£x-Minister for China Invited by a London Paper to Explain What Government He R: epresents and His Reply:
Would Carry a Bamboo to Fight for Sovereignty ur. Chee-hsin Che, she not, Lon 19 ago raised, at the meeting of the wed aod "by "the "Daly News of Nations, Aescn Geneve, the recent trouble on the Yagtze, motives, aid in particular he Yecently to send. them a atatzinen teas asked the following "questions:
How could he claim to. 4 speak for China as a whale when the country was ina state of chaos and the Poking Government effective over only a relatively small-area?
(2) What did he think would be the course of events in China the immediate future?
His reply, given below, the "Daily News;" "one of the ost outspoken documents ever penned by a diplomat' of international. repute."
In the English Press I have been quite in the limelight since T made known the facts of tae Wanhsien bombardment at the League Assem-. bly.
"They alleged thet I hed accused their country, but I did not do it in that sense; I felt it my duty to appeal to international public cpinfon about the—eitracrdinarily serious act, which was against international law. While journalistic circles in England are angry with! te, you are politely asking me to make a statement, which may not enrively agree with the general impression at this very moment. afore 1 give my views on the two tee spe for, my plana:
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ure of "t a erated such restrictions for almost 80 years. We are now awakening, land will not be likely to be under the yoke any longer. minent should, not be lowed, fo have' ach money "ohio they swore right "to limite. the. one tome tari for China's ake, 'Thie ute guement it of pound ati Ee hot about ito If the 'Chinese 'Government taking care the national pure Chinese' people to censures The British public has been given wrong impressions which would not help to bring about good relations end mutual understanding between Great Britain and China. For me stance, there has often been an advoosey of armed intervention. in China, Goh" time and'? promiced him saute my communication Some people urged that rore warships should be cent to the Chinese waters. If thie fs merely for protection, we have nothing to doubt; but 2f,'a0 has been reported, it is otherwise, we doubt that such 4 demonstration would help" to make peace.
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