1937-11-20 — Page 8

JAPAMANDERIN WAK CONDATIONS

preparation

than China

Although

GUARIJAN E

are hand, no one is prepared to

full of news regarding operations any collapse in China, it is surprising to see how rumours about much attention is paid to Well-informed Japanese,→

Diet members, say they are completing the

army of 600.000

churia. Reports

in Korea speak of

withdrawals,

gput into effect now trol is becom

panese bilised

igners down rat

ridus ernment is end

numbers of troops which have pass up the market.

dict for esent There are restrictions on bank grea

nothing has been

Comm anxio

quarters in Japan

but az

mo-ophy of keep

gone in the

Goy will be great.

ng to bolster being assured that the

the mum-paign in China will make the

ed through there. A

Dimor state- tions field business men are all much ese market secure for Japan, ment among Japanese c officers is. We worried about the outlook, are sending more soldiers to Man- ally as regards raw materials. churia than to China All Long

to

they

had been soldiers

sec "Well,

ers

sol-

AR

offcials could

made the two factions

· opposimon

which position

for

joint committee to in- stigate

Government's policy. minate the possibility of boycott, and The Government has succeeded, how- bring about a reduction of tariffs, ever, in acrewing some kind of Newspapers are rigidly controll- There is a feeling of rivalry and statement out of virtually every no matter how esentment towards Great Britain in other orga the west coast in garrison cities, and ed, though occasionally they

rials particular and the United States for small. af to insert a few barbe into especially in the northern

otic standing in Japan's economic road. There the mainland and Hokkaido, are big which begin and end with pa

nts What seems to have brought the to the Gov outbursts. Foreign press com concentrations of soldiers.

Osaka group of business men into from the Social

ding itself in Apart from this preoccupation are carefully doctored

the military camp more than any is with Russia there seems to be a give the impression that world opi

thing else has been the difficulties Asked why they had feeling among the Japanese that ion is largely favourable. they are going to carry through the There is also a stilful selection of which they have experienced in In- emergency Budget, members of China affair by action in the North, articles written by foreigners whose dia. They are said to be deter party said that they voted virtually managing the rest through a block- attitude is considered favourable mined not to allow a similar situa- with bayonets at their backs. Ne- ade and possible occupation of the As regards news about China, a tion to develop in China, and they ver, they said, had such pre ports without going into the in strong effort was made in Tokyo at are not going to have the industrial been put upon any Diet.

a sation of China along fines satis- point of attack when they terior They think that by com- first to give the impression of

This line of themselves heard is welfare of mercial and financial pressure and walk-over, but more recently while factory to Britain action near the ports they can give they have had a strong patriotic argument, coupled with the "Red masses and care

means only. at they the Chinese a severe lesson and colour, Japanese press reports have menace," has had considerable effect families. It is through this indin shown a clear recognition of the on the minds of the Osaks group. change their minds towards a "pro-

quality of the Chinese resistance. per policy

In the army there is one group A considerable number of foreign- ers and a few Japanese said that which looks upon the China opera- they considered that the Japanese tions as a training exercise for sub blockade of Chinese waters was part sequent action against Russia. ly in the nature of a blut with the other more aggressive group idea of scaring off foreign imports immediate action against Russia in but that if they found it necessary view of the trials and purges, which to put on the screw they would do have given an impression of inter so, even to the extent of occupying a weakness on Moscow's part. _groiros,

There was a time this spring when demanded that the Government with the quotations cabled to China ports

In June a colleague found a mid-

dle school geography which showed THE

the five northern provinces of Ching "as Japanese territory.

Youth organisations in Japan de criticise the Government. plore the China war Towards the a general feeling of disappo

ations, em-even amongst those end of July representatives of the about Prince Konaye the combined youth bracing a membership of about supporters. It see 8,000.000, were asked to make a that he provides statement supporting the Govern for the military, but

Prince ment's policy. After a sharp debate showing much inde

liberst of which Konoge's Diet speeches is in acco the delegates divided into yo equal wer. The whole tone

WORLD GOES BY By “ULYSSES"

and

All seem agreed that the number of rsservists" called up was about. 1,000,000. The military authorities are also calling heavily upon motor

SEE from a Home paper that a Young Man: "Oh, tipping transport and are requisitioning hor

young gentleman, twenty-five, topping 11 Will you come ses, even from those who have only one or two. The latter action is own income, now in India, would take fea with causing a good deal of resentment like to hear from lady interested- among the farmers. The military in wrestling and meet her on home- authorities are not at present coming, next January, Apply Box calling up the first-class reserves P Le, those up to 30 years of age. I should like to be present at the The explanation of this according encount

I imagine it would be to a Diet member is that the mili something like this tary are determine

themselves in the

not to find

Scene

perdicamer

The

arrived descends

Ship India,

Men Goo

Young Lady.

(The Government is going 2s. 6d. apiece to 30,000 British house-wives, to set down the weakly budgets; this move part of an inquiry as to how the rise in the cost of living affects the nation)

You Priy thot

And eke

meet

In 1905, when they used up in the field

man in good physical dition. They were going to use

"Glad the discarded men? first this time. The ordmary practice is to take

you." for service in the army about one-

Young Alan: "Can you do the third of the men who reach military Cumberland half-hip throw?” age in any one year, selecting them Young Lady: Oh, rather Let's mainly on the basis of physical fit-have a shot at it."- ness. They are now calling up e There is sizzling noise as the considerable number of those who young man zooms through the air were discarded, and also older men, and lands crump on a few crates. some of whom have had no tram- ing for ten years or more.

to tell your

pends the public What evils make

Your budgets break,

"And why accounts go smash

When bread becomes

ut the aid When mil

breakf

Beyond

gie scars of tits

How about the When Aeroplane Scissors? Can you do that throw?” -

Young Lady Tes yes, let's get

Young Man: "I say, how per- fectly splendid. You caught me Many foreigners express great real purler. anxiety regarding the economic out- look, and in the Japanese newspapers anxiety occasionally expresses itself in the form of criticism of ment technique Half criticise the Government money without taxation, the criticise it for the taxat ed Financial pag contain serious discussions poi out that the tions, up to

alone

even allowing

that this is

On the other

Young man spins neatly into ock

Young Man: "This is corking 1 Just a moment while I climb out of That's better! Now how are you at the Cornish Bust

Lady: "Oh, just

good wife,

of living more.

"beating China to her knees and

A number of cases of resistance to conscription has been reported, and this appears to be regarded by the army as a real menace. The army has brought out three differ- ent sets of regulations aimed at

tion. There have been many instan- anybody who discourages conscr

ces

of suicide, five of these having been authenticated No mention of

for go

ers are organised by the police, each family being required to send one whenever asked. Some of these afsirs are mechanical and person

Tifeles but sometimes large groups ysterical

The done

we

were

The military group apparently is

to carry on a war sin

against China

that this wdi