The Archive · 1925

THB DEFENCE OF SHANGHAI

the Editor of the NowriC1 Daly News." Sim—Reviewing—the political left then outside, they would make situation throughout China during harder for the country people: the past week, it, would appear that -|or because it is necessary for our the time has arrived for the leading. own immediate interests and we Foreign' Powers in China to arrange cunt very well help, ourselves. for at least one battalion of infantry Take the first reason. If half from each Power to be stationed in what the various staff and outside contributors to your columns say The mere fact of having numerous is true regarding the needless destroyers and battle cruisers lying. destruction and suffering they. me in the Huangpu is insufficient for. flict on the villagers in the vicin-the safety of the Settlement, and ity, the solliers—with the possible however ood the S. exception of a few would-be neutral im the hed Asay sce, od (or att lon Shanghai, they will be overcome tier might better be guaranteed, aheer welkhs of numbers: if deserve any 205 angus all p diplomatic representatives ly reed to St8¥ that the stationing of infantry worse off battalions in Shanghai is against (ovoviding they, took UNCO the extraterrtorality treaties people they "plunder, who are without any means of protection, Present Powers are fully justified in pro-the Foreign' Can't we "rule tle fest reason for tecting the lives and vested interests Sdminaon out, of take feet" re: fof their nationals. There is no tutions to. uctve oureeiver tat the rizanie de" mari oot come "Take. the second reason. Jud ing from pat evente, the county Talk get it coming aid going. It remove one et of cnemiea, taly "eaves "the other, opposing [fection Tre to do as thy wil Tooting and. destroying. what they don't want for loot, whereas if we leave the. two fecions free they thay a Toast ill each other of and Trove' pecedtul counuymen Shot (he buntoces of living. doubt at all that the foreign policy: adopted by the various Powers as regards China, has been one of extreme weakness, and it is only: by. adopting a very firm attitude that Jone can hope in some small way, to fonsist to rid the country of the robbers and bandits who now set themselves up as' a so-called "Government."

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