Word: fairbanks
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...storm of threats originating in Great Britain and the United States," said Dr. John K. Fairbank, instructor in History, "is mainly an effort on the part of England to take a strong position against Japan, and by so doing, hold her at bay until she is able to arm Singapore fully...
Quentin Roosevelt '41, who has recently been in the Orient, was in sympathy with Dr. Fairbank, and feels that what may appear to be immediate trouble is really only part of Britain's strategy--one which she must use because of her relative weakness in the East...
...Fairbank, while stating that England is doing her best to build up her Eastern fortifications, believes that she will be in real trouble if she loses Singapore. The base there is the key is the sea lanes of the East, and the nation which holds it is wholly capable of taking India, and the Dutch Indies. Australia, although vulnerable, would be a harder nut to crack as it has also a Southern entrance...
...situation now stands, both Dr. Fairbank and Roosevelt consider that Japan is a major naval power, and holds control of the Eastern seas. Nipponese preponderance on the water is a serious threat to Singapore, and unless the British can fortify it in a hurry, it is quite possible that she may lose...
Another important aspect of the Eastern struggle for power seems to be China, where Japan is by no means a winner. Dr. Fairbank stated that one of the best things that the United States could do to prevent a Japanese aggression would be to send all we can to China in the way of military supplies, and Roosevelt backed him up by his own observations on China...