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NOTES OF THE DAY SINO-JAPANESE
SECRET DIPLOMACY'
The official statement by Sir John
The Very Idea!
RAPPROCHEMENT?
CHRISTMAS HINTS
Simon on the nature of the dia- By H. G. W. Woodhead in "Oriental Affairs”. By Eddie "Santa” Kelly
LL the local newspapers
armament negotiations contained nothing, as usual, The most im- portant phrase was that it would make any disclosure concerning the not be in the public interest to nature and trend at present. It is known, however, that the British Foreign Secretary placed his grea test hope in successful direct no- gotiations between Germany and Franse and that he has been dis- appointed. And it is known be cause Franco is refusing to persist in methods of secret diplomacy.
are
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PROPER PROCEDURE
The Chinese political situation: king Government as premature, A
month, and indeed for a consider-tlating secretly and on friendly on what to buy for Christmas has been dominated for the past But they are unquestionably negeseem to be full of hints ably longer period, by the question footing with the Chinese leaders
And we will say: "Well, Pote, me boy, if it's all the same to you, we'd prefer the money."
So he will hand ua ten bucks and we will then say: "Now that that's fixed, Pete, ole pal, what would you like?"
And he will say: "Well, Eddie, if it's all the same to you, I'a like the money, too."
bucks.
So we will hand him back his ton,
But apart from presents and Christmas cards, we think the newspapers should print the ex- cuses that are bound to be given on Boxing Day.
Something like these: "Yes, we got your Christmas. card, Bill, and Ha-ha-ha! Y'know what? Three days after Christmas I happened to reach into my coat pocket, and there was the card the wife gave me to send to you! Well, of course, it was too late then".
"You mead, you didn't get ours? Honcst? That's funny. I know we sent one. In fact, I remember quite distinctly that your name was the first on our list. But I guess a lot of cards get lost in the post office, with so many of 'em going through"
of Sino-Japanese relations. Ad- who really matter at the moment: presents, but we are not in- vantage was undoubtedly taken of Mr. Huang F, in the North, Mr terested in this subject. Us, the absence of Dr. Lo Won-kan in Wong Ching-wel and General Sinklong and of Mr. T. V. Soong in Chiang Kai-shek in Mid-China, and we are only receiving one Europe and America, to Initiate General Chen Cbl-tang in the present, and we will give informal discussions behind the South. And they are making far scenes for effecting a Sino-Japan-moro headway than would other one in return. esa rapprochement, Dr. Lo either wiso be possble by securing in- from "onviction or apprehension dividual support of the rappro-
Unless, of course, our
pub-- LORD CECIL'S CRITICISM of pulic hostility was opposed to chement policy. On the Chinese Great and Admiring
Buch overturea. Mr. T. V. Soong side however, thean intrigues are
lic- position and Tha, loading.. peace, protagonists was openly opposed to rapproche- undermining the
of the Kuomintang. not, however, taking this ment and would not land in Japan authority
General
Our present will be from Chiang Kai-shek has diplomatic raversion to type lying when passing through. down. Lord Cecil and Sir Auston The Japanese drive to improve shown definitely Fascist tenden- Whalesteeth and the con- Chamberlain have recently had relations has, however, Intensified. cles, of late. The Kuomintang has versation will be something some difference of opinion over Mr. Chang Teo-pin, Chinese Minis-beon extinguished in Manchuria, "secret" and "open" diplomacy.ter, who left Tokyo in March and has lost all hold on North like this: Lord Cocil deplores the tendency to ostensibly on sick leave, but China, General Chon Chi-tang
Whalesteeth will say: "Well, roturn to the old methods. Sir actually as an indirect protest has to all intents and purposca Austen replies that the secret di- against the Jehol operations, re- suppressed the Southwest Political Eddie, old boy, what would you plomacy which is to be condemned turned to his post in October, and Committee. And the postpone-like for Christmas 7" is that which involves a nation in admitted, in an interview, that ment of the Fifth Kuomintang engagements of which it has no Chiang Kai-shek was making an Conference was a further blow at knowledge; that private conversa-effort to break the diplomatic dead-the party's influence. Regional tions between statesmen must take look.
