Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-15
TOXIC AGGRESSION
BLAMED IN CRISIS
But China Is Represented
as Seeking to Avoid
Clear Settlement.
Continued From First PageD

| nized by the United States and others,
center in Marchuria. To establish its
position there. Japan has fought two
wars. Its rights. fixed by treaties and
agreements. are clear.
Under the Japanese administration
| and policing of the South Manchurian
Railway zone and economic develop
ment. wherein Japan has already in
vested 81 100000, Manchuria has
been a peaceful and prosperous land.
whose population has doubled during
the last 20 years. The rest of China
has been torn by civil wars. The dis
tracted population has been emigrat ing
to Manchuria at the rate OF 1000 900
year. in order to take advantage of
the peace and prosperity afforded by
Japan there.
Won't Recognize Rights.
However. the Marking government
refuses to recognize Japan's rights. 1t
has deliberately provoked on many &C.
casions anti-Japanese agitation. Its
agents have molested japanese subjects.
of whom there are 1900 900 in Man
churia. including 100000 Koreans.
Contrary to the treaty, the Chinese
have built a new railroad parallel to
and competing with the South Man
churian line. They have blocked. in
devious ways. the extension of South
.Manchurian railway branches. They
have illegally confiscated lands devel-
oped By Korean rice growers. They
have contested the right of japanese
subjects to own and lease land.
Chinese troops murdered japanese
captain travelling under a regular Chi
neSe pass and refused reparation of any
sort Chinese troops September Is at
tackled Japanese railway guards and
blew up a part of the track of the
South Manchurian road. Under these
deliberate provocations to Japan'S in
terests and honor, Japan could not re-
main inactive.
Bandits Roam Country.
Japan. even today has only $4,000
troops in Manchuria. which is fewer
than the treaty allows for policing OF
the railway. Chinese troops there num-
Der more than 100000. Under the
cover of anti-Japanese agitation and
general unrest. large bands OF bandits
are roaming the country. some OF these
bands numbering 5000. Japan cannot
abandon its nationals to these condi-
tions. 1t cannot withdraw its troops
until order is really restored.
Markings promises in this respect
have been proven ineffective many
times. The Marking government is
effective at propaganda and agitation
but 1t is unable to keep order. What
Japan now proposes to Marking is COM
plete negotiation in which the whole
question OF Chinese and Japanese rela-
tons will be taken up and settled.
Equivocation cannot continue
China. by appealing to the League Of
Nations and working on the sympathies
Of the United States is trying to avoid
clear and peaceful settlement with
Japan. in order to continue its agita-
| ton and provocations. The League OF
Nations and the United States could do
| good service II they would persuade
China to negotiate direct with Japan.
Japan intends to ask nothing unrea-
sonable of the Marking government. BY
attempting to mediate. however. the
league and the United States are mere
ly encouraging Chinese agitators and
stiffening Japanese opinion. thus max
| ing final settlement more difficult.
In any case, Japan is unwilling to &C
cept any outside mediation on this
question any more than the United
States would accept mediation in the
question concerning the neighborhood
OF the Panama Canal Zone.
(CopyriEht, 1919