Evening star., 1934-10-03
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

ROL 10 AlOlll lAAN "a A4eeOSB SAAS SHF
| anese have abandoned. for the
/ time being at least, the idea of
rounding up the conquest OF
Northern China by taking a slice OF
Siberia from the Russians The So
viets have taken no chances. and are
at present in such a strong military
position that they can resist success
fully any attack on their Siberian pos
sessions.
But since the japanese populd-
ton must be fed tuith more con-
quests either military or economic,
the Toxic government plans noU q
political ofensiue on China south
OF Peiping and Tientsin.
japanese diplomats have been in
the last few months busy "convers-
ing" with Gen. Chang Kai-shek with
a view of coming to definite under
standing with the leader of the Nam
king government.
This understanding might reach
the form of political and economic
agreement, whereby Japan would con-
Solidate its stronghold on China and
be given exclusive privileges in all
territories controlled by the Marking
government.
Chang Awed by japanese.
Chang Kai-shek, who started lie
as customers man IN STOCK
brokers establishment in Canton, has
always been awed by the japanese
military force This high esteem he
has had for the Toxic government
has been further enhanced by flnan-
cial aid from Japan, which has beeri
greatly increased during the last few
months. Moreover. the japanese gov
ernment has promised to help him
remain the leader of China and sub
due the Cantonese Communists, as
long as he will be faithful to Japan.
Having to choose between the ques-
tionable platonic moral support OF the
western nations and the effective sup
port of Japan, there is little doubt
that he will choose the latter.
Ambassador Saito, representing ia
pan in Washington and Ambassador
Sato. Japan's representative in France,
are both travelling through Man
churia now.
Theu are scheduled 10 meet Chang
Kai-Shek, Foreign Minister Wang
Chang ming and other Marking
dionitQrieS in the course OF TINS
month and talk sense to them.
Their principal task is to proUe to
the Chinese leaders they can neuer
erDect any support either from the
United States or from France and
that the interests OF China and
their oUn Uould be best SeTred oy
accepting the japanese ASldtlc
Monroe doctrine"
Even those few japanese statesmen
who oppose the strong policies OF the
military and naval leaders agree that
the political conquest of China by per-
suasion will be beneficial to Japan.
1t might eventually lead to conflict
with the Western powers when the
open door" is slammed in the face
of the white nations, but it is worth
this gamble. With China providing
all the raw materials Japan needs and
with Japan providing the AS1atlc con-
tinent with all the manufactured goods
the Chinese and the other AslatlcS
purchase now from the Western ma
tions, Japan will become without any
difficulty the leading power in the Far
East.
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The European powers see that ia
pans policies will not be easily thWart-
ed and are Fastening to gain some
economic advantages in the Far East.
by the way of Manchoukuo, before 1t
is too late.
The British have sent an economic
to Manchoukuo to study pos
sible trade connections with that
country; SO are the French, who want
to invest some of their capital in that
puppet empire.
NolU the Germans are tolloUing,
too. DR.. Hgner, the financial expert
OF the I. G.. FabreninduStrie, a
company frequently mentioned dur
inc the Nye investigation of GrnG-
mentS, has Just gone to Mdnchou-
kuo. The l. G. manufactures tertil-
iserS and poison gas. DR.. Llgner is the
brain of that organization. The
deal Dr. Hgner is reported to offer
the Japanese is that Germany
supply Japan 1Oith all the poison
gas it may need, and Japan in eT-
change supply Germany 1Uith the
cotton the Reich uas not able to
obtain on credit in the United
States. Japan does not groW cot
ton, but it can get it in this coun-
try on credit.
The Saar authorities have forbid
den the flying of any flags other than
the national flags. The Nazi shops