Evening star., 1939-11-25
Toxic Hopes 10 Hand
New China Puppet
Third Power Issues
japan Aims to Install
New Regime by Time
U. S. Treoty Ends
BY A. T. STEELE.

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 25.-Washing-
tons fortnight assurances, given
this week through Sumner Welles,
Acting Secretary Of State, that no
negotiations for renewal of the
Japanese-American trade treaty are
at present in progress or contem-
plated, are applauded by American
business circles in China. 1t has
helped to alleviate the fear that
the United States might make a
new trade deal with Japan before
a fundamental revision is made in
Japan's exclusive trade policy In
China.
The Japanese government thus
far has given no concrete sign of
readiness to modify its attitude on
such consequential questions as mo-
nopolies, trade restrictions and the
reopening of the Yangtze. 1t is
becoming increasingly likely that
these debatable issues will be turned
over to the custody of Wang Ching
wei, Japanese picked puppet head
of the proposed new Chinese govern
ment in Central China, thus en-
abling the japanese to evade re-
sponsibility whatever the decision.
Will Welcome Recognition.
With Wang Ching-wei holding the
baby, the Japanese hope that the
bait will be sufficiently tempting to
induce the powers to deal with him.
Wang told newspapermen Thursday
that his projected government would
welcome the recognition of third
powers and will grant the citizens
of such states advantages in trade
within the framework of the
planned economy which the new
government intends to establish In
China"
Planned economy is an innocent
phrase with an ominous ring The
Japanese are hoping, but not prom
ising, that the new government will
be inaugurated before January 26,
the date Tokio's commerce treaty
with the United States expires.
Japanese diplomats are continuing
their efforts to alleviate Japanese
American tension by negotiating the
settlement of few of the 600 out
standing cases, but the results
achieved only scratch the surface Of
the larger problem.
Sotomatsu Mato. Japanese min
lister at large, has told me that mas
much as the United States took the
initiative in abrogating the trade
pact, the Japanese government was
hopeful that the United States SINH
larly would make the first move for
its renewal.
The japanese have begun discus
sions in Shanghai and Toxic with
the British Ambassadors to China
and Japan on outstanding Anglo
Japanese problems.
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Bribe Offered to Chinese Leaders
Attempting to make political capi-
tai of their capture of Manning.
South China supply junction, the
Japanese Army today publicly
offered juicy bribe to Chinese
militarists who would come over
to their side. Col. Itsuo Mabuchi,
chief of the press bureau of the
Japanese Army in China, an
nounced:
Chinese troops willing to serve
with the forthcoming new Chinese
central government will be given
whatever part of the country they
desire as their share of influence" :"
1t is pretty evident that the
japanese push to Manning was
staged as much for political ef-
feet as to sever Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek's supply line in
the south. The japanese had to do
something to erase the stigma of
the Changsha route and simul-
taneously to defate Chinese morale
so that Wang's peace movement
might find easier going.
One of the graveSt weaknesses of
Wang'S campaign has been his in
ability so far to win the allegiance
of any topflight Chinese generals
who are vastly needed to give front
and backbone to his projected re-
gime.
Through radio and personal ennis
sar1es, Wang has passionately sought
converts among South China mill
tarists who are remote from Chung
king (Chiang's provisional govern
ment seat) and semi-independent in
their powers. He announced that his
purpose was to effect a regional
peace which would then, supposedly,
spread throughout the country.
(Copyright. 1880. by the Chicago Daily
News. 1ncD