"THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 16, 1989
BRITISH NOTE TO JAPAN IN STRONG
TERMS TUNGKWAN
KING OF SIAM IN QUARANTINE
Singapore, To-day. The Boy King of Siam is spend- ing the night in quarantine here after the discovery of a case of smallpox in the liner on which he was travelling to Europe.—-Reu- ter.
"MANCHESTER GUARDIAN" ON AN ADMIRABLE
NOTE
London, To-day.
London, To-day.
GIVEN SEVERE
Reuter's diplomatic correspondent understands the STRAFING
British intention to send a note to Japan was known and approved by France.
There is reason to believe that the despatch of the note was under consideration in London for some considerable time.
The despatch of a note by the United States is thought to have caused some reconsideration of the terms and the drafting of the British document. — Reuter.
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London, To-day. ditions for the suspension of hos- The Note handed by the Bri-tilities are observed. tish Ambassador to Tokyo, Sir Moreover, Prince Konoye has
Tungkwan, To-day. Tungkwan, gateway to Shensi, was subjected to a terrific air raid by 13 Japanese planes yes- terday.
The raiders, in two squadrons, dropped over 100 bombs on the heart of the town and at Lunghai Railway station.
the
Scores of civilians were killed and wounded and a huge property
Central News. loss resulted.
Robert Craigie, to the Japanese stated that the Inner Mongolian DUBLIN I.R.A.
Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, is couched in strong terms and re- fers to the grave anxiety felt in Britain regarding Japanese po- licy in China.
JAPAN'S AIMS
There is only one serious critic-ples of the Nine-Power Treaty. ism to be made of the British Note, says the "Manchester Guardian"- it is long overdue.
Otherwise, remembering our Civil Servants' little practice in plain speaking in the past 8 or 9 years, it is altogether admirable.
If the Government continues to march in step with the United States Government as at last appears to be doing, there is good reason to think that Japan will take due notice.
It is the first response to President Roosevelt's chal- lenge to democracy, it is the first sign that the British Government will not continu- ally retreat before aggres- sion.
region must be designed as a spe- cial anti-Comintern area.
PLACARD CALL TO ACTION
London, To-day. The Irish Republican__`Army organisation has placarded Dublin and parts of Northern Ireland with posters declaring that the hour has come for a supreme effort to make the Irish Republic effective in calling on Britain to withdraw all armed forces from Ireland.
HOW TO-BE RECONCILED? In the absence of fuller in- formation, His Majesty's Govern- The note emphasises the in- ment can only assume that Inner tention to adhere to the princi-Mongolia is to be subjected to an even greater degree to Japanese military control than other parts It also expresses the uncertain-of China. ty and the grave anxiety with
CANNOT AGREE which His Majesty's Govern- His Majesty's Government is at ment has been left by Japan's a loss to understand how Prince new policy in Far Eastern affairs Konoye's assurance that Japan as set forth in statements by seeks no territory and respects the Japanese statesmen, notably sovereignty of China can be recon- Prince Konoye's statements of ciled with the declared intention November 3 and December 22 of the Japanese Government to In Ulster, the Home Minister in and Mr. Arita's communication forcibly compel the Chinese people a statement said that posters had to accept conditions involving the been found in a wide area in Nor- to the press of December 19.
surrender of their political, thern Ireland and all necessary economic and cultural life to Ja-steps would be taken to deal with panese control, the indefinite main- the situation and preserve law and tainance in China of considerable order.--Reuter. Japanese garrisons and the virtual
This uncertainty has not been removed by the conver- sations between Sir Robert and Mr. Arita.
His Majesty's Government in- fer that the intention of the Jap-| anese Government is to establish
ex-
detachment from China of Inner consider them but in the meantime Mongolia.
reserves all rights under the exist- a tripartite combination in Japan, His Majesty's Government makeing treaties. China and Manchuria, in which it clear that they are not prepared Referring to Prince Konoye's the supreme authority will be to accept or recognise changes of statement that Japan is prepared vested in Japan and subordinate the nature indicated which are to consider the abolition of roles allotted to China and Man-brought about by force. They in-trality and the rendition of foreign The note has certainly been churia.
tend to adhere to the principles of concessions and settlements, the note read with as much respect in Ber-1. CONTROL OF CHINA the Nine-Power Treaty and cannot says that this inducement to China lin and Rome as in Tokyo: it As far as China is concerned, agree to any unilateral modifica- to accept the Japanese demands should be read with as much it is understood that the Japan-tion of its terms. pleasure in London and New York ese Government hopes to exercise Until the outbreak of the present as in Chungking.
control at least for some time, hostilities, the beneficial effects through the Asia Development which the Treaty was expected to MEANS BUSINESS
Council in Tokyo, which is charg-produce were steadily being real "The Daily Mail" says that the ed with the formulation and exe-ised. note means business. America cution of policy connected with
BUT FOR JAPAN Chinese people
and France saw it before des- political, economic and cultural patch and are likely to co-opera-affairs in China. ate in the retaliatory_measures that may be applied if Japan con- tinues in the role of being polite] but deaf.
These
would probably take the form of a punitive tariff on Japanese goods, even to the complete prohibition of entry into this- country and the colonies.
. measures
British merchants should be grateful to the Government for preparing to save something from the wreck. Reuter.
The note declares that Mr. Arita's communication to the press indicates that the tripartite combination is to form a single economic unit and the economic activities of the other Powers are to be subjected to restrictions dictated by the requirements of national defence and the economic security of the proposed bloc.
KONOYE OUTLINE
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appears to entail little sacrifice on the part of Japan for if their plans for the control of the country suc- ceed, they would have no further need for extrality or concessions. EXTRALITY TALKS
On the other hand, His Majesty's maintaining and
Government recall that they under- an effective and stable Government took nearly-completed negotiations and the principle of equal oppor- with the Chinese Government in tunity for commerce and industry 1931. for the abrogation of British for all nations was bringing pro- extrality rights. ̈
The negotiations were suspended sperity to China and to her inter- national trade, including that within consequence of the disturbed
conditions following the Japanese → Japan.
His Majesty's Government, there- seizure of Manchuria, but His fore, cannot agree as suggested by Majesty's Government has always Japan, that the Treaty is obsolete been ready to resume negotiations or that the provisions no longer at suitable times and are prepared meet the situation except insofar to discuss this and other similar as the situation has been altered by questions with a fully independent
was restored.
According to Prince Konoye, Japan in contravention of its Chinese. Government when peace
the hostilities in China are to continue until the present Chin-
terms.
be
CONGO, BASIN TREATY ·
The note concludes that if His His Majesty's Government main- The "Daily Express says that ese Government is crushed or will tain, that modification cannot
Majesty's Government has misin- Japan's action in China gives us consent to enter the proposed effected unilaterally and must be by terpreted the intentions of the the full right to denounce the combination on Japanese terms. negotiation of all signatories.
Japanese Government it is due to Congo-Basin Treaty.
China will be required to "con-1
the abiguity with which those in- CONSTRUCTIVE PROPOSALS We should do so at once, con- clude with Japan, an anti-Comin-Į
tentions have been expressed and tinues the journal, for by so doing tern agreement and Japanese If the Japanese Government have they would welcome a more precise secure the markets of troops would be stationed in spe- constructive suggestions to make and detailed exposition of Japan; Africa for Lancashire which would cified points in Chinese territory regarding modifications any ese conditions for the termination bring work to the idle mills,
hostilities and of Japanese for an indefinite period, presum- agreements. relating to China, His of ably to ensure that Japanese con- Majesty's Government is ready to policy in China. Reuter,
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