Woe are, as it were, relieving Japan. of the entire burden of financing a pro-Japanese Chinese Government through the period of the New Year holidays, The excuse that Great Britain, America and Japan will benefit' by maintaining the present Government in power is, on the face of it, a most illogical one.
The Peking Government has favoured Japan and Japanese with many contracts and concessions dur. ing the past two or three years. In casually glancing at the list of favours granted uropeins and Americans, we find that there is nothing to report, with the exception of a few contracts made for the supplying of those things that Japan could not supply, if she would. When General Chin Yun-peng was made Premier, he wes proclaimed as the friend of Great Britain, America and Franco—the enemy of Japan. It was believed by many that he would at once favour these three nations with numerous agreements and concessions, of course, expecting their support in return' for the favours so conferred. What has he done?
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