A Japanese View the Editor of the 'NORTH-CHiNA DatLy News."
Sm—Among us Japanese residents here in Shanghai there are ome who entertain an opinion that the Sino-Japanese situation in the city is assuming an aspect prior to the outbreak of the most unhappy incident on January 28 and are pre= pring themselves) for the "worst.
he writer himself, though arriving here quite recently from Manchuria and consequently rather a stranger to the "status quo," is induced to share the fear-of those people, "However, it is not the writer's view of the situation that another fight will break out between. the contending nations. Ie ought not Yo be so, anyway." The terrorism that is being created in the midst of the Concessions here by" the fanatics of the so-called "Bloody Group for the Extermination" of Traitors should be put down at all costs, This state in Shanghai reminds the writer of the terrorism. that swept over Japan but a short time ago, It" was an outcome Japanese Fascism that has recently gained upon the youthful the Japanese extreme Rightists,. Tt is a fect that there isa political ent in Japan as if to"mono-the Imperial Family, "that to say, a movement of those Fadieal imperialists who are rough necks to dare anything for "their that. the whole nation of 80,000,000 people are equally to share the honor of being subjects to the Throne.
J. Inouye, former finance minister, Baron Dan, amine Dusinessinan, as. well as'. Thukal, former prime minister, were all the victims of this roughneekism, Japan has had a bitter experience of it, indeed. All this has come. from anachronism. They forget that they live in an age of enlightenment advanced civilization instead of an age of feudalism and barbarism in whicl resorting to. arms. and force is not only allowed but even compelled in order to get justice and redress. For" we have now other means of getting justice than applying to force and. killing each other. "We have various kinds of organs which have been established for, the very. purpose and to which each of us is) entitled to apply.
wre law and "order is. ignored nothing but chaos and his. The' world. was. aghast atthe news of Premier Tnuka sassination for which all" sober minded people mourned throughout Tt is the same with international affairs, The recent movement. for World peace is most. remarkable War for diplomatic purposes now. outlawed and universal disarm moment is proposed. Japan made a blunder "in. sending her troops here to Shanghai, though we must excuse her for her somewhat Yash act because "the provocation was too. strong for any nation to resist, Japan simply followed. the of England and. other true that the Post
of Nations, the Kellogg in' transitional ped.
for the" Nine-Power 'Teoaty is yet ineffective, The latest disarmament conference has made meos of it, we must acknowledge, Yet there is' no use of being despaired of our failures. "There is Ample hope of for perma nent world pea Tt was a sed thing to know that young Chinese of 10 tried to Blow a house with a hand grenade the other day, imitating the example of nother Young Chinese boy whom they called o national hero, Yesterday morning. we had another case of the kind at North Szechuen Road where a hand grenade was. thrown ato Chinese shop, wounding an inmate of the house. This sort of terrorism is to be put down by all means for the sake of humanity In general. Tt is. much worse in Rature as well as in view of the Jaw than Chinese anti-Japanism. According to the press here, even Japanese shopkeepers are threatened "THE this "state of things be left bythe Dlood and Soul Group. unchecked "we can scarcely expect What may come. next. " Japan. is determined never to repeat her recent blunder in Shanghai but who can guarantee the peace. and Security of this city? T call in the name of humanity and Christianity the special "attention of residents in Shanghai to the pre-Sent most unhappy, situation here and! ask them tg help a in warning those misguided Chinese people fagalnst smother outbreak of the, Shapghai, Aug. 23, 1982.
"Terrorism the Enemy', a cit ome ann, the responsible men in
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