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SINO-JAPANESE IMPASSE

Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan, even if they can hope to get little more out of him. Nor have the Japanese had any success with any of the other horses they have backed. Chi Hsieh-yuan, one of the former Chili war- Lords, who, after living in retire- ment in Tientsin for many years, has been flirting with the Japan-

one of the leading persons on the Hopei-Chahar Council. He attends its meetings with the greatest regularity, but has proved a sore disappoint- It is now too plainly evidentment to his Japanese patrons. that the end of the Sino-Another bad disappointment has Japanese impasse is not yet. Mr. been the former "grey general," Sato, the new Foreign Minister Shih Ya-san. At one time he in Tokyo, made a brave effort to was in open rebellion against the follow his own bent by proclaim-Central Government, so that ing a new line of approach and great things might have been a spirit in which the Chinese expected of him. But since he Government could readily have was appointed Commander of reciprocated; all to no purpose, the Peace Pre vation Corps in The Army clique, it is possible to North Hopei, he has been giving deduce from the strange conflict the Japanese nstant trouble. between Mr. Sato's early de- The point of it is that the clarations and those he uttered Japanese cannot go on changing when the Army had fully their Chinese personnel for ever, digested the implications of his after a time they run short of programme, stepped in, and material.

China, reasonably enough, now It seems doubtful whether sees no difference between Mr.even the economic development Sato's policy and that of his of North China has progressed predecessor.

according to plan. There has

More serious, however, are certainly been a very marked in- signs that the Japanese military crease during the last two years are disposed to take advantage in the number of Japanese enter of their triumphant suppression prises in Tientsin. But that de- velopment was bound to take of liberalistic tendencies.

The Korean smuggling inc-place in any event and would dent has been followed by a probably have been very much sharp demand upon Sung Chen-greater and more rapid, but for the interference of the military. yuan for full liberty to all smug- giers engaged in the so-called Indeed, reconstruction work has "special trade." In Tientsin, suffered a direct setback in Ho military leaders are round a con- pei as a result of the Japanese impact. It is now one of the ference table in circumstance

boding no good for Nanking's most backward provinces insistence upon full soverei

China

in North China. The calm has reigned in the Peiping area, for some time past, is, it is to be Japanese assert their feared, only temporary.

This is due, in part, to reasons of finance. As long

control

over these parts, the Nanking Sung Chen-yuan has reiterat Government is naturally ed his loyalty to Nanking and the to spending any more mon importance of this factor than it can possibly help on re- is not to be overlooked. construction work. But another As Mr. W. Lewisohn, man reason for the lack of develop article contributed to the Northment is undoubtedly the atmos China Daily News," points out, phere of passive resistance with General Sung Cheh yuan is the which all Japanese suggestions biggest Hopei disappointment laf improvements are received by from the viewpoint of the Japan- the local authorities. They think ese. Not one of the persons it safer to do nothing at all, than whom they have virtually ap-to make an effort which might render to pointed to the Peiping Govern be interpreted as a ment has come up to scratch Japanese wishes. and he the least. General Sung. The only success" that the pressed on the one side by what Japanese can be said to have some call the intransigeance, an gained in North China is in the others the patriotism, of his own

of the smuggling from Twenty-mnth Army, and on he East Hope But even this is other, by the encroachments of Pyrrhic victory. The truth would his Japanese friends, eral seem to be that both sides have Sung has maintained a

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