"The Times," in a leader on the Soviet ultimatum to Chiao, examines the situation and expresses the opinion that the Soviet Government may be legally right, but are morally wrong.
It thinks it highly probable that Russia will risk a serious campaign Manchoria present, of]
1 grounds. Campaigning the "Times" adds, would certainly' be the worst propaganda in Britain for a resumption of dipl>- matic relations with the Soviet.
Manchester Guar fan's. Comment 'The Manchester 'Guardian' commenting upon the Sino-Russian situation, says that the Chinese, their high-handed action over the Chinese Eastern. railway, ha given a warning to all other Powers that the present Chinese ralers re-Jcognize no agreement which is. unsupported by force.
They have provided, the paper continues, an excellent argument for the pastimement, even by the iviendliest foreign Powers, of any change in the existing system extraterritoriality. Nothing they have done in recent years is better, calculated to stiffen the attitude of foreigners who still have privgigges ao and properties in China to agp Tt sens improbable, sayswethe 'Manchester "Guardian," that Russia would' speak as firmly as she has done unless she were assured, at tthe least, of the passive support of [Tapan, but the paper imagines. that Tapan's influence will be used in Favour of a peaceful settlement ant it urges that British influence should used immediately in the same
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