The League and Asia To the Editor of the "NORTH-CHINA DAILY News."
Sim—Permit me to voice my appreciation of your leader of yester~ Gay under the caption of "Grave Outlook." I heartily appreciate the article, not. because it is pro-Tapantse. Nay, it is not so, indeed. But because it is pro-justice. Yes, helps every one of us to think clearly in strained circumstances.
It is easy to denounce Japan for every act of hers here and there. Ibis easier to precipitate the whole chaos. wre on the verge of aprisis and bring it into irvetrievable
Paling disaster. Every. inch we may -advanee must be well guard: fed. Every step we may take must be' scrupulously protected. Every word we utter must be. carefully chosen. Some journals in Shang-hal are heinously derelict in this Ever since the outbreak of sporadic incidents in Maschuria, I have tried to place myself in. posltion of either Chinese or Occidentals fand think clearly on. the, whole fine." Yet I can not persuade my-cif to feel that 'Japan has' been wrong in the long range of view. Bome® Occidentale are. fed up with hasty judgments regarding this or that incident, ao much so that they cannot conoider the whole perspec tive in true light.
What inthe crux of the, whole situation?" "Reduced. "to simplest forms, it is this, Willingly or un-wallingly Japan had enormous vest td. interests. in Manchuria. by his movie force of circumstances. With hudden collapse of Crarist Empire abrupt, emergence Imunist. Soviet, Chinn, was tempted {on adopt the. "revolutionary Aplomacy" by which she denounced al countries as Tmperi fors, The core of 3 ciples is extreme anti-foreignism, Japan had to bear the brunt of Ghinese chauvinism, as she had vital interests, economic and otherwise in China," Someday some clash has been considered under such circumstances. then, the Japanese Foreign Minister has indefatigably tried to be friendly and fair to fretful, ex: fasperating China. The result) was. the Snereasing insults, pin-pickings and treaty-violations, etc. This is the broad outline of the present issue. T hope no Chinese would overlook the outstanding features
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the pending ditenti and their T would. solicit our Occidental readers not to confuse real issues with imaginary ones, nor, to mix major problems with minor incidents, If you would say "why, none of your business to be there in Manchuria, a territory of another country at the very bei ning ote," then the problem ai fumes another aspect, which is quite fundamental, 1 for one feel would be far better, if Japan was not there, or even if she could withdraw herself entirely from that. region. "Nevertheless, history ordained otherwise. Hence, we have to face the realities of the situation. No metaphysical theorist ing on Chinese territorial soverelgnty would. help us much. abstract discussion on meagre facts in Geneva. would avail us much.
Difficulties arise, because Japan has vested interests in the territory of another country. Vested intereats must be accorded protection. This protection may be easily regarded by China as an hostile act 'oF an unwelcome invasion at any ime, There is every likelihood of even police action being taken as warlike measure. Delicate and subtle indeed is the situation. All the more so, when Nationalist China, which is extremely chauvinistic at heart has marched on to fac china has done everything Undo. what Japan hes done in last quarter of a century. I was on my 'Way from Teitethar to Taonan, one month after the railway there' sas fgpened to, public. "twas told that nese officials were so anxious t0 bul the eavay thas they borrow fed loans from SIR. Upon the completion of the railway, they borrow the Soviet idea of Zepudiation of fy, loan from "capitalistic eounfay," ete, Then and there it curred: to mo that something would happen sometime, so. long: as we would inoist to maintain aw abd order under the prevail system of oder capitalism, Belle ing happened on September' 18!
hold im high esteem the San Min [Principles of the Kuomintang. be-Jeause they are uplifting ideals to hina. "T have liked many Chinese gouths, because, they are, just any youths anywhere, fEdmire some of the" thinking Ghinese, as they are real Patriots. Orman like Dr. Hu 'Shih simply Jeommands our respect and alte mn. He' Knows "the actual situa.
jon' in the outside world quite accurately. So he often warns his countrymen against. "many evils inherent in China, He is a genuine patriot, Thus T like many people Jand principles in China, Nevertheless, when the San xin Principles have "overstepped their jiudieious boundary, working havoc fand devastation on traditions "and {Reatigs, 1 would not hesitate to call halt." Again, then Chinese youths ery out inthe' exuberance of their Fuji ete. and know' practically vey, east' Japan," "ever the nothing. about their own' country, then T would dare say "pray, mind own business." New i must admitted that some Kuomintang Headers misled. their own" party members as well a3. all' youths, in hook rooms." Inevitable "are "the excesses, when the resume leaders 1 would be the last to assume the role of proverbial ostrich, with head Hidden fu the sand and try to white: wash our own blemishes, if any. would blame my country for being arcly in presentation of all our sinvancen "consequent" to the nese transgression of Sino-Tapanes treaties ete. T would take the Japanese Government to the task' for procrastination in bringing Sino-Japanese present conflict, we cannot but wish to see the League of N able to maintain the in-universal peace. vriversal peace. How should it be ind. favourable sitkade tomaeds ossibte. to Mot recognize its just
China and respond to it by eriti cismas? "In order to stop the spread. ug of such a false rumour, 1 beE You to insert the present. declaration. "At the present and when the attitude of the Chinese Nation towards the Japanese question is concerned, we cannot except the League of tions entirely. selitle the aforesaid question as the Chinese Nation itself has made its mind to struggle against such an egression.
Wane Cyne Wer.
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