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...King's Speech," actually the ministerial declaration of the Baldwin Cabinet, proved short, vague, dull last week, when read by His Majesty to Parliament. The Cabinet declared through the King-Emperor that: I. The Government remains inflexible in its program of sending troops to China to defend British interests, if and where necessary, but is resolved not to wage war formally with China. II. The Government wishes to renew the Anglo-Chinese treaties "on an equitable basis." III. The Government will introduce during the present Parliamentary session two notable bills: 1) an act to defend British cinema makers against...
Premier Stanley Baldwin: I contemplated war on China it would have been different, and a larger force would have been needed. But we have sent the force which we have been advised would be necessary to defend our people in the international concession at Shanghai. . . . Every foreign country is aware that evacuation is out of the question at Shanghai. You can evacuate a small population of foreigners in a place like Hankow,* but at Shanghai you cannot...
...other journal will defend Boston's single woman of spirit, the Crimson must remain a single champion of local genius. In a lady ectoplasm cannot be treated lightly...
...Shanghai, chief U. S. sphere, are 4,000 U. S. citizens; half of them businessmen and professional people. Last week, though Marshall Sun seemed doing his best to defend the Yang-kuei tze, he raised the customs duties at Shanghai, and the "Foreign Devil" had to pay the surcharge...
American Defenses. What forces, military, naval, are ready to defend U. S. citizens in China...