Childish and Fantastic, Says Gen. Chiang:
Superiority Complex in Japan Nanking, Feb. 2.
The Chinese press this morning Jgave prominence to an. interview with Gen. Chung Kai-shek concern ing his recent conversations "with economic experts, financial officials; Mr. A. Arlyosl, Japanese Minister to China, and Lieut-Gen. Suzuki, Mutitary Attache "to the Japanese Legation in Shanghai. Gen. Chiang said that" both Japanese officials courteously called on him in a private capacity, and explained that the speech of Mr. K. Hirota the Japanese Foreign Minister, in the Diet, expressed Japan's attitude regarding China. They also voiced a hope for the cessation of antivJapanese activi-tes in China.
'Gen. Chiang answered questions concerning China's foreign polley by saying that the Chinese Government always had adhered to the principles of honesty, friendship, and peace in formulating its policy with any friendly nation, In' order to increase ce-operation rud eliminate causes fof enmity. The Chinese "Govern tines, had adopted an attitude of sincerity, hoping that other nations might obtain a th understanding of China's stand, The Generalissimo said that Mr. Hirota's speech in the Diet accepted in China as sincere in its Intentions, and was clearly. under stood by the Chinese public as well fas officials, Anti-Japanese Activities The Chinese people, he continued, because of repeated irritations, had started anti-Japanese activities certain Umited circles. The Chinese Government, however, continuously. had. exercised reasonable restraint in such activities, At the "present time, when uncertainty ruled international relations, only attitude of equality and sincerity would be able to remove misunder= standing Past anti-Japanese activities China and the attitude of superiority towards China evinced by Japan both should be changed, in order to improve neighbour ly relations. The [Chinese people, under the uldance of frankness, reason, and " justice, would control any temporary emo-tonal reaction, thus proving the sincerity of the Chinese nation. "We hope that Japan will respond with equal sincerity," Gen, Chiang added "A Ridiculous Idea"
In conclusion, he referred to the possibility "of Chinese becoming Japan's protectorate as "a conjecture too childish und. fantastic. I~ con 'Adently believe that any sensible person in China or Japan' will not advance sucha ridiculous "idea,"—
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