Authoritative persons in London, Reuter learns today, deprecate reverts tending to create the imp sion that the British Government is contemplating immediate action to compel Japanese respect for the Open Door policy in China.
Tt is known, they say, that the British Government for some time ast has been studying the means vailable for the defence of British interests in China. in which freedom of navigation in the Yangtze is regarded as of prime importance.
The whole question, however, these persons add, bristles with complications and. although it can be said that the attitude of both London and Wa: ton shows a distinctly stiff fening tendency, considerable examination of how best to proceed is necessary before action can be expected.—Reuter.
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