Beginning his article with a discussion of the relatións between the Zomintern and non-Comintern nations in Europe, Mr. Kawai writes, according to a translation of his article by a local flews agency:
On February 7, 1939, the Italian foreign minister, Count Ciano, and the Soviet ambassador to Italy, Mr. Stein, signed a commercial agreement on a barter system involving a trade of about L.1000,000,000 (about Y.200,000,000) yearly, for the promotion of trade between the two countries while similar negotiations between Soviet Russia and Germany are under way.
It is rather strange that such negotiations should be going on between Soviet Russia, and Italy and Germany, for there exists such a wide ideological difference between the former and the latter two nations; but considering Anglo-Soviet and Franco-Soviet relations, we must recognize great diplomatic skill on the pert of Germany and Italy.
The world today can roughly be divided into two groups of nations, Comintern and anti-Comintern, and the latter group can be sub-divided into totalitarian and democratic nations. Against the Comintern, at least, the totalitarian and democratic notions must of necessity present a common front.
Accordingly, it would seem that any effort on the part of Germany or Ttaly to improve their commercial relations with Soviet Russia it not consistent with their original mission to present a common front; but in reality these arrangements for trade strengthen their positions against Britain and France, who, in turn, stand in opposition to Italy and Germany.
Meanwhile Britain and France have decided to recognize the new Nationalist regime in Spain, to send heir ambassadors to Burgos, and to ofer the new government financial and other support. These measures taken by Britain and France in reality indicate the inseparable retatignships between such states and he' democratic to the anti-Comintern principle they hold in Armies to be Mobilized We hear the British and French, however, announce by radio that Germany and Italy have decided to demand, in the near future, the re-procession of their colonies and have started the mobilization of 1,500,000 men, We cannot be sure whether these reports are true, but it might be said that both Germany and Italy claim territories, to satisfy their vital needs, in eastern Europe, the Mediterranean area and Africa.
Germany, following the annexation of Austria and the Sudeten area, is now desirous of getting the fertile plains of Ukraine and its old colonies in Africa. Italy, after the annexation of Ethiopia, wants to obtain Tunis and Corsica.
Maintence of the status quo and the solution of these problems is a question of vital importance among the four European powers. Much trouble and complications may be expected to precede the smooth settlement of the issue, endangering, meantime, the anti-Comintern grouping. But should the Comintern try to take advantage of the situation to carry out their malicious designs against the anti-Comintern nations, the latter will join hands at once in a crusade against the Red regime.
History shows that real peace of long duration, or a new order, always come after some disturbance or upheaval. What do the Munich agreement and the proposal to reorganize the League of Nations signify? Over ten years ago it was advocated that the only way to save Europe was for Europe to strengthen its union, and Aristide Briand urged the necessity of a European league.
United States, but that there would De no war because Japan could gain nothing by fighting America. Considering the statements of Mr. Hull and Senator Pittman, it might seem that the United States is the chal-longer of war.
But I believe that is far from the real intentions of the 100,000,000 citizens of the United States.
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