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CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 12, 1937

JAPAN'S VEILED WARNINGS OF SETTLEMENT ACTION What Is Demanded By "Complete Neutrality"

GENERAL MATSUI'S

STATEMENT

Shanghai, To-day.

General Matsui, Japanese commander-in-Chief

LEAGUE

MEETING ON CHINA

Geneva, To-day. Members of the Far East Com-

are meeting under the presidency of M. Munters (Latvia)

on the Shanghai front, gave grave hints regarding mittee of the League of Nations the course of Japanese policy in Shanghai in an interview with Reuter's special correspondent yes- terday.

However, in spite of China and Russia favouring an immediate meeting, the committee has ex- pressed the desire that the meet-- ing be held only after the end of

General Matsui virtually accused the authori- the Brussels Conference Renter ties of both the International Settlement and the French Concession of breach of neutrality through-

out the Sino-Japanese hostilities, and declared that ENSURE THAT the Japanese expeditionary force went to China WAR DOES NOT

"at the will of God.”

"I feel disappointed," he said, General Matsui added: “I have. "over what the foreign officials in Shanghai do, and say,

"I cannot accomplish the Co- operation. I had anticipated.

no intention of taking advantage of the present state of affairs t take the Settlement under my con- trol, but as things are going on a

PAY: DR. KOO

Brussels, To-day. Broadcasting to the United

"This is very unfortunate for the peace of the world but it cannot be present there may be occasions States yesterday evening. Dr. Wel helped as long as the attitude of the when we cannot work in foreign Powers remains unchanged." operation."-Reuter.

WHAT JAPAN DEFINES AS COMPLETE NEUTRALITY

Shanghai, To-day.

co-Ington Koo, chief Chinese delegate

AGREEMENT REACHED WITH GEN. FRANCO

London, To-day.

A British Government agent will be appointed to reside in Salamanca and elsewhere, while an agent of General Franco will be received in London.

So declares a Foreign nouncement, which adds agents: being appointed to

number of other places.

Reception of London, the sta does not constitute the Fra

Franco agent

ment

to Brussels, referred to President have ord Roosevelt's statement that about British ships still detained in ninety per cent. of people in the world wanted peace.

Dr. Koo said there were many ways in which the united purpose of the vast majority of people of the world could be exerted effectively check international lawlessness- and aggression without resorting to the use of force

directed against the Japanese by the and joint determination The full article published by the most rigorous measures.. "Todo Shimbun," the only Japanese 3. That Chinese influence must be newspaper now published in Shang-completely eliminated from adminis hai, warning the authorities of the tration of the foreign areas. International Settlement and the French Concession that the Japan ese military authorities will take

4. That Japanese representation the most drastic measures for se- curing complete neutrality of the in the Shanghai Municipal Council foreign areas, if the authorities must be strengthened.

SM.C. REPRESENTATION

there do not themselves carry out 5. That the agreement regulating measures to guarantee neutrality, acquisition of real estate, which was reads as follows:

The term "complete neutrality can be defined as:.

concluded between the Chinese Gov- ernment and the Consular Corps in Shanghai about 100 years ago, must

1 That all anti-Japanese pro- be completely revised. paganda must be completely sup- pressed...

6. That the present British mono-

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poly in the police administration of

2. That the foreign authorities the International Settlement must must prevent plots and intrigues be terminated Trans-Ocean.

tionalist

Reuter

restraint on the part of e-loving nations would have

lence

tional life.

upon the

In order to have a durable.

Any concerted and co-ordinated we must make it certam that plan to put moral, diplomatic and does not pay-Reuter

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