The Chinese Communists take the view that the present incident 18 not merely a question of difference between Japan and China, but already has become a part of a big world war. This was a statement made by 4 Japanese military spokesman at the Japanese press conference yesterday when reporting on the congress of the Chinese Communist party. which, he was held at Yenan'on July 13 and '14, According to reports from a reliable source he added. a decision was taken at the meeting. to give the fullest support and consideration. the objectives of the Kuomintang effort 20 allay the latter's £00 id it was decided to pursue pdceording to the viewpoint of the Trotsky element in the party, howe cover, this decision was not to be con-sired as a manifestation of loyalty 'oF ce-operation with the. Central Chinese Government but rather. an indication of the party's realization hat the present Sino-Japanese. me cident would be a protracted war, "They take the view." the spokes man said, "that the hostilities are net merely a' question between Japan but have already. becom: part of a world war and may be taken as constituting one step forward towards a world struggle which, in time. will deely start a general conflagration. implicated?" the same questioner asked. "To this the spokesman replied that it would be itieult to say because there happened to be no such agreement with the United States, "You cannot ignore the fact that the man was British," the spokesman added. The lodging of a protest with the British authorities "was under consideration, he concluded, at the spirit of the Craigie-Arita agreement had been violated,
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