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Paver Treaty, profection of Western influence and trade? It was idealis that blocked the e-Laval deal, but it failed to carry through with a positive
84- Wyndham Street, Hong Kong alternative which would even re- tain half his kingdom for Haile Selassie It was idealisur, which rejected the seizure of Manchuria, but it lacked strength either to satisfy or to check the forces which produced that seizure and have now gone on to an atterapt at wider conquest. There is an. ideal in the League of Nations. All communications intended for It is an ideal which will eventually publica should be addressed to triumph. And there is every rea- the Editor, and be accompanied by son for the noble men and wo- the Writer's Name and Address, men who cherish the ideal not necessary for insertion but continue their support. But it {as a guarantee of good faith.
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Hong Kong, Friday, April 8, 1938.
WEST FULHAM
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may be well to recognise that Leagueality which merely main- tains the status quo is not in ternational justice There is much in the contention that nationalism has caused Geneva to centre on Article XVI which was to use force to maintain in- ternational order, while it has neglected Article XIX which was to remedy injustices in that or- der.
That view of things, however, demands far too logical an out- look, which the British public Refusal of the Opposition in notoriously lacks, particularly in the House of Commons to con- foreign affairs. Instinctively it sent to the repeated insistence of feels there is a sacrifice of prin- Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Hali- fax that majority opinion in Brit-ciple in the path that Mr. Chain- berlain has elected to follow, and ain supports the new foreign in circumstances in which the policy of the Chamberlain Cabin- instinct was almost certain to et has received a striking endorse-rule intelligence. Mr. Chamber- ment at West Fulham. In alain's instinct should be keen straight fight with the Conserva-enough to tell him that West tive candidate, Mr. C. J. Busby, Fulham is not to be dismissed as Dr. Edith Summerskill captured lightly as the "Daily Telegraph" the seat for Labour with a maj-would have it.
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ority of 1,421, representing a turnover since 1935 of 4,900)
votes. There can be only one ex-
planation For West Fulham has Dr. Herman Liu always been regarded as a Tory
stronghold. The late Sir Cyril
Cobb sat for the constituency Such tragedies as the murder continuously from 1918 until his of Dr. Herman Liu, undoubtedly death, with the exception of a at Japanese instigation, do more period 1929-30 when Labour than shock. Japan could choose captured the seat for a few no more effective method of in- months. In short, West Fulham (tensifying the bitterness against must be regarded as having the her of China's best minds and of character of a key constituency.strengthening the determination end. It fell to Labour in 1929 when to fight her to the bitter that Party had the goodwill of a Dr. Herman Liu was distinguish- large section of the country, ed as the possessor of one of though the Tories had retained China's best minds, a man who it in 1924 when the first Labour was humanitarian in every inch - Ministry was formed. It is im-of him, who devoted nearly all possible, therefore, to view the his spare time in social welfare Labour victory as other than a for the benefit of Shanghai's sub- sign that the pendulum in Brit-merged masses. It seems im- ain has swung strongly against possible to view the crime as the present administration, and political. Dr. Lia took no active His interest there can be only one sound rea-part in politics. son for it in view of the near certainly carried him no further unanimity of all parties on dom-than an occasional expression of estic issues, and that is public the natural resentment of any distrust of the Chamberlain for- thinking Chinese against Japan- eign policy. The Daily Tele-ese aggression and outrages of graph" pleads tragically that an civilised behaviour. The assail- "opposition campaign of misreant's comment suggesting that presentation" was responsible, a he was murdered as a pro-Japan- verdict which slights the general ese traitor is an absurd travesty intelligence as much as it does of truth to anyone who was for- the intelligence of the voters of tunate enough to have even the West Fulham.
slightest acquaintance with Dr. The fact is that the British Lin. Explanation of the assas public refuses, and quite rightly, sination is more likely to be to view the Prime Minister's found in the firmly-based Chinese foreign policy in the way he conviction that Japan aims at would have it presented. There the systematic destruction of can be no question that the new modern Chinese culture. The policy is a more open reliance on savage wrecking of China's edu- nationalistic bargaining and balcational institutions on the flims ance-of-power tactics. It may liest or no pretext at all, followed of course, be appropriate for the by the brutal slaying of one who defenders of the Prime Minister would undoubtedly played a big to ask whether idealism has ever part in reconstruction in the cul- governed policy since the war. It tural sphere when the final bat- might be asked: Was it idealistle was fought, provide an un- tic protection China which varnished tale of barbarianismi..