The Archive · 1939

German Mediation Revealed

CHINESE POLITICS

Mr. Wang Ching-wei Exposes Basis of Past Peace Talks Hongkong, Apr. 1, '0-OPERATION with Japan was the indispensable way" for China to maintain her existence and independence and bring about stability, in East Asia, instead of following the "common road to destruction" by carrying on hostilities, Mr. Wang Ching-wei, former Deputy General Executive of the Kuomintang, declared in a new peace statement issued here last night.

There could be no doubt, he said, that Japan and China must follow the same road to ce-existence and ce-prosperity.

"If resistance is for the sake of the existence and independence of the state, then it is quite a different question," he declared if resistance is resorted to as a means of bringing about internal unity, then I am absolutely against it, he declared. He gave details on peace parleys conducted through the German Ambassador, Dr. Oscar Trautman, His statement disclosed that Gen. clear the extent of the expansion of Chiang Kol-shek and high military the-mone or the method to be reomeorn of the Kuomintang had ex: sorted 10 In effecting it, but will not pressed their willingness to accent falter the administration' of Shanghai; pence terms offered: by Dr. Traut= "4. With regard to the anti-Japan-mann, then German Ambossador_ to ese question, a settlement is desired Chins, on November 28 and 20, 1937. long the lines agreed upon ey Am-Gen. Chiang was willing to" have bassador Kawagoe and Gen. Chang Germany act as Intermediary and Dr.

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