Show fl t g S I I Trouble in In China i H f. f V. V 0 0 L Ii f t Secretary Chamberlain told the q British parliament that the British secret I t evidence that another an V service had indisputable nV n- n V other gover government meaning meaning of course Rus- Rus J r sia was sia-was was fostering the Chinese troubles Sec- Sec Jr s i t ry Kellogg had the same same evidence and fJ t Similarly wanted to make it public But he f did not go into congress and ind nd tell teU what he j knew Our system does not admit anything s and dire direct t. t Instead an n us i J so simple anonym anonymous i t article appeared in In the new newspapers papers which f e very experienced reader knew was inspired but which made no statement to that eff effect ct r i T There I lere was no nobody b 0 d y t to 0 ques question t. t or or cn criticize criticize t I- I 1 1 cize dze it and nobody w was s f formally responsible 1 I for it 1 Is there not something to be said in I favor of the British British way which way which is also the I way ty of practically every other free government government govern govern- ment in irs the world except our own Cf l Bolshevik baiting has become so common a l hysteria that the temptation is to discount f it But when the heads beads of the two most I T cautious and responsible governments in th the j V world officially or or semi officially declare it cA cAunder under the responsibility of world wide pub- pub v c i f f that th they y have evidence that Russia is I r r s fj behind the present troubles in China and f. f I when the American government inspires a a suggestion sug- sug that Japan is plotting counter in the f same field it means that this evidence exists Ift A. A rand and nd that either it does establish these facts or these two governments have been duped r J Either some one has forged documents so sov It i v successfully as to deceive the experts of the tr British and American secret services or else this mischief is being ein done don in China China by influences influences I from outside of China which bode no nov v good to the stability of China or the peace i 1 i of the world Such statements ought not to tobe i be authorized unless they are absolutely known to be true If they thy are true they are a I. I l- l challenge to tr the peace loving powers of the 2 world |