The Archive · 1925

Ultimate Resort to War if Necessary

The "Germania" publishes interview which the "Christian General," Feng Vu-hsi we to its special correspondent, Dr. Hagemann, at Kalgan, in Mongolia. The chief questions pat by Dr. Hagewon and the answers given by'

marshal Feng are as follow:

Question: How does the Marshal view the events in Shanghai?

Answer: The feelings of the Chin: se people are my own. China a democracy and the wrong done to the individual touches all. The Shanghai affair was an excess Jcommitted by foreign imperialism for which China will exact stern retribution. I wish the protagonists fof freedom good tuck in their enterprise and am always ready to support them as far as lies in my power.

Question: Does the Marshal be-Hieve that the boycott will succeed?

Answer: I hope it will. The movement grows day by day and has extended to Southern China. Even in its beginnings it has done the English heavy injury. As much we are inferior to the Europeans in technical matters our economic organizations are above all praise Jand are working for the patriotic cause. We want to break economic backbone of England China, and sooner or later we shall achieve this aim.

Question that war Answei We do not want war, We are a peaceful nation and shall attempt everything to gain our purpose by peaceful means.—But if we fail in the attempt and Eng-then arms Question: Whom does the Ins shal consider the more dangerous. Seely, England or Japan?

England, undoubtedly. Japan has the stronger forces on fland, but England is the more tenacious enemy and the real root of foreign arrogance. China will not have peace until the supremacy of England in the East is broken. The union of all Asiatics is growing. up. In this fight Russian _propaganda is working to spread the truth. All Asia is watching us today.

Question: Is the new movement directed against the other foreign Powers as well?

Answer: We have never thought of breaking off trade relations with 1 other European Powers. say we have isa lie which a secti of the press (sic}-has brought into the world to creae a united front against China. The Boxer period Jof which s0 much is spoken, cannot. come again, for the leaders have the masses firmly in hand. Tt is our wish that the other Powers shall in way be affected by the boycott.

Question: Why does the Marshal stay in Kalgan, far from events?

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