Evening star., 1932-02-09
CHINESE BOYCOTT IS LIKENED
TOU.S. GANG RACKETEERINC
American Government Official Declares
Activities of Mob Proportions Goaded
Japanese to Extremes.


and stats of many japanese firms had
been forced to leave their employment
Mr.. Mural stated. Chinese we're declin-
| ing to carry out contracts with jap
anese firms, and Shanghai Chinese
banks were refusing to do business with
japanese He called Gen. Chang's at
tention to the anti-Japanese meetings
and parades that are being held ana
the widespread distribution OF anti.
japanese literature and posters. all OF
which he declared to be illegal. MT;
Mural then cited various incidents VI
japanese subjects being attacked py
Chinese and demanded that such ac-
tivities as he had related shoulo pe
terminated by the authorities. :.
"'IJnless this is done Mr.. Mural
stated. these actions will lead to un-
toward happenings with most serious
| consequences
Copies Of Newspaper Seized.
Asserting that they were acting un-
der orders from the Woosung ana
Shanghai gendarmerie commissioner, a
detail of uniformed guards appeared at
the Shanghai general post office early
yesterday morning and seized all copies
|
papers which had been deposited IN the
outgoing post, according to statement
made by the japanese consulate gen
eral last evening. When ADVISED ny
the postal authorities of the seizure
executives of the two newspapers con-
cerned-the Shanghai hippo and the
Shanghai Mainichi-immed!ately re-
ported the occurrence to the consulate
| and Mr.. Y Shirai, vice consul, later IN
the day called on Gen. Hsiung Hsl-hul'
commissioner of gendarmie, and reg
istered a strong protest.
Neither of the newspapers had re-
ceived any order barring them from
| the mails, Mr.. Shirai informed Gen.
Hsiung, and pointed out that violation
of the post is strictly against the pro-
visions of the Geneva Postal Conven-
ton, of which China is member, as
we'll as being contrary to international
treaty rights. Gen. HSiung said he
would have the matter Investigated al
once.
According to information received
by the japanese consular authorities,
| the gendarmeria guards on their ar
rival at the postal headquarters made
a careful inspection of the mails, but
seized nothing but copies OF the two
Japanese journals. 1t was stated last
| evening that the guards are still on
! duty at the general post Office. con-
sequentiy it is feared that subsequent
| issues Of the papers will meet with the
same fate until the matter is adjusted" "
Bluejackets Landed.
| Shortly after this incident the Japa-
nese cruiser Tokiwa put in its appear
ance. Bluejackets were promptly land
ed and marched to the japanese Sec
! tion of the settlement.
The following day came the cruiser
| Tenryu and. buoyed up by this pro-
lection, 5000 japanese merchants,
| shipping men and residents of Shang-
hal requested the Toxic government
! to bring pressure against the Nankng
government to terminate the boycott
activities. Their cabled petition de-
clared that the manner in which the
boycott was being conducted consti-
| tuted a veritable act of war.
| 1t was further alleged that without
the tacit consent of the authorities
| the anti-Japanese societies could not
exist for one day.
Rioting between Chinese and Japan
ese broke out in Chapel when the latter
attempted to tear down boycott posters
and after more goods were confiScated
from Chinese merchants by the So
called racketeers.
| Between two bloody battles Toxic was
again informed by japanese residents,
| according to an item in the North
China Herald. that the anti-Japanese
! Association has usurped the functions
of the Chinese government, and through
| its activities is endangering seriously
the relations between China and Japan
when the serious minded thinkers on
both sides are doing their best to settle
the outstanding difficulties without
further strife"
This, however, was denied by Gen
| Chang Chun, the mayor of Shanghai
who stated that Everything is quiet in
Chinese-controlled territory and there
is no Semblance of trouble" When ad-
vices reaching Toxic intimated that
everything was not so quiet, the jap
anese government issued the famous
ultimatum to the Chinese government
that drastic military steps would be
taken at once unless the anti-Japanese
societies were broken up.
Upon receiving no real assurance
from Nanking, the invasion of Shang-
hal was ordered.