Chungking, Nov. 11.
"Judging from indications, British policy is still lingering between Tokyo and Washington," says the "Hsin Hsu Pao" today, discussing the recent debate on the Far East in the House of Commons, The newspaper states that, while the British people are uneasy—an uneasiness shared by the younger members of the Conservative Party, such as Mr. Anthony Eden—both Mr. Eden and his policy, as well as Mr. Neville Chamberlain's realistic foreign policy, as applied to the Pacific up to the present day, have shown themselves "shaky and indecisive."
On the one hand, it continues, the British Government dreams of agrecments and pacts with Japan, in order to settle the Far Eastern question peacefully.
On the other hand, however, Great Britain is trying to draw closer to America for reasons of self-interest. In the debate in the Lower House, it is evident that no definite policy has been shown.
The British Government's ideas, the journal declares, seem to point to this realistic foreign policy: Let the Japanese continue their mad actions. Without stopping them we merely hope to assist in China's reconstruction after Japan is through with her."
"This" the newspaper concludes, "is not different from Great Britain's policy towards Spanish and Czech affairs."
Hope is drawn by the paper, however, from the faci that "Great Britain's uneasiness at Far Eastern events and the recent closer bonds between England and America may lead to the possibility of joint action."—Reuter.
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