negotiations, such as those which place if matters are to be freely About the same time, Dr. Sugl have recently takes place in Pol- discussed and unnecessary public mura, declaiming any offelal ping and Tientsin, enable the provocation avoided. But Lord mission, travelled extensively in Japanese to treat the problems Cecil says that it is not only secret China, being received, among im- thoy desire to see settled as local pledges which are objectionable, but portant leaders, by General Yu Issues, and thus to avoid embar also secret negotiations. Ho in- Hsueh-chung at Tientsin, Mr. rassment to the National Govern- siata that prolonged consultations Wang Ching-wat in Nanking and ment. among politicians who attempt to General Chan Chal-tong in Can- Although much Anti-Japanese settle matters in dispute in an at-ton.
feeling still exists: throughout the the more responsible mosphere often polluted by gossip, On the eve of his departure from country, and false rumour, tend to stereotype Hongkong for Formosa, en route Chinese leaders have apparently differences and harden obstinacy. to Tokyo, he declared that there come to the conclusion that an had been a friendly atmosphere attitude of continuous intran- about all his discussions with the sigence where Japan la concerned Canton authorities, that as a result is not only futile but a serious In loving memory of my brother, the C. Wang, M.D.,
It is conceivable that Lord Cecil of his seventy days' visit to China menace to the future of the nation. his general impression was that That now, or in the near future B.Sc., D.P.R., D.T.M. & II.
presses his cane, which in the main F.R.C.P., formerly Professor of
relations very much improved durany arrangements will be made is sound, too far. He underestim- Pathology, University of Hong-ates the value of informal discus-ing the past six months, and that that can be construed as formal kong, who died on the 14th
sions in smoothing away minor dif- he had every confidence that the recognition of the independence of Manchukuo, is extremely impro- December, 1930.
ficulties which would only be magni- two countries would come together bable. But short of this China's fled by public discussion. There again very shortly.
present leaders would undoubtedly are also preliminary matters which
be ready to go to very great ought to be fully threshed out by
On October 17, Mr. Ariyoshi, the lengths to secure a modus vivendi, exports in
anticipation of public Japanese Minister to China, ne-and more cordial relations with the discussion, as the history of every companied by Mr. Suma, First Japanese. They have been forced International conference has shown
Secretary of the Legation, left to recognize that Manchuria has The public has seen also how much Shanghal for Peking, where he re- gone, until such time--if ever as good will may be created by per-mained for over a month, having the Japanese can be expelled by sonal talks between stateamen, as
frequent interviews with Chinese force from that territory, and they between Mr. MacDonald and Fre officials in the Capital. While he cannot be ignorant of the fact that Bidents Hoover and Roosevelt.
was there General Okamura, Vice- amazing material progress is being These last cases serve to show
Chief of Staff of the Kwantung made in the former Dependency,
"My dear, I simply must explain exactly the proper procedure
Army appeared on the scene, to under Japanese supervision. They how perfectly foolish I was. For between secret and open diplomacy. negotiate a settlement of certain must also realize that retaliatory the life of me I couldn't remember THE CORNER
Many mattera can and ought to be
frontier questions. including action in regard to mails, Customs, whether you said you would be at discussed freely and informally through railway transport. ex- etc. is calculated to harm Chineeo Repulse Bay or Canton for the Claims made by British Gov-behind closed doors: but the results change of malls, etc. Before more than Manchukuo interests.holidays, and I knew it would be ernment leaders that trade and
should ha communicated at once to
leaving he announced that an As a matter of expendency, there- utterly silly to call up and ask, so financial conditions in the Old the public to forestall gossip or agreement in principle had been fore, and not because they approve I just thought I'd wait until the Country are slowly but surely hostile criticism.
