The Archive · 1937

Italian View of Envoy Incident

Britain Seen Unwilling to Enforce Demands Rome, Aug. 28.

"It is not a mere episode but an important event revealing Great Britain's difficult position," writes "La Stampa," commenting on the wounding of the British Ambassador The paper believes the incident will not have important conseque' as "nothing can arrest Japan exc force of arms, and London is patently not willing to attempt the risks of a military expedition.

"The Japanese blockade of the China coast raised objections from the United States who merely contented themselves with the nonrecognition of a state of war for continuing their trade," the journal America is in no wise willing to fight and Japan is continuing to take appropriate measures in her interes The paper concludes by underlining importance of the alleged capture of Kalgan by the Japanese "it considerably reduces the possibility of direct assistance from the Soviet Government."—Hava:

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