The present Japanese strategy is exactly similar to that which led to ihe occupation of Manchuria in 1931. All preliminaries to the present outbreak were on all fours with those preceding the seizure of Mukden—such as Japanese claims of Chinese insincerity," incidents, threats to Japan, night manœuvres and so on. The jingoistic appeal to Japanese rationalism that is now going on in Japan in order to stir up war fever bears a resemblance to 1931.
The Japanese are claiming the right under treaties and agreements to do as they please in North China. On the other hand they abrogated the Nine-Power Treaty, the Kellogg Pact end the Covenant of the League of Nations when they decided to seize Mukden and swallow Manchuria Treaties were of no use to them then, but now they try to make much of the alleged Chinese breach of agreements signed under duress, Whilst. the Japanese troops are enjoying free movement on Chinese poll and are trying to destroy the Chinese defence force, the Japanese diplomats have warned the Chinese government at Nanking that they would not tolerate any moral or material aid given, to the Chinese defenders nor would they tolerate the Chinese government troops ente the Chinese territory concerned nor would the Japanese permit Nanking's participation in the settlement of this offal They have threatened dire Consequences if these warnings are mot heeded
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