Canal's Kahn

The South Manchuria Railway is Japan's Panama Canal. She holds it by treaty & might. It is a vital artery of Japan's trade, tapping the rich Chinese territory of Manchuria in which so many thousands of Japanese farmers have settled. Japan ought to have done years ago what she did last week--namely, appointed a President of the South Manchuria Railway who is above party strife.

Previous presidents have been appointed by their party when it won control of the Government, have lost their jobs when the Opposition party managed to seize power. But last week Japan made President of the South Manchuria Railway her august, aloof Count Yasuya Uchida.

The Count, who reminds one of a Japanese Otto Kahn, dresses with extreme care, has exquisite taste & tact, has been thrice Foreign Minister. He has also been a member of the Son of Heaven's august Privy Council. He is above party and by far the highest ranking citizen of Japan ever placed in charge of her Panama Canal.

Tastefully, tactfully Count Uchida said last week: "My policies are three: preservation of Manchuria from civil war; an open door to trade and enterprise; and maintenance of Japan's treaty rights."

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