Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
JAPAN CONSIDERS STIFFER
POLICY IN MANCHURIA.
Conference Called to Protect Rail In
terests in Manchuria and Ease
Sino-Korean Relations.

churia Railway to China. There are
some who so the length OF recalling
that Japan has fought two wars over
Manchuria, the Sino-Japanese war and
the Russo-JapaneSe war, and would not
hesitate to 60 TO war again to protect
her interests.
Something Of this view Is expressed
by Seigoh Nakano. parliamentary vfce
minister OF communications in the for
mer Hamaguchl cabinet, In an article
In the current issue OF GRiko Jiho 1.-THE
Diplomatic Review in which he states:
We feel It necessary to declare thai
no matter how much We may concede
| to the Chinese demands In other mai
ters. the return Of Port Arthur and
the South Manchuria Railway TO China
is a matter which we can never ccln-
tenance. The whole nation Is unani-
nous on that decision.
Stresses Self Defense Policy.
Recent reports quote certain au-
thority in Marking as declaring that
China should fight Japan IL need be
and that she could beat Japan. II
such an opinion should gain ground In
China, that country may have to
reckon with Japan's traditional policy
OF self-defense, of which the two major
wars in which Japan engaged are ex-
amples.
party, Of which the late Premier Baron
Tanaka was the last exponent TO hold
ONCE. has been carrying on definite
campaign against what 1t has termed
the governments s'retrogressipe policy
toward China and particularly Man
churia. At recent meeting of the
party it was decided TO .'call the at
tention Of the public to the necessity
of awakening to the grave situation
sasfA4 Ia Ira Na
The Minseito government party In
reply declared that the last two MINI
seito cabinets had greatly improved
Japan's relations with China and that
the anti-Japanese campaign which had
been carried ION in China at the time
Of the Tanaka cabinet had practically
subsidized. The statement pointed 10
the necessity Of cooperating with
China and OF avoiding q return to the
'old-tine miIitaristic diplomacy"
The Shidehara policy has been 4
definite reversal OF the former Tanaka
policy Since Baron Shidehara has been
foreign minister Japan has RETAINED
from any use or threat OF force in
China. This diplomat has stood for
economic development Of Manchuria In
corporation with the Chinese, q policy
which has gone q long way toward
moderating Chinese sentiment toward
Japan.
PremIer,s Attitude HinteA.
While Premier Wakatsuki has not yet
definitely shown his hand, IL Il pre-
sumed that he fayors hrfner attitude
than that Of his foreign minister. This
has been indicated by his recent choice
Of Count Uchida as head OF the south
Manchuria Railway and Of Gen. URakt
as governor general of Korea.
Count Uchida Is q ShreWd diplomat
while Gen. Ugakfg utterances since his
appointment to Korea have left no
doubt as to his miIitaristic views. and
his talk OF q united administration for
Korea and Manchufia may be taken IS
representing the extreme clew held BY
. small clique Of annexationfstx
On the recommendations Of Gen. Ueaki,
high military authorities recently de-
cided 70 re-enforce the Japanese garri.
son in Korea BY an additional division.
bringing the number Of Japanese Ill
visions in Korea up to three, whereas
only two divisions have been main
tained in the peninsula since the an
nexation 20 years ago.
This was DONE not on account OF the
needs Of Korea, but because Gen.
Ugaki considers It advisable TO have
troops closer at hand In the event Of
disturbances in Manchuria. II was also
decided to maintain q division pernaa-
nently In Manchuria instead Of main-
tanning q division in Kwantune, which
has had to be changed every other year.