STARTLING REPORT: BRITAIN CLIMBING DOWN AT TIENTSIN?
London, To-day.
Mr. Vernon Bartlett, M.P., writing in the "News Chronicle" this morning, declares that when
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the Cabinet's foreign affairs committee met STOP PRESS last night it had before it suggestions that the Japanese might call off the anti-British cam- paign at Tientsin, but on terms.
Mr. Bartlett declares that it will be surprising if within the next few days some excuse is not found for handing the four Chinese to the Chinese courts, or in other words, to the Jap- anese.
Mr. Bartlett urges that Britain should strengthen China's currency as the best means to force a change in Tokyo's policy.
The "News Chronicle," in an important ally in the Far East. editorial, also urges financial and Most of the retaliatory mea- economic aid to China on asures suggested concern restric- greatly extended scale.
tion of Japanese exports to the British Empire, but it should not be forgotten that other less pro- vocative measures are open to us through aiding China.`
The journal says there is a real danger that if we make no retort to Japanese provocation, the Nazis may come to the conclu- .sion that we can be counted out
of Europe.
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THE TRUE FRONT One answer to Japan, and not the least effective, would be to The "Daily "Herald" urges stiffen Chinese resistance by British housewives to stop buy-loans, by aeroplanes and by tanks. ing Japanese goods, and show The true front in the Far East the Japanese Government that a is not Tientsin or Hong Kong, or policy of insults does not pay. even Singapore; but among the The "Manchester Guardian" red hills of North-China and declares that China, not France the steaming valleys of the or the United States, is our most | South. Reuter.
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