A Nanking, Oct, 29. economic prevailing through-view, of, the ant-Japancee $ut China the ieadere. of Chines lunch impressive: plans' to develop Industry to-day "are" preparing to
Ghinete "gestion, silky and" paper The plan calls for the purchase from Great Britain of - 600,000 spindles and 5,000 weaving machines, There will also be purchas-dyeing equipment. The pur-been actual friction not only between the General Staff and the Government, but also between the General Staif and the War Ofice.
This attempted coup defat may also explain the mysterious visits aid by the Premier to noted ex-statesmen, such as Count Kiyour Prince Saionji, Count Admiral Yamamoto and Count Makino. Count Kiyous member of the Privy "Council and a former! Premier; Prince Saionji is the only living "Genro," or elder statesman and wields enormous power and influence—in fact, he is often Identified as the greatest single power behind the 'Throne. Admiral Count Yamamoto is a former Premier and perhaps the most Potent influence in the powerful Satsuma clan which controls the: Navy, even as the Choshu clan controls' the Army; while Count Makino, Lord Keeper of the Privy' Seal, is so very close to the Emperor that the mobilisation of his influence and power on the side of the civilian authorities was a very adroit and clever move.
These visits were at first thought to relate towards securing unified opinion with regard to the Chinese problems and for the purpose of devising means to. tackle the economic situation which is far more serious than appear from the optimistic statements made Finance Minister Inouye. The budget deficit is estimated to come to something like Yen. 150,000,000, ind the refusal of both the Army and the Navy to make any drastic cuts—the present China situation has provided them with excuse for resist of the shears to their respective estimates—has confronted the Gov-Jernment with a truly vexed situa-ion. It is possible that the very Important financial and economic question was discussed—some even say that the consensus of opinion, to which Mr. Inouye is strongly opposed, was that Japan must get off the gold standard Before the end of this year and that her effort to keep up with the Jones's—in this tease the United States and France will have deplorable repercussions [of an economic and commercial nature ultimately. "The year-end is approaching, and the year-end la Japan, as in China, is settlement time, and the Government simply must make a supreme effort, what with the growing distress agricultural regions as. well urban quarters, to tide over the year-and without a hitch, Minseito (Government party) rally perturbed at seem to be taking possible that Baron tsuki may be found in a ition not dissimilar to that of remier Ramsay MacDonald of England and that he will be accused, even as Mr. MacDonald was, of ig thrown overboard his party chases are to total 81,560,000. principles and joined the ranks-of In connection with the plans the reactionaries or of those who take full advantage of the prevail. do not really favour constitutional f-Japanese. economic boycott government, the National Government has adopt-It is extremely dificult to fore-resolution granting the peti-cast what may happen. In Japantion of the merchants that a porese politics, there are. always the tion of the British returned Boxer apparent and the hidden sides and indemnity funds be used to guaran-_ logical moves are not always to be tee payments for the machinery] expected. There is really no idea and equipment which is to be purchased from Great Britain. on the part of the retired high statesmen who seem to favour a While the equipment for an ex-National Government to establish panded cotton industry {sto be 'a super-party Government that purchased in Great Britain the would he tantamount to a dictator-Government "has ruled that the ship. The aim rather is, during machinery for paper and cotton. ils'be purchased in other, coun Jdevelopment, to establish an ad-the present critical stage in Japan's tries, "Payments for the machinery] ministrative' machine which will be which the Chinese leaders are £0 free from partisanship and will, purchase abroad will be made on' therefore, function more smoothly. an instalment basis—United Press. ud satisfactorily, Nanchang, Ku, Oct, 18.
During these days the public mind. is" just full of the Japanese invasion into Manchiuria which prac: ideally overshadows all other. new Jeven the work of the suppression Communist-bandits in Kiangel, Ancious to know the conditions yesterday evening I went over and called tapen General Ho Ying-ching, Mini feejof Wan, who is si prem firely responsible for. the eradice-Hon' of Communist bandits, since General. Chiang Kah-chok left Nan: chang. in the' end of September, General 'Chiang' Kaishek and. hie [As he is Occupying one of the buildings of our mission, an, interview
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Snmedatly" granted wi hon 'Such questions as the following] were put to bim:—Who is going to Take the place of, the 19th route amy, since. the latter "has been ordered to Nanking and Shanghai'
the goverament force in Kia stticlent now to meet the Communist menace? "What is the strength of the Communist force' right now? Where are the Communist soldiers? How long docs it still take. the government to complete the work?
Gen, Ho began to. answer the avert ions in a polite and humourous way by saying' that he was That (went to im to" obtain' fthentie news "instead" of outside Tumours, At present the Central Government ts ordering only a part of the 19th Route army under General Chen Ming-cha to Nanking and. Shanghai for garrison duties fand the rest of his men will remain in kiangsi for the suppression condnanist-bandits. "He. further Stated emphatically Qhat all" the divisions which were originally sent to' Kiangat for the purpose Pressing' communists are to remain Fore. without transference." Tha rumour saying that. the Gentral (Government. will withdraw all forces in Kiangsi" and. that the made responsible. for work rely groundless at present.
"The "Government strength is not weakened at all, although a few divisions have left Kiangsi recently, for other. places. Moreover there fare stil more than 100,000. govern= ment troops in the province, 'There are two things by which the government. troops are' handle teapped. First, owing to the warm climate in the southern part of Kiangst, " large number of government troops, especially, those from the north easily get. sick and ite "number of them have. di fortunately. winter ix coming. Secondly, the" government troops} fare. suffering tov certain extent {from Tack of suflclent salt. and) foodstuffs on account of poor means of transportation. "To correct. this, the central authority are. trying their best to. build Nighways. is expected that the "newly" built rotor roads wil link up Nandi fang Kian by the end of this ye Other motor roads "will be. bait next year. for the commoonist-bandits and. their fReneral strength, General Ho sai Bhat at present the real communist mate 2806, halt" wom "rare 0 it, north of Ningtu evoup of communi As the fields ju the southern part lof Kiangsi have not been cultivate ed, forced by the need for food, the main forces of Chu Teh, Mao Tsctung and Pang Teh-huei are now in the neighbourhood of Juiking. /Tingchow. on the Kiangsi-Fukien all could combine and make a real effort to suppress them, it would take at least a whole Jyeary for the communists had a well' organized government in the southern part of Kiangsi and what iwas worse, the people down there were "practically all sovietized. That is why it makes the work so difficult, "AS the result of the Japanese invasion into Manchuri Some of the communists were willing to sacrifice their idees and Hives for the country. No doubt it would have a big change on our] internal troubles.
ConsteNation exists in Japanese circles over the reports which have been received that eer-in 3 merchants have been
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