody's

Double Game

Atlantic anxieties of the United

Counter Moves

at-

CHINESE jade is, as

everybody knows, 群 IN addition to Jade of the tough compact stone of a colour ordinary colours, Chinese varying from the soft whiteness virtuosi esteem that which has.. of lard to the dark green hue of changed its shade through being sea water. Excellent specimens buried in coffins with the dead. recovered from of the pure white. variety are Jade thus generally known as tan-chih-yu, graves is distinguished by its or "mutton- fat jade," and are unusual range of colours red, occasionally met with in the brown, black and grey--and collections of connoisseurs bears the distinctive appellation worked up into various knick- of Kuu-yuk or "old fade."..So knacks such as snuff-bottles, so highly prized are these pieces popular with the Chinese gentry that forgeries are numerous, of a few decades ago.

unscrupulous individuals Jade to command the highest tempting to simulate by: art]- price on the Chinese market ficial means the wondrous tints. must be of a greenish-white that can only be obtained by colour-a shade which experts physical contact of the jade like to describe as a "fine apple with decaying corpses. colours, however, are greyish- employed by Chinese counter- green." The most common One of the methods' widely green and a dark grass green, felters is to bury a number of and It is probable that the fairly good fade in the ground. greater proportion of the so- with an animal body, such is called "fade" utilised in the that of a dog or cat. A liberal manufacture of Chinese Jewel. application of lime and the lery are stones of these plebinn passage of a few years complete hues.

the process, and it is said that In addition to being used in jade ornaments thus prepared the manufacture of jewellery, will appear to be the same as Chinese Jade is much employed those obtained from human by Oriental lapidaries for graves. However, aa few for fashioning exquisite bits of gers caro to wait four or five by admirers of Chinese arts wares on the market, they usual bric-a-brac so highly esteemed years before they can put their and crafts, Some of the best ly resort to quicker methods of work of this type was executed producing spurious tomb during the reign of the Emperor Jades." One of these is by boll Ch'ion Lung (A. D. 1785-1796), Ing Inferior specimens of jade and fine examples are contained in peanut oil so that they may in the collections of many of the acquire the peculiar colour of great museums of the world, the genuine. In other Instances, pieces of fade are heated over n charcoal fire to produce the des NATURALLY, a stone so sired colours, but these specious

Imitations Like the dine crude that they care

"Chinese inde is limun ted detected..

system at "favourable", times. This To gain this immediate ob- what is expected of them. different types of cold, calling one Russian military resistance has vigorous and perhaps un theory makes a distinction between jective of a breathing spell, once It can be countered only by "true" and the other "false." False been broken, he would probably expected moves on the part of colds are the more frequent vell be willing to grant terms which those states which still retain are merely the result of physical changes in the body tissues

sues produced would appear to be extremely not only the will to be free, but by variations in temperature. An "generous," on paper, and some measure of freedom of ac the body possesses no means of would only turn out to be less tion to safeguard their liberties. building immunity ngainst there

so when it came to their actual Fortunately in Winston Chur- variations, false solde

colds can rocur as as the individual is sub- translation into fact. To give chill and Franklin Roosevelt, trequently

variations, with one hand and take back those free people have two Jerted to

ite shortcomings the with the other is a technique of leaders who possess clear minds of colds which the Nazi leaders are mas and a comprehension of grand must rank us the biggest advance of tera

and false theor

recent years in this subject. Il pros

By strategy equal to Hitler's own. viden; a logical explanation of con- But it is not only on the po- In prophesying that shortly tradictory facts that

that havez modlitical front that Hitler do we will sex events and changes A highly prized will have.Imitations are generally so previous theorinta

-manoeuvring The doctrine of of major importance the British

im and minimum objec press may be well-advised; erg

Notwithat temperature