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UPROAR IN DIET

Whon Minister Rofuses To Answer Questions

Tokyo, Mar. 19.

Wednesday,

PREMIER DEFENDS

HIS POLICY

FROM PAGE ONE

must be decided upon with the most expert advice we can command.

to Diet to-day

The Asama Maru incident had a stormy sequel in the .when Mr. Ichiro Kiyose, Jikyoku Doshikai, charged the Foreign Minia- ter, Mr. Arita, with a breach of faith in failing to give e clear-cut answer to hla repeated interpellations on Anglo-Japanese negotiations.

"In the meantime the best way to ensure victory is preserve uk shaken our determination and unity. "We have redoubtable alles. We

fellow sub have our kinsmen and feets in the British Empire. We have loyal and trusted friends across the Channel with their magnificent army and unlimited patriolism.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

From that monent, the action of the Allies should have been clear-cut and decisive, Hesitation might be formulation of permilanible in the polley, but surely not in its execution. Allios Lose Initiative Events had shown that it was in deed unfortunate that the Aliles had allowed their intended initative to be wrested from them. It was known to everybody that the need for men was urgent.

March 20, 1940.

EDEN MAY BECOME NANKING

MINISTER FOR AIR

canvassed that there might be sono reconstruction in the Government at

pondent. Euster, states Reuter's Lobby Corres- The three main reasons advanced

by the prophets for his reconstructions

are:-

too

(1) The War Cabinet large.

(2) The personnel needs over- hauling.

Thero la a general lack of (3)

Government's war drive in the policy.

The

It was only three weeks after the decision was taken by the Supreme War Counell and when the Finnish Mr. Kiyose took exception to the

the con-Government were already actually in "Best of all, we have

Thus to-day's big speech by the Foreign Minister's explanations re-

selousness that what we are fighting touch with Moscow that they were Prime Minister in the House of Com Karding the negotiations for the act-

for is what every right-minded informed that the despatch of menmons was awaited with special In- Asama tlement of the

Maru case.

citizen in the world desires ons well as materials was contingent terest as likely to show the temper of Ilis queries, being ignored by the

the House towards the Government in which to base the establishment of on a further appeal being made by Minister at a recent meeting of the

a durable and moral peace such as

them

particular and the direction of the House of Representatives, Mr. Kiyose

Mr. Hore-Belishu referred to the war in general. that of which Fresident. Roosevelt letter to the addressed

open

Little Criticism an

spoke," concluded Mr. Chamberlain feel that the Norwegian Foreign was disre Minister which

again

chief amid laud cheers,

Minister had stated that a request

Opposition speeches garded.

was made to them to allow troops Taking up the issue again at the

speech showed an understanding of Keneral meeting of the House of Re-

talks were already under way.

the Government difficulties and even presentatives.. this afternoon, Mr.

Mr. Bore-Belisha's close adherents Kiyose dwelt upon the diplomatic negotiations between Japan and Bri-

would be unlikely to deny that his tain. He charged that the instruc-Bghting. Lions by the Ministries of Communi-

speech stirred no dissentient chord in

belll cations and Railway to prevent

any other quarters.

armed gerent nationals embodied in forces or suspected of being embodied in armed forces from using Japanese ships including the Japan-Korean ferry-boat tended to offend Article 20

Mr. Attloo Cautious

The Rt. Hon. Mr. C. R, Attlee sild through only when the Soviet-Finnish which followed the Prime Minister's

fight that Finland's magnificent against aggression was in the same cause as that for which Britain was

Could Have Broken Onslaught There was a uniformity of opinion that powerful onslaughts from the air could have broken the Russian onslaught.

The duty of assisting Finland, he soid, was not Inid only upon Britain but upon all members of the State's

In this case Norway and None of the objections enised to Lengue. Sweden, he said, had not powerful armaments,

the

the despatch of troops could have prevented the sending of squadrons of the R.A.F

"Would it not have been worth one

Indeed he was heard in almost total silence until the point at which he

a righteous one-whereupon the loud said that Czechoslovakia's cause was fronteal cries of "You were in the Government" were heard from the Governmen

front month's output from our factories of Opposition changes in the personnel

He did not like to hear harsh judge of the Naval Warfare Regulations.ment made against people who aller He further alleged that if the instruc-

all were pretty close to tions had been issued in return for

line. the return of German nationals and as political bargaining, it would form n very serious issue. He also aus- pected whether Britain really e pressed regrets for the incident.

answer Mr. Arita, again refused when members of minority groups Including the Jikyoku Doshikai, the Soclu Mass Party and the First Lobby rose in a body and loudly de- manded .mmediate replies.

