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below normal owing to the conscripts
terms ending. He added that re-
placements would bring the forces to
approximately 1000, which at present
is considered sufficient.
The conditions in China and Man
churia were pulling. the premier
said. 1T was not known today what
would happen tomorrow, and Japan g
future policy would be governed by
conditions.
AS to whether the defeat of Marshal
Chang TaO-lin, the Manchurtan war
lord, would mean encroachment of
Bolshevik influence into Manchuria.
Premier kato said such contingency
was uncertain and Japan would cross
! that bridge when reached. He insist
! ed that .Iapan's only interest in Man
| chul-ia was the protection of the lives
| Of japanese nationals and their prop
erty. Regarding the increasing Soviet
| influence throughout China, the Japa-
nese premier said the evidence pointed
| both ways and that the conditions at
present were uncertain.
| He said that the Chinese general.
| Little Hsu" recently told him that
! the Chinese never would become Boil
! shevil1, because there We're so many
| beggars and indolent persons who
were afraid they would be made to
work under "A Soviet regime. The
premier added. however. that this APP
| parentlv was an unconvinCing argu-
ment.
Problem of Soviet
! So far as Japan is concerned, the
/ premier said he did not believe that
the people ever would adopt the prin-
| cipIes of Sovietism, although he adj
mitted that many japanese We're
! friendly toward the SOviets. He said
! II had been reported that Soviet
money had been sent into Japan for
| propaganda purposes. but that no
evidence of this had been discovered.
He admitted that Marshal Chang
| Tso-lin heretofore had been viewed as
n barrier in Manchuria between Rus
STA and japan. but it was by no means
certain that a new government In
! Manchuria would not also be anti
| Soviet Anyway he recited, the situa-
| ton was extremely uncertain and
| time only would bring a solution.
| The present situation in Manchuria
! is expected to bring a bitter attack
| on the government at the coming ses-
| sion of the diet which conVeneS De-
| cember .. Members of the Seiyukai
| party and other deputies are holding
| that the policy of the Kato govern
| ment of non-interference and not
| sending additional troops to Man
| churia endangers Japanese interests
| there.
Urges Firm Stand
The press generally urges the gov
! eminent to take a firm attitude for
| the protection of the lives and prop
! erty of Japanese. but agrees that eau
/ -I1.- ,,1A
! tagOniZe the Chinese. Japan'S APP
parent withdrawal of support from
| Chang Tso-lin is causing much COM
ment. but it is explained, unoffcially,
that the action was due to Japan's
discovery that Chang is unpopular
with the majority of the Chinese and,
wishing to bolster up trade and in
crease friendship with the Chinese
nation, decided neither to assist nor
interfere in the present situation.
The morning editions of the ChuO
| Shumbun and other newspapers We're
suppressed by the government today
| for alleged infammatOry editorials at
! lacking the governments attitude in
Manchuria and urging the sending of
additional troops. These newspapers
quoted prominent persons as declaring
| that the prestige of Japan was at
stake that there was danger of the
Soviet controlling Manchuria and
censuring the government severely
| for neglect to protect Japanese inter-
| ests.