Hope for Foreign Assistance Not Entertained The allegation by the Japanese Government that China is "playing one power against another" with a view to securing foreign help in the solution of the Lukouchiao question was emphatically refuted by the "Ta Kung Pao" in a leading article yesterday.
In the first place, the journal said, the diplomatic history of the whole world is, as a matter of fact, a record countries "playing one nation airist another Japan," it remarked, "formerly allied herself with Great Britain against Soviet Russia, and now with Germany against the same country. Does this not mean playing one power against another?
Secondly, the paper continued, during the past few years, has realized the truth of salvation. the same time she welcomes spiritual assistance, and economic ce-operation from foreign countries.
In diplomatic fields, the journal said, China has never entertained any desire td with A against B or with B against C. for she well understands that this is unnecessary and impossible, And: n the realm [of militar; activities, she hopes still less for foreign nce, because she knows that no citizen of any country will shed his blood for China.
The presentation of notes by the Chinese Government to the signatories of the Nine-Power Pact after the outbreak of the Lukouchiao inc dent, the journal stated, was merely io make clear the responsibility for the occurrence of the unfortunate affair, China did not request the different powers to take any action against Japan Thirdly, in the opinion of the paper the NinesPower Pact is "fund amentally powerless." Even the League of Nations could not testi Japan, Can the Nine-Power Pact censure her drastic actions in North China?
From the above three points, the paper said, "we ore resolved not to employ the policy of playing one power against another and to seek foreign assistance.
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