The Archive · 1925

The Case for Sympathy But Firm Dealing

(Phe following' is a verbatim report of Mr, Chamberlain's review of the Chinese situation, London, June 18, The Secretary of State for For-tig*Affairs, Mr. Austen Chamber Jain, replying to @ debate on the teituation in China opened by Mr.

Trevelyan (Labour) in the House of Commons today, said:

Mr. Trevelyan his been good enough to make it plain that he did not criticize anything that the Governmedt: had yet done and that the was seeking inspiration as to what policy the Government was going adopt in future, It is not, therefore, any aviticism of His Majesty's: Government that I have to complain indeed, any such criticism that: T have to answer, but I cannot help feeling that the right honourable yentleman's view of the situation was too much a surface view and Uhat anyone who really knows the history of China and the facts of the situation will see that you must 0 far deeper than the right hon-Gurable gentleman did before you Gla yet true appreciation of that) which is happening in China at the present moment.

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