'The only foreigner on board th pick quarrels with anybody, they nevertheless are so made that vessel, at the time of the reported if a quarrel were ever forced upon them, I should have no shadow seizure, was' Captain A. Steen, the of doubt either as to what their answer would be, or what the Norwegian skipper. According to ren ultimate outcome would be." ports which were said to have reached the owner of the vessel, the Ada was Lord Halifax went on to say that. seized by an unidentified Japanese, relations between the State and the destroyer, as she was about to pull individual which for them had been into the port of Wenchow. Thej firmly established on the basis of 24 and the cruiser took the small Japanese flag was subsequently hoist-liberty and respect for human. personality, were elsewhere replaced by steamer into tow and departed for ar philosophies opposed to many things unknown destination. t Englishmen regarded as fundamental.
According to the same report, a Tt was this clash of philosophies, in Portuguese vessel was searched by the addition to the legacy of a feeling of Japanese at the same time but was? disturbances left behind by the Great permitted to carry on, whilst inves-"War, which was today responsible for tigators sent to Wenchow by the local the present atmosphere, in which in-owner of the Ada are said to have London, Feb. 4. tolerance was often regarded as a been told by the crew of several "Conversations of the greatest imsign of strength, and tolerance as a junks which were near the scene at portance ore likely to take place next sign of weakness. the time of the alleged seizure, that Week between France and Germany," they saw the Japanese warship tow Easy to Give Up Trying ihe "Daily Herald" announced this the Ada away.
"It is in this atmosphere," the For-Other reports indicate that the "Of course, a rip-roaring speech by eign Særetary proceeded, "that we in small coastal vessel was seen off Duce tonight before the Grand this country, the Government and the Amoy a few days later but nothing would spoil every-people, are called upon to try and definite has been heard meanwhile. build a real peace.
The seizure of the Ada is the fourth "I can understand the temptation made by the Japanese naval authori~j some times to throw up the sponge, ties within the last few weeks, the land abandon efforts that seem to bring other three vessels being the St. Vin-no reward. tent de Paul, a British coastal vessel "It would have been very easy for operated by Messrs. Herlofson, Gordon Mr. Chamberlain (the Prime Minister) and Reeves of Shanghai, and the s. to have stopped trying to restore con-|Haidah and the s. Havthor, both) fidence in Europe—many would have flying the Norwegian flag. stopped.
All these vessels were detained on "Mr. Chamberlain has been violent-charges of having carried contraband ly assailed for his perseverance, but ќo Chinese troops, although searches Eg
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