Tokyo. May 22.
Wellsinformed circles today forecast the appointment on Monday of It. Gen, Seishiro Itagaki as Minister War, in succession to Gen, Gen Sugiyama, In addition to the appointment of the new War Minister, the same circles predict that Gen. Hideiki Tejo, Chief of Staff of the, Kwantung, Army. will be made Vice-Minister of Wa!
Gen. Kazushige Ugaki, Minister, of Foreign Affairs, "is not, 'a novid®'in the diplomatic gam: and has a few ideas of his own on how China should be managed. comments the "Asahi Shimbun" this morning.
'The newspaper recalls that the new Foreign Minisier, in the Autumn of 1017, under the' instructions of the then Premier. Field Marshal Count Maskata Terauchi, went to Peiping ud successfully negotiated a militery agreement with the late Marshal Tvan Chi-jul, head of the Anfu poll tical clique, and Gen. Chin Yun-peng.
Thus, the newspaper concludes. Gen, Ugaki "gained keen insight into Comment n Changes Tokyo, May 27.
The administrative ability of Gen. /Kazushige Ugaki, the new Foreign Minister, was well tested during his tenure of the portfolio of War Minister in four cabinets, and his six. Year tenure of the post of Governor-General of Korea, according to the "Asahi Shimbun."
The journal states that his success fu his new post depends upon the extent of the ce-operation extended tu him by army circles, The "Yomiuri Shimbun" expects: Gen, Ugaki to do everything possible to attain Japan's objective in the "China Incident" im the shortest possible time, while exerting efforts at strengthening the tripartite Antl-Comintern Pact, and re-adjusting Japan's relations with the Soviet] Union, Great Britain and the United States The paper states that interest attaches to the new policy to be pursued by Gen, Ugaki in seeking the economile development of China, in view of his brilliant record as Gover-hor-General of Korea for six years. am going to do something, so Just wait and. see, Tam determined to do my best to live up to the expectations of the Throne but my age is advanced and I lack experi-fence In the diplomatic field."
Mr, Akita Kazami, Chief Secretary of the Cabinet, announced today that Mr. Hirota resigned because of ill health and the resignations of Mr. Kaya and Mr, Yoshio were prompt ed. by 0 "desire to strengthen the Cabinet for attaining the objec tive of Japan's crusado in China."
Asked about his education policy, Gen, Sadao Araki said "what matters mossi ig not speech but action and that is the ease with education also." He sronfeally advised newsmen that they had better "All the papers with anecdotes of faithful sons and decent wives rather than with my] views."
Mr. Tkeda, interviewed in his turn, sold that with the fall of Hsuchow, the hostilities have "progressed considerably but still have a distant future, Complete ce-operation and fuller connection between two Afin-Istries are essential for execution of war-time financial programme.
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