Moscow, Nov. 22.
Asked' how long it would be be-Hfore the Japanese could evacuate, General" Honjo, said: that. he could Rot designate the date, even very]
ly. The Japanese army, he angry the entire) dee! sd, was policing, Manchuria defending Japanese rights and Soviet press to-day warned Japan ito resist the instigations of its Subjects. 'The occupation wag net Such as was usually associated competitors in the Pacific ocean to Wartime conditions, "Chaotic con jereato a conflict with the Soviet Hons existed. before September bat' they "had grown infinitely worse since then.
He did not know, added General but that does not mean that the!
Honjo, if the movements. of the Soviet Union can leave, unpunished bandits were ce-ordinated, but. he twas certain. someone. was directing Them: He considered that peace and order would only" come." through Srslening the Chinse themselves the fand activities, and by the Teerg stoppisy antidJapanese agitation
in "Paris, Tokyo, and ation of government in' Monch Washington not forget, this: open was nett to. crush Ching, with whom, he In arousing the hatred of the was Facially and Chinese masses and in alienating one, the 'Soviet Union Japan is under-Question: "But your stabi mining her own strength, the press [tion may take months or years in general declares, 'There. is. in-Answer: "Wg are putting forth' evitable a future struggle for the jour best efforts to get it, started." hegemony of the Paciic and for Asked regarding his attitude to-hat the entering trap is now being wards the League, General Benj set by the United States and. the [said that the present situation in other imperialists, Manchuria was embarrassing both ""Levestia", the official organ of the for the League and Japan.
Gentral Executive Committee of the League had a history of ten years Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, during which it had worked for Tecalle Japan's isolation after the Washington Disarmament. Confer-"We don't wish to obstruct the ence of 1921-1922 and adds: activities of the League, purposely, nor to lower its prestige," he declar-"We are fully in sympathy Japan's imperialist competitors Will not support the Chinese move-with the League, but sometimes ment aguinst Japan when she gets would like to have the Japanese rights and interests in Manchuria stuck in Manchuria. This fact well recognised. The part played along should warn Japan against by Japan has always been for peace greating tence relations with the jin the Orient, but we cannot now Soviet Union." agree to lose all that we gained by "Pravda" says: Jone sacrifice alter another."
merican imperialism would Questioned how he regard: Marshal Chang Heueh-liang, Gen greet with satiafackon Japenese 10+ Wigues against the Soviet "Union feral Honjo said he liked him personally, but must say thet his sub-for many reasons but chiefly" be-ordinates were responsible for the cause it would greatly weaken the present situation in Manchuria, of the Hace by sharpen "Our relations with him," he ex: SovietVapanese relations."
the Puo! paises are str ed, if not entire: ly cut off."
"The Moscow press demands that Japan, prove her assurances cxauestioned retarding General Ma peaceful atiltude toward the Soviets jong-shen, General Honjo said he had no definite evidence that Rus-Wwith deeds and not words, The /sians were assisting the Chinese com-Dress demands eapectally n cessation mander, but he had received vari-the campaign of anti-Soviet fous information from reliable coed to be encouraged by the Japanese, militarists, sources showing that an amount Jarms of Russian origin had been ener Tah senate The "Iavestia," it is into Bella nce tarists, by ignoring the apparent it desires of their Government and the of their diplomats ight be creating an extremely'
striation."—United] Press,
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