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It has been widely hinted that Tidskraft supplies a

curious"English Review" a frank article. background of Chinese politica to on the disorders in China. In it there is a possibility that Great Britain may break off relations [he says:-

To ascribe the present dis- with Soviet Russia owing to Shanghai. Canton, and elseorders to the growing, national Russian anti-British activities, in

the recent outbreak of disorder at

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Consciousness of the Chinese

people," as certain worthy Profes- foreign countries, and especially The trouble began when, the sors and political idealists are in China, says the "Manchester Armenian, Karachin, in August, deing, reveals a very remarkable Guardian" of July 10.

In the House of Commons on

needs to be watched from day to day, and the Government must' have liberty to act for the protec- tion of British interests." With regard to the allegations that Soviet agents are stirring up hostility towards Great Britain, evidence which it would be in- Mr. Chamberlain'said they had expedient to publish. in addition to the sufficient grounds." as he regarded them, contained in the speech of the Soviet Ambassador

1923, went to Peking us the pleni-ignorance, not only of the actual potentiary of Soviet-Russia. Incondition of affairs in China but a manifesto setting forth the of the whole record of the new Monday Mr. Chamberlain, the alms of his mission. Karachan class of politicians and offefala Foreign Minister, suld: "The declared that China was Russia's produced by Western education situation, is of a character that chief ally in Asia, and that the daring the past Rfty years, For two nations must fight side by where, in all the record of its par side in the great world-conflict. iamentary and other activities,

• “Russia" he said, "had emerged can its apologists find the alights victorious from the struggle with est evidence of afhcere political the Imperialistic Powers, which convictions directed towards any wished to enslave it: China was definite, national purpose. of ton- stil engaged in the same strug-structive reform? The Chinese gle." These sentences fell on have always been patriotic, in the receptive ground in the minds of sense that they cherish a deep the youth in Peking, in Tientsin, pride of raceecdu can easily be in Hankow, wherever, in short, Faroused to swift manifestations the liberation of China from of contempt and hatred for the "foreign Imperialism and foreigner: but every ning in the Capitalism" was being passion-history of the country since the ately discussed.

proclamation of the Republic in Peking The Soviet Government and the amply justifies the assertion that, It is announced that Mr. Third International present them if China is ever to develop a Rakovsky, who has of late répre- selves everywhere in Asia as an genuine, coherent national consented Russian diplomatic inter- Asiatic bulwark against the Im-sciousness, and to take her right-ests in Great Britain, has left perialism of the Western powers. ful place in the comity of nations, Moscow by aeroplane for London. The Asiatic face of Communist is will not be, it cannot be, under This is regarded as u hopeful sign propaganda is nationalistic, anti-the leadership of the hybrid class for Continued friendliness between foreign, anti-Western, and this which Western learning has pro- the two countries. gospel is easily understood by all duced. This "class has conclu-

No Isolated Action. the peoples of Asia. Marxism. sively proved the impossibilty of It was hinted in, the "Sunday on the other hand, interests them bringing its education to bear Times" this week that the Govern- but little. Eighty to ninety per with any good result upon the ment may be contemplating the cent. of China's four hundred realities of life and the real immediate rupture of diplomatic million inhabitants till their own needs of the Chinese people. Yet relations with the Soviet Govern- ancestral helds, and the pro-out of the present strife and ment on the ground that the letarian mentality is un-Chinese. turmoil one good result, at least, undertaking against hostile pro- Resistance to Europe," to "Im- should come. The irreconcilable. perialism." to the "Jesus-religion" Chauvinism displayed by the Anglo-Russian Trade Agreement paganda" as contained in the they understand.

students of the Westernized has been violated so far as events Less than a year after Karu- universities of Peking and Shang-in China are concerned. chan's arrival, on May 31, 1924, hai should give the coup de grace premature if not wholly unneces

Some Mr. Wellington Koo, the pro- to the proposal that the balance of American and pro-English For the Boxer indemnity should be sary excitement has been created eign Minister in the Pek spent on producing more of this in some quarters by the promin- ing Government, was fore-explosive material, and serve to ence given to what amounts on ed. much against his will divert the money to philanthropic close examination to little more

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ed by Karachan and C. T. Wang, wards the prevention of devastat-accumulating evidence of Bol- which, amongst other things, ing floods." gave full de jure recognition to!

mqnths later, Karachan, now am-

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shevik intrigue in China and in- other parts of Asia against British | interests. It is, however, under- stood to be the policy of the isolated action against the Soviet Government not to take any SHAPING Government, but only to take part in eceted action on the part of a group of Fewers whose interests During the past few was the are being similarly menaced.

in consultation with other Gover Government appears to have been ments on this very point.

the Soviet régime. A couple of CINEMA STAR'S BABY bassador, and the only diplomatsON AND HETE FOR CHARLIE of that rank in Peking, was in. stalled in the old Russian legation,» and sat, the implacable represen tative of a new. consciously Mr. Charlie Chaplin, the young hostile Asia in the very citadel of birth to a baby boy as fex wife of the famous com actor the old Western diplomacy, open-ngotes Feedily: ly adopting the attitude of leader and protector of "Young China." unble to and the hippy lathe

Newspaper correspondents were Meanwhile China anarchy. The civil war (1924-5) is reported to have sat up all night, and then, over-joyed and ex- had no definite result--but cord, I have hidden himself in his stituted a serious sutback to the

#idio. Influence of the Anglo-Saxon Powers.

There have rvently been rumours The Manchurian dictat Chaplin and his young wife tor, Tjang Tso-lin, in Mukden, were not completely happy in their the most capable and powerful of married iffe, bus sentimental Holly the aspirants to supremacy inwood is hoping that the new-comer Chine, with close relations with will end dijenities. Tokyo as well as with Moscow, Mrs. Chaplin (nder Lila Grey) won a comparative victory, ban-appeared in The Kid," and was ished the pro-English and pro-ading ly last year when she American Tsao Kun and Wa Pei-married in Mexico. She gave her fu, and placed his own man, Tuan age as 10, But it was later admitted Ti-jui as Minister in Peking. that she was only 10. There, however, he must reckon

T has been reported that she with Feng Ju-hsiang, who always insisted on a settlement for the plays an ambiguous part. Feng expected haly of between £40,000 now probably hand-in-glove and e100000. The une to be with Moscow, and perhaps ready given the child is Charles Spencer at a suitable moment to declare himself on the side of "Young China" and the "Communists" house): against the "plutocrat” and home?" "Imperialist" Tjang.

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The Government is pre-emine pared to take part in an inter- national, intervention in Chisa on condition that the United States and France, among other Powers, are prepared to join in, and there is. a corresponding conditiou attached to the Governmenta policy in regard to Russia.

"It is said that certain membere of the Government who are well- known to be susceptible to Russian propaganda are in favour of action against Russia, but it isolated and immediate diplomatic

appears not to be the case that' they have as yet had a decisive influence on policy. To the

of students diplomacy the deplorable thing is that the pre- sent Government's attitude to

being a convinced apostle of de Niece: Well, Aunt Betty, "I'm wards Russia, which was exempit-

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last years as Chief of the Canton just off for a fortnight at Government, the most prominent Llanfechllandudno." propagandist of Communism! Aunt (somewhat deaf): "My in Asia. In Sun's eyes Lenin be- dear, I do wish you would use came the great world-prophet, shorter and simpler words in yourled to results which can hardly and he never wearied of preach

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