The Archive · 1937

Ambassadors Call on Foreign Minister

Nanking, Mar. 10, Efforts to improve Sino-Japanese relations were mutually pledged by Mr. S, Kawagoe, Japanese Ambassador to China, and Dr, Wang Chung-hui, the new' Chinese' Foreign Minister, when the former called on the latter o'clock this afternoon at. the Other foreign envoys received by Dr. Wang to-day included Dr Oscar Trautman, German Ambassador, Mr.

Nanking, Mar. 8, In view of the importance of the resolutions adopted by the recent Third Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, the relevant organs which have been entrusted with their execution should not revert to the old practice of having them pigeonholed, but should see to it that they are effectively carried out, So declared Mr. Wang Ching-wei, Chairman of the Central Political Council, when commenting on the significance of the proposals bby the conference in a speech at the Weekly Memorial "Meeting at the Central Party Headquarters this morning.

view of the short session time did' not permit. the' delegates deliberate carefully over each proposal. All they did was to lay down few brood principles leaving the details to be worked out by relevant organs.

Whai these organs should do now, Mr. Wang continued, is to devote full attention "to careful study of the contents of the resolutions and worked out measures for enforcement accordingly. They should make revisions as they see fit, It they find Proposals impracticable, they should frankly point it out" If occasion demands, another plenary session may be convened to discuss the question over again, That national defence cannot be separated from industrial reconstruc tion was the keynote of a speech of Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government, at the Weekly Memorial Meeting at the Kuofu this the last analysis, depends on friendly feelings between peoples, it Is of the greatest Importance that anything. Which may. militate against such THlondly feelings should be removed for prevented, for all forms of inter-ational ce-operation presuppose 0 desire on the part of the peoples concerned to work together for mutual "Such a desire ts born when a spirit of goodwill: and cordiality exists between them. Only. in this, way will any effort for international c0- operation be crowned with success:

Dr. Wang declared that in accepting the portfolio of foreign affairs, he was fully congelous of the heavy sponsibility attached to "Guided by the fixed policy of the Government and the principles of international justice," he added, shall endeavour, in strict accordance with diplomatic usage, to secure a realization of the asplrat.ens of the Chinese Government and the develop ment, through Intecnalional ce operation, of the rela! between to Tokyo Retleent Tokyo, Mar. 9.

While Gaimusho officials "to-day declined to comment formally on the Matement of policies made by Mr. Wang Chung-hui, China's new For eign Minister, "oft the record" they tdeseribed the statement as "too 'They were quick, however, to find similarities between the view' express: sed by Mr, Wang and Mr, Naotake Site, who assumed the" Foreign Alfairs portfolio here on March 3. now," an of-formally, "is to translate the generalities voiced by the two Ministers Into conerete forms. If proper care is for taken, their statements might remain mere diplomatic gestures."

Other officials believed that the statements made by the two Minis-{urs created an atmosphere conducive the establishment of long-sought political or economic ce-operation.

They, however, emphasized that! China's insistence on the abolition of the East Hopet Autonomous Govern" ment and the Hopel-Charhar Political Council and her disregard of the so-called "special conditions" existing In areas adjoining Manchoukuo would cause the failure of any new negotia~ tlons.—Domel,

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