Evening star., 1932-02-02
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Ambassadors of U. S., Brit
ain and France Submit Writ
ten Demands at Conference.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associat ted Press.
TOXIC, February 2.-AmbaSsadors of
the United States, Great Britain and
France conferred jointly tonight with
Kenkichi Yoshizawa, the Japanese for
elgn minister, submitting in written
form what was described as concrete
proposals" to end the hostnities at
Shanghai
After they had left the foreign min
lister went into conference with Admiral
Osumi, minister Of the navy.
The nature Of the ambaSsadorial pro-
posals was not disclosed, but it was au-
thoritatively denied that they consti-
tuted an offer of mediation.
1t was understood that Mr.. Yoshizawa
replied readily to certain of the pro-
posals and took the others under ad-
Visement, promising to reply tomorrow
after consulting his cabinet colleagues.
Observers deduced from this that he
already had accepted some of the pro-
pOSals.
Italy Not Represented.
Although Italy previously had been
expected to join in the action, the
Italian Ambassador did not attend to-
nights conference.
Admiral OSumi said the three-poWer
document was in nowise a protest
against the japanese course. He hinted
that the prospects of a compromise ter
minating the hostilities at Shanghai
were brighter, since the three powers
appear to have reached better under
standing of Japan'S position"
If the Chinese will stop fighting, he
said, the japanese naval forces have no
desire to push the attack.
Cabinet Ends Session.
The cabinet sat for three and a half
hours this afternoon, and when 1t ad-
journed it was merely announced that
it had reached important decisions sf-
fecting the national defense and foreign
and financial policies No elaboration
was made.
The cabinet heard reports on the
Shanghai situation and Foreign Min
lister YoShiZaWa presented the protests
Of Great Britain and the United States
against the policy there. A spokesman
indicated that the wording and tenor
of the verbal protests presented yester-
day by Ambassador Forbes for the
United States was quite stiff" and he
said Japanese officials were surprised
that a communication Of such impor-
tanCe was made orally, because Japan
believes she should have written rec
ord in case it became deSirSble TO pub
lish the communications.
The British and American objections
to Japans using the International Set
tlement at Shanghai as a base for op-
ertions, he said. was equivalent to
request that Japan relinquish the sec
tor assigned her in the common de-
fense plan Of the Settlement.
Right to Defend Subjects.
I'VE T~ve as much right to partici-
pate in that defense" he said, "as the
Americans or British. Among the
things to be protected is human life,
far more precious than any property
or forms of treasure. Thirty thousand
Japanese subjects live in Shanghai
double the total of the American and
British populations-and we have every
right to protect the lives Of these sub
jectS."
Today's session of the Toxic Stock
Exchange was suspended in the after
noon because of drastic declines in all
kinds of stocks
The new British and American pro-
tests were given great prominence in
japanese newspapers during the day
but there was little editorial comment.
An editorial in the newspaper Jill said
the anxiety of the powers was appC-
ciated and expressed the hope that Iey
would use their influence to persuade
the Chinese troops to withdraw. Other
leading newspapers seemed more inter
ested in the question Of disarmament.
Cites Firing in 1927.
An official report received by the Navy
Department said the firing at Marking
yesterday followed firing by the Chinese
guns on Fortress Lion Hill, overlooking
the Yangtze. The Chinese fired. the re-
port said, in the direction of the river
front, where the japanese ships were
lying and the Japanese force ashore
asked protection. after which the senior
Japanese naval officer ordered the ships
TO reply with their guns.
foreign Office spokesman cited fir
ing by American and British warships
on Socony Hill in the Marking area
March "a, 1927. as justification of the
navys action. He said the American
and British guns 4Ired on the Chinese
city in order to protect their nationals,
and the japanese had the same right.