Show ACTION POLICY I ITT IN CHINA ADVOCATED I DEFENSE AR ARMY Y VI WAS AS JUSTIFIED ENGLAND HOLDS People eople P- P Think U. U S. S and andi i Britain Must 1 Act jf Together t v Ily By n A. A G. G G GARDINER G. G Eris England's Greatest Liberal Editor 1 Copyright ht 1927 Consolidated Press Tress Association LONDON April Apri 2 The The situa situa- situation situation tion in China still occupies the I chief place In British public In In- In terest i j News 9 from ot of the tho mur mur- murder murder der ctr of o British and American cit cit- citizens Inn I has 1 S strengthened the con con- conviction convIction conviction that the dispatch of a n. lc- lc defense de defense force to Shanghai was Jus jus- d. d The Labor party continues to but tho the remainder of the country fully supports tho the pros pros- ont nt attitude of tho the government While willingness to satisfy the legitimate demands of Chinese nationalism remains unabated Itis It II itis is felt that no useful purpose 90 h is Ito isto to bo be served sorted by negotiations with regard to Shanghai until thE Can Cnn Cantonese leaders lenders control their fol fol- lowers Signature of at an agreement at nt doEs doE's not seem scent to have ea cased ed tho the situation in the least and the situation everywhere seems to be becoming increasing Increasing- Increasingly ly 11 serious The only bright spot on the horizon is tho the unanimity wIth which tho the British and Americans Am Am- Americans are acting It Is agreed by all responsible people hero here that this Is the only basis bao 9 for a n aJust ajust Just and lasting settlement of at this great gr t problem Revenue Re returns for tor the fiscal year ending March 31 Just published pub pub- published published make an even en more un un- unfavorable unfavorable favorable showing than was an an- anticipated antIcIpated anticipated and furnish additional proof of ot the damage inflicted by bythe b bythe the dispute in the coal conI traIl trade Last year ear the deficit due to this cause was about fourteen million pounds I sterling This year the deficit is Ls l no less than thirty six and a n. half million pounds Thus In two years ears there has been a direct loss of more than fifty million pounds And this Is not all for or It Is h fear fear- feared feared feared ed that next j years year's ears ear's revenue re also will suffer considerably through the falling tailing off otC of Income taxes assessed on last years year's profits r i Speculation is active with re re- re regard to gard-to gard- gard to Chancellor Churchill's In tn In- A further raid on the sinking fund is III expected In any case caM it is generally realized that there Is' Is no hope of relief relict from Ui burden of taxation allol thIs his year ear and that the country will be for for- fortunate fortunate fortunate if It It escapes a a. definite in In In- crease c e nse The Tho stagnant sta nant waters of British politics have been stirred by b two Liberal victories at bye ye Both Doth scats seats were strongly contested by Labor Jabor and In both cases the Labor organizations expected vic vic- victor tor- tor tory torr The two victories undoubtedly undoubtedly edly came came at an opportune moment mo mo- moment moment ment for the Liberal party and many believe that they the mark the tho turn of the the Liberal fortunes 1 There There- Is no question that the vigorous efforts made by b Sir Her Her- Herbert Herbert bert Samuel Samel to revive the Liberal organization or have havo produced a good Impression At the Ule same time there th re Is little doubt that the La La- Labor I Labor bor party recently has lost caste asa as-a result of or lt its policy polle in regard to China and as a n. result of ot the thee clear e ear ar Inability of ot Ramsay Ramsa Mac Mac- Macdonald Macdonald donald I and his lieutenants to control cC the tho extremists Meanwhile f the government Is visibly alarmed at tho the Liberals' Liberals Intention Int of ot contesting contenting scats sea i at atthe the next election Tho The Idea electoral of or electoral reform along the lines Ines of alternative voting or even eyen proportional t nal representation representation-Is Is b be- be canvassed vigorously by the tho Conservative party With ith tho the probability of a n general election next nett ne t. t year car tho the situation is likely to become Interesting i t I f tf Considerable interest Is likely lIkel r to tobo bo caused In this country by JI r publication p of ot the report of ot an nn of of- official l delegation of prominent bus bus- business iness s men and trade unionists wh who recently Isid the tho Untied United States to study stud industrial condi condl conditions The report Is unanimous and while l llo the delegation gives due weight to the favorable position of ot tho the United States as a n. creditor nation Uon and as aI the t o largest inter Inter- internal Internal Internal nal free trade area In tho the western west west- western ern world tho the members obvious obvious- obviously ly y were Impressed by the Ameri Ameri- American can adaptability to changing con con- conditions conditions conditions and by tho the comparative absence of friction between em cm- employers and as regards the Introduction of or now processes Coming as It does on top ot of private vate ato investigations In ot of similar na na- nature nature ture the report Is of ot great Im Im- Importance Importance importance and it la Is hoped that the tha t sanity ot of Its conclusions will bo he taken to heart by all parties en en- engaged engaged gage in British Industry |