Peking, Apr. 5.
The "Peking Leader" and the "North China Standard" show a striking divergence of views in editorials on the scétlement reached Between Mr. MacMurray and the Nationalist authorities, "The Nanking Government's, apology" the "Peking Leader" declares, "is all that could be asked for. The American acceptance of Nanking's proposal for a joint Sino-American body to assess the damages fair to both sides, The responsibility for the attack obviously restcd'on Chen Chien and the chief punishment should be visited on him, but under the actual cireumstances, an American demand that he should be punished would virtaily have made a settlement _impossible ax Nanking is in no position to carry it out, Mr, MacMurray, therefore, was wise in not insisting thereon, The Nanking Government has done as well as circumstances permitted in the matter of punishment of the guilty. It is not surprising that Nanking took the opportunity to raise the question of treaty revision, Mr. MacMurray might have refused to discuss it because it was irrelevant, but such a refusal would have savoured of churlishness, Courtesy prompted the action which was taken, The settlement isa personal triumph for Mr. MacMurray, but the story is incomplete without reference to the work of Sie Miles Lampson, which paved the way. Reports indicate that Sir Miles Lampson and General Huang Fu reached ar. agreement on the same lines, but a last-minute hitch occurred. "Sir Miles Lampson's refusal to accede to the requests for an apology for the barrage and treaty revision made it clear to the Nanking authrities that they could not achieve. their desires on these points. This made Mr, MacMurray's task easier. Americans are gratified that th Government is the first to settle the matter in fair terms but are glad that their cousins are working on the same lines at the same time."
The Other Aspect. says the "North the latest. ex-face-saving proclivities, which are cheap and Catile ud tantamount to dishonesty but some of China's neighbours have contributed to these irregular, specious practices with a total disregard for duce ney and uprightness, we Fu's second Note is a derate insult to the memory: of the victims and to the intelligence ard honour of any nation. There should have been no haggling and _quibbling: the answer should have bec flung back in the teeth of the maker without equivocation or honeyed vronds. The Note dealing with treaty revision is. ent mes ingles, for. America merely what all the Powers have
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