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made, the evidente of the Ameri- can pilot, Mr. L Woods, means nothing if not that Japanese aviators were detailed, to watch for the machine and destroy,her." It appears that he deliberately circled round and turned back over Hong Kong soon after set- ting out because he had sighted a group of Japanese machines ahead and desired to offer no pre- text for misunderstanding, and it was when the coast was ap- parently clear and he proceeded on his way that pursuits swoop- ed down upon him from a high altitude and brought machine- guns into play. The reason for the attack, the belief that Mr. publication should be addressed to Sun Fo was on board, merely aggravates the degree of outrage, for even in the stress of deadly the Editor,and_be_accompanied by war such as was experienced in-

Europe twenty years ago, some respect was, at least preserved for civilised behaviour, and ап attempt to murder in cold-blood a politician or statesman of Mr. Sun Fo's standing would have shocked the world far more than any of the atrocity stories that emerged from the various war fronts.. What further excuse Japan will offer when America has her say as she will have her say cannot be predicted, but it seems difficult to believe that the matter will be allowed to go as the Panay Incident was allowed to go by the process of apology and an offer of compensation The material interests of the United States are involved, as the C.N.A.C. is owned partly by Hong Kong, Friday, August 26, 1988. American interests and operated,

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chiefly, by American pilots and, technicians. There are also other aspects. Assurances were given “War," said Clauzewitz," is to the American Government that commercial planes in which the supreme profession." A dic-Americans were interested would tum that has no meaning in be free from attack. The British Japan to-day, because the word Ambassador has not hesitated to profession as distinct from trade make use of the facilities offered by the C.N.A.Č. Japan's depar- or labour, implies a certain stand-ture from her guarantees rests: ard of professional conduct which solely on the fact of suspicion at the least is a rough code of that Mr. Sun Fo was aboard, and becomes therefore the more re- ethics. When a fleet of fast

prehensible. An important fighters lying in the sun, swoops moral issue is involved, and while down on

a defenceless passen history rarely records a govern- ger plane, and with machine guns tion to defend morality for its ment's unmistakable-determina- snarling, forces the great bird to own sake, here is a case when earth, professional etiquette is such an insistence is well-nigh infringed;⠀⠀⠀ When the machine inescapable. Japan has exhibited a canny talent for telling how gunners rake the helpless craft,

seriously another government with the avowed intention · of

slaying the passengers, the last means what it says. Washington should be deeply serious on this vestige of humanity disappears.

Occasion.

The plain object of the at tack, was of course the person of Mr. Sun Fo. Luckily the Pre- sident of the Legislative Yuan, A Spot of Bother escaped the assassins, by chang-

ing his plans at the last moment. Mr. A. P. Herbert, M. P., wants He was not on board, but the fact to do away with the full stop at that the civilian head of a Gov- the end of headlines in British ernment was the prize, sets up a Parliamentary papers, “in the in- new record in international mur-terests of economy and good der

printing"; and with this object, Barbarism and frightfulness he recently put a question in the in many forms has become 50 Commons to the Secretary of the much part and parcel of Treasury, Japanese naval and military It is a fact that elsewhere the tactics in the conduct of what stop in headlines has gone out Mr. Edgar Snow, has aptly des- of fashion. It may be that His cribed as Japan, "total" war Majesty's printer, as Mr. Her- against China that it is perhaps bert hints, is not awake to this; inappropriate to express horror though, of course, one would no and indignation at the outrage=|for i ous attack. The bold front, semi. Lady defiant, semi-excusing, explana- spot tion vouchsafed is after all, not **** bad, considering that it took no Herbert more than 36, hours to make up. less disturb Actually, of course, the CIN.A.C: Billy Bones,

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