Evening star., 1937-09-19
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

i ton, 1t left no doubt as to
what the Reich intends to do in world
AFFAIRS, Der Reichsfuehrer announced
that the "Dreibund" triple alliance)
was revived; that Germany, Italy and
Japan are bound to one another to
hight communism and all its impli-
cations. His henchmen added that
communism is nothing but the off,
spring of democracy.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Hull have followed keenly the Nurem-
berg party convention and the recent
dramatic developments in Europe. 1t
Is no longer the academic interest
which was shown in years gone by,
when the White House and the State
Department were pressing for limita-
tion or reduction of ornaments. 1t is
real interest because henceforth the
situation in Europe can no longer be
divorced from Far Eastern develop
ments. Hitler's statement has made
that clear.
Washington diplomats see in the
submarine attacks against merchant
men in the Mediterranean an attempt
on the part of the members of the
Dreibund to embroil the Western
powers in such way as to keep them
from intervening for the protection of
their interests in the Far East. Some
call this gangster diplomacy; others
the inevitable result of short-sighted
policy of the "haves" who DELAYED too
long in taking care of the requirements
Of the have nots."
The Far Eastern situation, which
brings war so close to our own home.
is very disturbing to the White House
and the State Department.
Stimson Saw Roosevelt.
Soon after President Roosevelt's
victory at the polls in 1882, Secretary
Henry l.. Stimson had heart-to-heart
talk with the President-elect. Mr..
Stimson explained to Mr.. Rooseveltthe
motives which prompted him to adopt
an aggressive policy toward Japan and
spoke at length about the future
menace to this country in the Pacific
area. All the United States could do
1t that time was to adopt a policy of
non-recognition Of territories con-
quered by armed force. Mr.. Stimson
and the world at large still believed
that such doctrine would eventually
bear fruit. 1t did not.
Mr. Roosevelt Endorsed and adopted
both the belligerent attitude of the
former Secretary of State and his
doctrine. 1t is practically the only
policy of Mr.. Hoover's regime which
met with the approval of the New Deal
administration.
United States experts stationed in
the Far East expected that the Tanaka
plan would be put into effect by the
TOXIC government-that is to say, that
the japanese government would pro-
coed with further encroachments on
Chinese territories. Mr.. Roosevelt.
therefore. hastened to bring the Navy
up to the London Naval Treaty
strength. Billions were spent and
today the Navy, according to our own
experts who are generally dissatisfied
with the state Of preparedness. is about
" per cent ready. Obsolete ships have
been Junked; new ships have replaced
them. Since 1888 the crews have re-
ceived intensive training and the NAVY
department, under the impulse of a
navy-minded President, is working
even harder than in the days of the
World War to get the feet in as per-
1ect shape as is humanity possible.
No Desire For War.
These preparations are not due to
any desire or intention on the part of
this Government to get entanrled in
war by putting on pugnacious
front towards the political desperadoes
1t is due merely to the fact that Mr.
Roosevelt believes that nation of
l5o million nationally conscious indi-
Nouals cannot, and will not, accept
pelng placed at the mercy of the first
eaoer-rattler who chooses to shout.
Il will fight regardless Of what YOU
want to do"
president Roosevelt, Secretary Hull
and every other responsible man in
public life in Washington realizes that
the three or four hundred million
dollars We have invested in China are
not worth one days fighting If it
were question Of losing only that
negligible amount of money there
would be no Marines and no Asiatic
Fleet In the China Sea. But in the
oplnlon OF our leaders there is much
more at stake. Our being forced out
OF that territory together with other
Wnlpe peoples may mean the loss, with
IN less than generation of our cotton
trade with Japan and Great Britain
Ths, IN turn. would mean the ruin of
our Southern States.
one OF the principal motives of
Japan's aggression in China and the
avowed desire of bringing under
ioklos wing the five provinces in
Northern China has been dictated by
the japanese industrial and financial
interests. These were disappointed in
the very small return from Manchu-
kuo In two of the five provinces
cotton can be grown with ease. The
cotton which is already produced there
IN small quantities is of higher grade
than that grown in our Southern
States.
Encourage Raw Materials.
When Japan has complete control
over that section of China, the jap
snese ndustrialists intend to encour-
age an intensive culture of important
raw materials which. until now. had
10 be purchased in the United States.
India and Egypt.
japanese branch factories will be es
tanlished there. Independent of the
word cotton markets and with chean
local labor, they will be able to kill anv
competition from the Lancashire
cotton mills. This would mean the
destruction of the whole British cotton
Industry. It's immediate repercussion
VIII be that with the loss of the jan
aneSe and british ,,oarlate o,,, -, :