From OUR OWN Connesroxven?
Tokyo, Oct. 1.
An investigation ig under way ith a view to reforming the Japanese administration in the Kuantung Leased Territory, in the Japanese Cities of the big, Manchurian towns and along the South Manchurian Railway.
Up to the present, the Foreign Office, the South Manchuria Railway Company, the Kuantung Government and the Commander of the Japanese garrisons in Manchurin and Korea have been jointly responsible for the administration under which Japanese in Manchuria have lived. Each of these is inde-Pendent of the other and the result, it is stated, has been a useless ex: penditure and lack of ce-ordination and harmony.
On paper, the Foreign Office is Supposed to be responsible for its nationals living under extra-territorial jurisdiction, but the diplomas tic authorities have always "been overshadowed by the War Office. An attempt was made " couple of ears ago to ce-ordinate the "sphere of influence" of the War Office and the Foreign Offce, but the move The New Method The new method aimed at is to ¢teate a Superintending Office which Will be directly under the Prime Minister and whose function will be to ce-ordinate and harmonize Japanese activities in Manchuria, The press, however, thinks that the factory. and that what is needed ming of the undue military men exercise in of Manchuria, "Whenever something out of the ordinary occurs," says the "Hech," an important Tokyo daily, "the mil-Htary start tactical activities take punitive measures without allowing the civilian authorities. effect peaceful settlement, Thin should be eliminated" "10" 44 rings about foreign suspicion and The Right of Landownership nine' Sul ced, A move is being promoted send more Japanese to Manchuria and efforts are being made to secure for these and for other Japan. ere, the Hight of landownership, at least the right of owning. the diet O° Tent of owning their The present status of Japanese Dusiness in Manchuria ix sot down to not only the depreciation of fengpiao (Mukden notes) but also to the lack of men of ability. and fore-vision, coupled with the pro frigate policy embarked on. by the Bank of Chosen and other semis ficial Japanese banks during. the beam, a policy which, accord. ing to Mr. Nisuke Nigata'who has returned from a trip of investiga: tion in Chang Tso-lin's realms, has resulted in banks in Japan' proper refusing to make any. loans owing fo Manchuria businessmen. not having suitable securities to offer, Banditry Precautions Complaints and reports of raids on territory under Japanese jurisdiction in Manchuria by soldiers-turned-bandits have been received with increasing frequency and the Japanese police and gendarme: in the affected areas along the South Manchuria Railway Zone are to be increased and to be better armed. Machine guns are to be sent to Manchuria in larger numbers while it is also planned to have Rimoured motorcycles and armour. ed cars attached to the prin Police posts, Owing to the possibility of foreign nations looking askance, the Japanese declare they would glad:
not increase their garrisons arm them overheavily. However, they maintain, the attacks on Japanese nationals have been too frequent and too serious to warrant 4 laissez faire policy and, since they owe their nationals abroad protestion, they are reluctantly compel ed to be prepared to rebut bandit outrages, Ir is officially stated that, begi ning™from October 1, the No. 2 in {the CLD. office will have the official title of Chief-Det-Insp. Kay.
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