ANTI-COMMUNIST PACT.
In the "Auckland Star" I noticed a group of the three Ambassadors, Mr. Hotta. representing Japan, von Ribbentrop for Germany and Count Ciano, representing Italy, signing the much-discussed Anti-Communist Pact in Rome recently. To try and explain the ground covered by the said pact in detail would take too long, even if I possessed the full knowledge of it—but, briefly, to me it looks like a suicide pact to the three nations concerned, because it is a challenge, both directly and indirectly, to the free nations of the world, with a total population of 1,350,000.000. Against this Japan has 50.000.000, Germany 70.000,000 and Italy 50.000.000. a total of 200.000,000. The ratio against Japan and her allies in man-power is more than 13 to 2. while in wealth and resources it would be at least 100 to 1 in favour of the free nations in selfdefence should war come. Such a war would be short and swift, followed by dissolution and partition of the defeated nations instead 'of treaties and promises to pay the war indemnities. ARGUS.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 291, 8 December 1937, Page 6
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