North China Plans to Supply 45,000 Tons Peiping, June 25.
The imposition of state control over the export of cotton has greatly affected the supply of cotton in Manchoukuo, and for the purpose of relieving Manchoukuo cotton shortage the Manchoukuo trade commissioner -in Peiping has been carrying on negotiations with the Provisional Government for the conclusion of a barter trade agreement, state Chinese reports, Tt is added that if an agreement is reached the North China cotton export to Manchoukuo for the present year will be 45,000 tons. The agreement will provide for the exchange of cotton produced in North China for foodstuffs in Manchoulkcuo.—Reuter, London, June 25. about changes which should be determined by discussion we are resolved to oppose is the use of force to bring and ce-operation, and I trust that, in spite of all dangerous possibilities, which are only too apparent, people who in all countries cry for peace may yet find the patience and will to achieve it," décláred Mr. Neville Chamberlain the Prime Minister, in a fighting speech before an open-air Conservative demonstration at Cardiff yesterday. In the course of his extremely long address the Prime Minister speaking of the Tientsin situation, emphasized that no British Government could submit to dictation from another Power as to its foreign policy.
He also referred to the growing might of Great Britain the Royal lour and its effect in strengthening the ties of the Empire at a time when the need for Imperial unity was great, and Great Britain's colonial policy.
"Perhaps an example of the irony of fate," declared Mr. Chamberlain, "is that during the last 12 months I, who have so often proclaimed myself a man of peace, and have made such strenuous efforts to preserve it, have hardly ever been free from anxiety caused by the aggressive action of others in one or other parts of the world, "But though no one can set a higher value on peace than I do, I have never failed to realize that, in the world as we find it today, an unarmed nation has little chance of making its voice heard,
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