NORTH CHINA AN EXAMPLE TO THE REST
Full Version of Interview Given by Major Gen. Tada in Tientsi1
Independence Respected The following is a fuller version of the interview given to Japanese newspaper correspondents by Major General Hayao Tada, commander of the Japanese forces in Tientsin, which was reported in the, "North: China Herald" last week.
The guiding principles of the attitude of the Japanese Military towards China, the statement opened, are based on Japan's great mission 2. Japan's policy must be support-Jed "and implemented by means of strong pressure continually exerted upon China.
8. With regard to trade and commerce, Japan must institute a "giving policy," not one of mere exploitation: commodities must be exchanged freely on a mutually profitable basis.
4. Japan must respect the independence of China and the of maintaining eternal peace in the maintenance of freedom of the Chin-'Orient and of emancipating and proese people. 5 tecting all Oriental nations from the Japanese, authorities must not oppression of the White races of the trust too implicitly to personalities, world, as they can easily be led astray.
Before venturing to treat China for Policies must be judged by actual liber present maladies, he stated. we results only. must first. know the causes of the All, military groups, new and disease, The Chinese people to-day old, in North China, as well as off fare a pitiable, cringing sacrifice to cials who extort money unjustly from the relentless' demands of hungry the people must be eliminated. militarists and of Chiang Kal-shek, 7. Japan must work for the his Kuomintang and his own capit elimination of "professional antiistic group.
Japanese politicians" in China.
Mistaken ideas of superiority, both on the Chinese and the Japan-'This distress of the Chinese ese sides, must be corrected. populace is to be attributed directly to the political failure of Chiang Kal-Attack on General Chiang shek'and the Nanking Government.
General Tada added that as long as 'Their policy has been cne of extort [Chiang Kal-shek and his clique re~ tion from the people and internat main in power, no Japanese policy destruction. Towards foreign powers, towards China can' be successful. they have endeavoured to play one ven it Japan. manifests a fair and nation off against another to the eventual detriment of all.
'The perfidiousness and' immorality of the Chinese Government is tions from dismemberment by foreign. powers and ignominious colonial rule by foreign nations. To make matters worse, China to-day regards Japan aay an enemy, ignoring Japanese lights and interests in the country. Further: more, China has persisted in attompt-Ing to intrigue with foreign nations to effect the destruction of Japan, taking advantage of Japan's present extremely critical situation,
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