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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 16, 1939.
MIRROR OF WORLD OPINION
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A DOUBLE MUNICH? is still living in the bygone days of..
her supremacy. It seems that an- bitter experience of tha
That the House of Commons should have received so quietly on Monday other
the Prime Minister's announcement of kind which she suffered in Ethiopia a "double Munich," is an indication and at Munich is needed for her to of the gravity of the situation
become disillusioned. into which Government policy has brought Since the colony of Singapore was Great Britain. The pro-Chamberlain founded by Sir Stamford Raffles in press has carefully dressed up the 1819, Britain has lorded it over the news since the statement--and with
Far East, but the Far Eastern peoples
the Hudson offer coming at the same are now gradually gathering strength moment as the Tokyo "formula" that to resist the repressive British in- has needed some skill. But the man fluence. It is well for Britain to take in the street and the club and the note of this fact.-"Hochi,” Tokyo. 'ordinary backbenchers of all the Part-
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ies are aware that Britain's prestige BRITAIN IN CHINA has fallen to a new low level..
The policy of blindly holding on to There have been no sensational a few business interests without any aeroplane journeys this time. Just ne- regard for decency or law will bring gotiations conducted by an ambassa- us to the final humiliation. Even to-- dor and a junior Minister. But China day if the British Government would has been let down on the Czecho-Sla- recall the more generous of British. vakia model, the rights of the aggres- traditions and take a longer view of sor recognised as in Spain, Britain's national interests, it could in effect. friends discouraged, and, with it all, say to Japan: "If you wish to make the inevitable offer of handsome'dane- our position impossible you gelt to the Nazis.-"Time and Tide."
So. We do not propose to collaborate with you in one of the least justifiable wars in history. We propose to re- treat where we cannot stand, but also. to do all in our power to help the:
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AMERICA'S BLOW TO
JAPAN
The United States' denunciation of Chinese." their commercial treaty to Japan may well prove the most important event connected with the Sino-Japanese
War.
can do.
In London the news was totally un- expected. But it is obvious that Ame- rica's action will greatly strengthen Statesman and Nation." our hands in the conference at Tokyo.
In that case, we should maintain our dignity and the world's respect, and in the long run, if Britain and
be forced to return America helped China, Japan would friendship with
on a basis of the Chinese.-"New
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Indeed, a broad hint has already been THE ECONOMIC PROBLEM given by the Foreign Office that, while Great Britain has no wish to
Unless some latitude is given
to
interfere with the smooth progress of Eastern industry, the safety valve the conference, she, too, has a trade will be shut down and some kind of
agreement with
Japan, which, if the worst, comes to the worst, can be denounced.
What is to be the outcome of the American move is at present pure guesswork. But
THE GREATER
"I look upon Japan as a greater menace to the Empire than even Germany."-Lord Strabolgi..
an explosion will very likely result. The other alterna- tive is, of course, a painful one. It means, and it has already meant in Lancashire, a tre- mendous loss of markets, and a:
one may hazard the forecast that it great dislocation of established indus→ must make the Far Eastern situation try in Europe. either far better or far worse. No But one has to ask oneself whether halfway house seems possible. "Great one is going to take the long view or Britain and the East."
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the short view; whether, even if one takes the short view, one is going to. be able to make resistance to the in-
the East. effective. A new factory has come into being and one that probably can-
BRITAIN MUST ABANDON dustrial developments of
CHINA!
so the other some kind
alternative
It is at once very annoying, to East not be combatted successfully by any Asia and suicidal for herself that kind of economic warfare. If that is. Britain, who has ridden roughshod over East Asia for many years, re-
is to seek mains ignorant of the changes of the negotiation,-"International Affairs."
of economic peace by times and of the changed mentality of East Asian peoples towards her, and persists in applying her old policy to Far Eastern affairs.
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BRITAIN'S AGREEMENT
WITH JAPAN
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It must be obvious to. Britain that. There will be much unjust grumbl- there has been a steady growth of ing in the United States about a be-- anti-British sentiment in East Asia trayal of the White Man's rights. since the outbreak of the Sino-Japan-.. But such grumbling will come with ese conflict.
The recent vigorous poor grace from this country, which growth of the anti-British movement has given Great Britain absolutely no everywhere in China ought to be a encouragement to defend those treaty sharp reminder to that country. rights with which ours are bound up.
If Britain is really desirous of pro- or any reason to believe that tecting her rights and interests, her should champion our common rights obvious course must be to abandon it, the European situation were her pro-Chlang policy once and for ruptly to demand from her the con- all and recall Sir Archibald Kerr, her centration of all her strength on Her Ambassador in China. Otherwise she own door-step.-
York Herald-- will soon see her rights and interests Tribune." in East Asia vanish altogether. “Miyako,"
BRITAIN IS LIVING IN BYGONE DAYS!
we
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KOW-TOW BY JOHN BULL
Little Japan has forced Great Brit- ain to bend the knee. This is the hard core of the British Government's recognition that the Japanese forces
It is a truism that there can be no have special requirements In China. active, diplomacy without the backing In other words, Great Britain agrees of a strong armed force. Britain, who at the pistol point to stop, or at least has acquired, during the past three curtail, assistance to China and thus centuries very extensive colonial pos- wins a reprieve of her own large in- sessions covering a fourth of the earth terests in that country.. kingren, qught to know this truth! With Hitler and Mussolini at large, better than any other country, but she dare not send her Fleet to the she seems to be the slowest of all East. The United States showed no countries in the world to realise the disposition to brandish her Fleet. fact 'country's diplomacy must against Tokyo. So, Britain yielded be- retre
its armed force" déclinas, cause the had to, New York World-
Rust especially, Britain Telegram."