The amount of ald Britain could send was conditioned by the extent to which they could act in concert well-conceived, with Sweden and Norway.

Recess Declared

was

Whatever

acroplanes to save the situation?" which Mr. Chamberlain might have The Allies did not fall in their in mind for the Easter recess and

was deliberate

And

well-informed quarters continue to policy, which

nor in their prediscount ony such intention they will

result of to-day's debate. not be parations for giving effect to that

Made Out Good Case rights policy. But if they failed, It Any Infringement of their was quite unthinkable, he continued. because they were not determined

The Orst impression gained from The Opposition, added Mr. Allee, enough and not quick enough in exe-

the reception of the Prime Minister's were not n position to say that cuting their own decisions.

Britain and France hesitated. The speech is that the House feel that he made a good case in regard to the British Government could have Kent more help with safety, but enemy acted. Finland was lost..

further discussion of the he would like to be certain that Total War Demands Total Means Finland and that if there is to be what had been sent was sent in

Continuing his address, Mr. Horecapacity of the Government it must unnecessary Belisha said that to-day, the effects awalt another secret sitting. time and without delay.

were everywhere apparent. were moves towards new

The war might be static but Hitler and

his emissaries were busy, Mr. Hore-Belisha asked whether the ac- they could not counteract celerating tendency of neutrals to compound with Germany.

in

The Speaker Mr. Koyama, declared It was entirely up to the Government whether they would reply to queries country in helping with the recon- As the construction of Finland would be follow- on diplomatie, notes. fusion continued unabated, the

ed by others. spooker declared a recess.

He hoped that the example of this res

The House met again at 5 p.m. when Mr. Sakiichi Hattori, Minsel, advised the Government to reply to the query by Mr. Klyose, despite precedents, in view of the conse- quence of the issue at stake.

Mr. Arita finally took the rostrum and declared that the Government was adhering to the declared policy of avoiding involvement In the European war and concentrating on

· the disposal of the China Affair. The Asima Mory thsc had also been dealt with in the light of the same policy.

The British

side on January 27 'expressed regret for the incident an subsequently returned nine of the 21 Germans removed from the Aroma Maru

Mr. Attlee then asked if Britain

was doing all that could be done in the dipicmatle, military and economie neid.

Must Learn The Lesson

He agreed with Mr. Chumberlain that the lesson they must learn from Finland was that if they wanted to defeat aggression they must stand

together.

Total war must be won by total means,

He pointed out that the Nazi-Soviet Pact had repelled the sympathies of Italy and Jupan with Germany and thut Germany

it was evident naw

Not A True Picture

any

wor

One of the outstanding features of the comments heard is that there is a universal regard for Finland and in understanding of the difficulties of the northern countries.

informed that the situation was con- sidered serious.

REGIME

Tokyo Will Nogotiate Treaty With Wang

Tokyo, Mar, 19. The new Japanese envoy to the regime, General Wong Ching-wei Nobuyuki Abe, former Fremier, has been invested with full powers to adjust and regulate the new rela Hons on the basis agreed last December between Wang Ching-wel and

in the Japancso authorities China, and to negotiate the treaty governing those relations after the new Central of the inauguration China Government, according to Ja- panese reperta

consisting of brief but

The treatyons providing for the

explicit clarification

of the Joint res- ponsibility and of the mission im- posed upon Japon, Manchukuo and China for the aims outlined to attainment of the bits ment of December 22, 1930, will be:

Sino- the highest principle Japanese relations

Upon signature, the treaty will be made

public by Japan and China In the form of a joint simultaneous an- nouncement, whereupon Japan and the new Central Government of China will enter into new relation- ship and the mission of the special envoy will end.

