London, Jan. 7.
After an all-day sittings a joint meeting to-day of the Trades Unioa Congress, the Parliamentary Labour Party, and the Executive of the Labour Party, summoned to discuss the suggested boycott of Japanese goods, decided to renew, "Labour's demands upon the British Govern ment to prohibit British citizens from selling war material or lending money to Japan." E It also decided, according to at official statement, "to urge all cther nations, including the United States, to ce-operate in economic measures necessary to re-establish international law and order."
For this purpose, the National Council of Labour was empowered, at its conference to be held early next week, to consider further necessary to carry out this policy.
Other decisions reached by the meeting to-day are said to have included an appeal to the British people to refrain from purchasing Japanese products of any kind, and approval of concrete measures io attain this end.
It is understood that there was meeting. some division of opinion at the
It is not believed that British trade unions are prepared to take any action which would involve them is isk or diffieulty—Reuter, London, Jan. 8.
After pointing out that the Japanese demands on the Municipal Council represent the first direct challenge tu the position of the Western Powers in China, the "Manchester Guardian says: "One principle which must never be forgotten is that the whole Settlement rightfully belongs to China, and must one day be given back to her—and not to the Japanese, But it would be possible, and may be expedient, the journal adds. to give the Japanese a larger share of the Administration without giving them control of the Settlement.
It is most undesirable, however. that the Japanese at present should be given control of the police force. which would permit them to do what they liked with the Chinese population.
Even if the Western Powers, the "Manchester Guardian" concludes, do not care to BEЋE for their own interests, they can at least champion the unfortunate wretches under their protection.
"Japan," says the "Daily Herald," "can be stopped." British Labour, it declares, demands once again that stepg|the peaceful governments of the. world shall take common action in defence of law and humanity in the Far East.
There is no excuse, the "Daily Herald" continues, for defeatism or pessimism in meeting the Japanese challenge to world law. intensely vulnerable to economic restraints. Cut off her exports and she must lose the power to wage the aggressive war which she is spreading over all China,
sumers to refuse to Japanese Meanwhile, the journal urges con-
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