"cmxa avo Fongicn Powsns."—Dy, Sir Frederick Whyte, xc. Pabe lished! under the' auspices of, the Moyal Institute' of International vised? 7 jilats,"Oord, Univeral Preae ree, Bs, Gd. Second. Edition res
Eighteen months ago a well-known) Chinese publicist, a charming man, a friend, was staying in our house. After an evening's talk, he said to me, "If Great Britain and America friendship, they must "Doesn't that like bribery?" I "No woman," he exclaim ed, with unnecessary heat, understands international Yet I feel it a matter for con" gratulation, writes Lady Hosie in the "Observer," that Sir Frederick Whyte's invaluable broch "China and Foreign Powe should in a second and revised in edition lying on my deskt I welcome the additions the Historieal Documents ju the Appendix, which has been skilfully compiled s0 as to give the core off the China situation. And I look forward with pleasant antichyations to a Third Edition, This revised edition contati anirable reswmé of the events of the last two years, and much new matter with regard to Russia and. Japan. It is impossible to under stand China's present perplexities without weighing the effect on hen. of the reactions of these two nations to Soviet ideas.' It seems hard line that the mental crises of Europey her fevers and her wars, should have such overwhelming effects on, far-off China: gnd we certainly owa China something on this ne county The author considers "interference!" undesirable. What is the solution for these unpremeditated "inter ferences"?
Tt cannot be a matter for pride to the West that a nation may nob help a sister nation without ineurre ing suspicion, An occasional detail calls fox query. Undoubtedly, for instance, Sir Thomas Wade believed there were incontrovertible reasons blaming the Yunnan officials, rati than the hillman, for Mr. Margar murder in 1875; and tradition and logic uphold him. The murder wap g-final eatstrophe, after years of Oficial obstruction of treaty prow visions, On the cther hand, one must feet rush of deep satisfaction that 96 keen a thinker as the author should, after much probing, ive so clean sheet to successive British govern" ments.
The author assumes that the abolition of foreign extraterritorial rights is an aim in itself, that the are intrinsically depas In the interests of both Chinese and. point is debatable, ights" are a small thing indeed compared with the rights and urgent needs of the inarticulate Chinese multitudes: and it is the judi justice one Joyed by the foreigners which has made right-minded Chinese eager for similar justice for their own, people, within their own borders, Again, sometimes the author gives impression as my Chinese that Chinese goodwill can be bought and sold as at auction, Obviously this is far from the real opinion of either of them. Britain does indeed desire China's goodwill, but still more does the desire China's welfare. A friend will temporarily forfeit goodwill for that greater end, if need be, As for seeking British leadership in Chinese affairs to-lay, every lover of China is inclined rather to echo Livingstone, and call down Heaven's blessing on'anyone, "Turk, atheist, or infidel," who lay gentle hands of' healing on her wounds, But intelligence is needed also, and brochure helps, Two interesting Portmanteat volumes that have just appeared of Home deserve special notice: Messrs, Ernest Benn have put out Ga, "Great French Short Stories, edited by Lewis Melville and Reginal Hargreaves. All the great names and all the wonderful contes of Gaul are to be found here. bargain at the price. Then, Messrs, Macmillan publish at 7s. 6d. "Th Short Stories of Thomas Hardy. Good wine needs no bush. 1,076 pages for 7s. 6d! Verb cup.
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