The Archive · 1937

Economist Urges Boycott

London, Sept. 28.

in pursuance of a campaign boycott on Japanese goods, the "News Chronicle" to-day publishes an article by Sir Arthur Salter, the economist who has paid two visits to China in the capacity of adviser to the Government, Sit Arthur, developing the suggestion that Japan could not carry the face of an embargo on. her goods by other countries, or even by Great Britain and the United States, lurges the public to assure its overwhelming "support for any such measure by, the British Government in. concent with other Governments, "The Times" Comment is not an easy matter for one ration to outrage the feelings of the whole world, but Japan, as yesterday's speeches at Geneva made very "plain, has in the past few days made. herself an exception to this rule, declares "The Times". to-day in a leading article headed "Frightfulness."

Tt' has become terribly clear, the newspaper proceeds, that in prosecute Ing her undeclared war with China, Japan is resolved "to abandon all remorse on horror's head horrors accumulate," and the world watches her actions with growing resentment and, disgust, Referring 0 the statement of Admiral Yonai, Minister of the Navy, inthe Diet' that it was unthinkable: that the Imperial Navy should coinmit an act contrary to humanity, "The Times" observes that these. lofty words make a "shabby pendant to the Imperial Navy's latest exploit in systematically destroying @ whole Ashing fleet of junks."

Te is a crime revolting not only to "the world at large, the journal states, ft Chinese territory.

The Bishop of Winchester, in_an Jaddress before the Diocesan Conference, said that "cold-blooded barism, the bombing of non-comfoatants and the sinking of small Colony fisher-folk, must be—con~ Jdemned by every nation which claims to be civilized."—Reuter.

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