London, July 22.
Measitres to be taken to provide against the "danger of a recession in economic activity whenever the stimulus of. the rearmament programme ceased, was the subject of a question in the House of Commons. The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who had referred to the matter in a recent speech at the Albert Hall, id that measures of ihe kind were not such as to fall within the purview of a single department of state. The whole matter was being studied by the departments most concerned and the Government would afterwards consider it in the light of these studies and would then have to decide on its policy,-Wireless through Reuter, the same tactics to-day in North China as she did in 1931 when. she carried out her plans in Manchurii as a result of the passivity of West em Poy The fact that Great Britain, in the present conflict, was adopting the position she took up in 1931 seemed especially lamentable and alarming apan would give up her plans, the newspaper concluded, only in the event of certain trustworthy govern: ments ceasing to tolerate them kewe, 'Pravda' Comments Moscow. July 22
Commenting on events in Nortà China, 'Pravda' writes "Undoubtedly the Japanese aggre: ion in North hina deals a hard blow to the terests of other. capital pow especially Britain, However, it be noted that the British Govern: ment all the time is applying the same policy of toleration and -cor-promise in respect to the Far ast-Europe. ern so as with aggressors in
"This policy will undoubtedly facilitate the aggressive plans o!)
Japanese imperialism. The events in North China deserve the most seri, attention, for they represent part o Japan's preparations for a "b on the mainland."—Tas
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