JAPANESE POLICY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 November 1939, Page 7

JAPANESE POLICY

OUTLINED BY PREMIER — ANTI-COMINTERN PACT DEAD. NO EARLY PEACE EXPECTED IN CHINA. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright I TOKIO. November 22. The first specific indication that the Japanese Government considers its relations with the Anti-Comintern Pact are dead was given by the Prime Minister, General Abe. in an unusually frank interview. He said Japan was maintaining garrisons in China in accordance with the pact but would conclude a pact with a new regime in China making garrisoning entirely unrelated to a European pact and dispensing with the technicality of justifying the garrisons by reference to the AntiComintern Pact. He added that North China and Inner Mongolia would be placed in special relationship with Japan and Manchukuo after the proclamation of the Wang Ching-wei Government. Pressure from the United States would not deter the early launching of the regime. The Japanese must not expect an early end to the conflict which so far had cost more than 10.000.000.000 yen. He added that Japan was attempting to compose all her differences with Russia. A commission was to meet in Chita. Siberia, on November 29 to delimit the borders of Manchukuo and Outer Mongolia. APPROACHES TO AMERICA. A Shanghai message reports that the Japanese Ambassador at Large. Mr Kato, is said to be seeing the United States Ambassador in China, Mr Johnson. for "a frank exchange of views.” He saw the British Ambassador, Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, yesterday. Diplomats believe that the United States intends to go as far as Ameri can public opinion permits in protecting British and French interests in Tientsin and elsewhere. The American marines in Tientsin will possibly be reinforced. Washington reports that fresh Japanese overtures there and in Tokio for a readjustment of relations met with an indifferent reception by the State Department. The Assistant Secretary, Mr Welles, said there was nothing new in the situation, despite advice that the Japanese Foreign Minister, Admiral Nomura, had personally expressed the hope that relations might be restored before the expiration of the treaty on January 26. Mi’ Welles also declined to comment on a statement by the Ambassador in Washington. Mr Horinouchi. that the Japanese were prepared to discuss some arrangement to prevent a rupture of trade relations. The official silence reinforced what Mr Welles had already said in effect — that the Japanese cannot expect to gain the favour of the United States till they cease their interference with American trade in the East. Congressional leaders submitted to the State Department for an opinion several proposals for an embargo on American exports to Japan when the treaty expires. MOUNTAIN TRAP CHINESE CLAIM NOTABLE SUCCESS. HONG KONG. November 22. The Chinese claim that the Japanese advance in South China has been checked a few miles from Tonking Bay. The Japanese admit that no progress has been made in the drive for 24 hours but declare that a base is being consolidated at Tonking Bay. A Chungking message states that the Chinese assert that the Japanese in attempting to eliminate the guerrilla forces in the Wutai mountains, were trapped in a pass and Lieuten-ant-General Abe and a third of his brigade were killed.

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