PACIFIC PROBLEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1934, Page 7

PACIFIC PROBLEMS

FUTURE OF WHITE RACES MUTISM EMPIRE'S PART 1 AUCKLAND, July 5“In the gunnuU.ee of co-operation and loyalty by the individual groups of the British Empire lies the whole late of the white races,” said Mr E. Demote r-Delimit re, speeial correspondent to the French newspaper, Excelsior, yesterday. Mr Demaitre is a through passenger by the A.orangi on his way home to .France after ro world tour, in which he has studied the prahtems of the British Empire, with a view to writing a series of special articles. During the past few year* he has covered a number of leading world problems, including the Spanish revolution, the Nazi rising in derma y, tlte Reichstag lire trial, the World Economic Conference, and the attempts of the Nazis to get control in Austria.

Oil his present tour Mr Demaitre commenced by visiting India, where he studied the general situation with special attention to the activities of the terrorists in Bengal. After some time in Malaya, he proceeded to China and investigated tile measures being taken by the authorities to cheek the nefarious acts of piracy on the coast. In Japan he made an intensive study of the difficulties of trade between Japan and countries of the British Empire, (especially India and Australia. After spending two weeks in New Britain lie made a trip into the interior of New Cl'uinea, which gave him an opportunity of observing the measures taken by the Australian authorities to cheek lawlessness among the natives.

On this last trip lie accompanied a police patrol into the valleys of the Upper Remu and Upper Burnri Rivers. He was most impressed with the methods adopted by those ' in charge of the mandated territory there to penetrate and bring under control the unexplored areas, with their cannibal tribes. The methods used were not harsh and wonderful results had been obtained in bringing about pacific control, The authorities wore pursuing a policy that was strictly in keeping with the wishes of the Mandates' Commission of the League of Nations. “The situation in the North Pacific is very serious,” lie continued, . “but the problem is not so serious that it

could not be settled by international goodwill, 'flie policy must<be abandoned of making one-sided treaties. Japan feels that she is being persecuted by the other nations, and there is a tendency to exaggerate this feeling, which is to some extent justified. The feeling is being engendered that the world is envious of the feats in industry accomplished bv Japan and as a result wishes to annihilate them.” “The future of China was also discussed by Mr. Demaitre. He thought that she would become organised in the near future. At the moment the distances were too great for a powerful central Power to control the insurgent elements. But with aeroplanes this would be corrected and the future of China might he said to be literally in the air.

“Those who are against the British Empire,” concluded Mr Demaitre, “are against the well-being of the white races. People are much too inclined to judge the world situation from within their own boundaries, when it can be understood only by getting a perspective that takes in the whole problem of