British Government Trying to Stop Inhuman Warfare London, Feb. 7, Answering several questions In the House of Commons to-day touching the alr-bombing of civilian populations in Spain and China, Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, referring in particular to Spain, Tellerated the Government's strong view, in regard to the cruel sufferings thus inflicted.
"He expected to know in the two days the result of the initiative taken by the Government on February 2 in having competent departments carry out exhaustive inquiry on the subject.
Me, Eden assured the House that the Government regarded the question 98 an urgent one.
Regarding China, he said that the British representative at the last session of the League of Nations had taken" the initiative in urging the Advisory Committee to. express its view regarding air-bombing, and bad voted for a resolution adopted by the Assembly.
"The British Government had approached the combatants repeatedly, /Mr. Eden declared.
He expressed his readiness to con~ sider the suggestion made by Col. Josiah Clement, Labour member for Neweastle-under-Lyme, that the Vatican be approached for its con demnation of this kind of air attack.
The Foreign Secretary said in conclusion that the Government's sole desire was to puta stop to what it regarded as a wholly "illegitimate practice of warfare—Reuter.
Bombings in China "Exaggerted"
Londot, Feb. 8.
"can you justify the bombing Shanghai and other towns in China?"
This was the question put to-day to Baron Shu Tamil, the Counsellor of the Japanese Embassy, when he addressed the 1912 Club in London.
Baron Tomi replied that the bombing incidents in China were much exaggerated" Two hundred casualties in one town, he said, were maguifted to 3,000.
Tu 1023, Baron Tamil continued, Japan proposed to abolish air bombing, but the proposal was defeated largely duo to Great Britain fand France.
The Japanese Army, ha stated, sacrificed strategic advantage to warn owns, before bombing them, of what their military objectives there would be. These objectives had always been military points, he added and, the Japanese had done their utmost! to.avold bombing civilian populations Reuter,
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