The Archive · 1938

Japanese Comment

Tokyo, Dec. 19.

Financial assistance being tended to the regime of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek by Britain and the United States is "self-contradictory"" In that it tends to turn China into "another Spain." thereby disturbing world peace, the "Miyako Shimbun" Geclared editorially today, recalling the professed desires of' statesmen in. London and Washington secure international appeasement, The British and American moves, the daily stated, were designed to secure a favourable solution of the issues involving their interests in China, particularly the question of Yangtze. navigation.

The "Miyako," however, cone tended that there was "no fear" that this financial assistance towards the

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