The Archive · 1933

CHINESE NOTES

Chinese Chimeras regarding the fact that, the Lytton Report, like this journal, has consistently emphasised the grave breach of international understand ings and the cumulative falsifeation of promises involved -in_dapancee Action in Manchuris, "UK", i his letter published to-day, asks why the Powers have not actively intervened

really given inthe Lytton' Report beh of China, "THe answer i and in the Report of the Committee of Nineteen formally adopted by the Longue, K's" eter" grosly Micidentally. the "attitude of this bles' the League's findings and,

Journal, It therefore would be un-Profitable to occupy space and the time of the reader in dealing with an ingenious. erection of" skittles for the purpose of bowling them over, 'Perhaps it were best to point fut that, if the Powers were. to Intervene on the Lines suggested by U: K.", they might expect to find him, in the event, declaring' that the resultant settlement had een secured by Eh faithful observance of the Louxues fesolations and ready, obedience Gre" Powers "entreaties"

For that is how, after a. short twelve months, he regards the ces:

ion of hostilities at Shanghal—"our complete, surrender" he. calla it—in airy forgetfulness "of actual military" position and the manner in which the good offices of the "honest broker", were used. that occasion. "U.K." fal to: perceive. the significa overwhelming condemnation of Japanese policy by the members of the League or he would not put forth the view that the attitude of thi Journal and "most of the neutral can be ascribed to. "deliberate it is to be feared, \ood of perverse his chair listening to an instrument which i 1 is sold to him on the understanding that it brings him amusement,

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