Evening star., 1938-06-20
ALIENS WARNED
AGAIN BY JAPAN
Evacuation From Area 700
Miles Inland Sought by
Toxic Officials.
BACKGROUND

IUkIO UIIlCldIS.
BACKGROUND
China has been receiuing arms
to carry on sOdr against Japan by
Wav OF Canton and French Indo-
China. Japanese ,Darplanes< haze
repeatedly blasted Canton rail con-
nections ,ohile main body Of armies
drives tot0ard Hankop, fighting
YelloD Riuer food waters. Chinese
still able to get arms from, French
Indo-Chfna. but Japanese occupa-
fion OF Hatnan Island would pro-
Dtde them Uith base for operations
against French railioay.
By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, June 2O.-Japan today no
tined neutral powers that the China
war Zone probably would be consider
ably expanded and warned them to
take precautionary measures in q vast
area extending some TOO miles inland
from China's coast.
Gen. kazushige Ugaki. foreign min
lister, conveyed the warning In q circu-
lar statement to all foreign embassies
and legations In Toxic, which said:
Japan sincerely desires to avoid
possible damage to the lives and prop
erty OF foreign nationals and advises
taking adequate measures along the
following lines
FIRST, foreign nationals and foreign
vessels should evacuate the area south
OF the Yellow River and east of q line
linking Sian. Ichang and Hengyang.
Second, aerial and landmarks should
De placed on foreign property in the
Aforesaid area and immediate infor-
nation should be given the Japanese
authorities concerning such property"
Runs 100 Miles Inland.
The line indicated would run rough
y south-southeast from Sian, capital
OF Shensi Province, in China's north
west, to the southeastern coast some-
where in the vicinity of Canton,
would cross the great Yangtze River
about 200 miles west of Hankow.
China's provisional capital, and would
run an average of 700 miles inland
from the coast. Ichang Is q Yangtze
port in Hupeh Province. Hengysng
Is in Southeastern Human.
1t would include, besides North
China and Central China. areas al
ready conquered by Japan, most OF
Shensi. Hupeh. Human and Kwang-
tung Provinces, and all of such prov
inces lying east of these, as Anhwei
Kiangsi and Fukien.
UgaHs statement declared that the
Japanese might find it necessary for
the japanese to attack the Chinese
even outside the outlined area and
therefore asked all foreign nationals
likely to be affected to communicate
their whereabouts to Japanese au-
thorities Immediately.
Bigger Campaign Plan Seen.
Diplomats believed the warning in
dicated japanese plans starting cam
paigns still larger than any hitherto
seen in China.
The warning set forth that 'if the
Chinese utilize foreign property in
the aforesaid area. japanese forces
will be obliged to attack and will not
be responsible for consequences
Therefore 1t is desirable that. for
eigners should prevent Chinese from
using the said property" said Ugaki.
Earlier United States Ambassador
Joseph c. Grew had visited the for
eign ONCE for further discussion of
American demands OF June that
Americans be permitted to resume
possession Of their properties in Japa-
nese-occupied areas Of China.
May Take "Hainan Island"
A foreign once spokesman said that
iii necessary" Japan would occupy
the Island Of Hainan. which COM
mands the sea approach to the north
ern part of French Indo-China.
He denied that capture OF Hainan,
long q danger point in French-Japa-
nese relations, would be a breach Of
the treaty of 1907 in which Japan
agreed to consult France before TAX
ing any steps affecting the island.
A Hong Kong dispatch said Japa-
nese aircraft and warships had at
tackled Hainan yesterday, but were
forced to withdraw.
The foreign Office spokesman made
the distinction between occupation"
and annexation" of the island, indi-
eating that under the 1907 treaty it
was not necessary for Japan to con-
cult France before occupying" Hal
nan. He said Japan was not consider
ing annexation.