Evening star., 1939-06-20
j. ). Protests
To Japan on
Bombings
Annoy Blockade
Also Discussed
In Toxic

Secretary Hull said today the
American Charge dAffaires at
Toxic had protested Japan's con-
tinued bombings of American prop
critics in China.
Eugene H. Dooman called on the
Japanese foreign minister on in
structions from the State Depart
ment. Mr.. Hull said, and in addition
to making representations against
the bombings, also sought to obtain
permission to publish the recent ex-
change of notes between the United
States and Japan on this subject.
The Secretary of State explained
1t was customary to obtain the as
sent Of foreign government for
publication of one of its documents
the japanese reply In this case,
he said, an assent has not yet been
obtained
Mr.. Hull disclosed that earlier Mr..
pooman had called on the head of
the American section of the Japa-
nese foreign Office and had dis
eussed with him some phases of the
elUud tAOll az AIAloy, WIlClC Vic 1liOCi
national settlement of Kulangsu is
blockaded by the Japanese. The
United States. Britain and France
each have AZ bluejackets there.
landed after the Japanese landed
armed forces there last month.
DR.. Dooman's discussion in this
ease. Mr.. Hull said. was in line with
usual oNrtoot u,hich ~, rra
d'Affaires maintains with the Japa-
nese foreign Office.
TOXIC, June 20 P).-Japanese
military and diplomatic officials to-
day laid reports of the crisis at
Tientsin before the Emperor.
Whether new decisions were pre-
sented for the Emperor'S approval
was not known, but it was noted
that Foreign Minister Hachiro Ari-
ta's audience followed closely a
meeting of the entire cabinet for
discussion of the Tientsin situation.
For the second time in week the
sovereign received Prince Kotohito
Kanin, chief of the army general
staff.
Initiative Up to British.
Authoritative japanese expressed
the conviction that Japan's position
at the North China port, where the
Japanese army has blockaded the
British and French concessions since
June IA, was such that any initiative
for settlement of the impasse must
come from the British side. They
professed to have no fear of British
economic reprisals.
Before his imperial audience Arita
also talked with Sir Robert Leslie
Craigie, the British Ambassador,
who was officfally said to have set
forth his views" concerning Tient-
sin settlement.
japanese authorities indicated
that the British sought a set
tlement on the basis of the i'm
mediate Tientsin issue-Britain's
refusal to give up four Tientsin Chi
nese accused by japanese of terror
Ism - without approaching any
broader principles that might be
applied later to the international
zones in Shanghai and other cities.
Doubt was expressed that Japan
would accept a localized formula
for arbitration because of the ap-
parent determination of the Japa-
nese military in North China to ex-
tend the entire question of Chinese
foreign concessions, which, it has
often been reported, Japan wants
to abolish or dominate.
The statement by Secretary of
State Hull of American concern
with the broader aspects" of the
crisis failed to arouse comment in
newspapers, but official Japanese
circles seemed convinced that the
United States would remain outside
the controversy unless asked by both
sides to arbitrate.
Britons Forced to Strip.
Oh1cial British reports from Tien-
tsin said that United States citizens
were given preferential treatment in
passing barricaded entrances to the
foreign areas and were allowed to
20 through without examination or
inspection on the presentation of
identification papers. Three Brltons,
however, were forced to strip naked
In the presence of hundreds OF per-
sons awaiting inspection.
The reports said that the three
were subjected to indignities while
standing nude before the throng.
One of them was found to possess
canned food, which was opened by
the inspectors. A Chinese police
man conducting the examination
under the supervision of japanese
soldiers treated a British woman