Evening star., 1932-01-29
BRITAIN JOINS j. s.
IN SHANGHAI CRISIS
Toxic Asked to Avoid Action
in Foreign Area Without
Prior Consultation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON January 29-Great Britain
and the United States will take Joint
action in dealing with the Chinese
crisis, it was announced ir Downing
street today.
The British government has asked
the japanese government to take no
action inside the International Settle
ment at Shanghai without prior con-
sultation with the other governments
concerned.
Great Britain has informed the
United States of this action and in
yited washington to take a similar
step in Tckio This was in reply to
British conversations with Secretary
StimSon.
U. s. Proposals Kept Secret.
1t has not been revealed whether
Great Britain has fully aCceded to all
the American proposals regarding the
situation in the Far East, and what Mr..
otlmSon had to say in his conversations
with the British Ambassador about
Shanghai is as closely guarded here as
in Washington.
The fact that Britain has made di-
rect representations to Toxic and has
invited Washington to do the same is
expected to add materially to the Sc
curlty of Shanghai'S International Set
tlemen
The request that Japan take no action
inside the settlement leaves just as it
was the whole question of what is TAX
ing place in the territory outside.
The fact that British troops had to
deal with a somewhat similarly con-
fused situation at Shanghai in 1927
complicateS the position further and
adds to its difficulty as an international
situation.
Will Await Reply Before Acting.
Further British action will be delayed
until reply Is received to the inquiry
as to Japan'S version of Just what
happened in Shanghai Meantime Of
flcialS here consider that the defense
forces now at Shanghai are sufficient to
deal with the situation.
The cabinet met this morning, but
there was no indication that things
have reached such stage that Prime
Minister Macdonald need return from
visit to Edinburgh before tomorrow
night. In his absence Stanley Baldwin
has assumed general direction of the
cabinet business
A note OF anxiety concerning the
Japanese action in Shanghai was evi-
dent in London morning papers, includ-
ing even those ordinarily favorably in
clined toward Japans attitude toward
China
The Times said that, admitting Japan
had serious proVocatiOn from China, the
situation at Shanghai has grown deli
cate, and the responsibilities of the
tIo .ol
Settlement there will be vastly in
creased by the drastic action of Admiral
ShioSaWa"
Referring to anxiety in the United
States, the Times said:
The American proposals (to Great
Brlta1n) must receive the most serious
consideration by the British govern
ment, but the first essential is that
the views of both governments should
be united on the acts A common line
OF action is extremely Important. but
it is only possible if Ire Two govern
ments ale agreed on the nature of the
problem"
Liberal Papers Attack Japan.
Japan, the Times continued "would
be we'll advised tC dispel Immediately a
growing impression that its 3olicy is
controlled, rather than merely executed
by the staffs of the army and navy"
The Daily Telegraph, although admit
ting there was justice IN Japan's rcneral
position in regard to China, said
Admiral Shiosawa's action has
startled European opinion. Even those
who admit the equity of Janans activity
in Manchuria cannot regard without
misgiving this use of force in Shanghai ;
The liberal News-Chronicle and the
Labor Herald, persistent opponents of
Japan's Chinese policy. bitterly attacked
the action at Shanghai
The Daily Mail however. wholly de-
Tended the Japanese moves.