The Archive · 1938

RADICALS ROUNDED

UP IN JAPAN

30 Arrests Made In Early Morning Raids new regime in China would be developed "along the existing lines' and "when the present regime becomes China's central Government, third Powers will come to extend recognition to it."

Referring to the Customs issue Mr, Hirota declared that the "unreasonably high rates imposed by We Nationalist Government will be reduced."

The Japanese Government, he f ther announced, intended to de: of the Chiang Kai-shek adminis tion the payment of war indemnity, "to prevent the recurrence of such incidents as the present" and that the Japanese Government thinks of having the new regime in China "pay expenses if Japanese soldiers are stationed in its area,"

Gen, Sugiyama then said, "the aim of garrisoning troops in China is to guarantee the enforcement of agreements to be concluded with a Tokyo, Feb. 1 Following the arrest of about 400 leading members of the Popular Front on December 22 last year, police authorities at b am. to-day arrested another 30 for having allegedly gi ideological guidance' and finance ince to the Popular Front movement.

Among those arrested to-day were university professors and sors. Fifteen were ed in Tokyo and the rest in the ces.

1 headquarters at the Tokyo Medical Association building, the ed, says a spokesman of the ropolitan Police, "have been coning {o ious proletarian es and giving financial assist ance to the Popular Front movement.

—Router.

Noted Professors Held ted in Tokyo were Mr, Hiromi a and Mr. Yoshitaro Wakimura, new regime in China." He refused to say where.—Reuter. ut professors at the Tokyo University; Dr. Ryokicht ud Mr. Kinji Minami, assistors at Hosei Univers

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