Chungking, May 11.
Commenting on the "message of goodwill sent to General Chiang Kol shek by members of the Britis Parliament, the Chungking "Joint Daily." in' a leading article tod: warmly welcomed the passage in the message in which they stated that they beticved China should be includ-any peace pact of democratic nations, China is not included in such pact." the journal declares, "the non-inclusion of China would' bea reurottable loss to the pact and also to its strength and value, while its resistance against aggression would be Continuing, the paper states: "Any anti-aggression front cannot disregard the Far East or China, Not only has the Soviet always adopted such an attitude, but the peace-loving people of America and England have placed freak, importance on China's war'
"hitherto, the British Government has hesitated to take a determined slond for fear of arousing Japanese enmity, his time, the British Government should be' aware of Japan's real intentions toward Britain, for example open attneks on Britain by the exe press, the anti-British cam~ pain in Japanese-occupied areas China, the insults and maltreatment of British nationals and the bombing of the British Consulate-General in Chungking:
nainly these cannot be regarded tus fricindly gestures. Japan has already counted China's freedom and Independence and. also British Far Eastern interests, as part of Japan's trophies in the present war in China.
Government cannot unless it ignores its obligations to protect the interests of British
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