Constitution of Tokyo Body Being Prepared Tokyo, Nov. 11.
Líeut-Gen. Heisuke Yanagawa, is to be the director of the general affairs bureau of the China Affairs Board which will be established ^'soon, it was announced today in government circles.
A lieutenant-general was chosen "for the position because of the importance.of the duties which will "/devolve. upon the head of the gen-"eral affairs division of the board.
^Lieut-Gen. Yanagawa has expressed his. willingness to'accept the post. vs, The text of an ordinance for -the {establishment of the board is being drafted.—Domei, "Dead General Had The "Miyako" says: "The United States, unlike Great Britain and the Soviet, has refrained from helping the Chiang Kai-shek regime, and has kept consistently aloof from the turmoil in the Far East. It is therefore strange that she should now attempt, under the pretence of upholding the sanctity of the Nine-Power Treaty, to thwart the rise of Japan, especially when Great Britain is showing signs of reconsidering her China policy."
The Japanese reply to the American Note, the "Miyako" predicts, "will declare the Nine-Power Treaty null and void, and will clarify Japan's attitude coneening the establishment of a new-berm East Asia, The "Nichi Nichi" urges the United States to "look zt the realities in East Asia. and establish a new policy suited to the situation." By doing so, it says, the United States will really ensure the peace of the Pacific.
The failure of the Brussels Conference, it continues, s nothing but evidence that the Nine-Power Treaty is only an empty document which no longer accords with the realities of the Far Eastern situation The "Nichi Nichi" <ssails the United States for its policy of "continuing to uphold this fossilized pact in utter disregard of the changes that have actually occurred in the situation."
Japan's reply to the American Note, it predicts, will be on the lines of the speech made by the Prime Minister, Prince Konoye, on November 3, from which it quotes the following passage "Japan does not reject ce-operation with the Powers, nor does she intend to injure their just and fair rights and interests. If the Powers understand the real intentions of the Empire, and adopt policies suited to the new situation in East Asia, Japan will not spare any effort for ce-operation with them for the sake of the peace of the Orient."
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