The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-22
given in substance in the Russian

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 Shiegemitsu - Japan has decided that the disputed territory belongs to Manchukuo (Japan's satellite state formed from Chinese Man. churia) Responsibility for viola tions fthe frontier status rests with Russia Japan demands imme- diate withdrawal of the Russian troops.
 Litvinov The Russian claim to the hill is incontestible. Move ments of Russian troops in Rus- sian territory are regulated by Rus sian authorities and no interference by or demand of any other state can be permitted. Japan n-Manchukuo will bear responsibility for any de- velopments.
 Japan May Apply Force
 Shigemitsu-The Japanese govern ment is not likely to be satisfied by this reply. It is necessary to take measures to restore calm and to dis charge the atmosphere now created on the frontier. Otherwise Japan will be compelled to draw a conclu- sion about the necessity for apply ing force.
 Litvinov-The demand to with draw the Russian troops, not back ed by any documents, whatsoever, is unacceptable. If the ambassador regards as good diplomatic method threats and intimidation--of a sort which certain states, indeed, yield he must know that he can not ap- ply this method successfully in Mos- COW.
 Litvinov blandly commented that "as distinct from other states" Rus sia maintains armies not in order to send them to foreign countries but exclusively for defense of its own frontiers.
 To a protest by Shigemitsu of a Japanese gendarme who was recon- noitering near the disputed hill, he retorted:
 The Japanese gendarme was killed on Russian territory, where he had no business to be-" Japanese Report (On July IA the Japanese Domei News Agency reported that a dozen Russian soldiers had crossed the Manchukuan frontier to a distance two miles inside Manchukuo; that the Manchukuan government pro- tested; that Russia was strengthen ing her border defenses. Next day a Japanese foreign office spokesman said 40 Russians were involved and were occupying hill of military i'm portance In the Possiet Bay area near the coast at a point where Siberian, Manchukuoan and Korean borders meet. He said that the Jap- anese army in Manchukuo might at. tack if the Russians did not with draw. On July l8 the foreign office spokesman asserted that one oi three Japanese gendarmes recon noitering near the hill had beer killed by the Russians July IS. Or the night of July 19, Gen. KaZu- shige Ugaki, Japanese foreign min- ister, ordered the Japanese embassy at Moscow to protest strongly, anc Ambassador Shigemitsu was ordered back there. The official Tass Agency at Moscow in communique July r said the hill which the Russians hac occupied was Russian and cited as proof map attached to the Rus sian~Chinese treaty of Hunchur concluded in 1869. Japan in turn cited old maps as showing that the territory was Manchukuan, and saic that further Korean villages sent l thnpn tA LAI al. NA cember and March festivals on the hilD.
 Litvin0v Makes Reply Tt is strange to hear these re. marks said Litvinov of Japan. argument, from a representative O. government which by far does no practice the obligatory publication of all agreements 1t concludes. I hardly believes that secret treatie which 1t has concluded are invalid The demand for withdrawal o the troops. ont backed by an! documents whatsoever, is inaccept able. The Japanese governmen would hardly agree to change tn location of its troops on the basi of such unfounded demands. "As regards the application o force, if the ambassador regards a good diplomatic method simila threats and intimidatton--to whicl certain states, indeed yield--th ambassador must know that he cal not find a successful application o this method in Moscow.
 The Japanese gendarme wa killed on Soviet territory. where h. had no business to come.