"For instance, Great Britain recently refused Japan's request to withdraw her vessels from the Yangtze, allowed her vessels to stay in the war zone on purpose, and not only gave various conveniences thereby to the Chinese troops and interfered with Japan's military action, but remained silent when China blockaded the river for checking the movements of the Japanese fleet.
"When the Japanese navy made painstaking efforts and restored navigation om the river, Great Bri-lain at once raised the question of free navigation and cried loudly for the protection of her own vested rights and interests. Is it not too selüsh an attitude "It is this very Britain, indeed, which has enabled China to put up prolonged resistance to Japan and has made it inevitable for Japan to be determined on prolonged fighting with China. If Great Britain is thus waiting for Japan's national power to be spent, it is easy to see that the China Incident cannot be solved without asking for British reconsideration.
"Now is the time for the Japanese people to have a definite determination to cope with Britain. For this purpose, it is necessary that the Japanese themselves should know the real great power of Japan and acquaint themselves at the same time with the reasons why they should not be afraid of Great Britain.
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