CHINA’S PROBLEMS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 September 1939, Page 7

CHINA’S PROBLEMS

CONCERN OVER TRUCE. HOPES OF C’ONTINUED AID FROM RUSSIA. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, September 16. A Chunking message says that the Russian-Japanese armistice created a painful impression in China, the view being that Russia should continue to support China, because she is fighting both for self-preservation and for Russia. It is felt that a more positive United States' policy inay follow the Russian-Japanese rapproachement. It is reported in London that Japan failed to persuade the Soviet not to aid China, in spite of the apparent improvement in relations. Even if a nonaggression pact were .negotiated, Moscow would be undeterred in carrying on pacific commerce with China. Chinese quarters believe that the Soviet will continue to support Chiang Kaishek.

A Tokio message states .that the Cabinet has proposed fresh peace terms to General Chiang Kai-shek. Japan is speeding up the extension of the Shansi railway toward Outer Mongolia, and tens of thousands of Chinese have been conscripted to carry on the work. The “New York Times” Chungking correspondent says that military leaders arrived to participate in a Supreme Defence Council to formulate China’s war plans for coming months, specially strategy in the event of' a Japanese intensified campaign as the result of the European war-and the RussianJapanese truce.