Paris, Dec, 14.
The bombing of the United States gunboat Panay is believed to have been discussed when the Foreign Under-Secretary, M, do Tessan, ro~ ceived the American Ambassador, Mr. William C, Bullitt, yesterday, Political circles here believed that France and Great Brtain will support America, but declare that these two countries are at pre~ sent waiting to see definitely what the United States intends to do, "Hf the facts as related by telegrams from the Far East are true, they: describe an iMegal action which could not be allowed in any organized society or civilized state," declares "Lo Temps" in a leading' article. to-@ay on Japanese attacks on foreign shipping in China.
"The lates? incidents near Ni king." the newspaper continues, of a particularly rave nature, os, it a question of real acts of hostility against British and Amerean ships without any provocation their part. It is understandable that the warlike act against the gunboat Panay should cause the greatest con-
"have an absolute ight be on the Yanitlze, 'The "Govern Jments principally interested in Far Ea rs have given sufeient proof of goodwill for' it to be. ime possible to suspect them of wanting use the prevent crisis og a pretext for checking Japan and forcing her into a general war."—Reuter, Public Reaction Awaited Paris, Dee, 14, Commenting on the attacks on British warships and the USS. Panay on the Yangtze Riven "Lo Petit Journal" declares, "Now every {thing depends upon the reaction of public opinion, None is more dependent on public reactions than President Roosevelt and no. nation is more likely to be aroused by Japanese aygeression than the United States, Tokyo understood this, and didn't wait for American protests to present her excuses, L'Action Francaise" writes. 'Knowing the admirable discipline of the Japanese army, navy "and aviation one cannot help being surprised by the tremendous errors of ring' of the Japanese aviators and gunners:"—Havas,
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