The "Dally Telegraph" editorial declares that the situation in China demands an active policy the part of the British Government and its first course should obviously be to seek the co-opera tion of those who may be willing to give it and whose interests most closely coincide with those of Great Britain, The paper goes on to say: "TI interests of Japan in China are as portant to her as those of our nationals are to us. She shares with us the distinction of being more bitterly attacked than other foreign Powers by the Communists in the South and she regards the principles and politics of Moscow with as much detestation as we do. If unity among the Treaty Powers even now cannot be attained, common action with Japan should at) rather than connected with the general political situation, "Wait and See" Policy They avoid expressing positive opinion in favour of joint action by the Powers towarils China, vaguely recommending Japan to adopt a "wait and see" policy for the present.
The "Ji," condoling with Britain on the Wanhsien incident, considers that recent remarks by the Earl of Balfour against intervention are likely to influence the British Government's decision on the question.
Generally, the papers, whilst re garding the likelihood of a Cantonese victory as a serious menace not only to Britain's Yangtze interests but also to Japan's, emphasize that even if intervention is finally necessary Japan must avoid favouring leither the Northern or the Southern Delligerents but be impartial and unprejudiced, treating China as an indivisible unit, policy in China has been shown in her opposition to the proposed surrender of the Mixed Courts at Shanghai, This affords ground for hope that Italy also would associate herself with any effort to save the situation for foreigners in China."
—Reuter,
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