Replying to numerous questions, Mr. Aria expressed the hope achieving the desired results through Aiplomatic negotiations, Asked if failure would mean, wa he replied that the word "war" was not included "ina diplomat's voeabulary. He fervently hoped that China would "respond to Japan's titude, "and, in this connection, he expected China to draw up a definite programme for the extermination of Now thet the South-western prob-Jem bad been solved, the me was ripe, lig added, for General Chiang Kaicshet, president of the Executive Yuan, to'veturn to Nanking "to solve antiedapanese issues and. eliminate their fundamental, deep-rooted causes, thereby clarifying Sino-Japanese re-Jations and making them more eordiat than ever."
Nevertheless, there was much apprehension ment. was gravity of the situation, judging by ress reports and Nanking's mistakes
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