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ese Government, were now trying to get its way after all by pro- ducing a fait accompli in North-- ern China.-"The Economist."
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Is Britain, which has done no more than the United States and. rather less than Germany to help China, singled out for hatred for any particular reason or is she merely a convenient scapegoat for Japan's failure? Is Japan com-- pensating Germany for her re- fusal to join the Axis by carry- ing on a campaign of pinpricks in the Far East? Or has Mr. Cham- It has long been realised that berlain's policy of appeasement day to reconsider the suggested to the Japanese lea- whole institution of concessions ders that Britain can really be- and treaty ports and internation-driven out of China" by threats? al settlements has fully come. Certainly it is time to call a halt.. But they can be abandoned only-Manchester Guardian." to give China freedom, never to
MIRROR OF OPINION
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enable Japan to tighten her Various guesses have been grasp on China's throat. The made about the reasons for the clearer we make that to the specially offensive conduct to- world the stronger will our hold wards Great Britain. It may be on world opinion be.
concerted action with Germany; But while we keep in the it may be a sop to Germany in closest touch with Washington it lieu of a military alliance; or it is as well to remember that may be a diversion by the Army, America is readiest to help those which continues to be frustrated. who show they are capable of by Chinese resistance. ""Time doing something more than wait and Tide." on her assistance. Spectator."
"The
The idea of "Federal Union” involves, the loss of something the Tientsin is an acute warning. nations have long cherished, and It should bring home even to have in fact preferred it to the most indolent and the most peace. This is their unfettered blind the prime truth that a national sovereignty. However, country legally possessed of vast they must be prepared to sacrifice tribute from overseas must have part of this sovereignty if civili- the strength to defend its pos-sation is to progress. sessions, or, alternatively, aban Mr. Clarence K. Streit's book don them.
Union-Now' seems to hit the nail Unfortunately we cannot, on the head. By proposing abandon them without abandon-union of free and democratic peo ing at the same time the sources ples, and by restricting member- of our national life"Weekly ship of it to these in the first in- Review:
stance, he avoids a major ob- stacle to union. He gets away
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Before the blockade of Tien- from the paralysing demand of tsin was twenty-four hours old universality that opponents of the Japanese Army had made it real international community are plain beyond misunderstanding always putting forward. that the demand for the four A point to be considered is the Chinese accused of the murder of form of federation that should Cheng Shih-Kang was the mer he adopted. But whatever the est pretext, and that the block-forin, the substance is the same ade would not be raised until-union for the defence of free- Great Britain agreed to renounce dom in the first place, union for every form of assistance of the creative construction of peace Chiang Kai-Shek, to surrender in the second place; but, above the 50,000,000 dollars worth of all, union, or the beginnings of Chinese silver held in the Conces union now. - Wickham Steed in sion, and to show sincerity" by "English-Speaking World!" "co-operating" with Japan in establishing her new orderin
Noon or taxation of East Asia.
the Na Great Britain's position tional Defence Contribution her stand on un- can be regarded as fulfilling the clear. She
moral principios promise to conscript others will give her ma- well as life. The only effective support the future will cons iption of wes
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