THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 29, 1939
AMERICAN
JAPANESE HIGH OPTIMISM UNDERGOES SWIFT CHANGE: PROTEST
U.S. ATTITUDE RESENTED
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(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL "')
Tokyo, To-day.
JAPANESE RESENTMENT in face of the un- enthusiastic reaction of Washington to the pro-
JAPANESE OVERTURE
posal of the re-opening of the Yangtse is daily IN PARIS
growing and several papers advise the public against the idea of concluding a temporary trade agreement with the United States.
They declare that Washington is seeking a dilatory solution and is desiring to retain means to bring pressure to bear upon Japan.
The influential "Asahi
in
GOVERNMENT ADVISED
IN TIENTSIN
TIENTSIN, TO-DAY.
A REQUEST FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE BARRIERS AND RESTRIC- TIONS IN TIENTSIN WAS MADE YESTERDAY BY REPRESENTA- TIVES OF THE AMERICAN CHAM- BER OF COMMERCE, WHO CALL- ED ON LT.-GEN. HOMMA, COM- MANDER OF THE JAPANESE GAR- RISON.
Their visit was made in connection with the difficulties experienced by American business circles in Tientsin
Paris, To-day. The desire to develop the
owing to the Japanese blockade. existing friendly Franco-
They presented a memorandum ask- Japanese relations, was ex-ing that the barriers be removed in of general trade or, if pressed by the new Ambassa- the interest
this should prove impossible, that dor, Mr. Sawada, presenting special instructions be given at his credentials to President barriers to permit American citizens and their families to go through with- Lebrun yesterday.
out having to pass through the exam- ination booths.
"Le Temps," organ of the French Foreign Ofce, in a leading article notes with satisfaction the "improve- ment" in Japanese relations with the Western Powers.
Shimbun" Office American Division, on Boxing declares that the American decision of Day against the excessive optimism December 22 to wave the additional of the Tokyo press which,
its lees imposed on Japanese ships is comments, had conveyed the impres- not sufficient and demands from the sion that negotiations for a new trade United States guarantees with regard treaty had already opened. to other problems, such as the right
The "Yomiuri Shimbun" advises for Japanese to reside in U.S.A., the right to open consulates and to regis- the Government not to accept a pro-
The journal says the talks of the ler in America Japanese trade marks. visional trade agreement which, the United States, Britain and France
The paper adds that the American paper says would permit the United with Tokyo are certainly being de Ambassador, Mr. Joseph Grew, when States to continue to bring pressure|loped in an atmosphere of real cor- he visited the Foreign Minister, Ad-on Japan, secondly, would encourage diality, in contrast to the reception of miral Nomura on December 22 sug- Britain to assume the same attitude Berlin's unsparing advice to Tokyo. Kested that a discussion un n new and, thirdly, might revigorate Gen. commercial treaty could be started | Chiang Kai-shek and compel Wang only after a satisfactory solution of Ching-wel to "walkout."—Havas. problems involving American rights in China.
CURRENCY CONTROL
essential
He included among the prerequisites, the abolition of Japan- ese control of the currency and tho discontinuation of Japanese mono- polistic activities.
DIPLOMATS MAKING FOR CHUNGKING
CHUNGKING, TO-DAY. CHUNGKING WILL HAVE A
LARGE GATHERING OF FOREIGN DIPLOMATS HERE NEXT MONTH EXPECTED ARRIVAL WITH THE OF THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN AMBASSADORS.
The "Kokumin Shimbun" asserts reaction to that Washington's cool the proposal to re-open the Yang- tse was exemplified in Mr. Cordell Hull's answer to Mr. Horinouchi, the
in Japanese Ambassador Washing- ton, on December 23: "It is only one aspect of the Open Door problem."
News of the early arrival of the The paper further asserts that Mr.
the British Ambassador is generally Eugene Dooman, Counsellor of American Einbassy, warned Mr. Sei-known in Chungking, which is evinc- jiro Yoshizawa, head of the Foreigning considerable interest as to what
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issues he would discuss with the Chinese Government during his visit.
The American Ambassador, who is staying in Peiping for the year-end holidays, is returning to Chungking carly in January.
The French and Soviet Ambassadors are already here.
The Turkish Minister and the Chilean charge d'affaires have just presented their credentials.
Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany have resident tives here.
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Chungking, To-day,
At least three Japanese bombers were shot down in aerial battles on Tuesday, when. 99 planes in three groups raided Lanchow, capital of Kansu province, accord- ing to Chinese reports.
As the Japanese aircraft ap- peared over Lanchow, it is stated, Chinese pursuit planes engaged them.-Reuter.
WANG NOW HAS A RADIO STATION
Shanghai, To-day. Wang Ching-wel's broadcasting sta-
tion was inaugurated yesterday. The
station is broadcasting on the same
wave
length as Chungking.
Own Correspondent.
VISIT TO R.A.F.
Our
London, To-day.
Sir Samuel Hoare (Lord Privy Seal) and Lord Hankey (Minister Without Portfolio) visited headquar- ters of the R.A.F. in France on their way to the Maginot Line from Parta yesterday.British Wireless.
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Lt. Gen. Homma, whose atti- tude was very cordial, said that removal of the barriers depended upon instructions from Tokyo, but the second request would receive his serious attention.
In conclusion, Lt.-Gen. Homma re- minded the American representatives that the war was still in progress, and counselled patience.-Reuter.
"It does not seem that come what may Ribbentrop has any chance of achieving a diplomatic success In Tokyo to compensate suffered for the rebuffs he has elsewhere." Referring to Russo-Japanese rela- tions and the suggestion that Russia | Reuter.
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