The Washington times., 1937-08-31

BOake Carter
An Ambassador Shot
Who Was at Fault?
British Influence on U. 8.

China lies critically wounded
wounded by Japanese fliers'
attack.
Britain promises Immediate
action" Japan is Mortified.
China says Il told you sol" and
the British propagandists in the
United States redouble their
efforts to subtly paint the
Japanese as provoking a de-
liberate attack on the British
Ambassador and so sway United
States public sympathy toward
Britain.
before going off the deep
~ end for dear old Lunnon,
consider these facts as they
have now been discovered con-
corning the shooting Of the
British Ambassador to China:
First. The Ambassadors
party Of two cars were flying
one Union Jack each. They
were 18x12 inches in size and
on the near side of the car pro-
jecting above the radiator.
Second. No Identification
sign was painted on the roof Of
either car.
Third. The cars were racing
along the road from Marking to
Shanghai, the route that
Chinese government authorities
would take to reach the war
zone.
Fourth. Despite the fact the
Japanese army command had
asked all foreign authorities to
notify them whenever they
planned to move from place to
place, the British Ambassador
and his party failed to convey
any notification to the Japanese
authorities.
THIS columnist was once a
Il military pilot. It Is well
nigh impossible to distinguish
small flag fluttering edge
ways to you in a wind from 200
feet in the air, let alone 500 or
TOO feet up.
Had this columnist been fly
ing one Of those pursuit ships
which strafed the British party
he would have done exactly the
same thing as did the two
Japanese filters in question.
London officials have con-
demned this shooting and bomb
ing as an indication Of the
"recklessness with which Japan
is prosecuting her war against
China"
To me the shoe is on the
other foot, for it is the height of
recklessness for the highest
British official in China to dash
about a war zone without in.
forming both belligerents of his
movements.
T WISH everyone who reads
L this column today, before he
retires tonight, would get out a
map Of the United States, the
Pacific Ocean and the Orient.
Better still, for greater accuracy,
look at a globe.
Examination of it will show
you these facts:
That from Britain's naval
base at Singapore to Japan is
about 3400 geographical miles;
Japan to Australia is 3400 miles;
Singapore to Australia is 1900
miles.
That gives you the clue as to
why Britain built her great
naval base at Singapore-as a
barrier against encroachment on
India and a barrier against
encroachment on Australia.
You won't find the British
sending their big ships up from
Singapore toward Japan, because
as you can see from the globe
they would be pinched between
japanese fleets from her man
dated islands between Honolulu
and Manila and her fleets oper-
ating from Japan.
Now then, again looking at
your globe, you will find that
Japan proper is only 1900 miles
from the Philippines little
farther than it is from New
York city to Oklahoma City-a
nice little ride there and back
for a modern long-range bomber
Now add the fact that the
Philippines are 1000 miles away
from the United States-and
you may begin dimly to realize
how utterly crack-brained is a
foreign policy which persists
stubbornly trying to staggeI
1000 miles-nothing to do with