London, Nov. 3.
Foreign, Chinese and Japanese circles, alike, comment on the mildness, compared with the heroics predicted by the Japanese press, of the statement made on Wednesday by Prince Konoye, the Japanese Premier, on Japan's policy in China.
Referring to its reversal of the declaration of January 16, that Japan would have no dealings with the Kuomintang Government, Chinese circles ask: "With whom else can she deal?"
The reversal nevertheless, is regarded as significant of Japan's desire for peace, especially in view of the apparently authentic report that the Japanese are still exporting gold.
Japanese circles point out that such a statement must previously have r|been approved by the War and Nav Ministers.
They believe that it is intended for internal more than external consumption as a bromide for the present condition of the Japanese public mind, Foreign businessmen regret the absence of explicit reference to the many complaints that Japan is everywhere, apparently, trying to close China's-Open Door.
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