Evening star., 1935-06-18
FAR EAST CRISIS
RELIEF REPORTED
Japanese Announce Stage
of AmicabIe Negotiation
Is Reached.

(Copyright 1885. by the Associated PressO
TIENTSIN, China, June 18.-Japa-
nese military officials announced to-
night that the Sino-Japanese crisis in
North China had reached stage Of
amicable negotiation"
Maj. Gen. Kenji Doihara, director
of the Special Service Division Of the
Japanese Kwantung Army, announced
that the Changpei incident, involving
the arrest of several japanese, had
been settled, mainly through the dis
missal Of Gen. Sung Cheh-Yuan. gov
ernor of Chahar Province.
Tientsin Forces Cut.
Meanwhile the veteran Japanese
troops of the TientSin garrison de-
parted for Tangku, reducing the local
forces to their normal strength Of
about 800.
Chinese troops also continued to
withdraw in great numbers.
Tokios continental war officers as
serted, however, that their forces are
persisting in their heavy concentra-
ton along the Great Wall as pre-
cautionary measure"
japanese sources, denying reports
that they planned drastic action" ex-
pressed belief that the Changpei Incl
dent-the arrest of three Japanese
secret service men-would be settled
peacefully.
Settlement Desire Seen.
"Sung Cheh-Y Yuan (removed today
as Governor of China'S Chahar Prov
ince) appears sincerely anxious to
settle the incident through concilia-
tion," said Lieut.. Col. Y. Ishii. chief
of staff Of Japan's TientSin garrison.
"a dispatch from Changchun to
Rengo, Japanese news agency, re-
ported that Japan's Kwantung army
had agreed to settlement Of the Incl
dent, with Chinese acceptance of
Japanese demands for an apology
and punishment of responsible off,
cials.)
The japanese forces withdrew from
Tientsin, having completed their one
year tour Of duty in North China and
been replaced by fresh men. They
were cheered loudly by local Japanese
as they marched away 20 entrain for
Tangku.
OF the Chinese troops. the govern
ment division in PeipiEg started to
move out of the province, although
another division at Paoting had not
yet been transferred TO the South.
The army of Gen. Yu Hsueh- Chung is
expected to be evacuated before June
26.
Japanese Watch Movement.
The japanese military watched the
Chinese troop operations closely, three
airplanes flying freely over the prov
ince from Tientsin.
A new step toward closer contact
between North China and the Japa.
nese-sponsored empire Of ManchukuC
was taken simultaneously with an
nouncement that telephone service
will be inaugurated July l between
Tientsin, Peiping, Mukden and Dairen
japanese military leaders, mean
while, expressed concern over the ex'
tended absence from North China o.
Gen. Yo Ying- Chin, Chinese war min
lister, who was conferring at Nankine
with Nationalist government officials
In the event of any untoward in.
cidents here, the Japanese said. they
would have no one with whom tc
negotiate.
Both Factions Silent.
Although japanese advices from
Changchun said the Changpei Incl
dent had been settled, both Chimes
and japanese sources here declined
to comment on the situation.
Vernacular newspapers asserted
that, although this incident may havl
been settled, "Chahar matters as {
whole are not settled as Japanes'
demands for settlement of genera
questions there have not yet been an
swered by the Chinese"
The newspapers said further Sino
Japanese negotiations would be re-
quired for settlement of the issues.
japanese sources here and at Pei
ping said they had received no infor'
nation concerning japanese advice
that shooting SkirmiSheS had occurred
on the Jehol- -Chahar frontier.
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