| Show Well We'll Protect Madagascar J i AGGRESSION A A or not not call call it what you will the the British decision to occupy the island of Madagascar off the eastern coast of Africa is excellent and deserving of the full support I of this country and if necessary of its armed forces The Hitler-bootlicking Hitler Vichy French government government government gov gov- has given all the proof needed of the absolute necessity of this occupation They have ordered full resistance When this decision of Vichy to fight is contrasted contrasted contrasted con con- with the action of that same government government government govern govern- ment in the case of Japanese occupation of French Indo-China Indo it is plain to see why it was absolutely essential for the united nations to seize Madagascar by force Vichy France betrayed the democracies of the world when without a struggle it assented to Japanese demands for the for the occupation of I Indo That occupation was the first step in the successful Japanese program for conquest of the whole southwest Pacific area If Vichy had defended its territory in IndoChina IndoChina Indo- Indo IndoChina China the story of the Philippines Malaya and the Dutch East Indies might have been far different Vichy's to Japanese control in Indo-China Indo was directly responsible for Japans Japan's success in Thailand and it was from Japanese bases in Indo-China Indo that the invasion drives against th the islands of the East Indies and down the Malay peninsula to Singapore Singapore Singapore Singa Singa- pore were launched What Vichy failed to prevent in IndoChina IndoChina IndoChina Indo- Indo China was well on the way to happening again in Madagascar Reliable reports say that a Japanese mission has been on the island preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring the way f for r Japanese occupation A Jap Japanese nese fifth column was also reported active there At the very time the British moved against the island two important Japanese admirals were in France being wined and dined by Laval and Petain And we have no doubt all four were cooking up some deal for protection of the island by Japan similar to Jap Japans Japan's n s protection of Indo Chi a. a The move against Madagascar may I bring a showdown with the Vichy regime regime and and maybe maybe maybe may may- be it would be just as well The Vichy government government government gov gov- of France is not neutral in this war It has alread already helped the axis in many ways ways ways- manufacturing arms in its war factories supplying supplying supplying sup sup- plying axis troops in Libya turning over IndoChina IndoChina IndoChina Indo- Indo China to Japan permitting axis use of air airbases airbases airbases bases in in Syria W We might as well have these x nazi zi stooges as open enemies as have them continue kicking us in the shins under the table while they smile blandly and profess their neutrality over the top |
