To the Editor of the "Nonri-Curxa Dany News"
Sim—Your strictly critical if not over-anxious attitude toward the Sapanese demarche, alleged to be adopted in time with regard Manchoukuo as well as your solicltude as to the ultimate fate oer Manchoukuo is understandable In the meantime, it may not be out of place to draw your attention to what the Imperial message of March 27, 1983, contains~a solemn avowal the Japanese nation to respect the Independence and sound growth of Manchoukwo, The message is practlcally the unanimous expression of the general will of the entire Japanese nation. It declares that the establishment of Manchoukuo forms the Key to world peace inas~ much as it cleanses the source of all political evils in the Far East 'AS regards the Manchurian defence, Sir Reginald Johnston, o time Governor of the Weihaiwei territory and later tutor to Mr. Pu now Emperor of Manchoukuo, Out to "prove historically '"Fwilight' in the Forbidden City" that the Manchurian independence movement, which culminated with the enthronement of his former Pupil, was not a Japanese invention purely a Chinese and Manchu project dating back as far as 1923 when Marshall Chang Tso-lin. tried to get himself installed as Emperor of Manchuria. Indeed, if Chang Teo-lin were satisfied with his Pao-ching An-Min (or the Security of Manchuria and the welfare of ite inhabitants), no aprée moi lo deluge would have taken place.
In reference to the possibility of recognition, the "Journal of Com: merce," one of the most influential dailies in New York, stated on March, 6 this year that "The orientation of out foreign poliey—indicated by "the "recognition of, the Soviets. and the subsequent Feduction of our naval forces in the Pacific must soon lead to -Ameriean recognition of Manchuria followed by Participation in the commercial and Bnancial developments of ite That there will be some modifications in the principle of "open door and equal opportunity" in Man choukuo with a view to greater protection of domestic interests seems to be quite natural, this, it might be said in the light of fait accompli of the last several years. Such modifications are simply the natural con-Sequence of past political events which no one can disclaim.
Furthermore, a well-known cor respondent of "The Times" gave a broadcast last year on the meaning Manchoukuo when he said inter alia that:
'The Japanese are out to develop 'Manchuria; they will develop it better {than the' 'Chinese ever could have and' in the process. of development the thirty. million" inhabitants are bound to benefit—the Japanese, aller ud Incidentally he remarked also: it is very important that the reign of terror should not be resumed, Tt 1 all very' well to say. that banditry: will disappear as eeonomis condilons Improve-economic conditions "cannot Improve until banditry fed. The Japanese are doing all they Shanghai, July 23,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.