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IBRALTAR'S a rock that we see very plain; and attached to its APAN continues her base is the district of of dismemberment 01 policy Spain. Thus sang Her refusal to treat China Chesterton, in exquisite satire with the Nanking Government is upon the old jingoists who exagrealistic; the Central Govquite gerated out of all proportion (By M. K.) ernment has real authority over the importance of a small British possession like Gibraltar. But British Government has decided only a small part of China, and the old Imperialist has now fad- to listen no longer to vociferous there is no doubt that the local ed out of the picture, and his scaremongers, and in future to o fficials in North China are al&ace has been taken by the maintain an attitude towards most completely independent of Pacifist-turned-Imperialist. The Spain consistent with real neu- Nanking. Japan is making use Liberals who were decrying Pa- trality. The bugbear, of course, o f this fact in order to detach triotism a few years ago have is the fact that there are Germans the Northern Provinces still furm- become arch-Imperialists. and Italians in Spain. But the tilt'. from Nanking. The newspaper story of a unit"Guns over Gibraltar" is the cry Germans and Italians can reply China, itching to expel the ined taken up by the Liberal press with justice that there are Rusvader, is not consistent with the throughout the Empire, and the sians and French in Spain also. China never has facts. known possibility that a is a There fact that General Franco has forshe is an agunited; really been tified the harbour of Algeciras is peaceful agreement may proceed distinct peoples glomeration of plan; k‘ing used by the allies of the from the discussions on the civilisation; like common with a how little to see it is tragic but Reds to instil fear into the Britinstance. America, for South ish people. It is a strange fact the nations trust each other's asA nation's word is Chiang's efforts to unite China that the Imperialists of the old surances. there must be ob- amount to a race with japan. enough; not type are now doing all they can almost certain to to restrain the military ardour of servers on the spot to see that which he is There is very much more lose. out. the anti-war group. who never the undertakings are carried towards the Japfriendly feeling come internapass has such a To cease to agitate for ‘var upon parts of China certain anese i n Mussolini and Hitler. The name- tional morality! than the the North) (especially politiMeanwhile. the Labour less journalist who circulates this The Comtell us. newspapers plan condemned the have cians report gives us no authorities. munists are attempting to exhe merely states it as an "estab- out of hand, because it is not deanti-Japanese feeling in ploit lished fact- that Franco. with the finitely hostile to Franco. Hitler bring the country under order to strange It is Mussolini. and aid of Germany. is directly menGovernment; but Chiang Soviet acing Gibraltar. The Liberal that those who give most lip serCommunists distrusts the wisely .and the Labour press have taken vice to collective security are the equally with the Japanese. The agreeto see an unwilling most up the cry, and within 48 hours Liberal press is urging Chiang to o f the first report, the "Daily ment of any kind with Italy and fight Japan; but his hopes of Herald" comes out with the news Germany. The press of the world are as forlorn as were success necesthat the to forget us allows that 15 miles of German guns of Haile Selassie. who was those have been threatening Gibraltai sity for the plan was caused by encouraged to resist unwisely Then this is the Spanish Reds, who continued since February! seems likely that Italy. It Italian German and attack capped by reports of guns men- to come under eventually will China By a clever Icing- France from the highest patrol vessels. and the dominion of Japan. the -twist. the German withdrawal Ti neaks of the Pyrenees! is Britain for policy most rational conpossible course only Red progaganda nta,inne is effi- ( the use recognise this fact and to to cient indeed; if a general war sistent with peace) is made to ap- it as a basis for a real underis avoided. it will be a tribute to pear as aggression. If Germany standing with Japan the common sense of mankind, and Italy are really anxious for Many people are mystified by which bore up under the most war. they have had ample excuse the fact that the Japanese Army withering fire of lies and rumours provided them. can act quite independently of that ever was cunningly devised Cabinet. The truth is that Parto disturb the peace of the world. liamentary government has no Practically the whole of the roots in Japanese traditions: it Empire's press has been thorwas instituted half a century ago oughly dicredited by its incenby the imitators of the West. diary campaign associated with who began the modernisation of The "Bullethe Spanish War. lapan. and it has never really : tin- stands out as the only hongoverned. The Army. the loyal ourable exception in Australia. :eryant of the Mikado. is the traWeek by week the "Bulletin" exditional instrument of Governposes and cuts to pieces the fatument. and the efforts to introduce ous inanities printed in. the dad v pary poltitics have failed, bepress; day by day the daily, press rause they are incomprehensible ' continues to print absurdity upon t o the common people. It is the There is IV) doubt absurdity. me story as elsewhere: reprea t all ; it is a huge conspiracy sentative institutions cannot sucagainst civilisation itself. ceed where they are not hound tin with popular traditions, and The plan for non-intervention t he only effective Government devised by the' British Foreign that which is rooted in the naOffice is surprisingly realistic. CHIANG-KAI-SHEK. tional genius. There is just a possibility that the
"Guns Over Gibfaltar" -- Collective Security -Sino-Japanese Crisis