Sheridan long ago emphasized the danger of unanimity which Is. too emphatic—"where they do agree on the stage their unanimity. is wonderful". That thought occurs to the mind as the resolution of the Japanese House of Re: Dresentatives is studied in relation to the actual feels of the situation in China," Much responsibility rests on those who have used their control of the Japanese press to create among their countrymen the belief that Jupanese relations with China have been ina desperate plight for some months. Since the beginning of the year foreign residents in Japan. have. been moh struck by the persistanee with which capital ha: been made in Japanese newspapers out of evens incident involving Sino-Japanese friction, It is obvious that the "war fever" prevalent in Tokyo, could not have been generated without artiNela! assistance of that kind. The representatives who made themselves responsible for the sweeping resolution passed on Aug, 6 are to be pitied, They are the victims of as gratuitous a piece of organized distortion of facts as cold well be conceived for the delusion of a nation, They have been made to declare that Japan has maintained "a fair and cautious attitude" since the clash at Marco Polo. Bridge, in blissful ignorance, apparently, of the drastic measures {taken bythe Japanese military on the spot to strengthen their forees, extend their operations and, 0 use General Kiyoshi Katsuki'e viv ly, provocative words, to "chastise the. all Fageous Chiness". They have accused China of a Jack of "conciliatory spirit" when it has been obvious to any detached observer that the Gov= ferment at Nanking is at ils wits" end to dis cover what Japanese requirements are and how they" may be met without plunging Into wav. The ponderous assertion that China has "wanton ly violated agreements and pledges" is so wildly Inaccurate that. it deserves ranking beside the discovery: that "China has feverishly pushed. on war preparations against Japan"—a feverishness little discernible that the steady reinforcement of Japanese troops completely' overshadows it. Japan wants, 0 the resolution vers, "ce-operation" and not "territory" ing peace in Fast Asia" and the rejection of "China's anti-Japanese policy. which defies international faith." The only obstacle that can be noticed at the moment as blocking the way to peace in Asin or international faith is Japanese fullitarism which is not only assailing the tegrity of China but threatens ultimately to Involve the Japanese nation in economic and
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