The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-25
ACTION UNDER
TREATY Held
FORESTALLED
Washington Fears New
Bombings Answer to
Latest Protest
U. S. LABOR TALKING
JAPANESE BOYCOTT

'b oSPs' So'-NOI -
Japan today notified the League
of Nations she will accept no in
PREVENTION in the far east by
third party.
A telegram from Koki Hiroto,
japanese foreign minister, init
mated that the conflict is a prob
lem strictly between Japan and
China, thus inferentially reject
ing in advance any action by the
nine-power treaty nations who are
pledged to respect China's politi-
cal and territorial integrity.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. (uP)
The state department officials
feared that Japan has given her
answer with bombs TO the foreign
protests Of aerial attacks on Chi
nese civilian areas.
Continuation of bombing raids
on Chinese cities in defiance Of
American and British protests was
considered more direct method
than the use of words In express
ing Japan's determination to con-
time her attempt to subdue the
Chinese. =, 5000. 49,,
Japanese activities placed be-
fore the state department the ne
cessity of deciding what, IL any,
further action shall be taken by
this government to restore peace
in the undeclared Japanese Chi
nese war.
The United States government
last night had bulwarked its sharp
ly criticized Eat your own risk"
policy toward Americans refusing
to leave Sino-Japanese war areas
with orders to the Asiatic fleet to
give them full protection until It
is no longer possible or necessary.
The navy department, in an
nouncing the new policy, admitted
that its officers and men will be
exposed to danger at times but
said that "these risks must be ac-
cepted." The announcement point
ed out that most Americans now
in China are engaged in business
or professions which are their only
means of livelihood and that they
are reluctant to leave until their
businesses have been destroyed or
their lives have been endangered.
"Until such time comes" our
naval forces cannot be withdrawn
without failure in our duty, and
without bringing great discredit
on the United States navy" 1t was
said.
Meantime, Secretary Of State
Hull was silent on criticism Of the
United States Far Eastern policy
from Chinese Generalissimo Chi
ang Kai-shek who, with DR.. Wang
Chung-hui, his foreign minister,
urged that this country intervene
in the current hostilities to save
China and the entire world from
political anarchy"
Hull and other state department.
officials were reported to feel that
there was little likelihood that the
nine-power pact which pledged to
guarantee the integrity Of China
will be invoked to end the unde-
clared war.
Dispatches from Geneva indi-
Gated that convocation of q Far
Eastern conference to deal with
the Sino-Japanese crisis appeared
to rest upon the attitude Of this
country toward such a meeting.
There is q strong feeling among
diplomats here that such q confer
ence probably would end in fall
ure and dispatches from Tokyo In.
dictate that the japanese still feel
that interference from foreign
powers would complicate and pro-
long their struggle in China.
Printed reports that the state
was preparing another
note to japan protesting bombing
of Canton Thursday were denied
by Hull. The British government
sharply protested the Canton bonn
today, but Hull indicat-
ed that this governments note on
the Marking air attack was SUM-
cientlv all.inclusive as to condemn
ain Japanese bombings Of non-com-
batants and non-military property.
The Japanese government has
not vet replied to the American
note, but Tokyo dispatches ind.
Gated that the Nipponese would
use the communication as We
nicle to restate Japan's Asiatic
objective. A japanese spokesman
,aid new orders have been issued
10 airmen to safeguard foreign.
interests.
Threats Of q boycott on Japa-
nese goods by organized labor in
America were raised last night
when it was reported that one
proposal Of this nature would be
placed before the American Fed