The whole Chinese attitude has undergone several very rapid changes since the first reports of the Nationalist clash with the Japanese roached Peking. The initial assumption was that ly would be a brief, isolated affair, in which Japanese would do something just drastic enough to supply China with slogans and then be restrained from further action by a large body of opinion abroad counselling moderaation, a diplomatic settlement and conciliatory terms, On the basic of, this assumption, the press sand the younger official groups heve were all prepared to make the welkin ring with declumations against Japan, fantastic Hes about the infident, appeals to the world for justice und boycott propaganda, Phon, when the more serious one counters came and the little Japanese force repelled the attacks several hordes of Reds, Urixands and adventurers, when General Fukuda issued his demands and put them into effect, when the Japanese cleared the district and stormed Tsinan city, while Japan sent more troops instead of shi back from. the threatened Chinese indignation, the idea of making such a display faded out of the Chinese mind. Tt locked though the Japanese meant business, jin which ease an attitude of erect expectancy was called for. Tt seems to have occurred to every Chinese throughout the land capable of understanding what was going fon that the correct policy! was to afford Japan no excuse anywhere for further action. Hol-voiced Slogans sere dropped, the lo scott
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