The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-09-08
JAPS DEMAND THAT
TROOPS BE SENT
TO China
FIFTEEN THOUSAND PERSONS
MAKE DEMONSTRATION AND
CALL FOR ACTION.
MARCH TO FOREIGN OFFICE
Want Measures Taken to Obtain Sat-
isfaetion for Killing of Japanese at
Neutrality-suspicious. Denounce the
Emptiness of Jap Diplomacy.

Toxic, Sept. S.-The assassination of
Mortiario Abe, director of the political
bureau of the Japanese\Foreign Office,
has infiammed the masses and Sunday
dramatic chapter in the history of the
new Japan was written.
Fifteen thousand persons gathered in
mass meeting in Hibiya Park, calling
for military action against China. A
majority of these marched to the For
elgn Office and clamored for admis-
sion. They demanded the dispatch of
troops to China to take such measures
as were necessary to obtain satisfac-
ton for the killing of Japanese at Nan
kin, or, failing this, the resignation of
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron
Nobuaki Maxine.
The speakers denounced the empti-
ness of japanese diplomacy in connec-
tion with the California land question
and China, and insisted that the in.
suit to the Japanese flag at Nankin
should be wiped out The manifesto
tion was clearly an explosion of popu.
lar resentment against the ministery
in its treatment of the California and
Chinese questions.
Profiting by the lesson OF the riots
which followed the conclusion of peace
between Russia and Japan, the govern
ment reduced the risk of violence by
refusing to allow a single soldier or
policeman at the scene. The manifest.
ants, many of whom were students.
were orderly during the early part of
the proceedings. A score Of agitators,
including girl,sdecried Japanese d.
plomacy and declared that it had never
contributed TO the upbuilding of the
Empire and had always ended in fail
ure. The incidents in Inina uefe de-
clared to be unbearaSie.
Suddenly the cry TO march On thu.
Foreign Office was raised and thefe
was a general stampede, many bare
ly escaping being crushed. The crowds
surged through the streets headed BY
the gesticulating leaders and reached
the Foreign Office to find that the high
iron gates were locked.
Scores of the demonstrators pound.
ed on the gates and called for them to
be opened, but in vain. The under OF.
hcials also refused. A delegation was
appointed, the members of which
climbed the gates, and then ensueb a
long parley.
Delegates Get Audience.
Meanwhile the crowd was cheerful,
but determined. 1t showered COM
pliments on beautiful geisha girl
struggling by in rickshaw, but angri-
iy stoned a photographer seeking to
take snapshots of the chief delegate,
who, having returned. mounted the
portals to report progress. Perched un-
steadily on pickets he made fantastic
picture, and in a harsh harangue de-
clared that the committee demanded
either the dispatch of troops or the
retirement of the Foreign Minister.
I'VE told the officials" he shouted,
that the voice of the people speaks.
that the agitation will never end until
our demands are granted"
The extraordinary situation continu-
ed for FIVE hours. the delegates emerg-
ing periodically to pacify the crowd.
Finally, when the dHcussion ended.
they reported that Baron Maxine had
promised to receive them Sept. Is.
This was greeted with howls OF deri.
sion, and a thousand marched to the
Foreign Minister'S residence. three
miles distance. Police, however, pre-
vented their near approsch.