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Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1927, Page 2

Till', position in ( liiua is siill a matter of very serious eoiujern. The siltmtion continues very obscure, niaiulv for the reason that there is not any dominant party with the Chinese capable of saving yea or nay effectively on behalf of the nation. The tide of war ebbs and Hows as between the Southerners and the Northerners and there are possible complications in the making between Russia and .Japan, which may put an entirely new phase on the political situation For China. Tim Great J’owers - Note continues the subject of active discussion. The wily Mr Chen has drafted differing replies to the Great. Powers, with the object, of forcing a cleavage. That is not likely to come to pass. The European section "ill plumb the depths of Mr ( lien’s diplomacy very readily. and •Japan is not likely to he “taken in” seriously by the suave reply communicated specially to China’s next door neighbour. Great Pritain appears to have the most unfriendly reception ol all which suggests more than anything that Mr Chen gets his main inspiration from Russian influences. The Bolshevik aim appears to subvert British siilijeels generally in the East, and open effort to that end has been made. The China feeling towards Pritain appears to he compliment ary to that of Russia, and knowing the Bolshevik aim in the Far East so clearly, the general surmise seems to he wellfounded. As matters have developed it seems specially good fort '/no that the Baldwin Government accepted the advice of British representatives on the spot and rushed troops to the Far East. The situation is being held at present because of that decisive action. The Powers have worked in very agreeably concert since matters look tlioir serious turn. They too will liavo the advice of their representatives, wlio having flic opportunity of consulting together and being in possession of fuller facts than could he noised abroad are able to give the host advice and soundest views on the general outlook. This general disposition of affairs is the best guarantee for the future. Tf the Powers hold together and co-oper-ate in the same spirit, there is the surest 1 mix 1 of the tronh'e being ended satisfactorily. No doubt all eflorr is being co-ordinated to that end. and it is t.o he honed there soon ” signs that the tension is ending ami more settled times will arrive for China.