Tokyo, July 15.
Taking advantage of the current Sino-Japanese dispute in North China, the Nanking Government is planning to "liquidate" the provincial troops in the north by "playing the off against Japan," a high Army officer to-day told Domei, "The Central Government," he declared, "apparently intends to employ "its. traditional poli playing one body against anoth evencin the task of national unification, "The current situation is simile to the Jehol campaign of 1933, when the North-eastern forces were crushed by the Japanese troops.
"If the northern generals allow themselves to be influenced by the cheap patriotism fostered by inc Government, they are courting annihilation.
"Nankings alleged anti-Japanese policy, according to the officer, ha "deep roots."
Obstruction to Peace The Central Government, he declared, has been obstructing the efforts of the people and officials in orth China, who were "desirous of ensuring peace in the Far East and establishing mutually beneficial Sino-Japanese ce-operation,"
Moreover, the officer asserted, the Nanking Government has been waging a campaign to instill anti-Japanese sentiment in the minds of students and officers of the 29th Army, "If Nanking continues to spread exaggerated or groundless reports regarding alleged new clashes in the north or the internal situation in Japan, and prepares for war with this country, we shall be compelled to give up words.
The Lukouchiao incident, he said, had its inception in an' "illegal attack of Chinese troops upon a Japanese unit on the night of July "This treacherous act" he declared, "has been followed by several others since that time,"
Responsibility Admitted Last Sunday night, the officer said. the Twenty-Ninth Army submitted a memorandum to the Japa authorities admitting its responsibil-acts this. admission,"—the Japanese officer declared, "Nanking is striving to win the sympathy of] foreign pow y spreading groundless report "No one in the entire world, who is at all acquainted with C actions in the past, will believe propaganda spread by the Nanking Government," he couciuded.—Dome The Chinese Reply Nanking, July 15.
Comments offered by a Japanese army officer on the Chinese Govern ments handling of the Lukouchiao incident, as reported to-day, were strenuously refuted by a high Chinese official.
ES to the charge levelled by the nese that the Chinese Government was borrowing the help of Japanese troops to wipe out non-Central forces, the official declared the Government towards Chin armies. Any foreign country, that no discrimination was made by official said, which e military means to invade China will meet with. the strongest of the natida—Central Hopei-Charhar Political Council and the Japanese military authorities.
Japanese military officials, it is believed, are only awaiting the completion of their reinforcements before taking action to drive the 29th Army from Hopei—Reuter.
Generalissimo Calm toward the Lukouchiao incident, according to Mr. Vu Vu-jen, President of the Control Yuan, in an interview with the Central News Agency.
The Generalissimo, he said, is in fine condition and not the least periurbed by the tense situation in the North, Mr. Vu, who has been indisposed since he arrived here, is expected to return to Nanking shortly—
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