Major-General K. Doihara is to be commended for his perception of the danger of discussing international re-Tationships in terms of potential enmity. A wider realization of that point of view would be serviceable fo the cause of peace not only in China, Plain facing of the needs of nations in their natural desire to find self-expression and a place in the world's economy might, for example, temper many eniticisms which tend 10 embarrass diplomatists in their en-cavour to preserve amity. General Doihara seems, however, to be. unduly despondent over the evident progress made in restoring Sino-Sapanese "ce-operation. Observers here would have thought that the satisfactory outcome of discussion of various outstanding issues pointed clear subsidence of what the Gen-feral describes as the "anti-Japanese" movement. Indeed rapprochement with Japanese views seems to be dis-terrible in. what formerly would have been regarded as most unpromising quarters. Whether the General is seeking to give @ counsel of, perfection or is misled by a t00 solly Citous regard for certain critical opinions must be left open to argu ment. It is permissible at least to observe that he appears to be doing scant justice to the diplomatic skill of Japan's representatives in. China to the by no means unresponsive altitude they have been able to evoke
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