For the moment that does not appear to be the intention. at least, not in North China, Only a short time ago~on April 3 to be exact—the North China Political Affairs Com= mission inaugurated a rew North China Anti-Communist Committee, the regulations of which were pub: ished here the day before the Japanese-Soviet pact was signed. The chairman of this anti-Communist committee: s Mr, Wang I-tang himself, the head of the North China régim And the committee is making arrangements to open branches in all the Inrger cities of North China, The inauguration of this committee was prior to the signing of the Soviet-Japanese pact, and it is of course possible that the anti-Commun-{st policy may now be, if not dropped, at any rate relegated to the background, os was done in Nazi many ofter the signing of the non-Aggzesion pact with Russo in August For the moment, however, a change of policy in this" question.' does not seem to be meditated. at least not in North China, Tivo days after the signing of the pact in Moscow, Mr. Lin Wen-lung, the spokesman of the North Chita Political Affairs Com: mission made an official statement on this very question, Said he:
"Sovet Russo and the Chinese Com:
aire' conmuniate"are the veal ferihe "reconstruction "et Notul°chiia What Wy shy Nort Chins of levee, in, Ty-hot Going {0 change its policy even after the signing of the "Where Angels Fear to Tread!
The local Japanese press. which always rushes in where angels fear to tread, realizing the apparent con~ tradiction between the. Soviet-Japanese pact and the energetic anti-Communist activities of the authorities in North China, does its best to cope with the difficulty. "The new ea-operation between Soviet Russia and Japan is one thing, and the anti-Communist policy. is another", says tone Japanese paper paraphrasing 'Mr, Lin's similar remarks, "One is a Giplomatie' affair. and the other is 'a mere domestic problem." Another Sapanese paper points out that Ge many, after her non-aggression pact with "Russia, has continued to sup-Mess any signs of Communism, not only within her own frontiers, but who in the territories she has' now occupied, "The scute is true," con~ {inues the paper, "of the present pact between Russia' and Japan, which, applied to North China. means that the existence of the Chinese Communists is morally condemned by Soviet Russia." And it proceeds to dot it's "V's" by adding that, North China will speed up the exterminatien of the Communists.
Moral Condemnation"
Perhaps Tovaritch Stalin does "morally condemn" the Chinese Comniunists, One can never be quite sure what he himself is there days. On the other hand, perhaps he does not. And, in that case. th> Japanese Government is unlikely to be willing to spoil the ship for a ha'porth of paint, and will doubtless prefer, if necessary. to go the whole hog. We may then expect to see the North fea! Council take a (of
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