The Archive · 1927

Britain and Canton

Here the writer makes a short reference to Mr, Lampson's visit to Hunkow, He considers it the first step toward the recognition of the Southern government. He 13 Hot Position to believe that the British Government will adopt such a policy, inasmuch as the Kuomintang have excused considerable damage and loss to the British mer= chants in the Yangtze valley and routh China, At the same. time, he explains, the recognition of the Southern government means the ree cognition of the Bolshevik moves ment in China, OF course, it must be kept mind, he says, that the Soviets will Js9 extend their activities to other after ha their work in China, Then the Soviet movement will he & menace not only to China, but also to at Britain, the United Statcy, avec and Japan as well,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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