Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-11
Fifteen Thousand at Toxic Call
for Military Action against
China.
ENRACED AT INSULT TO FLAG
Speakers DenOunce Ministry for
Its Treatment of the Cali
fornia and Chinese
Questions.

Toxic, Sept. 1.-THE assassination OF
Mortiaro Abe, director of the political
bureau of the japanese foreign office
has inflamed the masses and to-day
dramatic chapter in the history Or
the New Japan was written
Fifteen thousand persons gathered in
mass meeting In Hibi va Park, calling
for military action against China.
majority of these marched to the for
eign office and the Spokesman gaincd
nm audience. They demanded the des-
patch of troops to China to take such
| measures as were necessary to obtain
satisfaction for the killing of Japanese
at Marking. or, failing this the resiS-
! nation of the minister Of foreign af-
! fairs, Baron Nobuali Maxine.
| Tho speakers denounced the empt-
ness of Japanese diplomacy In connec-
ton with California and China and in
sisted that the insult to the Japanese
flag at Marking should be wiped out
The manifestation waS clearly an ex-
! plosion of popular resentment against
the ministry in its treatment of the
california and Chinese questions.
/ Proftng by tho lesson of the riots
which followed the conclusion OF peace
between Russia and japan, the govern
ment reduced the risk of violence to-dey
iby refusing to allow single soldier or
policeman at the scene. The NANTES
tants, many Of whom were students were
orderly during the early part OF the
proceedings. a score OF the agitators, in
'cludlnC a girl, dccried Japanese diplomacy
and declared that it had never contribute
ed to the upbulding Of the Empire and
had always ended in failure. The Incl
dents In China were unbearable, they said.
The crowd was cheerful but determined.
1t shoWered compliments on beautiful
gelsha girl in a rickshaw. struggling by,
tut enSrily stoned n photographer seek
IN; to take snap shots of the chief dele
gates, who mounted the portals of the
foreign office gate to report progress.
we told tho officials" the spokesman
shouted, that the voice of the people
speaks, that tho agitation will never end
until our demands are granted"
The extraordinary situation continued
for five hours, the delegates emerging
periodically to pacify the crowd. Finally
when the discussion ended they report cd
that Baron Maxine had promised to re.
ccvc them on September Is. This was
greeted with howls of derision and a
thousand persons marched to the for.
lcign minister's residence three miles dis
tant. a Gordon OF police, however, pre-.
vented their near approach.
Another mass meeting was called fol
Sunday ncXt at the Young Mems Chris
tian association hall.
Tho delegation which visited the home
of Paron Maxine tonight was received
by the Baroness. who regretted the alb
senrr or her husband. She served foot
and tea to tho delegates.
outside the crowd built fires fo
warmth At midnight they marched t.
the heavily guarded residence Of thu
premier Count Yamamoto, and spent III
might in the rain
4 second mass meeting was held anC
at its conclusion a great crowd proceeded
to the foreign office. Windows were
smashed and the gates at the foreign Of
flee the tramway cars and automobile
were stoned.
10 There is considerable feeling in tn
army over the killing OF Japanese a
Il Marking, as well as over the i'll treat
mcnt of two japanese officials a
ITankow.
: ATTITUDE OF THE CHINESE
. Picking, Sept. The Japanese minis
}
e TO lodge claims in connection with tn
| Nanking incidents. though such instruC
\ ton is daily expected.
+ The Chinese government is waiting wit
n lcuriosity on Tokio's response to popula
= lClamor In view Of the fact that timel
e warning was given to Japan to proven
f her subjects entering the firing lines the
give Toxic credit for more sense than
r use the affair as a lmsy preteXt 70
n territorial aggression, though reallzin
4: that the force of popular opinion ma
: compel disclosure OF the nwardncss {
=. the policy followed by Japan In the las
# six months.
- Yuan Shi-Kai faces the probabilitie
- with equanmity. He deplores the death
II and destruction of property but say
, reasonable compensation is adequate.
=, apologies readily will be given
, China Is culpable but the responsible
ity cannot be taken for death. sine
the victims courted destruction b
leaving the shelter of the consulate.
JAPAN FORMULATING TERMS,
n London, Sept. S.--A Toxic despatc
y to the Mail says: The goVcrnmcn
: announces that it is formulating term
,s for presentation to China regarding I'll
~ Marking murders and insults offere
=, to two japanese military officers"