London, May 19.
'The crisis at Kulangst the inter ational settlement of Amoy. was staged by the Japanese (0 test the Teaetion "of the Western Powers with a view to: the more. important tion in Shanghai, states the "Manchester Guardian" in' a leading urtiele today.
The most, encouraging feature about the Kulangst situa has showh every rea perate with "Britain, and desire to escape it commitments should encourage our own -hearted Government." the paper declares, "which hax been inclined favour appeasement in the For Rust, even after ite failure in "Uneouth Episode"
London, May 19, "A. rather uncouth episode whi is not the first and will not be the last of its is how "The Times" commented this morning on the "The relations between the Japanese fighting services and the fo concessions in China ure not the relations between the terrier an the "hedgehog." the paper added, "There is much excitable barking: the activities of the hedgehog are dis agreeable, restricted, and his nerves re subjected to a considerable strain. The terrier now and then launches 3 tentative assault. Until now these aggressive dabs at Tientsin, at Shanghat, and last week at Amoy, have not perceptibly furthered the terriers very obvious purpose. But there reason to suppose that he. will dictated by "Yer the only result of this policy has been to stimulate a violent antic British campaign, both in Jabin aiid throughout "the" Japanese-controlled foveas in China, based, no doubt, the sound theory that "one should Hack, the weakest point of the "IE the United States is ready to ce-operate in the defence of out feomnton interests at Kulangsu, the assumption is thay she would do. so necessary at Shanghai or else where in the Far East.
"This is a comforting thought, which" should dispel many fears the alliance with Russia might upon Japanese "The Par Bast litas provided another example of the fact that the way to ideal with dictate to treat them firmly." states th leader today.
The status of Kui is precisely: the same as that of the: International Settlement at Shanghai and if the democratic Powers had given way in Kulangsu, they would fave ween hard put later to make a stand in Shanghai, of Japanese concludes. "put the British "American "Delicate Situation"
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