Western Powers Blamed for Negative Attitude Moscow, Aug. 5.
a teading article,' "Tavestia® writes: "During the first weeks of the events in North China British and American circles, losing their eyes to the real state of affairs, tried {o under-estimate the signileance of the events and to class them usual" incidents of a local character.
Naturally, such a position played into the hands of. the Japanese plunderers. Discovering that the US.A. takes, a position of Isolation from the active struggle for peace, and that England continues the policy of compromise, the Japanese are completely letting themselves. loose proceeding to a determined attack along the entire front, among the ruling ireless of the world) powers, there are such as hoped that the development Japanese aggression in Novth China Would follow another' direction, ad that the development of Japanese expansion'in the direction of Central, Southern China' and the—Pacific 'Ocean would be removed from the Jagenda, at least, temporarily. Recent development of' events. shows with full clarity that such hopes are entirely groundless. Not seeing real opposition on the part of the U.S.A. and Britain, and having felt through hitter experience all the dimeulties connected with an other dire the Japanese proceed along the line of Yeast resistance further into the Interior of China. 'The Japanese are preparing large scale provocations' in [Central and: Southern China, diveetly within Britain's sphere of influence.
he latest events again confirm that China is not the end in itself for Japanese imperialism, hat in. foreing the conquest of China the Japan-Jose are forcing the creation of a drill-ground and favourable condi tions for a new world war for 4 new redivision of the wotld.—Tass,
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