The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-18

aneBe WitUIn Lne sclticHieut)' Previous verbal mention had been made of demand for the raging Of the Lion Hill forts defending Nan king, but kuramatsu Mural, Jap- l ancse consul general, explained It had not been included in the writ | ten demands because the Japanese desire to localizc the Shanghai af- I fair.
 The ultimatum demanded aboli- ton of all anti-Japanese move ments. It would include cessation of the boycott which crippled Jap aneso trade in Shanghai and led to the present situation. It also would include ant-Japancse propaganda and insulting prcss comment.
 To assure the Chinese evacuation is complete, the uItlrnaturn provid- cd that a commission shall be sent to investigate the area within a ra- dius of 20 kilometers of the settle Ynent after the evacuation is fn- ishcd. The demands insisted that Japanese lives and property fin the evacuated area must be protected and that snipers must be controlled.
 The Japanese demands were stern, complete and business-l They were backed by picked fight Ing men of the Japanese army and a formidable fleet of warships in the river. They were delivered to- night, just three weeks from the time the Japanese marines began | their advance into the Chapel dis- l trict, only to be held by the unex- | pected and stubborn resiBtance Of tho Chinese.
 The ultimatum left foreign au- thorities increasingly apprehengive over the outcome. Peace efforts were continued to the last minute but the Chinese gave every indica- ton of intending to refuse such terms.
 The 18th army, which has held Shanghai for three weeks, con- tinued to be the main Chinese arm of defense, despite the troops or General Chiang Kai-Shek which have been gent into the area. The Chinese military leader, who 50 Tar has taken no part in the resistance. Was believed by some observers to have brought up his troops to await developments. They believed he would watch to Sec if the 18th army would be smashed, not risk ing the defeat of his own troops However, if the 18th held firm. he might incorporate units of the other armies with tho 18th.
 The demands were delivered In Japancsc. The Chinese began pre- pairing a reply to be delivered at the earliest possible moment, reject ing tho demands in every detail.
 The artillery duel continued all during the evening and was still ln progress at Il p. m.
 The Japanese demands were con- cluded with a threat by Lieutenant General Kcnkichi Uyeda, Jhpanese commander, of "drast.c action to enforce their acceptance and exc cution" unless they are complied with before the night Of February 20th."
 Foreign consular authorities were alarmed for the safety of tho Bet- tlement, since warfare appeared ih- evitablc. Chinese buMness men, bankers, nilItaristy and government officials spent the night in hurried conferences. seeking q possible way out, but they found the only ray of hope In the chance that the re- action of foreign governments might check the Japanese.
 T. V. Soong. finance minister, said in an intervieW:
 We feel the Japanese will not halt at Shanghai and fOresee a ser les of similar incidents throughout China. This may be the best thing that ever happened to China shoCh- ing our people into nationhood."
 Chinese of every shade of opln- hx. vSs InandB, which they considered the most drastic since the famous 2l demands, cannot be accepted. There fore they hoped the 18th army would be reinforced by other d. visions and felt 1t must resist the utmost. although probably doomed to ultimate defeat.
 Major General Tashiro arrived nt the Chinese headquarters in any, thing but a peaceful mood. He slap ped a large map of the Shanghai area on Fan Chi-wu's desk. The map was unrOlled and revealed heavy red lines already drawn across it's yellow and white face.
 "Therc iB a permanent dcmili- tarized zone which you must re- spect," the JapaneBe officer said CuTLly.
 Chinese told tho correspondent that com pliance with the Japanese demands, without the stiffest resist ance, would be impossible. In other words, the Chinese will not comply unless they arc forced to
 They also insisted that all pos- sible avenues to peace negotiations had been closed, and that they did not expect any more direct nego- tiati0ns with Japanese military or naval officers.
 The international settlement, temporarily relieved of the roar of big guns by peace negotiations. was rocked early to-day by q terrifi1c bomb explosion at the offices of the Japanese Mitsu Company in the heart of the settlement business district.
 The entrance to tho Mitsu build ing was destroyed. Windows on four floors of the building were