As a result of incidents and the methods of warfare of against Chinese civilians, "The Times" ase seris, the good name of Japan has been besmirched in the eyes of many Europans and Americans, and doubt has been raised where authority really resides among the various organs of the Japanese Government.
The Japanese militarists, the newspapers declares, seem determined to teach the Powers -the lesson that their lawful interests in China can be maintained only by concerted action in the face of a common danger.
America, "The Times" proceeds, is rearming- Japanese bombs have helped to mobilize American public opinion into revaluing, on a scale unthinkable six months ago, the possibilities of parallel action with other Powers in case of Reed, and into supporting, with new. deter. mination, a policy of preparedness equal to any challenge. The British response has' been identical "The international relations of a first-class. Power," the journal émphasized, "cannot be safe in the hands of uniformed fire-eaters without a grain of. political intel.
Tokyo, Jan. 11 Rumours at peace talk in the Sino-Japanese hostilities have been revived because of the visit paid yesterday by Dr. Herbert von Dirksen, the German Ambassador to Japan, to the Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, for what was described as an "important conversation" Meanwhile, it is understood that the Cabinet is contemplating the recall from Shanghai of Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe, the Japanese Ambassador to China, in con. formity with its policy to exterminate the—anti-Japanese regime in China.—Reuter. maintenance of the yen exchange at the rate of 1/2d. and the repeated programmes calling for increases in taxation, which had not affected fincial circles.
All this, the Finance Mi cinréd, demonstrated the Japan's fimuneial resource were being reinforced by growing national unity and solidarity.
Mr. Kaya expressed the opinion that the "collapse of General Chiang Kai-shek's regime is imminent while the new regime established in Peiping will gain in strength and stability daily."
"Times" proceeds, "that the leaders of Japan betray a desire to liquidate a situation whose logical developments will subject the nation to an appalling strain and whose less predictable consequences include more than one combination of possibilities which could be disastrous for Japan."
Even if those consequences are avoided, the journal asks, what would be the rewards of complete success? Can Japan establish a military occupation of the whole China which would be not only effective, but economically profitable? She is destroying her markets even faster than she is emptying her treasury: she is bequeathing to posterity a legacy of nationalist hatred which will darken Asia until China has been revenged "and literated.—Reuter.
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