he world by force, Mr. Duff-Cooper affirmed that the time has come to organize resistance.
"I think that war can be still avoided, but only by swift and resolute, united action," he said.
Mr. Duff-Cooper advocated the formation of a more compact Government, able to act swiftly.
"By that I do not say that it is necessary to put everyone into uniform and ask every young man join the Army but we should assert the principle that in times of emergency, the State has the right to demand military service from every man of military age. This would have a great effect upon world opinion."—Havas.
Reports that, following the opening: lof Tsingtao to foreign shipping, the Japanese were contemplating the re-{|sumption of third party shipping along the Yangtze, were discredited yesterday b; a British shipping official, who stated that negotiations between the Japanese authorities and representatives of third party Powers were still deadlocked.
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