Mr. Mitchell Banks, x.c., (Conservative), strongly nttacied Mr. MacDonald and the Labour Party and declared that Sir Austen Chamberlain had carried the virtue of patience almost to a fault while Mr, MacDonald and his friends had, from the beginning by means of telegrams, meetings and propaganda, spread suspicion everywhere. They had made hatred worse and if there was a disaster they would be the principal authors of it. (Loud Ministerial cheers.)
Col. Josiah Wedgewood (Labour) said he had been asked why Japan had not backed us up more. He was perfectly certain that what was actuating the feelings of statesmen in Japan' was the fear that Japan would go Bolshevik. They therefore did not want a war which might lead to revolution.
Mr. J, Wheatley (Labour) made a speech from the text "China for the Chinese" and suggested that British residents in China should be re-Patriated. He also attacked the millowners of Shanghai.
Sir A. Chamberlain on the Facts Sir Austen Chamberlain emphasis. ed that the whole city of Shanghai had been created by foreigners and pointed out that while the Chinese coald settle anywhere in England! and enjoy freedom and justice and own property, no foreigner could own property in China outside the concession The British were in China in purjsuance of treaties and the British Government was ready to negotiate. as circumstances made it possible, to meet Chinese national aspirations! and to remove the special conditions necessitated by past Chinese history]
soon as China could protect the foreigner in China and give him the same security for justice, life and Property as the Chinaman could! obtain in England or we could obtain in any civilised country.
Britain had no interest in China except to live on terms of peace and friendship with the Chinese Just as the great mass of Chi had. no other interest that to live on terms of peace and friendship with Britain if allowed to do so. But in {face of a Government unwilling or unable to control its troops and protect foreigners Britain must take such precautions as she could for the protection of her own people pursue ing their lawful employment.
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