Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
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Spokesman Hits Statement
Which Secretary Calls
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Washington countenances the actions
of Chang Hseuh-Liang.
The statement attributed to Mr..
StimSon in the dispatches may as We
view 1t. result in a Stiffening of China'S
attitude regarding withdrawal from the
Chinchow region and may encourage
Chang's adamant stand.
IF the statement was intended to
pacify the Chinese, 1t may have the
opposite effect and indirectly. should
the Chinese refuse to withdraw within
the Great Wall, be instrumental in
leading to an actual Sino-Japanese
clash at Chinchow"
Text of Statement.
Following is the text of a statement
BY a spokesman for the japanese for
eign ONCE cabled to Washington:
If a man in Mr.. Stimson'S position
loses his head at such a critical moment
in the affairs of Japan very grave re-
suits NAV develop Mr. StimSOn
says the japanese Army in Manchuria
has run amuck. This is considered a
very bald statement indeed and it is to
be wondered If he considered the defii-
milton of the word before using it.
The statement is not only unfor-
tunate in its manner of expression, but
ever more so in its matter, as it con-
tanned most serious accusations against
Japan's motives . several of Mr..
Stimson's outstanding assertions call for
immediate denial
Denies VOicing Regret.
'Mr Stimson says Japan expressed
regret and gave assurances that such
thing would not happen again each
time there was a fresh military ad
vance in Manchuria. Japan never ex-
pressed regret to any one for action
in Manchuria nor can she ever
promise that she will not act again in
Self-defense.
MT. Stimson accuses Japan of in
tending to occupy Manchuria complete
~. He should have given his reasons
for this belief. In view OF the lengths
to which Mr.. Stimson has gone 1t is to
be wondered if he has studied article
/, clause 4, OF the nine-power treaty
dealing particularly with the question
of countenaneing action inimical to the
security of friendly states
I'VE hope Mr.. Stimson realizes that
his statement was based on alarming
rumors and we trust that by this time
he regrets it."
Statement Is Issued.
The report of Secretary Stimson's
was sent by a japanese news agency
from San Francisco late this afternoon.
After its publication foreign Of
flee spokesman spent an hour with
Baron Shidehara, foreign minister, go
ing ever it.
Afterward the spokesman, emphasiz-
ing that he was acting as a spokesman
of the foreign office and not as a rep
resentative of Baron Shidehara, issued
the following statement:
Secretary Sttmson's precipitate ac-
tion in disclosing an exchange of COM
munications between Ambassador
Forbes of the United States and Baron
Shidehara, as we'll as between the jap
anese Ambassador at Washington and
himself was received here with min
gled surprise and regret.
I'm press dispatches 1--WE have heard
nothing officially), Secretary Stimson is
reported to have said he was unable
to understand why Japanese troops
were approaching ChinchoW, as State
Department dispatches threw no light
on the subject. On what basis, there
fore, did Secretary Stimson see At to
ny into Nominations"
League Proposal Attacked.
A spokesman for the government
said Japan objects to the wording Of
the Manchurian peace resolution of the
would drop the entire matter" II 1t in
sists on an untrammeled neutral COM
mission of inquiry.
If the Council insists on q commits
sion with complete freedom to obtain
Information as to criticize Japan's mill
tary measures from the. beginning of
the trouble, the spokesman said, the
matter will be dropped.
The developments, he said, might be
taken an effort of Cha priard
to intimidate Japan and therefore any
eleventh-hour changes, particularly in
the scope of the inquiry commission,
may make 1t impossible for the govern
ment to accept the Leagues proposal.
Baron Shidehara, foreign minister
said the situation at Chinchow is more
reassuring than at any time during
the last few days"
Says Japan Favored Publicity.
Baron Shidehara'S statement was
made when he was informed that Sec
rotary of State Stimson at Washington
was apprehensive over the turn events
had taken.
Referring to the American Secretary's
apprehension, a government spokesman
SAID it was Secretary Stimson who had
desired secrecy for the communications
between the japanese government and
the United States and that japan had
been in favor of making them public.
The Secretary's fears were unjustified,
of1cial circles said, and his reference
to Japan's assurance that no advance
on Chinchow was contemplated caused
establishment" because of indications
in the last 48 hours from civil authori-
ties that efforts TO save the situation IN
Msnchuria were bearing fruit.
Baron Shidehara said 1t was not a
part of Japan's plans to occupy all OF
Manchuria and the governments &C
tivities were confined to breaking the
forces of Chang Hsueh-Liang which
we're considered inimical to japanese
interests in certain parts of the terri
tory.
PEACE EFFORT PLEDGED.