The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27

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 The four incidents were: W The bombing of British Hong kong by the Japanese; (2), the Japanese seizure of the island Of Hainan off French fndo-C China; (s) the reported skirmish between French and Italian troops on the border of Tunis and Libya; and @ the reported torpedoing Of a. mystery vessel, believed to be Dutch, in mid-Atlantic off the Azores.
 All of these were significant, but the Far Eastern events par- ticularly so, Only Q few insiders who have read the decoded mes- sages exchanged between Berlin, Tokyo and Rome, realize how closely the dictators arc working together, When Rome and Berlin are anticipating showdown m Europe, Tokyo starts just enough trouble in the Far East to remind the French and British that they have colonial interests to worry about.
 Thus the Japanese bombing of . railroad station in Hongkong was, by no stretch Of the imag. ination, an accident, It was Q de. iiberate reminder that Hongkong remained British only ct the sui. ferance of Japan, that 1t could Dc taken in q hours if the British fleet got embroiied in the Medl- tefranean,
 The Japanese seizure of
 Hainsn island was . similar
 warning to the French. In other
 words, Che Japanese know that
 Musselini is about to put the
 squeeze on the French and
 British and they are helping out
 brother Benito in advance by
 warning the French and British
 what they Tyay De up against,
 notwithstanding the closeness Of Japenese- -Nazi- Fascist coopera. tion, the Japanese MIhtry attache in Washington knew that Ger. many was going to occupy the Rhineland four days before Ger. man troops marched in March, ie36,
 DUTCH THREAT
 Not published In the newspa- pers has been another indirect threat aimed to help Mussoiini, This one was pulled by Germany against the Dutch.
 The NaEi minister in The Hague informed the Dutch Government that in case Of war, Britain planned to attack Germany through the Netherlands, whose border with Germany is relative. iy tinfoTtified,
 Therefore, the German minis.
 ter proposed that the Neither.
 lands cooperate with the Ger.
 man military to pFeeept such
 an attack. should this request
 be refused, the Nasi minister said, Germany could not be 70. spensIble for the future Of the Dutch East Indies. tfn other
 words, 0eFmany's ally, Japan, would take them.)
 This interesting diplomatic ex. change occurred about ten days ago, and the Dutch have been scared stiff ever slnee, The fe. ported tofpedoing Of . Dutch yes. sel may have been another Nazi ctsiesson,
 SENATOR CUPID" PEPPER
 Senator Claude Pepper didn't know t, but last week he played Cupid to giam0fons Kitty Car. iisie, Of Hollywood fame, and handsome Decio Monfa of the Brazilian embassy,
 The Peppers, who had met Miss Carlisle ct Defny Basueh's shoot. ing lodge in Scotland last sum. IneF, invited her to Washington, and the senator entertained her ct . ''bseheleF' luncheon at the Senate,
 Only later did he learn that Kitty had Q dual motive in com. ing to Washington, the other being to see Decio Monfa et . Brazilian reception, The couple are now engaged, Next hurdle is to persuade President Vargas of Brazil also to play Cupid, since no Brazilian diplomat can marry . foreigner without special consent DIPLOMATIC DIBIlARhI0NY
 House COP Pleor Leader Joe Martin takes . puekish delight ln Fibbing Democratic colleagues about thslF faetlonai tiffs, He found their recent "haFm0nys caucus right down his groove,
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