Tokyo, May 1. whi Japanese officialdom—as-Jsumes air of indifference conec way dispute between the Soviet and ning the Chinese Eastern Ril: Manchukuo and continues to assert that serious developments are not lapticipated, press despatches. from Changchun, the Manchoukuo capital, indicate that the the authorities thers consider that the dispute can only fe'solved by the Soviet agreeing ta abrogate the Mukden agreement lot 1924 and to conclude. a new treaty.. This new treaty with Manchoukuo, they say, must be on equal terms.
The second protest sent by the accuses Manchoukuo of. violating Soviet Government to Changehum
ithe Makdon agreement, "but. the latter government takes the stand that there has been no real vielaof ft as it was signed by the of Suez"
Tokyo, May 1. allegedly odious treatment of Denouncing Britain for its
its old aly Japan, posters con spicuously printed in black, white, jand red have recently appeared pasted on wooden hoardings, fences and telegraph poles throughout th of Tokyo. Bold characters in white on a black background credit hitherto unknown, organisation, styling itself the "Asiatic Ant British League," "with the author ship.
After charging Britain with ingratitude' towards Japan despite Yapan's fidelity to. the Anglo Japanese Alliance driving the Great War, these posters accuse Britain having compelled Japan to accept fan inadequate naval ratio at the Washington Conference and of fostering anti-Japanese. sentiment. at Genera Nis concision, they demand the. eniancipation of" India from British rule and "call.
60 00 "people of Eh 300,000,000 people of Indi unfence west of Ssu lew of this concluding. demand, it would probably be safe to Hazard the gues that the prim movers in this mew "League™ are the handful of Indian malcontents notorious seditionist. Rash Sibarl politiel'retuges, Ted by the intiving to fir "tp ant Balch Bose, who played so active w part
sentiment in Japan under the guise "league" nor the posters issued tu Fap-Astanivm, "Neither © the its name should, therefore, be taken too seriously, though there. is_-no tlenying the tact that considerable resentment against Britain is. felt, just at present. even among Japan: ese normally friendly to England, The abrogation of the Anglo-JSapanese "Allume in 1082 Yas al. ways tankled with the Japanese, but they have done their ext to hide their ruled. feelings by maintain: Ing that, dead as the Alliance may now bein fact, it, yet Yer alive {iy spirit. Tr came, A to them, therefore, when Britain "recorded her" vote' along with those of the other al. nations Which voted against Japan at the Teague' Assembly in February.
On top oot this has come the notification of the Indian' Government's intention "to to. the. Indo: Zapin Commercial Convention ike Alliance, this cancellation has come case of the AngloJapanese
~or'so'it seems: to. most Japanese just at the moment when the has ceased to give the main advantage to Britain; Yor no Japan. fosse can be brought io believe that the "abrogation is intended for India's good. Lancashire, not India, ig the real i gator of abrogation, rey are equally con:
that Britain, through the medium of the Indian Government, is in reality merely camouflaging its true intention, which is to. bring Sonam priate to bets on Japan and thereby assist the League to en force "the" decisions "reached "ni Geneva in February.—Reuter.
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