The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-28
JAPAN HURLS
DEFIANCE At
BIG POWERS
Peace Treaties Are Tossed
Into Discard in Notes
Sent From Toxic.
WAR TO BE PRESSED
All ManChuria Must Come
Under Nippon Rule,
u. S. Is Informed.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
Scripps-HOward Foreign Editor


WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-Events
in the Far East took a sinister turn
over the weekend and added to
anxiety here.
Japan'S reply to this country
Great Britain and France, in ef-
feet, was that until China accepts
Japanese control over all Manchu-
ria the war" will go on, pledges
and peace treaties to the contrary
simultaneously from China comes
word that two Of her ablest gen.
erals, Feng Yu-HSiang and Yen
HSi-Shan, od-hrothers, are urg-
ing the Marking government to
rush troops to the defense of Chin
chow, last stronghold of the Chi
nese in Manchuria.
Japan's defiance of the League OF
Nations, the nine-power treaty pow
ers and the states signatory to the
Kellogg pact, coupled with increas-
ing demands in China that ''un-
declared war" be waged against the
japanese, have added to the grow
ing apprehension here.
Must Clear" Manchuria
In her reply to the American
British and French expressions OF
anxiety over continued hostilities in
Manchuria, Japan becomes almost
naive.
When she smashed the Chinese
government of Manchuria on Nept
Is, she declares in substance, the
Chinese would not play the game
Instead Of staying on and helping
Japan set up a new, pro-JapaneSe
regime the better elements ran
away or refused to cooperate.
Accordingly, against Japan's
wishes" she now finds herself
saddled with certain responsible
ties. She must restore order.
Secondly, Japan continues, there
is a lot of "banditry" in the coun-
try. This is getting worse instead
of better. For the bandits" are
encouraged by the Chinchow rem
nant of the old Chang Hsueh-Liang
regime-which the Japanese drove
from Mukden-So the fighting will
have to go on until all Manchuria
is cleared of these undesirables.
Blame Put on China
All this bad faith" on the part
of the Chinese, therefore, makes it
imperative for Nippon to mop up
Manchuria for herself.
According to military circles here,
the bandits complained of are
nothing more than the homeless
rowing remnants of the Manchurian
army which the japanese them
selves smashed last September and
OCTOBER.
1t is apparent, therefore, that
most of the 'banditry' in Man-
churia is of Japanese creation
The danger of clash over Chin
chow, in the southwestern corner
of Manchuria, now is feared more
than ever.
The japanese note indicates they
will take it, unless the Chinese sur
render and retire south of the great
wall.
The Chinese, on the other hand
assert they will suffer death rather
than the humiliation of being or
dered out of their own country by
invading aliens.
Washington and the council OF
the League of Nations thus are be-
ing forced closer and closer to q
grave decision. Up to the present
they have said the ChinSee had q
perfect right to remain in Chin
chow. And they obtained Japan'S
promise not to attack.
If the japanese do attack Chin
chow, and drive out, or slaughter
the Chinese garrison, Washington
and the league council either viii
have to go much farther than they
yet have dared to go with Japan, else
back down and acknowledge defeat
both for their diplomacy and fol
their Nporp machinery