Anti-Communist Belt Needed in the North Clarifying the situation in Suiyuan and Japan's attitude towards" the resent hostilities in. that province, Major General S. Kita, the Japanese Miltary Attache in Shanghai, has given an Important interview tr the Shanghai correspondent of the "New York Times" The Interview, repro: duced by courtesy of the Journal's correspondent, follows:—
Shanghai, Nov. 1 'The critical Suiyuan' situation, which has been made obscure by many contradictory. reports, was clarified on Monday evening by General Sellcht Kita, the Japanese Military. Attache in Shanghai, when Japan's highest army officer in China explained his country's participation {In this curious Inner Mongolian crisis, General Kita opined that the situa: not eritleal, saying. that the reports in the Chinese and foreign press are greatly exaggerated. Beginning the interview by confirming reports that Japanese Army off-cers have been assisting the irregulrs composed of Mongols, Manchou-Yeuoans "and bandits, now massed along Suiyuan's eastern border, General Kita unfolded the so far unsuccessful plot for bringing another great section of Chinese territory comprising 117,000 square miles under Japanese domination.
Frankly discussing Japanese and Mongol alms as. Idenileal, General Kita said those mixed Mongol and Manchoukuo forces which tast_winter occupied northern Charhar made an agreement with General Sung] Cheh-yuan not to move southward of the northernmost Great Wall, but planned Invading Suiyuan and estab fishing an independent Mongol regime composed of all Suiyuan and northern Charhar, Gen. Kita denied the complicity of Ninghsia province but admitted only one banner of Mongols there which would likely easily be converted.
"Japan insists upon an ant-Communists area established—around Sovietized Outer Mongolia," Gen. Kita declared. "Sulyuan's present governor, General Fu Tso-yi, cannot _be termed definitely anti-Soviet, being too dependent upon Nanking, and whether China's Central Government against or for Soviet Russia remains 10 be determined."
Establishing a large schoo! northern Charhar reserve officers of the Japanese Army have instructed Mongol troops. These oMleers are ald, according to General Kita, by the DMfongols, but are not allowed to} engage Ju fighting.
"In order to offset Outer Mongolia's highly "mechanized army, which is equipped by Russia, we assisted the -Inner-Mongolians selling them aeroplanes, Reports that these Mongols are too poor to buy tanks, armoured cars and muni-lois, are untrue, for they have assets such as the vast opium harv= est, We have been paid in kind. Before an advance into Suiyuan could be launched, Nanking re-enforced General Fu Tso-yi's. small army with a huge force of Central Government troops. Highly successful results were achieved at the Mongol Military School" under Japanese supervision. The Mongols are wonderful horsemen, and cellent rifle shots, and have reman ably keen eyes, the same as" the American Indians, Potentially they are model soldiers if they can be rid of disease, but any attempt to Invade Suiyuan now would be met by Joint resistance of Suiyuan and Nanking forees. If any battles are won Japan will have to do, more thin. show the Mongols how."
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