JAPAN'S AIMS in Central China
Pres* Assn.— Copyright.)
A NEW REGIME Chinese Given Time to Change Their Attitiide WHAT REFUSAL MEANS
(By Telegraph-
(Recfeived 30, 11.30 a.m.) SHANGHAI, Dec, 29, General fllatsui, Japanese Com-mander-In-Chief in China, in an interview, decjared tha,t if the Chinese refused to reconsider their attitpde, Japan wpujd be obliged to continue military operations in the interior 0f China as far as Hankow, and even Chungfcisg. / ' Some say it is needless to 9iwa.it Chinese reconsideration of htr policy toward Japan," continued General Matsui, "but time is essential, as the Chinese never do anything hnrriedly. The Japanese are at present resting for a short period after the capture of Nanlring, which is essential to enable them to regain their fighting vigoiir, and also to alford the Chinese an opportunity for reflectlqn. "| am not proceeding home unti! a new regime is established in central China," he added, "This is essential to ensure lasting peace in the Far East, for which the Jananese are fighting at great satnfioe." jr A
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 82, 30 December 1937, Page 7
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