Evening star., 1939-06-14
Japanese Turn Down
Mediation and Widen
Demands on British
Five-Point Requirement
For Settlement of
Dispute Presented
BY the Associated Press.

TIENTSIN, China, June 14-Jap-
anese officers tonight rejected Brit
ish mediation attempts and widened
their demands on the British while
Japanese gendarmes, aided by Chi
nese police, blockaded the British
and French concessions, whose ap-
proximately 10000 population was
virtually cut of from all supplies.
The japanese military took the
position that the dispute leading to
the blockade-a British refusal to
hand over to japanese four alleged
Chinese slayers of a Tientsin official
could not now be settled merely by
relinquishing the accused Chinese.
The officers advanced five broad de-
mands which they said were neces-
sary If the dispute were to be settled.
A Japanese statement said:
THE British must: First, dis
continue protecting anti-Japanese
and commnistic elements; second
cease supporting Chinese currency;
third, cease boarding goods In
Tientsin, thereby causing price in
creases; fourth, cease using unreg-
istered radio stations In Tientsin;
fifth, allow the use of Japanese
prepared school books in the British
concession
Demand British Cooperation.
While the deadlock appeared
firmer than ever, the Japanese Of
ficers repeated that I'VE will not
cease the present measures until
the British reverse their policy and
afford us complete cooperation"
No fresh food entered the conces-
sions today and prices leaped so per
cent. There was an immediate
scarcity. Officially the passage of
such supplies was not barred, but
Chinese carriers, fearing charges of
anti-Japanism, brought virtually no
food into the concessions.
Dozens of food-laden junks were
seen on the Hal River but none
unloading at the concession docks.
A White Russian living outside the
British area was seen to toss bum
die of food across barbed wire bar
ricade to a friend when the Japa-
nese were not looking.
Surrender of 4 Refused.
The restrictive measures were
taken as a result of refusal by Brit
ish concession authorities to relin-
quish four Chinese whom the Jap
anese accused of Staying a Chinese
official of the Tientsin provisional
government. The British had held
that there was insufficient evidence
to warrant surrender of the men.
All Chinese entering and leaving
the two foreign areas were searched,
together with some foreigners, but
most of the latter were permitted
to pass police barricades after show
ing special stamp on their pass
ports. The stamps had been dis
tributed by the Japanese consulate
to consular officials of countries not
involved in the dispute.
The searching of foreigners was
conducted haphazardly, with the
British being searched generally,
while Americans and French passed
after Identification.
Ships coming up the Hal River
from Tangku on the Gulf of Pohai
were ordered to halt at the Japa-
nese wharf below the concessions
and automobile traffic over the In
ternational Bridge, linking the
French Concession with the main
railway station, was stopped.
The authorities expressed regret
that the French concession had to
be included and that Chinese and
foreign nationals were inconven-
fenced.
At police barricades ringing the
adjoining British and French zones
hundreds of Chinese workers ar
rived early, hoping to reach their
jobs in the concessions without trou-
BILE. But the gendarmerie was there
ahead Of them.
The Chinese were forced to pass
through narrow alleyways where
they were searched behind closed
doors at the rate of one a minute.
Regulations Published.
The Japanese controlled Chinese
language newspaper, Yung- -Pao, pub
Hshed the regulations governing
entry into the concessions as fol-
lows:
/. Only those whose presence in
side was absolutely necessary to be
permitted to enter.
2. Searches to be conducted in
side special runways adjacent to the
concessions entrance, but third
power nationals to be exempted II
they carried consular passes.
3. AL cargo vehicles to be exam
ined.
The foreign population Of the