'As already reported in the "North-Jchina Dally News," Mr. Tto first sprang into prominence some time jaga by his full-page advertisements revealing the principles of his New JOrientalism movement, and his promise to save China' by offering his advice and ce-operation to [General Chlong Kai-shek. Strangely enough, the Generalissimo does not appear' to have accepted the offer, js0 henceforth, Mr. Ito stands alone jin his self-ordained task of saving mot only China but the whole of Asia, But General Chiang no long-jer holds that exalted position in Mr. to's esteem.
Tu a message to General Chiang "By Hanni Ito" the author puts the cate very bluntly. Whether he means to suggest that it should be Asia for the Asiatics or merely Asia {for the Japanese is something on which recent events have tremendous bearing.
TE General Chiang Kaleshek really wants to become a pald agent of Britain and "Anierien. ahaa vassal Soviet Russia, and if he truly believes Japan cannot. survive the 1990-35 funis, he Is. grossly misinformed. Shoula be obvious to a man of his Far Bast and the world. By the time: China understands Japan, srms timilation will cease to be a problem.
General Chiank, have. yeu by any. chance forgotten. what the. Caucasian have been doing tin your country for area? Do. you not remember what they have Gone to your land since the opium war? "They Rave been Sieking the "very. tte out. of, your Once they laid hands was Tost {0 the Indies Mr. Ito has lots of other arguments support of his movement and his Shanghai company which will achieve his plan. He says: "Because Manni wishes to be of service to China and to. Sino-Innanese operation he has established the Shanghai Trust Ca. One dissatisfacton Hennt entertains toward General Chiane 1s thet the General does not impress ¢he Japanese and the Chinese entirely favourably. The attitude is not sincere"
case, in two full pages the tg fully expounded. Mr. Tto is a modest young man who does not fail to sacrifice his personality to the cause. There are seven articles, six of which are attributed directly to Hann{ Ito, and the other captioned "By His Associate." Pictures of Shanghai and Hongkon and a group of supporters of the movement, ad@ welght.-there is a brief poem. under the Hongkong ppleture in which Bani describes the Colony and mentions he has visited ft 27 times. The Shanghai picture shows Soochow Creek with the Chinese Post Office and the Embank: ment Building tu the background.
"And how is the salvation of Asia to be accomplished? The author of the plan, as already stated, is 2 modest. man 05 he admits: His assoclate—who is' probably himselt—ses wonderful mixed metaphors to describe him as the "big dark horse) in present-day Japan... having appeared on the horizon of the eastern hemisphere ike a comet, he has prov-fed a flower in a desert by advocating his new Orientalism." He continues: "His establishing the Shanghai Trust, dealing in gold bullion, his lates! venture, is one of the instances where his new Orientalism 1s about to. be exemplified. This step of his has enabled Shanghai to grip the hand of Osaka, Japan's commercial metropolis, more firmly than ever before."
'A Financial Genlus Mr, Mo himself is much more specific, He admits he ts a financial genius and millions to him are mere pin money. One of his plans is to Fob London of her financial behind the genera China realizes the. mistake. of fantiesapanese agitation, truly under~ supremacy.
He writes—"As told by Hanni Ito"—He specializes in speculative bargaining in which he ta yenlus. "On Pgreat many occasions he hae; Gemonstrated a Jerse of divining certainties® beforehand Atl the vast ume of money needed for ils mavenents are secured from hie winnings.
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