Evening star., 1932-05-08
DEBUCHI, RECALLED
TO CABINET, LEAVES
WITHIN 3 MONTHS

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control Japan's economic life TO the ex-
tent Of some 80 per cent of the coun-
try's banking, shipping, industrial and
trading interests.
The reasoning of these has not been
obscured by the military successes in
Manchuria. They realize that the policy
advocated by the jingoists cannot be
long successful, especially if such a
policy is likely to lead to conflict with
one of the major Western powers. The
big Five" group is in favor of fighting
for Manchuria, and would eventually
agree to embark in a conflict with the
Soviets, but they are afraid of war
with any other power.
/ They have already suffered a sub
stantial loss from the Chinese economic
boycott and because they have had to
finance the Manchurian campaign.
Subsidies the Treasury.
The power of this group comes from
the fact that it subsidies Japan's
treasury. The Manchurian campaign
has been made possible because the
big Five" have absorbed the largest
proportion of the internal loans issued
by the government for the continua-
ton OF the Manchurian campaign.
They have advanced the necessary
money and do not expect to be repaid
by the treasury in cash. The govern
ment is refunding the money advanced
by granting them important conces-
sions in Manchuria.
The Big Five" feel that the present
japanese government is altogether too
much in the pockets of the military.
Now that the general international
situation seems to have somewhat i'm
proved, they want a cabinet to counter
this craving for war against any ma
tion that is likely to oppose JapanS
imperialistic policies. The Big Five"
while Fundamentally supporting the
Manchurian aggression, want gov
ernment to stop right there and risk
no further adventure, the consequences
of which no one can estimate.
Debuchi Proves His MettIe.
II this moderate group succeeds In
convincing the Emperor that theirs Is
the wisest and soundest policy for Ja-
pan-and the indications are that they
are likely to ucceed-AmbasSador De-
buchi will be intrusted with the port
folio Of foreign affairs. Debuchi has
spent many years in the United States
and knows. probably better than most
japanese, how far Americas patience
can be tried. He is a sincere advocate
of good relations between the two
countries and yet is unquestionably as
sincere a patriot as any of the japanese
iingoists. He has proved his mettle as
a skillful diplomat during the last eight
months when he has had to do good
deal of tight-rope walking. Emphatic
assurances of Japan's peaceful inten-
tions, which he was giving the State
Department in the afternoon. were in
variably contradicted by some new ag-
gressive acts of the military the next
day. And still he has managed to
maintain. to a certain extent, the con-
fidence of the officials who were in di-
rect contact with him. This. he has
been able to do merely because his good
intentions were never suspected and he
was not considered directly responsible
for some of the misstatements he was
so often compelled to make.
BY his skillful handling Of the situa-
ton he has attracted the attention of
the leaders of the Big Five" who now
want him to take charge Of Japans
foreign relations.