To the Ealtor of the "Nommu-Curxa Dany News"
Sun—In the interests of truth and to correct totally wrong impressions prevailing among the German population in Shanghai and the Far Bast of which T ama member, about the aspirations of Japan and Germany to a greater sphere of colonial expansion, P would like to call their attention to certain incontrovertible facts which speak more eloquently than all the words of propagandists.
"The general consensus of opinion among Germans here is:
1—that South America is entirely influenced by the United States who Is exerting almost colonial powers over the South American republics in all except in name. Hence, they reason, it is only just that Germany should exert a greater influence in Africa, As South America is part of the Americas, so they reason Africa part of Europe.
'2-Regarding the so-called New Order in the Far East or _rendjustments, Manchuria and Manchoukwo, they think, should go to Russia since the Japanese, being of Malayan de-seen, will be unable for climatic and other reasons to adapt them= selves to the colonization of these se-Yere northern climes In fact they think Japan will find it far easier to dom-mate Indo-China where the people would be more receptive to Japanese methods of government. The Nether-Tands East Indies, it is also reasoned, will revert to Japan. The all, supplies of the NEI. are vitally necessary for Nippon. who consequently would the more or less entitled to absorb the NEI.
Japan with the aid of German: the Nazis think, by adroit diplomatic machinations would expand southwards os far as Australia and Include Singapore within her sphere of influence. owing to its great stra~ tegie importance.
Regarding the first point 1 would refer my fellow-countrymen to a controversy which appeared in the "Paris Sole" in 1935 regarding "Peoples without space" when the question of the return of German colonies in Africa was first mooted.
canvass was sought of the opinions of the natives of the colonies who were entirely opposed to any cession of their native land to German dom-nation.
Tow would the Germans fare they did get control of Africa? Could there be any guarantee of a lasting colonization with the natives in entire opposition to their overlords? The latter also would not give the natives much consideration oF com= mise ration owing to the Nozi racial ies superiority complex. s0 elaborately displayed in "Mein Kampf," and all the rumpus created about pure Aryan blood. An intolerable situation would arise both for natives and their German masters whicn can have but To come to the second point, my follow-countrymen are entirely obvious to the wishes of the natives regarding their overlords here in the Far Enst. Would the Chinese, for instance, after emerging from 2,000 years of a cultural and civilized wanderd of living, tamely submit to Japan's military' tyrann} W not be just possible that fof the countries' in the south whick Japan wants to include in her orbit have other designs and plans of living than to be subjugated by a ry power? The same people of Australia, white race who would certainly not submit to being governed and tyre annized over by an Asiatic power. Tt is surprising that the Nazis who talk so much about racial pride should ioday be conniving in the subjusaion of n white race by an Asiatic jon. It is evident, therefore, that German racial polities are entirely contradict concur with the German dream of a United States of Europe, but sight must not be lost of the fact that the German pattern of a united states is rather opposite to that of the United States of America. Germany wants a United States of Europe under German domination and con~ trol. This would confit with all civilized concepts of liberty and free dom entertained in all Buropean countries who, 1 have no doubt, would not subject themselves 10 German overlordship. The whole idea in fact is not only impracticable, ut ludicrous. The only United States of Europe feasible would be one in which all the countries would have an equal voice and equal control, which is hardly consistent with the' ideas of the Nazis.
Germany has (ken Alsice-Lorraine fand the French popu have evacuated. Tt is senseless folly to! follow such a procedure if Germany intends later to incorporate Alsace-Torraine in the United States of Europe.
Lastly. T would urge my_ follow: countrymen to be 2s wary of T-an: ocean and other media of German Propaganda as they are critical of British propaganda methods and tet the dictates of their conscience and sense of fair play be their belter Shanghai. Nov. 20.
LH, Tuomas.
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