Evening star., 1932-04-03
JAPANESE HIT CRITICISM
ASKING GU.S.TOCO-OPERATF u.
Doubts of Friendship Created by Condi.
tions in This Country ''Shiunso'' Warns.
Will Follow Right Path "Audaciously.''
TOKIO.-Under the heading 1.-THE
United States Should Cooper

! TOKIO.-Under the heading "The
United States Should Cooper
ate With Japan" the "Shiunso 4"
Il reactionary society, whose
membership is not publicly
known, has published a statement of
policy in the form of an advertisement
appearing in all japanese newspapers
in Japan. The society is one of sew
ehal organizations of the kind existing
in Japan more or less closely linked
with the growing Fascist movement in
the country, which has developed side
| by side with the increasing power of
! the military group.
The latest statement of the "Shiunso"
reflects the extreme Rationalistic view
| point held by the reactionary groups
in this country identified with the
| Fascist movement. The statement. as
translated into English by the society,
| follows, in part:
Japan will audaciously walk the
path of what she thinks right. ire
Spective of what outside pressure
should be brought upon her. She will
not deviate from the just path, even
though isolated by other nations. This
has been the fundamental eternal for
eign policy that makes Japan a coun-
try of the righteous and the noble. 1t
is in the hearts of the Japanese race
that ours is the leading Oriental ma
tion.
Assails Apologize Ministers.
1--WE greatly lament the fact that
the views expressed by the former and
the present foreign ministers-and for
that matter the former and the pres
ent prime misunderstanding the
present Sino-Japanese conflict have
been highly unworthy of this great
empire. Their apologetic tone and
their abject spirit, probably born of
their failure to comprehend that eter-
nal principle. are tAlly regrettable. 1t
Is well known that at the time of the
outbreak of the Manchurian incident,
under the former cabinet, the policy of
the diplomatic officials was marked by
such vacillation the weakened atti-
tude as to breed suspicion and misun-
derstanding on the part of the United
States and other nations regarding our
real motives and intentions in Man
churia.
What we are attempting in Man
churla and Mongolia is to protect our
serve the peace in these regions. Now
let this undeniable fact fall on the ears
of China and other nations We gave
China territorial sovereignty in Man
churia out of our good will When
Japan risked her very existence by
waging war with Russia, China stood
idly by and declared her neutrality to
the four quarters of the world. BY this
act alone China abandoned her claim
to the territorial sovereignty Of the re-
gion. At the same time Japan, who paid
such tremendous sacrifices, both in
human lives and money, rightly came
into the possession of the area. But
instead Of keeping 1t under her arms
Japan gave it back to China. Thus,
Chinas claim to the territorial right in
Manchuria originated In Japar's spirit
OF benevolence.
Treaties Basis Of Demands.
In view Of this historical fact, Japan
has so far entertained no territorial de-
signs for Manchuria excepting that she
| demands the observance of her treaty
| rights and interests. Chinese have been