"It was a profound mistake on the part of Great Britain and France not come to an agreement with Russia." he stated. "There would have been no European war if they Nad" The "Russian people had dislike of Great Britain but it was quite clear that as long as the Finnish Sear continued there was no hope.of rapprochement between the two countries, He added, "Russia did the autumn a democratic constitution Would be "Introduced "in 2, he sated. Ht the circum: slanees Working against it were not too powerful it would prove to be a treat success and fk would also prove good thing for the whole. world, "would be' a. democracy iterant rom the rest—something forthe world to" follow. "Can there-be sucha government in China with leaders Ike Dr. Kung?" a querioner asked. "Why not" Sit Stafford replied, "We can work it in England with Wang Regime ignored Not the slightest attention was being paid in Chungking to the proposed new government under 'Mr. 'Wang Ching-wel, he continued, and the formation of the latter would nol have the slightest effect on Chunging' policy' of fighting the invader.
If the European war was quickly settled he felt that more ald would come to China from other Powers, Foreign assistance had fallen off since the outbreak of war in September, German supplies, for instance, bein hho longer available. Sympathy from Great Britain towards China, he said, depended a great deal on the per: sonalities and sympathies of members of Parliament, Tu Chungking he bad soon tittle Communism, "There was always Wrouble between political parties, he replied, when questioned about' reported' disagreements between the Communists and the National Government, In Shansi there was no Communism. There was practically none in Yunnan and only a little in the eastern parts of Kanstt. The Gov: ernor of Sinkiang, he stated, was quite an autocratic gentleman and there were no other parties there except his own. It was not true that Communist influence prevailed, Turning to the bombing of the Yunnan railway by the Japanese, Sir Stafford expressed the opinion that it had not perturbed the Chungking, authorities, "Trains were still running, Tight through fo the wartime capital, oth freight and passenger,
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