Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-27 | Page 8 | Japanese Warn Policy Critics

JAPANESE WARN POLICY CRITICS TOKIO Feb 27 UP The UP-The The Japanese Japa Japa- nese government today warned for- for crit cs of oi its Far Eastern policies that their words and actions were more likely to disturb the peace of e eastern stem Asia than anything Japan might do in its professed sphere of ol Influence In hi the most significant statement on Japans Japan's policies toward China lince inee his famed hands off oft China pronouncement of last April Eiji spokesman for the Japanese foreign office ortice declared that most foreign foreign foreign for for- eign reports concerning J Japans Japan's pans intentions intentions in in- in the Far East and particularly particularly in China were entirely baseless delivered orally what many Japanese papers- papers chosei to regard as asa asa a II summation of or th the China policy of or his chief Minister K Koki o 0 k i Hirota There wis was evidence that the thc Spokesmen was quoting quotin from some previously written document He denied that Japan was pressuring pressur pressuring ing China to follow her in resigning ning from he he league of nations that she was advising China t to all American advisors ad that she was tryIng trying try try- Ing in any way to estrange the United States and China and that Japan was planning to extend financial assistance assistance assist assist- ance ince to China In return according to general reports for certain con con- cessions He spoke at length on the open door policy b by which Chinas China's trade is open in free tre competition to all nations of the world under the nine- nine power treaty We hear reports that movements now flow are under way to mobilize sig sig- to the power nine pact in a charge that Japan has violated that agreement in closing the open door In China he said We cannot but suspect that in reality those sponsoring these movements movements move- move ments arc are desirous of disturbing the pe peace ce of eastern Asia At the time of the Manchurian Incident Japan was criticized from the standpoint of those interested in Asiatic peace Now that peace has been established more firmly in this area Sino Japanese relations are improving improving im Ira- proving gradually but steadily Thus we find eastern Asia in a condition which was desired by those lame same critics critics-