1939-03-02 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 2, 1939

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Collective Pressure To Stop Japan In China Demand

LORD STRABOLGI STATES CASE AGAINST TOKYO

London, To-day.

which he said was not

FIVE MILLIONS MR. HULL OPPOSED FOR BROADWAY MANSIONS

Shanghal, To-day.

It is understood that the Shang- hai Land Investment Company have accepted the offer of Ja paneso Interests of $5,100,000 for the purchase of Broadway Max-

Bridge.

A question on the Far East as hostile to the Gov-along the hago apartment heden

intended to be in any way ernment, was put in the House of Lords yester the side of Garden day by Lord Strabolgi, the Labour Peer. Lord Strabolgi asked what steps the Government through this week. Our Own Cor

was taking to safeguard British trading rights and interests in Hong Kong, what was the posi-

SUPPOSING?

Detalls are not yet complete, but the deal is expected to go. respondent.

blind to these terrible events.

GERMAN, ALARM Regarding the action of German

pccupation, Lord Strabolgi gaid he

tion in regard to the Japanese invasion of Hai,ing the Government of being at nan, and whether any joint policy with other interested powers for bringing the Sino-Jap-Nazi officials in Nanking during the anese war to an end, was being pursued. After his statement that he was mot attacking the Government, Lord Strabolgi said that indeed Lord ceeded in subjugating the Chinese, Supposing the Japanese had suc- Plymouth's speech on December 6 and supposing we were involved Last was characterised by an unex-in some difficulties in Europe, did pected but nevertheless welcome at anyone suppose that British inter titude of firmness on this vital ques-ests in the Pacific would have been tion of British interests in China. left untouched?

Lord Plymouth's words appeat- ed to have contained a clear warn g that our patience was - mos inexhaustible.

Since then, certain extremely im- portant events had occurred in China.

that

sald

disturbed by what had happened in chants were just as alarmed and was informed that German mer-

China as our own merchants, and it was the German officials adopted an attitude of support and comfort for the Japanese authori- who

ties..

There was a tremendous chance

Lord Strabolgi considered the war against Chine was not an for the German Government old-fashioned war of conquest. It was being waged with the utmost cruelty and bestiality,

In Manchukuo, the Japanese au- thorities were deliberately

de- HONG KONG BLOCKADE

bauching the Chinese with opiumi and other harmful drugs. Hainan had been invaded, a great part of Hong Kong was practically truction everywhere o

There had been systematic des blockaded following the fall of Can-universities and seats of learning. of Chinese ton, and the Japanese authorities had levelled threats against the International Settlement authori- ties in Shanghai.

He

vas glad to see to-day modification in the Japanese att sude, but the so-called Nanking government used extraordinary. language against British French nationals in the Settle

ment.

OFFENSIVE ACT

Lord Strabolgi submitted

that the invasion of Hainan Island was particularly offensive..

There was no military objective

CORRUPT PUPPETRY There had been produced in these occupied territories & corrupt and dishonest regime which had indulged in all sorts of abuse, and had shut out all European and American commerce. bako tal

and will for peace by joining with show their good faith, humanity ourselves and other interested powers in bringing pressure to bear diplomatically or economical- ly to stop this adventure of the Japanese militarists in China.

TO LUDLOW AMENDMENT

Washington, To-day.

The Secretary of State. Mr. Cordell Hull, has issued a statement reiterating opposition to the Lud- low Amendment.

The Amendment calls for a national referendum to decide the question of peace or war...

Mr. Hull expressed the view that the proposed Amendment was an infringement of the re- presentative form of government. Reuter,

GERMAN AID TO LIBYA REFUTED

London, To-day.

Foreign Secretary, informed a Com- mons questioner that reports re- Mr. R. A. Butler, the Under-

not indicate that any German ceived by the Foreign Secretary did

patched to Italian possessions car uniforms had recently been des- troops or war material and tropi

Africa-British Wireless,

27 KILLED BY HAIFA BOMB

If Germany only wished to make some return for the great advant- ages which Mr. Chamberlain håd

* London, To-day. A telegram from the High Com- conferred upon her in the pursuit missioner for Palestine received at of appeasement, there was a chance the Colonial Office yesterday after- in China where Germany's interests from the Holta bomb outrage on noon states that total Arab deaths were identical

Monday is now 27-British Wire- less.

