Evening star., 1927-10-13
JAPANESE OPPOSE,
MEDDL|NG IN CHINA
FriendIiness and Co-opera-
ton Is Country's Attitude,
Premier Claims.
BY PAUL WRIGHT.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1927.
TOXIC, October 13.-Gen. Baron Gi-
Ichi Tanaka. premier and minister Of
foreign affairs, outlined for the writer
today the attitude of Japan toward
China and Manchu:ia. He explained
Japan's new so-called positive policy
and told the correspondent why the
Japanese empires motives in foreign
affairs are not what they were
decade ago.
Toward China in general" said the
premier. "Japans feelings are gener-
OTIS and sympathetic. Japan is eA-
tirely opposed to intervention in
China. China's domestic problems
must be solved by the Chinese them
selves. If the lives and property nf
Japanese residents in China are 1eop-
ardized, then this government must
take steps necessary to safeguard
them.
Impressed by Outrage.
Japan was deeply impressed by the
Marking outrage last March and sent
troops into Shantung Province last
DuIIlIlSI III OIQeE u prevent u Itpt-
tition before it could begin. After two
months Shantung became quiet and
the troops We're withdrawn. Now
there are 10 Japanese soldiers 0h
Shantung.
We are sympathetic with the aspi-
ratfons of the Chinese people for the
abolition of extraterritoriality, in
crease in customs duties and proper
adjustment of unequal treaties. AL
though the Peking conference last
year came to nothing, we will be glad
to see another customs conference
when circumstances permit.
'Manchuria is little different from
China proper, for there we have
planted blood We stand in a special
position and are specially interested.
We have there the South Manchurian
Railway and the leased territory Of
Kwantung Peninsula. Over seven
hundred thousand Japanese and
Koreans live in Manchuria. For a
long distance, only the Yalu River
separates Manchuria from Korea. 4
Manchuria as Paradise.
= 1.-The new positive policy of the pres
ent cabinet has two principal aspects
regarding Manchuria: In the first
place we desire to make Manchuria
a kind of paradise in CHINA model
land. It must be kept free from
China civil wars. Manchuria must
be made safe for all investments and
for all Chinese and foreigners. Man.
churia is to be helped to full pros
perity and happiness. Marshal Chang
Tso-Lin, now virtual king of Man.
churia, must know this policy is IA
vorable to him also.
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churia must be developed economically
to the fullest extent with the co-operal
ton of the Chinese. Our positive
policy must not be understood as
meaning Japanese aggression. We
consider Manchuria to be Chinese ter
ritory and we respect China's sover-
eighty. Inasmuch as Chinese alone
will not carry through this develop
ment, it will have to be done by Japa-
nese and Chinese working together,
Therefore it is evident that the man
who is ultimately to hold the chief
power in Manchuria must be able to
understand thoroughly Japan's aims.
rs Manchuria to be a buffer state?
We haven't an idea, because our spe-
cial interests are mainly economic.
Suffered From Reaction.
Japan is undergoing a change of
policy which is most pronounced since
the Washington conference. No states.
man can afford to disregard liberaH
tendencies in this era which are MAX
ing their impression even upon the
minds of the worlds military leaders.
Both the Versailles and Washington
conferences caused the Japanese
people to think seriously and deeply
OF modifying the nations ideas con-
cerning its attitude toward China.
Leaders of yourg Japan profited
from contact with other nations
around the conference tables. While
we did not suffer severely in the great
war. we suffered much from the
economic reaction which followed.
Furthermore, the earthquake of
1923 helped change japanese thought
socially, politically and economically.
We have moved forward, as a com.
parison of newspaper editorials TODAY
and 10 years ago will prove"
Concerning Japan's relations witK
Russia, Premier Tanaka added:
We have no special interest with
Russla-no secret political agreements.
Japan aims, however, to promote our
own economic interests. For two wears
we have been working together on an
agreement concerning certain basic
points in commerce."
The premier received the correspond.
ent in the foreign office in a manner
kindly and courteous. He gives fba
interviewer an impression of intel.
ectual Vigor. He is a retired general
and a veteran diplomatist. His body
= strong. despite the heavy duties of
MS double position in the cabinet.