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Gratinea A spokesman for the Foreign Oftce deciafed'in'an interview today" that Sie highly gratftying thatthe principal signatory Powers. of the Nine Power Treaty—Great_ Britain, Amer fen and France-are now taking iden-feats om ae Far astern ait:
"Ie Is only through united, parallel action on the part of these Powers added, "that Japanese aggression China' can be checked, and. the Sats quo inthe Par East mainainfa. as provided for in the Nine Power Treaty "Action is what is needed," declares the "Central Dally "News." Mei organ of the Chinese Government fcelaring. that Great Beltains alley the Far Bast has reached a crucial Sage, 'The paper considers that Great Britain' takes the lead Geneva, her stand will be supported Power Pact, States. including the United mined to take action."
"Central Daily News," "no only can [she preserve' her present interests ju the Far East, but she can also re-Jestablish British leadership in the [For East for another 100 years, and also win China's tremendous market."
Possible "Arch-enemy""
Tokyo, Jan. 17.
Britain was urged today by Tokyo. Nichi-Nichi," leading vernacular daily here, to define her attitude in the Sino-Japanese conflict.
"We want to ask Britain whether' she stands firmly for Japan or me tends to continue to assist the Chiang Kai-shek administration?" the news-oper said.
If she followed the latter course, the "Nichi-Nichi" declared, she would become Japan's "arch-enemy"
Referring to the British request for a clarification of Japan's Far astern policy contained in the diplomatic Rote delivered here on Saturday, the "Nichi-Nicht" said that it was Japan. that wanted Britain to make her attitude more definite.
Japan, the paper continued, feels covfideni that she is the only Power 1 the For Enst strong enough stabilize and maintain peace in the Orient.
"It would not be dificult for Brit ish statesmen who are well-known for their shrewd. political insight as well as for their traditional common-added. sense to realize this," the journal
Despite this, Britain. was lending' both France and the United States to take joint action with her.
"Preposterous Pelle}
So long ax Britain does not liquldate such "a preposterous policy, there is not the slightest possibility for both Japan and Britain to reach an understanding on various pending issues in the Far East" the "Nichi-Nichi" declared.
'The ""Hochi' Shimbun," another popular daily, referred inv an editor-fat today to the second paragraph of the British note in which Britain a Jeged that Japan intended to establish tripartite economic bloc comprising Japan, Manchoukuo and China ove which Japan intended to assume a superior power.
The daily declared: "Judging from such a British allegation, we cannot but feel that Britain has lost her senses."
"Britain is free whether or not she wants to misunderstand Japan's mission in the Far Enst. However, Bri-fain must fully realize that Japan's continental policy is quite different in ture from British imperialism," the daily went on.
"Temporary Phenomenos Britain had completely ignored Japan's mission for the establishment of a new order in East Asia, the "Hoshi" asserted, Although superfllal observers might think that Japan had extended her control over Mar choukuo and China, it was only a passing phenomenon and it was wide Of mark for Britain to disapprove of 'Japan's mission on basis of this tem-Borary' phenomenon, the daily declared.
Japan has not the slightest inten tion of stationing her troops in China for an indefinite period, the "Hochi" claimed. What Japan intends to do so far is a speedy restoration of peace and order in East Asia and the obliteration of the various "red routes," the paper said.
The daily pointed out that the new regimes in China "sincerely desire" Japan to station her troops in China. Such being the case Japan's action should not be deemed as a violation of China's sovereignty.
'A change in the international situation during the past several years has been so drastic that the Nine Power Treaty has become "really obsolete," the paper continued.
"Tt is) preposterous for Britain accuse Japan of being lacking sincerity. The Soviet Union sot the example by abrogating all treaties with other Powers, while Italy and
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