Mr, Yoshizawa then passed on to the present internecine struggle between the North and the South and, after venturing the opinion that the South is likely (from. the indications that existed when he was talking) of winning, he made the reservation that not even the best-informed authority on China was able to predict exactly who would win the day. If the North defeated the South, then, in his opinion, the Jentire situation would return to the position that existed prior to Inst year.
On the other hand, for the [sake of argument, suppose the South [proved victorious' and took Tientsin and Peking, then be thought the Kuomintang would be masters of jail China. The resulting policy would be the adoption of soviet system, supported by militarism. The Government of China, then, Ihe believed, would be something similar to that of Russia, neither democratic nor repr or Jstrong man may arise and give China a system not dissimilar to [that which Italy has under Mus-soli Shi the Kuomintang forces ]win, what policy would Japan adopt Mr. Yoshiza thought the Nationalists imm lately would start International News diplomatic negotiations, in accordance with their usual radical principles, for the abrogation of all existing treaties and agreements, 1. Japan is about to take strong. measures to restrain the bogus Nan-Government in the matter of customs autonomy.
2 After the collapse of the on Tripartite Naval Conference, the ion of j delegations of three Powers China will be much the same as jointly issued a statement to the The railways, for in- effect that owing to their inability stance, will be misused, and foreign rights'and interests will constantly li be jeopardized, Another series of wars may arise, and the time will perhaps have come for the Powers to discuss again, and in all seriousness, the adv ability of enforcing joint control over the Chinese railways." to reach a compromise or solution of the problem concerning cruisers, the delegations unanimously agreed to a postponement of the conference sine die, 3. The Japanese press is advocating the restoration of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance in order to deal with gur nation.
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