1937-12-22 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 22, 1937.

PATIENCE DOES NOT MEAN INDIFFERENCE

Mr. Chamberlain On British Far East Policy

DEMAND FOR ACTION IN

HOUSE OF COMMONS

SIR ARTHUR SALTER SURVEYS OUTLOOK

London, To-day.

Replying in the important debate on foreign affairs in the House of Commons yesterday regard ing the Far East, the Prime Minister said. “What we are now doing is await proof of the determina- tion and ability of the Japanese Government to pre- vent recurrence of recent incidents."

SHOE

BEGINS TO PINCH

Tokyo, To-day.

A draft measure providing for the creation of a “Brains Trust”” in the Finance Ministry, has been formally approved by the Cabinet..

The new organ will be charged with the task of assisting the Government in formulating its finance policy to meet the situa tion arising from the protracted

hostilities in China Reuter.

the

RISK OF

Foreign Secret

up the debate, said in the Labour advocacy that effective Sanctions risk, if not the cert

Nobody should

action of that unless they were had overwhelming their policy

Mr. Eden pointed out that League of Nations there w Itwo great naval powers,

and France, and overwhel force did not exist.

Any course of action in the Far East must depend on the tion of other nations bers of the League.

INTERNATIONAL OI Mr. Eden said he was

Mr. Chamberlain said: "We are still anxious to serve the cause of peace by any honourable means open

to us,

but it must not be thought that our de- sire for peace and our patience under repeated pro-American nation, was on the wide best way to appeal, even to the vocation means that we are either indifferent to our basis of collective security. international obligations or that we are forgetful Mr. Alexander criticised the international order was gener

of our duty to protect British interests.

there would be no

lasting peace in the world until

Government for not placing an adopted by the nations, and some embargo en export of arms to limitation of armaments formed Japan, and hoped that every pos- part of that acceptance. "It is now for the Japanese could be undertaken only in close sible help would be given China Government to show that they in co-operation with France, both in for purchase of arms. their turn are not unmindful of European and Far Eastern waters.

SANCTIONS URGED the rights and interests of for-

U. S. POSITION

The Government would not be The Foreign Secretary said: eigners, and that their assurances

We had no right to call for Unit doing all they could to vindicate have great interests in the Fa and apologies mean something ed States co-operation to defend the Covenant of the League if they Fast not incompatible with more than words.”

purely British interests, but while

did not propose, through the of other nations there, wh Britain and the United States were

THE TRUTH

"We have got to live through this period of acute un cer tainty

In his preamble, the Prime in close collaboration, the latter League, optration of Sanctions to shall do the atmost to defend

could not misunderstand our mo- tives:

prevent

Minister said: "Whatever may be the truth whether the Japan- ese forced war on China, or whe-ed States that we were determined-

Once it was apparent to the Unit-

ther, as Japanese apologists seem to indicate, Japan was forced to the United States might decide to to act on our own responsibility, defend herself against Chinese act on parallel lines to protect aggression

it is certainly a fact that no attempt was ever made by Japan to seek a settlement by peaceful means. Mr. Chamberlain also referred to the Japanese refusal to have anything to do with the Brussels Conference, and declared that coercion would not have obtained the support of any member of the Conference.

BRITAIN'S OBLIGATIONS Sir Archibald Sinclair, leader of the Liberal opposition, speaking after the Prime Minister, advocated fulfilment of our obligations under} the Nine Power Treaty.

their interests.

JAPAN'S AIM

Sir Arthur Salter declared that Japan was aiming not only -at do- mination of China, but hegemony sion of the West in the East to the complete exclu-

Japan.

If attacked

materials reaching

they were

THREE PRINCIPLES “In our view, the present conflict

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