East at this critical juncture in the history of Sino-Japanese relationships Ought to result in conveying 10 the British public a more realist conception of the situation than has yet been possible owing to the diMeutiles obscuring the issues. Lord Rother mere is @ passenger on the Empress Japan touching here-and bound for Hongkong before paying a return Visit to Japan. In' another column will be found a frank exposition of his views and his belief that' the Japanese Government will not be Yound unreasonable in settling the outstanding issues. He also makes important reference to Britain's interests in this part of the world and the modification la " Japanese policy which would have occurred had the Anglo-Sapancse alliance been continued. As chief proprietor of the "Dally Mail" the "Daily Mirror," the "Evening News" and other London newspapers, he is in a position to bring an extensive knowledge and experience of world problems to beat on his analysis of the Far Ensters problem which is fraught with such rave possibilities should diplomatic negotiations collapse, and his views. merit Important consideration in the light of the conferences which are to be held in Nanking. Incidentally, Lord Rothermere is not the first of the distinguished family which built up this chain of great London newspapers to visit Shanghai, His elder brother, the late Lord Northeliffe visited Shanghai and China shortly before his death in 1922.
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