PEACE DISCUSSIONS
JAPANESE ATTITUDE. MARSHAL KAI-SHEK IGNORED. STATEMENT BY PREMIER. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received January 20, 9.35 a.m. TOKIO, Jan. 19.
The Premier (Prince Konoye), at a Press conference, said that, although Japan hitherto had studied peace terms witli the Chinese Central Government as a party to the negotiations, henceforth she was not dealing with the Central Government. Japan expected the present provisional Government to grow and w-as making it a party to the peace talks. Meanwhile, Japan -would pursue her military operations to overthrow the Central Government. Mr Kazami (Chief Secretary to the Cabinet) described Japan’s decision to disregard the Central Government as “stronger than a mere declaration of war.” He said: “If war had been declared it would have had to be against the Chinese people, but Japan considered that Marshal Chiang Kaishek’s regime no longer represented tlie people.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 44, 20 January 1938, Page 9
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