Situation Similar to Manchuria' in 1931: Very Little Control from Nanking From OvR. Owx Peking, Feb. 19. for the war "round there has been a complete:
of political news in these parts in recent weeks. Even the] retrocession of Shanhaikuan has failed' to awake any excitement or any outburst of gratitude on the part of the Chinese. Indeed, the speech of the Japanese Commander an. @hat occasion, With its searcely veiled threats, took all the gilt that particular piece of gingerbread.
the general view of © the public and newspapers here that the situation in North China to-day is very akin to that existing in Manchuria prior to September, 1981, 'The Poking Political Council is. regarded by many as merely a step. ping-stone towards the complete; break-away of the North. from the rest of China, Certainly, man} Japanese seem to hold this' view. have recently seen a map which' they have been distributing, headed: "Bird's-eye View of China, August, 1983," published in Shanghai. I is a" propaganda map, pure and] simple, 19 demonstrate how control the Nanking Government really. exercises, About one quar" ter of China, chiefly round' the Yangtze, is coloured green and veforred to in the Explanatory Note the "area under the control of the Nanking Government (Chiang Kai-shek)" The rest of the map is marked in a large variety of colours ard coloured lines, but north fof the Yellow River, as Tar as. the Great Wall, and including Shantung, is a large homogeneous block which stands out from the rest and is coloured yellow. This is called the "aves under the jurisdiction, of the Peking Political Committee."
Public Resigned The wneral attitude of the pub: tie up, ere would seem to be one of resignation. It, is felt to be question of how long the present Indeterminate state of affairs can last, xather than of any' return. to former conditions. The question most canvassed is the long-standing one of whether Pu Yi will transfer is vale to Pekingr. Some of the more pessimistic or optimistic (ae cording to the view one) takes) Have already: fed, a gate, for this event, April 15, Certain it is that there is much talk about this matter; and the monarchist in those parts. are becoming bolder
lay, and more outspoken from day: to Tt is quite likely that, in the course of the next few" months, there will be game Kind of demons. station, and @hat deputations of yoyalists will visit Hsinking plore Pu Yi to take over this part Of the country as well. But
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