Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-09
NEW CHINA CRISIS
STIRRED BY JAPAN
Toxic Warns North and South
Governments Against
Activities.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, August 9.-Indications are
seen Of new crisis In China. Japan
has sent formal warnings to both gov
ernments against acts regarded as in
imical to Japan's interests.
To Chang Hsueh-Liang, military gov
ernor Of Manchuria, word went that
he must not put the province under the
domination Of the Marking Nationalist
government.
note was sent the Marking govern
ment stating that unless the NATIONAL
lists change their attitude toward Jap
ans interests In China "the Japanese
government may be obliged to take
such measures as 1t deems suitable for
safeguarding rights and interests as
sured by the treaties"
Treaties Are Abrogatsd.
Marking has already notified Japan
of its abrogation Of commercial treaties
granting extraterritoriai rights to Japan
ese. Japan's claim that this abroga-
tion is illegal has been ignored by
Nanklne
Premier Tanaka told the cabinet
meeting that he had reliable informa-
ton that Chang Hsueh-Liang and
Chang Kai-Shek, Nationalist military
commander, had worked out the draft
of an agreement to extend the Nation
alist rule into Manchuria. 1t Is under
stood here that the agreement gives
Nanking control of Manchurian foreign
relations while granting Manchuria
complete autonomy In domestic matters.
Japan fears that without the protec-
tion afforded by present treaties its sup
plies OF raw industrial materials from
Manchuria will be cut of and that
property and lives of its citizens In
China will be endangered.
The tentative Nanking- -Mukder agree
ment Is also understood TO provide that
political committees of the Kuomintang.
the political organization of the Nam
king movement, viii be excluded from
Manchuria. Chang. however. Is to ac-
cept the three principles Of DR.. Sun
Yat-Sen--nationalis democracy state
socialism--and that the Nationalist nag
will be hoisted at Mukden, Chang's cap
ital.
Agreement Believed Near.
Reports that the Nationalists have
Cancelled all troop movements against
Mukden, and that Chang is preparing
to withdraw his forces from the Shan
haikwan front. strengthened the belief
that agreement was near. If not already
consummated
No official resume was available OF
the warning TO Chang. but 1t was learn
ed that the advice given Chang on
July 30 was repeated In stronger terms
by Baron Gonsuke Hayashi. Baron
Hayashi was in Mukden as Japan's spe-
cial envoy to the formal funeral OF
Chang's father, Chang Tso-Lin. once
Northern dictator.
On July 30 the Japanese consul gen.
eral at Mukden had advised Chang
against joining the Nationalists. This
was labeled at the time as his personal
opinion. Baron Hayashi, however. was
the personal envoy of Premier Tanaka.
He was to tell Chang that Manchuria
must not go under Nationalist sway as
long as Marking persisted In It's pres
ent attitude regarding ahrogaticn of
existing treaties and other international
contracts,
The note to the Marking government
was drawn up as formal reply to the
notice OF abrogation given to Japanese
officials In China by the Marking for
eign once on July al.
The Japanese officiais at the time de-
clined TO accept the notice In any ON
eiai manner. but communicated Il In
formally to Toxic.