Peking, Oct, 2
George Holden Tinkham, a member of the U.S, House of foreign relations com 1g Peking as ican Minister, Mr, Nelson T. Johnson.
The Congressman, a Republican, fs on a tour of the world during the recess of the House and has [just arrived after a brief tour in Manchuria, Interviewed, Mr, Tinkham said it was premature to t question of American recogniti for the state of Manchoukuo although he was impressed by Manchoukuo's agricultural, economic and financial progress.
He described the Japanese being perhaps the Romans of the East, having military genius rather than' administrative capacity or colonizing ability—Reuter.
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