Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-07
IL UNIVERSAL, Mexico, D. F.

III UNIVERSAL, Mexico, D. F.
The subsecretary of the interior
received a delegation OF Chinese
IL merchants recently and was non
ored with expressions of approva
from them for the kind oficeS Of the
federal ministry in intervening in the
hostile demonstrations lately made In
the industrial and commercial ag1tat1ons
against the Chinese immigrants. THANKS
to the Intervention Of the government
this campaign against the Chinese II
the states of Sinaloa and Sonora has
largely abated.
Managua Residents Use
As Gallons Of Water Daily.
La Noticia, Managua.-In this last
few DAYS. according to reports OF the
district commissioners, Managua has
been consuming water at the rate OF
1900 900 gallons a day. When IL is
taken into account that the present pop
ulation of Managua does not exceed 4O,
600 inhabitants the consumption Is at
the rate of As gallons day Tor each
person. Yet, where Is 1t possible 70 nnd
in Managua individuals drinking so
much water? Most of it is undoubtedly
wasted.
Charges japanese News
Agencies Promote DissenSiOn.
The China Weekly Review, Shanghai.
The China Press, Chinese owned Eng
lish-language newspaper, published In
its issue of Sunday, April 10, what ap-
reared to be a careful tabulation OF al
legedly inaccurate reports circulated to
Chinese and foreign newspapers In
China by the Japanese Rengo service.
The total number of inaccurate reports
in the list exceeded 20, some OF the most
glaring being reproduced on the next
page. An inspection of those listed
along with parallel reports from Reuters
pertaining to the same events, easily
proves that Rengo's correspondents have
been guilty of sending reports which
were based on nothing more SUBSTANTIAL
than gossip or unsubstantiated rumor.
In a previous discussion Of this sub
ject. which appeared in our issue OF
April 18, it was stated that Rengos
close connection with certain branches
of the Japanese government lays the
Japanese news agency open to the
charge of deliberately issuing inaccu-
rate reports for a specific purpoSe-to
promote dissension among Chinese mill
tarists and politicians and keep China
disunited. We prefer, however, to take
a more charitable view-that the fault
has been due to inefficient, Slip-shod,
inaccurate reporting. AS these reports
were issued in the English language,
the suggestion has been made that this
may have contributed to the 1naccu-
racies; in other words, that un1amlilar-
ity with the English language by Japa-
nese reporters was the cause.
But Chinese newspaper men, familiar
with the Japanese language, who follow
the Rengo reports published in the jap
anese language press in China, claim
that the reports in japanese are even
more inaccurate than those issued in
the English language. The reader must
therefore take his choice OF the ex-
plantations, but Of the facts in the case
there can be little dispute. The Japa-
nese Rengo service STANDS nolcted Tor
issuing glaringly inaccurate reports on
happenings in China.
There IS, of course, some excuse for
reporters mistakes in connection with
the news of military activities dealing
with Chinese wars, because Chinese gen.
erals are not noted for telling the truth
about their military plans, but Chinese
generals have no monopoly on this char
acteristic, witness the propaganda OF
the World War. But Rengo seems to
have been guilty OF issuing. consist
emily inaccurate reports. which, as
stated, suggests an underlying motive to
keep Chinese politics in a mess.
Although not connected with the
present case, the Japanese news re-
ports from North Manchuria during the
course of the Sino- Russian complica-
lions In 1929 had a similar effect-they
created suspicion between the Chinese
and Russians, and one or two occasions
almost provoked a genuine war situa-
l.
ton. At the very beginning OF the
Sino- Russian complications early In the
Snrina Of 1899 the Japanese Npuf1s