The envoy will be accompanied to China by a large suite, including re- presentatives of the War Ofee, the Navy Ministry and Foreign Office and a section of staff members on the China Affairs Board, a Central organ vested with broad powers to deal with

affairs relating to China, particularly in the field of economy-Reuter,

NO PEACE BASIS

FROM PAGE ONE

appenting for liberal world sentiment and cynical disregard of the real ob feels for which this war is being fought,

Peace Offensive Ridiculed ROME, Mar. 19 (Reuter).-The idea of a peace offensive by Signor Mussolini hus been scouted by Signor Gayda,

Writing in the "Giomale D'ltalla". the Gayda says it is grotesque for democracies to insist on fixing on II Duce the permanent task of being on intermediary,

It is unthinkable," he says, "lhat Duce should visit the capital in Europe in a pence. movement which no Government is yet asking."

for

Did Not See Mussolini ROME, Mar. 10 (Reuter)-Mr. Sumner Welles did not see Signor

Mussolini to-day..

However he lunched with Count Ciano at the Rome Golf Club. The two statesmen remained in conversa- tion for a

of hours after lunch. The

Referred To Chiefs Of Staff Mr. Chamberlain' said that every un was request the Finns made to referred to the Chiefs of Staff to know whether they considered it was hich He trusted that they would be set great store by the rehabilitation Justifled in the circumstances in which we found ourselves. If we had con- prepared to resist any attack which of her friendships.

unfortunate sidered solely those things which Hitler might make upon them..

It would indeed be He, however, declared that the developments if those ideologies were were naturally properly in the minds we should polley of sitting quiet would be to come together again against the of the Chiefs of Staff,

have sent very much less than we did. suicidal and that the hillialve) democracles,

The Cabinet took

the respon- must not be left with Hiller.

The empires of Britain and France They must use their material and were the strongest entities in the sibility and risks in sending equip human resources in the best possible world. If they were to carry the causement and material, which we thought way, he added.

to victory, they must not only be might help the Finns to hold out.

Dealing with the Veriticism that Too Much Unemployed strong. They must use their strength.

the Government had been too late, On the subject of coal he said that

Mr. Chamberlain stressed the ener

ons required for preparations too many miners were unemployed!

mous Mr. Chamberlain, replying in the

such an expedition and said that for war time. The transport system

.to was wasteful and they should make debate after announcing the attuck

Mr. Sumner Welles is leaving for better use of railroad, canal and seaf on Hornum, referred to the fear ex-

selected and equipped to work in transport. He was of the opinion pressed by the Opposition Labourlie,

deep mow. Equipment had to be Genon this evening and will embark that a great deal more direction was Mr. Hugh Dalton, that the morale of

another country, on the Conte de Savola to-morrow. procured from the country was not being sumelent- wanted there.

Confers With Colleague and transport had to be made They wanted greater utilisation of ly sustained by the Government,

ready,

NOME, Mar. 19 (Reuter)-During The Prime Minister sald: "It does Scuffle On Floor

their man-power and Mr. Attlee re-i

his stay, Mr. Sumner Welles

The United Press version of

minded the House that there were not conduce to winning the war to 1,400,000 unemployed in Bri- suggest that this country is being still incidents Rays a near riot occurred

outwitted at every เบะท our op- following the Foreign Minister's re-

Sir Archibald Sinclair agreed with ponents and that our measures to fusal-to-answer--when Mr. Koyose, Mr. Chamberlain in assigning the carry the war to successful.com- charged Mr. Arita with incompetence and subterfuge in handling the Asama proper perspective to the recent clusion are open to criticism on the ground that there are leaks through engagement at Scapa Flow. Members

The course of this war had been which there are supplies into Ger- of the Social Moss. Jikyoku and Doshikai Parties rushed so unexpected and so quiet, he said, many. That is not a true picture." Mr. Dalion had falled to under- that if a gun went off anywhere the stand the scale on which we are towards the rostrum and shook their fists at Mr. Arita. pounded desks, people seemed to assume tremendous working and the small proportion to

On Japan's part, the Government had undertaken not to give passage to nationals belligerents who were embodied in armed forces or suspected of being embodied in armed forces aboard Japanese ships. "To put it in a nutshell, Japan has endeavoured to settle the incident from an independent standpoint,” Mr. Arila said Domet,

case.

the

stamped on the floor and shouted. "You fool! Coword! Are you the Foreign Minister of Japan or Great Britain:"

The speaker ordered the guards to eject the members, who surrounded the guards and had a scuffle with them. The Speaker then declared the recess and ordered the House to be cleared.

