Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-09
CABINET TAKES UP
MANCHUR|A CLASH
President and Members Dis
ruSs General Nature Of Sino-
Japanese Crisis.
Continued From First Pagel

(COntlnueQ fICIsl oS''i
against possible violence from Chtng1
king to the sea. q stretch of about 900
miles along the thlckly populated SIloiVS
Of the Yangtze River. ,-,..
Jananese officials asserted that. d 7Spte
the oninous situation in the Yangtze
Valley. their military and naval lorce"
there would hardly exceed the Yangtze
forces of Great Britain and the Unlteo
states. They admitted, however. that
additional fighting ships were being heIo
in readiness at Kure ana SeSepo; ~
hours steaming distance from Shahgral'
NIaneuvers Cause Rumors.
Recent rumors to the effect that %
.Jananese warships had been concen-
trated in southern japanese bases reaoy
IN sail for China were explained as
having been due to the annual naVal
naneuvers held CT Kyushlu lSlano' ~
was said these maneuverS mao enue .
and the ships we're rturning 10 theH
home bases. oo -.
The cruiser Toiiwa. Of 300 tons,
vas bringing a landing force OF 40u
bluejacketS besides its regular crew. ~
probably will be sent 10 HanHoW soon soon
The Tenryu IS a swift craft OF S'ooo
tons. .,,ot =,
Iapanese naval forces on the spot OF
approaching China included 4 cruisers
s destroyers and II river gunooatS, STA
toned at Shanghai, Chlnklang NAH
King Wahu Kiukiang, Tayeh. HanKoW'
Chsngsha. Ichang and Chungklng EN-
Guiding the Tokiwas complement, the
shiDS in Shanghai at present nave
landing force aggregating 7Oo peSlaeS
their crews ,4,,
Shigemitsu said violent demonstra-
lions against Japanese at Chehelu
capital of Szechwan Province anC
Yrnnanfu. capital of Yunnan. hao
cornneIled him to order his copsuls there
to withdraw to Chungking. SzechWar
and Hanoi. French Indo China. Japa'
nese residents IN those places previously
had evacuated.
Bitter at Chengtu.
At Chengtu the demonstration was
especially bitter Crowds surrounded tnt
Japanese consulate, the Minister sac
shouting threats and insults and cover
ing the walls with posters revlllng ia
pan. mic, :,
The note which ShigemitSu carried tt
Marking said the anti-JapaneSe aglta'
ton seems to be assuming alarming
proportiOnS" and declares the "Cnlnese
government will be held responsible tcl
whatever may be the consequences OF us
failure to suppress the antl-JapaneSe
movement and anord adequate pIoIeI-
ton of the lives and property of Japa-
nese subjects in China
1t further asserted that the anl-Japar
agitation lis conducted as an instrument
of national policy under the direction oil
the Nationalist party. which, in view OF
the peculiar political organization Of
China. is inseparable from the govern
ment.
The movement must therefore be
distinguished from one originating
spontaneously among the people
Besides delivering the note, Shi-
gemitsu intends to interview the high
est Chinese government officials in
GLIDING Chang Kai-Shek. President
and impress upon them the gravity with
which Japan views the Yangtse Valley
situation and Tokio's determination u
take any measures necessary to pro-
tect its nationals.
On the other hand, it was under
stood that ShigemitSu would meet the
Chinese officials half way If they were
disposed to begin discussion seeking
a solution of the Manchurian con-
troversy.