July 25, dustrial centres with centuries of! foundation behind them,—was, revealed by Sir Thomas in his an-Houncement that the filling factory at Woolwich is to be transferred 10, different points in South Wales, Lancashire and Scotland, thereby' placing them less within range of attack. This is a concrete example of the changing basis of defence. It does seem alittle absurd that the two principal arsenals, Woolwich and the Small. Arms Factory at Enfield, should be 80 close to London. When Henry between Canton and Nanking. It naturally follows that a change of personalities in Kwangsi is desired.
The question is whether the two amicers concerned with be prepared to acquiesce in the destiny proposed for them. General Pai Chung-hsi may not be attracted by Chekiang and General Li Tsung-jen's new appointment will be dlscharged by residence in Nanking, obligation which he may consider to be embarrassing. The reports of further movements Kwangs! troops into Hunan are apparently regarded in Nanking with but there he seemed to be muddled! this journal the honour of mention! Japan's lends to generate a sense of isola for Sapajou's cartoon cited dealt—tic ion which is not justified by the far as the files show—with friendly feelings ready to move in certain reports of alleged bellicosity her "regard.
In ils extreme guise in Soviet Russia, Germany and. this aloofness produces an aggres-Japan being amiably engaged in iveness which, as Lord Stanhope {telephone conversation on the sub-pointed out with specific reference ject.
This example of confusion of to recent incidents, complicates the thought may give the key to Lord] work of developing Anglo-Japanese Marley's peculiar discoveries in friendship, Far Eastern stability, /Shanghai. Had he read the "North-to which "Japan rightly China Daily News" with the such importance, is not likely to assiduity proper to a man in his encouraged by the assumption position he would have perceived of chronic attitude of mistrust, {that the result of the last Municipal self-assertiveness and VII established a dockyard and In the fow weeks which have equanimity. If accurate they are Powder magazine at Woolwich his Elections did not favour his inter- suspicion, by one of the chiot elapsed since he accepted the apideas were perfectly sound for he considered to indicate nothing more pretation of the desire of the] powers concerned in its maine pointment, Sir Thomas Tnskip, than an attempt to safeguard the Minister for the Ca-ordination. of had his base close to the capital Positions of the two racaleitrants.
British Shanghailander for' the tenance. Lord Peel has frankly with easy access to the sea. That /status quo to be altered in favour, admitted that Defence, has justified the creation It may be recalled that their read-there may be a served well for three and half of Japanese dominance of the divergence of interests—even an the position and the wisdom of mess to accept the new designations centuries but ideas which survived International Settlement. _Nor is 0 ecasional clash—but there the British Government's choice. recently given in confirming them The fact that in the House of Com-the Tudor wars, through the there any sign that the Foreign reason why the traditions et glee? their respective posts in Kwangsi Napoleonic wars to the Great War expect Soviet Russia to pull China's|of the old Ofice at Nanking is disposed to national diplomacy, to say nothin mons he was able to use so short a was conveyed by General Li Ping-are inapplicable to modern con-friendship of Great period as eight weeks to measure hsien when he recently went to ditions. "Vulnerability leading to chestnuts out of the Japanese fire.
Britain "with Japan, should not be the progress of the Government's Nanking to discuss the crisis in General Chang Chun has emphatic Grave danger to supplies is one equal to the discovery of an plans for improving supplies neces Kwangsi with the Central Govern-aspect. Another: is the danger to cally advanced the promotion of a amicable solution, Lord Stanhope sary for national defence is sufl-London with the presence of such ment, Now this new change has directly friendly relations with no less frank in confessing cient in itself to illustrate the been made, eliminating them altoge-corrective to defence deficiencies establishments so near providing'
'Japan on the principle of "live and. that certain manifestations, which ther from' Kwangsi, their attitude let live," by the due exercise of th easy targets from the alr. 'The pos have been specially active in Pei~ made available by the creation of may be modified. Yet it is dificult sibility of distributing such imrugged virtue of self-help. China' ping, complicated the problem. It is the new post. Since the Great War, to sce what they can do, The con-experience would not Portant establishments. throughout favour] greatly to be hoped that, stimulated and in a greater degree within the solidation of General Vu Han-mo's the country, isolating them and re-Lord Marley's proposal that the by the renewal of her international last two or three years, the problem position in Kwangtung has been moving them as far as possible from smuggling problem should be a tivities at Montreux, Japan will of national defence has undergone the attack is one which commends proceeding apace. Kwangsi, as referred to the League of Nations, enable her Ambassador in London great transformation, and nobody General Li Ping-hsien told' the who could frame plans and prin Itself to-proponents of a drastically of which, incidentally, Japan is no Central Government last week, is 0 exercise his influence in restoring changed scheme to render the coun-longer a member. "Join the Army the position, ciples to stand the test of actual dependent on the goodwill ' of try if not immune, o at least place and see the world." Lord Marley wartime experience 20 years. ago it on a footing which will minimize Kwangtung and in that light it is once was a distinguished affeer in could be expected to envisage in all losses, A writer in the "Fortnightly possible that the new regime in the Marines who see even more of,
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