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TRADE AND THE FLAG
Guerilla Warfare
The damage being done to the by Japanese plan of ress, North China by t
tac battics of the Eighth Route Army
1937
is now admitted by Japanese spokesmen. General Chu Teh is responsible for the daring ex- ploits of the ex-Red Army the annoyance his tactics causing to the Japanese Army is warrant enough for the policy. The news, too, furnishes reason
additional
dence in China's ability to wes down her adversary General Chu Teh had long talks with the Generalissimo in Nanking before the Eighth Route Army came effectively
hon, and it is evident that is working to a well settled plan of campaign. His men are
Within a few days of the ial by a Government spokes in the House of Commons
more valuable intact, do the City of London's financa
the work they are doing, and commercial interests
they would be in confront- primary considerations in the ling the Japanese war machine at formulation of British foreign
strongest points and tryng policy, General France is found cisions. More guerils and moving a stage nearer recogan fewer pitched battles might well tion by arrangements for a trade be Chin 's best programme in agreement. An effort is made to North China. Too much atten- put a different colour on the re-tion can be paid to the quasi- gotiations by suggesting that the conquests of Japanese troops discussions merely concern the ing rapidly down a railway, establishment of consulates in
their fear practically un- and the re-doening of
cted, and then claiming ec- British consulates in Nationalis
of a province. ina Spain, but the object, if this
wm out not by striving at planation has an object, defeats great sacrifice for conquest in itself. The farther the Govern the field, but by giving the enemy ment swerves from the accusa-suficient rope with which to tion of giving way to trade pre hang himself, and no peace to occupations, the nearer it moves settle down.
to charges of preparation for de
jure recognition of Franco. Per-
mission for Franco to open con-Japan And
sulates in Britain goes closer to
sacrifice of the stand of non-re-World Opinion
cognition, agreed as part of the
non-intervention policy, than
Would a frank trade restoration ed as the result of the deep in- One thing may have been not- attempt.
dignation aroused throughout- It is not, of course, this effort the world over the bombing to restore some sort of trade re- of Chamese cities. It has had an lations as such that furnishes effect. Bombings continue, but ground for criticism. Britain is there is much less opportunity. entitled, as every other country, for vilification. The airmen very to find trade. here she can obviously are under new instruc What we do find tiresome is the tides and t are, in the fall, pretence, the lofty official state-confiring their attention to mih ments which seek so strenuously tary objectives. There is rea to insist that
s policy is son, in fact, to believe that the guaded by no other motive than Japanese Government at no time perfect peace.in
world
Air Speed
approved of the air raid deeply disturbed by the Frightful
impression created, and
to bring suficient
weight o bear upon Japan's litary chefs, who no longer glory
Arrangements now being made in such exploits. Occasionally
Sole Agents-Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd. Hong Kong, for completing the links between they still break free of
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tant in
more
point started from?
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to feel that control is
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