The Archive · 1938

Accepts Humiliation

Whoever wishes to formulate a policy for the future, continues General' Chiung must experience dif-Aculties to meet the immediate situa~ tion, Frequent adjustments neces~ agitated by unexpected developments, he adds, will give people an impres-lon of inck of decisiveness in action. The criticisms aroused over Britain's policy towards Ialy provided concrete evidence of this.

But Britain, the writer says, accepts humiliation because a commander may sacrifice his reconnoitring patrols for the main army but he cannot sacrifice the main army for patrols.

Briton," General Chiang goes Mi never sacrifice his life for The world regards Great Britain's compromising policy evidence of military weakness. 'That is a mistake. 'The British talc about it and that is a matter of policy. With Great Britain and France working in close -co-oper tion, they" have no equal in' the world today.

"in dhe modern world, however, a nation may perish after a military victory, for the fact that a victory rings' prosperity to nation, something belonging to past history.'

'General Chiang believes "that. Great Britain" should try to crush Germany and taly, with' assistance from France, Russis and "America, fuch a vielary would' not benefit hor, but would only increase the Power of Russia and America.

On the contrary, he says, Great Britain's position ts 2 leading world power would be seriously endanger Therefore, it must be recognised thay Mr. Chamberlain's foreign policy han the support of the majority of the British.

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