Tokyo, Dec. 1. Powers interested in the reopening of the Yangtze to commercial navigation have adopted the attitude of a Shylock, the "Tokyo Nichi-Nichi," one of the two leading newspapers in "Tokyo declared -today.
"They permitted China to halt Yangtze navigation, but the moment Japan does it, they protest," the daily said in commenting on the recent communique issued in Shanghai by the Japanese army and navy regarding the Yangtze question.
"It is the spirit behind this attitude of the Powers that causes a prolongation of the present hostilities and prevents a restoration to normal of conditions inthe occupied: areas," the journal went on. "If the Powers really desire to see peace in East Asia, they should take stock of the existing situation and restrain themselves," the journal declared, pointing out that it was the Japanese navy that had opened a channel in the Yangtze from Shanghai to Yochow: for the conduct of their operations.
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