"Experiment Noted More With Interest Than Confidence"
London, Mar. 25.
Even the gravity of the situation in Europe cannot distract attention altogether from the important events taking place in the Far East, states an editorial in "The Times," referring to the establishment of the new Central Government on March 30.
After reviewing events which led up to the establishment of Mr. Wang Ching-wei's government, "The Times" says that it is doubtful whether the Japanese have agreed to give Mr. Wang full powers in the northern The Chungking Government has no intention of surrendering. It believes that it has enough munitions to carry on the struggle a long time, and the Japanese are not in a position to extend long lines of communication farther into the interior. More significant, is the fact that the National Government will still be able to levy and receive taxes from great parts of provinces nominally in Japanese hands.
All these circumstances must inspire doubts regarding the success of the experiment of establishing a new Nanking government between Tokyo and Chungking, and the experiment must be regarded here for the moment more with interest than confidence, the paper concludes.—Reuter. provinces.
The chief importance of the new administration is that by promising to recognize it, the Japanese Government has made a carefully planned peace move which they believe will completely change the situation. The grounds for their optimism, however, is not yet clear, the paper continues.
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