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"WHY NOT ACT?”
Britain and the Russian Menace.
HOW WE CAN BEAT THE SOVIET.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1927;
EMPIRE FIRST.
Labour and the China Crisis.
FIRST SINCE WAR.
BRITAIN'S NEW · 37-KNOT. DESTROYER.
MR. DUNNICO'S STATEMENT.
'AMBUSCADE” COMMISSIONED,
Rugby, April 19.
We do not know how far Sir The Rev. Herbert Dunnico, in The first new destroyer to "be Austen Chamberlain's Note to the fan interview, described as "untrue built, since the war, the Soviet Government has tended to and absurd" rumours of his "Ambuscade," was commissioned soothe and restruin the ardour secession from the Labour party at Chatham to-day for service in of the more extreme anti-Bolshe- "It is true," he said, "that I have the Atlantic fleet. vik spirits of his party, remarks been subjected to very unfair On her trials she was proved the New Statesman, but cer- criticism and not a little vulgar capable of maintaining the de- thirty-seven tainly, if it has not succeeded in abuse from certain intolerant sec- signed speed of that, it has failed in all respects. tions of the Labour party, but knots.
It was indeed a rather foolish neither the Consett. Division She is to be ready to leave for Note because, by the formal Labour party nor the Parliamen Harwich on April 26 for a settl jection which it took to the anti-tary party have in any way in- ing down cruise before assembl. British utterances of certain dicated disapproval of my action. ing with the ships of the Atlantic I took the course I did when fleet at the end of the spring. Bolshevik leaders and news-
papers, it played right into the the Chinese crisis arose because I leavo
'con
Red pro-
hand of the Soviet Government, thought then and still think, that She is equipped with 4.7 guns For no Russian Commissar has Sir Austen Chamberlain, both in and two 2-pounder pom-poms. used stronger or more abusive his despatches and his speeches, British Wireless Service. language about the British Gov-earnestly sought peace and not ernment than certain British war. A Labour Foreign Minister
À CURIOUS ARRIVAL Elaborate ne was the plot of Ministers have used about the could not have done better than the Foreign Secretary. has done Russian Government. Sir Austen the Reds, still more brilliant was Chamberlain naturally cannot throughout the whole of the Chin- the strategy of General Li Chai- prevent his colleagues expressing tious and spectacular despatch of the recent "arrival" of Wang. A very surprising story is in cir cse negotiations. The ostenta culation in Chinese circles about sum, which some keen observers in public their utter detestation troops was, in my opinion, unwise, Ching-wei, the notorious Red who characterise as the smartest picce all its works; and if such utter evacuate Shanghai and to with- with the Communist leader Chen of the Soviet Government and of but the foolish demand to recently issued a joint manifesto Overland China Mail. of work done in China for many ances are not anti-Soviet pre-draw British nationals was not Tu-hsiu, remarks the "North China a long day. There was not a peganda, what is? But how in only unwise, but indicated an Daily News. Sober and reliable single flaw in his scheme to anti- these circumstances Sirappalling inability to face facts. Chinese say that Comrade Wanz cipate the Reds plot. A delay of Austen Chamberlain effectively in any case, if the Labour party long since returned from Europe complain of the ravings of is not prepared to give its repre- and that, for nearly four months only twelve hours would have been Bukharin? Certainly there is a sentatives freedom to think and established in the local U. S. S. R. past, he has been comfortably fatal. But the information at his difference, but it is a difference to act according to their honest Consulate, preparing command was most accurate, and which it is not at all easy to de-convictions on broad general ques-paganda of all sorts for local con- he was thus able to strike swiftly describe members of the Russian sion, then it has no permanent think of it, this does not seem an fine. If English Ministers may tions such as that under discusumption. When one' comes to and surely at the most vital parts Government as bloody assassins place in British public life. I have unreasonable story because all we of the Reds' conspiracy within a and thieves, why should not never concealed from my own con-were ever told, after Comrade stituents that I reserve the right arrived. No one ever heard how Wang's arrival, was that he had day or two of his return to Can-Bukharin say what he pleases?
to decline to respond to the crack he got heret there was no account ton. The magnificent success of
"Pointless Squable."; of the patty Whip, and on each of the welcoming throngs of stu his drive against the Reds is to-
There is, of course, again, a dif- of the three occasions. I have been dents, workers and peasants at ference between casual speeches returned to Parliament my posi- the dock. He just appeared, which London Offers The Far Eastern day the admiration of the loyal or newspaper articles and organ- tion has always been clear in this isn't the way that returning "na-
Chinese in Canton City and of the ised propaganda in other coun-respect.
