In return for satisfaction of those proposals, the Soviet Government was ready. to"
1, Helcave eight Japanese nationals angie Hel pout services. with soenquene, i (ona, (Sanna Commenting on the Japanese-Soviet situation. the "Chugai Shogyo," leading commercial daily, says today that Itlis the height-of folly to seek improvement. in relations with the Boviet Union if the "Soviet persist extending vigorous assistance to China."
Such assistance, the newspaper declares, "constitutes an "unfriendly fact towards Japan."
Referring to the Soviet's unilateral decision tO close the Japanese con sulates at Blagoveschenske and Haberovsk and other eases of "the Soviets. unwarrantable "attitude" towards Japan, the newspaper says that the only way to readjust relations between Japan and the Soviet Union Ties. inthe Soviet's endeavour to Understand. the "origin, development lid outcome of the "incident between China and Japan" in their true light In such case, the paper trusts, th Soviet attitude towards Japan would naturally change—Reuter, Some of, the Soviet proposals, the statement "says, are teeeplable Japan, but the rst, fourth and with imams ave affairs between Manchoukwo and the Soviet Union, especially since Manchoukuo Is withholding payment of the final instalment of the pur-price of the North Manchuria (Chinese Eastern) Railway pending fulfilment of the obligations of the Soviet Union to Manchoukuo.
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