Evening star., 1932-02-26
NATIONS ASK TOXIC
KEEP OUT OF AREA
American, British, French
and Italian ENJOYS Present
Separate Memoranda.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
TOXIC. February 26.-The Ameri-
can. British. French and Italian Am
bassadors to Japan visited the foreign
Office today and communicated to
Foreign Minister Yoshizawa the desire
of their governments that Japan do its
utmost to keep the military operations
at Shanghai outside the borders of the
International Settlement
The Ambassadors called separately
and each presented a memorandum
The memoranda were not identical. but
were of similar tenor. 1t was under
stood they expressed appreciation for
the Japanese commands efforts to keep
the fighting area outside the Settle
ment and hoped 1t would continue to
do so.
Caution in DISSEMINATING.
They also requested that any further
Japanese troops arriving at Shanghai
be diSembarked outside the Settlement.
The japanese were asked to move
the warships lying in the Whangpoo
off the International Settlement to po-
sitions where they would not attract
Chinese shells which might fall inside
the Settlement. The memoranda were
confined to local problems of the
Shanghai situation, avoiding mention
of the larger issues involved and were
not considered as protests. It was
understood the American Ambassador
acted on instructions from Washing
ton as a result of consulta tions by the
four governments.
An extraordinary appropriation of
% 900 900 yen (S7,040,000 at the pres
ent rate) was approved by the Japan
ese Cabinet today to meet additional
military expenses in connection with
the expedition to Shanghai.
The Army received 100000 yen
and the navy 100000 yen.
This was the second special appro-
priation made for the Shanghai expedi-
ton. total of 34.0OO.0OO yen was
authorization to date to $4,000, 600 yen,
or nearly $4,000, 900 at the present rate
Of exchange.
The money is expected TO be raised
by domestic bond issue.
The appropriation authorized today
required the consent of the Privy
Council, but this was believed to have
been assured.
Besides these appropriations for the
Shanghai expedition, an appropriation
of 100000 yen was voted for the
Manchurian campaign some time ago,
which, in addition to the appropriations
this month, brings the total to ap-
proximately S3l 100000 at the current
exchange rate, or $40 900 900 at par
Further appropriations are expected to
be submitted to special session of the
Diet In April in the form of a supple
mentary budget. The cost of maintain
ing the Manchurian and Shanghai
expeditions indefinitely was estimated
at 100000 yen (about s3.200,0oo) a
month.
Financial Troubles Feared.
ment Deposits Bureau were expected to
take up the necessary bond issues, but
in many quarters considerable dislo
cation Of the country's financial condi-
ton was predicted
Secretary of State Stimson displayed
Ignorance of the history of the Wash
ington conference" in his open letter to
Senator Borah, in which he asserted
that the whole fabric of international
understanding in the Far East was
threatened by the japanese hos
ttlities, a high foreign Office official de-
clared. The official said the naval
agreement actually was completed at
the Washington conference before the
PCWclS UckdH real COI1SlQ6TdLlOn Oh
the Chinese problem. Japan, this
spokesman declared, had agreed to the
naval terms and had left many prob
lens of the utmost Importance to her
for settlement in the later stages of
the conference.
The spokesman said the Toxic
government had accepted a so per cent
battleship ratio early in the conference,
thereby leaving the Japanese delega-
ton open to charge or having laid
down all trump cards early in the game
Had Japan wished to bargain with
naval terms against matters embodied
in the nine-poTer treaty, he added, she
certainly would have delayed agree
ment indefinitely
The newspaper Asahi said In an edi-
torial today that mot by doubling
Japan's motive, but by cooperating
with her. will America enable China to
stand on her own feet" The editorial
criticized Secretary Stimson's reference