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Minister Mr. Hirota have out-
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the policy that is taking shape in the wake of military conquest.
The Japanese Government has given up hope of coming to 21 agreement with Chiang Kai-shek. So it is setting up a regime, or re gimes, which, whatever may be the differences in detail, are es sentially similar to that of Man- chukuo. Neither the "provisional government" which has been set up in Peiping nor the embryonic regime, which is apparently. to be ended almost before it gets going in the Shanghai Nanking area, could ever conceivably have come into existence without Jap anese military support or could
Hong Kong, Saturday, April 9, 1938. survive without a stiffening of
CHIANG'S
STATESMANSHIP
Japanese bayonets.
Mr. Hirota has made it clear that the four points which he has laid down for a Sino-Japan- ese settlement: political co-opera-
be-
After months of stout resist-tion; economic co-operation Lance, courageous delaying actions tween Japan, China and Manchu- which did not, however, prevent kuo; demilitarised zones in ultimate retreat, China's jubila-necessary localities"; and pay- tion over the signal victory scor- ment by China of a war indem- ed at Taierchwang, where Japannity, will govern any agreement staked everything on
that may be reached with a Chin- smashing through, can readily be under-ese government other than the stood. Signs of a genuine stif-Nanking regime. In reply to ques- fening of the morale of China's tions in the recent session of the troops have not been wanting Diet he expanded the point about in any of the recent grim battles the indemnity to include com- in South Shantung. Taierchwang Pensation for all losses sustained set the seal on the achievements by Japanese citizens in China and of the new armies and was per- also the cost of maintaining Jap-
missibly an occasion for encour anese garrisons there. It re jagement and rejoicing.
mains to be seen whether, this The warning words of the Generalis idea of making conquest a pay- simo were, however, well timed ing enterprise can be realised out and well chosen, and, at the same tracted from a devastated coun- of the proceeds which can be ex-
a striking justification of the confidence of the Kuomintang. try.
So
fin placing greater formal” res- ponsibilities upon General Chiang
a full-fledged Japanese Kai-shek than ever before. It policy toward China is steadily would have been easy for a les emerging. In order to imple- ser man to have made capital out ment it either Hankow, or Can- the Tajerchwang triumph. For ton, or both, must be added to Chiang Kai-shek, it was occasion it will then remain to be seen
Japan's present list of conquests.”“”. to reveal once again his great] statesmanship- and those re whether the Manchukno method markable traits of character of domination without formal which have carried him to the annexation can be applied to an high place he holds not only in area several times greater than the esteem of his $ countrymen,
Manchukuo, and with a popria- but of the whole world.
tion four or five times as large.
The answer to this question Taierchwang is important: it cannot be given merely by follow will give new heart where there ing military movements on the been a fluttering it map. It will depend on many timulate Chima's soldiers other factors, on Chinese - stan
rethings. It will make ma and resource in guerrilla war upon the superiority ffare, which some observers be of the Japanese militar-lieve led to General Matsui's all it gains for China moral, on Japanese ability ore of the time which fights juggle with huge bond steadily on her side. The war is without provoking not over, however, by a long that intangible way. Or China's, hours of tra-morale of the two peoples vail Japan's aims and objec on the extent to which tives in China are no longer dis-Powers guised. To wreck those am-drawn into the confet
not
sues