Evening star., 1933-01-03
Huge Territory
Seen as Goal
of Fight.
NEW CRISIS MAY
INVOLVE RUSSIA
Treaty Port Faces
Menace by Use
of Navy.

kept a discreet silence over Ine
Manchurian situation awaiting
further developments, today, 1t
was stated in high quarters that
the American policy as expressed
by Secretary Stimson in his note
to Japan on January Z, 1881, and
in the letter to Senator Borah, on
February 4, the same year, has
not changed in any way and will
not change as long as this ad-
ministration remains in Office.
This is the Hoover doctrine of
non-recognition of territorial
gains by the force of arms and 1t
remains one of the pivotal points
of American foreign policy.
The operations begun by the
Japanese on New Year day are
on a larger scale and have a wider
scope than any military move the
japanese Empire has ever made.
The intentions Of the japanese
general staff are nothing less than
to establish new empire contain
ing Manchukuo, the Tientsin and
Peiping area, and inner and outer
Mongolia.
The operations were begun by
the occupation of Shanhaikwan,
Chinese port inside the Chinese
wall. The strategic Importance of
that city, which Toxic reports al
ready occupied while the Chinese
report as still resisting, lies in the
fact that it is the railway head
of the Tientsin Railway.
Playing Big Game.
Until recently it was assumed in mill
tary quarters that the Japanese. while
needing the rich Province OF Jehol for
strategic purposes, would begin the
military operations, leaving China proper
outside their scope. The operations In
Shanhaikwan indicate. however, that
the japanese are playing a big game
and will not stop at the mere occupa-
ticn of Jehol That province has two
important doors. One is the allegcdly
occupied town. the other is the Koupet-
kou Pass, situated north of Peiptng.
Since it is evident that the Chinese
troops belonging to Gen. Chang Hsiao-
LANG are prepared to oppose the Japa-
nese forces and will not yield to the
Japanese ultimatum to withdraw in
order to permit free passage Of the
japanese army into Jehol, the japanese
general staff has decided to clean up
the entire Tientsin-P -Peiping area Of Chi
nese troops and establish Henry Pu-Yi
as sovereign of the entire area, nat
urally under Japanese control.
In the meantime, Japanese destroy
ers are reported to have appeared be-
fore the treaty port of Chinwangtao,
ready to occupy that city, which hith-
erto was believed not to be endangered
because of its international status
Ample Troops Present.
The japanese have brought into
Manchuria sufficient troops for such a
large-scale operation. Most of the Japa-
nese active forces are at present being
rushed across the sea and the 100000
men, required by the japanese general
staff last week, will be all on the battle
field in the course of this month.
While the Japanese general staff is
preparing the military operations with
the utmost care so as not to meet any
of the setbacks experienced in Shang
hal last Winter. Japanese agents have
been carefully preparing the ground in
outer Mongolia.
Japanese and Manchukuo agents have
been negotiating with the tribe chiefs
in Cahar and Outer Mongolia for the
last few months. The result of these
negotiations was that quite recently
there have been serious outbreaks at
Urga, where the representatives of the
Soviet government have been either ex-
PEELED or killed. BY making certain con-
cessions to the Mongol chieftains the
Moscow government is reported to have
somewhat improved the situation but
this improvement is considered only
temporary, the Mongolians awaiting
only further progress Of the Japan
ese armies close to their frontier in
order to get rid completely Of the Rus
Sian influence.
The nomad tribes which form the
main population Of Inner Mongolia are
reported also to be in contact with jap
anese agents and are said to favor an
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