The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-18

One of the most prominent
of the Chinese government
leaders said:
''The japanese demands are
so impossible that they rem
der counter proposals out of
the question"
The demands were delivered in
Japanese. The Chinese began pre-
pairing a reply to be delivered at the
earliest possible moment, rejecting
the demands in every detail.
Fresh Troops Arrive
While artillery Numbered through
the night on the borders of the in
ternational settlement in a renewal
of the long continued lombard
ment, both armies threw fresh
troops into their lines.
Silent, khaki-clad Japanese SOL
diers, fully accoutered, marched to-
ward the trenches in long lines,
while olive-drab lorries rumbled
through the Hongkew district of the
settlement, controlled by the Japa-
nese, carrying munitions to the
front.
The japanese ultimatum was de-
livered to Mayor WI Teh- Chen of
and General Tsai Ting
Kai, commander of the Chinese
army, by representatives
of the Japanese military and diplo-
matte leaders. The renewed artil-
lery battle was in progress when
the demands were delivered. They
were left at the home of Mayor WI,
who was absent.
Orders Evacuation Saturday
The ultimatum demanded that
the Chinese first lines be evacuated
by a. m. Saturday 6 p. m. Fri
day, indianapolis time) and the
second lines by p. m. Saturday
g a. m. Indianapolis time). 1t
provided for immediate and COM
plete withdrawal of the Chinese
troops to point twenty kilometers
GA niles from Shanghai.
They further demanded perma-
nent standardization of the Shang-
hal delta between the international
settlement and the sea, which would
have the same effect as removing
the Shanghai area from Chinese
control, other than nominal.
The standardization would in
clude the razing of the Woosung
forts, at the intersection of the |
Whangpoo and Yangtze rivers,
only defense works. The !
also demanded razing of |
the Lion Forest forts, northwest of |
Woosung.
Fighting must cease before Sat- |
urday night, the Japanese insisted, |
that they neither would |
shell, bomb nor otherwise shoot |
the withdrawing Chinese troops. |
Further, in event of complete with
drawal, the Japanese would not |
advance from their present posi-
lions. (This, presumably, would not |
entail withdrawal of the Japanese
within the settlement)
Would End Boycott
Previous verbal mention had been
made of a demand for the razing
of the Lion Hill forts defending
Marking, but Kuramatsu Mural,
Japanese cousul-general, explained
it had not been included in the
written demands because the jap |
anese desire to localize the Shang-
hal affair.
The ultimatun demanded aboli-
ton of a.. anti-Japanese move
ments. 1t would include cessation
Of the boycott which crippled Jap
anese trade in Shanghai and led
TO the present situation. 1t also
would include anti-Japanese propa-
ganda and insulting press comment.
To assure the Chinese evacuation
Is complete, the ultimatum provid-
I'd that a commission shall be sent
to investigate the area within a
radius of twenty kilometers Of the
after the evacuation is
finished.
The demands insisted that Jap
anese lives ann property in the
evacuated area must be protected
and that snipsrs must be controlled.
The Japanese demands were stern,
complete and busineSs-like. They
we're backed by picked fighting men
Of the japanese army and formid-
able feet Of warships in the river.
They were delivered tonight, Just !