This spokesman had asked for British guarantees of non-interference with Japanese administrative and economic penetration in China and for discontinuance of British support for China's currency.
Local political observers stated this evening that "an amicable solution would still have been possible had spe Tientsin dispute been limited to thè case of the four alleged Chinese murderers."
But, they added, the far-reaching Japanese claims that could now be anticipated would have to be "resisted at all costs."
"To yield in the case of Tientsin would be to involve revision of the whole system of settlements in China and the loss of all of Britain's rights, interests and influence in China," one political personality summed up.
League of Nations Union Petition Most effective measures possible to put an end to Japanese action in China which is imperilling the British Empire and general peace, were urged upon the British Government today in a resolution passed by the Executive Committee of the League of Nations Union.
The Union condemned "renewed atrocities resulting from Japanese aggression in Chungking and elsewhere in China."
It castigated systematic Japanese actions against foreigners and foreign settlements in China and protested against the "murder of British subjects," interference with British trade and the illegal stoppage of British ships in Chinese waters.
The resolution called upon the Government to take immediate and most effective measures "to put an end to these continued violations of international law and justice."
In conclusion, it advocated consultation with other Powers to decide on further steps to be taken in this connection. And it urged that the whole matter be placed forthwith before the League of Nations.—Havas.
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