1932-10-12 — Page 6

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1932.

MAIL NEWS FROM CHINA.

COMMENT ON

LYTTON REPORT

BY CHINESE DAILY PAPERS

FOOD CONFERENCE

'AT NANKING

CENTRAL GRANARIES TO BE ESTABLISHED

Shanghai, October 0.-The Lyfton ! Nanking, Oct. Under the Report continues to occupy the edi- auspices of the Ministry of Finance, torial attention of the principal) the National Food Control Confer Local Chinese dailies..

ANNIVERSARY IN CHENGTU

GENERAL'S STRUGGLE FOR AN ARSENAL

NEW CIVIL WAR INEVITABLE

Chengtu, Sept. 24.-The anniver-

ence opened to-day at the Capital. The Shun Pao, in a further ar- Among those attending are repre ticle to-day, points out that, the sentatives from the provinces of sary of the Japanese attack on reaction which the Report hus Kiangsu, Chekisang, Anhwei, Kiang-| Manchuria was celebrated in most aroused is on the whole more ad-si, Hunan, Hupeh, Fukien and enthusiastic fashion here on Sunday Several days verse than favourable. After mak Kwangtung, and the Municipali- last, Soptember 18

previous student organisations had ing a brief survey of world Press ties of Nanking and Shanghai.

The chief aim of the Conference made thorough preparations for n comments, the Shun Pao says that, in its view, the most apt criticism is to formulate measures for con- mouster parade and speeches in the. On Saturday pro- of the Report is that made by the servingsthe, food supply and re- Public Park. Genova Press, in which it is pointed; gulating their distribution through clamations from the office of the out that although the Report brings out the country. Matters relating Chief of Police cancellel the mass ont the fact that Japan's military to the imposition of local levies on meetnig on account of fear that actions in Manchuria could not be rico shipments and the dumping the Communists would take advan- justified on the plea of self-defence into the country of foreign rice tage of the occasion to stage a de

monstration. The proclamation. and that the so-called Manchukuo in will also be thoroughly discussed. repudiated by the majority of the Mr. Chen Kuo Fu, member of the was ignored by the students who in people, its suggestions are, however, Standing Committes of the Cen- turn requested the military for incompatible with these findings of tral Executivo Committee, it is suficient military escort to enforce facts. The journal points out, that learnt, has drafted a set of tenta-jadequate protection to themselves The police put with these two essential facts as tive measures regarding food con- and the citizens.

Immediate establishment of local granaries in agricultural distrlets where supplies are abundant,

Establishment of central granaries by the Government,

The

the premises, the inevitable conclu. trol in the country, which provides on extra forces and assisted the sion should have been that Japan, inter alia for is responsible for the creation of the Manchurian crisis and that she must therefore withdraw her troops and restore Manchuria to China To find Japan guilty of unwarrant able military actions against China and of creating a bogus regime and yet to suggest what would be taatamount to international control and recognition of the fait accom-

military to keep the peace, 80 everyone's face was saved. parade and mass meeting took place as scheduled and was very admir ably carried out from the stand- point of order. The students had Purchase of wheat on credit from prepared thousands of posters bear- America With this whent on se-ing their anti-Japanese slogans and curity, treasury notes are to be those were pasted everywhere by a issued by the Government to finance corps of boy and girl student-stick- couservancy, and reclamation pro- era who accompanied the parade.

pl is the height of self-contradic-jects. The notes are to be Lurid pictures on long stretches of

tion.

further

Causes

famine.

con.

canvas crossed the main route of sidered as legal tender and may be Continuing the journal points redeemable in wheat in times of

march at intervals. They were out, that in suggesting such an

gory and graphic depicting the aromatous formula of compromise,

Acceptance of cereal stocks by Manchuria and Shanghai scenes of the Commission was obviously de-banks and other financial institu- carnage. The popular picture al- tuated by the desire to maintain tions as security for loana.

