Asked why Japan does not declare war on China, the statesman declares hat Japan's dation in China aims at thes suppression of anti-Japanese and Communist elements in China and hot at antagonizing the whole of the Chinese people. Therefore a declara-on of war may be unnecessary."
Asked if Japan desired the separoton of North China, Gen. Ugaki said Japan believes that China must be governed by the Chinese for the Chinese." If the Chinese themselves desire a separation of north and other parts of China from the mother country. "there can be no help." He. however, said he understood that the Chinese want national unification and better administration, Asked if Japan was ready to assume responsibility for the rehabilitation of China after hostilities end. he said Japan is "prepared to do her share the task of rehabilitating the country." Such action. he emphas-zed, will benefit not only China and Japan but other nations aswell.
Gen. Ugaki believed it should not be very dificult to achieve rapprochement between Japan and China after the conflict ended. Possible root of this. Gen, Ugaki saw in the relations between Prussia and Aus~ {rla, who fought wars in 1864 and 1866. but Austria. which was de-fealed, maintained strict neutrality in the Franco-Prussian war of 1871.
After the Great War. he pointed out, Austria shared the fate of Germany, Asked if Japan is "going Fascist, Gen. Ugaki replied in the negative.
Japan. he declared. will be administered under a parliamentary Government, with the Emperor ay the central figure, in pursuance of popular opinion—Domei.
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