Washington, Feb, 27
Press reports from the Far East that the conciliation and authoritarian powers of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, are extending to Japan and may result in talks between Great Britain and Japan, regarding British interests in China, have been decried by responsible quarters here, Attempts to make mischief between Great Britain and America, they declare, are discerned in these reports, Even those who do not approve of Mr, Chamberlain's course, it is pointed out, believe that it may lead to a firmer stand by Great Britain and America in the Far East by removing the cause of British weakness in the Mediterranean, Meanwhile, a week after the resignation of the British Foreign Secretary, Mr, Anthony Eden, the American public is still aroused by British developments as at no time since the abdication, in December, 1936, of King Edward VIII, Some commentators believe that Mr. Chamberlain's policy should sympathetically be given a trial, but they warn Americans against jumping to conclusions until the British electorate has had an opportunity to endorse or condemn the Prime Minister's attitude towards the League of Nations.—Reuter,
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