The Coolidge examiner., 1941-04-04
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by TEX HANCOCK

fleet in the neighborhood of
Australia has caused the Japs a
bit of head-scratching. If the
fighting craft had gone down for
a brief visit and returned to home
base that would have been alright.
But their prolonged stay in south
ern waters is cause for concern
on the part of the Japanese. 1t is
really unfriendly. One is not sup
posed to hang around where one
is not wanted.
1t is interesting to notice how
some folk figure out these un-
friendly acts. They are rather
one-sided. The act is unfriendly
only if it is the other fellow doing
something | do not like.
Japan should not be surprised
that some of our fleet is doing
little cruising around in the Pa
cific. 1t indicates that we. too.
have an idea about what consti-
tutes an unfriendly act
We remember that last year
Japan signed with Germany and
Italy a ten year military and eco
nomic treaty "by which they pool
ed their totalitarian ornaments
and pledged to help one another
against the United States if one
of them becomes involved with
America"
With our "all-out" aid to Britain
in motion and Germany's resent
ment to that aid, and Foreign
Minister Yosuke Matsuoka's visit
to Germany last week to take
orders from Hitler everything ap-
pears to be unfriendly. The pres
ence of battleships or armies at
any point on the globe from now
on can be taken in no other way
| than "unfriendly."
LONG DISTANCE FRIENDSHIP
1t appears that Japan was a bit
thick-headed to have jumped over
the North American continent in
TO Europe to sign up friendship
treaty with Germany and Italy
when the friendship of this contin-
ent would, from all angles, serve
her best interests. The United
States is in the best position and
condition to help Japan and to
cultivate a sincere negihborliness
if Japan will permit it. Thus
far we have not been able to IL
cure out any particular benefits
for Japan in her siding with Ger
many and against us. Germany is
not in love with Japan except on
a basis of assistance she can get
from Japan in carrying out her
program of world conquest.
! Germany has the "gobbles." She
has 'gobbled" the Czechs, Poland,
Austria, Norway, Holland, Bel
GUM, Rumania. At this moment
she has choked a bit on Yugo-
slavia. That morsel of food
doesn't seem to go down so easy
as the others did.
With this "gobling'' habit Ger
many has of taking everything
that comes along we cannot un-
derstand how Japan expects to
get anything out of the deal.
Germany takes. She doesn't give.
She will take assistance from
Japan. She will not give any.
BAD BARGAIN
We have a suspicion that from
now on Japan will come to realize
that she made a mistake in that
treaty. A ten year treaty with
any nation in Europe today is a
bad hoop-up. Italy realizes this
and Japan will realize it in time,
if she does not already.
DAVID AND GOLIATH
Last week We had re-enact-
ment of the old David and Goliath
story when little Yugoslavia walk
ed out to meet the Giant Hitler.
Today (Monday) we do not know
what the outcome will be but the
event thus far tallies with the
Bible story. In comparison the
Slav strength is about equal to
a sling-slot.
David killed the Giant thru a
lucky aim in luck moment. Size
and strength didn't enter into 1t.
1t was case of getting the lucky
"break."
Yugoslavia's refusual to run or
to give up stands a chance of
starting Hitler on his destined
road to defeat
SOME SPEECH
We welcome things that take
our minds off the war these days.
Here is one: A man in Dallas,
Texas delivered speech two
years ago that was SO good that
he repeated it for the 54Oth thine
last Monday night. This is what
we call a GOOD speech.
We have heard hundreds of
speeches that were not worth
listening to the first time. (And
have possibly delivered many of
them) We have heard a large num-
Der that were worth listening to
| one time. Here and there. thru