But Mr, Mori was not satisfied. "If China' cannot preserve order in Manchuria, then Japan must," he went on, "We had to fight Russi to maintain peace in the Far East and for some 20 years there has been peace. When we declared war against Russia, our direct rights and interests had not been trodden on, but there was impending danger owing to the imperialistic designs of Russia. China has, of late, been in a state of turmoil and has been unable to maintain peace, and Russia is taking advantage of the trouble. What is the Government going to do t6 preserve our dignity and to safeguard our interests?"
Baron Shidehara's reply was that. no Government could - have acted better or more wisely than did the Government of which he had the honour to be Foreign Minister during the recentecivit war in Man-
The Speaker hereupon declared a excess and the passage-at-arms had to be ended,
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