Mr. Bertram said that so long as no definite policy is laid down, direct cooperation between Britain and Japan remains a possibility. He explained that Britain's attitude toward the Far East is influenced by the European war, Indian agitation and the relation between developments in the Far East and the Pacific dominions.
The lectures were sponsored by the Philippine Association for China Industrial Cooperatives and an open forum was conducted afterwards.
Mr. Bertram contrasted the definite Far Eastern policy of the United States with the "vacillations" of Great Britain and urged cooperation between the two countries in their activities in the Orient.
Mr. Bertram also contrasted New Zealand's attitude toward Japan with that of the mother country, Britain. His country, he pointed out, was the first to establish an embargo on the shipment of war materials to Japan, in cooperation with Australia, "Australian Mirage"
He referred to "the Australian mirage," namely the hope for war between Japan and Soviet Russia. "War between Japan and Russia," he said, quoting the author and foreign correspondent, Mr. Walter Duranty, "would be as popular as could be imagined. The whole world would be cheering for both sides to lose."
Major Carlson said that "by meet-tug the issues firmly in the Orient and by giving all the aid short of war, which it is possible for us to give China, I am confident that the power-hungry military and naval clique in Japan can be brought to terms, bringing relief to all peoples of Asia who desire to live in peace and security, including the civil populace of Japan."—United Press.
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