Gen..Ho Ying-ching Inspects City's Defences the dissolution of the Kuomintang, the disbandment of China's armed. forces, and other severe political conditions While it cannot be ascertained whether Germany's peace offers are acceptable to Gen. Chiang Kal-shek, {tig understood that the Generalissimo will probably make counter-proposals, Dut it is stated that while he has agreed to discuss the matter with the German Ambassador, this does not in any way Indicate that the Chinese Government has abandoned its policy of armed resistance for the present.
China, it is pointed out in Chinese circles here, never wished to go to] war with Japan, and always clearly Indicated that she was ready to settle her differences peacefully if, Japan were to respect her territorial and administrative integrity.
Since Germany has now offered to act a8 a mediator, China is naturally willing to discuss' the situation, Chinese leaders in Hankow, howe ever, place very little hope ina suc cessful conclusion to the present conversations in Nanking, os it is doubtful, they contend, if the offer sincere. They also express the belle that it may possibly be an attempt (o alienate the support which China la at present receiving from the signatories of the Nine-Power 'Trealy-and from the Soviet 'At the same time, the Chinese leaders are disappointed over _the Tack' of Immediate and effective material assistance from these. sources. They would, they say, welfeome a formal declaration of sanctions against Japan, or a declaration of war against Japan by the Soviet. Nevertheless, it is freely admitted that the realization of both possibilities is very remote.
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