Tokyo Dailies Charge British, French Here Are Aiding Chiang Kai-shek; Guerillas Denounced Tokyo, Feb, 28, "AL abolition of the "Settlement system" in China, and the liquidation of China's colony: advocated by the "Kokumin," a morning. ization by European Powers was local vernacular newspaper, this The paper further urged the Government not to be satisfied with a "patch-up" policy in the Shanghai terrorist question, but to take "decisive steps" and "lay the axe to the root" of pending questions.
"Terrorist outrages in the Seitloment at present ate purely hostile actions in both nature and scale", the Japan's Military Tokyo daily asserted. "They ' are caused by activities in the streets of Budget Grows well-organized and trained guerilla bands. In this latter fact, He the true Tokyo, Mar. 2. characteristics and the gravity of the The Cabinet has approved the situation," the "Kokumin" said. supplementary estimates "for the Army and the Navy, totalling "So long as these warlike actions ¥.5.270,000,000, of which ¥.4,600,000- are carried on openly in the Settie-}060" will cover "China incident" ex-ment, in addition to its being utilized as a base of Chinese strategy, Japan ences from February, 1892, to March, 1940, should, as 2 matier of course' invoke The estimates were drafted on the the right of self-defence to eradicate basis of the so-called two-power the guerillas", the journal declared. senderd, whereby Japan aims at "At the same' time, similar measures being fully prepared to face China should be taken against all establish-and Soviet Russia simultaneously, it ments and institutions which still necessary. exist as headquarters for assisting 'The Army expenditure will total Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, "Nobody is }¥-3,140,000,000, "that of the Navy entitled to prevent Japan from doms 3,000. while. ¥.650,000,000 will the daily said. appropriated. forthe. Reserve Fund." The balance' of Y.070,000,000 Strong Action Urged which will go to the supplementary Such "patch-up measures" as the Jneneral-accounts budget, will be strengthening of the Settlement Police sub-divided as_follows—¥ 450,000,000 Force or a reorganization of the to the Army, and ¥.180,000,000 to SMC. should be shirked, the paper the Navy. contended, adding that "work half is reported that these sums are done would not get us anywhere, intended to finance a general Abolition of the "Settlement sys. strengthening of defence tem," which the daily believed was Commenting on the estimates, the instrumental in reducing China to a "Asahi Shimbun" points out "that colonial status, and the total elimina-¥.2.456,000,000 worth of the current tion of bases which render assistance ancial year's bonds have not yet to Gen, Chiang Kalashek, should be been issued, while the bond issue for Jattempted as the "only solution of the the coming' year will total ¥.5,732,~ present trouble," the journal argued.
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"The time has at last arrived when The grand total of "China incl a resolute attitude is called for to Jdent" appropriations since" August, deal with the challenge of such atro-1937 exceed Y¥.11,990,000,000, itis, lous street warfare," the Tokyo pointed out by the paper, represent-
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Ing seven times the' cost of the war between Russia and Japan.—Reuter.
Apologies No Solution A solution of the question can never be reached by the mere exchange of Written protests and apologies, the Miyako," another Tokyo daily," declared editorially today. The ' pre-Fequisite for liquidating the question 4s the frank admission of the Powers concerned of the facts which have fuctually been proved in the past, the Paper said.
'These facts are none other that the 'Settlement is firstly, the headquariers of Britain and' France in their policy of assisting Gen. Chiang 'Kel-shek, the paper charged; secondly, it is the nest of anti-Japanese 'China; and actly, it is the base of operations for terrorist outrages _in the so-called "third perioll warfare'
"The 'Reformed Government' has boldly and frankly declared that the Seltlement and Concession are hostile territories so long as Britain and France continue their policy of assisting Gen. Chiang Kai-shek. "In such circumstances it is celt-evident what Japan should do", the daily asserted.
Vigorous ce-operation with the municipal police in maintaining order in the International Settlement has Jbeen foreshadowed by the assignment lof a large number of gendarmes 10 the factory zone in western Shanghai, the "Nichi-Nichi" said today, The Kung Dah, Toyoda and Naigai Jcotton mills, all Japanese concerns, according to the paper."—Domei.
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