Tokyo, Dee. 10. lengthy statement reviewing the course of Sino-Japanese negotiations, a spokesman of the Foreign Ofce "to-day announced Japan's determination to take strong action to protect her nationals und interests in China, "If the Nunking Govern-
"It was thought necessary to take fundamental measures for future guarantees, and we, therefore, demanded that the Nanking Government take earnest steps for the control of anti-Japanese agitations, which were the underlying causes of these Incidents, On the other hand, we invited the Chinese Government to go' a step forward from the negative stand of merely controlling anti-Japanese agitations and show its sincerity towards the improvement of 'Sino-Japanese relations by settling Tong-pending questions, such as aerial communications, the employment of advisers, the control of Korean irredentists' in China, and the reduction fof the Customs tariff"
Regarding the. control of anti-Japanese agitations, he added, the Chinese representatives declared dur~ ing the Nanking conversations that their Government not only would suppress all sorts of anti-Japanese agitation of their own accord, and assume the responsibility for all antly Japanese operations, whether by the Kuomintang or any other organiza~ tion, but also would be ready for the thorough "suppression of anti-Japanese raitation, the revision of schoo! books, andthe control of" antly Japanese utterances and publications.
As to the question of the creation of the Joint anti-Communist front, eneral agreement was reached, though, there were some points on which both sides concurred. Agres ment' was. reached in principle to promote the economic development of North China through the cooperation of the two countries, "Some Itlteh'*
"Regarding other problems, it Is true that some hitch was experienced fon the question of the alr service between China and Japan, but. an agreement of views was reached on the proposed engagement of Japanese advisers by the Chinese Government, the control of Iawless Koreans in China and the reduction of the Customs tariff," said the speaker. "Besides, the Chinese Government accepted most Japanese requests re-Harding, the settlement, of the series fof anti-Japanese incidents, Conse-sequently, it has been arranged for the Japanese Consulate at Chengtu to be re-opened before Tong.
"Later, however, the Chinese Government, taking advantage of the East Suiyuan issue, communteated to the Japanese Government that it would be dificult to bring the Nar king negotiations to successful conclusion $0 long_as the Enst Suiyuan question remained unsettled. The Chinese representatives also threat ened to repudiate all agreements reached in the conversations, while Gen. Chang evaded interviews with the Japanese Ambassador, despite the Tatler's repeated requests. Consequently, the Ambassador came to the conclusion that a further delay in the negotiations, because of the injection an issue entirely irrelevant to the Nanking parley, would serve no useful purpose, but would only complicate the situation."
"modal Harmony"
In "racial harmony," Col, Kanji Ishihara, a section chief of the Army General Staff, sees a possible solution of the current Suiyuan issues. The Mongols, he suid, aspire for racial harmony and like nothing better than being placed in the conditions of peace and prosperity "now enjoyed by the Manchus." The main cause of the Suiyuan trouble, he declared, is
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