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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 26, 1938.

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Behind the veil of obscurity which cloaks the development of Japanese policy appears to he the fact that Japan, behind, its war front, is not united, at least not so far as its governing clas- ses are concerned. The war morale of the masses, the farm- ers, labourers, small shopkeepers, clerks shows no signs of crack- fing through higher taxation is making than increasingly restive and clamourous for quick results. but But in the higher stories of the Japanese state structure there is no little division of counsel.

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Japan's extremists and moder- So dramatic is the change that ates are agreed on one thing: the has been effected on the Lunghai desirability of a speedy ending of the war. But they are in dis- front, from the launching of agreement as to the best means Japan's grand offensive which of achieving this objective and was to sweep through to Hsuchow more than one recent Japanese

state paper shows the pull of op in a few days, to a disastrous posed influences. Some of the failure and a general retreat. that generals and admirals believe that the tendency of many foreigners the surest way to win the war to accept the reports with re-is to strike hard and ruthlessly, with no undue consideration for serve is understandable. China's the interests of third powers, to capacity for stubborn, heroic aim a major blow at Canton, re- defensive fighting, of holding on gardless of the possibilities of even when courage seems folly,ain at Hong Kong, perhaps to

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has been shown over and over declare war on China.

The moderates, on the other again. Of her ability to hit back and hit back hard, this is the first hand, cling to the hope that peace, of course on Japan's terms, strikingly successful demonstra- may be concluded with some tion on a large scale during the Chinese regime that is not too Sino-Japanese hostilities, and as obviously a Japanese puppet. There was sincerity, if not real- such it marks a new phase of high ism, in the hope expresse importance. For the accuracy an anonymous Japanese diplom et the claims, one of the best and reported in the tests is the frigid silence of the Science Monitor at the time

the Brussels Conference, Japanese high command regard America might finally act as ling events in the battle zones, mediator and smooth the way for

plus the new pressure being a Pax Japonica.

A further element of divided exerted in Shanghai against the counsel is introduced by the com- Chinese dollar and the persistent trasted professional objectives of jefforts to break down China's ex-the Army and the Navy. The port trade which would aid in former has been trained to look westward for expansion and to providing the sinews of continu regard the Asiatic continent Jed resistance. China's smashing Japan's field of expansion.

of the Lunghai offensive, whether extremist naval view, which

now found a spokesman fn temporary or otherwise, will as Cabinet in the new Home suredly give Tokyo seriously to ter, Admiral Nobumasa Sunetange think, and it would not be al is focussed on the south,

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