ways the centre of thousands of peace in the Far East and to avoid Co-operation between agricultur. admiring eyes was the old sketch of friction. The al banks and local co-operative of the big melon in the centre of journal expresses the conviction societies by extension of credit to the table and various representa however that if the suggestions in the latter,

tives of foreign powers sitting the Report be adopted by the Lea-

Prohibition of waste in foodstuffs around the table with knives in gae, such a settlement would serve and encouragement of food conser hand prepared to get each his sharo of the Chinese melon, and of course only to give rise to further grave vation. complications and the hope of peace

Japan was getting the big share. Customs restriction or importa would be even more difficult to re-tion of foodstuffs and prohibition The cheerleaders were always on alize. The Report seems therefore of the secret export of staples, the job leading the "Ta Tao"-

foredoomed to be a mere scrap of Kuo Min.

paper.

Anti-Japanese Boycott. The Lytton Commission's views regarding the so-called anti-Japan- ese boycott, as set forth in Chapter y11 of the Report, are commented upon by the China Times mr an editorial this morning.

..

Aftor quoting various relevant passages from the Report, the journ

NATIONAL

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SALVATION ARMY

"Strike down," and the great crowds of students, school by school, heartily joined in the refrain, and joyously consigned the Japanese to the lowest regions of Hades.

The boycott of Japanese goods goes merrily on, and woe-betide any unfortunate merchant caught dis- pensing any such articles. This is a harmless form of diveraion sa prácticed bars and is certainly a Peiping, Oct. 6-The National very effective reply to Japanese

SUCCESS CLAIMED IN. E. MANCHURIA

al says that the Commission has Salvation Army under General aggressive-imperialism. hopelessly confounded enuse and

An Arsenal Wanted.

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LUXURY TAXES IN HUPEH

Nanking, October 6-Important principles of Government taxation

Finance in a memorandum sub.

U.S.A. AND FAR EAST

POLICY AB REGARDS MANCHURIA.

effect It points out that China Wang Te Lin is making heavy at-

! has never resored to a boycott tacks on Yenki, near the Kirin- without strong provocation. It was Korean border. The Kirin loyalists chuan is still very serious.

The threat of civil war in Ste are re-affimed by the Ministery of

Liu

London, Sept. 23.-Dr. Harley only after the Wenpaoshan In have already taken Towtaokou, Hang of Chungking continues his

Farnworth Maennir, Professor of cident, the massacre of Chinese na. tionals in Korea and the events of Erhtaokou and Santaokou and blockade of supplies going forward mitted to the Executive Yuan in September 18, 1933, that the nation captured 100 Japanese soldiers.

to Liu Wen Hue of Chengtu. The regard to a petition from the Hu Far Eastern History and Instilu- resorted to the boycott. Under

matter was seriously complicated such exacerbating circumstances, About 20 miles of the light rail- lately by General Liated peh Provincial Government which tions, Chicago University, and University, Shanghai, gavo alec- which would have caused any other way between. Lungchintaun and bere deciding that he must have requests authorization for the im- formerly on the staff of St. John's country to sever diplomatic rela Bhangshanfeng

control of the arsenal to get necea position of a special tax en rolledį as well as the iron

Sure on Sept. 21 at Burlington tions with and declare war upon bridge spanning over the Tumen ary supplies of machine guns and tobacco and increase of the taxes House to the Royal Central Asian-

Ammunition. "Now by arrangement entered into between the three lead- ing military satraps here the arsen-

He said America asked for `most favoured nation treatment where it had been accorded to others and

special rights for her own citizens

the aggressor, the boycott was un-

on wines and other luxurfes: doubtedly the mildest measure of kiang (River) have been destroyed, resistance that China could have by the National Salvation Army,

The momorandum points out in Society, on American Far Eastern Policy, He gave £ historical adopted. The journal emphasizes At Chinchow, 600 Volunteers un al belongs to General Tien Song Yao the frat place that both wine and that the boycott is but the inevitable der Hsiao Han Cheng made an of the 20th Army and he has no result of Japanese aggressions, and other assault on the city last Mon intentions of relinquishing such an rolled tobacco taxes are classified survey, with a wealth of, quota- that it can not be considered as day night. The next morning they important arm of the service as the as national revenues. According to ion and illustration to show that having been the cause of such an withdrew to Shwangyangtien, after amenal. Ha secured the support of

