Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-24
CHINA AND JAPAN
TALK PEACE TERMS
ON FORMAL BASIS
Sir Miles Lampson Hopeful,
but Opening Session
Makes No Progress.
NEGOTIATIONS RETARDED
BY LANGUAGE HANDICAP
Inukai's Toxic Ministry Saved by
Understanding on Cabinet
Reorganization.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, March 24.-The Chi.
nese and Japanese Armies went me.
thodically about the business of groom.
ing their trappings of war outside
Shanghai today as formal peace nego.
tiations finally got under way in the
International Settlement.
China was represented by Gen, Ia
Chi, Shanghai's military garrison COM
mander, succeeding Gen. Chang Kuane
Nal, Chang walked out of the opening
session yesterday, declaring he could
not sit as military delegate unless
Japan named a full-ranking general tc
sit opposite him.
Inc first session started at noon and
was very brief. When the delegates
filed out of the British consulate both
Chinese and japanese were gloomy, but
the neutral observers were in hopeful
mood.
Lampson Full of Hope"
1T is too early yet to tell what will be
forthcoming, said the japanese eau
tiously.
No progress was made-absolutelv
none. was the way the Chinese put it.
We are fun Of hope" said Sir Miles
Lampson, the British Minister to China.
Meanwhile, the military forces of Gen.
Yoshinori Shirakawa continued to
strengthen their positions along the
~ mile ultimatum limit around the
city Likewise. the Chinese were dig
gIng IN pus1iy opposite them.
inere was evidence that the negoti-
ators were up against stiff problem.
Specincally, they were trying to arrange
formal armistice providing for with
draWal OF Japanese troops into the IN
ternational Settlement and establish
ment of neutral zone.
Farley to Be Resumed Friday.
Chinese observers held to the belief
tne Japanese would insist on a gradual
withdrawal by stages, with a provision
that would leave their troops In the
kiangwan and Woosung sectors indefi-
nitely
The Japanese were represented as re-
1using to accept the Chinese viewpoint
tnat the Japanese should withdraw en-
tirely and quickly, leaving the zone In
NHlleSe police hands
Later in the day 1t was learned that
the language handicap vas slowing up
negotiations considerably. 1t was nee
essary for interpreters to translate back
ana lorth among japanese, Chinese,
English and French.
1t was understood that the negotia-
tors would resume their labors Friday
and the delegates said that no common
language was possible making IL peces-
Sary to continue four-way interpreta-
lions.
Political Differences Reported.
Further complicating matters, con-
nlctlng reports of political differences
among various Cantonese authorities
reached Shanghai, and many residents
mere bellevd important changes were
imminent.
Two officials sympathetic to Sun Fo
president of the Marking Executive
yuan and former Cantonese leader,
nave resigned their posts and left for
Macao. Sun Fo was reported to have
left Shanghai for the same city.
Gen. Chan Chai-Tong, the Cantonese,
was reported now to be friendly with
Chang Kai-Shek, the Marking general
lsslmo He was reported to have left
canton suddenly for his native village
recently.
The local Interpretation was that Sun
Eos party was opposed to Chang Kali
Shek's probable peace terms with Japan,
ana was ready to resume movemnt for
independence, while the Cantonese mill
tary leaders preferred peace negotia-
tons.