The comments in the London papers on the [Shanghai struggle have been remarkably" alert and to the point. Tt is not often that a situation in China "Is. 20. accurately diagnosed on the immediate "receipt of press "despatches. A notable example of this clarity. of view siferded by the comments of "The Times" on fan attempt on the part of the Japanese author ties to draw a parallel between the events of ast month and the despatch by the British Government of the Defence Forces to Shanghai The Japanese Foreign Oflce declared that. the present' operations were on a line with. the British action in 1927 when "a mob of antic British demonstrators invaded the International Settlement"
The statement added that. "the two eases do not differ except In scope." Une fortunately "for Tokyo "The Times" after Publishing this statement on August 17 promptly Jcame. tock on the following day. with on Jemphatie retort:
Polat of fact they ater tu almost Tu 19:7'China was tu the three of civil wars, where there war mo. Reting tore. were {Hite Communist" propaganda ad "Intamed native sections. When te National roope entered Shanghai" the native. quartere were given over to. massacre and. pilage and Few people in Shanghai who knew of the Tokyo alement have been misled by it, but it highly satisfactory, {to see that even further afield than Shanghai it cut ttle ice.
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