Evening star., 1932-12-27
|S|NO-RUSS PACT
CREDITED TO j. 5.
Toxic Press Says "Backdoor
Diplomacy" of Johnson
Resulted in Treaty.
by JUNIUS B. WOOD.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TOXIC, Japan, December 27-
'Backdoor diplomacy" by the United
States through Nelson T, johnson. its
minister to China, acting on instruc-
tions from Washington. brought about
the recent resumption Of Soviet Chinese
diplomatic relations, according to
cabled dispatch from Marking given
generous display in the newspapers
Osaka Mainichi and Toxic Nichi Nichi
today.
A significant feature of the sur
prising charges is that they purport
to carry the stamp of approval Of the
Japanese government authorities n
China. If not emanating from them.
1T has transpired that the United
States pulled the wires in the resump-
ton of Sino-Soviet diplomatic negotia-
tions and that Nelson T. johnson,
American minister to China. made the
proposal as a move to hold Japan in
check" says the published cablegram.
Aid 10 China Revealed
After making the revelation" that
the American minister assured one OF
the Chinese delegates to the League
of Nations at Geneva before leaving
Marking that the United States would
give positive aid to China on the Man.
churian question. the dispatch con-
tinues:
An understanding was also reached
that the United States give loans to
China for the purchase Of arms to OPP
Tn ut GHalx
asks for it. Subsequent maneuvers of
the American fleet in the Pacific, the
unfriendly attitude Of Secretary Of
State Henry L. Stimson shown toward
Japan and the many loans the United
States has already advanced to China
bear testimony to the American policy
Of aiding China
Presuming that the United States Is
swallowing the same balderdash as is
Japan to the effect that Manchukuo Is
stable government and that the
League Of Nations approves Japan's po-
sition, the correspondent sending the
cablegram in question concludes that
the United States became desperate,
and continues:
The Washington Government in
structed johnson to propose to the
Marking government the resumption Of
Sino-Soviet diplomatic relations and
Marking acted accordingly.
Warns Of Military Treaty.
japanese authorities here also
learned that. securing from the United
States promise to assist China, the
Nanking government now proposes to
sign a military alliance with the Soviet
Union. Japanese authorities here are
greatly shocked by these startling reve-
lationS."
Both the Mainichi and the Nichi
Nichi, whose combined circulation ex-
ceedS 1,250,000, also announce in a
dispatch from Changchun, capital OF
Manchukuo:
The Manchukuo government has de-
cided to discriminate against powers
showing an unfriendly attitude toward
Manchukuo," closing the open door in
that part OF China with loud bang.
This action Is primarily directed
against League members that are not
subservient to Japan's arguments in
Geneva. while for non-members, mean
ing the United States. Japans obedient
protege proposes to repudiate its debts.
Badly stated, Japans proposal through
Manchukuo to countries having inter-
estS In Manchuria Is support Japan at
Geneva and you get paid. otherwise
not"
In liquidation Of debts Of the old
regime, Manchukuo will either postpone
or cancel payment to countries which
continue to show an unfriendly attitude
when the meeting Of the League OF
Nations is resumed next month. the
announcement concludes. Previously
Manchukuo had declared its intention
of paying the government debts for sup
plies and other materials delivered. and
also Of recognizing the rights Of foreign
investors.
According to further reports. Marking
expects Moscow to send the editor. Karl
Radek erstwhile unsuccessful leader of
Communist revolutions in Germany and
other countries and whose Polish par
ents were named Sobelson. as the first
Soviet Ambassador to China.
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