The editorial was prompted by th: Renyo message of October 5 from Tokyo, quoting Lord Barnby as say-fe have come not merely as am-Dassadors of good-will but. also "for the purpose of discussing some practlcal business affairs withthe Japanese and 'Manchoukuo officials. We hope {o be able to reach an understanding concerning economic' ce-operation In Manchuria, "Phe revival of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance has become the hope oft all. thinking people in Great Britain"
While allowing that "all sorts tendentious reports" circulated—3¥ Japanese news agencies as a resuit of this statement, regarding "plans for the participation of British capital in the development of Manchuri creating the impression "as if che British Mission had no other object in coming to the Far East than the discussion of economic €o.operation with Japan" (rather an uncompllmentary' scepticism towards honest Lord) Barnby's word?), "naturally have to be discounted because their Japanese origin," the editorial, [however, contended that "they cannot be dismissed as entirely without foundation, for where there is so much smoke there must be fire.
Commenting on the familiar practice of Japanese diplomacy to render lip-service to the principle of.be Open Door whenever she is engaged in aggression on this country, but es soon as she secures her point and consolidates her fruits of aggression the starts to undermine that principle, and quoting as an example Ja-
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