Shanghai, Mar. 2
Characterizing the enthronenvnt lof Mr. Pu Changchun yesterday asa scene in a tragic! show, the "'China. Times", a Chinese I day, describes the annexation aly, in ts lending article yeater, n|innzr Mongolia as the plot behind the new chapter in "Manchuria, *The most logical explanation which lean be offered for the present movement in Manchuria is that the \Japancso are intending to take advantage of Pu ¥i's coronation to win over Inner Mongolis, which people still have a profound devotion for the Manchu Household."
Japan us been working hard for, world conquest." the paper states. "As a stepping stone to the attainment of this aim the Japanese decided to realize their Continental Policy first before the conquest is extended to other parts of the world. The capture of Mudken on September 18, 1931, was the first shot of warning " that JJapancre ambitions had bern set in motion. The Japanese, however, were clever enough to' know that they coald not annex Manchuria. although they could maintain thei dominating influence over that ter ritory. To deceive the world they] kidnapped Pa Yi from Tientsin and had him installed as Chief Ex tive of Manchoukuo, which Later they recosrnized ax a' now indepen:
"Now the Japanese enthroned Pu as Emperet of Manchookuo.. Pal Yi, being a puppet, does not know what is the right course of action for him to. take. Bet_why \Ispanee insist on making him peror after they had made _him Chief "Executive of Manchoukuot There mast be a plot behind all this More Ambitions in Mind is not unlikely that after Pu is made Emperor many new] coaties will be concluded between the poppet government and Japan which wil gre the Japanese wor power in the Northwest. Events-jolly Japan will make Manchoukuo formal protectorate of Japan, of positly annex it as she did Korea] However, if Japan intends to annex Manchuria now she could do. it easily without und: rgoing the pro-leess of crowning Pu Yi. The fect} thnt. the Japanese choose to delay ithe annexation process and waste more time in changing the form of government shows that the Jepanese have more ambitions in mind than ithe mere annexation of Manchuris."
Having pointed. out the annex ition of funer Mongulia as the most logicd explanation of the new move. iment in Manchuria, the paper says that such tricks cannot deceive nstions. "Tt will be recalled thet!
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.