Learns Something Frou OUn Own Conszaronvent, London, July 8.
Interest in the China situation is unabated although there is now no tendency to exaggerate its single ficance. The Government is not likely to be pushed into the adoption of an ill-considered policy, and bet~ ter class opinion i therefore reassured, This is particularly the Jcase since France has now agreed ito ratify the Washington Agreement and the way will now be clear for the calling of the Conference at Shanghai, the scope of which will presumably be widened, _In the meantime there is a fran-tie education of public opinion, I take the following from the "Daily ound' inthe tact that for Jeanne Brora had treated Chie am Inter:
Most of the papers publish artiles on China, and perhaps those issued in the' Labour interests are little more sound than they been. All have been ehricking "Im penalism" amd "Capitalism" but they are now gradually coming round to see that there are two ides to the question, and that it I pot induotrialismm which ig the real factor in the Chinese agitation. If lonly the proletariat were properly instructed, there would be momo hope for,'the future. To be quite {fair to the "Daily Herald," however, hag published a great deal about China, though most of it is mise leading.
'There are plenty of questions asked almost daily in the House of Commons on China. Attention now being called 10 the truculence lof the militarists, who are appar ntly introducing' poison gas into their country as a method of war fare in future, I do not think, however, that public opinion over: rates the importance of the noisy utterances of General eng. In deny case China can be quite certain that when Great Britain goos to the Conference the Government - will know perfectly well what ix the British point of view on all the issues in question, The Manchester Chamber of [Commerce is very carefully con sidering the whole problem of the [Customs os they affect British trade, and other organizations of a more political character are doing Imuch the same thing. If the Bute Ish in China are wise, however, they will organize representation in Jsome form or another in this coune try. The China LAmsociation pose sesses some suthsrity to advise, duct a vigorous and energetic propaganda such as is most urgentl needed. In thes connexion I wal more than pleased to sce that the Liberal "Star" last week published very strong article on China, telling some real truths about the con ditions in that country and the risks hich British subjects were running Jand which they would run to a far Jareater extent were territoriality febandoned. In short what we are fall aiming at, is to ensure that if [China is to receive equal status Jamong the nations with all th Jothers, she should demonstrate un-Imistakably that she deserves it and will continue to deserve it. Sh thas by no means convinced anyone fat the present time, of her merits in thie respect.
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