Not " great amount of value will be attached to the statement made by the Japanese Embassy spokesman concerning the refusal of the military} authorities to permit the landing of 100 tons] of beans shipped to Nanking by the Interna. tional. Relief Commitice, It was claim the "obstinate" stand of the committee in insisting. that it should deal exclusively with the] of the' beans, {the rout Chinese "depending upon cileulated danger of beri Tu all xou {ith they transported the cargo to Nanking, aul then on what appears to-be a mere quibble, fo who should distribute the beans, valuable help for the Chinese refugees had either been denied them or at least pustponcd. There is something unreasonable in the Japanese demand that the Committee should hand the beans over to the Nanking Autonomous Commission for dis-{eibution. The Autonomous Commission more than a little work before it to estab fits own authority, and it would be better ployed in seeking to do that than in branching Off into side issues such as relief. which is being] quite alliciently handled by the International Relief Committee, The Embassy spokesman remark that 100 tons of beans was an excess quantity, "as we are not aware that there ar 0 many cases of Chinese suffering from bei beri" is entirely beside the point. It is not the number who are suffering at the moment that is the cancer of the Committee, but the fact Precautions should be taken to prevent th disease gaining a hold. Once that aspect of the matter is seen, the question arises as to whether 100 tons is sulMicient for the preventive work, they are designed to do.
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