JAPAN - VULNERABLE Lord Strabolgi continued that

The third annual general meet-

The Foreign Office was aware of Hitler had recently declared Ger- the horrible excesses which had many must export or die. There ing of the Hong Kong University taken place. When Nanking was was an immense market in China Alumni Association will be held occupied, the Japanese soldiers where the Germans have no chance to-morrow at 5.45 p.m. at Glouces were allowed to run riot and whatever if the Japanese policy tor Building. A motion for in- among those insulted were British proved successful. and American representatives.

creasing subscriptions will be submitted.

could

Lord Strabolgi added that he had struggle, it was

After two years of tremendous so far as the war on the Chinese said many things against the re- ledge that Japan as a country was causes of justice, decency and fair

common know- Central Government was concerned. gime in Germany, but on this occa-cconomically vulnerable,

dealing The French authorities in French sion the Nazi officials in Nanking She

should prevail. These Indo-China had stopped the trade had behaved with great credit and vulnerable at the present time

Christian humane causes have suf- particularly in arms to China, and oven Red firumess, and had helped the refu economic pressure.

fered grievously in Europe ~ and Cross material, on Japanese

Asia Minor in the last six months. de- gees under their care to escape from Our friends In China and our The wicked flourish and the civi- mand, and in return the Japanese the slaughter and violence of these fellow citizens of Chinese race, oflised ethics of humanity are flouted. promised that Hainan was to be brutal and apparently undisciplin-whom we have many millions of

"Cannot we begin to redresu the recognised as in the French sphere

good subjects in our Eastern pos« beg of interest and would not be attack-

balance in favour of these groat sebslons, were puzzled and die. chuses in Asia? We can rely on cd.

turbed to know why we had not a whole-hearted help of India, been more active in seeking means

"Australia and New to bring this horrible struggle to believe also Rossin, France and Zealand, and I an end.

USELESS POLICY They had I seen what had happened. This was an example of the uao- lessness of the policy of so-called appeasement so far as Japan was concerned.

BURMA ROAD Referring to the now motor road from Burma to North West China, Lord Strabolgi suggested that it was the only language the Japan ceo militariats understood,

He added that I (hey looked at the altustion broudly, the Chine to-day wore fighting our battlea

Supposing the Japanese had kne- cooded two years ago, in breaking. Chiness rosiatiince in 10 days, how long would it fave been before thore Hail Boost A direct throat to Hong Kong and theu Malaya and the Dutch East Indion?

ed Japanese soldiers.

ATTACKS ON JUNKS Lord Strabolgi proceeded to pro- test against the attacks on helpless fishing funks, stating thero was a certain freemasonry of the sea.

The junk fishermen and sailors in China were a very fine race in- deed, and were always ready to come to our help in ordinary accidents of the cca.

They took thoir wives and chil dren with them, and with seroplanos to attack fabermen was

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JAPAN SEEKING HEGEMONY

hegem

Holland,

The policy I am advocating is peaceful policy which can be nc-

COLLECTIVE PEROCURE

consider

should

Reas

ing great strides in Chine

Japanese merchanté wore mak-complished without a shot-boiur this military adventure, but the

ore fired, Japanese militarists did not want to seo a peaceful, descended China. They helpless over the whole minable}"> The younger det, for which words suitsiently seemed able condemnatory were difficult to find, of the Japanese

He believed some protests had no secret, of their sime. been, misde, and was not accus-

GOVE

ĶEPLY TO STRADDLGI WILL VD; IN PAGE NIKE

THREAT TO AUSTI

If they succeeded, the

doubtedly threaten Australia, and members of all political parties there had no fitustong on

"The time has come

and

and financial, enough,

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to aggressora in long A lesson is needed that errorism and bestial

not pay sa bring sure

mont.”