It was the most disorderly session in recent years.

Mr. Kiyose's interpellation was that Britain refused to express regrets aver the Asama Maru case until Japan had agreed to forbid the passage of belligerent militarists aboard Japan- ese ships. Therefore foreign nations believed that Japan was weak; hence the United States loans to China and the British and French seizures of Japanese malls,"

Reuter's version.of the affair says that Mtr. Kiyose repeated his user- tlon that the expression of regret con- tained in the British reply was insert- ed later, in exchange for the Japan- ese concession that Japanese steamers would not carry Germans of military ago.

When the Speaker. pointed out to Mr. Arita that he was not obliged to answer the question. Rightist mem- bers shouted-"Answeri Answer!" and Mr. Oda (Social Mass Party) rushed to the speaker's dals and de-

manded a reply. When the guards tried to eject Mr. Oda members of his party rushed to prevent it and Minsei- to members rallied to protect the Speaker. A general free-for-all then ensued.

inln.

things.

enerny.

The

establish

by

They were at war with an im- the whole of these leaks. One could,

to not except

a perfect chicient CAUCH powerful and mensely

blockade.

Mr. Chamberlain emphasised the question at issue буде whether Europe would rattle back difficulty of conducting the blockade Into barbarism and gangster gevind said that Mr. Dalton gave them ernments or whether they could to understand that no neutral rights recreate their civilisation based on should stand it, by violating them, freedom, Justice and the rule of we could damage the enemy.

and

eil

the troops had be specially

of Ambassador was present at the luncheon.

.com

It was not easy to pick up a num- ber of ships at a moment's notice ferred with Mr. F. P. Hibbard, First and make them ready for such an Secretary of the United States Lego-

Nevertheless It

wastion at Bucharest, whom he had expedition. donc.

specially summoned from the Everything was arranged-accord-

Rumanian expital. ing to a definite timetable,

pass

DEATH OF MR. LI. CHOR CHI

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Why Expedition Did Not Sait

The reason for the Finns helta- tion to make an appeal for assistance was not because the expedition was tus small or too late. It was neither hesitation nor vaccllation. The only reason tie expedition never sailed was because when the time came, the Finns could not make an appeal he wife of Mr. C. L. Chow, 'ba., F.C.d cause Sweden and Norway latly TD. (Birmingham).

The late Mr. Li took a great in- refused to allow troops to through their countries.

Replying to the criticism that forest in public affairs, having only Britain might have sent planes, the last week been re-elected a member the Kowloon the law.

Forfeited Right Of Appeal Prime Minister said that when the of the Committee The freedom and independence of

Baltic Poland, Finland, the

Mr. Chamberlain emphasised that Finns requested large quantilles of Residents' Association, with which he Scandinavian countries depended on We were trying to keep within the bombers, these could only have been had been connected for a number of rules of international law and sald taken from the home defence or the years. He was also, at the time of the victory of the Allies in this war that as far as Germany was concern- BEF. Nevertheless we sympathetic- his death, Chairman of the Hong-

kong Auxilary of

of the Chinese against Germany, he added.

Mission for Lepers, which was tounds Sir Archibald then said that they he had absolutely forfeited any ally considered the appeal but bom-

rig of appeal to international Inw

bers could not

staff, reserve ed by his brother, Mr. Vinson Lec. needed to exert themselves to gain

+ any violation of that law we

body has been removed to this victory.

mis embark upon in order to in- ammunition and means of repair.

