Dr. Sugimuri on His Vis Student Not an Oracle A student of China—that, was how Di, Yotaro Sugimuri described himself to the representative of the "North-China Herald" on Sunday.
Dr, Sugimuri for six years was Under Secretary-General in the League of Nations Secretariat at Geneva, where he was head of the polities! section... Incidentally he gaw a good deal of Mr, Alexander Wdogan, the. British' " Minister designate to China, whom he held to be a very sound man with well-balanced judgment and a delightful personality. Dr, Sugimuri declared That, although Mr, Cadogan had no personal experience of China, Would be found that he would obtain a mastery of problems here {na very short time. A graceful word was said of Lady Theodosia Cadogan to whom Dx, Sugimurl paid a very sincere tribute of admiration, Officially Dr, Sugimuri is a Minister without a charge in the Japanese Service, It means, so he said with a chuckle, that no work
this amiable, placid-looking giant—Sitached to the honour, Meanwhile Dr, Sugimuri is tail and broad as well. as comfortably habited—i wandering about China learning. Yearning. "nothing more. He not charged with formal negotia-Hons. He is not trenching on the field which Mr, Ariyoshi covers. He weeks to make personal contact with men and localities so that he may just his views to the actualities around him. He considers that the outbreak in Manchuris 1981 was merely an incident, the conditions which 30 sadly breached Sino-Japanese friendship had been stirring Tong before the Ana he. denturs tothe view that there can be any sudden, restores tion of that" friendship. He puts himself in the place of the Chinese Tender and agrecy. that rapprocheent must come gradually. Above all things he deprecates too vigil application of loge.
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