reached. Nanking, apparently of Japan's past actions, they are improving are receiving endorse-
considered that negotiations were desirous of roaching some kind of first time after Christmas that I saw and wish you A Merry Christ- ment in circles conversant with |
going too quickly, and applied the arrangement that will relegate the the facts. A point made by the
brake to Mr. Huang Fu, but it is Sino-Japanese dispute to the back- mas in parson" Chairman of the British Over-
In the disarmament field, how generally expected that a settle- ground, and leave them free to
"Sny, Joe, I feel rotten about you seas Bank, in this connexion, is ever, Lord Ceci ja on very strong ment of these questions will be cope with the increasingly urgent sending me a card and not sending But I remembered talk- ground. There is no doubt that reached in the near future. It will domestic problems of this country. you onc worth remembering, namely, the prolonged private discussions bring enormous relief to Chinese
ing to somebody about not exchang- _that_the_forces_behind_the_up-at-Geneva on the British draft within and outside the Great Wall
ing cards this Christmas, and I was "sure it was you. And then, when ward trend must be much disarmament convention did much | if it is, as they suffer intolerable greater than can be measured by to provoke Germany'e abrupt with- inconvenience from the suspension the spot may take of Japan's past your card came, I started thinking. the actual recovery so far shown, drawal. A strong conviction grew of mail services between China and actions, he cannot escape the con- it over, and, gee whizl, it dawned Foreigners, also, clusion that the only reasonable on mo that it was George, and not The presumption is that the up that the whole purpose of the Manchukuo. future will witness ал in-long talks was the discovery of a would welcome the restoration of prospect of more stable conditions you. I feel pretty rotten about it, Was certain it was creasingly growing
by which Germany's the direct route for the transmisin China, and a substantial im- Joe, but I impetus
claims could be set on one side sion of outgoing and incoming provement in trade is to be found you" the right direction. without causing
in Improved Sino-Japanese re- explosion. Siberian mails.
"Well, Tom, the wife and I saved | Trade and Treasury returns alike
with that experience, the
The continued abaorp. the best card we had for you and What has been occurring behind lations. are most encouraging. There is same process is being applied, in the scenes is generally regarded as tion of the Nanking Government the family. And then, when we went to address it, that darned pen a steady and definite increase the hope of producing, a remedy one of the causes of Mr. T. V. In the Sino-Japanese dispute has in British exports, while the for the damage done. In the spirit Soong's resignation. It has also demoralising effect upon the entire of mine splittered ink all over the country's revenue continues to recommended by Sir John Simon, led to Dr. Lo Wen-Kan's realgna- administration. It paralyses ac-envelope. Well, I tore all over town improve and expenditure shows M. Poncet has interviewed Herr tion of the office of Foreign Minis-tion on really pressing Internal and couldn't find a decent card any
Issues, and is the cause of con- where. I got one next day, but I a downwarrd trend. The full Hitler, at once to find the Impossible ter
stant dissension within Govern- knew you wouldn't get it until flood of prosperity will not, of asked.
-well- —‚I'm sor- The Japanese apparently regardment circle. No-one dares openly Wednesday, so- .course, set in until there is some
come out in support of a ry, but any attempt at opening direct and to real co-operative effort between
formal negotiations with the Nan- (Continued on Pago 12.). the nations of the world to re- move those obstacles which stand in the way of a general revival of trade. It is essential
No astonishment would be pro- that the problem be tackled voked if the solution were found in along these lines if any wide- Italy's peremptory demand for spread impression is to be made. the reform of the League. No de- At the same time, Britain has finite proposals have been put for shown to the world what can be ward, but tho greatest interest has done by unremitting concentra- been aroused by the ascent of the trial balloon. All Europa is talk- tion on her own problems. Slicing it over and Japan and the has succeeded in placing the United States are showing finances of the country on a close, if cautious interest. A re- basis which has won for her organised League with all the the proud position of being the great Powers active members most financially sound nation in might well provide a new spirit the world to-day. Her business and a fresh start in international men, also, have contributed their relationships,
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