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NO DISARMAMENT IN JAPAN.

· REDUCING "ARMY "AND INCREAS- ING AIR FORCE.

Y.2,500,000 31ORE FOR CHEMICAL WARFARE.

THE NEW DIPLOMACY,

ANGRY TIRADE - AGAINST "THE UNITED STATES.

SOVIET INSOLENCE.

PEKING, August 19th. The Soviet Ambassador 'hna made the

following statement: =

Details of the changes in the"fighting forces of Japan now under consideration show that actual reduction is intended,

The Note which was returned to Mr., observes the Japan Chronicle. Whatever Yoshizawa hy M. Karakhan was written can be saved by, feduction of the army is by the former at the request of the "Ame to be spent on development of the Air

Fican Minister. M. Karakhan hàs no Force, the chemical warfare department doubt that if Mr. Yoshizawa, who is now and so forth. The proposed disbandment engaged in negotiations with the Govern extends to four of the twenty-one, divi-ment of the Union,, had the right to re- sions in Japan and Korea, the, average, fuse, he would have declined to undertake division containing about 13.000 officers the ungrateful task of representing Amé and men, including cavalry, and artillery and service corps.

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rican interests in regard to the Sovies Government, The idiosyncrasy of Ame An important conference of Field rican diplomacy has up till now been, Marshals. War Councillors and other high forcing and still forces it to-day to net" foolishly and incorrectly vis-a-vis the military authorities was held at the War Government of the Union. In this res Minister's official residence on the 13th past American diplomacy differs widely instant to discuss the changes in the from the American people who are en dowed with common sense favourably dis army suggested by the Commission or-Linguishing them even from other nations. ganised for the purpo Among those As for American diplomacy, it is no present were. Marshals Oku and Uehara, afraid and has such a hatred of the Generul Ugaki, the War Minister. Soviet Union that in an official docu- ment presented to the Soviet Represents- Gen. Kawni, Chief of the General Stuff, tive it cannot refrain from discourtcons Gen. Oba, Inspector-General of Military formulaturo. Education,

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General Yamanashi. It would be an ungrateful task to teach Fukuda, uo and Machids, all War good manners and politeness to the re- Councillors. General Tanaka was not presentatives of the present Americau present owing to illness. The morning Government, it being, however, not so was occupied by explanations offered by much a question of politeness or courtesy it's one of bitter hatred which some of the the War Minister and the "Chief of the Army General Staff. nad in the after elements now ruling in Amèrica feel to- noon session the measure was discussed.wards the Soviet Government. No wonder The conference broke up at 4.30 pan, with that in China American diplomacy is out any definite decision being arrived at, particularly sensitive with regard to the but the Ketumia believes that the final Soviet Union, for it is here in China decision will be reached at another con- that America has more strongly and ference to be called in a few days. The neutely than other Powers felt the blow plan, when approved, will be submitted which was dealt to her policy by the to a Cabinet Council as quickly as poss- sincere and straight-forward policy of ible, and the procedura of Taxing it be the Soviet Government. Indeed the fore the Throne for approval will be gone hypocrisy and Christian bigotry in which through with the least possible delay. the Americans enveloped their policy in The chief points of the plan, as ex-China, have now been fully exposed in Much plained by the War Minister at the co-the eyes of the Chinese people. ference, were, according to the Kokami, as follows:--

lastre has been taken off from good words about, the respect for and the speeches of the American Minister at Harbin, and the appearance and arbitrary actions of warships in Chinese home American waters.

Four Army Divisions in Japan pro- or shall be disbanded and one shall be transferred to Kores in order to streng then the border defences, although the actual transfer will be deferred for some time. By this reduction of the number of Army Divisions it is estimated. that the sum of 1.2,000,000 a year chn You do not wish to recognise the regine saved.

Taree preparatory military schools (in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Kumamoto) shall I abolished, the sum of Y.600,000 being saved by this meats

3-A cut of Y.300.000 shall be made by affecting the adjustment of strategical zones and by retrenchment in the Re mount Department.

4.Retrenchment, to the amount of Y.100,000 shall be realised by the abolition or amalgamation of Bureaux and Sec. tions in the War Office, the Army General Stad Office, the Aviation Board, the Technical Board and the Land Survey Board.

