Tokyo, Jan, 21.
JAPAN'S final goal in the China hostilities does not lie simply in the achievement of military victories but in the establishment of a new order in East Asia on a foundation of China's rebirth and mutual ce-operation among Japan, Manchoukuo and China,' the Japanese Prime Minister, Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, declared in an address to the Diet today.
"As long as this goal is not attained there will be no end to the conflict," he stated.
japan has no intention of raising unreasonable economic and cultural barriers against the Powers in China.
If they appreciate the true intentions of Japan, she would like to have them ce-operate with her in the establishment of a new order East Asia. We must prepare for the great enterprise of establishing the new order in East Asia by giving full expression to the traditional national spirit inherited from our forefathers and bringing into full play our total national strength."
One of our most Important alms wherein foreign participation will be is to realize a speedy increase of our really welcome, so that it is confdent-{otal national power. expecially"
Ty expected that the economic activitfonat defences, and the stonguventng ties of other Powers will be more than ever stimulated under the new find expansion of economic resources, Which include' Japan, Manchoukuo order," he added.
"The Japanese Government, believ-and. China. riers of various kinds and the pro-Shstem of national mobilation. and is urgently necessary to xeintoree "ihe Government belive, that ting that the removal of trade bai
motion of economic ce-operation Wrinvoke ther most Important. provljemong nations to be the best means of advancing the happiness and pros-Sfons of the national Mobilization Act. fperity. of mankind, have " alwa; "To those enlightened Chinese who Striven towards the realization—af are prepared (a sist in the construc-those ends.
Gon" ofa now Chine in a spirit "their future potley in this regard! ovoperation Japan ought gladly. will sustain no change. In fact it is Sxiend help 20 that the Chinese peo fin accordance with this very policy ple may Be saved from their misery {that the Japanese Government. plan "distress, freed. from their old to limit to the necessary minimum all prejudices: and enabled to take part restrictions on the economic activities Th'the hisiorie enterprise of building fof other Powers under the Up ovnew order In East Asia.
"It jo indeed a source of sotista tion that there fs evident throughout hing today' definite trend toward feblrth and reconstruction, which is due not only to the policies of the Provistonal, Reformed and Mongolian Governments but to the fact that th Ehinege' masses are beginning to. Size the prineiptes governing the new sltiation in ast Asia MPor the sake of Justice we should use' every" means t9-eradicate Com tunis which is pervading the Chi-hose continent to such a degree that the Nationnlist regime is slave toi
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