Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
-FOUR DEMANDS UNACCEPTABLE
Toxic Dislikes Program ReputedIy Given
League by China.

IOklO DlsilkeS Program heputediy Given
League by China.
TOXIC, October % (P.-Oficial cir
Giles here today termed as unacceptable
the basic demands reputedly. submitted
by China to the League of Nations
Council as means of formulating
settlement of the Sino-JapaneSe con-
troversy in Manchuria.
Press dispatches said DR. Alfred SEE,
Chinese representative at Geneva, had
presented the demands as an aide
memoire to AriStide BRAND, acting
president of the League Council. Moth
ing had been heard about them here
from Kinkichi Yoshizawa. Japan's
League representative.
Chinese Demands Listed.
AS reported by the press, the Chinese
demands were:
% Direct negotiations based on the
immediate evacuation of japanese
troops from the northern areas Of Man
churia.
~ A neutral commission to deter
mine the extent of japanese military
activities.
80 Japan to make reparation pay
ments for damages inflicted during the
occupation.
10 VA n .
Sine. japanese Cancellation and arbi-
tration board to adjust differences be-
tween the two nations.
A high Japanese ofncial said:
excepting the fourth point, all the
others are simply unthinkable. as FAR
as opening the way to bring the two
countries together"
Awaits Action From Geneva.
~ tho
note of the American Government to
China and Japan calling attention to
their obligations under the Kellogg peace
nact Toxic awaited action from Geneva
on the Ave fundamental points she
wishes China to recognize in principle
as the price of withdrawing Japanese
It was announced that Japan had an
ticipated the American note, which was
formally delivered by American Charge
dAffaires Edwin Neville. and already
had sent a reply to Washington.
The washington note was understood
to be similar to that which the IL other
signatories of the Kellogg pact previ-
ously had sent.
Basic Points Announced.
The five fundamental points, which
had beer, received in Marking with in
Ciienation, but were said to have been
given consideration at Geneva, where the
League of Nations Council is studying
the Far Eastern crisis, were announced
here as follows:
~ japan and China shall mutually
pledge non-aggression and guarantee
one another's territorial integrity.
or All forms of anti-Japanese propa-
ganGa. including the anti-Japanese boy
colt. shall be abandoned.
8. China shall give assurances for
the safety of japanese lives and prop
erty in Manchuria.
4 An agreement shall be reached
eliminating competition on the Man
churian railways.
s China shall recognize existing
treaty rights, including the question OF
:Jananese and Korean land leases In
Manchuria.
Toxic heard reports that Gov. Chang
fIsl1eh-Liang of Manchuria had APP
nroached Moscow in the hope OF inter-
esting Russia in protecting his inter-
ests. promising them certain North
Manrhurian economic concessions In
return.
The newspaper Jill .Shimpo, which
had the report from Mukden. speculatsd
es to whether the reported arrival of a
prominent Russian at Peiping was in
connection with Gov. Chang's new
move.
DISPATCHES were received yesterday
from Mukden stating japanese rein
forcements had bsen rushed IS miles
northward to Tiehling, where a hard
fought battle ragged between the Japa-
nese garrison and 1000 Chinese troops.