Jan, 16, The recent compromise in the north: is working, ercakily—noi be-use of any lack of sinew lbecatise of the manifest restlessness of the Kwantuny Army's representtives. Judging from" the latest developments. telegraphed by this journal's Peiping correspondent, the itinerant Major-Generals are "dis posed to press forward with the separation of North China regardless diplomatic susceptibilities, [September 1931 onwards the armed. penetration of Chinese territory ha relentlessly proceeded. The absorb tion of Jehot by Manchouku> has been followed by the virtual domination of Charhar through the [South of which province there is now a corridor under complete Japanese control to afford a con venient tink with Suiyuan, thus Jeutting those two provinces com= pletely off from the rest of Chin: Eust Hopel is now basking in the sun of a Japanese-blessed autono~ mous regime under in Ju-ken. Over Hopet General Sung Cheh-yi preen iously oiling conventional acknowledgment lof Nenkcing with feverishly bewildered anxiety to satisfy incessant preseviptions from Japanese advisers imperturbable pre servation of his role as the inevit-ler with recently, renewed salute to Nanking, is in being drawn into the wi net of the energetic Doihara. General Han Fu Shuntung, equally satisfied with Nan tolerant suzerainty, ts un-whether he should expect similar pressure.
This scheme for carving a fi province slice out of North China in the name of autonomy is faking shape. It involves the erea= ti Of " definite link between the) new creation and Manchoukuo and the severance of any but the fimsivst ties with Na Jout Japanese inspiration port it would nol be able to comsible Chinese leaders, in spite of the traditional reluctance of the North to wax politically enthusiastic in terms understandable south of the Yellow River. The strenuous efforts now being made to extricate forgotten politicians {rom obscurity [Japanese General Staff are now in hurry. Perhaps they have east jove on the Abyssinian problem and. feel an urgent need to consolidate their plan in North China before the significance of sanctions obtains definite recognition: They may be aware that the possible breakdown the Naval Conference will stimulate naval construction in Japan and therefore brit.g the Navy.
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