Evening star., 1933-05-07
CHINESE FACILITIES
TO ATTACK DENIED
Gen. Ho Declares Japanese
Claims of Provocative
Actions Untrue.
BY REGINALD SWEETLAND.

BY REGINALD SWEETLAND.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PEIPING, China, May 6-"China is
in no position to attack and, for the
Japanese to say that we are is untrue.
At the same time, Japan is concen-
trating 10000 of its own troops at
Chengteh, capital Of Jehol Province. as
well as Nantienmen outside Kupeikow.
north Of Peiping"
Thus declared Chinas war minister,
Gen. Ho Yin-Ching, In an interview
today.
"The japanese" continued Gen. Ho,
"are using the wrong kind Of reasoning,
but the theme Is the same. They say
that we are provoking them to action.
This Is untrue. We are compelled to
keep the peace and restore order i'll
the triangular area between Lwanchow
and Shanhaikwan, which the japanese
recently evacuated, but we have only
500 troops there.
Holds Reasoning Futile.
"Since that Is Chinese territory, we
are bound to protect our interests as
well as foreign interests, which are
the japanese. They desire to come to
Peiping and Tentsin, but right now
they are hesitating to do So"
ANY new attack" stated Gen. Ho,
will come through Kupeikow. This is
more economical for the Japanese and
will not involve foreign interests, as
would be the case should they follow
the Pieping- Mukden Railroad through
Chinwangtao and TientSin. I am con-
vinced that the Japanese intend to make
trouble in this area, but speaking frank
ly, China is not in position to attack"
Explaining the present Japanese hesi-
tation, he feels that they are waiting
to see If they can gain something at
the impending Washington conference.
Granted this. they may abandon the
North China campaign.
"The Japanese have unlimited ambi-
tions and are not content with Man
churia and Jehol Province" Gen. Ho
said they recently held a conference
at Chengteh with Mongolian princes,
promising them assistance in establish
ing their own government"
Denies Charhar Invasion.
Gen. Ho denied that the japanese
were invading Charhar Province, saying
that the japanese financed and armed
Chinese troops, former volunteers, but
now bandits, who attacked Dolonor
This, he said. the Japanese did with
the double purpose of creating the i'm
preston that the Chinese were engaged
in a new civil war and, at the same
time, clearing undesirable troops from
Jehol.
In case Of necessity Nanking will
send more troops here" he continued
Danger today is not imminent, though
am convinced that the japanese want
to start trouble here. II they think they
can force China to negotiate, they are
mistaken. If they burn the whole of
China to ashes, we will not recognize
Manchukuo"
Questioned as to the significance Of
the creation Of the Peiping Political
Affairs Committee headed by Huang
Flu, former Chinese premier, who is
japanese educated, Gen. Ho admitted
that there had been opposition to Kuo-
mintang (Chinese ruling party depo-
tiSm by the nOrtherners, but Huang Flu
was accepted by both sides and is ex-
pected to eradicate the differences.
Besides, Gen. Ho said Marking had
agreed that the forthcoming conference,
July /. would be open to all parties and
he felt that criticism of the Kuomin-
tang would cease on that date. Among
Huang Fu's first callers in Shanghai
after his acceptance of the northern
post was japanese Minister Arika
Ariyoshi.
Copyright. 1889