Brown Jones Funeral Parlour at 45 They must selze the initiative and jure her. But there were very few

They must be able to operate con- hold it

matter was as tinuously from Finland, We werb Morrison 1 Rond, and the funeral A beautiful, modern bath-room can arrangements will be announced to-be yours for less than you'd expect it Lopsidad, Unwieldy Cabinet simple as that.

ready to supply the crews and a Parliament should consider whe- When it came to infringing the number of bombing planes If the

to cost. We are full of suggestions ther they wanted more efficient rights of neutrals in our endeavour appeal, was made, but by that time National and Imperial instruments to engage the enemy at closer quar- we know that negotiations were of war direction than they possessed. tem, we must have some regard for going on. We were not sure that the

and will gladly advise and estimate without obligation, "It does not look as though the thos International laws to which we fighting would continue and, could present War Cabinet, Topsided and had appealed so often ourselves. not contemplate sending large num- unwieldy with the present mutans Referring to the allegation of Mr. bers, precious to ourselves, if after of Dominion and inter-Allied con- Dalton that Norway had tolerated the all we found that they failed to send is capable of promoting violation of her neutrality by Ger- the Finna and we could not get them Even so, in response to an appeal either in the economie, diplomaile the British Navy and Air Force had

military field," he

said. kept a constant and continuous watch from the Finnish Minister at the WITH GASTRITIS to me that we ought to on Norwegian waters to see it Ger- last scems discuss them in a private session. It man warships were violating them. bombers we could. is too late to save Poland or Finland And Had we been able to establish

cases in which the

paration for a ground without pre-

sulous and declaivo initiative man warships. Mr. Chamberlain said back again.

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Bolinha's Quastions Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisht, the former War Minister, asked whether in their

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did send what

"The

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FOOD PROBLEM

6

For years, doctors wanted to Did All We Could

find a food that would not ir- and we should thrash these things a single case of that kind, we would out before our cause suffers another not have hesitated ourselves to enter Bubject to the responsibility of win- ritate the inflamed stomach walls those territorial waters and attack ning the war against our pwn enemy, of patients suffering from gas- damaging setback."

such ship. (Cheers).

wo did all we could in the time tritia and that at the same time Plovish And Perverse

(Choers).

rebuild would

the patient's On the question of production, Mr. Dealing with criticisms regarding Chamberlain said that he was con- strength. In severe case of gas- the Finnish war, Dir. Chamberlain vinced that during the next fort- tritis solid foods are out of the described Sir Archibald Sinclair's

night the House would be able to speech as peevish and perverse, He pointed out that the question see an appreciable increase in pro- question, even liquid foods are duction of goods. Although differe often vomited. Yet the patient of sending volunteers never could have played a major part in any ences were expressed this afternoon, needs quick new strength to re-

these were

of on the surface an bulid his exhausted, body, 'In assistance which could have been underlying unity of the parties. Horlicks, doctors and nurses have given.

(Cheers), We were told that trained troopà

nce

FRENCH CABINET strategy, diplomacy and their total

efforts they were doing everything| to achieve. Useir aims. REORGANISATION

LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter) According to a French radio an- nouncement, reorganisation of the French Cabinet is Imminent.

War began with two swift strokes. Poland was annihilated and German commerce was swept from the seus.

Since then Germany had been hi- active on land and the Ailles had applied a blockade. It was the sole.

Mr. Chamberlain said that He ac

offensive weapon they had employed. were What Marshal Mannerheim cepted and subscribed to the words As long as Russia was engaged in wanted. Volunteers never could be of President Roosevelt the other day netive operations In Finland, the disto made a serious

difference

.

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Where other foods are rejected, Horlicks. Is retained by the He concluded: "While wo had not patient. And 'almost' at once embarked on war, I did my best to avert war. Now that I have entered the struggle, I shall be just na determined and just as persistent in achieving the purpose we have in mind as I was in trying to keep the

before the peace

war, started." (Cheers).

Camouflage Pioneer at which, Germany could obtain campaign if they stood alone. We regarding what a peace should be. material advantages of her partner-did not know that the situation, was ship-particularly oil-was Dies In London

being deteriorating up to a short time be- postponed,

fore the final collapse. We were told It was in the interests of the Allies that the spirit of the army was.com- LONDON, Mar 1

19 (Reuter) The death is announced, of Aubrey Ham- to maintain the resistance of Finland. pletely unbroken and they were con-

and it must be assumed from the decision dident of being able to mond, the well-known artist

of the Supreme War Council that Mannerheim Line, stage designer.

the sending of a force was practicable and desirable.

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