The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
Arrest By us. Marines Has Aroused Japanese
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taking the position that the Japan. ese had been ct fault.
 Formal Protest
 Marine authorities received last night. . formal Japanese army pro- test against the arrest of the gene darmes, Marines arrested them when they entered the marine de- fense sector, in plain clothes but with arms, as . bodyguard for Gen. Juzo Nishio, Japanese troop con1- mander, who insisted on driving through the marine sector in ob- servarlce of the third anniversary of the start of the Chinese-Japanese war.
 Japanese army men emphasized the seriousness of the incident and said it's outcome depended entirely on the American attitude" Marine authorities, translating the protest into English, seemed tinimpresSed and thought Col. De Witt Peck, the marine commandant, would reject it.
 Tokyo, July 9-UP)-Newspapers said today that Great Britair's next reply to Japan's demand that 1t close the Burma route of supply to China would determine the future of British Japanese alliance.
 The cabinet, meeting today, de- cided to make new representations, demanding reconsideration of the problem, and 1t was reported that some members expressed strong views on Britain's rejection of the original Japanese demand.
 In angry editorials, newspapers accused Britain of being insincere. Hochi said that if the British gov- ernment persisted in its refusal to close the Burma route Japan would attain its objective by taking "ef- fective measures" It asserted that officials of the foreign offlce and the war and navy ministries were now discussing measures to be taken in event of another refusal.
 Kukumin, extreme nationalist or- gan which seeks to express the view point of the fighting services, said:
 "The Japanese nations indigna- ton over Britain's pro China activi- ties is likely to reach the ignition point"
 It alleged that Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita had pursued a policy of avoiding friction with Britain and the United States and had permitted a British American Russian tie-up'' as the result of which Britain was able to oppose Japan.
 Hochi said that Britain's refusal to close the Burma route was moti- vated by 8 desire to take/action in concert with the United States in Far Eastern matters, and that there fore Britain followed American moves. Britain, also, the newspaper said, was trying to recover "loss of because 1t is making a losing fight in the European war"
 British steamer Seized
 Shanghai, July 9-(UP)-A British steamer carrying munitions from the French garrison at the French Tient- sin concession to the French garri- son in Shanghai was seized by the Japanese navy today.
 The ship, the Hsenking, operated by the Butterfield -Swire company, a British firm. had been permitted by the Japanese to sail from Tient- sin but was seized upon its arrival in Shanghai waters.
 British naval authorities, investi- gating the seizure, denied rumors that the Idzumo, flagship of the Jap anese fleet at Shanghai, had ma chine gunned the Hsenking.
 Japanese naval authorities protest ed to British naval authorities, as- serting that the Hsenking carried 267 cases of rifle ammunition within the Woosung Shanghai area) military zone in which the Japanese claim that vessels are not permitted to transport munitions for belligerents.
 Japanese naval officers told Japa- nese newspapermen that Japanese patrol boat had ordered the Hsenking to halt but that the order was ig- nored and although the Japanese then fired a blank shot the British ship continued to its berth. There 1t was boarded by the Japanese who said they regarded failure of the vessel to halt as an unfriendly act.