To the Editor of the "Nomru-Ciaxa Dany News"
Sm—How Nerurn-Now's assertions Ihave to be valued may be proven by the fact that my figures, to which /Nerruen-Non referred as "all wrong; were taken from the Encyclopaedia JBritannica (ith Edition, as was stated in a footnote on my letter), {If the proportion of the Magyars in Hungary within a couple of years should really have been increased from approximately $0 per cent. to approximately 60 per cent. as Nermiten-Non's gures show—then this would' express better than words can do Hhow minorities have been treated by those who are now the complainants.
What I tried to point out, based jupon my knowledge of both pre-war and after-war conditions, was the following: That the Sudeten Germans made the same mistakes for which they now are blaming the Czechs; that it is only human to wish back good old times, as it is clear that no Czechoslovakian government will be able to full wishes of that kind; that an important obstacle to a reconciliation is the Nazi "all or nothing" principle, that spirit, in short, which Is demonstrated by "the song "Heute gehoert uns Deutschland, morgen die gauze Welt" (Today belongs Germany to us, to-morrow it} [shall be the whole world), heard now fall over Germany.
dislike this spirit, because T ar afraid' it could lead to war, and having been in the Great War, I cannot help wishing that another war may be avoided.
Let ys hope that the issue of the London parleys will have this result.
Shanghai, May 3.
Japanese Fears for Britai To the Baltor of the Nonmu-Cinxa Day News Sm—As you ably observed in your: today's editorial, "the conversations! between Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini may not only influence the situation in Europe, but also have great repercussions in the Far East.
God only knows what results the pending Italo-German parleys will bring, but, despite the two Dictators probable efforts to pacify the situa-ion. in Czechoslovakia, which is the most dangerous spot in Europe at] present, the Sudetic Germans' auto-amy movement, if mishandled by the Czech statesmen, will develop into a civil war which may overshadow the Spanish Civil war in its scope and complications.
Indeed Europe is now facing the gravest situation since the Great War. Now supposing that the Sudeten problem will precipitate the European ferials to its ultimate fate, can Great, Britain keep aloof from the second Great War? Probably not.
During the Great War of 1914 thanks to the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, the Far East could enjoy order and tranquillity, and British national interest was perfectly protected by the: Japanese navy. In case another war Should occur to" whom is Great, Britain going to entrust the protection of her shipping in the Oriental waters? "To Chiang Kal-shek's government? Tt has no navy. During the war India was disturbed, and Britain could only succeed in quelling the rioting by the collaboration of the Japanese Marines. Can the Kuomining Government do ft at another occurrence of rioting?
'Any English statesman of political acumen who could see the nature of the present grave crisis in Europe, should reconsider Britain's policy {owards China which has, itis feared, too much committed to' the Chiang Kai-shek Administration. I am not chind any pacifist in hoping that the parleys between Herr Hitler and Duce' should result in loosening the tension in' Europe; but the Anschluss movement in Czechoslovakia gives! Greatest apprehensions to any politi. cal student of European affairs, and it is hoped that English statesmen wilt prepare for the worst, so that they might safeguard British national inferest in the Orient before it Is too (A Japanese Free Lance) Shanghai, May 3. ion.
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