Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
TOXIC DIET IS CALLED.
Compromise Reached on Question Of
Funds for Shanghai Expeditions.

Copyright, 1882, by the Associated Press
TOXIC, March 3.--Japanese official
dom today faced westward to look more
hopefully upon the procedure of the
League Of Nations at Geneva following
an announcement that hostilities at
Shanghai had ceased.
The announcement of the cessation
Of fighting was made only an hour or
two before the Assembly at Geneva con-
vened to work out permanent settle
ment Of the Sino-Japanese trouble.
The privy council and the cabinet,
calling special parliamentary session
to approve an appropriation for the exc
penses Of the Shanghai expeditions, also
patched their differences during the
afternoon and the special session of
Parliament was decided upon for
March 10.
At the same time the Emperor and
Empress were hosts at luncheon at the
imperial palace to the members Of the
Manchurian inquiry commission Of the
on its way~to China.
Way Paved for Farley.
Regarding the League Assembly SEES
sion officials tonight took the position
that the League asked to have the
fighting at Shanghai stopped and that
since it is now stopped, the way should
be paved for authorizing a round table
conference of all the interested powers
at Shanghai to discuss the future status
there
In official circles 1t was stated, how
ever. that Japan does not expect the
storm of International criticism of
JapaE's position to subside Immediately.
Tne compromise between the cabinet
and sthe Privy Council over the ex-
penses of the Shanghai campaign gave
both sides portion Of their original
demAnds. The cabinet yielded to the
insistence Of the Council that the Par
lament be summoned, while the Coun-
Gil approved an imperial emergency
ordinance authorizing bond issue Of
$4,000, 600 yen (about $5,000,0o0) to
tide over the expenses until the Diet
convenes.
The cabinet had asked bond issue
OF 22o 0OG o 90 yen. but 1t agreed 70 sub
NIT 100000 yen OF its original re-
quest In the form of supplementary
estimate to Parliament.
The members of the Manchurian
Commission have been kept busy with a
full schedule of luncheons. dinners and
receptions, where individually or in in
formal groups they have met with jap
anese leaders Of vaious factions.
Commissioners Silent.
They also have been flooded with
pamphlets, books and other kinds Of
documents pleading Japan's case in
Manchuria and Shanghai. The pro-
cedure for their actual investigations
in Manchuria and elsewhere still re-
mains TO be worked out.
The commissioners themselves con-
tinued 70 maintain silence regarding
their impressions and their plans. We
are receiving set, not broadcasting
station" the Earl Of Lytton, chairman
Of the commission, said
Ofhcial reports from Shanghai to-
night showed that the japanese forces
there advanced slightly beyond the
1212-mile zone, especially the 18th Di-
vision. which was moving across coun-
try from the YSngtze shore.
OfictalS here SAID, however, that all
Japanese troops Will be withdrawn in
side the l2l2-mile line as soon as pos
sible and assume temporary defensive
positions on this border II was hoped,
they said, this defensive line would need
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that whenever the japanese command
was satisfied the Chinese were not
planning TO return to attack all troops
would be withdrawn eastward OF a line
connecting Shanghai and Woosung.
Want Neutral Zone Marked on.
It was reiterated that the withdrawal
OF the expeditions at Shanghai will be
carried out regardless Of when the
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although officials said they hoped the
representatives OF the foreign powers
would assist the Chinese and japanese
IN marking of a neutral zone between
their armies and providing for policing
the zone until permanent plan is out
lined.
Information reaching here indicated.
officials said, that the Chinese armies
were not annihilated, although they
were badly shattered and their morale
was low. They still comprised from
10000 to 10000 men, it was reported,
and there was some conjecture here
whether Gen. Chang Kai-Shek would
seize an opportunity to disarm the de-
feated Cantonese.
The Shanghai mess has ended" a
government spokesman said. 1T Is now
unnecessary to arrange a truce"
japanese Minister Mamoru Shige-
rnitSl at Shanghai cabled to the Japa
nese delegation at Geneva today that
operations were halted at Shanghai
and, the safety of japanese residents
there assured.
Oficials here emphasized, however,
that the proposed round table confer
ence at Shanghai under consideration
by the League must be confined To
local Shanghai problems and not at
tempt to embrace larger pending Sino-