"By implication," the telegram claimed, "the ageeement recognizes that insults and indignities to Britons in Tientsin, which were referred to by the Premier as intolerable, were justified, "Unless the agreement is limited by precise definitions, both the present Vand future of British operations China will be subject to the control the Japanese military and will be dependent on their interpretation of the extremely wide rights conceded to. them, The agreement is considered here {o indicate that Britain is abandoning her duty, obligations and legal pos Mien in a manner a8 injurious to her honour and prestige as to her inter= ests," the two Shanghai associations, concluded—Havas, The full text of the telegram of the British Chamber of Commerce and the China Association was not made available for publication in Shanghai. altoriat comment on page 19h Better View Taken Of Tokyo Accord London, July 26.
The Anglo-Japanese. "preliminary agreement over the Tientsin issue continues to be the subject of much @iscussion in Far Bastern elretes here.
Cautious observers, including some representatives of North Chinn bust the barrage nda by the Japanese press and spokesmen" during the Arita-Craigie conversatios boyant assertions of what Great Britain will be compelled to yield, with the actual agreement." which, they assert, involves no fundamental change in British policy whatever and does not commit Great Brita beyond Opposition writers, however, vehomently reject this view, The agree= ment. they maintain, recoumnizes Japa Fight to resort to undeclared war in China, and forms a basis. for further attacks on British" residents and property whenever Japan felt The Chinese Campaign Committee staging Jarge-scale protest demon= trations tomorrow, "a. mass lobby. meeting -of "Members of the House of Commons, and a poster parade in the West End.
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