tionalist" heroes are usually usher- entire foreign community. Un-tries; and there is not the slight The British Commonwealth of ed into a community, certainty and suspense both in est doubt that the Soviet Govern- Nations is to me, notwithstanding ment is conducting a highly its defects and shortcomings, both Canton and In Shameen have organised anti-capitalist (which the best and the freest in the
RECORD POPPY DAY. Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 20, 1927. yielded place to relief and con- in this case means anti-British) world. It's interests and welfare
London April 2, fidence in the local Nationalist propaganda in, for example, are more important to me than Returns show that a new record Government. And the laurels northern Persia. But Sir Austen the claims of any or all parties. of £430,000 was established in 1926 Chamberlain said nothing of that I have not the slightest doubt that in the Poppy Day collections may be equally shared by General because he chose to base his pro-I have behind me the overwhelm- throughout the world in aid of Earl Chiang Kai-shek and his trusty test wholly upon written and ing support of my constituents, Haig's British Legion Appeal It may be some time before deputy, General Li Chai-sum. spoken-words, available for the but in any event would rather Fund.
whole world to read. But even be a free man outside Parliament: This total is £35,000 above the anything like 2 full story
had he chosen to use his private than the slave of any caucus in previous year's figures. of the anti-Red drive
Overseas' contributions, includ- The break between General would his case have been
information on this subject, the House of Commons.".
ing those from Ireland, aggregated Canton is given to the
Chiang Kai-shek and the Hankow strengthened? We hardly think world, and even then it can- Reds is complete. A Reuter cable so. The same difficulty would not be expected that all the details
from Shanghai-to-day/announces
have arisen. If Soviet agents, with an elaborate organisation of will be divulged. When, however,
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The Final Break.
the earliest news received in this that the Hankow Reds have issued special trains and peripatetic
the face of opposition.
Another cannot amount to more than a
DUKE OF SUTHERLAND.
More Hopeful Position in China
£44,000.
All the totals except this showed an increase on 1926,
GOVERNMENT POLICY.
Shipmasters and Officers in Agreement,
Replying to the Secretary of
the Mercantile Marine Service Association's letter transmitting
animously adopted at meetings of Inevitable Damnation. members of that body, pledging: Genuinely friendly relations support of the Government policy between London and Moscow are in China, obviously and totally impossible Captain J. A. Tione, M.P., as long as the Bolsheviks remain writes:
Colony came to hand stating that three Mandates, one dismissing cinema shows, are stirring up At Ramsgate the Duke of The Hon. Esmond Harmsworth, a Red plot had been nipped in the General Chiang Kai-shek, another trouble for us outside the western Sutherland presented a medal to M.P. for Thanet, who presided, no Mrs. Lumbus, a lifelong support-suid the Primrose League, started bud It stated no more than fact, appointing General Feng Yu-boudaries of India, have we
agents endeavouring to counter-er of the Frimrose League, in re-to commemorate the founder of Had General Li Chai-sum dallied hsiang, the so-called
Chris act their propaganda and to ex- cognition of her services in en- the modern Conservative Party, tian General, Commander-in- pose the fallacies of Communism? rolling 478 new members in King was one of the organisations in Shanghai, where he was in
Chief, and the third severing all If we have not, we certainly Harman Habitation during the which was doing a tremendous daily consultation with General relations with Nanking and ought to have. But in any case, past two years.