Of course, the Americans who have made Mr. Yoshizawa write the Nate which was returned to-day, could be told:

existing in the Soviet Union? Well, you may be at ease; the Soviet Government does not at all intend compelling you to do it. And they could also be told that the American people will force them to recognize the Government of the Union without any reservations. Then the pre- sent rulers of America costid also be told that the day relations are restored ba- tween America' and the Uniou it will not in any way mean that the Government of the Union will have to recognize the regime which at present holds sway in America-if, of course, this regime is still existing at the time. The regime of viu: lener in China, the infringement of the Chinese people's "rights; the regime of the strangling of the Philippines; the regime of the most unashamed interfer- ence with the affairs of the American Re- publies; the regime which has made of a Y.500,000 for the creation of tank corps negro a dog whoni anyone may kill with and 'anti-aircraft artillery battalions. impunity; the regime, lastly, which but Y.2,300,000 to promote research concern-quite recently has revealed itself in an ing poison gas and to expand the Mili- unutterably monstrous form, of corrup tary Scientific Laboratory.

The total sum of Y.21,000,000 which is saved by the above-mentioned means shall be put to the following uses: —

Y.13,000,000 for the expansion of the Air Force.

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Y00,000 for the establishment of schont for the training of infantry "nou commissioned officers.

Y.200,000 for meeting other expenses connected with military equipment.

The balance of Y.2,300,000 will be set apart for expansion of the Air Force,

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tion, decay, pillaging of state property- in which all take part, whether senators, ministers or judges; a regime under which the President has had to use many an effort and much time to find an honest judge to investigate · the

ail scandal, for every judge on whom his choice fell happened himself to be in- volved in the scandal and the robbing of state property.

It is to be hoped at least that the As repeatedly reported, the military American Minister does not mean to say authorities intend to employ the money that the Powers which recognise the saved by army reduction for the develop. Washington Government have also recog ment of other means of defence and nised, the above enumerated brilliant offence. In the War Office estimates, aspects of the American regime. And we therefore, no retrenchment is expected certainly hope that when we are going to According to the Vainichi, the Finance resume relations with the American Gov- Department does not like this, mode of ernment the latter is not going to inaist procedure. I insists that the War Office upon the recognition of this regime an shall notify it of the amount of the cut our part too. We have no doubt as to it proposes to make, in the expenditure, the fact that the best part of the Ameri- and then usk for new appropriations for can people, that is its huge majority, are the new schemes. The War Office is not, against the policy of the present Ameri- however, going to yield to the Finance can Government with regard to the Soviet Department's demand without a struggle, Union, nor do we have any doubts that and the latter is reported to be consider today's rulers of America know that ably annoyed, as its peremptory, rejection their days are numbered, and that those of the military contention might bring who will come in their place will-who- n hornet's nest about its ears and the ever they may be either by compulsion very life of the Cabinet might be endan-or their own free will correct the mis gered.

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takes made with regard to the Soviet Union, and would, we express the hope, The abolition of five or six Army Divi- but also to other peoples and in parti.

not only in regard to the Soviet Union, sions is now taken as a foregone conclu-cular the Chinese nation.-Rosta. Rion, although there is still much ambi- guity as to which Divisions will be dis banded. The, inclusion of the Osaka Division among those doomed""was fore- casted in the. Japanese Press the other, day. The report caused a good "dent of, uneasiness at Okayama, A few days ago, Mr. Kubota and Mr. Yamagami, pre- sident of the Osaka Chamber of Com- meren, went up to Tokyo to plead with the next five years on aerial routes A plan to spend Y.21,000,000 during the Ministers, particularly Mr. Inuksi, within the Empire has been formulated Minister of Communications, and General by the Aviation Bureau attached to the Ugaki, the War Minister, both of whom Japanese Department of Communica hall frem Okayama prefecture to suptions. port them in their appeal to have the

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division retained. A pessimistic tele- between Tokyo and Mukden, rui Hakone. Two routes are at present proposed, one gram having been receives from them a Osake, Okayama, Hamada, Taiko, and the 13th inst., the local Chamber of Com-Heijo, And the other between Eterolu merce held a meeting the following day in the Kurile Islands and Kagoshima, sid to discuss further steps. A meeting of Kasumigaura and Kishimoto, During members of the local Prefectural Assembly the first year it is proposed to open the is also being arranged. High resent route between Tokyo and Hamada, call- ment is caused in some quarters, says ing for an initial expenditure of

an Okayama message to the rinichi, Y, 6,000,000, which will be used for main- against Mr. Inakar and General Ugaki, tenance, observatories, aviation grounds. who are alleged to have shunned inter-and bounties, to manufacturers and-air views with the delegation.

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