-Fnont Oun Owit Comssroxnexe Tokyo, Nov. 12.
Chizese will offer the Yee Tsoong 'A deliberate anti-British campaign Tobseco Company tax. being conducted by the "Such a new policy, based as it is press in connection with the sit on Britain's lone assistance, is an ex-China. Even the the Pression of the ambition of Britain to Hearest approach, in this country to grasp the hegemony of China's the "The Times" and otherwise a nance rather than Anglo-Chinese clear-thinking, accurate journal whose ecottomle ce-operation. Tt also Is re-Principal editors are among the mest garded possible that with the present enlightened men in the country, is Toan as a staring point China will Tending itself to the dissemination of begin pursuance of @ pro-British and news unfriendly to England. anti-Japanese policy not only in Tt is dificult to understand the economic matters but in political a motive of the present campaign unfairs as well Tess it be due to downright ignorance the situation is left as it is, it which can hardly be the case with has to be admitted that Japan will vel: a newspaper as the "Asahi" or be placed in a considerably. dificult even the more sensational "Nichi-position in her economic—competifion in China, The hope is being Nichi," both of which maintain ex-entertained increasingly in Japanese pensive news gathering facilities in elreles that Japan will unmask the China, truth of Anglo-Chinese ce-operation "The only consolation that friends and. take appropriate measures cal-of Great Britain can derive is that culated not to allow serious effects to England has not been singled out for Tapan's Interests in Chia."
by the Tocal press. Almost in the same breath that they accuse foreign Office Admirably Calm th British with going back on their Fortunately none of these reports! word with regard to extending a loan reflects the views of the Government to China, the papers here charge the fand in particular that of the Foreign Chinese "with "double-crossing Japan.
'OMce, which Is maintaining a very and the Japanese Foreign Office with calm and admirable attitude, It is being bluffed by England and China, equally gratifying that the army in Not a Parllcte of Truth Tokyo is doing its utmost to discount the sensational news from China. There is naturally not a particle Spokesmen of the War OMlce, despite: truth in any of these charges. reports to the contrary, have When Sir Frederick Leith-Ross was! matter of fact declared that they do. there he made it very plain that his not object to the—nationzation of] trip te the Far East was to investigate aliver in itself. What they do object conditions. If the question of ex-{o 13 the accumulation of silver in the fending 2 Jon to China ever arose hands of the militarists and the poll-the said he would consult Japan, be-Hlelans who, as everyone knows, think fore taking any definite action. This! nothing of the public welfare. assurance. was made to Foreign "Your correspondent understands the Minister Hirota as well as to most views of the War Office to be sub-of the newspapermen he saw, and he stantially as follows: The Japanese sow @ good many for he was easy to army opposes the application of approach and was extremely frank.
Nanking's new scheme because it Despite this, the Japanese press cannot but. work hardships on the almost without exception "revealed"
Popilace. Sellers of silver, for one fon November 8 that Sir Frederick thing, witt lose 40 per cent. thereby. had gone back on his word and con-Moreover, the plan contravenes eluded negotiations for a oan of long-standing customs and will not £10,000,000 and gave the terms only make it extremely dificult to thereof. According to these reports conduct business but will hamper the period of redemption was thirty: the daily life of the people in North years, the security being surplus China and interfere with the wages Gistoms duties, 'The newspapers of of provincial troops. Consequently it November 8 devoted so much space' fs likely to cause serious popular to news concerning the purported Unrest and possibly uprisings Yoan and the nationalization of silver which event the Japanese army that they had little space for other would be obliged to take appropriate matters, They found no room in measures. Moreover, the Japanese which to set down the true views of army Is opposed to any foreign loan The Government which were that China at this time, as under exist there was no. reason whatever for ing elreumstances the benefits are Bapan to take alarm inasmuch as no) very unlikely 10 reach the populace Join "had bosn extended and, what but will merely enrich the warlords was even more {o the point, no loan and politicians and thus enable the was likely to be extended without former to replenish their fighting the Japanese Government first being equipment and eventually bring poll-advised and consulted. tical and military unrest to the whole The sensational headline of China. merely of how "China "Putite to Advance Loans" Felgned Friendship for Japan," "T.
Vv, Soong Admits Denial of Sir Leith, 'The view of the Foreign Office has Ross and Ambassador Cadogan False," been for some time that "it is futile "China Turns Her Back Against to advance loans to China as th Japan_and Begins Negotiations with will merely increase the nation's debt Great Britain and the United States," and cannot benet the populace." "British action Ts Violation of Agr Responsible quarters here are takment." ing an extremely calm view of the shooting of thp Japanese marine and Anti-British Campaign the wrecking of a spanese porcelain Atypical example of the anti-store in Shanghai. The Foreign British campaign is this story in, the larly, is convinced that Kokumin, under the headlines, "For doing their utmost to ign Office Guards Against Secret Anglo-Chinese Agreement," a trans with being "insincere tation of which follows:
Although both Sir Frederick: 'OMce is Hopetul of an early settle Leith-Ross and Ambassador Sir ment of the incidents, and is not Robert Clive have denied rumours only convinced that rumours to the fof the conclusion of a £10,000,000 effect that the present affair is likely oan, Foreign OMlco officials regard to flair into. a second Shanghai it dimeult to fathom the true inten~ Incident are grossly exaggerated but tion of the British Government. They that they are selually Iudierous. fare this on. guard against pos Of course this if no. proof that sible secret agreement between China another Shanghai Incident will not break out. Your correspondent well and. Great Britain, For instance It is mentioned that remembers assurance given to him railway and Customs dulies have been by the navy department here three offered as security for the proposed days before the outbreak of fighting oan, but inasmuch as this can only in Shanghai three years ago that the be nominal, there is full. danger of situation was well in hand and there secret Anglo-Chinese agreement was no cause at all for alarm. But being concluded whereby Britain is the calm attitude of the War and to be granted some privileges such as Foreign Offices prove, at least, that the right to lay 2 railway or some Tokyo is not engineering anything. political favour concerning the Responsible circles here, as a Eefinition of the frontier of Tibet." matter of fact, are convinced that Somewhat along these lines relations between Japan and China earlier report published by the "Nichi-fon the whole are improving. They Nichi." It ig headed: "Anglo-Chinese point, for example, to the recent Loan Has Deep Political Significance; @stablishment of a Sino-Japanese British Loan Would Cast Gloom on trade "council, and the mounting Sino-Japanese Ca-operate exports to China.
This country today has regained her position as the, translation follows:
"It is-clear that the present scheme rest exporter to China and if the (of nationalizing silver) is the com-resent improvements continue she bined work of Sir. Frederick Leith-may make up much of the. tre-Ross, Ambassador Cadogan, Finance mendous losses she suffered in 1931 Minister H. H. Kung and Mr. T. V. when she lost two thirds of her Soong, It is a fact that in order to China trade. It is also reliably Tet China carry out the new policy understood that there is a tacit under-some form'of British credit drrangestanding between Jepan and China ments have been made. So far nei-that the status quo of Manchoukuo ther Chinese nor British circles have will be left alone for the time being, said anything to admit the conelu-China desisting from demanding re-sion of @ Joan but It is indicated that stitution and Japan. desisting from Toan of 210,000,000 has been con-urging China to recognize the new ludod, "It ig said that as security the state,
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