ANARCHY IN CHINA.
APPALLING LAWLESSNESS.
A. and N.Z. ' LONDON. Nor. 6. The Peking correspondent of the Times paints nn appalling picture of brigandage, murder, and outrage -which is proceeding at present in China. He says th'at if, the foreign Powers -wish to make an impression, they must address 'themselves to the military governors, who alone are able to deal with the situation, but if they merely warn or threaten, the' military governors will not' make good their words, and the position of the foreigners will surely become worse, nor will it be possible to coerce the military governors to do their duty without the employment" of substantial forces. ! :.'' Before such a policy is undertaken the Powers must be prepared for intervention on a serious scale, for it would not be practicable to operate in the interior of a difficult country without proper military' precautions ,' ' : ''".*';<' > Obviously the first _ question is whether positive intervention is necessary, and the second, whether the Powers are prepared to carry it through.■■ • ' :,. . '. ; Thi) alternative is the reinforcement of 'foreign garrisons. •*','•.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18551, 8 November 1923, Page 9
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