FRENCH TURN.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 78, 2 April 1927, Page 9

FRENCH TURN.

BRITAIN ACCUSED.

Sensational Charges in

Press.

DRAWING COUNTRY INTO WAR.

By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.)

(Received 2 p.m.)

LONDON, April 1.

The "Daily Express" Paris correspondent reports that the newspapers, inspired from the Quai D'Orsay, sensationally allege that Britain is trying to draw France into a war against China.

This is the climax of Ihe French policy of non-intervention -which, however, has not received the -wholehearted support of Cabinet.

"Le Matin" gives prominence to French Far East businessmen's declarations that business as usual continues at Shanghai, if the goods are French and not British.

"Therefore," the paper states, "apart from political considerations we are in no hurry to put our eggs in Britain's basket."

"Lβ Peuplc" states: ''The Powers must not war against China, because there is no way of attacking her. Napoleon learned in Spain that armies were helpless against a country without a Government."

The "Express" describes the attitude of the whole Press, except the Nationalist, as pro-Chinese and anti-British.