English Press Comment: Growth of National Sentiment London, Reticence fs observed in auth tive circle in London as regards the Memorandum transmitted by. th British Charge g'Affaires at. Peki to: his diplomatic colleagues, but, it is pointed. out: ahat_ the benevolent attitude of Great Britain to the aspirations of the Chinese people for the revision of the " present Treaty situation has "become obsoured owing to the absence of a Central Government in Chioa, which was @ necessary condition for cary ing out the programme laid down Jat Washington, and, therefore, in the spirit of the' Washington Agreement, Great Britain has now submitted to the other Powers sugges-[tions as regards the attitude which should be adopted on the quest ich lof surtaxes and extraterritoriality.
Tt is declared that Great Britain has no wish to intervene in the civil war raging in China or to favour any party, but the Powers fare now confronted with a growth fof national sentiment in China which necessitates a very careful review of the situation.
It is not believed that tie Mey morandum deals with the question of recognition (of the Canton Government) but primarily with the so-called © Washington surtaxes, which, in the view of the Brjifsh Goverar.ont, should be granted as soon 2 possible for the benefit of the ravinees in which they are actueuly collected.
A matter of Common-Sense The "Manchester Guardian" declares that the Memorandum proposes that the surtaxes promised to China under the Washineton Treaties of 1922 should immedi-ely
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