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THE CHINA MAILLEEPTEMBER 21,
GERMANY SEEKS CHINESE VIEW
OF LEAGUE DECISION
LIQUIDATE THE CZECHS
Berlin, To-day.
Commenting on the League Council's decision to apply Article 17 of the Covenant to check
The essential factor in the final Japanese invasion in China, the solution of the Czechoslovak pro-Hong Kong "Ta Kung Pao" in a leader to-day expresses gratifica- blem is the abandonment by Prague of its anti-German senti- tion that the important member ments and especially its intimacy states, Britain, France and Soviet Russia, have not totally disregard- with the Soviet Union.
This is the gist of the German ed the Far Eastern issue when pre- press comments, as summed up by occupied with the European crisis. the "Deutsche Diplomatisch-Poli- The League's decision, though tische Korrespondenz."
reached at a rather late date, the
Czechoslovakia is characterised |journal says, still manifests the as "Soviet Aeroplane Carrier in League's efforts to maintain its Europe" and it is alleged that as
soon as the Soviet Air Force be- prestige and power.
the Pointing out Japan's sinister came a prominent factor in
Czecho-designs of ejecting foreign inter- European armaments, slovakia entered into a new role ests from the Far East, the paper urges Britain, France, Soviet as an ominous threat to European Russia as well as the United security.
.
to
"The solution of the Sudeten States to take joint action German Problem is closely con- check Japan and assist China in nected with Czechoslovak foreign order to safeguard their interests policy, and in this respect, a com- in this part of the world.
The paper foresees difficulty in plete and final solution must also be found", declared the paper, adopting a resolution to apply pointing out that a great opportuni-Article 16 of the Covenant in ty is now at hand to settle this pro-view of the movement of smaller blem, and it should by all means member states against sanctions. But it maintains that joint ac- be grasped.
"It is essential the paper tion taken by Britain, France and continues that the present so-Soviet Russia and America's co- lution should be permanent and operation will be enough to bring that the Czechs should never pressure to bear on Japan.
PAPER'S HOPE again be permitted to “erect a Babylonian Tower that might at The "Sing Tao Jih Pao," com- some time be termed 'Citadel of menting on the same subject, Democracy' or 'Slavonic outpost urges the League to be ready to against Germandom" "or perhaps immediately apply Article 16 in even" Tower of the European the event of Japan rejecting an balance of Power".
invitation to settle the Sino-Jap- The Czech people should by now anese hostilities under Article 17. have had a sufficient dose of that The paper expresses the hope foreign policy which made this that the League will not again State for years the centre of Eu- indulge in empty talk and adopt ropean tension
the paper con-resolutions which are not meant cludes and when arranging the to be carried out, only to dis- guarantees for the remnants of the
-
Czech state the neighbouring coun-appoint those who have been its
wholehearted supporters. tries should also have this in view.tral News.
Trans-Ocean.
DEMAND REPEATED
JAPANESE RAID JUNK
Cen-
London, To-day. Leung Yui-hoi, master of Junk
The demand of Major Attlee, No. 609W has reported, that at Leader of the Opposition, for re- about 10 a.m. on Monday, while assembly of Parliament, which fishing at Tam Kon Tou, three or was repeated yesterday, was refour Japanese sailors boarded the Jected in a letter by Mr. Cham-junk, took away several catties of fish and the license, and other berlain
The Prime Minister states that articles to the value of $25, he considers it inopportune to con- voke Parliament at a moment when he is conducting difficult and deli- cate negotiations for peaceful settlement of acute probleme, since these negotiations take up his time to such an extent that he would not be able to attend the parlia- mentary debates. -
Participation in these debates would prevent him from pursuing the aim of finding a peaceful solu
tion.
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