Evening star., 1932-02-07
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SHANGHAI, February GA truce
between the japanese and Chinese bel
! ligerentS in Shanghai can be based only
upon the withdrawal Of the Chinese
! 10Th Route Army Rear Admiral holchl
Sh.Osawa. commanding the japanese
fleet here, informed the correspondent
OF the New York Tribune this evening
in an interview aboard his flagship, the
Ataka.
The 18th Route Army must with
draw to a safe distance from Shanghai,
at least beyond artillery range, if peace
is to be achieved"
Recently rumored to have committed
harakari on account Of the appointment
Vice Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura as
supreme commander of the Japanese
fleet in Chinese waters, Admiral Shi-
0saWa appeared in the best of spirits.
He wore plain uniform, unadorned
with any gold braid, and conducted his
interview in English, which he speaks
flucntly. He declared that the object
Of the japanese naval landing forces
in Shanghai is "to protect Japanese
residents" but added that since the
night OF January %, when the hostili-
ties started. the issues have been great
ly complicated
II lIle SIllIGSe SOIulG-S WOulu SlOp
firing On the Japanese forces the ques-
ton could be settled automatically -
he said.
Efforts TO Stop Fighting.
When asked how far the japanese
landing party intended to extend its
military activities the admiral said:
I'VE are doing our best to stop the
fighting, but the 10Th Route Army is
adopting a most stubborn attitude"
During this conversation the occa
Sional detonationS of japanese air
bombs, which had been rained since
dawn Oh the Chinese positions in
Chapel by a japanese force of IT
planes, could be heard. Perhaps dis
corning that the disconcerting sound of
the exploding bombs made his previous
remarks slightly incongruous, the ad-
miral went on to explain that the Jap
anese air bombing and artillery bonn
bardment were being conducted in the
hope that this show of force might
weaken the morale Of the Chinese
forces. causing them to withdraw and
thus obViating the necessity for further
hOStilitieS.
BY withdrawing to a safe distance"
the admiral indicated, he meant that
the 10Th Army should retreat or 6
miles from its present positions. He
said the campaign Of the Japanese
naval landing forces against the Chi
neSe troops had been most difficult.
THE Chinese soldiers were strong pro-
tected by entertainments and sandbag
barricadeS," he said. This has greatly
retarded our advance. We are going
ahead, however, step by step, preparing
the way with artillery bombardment
and air bombing.
The japanese naval landing forces
are in an awkward position. II we were
to place our artillery in the most strate-
gic position from the point of view Of
the present positions Of the enemy, we
could surely drive them out, but We
would run the risk of dropping shells
into the International Settlement. That
we are scrupulOusly avoiding.
"If we used the strongest. bombs in
our possession we could rout the Chi
neSe outposts near the Settlement
boundary, but the use of such bombs
would endanger residents within the
Settlement We have bombs 10 times
as powerful as those which have been
dropped on Chapel.
We are at disadvantage in being
unable to use our full strength. Our
hands are tied"
Possible Destructive Force.
The correspondent who has witnessed
the ravageS made by the small bombs"
in Chapel, could not help wondering
whether a single building in all the area