The Archive · 1938

Over Japan's Threats

London, Nov. 8

"One of many British property owners in Hongkong and Shahghai" writes a letter to "The Times" today.

ying that "Japan's attitude towards England, France and America grows daily boldo The letter asks: "Are we to wait until all trade with China ends, by order of Japan, before we intervene more vigorously than merely by written protests?"

Only the supineness of the three richest Empires in the world make the Japanese threat even possible, the letter declares.

It concludes that "in the light of recent events, the Democracies stand strongly in need of the tonic of initiative and united action,"—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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