Discord over China Affairs Bureau May Soon Lead to Resignation of Foreign Minister Tokyo, May 16. FTE problem of what form of contr organization shall be set up to unify and make more efficient Japan's national policies regarding China has recently become an issue in Japan as a result of the fact that the Premier, Prince Konoye, the Army and the Foreign Office have very differ int views on the best methods to achieve the aims desired.
'The Foreign Office, somewhat naturally, strongly upholds the view that political affairs in China must continue to be in its charge. 'The Premier proposes to set up 'a special East Asia Ministry over' which he will preside and which will handle the huge political, administrative and economic problems which need immediate attention, and, possibly, the broad aspects of the military operations. The Army seems to aim at strengthening its present control, under which a military oligarchy has been steadily entrenching itself in China and making major decisi yus not only in military but also in administrative and economic affairs. freely rumoured that the gravity of the situation is such thi the resignation of Mr. Koki Hirot the Minister for Foreign " Affairs, may be announced before the end of May.
Duing the last session of the Diet the Lo tive Bureau drafted scheme for the unification of China policies, but because it tried to cover too many opinions froth various quarters, Its practicality was lost and a mere skeleton organization for removed from the original ideas of the Government resulted, So many criticisms have since been rected against it from Government fand political quarters that the plan has not taken conerete shape.
"AS the North China Development and Central China Promotion Com~ panies, which are inseparably related Japan's China policies, are now War Not Yet Over Tokyo, May 20-
"premature" to believe that the fall of Hsuchow is a very serious blow to Gen, Chiang Kal-shek or that' it will invite a complete col-Inpse of the Hankow administration, This view was today expressed caltrially by (a number of) new Papers, headed by, the influential SNichi-Wich(" and "Miyako.
Japan, the two. papers declared, must proceed with her fixed policy of chastising the anti-Japanese a ministration in China and must face the next phase of the hostilities with the same rin determination that been displayed thus far, The "Kokumin," another leading newspaper, declared that the Japa ese Army must follow the Nationalist Government wherever it goes—Hankow, Chungking or Kunming—and exterminate it.
All newspapers paid a glowing tribute to the courage of the Japanese troops now fighting at the Hsuchow front.
Th dousing the optimists with cold laier, the "Nichi-Nichi" and "Miyako" suid the occupation of Hsuchow ig only one of the many steps Japan must take to root out Gen. Chiang, Kal-shek's administration.
Domei offices throughout the nation reported new Indications of a growing demand for a "march on Han-getting ready for active operations, the Government is obliged to hasten consideration of other and more satisfactory schemes,
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