Show V r British Brits Courage 1 IT-IS IT TT refreshing to note by the press dispatches dis- dis patches that the commanders commander's of of British gunboats gunboat's located in Chinese waters were vere were cour- cour enough tp to immediately return the tle fire of the Chinese troops who attacked them on h Yangtze river It is an odious com comparison arison to note the attitude of the commander of the U. U S. S destroyer detroyer de- de troyer who when fired fifed upon last tast w ek ek under s similar milar conditions refrained from replying and ran for cover i Whether it was a lack of courage or adherence ad- ad to red tape that resulted in this attitude attitude attitude atti atti- tude is still undetermined It is that British officials in foreign countries countries' usually act r first in emergencies and talk talk afterwards whereas representatives of the United States ar are lacking apparently apparently lacking in authority to us use their own judgment nt 1 |