& resolution of the National Econo- the traditional policy of the Unit éd States in the Far East has been warrantable military actions. having seized a large quantity of General Den Chi Hed and many

no Provincial

that of a fair field for the nationals The jourent conclades by point food and ammunition from the troops were thrown out along the mic Conference, ing out that, considering cho wan- Japanese,

road between the East Gate and the Government: shall be allowed to!

of all countries. tou acts of aggression which Japan Volunteers under Lot Fo Chang arsenal. The arsenal forces were levy special taxes on national re- has perpetrated against China, the have already occupied the suburbs: strongly augmented and entrench-venues. Moreover, with the morg- boycott is certainly not inconsis of Kaiyuan and Changtu, on the ad, and a careful guard against tent with China's international ob South Manchurian Railway, and surprise attack maintained both ing of the rolled tobacco tax into ligations, even were it openly coun- are surrounding both clien-Kuo night and day. The threatened at the consolidated taxes, the rate of tenanced and supported by the Min.

tack was very menacing and the Chinese Government or the Kuomin

situation was full of possibilities the tax is already higher than it nothing else. While seeking no used to be. The trade can certain for two or three days tang ás alleged by the Commission. -Kuo Min.

Kug Fu. Yeh Chu Tsang, Ho Ying Evidently General Liu was notly not bear any additional burden the claimed complete equality for them. She persistently sought the Chin, Ho Yao Teu Huang Mo ready at this time to try conclusions at the present time. FOREIGN RELATIONS...

Sung and Chu Pei To The meet with his competing associates with

As regards taxes on luxuries, the Progress and independence of the ing also designated Messrs. Wang the grave possibility of civil war DISCUSS REPORT Ching Wei, L. V. Soong, Ku Meng with his nephew in Chungking in Ministry also holds that no in. Far Eastern people. Ordinarily Yu, Dr. Lo Wen Kan and. General the offing. Many old experienced crease of the existing rate should her policy had coincided with the Nanking, Oct. 6-At yesterday's Standing Committee.

Chu Pei To as members of the politicians agree that civil war be granted. The Executive Yuan, best interests of the Eastern States,

seems inevitable. The best men de-i

with the possible exception of meeting of the Central rofical

The first meeting of the Special preciate it and are doing all they is therefore urged to reject the peti-i- Council, at which the Lytton Com Formige Relations Committee on the can to prevent war, because they tion of the Hupeh Provincial Gov. Koren, whose interests, had to be mission's Report was brought up Lytton report was held subsequent realize that the Communist threat for discussion, it was decided to in the afternoon under the is no idle boast. The soldiers of Arnment.-Kuo Min rofor the Report to the Special For chairmanship of Minister Lo Wen the various armies are in constant eign Relations Committee for ex- Kan. The discussion lasted for communication with the Commun- haustive examination. In view of several hours. It is understood that is forces in Hupeh and they are there had been no basic change of ship, conciliation and forbearance the fact that several members of several more meetings will have to recommending patience, that their policy in the last 12 months. There many difficulties of application. It the Committee are absent from Nanho held and the views of Mr. Wang chance will soon come to begin au

COMMITTEE TO

sacrificed by conditions over which America had NO CONLFOI,"

In pursuing a policy, of friend-

America had been confronted by

king, the Council appointed the Thing Wei and General Chinng uprising and join forces for a was nothing mysterious about was too early to treat historically following as additional members of Kai Shek ascertained before the Soviet regima. However the com- American policy in the Far East the details of American policy in the Committee, namely, Messrs. official attitude of the Government bination of Tien Song Yao, Den Chu Chis Hus, Chu Cheng, Chen regarding the toport is decided Chi Heo and Yang Sen is-quito at stap present time it was to Manchuria; but he could say. (Continued at font of next column.) upon.--Kuo Min.

significant and breeds confidence.

the last year or two in relation.

it had always been, crystal clear. (Continued on Previous "Volumi „