Tokyo, Apr. 10.
Declaring that the China tariff question, which it thinks is due to ome up for consideration shortly, is bound to have a serious effect on Japanese interests in China, the Sind-Japanese Business Association thas issued a statement in which it expresses, inter alia, its sympathy and friendship for China. Tt insists that all the principles in connection with the Tariff Conference should be honestly observed, and Tecommends a resumption of the conference only when there arises in China a government adequately representing the nation. This Ass ation further urges the Japenese Government to take the initia tive in trying to effect a reeoncilia n_between the warring factions in China, Advancing several reasons support of its contention that the Tapanese Government should make fan effort to restore peace in China, the principal being that the orgy of civil war is seriously affecting the economic life of China as well other nations engaged in trade with Chitta, the Association argues that, when' advice is tendered, the Government should be prepared to back it up with force, if necessary, declaring that, in the Tong run, such would redound to the benefit of China and the Chin-
The pross welcomes the statement of this powerful business organization, terming it candid, bold fand noteworthy. The papers further associate themselves with the Gonfertil a proper and representative Government has been evolved. With regard to preferring advice to the Belligerents to bury the hatchet, the majority of the papers think that mere advice, based on the principle of non-intervention, would not only be of no practical value, but would also be futile, These maintain that a determined policy is prefer: able to a make-shitt one, and be-Neve that, if Japan pursues a definite course with constancy, she may ultimately find the key China's political situation in her hands, Discovery of Communist Plot three o'clock this afternoon; the Government lifted the ban against the publication of the discovery of a wide-spread Communist plot and the round-up of the plotters. The raid took place on March 15, but for four weeks an embarzy vas clamped on any reference to the taubject in so far as Japan and her colonies were concerned. Foreign correspondents were not prohibited from sending the news abroad, bu correct versions were not possible, especially with regard to police activ ities ud discoveries, largely because the police do not care to confide in correspondents, s0 that, While the news sent abroad wat partially right, yet, in many sential particulars, "correspond teither had perforce to leave out important connecting links, or to harard a guess. As regards Japa. Stvelf, the police order suppressing the news was docilely obeyed, but, tough the papers were as silent as the grave, reports of an exaggeraled nature flew from mouth to mouth, considerably alarming the public. One such rumour was that the Russian Ambassador had been given his papers and told to quit the country, while an even more farmist report, that has proval to be untrue, was that Mr. Tokiehi Tanaka, Japanese Ambassador at Moscow, had hoon instructed by Tokyo to tell Moscow that diplo. mari relations between Japan ant the Soviet were no longer feasible.
Simultaneously with the of the ban against public the news relating to the Communist conspiracy that was unearthed, the Government took @ much-needed step in the direction of dealing of-factively with the virus of Boishevism, that has been poisoning the Body' social. of Japan, by ordering tue dissolution of three radical or recent general elections, the Japan Labour Council, and the Japan Pro-Ietarian Young Ben's League.
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