Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-03 | Page 1 | Chinese Army Must 'Behave' General Says

1 CH ENES' ENES ARMY MUST BEHAVE GENERAl SAYS Japanese Forces Will Cease Advance If Hostile Acts Are Stopped FREE FRE MANCHURIA URGED Nippon's Defenses Would Be Strengthened By FREDERICK KUH Kill Copyright 1931 by United Press MUKDEN Manchuria Dec 3 Ja 3 Ja Japans Japan's pans pan's forces will wUl refrain retrain from moving southward on 1 If the Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese behave General Shigeru HonJo Honjo Honjo Hon- Hon jo commander of the Japanese troops In Manchuria declared today Honjo Interviewed by the United Press at general staff headquarters here stipulated that th the Chinese mUt must behave and refrain from r m as assuming assuming assuming as- as suming the offensive I 1 Want ant to get the Japanese boys home before New Years Year's but the fulfillment ful ful- fui- fui of that wish depends on whether the Chinese abandon their menacing activities he said hid with a II smile DOOR DOOR- V I Japan Honjo said wishes the Chinese Chi CM- nese to retire Immediately behind th the great wall into China proper The Japanese he asserted favor tavor a policy of economic All open door in Man Man- churia Manchuria 1 if it it were more independent in dep dependent t of and friendly to Japan Honjo said would not anI only strengthen Japans Japan's line of national national na na- na- na defense but would bring about the dawn of f Manchurian prosperity It would be beneficial to Chinese Japanese and andall all foreigners The Chinese must cease their an an- an ti-Japanese ti campaign including the boycott and allow Manchuria to live and let live Japan would naturally be stronger If It she had a friendly neighbor Instead of a a. hostile Man Man- churia Emphasizing that he was expressing expressing expressing express express- ing only his personal views Honjo continued Japans p policy licy seeks the reestablishment reestablishment of order in inMan Man Manchuria churla churia under able Chinese l leaders aders offering equal opportunities In trade and commerce to all countries I do donot donot donot not believe Japan will ever seek an economic monopoly in Manchuria Moreover I am convinced that a technically developed and progressive Manchuria would be a bulwark against destructive Influences from China and Russia