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Show Japan Puppet Regime In China Held Doomed . A J (KSMsft Mtot huHN ef eraatlaa ft aalflad fata aaaW taa era. Jarta "aapaat raalma" ef Haa ha-a4 ha-a4 ara faraSftinnS to Slaapala(mai. arearSlaa to Jamaa R. Yaaac, lateraa-llaaal lateraa-llaaal Newt Banrftra Takra maaaiii aaS a aaaa ataSaat ef tar aaatara affaira. Taaac haa Jaat laiaplitoS a leaatay toar af Cfciaa to MtlrM Um prSaaai aej fa-tara fa-tara af taa Mm laaaaiM war. Tfce fnOawiae Slaaaarti la Tha flrat af ft Hi ft af at, eahlaS to Naw lark aaaa BM ratara to Tahre aM prlaf to SJa atrial ey JaaaftMi aaUMrittom.) By JAMES R. YOUNG International News Correspondent Japan haa pinned her hopes for the ultimate "pacification" of China upon tha slim shoulders of Wang Ching-wel, once premier In a Nationalist Chinese government, now slated to become head of a "puppet" Japanese regime In tha hard-to-conquer ancient republic. Consensus In Shsnghal, as I learned upon my recent visit there, Is that these hopes are foredoomed to disappointment. Wang has started tha ball rolling by appealing to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek for formation of a nation-wide peace front ,and abandonment of the war against Japanese imperialism. Chiang seems determined to reject re-ject any such overtures. rnflartertng Picture A foreign diplomat his Identity Is immaterial drew this unflattering unflatter-ing picture of the Wang regime: 'These fellows are out for personal per-sonal gsin rather than service in creating a new order In Asia. Japan Ja-pan is plsgued with a lack of knowledge of China or understanding understand-ing of Chinese psychology, Ideology and family system. "Japan Is dealing with the poorest poor-est Chinese human material. The Japanese puppets require endless financing. They are not likely to yield any satisfactory diplomatic, political or economic results. The best Chinese have fled occupied or threatened areas, leaving the Japanese Japa-nese with opportunists and riffraff. riff-raff. "This fact Is well known to the foreign section of every power having hav-ing Interests in China. Only the Japanese appear and act blissfully Ignorant of this outstanding truth. Will Not Negotiate "Neither Chiang Kai-shek and his associates, nor the good business busi-ness men In China will make friends with Japan'a puppets nor undergo the chagrin of any diplomatic diplo-matic negotiations with Japan that might cause loss ef honor." The picture of a unified, spontaneous spon-taneous China supporting Wang Ching-wel or any other puppet Is out of focus. Shrewd and able men are needed to deal with the China situation, not gangsters an terrorists, misleading the Japanese and blackening Japan's name wherever they set up regimes. ' Rehabilitation of the vastly de teriorated level of all occupied areas Is one of Japan's giant tasks. Years will be required for recovery. recov-ery. The system of monopolies and channeling of trade by Japanese Interests, In-terests, as In the egg scandal wherein Japan's largest mercantile firm hijacked and stole American-owned American-owned egg shipments, has fallen into the hands of racketeers. This discourages free trade or development develop-ment of Industries. Markets Disrupted Neither the farmer nor the Chinese Chi-nese manufacturer feels under Japanese Jap-anese control that he is adequately paid for his produce or manufactured manufac-tured articles. In 1940 the Chinese farmer In the Japanese-puppet zones wrll grow only enough for himself to live on. Why? He does not trust his only market. Underlying distrust and mutual hatred are the net results of Japan's Ja-pan's campaign In China now approaching ap-proaching its thirty-first month. Future events in Asia will become be-come Increasingly more vital. The Mongolia-Manchukuo armistice brought Moscow closer again to Asia, creating a gerater and more profound reason for United States concern In the far east. A non-aggression non-aggression pact between Tokyo and Moscow would link Japan to the European aggression front. Antipathy toward America Is Increasing. In-creasing. Japan may determine in 1940 to attempt taking the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines. |