Its Objects and Reasons: "A Laudable Ambition": the History of its Organization: Making India Pay in the interior of India, The creation of an efficient and trustworthy Indian Army officered by Indians in fact appears to be the last and not least diflealt of our tasks in Indi mittee has now under cons the preliminary steps tow objective. Its report will me serious attention.'
Opinion in Japan Distrust of the Indian Navy pro-Jeet colours some editorial express stens in the Japanese press. Thus the Tokyo "Nichi Nichs" remarks that Great Britain has already enlarged her Asiatic fet, while she has shifted the base of her naval opera tions to a point in the Mediterranean, and this daily continues:
"In addition, Singapore will be fortified, an Indian Navy will be created and the Australian fleet will become powerful, thus making British defences in the East complete. Great Britain has her eyes riveted on the East, the peace of which effectively guaranteed by means of the Four-Power Treaty.
"To detect her motive is a ques tion. The objective for which she makes good the abrogation of the treaty of the AngloJapanese Al-Tianee is also a question. We must scrutinize whether the intention of Great Britain is internal or inter national. Except for remote futurity, during which unexpected events may occur, it is not difficult for us to answer this question. The objective of British policy is, no doubt, China and India, To' the India are one and the same thing.
Russia the Real Menace What ie the reason for thi argument? The possible antagonist of Great Britain will be Sot Ressia, as Tsarist Russia was for 4 tong' time in the past. The rival of Grent Britain is neither the United States nor Japan, insofar as China is concerned, Whether this conjecture is to the mark is another question, Britain's policy: toward China is baced on this pot sibility, Great Britain's dreadful antagonist over India is also Soviet Tussi. There are a variety of movements, such as Pan-Asi constituting—menaees to existence of the British Empire. but the greatest probable threat to the peace of India is, in all like. Vibood, Soviet Russia, "To ward off he ease for the orient British national internation: the "Nichi Nichi" adds important to herself as a matter of course, Dut ies portant also to Creat Britain, which cannot remain indifferent to Japan. As long as the present relations between Japan and Russia, between Great Britain and Russi and bet and Great tein continue, it is asked, how will the triple relations among these three nations develop in the course of time? If the present Russo. Tupanese relations should compel the United States to take action niler to that of Great Britain, the probable dunters will he aggravated, in the judgment of this newspaper, which goes on to say that "in this sense the creation of an Indian Navy is a great question.
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