per amount of good throughout the LTD.Chiang Kai-shek, a day or two Shanghai. While these three what plausible grounds have we The Duke aid the position in country. The principles enunciat- longer Canton would have been Mandates will have no immediate for complaint? We hate the China to-day was immeasurably ed by Disraeli were particularly effect on the military situation, principles of Communism, the more hopeful than it was two appropriate at the present time, the venue of
of an orgy of-looting the Hankow Reds being powerless Communists hate the principles months ago. By making clear when members of another party and massacre on the part of the to carry out their "commands," of Capitaliam; and to suggest that we would take no sides with were openly, supporting people in Reds far eclipsing anything of the they are sure to have important that either side can suppress its one faction or another, and that China who were being supplied kind in the North. The Reds had results in other directions. The propagandists is to suggest the we would merely defend our own with ammunition by a State curious thing is that these results impossible. M. Chicherin can no nationals and their possessions which did not like the British laid their plans most elaborately, are likely to be in General Chiang more compel Bukharin to be no matter by whom they were Empire. even to having empty trucks in Kai-shek's favour, General Chiang polite to the British Government menaced-we had effectively readiness to rush in to the city Kai-shek enjoys an enormous than Sir Austen Chamberlain saved the situation, raised our popularity among all classes of can compel Lord Birkenhead or prestige, and protected our inter- the various Peasant Corps who Chinese, and one outcome of his Mr. Churchill to use courteous ests in the Far East. had been previously drilled as to "dismissal" will be to increase language about the Soviet Gov- the part they were to take. The this popularity, if only because ernment. An exchange of official Continued at foot of next Colomn. iden, it is believed, was for the his supporters will rally to him in Notes on the subject, therefore, Reds to draw the fire of the for-factor in General Chiang Kai- gratuitous and pointless squabble. eign troops in Shameen on to Can-shek's favour will be the change We can, of course, denounce the knack. Why profest? Why not a copy of the resolution|_ un--- ton City and then, in the general of attitude on the part of the Trade Agreement and break off act? confusion, to start looting on a While he was under suspicion of advantage to us would that be?
more solid classes of Chinese, diplomatic relations, but of what wholesale acale with the help of being a Red, through working the Peasants' Corps. If they like-hand in glove with the Hankow wise succeeded in overthrowing gang, Chiang Kai-shek could the local Government, good and from this direction. But now was intended, solely to appease friendliness or unfriendliness are of the 26th ultimo, conveying the never be assured of full support patch of this Note unless it in power. Particular degrees of "Thanking you for your letter. well; if not, the same trucks as that the Reds have proclaimed the Conservative Die-harde of no consequence. We can do terms of the resolution. adopted were to bring in the Peasants' him their enemy, he will receive seem to us to imply merely an nothing to hasten the end of the by the members of the M.M.S.A. the full backing of the merchant inability, to face the facts of the Bolshevik regime though we simultaneously at Liverpool, Lon- Cerps would be lying handy for a classes, who will be only too glad situation. We all detest Com- may prolong its life by giving its don, Glasgow, Cardiff, South- "get away" at the psychological to have a champion against the munism and Communists, leaders the opportunity of iden-ampton and Newcastle-on-Tyne, moment.
Communists. Whether this fresh and we know that we tifying their opposition to us there has been so much misrepre- This is one of many versions support, coupled with his existing are right and that their pro with nationalist sentiment. Our sentation by disaffected persons popularity among the masacs, paganda can lead only to blood obvious course is to avoid all with ulterior objects, that we are that have reached us, and it has will enable General Chiang Kai-shed and ruin. But to imagine overt quarrels and let Russian very grateful to the M.M.S.A. for been confirmed in many important shek to beat the Russian-aided that we can influence a Com Communism work out its own its straightforward resolution. details by subsequent events fol Hankow gang is another question, munist Government by paper inevitable damnation. Already,Coming from such a quarter, lowing on the return to Canton of have no doubts as to his certain that they are the agents of the dead. Such economic rehabilita China, and who are in a position though his followers appear to protests based on the assumption in fact, it is damned, and almost from individuals who know General Li Chai-sum. Thus, it is success
devil, is sheer, midsummer mad- tion as Russia has so far achieved to appreciate the danger and reported the first step he took
ness, Why should we trouble to has been almost entirely the re- dificulties of the situation, your was to send picked loyal troops
CONCERT FOR TROOPS. compose such documents? They Bult of the abandonment of resolution should receive wide: to take control of the various rail- A capital entertainment was against the diabolic not at all unlikely, as the Dean and we trust that it will go far merely exhibit our own helpless Communistic principles. It is publicity, and carry great weight, way stations in and around the given at the Peking Road, Y.M.C.A. machinations of our contemptible of Worcester pointed out in the to silence the ignorant clamour of city, thus making the use of the hut last night for the benefit of the
-We shall continue to "Times," that the only perman- mischief makers.” Services A
oppon empty trucks out of the question. Mrs. Russel Brown and a party
with them as long as it eat result of the Russian revoluMAE Jacob M.P Then followed the raids on the of ladies, under the title of Tho to threaten that we will cut off in the hands of the peasants, and, "I am much obliged for your
us to do so, and it is absurd tion is that the land will remain writes NA headquarters of the Red Unione Bible for the speces of the evening Squeakettes" we largely respon details of which have already The members of the Lyric orchestra been published. This work was who gave such excellent
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