The Archive · 1937

Strong Comment by "The Times"

London. Aug. 20.

Tt Is time for Japan to learn that They have always! fe ncnoukas, the free hand which she desires in Ea? ry, a fade East Asia will, in no circumstances.

Sha aut CaeSoranel Include Weence to play havoc with the lawful Interests of Great Britain, concludes a tong! leading article in Iways to seek a! ce "The Times" to-day dealing with Shanghai.

Tha tone of the leader towards order an. attack on "the Tat JJapan is one of the strongest which 1 doelntes the Lon has appeared in the newspaper in Emr chertes Rear recent. years.

by, of the Western. work See ae a io Chinese up to Japan's, recent actions in North Brunt auer bat hat gpa China, the journal asserts, have

Umorfennay" wha have. nothing tod itt tnt very Tong it Baropean forfeited her the sympathy of the Tir Bathe peat jo world sah Cie a Her impetuous adventure in Shang: cur nan ces hal, it proceeds, deserves to lose her sate teats are something more than sympathy. "On ier dee cai blatantly insufcient pretext, and sere Ay maser frithaut adequate Fecourte to media 'Sich ante Se Sa int die dmitarate Yom "the Times" asserts, "she Viboratoly brought started a war with China, and is Sasa tact on Seas country and in China which ra conducting that' war by" methods Iikely'to: chango the whole: character of leh inctade military teepane London, Aug. 23. the property of neutral Powers. ting. tromtod an Japan's nee again China's, wean which have' already, directly, caused The Japanese will not be influenced, (ie "Birmingham" Poa by what the Mghting may or may heavy financial and materit losses not do to the great city of Shanghai, to Britain and other countries. there fa no doubt that or, if they are. it will be because "The recent British, French and apan wil pay heal Onl ta shore the destruction serves their purpose, American offers to guarantee protec-declares the "Manchester Guardian" lamb gating deva ign of aequis oe a ion for Japanese nationals in Shang-Sty, acre a ain, ape polo, ity cua ere! moter aren, hag been refused, and." each MEW=MAper Droceeds, has three Stage: aot ber ears Ud lee cre Se' blames the other for its now-2 By a successful war produce la! acceptance.

"The fate of this reasonable plan is China a state of moral and physical Reon permitted to have developed of all. outside collapse. likely 10 be the fat Exploit this state so as to ab-attempts at conciliation.

'Yet the Eoonomle Consequences sorb or make "independent" what Fights and property of British sub: fever paris of China she desires to London, Aug. 17. fects should be no less inviolable on control for her own benefit and' the other side of the world than they Japan can unquestionably wage Feduce the Central Government to are on this." ange-scale war for six months, says. subject condition which she calls' the "Evening Standard," but it it

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